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Last Updated: May 21, 2007 - 4:00:57 AM |
Kate Webb, journalist friend of India, is dead
New Delhi, May 21 - Kate Webb, one of the finest Western wire service journalists who loved India, has died - after 40 years in the profession during which she once got to read her own obituary.
May 21, 2007 - 5:14:19 PM
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India Travel
German tourist alleges sexual assault
Jaipur, May 21 - A German tourist has alleged that the conductor and driver of a bus attempted to sexually assault her at Rajasthan's famous tourist destination Pushkar.
May 21, 2007 - 5:13:49 PM
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India Politics
Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi with tributes, marches
New Delhi, May 21 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by several leaders, paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 16th death anniversary Monday at his memorial here.
May 21, 2007 - 5:11:42 PM
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Four policemen, another get jail terms in 1993 blasts case
Mumbai, May 21 - In the first sentencing of policemen in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, a special court Monday sentenced four constables to six years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 each, and 10 years in jail to a man who had taken an AK-56 gun from Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.
May 21, 2007 - 5:11:13 PM
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India Politics
Badal seeks dera chief's apology, supports strike call
Chandigarh, May 21 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday categorically told the Dera Sacha Sauda chief to apologise to the Sikh community for his actions to defuse the tension between the Sikh community and the sect.
May 21, 2007 - 5:01:32 PM
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Man pushed down from judge's flat, dies
Patna, May 21 - Residents of this city fearfully assessed security in their buildings Monday, a day after the sensational killing of a company official who was thrown off an eighth floor flat belonging to a judge.
May 21, 2007 - 4:26:58 PM
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INTACH's first seminar in Mizoram draws huge response
Aizawl, May 21 - A two-day seminar on protecting the tradition of the northeast and sectors suffering from neglect saw many speakers from the political class and artists debate fervently on what ails the region.
May 21, 2007 - 4:22:26 PM
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India Politics
Congress MP acquitted of double murder charge
Kolkata, May 21 - Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury was acquitted of charges in a double murder case Monday by a West Bengal court.
May 21, 2007 - 4:21:55 PM
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My son's life in danger, says blast suspect's father
Hyderabad, May 21 - The father of the prime suspect in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid blast Monday disputed that his son was in Bangladesh and alleged that he was in police custody and could be killed in a staged shootout.
May 21, 2007 - 4:21:25 PM
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India Entertainment
Mohanlal celebrates birthday with new film, fans
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 - Malayalam superstar Mohanlal Monday celebrated his 47th birthday in style with the launch of his new film 'Alibhai' apart from cutting a cake with his family and thousands of fans.
May 21, 2007 - 4:14:19 PM
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India Business
Munnar demolitions: will it harm Kerala tourism?
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 - In the last one week, more than two dozen illegal tourist resorts in the picturesque hill station of Munnar have been razed and 200 more are to be demolished for encroaching on government land, but tourism industry watchers say the move could harm Kerala's booming tourism industry.
May 21, 2007 - 4:13:31 PM
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Indian militants fleeing Bangladesh after crackdown
Agartala, May 21 - At least a hundred Indian militants sheltered in camps inside Bangladesh have fled the country and surrendered before authorities here following a crackdown by the caretaker government in Dhaka.
May 21, 2007 - 4:13:00 PM
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India Business
India should open financial service sector: London Mayor
New Delhi, May 21 - Lord Mayor of London Alderman John Stuttard urged India Monday to open up its financial services sector to take advantage of the 'transparency, benign regulatory environment and financial skills base' available in London.
May 21, 2007 - 4:12:22 PM
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Develop IAF into dominant aerospace power: Antony
New Delhi, May 21 - Urging eternal vigilance to safeguard India's security concerns, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday called for all efforts to develop the Indian Air Force - into a dominant aerospace power.
May 21, 2007 - 3:59:19 PM
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Blast suspect's father fears for son's life
Hyderabad, May 21 - The father of prime suspect in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid blast Mohammed Shahed alias Bilal, said Monday his son was not a terrorist and could be killed by the police who, he alleged, had taken him in their custody.
May 21, 2007 - 3:58:03 PM
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Indian guru takes yoga to Iraq to promote peace
New Delhi, May 21 - Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is visiting strife-hit Iraq to spread the message of peace armed with three simple but invaluable weapons: yoga, meditation and breathing techniques.
May 21, 2007 - 3:57:21 PM
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Bangladesh
Ill health keeps Kumble off the field
Chittagong, May 21 - India's leg spinner Anil Kumble didn't turn up for the fourth day of the first India-Bangladesh Test match here Monday as he was down with fever.
May 21, 2007 - 3:56:02 PM
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India Politics
Three years of UPA rule a mixed bag: Left
New Delhi, May 21 - Indian communists who provide key support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh say the government's three years have been a mixed bag and want a 'course correction to avoid further disillusionment' among people.
May 21, 2007 - 3:55:28 PM
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India Politics
DMK to launch two new TV channels
Chennai, May 21 - Tamil Nadu may soon get two new television channels sponsored by the ruling DMK and its leader M. Karunanidhi, with one being launched on June 3 - his 84th birthday.
May 21, 2007 - 3:23:28 PM
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Europe
Volcanic ash cloud stretches 500 km above Kamchatka
Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky -, May 21 - Volcanic ash from an eruption of Eurasia's highest volcano, Klyuchevskoi, on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, is stretching over 500 km above the Bering Sea, spokesman of a volcanology institute said Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 3:22:55 PM
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India Education
Court suspends order to disclose UPSC scores
New Delhi, May 21 - The Delhi High Court Monday suspended its order to the Union Public Service Commission - to disclose cut-off marks and individual scores of candidates for the 2006 Civil Service Preliminary Examination.
May 21, 2007 - 3:22:17 PM
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Gulf & Middle East
Civilian killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza building
Gaza City/Tel Aviv, May 21 - An Israeli air strike on a Gaza City building block factory killed a 28-year-old civilian and injured at least three other people overnight, Palestinian medical officials said Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 3:21:26 PM
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Europe
Why don't more Indian films do well globally?
Cannes, May 21 - The big cultural movie gap between India's vast film market and the rest of the world acts inhibits the nation's films from conquering new territory in global markets, a forum at the Cannes Film Festival was told Sunday.
May 21, 2007 - 3:20:17 PM
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India Politics
Report card on three years of UPA rule Tuesday
New Delhi, May 21 - With the United Progressive Alliance - government completing three years in office May 22, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be releasing a broad, performance-related report card to the people Tuesday.
May 21, 2007 - 3:03:57 PM
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The bustle resumes in Hyderabad's old city
Hyderabad, May 21 - Life returned to normal in the old quarters of Hyderabad Monday, three days after a blast at the historic Mecca Masjid killed 11 people.
May 21, 2007 - 2:59:39 PM
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India Business
Talks on ONGC refinery in Rajasthan to resume
Jaipur, May 21 - The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation - and the Rajasthan government are expected to hold fresh talks for the proposed Rs.100 billion - refinery in Barmer next month, officials said Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 2:56:41 PM
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India Politics
Abdullah says PDP plotting trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, May 21 - National Conference president Omar Abdullah has accused ruling coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party - of plotting to trifurcate Jammu and Kashmir on regional and religious lines.
May 21, 2007 - 2:19:34 PM
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Medical News
AIDS victims, supporters gather in bond of hope
New Delhi, May 21 - Stories of struggle, despair and a burning hope of those suffering from AIDS came forth as hundreds of people, some suffering from the disease and others who were there to support them, gathered at a candlelight memorial at the Jantar Mantar here.
May 21, 2007 - 2:18:48 PM
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Gulf & Middle East
New airlines for business travel launched in UAE
Abu Dhabi, May 21 - A private jet aviation company providing business charter flights was launched in the United Arab Emirates -, Gulf News reported Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 2:17:58 PM
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India Politics
Former Orissa minister Murari Prasad Misra dies
Bhubaneswar, May 21 - Former Orissa minister Murari Prasad Mishra died Monday at the age of 79 due to old age related complications in his home district of Sambalpur, his family sources said.
May 21, 2007 - 2:08:20 PM
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Bangladesh
Sharma tastes Test cricket
Chittagong, May 21 - Gangling pacer Ishant Sharma, who replaced injured Sreesanth for India's ongoing Test series against Bangladesh, had his first feel of the Test match atmosphere - though only on the sidelines of the actual action.
May 21, 2007 - 2:06:08 PM
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Bengal CID assisting Hyderabad team to trace blast links
Kolkata, May 21 - The Criminal Investigation Department - of West Bengal is assisting a police team from Hyderabad to probe Friday's blast at the Mecca Masjid in that city amid reports that two people were taken for questioning in Asansol town of the state.
May 21, 2007 - 1:46:35 PM
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Bangladesh
Khaleda's political secretary sentenced for graft case
Dhaka, May 21 - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury was sentenced to three-year imprisonment by a special court in a graft case Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 1:44:12 PM
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Gulf & Middle East
Emirates Airline to become world's largest Boeing 777 operator
Abu Dhabi, May 21 - The Dubai-based Emirates Airline, the second largest and most profitable Arab carrier, will soon become the world's largest operator of the Boeing 777 aircraft, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported Monday.
May 21, 2007 - 1:42:33 PM
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Nepal
Chernobyl lurking in Himalaya's main rivers?
Kathmandu, May 21 - If concerted efforts are not made to recover two missing radiation detectors in the Himalayan ranges, another Chernobyl could erupt, poisoning two of Asia's biggest rivers, a Japanese filmmaker has warned.
May 21, 2007 - 1:32:22 PM
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Kashmir shutdown on Hurriyat call
Srinagar, May 21 - A general strike sponsored by the moderate Hurriyat conference paralysed normal life in the Kashmir Valley Monday with shops, government departments, banks and schools closed.
May 21, 2007 - 1:21:11 PM
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India Politics
Manmohan sails fine, but coalition on shaky ground
New Delhi, May 21 - India's ruling coalition begins its fourth year Tuesday with the reputation of its Prime Minister Manmohan Singh riding high, but scoring poorly on the one plank that catapulted it to power: better life for the common man.
May 21, 2007 - 1:20:20 PM
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Woman arrested for killing her newborn in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 21 - Police arrested a woman from Orissa's Nuapada district Monday for allegedly killing her newborn baby in the hospital where she gave birth to a healthy girl child, police said.
May 21, 2007 - 1:19:49 PM
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America
Indian American wins Young Democrat of the Year award
New York, May 21 - A 27-year-old Indian American lawmaker has won the Ohio Young Democrat of the Year award.
May 21, 2007 - 1:19:11 PM
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Europe
No change in Spanish soccer top order
Madrid, May 21 - There is no change at the top of Spanish football's 'La Liga' with Real Madrid again winning with a last-minute goal and Barcelona romping past atrocious Atletico Madrid.
May 21, 2007 - 1:18:03 PM
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Nine injured in Assam blast
Guwahati, May 21 - At least nine people were wounded, one critically, in a powerful explosion at a crowded marketplace Monday in Bongaigaon town of Assam.
May 21, 2007 - 1:15:49 PM
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Bangladesh
School kids fill in the stands
That there are few takers here for the five-day cricket Test match is obvious. While the stadium was packed for the third One-day International, which was eventually washed out May 15, half the stands are empty at any stage of this rain-marred match.
May 21, 2007 - 12:43:17 PM
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Bangladesh
Cricket umpires and their amusing visiting cards
Chittagong, May 21 - Visiting cards can be refreshingly amusing and indicative of the sense of humour of their owners. Take for example those of the affable Australian umpire Daryl Harper who is on duty for the India-Bangladesh Test here. The picture on his card shows him running from a dog that has entered the field.
May 21, 2007 - 12:40:25 PM
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India wants more vendors to supply howitzers, guns
New Delhi, May 21 - The Indian defence ministry has issued two requests for proposal - to overseas vendors for 180 155mm/52 caliber wheeled howitzers and 100 tracked self-propelled - guns respectively as part of a long-delayed attempt at standardizing the army's artillery inventory.
May 21, 2007 - 12:38:40 PM
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America
Visiting 85-year-old Indian swami charged with rape in Trinidad
Port-of-Spain -, May 21 - A senior Hindu missionary from India, whose trips here attract hordes of visitors including government ministers, has been charged with raping a young woman at his centre in south Trinidad.
May 21, 2007 - 12:03:46 PM
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India Politics
Akal Takht edict could lead to constitutional crisis
Chandigarh, May 21 - The edict by the Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of Sikhism - that the Dera Sacha Sauda sect should close all its campuses in Punjab by May 27 could lead to a constitutional crisis and embarrass the Akali Dal government led by Parkash Singh Badal.
May 21, 2007 - 11:58:41 AM
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America
Controversial film on 1984 Delhi riots set for US release
Washington, May 21 - Writer-director Shonali Bose says her award-winning Indian film 'Amu' brings to light what she calls the 'suppressed history of genocide' after the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
May 21, 2007 - 11:57:49 AM
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America
Indian American named among Washington's top lobbyists
Washington, May 21 - A newspaper covering US Congress and its members has named an Indian American among the capital's top lobbyists.
May 21, 2007 - 11:25:16 AM
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Nepal
Nepal okays pocket money for Maoist guerrillas
Kathmandu, May 21 - Nepal's Maoist guerrillas, once carrying a price on their heads, will now be paid pocket money by the government in a move to keep the peace process on track.
May 21, 2007 - 11:24:29 AM
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Europe
Rhys terrified of love scenes with Knightley and Miller
London, May 21 - British actor Mathew Rhys is scared of shooting love scenes with actresses Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller.
May 21, 2007 - 11:23:01 AM
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India Diaspora
Housemaids to be trained before emigration: Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi, May 21 - Indian women seeking employment abroad as housemaids or domestic workers will be given training in a first step to regulate their emigration and protect them from any kind of abuse, says Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury.
May 21, 2007 - 11:17:32 AM
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India Business
Agra businessman takes lead in ending monkey menace
Agra, May 21 - Several efforts to control the growing monkey menace in Agra yielded little results due to a financial crunch. And now a businessman here has come to the government's aid by financing a campaign to drive the animals out.
May 21, 2007 - 10:50:15 AM
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India Politics
Hindus, Muslims equal sufferers of communal strife
New Delhi, May 21 - Hindus and the Muslims in India have suffered equally in incidents of communal violence that have shown a marginal increase since 2004, says a union home ministry statement on communal situation in the country.
May 21, 2007 - 10:49:32 AM
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Freedom of expression vs people's sentiments in art
New Delhi, May 21 - Whether it's the Vadodara issue of a fine arts student getting arrested for painting allegedly obscene pictures of gods or noted artist M.F. Husain getting slapped with court cases time and again over the same issue, art has become a sensitive issue these days. One never knows when the stroke of a brush may prick the sentiments of a section of people.
May 21, 2007 - 10:48:17 AM
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India Business
Will Munnar demolitions help Kerala tourism?
Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 - In the last one week, more than two dozen illegal tourist resorts in the picturesque hill station of Munnar have been razed and 200 more are to be demolished, a move that many say would harm Kerala's booming tourism industry.
May 21, 2007 - 10:47:28 AM
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Europe
Eating apples and fish during pregnancy benefits babies
London, May 21 - Consumption of apples and fish by mothers during pregnancy could be extremely beneficial for babies, latest research suggests.
May 21, 2007 - 10:46:52 AM
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Europe
Obesity may lead to cancer, warns expert
London, May 21 - Obesity may lead to cancer and one can avoid it by making simple changes in the lifestyles, says a British expert.
May 21, 2007 - 10:37:20 AM
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America
New Jersey Asians celebrate heritage
New York, May 21 - Hundreds of South Asians in New Jersey gathered over the weekend to celebrate the South Jersey Asian Heritage Festival.
May 21, 2007 - 10:36:32 AM
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America
'Shrek the Third' tops US box office, sets new record
Los Angeles, May 21 - DreamWorks Animation's 'Shrek the Third' debuted at the number-one spot at the US box office this weekend, raking in some $122 million over the three-day period and setting a new opening record for an animated film.
May 21, 2007 - 10:36:00 AM
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Gulf & Middle East
Chinese director's 'Blind Mountain' screens at Cannes
Cannes, May 21 - Chinese director Li Yang's hard-hitting 'Mang Shan' - movie about the trade in buying wives in China was screened at the 60th Cannes Film Festival Sunday, bringing two levels of Chinese society into sharp contrast.
May 21, 2007 - 10:17:02 AM
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Europe
Indian filmmakers seek answers to lack of global acclaim
Cannes, May 21 - The big cultural movie gap between India's vast film market and the rest of the world acts to hinder the nation's independent films from conquering new territory in global markets, a forum at the Cannes Film Festival was told Sunday.
May 21, 2007 - 10:16:11 AM
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Gulf & Middle East
Lawmaker's house hit as Olmert threatens strikes on Hamas
Tel Aviv/Gaza, May 21 - At least eight people were killed and 13 wounded when Israeli planes fired missiles Sunday night at the house of a senior Hamas lawmaker, witnesses said.
May 21, 2007 - 10:15:30 AM
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Pakistan
Shahbaz Sharif returning ahead of Nawaz and Benazir
Islamabad, May 21 - Former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif will return to Pakistan 'in the next two months', ahead of exiled elder brother and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and another former premier Benazir Bhutto, in time for the elections.
May 21, 2007 - 9:45:49 AM
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India Politics
This man keeps digging out official information
Pune, May 21 - Meet Harikumar P. This 24-year-old from the northern Karnataka pocket of Kasargod could put a parliamentarian to shame, going by just the volume of Right to Information - questions he tables.
May 21, 2007 - 9:34:39 AM
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India Entertainment
I'm neither insecure, nor nervous: Randeep Hooda
Mumbai, May 21 - Actor Randeep Hooda has only two films in hand, but refuses to take on work that doesn't challenge him.
May 21, 2007 - 9:29:57 AM
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India Business
Posco protests cripple Orissa's betel leaf farming
Jagatsinghpur -, May 21 - As thousands of people continue their stir against the proposed Posco steel plant to protest displacement, betel leaf farming - the main economic activity in the area - has been severely affected.
May 21, 2007 - 9:24:05 AM
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Gulf & Middle East
Fighting between militants, Lebanese army leaves 42 dead
Tripoli -, May 21 - More than 40 people have been killed in northern Lebanon in fierce fighting between the Lebanese army and Al Qaeda-linked militants who ambushed soldiers near a Palestinian refugee camp.
May 21, 2007 - 9:14:07 AM
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Pakistan
Hostage crisis builds at Islamabad mosque
Islamabad, May 21 - Pakistani security forces have pulled back from a radical mosque in Islamabad despite expectations of a storming operation after authorities failed to secure the release of two police officers held hostage inside.
May 21, 2007 - 9:01:42 AM
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India Business
Animation, engineering services will be in focus: Nasscom chief
Chennai, May 21 - Lakshmi Narayan, the new chief of India's IT body Nasscom, is fascinated by the animation industry and says this sector along with engineering services will be key focus areas in the future. .
May 21, 2007 - 8:52:01 AM
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India Entertainment
I can never be guilty of insulting anybody: Himesh
Mumbai, May 21 - Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya is in trouble...again!
May 21, 2007 - 8:48:08 AM
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh's rulers planning new political party
Dhaka, May 21 - A new party may be in the offing in Bangladesh, drawing 'young and honest' people from mainstream outfits to establish a new political order - something that members of the present government have been advocating even as they deny harbouring any political ambitions.
May 21, 2007 - 8:36:33 AM
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India Entertainment
Vikram Bhatt now turns producer too
Mumbai, May 21 - After years as a director, Vikram Bhatt has finally turned producer too and hopes to carry forward his grandfather Vijay Bhatt's legacy.
May 21, 2007 - 8:19:04 AM
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Nepal
Chernobyl lurking in Himalaya's main rivers?
Kathmandu, May 21 - If concerted efforts are not made to recover two missing radiation detectors in the Himalayan ranges, another Chernobyl could erupt, poisoning two of Asia's biggest rivers, a Japanese filmmaker has warned.
May 21, 2007 - 8:09:22 AM
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Europe
Comic lovers remember Herge, creator of Tintin and Snowy
Brussels, May 21 - When the Belgian cartoonist known as Herge died in March 1983, not even Fanny, his widow, thought the extraordinary success of 'The Adventures of Tintin' would live on.
May 21, 2007 - 7:50:27 AM
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Ganges river dolphins continue to die in India
Patna, May 21 - They are known as sons of the river but the endangered dolphins in the Ganges continue to die of pollution and activities like fishing - with the latest incident reported from Bhagalpur in Bihar.
May 21, 2007 - 7:31:37 AM
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Gulf & Middle East
Lebanon battles Palestinian fundamentalists, 31 dead
Tripoli -, May 20 - Lebanon's army continued Sunday to battle an Al Qaeda-linked Palestinian group which has vowed to open the 'gates of fire' against the Lebanese army after it killed 10 of the militants. The clashes in northern Lebanon so far have killed 31 people, Lebanese security sources said.
May 20, 2007 - 11:21:14 PM
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Europe
Two Czechs conquer Mount Everest, another dies
Prague, May 20 - Two Czech mountaineers conquered Mount Everest last week even as one died before reaching its summit.
May 20, 2007 - 11:07:04 PM
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Pakistan
Jealousy behind Pakistan minister Bakhtiar's resignation: report
Islamabad, May 20 - Pakistan Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar's reported resignation could have been caused by her being outsmarted by a younger woman colleague with stronger political backing, a report said Sunday.
May 20, 2007 - 10:10:24 PM
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Akal Takht wants deras closed, Sacha Sauda says never
Amritsar, May 20 - The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion located in the Golden Temple complex here, Sunday demanded the closure of all Dera Sacha Sauda campuses in Punjab after a controversy over the sect's head led to sectarian clashes in the state.
May 20, 2007 - 9:49:40 PM
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Bangladesh
Off-spinner Powar turns 29, celebrates birthday with teammates
Chittagong, May 20 - Indian off-spinner Ramesh Powar turned 29 and celebrated his birthday with his teammates here Sunday, two days after making his Test match debut.
May 20, 2007 - 9:37:28 PM
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India Business
Clash over Posco project in Orissa village
Bhubaneswar, May 20 - Tension gripped a village in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district Sunday after two groups of residents clashed over South Korean steel major Posco's proposed project, coming up in the region with the largest foreign direct investment in India.
May 20, 2007 - 9:33:27 PM
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India Sports
Prasar Bharati gets telecast rights for Military World Games
New Delhi, May 20 - Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has been given the exclusive rights for telecasting and broadcasting the fourth Military World Games to be held in Hyderabad and Mumbai later this year.
May 20, 2007 - 9:17:07 PM
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Tihar serial killer arrested
New Delhi, May 20 - A serial killer who used to dump his victims' bodies outside the Tihar Jail in Delhi was arrested Sunday, Delhi Police said.
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