Joydeep Karmarkar came fourth and Heena Sidhu at 21 has a good future in the 10m air pistol.

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However, WilliamsF1 media manager Nav Sidhu said the nature of Ralf's injury meant he would not have to go through the unusual fitness test.

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"They appear to have asserted themselves in a strategy that will give them a greater bargaining strength in their home state where power has centered around specific castes, " said columnist Jaspal Singh Sidhu.

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