Oil hovers below $82 after month-long runup
Tuesday - Mar 09, 2010, 11:06am
Oil prices hovered below $82 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, losing momentum after a month-long run-up fuelled by growing investor optimism about global economic growth.
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Indian-origin woman found dead near Chicago
Tuesday - Mar 09, 2010, 11:04am
A 32-year-old Indian-origin woman, who was reported missing from Maine Township near here since January, has been found dead, according to police officials, who suspect it to be a case of suicide.
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Sensex falls over 41 points on profit taking
Tuesday - Mar 09, 2010, 11:03am
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex shed over 41 points in the opening trade today, snapping the two-session winning streak as investors sold stocks to book profits at existing levels amid a mixed global trend. |
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Congress issues fresh whip
Tuesday - Mar 09, 2010, 11:00am
Even as the Women's Reservation Bill failed to sail through Rajya Sabha on Monday, Congress issued a fresh whip to its members in the Rajya Sabha to be present today and vote for the legislation which is listed as the first item for business.
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JFK condolence letters published for first time
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:28pm
Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to then U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s widow after his assassination in 1963 were more than two dozen from Jane Dryden, a dogged and dramatic 11—year—old who churned out a letter a week for six months straight. |
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Roche suspends arthritis drug study after deaths
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:25pm
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group said on Monday it has suspended a late—stage trial for a new rheumatoid arthritis and lupus drug after several patients died from infections.
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Rathore wants attacker to be booked for attempt to murder
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:22pm
Former Haryana Director General of Police S. P. S. Rathore, convicted for molesting a teenager 20 years ago, has sought that the man who assaulted him outside court last month be booked for attempt to murder. |
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Voting on Women’s Bill deferred
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:19pm
Voting on the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha was deferred on Monday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh likely to call an all-party meeting on the issue on Tuesday after the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) threatened to withdraw support to the UPA Government.
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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:37pm
A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 61 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an official said.
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BJP not to vote on Women’s Bill sans debate
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:29pm
In the wake of frequent disruptions in Rajya Sabha over the Women’s Reservation Bill, the BJP on Monday criticised the Government for “not having a strategy†for its passage and indicated that it will not vote on the measure if it is held without a debate.
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