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  • New York Gov. says recession, overspending by the state will result in a record $47 billion deficit over the next 4 years.
  • A tropical storm has killed at least 15 people on Bangladesh's coast, according to rescue officials.
  • Singapore's Straits Times index has fallen more than 7.5% as trading resumes after Monday's holiday, MarketWatch reports.
  • Sen. Ted Stevens vows to fight his conviction on federal corruption charges and says he remains a candidate for re-election, CNN reports.
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$2.8 trillion lost worldwide in finance crisis: British bank

October 28th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Oct 28 (Xinhua) About 1.8 trillion pounds ($2.8 trillion) were lost by world financial institutions in the finance crisis so far, Britain's central bank said here Tuesday in its latest report.The ...

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Diarrhoea spreads in Bihar

September 14th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Patna , Sept 14 (ANI): Bihar s Health Secretary Deepak Kumar said on Sunday that over 5,000 diarrhoea cases have been reported from flood hit Madhepura, Araria, Saharsa, Supaul and Purnia ...

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Sourav Ganguly comes to help flood affected people of Bihar

September 13th, 2008 - 7:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Siliguri, Sept 13 (ANI): Sourav Ganguly, former skipper of Indian cricket team has come out to help the people of flood affected Bihar . The flamboyant southpaw known to be a run ...

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Bihar intensifies flood rescue operations

September 12th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI -
Patna , Sept 12 (ANI): In a bid to speed up flood rescue operations, the police department of Bihar has ordered production of 1000 life saving jackets for its personnel engaged ...

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Oil companies send relief to flood hit Bihar

September 12th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora today flagged off relief material contributed by the oil companies for flood-hit Bihar. The relief material includes fuels ...

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Flood victims continue to languish along roadside in Bihar

September 12th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI -
Saharsa (Bihar), Sept 12 (ANI) Unaware of the numerous relief camps run by the State Government, scores of flood victims still continue to languish on roadside in Bihar. Languishing under the sun ...

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Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit Bihar

September 10th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Purnia/Patna, Sept 10 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has visited the flood-ravaged Purnia District of Bihar. The Amethi MP went around Purnia, one of the worst hit districts, to see firsthand ...

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Heavy rains remind Mumbai of nightmare three years ago

July 26th, 2008 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Mumbai once again bore the onslaught of the revival of monsoon with heavy rains lashing the city and surrounding areas since Friday evening, spelling a wet weekend for ...

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Is Mumbai prepared for another deluge? (Lead)

Is Mumbai prepared for another deluge? (Lead)

July 26th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) It was exactly three years Saturday since the great deluge that claimed over 400 lives in this metropolis. But very little has been done to ensure that a ...

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12 killed in Mexico rain

July 13th, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Nuevo Laredo (Mexico), July 13 (IANS) At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100,000 affected in Mexico's northern border state of Tamaulipas in the country's worst rainy season in ...

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Sensationalism, media competition blew up Goa’s Scarlett murder case

April 6th, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by admin -
(News Analysis) By Frederick Noronha Panaji, April 6 (IANS) Over six weeks after her death, British teenager Scarlett Keeling, believed to have been murdered on a Goa beach, continues to make news as few ...

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Light from stellar explosion older than both Earth and Sun detected

April 3rd, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by admin -
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Light from a stellar explosion older than both the Sun and Earth and more than half way across the universe, has been detected by an amateur internet ...

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Obesity shortens kids life span

March 4th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by admin -
Melbourne, Mar 4 (ANI): The life expectancy of fat kids will have reduced by two years by the time they become 20 years old, according to a new study. According to the ...

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Fire destroys Kolkata leather factory

February 17th, 2008 - 6:10 pm ICT by admin -
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A huge fire Sunday gutted a leather factory in an industrial estate in south Kolkata, but no casualties were reported, officials said. A fire brigade official said it ...

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