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Uthappa says team "raring to go" against the Aussies
Thursday, September 27, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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Indian batsman Robin Uthappa said that the win at the inaugral Twenty20 World Cup had not imposed any pressure on the team as it prepares to take on the Aussies in the coming ODI series at home. The flamboyant batsman said, "the pressure is not on us. We have done exceedingly well".
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India getting more honest : Transparency Intl
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Nations
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We can honestly say that as a nation we are not the most honest, but we are getting there. India is ranked 72 among 180 countries in the corruption index in 2008 and has marginally improved its position as comnpared to last year. According to Transparency International, India's integrity index has marginally improved to 3.5 in 2007 from 3.3 a year ago on a scale of 10 points.
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Shoiab Malik's comments draw flak
Wednesday, September 26, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The Pakistani skipper Shoaib Malik received flak for his comments during the post-match ceremony wherein he thanked 'Muslims' worldwide for their support and apologised for losing the match. The mother of Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Shamim Bano expressed her surprise at Malik's comments. She said, "Shoaib must have said that for his own countrymen, how can he speak for all the Muslims of the world?
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Shoaib-Malik
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"I am proud that we overthrew Saddam Hussein" : Rice
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Nations
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The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was proud that the Bush administration toppled Saddam Hussein and dismissed the view of leading Democrats and a majority of Americans that invading Iraq was a mistake. "I am proud that we overthrew Saddam Hussein," she said. "I don't consider it an issue of legacy, I consider it an issue of having done the right thing."
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New satellite to enchance mobile telephony : ISRO
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Technology
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The Indian Space Research Oraganisation plans to launch a new satellite within the next three years, which will provide a direct link to the mobile phone handsets. The new technology will work on the lines of the direct-to-home (DTH) technology and will make mobile telephony cheaper and accessible even to the remotest part of the country.
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ISRO
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Man on Mars by 2037 : NASA
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Technology
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The US has ambitious plans of setting up a space civilisation and putting man on Mars by 2037. The premier space agancy, NASA is looking beyond the moon and is keen on sending a manned mission to the moon in 2020 and one to Mars in the year 2030.
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Space-Civilisation
NASA
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Angry Pakistani fans burn effigies, shout slogans
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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While Indian fans celebrated their team's victory in the Twenty20 World Cup final, their counterparts in Pakistan burnt effigies of Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi to vent their anger. The Pakistani fans can be very unforgiving towards their team, especially when they lose to arch-rivals India and Monday was no different. In Karachi mobs gathered at several locations to raise slogans against Pakist
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Twenty20
Effigies
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Vikas given two days to produce witnesses : HC
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Crime
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Vikas Yadav, the main accused in the Nitish Katara murder case has been granted two more days by the Delhi High Court to produce four defence witnesses before the trial court. The High Court earlier asked the trial court to conclude the examination of defence witnesses by September 28.
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High-Court
Vikas-Yadav
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PM declares victory in election : Greece
Monday, September 17, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs , Politics
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The Greek Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has declared a victory in general elections after early results gave his ruling New Democracy party a lead of over four per cent over the opposition Pasok socialists. Early results from over 60 per cent of polling stations showed the ruling conservatives leading the socialists by 43.05 percentage points to 38.6.
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Conservative
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Thai Air Crash : At least 88 passengers killed
Monday, September 17, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Foreign Affairs
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A plane belonging to the budget airline 'One-Two-Go' crashed upon landing at Phuket in Thailand killing at least 88 people, including many foreigners. The plane carrying 123 passengers burst into flames and broke in two when it tried to land in heavy rain.
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Plane-Crash
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