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Sixth-phase poll in Uttar Pradesh
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28 February 2012 Last updated at 03:44 GMT
Nearly 126 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in Uttar Pradesh Polling is being held for the sixth phase of assembly elections in India's most populous and politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Nearly 126 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in Uttar Pradesh Polling is being held for the sixth phase of assembly elections in India's most populous and politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh.More than 20 million people are eligible to vote on Tuesday in the seven-phase elections.
Votes are being polled for 68 seats in 13 districts amid tight security, election officials said.
These elections are expected to be a litmus test ahead of national elections, which are due in 2014.
Uttar Pradesh is ruled by Chief Minister Mayawati, a low-caste Dalit icon from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
If it were a separate country, Uttar Pradesh would be the fifth-largest in the world by population, with more than 200 million people.
Continue reading the main story Voting dates: Feb 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 28, March 3Vote counting: 6 MarchEligible voters: 125.8mAssembly seats: 403Cost of election: 3bn rupees ($61m)Police and paramilitary troops deployed: 500,000Election officials: 500,000Polling booths: 135,000Polling began at 07:00 (01:30 GMT) on Tuesday.Voters in Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Sahibabad and Noida, which are close to Indian capital, Delhi, will be casting their ballots in the sixth phase.
The average turnout in the 2007 state election was 46% and election officials have organised various events over recent months to bring more voters to the booth.
Litmus TestBoth Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty have campaigned hard in the state in an effort to revive the Congress party's presence.
Some polls have suggested that Congress could increase its vote and may hope to ally with the other strong regional force, the Samajwadi Party, to oppose Ms Mayawati.
The state, one of India's least-developed, sends the largest number of MPs to parliament and has provided the country with eight prime ministers since independence in 1947.
Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa are also voting in this round of state elections. Results for all the states will be announced on 6 March.
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Saudi Official Says Pipeline Explosion Report Is False
Oil surged nearly 5 percent on Thursday to its highest level since crude's record run in 2008 after a late report out of Iran of a pipeline fire in top exporter Saudi Arabia. 
Iranian media reported an explosion on an unknown oil pipeline in the oil-rich Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, although it was not possible to verify the report immediately. Prices edged off highs after Dow Jones newswires reported a Saudi oil official said the report was untrue, according to CNBC television. Markets have been on edge this year as threats of a supply disruption due to the West's standoff with Tehran over Iran's nuclear program have added to concerns about actual production losses from South Sudan, Yemen, Syria and the North Sea. "The sharp move up on the pipeline story points to the market nervousness on anything related to supply problems," said Gene McGillian, analyst for Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. U.S. light, sweet crude [CLCV1 Loading... () 
] settled at $108.84 a barrel, up $1.77, before rising to $110.55 in late activity, the highest since May 2011. Iran, the world's fifth largest oil producer, has been struggling to sell its crude in the face of tightening U.S. sanctions and an EU embargo that kicks in on July 1. This has threatened to tighten global crude supplies. However, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that global oil producers have enough spare production capacity to make up for a drop in Iranian exports. Brent crude futures [LCOCV1 Loading... () ] prices topped $128 a barrel in late post-settlement trade, levels not reached since July 2008 when the growing economic crisis sent oil spiraling to record peaks of more than $147 a barrel. Prices were already up before the pipeline report, lifted by news Israel would test-fire a ballistic interceptor missile, escalating tensions over the crisis that has included tough sanctions against Iran. International benchmark Brent crude climbed to $128.40 a barrel in post-settlement trade, after settling at $126.20, up $3.54 on the day. U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration will lay out as "many steps as we can" in coming weeks to unclog bottlenecks in the world's top consumer that are helping to push up the price of gasoline and other fuels, a key issue for consumers as the economy struggles to recovery in an election year. Data showing U.S. jobless claims fell last week — the latest sign that the labor market recovery was gaining momentum — also helped support prices. Copyright 2012 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.![]()
Iranian media reported an explosion on an unknown oil pipeline in the oil-rich Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, although it was not possible to verify the report immediately. Prices edged off highs after Dow Jones newswires reported a Saudi oil official said the report was untrue, according to CNBC television. Markets have been on edge this year as threats of a supply disruption due to the West's standoff with Tehran over Iran's nuclear program have added to concerns about actual production losses from South Sudan, Yemen, Syria and the North Sea. "The sharp move up on the pipeline story points to the market nervousness on anything related to supply problems," said Gene McGillian, analyst for Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. U.S. light, sweet crude [CLCV1 Loading... () ] settled at $108.84 a barrel, up $1.77, before rising to $110.55 in late activity, the highest since May 2011. Iran, the world's fifth largest oil producer, has been struggling to sell its crude in the face of tightening U.S. sanctions and an EU embargo that kicks in on July 1. This has threatened to tighten global crude supplies. However, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that global oil producers have enough spare production capacity to make up for a drop in Iranian exports. Brent crude futures [LCOCV1 Loading... () ] prices topped $128 a barrel in late post-settlement trade, levels not reached since July 2008 when the growing economic crisis sent oil spiraling to record peaks of more than $147 a barrel. Prices were already up before the pipeline report, lifted by news Israel would test-fire a ballistic interceptor missile, escalating tensions over the crisis that has included tough sanctions against Iran. International benchmark Brent crude climbed to $128.40 a barrel in post-settlement trade, after settling at $126.20, up $3.54 on the day. U.S. President Barack Obama said his administration will lay out as "many steps as we can" in coming weeks to unclog bottlenecks in the world's top consumer that are helping to push up the price of gasoline and other fuels, a key issue for consumers as the economy struggles to recovery in an election year. Data showing U.S. jobless claims fell last week — the latest sign that the labor market recovery was gaining momentum — also helped support prices. Copyright 2012 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.India to clarify telecoms ruling
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2 March 2012 Last updated at 04:29 GMT
India is one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephones, with 800 million connections India's government has sought clarification from the Supreme Court on its landmark judgement to cancel 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.
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2 March 2012 Last updated at 04:29 GMT
India is one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephones, with 800 million connections India's government has sought clarification from the Supreme Court on its landmark judgement to cancel 122 telecommunications licences awarded to companies in 2008.These companies have nearly 70 million of the 900 million Indian subscribers.
Last month's judgement said that they would need to transfer to other operators within the next four months.
Now the government says that it will take at least 400 days to complete a fresh auction of licences.
The licences were issued by former minister A Raja, who is accused of mis-selling bandwidth in what has been called India's biggest corruption scandal. Mr Raja, who is currently on trial for fraud, denies wrongdoing.
Government auditors say the scandal cost the country about $40bn (£24.5bn).
The government told the Supreme Court that more than 69 million mobile phone subscribers - 7.5% of total subscribers - could face service disruption as a fresh auction of the licences was not possible by 2 June, the deadline set by the court.
"It is impossible for the government to conduct [an] auction in four months ... We will decide the future course of action after we receive a clarification from the Supreme Court," a telecom official told Hindustan Times newspaper.
Even if these subscribers shift to other mobile operators, the latter will find it difficult to handle the additional traffic given their technical and operational constraints.
The court ruling was a source of further embarrassment for the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which has been hit by several high-profile corruption cases in recent months.
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