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of articles posted on 24-Aug-2007.
Kalam donates Rs 1 lakh for mentally ill women
Friday, August 24, 2007 sify.com
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Social Issues
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The former President A P J Abdul Kalam has set a precedent by donating Rs 1 lakh from his personal savings to Banyan, an NGO for destitute mentally ill women at a function at Kovalam near Chennai. Dr Kalam said that no mentally ill women should be left uncared for or unattended on the streets and that the developed status of society was indicated by the respect it gave to its women, especially whe
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Rajnath, Advani meet Modi and other Gujarat leaders
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Politics
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The central BJP leaders reviewed the situation in Gujarat at a meeting with key leaders from the state amid growing dissidence against Chief Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Gujarat assembly polls. The senior BJP leaders such as party chief Rajnath Singh, LK Advani and general secretary in charge of the state Arun Jaitley met with with Modi, Gujarat party chief Purshottam Rupala and other MPs.
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Dutt preparing for legal battle
Friday, August 24, 2007 sify.com
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Crime , Entertainment
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Actor Sanjay Dutt who was released on Thursday after spending 23 days in the Yerwada jail in Pune, thanked his fans for their support and sought their prayers as he prepares for a long drawn legal battle. "I am in the process of fighting a long battle, please pray for me," Dutt said. The actor will have to surrender to the authorities upon receiving a copy of the judgement of the TADA court which
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Musharraf: Sharif can return home
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Hours after the Pakistan Supreme Court granted Nawaz Sharif the permission to return to the country, the Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said that the former premier could return home. The President said that Sharif had gone into exile by his own choice, as he wanted his jail term to be remitted.
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Overseas markets down, outlook seems bleak
Friday, August 24, 2007 economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Stock market
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The US and Asian indices were on a downtrend with Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropping 0.3 percent to 16,271.08 and the Kospi index declining 1.1 percent in South Korea. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 1.57, or 0.1 per cent, to 1,462.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.25 to 13,235.88 and Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 11.1, or 0.4 percent, to 2,541.70.
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Careful! Big Brother is listening
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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A disclosure by the US intelligence chief Mike McConnell, states that while the US intelligence eavesdrops on thousands of foreign telephone calls on lines that cross through US territory, the agency monitors the calls of less than a hundred people in the US.
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Sonia will hold talks with party leaders
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Politics
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The Congress President Sonia Gandhi who was on a tour to South Africa will be returning to New Delhi by Friday evening. She will hold crucial talks with top party leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on ways and means to resolve the crisis for the Government over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
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'Why's US backing uniformed tyranny in Pak?' : Sharif
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs , Politics
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The former Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif vowed to make a comeback to Pakistan and fight to end President Pervez Musharraf's rule. Sharif, who was overthrown by Musharraf, in a military coup in 1999, criticised the United States administration for supporting President Musharraf although it (US) believed in promoting democracy.
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Sensex up 152 points, Nifty up 49 points
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Stock market
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The BSE's benchmark Sensex opened higher by over 152 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday on account of selective buying by funds. In the first five minutes of trade, the Sensex -which loss over 85 points in previous day's trading -bounced by 152.09 points at 14,316.07, while the Nifty rose by 49.35 points at 4,164.30.
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BCCI tosses a googly, PCL to checkmate ICL
Friday, August 24, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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In a bid to counter the challenge posed by the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), the BCCI is planning to organise a high-profile Twenty20 league of its own. The legendary former skipper Sunil Gavaskar would be asked to head the organising committee of the new league which will be christened the 'Professional Cricket League'.
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