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British teenager Scarlett’s murder case solved?-Fiona differs
MIL/Agencies Mar 13, 2008 Author: IR Summary
New Delhi, India: March 13, 2008 –IR Summary - The efficient Goa police claims to have cracked British teenager Scarlett Keeling's murder case and the investigations reveal that the Shanuboy overdosed and raped her. But Scarlett's mother Fiona says the authorities are still covering some vital facts.
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Rahul : No need to seek permission to meet people
MIL/Hindu Mar 13, 2008 Author:
New Delhi: March 13, 2008 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dismissed the issue of alleged violation of security rules during his visit to Orissa last week, saying he did not need permission of SPG or police to meet people.
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Dismiss Kerala government, demands BJP
MIL/Hindu Mar 13, 2008 Author:
New Delhi: March 13, 2008 - The political killings in the Kannur district of Kerala disrupted proceedings in Parliament for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party taking the offensive this time. Citing the Kerala High Court’s observation that Central intervention was needed to end the cycle of violence in Kannur, the BJP demanded the dismissal of the State government.
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Musharraf Opponents to Form Coalition to recall ousted Judges
MIL/NYT Mar 9, 2008 Author: IR Summary
Bhurban, Pakistan : The opposition in Pakistana which won the elections have signed an agreement here today that they would form a coalition government and their parliament would restore all judges that were ousted by President Pervez Musharraf.
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Clashes held between CPI(M) and Hindu Outfit, 16 injured
MIL/Agencies Mar 9, 2008 Author:
New Delhi, March 9, 2008 : There were clashes between right wing Hindu outfit and CPI (M) at the headquarters of the Left Party i.e. CPI (M) held here today in the wake of a flare up in the violence involving the two sides in Kerala's Kannur district.
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| 146. |
 | I was a spy, says Kashmir Singh
MIL/Hindu Mar 8, 2008 Author:
Chandigarh, March 8, 2008 - In a reversal of his stand that he had no role in espionage, Kashmir Singh, who was released from a Pakistani jail after being incarcerated for 35 years, on Friday admitted that he had gone into Pakistan “on duty” to spy for the Indian Military Intelligence.
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Rahul Gandhi plays the youth card
MIL/Timesnow Mar 8, 2008 Author:
Orissa, March 8, 2008 - With a little over a year to go for the next general election, Congress MP and Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi has begun a tour of Orissa to try and revive the party's organisational base in the state.
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 | Pranab Mukherjee gives no signal for elections
MIL/NDTV Mar 8, 2008 Author: IR Smmary
New Delhi, India: March 8, 2008 –IR Summary - All statements given by the govt. sources are variant; they do not match with one another in relation to Indo-US Nuclear Civil deal. Sometimes they speak for the deal and sometimes against the Left Party. This state of affairs is not a good sign from any angle.
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Left seeks immediate meeting of UPA-Left Committee
MIL/Agencies Mar 6, 2008 Author:
New Delhi, March 6, 2008 - As government raised the pitch on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the face of Washington's insistence on a May deadline, the Left allies have also stepped up pressure by seeking an immediate meeting of UPA-Left Committee on the issue by March 15.
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Clinton Success Alters Delegate Race’s Dynamic
MIL/NYT Mar 6, 2008 Author:
March 6, 2008 -Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s victories in the primaries on Tuesday barely dented Senator Barack Obama’s lead in delegates, but they seemed to slow the Democratic Party establishment’s move in his direction while giving her campaign time to try to turn the race in her favor.
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Roadside bomb kills Tamil MP: party
MIL/Agencies/ABC News Mar 6, 2008 Author:
March 6, 2008 - A Sri Lankan Tamil lawmaker and his driver have been killed in a roadside bomb attack that his party and Tamil Tiger rebels said was carried out by government forces.
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 | Kashmir Singh reaches India after 35 years in Pak jail
MIL/NDTV Mar 4, 2008 Author:
Lahore, March 4, 2008 - Indian prisoner Kashmir Singh, who was freed from Pakistani jail after 35 years, has crossed over to India at Wagah border.He was released from the Lahore jail late on Monday evening.
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Kidney scam - Amit Kumar denies forceful transplants
MIL/CNN/IBN Mar 4, 2008 Author:
Jaipur, March 4, 2008 - The key accused in the kidney scam, Amit Kumar has denied charges of forceful kidney transplants and instead claims that the patients used to bring their own donors. He spoke to CNN-IBN in Jaipur. Here are excerpts of the chat, translated from Hindi.
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Srilankan Army Chief’s visit to India-diplomacy involved
MIL Mar 4, 2008 Author: Balaji
March 4, 2008 -Srilankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka's scheduled six-day visit from March 3, 2008 should give Indian policy makers on what's happening in the island nation after the Norway -brokered peace ended on January 15, 2008 and that followed increased conflicts between the Srilankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres.
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 | SC lifts ban on Jodhaa Akbar
MIL/NDTV Movies Mar 4, 2008 Author:
New Delhi, March 5, 2008 - The Supreme Court Tuesday lifted the ban on screening the Bollywood film Jodhaa Akbar in Uttar Pradesh and some towns of Uttarakhand and Haryana following a petition by producer UTV.
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Prince Harry returned to UK
MIL/BBC Mar 1, 2008 Author:
March 1, 2008 - Prince Harry has returned to the UK after being withdrawn 10 weeks into a front-line deployment in Afghanistan.
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 | New Budget for 2008-09, over 60,000 cr loan waived for farmers
MIL/Agencies Feb 29, 2008 Author:
UPANew Delhi, India: February 29, 2008 - Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram here today has disclosed the much-awaited General Budget for the fiscal 2008-08 in the Parliament. It is seventh full budget, two were presented when the United Front government was in power and the remaining five under the United Progressive Alliance government.
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 | Musharaf wishes to be President of Pakistan, if Musharraf resigns
MIL/NDTV/Agencies Feb 28, 2008 Author: IR Summary
Islamabad, Pakistan: February 28, 2008 –IR Summary- Nawaz Sharif is creating a lobby to appoint him as President, even though apparently he has ruled himself out as a candidate for the post of president. He said, “ He could only think of this post if Peresident Pervez Musharraf resigns.
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 | Hillary plans to improve child health &care for pregnant women
MIL/Yahoo News/AP Input Feb 28, 2008 Author: IR Summary/Mike Glover, Associated Press Writer
Hanging Rock, Ohio: February 28, 2008 - IR Summary with AP Input-Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has come forward with a plan for children. Her plan is to improve childhood nutrition and setting a goal to reduce by half the 12 million youngsters living in poverty over the next dozen years and also to start with nurse’s visits for pregnant women.
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 | Peace to prevail –President Kibaki and Odinga to form coalition govt.
MIL/Agencies/AP Feb 28, 2008 Author: IR Summary
Nairobi, Kenya: February 28, 2008 – IR Summary - Kofi Annan, who acted as mediator, brought a political understanding in Keya’s rival political parties here today. The politicians from both factions have finally agreed to save the country from further bloodshed to run the government peacefully.
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