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Scholarships for NRIs, Persons of Indian Origin
( 11-Mar-2010 )
Kuala Lumpur: New Delhi has announced scholarships for the Indian diaspora for undergraduate studies in India during 2010-11.
The undergraduate courses include engineering, architecture, technology, humanities, liberal arts, commerce, management (business administration and business management), j .... |
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Al Qaeda releases two hostages after three months
( 11-Mar-2010 )
Madrid: Two women who had been held hostage by Al Qaeda in Mauritania for months have been released, reported Spanish media Wednesday.
Alicia Gamez, 35, of Spain, was in good condition, reported Spanish broadcasters.
However, there was no official confirmation that the development worker, who was .... |
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Pakistani men discussing girls were planning terror attack
( 10-Mar-2010 )
London: Two Pakistani men apparently discussing girls online were really planning a massive Al Qaeda terror attack on Britain, a senior British intelligence officer has testified in court.
The officer gave his testimony to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission as part of a deportation hearing .... |
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Church must probe sex abuse claims: Vatican
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Vatican City: The Vatican has said that the Catholic Church must do everything possible to investigate claims of sex abuse in Ireland, Germany, Austria and Holland.
However, while acknowledging the broadening issue of abuse, the head of the Vatican press office, Father Federico Lombardi, said &quo .... |
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43 percent Americans have less than $10,000 for retirement
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Washington: As the number of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, over four in 10 had less than $10,000, according to a new survey.
The percentage of workers who said they had less than $10,000 savings grew to 43 percent in 2010, from 39 percent in .... |
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Michael Jackson's estate hit by another lawsuit
( 10-Mar-2010 )
London: A US law firm has sued Michael Jackson's estate claiming outstanding payment for legal services over a period of three years.
Venable LLP attorneys are demanding $471,103 in unpaid fees from the "Thriller" hitmaker's estate, claiming the pop superstar received legal advice .... |
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US minted more millionaires in 2009
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Washington: America's millionaires are on the rise again after their ranks thinned out during the 2008 market meltdown, according to a new survey.
US households worth $1 million or more grew to 7.8 million in 2009, up 16 percent from 2008, according to the survey from Spectrem Group, a Chicago- .... |
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Myanmar election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Yangon: Myanmar's new election laws have barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2,000 other political prisoners from contesting polls planned this year, state media reports said Wednesday.
Under the Political Parties Registration Law, published in state-run newspapers Wednesday .... |
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Bali bombmaker dead, confirms Indonesian president
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Sydney: Dulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed Wednesday.
Yudhoyono made the announcement at a lunch in his honour at Par .... |
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