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The death of Natalia Estemirova 23.7.2009 The Guardian -- World Latest
In all probability, nobody will ever be brought to justice for the murder of yet another Russian human-rights campaigner It should have been a brief trip. Last Wednesday, Natalia Estemirova, known to her friends as Natasha, left her flat in the Chechen capital, Grozny, and set off towards the bus stop. Usually, it took her 15-20 minutes to get to work – a bumpy ride in a shared No 55 mini-van, down an avenue of green tower blocks, past giant posters of Chechnya's warlord president Ramzan Kadyrov, and several of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin. On this occasion, she didn't make it. A hundred metres beyond the entrance of her 10th-floor flat – which overlooks a patch of grassy wasteland and a grove of shabby walnut trees – four gunmen ...
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Sach ka Saamna is now MPs and Govt ka Saamna (Cached) 23.7.2009 Indian Express: Front Page
Hours after a furore in the Rajya Sabha over the alleged “obscene content” of television game show Sach Ka Saamna....
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When CBI stands for Crude, Bizarre and Ignorant (Cached) 23.7.2009 Indian Express: Front Page
Examination (by doctors) revealed that her pendulous breasts were suggestive of vigorous fondling during sexual intercourse....
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Kodiyeri to inaugurate seminar on terrorism (Cached) 23.7.2009 Hindu: Kerala
KOCHI: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan will inaugurate an international seminar, ‘Unite and fight Terrorism,’ at the Hotel Gateway near here on Sunday at 10 a.m. Leader of the Opposition Oommen Chandy will preside. Union ...
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Mass contact programmes evoke good response (Cached) 23.7.2009 Hindu: Tamil Nadu
ARIYALUR: The special mass contact programmes have evoked good response in Ariyalur district as large number of villagers submitted petitions seeking assistance under various schemes, said R. Pichai, Collector in charge, here on ...
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Ex-Va. Tech official had gunman's mental records (Cached) 23.7.2009 Sify News
The Virginia Tech gunman's missing mental-health records have been found at the home of a former university counseling official more than two years after the bloodbath — a discovery that
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Register names with Labour Department, workers told (Cached) 23.7.2009 Hindu: Andhra Pradesh
Enrolment of construction workers to start in August
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Bonds gain, Re falls (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Bonds rose the most in a week after the central bank offered to buy existing debt through an auction on Thursday, easing concern record borrowing will drive yields higher.
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Sebi amends equity-listing agreement (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India has notified the amendment to the equity-listing agreement, prohibiting listed companies from issuing shares with superior rights with regards to voting or dividends for shares that are already listed.
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Letters to the editor (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Risk assessment and capital adequacy ratio are key to assessing the value of assets ('Assessing asset price bubbles', Jul 20). But to judge whether or not asset price will fall after money is lent to it, we still do not have a precise method.
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US plans new norms for rating agencies (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
The US Treasury Department said it hopes new disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules will curb the power of credit rating agencies that have been blamed for fueling the recent financial crisis.
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FE Editorial : All together now (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
UPA-2 is working on implementing an interesting idea that's ambitious in scope and may actually increase the efficiency of government spending. All rural development schemes are to be rolled into one comprehensive plan and this will apply from the central to the sub-district level.
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Maran woos Japanese textile cos to invest in India (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Union textile minister Dayanidhi Maran has invited the Japanese textiles industry to collaborate with Indian counterparts in manufacturing of fabric and garmenting, setting up of greenfield units in textiles machinery, man-made fibre and yarn and create brand equity with Indian apparel companies.
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Hedge funds make a comeback (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Hedge funds had net inflows of $6.2 billion and returned an average 0.2% in June, rounding off a record three-month rally, Eurekahedge Pte said.
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Nafed stops procurement of copra in Kerala (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Due to excessive moisture content, the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd has virtually stopped procurement of copra or dry coconut in Kerala since last few weeks.
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Textile min in talks with DMRC for stalls (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
The ministry of textiles has approached Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for space on metro stations to set up platforms for handicraft products.
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Asias pension funds key to long-term growth, says ADB (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Asia's pension funds are set to expand rapidly and can become global leaders in the use of environmental, social and corporate governance guidelines, says a new study commissioned by the Asian Development Bank.
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Epic tales insulate Gita Press from recession (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
The global publishing industry may have failed to hold readers' interest in hard times, but one publishing house in this town is growing strong by telling and retelling epic stories from the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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Fiat Q2 profit at $440 m, cuts debt (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
Italian carmaker Fiat SpA beat the average forecast with a second-quarter trading profit of 310 million euros, and said it cut net industrial debt to 5.7 billion from 6.6 billion in the period.
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Column : Minister Sai Prathap tries to make a mark (Cached) 23.7.2009 Financial Express: Front Page
It is often cynically said that politicians are characterised by promises to make bridges where there are no rivers. The malaise is particularly acute in ministers who handle portfolios, which don't offer them much in terms of publicity.
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