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Dollar and climate change: top agendas in G8 Summit
2:0 New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India is willing to discuss proposals to replace the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said on Monday. Traditionally quiet on the subject of reserve currency, India's position generated interest after a key policy adviser last week said the country's currency basket could be diversified. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 823
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Sarabjit Singh on death row in Pakistan seeks mercy
1:2 Lahore, July 7 (ANI): Indian prisoners Sarabjit Singh condemned to death in Pakistan for spying has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari to spare his life, his lawyer said on Monday, after the Supreme Court dismissed his petition to review the sentence. Singh\'s lawyer, Awais Ahmad Sheikh, met Sarabjit in his prison cell in Lahore and later told reporters that Sarabjit had sought mercy from Zardari. He showed the letter from sarabhjit to reporters. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 892
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Budget 2009 comes under flak from opposition parties
2:38 Bangalore/ New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India's opposition parties came out strongly in criticism of the central budget presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. Leader of India's Left, Brinda Karat criticised government’s budget for doing very little for the common man and only catering to certain sections of the country. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 876
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India closely monitoring case of Saeed
1:27 New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): India's Foreign Minister S M Krishna on Monday said that India is closely monitoring the case of an Islamist militant leader Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who is wanted in India. Pakistan lodged appeals on Monday against a court decision to release Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who has been accused of plotting a bloody assault on Mumbai in last November. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 824
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Australia assures security to Indian students
1:49 New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): In the wake of series of racial attacks Down Under, Australian officials on Monday assured safety to Indian students staying in Australia. Colin Walters, Group Manager, International Group, Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, confirmed this while addressing a press conference in New Delhi. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 918
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Centre, Infosys welcome budget, opposition criticizes it
2:7 Bangalore/New Delhi, July 7 (ANI): Chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second largest software services exporter, NR Narayana Murthy, on Monday said the general budget will bring the economy back on rails. Addressing reporters in India's southern Bangalore Murthy expressed confidence that the budget was pro-growth. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 899
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Party hosted to celebrate Kambakkht Ishq’s super success
1:45 Mumbai, July 7 (ANI): Move over critics who have trashed the film. Kambakht Ishq is a clear winner and has spun grand bucks in the first few days of its release across the globe. Despite receiving bad reviews from the critics, the Hollywood-meets-Bollywood larger than life extravaganza, 'Kambakkht Ishq' did leave everyone gaping after it raked in 600 million rupees in the first weekend. To usher in this bonanza, a gala reception was hosted by the jubiliant cast and crew of the film at Mumbai on Monday. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1013
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Three Maoist rebels surrender in Orissa
1:44 Rayagada,July 7 (ANI): Three Maoist rebels surrendered to the Rayagada District police in Orissa on Tuesday.Ashish Kumar Singh,Superintendent of Police said that the surrendered Maoists were important members of Chandrapur Divisional Committee. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 836
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Guru Poornima celebrated in the country
1:17 Allahabad/Shirdi, July 7 (ANI): Devout Hindus across India celebrated Guru Poornima, the full moon in the month of Ashadh as per Hindu almanac and dedicated to the learned sage Vyasa by offering prayers on Tuesday.On this auspicious day,the devotees visit temples and offer prayers to their Gurus.The bank of River Ganges at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh is thronged with devotees. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 867
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Michael Jackson to be buried amid tight security
1:20 Tokyo, July 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson will be buried at a Los Angeles cemetery today shortly before a gala tribute to the pop icon, will be paid in the city. The funeral will take place at Forest Lawn Cemetery at 1500 GMT, two hours before the memorial service at the downtown Staples Center, amid tight security.The day,no wonder,is really memorable for all Jackson's fans, for whom he will be never dead. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 683
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Farmers in Ludhiana happy with Budget
2:4 Ludhiana, July 7 (ANI): Farmers of Laltonkalan village in Ludhiana are content with the Union Budget 2009-10 presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Monday as it focuses on increased spending for farmers and the poor. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 737
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Locals complain as water supply is curtailed in Mumbai
1:34 Mumbai, July 7 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or the BMC has curtailed filtered water supply by 30 percent in Mumbai. This has led the Mumbaikars to endure extreme hardships.The BMC states that with depleting water levels in lakes supplying water to the city,It was impossible to keep pace with the city's water demand. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 804
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Indian investors pin hopes on budget
1:44 Mumbai, July 8 (ANI): The BSE Sensex is expected to pull back from July 06th’s biggest one-day drop in six months, but there will be resistance as a large budget deficit raises concerns about the government's finances. Though the investors feel the market will react positively once the fine print of the budget gets unfolded slowly. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 910
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Chidambaram to meet chiefs of Maoist affected states
1:49 New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): India's central Home Minister P Chidambaram confirmed that he has plans to meet the chief ministers of various states affected by the menace of Maoists. He said this while speaking in the Lok Sabha at New Delhi on Tuesday. The Home Minister added that the chief ministers of various states would be briefed about the plans drawn up to tackle the Maoist menace. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 767
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India must come back to higher growth - FM
1:40 New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): India must come back to higher growth path at the earliest, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. The economy grew 6.7 percent in 2008/09, sharply slower than 9 percent or more expansion in the previous three years. The government forecast the deficit would narrow to 5.5 percent of GDP in 2010/11 and 4 percent in 2011/2012. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 965
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Government seeks foreign investment in roads
1:55 New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): India’s Transport Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday that India wants foreign investors to fund as much as half of the $20 billion in a year it has earmarked for road building. Building roads has become a priority for the new Congress-led government as it aims to generate demand across the country, and Nath's appointment is seen by analysts as an attempt to push that agenda harder. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 873
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Budget receives mixed response
1:51 New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) said on Tuesday that it would launch a countrywide agitation against high prices of essential commodities despite low rate of annualised inflation. CPI general secretary A B Bardhan told reporters that though the rate on inflation based on Whole Sale Price index was very low, the prices of commodities continued to be high. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 855
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Manmohan Singh in Italy to participate in the G8 summit
0:55 Rome, July 08 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Italy's capital Rome on Tuesday to participate in the G8 summit that starts from today. Manmohan Singh is expected to discuss global issues with leaders at the G8 meetings scheduled for next three days. The G5 countries comprising of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa are slated to be major dialogue partners in the summit. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1063
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Murder case filed against perpetrators of fake encounter
1:31 Dehradun, July 08 (ANI): A murder case has been filed against 14 policemen who were allegedly involved in a fake encounter of 24-year-old management student, Ranbir Singh, in Dehradun. A case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against all the policemen on the basis of complaint lodged by RP Singh, the victim's father on Tuesday. The post-mortem report said there were 12 bullet marks on Singh's body, indicating that he was fired at from a close range. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1065
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Slumdog Millionaire child actor moves in his new home
1:30 Mumbai, July 08 (ANI): Child star Azharuddin Ismail of the Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' moved into his new house in upmarket Mumbai with his family on Wednesday, given by 'Jai Ho Trust' on Saturday. Ismail formally lived with his family in a shanty by the railway tracks. Ismail and his family moved into the 250 square foot ground floor flat in a modern building complex with electricity and running water. Added: 15847 days ago Views: 1074
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