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Breaking News Thu, 17 May 2012
Petrol may rise Rs 5/litre, diesel by Rs 3
Diesel   India   Petrol   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India  
 The Times Of India 
Petrol may rise Rs 5/litre, diesel by Rs 3
Tweet NEW DELHI: Get ready to pay more for fuels shortly. The hike is likely to kick in soon after Parliament's budget session ends on May 22. | In a clear indication of the inevitable, finance minist... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Indian handset market grows amid slowdown
Economy   India   Mobile Phone   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India  
 The Times Of India 
Indian handset market grows amid slowdown
Tweet MUMBAI: The Indian mobile handset market bucked the global trend of a slowdown and instead grew by 6% in the first quarter of 2012 even as worldwide sales dropped by 2%, said a market research f... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Blood Pressure  The Times Of India 
24% of men above 25 hypertensive
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet NEW DELHI: As many as 24% men and 22.6% women in India - aged 25 years and above - are suffering from high blood pressure ( BP). | Over one in 10 men and women aged 25 years... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Health   People   Photos   Science  
Apple Iphone - Smartphone  The Times Of India 
Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetApple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan TOKYO: Apple plans... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Company   Iphone   Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Apple Inc.  
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INDIA-POTTER-COOK-FOOD PhysOrg
Frequent cooking will help you live longer
| In advanced economies, households generally cook less than half of their meals leading to an increased concern among nutrition policy makers that fewer meals are being ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Cooking   Food   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cooking  
Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes bats during a snow cricket match with JK Tourism XI at Gulmarg skiing resort 55 kms from Srinagar the summer capital of indian kashmir on 12, March 2011. Newstrack India
Army promotes cricket among in Kashmir Valley
| Bandipora (J and K), May 16 (ANI): The Indian Army organized a cricket tournament here to encourage youth to acquire a spirit of sportsmanship and to revive a passion f... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Cricket   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Cricket   Youth  
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku Jakarta Post
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
| Residents in North Maluku are modifying their motorcycles to increase the fuel tank capacities following the ban on bulk fuel purchases using jerry cans. | In an observ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Energy   Fuel   Harley Davidson   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Harley-Davidson  
Hyundai - Carmaker - Vehicle Newsday
World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
| BANGKOK - (AP) -- World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Bangkok   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Hyundai Motor Company  
Samsung Mobile Phones The Guardian
Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market valu... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Apple   Market   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics  
Buddhist musicians from Taiwan receiving blesses during the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's four day teaching in Dharamshala, H.P., India, on October 4, 2011. The teachings were held at the Main Tibetan Temple and were given at the request of a group from Taiwan. The Guardian
China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
| ISOLDA MORILLO | Associated Press= BEIJING (AP) — China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Photos   Protests   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama  
Maruti Suzuki's Ritz car at Auto expo-Automaker-India. Newstrack India
Sensex tanks 324 points in noon trade
| Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading over 324 points low from its previous close around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday as automobile, m... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: Bombay Stock Exchange  
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan addressing at the inauguration of  A workshop to review Implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Program, in New Delhi on May 15, 2012. Newstrack India
Jayanthi Natarajan expresses concern over tiger deaths
| New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Expressing concern over recent tiger deaths in the country, Environment and Forests Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said her ministry is constantly... (photo: PIB of India)
Animal   Death   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Tiger  
Former Australian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, speaks to the media during a press conference after his arrival at the airport in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Julia Gillard put her job on the line Thursday, announcing a leadership ballot in hopes of quashing a comeback by Rudd, the colleague she ousted in a Labor Party coup nearly two years ago. The vote by party lawmakers, scheduled for Monday, is an effort by Gillard to knock down a power struggle that has been percolating for weeks, and that spilled over onto the world stage Wednesday when Rudd resigned as foreign minister during an official trip to the U.S. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) BBC News
Australian police probe Kevin Rudd swearing video leak
Australian police say they are investigating the leak of a video showing former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd swearing, local media report. | The video was posted on YouTube ... (photo: AP / Tertius Pickard)
Australia   Media   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Kevin Rudd  
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan waves as he arrives for his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anan says his top priority as special envoy to Syria is to end the violence, deliver humanitarian relief and finally start a "political process" to resolve the one-year conflict there. France24
Annan urges Syria to stop delaying humanitarian aid
| AFP - UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged Syria to stop delaying UN access to more than one million Syrians in need of assistance. | The United Nations has... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Arab   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Al Jazeera
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état  
06-08 Hyundai Accent WPXI
Asia stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
| Asian stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's d... (photo: Public Domain / IFCAR)
Economy   Greece   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Hyundai Motor Company  
China India
- North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats
- North Korean Boat Hijacks 3 Chinese Fishing Boats
- China: Chen’s passport to be ready in 2 weeks
- North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats
Hyundai - Carmaker - Vehicle
World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
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Petrol may rise Rs 5/litre, diesel by Rs 3
Petrol may rise Rs 5/litre, diesel by Rs 3
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Turkey Iraq
- Turkey to raise Syrian threat at Nato gathering
- Turkey shows renewed interest in EU bid
- Fenerbahce win Turkish Cup for first time in 29 years
- Turkey Flexes Muscles Before NATO Summit
Atatrk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final
Istanbul says it retains 2020 Olympic backing
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- US troops accused of brutal and horrific torture in Iraq and
- U.N. atom talks with Iran may show progress - diplomats
- At JBLM, soldier is remembered as determined
- US troops accused of torture in Iraq and Afghanistan in war
File - The Iraqi police duty officer of the jail, orders inmates to move to the other side of the room as he prepares to walk inside the cell, during a walking tour of the Bab al Sheikh Police Station, in Eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 27, 2008.
Iraqis held illegally in 'closed' prison, rights group claims
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Saudi Arabia Japan
- Indians held for practicing sorcery in Oman
- Diplomat: Confidential report finds Iran shipping arms to Sy
- Japan's JX: no problem with paying Iran for oil now
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A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
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- Myanmar mega-project may be on a road to nowhere
- Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date
- Japan revised March industrial output up 1.3 per cent
- Japanese consumers lead economic rebound in first quarter
Apple Iphone - Smartphone
Apple's new iPhone to have larger screen: Sources
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Indonesia Pakistan
- Voltage announces Code Name Geronimo sales
- M-Line’s Doomsday arrives in US, Germany
- Facebook: India, Brazil to power our growth
- Arrests in Vanuatu amid anti-Indonesian protest
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
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- Australian diplomats targeted in Pakistan letter attack
- Australian diplomats targeted in Pakistan letter attack
- Save the Date: Interfaith meals give shelter
- Pakistan is a 'black hole' for US aid
Pakistani people gestures while shouting slogans as trucks transport goods between Pakistani- and Indian-administered Kashmir at the Line of Control (LOC) at Kaman Bridge on October 21, 2008
HS Arrives Today: LOC Trade Top on Agenda
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