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of articles posted on 9-Aug-2007.
Haneef challenges visa cancellation
Thursday, August 09, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Haneef Mohammed has launched a legal attack against the Australian government to have his work visa revoked, with his lawyers stating that the decision to cancel the visa was 'legally flawed'. Haneef's lawyers told the Federal Court in Brisbane that simply because he was related to the men allegedly involved in the UK terror plot did not qualify him to fail the "character test" of the Australia
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Legally-Proceedings
Revoke-Visa
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Vital documents in Salman poaching case missing
Thursday, August 09, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Crime , Entertainment
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The poaching case in which actor Salman Khan is involved has made no progress as some important documents have mysteriously disappeared. The CID which is investigating the poaching case, requested the forest department to provide it with documents related to the case but the latter claims that the vital documents are missing.
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Salman-Khan
Poaching-Case
Missing-Documents
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Vadodara villages asked to evacuate : Gujarat
Thursday, August 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Cities
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The authorities have evacuated many villages in Gujarat's Vadodara district after 5.5 lakh cusecs of water from the Kadana dam and 1.5 lakh cusecs of water from Panam dam were released into the Mahisager river. The release of water resulted in the rise in the level downstream thus threatening to submerge many villages.
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Evacuation
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Sadhvi recounts ordeal at Dera den : Dera Sacha Sauda
Thursday, August 09, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Crime
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A sadhvi who alleged that she was raped by the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has provided graphic details of the traumatic experience she had undergone and also described how the inner chamber (gufa) of the Dera chief looks like. The CBI, which is probing the case, asked the sadhvi to draw a sketch of the gufa and later matched it with statements of two other women victims.
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Dera-Sacha-Sauda
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Monica summoned by Bhopal Court
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Crime , Entertainment
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Monica Bedi, the former starlet and companion of underworld don Abu Salem, has been asked to appear before the Bhopal Sessions Court on September 3, following the prosecution's review appeal. Bedi was acquitted of all charges in the fake passport case by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Ajay Shrivastava on July 16.
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Monica-Bedi
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Bihar floods situation improving, death toll 113
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Cities
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The state of Bihar finally managed to receive some respite from the floods, as the water level of most rivers was reducing. However the death toll due to the floods has risen to to 113 and nearly 45 lakh people are still reeling under the impact of the deluge.
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Floods
Bihar
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INSAT-4CR to be launched soon
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Technology
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According to sources, the INSAT-4CR communication satellite will most likely be launched from the Indian space agency's Sriharikota spaceport between August 31 and September 8, 2007. The INSAT-4CR is similar to the INSAT-4C, which was unsuccessfully launched along with the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle in July 2007.
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Communication-Satellite
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Shyam Bengal conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Movies
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Shyam Benegal, the veteran filmmaker who created masterpieces like "Nishant", "Manthan", "Zubeida" and "Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose" will be honoured with the Indian film industry's highest honour - the Dadasaheb Phalke Award - for his outstanding contribution in the field of cinema. Benegal will be conferred the award by the President at a ceremony, later this year.
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Shyam-Benegal
Dadasaheb-Phalke-Award
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Shahabuddin allowed to vote in Vice-Prez poll
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Cities , Politics
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The Supreme Court has permitted the controversial RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin- who is currently lodged in Siwan Jail in Bihar - to cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential election, which will be held on the August 10, 2007. A Supreme Court bench has directed the Director General of Police of Bihar and Jail Superintendent, Siwan as well as the election comission to permit Shahabuddin to cast his vot
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Shahabuddin
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'Musharraf regime sympathetic to Al Qaeda' : Bhutto
Thursday, August 09, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs , Politics
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The exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto alleged that the Al Qaeda and Taliban sympathisers hold key positions in Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's regime and added that she sought "a balance of power" in dealing with the country's overall security and domestic militancy.
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Al-Qaeda
Taliban
Benazir-Bhutto
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