NEW DELHI – Even as the government expressed concern over rocketing food prices, the country’s annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 19.95 percent for the week ended Dec 5 from 19.05 percent the week before. As per official data released Thursday, inflation of primary articles rose 14.98 percent during the week against ..
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Food inflation creeps up further, at 19.95 percent
WASHINGTON – If Indian Americans had helped transform India-US ties into a “strategic relationship” in the Bush era, 2009 was a year of consolidation as Barack Obama set out to build bridges around the world. Wary at first about the new president’s perceived leanings towards Pakistan, Indian Americans soon found him warming up to their native ….
more images more images China calls for efforts to resume nuclear talks SEOUL, South Korea ? A top Chinese official called Thursday for efforts to quickly resume stalled talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear programs, while Washington said any future disarmament deal will have to address Pyongyang’s uranium enrichment program. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, a rising star in ….
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China calls for efforts to resume stalled talks on North Korea?s nuclear program
CHANDIGARH – Punjab hogged national headlines due to the violence it saw after an attack on Sikh leaders of the Dera Sachkhand in faraway Vienna. It also observed the 25th anniversary of Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple. Here are 10 landmark events from the state in 2009: 1
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more images more images HEATHER GRAHAM can’t wait for a sequel to hit movie THE HANGOVER – because she wants to play a pregnant stripper. The Boogie Nights star has yet to see a script for a much-anticipated follow up but she’s already pitching ideas to writer/director Todd Phillips for her character, Jade. She says, “I think Stu should ..
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Report: Israel’s Olmert offered land swap JERUSALEM ? Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader’s proposed concessions.
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Apollo to buy amusement park operator Cedar Fair SANDUSKY, Ohio ? Cedar Fair LP has agreed to be acquired by asset manager Apollo Global Management for about $635 million in cash. The acquisition capped a year in which the struggling economy led to the drop-off of more than a million visitors to the company’s amusement and ..
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Apollo Global Management strikes deal to buy Knott?s Berry Farm operator Cedar Fair
more images What would’ve been a routine birthday bash for Sameera Reddy on Sunday night turned out to be a very special occasion when Priyadarshan who has just given the actress her first hit since ‘Race’ in ‘De Dana Dan’ turned around and said, “You’re in my next film!” Sameera who has become very close to Priyan … Original source on Gaea Times at : Sameera Reddy Gets A Special Bday Gift From Priyadarshan .
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LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp reckons that his club will smash the dominance of the Big Four’s Premier League and gatecrash the Champions League qualifying places this season. Redknapp comments came after Tottenham Hotspur registered a comfortable 3-0 victory over … Original article on : Tottenham Hotspur will gatecrash into Big Four of the Premier League: Redknapp .
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LONDON – Susan Boyle’s rendition of ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ has topped the list of the most popular YouTube videos of 2009. Boyle’s groundbreaking performance on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ has been viewed more than 120 million times worldwide. The second video on YouTube’s list, called ‘David After Dentist,’ shows a disoriented 7-year-old sitting …
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WASHINGTON – An aggressive infection control program and thorough screening measures would protect cancer patients from acquiring H1N1 influenza, say researchers. The study led by researchers from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre showed that aggressive infection control resulted ….
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Aggressive infection control protects cancer patients from H1N1
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for a constructive approach to move forward in the global efforts to combat climate change. In a statement issued ahead of his departure to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the Heads of States meeting, Dr.
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ISLAMABAD – Following the Pakistan Supreme Court’s monumental judgement declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as ‘unconstitutional’, corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari are set to be re-opened. “The NRO is in conflict with the constitution,” the court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said … Read more > > > .
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paper: Olmert offered land swap for settlements JERUSALEM ? Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader’s proposed concessions. The Palestinians did not respond …
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Haaretz nespaper says Olmert offered ceding land near Gaza, West Bank for settler blocs
more images more images NEW DELHI – Pro and anti-Telangana protests disrupted the Lok Sabha Thursday morning forcing Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the house for 15 minutes. As soon as the house met for Question Hour, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs holding placards stating We want united AP (Andhra Pradesh) rushed towards the speaker’s podium, shouting … Read more > > .
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more images more images DAVID FURNISH has described his first holiday with his partner SIR ELTON JOHN, insisting a shopping spree with the singer made him feel “like JULIA ROBERTS in PRETTY WOMAN.” The filmmaker met the music legend at a dinner party in 1993, and not long after they began dating, the Rocket Man whisked Furnish away …
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more images more images Pakistan’s president under pressure after ruling ISLAMABAD ? Pakistan’s president faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty that had protected the increasingly unpopular leader and several of his political allies from corruption charges. The decision late Wednesday sharpened political tensions in the nuclear-armed nation just as the …
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Critics call on Pakistan president to step down after graft amnesty struck down
more images more images DHAKA – The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India are expected to meet in New Delhi Jan 11 to sign five agreements and discuss a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, officials here said. Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Manmohan Singh were to meet Saturday. But the visit, Hasina’s first since she took ..
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Bangladesh-India summit talks likely Jan 11
GUWAHATI – Outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and the group’s deputy commander-in-chief Raju Baruah will be produced in a Guwahati court Thursday afternoon. Sources said the two ULFA leaders would be produced at a camp court inside the Guwahati Central Jail premises instead of the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) court around ….
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Rajkhowa, deputy to be produced in Guwahati court
A judge has banned COURTNEY LOVE from having any contact with daughter FRANCES BEAN COBAIN – days after she lost temporary legal control of the teen. The 17 year old was placed under the temporary guardianship of her late father Kurt Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, and his sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain, on Friday (11Dec09), prompting reports …
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Judge Approves Restraining Order Against Love