India may run into New Zealand block at NSG

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Published: August 19th, 2008

New Zealand minister Phil Goff said that some of the conditions New Zealand is looking at include the end of the deal in case of any further nuclear test by India.
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IGI officer ‘removed’ for clearing Haywood

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Published: August 19th, 2008

A major security lapse on the part of Indian authorities allowed US national Kenneth Haywood to slip out of India even though there was a lookout notice against him.
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Customs seizes 6 aircraft for duty evasion

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Published: August 19th, 2008

An influential NRI and two top industrialists are among the three latest victims to fall into the net of Customs for allegedly evading duties while importing luxury jets.
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Amarnath row: Protesters agree to hold talks

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti, however, said there will be no let up in their over a month-long agitation saying that it will continue till August 25.
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India places $2 bn BrahMos missile order with Russia

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Sivathanu Pillai, MD of the India-Russia joint venture BrahMos, said the order for the supersonic cruise missile, including other countries, could reach billion.
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Australia set to boycott Champions Trophy

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Despite ICC giving Champions Trophy security the all clear on Tuesday, players from Australia are against visiting Pakistan for the upcoming ODI tournament in September.
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No plane waiting for Musharraf: Saudi Arabia

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Saudi envoy Ali Awad Esseiri said the kingdom wanted “security, stability and sovereignty of Pakistan and will not interfere in internal political affairs” of its ally.
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25 dead in bomb attack on Pak hospital

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Published: August 19th, 2008

At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured when a bomber blew himself up at a northwest Pakistan hospital. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility.
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Be my guest, Indian Sikh tells Musharraf

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Baldev Haeussler Singh, an Indian Sikh in Punjab (Pak), has offered to host former president Pervez Musharraf on his sprawling farm.
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Musharraf must face trial: Pakistan lawmakers

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Parliamentarians of the ruling coalition said Musharraf must not be allowed to leave the country. He should face a “fair and transparent trial” in court, they said.
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Pak coalition to meet on Musharraf’s safe exit

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Pakistan’s ruling coalition will meet again to decide on key issues like granting a safe exit to Pervez Musharraf and the restoration of deposed judges.
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Olympics: Paddler Sharath Kamal in round two

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Indian table-tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal won first round match in men’s singles event of Beijing Olympics after beating Alfredo Carneros of Spain 4-2.
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Infant deaths at AIIMS: Ramadoss orders probe

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Union health minister A Ramadoss has asked AIIMS director T D Dogra to order a high-level probe into the death of 49 children during clinical trials in the institute.
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Kashmir needs freedom from India: Arundhati Roy

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Activist and author Arundhati Roy, who attended the massive rally in Srinagar, said the Kashmiris don’t need anyone to represent them as they are representing themselves.
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Geelani’s pro-Pak rant on; separatists’ rift wide open

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Published: August 19th, 2008

While demanding the merger of J&K with Pakistan and coronating himself as the leader of the ‘azadi’ flock, hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani miffed others.
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5 Ahmedabad blasts accused riot victims, says probe

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Despite police’s denial that the blasts were a revenge for Gujarat riots, probe says 5 of the suspects had studied in an Islamic institute that a riotous mob had set ablaze.
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Ahmedabad blasts: Ken Haywood flees India

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Maharashtra’s ATS, which had summoned Haywood in connection with the terror email, was at a loss to explain how a person under probe managed to slip away.
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Musharraf quits, keeps mum on next move

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Musharraf, who resigned as Pakistan prez amid impeachment threat, may head to Saudi Arabia. However, some reports say he may decide to stay on in Pakistan.
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49 babies die during clinical trials at AIIMS

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Published: August 19th, 2008

As many as 49 babies have died at the AIIMS while being subjected to clinical trials for testing new drugs and therapies over the last two and a half years.
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Singur row: Buddhadeb invites Mamata for talks

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The West Bengal Chief Minister has invited the Trinamool Congress leader for talks, six days ahead of Mamata’s plan to lay siege at the Tata Motors’ small car plant.
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2 Mumbai plots on block for Rs 375 cr

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The real estate sector may be experiencing a slump at present, but that has not stopped the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority from offering two huge plots for long lease.
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Diesel, LPG still short in Chennai

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The city continued to face a shortage of diesel for the fourth day on Tuesday with most fuel stations running out of stock or getting insufficient stock.
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Goa’s ‘wounded’ health care system

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Wounds in the state’s health care system have now officially bled onto paper.
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Delhi: 50 evacuated as Yamuna rises

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Around 50 people, mainly from slum clusters in Delhi along the Yamuna, were evacuated on Tuesday as the river continued to flow above the danger mark for the third consecutive day.
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Flood situation worsens in Bihar

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Tuesday with most major rivers in spate following heavy rains in their catchment areas over the past few days.
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Asaram Bapu’s son booked for forgery

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The Virar police have registered a case against Narayan Sai, the son of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu, on Friday, for forgery and criminal intimidation.
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Monika Devi row: Bandh halts Manipur

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Published: August 19th, 2008

A 24-hour bandh over dropping of weightlifter Monika Devi from the Olympic contingent paralyzed life in Manipur on Tuesday.
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Jaipur blasts: Cops let ex-AIIMS doc go

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Jaipur blasts on Tuesday rounded up four more SIMI followers from Kota and Sawai Madhopur towns.
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Airlines contest DGCA directive on ticket refund

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Airlines’ financial troubles caused by high oil prices seem to have become the industry’s best defence for not giving passengers their due.
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Techie falsely accused of terror link loses job

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Rashid Hussain, a 35-year-old IT professional claims he too is a victim of terrorism, but with a difference.
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Somnath decision to defy CPM was an afterthought

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s refusal to resign on the ground that he held a constitutional post was an afterthought.
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BJP accuses Cong of partisan politics

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Published: August 19th, 2008

BJP latched on to Congress’s comparison of the Hurriyat and the Amarnath agitators as “two sides of the same coin” to criticise the ruling party for “partisan” politics.
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Obama may name running mate today

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Speculation about Barack Obama’s vice presidential pick hit new heights as a report said he had all but settled on a number two and could reveal his choice as early as Wednesday.
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Al-Qaida vows to hunt Musharraf down

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Published: August 19th, 2008

The Taliban and al-Qaida leaders reportedly celebrated the exit of Musharraf from the presidency atop the hilly terrains along the Pak-Afghan border, while the Muslim extremists heaved a sigh of relief across the country.
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UK police bust plot to kill Queen

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Published: August 19th, 2008

An Islamist terror cell busted with details of bomb-making and suicide vests is said to have been plotting to kill the British Queen and some high-profile members of the royal family, including Prince Charles.
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Pak beauties meet cruel, ugly fate

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman’s hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile.
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‘Nepal’s living goddesses have rights’

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Nepal’s supreme court has ordered the government to ensure basic health care and education for virgin girls worshipped as “living goddesses” in a centuries-old tradition in Nepal.
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No plane waiting to take Mush: Saudis

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Published: August 19th, 2008

Saudi envoy Ali Awad Esseiri said the kingdom wanted “security, stability and sovereignty of Pakistan and will not interfere in internal political affairs” of its ally.
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Interest rates may rise again

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Interest rates may go up further as the inflationary pressure is refusing to cool down, despite all the measures taken by government and RBI, feel market players.
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Carlson, Sarovar set to part ways by Dec

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Global hotel chain Carlson Hospitality may part ways with its decade-old Indian partner Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, with the exclusive arrangement for Park Plaza and Park Inn brands coming to an end this December.
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‘Despite inflation, cost pressure, salaries witness 15% increase’

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Rising inflation and higher input costs may be putting pressure on India Inc but this has not taken a toll on employee salaries.
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COAI to move court against Trai’s order on RCOM

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

The tussle between Anil Ambani group firm RCOM and other GSM operators over interconnectivity is likely to get tougher in the coming days with COAI planning to move sectoral tribunal TDSAT on August 21 on the issue.
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Pvt banks eye stake in bourse of Indiabulls

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Published: August 19th, 2008

HDFC Bank and Yes Bank are expected to be shareholders in the new commodities bourse promoted by Indiabulls Financial Services and government-run MMTC.
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Airlines face higher charges at Delhi, Mumbai airports

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

The aviation ministry could now make India’s biggest airports costlier for both airlines and fliers. The ministry is now learnt to be favourably considering the demand for a 10% hike in aeronautical charges for Mumbai airport.
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Marital discord simmers in kitchen

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

If you go by the popular notion that bedroom is the ‘hot point’ for many a domestic disagreement, think again, for a new study has revealed that marital discord simmers in kitchen.
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‘Humans can see sound, hear light’

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Conventional neuroscience has it that the auditory system’s function is to record sound, while the visual system focuses, on the visuals, and never does the twain meet.
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For many, God, not docs, has final say

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans.
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Botox obsession threatens health

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

America’s obsession with beauty is posing serious problems for the health and economic well-being of women and young girls, according to a new report.
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Numbers not needed to count

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

That’s a problem facing people whose languages don’t include words for more than one or two.
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‘Blockbuster’ diabetes drug developed

By: bloger
Published: August 19th, 2008

Australian researchers said that they had developed a drug which could potentially spell an end to a life-threatening condition caused by diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses.
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