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of articles posted on 9-Oct-2007.
Rumours of takeover bid for rediff.com resurface
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.contentsutra.com
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M & A , Blogs
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Rumours have resurfaced that Rediff is on the block, sending the company’s shares up during trading, before giving up some gains. Analyst Ashish Thadhani of Gilford Securities called the company an attractive target in theory, but denied that any deal is imminent.
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Mipcom underway at Cannes
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.contentsutra.com
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Features , Blogs
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India was the flavour of the day on the first day of the big TV conference Mipcom, which is currently on this week in Cannes, France. Vishal Gondal, the head of Indiagames dismissed TV as “boring” for the 54 percent of Indians under 25, but added that 'games rock'. The Zee Group CMD Subhash Chandra said that India had the potential to become the largest pay TV market in the world.
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Microsoft loses it's Midas touch
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.businessmusings.com
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Blogs
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Back in the nineties, Microsoft was a company which could do no wrong, however things changed towards the end of that golden era. In August 1999, Microsoft purchased $150 million worth of Apple stock at a price of $5.43 a share. And later sold the stock in 2001 at a marginal gain of 7% or $10 million. Today, the price of an Apple share is quoting at $122.06, had Microsoft held on to it's stake,
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Violent clashes result in death of 195 : Pakistan
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Three days of fighting in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan has resulted in the deaths of over 150 pro-Taliban militants and 45 soldiers. The army, however, ruled out the possibility of declaring a ceasefire to put an end to the violence.
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Sharif will return to Pak next month : Son
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs , Politics
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The son of former Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif said that his dad would return to Pakistan between November 15 and 30. Sharif who attempted to return to Pakistan, was deported to Saudi Arabia on September 10 within hours of setting foot on Pakistani soil after a seven-year exile.
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UPA, Left over N-deal
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Politics
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A crucial meeting of the United Progressive Alliance-Left committee was convened at the office of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the Indo-US nuclear deal. The divergent views expressed by both sides during the course of the meeting further fuelled speculation about mid-term polls.
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mid-term-polls
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BJP, Sena take to the streets
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Politics
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The BJP and Shiv Sena parties protested the involvement of the minister, legislators and officials of the Congress-led state government in the Kashmir sex scandal by raising slogans and burning effigies of the accused.
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sex-scandal
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Che's legacy lives on
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 sify.com
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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara's capture and killing in Bolivia, thousands of Cubans gathered in a memorial rally in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara. The ceremony was held on Monday at the mausoleum where Guevara's remains were placed.
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11 international players sign up with IPL
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The BCCI's Indian Premier League received a shot in the arm with 11 international cricketers signing up for it. These include the South African captain Graeme Smith, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori who recently signed up with the IPL as well players such as Mohammed Yousuf, Herschelle Gibbs, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer, A B De Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Albie Morkel, Scott Styris and
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Indian-Premier-League
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Rest of India are the Irani Trophy champs
Tuesday, October 09, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Thanks to a five-wicket haul by paceman Munaf Patel, the Rest of India beat the Ranji champions Mumbai on the final day of their Irani Trophy encounter on Tuesday. Mumbai were earlier all out for 106, thus setting a small target of 88 runs for Rest of India, who achieved the score in just 18.5 overs.
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