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Maya's fake profile removed from Orkut : Google
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Technology
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Google Inc, the owners of the social networking site Orkut, stated that they have removed the fake profile of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati from the website. The spokesperson for Orkut said, "We take violations of Orkut's policy very seriously as such activities diminish the experience of our users. When we learn about illegal or inappropriate content we act quickly to remove it".
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Google
Orkut
Mayawati
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PM to hand over cheque for drainage project
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Cities
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The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be visiting Mumbai on Friday and will hand over the first instalment cheque of the Rs.12 billion Brihan Mumbai Storm Water Drainage Project (BRIMSTOWAD)to the Maharashtra government at a function.
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BRIMSTOWAD
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'No Indian hand in Bangladesh protests' : HC
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 sify.com
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Foreign Affairs
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According to media reports in Bangladesh, the Indian high commission officials allegedly were involved in the recent student protests across Bangladesh. However, the high commission has rejected the reports and denied the involvement of its officials stating that such reports could affect the development of friendly relations between the two countries.
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High-Commission
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Anand Jon's to face court proceedings
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 sify.com
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Crime , Fashion
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Fashion designer Anand Jon was summoned to a court on Tuesday on charges of 40 felony and misdemeanour counts, including rape, sexual battery and committing a lewd act on a child. Jon changed lawyers and the judge postponed the setting of his preliminary hearing date until September 26.
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Anand-Jon
Rape
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Pratibha Patil set to be the first woman President
Saturday, July 21, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Politics
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The UPA-Left candidate, seems all set to become the first woman President of India, when the counting of votes commences on Saturday. Pratibha Patil is projected to secure over six lakh votes, while her rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is likely to get a little over 3.5 lakh votes in his favour, in one of the murkiest presidential battle in India's history.
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Pratibha-Patil
Presidential-Poll
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Taliban kidnap 18, threaten to kill them
Saturday, July 21, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Foreign Affairs , Terrorism
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The Taliban militants issued a warning to South Korea, to pull out it's 200 troops from Afghanistan, or else it would kill 18 South Korean hostages who were abducted at gun-point on Thursday.
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Taliban
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4 get life sentence for failed London terror attempt
Thursday, July 12, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Foreign Affairs , Terrorism
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Four accused were sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the failed attempts to bomb London's public transport system in July 2005, while the remaining two will face re-trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict.
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London-Bombing
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'Kafeel Ahmed unlikely to survive' : Doctors
Thursday, July 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs , Terrorism
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The doctors attending to Kafeel Ahmed - the terror suspect who drove the blazing jeep into the Glasgow airport terminal on June 30 - say that the chances of him surviving are very remote. Ahmed, who sustained 90 per cent burns to his body with third-degree burns over most of his torso and limbs is susceptible to infections and will be unable to fight it.
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Kafeel-Ahmed
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Lal Masjid storming 'internal matter' of Pakistan : Kashmiris
Thursday, July 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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The reactions of the Kashmiris, to the storming of the Lal Masjid, has so far been restrained. The Kashmiris who usually react emotionally to developments in Pakistan, have referred to the storming as an "internal matter" of Pakistan and stated that the Pakistani government had "acted in haste".
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Lal-Masjid
Kashmir
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Woman gives birth under tree as hospital refuses admission
Thursday, July 12, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Cities
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In a shocking case, a woman had to give birth to a child under a tree near a government hospital after a doctor refused to have her admitted in the hospital as her husband failed to pay the fee of Rs.2,000. This took place at the government-run Community Health Centre in the coastal Jagatsinghpur district, around 100 km from Bhubaneswar in Orissa.
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Orissa
Birth
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