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of articles posted on 25-Jun-2007.
Bangalore faces e-waste threat
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Technology
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Bangalore-The Silicon Valley of India-home to around 1700 Information Technology companies, is now facing severe hazards posed by the increasing volume of electronic waste (e-waste). This IT hub of India generates anywhere about 6,000 to 8,000 tonnes of e-waste annually and this is a burning issue which needs to be addressed immediately.
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E-Waste
IT-Hub
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'Vote for Taj' campaign a gimmick!
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs , Culture
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"The New 7 Wonders of the World" campaign which has generated a lot of interest lately, has apparently been launched by the owner of a Swiss website. "The whole campaign is a media hoax," says Surendra Sharma, president of the Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society in Agra. "How can the whole government machinery be used to hype a campaign launched by a private entrepreneur?"
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Taj-Mahal
Seven-Wonders-Of-The-World
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Land mafia targets NRI land in Delhi
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Crime , Cities
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According to the police, the land mafia - mostly a bunch of unscrupulous real estate agents - form a well-organised network to keep a close watch on the lands and properties of those NRIs who hardly visit the city.The mafia not only sells such land with forged documents but also puts NRIs in trouble by obtaining bank loans against their property.
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Land-Mafia
Delhi
NRI
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Kanishka Bombing Case: Memorial unveiled in Toronto
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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On the 22nd anniversary of the Air-India tragedy, a memorial inscribed with the names of all the 331 persons who lost their lives in the bombing, was unveiled in Toronto on Saturday. The memorial featured a sundial, gardens and a granite wall.
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Air-India
Kanishka-Bombing-Case
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Heavy downpour lashes Mumbai, 2 killed in building collapse
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Cities
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Heavy showers in the nation's financial capital have thrown life out of gear for Mumbaikars, with several parts of Mumbai reporting water-logging and flooding and air and train services being delayed. Also, two people were killed in a building collapse.
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Monsoons
Heavy-Rains
Mumbai
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Drug abuse rising in campuses, call centres
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Social Issues , Youth
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The use of drugs is rapidly rising in campuses and call centres across the country. According to the UN Office for Drugs and Crime, a strong partnership between public and private sectors is required to check the growing danger of drug abuse. In a project called "I decide", the UNODC is spreading the message that a person is free to choose how to spend his or her life. The project is being run in
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Drug-Abuse
I-Decide
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Flood situation improves in AP, toll 32
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Cities , Environment
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Andhra Pradesh-which was battered by rains for two days- on Sunday, experienced a lull in downpour with flood waters receding in coastal areas where 32 people were killed.Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy had undertaken an aerial survey of the worst-affected Kurnool district where several villages remained cut-off.
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Flood-Situation
Andhra-Pradesh
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eBay returns to Google for advertising
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Technology
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After a spat, two of the world's largest Internet companies, online auctioneer eBay and Google decided to make up with eBay resumed running its advertisements through Google.EBay recently pulled ads from the world's most popular search engine in what the auction company billed as an experiment to determine the most effective means of getting customers to visit the shopping site.
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Ebay
Google
Online-Advertising
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Gordon Brown takes over as leader of Labour party
Monday, June 25, 2007 sify.com
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Politics , Foreign Affairs
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Gordon Brown was formally elected leader of the Labour Party - 13 years after he conceded the party leadership to Tony Blair. The crowning of Brown as the Labour leader means that he will take over as the next British prime minister on Wednesday, when Tony Blair will submit his resignation.
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Gordon-Brown
Tony-Blair
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New virus could help kick alcoholism
Monday, June 25, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Health
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Scientists have discovered a new type of virus, known as a denoviruses which can help give up the habit of drinking.According to researchers, rats which are bred to crave alcohol were found to drink 50 percent less for more than a month after being injected with engineered a denoviruses.
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Alcoholism
Virus
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