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		<title>Honduras&#8217; Micheletti&#8217;s temporary step down a &#8216;positive step&#8217;: US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) The US sees the decision by Honduras&#8217; disputed de-facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down during elections as a &#8220;positive step,&#8221; a senior US State Department official said.
The official, who spoke to reporters Friday on condition of anonymity, also reaffirmed Washington&#8217;s intention to support the Nov 29 elections, even if many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/honduras-michelettis-temporary-step-down-a-positive-step-us_100277789.html</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Trivia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The festival spirit is in the air, with Thanksgiving around the corner. So various thanksgiving activities are also been researched and looked for, on the Internet. Thanksgiving Word Search Games are very popular, as they engross the old and the young alike in the square maze of letters to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/thanksgiving-trivia_100277788.html</link>
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		<title>University of Miami lockdown after reported shooting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miami, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) In an unfortunate incident, Shooting was reported on the ‘Coral Gables Campus’ in the University of Miami. As a result, the campus has been placed on a lockdown and is completely closed. It is believed that BB Guns were used in this incident. It is not known whether there are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/university-of-miami-lockdown-after-reported-shooting_100277787.html</link>
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		<title>Captain Khlebnikov is now in clear waters after being stuck in ice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Moscow, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Russian ship reached open water off Antarctica after struggling through a huge mass of sea ice for days, a Russian shipping company and a British travel agency said Friday. This Russian ship icebreaker was carrying over 100 tourists, scientists and journalists on a cruise around Antarctica and it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/captain-khlebnikov-is-now-in-clear-waters-after-being-stuck-in-ice_100277786.html</link>
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		<title>Heather McComb and James Van der Beek file divorce papers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest couple to walk down the divorce aisle is actress Heather Ann McComb and former Dawson&#8217;s Creek star James Van Der Beek. They had already separated earlier this year and now have gone the formal way, by filing the papers which cite the usual &#8216;irreconcilable differences&#8217; as the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/heather-mccomb-and-james-van-der-beek-file-divorce-papers_100277785.html</link>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey calls an end to her show in 2011 after 25 seasons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Chicago, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A very tearful and emotional Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season. After reigning as the Talk Show Queen for 25 years Oprah Winfrey came to this very difficult decision, as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/oprah-winfrey-calls-an-end-to-her-show-in-2011-after-25-seasons_100277783.html</link>
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		<title>Bigg Boss3, Ep 47-Vinod Kambli out of the Bigg Boss house</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mumbai, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was the eviction day today and out of the 6 nominations, Vinod Kambli was shown the door, out of the Bigg Boss house. The day started with a fight between Vindu and Kamaal Rashid Khan, better known as KRK. KRK incites him no end and Vindu too reacts. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/bigg-boss3-ep-47-vinod-kambli-out-of-the-bigg-boss-house_100277782.html</link>
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		<title>Pati Patni aur Woh-Oldies come as guests in all the households</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Goa, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After the bratty teenagers left all the households it is now the turn of old grandparents who range in the ages of 60’s to even 92 years have graced all the households.
All the couples are quiet excited about the new guests and quickly christen them as their Nani, Dada [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/pati-patni-aur-woh-oldies-come-as-guests-in-all-the-households_100277781.html</link>
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		<title>Kate Hudson&#8217;s son has crush on Penelope Cruz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, Nov 20 (IANS) Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has revealed her six-year-old son Ryder has a crush on Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz.
The actress admits Ryder - her son with ex-husband Chris Robinson, took a liking to Cruz when she and Hudson were filming new movie &#8220;Nine&#8221; together, reports askmen.com.
&#8220;Ryder would say to me, &#8216;I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/kate-hudsons-son-has-crush-on-penelope-cruz_100277780.html</link>
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		<title>Vatican slams &#8216;Twilight&#8217; series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, Nov 20 (IANS) The Roman Catholic Church has expressed concerns over the growing popularity of the &#8220;Twilight&#8221; series, as Vatican officials have called the vampire franchise a &#8220;moral vacuum with a deviant message&#8221;.
The worldwide hype of the series has drawn criticism from the Vatican, with officials urging parents to be more vigilant about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/vatican-slams-twilight-series_100277779.html</link>
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		<title>Lopez, Anthony sued over dog&#8217;s behaviour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, Nov 20 (IANS) American actress-singer Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony are facing a lawsuit from a woman who alleges she was injured by the couple&#8217;s dog.
Flight attendant Lisa Wilson has filed papers at New York&#8217;s Brooklyn Federal Court claiming she suffered a serious back injury after the couple&#8217;s German Shepherd, Floyd, bumped [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/lopez-anthony-sued-over-dogs-behaviour_100277778.html</link>
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		<title>Hugh Jackman reconciles with mother</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, Nov 20 (IANS) Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has healed a long-running rift with his mother, who had apparently walked out of their home when he was a child.
The star&#8217;s father Chris, was left to look after Jackman and his four siblings after his mother Grace moved out of the family home when he was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/hugh-jackman-reconciles-with-mother_100277777.html</link>
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		<title>Gerard Butler wants to launch fragrance line</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, Nov 20 (IANS) Scottish actor Gerard Butler is keen to launch his own fragrance.
The &#8220;300&#8243; actor is convinced he&#8217;s the only actor without his own cosmetics line, and he too wants a piece of the action, reports express.co.uk.
&#8220;I need a perfume. I need to tell my publicist to get on that. He&#8217;s not got [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/gerard-butler-wants-to-launch-fragrance-line_100277776.html</link>
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		<title>China has &#8216;direct link with Kashmir&#8217;, says Mirwaiz ahead of visit (Third Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is slated to travel to China, has said Beijing has a &#8220;direct link with Kashmir&#8221;.
The Mirwaiz, who is set to visit China on the invitation of an NGO, said China has &#8220;a huge influence in the region and has a direct link with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/china-has-direct-link-with-kashmir-says-mirwaiz-ahead-of-visit-third-lead_100277775.html</link>
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		<title>Posh Spice - Victoria Beckham recent quotes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  New York, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The spice girls came and went, but for Posh Spice Victoria it became a ticket to fame. She soon married the dashing footballer David Beckham and became Victoria Beckham. She is a fashionista in her own right and her quotes and comments esp. related to fashion are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/posh-spice-victoria-beckham-recent-quotes_100277774.html</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Prayer chamber&#8217; near Hindon river to lower pollution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge &#8216;prayer chamber&#8217; along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers and ash - in a move to clean up the river and reduce pollution.
Called &#8216;Hawan Kund&#8217;, the chamber has been filled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/prayer-chamber-near-hindon-river-to-lower-pollution_100277773.html</link>
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		<title>Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday.
&#8220;The prototype LCH is getting ready for a maiden test flight in the coming weeks. We are waiting for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/hindustan-aeronautics-to-fly-light-combat-chopper-soon_100277772.html</link>
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		<title>Remembering Abrar Alvi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Guru Dutt&#8217;s resident writer, Abrar Alvi, passed away on Wednesday due to a stomach disorder. His health went bad after he suffered from a paralytic attack four years ago.
Even though he has worked for other banners too, Alvi was best known for working with Guru Dutt. He directed Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and wrote [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/remembering-abrar-alvi_100277771.html</link>
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		<title>Chandigarh police arrest snatcher who targetted elderly women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) City police Friday said they had solved a spate of snatchings and robberies, in which elderly women out on morning walk were attacked, with the arrest of a man.
The accused, identified as Inderjit Singh, is a resident of Chandigarh. He used to seriously injure the victims while committing the crime, police [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/chandigarh-police-arrest-snatcher-who-targetted-elderly-women_100277770.html</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Word Search Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The festival spirit is in the air, with Thanksgiving around the corner. So various thanksgiving activities are also been researched and looked for, on the Internet. Thanksgiving Word Search Games are very popular, as they engross the old and the young alike in the square maze of letters to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/thanksgiving-word-search-games_100277769.html</link>
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		<title>Kajol&#8217;s Knitting Tales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Apart from being a talented actress, Kajol is also talented at her hobby &#8211;knitting. Her knitting abilities were proved whenever she was on break during the shooting of the Stepmom remake.
She would finish her takes quickly and then knit sweaters and woolies. And she is pretty good with it too! She could probably make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/kajols-knitting-tales_100277768.html</link>
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		<title>Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
A decision to this effect was taken by the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mayawati here Friday.
The medical colleges with a capacity of 100 MBBS seats in each, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/uttar-pradesh-to-run-new-medical-colleges-under-ppp_100277767.html</link>
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		<title>Who is Jessica Chobot?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ San Francisco, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jessica Chobot is the host of IGN.com She came in the limelight with a sexy picture of hers in which she was licking the SONY PSP in 2005. The picture was responsible for catapulting her to fame.
Jessica Chobot was born on the 7th of July in 1977. Her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/who-is-jessica-chobot_100277766.html</link>
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		<title>Issues with party have been resolved: Kabir Suman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, a Trinamool Congress MP, Friday said all issues with the party following his criticism had been resolved and described himself as a &#8220;party slave&#8221;.
&#8220;The matter has been resolved,&#8221; Suman told reporters after a meeting with senior Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chattapadhyay. 
&#8220;We had a very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/issues-with-party-have-been-resolved-kabir-suman_100277765.html</link>
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		<title>UN celebrates 20 years of child rights convention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, Nov 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect &#8220;the youngest and most vulnerable members of society&#8221;.
The convention was signed into international law in 1989 by the UN General Assembly and it took effect one year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/un-celebrates-20-years-of-child-rights-convention_100277764.html</link>
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		<title>India very important country in Asia: Dalai Lama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Dalai Lama Friday said here that India should be seen as one of the most important Asian countries. He also stressed that while he no longer considered himself the temporal leader of Tibetans, China had &#8220;revitalised&#8221; him as a politician.
&#8220;For many years, whenever I was in Washington and Europe, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/india-very-important-country-in-asia-dalai-lama_100277763.html</link>
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		<title>Chandigarh cyber cafes raided, many found flouting rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The Chandigarh police Friday conducted surprise raids at various cyber cafes in this union territory and found over a dozen cafes were not keeping proper records of the customers.
&#8220;Surprise raids, under the supervision of the sub-divisional magistrate (south), were conducted today at cyber cafes in Sector 44 and at Burail village [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/chandigarh-cyber-cafes-raided-many-found-flouting-rules_100277762.html</link>
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		<title>Miley Cyrus tour bus accident at Interstate 85: 1 killed, 9 injured</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dinwiddie, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A tour bus belonging to the singer Miley Cyrus has overturned and was involved in an accident on Interstate 85, near mile marker 55. According to reports, 9 people have been injured and the driver of the bus had died in this tragic crash.
For all Miley Cyrus fans the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-accident-at-interstate-85-1-killed-9-injured_100277761.html</link>
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		<title>BJP condemns Shiv Sena violence at TV channel offices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned Friday&#8217;s attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune.
BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS that the incident was &#8220;unfortunate and strongly condemnable&#8221;. 
Without naming the Shiv Sena, Naqvi said that law is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/bjp-condemns-shiv-sena-violence-at-tv-channel-offices_100277760.html</link>
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		<title>Mutated virus of H1N1 found in Norway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OSLO  (BNO NEWS) &#8212; The Norwegian Institute of Public Health on Friday said it discovered a mutated version of the H1N1 swine flu virus.
The institute analyzed samples from a number of patients as part of its surveillance of the influenza A(H1N1) virus, it said in a statement. The viruses have many similarities, according to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health1/mutated-virus-of-h1n1-found-in-norway_100277759.html</link>
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		<title>FIH ties up with SAIL as World Cup sponsor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Hockey India (HI) Friday announced a sponsorship tie-up for the 2010 World Cup with the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).
The Hero Honda FIH World Cup will be hosted by India in March 2010.
FIH chief Leandro Negre, Union Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh and junior [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/fih-ties-up-with-sail-as-world-cup-sponsor_100277758.html</link>
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		<title>World powers urge Iran to reconsider nuclear deal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Berlin/Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) Top diplomats from the so-called &#8220;5+1&#8243; group of world powers expressed disappointment Friday at Iran&#8217;s rejection of a compromise deal on the country&#8217;s controversial nuclear programme and urged its leaders to reconsider.
&#8220;We urge Iran to reconsider the opportunity offered by this agreement to meet the humanitarian needs of its people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/world-powers-urge-iran-to-reconsider-nuclear-deal_100277757.html</link>
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		<title>Tamil Nadu crush Punjab; Mumbai beat Himachal (Ranji Round Up)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu crushed Punjab by an innings and 45 runs on the fourth and the last day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Amritsar Friday.
After deciding to bat, Punjab were trailing by 293 runs in their second knock, after Tamil Nadu piled 529 for nine declared in reply [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/tamil-nadu-crush-punjab-mumbai-beat-himachal-ranji-round-up_100277756.html</link>
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		<title>Acute shortage of pumpkin pie for the holiday season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portland, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nestle which is the major retailer of pumpkin pie products in the US has revealed that poor weather hurt its pumpkin harvest, which in turn has created a potential shortage of its Libby&#8217;s pumpkin pie products through the holidays.
The company said that heavy rains made it nearly impossible to pick [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/acute-shortage-of-pumpkin-pie-for-the-holiday-season_100277755.html</link>
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		<title>Medha Patkar meets Mamata Banerjee on land acquisition bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar met Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee here Friday to convey her opposition to certain provisions of the land acquisition bill that is to be introduced in the winter session of parliament.
The government has included the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/medha-patkar-meets-mamata-banerjee-on-land-acquisition-bill_100277754.html</link>
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		<title>India to have guidelines for probiotic food by 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Scientists Friday said that the government was in the process of formulating guidelines for regulation of probiotic foods, which have flooded the Indian markets, and the guidelines would be in place by January 2010.
A task force set up by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is formulating the guidelines [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/india-to-have-guidelines-for-probiotic-food-by-2010_100277753.html</link>
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		<title>Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy brought before Andhra court</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi two months ago, was Friday brought to a court in Karimnagar town of Andhra Pradesh in the case of the murder of former Assembly Speaker D. Sripada Rao.
The London-educated top leader of the proscribed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/maoist-leader-kobad-ghandy-brought-before-andhra-court_100277752.html</link>
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		<title>Two killed as police open fire at tribal mob in Orissa (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two tribals were killed Friday when police opened fire at a mob that attacked a police station in Orissa&#8217;s Koraput district, an official said.
More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at Narayanpatna, some 500 km from here, to protest frequent police patrolling in their area, considered a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/two-killed-as-police-open-fire-at-tribal-mob-in-orissa-lead_100277751.html</link>
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		<title>Manmohan confident US will overcome economic crisis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is pretty confident that the US  will recover from the global economic crisis, thanks to the skills of the US business class and the US educational system.
&#8220;I hope the United States will recover from last year&#8217;s disaster,&#8221; he said in an interview with Newsweek-Washington Post [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/manmohan-confident-us-will-overcome-economic-crisis_100277750.html</link>
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		<title>Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no justification in Islam for terrorism.
&#8220;All acts of terrorism targeting civilians are haram (forbidden) in Islam. It is haram for a Muslim to cooperate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/lahore-lawyers-condemn-suicide-blasts_100277749.html</link>
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		<title>New guidelines for Pap Smears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After mammograms, it is the turn of pap smears to get some guidelines. Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines. According to them, that&#8217;s quiet enough to catch the slow-growing cervical cancer.
The change by the American College of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health1/new-guidelines-for-pap-smears_100277748.html</link>
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		<title>RSS not interfering in choosing new president, says BJP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its ideological fountainhead, was not interfering in choosing the next party president.
BJP leader and former party president Venkaiah Naidu said that while both the organisations share an &#8220;ideological bond&#8221;, structurally and functionally, they are &#8220;independent and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rss-not-interfering-in-choosing-new-president-says-bjp_100277747.html</link>
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		<title>Shiv Sainiks attack TV channel offices in Mumbai, Pune; 4 staffers injured (Second Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Friday vandalised the offices of the IBN-Lokmat television channel in north-east Mumbai and in Pune and assaulted journalists, to protest the alleged misquoting of party chief Bal Thackeray&#8217;s remarks on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The attack has drawn condemnation from all quarters.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan assured strong [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/shiv-sainiks-attack-tv-channel-offices-in-mumbai-pune-4-staffers-injured-second-lead_100277746.html</link>
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		<title>Miley Cyrus tour bus kills 1 in accident at Interstate 85</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Dinwiddie, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A tour bus belonging to the singer Miley Cyrus has overturned and was involved in an accident on Interstate 85, near mile marker 55. According to reports, several people have been injured and the driver of the bus had died in this tragic crash.
For all Miley Cyrus fans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/miley-cyrus-tour-bus-kills-1-in-accident-at-interstate-85_100277744.html</link>
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		<title>Coimbatore farmer gets high yield of tomatoes, using green house technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coimbatore, Nov 20(ANI): Green house technology is getting popular among the farmers in Tamil Nadu, where a farmer has reaped rich dividends by growing tomatoes with this technology. 
Vivekanandan, tomato farmer from Coimbatore, had a yield that was four times more in comparison with open field cultivation, and now wants to extend this technology to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/coimbatore-farmer-gets-high-yield-of-tomatoes-using-green-house-technology_100277745.html</link>
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		<title>Naxalism foremost challenge before Jharkhand: Sonia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that non-violence was the only way to solve all the problems in Jharkhand.
Addressing poll meetings in Dhanbad and Dumka ahead of the coming assembly polls in Jharkhand, Sonia Gandhi termed naxalism as the foremost challenge before the state. 
She also claimed that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/naxalism-foremost-challenge-before-jharkhand-sonia_100277743.html</link>
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		<title>Lawyers demanding separate High Court Bench protest in Delhi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): Lawyers from Uttar Pradesh held a demonstration in the national capital on Friday, demanding setting up of a Bench of the Allahabad High court in the region. 
Hundreds of lawyers belonging to the region raised slogans against the state administration, demanding setting up of a Bench.
&#8220;We belong to Uttar Pradesh [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/lawyers-demanding-separate-high-court-bench-protest-in-delhi_100277742.html</link>
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		<title>No &#8216;big ticket&#8217; agreements on the table during PM&#8217;s state visit to US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Naveen Kapoor
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh leaves for United States on invitation of President Barack Obama on Saturday, but chances are very slim that any big-ticket agreements will be signed.
Ironically, the landmark 123 Agreement that ended India&#8217;s nuclear isolation, which was signed last year by Dr. Singh and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/no-big-ticket-agreements-on-the-table-during-pms-state-visit-to-us_100277741.html</link>
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		<title>Tell Pakistan not to use terror as state policy: Manmohan Singh to US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Expressing concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India would like the United States to use all its influence with Islamabad to stop using terror as an instrument of state policy.
&#8220;We have been the victims of Pakistan-aided, -abetted and -inspired terrorism [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/tell-pakistan-not-to-use-terror-as-state-policy-manmohan-singh-to-us_100277740.html</link>
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		<title>Meenal Thakur in quarterfinals of World Snooker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Anand Philar
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) National champion Meenal Thakur saw off a spirited challenge from her younger sister Anuja Chandra for a 4-3 decision and progressed to the quarter-finals in the women&#8217;s section of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship, here Friday.
In a hard-fought match, the 30-year-old Meenal from Mumbai, led 2-0, but Anuja fought [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/meenal-thakur-in-quarterfinals-of-world-snooker_100277739.html</link>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey brings curtain down on her talk show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, Nov 20 (IANS) The Oprah Winfrey Talk Show will come to an end in 2011 after more than two decades on air, BBC reported Friday.
From her early career as Nashville&#8217;s first African-American TV correspondent to global superstar, Oprah Winfrey has well and truly conquered the US. 
Since her TV career began back in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/oprah-winfrey-brings-curtain-down-on-her-talk-show_100277738.html</link>
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		<title>Manmohan to seek Obama pressure over Pakistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India Friday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will raise the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan-based extremist groups with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week, and underlined the need for Islamabad to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism.
&#8220;We will raise the issue of terror groups operating from Pakistan&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/manmohan-to-seek-obama-pressure-over-pakistan_100277737.html</link>
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		<title>Harinder Pal Sandhu in Challenger series squash final</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) India&#8217;s Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu raised his game to upset top seeded Andrew Wagih Shoukry of Egypt 11-3, 11-6, 11-7, to enter the final of the PSA Challenger Series squash tournament, here Friday.
Sandhu, coached by Malcom Willstrom of England, won his maiden Challenger title here in September, will take on James [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/harinder-pal-sandhu-in-challenger-series-squash-final_100277736.html</link>
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		<title>Two held for shooting at Delhi property dealer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Two people were arrested here Friday for allegedly shooting at a property dealer in south Delhi, injuring him severely, police said.
&#8220;The incident took place late Thursday in Neb Sarai area. The victim, Naresh, told us that while he was returning home from the gymnasium last night, he was stopped by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/two-held-for-shooting-at-delhi-property-dealer_100277735.html</link>
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		<title>Counter-terror pact, n-deal, AfPak top PM&#8217;s US agenda (Third Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Manish Chand and Arun Kumar
 New Delhi/Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) India and the US are set to unveil a new template for expanding their partnership by firming up a new counter-terror framework and signing a clutch of agreements in areas ranging from agriculture and green energy to trade and health when Prime Minister [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/counter-terror-pact-n-deal-afpak-top-pms-us-agenda-third-lead_100277734.html</link>
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		<title>New Moon Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Los Angeles, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The movie ‘New Moon’ is directed by Chris Weitz who has delivered a visual treat, which is an artistic expression on love, longing and lost. New Moon can’t be said to be perfect but it does deliver what it promises and that too with an artistic touch and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/new-moon-review_100277733.html</link>
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		<title>Rajnath Singh, Raman Singh campaign for BJP in Jharkhand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Friday addressed two poll rallies in Jharkhand, appealing for vote for the BJP, which he promised would provide a &#8220;stable government&#8221; in the state for five years.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who has been campaigning vigorously for the past two days in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rajnath-singh-raman-singh-campaign-for-bjp-in-jharkhand_100277732.html</link>
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		<title>Bhaichung injured, advised three-week rest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been advised three weeks&#8217; rest after he stretched calf-muscle at the national training camp at Margao in Goa.
Bhaichung underwent check-up in Mumbai Friday and a specialist advised him rest.
&#8220;I am fine now. I have to take three weeks&#8217; rest before I can start practicing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/bhaichung-injured-advised-three-week-rest_100277731.html</link>
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		<title>Security personnel withdrawn from vicinity of Gateway of India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, Nov 20(ANI): Personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) platoon, who were deployed at the Gateway of India in Mumbai to guard the Taj Mahal Hotel- one of the prime targets of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, were sent back to their barracks on Friday. 
In the absence of any proper boarding and lodging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/feature/security-personnel-withdrawn-from-vicinity-of-gateway-of-india_100277730.html</link>
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		<title>2 killed as police fire at mob in Orissa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two people were killed when police opened fire Friday on a mob attacking a police station in Orissa&#8217;s Koraput district, an official said
More than 300 people allegedly attacked the police station at the headquarters of the district&#8217;s Narayanpatna block to protest against frequent police patrolling in their area, considered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/2-killed-as-police-fire-at-mob-in-orissa_100277729.html</link>
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		<title>Eight killed as strong winds lash snow-bound Rohtang Pass (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed Friday as they were caught in high velocity winds near the snow-capped Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Seven of the victims were from Jharkhand.
Over 75 people, mostly labourers, were caught in strong winds in the snow-bound area at around 1.30 p.m. near the Rohtang [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/eight-killed-as-strong-winds-lash-snow-bound-rohtang-pass-lead_100277728.html</link>
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		<title>No decision on hockey team&#8217;s captaincy: Mattoo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo&#8217;s assertion in Pune that Rajpal Singh was not the choice of selectors for captaincy is factually correct &#8212; but an HI release clearly mentioned the striker as captain for the Champions Challenge tournament in Argentina.
It now transpires that the team list signed by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/no-decision-on-hockey-teams-captaincy-mattoo_100277727.html</link>
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		<title>Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan.
Spokesman Abdul Basit told Geo News that the reports published in Washington Times in this connection are baseless.
It should be mentioned that the Washington Times reports alleged that Taliban leader Mullah Omar is in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/pakistan-denies-presence-of-mullah-omar-in-the-country_100277726.html</link>
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		<title>Krishna downplays Mirwaiz&#8217;s China visit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, Nov 20(ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday said that Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel wherever he wanted, including China.
Mirwaiz is expected to visit China and Pakistan later this month.
His proposed visit to China comes at a time of diplomatic skirmishes between New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/krishna-downplays-mirwaizs-china-visit_100277725.html</link>
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		<title>Counter-terror deal, trade, AfPak top PM&#8217;s US agenda (Second Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Manish Chand
New Delhi/Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) India and the US are set to unveil a new template for expanding their partnership by firming up a new counter-terror framework and deepening their strategic dialogue on key global issues, including non-proliferation and climate change, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets US President Barack Obama in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/counter-terror-deal-trade-afpak-top-pms-us-agenda-second-lead_100277724.html</link>
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		<title>Include Pakistan&#8217;s input in Afghan policy, US urged</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad&#8217;s input in it.
He made the remarks while speaking to US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon E. Panetta, who was on a two-day unscheduled visit here that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/include-pakistans-input-in-afghan-policy-us-urged_100277723.html</link>
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		<title>Students may get temporary photo I-cards: EC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) To get more young people to vote, the Election Commission (EC) is planning to issue temporary Electronic Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to students settled outside their home states.
&#8220;We&#8217;re discussing about this facility with our Chief Electoral Officers (CEO) so that an 18-year-old student, who is studying in any outside state for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/students-may-get-temporary-photo-i-cards-ec_100277722.html</link>
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		<title>4 killed in train-tractor collision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley on the outskirts of the state capital early Friday, officials said.
The incident occurred at an unmanned railway crossing near Tikariya village in the Gosainganj area. 
&#8220;A tractor-trolley was crossing the unmanned railway crossing when the Sultanpur-Lucknow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/4-killed-in-train-tractor-collision_100277721.html</link>
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		<title>Srei consortium buys majority stake in DPSC (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure Finance and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd.
The stake was previously held by state-owned diversified company Andrew Yule along with financial institutions like Life Insurance Corp and United India [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/srei-consortium-buys-majority-stake-in-dpsc-lead_100277720.html</link>
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		<title>Christina Ambers facing discrimination for marrying a porter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Manhattan, Nov 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hand and foot model Christina Amber who fell in love with a porter is facing discrimination at the high-end society where she lives in. The upper-crust co-operative board of a luxury Upper East Side building is trying to evict one of its high-class residents Christina Ambers for marrying one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/christina-ambers-facing-discrimination-for-marrying-a-porter_100277719.html</link>
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		<title>Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia.
Leon Panetta on the occasion asserted that the US is Pakistan&#8217;s strategic partner, and intends to have durable and long-term [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/pak-pm-says-new-afghan-policy-should-not-affect-regional-balance_100277718.html</link>
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		<title>Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amritsar, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one &#8220;success&#8221; that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it.
&#8220;We checked her baggage now and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/heroin-worth-rs10-crore-found-14-months-after-seizure_100277717.html</link>
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		<title>Gaurav stretches lead at ONGC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Noida, Nov 20 (IANS) Gaurav Pratap Singh produced his third consecutive round of two under 70 at the ONGC Masters golf to establish a five-stroke lead ahead of the final round here Friday.
Gaurav&#8217;s gritty performance in round three helped him close the day with a total of six under 210. Vijay Kumar, the veteran from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/gaurav-stretches-lead-at-ongc_100277716.html</link>
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		<title>PM mourns Shankaranand&#8217;s death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday mourned the death of veteran Congress leader and former minister B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into the $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal.
Shankaranand died Thursday of cardiac arrest in a Karnataka hospital. He was 84.
In a condolence message to the bereaved family, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/pm-mourns-shankaranands-death_100277715.html</link>
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		<title>Kapur shoots 67, moves to tied second at Cambodian Open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Siem Reap (Cambodia), Nov 20 (IANS) Indian golfer Shiv Kapur in his bid to retain his Asian Tour card put himself in a position to end his four-year title drought with a five-under 67 that put him shared second place at the midway stage of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open here Friday.
Kapur was seven-under 137 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/kapur-shoots-67-moves-to-tied-second-at-cambodian-open_100277714.html</link>
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