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of articles posted on 28-Sep-2007.
Bhutto admits to meeting Musharraf
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Premier admitted to a secret meeting with the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf but she was pessimistic on the prospect of reaching a power-sharing deal with the leader. Bhutto said that she plans to return to Pakistan next month to challenge the President in the general elections.
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Nuke deal to usher in second Green Revolution, says Rice
Friday, September 28, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice argued in favour of the India-US civil nuclear deal and stated that it would help New Delhi meet the people's economic aspirations by launching a second Green Revolution in the country. Rice referred to the agreement as an example of partnerships the US has forged with developing countries "to overcome the challenge of climate change and transform our wo
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India backs Palestine
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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In a meeting between the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in New York, Mukherjee spoke about India's committement towards the "historic and consistent" support for the Palestinian people's struggle for a homeland of their own so that they can take their "rightful" place in the comity of nations.
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Palestine
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NASA's Oppurtunity in a crater
Friday, September 28, 2007 sify.com
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Technology
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The NASA's space rover Opportunity has arrived at its first destination, a huge Martian crater and was poised to carry out the first science experiments. Controllers from the ground planned to send commands later in the day to the six-wheel robot to examine bright rock layers arranged like a bathtub ring within Victoria Crater.
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New list of corruption suspects : Bangladesh
Friday, September 28, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The interim government in the Emergency-ruled state of Bangladesh has come out with a new list comprising high profile corruption suspects. The list which was disseminated by State-run BSS news agency, names 80 suspects, including bureaucrats, businessmen, a retired high court judge and adviser of the former caretaker government and a NGO leader.
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Emergency
Corruption-List
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Nifty reaches all time high - 5000
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Stock market
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The 50-share benchmark index of the NSE, closely followed the Sensex and reached the 5000 mark for the first time. The NIFTY took 204 sessions since December 14, 2006, to make the 25% upmove from 4000 to 5000, while the Sensex rose 27% in the same period. On Thursday, the Nifty was up 60.05 points or 1.22% at 5,000.55, an all time closing high.
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Mayawati keen on putting Amar Singh in jail
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Politics
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The UP chief minister Mayawati seems firmly bent on carrying out the promise she made of putting Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh behind bars. In each of her party rallies, she kept stating, “Amar Singh ko jail bhejenge”. The Mayawati government is all set to lodge criminal cases against Amar Singh and 27 other allottees who allegedly gained undue benefits from land al
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US imposes sanction on Myanmar
Friday, September 28, 2007 sify.com
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Nations
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The Bush administration condemned the Myanmar government's crackdown on protesters and has imposed economic sanctions against more than a dozen senior officials of the military-run state. President Bush also urged China to use its influence in the region to find a peaceful end to the standoff.
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President-Bush
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India, Canada sign agreement for N-research
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Technology
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An agreement has been signed between India and the Canadian Light Source and the University of Saskatchewan to promote synchrotron research. This agreement paves the way for joint research between the two countries in the field of synchrotron science, including materials research, earth and environmental sciences, and biomedical and life sciences.
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Synchrotron-Research
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Investigator blames CBI for mishandling Bofors case
Friday, September 28, 2007 www.hindustantimes.com
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Politics
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A Swedish investigator, Sten Lindstrom claimed that the CBI did not seek cooperation in probing the Bofors case and that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi was paid money because of his proximity to the Gandhi family. However, the Congress dismissed the investigators claims.
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