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Post 26/11 India suffers 410 million dollars loss in trade with Pakistan

Karachi, Aug. 19 (ANI): India has suffered a massive loss of about 410 million dollars in its exports to Pakistan due to the heightened tension between both countries following the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. According to a data, during … Continue reading

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Oz Federal Govt. cracks downs on weight-loss industry as obesity rate rises

Melbourne, Aug 19 (ANI): The Federal Government in Australia has decided to take a look into the massive diet and weight-loss industry, following reports that the obesity rate in the country is still climbing. Weight-loss programs and products will have … Continue reading

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UK woman with prosthetic arm wins over 9000 pounds for wrongful dismissal

London, Aug.14 (ANI): A 22-year-old woman with a prosthetic arm has won her case for wrongful dismissal against clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch because she did not fit its “look policy”, The Independent reports. Riam Dean, a law student, who … Continue reading

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Prolonged power cuts result in shutdown of industries in Kanpur

Kanpur, Aug 11 (ANI): The once flourishing industries of Kanpur is facing problems due to the prolonged power cuts, forcing the industrialists to either shutdown their business or seek alternatives. The industrialists have to bear the cost of generators through … Continue reading

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Big B remembers ‘flamboyant’ Feroz Khan

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Mourning the death of veteran actor Feroz Khan, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that despite several attempts in the past the two could not work together. ‘There were many attempts by both of us to … Continue reading

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Cyclone Bijli kills three in Bangladesh

Dhaka – At least three people were reportedly killed as Cyclone Bijli swept over south-eastern part of the country Saturday, officials said. The cyclone hit Bangladesh’s coastal areas late Friday night and turned into a land depression the following morning. … Continue reading

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With no big releases, movie buffs at a loss

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) It’s a dry spell at the box office thanks to the ongoing tussle between the producers and multiplex owners. Movie buffs, deprived of their usual dose of entertainment, are looking for other options. ‘Every week … Continue reading

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USD/JPY Daily Commentary for 4.8.09

The USD/JPY is wrestling with the almighty 100 level again today after briefly dropping below. The USD/JPY strengthened slightly after Japan released a better than excepted trade balance. However, the optimism is faint since a record decline in imports is … Continue reading

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GBP/USD Daily Commentary for 4.8.09

The Cable continues to show relative strength on the back of surprisingly positive data surfacing from Britain over the past couple weeks. The GBP/USD kept its cool yesterday despite the broad selloff in U. S. equities and the Cable is … Continue reading

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EUR/USD Daily Commentary for 4.8.09

The EUR/USD is strengthening after yesterday’s large losses in the wake of a better than expected trade balance number out of Germany coupled with encouraging German factory orders data. Germany’s trade balance seems to be bottoming out, indicating stabilization in … Continue reading

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Prabhakaran might be hiding in Mullaitivu: Sri Lanka army chief

Colombo, April 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran may be still be hiding in the northeastern Mullaitivu district, Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said Monday. Fonseka’s comments came a day after the Sri Lankan Army claimed … Continue reading

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Indian link boosts S African Cipla Medpro profits

Johannesburg, April 3 (IANS) Exclusive access to a wide range of products from Cipla India helped boost revenues of pharmaceutical company Cipla Medpro South Africa by nearly 40 percent, the company reported. With its revenues growing at 38.8 percent, Cipla … Continue reading

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Madoff’s waterfront Florida home, three boats seized

Washington, April 3 (DPA) Prosecutors have started seizing the property of the fraudster-financier Bernard Madoff, taking possession of his multimillion-dollar waterfront home in upscale Palm Beach, Florida, and three boats, the US Attorney’s Office has said. Madoff, 70, faces 150 … Continue reading

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Fire tragedy averted in Majra village

Timely action of fire brigade averted a major fire tragedy at a chemical manufacturing unit at Majra village in Mohali on Wednesday. Several tanks filled with chemicals in the factory caught flames around 5 pm and a fire tender doused … Continue reading

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Allocation for watershed works doubled to Rs 12,000/hectare

To make the most of the country’s watershed programme which is aimed at checking the diminishing productivity of wastelands and utilise these land towards agricultural activities, the government has decided to double the financial allocation for taking up watershed works … Continue reading

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Abdullah meets PM, delinks infiltration from Kashmir peace

New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said there should be no attempt to link infiltration at the Line of Control (LoC) with peace in the state. “There has not been increase in … Continue reading

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Long, sexy tails don’t sap male hummingbirds’ energy reserves

Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): The long tails sported by male birds in the tropics are often considered a distinct disadvantage because they lead to as much as a 50 percent greater energy loss when flying. Now, however, a new study … Continue reading

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Zimbabwe Prime Minister’s party to probe his wife’s death

Harare (Zimbabwe), Mar. 8 (ANI): Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party has said it will conduct its own investigation in the mysterious death of Tsvangirai’s wife. The Movement for Democratic Change so far believes that the highway crash that injured … Continue reading

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Styris denies coming out of retirement for Test cricket

Welington, Mar.8 (ANI): New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has refuted speculations of staging a comeback in Test cricket. Stryris, who retired from the longer version of the game a year ago to focus more on one-day internationals and Twenty-20 cricket … Continue reading

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