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of articles posted on 18-May-2007.
World Bank President Wolfowitz resigns
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.indiapress.org
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Foreign Affairs
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World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz will resign at the end of June thus ending a two-year run at the development bank that was marked by controversy from the start. His resignation will end his long fight to survive pressure for his ouster over the generous compensation he arranged for his girlfriend.
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US Senate agrees on immigration legislation
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The US Senate has agreed on the broad contours of a comprehensive immigration reform legislation that not only deals with an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in America but also seeks to increase the H1B visa allocation from the current 65,000 to 115,000 annually.
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Para-military forces rushed to Punjab
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Crime
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Para-military forces were deployed by the centre to Punjab where clashes between supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs claimed a life, and to Sirsa, in Haryana, where the group is headquartered.Also, forces were earmarked for some areas in Delhi having Sikh concentration.
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Australian police frame charges against suspected LTTE rebels
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have laid fresh charges against two terrorism suspects who are accused of being members of the LTTE. Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 32, is facing two counts of directly or indirectly making assets available to the Tamil Tigers, according to sources. While Sivarajah Yathavan, 36, has also been charged of the same offence.
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Tandon suggests legislation against money power in polls
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Politics
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Identifying growing role of money power in the elections as "a big menace" of Indian democracy, the Election Commission has made various recommendations regarding partial state funding of polls which should be given a serious thought. He also suggested that steps should be taken to ensure transparency in the funds of political parties.
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Election-Commission
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Mumbai: The slum capital of the world
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Cities
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Mumbai has the highest number of citizens living in slums, as per the figures available from the 2001 census.The Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja said that in Mumbai over 64 lakh people were living in slums followed by Delhi (18.51 lakh) and Kolkata (14.85 lakh).
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Large haul of explosives found in Bihar
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Crime
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A large quantity of explosive material, suspected to have been hidden by the banned CPI-Maoist for making landmines and bombs, was on Thursday unearthed at Pusatadh forest in Bihar's Gaya district.
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India decides to bat against Bangladesh in first test
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss Friday and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the first test of a two-match series.
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Bush, Blair discuss Palestinians issue
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.thehindu.com
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Foreign Affairs
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President George W Bush has said that he and Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the plight of the Palestinian people and the "deep humiliation" they face. Bush said the two leaders are concerned about an explosion of Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip.
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'93 Mumbai Blasts: TADA judge to sentence first five convicts
Friday, May 18, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Crime
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The special TADA court in Mumbai would begin to pronounce sentences in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case from Friday. TADA judge Pramod Kode has not given any hints as to how he would go about pronouncing the sentences of 100 convicts, but Special Public Prosecutor, Ujjwal Nikam said that he was expecting that the judge would start with five persons convicted under Customs Act.
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