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of articles posted on 27-Jul-2007.
'Govt desecrated temple by taking away sacred bull' : Temple authorities
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs , Religion
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The authorities of the Skanda Vale Temple have expressed their anger at the authorities for forcibly taking away their sacred bull Shambo to be slaughtered. They termed the act of the Welsh Assembly government as the "most violent and ignorant act of desecration" of the temple. The move of the government came after the community finally lost their High Court fight on Monday.
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Shambo
Slaughter
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'Rapist can be convicted without medical proof' : SC
Friday, July 27, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Crime , Legal
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The Supreme Court has held that a rapist cannot claim innocence merely because the medical report did not disclose any physical injuries on the victims. The signigicant ruling of the Apex court states that in the absence of any corroboration of medical evidence, the oral testimony of the victim if found to be cogent and reliable, is sufficient to convict the accused.
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Supreme-Court
Rape-Case
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NASA rocked by reports of sabotage, drinking
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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NASA was shaken by two disturbing and unrelated reports on Thursday, the first report reveals that the astronauts were drunk before flying and the other one claims that a NASA worker had sabotaged a computer set for delivery to the international space station. The retired NASA executive Seymour Himmel said of the news: "It's going to shake up the world, I'll tell you that" and that "there will b
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NASA
Sabotage
Drinking
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London subway bomber's widow feels ashamed
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Terrorism
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Hasina Patel, the widow of Mohammed Sidique Khan, the leader of the 2005 London subway bombings said she was ashamed of her husband, and could understand if some people never forgave him. Hasina, in an interview said that she had no idea as to why her husband participated in the suicide bomb attack on board a London subway train, killing himself and six other.
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London-Subway-Bomb
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'Nuke deal with India in national interest' : US
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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In order to alleviate the concerns raised by several US lawmakers over the civilian nuclear deal with India, the Bush administration said that the terms of agreement was in the country's "national interest" and right for addressing global non-proliferation goals.
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Nuclear-Agreement
US-Lawmakers
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Prof Kalam launches website in his name
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Politics
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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, has launced a website, www.abdulkalam.com, in order to communicate directly with the public, especially the student community. The launch was at a simple function held at the Anna University in Chennai. 'Prof. Kalam' told a group of students: "You visit my website and e-mail all your queries and clarifications and I will try to answer them".
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Prof-Kalam
Website
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Polish bus driver fired for 38,000 text messages
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Leszek Wojcik, a bus driver in the northwestern Polish city of Slupsk, has been fired for sending 38000 text messages on his company cellphone in a bid to win a contest jackpot. Wojcik, ran up a tab of some 94,000 zlotys ($34,000) with his text messages while trying to win a 100,000-zloty ($36,000) SMS contest that ended on June 30.
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SMS-Contest
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Australia may not reverse Haneef’s visa
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The Australian Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews is unlikely to reverse his decision to cancel the visa of Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, charged with supporting a terrorist organisation. The visa of Haneef Mohammed was revoked the very same day he was granted bail by a magistrate.
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Haneef-Mohammed
Visa
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'Gender bias in top appointments': Kiran Bedi
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Cities
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India's first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi, who expressed her displeasure at being sidelined for the job of the Delhi police chief, complained that there was a gender bias in appointments to top posts. In the light of allegations by women's groups, stating that she was a victim of gender bias, Bedi said, : "I have never worked on gender basis" as "I am a police officer who has to work for all."
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Kiran-Bedi
Gender-Bias
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'I’d like to be called a professor': Kalam tells colleagues
Friday, July 27, 2007 sify.com
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Education
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Former President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, has gone back to his old role and is a teacher at the Anna University in Chennai. A faculty member addressed him as the former president, to which Dr Kalam replied : "Instead of calling me former president, I am happy to be referred to as a professor."
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Anna-University
Prof-Kalam
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