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of articles posted on 23-Jun-2007.
Bhagat Singh memorial in Pak
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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A memorial will be raised at the spot where freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was sent to the gallows in Lahore on March 23, 1923. This announcement was made by World Punjabi Congress President Fakhar Zaman, who said the memorial would come up before the end of the birth centenary celebrations of Bhagat Singh.
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Bhagat-Singh
Pakistan
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Knighthood row: Straw enters the fray
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Jack Straw, the leader of the House of Commons, has entered the Salman Rushdie knighthood row by saying that he understood the concerns and sensitivity of the Muslim community, but added there was no justification for a new fatwa against the controversial author.
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Salman-Rushdie
Fatwa
Jack-Straw
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7/11 blasts: Court ultimatum for accused
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Crime , Cities
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The special MCOCA Court on Friday issued an ultimatum to the July 11 train blasts accused to finalise their lawyer by July 6. The framing of charges was delayed twice earlier as some accused did not have lawyers, while other defence advocates did not turn up.
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MCOCA
Train-Blasts
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Blood-sucking leeches used to treat patients
Saturday, June 23, 2007 sify.com
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Health
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Ayurveda experts at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are using blood-sucking leeches to treat a number of human ailments, ranging from paralysis to osteo-arthritis. The leeches help in the treatment by firstly diluting blood clots in infected body part, and then reducing the pain of the diseased part and ultimately improving the blood circulation in the problematic body area, thus treating 60 t
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Leeches
Treatment
Ayurveda
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Crimes against women rising in Agra
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Crime , Cities
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There is an increase in crimes against women in Agra district. While the law enforcement officials have remained largely indifferent, the victims' community and family members have either turned their backs on the suffering women or harassed them further.
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Crime
Agra
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Pakistan: Anti-Rushdie protests across the country
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Pakistan on Friday observed a countrywide protest against the knighthood awarded to Salman Rushdie by the British government. The Pakistani National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday, asking the Blair government to immediately withdraw the knighthood which has hurt the feelings of the entire Muslim community.
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Salman-Rushdie
Knighthood-Controversy
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Ethnic minorities in UK are tech savvy: Ofcom survey
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Indians in the UK watch less television but are more likely to own a mobile and have broadband in their homes than their white counterparts.
According to a survey conducted by Ofcom, it was observed that Britons from the ethnic minorities are among the most enthusiastic and technology aware consumers of communications services in the UK.
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Ofcom-Survey
Ethnic-Minorities
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Another blow to Pratibha Patil
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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Politics
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Pratibha Patil is in the news once again for all the wrong reasons, a co-operative sugar factory in Jalgaon run by Patil’s brother, of which the former Rajasthan governer herself is the founder president, has been sent a notice for defaulting on a Rs17.5 crore loan given by a Mumbai cooperative bank 1994.
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Pratibha-Patil
Presidential-Poll
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Henry to sign for Barcelona: Reports
Saturday, June 23, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Soccer
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Thierry Henry, Arsenal's French striker will sign a four-year contract with Barcelona for a transfer fee of 24 million euros ($32.29 million), according to sources at the Primera Liga club. The sources added that the deal is 99 percent closed and all that remains is for lawyers to check over the details.
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Thierry-Henry
Barcelona
Arsenal
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Engineer: I offered to help, but they rejected me
Saturday, June 23, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Former India wicket-keeper, Farokh Engineer, has offered his services to assist the Indian team during their tour of England. However, he claims the Board of Control for Cricket in India gave him the cold shoulder. Engineer expressed his surprise at Chandu Borde's appointment as the team's manager, adding, "If they wanted someone with experience they could have asked me since I have been living
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Farokh-Engineer
BCCI
Chandu-Borde
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