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of articles posted on 29-Nov-2008.
The operation to flush out terrorists from Taj Hotel is over, signalling an end to the 62-hour siege
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Mumbai: The operation to flush out terrorists from Taj Hotel is over, signalling an end to the 62-hour siege by terrorists three of whom were killed on Saturday morning in an assault by the elite commandos of National Security Guards (NSG).
However, the NSG is still sanitising the hotel to check if any remaining terrorist or explosive is still in the 400-room hotel, NSG Director General J K Dutt
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Never again will any member of the Waghela family offer water to a thirsty stranger.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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Local
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Never again will any member of the Waghela family offer water to a thirsty stranger.
At 10 pm on Wednesday, an unsuspecting Thakur Budhabhai Waghela, 33, a sweeper employed at GT Hospital, was sitting down for his dinner when there was a knock on the door.
When he opened the door, a stranger asked him for water to drink. After having the glass of water offered to him, the stranger shot Waghela
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GT-Hospital
Yash
Badruddin-Tayyabji
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A team from Scotland Yard left for India to help with the investigations.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 justsamachar.com
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Foreign Affairs
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LONDON: British officials were on Friday reported to be investigating Indian media reports that Britons might have been involved in the Mumbai terror attacks, but officially there was no comment and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told the BBC that the government had “no knowledge” of any British links.
A Home Office spokesman told The Hindu he had nothing to add to what Ms. Smith had said.
Meanwhil
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British
Mumbai
Jacqui-Smith
BBC
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The leader of the rescue mission was persuaded to speak, but was never pleased about having to.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Commandos do not normally address press conferences. Like spies, special operations units are supposed to work in the shadows: after the daring, successful, rescue of Israeli hostages in Entebbe in the ’70s, the leader of the rescue mission was persuaded to speak, but was never pleased about having to.
So the sight of the black-clad, black-masked men of the navy’s MARCOS — who, according to milit
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Rakhi Sawant has taken a U-turn by getting in touch with the fellow item girl and calling it quits.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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Entertainment
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After making several remarks about Sambhavna Seth’s behaviour inside the Bigg Boss house, Rakhi Sawant has taken a U-turn by getting in touch with the fellow item girl and calling it quits. Rakhi had made several statements in the media saying that Sambhavna was trying in vain to ape her inside the house.
According to a source, Rakhi has been trying to extend her hand in friendship since the time
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Mubarak made an unbeaten 60 to guide Sri Lanka to a narrow two-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Harare: Jehan Mubarak made an unbeaten 60 to guide Sri Lanka to a narrow two-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Friday, giving the visitors a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Zimbabwe, put in to bat, were skittled for 146 in 46.3 overs as spinner Ajantha Mendis took six for 29.
The only bright spot for the home team was an innings of 32 by all-rounder Keith Dabengwa.
Sri Lanka then slumped to 116 fo
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A trainee with the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, was hit by bullets in his abdomen from one of the terr
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Cities
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New Delhi: Little did Faridabad-based Dev Singh Gosain realise that when his son Gautam’s number flashed on his cellphone at 2.30 am on Thursday, it would be the last conversation between them.
A couple of hours later Gautam Gosain, 25, a trainee with the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, was hit by bullets in his abdomen from one of the terrorists in the hotel complex. His last words to his family memb
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New-Delhi
Faridabad
Dev-Singh-Gosain
Gautam-Gosain
Taj-Mahal
Mumbai
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Hero Honda, Bajaj continue to use diametrically opposite strategies to attract buyers in these tryin
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.dnaindia.com
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Business
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NEW DELHI: Hero Honda Motors and Bajaj Auto, two of India’s biggest two-wheeler makers, continue to use diametrically opposite strategies to attract buyers in these trying times.
Hero Honda feels its continued focus on the 100cc segment is justified as the segment has outperformed the market consistently. But Bajaj Auto seems to be floundering on 100cc bikes and wants customers to upgrade to bigg
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Hero-Honda
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Suzuki today launched its two hyper sports bikes -- Hayabusa and Intruder M1800R -- in India.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 justsamachar.com
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Technology
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New Delhi: Japanese two-wheeler company Suzuki today launched its two hyper sports bikes -- Hayabusa and Intruder M1800R -- in India, both priced at Rs12.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Hayabusa would be powered with a 1,340 cc engine, while Intruder would be available with a 1,783 cc V-twin engine.
“This launch is significant, especially when we are surrounded by uncertainties... Suzuki has been de
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New-Delhi
Japanese
Suzuki
India
lakh
Hayabusa
M1800R
Atul-Gupta
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A new vaccine can prevent infants from getting whooping cough from parents.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 www.indianexpress.com
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Health
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London: A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members can significantly protect infants against the fatal form of whooping cough, say doctors.
Citing examples of two fatal cases of invasive pertussis in unvaccinated young infants, paediatricians Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh explained the how infectious adults within a family can be the source of infe
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