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June 2009

Mumbai gets anti-terror hub

June 30, 2009 India

Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday inaugurated the first of the four elite National Security Guard (NSG) hubs the government has planned after the 26/11 terrorist attack here to reduce the response time. Replying to a query, Chidambaram said the state police would respond first in case of a terrorist attack but the state government could [...]

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Jackson’s body to be displayed in glass coffin

June 30, 2009 Entertainment

Pop legend Michael Jackson’s body could be displayed in a glass coffin to allow fans from across the world to say their final goodbyes to the late superstar. The 50-year-old singer’s family is discussing the possibility of placing his body in a see-through casket to allow his fans to say their goodbyes following his death [...]

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Gujarat grew 12.79 percent last fiscal

June 30, 2009 Business

Despite the global economic slowdown, Gujarat achieved a high growth rate of 12.79 in 2008-09, state Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said here Tuesday. Announcing the annual state budget for 2009-10, Vala told the state assembly: “The five-year plan outlay for Gujarat was Rs.23,275 crore and despite implementing the sixth pay commission recommendations coupled with the [...]

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Kournikova sparks brawl in nightclub

June 30, 2009 Entertainment

Tennis player and model Anna Kournikova has broken her subdued image after being involved in a “huge” brawl at a nightclub. The Russian star was reportedly involved in the brawl at a Las Vegas nightclub after a woman threw a drink over her, reports contactmusic.com. Kournikova, who is dating Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, was partying [...]

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Iran bids to draw line under disputed election

June 30, 2009 World

Iran warned the opposition on Tuesday that it will tolerate no further protests after the official poll watchdog upheld the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over complaints of fraud. A defiant Ahmadinejad hit out at world powers over their response to unrest which has shaken the foundations of the Islamic regime, as Western governments condemned [...]

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Gujarat plans to build 1,460 km gas pipeline

June 30, 2009 Business

The Gujarat government is planning to build a 1,460-km pipeline for the transportation of gas from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) fields off the Andhra Pradesh coast to other parts of the country. The state government has submitted a proposal in this regard to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), a senior official in the [...]

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Airliner crashes off Comoros with 153 aboard; girl rescued

June 30, 2009 World

A 14-year-old girl was rescued alive in the sea amid debris and dead bodies after a Yemeni Airbus jet crashed in the Indian Ocean as it tried to land in the Comoros islands with 153 people aboard. The A310 had aborted a landing and was making a second attempt when it crashed, officials said. Bodies [...]

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Monsoon reaches Himachal Pradesh

June 30, 2009 India

The monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh Tuesday and the state experienced showers throughout the day, leading to a drop in temperature. “The monsoon hit the hill state this (Tuesday) afternoon. The entire state saw good spell of rain throughout the day,” meteorological office director Manmohan Singh told IANS. He said the mercury plummeted sharply following the [...]

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ITI sets up data centre with Trimax in Bangalore

June 30, 2009 Business

The state-run Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) Ltd has set up a next-generation data centre at its main facility on the outskirts of this tech hub in collaboration with the Mumbai-based leading IT infrastructure and services firm Trimax Data Centre Services Ltd. The Rs.77 crore (Rs.770 million) data centre, which will provide customer-centric services to the [...]

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Orissa wants more coal mine allocation

June 30, 2009 Business

Accusing the central government of bias in coal mine allocation, Orissa Tuesday demanded more coal to fuel its industrialisation drive. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a state official said Orissa gets only 7.67 percent of the total coal allocation though it has 24.29 percent of the total coal [...]

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