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Star News predicts Shiela Dixit might get a third chance as Delhi CM

Star News predicts Shiela Dixit might get a third chance as Delhi CM

November 7th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): A pre-poll survey conducted by Star News and Nielsen has predicted that the Shiela Dixit led-Congress government might get a third chance in Delhi. Residents of Delhi ...

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Pak rightist leaders say US interference will break the nation

October 17th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , Oct 17 (ANI): At a Down with America seminar, several Islamist leaders in Pakistan condemned America s interference in Pakistan s internal and external affairs, and said that the ...

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Milk price to go up in Kerala

September 29th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (IANS) Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Monday decided to increase the price of government-supplied milk by Re.1. This is the fourth hike in the price of milk after ...

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E-cards, SMSs replace traditional Eid cards in inflation-hit Pak

September 29th, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Sept 29 (ANI): Ahead of Eid, to be celebrated on October 2, people in Pakistan are resorting to e-cards, SMSs, MMSs, and emails to send festival greetings to their ...

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`Centre creating price rise to collect poll funds’

August 30th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) The central government has created an artificial price rise for collecting poll funds, claimed Madhya Pradesh PWD Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya here Saturday. Vijayvargiya told reporters that the people ...

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Pakistan’s inflation at 24 percent

August 13th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistan's inflation soared to 24.33 percent in the first month of fiscal 2008-09 that began July 1, reveals data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). This ...

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Rakhis dearer by 30-50 pc in Pak this year

August 8th, 2008 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi , Aug 8 (ANI): The recent sharp rise in inflation, affecting the prices of essential commodities, including food items, in Pakistan , has also affected the sale of Rakhis even ...

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Protesters take out semi nude march against inflation in New Delhi

August 7th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, August 7 (ANI): A group of protesters took out a semi nude march here today to demonstrate against the rising prices of basic commodities. Activists of Indian Justice Party marched ...

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Coal India eyeing exploration in Africa

August 5th, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) is eyeing exploration opportunities in Africa, a top company official said here Tuesday. "We have identified three blocks in Mozambique and are ...

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Nawaz says Pak will not be allowed to become a US colony

Nawaz says Pak will not be allowed to become a US colony

August 2nd, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Raiwind, Aug 2 (ANI): PML-N leader and former premier Nawaz Sharif has said that his country wont allow itself to become a colony of the US . He also said that ...

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Inflation sees poor flocking to langar khanas in Pak

August 2nd, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Aug 2 (ANI): The increasing prices of basic food items have resulted in long queues for free food (langars) in front of masjids and shrines. While till recently only beggars ...

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Inflation sees poor flocking to langar khanas in Pak

August 2nd, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Aug 2 (ANI): The increasing prices of basic food items have resulted in long queues for free food (langars) in front of masjids and shrines. While till recently only ...

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Air India hikes fares by 10 percent, others to follow (Lead)

July 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Soon after state-run oil companies Thursday hiked aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 2.8 percent, Air India increased air fares by at least 10 percent effective from ...

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Import of luxury products hit 37.5% in last six months

July 29th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
The Ministry of Commerce reported that Thailand's import of luxury products during the last six months expanded by 37.5 percent, and its worth was about 7.43 billion US dollars. Most of the ...

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Paper industry hit by rising manufacturing costs

July 27th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Agra, July 27 (IANS) The Indian paper industry is faced with rising manufacturing costs and increasing tax-related complexities, dealers said at an ongoing national conference that began here Saturday. Manufacturing costs had ...

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Musharraf offers support to govt to overcome terrorism, economic slide

Musharraf offers support to govt to overcome terrorism, economic slide

July 24th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 24 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said that he would support the government in its efforts to overcome the twin problems of terrorism and the economic downturn. Musharraf said ...

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PML-Q blames PPP for drifting away from Benazirs vision

PML-Q blames PPP for drifting away from Benazirs vision

July 23rd, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, July 23 (ANI): President of Pakistan Muslim Leagu-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain today said that the Pakistan Peoples Party led government was avoiding to pursue the vision of Benazir Bhutto. He further ...

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Congress in Tripura celebrates trust vote victory

Congress in Tripura celebrates trust vote victory

July 23rd, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, July 23 (IANS) The ruling Left front in Tripura Wednesday pledged to intensify the stir against the India-US civil nuclear deal even as the opposition Congress took out rallies across the ...

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Rebel PPP leader Fahim says Zardari holding party hostage

Rebel PPP leader Fahim says Zardari holding party hostage

July 15th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, July 15 (ANI): Senior PPP leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who was the front runner for the post of Pakistan prime minister before Yousuf Raza Gilani was installed in the post ...

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Pak ruling coalition ally urges Nawaz to stop raising non-issues like judges restoration

Pak ruling coalition ally urges Nawaz to stop raising non-issues like judges restoration

July 15th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Mirpurkhas ( Pakistan ), July 15 (ANI): A leader of a prominent Islamist party in Pakistan has urged former premier Nawaz Sharif to stop raising non-issues like restoration of judiciary, because, ...

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Emissaries of Musharraf, Sharif to meet?

Emissaries of Musharraf, Sharif to meet?

July 14th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif may have said that he would never talk to President Pervez Musharraf, but efforts are now underway for a possible ...

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Bharatiya Janata Party stages protest against galloping inflation

Bharatiya Janata Party stages protest against galloping inflation

July 11th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest here today against the unrelenting annual inflation rate that shot to 11.89 per cent on the week ending ...

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Bara operation launched just to appease Americans

July 11th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , July 11 (ANI): The Bara operation was a futile exercise and mere eyewash simply launched to appease the Americans, former NWFP chief minister Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi said ...

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Ticket price hike at Osian’s fest angers many

July 10th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Watching movies at the 10th Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema, offering almost 200 movies as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, has become a costlier ...

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Cairn India signs oil exploration pact with Sri Lanka

July 7th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, July 7 (IANS) Cairn India Ltd Monday entered into an agreement with the Sri Lankan government to explore the oil and gas deposits in the north-western Mannar gulf of the island, ...

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Amara Raja, Exide Industries post higher net profit

June 26th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, June 26 (IANS) The city-based Amara Raja Batteries Ltd has declared net sales of Rs.10.8 billion for 2007-08, up from Rs.5.95 billion of the previous fiscal. The company's net profit was ...

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Government may cut landing, parking charges at airports

June 24th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a bid to bail out the aviation industry for losses it is incurring on account of high operational costs, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday hinted ...

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Government may cut landing, parking charges at airports

June 24th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a bid to bail out the aviation industry for losses it is incurring on account of high operational costs, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday hinted ...

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Taxi fares in Kolkata up by Rs.2

June 23rd, 2008 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Taxi fares in Kolkata will go up by Rs.2 from July 1 following the price hike in petroleum products, said Transport Minister Subhas Chakrabarty here Monday. "After a ...

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Despite increasing per capita income, Bangladeshis remain poor

June 22nd, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Dhaka, June 22 (Xinhua) Poverty in Bangladesh has been rising even as the country's per capita income registered a 14 percent increase as compared to the figure in the last fiscal. According ...

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