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  • All international transmission on TV are blocked by NSG / Army to complete the operations in the Taj hotel -- CNN TV, Sky News
  • All international video transmisions ended by the Indian government for the next 2 hours -- CNN TV
  • By Friday evening, at least nine gunmen had been killed and one had been arrested. One is still inside the Taj hotel.
  • Official death toll from the terror attacks in Mumbai: 155 killed, including 22 foreigners, 370 injured. -- AP
  • There are 4 americans killed in the chain of attacks in Mumbai. 2 were in the Oberoi hotel, and 2 were in the Jewish centre.
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Change in the retirement age plan

Change in the retirement age plan

November 28th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi -
In certain countries, the retirement age is ranged between 55 to 65 but the European law did its changes. Seeing the French law, the French parliement opted a new rule that will ...

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Hike interest rates on NRI deposits: Isaac

November 24th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) To increase foreign exchange inflow into the country, Kerala's Finance Minister Monday urged the central government to hike interest rates on the deposits in non-resident accounts. "The situation ...

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<br />Imagine if Obama’s wife was white, asks African-American author


Imagine if Obama’s wife was white, asks African-American author

November 24th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) In a fresh insight into complex race relations in the US, iconic African-American author and academic Ali Mazrui says Barack Obama would not have been in the ...

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Pak spy agency ISI closes its political wing

November 23rd, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov 23 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly decided to disband its political wing, which for the last over three decades, had been actively involved ...

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Our strategic interests lie with India: Maldives foreign minister (Interview)

November 17th, 2008 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Male, Nov 17 (IANS) The Maldives' primary strategic interests lie with India and there is nothing that can change this plain fact, says the new foreign minister of the Indian Ocean country ...

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Afghan pavilion at Indian Trade Fair attracts hordes of visitors

Afghan pavilion at Indian Trade Fair attracts hordes of visitors

November 15th, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): The Afghan pavilion at the 28th ''India International Trade Fair (IITF) -2008'' in New Delhi, with a variety of traditional carpets, spices, garden products and handicrafts ...

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Scientists predict future impacts of climate change using oceanographic data

November 9th, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI -
!-- NO IMAGE -- Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): Ecologists and oceanographers have predicted the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate and ocean circulation. The research team ...

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How Obama won

How Obama won

November 5th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov.5 (ANI): Barack Obama, who will be the nations first African-American president, won the largest share of white support of any Democrat in a two-man race since 1976 amid a ...

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China accounts for six percent of world GDP

October 27th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Beijing, Oct 27 (Xinhua) China's share in the world's combined gross domestic product (GDP) rose to six percent at the end of 2007, compared with the 1.8 in 1978 when its ...

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Guidebook publishes list of worlds 500 endangered sites

October 27th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 27 (ANI): A new guidebook has published a list of 500 endangered sites across the world that are most at risk from developers and climate change. According to a ...

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Rise in plasma TVs linked to increase in potent greenhouse gas (Re-Issue)

October 26th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 26 (ANI): The rise in demand of electronic products like plasma TVs is resulting in a boost in atmospheric levels of a potent greenhouse gas known as nitrogen trifluoride ...

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Rise in plasma TVs linked to increase in potent greenhouse gas

October 25th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 25 (ANI): The rise in demand of electronic products like plasma TVs is resulting in a boost in atmospheric levels of a potent greenhouse gas known as nitrogen trifluoride ...

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Ticket seekers throng party offices

Ticket seekers throng party offices

October 22nd, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Pink and red turbans, mostly worn by those hailing from Rajasthan, add a dash of colour to the otherwise all-white spectacle of hundreds of starched kurta-pyjama ...

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China’s GDP growth rate down 2.3 percent

October 20th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Beijing, Oct 20 (Xinhua) China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 9.9 percent year on year to 20.163 trillion yuan ($2.96 trillion) in the first three quarters of this year, the National Bureau ...

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India, US to participate in Arabian Sea war games

October 16th, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct.16 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Thursday confirmed that it would be participating in war games with the United States in the Arabian Sea as part of an effort ...

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US Government pushing for intervention to end financial crisis

October 10th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct.10 (ANI): The Bush administration is considering a partial nationalization of some banks, buying up a portion of their shares to shore them up and restore confidence as part of ...

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How global warming will influence hurricanes in the next few decades

October 9th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, working with federal agencies as well as the insurance and energy industries, has launched an intensive study ...

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Maldivians cast their votes in far away Kerala

October 8th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 (IANS) A large number of Maldivian nationals settled in Kerala queued up in front of their consulate office here Wednesday to cast their votes in their country's presidential elections.According ...

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IAF looking to open more ALGs around Siachen glacier

October 6th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) for aircraft operations, aimed at promoting tourism in high-altitude areas of Ladakh. ...

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Belief in god makes people helpful and generous, but under certain conditions (Re-issue)

October 5th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Your faith in the almighty could help you become more helpful, honest and generous, but only under certain psychological conditions, says a new study by University of ...

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Belief in god makes people helpful and generous, but under certain conditions

October 3rd, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Your faith in the almighty could help you become more helpful, honest and generous, but only under certain psychological conditions, says a new study by University of ...

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Bush hails passage of Indo-US nuclear deal by Senate

October 2nd, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 2 (ANI): US President George W Bush today hailed the Senate''s approval of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal and said that it would strengthen global efforts to stall ...

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Poverty, unemployment driving Afghanistan towards instability

September 29th, 2008 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS -
Kabul, Sep 29 (Xinhua) War-torn Afghanistan has experienced its deadliest year in 2008 since the collapse of the Taliban regime in late 2001. The high rate of unemployment and poverty in the ...

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Nuke deal is in interest of India, US and world at large: Manmohan Singh

Nuke deal is in interest of India, US and world at large: Manmohan Singh

September 28th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Sep 28 (ANI): With the US House of Representatives passing the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement by a clear majority (298-117 votes), Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday said ...

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Nuke deal gets congressional nod , PM says thank you to Bush

Nuke deal gets congressional nod , PM says thank you to Bush

September 28th, 2008 - 8:45 am ICT by ANI -
New York , Sept.28 (ANI): After days of hoopla and hectic discussions, the US House of Representativesfinally approved the Indo-US civil nuclear deal on Saturday. In all, 298 legislators participated in ...

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Helen Mirren to play undercover Israeli agent in new film

September 27th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 27 (ANI): Veteran actress Dame Helen Mirren is set to play an undercover Israeli agent in Miramax Films next venture. The 63-year-old actress has again teamed up with the producers ...

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Obamas presidency may change US attitude towards Iran

Obamas presidency may change US attitude towards Iran

September 24th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): The results of this years US presidential election could have a tremendous impact on Iran, as many in Tehran are hoping for a change, and are pinning ...

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Music director of 75 films far from movies now

September 23rd, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS -
Kochi, Sep 23 (IANS) Jerry Amaldev has composed hit music for 75 Malayalam films and is a highly qualified musician, but he hasn't created any tunes for movies for nearly 13 years ...

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Economic policy of Nehru, Indira flawed: Chidambaram

September 18th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS)Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has criticised the economic policies pursued by prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi for being marked by “gradualism” and “modest outcomes” in the ...

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India is special, says German writer (Feature)

September 14th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Haridwar, Sep 14 (IANS) Three decades after she made India her home following an unplanned visit to this Hindu holy town, German Maria Wirth is still in love with this country."India is ...

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