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		<title>Women who watch &#8216;Friends&#8217; feel worse about their body image</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Washington, July 5 (ANI): &#8216;Friends&#8217; has been one of the most influential and entertaining sitcoms to have ever hit the TV screens, but researchers at Ryerson University have found that the show&#8217;s slender and beautiful cast members, like Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox Arquette, make the viewers feel worse about their own appearances.
In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/women-who-watch-friends-feel-worse-about-their-body-image_100213552.html</link>
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		<title>Why people use mobile device during meetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 5 (ANI): It&#8217;s not communication overload but peer behaviour that determines whether people use their laptops or smart phones during a meeting, say researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.
It was believed that the more people experienced communication overload, the more they would engage in electronic multitasking during meetings.
But the study on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/why-people-use-mobile-device-during-meetings_100213551.html</link>
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		<title>Sandra Bullock feared shooting nude scene with pal Ryan Reynolds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 5 (ANI): Sandra Bullock says that her nude scene with Hollywood pal Ryan Reynolds in &#8216;The Proposal&#8217; could destroy their close friendship.
The two of them have known each other for nine years, and even enjoyed holidays together with Bullock&#8217;s husband Jesse James and the &#8216;Wolverine&#8217; star&#8217;s wife Scarlett Johansson.
And the &#8216;Speed&#8217; star&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/sandra-bullock-feared-shooting-nude-scene-with-pal-ryan-reynolds_100213550.html</link>
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		<title>Blind man gets vision back following tooth implantation in his eye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[London, July 5 (ANI): A man who lost his eyesight in an accident at work can now see again, thanks to doctors who transplanted his tooth in his eye.
Martin Jones, 42, a builder, had been blind for 12 years after a tub of white-hot aluminium exploded in his face while working at a scrapyard. 
He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/blind-man-gets-vision-back-following-tooth-implantation-in-his-eye_100213549.html</link>
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		<title>Novel anti-infection technology to help soldiers wounded during wars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 5 (ANI): Soldiers would soon be able to avoid infection on any injury they sustain during wars, thanks to a new anti-infection technology developed by West Virginia University researchers. 
Dr. Bingyun Li, of the university&#8217;s Department of Orthopaedics, has revealed that the new technology is basically a drug-delivery system that involves microcapsules and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/novel-anti-infection-technology-to-help-soldiers-wounded-during-wars_100213548.html</link>
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		<title>Military historian uncovers &#8216;Band of Brothers&#8217; falsehood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 5 (ANI): A military historian has denied that Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division was the first to enter Adolf Hitler&#8217;s Berchtesgaden mountain retreat near the end of World War II.
Dr. John C. McManus insists that in 1992 book &#8220;Band of Brothers&#8221;, Stephen E. Ambrose incorrectly attributed Berchtesgaden&#8217;s capture to another Army [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/military-historian-uncovers-band-of-brothers-falsehood_100213547.html</link>
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		<title>Sickle and coconuts in hand, Palani goes five-star</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, July 5 (IANS) People who walk into Paprika restaurant at the five-star Courtyard Marriott here are surprised to see bang at the entrance a cart loaded with tender coconuts - the kind one sees on Indian streets. Cart man R. Palani is smartly turned out though in  chef&#8217;s attire and shoes.
Foreigners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/sickle-and-coconuts-in-hand-palani-goes-five-star_100213546.html</link>
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		<title>Least easy-going celebrities on Twitter revealed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 5 (ANI): Scientists studying postings on Twitter have put together a list of least easy-going celebrities on the popular microblogging website.
According to the study headed by Australian lager company Foster&#8217;s, rapper P Diddy was the least positive star as per a scientific formula.
London mayor Boris Johnson came in second, followed by pop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/least-easy-going-celebrities-on-twitter-revealed_100213545.html</link>
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		<title>Four killed in blast near cathedral in Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manila, July 5 (DPA) Four people were killed and several wounded when a homemade bomb exploded outside a Catholic cathedral in a southern Philippine city Sunday, police said.
The blast occurred as churchgoers were coming out of the cathedral in Cotabato City, 960 km south of Manila, said police Chief Inspector Alexander Sarabia.
He said two soldiers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/four-killed-in-blast-near-cathedral-in-philippines_100213544.html</link>
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		<title>Earthy, soulful music clicks in &#8216;Kailasa Chaandan Mein&#8217; (IANS Music Review)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ruchika Kher
Album: &#8220;Kailasa Chaandan Mein&#8221;; Music Directors: Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath and Paresh Kamath; Lyricist: Kailash Kher; Singer: Kailash Kher; Rating: ***1/2
Kailasa - the Band, which comprises Kailash Kher and brothers Paresh and Naresh Kamath, has proven its mettle before with its previous albums &#8220;Kailasa&#8221; and &#8220;Kailasa Jhoomo Re&#8221;. And it doesn&#8217;t disappoint in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/earthy-soulful-music-clicks-in-kailasa-chaandan-mein-ians-music-review_100213543.html</link>
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		<title>Kisses and expletives, but &#8216;Love Aaj Kal&#8217; a family film: Director</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Joginder Tuteja
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Imtiaz Ali openly admits that his upcoming &#8220;Love Aaj Kal&#8221;, which stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, has unabashed kissing scenes and shows the lead actors mouthing expletives, but the director insists that it will still be a complete family entertainer.
The director says he has included the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/kisses-and-expletives-but-love-aaj-kal-a-family-film-director_100213542.html</link>
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		<title>Gandhian studies catching on at Panjab University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Not many years ago it was a university department that students applied to only to avail themselves of hostel accommodation and library facilities. But there has been a change in trend with the department of Gandhian and Peace Studies in Panjab University (PU) being swamped by aspirants.
It is flooded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/gandhian-studies-catching-on-at-panjab-university_100213541.html</link>
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		<title>After terror film, Nishikant Kamat writes &#8216;escapist entertainer&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) After making the gritty and acclaimed &#8220;Mumbai Meri Jaan&#8221;, which revolved around the 2006 serial train bombings in the city, one expected the shy yet brilliant Nishikant Kamat to delve deeper into terrorism. But the filmmaker wants to make a masala entertainer instead.
He is scripting an out-and-out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/after-terror-film-nishikant-kamat-writes-escapist-entertainer_100213540.html</link>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s missile launches &#8216;not helpful&#8217;: US</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 5 (DPA) The United States Saturday called North Korea&#8217;s &#8220;possible&#8221; missile launches &#8220;not helpful&#8221; but stopped short of confirming them or calling them a violation of UN sanctions.
&#8220;We&#8217;re waiting until we have all the facts about the violation,&#8221; State Department press officer Karl Duckworth told DPA.
Both South Korea and Japan have condemned the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/north-koreas-missile-launches-not-helpful-us_100213539.html</link>
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		<title>Steve McNair shot to death in Nashville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ NASHVILLE, Tennessee (BNO NEWS) &#8212; Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found dead in downtown Tennessee on Saturday afternoon, officials told BNO News.
The call to police came in at 1.35 p.m. local time after two bodies were found inside a condominium at 2nd Avenue South and Lea Avenue, according to Don Aaron, who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/steve-mcnair-shot-to-death-in-nashville_100213538.html</link>
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		<title>Jackson memorial ticket odds less than 1 percent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ More than a million Michael Jackson fans from around the world have registered on the Staples Center website (http://www.staplescenter.com/memorial.php) set up to administer the lottery for tickets to the dead entertainers memorial service next week.
According to the Jackson family public relations firm, as of 1.00pm PST, a total of 1,223,978 people had registered for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/jackson-memorial-ticket-odds-less-than-1-percent_100213537.html</link>
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		<title>Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang&#8217;s activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran.
&#8220;I believe that the situation, say, in Iran and North Korea are different &#8230; We are closely watching nuclear programmes in these countries,&#8221; Interfax [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/nuclear-issues-of-iran-north-korea-different-medvedev_100213536.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Quarterback Steve McNair shot to death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Former NFL quarterback Steve LaTreal McNair has been shot to death in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 36.
According to media reports McNair and an unidentified female victim were found shot to death in a downtown Nashville condominium. Further details on the incident are not yet clear.
McNair was born in Mount Olive, Mississippi, and drafted by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/nfl-quarterback-steve-mcnair-shot-to-death_100213535.html</link>
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		<title>US will give up missile shield plans: Russian speaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Moscow, July 5 (RIA Novosti) The speaker of Russian parliament&#8217;s upper house has hoped that the US could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and Czech Repubic as President Barack Obama has shown least interest in the controversial issue.
Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov told Ekho Moskvy radio Saturday that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/us-will-give-up-missile-shield-plans-russian-speaker_100213534.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Quarterback Steve McNair dead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Former NFL quarterback Steve LaTreal McNair has been shot to death in Nashville, Tennessee, aged 36.
Details on the incident are not known, however it has been reported that McNair suffered a single gunshot wound to the head and an unidentified female victim was also found dead at the scene.
McNair was born in Mount Olive, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/nfl-quarterback-steve-mcnair-dead_100213533.html</link>
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		<title>OAS could suspend Honduras after post-coup leaders balk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington, July 5 (DPA) The General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was meeting Saturday to discuss suspension of troubled Honduras just hours after the unrecognised post-coup government said it was walking out anyway.
Tegucigalpa has defied the OAS demand to reinstate by Saturday the democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya, who was expelled from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/oas-could-suspend-honduras-after-post-coup-leaders-balk_100213531.html</link>
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		<title>US committed to Iraq withdrawal, says Biden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baghdad, July 5 (DPA) US Vice President Joe Biden Saturday said the United States was committed to withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq by the end of 2011.
Speaking from Baghdad on US Independence Day, less than a week after US soldiers withdrew from Iraqi cities, Biden said the White House would honour pledges to complete the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/us-committed-to-iraq-withdrawal-says-biden_100213530.html</link>
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		<title>Police, protesters clash ahead of G8 in Italy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vicenza (Italy), July 5 (DPA) Police and protesters clashed Saturday at a demonstration against plans for the expansion of a US military base in Vicenza in northern Italy, local media reports said.
Protesters threw stones at riot police, who responded with tear gas and batons, according to the reports.
Several thousand people took part in the demonstration, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/police-protesters-clash-ahead-of-g8-in-italy_100213529.html</link>
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		<title>Saif On The Dilemma Of Doing Torrid Love Scenes With Kareena</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Subhash K Jha
Doing love scenes with Kareena for Rensil d&#8217;Silva&#8217;s film was not as easy as Saif would have thought.
How far to go with the comfort level? That was Saif&#8217;s dilemma. Though they&#8217;ve acted together in J.P Dutta&#8217;s LOC and Yashraj Films&#8217; Tashan, Saif Ali Khan had so far not done intimate scenes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/saif-on-the-dilemma-of-doing-torrid-love-scenes-with-kareena_100213528.html</link>
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		<title>Missing Kashmiri youth found unconscious</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was found in an unconscious state near his village in south Kashmir late Saturday, almost a week after he was arrested by the army.
Basharat Ahmad was picked up by the army in Larkipora village of Anantnag district last Sunday for questioning. Since then his whereabouts were unknown even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/missing-kashmiri-youth-found-unconscious_100213527.html</link>
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		<title>UN secretary-general &#8216;deeply disappointed&#8217; in Myanmar (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Yangon, July 4 (DPA) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday called on Myanmar&#8217;s junta to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in politics.
Ban was speaking after being denied access to the democracy icon on his two-day official visit to the country.
&#8220;I am deeply disappointed with the refusal of the Senior General [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/un-secretary-general-deeply-disappointed-in-myanmar-lead_100213526.html</link>
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		<title>Only a Dalit will be my successor: Mayawati</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national general secretary Satish Misra may continue to remain her confidant, but Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has no intentions of letting him don the mantle of her successor as she Saturday said only a Dalit will succeed her.
Making this clear at a hurriedly convened meeting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/only-a-dalit-will-be-my-successor-mayawati_100213525.html</link>
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		<title>Orissa legislator, accused in communal violence, gets bail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Bhubaneswar, July 4 (IANS) Manoj Pradhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator who is an accused in last year&#8217;s communal violence in Orissa and has been in jail since October, got 15-day bail Saturday to take oath as member of the assembly.
A single-judge bench of R.N. Biswal of the Orissa High Court granted him [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/orissa-legislator-accused-in-communal-violence-gets-bail_100213524.html</link>
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		<title>Pakistan to share evidence of foreign elements behind terror</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan will share with the international community the evidence of foreign elements supporting terrorists to destabilise the country, a foreign ministry official said Saturday.
&#8220;We have gathered proofs of some anti-Pakistan foreign elements supporting terrorists in our tribal areas to destabilise Pakistan and we would share it with the concerned countries at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/pakistan-to-share-evidence-of-foreign-elements-behind-terror_100213523.html</link>
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		<title>Lady Liberty statue reopened to freedom tourists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York, July 4 (DPA) The first people in eight years to climb the narrow inner spiral up to the Statue of Liberty&#8217;s crown were seven US immigrant soldiers who became US citizens under sparkling skies Saturday morning on the US Independence Day.
Lady Liberty, which has greeted millions of immigrants to the US as they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/lady-liberty-statue-reopened-to-freedom-tourists_100213522.html</link>
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		<title>New swine flu case takes India&#8217;s tally to 129</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Thai national was found suffering from swine flu, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 129, said an official statement Saturday.
&#8220;The only new case reported Saturday was of a 23-year-old Thai national who travelled from Bangkok to Mumbai by Thai Airways flight TG [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health1/new-swine-flu-case-takes-indias-tally-to-129_100213521.html</link>
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		<title>Jeddah-Mumbai flight tyres burst on landing, passengers safe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Passengers aboard a Saudia airliner on a Jeddah-Mumbai flight had a scare when its tyres burst during landing at Mumbai airport Saturday evening, an official said.
The Saudia flight, SV-744, was landing around 6.30 p.m. in poor visibility conditions - upto 500 metres only - at the main runway, when the tyres [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/jeddah-mumbai-flight-tyres-burst-on-landing-passengers-safe_100213520.html</link>
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		<title>Revocation of AFSPA should be left to Centre: Ansari</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Tahir Nadeem Khan
Srinagar, July 4(ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday suggested that the issue of troop withdrawal and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir should be left to the Centre.
Ansari, who was the chairman of a working group on rehabilitation and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) that recommended [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/revocation-of-afspa-should-be-left-to-centre-ansari_100213519.html</link>
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		<title>Elephant rescued from a mud pit in Kerala</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayanad, (Kerala) July 4 (ANI): Locals in Wayanad district of Kerala rescued an elephant from a mud pit on Saturday.
Locals said its owners used it to carry heavy logs to lumberyards and was stationed nearby with its legs in chains.
&#8220;As you can see the elephant&#8217;s legs were chained. In the morning people found the elephant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/elephant-rescued-from-a-mud-pit-in-kerala_100213518.html</link>
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		<title>Mango festival starts in Haryana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday.
Around 2,835 entries of mangoes from all across northern India were displayed in the Mango Mela but the highlight of the event is the display of 285 rare varieties of the fruit. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/mango-festival-starts-in-haryana_100213517.html</link>
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		<title>President urges civil servants to have a development-centric approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mussoorie, July 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Saturday urged the civil servants to take on a development-centric and people friendly approach in order to avert corruption and play innovative role in the development of the country. 
Addressing the Golden Jubliee Celebration of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Musoorie, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/president-urges-civil-servants-to-have-a-development-centric-approach_100213516.html</link>
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		<title>IANS Top Stories at 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NATIONAL
Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks - Second Lead moved at 2051
Senior police official to supervise Shopian probe team - Moved at 1342
CPI-M politburo to decide fate of squabbling Kerala leaders - Moved at 1225
Ghaziabad youth killed by cops in Dehradun - Moved at 1648
Karunanidhi questions Raja over Jayalalitha allegation - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/ians-top-stories-at-9-117_100213515.html</link>
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		<title>Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 4 (DPA) Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Saturday to claim her third Wimbledon title and end a trophy dry spell on the grass which stretched back to 2003.
The younger of the American sibling pair claimed her 11th major to double her Grand Slam total for 2009 after starting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/serena-turns-tables-on-venus-for-third-wimbledon-title_100213514.html</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Slumdog&#8221; child star gets a new home in Mumbai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Azharuddin Ismail, child star of the Oscar-winning movie &#8220;Slumdog Millionaire&#8221; got his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb on Saturday. Ismail, who played the youngest Salim in the movie Directed by Danny Boyle, was exuberant about his newly allocated apartment.
&#8220;I like it here, it is really nice. But I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/slumdog-child-star-gets-a-new-home-in-mumbai_100213513.html</link>
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		<title>Phillips 42&#8243; Full HD 1080p With Pixels Plus HD: A Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new Philips 42 PFL 3603D, a 42 inch full HD 1080p TV will quite certainly impress and charm any gadget freak, or in this case, any onlooker. One thing it has in abundance is style and look, with lots of added on features, meant to boggle the mind. With one of these in your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/tech-news/phillips-42-full-hd-1080p-with-pixels-plus-hd-a-review_100213512.html</link>
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		<title>Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks (Second Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near this West Bengal capital.
At least 11 people were also injured in the ghastly disaster that onlookers said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/nine-dead-as-speeding-bus-falls-on-howrah-rail-tracks-second-lead_100213510.html</link>
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		<title>Stalin demands gas grid in southern India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chennai, July 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Saturday requested the central government to set up a gas grid in the south for the rapid industrialisation of the southern states.
Inaugurating the Rs.244-crore sea water desalination plant of Chennai Petroleum Corp (CPC) here, he said: &#8220;A southern gas grid should be set up. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lalu against legalising gay sex, Sharad Yadav has no issues (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a &#8220;very dangerous thing&#8221; by decriminalising gay sex, though Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav believed &#8220;homosexuality is not an issue in India&#8221;.
&#8220;It is a very dangerous thing the Delhi High Court has said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/lalu-against-legalising-gay-sex-sharad-yadav-has-no-issues-lead_100213508.html</link>
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		<title>Skill development training for Delhi domestic helps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene to first-aid.
The initiative would also educate such workers about intra-personal communication skills, components of urban meals, management of urban kitchens, serving cooked food [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/skill-development-training-for-delhi-domestic-helps_100213507.html</link>
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		<title>JD-S faces split in Kerala (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday rejected Kerala unit president M.P. Veerendrakumar&#8217;s demand and decided to continue the alliance with the ruling Left.
&#8220;The meeting has directed party legislators to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/jd-s-faces-split-in-kerala-lead_100213506.html</link>
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		<title>Four Nigerians arrested with drugs in Punjab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mohali (Punjab), July 4 (IANS) Punjab police Saturday claimed to have busted an international drug trafficking racket with the arrest of four Nigerian youths here.
According to district police chief Jatinder Singh Aulakh, the four - Alexandar, Paul, Alex, Okaio Sabio - were arrested in Sector 70 with 500 grams of heroin worth Rs.50 lakh (Rs.5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/four-nigerians-arrested-with-drugs-in-punjab_100213505.html</link>
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		<title>Six sharpshooters of Chhota Shakeel caught in Delhi: police</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Six sharpshooters of Chhota Shakeel - one of India&#8217;s most wanted gangsters - were arrested from different parts of the capital Saturday, police said adding &#8220;some VVIPs&#8221; were on their hit list.
&#8220;All the six work for Chhota Shakeel, who works for Dawood Ibrahim. They were planning to target some VVIPs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/six-sharpshooters-of-chhota-shakeel-caught-in-delhi-police_100213504.html</link>
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		<title>Monsoon woes continues in Uttar Pradesh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Madna (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (ANI): Delay in Monsoon in Uttar Pradesh, is upsetting villagers and farmers of Madna village, as they are going through a tough time as the fields in the region have almost dried up.
Harvesting was supposed to start by June 15 but with the delay in monsoons, the whole schedule went [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/feature/monsoon-woes-continues-in-uttar-pradesh_100213503.html</link>
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		<title>Kareena no more Size Zero, Aarti doesn&#8217;t intend to</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ By Joginder Tuteja
Release of KAMBAKKTH ISHQ has made one thing for sure that Bollywood leading ladies, won&#8217;t be fixated with the concept of Size Zero. That&#8217;s because the biggest advocator of this &#8216;body killing&#8217; phenomenon, Kareena Kapoor, has clearly sworn off it and is now &#8216;back in shape&#8217;.
Meanwhile other aspiring actresses, who could possibly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/kareena-no-more-size-zero-aarti-doesnt-intend-to_100213502.html</link>
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		<title>Heavy rains hit Mumbai, parts of city flooded</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads and disrupting flights.
Several areas like Dadar, Wadala, Byculla, Mazagaon, Mahim, Santacruz, Goregaon, Jogeshwari, Kandivli, Mulund, Sion, Matunga and Ghatkopar were flooded with two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/heavy-rains-hit-mumbai-parts-of-city-flooded_100213501.html</link>
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		<title>&#8216;2008 best year for South African cricket&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg, July 4 (IANS) South African cricket fans say 2008 was the most successful year for the country&#8217;s cricket team, according to an internet survey.
The survey conducted by Cricket South Africa (CSA) found that 96 percent of the fans who took part in the exercise believe 2008 was the most successful year for the South [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/2008-best-year-for-south-african-cricket_100213500.html</link>
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		<title>Orissa Political Drama Over: Absconded MLA Ramesh Rauto Reappeared</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar(Orissa): Athagarh MLA Ramesh Rauto&#8217;s long 14 days drama on absconding was over.  
Rames Rauto withdrawn his former appliction to resign from MLA post. Today morning around 4pm 
Ramesh Rauto presented himself before Speaker Pradeep Amat.  Four days before Speaker 
summoned Ramesh Rauto to present before 5th july. It is speculated that Ramesh [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/orissa-political-drama-over-absconded-mla-ramesh-rauto-reappeared_100213499.html</link>
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		<title>Karan is Lalee&#8217;s Ganeshiya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Finally Lalee will find her Ganeshiya. Karan Mehra of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame will now enter Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo as Ganeshiya.
&#8220;Ganeshiya is very soft, religious and gullible person but he finally stands for his love against all the odds. Building of his characters comes when he declares that he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/karan-is-lalees-ganeshiya_100213498.html</link>
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		<title>Mother, three children commit suicide in Punjab</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jalandhar (Punjab), July 4 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman - who was separated from her husband and apparently hard pressed for finances - committed suicide along with her three children here Saturday, police said.
According to police, Baljeet Kaur and her three children Prabhjit Kaur, 22, Varinder Kaur, 20, and Gobind Preet, 20, consumed poison in their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/mother-three-children-commit-suicide-in-punjab_100213497.html</link>
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		<title>Heavy rainfall disrupts normal life in Mumbai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, July 4 (ANI): Heavy monsoon downpour flooded streets and disrupted life in Mumbai on Saturday, as pedestrians waded through filthy knee-deep water facing lots of difficulty in commuting.
Many commuters were stranded on the flooded streets as their vehicles broke down.&#8221;It has been raining heavily since the morning. And you can see there is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/heavy-rainfall-disrupts-normal-life-in-mumbai-2_100213496.html</link>
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		<title>Increase import duty on apple juice concentrate: Himachal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shimla, July 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has requested the central government to increase the import duty on apple juice concentrate to save the domestic industry.
Himachal Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta Saturday met Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma in New Delhi and apprised him of the threats to this sector from Chinese companies, a state government [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/increase-import-duty-on-apple-juice-concentrate-himachal_100213495.html</link>
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		<title>IPS officer named in illegal child adoption case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been named in an allegedly illegal child adoption case in Uttar Pradesh following National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directions, a police official said Saturday.
Eight others, including a police inspector and a constable, also face the charges of facilitating the illegal adoption of a child [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/ips-officer-named-in-illegal-child-adoption-case_100213494.html</link>
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		<title>JKNPP opposes court&#8217;s verdict on legalising homosexual relations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) workers on Saturday held a demonstration in front of the Parliament in New Delhi, to protest against Delhi High Court&#8217;s verdict that legalises homosexuality.
Bhim Singh, Chief of JKNPP, said the judgement, which legalises consensual sex among people of the same gender, ignores the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/jknpp-opposes-courts-verdict-on-legalising-homosexual-relations_100213493.html</link>
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		<title>Kidman bears midriff to squash pregnancy rumours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 4 (IANS) To put an end to non-stop pregnancy rumours, Australian actress Nicole Kidman bared her midriff on the set of &#8220;Rabbit Hole&#8221; in Queens, New York.
Slyly pulling up her shirt as paparazzi snapped shots in between takes, the &#8220;Moulin Rouge&#8221; star confirmed that she was not expecting, reported gossipcenter.com
The baby rumours [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/kidman-bears-midriff-to-squash-pregnancy-rumours_100213492.html</link>
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		<title>Pakistan Army names new commander for Swat operation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has named Maj. Gen. Ashfaq Nadeem to command the Swat operation against the Taliban, a media report said Saturday.
The army said the outgoing Maj. Gen. Ijaz Awan had completed his three-year tenure and would get a new posting.
Gen. Nadeem, recently promoted as major general, would take charge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/pakistan-army-names-new-commander-for-swat-operation_100213491.html</link>
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		<title>Chaminda Vaas to retire from Test cricket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colombo, July 4 (IANS) Veteran Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Asantha de Mel said Saturday.
The 35-year-old left-arm bowler, who has served Sri Lanka at the top level for 15 years, will however be available for the One-Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket, the official said. 
&#8220;Chaminda [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/chaminda-vaas-to-retire-from-test-cricket_100213490.html</link>
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		<title>Indian hockey captain to be made police officer in Haryana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Indian hockey team captain Sandeep Singh will be inducted as an officer in the Haryana police, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Saturday.
Sandeep, who hails from Haryana, has been playing for the Indian team for the past few years and will be given a rank of deputy superintendent of police.
Hooda made [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/indian-hockey-captain-to-be-made-police-officer-in-haryana_100213489.html</link>
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		<title>Victoria Beckham&#8217;s clothing line criticised</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 4 (IANS) Former Spice girl turned designer Victoria Beckham&#8217;s clothing line has invited criticism from French designer Christian Audigier.
Audigier feels that Victoria is in a difficult position as she has no formal training. 
&#8220;I like her, she is a nice girl, but she is not completely my style. I have seen some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/victoria-beckhams-clothing-line-criticised_100213488.html</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Shiney Ahuja&#8217;s maid was raped,&#8217; says NCW chief</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Girija Vyas said here on Saturday that Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja&#8217;s 18-year-old maid categorically stated that she was raped by the actor.
&#8220;When we had talked to the girl in Mumbai, she had categorically stated that she was raped,&#8221; said Girija Vyas.
However, Vyas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/shiney-ahujas-maid-was-raped-says-ncw-chief_100213487.html</link>
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		<title>BCCI to reconsider Deodhar Trophy&#8217;s fate after Sena threats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Stung by threats from the Shiv Sena, the Indian cricket board is contemplating to accommodate the Deodhar Trophy tournament in a cramped 2009-10 schedule.
Board of Control of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan said Saturday the fate of the Deodhar Trophy will be decided in the next working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/bcci-to-reconsider-deodhar-trophys-fate-after-sena-threats_100213486.html</link>
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		<title>Britney&#8217;s dad to remain her legal guardian till 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 4 (IANS) Pop star Britney Spears will be under her father Jamie Spears&#8217; supervision until at least 2010 as he has obtained a $1.5-million bond to continue acting as her legal guardian.
Britney&#8217;s father was made conservator of her estate after 2008 when she was taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/britneys-dad-to-remain-her-legal-guardian-till-2010_100213485.html</link>
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		<title>BJP wants government to bear 75 percent of crop insurance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Ranchi, July 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday said the central government should bear 75 percent premium of the crop insurance cover for farmers to help them overcome drought conditions in many parts of the country.
&#8220;The small-scale farmers are unable to meet the crop insurance premium. We demand that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bjp-wants-government-to-bear-75-percent-of-crop-insurance_100213484.html</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ice Age:Dawn Of The Dinosaurs&#8221; Soundtracks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs&#8221; has seven original sound tracks, but sadly only two are available on the sound track album. The content of the songs are lighthearted, fun filled and frothy, which is almost like the movie itself. The &#8220;Ice Age&#8221; cast sing the melodious The Whiffenpoof Song and the &#8220;Walk The Dinosaur&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/ice-agedawn-of-the-dinosaurs-soundtracks_100213481.html</link>
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		<title>William Sisters Battle Each Other At Wimbledon Finals 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s going to be an All-American final at Wimbledon today as the William sisters clash against each other with the elder sister Venus, hoping to win the title for the third consecutive time.
The Williams rivalry (on court) has been observed a lot in the past. Nine years ago they faced each other in the finals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/william-sisters-battle-each-other-at-wimbledon-finals-2009_100213479.html</link>
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		<title>North Korea Test-Fire Missiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Building up more anxiety for the United States, North Korea test-fired three short ranged missiles this Thursday. The test-fire has reportedly ratcheted up tensions in the region which is already on the rise after its atomic test and U.S. sanctions against it.
Two missiles were fired at around 8 a.m. local time and the third was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/north-korea-test-fire-missiles_100213475.html</link>
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		<title>Authorize.net Is Down Due To Fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A lot of users of important e-commerce services are facing problems while accessing the websites; the reason behind the cause is that Authorize.net is facing a outage. An electrical fire that had broken out in the Fisher Plaza in downtown Seattle, is the main cause behind the whole online fiasco. The fire interrupted service [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/tech-news/authorizenet-is-down-due-to-fire_100213473.html</link>
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		<title>Guitarist Orianthi Panagaris Grieves On Michael Jackson&#8217;s Death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the world is still mourning the death of the the pop icon Michael Jackson, the grief of Orianthi Panagaris is no less, as she is among the person who came close to the legendary pop star on the days before his death. Searches regarding Orianthi Panagaris came along with the release of the video [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/guitarist-orianthi-panagaris-grieves-on-michael-jacksons-death_100213467.html</link>
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		<title>20 hanged in Iran for drug trafficking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tehran, July 4 (DPA) Twenty convicted drug traffickers were hanged Saturday in a prison in Karaj, a suburb west of this Iranian capital, the Fars news agency reported.
Fars said that 700 kg of drugs were confiscated from these people, who were arrested between 2004 and 2008.
Murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking of quantities in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/20-hanged-in-iran-for-drug-trafficking_100213483.html</link>
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		<title>Nine dead as speeding bus falls on rail tracks (Lead)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near here.
At least 11 people were also injured in the ghastly disaster that onlookers said took place when two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/nine-dead-as-speeding-bus-falls-on-rail-tracks-lead_100213482.html</link>
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		<title>Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ London, July 4 (IANS) Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has gifted his daughter Suri a toy kangaroo after she fell in love with the animal during a trip to the Melbourne zoo.
Cruise, who was in Australia to shoot for a new movie, took his wife Katie Holmes and the three-year-old daughter to the zoo, reports [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/tom-cruise-gifts-daughter-a-toy-kangaroo_100213478.html</link>
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