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* Govt-Opp faceoff: Waqf panel set to be extended to start of Budget session

* No criminal conspiracy: CBI in clean chit to NDTV ex-promoter Prannoy Roy

* Plea claims Shiva temple at  Ajmer dargah, seeks survey; court notices to Centre, ASI

* PhD student from IIT-Delhi dies as excavation pit caves in near Harappan site

* Uddhav faces party pressure to leave MVA

* Hyundai, M&M, 6 others likely to face emission penalties of Rs 7,300 cr