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Malaysia takes U-turn: Says no ban on Indian workers
Jan 10 2008, Pratyush

The government of Malaysia has taken a U-turn on its decision to impose ban on the recruitment of workers from India and Bangladesh and rejected reports regarding any such move. The country has cleared doubts over the working visas to Indian workers...

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House Democrats unveil draft climate change bill
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....Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Then I’ll begin. I lost my parents in an accident when I was 13 years old. This was a great loss of course, but it wasn’t...
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Turkey's eastward tilt rattles western powers
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Not so long ago Turkey was being considered as a model of secular democracy for the rest of the Islamic world. Geographically, much of the country may be on the Asian...
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Ehud Olmert's Fine Words, But Little Too Late
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is near the end of his political career. And after years as Mayor of Jerusalem and Israel’s leader, Mr. Olmert has finally...
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Pictured: The incredible Siamese twin fish conjoined at the stomach
Deepa, mumbai
It is so incredibly rare that you would think Siamese twin fish attached at the stomach would never survive. But at eight months old, these two Nile Tilapia fish in...
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Hamid Karzai's Brother Linked To Drug Trade
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The New York Times reports that the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is being linked the the Afghani heroin trade. Ahmed Wali Karzai is being identified as...
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made popular Oct 6 2008
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A New Plan for Afghanistan: Dictatorship
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The American-led NATO effort in Afghanistan has encountered tough times. The Taliban is operating a fierce insurgency. The Taliban have become so effective that Afghani...
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Graduates are Hawking on the Road
Anigbo, Anambra
The Democrats remain the only political party to consistently insist on more effective labor market policies for unemployed youths in Nigeria, while opposing...
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Did Jesus Crist died in Kashmir Valley.
Vijay, Kota
Its been said that Jesus Crist spent his last days in Kashmir Valley.He learnt about Indian spirtuality and Buddhism here.
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made popular Oct 5 2008
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Legitimate Dreams
Wa'd, Amman
When I first started writing here, I promised myself to try my best to keep my other blog going. So far, I have been keeping my promise. I am not posting stuff there as...
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Settling battles with rape
John, Kampala
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East stated that 20,000 women were raped, including infants and the elderly. Rapes were often performed in public during...
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No Smoking... I ask why not?
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The ’savior’ arrives, but will it work? Did you light a cigarette at the usual smoking area of your favorite coffee joint yesterday? And then did the same...
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The Justice of Due Process
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Bible tells us that when Adam and Eve disobeyed the command that they not eat the forbidden fruit, God did not immediately punish them. The first thing the ALL-Knowing...
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Google Searches for Ideas that can Change the World
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Karzai Reaches Out to Taliban
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday stated that he had in the preceding months, since late 2007, been trying to reach out and attempt to co-opt the Taliban, a...
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Democracy: A Myth of Modern World
Sumera Bilgrami, Karachi
The problem with democracy is that it is an unjust, intolerant, elitist system perpetrating inequality in the world! and any one can just get up and start a world war...
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Global Snapshot revamped
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“More power to users” has been the aim ever since the Instablogs network was launched and there had been many additions in order to accomplish that. While getting...
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Al-Qaeda and jihad's tribal connections
Alice Ever, Texas
In the third part of this series, Pakistani analyst Khawar Mehdi tells Pepe Escobar how al- Qaeda after 9/11 reorganized and established itself in North Waziristan in...
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Defence minister asks armed forces to keep eye on PLA when Sonia praising China
Pratyush, New Delhi
Sonia Gandhi has praised China’s economic development by terming it as truly astounding and outstanding. She said, While addressing the guests at School of Public...
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made popular Oct 27 2007
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India, Russia ink deal to develop 5th generation advanced stealth fighter
Pratyush, New Delhi
On Thursday, India and Russia inked a bilateral agreement to jointly develop a 5th generation advanced stealth fighter on a parity basis. Secretary, Defence Production,...
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made popular Oct 19 2007
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India to allow Singapore armed forces to use it's territory to exercise
Pratyush, New Delhi
India has decided to sign a 5-year defence cooperation pact with Singapore to allow the Singapore armed force to use Indian Territory and airspace to military exercise...
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US supports India's fears of terrorists using sea routes
Pratyush, New Delhi
The United States has supported India’s fears of terrorists using sea routes and suggested India to introduce some counter-measures such as Container Security...
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Megha Razdan's husband Capt Chaitanya attacked near army camp
Pratyush, New Delhi
On August 1, late captain Megha Razdan’s husband Captain Chaitanya Bhatawadekar claimed that some people attacked him and tried to sever his tongue. Later, he was...
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Plan on card to transform soldiers as terminators by 2020
Pratyush, New Delhi
The Indian army jawans will be transformed as terminators in coming days. The Indian Army has planned to transform its 3.5 lakh infantry soldiers into high-tech,...
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Defence deals strictly on merit: Minister
Pratyush, New Delhi
The government of India has floated the plan to go for defence deals worth another $30 billion in the coming five years. India’s decision has sent a signal for...
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Any foul play behind Captain Megha Razdan's death?
Pratyush, New Delhi
On July 2, the body of a woman Army officer, Captain Megha Razdan, was found hanging from ceiling fan in her room at her official residence in Kunjawani army camp,...
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Ministry of defence to issue RFP for IAF's $6.5 bn deal
Pratyush, New Delhi
The hurdles have been cleared from the IAF’s quest for acquisition of 126 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) that was in pending since long. The deal has been...
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Pratyush, New Delhi
Defence minister of India, AK Antony has made it clear that there is no need to have any change in the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. Earlier, the Administrative...
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No need for religious headcount in armed forces: Defence Minister
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Kerala to conduct Backward Communities survey
Pratyush, New Delhi
After the Supreme Court stay on the OBC quota on higher education institutions, the political leaders have expressed views different from what court had said. The SC...
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