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of articles posted on 11-Aug-2007.
ICL is gaining political support
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Politics , Sports - Cricket
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The multi-million dollar Indian Cricket League (ICL) seems to be gaining momentum in the political circle.The league is receiving support from political parties across an otherwise rigid political-ideological boundaries. The ICL has so far received the approval of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad as well BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
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Indian-Cricket-League
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'US news media is biased, uncaring, inaccurate' : Poll
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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A poll conducted revealed that more than 50 percent of Americans feel that the US news organisations are 'politically biased, inaccurate, and don’t care about the people they report on'. Among the respondents who use the Internet as their main source of news, nearly two-thirds said they felt that news organisations don’t care about the people they report on.
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Survey
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'Taliban, Koreans negotiate on hostages' : Afghanistan
Saturday, August 11, 2007 sify.com
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Terrorism
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A meeting between two top Taliban leaders and four South Korean officials was held for the first time wherein they negotiated the fate of 21 members of a church group held hostage for three weeks. The militants have threatened to kill more hostages if their demands to release Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government and the US military are not met.
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Taliban
Hostage-Crisis
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Jimmy the goat crowned king of Ireland
Saturday, August 11, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs , Culture
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The Puck fair was held in the town of Killorglin in southern Ireland. A white mountain goat, was crowned the king of Ireland in a traditional ceremony, that dates back many years. Jimmy the goat who will receive royal treatment, was captured from the wild and after three days of regality will be dethroned and released back into the wild.
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Puck-Fair
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Bodies of IAF crash victims found after 39 years
Saturday, August 11, 2007 sify.com
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Development
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The bodies of three victims of an Indian Air Force (IAF) plane which crashed almost forty years ago had been located in a remote Himalayan valley and flown to an air base in north India.
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IAF
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19 killed in floods, landslides in northwest China
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.hindustantimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Torrential rainfall accompanied by rainstorms triggered floods in northwest China,killing 19 people and resulting in 37 people going missing. The rainstorms destroyed homes and ruined crops, causing 280 million yuan (37 million dollars) in damages. According to the ministry, the death toll from natural disasters this year is 1,279.
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Landslides
Rainstorms
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Salman to receive the Rajiv Gandhi award
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.ndtvmovies.com
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Entertainment
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Salman Khan who is embroiled in the poaching case will receive the Rajiv Gandhi award for outstanding achievement in entertainment for this year. Khan will share the stage with share the stage with Kapil Dev and Shilpa Shetty. The actor will receive the award just two weeks before receiving a possible jail sentence for killing a chinkara near Jodhpur.
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Salman-Khan
Kapil-Dev
Shilpa-Shetty
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56 school girls take ill in Howrah district
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.ptinews.com
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Cities , Education
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Fifty-six girl students of the Khila Girls High School in Howrah district of West Bengal have suddenly taken ill and 16 of them had to be hospitalised, according to the police. The cause of the illness is still unknown and is being ascertained.
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School-Students
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Taj remains most favourite among tourists
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.ptinews.com
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Icons
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One of the greatest wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal has remained the most favourite tourist destination with more than 25 lakh visitors flocking to see it in year 2006-07.
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Taj-Mahal
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California Senate to open with Hindu prayers
Saturday, August 11, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs , Culture
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Following the example set by the US Senate, the California state legislature now plans to open its session with Hindu prayers on August 27. This move indicates the growing influence of the Indian-American community in the US political circuit.
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Indian-American
Hindu-Prayers
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