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New Delhi, July 11 : Tariff wars ate into the revenues of telecom operators in 2009-10, with the industry logging only a modest 2.5 percent growth, having grown even in the year of the financial crisis at 20 percent, according to a survey.

"Intense tariff war caused the steep fall and overall slowdown in the performance in all segments, including cellular services that over the past several years have been leading the growth in earnings for the telecom services sector," said a report by industry journal Voice & Data.

Dharamsala, July 11 : Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Sunday flew back to Delhi after holding talks with the Dalai Lama here, an official said. There was no indication of the nature of the talks or its timing.

"Rao and the official (Gautam Bambawale, joint secretary, East Asia, in the external affairs ministry) accompanying her went back to Delhi," Superintendent of Police Atul Fulzele told IANS.

Rao met the Dalai Lama as well as other high-ranking officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile, including prime minister Samdhong Rinpoche, here Saturday afternoon.

Chennai, July 11 (IANS) Even as Indian space scientists are working on the partial restoration of communications satellite INSAT-4B, they are worried because of the recurring failure of their satellites due to power supply glitches.

The reason may be the failure of imported components, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists.

ISRO has lost two of its satellites earlier -- Chandrayaan in 2009 and INSAT-2D in 1997 -- and INSAT-4B partially now.

Mumbai, July 11 : The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Sunday endorsed the views of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and said Marathi songs should be played on private FM radio channels in the state.

"Bal Thackeray has rightly taken up this sensitive and urgent issue which is of great relevance to all the Marathi lovers in the state. The channels that air in Maharashtra should give equal importance to Marathi and Hindi songs," MNS vice president V. Saraswat told IANS.

Thackeray Saturday asked private FM radio channels to broadcast Marathi songs within a week or "face a Sena-style agitation".

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Kunduz (Afghanistan), July 11 : A district governor was killed by a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan where two separate insurgent attacks killed at least 11 policemen, officials said Sunday.

Maalem Aziz, administrative chief of Qaleh Zal district in Kunduz province, was killed Saturday night when his vehicle was struck by a bomb in Pangark area, Mohammad Omar, the provincial governor, said.

Aziz's driver was also killed in the blast, while his son and bodyguard were injured, Omar said.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid took responsibility for the attack.