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of articles posted on 23-Aug-2007.
'We'll pay for Singur land' : Tatas
Thursday, August 23, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Business , Legal
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The counsel for Tata Motors, tried to impress upon the Calcutta High Court, that production of a low-priced car for the masses was sufficient justification for the leasing of land at cheaper rates than normal. While the Tata Motor's counsel rejected charges of mala fide intentions against the state government in handing over land in Singur to Tata Motors, he claimed that acquisition for a company
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PM: ‘if winter’s here, can spring be far behind?’
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Politics
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With the central committee of the CPM beginning a two-day meeting to discuss the standoff in connection with the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressed confidence that his government would be able to tide over the crisis. The PM said, "I’m confident that we shall be able to overcome these problems... if winter comes, can spring be far behind?"
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HC acquits Soren, slams CBI
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Crime , Politics
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The former Union Minister Shibu Soren has been acquitted in connection with the murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994 by a bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice R S Sodhi and H R Malhotra. The bench slammed the CBI for failing “miserably” in getting evidence against Soren.
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Shibu-Soren
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Benazir outlines a deal for power
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Foreign Affairs , Politics
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The former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto provided details of a power-sharing deal which would would strengthen the fight against terrorism. The deal involved a plan plan to keep President Pervez Musharraf in office. Bhutto said, "What we are seeking is a compromise that could help bring about a stable, democratic, civilian order."
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Benazir-Bhutto
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ICL battles cyber squatter
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The million dollar rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) is currently “in talks” with a Bangalore-based “entrepreneur” who has launched www.indiancricketleague.net, a website which has a very similar url to the ICL's official website, www.indiancricketleague.in. The cyber squatter is seeking compensation running into “lakhs of rupees” for vacating his site which first pops up when one searches for In
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Cyber-Squatter
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New epidemic in Kerala, missing doctors
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.indianexpress.com
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Health
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According to a full page advertisement placed by the Health Department of the Kerala Government in newspapers in Kerala, almost 140 government doctors have been reportedly missing from duty. Most of the doctors had left their posts in government hospitals in search of more lucrative offers in private hospitals in India or abroad, especially in the Gulf.
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Missing-Doctors
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Now one can see stars with Google Earth!
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.siliconrepublic.com
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Technology
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A new feature has been developed by Google which allows users of Google Earth to view the sky as seen from terra firma. The tool, which has been titled Sky, allows user of Google Earth to view and navigate through 100 million individual stars and 200 million galaxies with high-resolution imagery and information overlay to teach users about space.
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Google-Earth
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Students play Frisbee with live land mine
Thursday, August 23, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Two Swiss students, Lukas Aider and Christoph Kurz were enjoying a game of frisbee in the Danube river, however unknow to them, their flying disk was actually a live land mine. Fortunately for the boys, a lifeguard noticed them and immediately called the police, which arrived with a bomb squad o make the situation safe.
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Land-Mine
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'That’s not the way to protect Australia'
Thursday, August 23, 2007 Council of Australia
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Foreign Affairs , Legal
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The Law Council of Australia has said that the Federal Court's decision on the Mohammed Haneef case that the Government cannot cancel someone's visa on the basis of an innocent association would be the last word on the matter. The Council also slammed the use of "broad, unfettered" discretion to expel a person from the country.
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Mohammed-Haneef
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe arrives in Kolkata
Thursday, August 23, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Kolkata on Thursday on a day-long visit to the city, he was accompanied by his wife Akie. The West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee received Abe at the airort. Following the visit an announcement may be made for the proposed East-West Metro corridor project in the metropolis by the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
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