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Musharraf says it is critical to defeat Taliban

WASHINGTON: Pointing out that it was "critical" to defeat Taliban, Former Pakistan President Parvez Musharraf has sharply criticized US plans to begin troops pull out from Afghanistan in a year's time.

India wants US to streamline its export controls

WASHINGTON: India has told the US to further streamline its rigid export controls saying that barriers continue to hamper transfer of high-technology....
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Indian-American bizman charged by SEC with fraud

CHICAGO: The Indian-American founder of a database compilation firm has been charged by regulators with fraudulently using millions of dollars of corporate funds to support his lavish lifestyle, including 20 automobiles and a jet, forcing him to agree to USD 7.43 million in penalties....
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One killed in militant attack in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: One person was killed and four others were injured, including two CRPF personnel, when ultras struck the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk commercial hub of the city, the fourth attack here within a week....
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Shut-up Shah Rukh!

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Two days after Neil Nitin Mukesh told co-hosts Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan to just plainly and simply shut up on stage at the Filmfare Awards at Yashraj studios, a debate rages in the film industry.
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Murrell JH Duster Legacy Award unveiled

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CHICAGO: A great friend of India and Indian American students and the community at large, Murrell J. H. Duster, the Dean of Academic Development/Diversity and Multicultural Programs, at Northeastern Illinois University (NeIU), had a distinct honor to her credit when the Murrell Jean Higgins Duster Legacy Award was unveiled at the Black History Month Gala celebration held at the University recently.
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'Astounding results' from Dr Tiwari's cancer drug

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Walking the undulating tea terraces of Assam, Nandlal Tiwari knew not what destiny had ordained for him. As assistant manager at a tea garden, he trudged the garden ensuring that the tea leaves were picked, dried, rolled and packed to perfection for that favorite morning cuppa.
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California test-taking case shows gap in visa security

SANTA ANA, Calif.: A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system for foreigners who attend US schools, experts said.
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Police doubts 'shootout' claim near ISRO facility

BANGALORE: The Police have raised doubts over a CISF constable's claim that there had been exchange of fire between him and two persons near ISRO's Byalalu facility and said there were no bullet marks on the boundary walls nor any empty cartridge was found at the spot.
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The original story teller

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Every book of Divakaruni takes us in a new direction. One Amazing Thing, her sixteenth book connects so strongly that together with her nine characters, we are tethered on a raft of emotions as we await the next tremor.
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Women not inferior in matters of spirituality

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Just because women are physically weaker than men, man has done everything to make them psychologically weaker than himself, spiritually lost and financially nowhere. This attitude of people has continued for thousands of years.
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Delhi offers the best 'Quality of Life'

NEW DELHI: Indicative of best quality of life and coming up as an aspirational benchmark of urban development for other Indian cities, the city of Delhi leads the chart declares
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Sachin-autographed IPL theatre ticket gets Rs 11 lakh

MUMBAI: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's autographed ticket to watch IPL action on the big screens of theatres across the country was auctioned and fetched Rs 11 lakh here.
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3 Indian Americans among WEF Young Leaders

NEW YORK: At least three Indian Americans representing the US and 12 Indians from India are among the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for 2010.
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Hemkund: A pilgrimage for the Sikhs

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Hemkund is a pilgrimage for the Sikhs. Hemkund, as the name suggests, is a lake in the Himalayas. There are many lakes in the Himalayas, but few are set in as dramatic a setting as Hemkund is.
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Columbia University opens Global Center in Mumbai

NEW YORK: Columbia University in New York City announced the opening of its latest Global Center in Mumbai, India this month, in its attempt to expand international web of research centers. The Center in Mumbai is expected to be an important outpost for scholarly collaboration in India and worldwide.
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Karzai 'very angry' over Taliban commander's arrest

KABUL: The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
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Lord Paul hits back; says critics 'caught pants down'

LONDON: Pilloried by the Opposition Conservative Party and the media supporting it, Lord Swraj Paul has hit back at his critics saying that "they have been caught with their pants down."
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