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UK. BArclays. March 31, 2009.
Economy   Finance   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Barclays  
 Indian Express 
Barclays sees India's GDP growth rate at 6.6% in FY'14
| India's economy is likely to grow at 6.6 per cent in the next financial year (FY14) on the back of expected monetary easing by the Reserve Bank, coupled with possible policy initiatives by the Gover... (photo: WN / marzena)
In this Oct. 24, 2012 photo, soldiers stop to check a car as they patrol in a convoy near the town of El Alcalde in Michoacan state, Mexico. Knights Templar, a quasi-religious drug cartel that controls the area and most of the state, monitors the movements of the military and police around the clock.
Crime   Mexico   Photos   War on Drugs   Wikipedia: Mexican Drug War  
 Al Jazeera 
Mexico to compensate drug-violence victims
| Mexican has enacted a law that will ensure that the victims and relatives of crime are compensated with payments and social services from the state. | The law, enacted by President Enrique Pena... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini)
 Yashwant Sinha - indian politician - BJP leader - am1  Newstrack India 
Bite the bullet, Yashwant Sinha tells Govt.
| Tweet | New Delhi, Jan. 10 (ANI): Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha today asked the government to show the political will to bite the bullet by checking the alarming fiscal deficit in the Union... (photo: PIB)

Delhi   Finance   Inflation   Photos   Wikipedia: Yashwant Sinha  
File - A portrait of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summits meeting on Afghanistan in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November, 2010.  Foreign Policy 
Politics and economics, not troops, will decide Afghanistan's future
| As Afghan President Hamid Karzai visits Washington to discuss a bilateral strategic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan, policymakers and the public are debating the pace of troop dr... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)

Afghanistan   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Hamid Karzai  
Top Stories
Ms H.E. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Indian Express
Any statement coming from a billion people from India does not deserve a response from ...
| In a hugely arrogant move by Pakistan's Hina Rabbani Khar takes India to task for raising brutally beheaded soldiers' case. | Seething at India's temerity to raise the ... (photo: NATO)
Defense   India   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: Hina Rabbani Khar  
Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, in New York. Boston Herald
Google's Eric Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea
| SEOUL, South Korea — Google chairman Eric Schmidt's glimpse of the Web being used at a top university in Pyongyang makes him part of a tiny elite that has see... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan)
Business   Nkorea   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Eric Schmidt  
The Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri P K Pradhan delivering the inaugural address at the BRICS Health Secretaries and Senior Advisors Meeting, in New Delhi on January 10, 2013. Newstrack India
Second BRICS Health Ministers' meet begins in Delhi
| Tweet | New Delhi, Jan. 10 (ANI): The second BRICS Health Ministers' Meet began here on Thursday. | The first day's programme started with the inaugural address by Heal... (photo: PIB of India)
Business   Delhi   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: BRICS  
Gold bracelet with white diamond - gold jewellery - metal Business Day
Gold, platinum get boost from Chinese trade surprise
| SINGAPORE — Gold edged up on Thursday, with investors eyeing a key resistance level just above $1,660 an ounce and awaiting a rate decision by the European Central Ba... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Business   Market   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: Gold as an investment  
10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan Syracuse
10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan
  | Nearly 3,500 10th Mountain Division soldiers are leaving for Afghanistan this month. | Members of the 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams will conduct a joint deplo... (photo: US Army / Alexandra Campo)
Afghanistan   Brigade   Photos   Soldiers   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Coins and banknotes of the Chinese yuan are set up together with a U.S. dollar during a photo illustration opportunity taken in Fuyang, central China's Anhui province, in this November 27, 2006, file photo. CNTV
China's yuan strengthens to 6.2793 against USD Thursday
| BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency Renminbi, or yuan, strengthened by 21 basis points to 6.2793 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, according to the Chi... (photo: AP / EyePress, FILE)
Beijing   Business   Photos   Trading   Wikipedia: Renminbi  
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops Khaleej Times
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
US officials plan a mix of hardball negotiating and flattery during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai as President Barack Obama decides how deeply to cut forces in... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
Afghanistan   Karzai   Photos   Troops   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
Menthol cigarettes in a pack, it is a cigarette flavoured with the compound menthol, a substance which triggers the cold-sensitive nerves in the skin without actually providing a drop in temperature. PhysOrg
Indonesia to add photo warnings to cigarette packs
| The regulations were watered down following opposition by tobacco farmers and cigarette companies, and fall far short of those in many Western countries and other Asian... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Health   Indonesia   Photos   Tobacco  
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 Yashwant Sinha - indian politician - BJP leader - am1 Bite the bullet, Yashwant Sinha tells Govt.Newstrack India
Menthol cigarettes in a pack, it is a cigarette flavoured with the compound menthol, a substance which triggers the cold-sensitive nerves in the skin without actually providing a drop in temperature. Indonesia to add photo warnings to cigarette packsPhysOrg
In this photo provided by the New South Wales Rural Fire Service a wildfire near Deans Gap, Australia, crosses the Princes Highway Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Australia fires rage across regions with record-high temperaturesDenver Post
Chautauqua Airlines (dba Delta Connection) ERJ-145 LR at Port Columbus What is the safest airline in the world?The Daily Telegraph Australia
North & Central Asia
10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan 10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan Syracuse
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops Khaleej Times
File - Sgt. David Seay, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with children of the small Khowst District village during an humanitarian aid distribution mission near Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. Afghan MPs warn against total pullout of US troops The Guardian
US missiles kill 5 suspected militants in Pakistan US missiles kill 5 suspected militants in Pakistan The News & Observer
Far East
Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, in New York. Google's Eric Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea Boston Herald
The Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri P K Pradhan delivering the inaugural address at the BRICS Health Secretaries and Senior Advisors Meeting, in New Delhi on January 10, 2013. Second BRICS Health Ministers' meet begins in Delhi Newstrack India
Gold bracelet with white diamond - gold jewellery - metal Gold, platinum get boost from Chinese trade surprise Business Day
Coins and banknotes of the Chinese yuan are set up together with a U.S. dollar during a photo illustration opportunity taken in Fuyang, central China's Anhui province, in this November 27, 2006, file photo. China's yuan strengthens to 6.2793 against USD Thursday CNTV
Middle East
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the room after delivering a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, Israel Israel president warns of new Palestinian uprising Herald Tribune
10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan 10th Mountain soldiers head to Afghanistan Syracuse
Israeli President Shimon Peres takes a break during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy Israeli prez confident Obama would strike Iran to halt nuclear programme if need arose Newstrack India
File - Sgt. David Seay, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with children of the small Khowst District village during an humanitarian aid distribution mission near Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. Afghan MPs warn against total pullout of US troops The Guardian
South Asia
First placed Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia celebrates during the medal ceremony for the 36th Berlin Marathon in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. Haile Gebrselassie to be brand ambassador of Mumbai Marathon The Times Of India
The Union Home Minister, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde holding a press conference to present the Report Card of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the month of December, 2012, in New Delhi on January 10, 2013. 	The Principal Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau, Smt. Neelam Kapur is also seen. Hafiz Saeed seen near LoC before attack on Indian jawans: Shinde Newstrack India
Ms H.E. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Any statement coming from a billion people from India does not deserve a response from ... Indian Express
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- La Castellana town nixes 2013 budget, too
- 8 policemen facing probe over allegations they collect money
- L'oreal sets Rs 7,000 cr sales target in India by 2020
- NZ tech firms 'missing out'
- Young bureaucrats plugging away at Kasumigaseki reform
- Index stays above 6,000 despite fall
File - A portrait of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summits meeting on Afghanistan in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November, 2010.
Politics and economics, not troops, will decide Afghanistan's future
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- Chandler Corp go for Kiwi CEO
- Dark side of shining peso
- New boom? China builds Aussie recovery
- Japan's reset with Myanmar
- Ongpin files raps vs BSP deputy chief
- Miriam, Trillanes are Senate’s big spenders, says Enrile
UK. BArclays. March 31, 2009.
Barclays sees India's GDP growth rate at 6.6% in FY'14
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Politics Poverty
- LP to hound Gwen with charges
- China vows to beef up maritime security
- New ROK leader leaves door open for dialogue
- Anti-mall rally a year old
- Lest we forget, we’re now in festive mood
- Philippine pact on maritime cooperation set
UK. BArclays. March 31, 2009.
Barclays sees India's GDP growth rate at 6.6% in FY'14
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- Battling poverty
- Indonesia's Persistent Poverty The Product of Disasters:
- North-East Asian youth adopt powerful post-2015 vision
- Food insecurity, poverty still plague India: expert
- Urban poor says CCT does not alleviate hunger
- A Retailer Discovers China's New 'It' Girl: Gran
Despite the faster growth rate the poverty in Gujarat has not gone down drastically, a study claims.- Politics- India
India to miss UN goals for poverty, hunger, infant mortality
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Technology Terrorism
- Google's Schmidt Calls for Open Internet in North Korea
- Apple’s Cook, China Mobile Meet, Raising Possibility o
- Horses Cure Internet Porn Addiction In South Korea
- Google Earth put N Korea gulags on map
- 3,500-year-old remains of man found in Vietnam
- Google chief urges North Koreans to get connected
Google CEO Eric Schmidt attends the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, in New York.
Google's Eric Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea
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- Drones: A rain of terror
- US: Arms dealer's associate arrested in Australia
- US urges allies Japan, SKorea to mend ties
- Soviet mirror stares at leaving US troops
- 43 killed in Pakistan bomb attacks
- 43 killed in four bomb attacks in Pakistan
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
US plays tough with Karzai on Afghan troops
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Entertainment Sport
- 'Hot core' keeps Australia baking
- New ROK leader leaves door open for dialogue
- SRP to host international motocross on Jan. 26
- China calls for reinforcement of cooperation among BRICS cou
- India, Pakistan armies exchange fire on LoC in Kashmir
- Lawyer Says Indian Gang Rape Suspect Was Tortured by Police
In this Oct. 24, 2012 photo, soldiers stop to check a car as they patrol in a convoy near the town of El Alcalde in Michoacan state, Mexico. Knights Templar, a quasi-religious drug cartel that controls the area and most of the state, monitors the movements of the military and police around the clock.
Mexico to compensate drug-violence victims
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- CBA referee banned for 10 games
- Tennis NZ CEO hits back at Statham's claims
- Kleinveldt will be keen to impress against NZ
- Ng rules PH Am golfest
- Beermen play Warriors as ABL begins
First placed Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia celebrates during the medal ceremony for the 36th Berlin Marathon in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
Haile Gebrselassie to be brand ambassador of Mumbai Marathon
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