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<title>Himachal voters want employment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the eve of the final round of Assembly elections, villagers in Himachal are demanding more employment opportunities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 05:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RJD Minister Akhilesh Singh condoles parliamentarian Moti-Ur-Rehman's death</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Union Minister of State Akhilesh Singh today expressed profound sorrow over demise of Rashtriya Janata Dal Rajya Sabha member Motiur Rehman.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 05:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi Court directs CBI to reinvestigate Tytler's role in '84 riots</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4119_Delhi-Court-directs-CBI-to-reinvestigate-Tytlers-role-in-84-riots.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Kakardooma Court in Delhi today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reinvestigate the role of former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 05:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Media hype over 1984 riots case will die down, says Tytler</title>
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<description><![CDATA[
By Ayesha Qazi]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:57:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Traditional Indian medicines have a world market, says Ramadoss</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Union Health Minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss said here today that concrete steps should be taken to market traditional Indian medicines. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:56:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Court to pronounce quantum of sentence to Pravin Mahajan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4114_Court-to-pronounce-quantum-of-sentence-to-Pravin-Mahajan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Sessions Court will pronounce the quantum of sentence to Pravin Mahajan, who was convicted for the murder of his elder brother and the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:55:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress promises water for poll-bound Himachal villages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of second phase of polling for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress party has told voters that Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh would be implementing Asia's largest water supply scheme by bringing water from the River Beas to the water-scarce areas in the State. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Madhu Koda Government to face no-confidence motion today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4112_Madhu-Koda-Government-to-face-no-confidence-motion-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Madhu Koda Government in Jharkhand will face a no-confidence motion to be moved by opposition parties in the State Assembly here this afternoon. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonia expresses concern over scarcity of power and fertilisers for UP farmers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4108_Sonia-expresses-concern-over-scarcity-of-power-and-fertilisers-for-UP-farmers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi today expressed concern over shortage of power supply and fertilisers for farmers of Uttar Pradesh. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Masses strength more powerful than an atom bomb, says Benazir</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4107_Masses-strength-more-powerful-than-an-atom-bomb-says-Benazir.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today said that the strength of the people is much greater than an atom bomb.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rajasthan govt to send Chopra panel report to Centre</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4097_Rajasthan-govt-to-send-Chopra-panel-report-to-Centre.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Rajasthan government on Tuesday decided to send the Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee report on the Gujjar community's demand for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Centre.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 04:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>There is more talk than action on security(Article)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4087_There-is-more-talk-than-action-on-securityArticle.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
By I. Ramamohan Rao]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 03:30:16 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pachauri welcomes Bali accord</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4084_Pachauri-welcomes-Bali-accord.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has welcomed last weekend's accord at Bali in Indonesia to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 03:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hunt for 'killer' elephant 'Laden' in Jharkhand</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4082_Hunt-for-killer-elephant-Laden-in-Jharkhand.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Tribals in the remote villages of Jharkand have launched a massive hunt in the State's dense forest areas to end the mayhem and carnage unleashed by a 'killer' elephant.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 03:15:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pravin Mahajan gets life sentence(Lead: Pravin)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Sessions Court here today sentenced Pravin Mahajan to life imprisonment for the murder of his elder brother and the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 03:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pratibha Patil gives away awards to 28 Hindi scholars</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4078_Pratibha-Patil-gives-away-awards-to-28-Hindi-scholars.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today honoured 28 Hindi Sevi scholars for the year 2005 and 2006.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 02:59:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>North India reels under a biting cold wave</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4046_North-India-reels-under-a-biting-cold-wave.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ North India shivered under intense cold wave conditions on Tuesday morning as freezing temperatures grip the region.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 01:19:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Antony lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4015_Antony-lays-wreath-at-Ho-Chi-Minh-Mausoleum.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Defence Minister A K Antony laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum at Ba Dinh Square here on Tuesday morning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Antony calls on Vietnamese Prime Minister</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4010_Antony-calls-on-Vietnamese-Prime-Minister.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Defence Minister A K Antony met Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi, Vietnam, last evening. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Daily-wagers lobby for job regularisation in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4009_Daily-wagers-lobby-for-job-regularisation-in-poll-bound-Himachal-Pradesh.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Daily-wagers in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh have ledged to vote for the candidate who would ensure job regularisation for them and an increase in their wages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>M K Narayanan lauds Tamil Nadu for checking LTTE threat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_4005_M-K-Narayanan-lauds-Tamil-Nadu-for-checking-LTTE-threat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has lauded the efforts of the Tamil Nadu State Government for the way in which it dealt with the threat posed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) activities in the state.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 11:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Digambar Jains celebrate 75th birth anniversary of Acharya Bahubali Maharaj</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3998_Digambar-Jains-celebrate-75th-birth-anniversary-of-Acharya-Bahubali-Maharaj.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of Jain devotees converged in Gurgaon on the weekend to celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Acharya Bahubaliji Maharaj, the spiritual Guru of Digamber sect of Jain community and perform mass rituals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 10:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Subhas Ghising demands autonomy for Darjeeling</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3993_Subhas-Ghising-demands-autonomy-for-Darjeeling.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The President of the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF), Subash Ghising, has demanded more powers and autonomy soon for the Hill Development Council in Darjeeling hills.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 10:24:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf wants a PPP premier to head a PML-Q Govt: Benazir</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3989_Musharraf-wants-a-PPP-premier-to-head-a-PML-Q-Govt-Benazir.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former premier Benazir Bhutto has said the Musharraf regime would like the Pakistan Muslim League-Q to win the elections and would want a Prime Minister from her party.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 10:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Elaborate arrangements in place for final phase of Himachal polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3985_Elaborate-arrangements-in-place-for-final-phase-of-Himachal-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Elaborate arrangements have been made for the final and second phase of Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh to be held on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 18 December 2007 09:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Daily-wagers lobby for job regularisation in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3979_Daily-wagers-lobby-for-job-regularisation-in-poll-bound-Himachal-Pradesh.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Daily-wagers in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh have pledged to vote for the candidate who would ensure job regularisation for them and an increase in their wages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 06:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Six officials suspended for Dantewada jailbreak</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3978_Six-officials-suspended-for-Dantewada-jailbreak.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Day after Naxalites attacked a jail in Dantewada and freed 299 inmates, the Chhattisgarh authorities today stepped up prison security and suspended six officials.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 06:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CBI gets two-month time to wrap up Nandigram firing investigation</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3977_CBI-gets-two-month-time-to-wrap-up-Nandigram-firing-investigation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Calcutta High Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit its final report on the March 14 police firing incident in Nandigram within two months, in spite of the investigating agency's plea of granting them four months time to complete their investigation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 06:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chopper carrying Congress leader breaches PM's security</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3976_Chopper-carrying-Congress-leader-breaches-PMs-security.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A security breach in Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's security took place on Monday afternoon when a private helicopter carrying Congress leader R K Dhawan entered the restricted air space around the Prime Minister's convoy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 06:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>E-mail threat puts Delhi airport on high alert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3974_E-mail-threat-puts-Delhi-airport-on-high-alert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Security in and around the Delhi airport has been tightened following reports of an anonymous e-mail that has warned of bomb blasts in January.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 05:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ambika Soni to inaugurate adventure tourism convention</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3973_Ambika-Soni-to-inaugurate-adventure-tourism-convention.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni will inaugurate the Sixth Annual Convention of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) here this evening.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 04:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan Tourism Minister calls on Ambika Soni</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3971_Sri-Lankan-Tourism-Minister-calls-on-Ambika-Soni.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Sri Lankan Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda called on Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni here today and discussed ways to promote and strengthen bilateral relations in the tourism sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 04:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manmohan criticises BJP's record in Himachal Pradesh's development</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3968_Manmohan-criticises-BJPs-record-in-Himachal-Pradeshs-development.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for covering up its no-show in Himachal Pradesh's economic development by raising religious and regional issues.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 03:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir expresses shock over embedded support system for extremists in Pak</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3967_Benazir-expresses-shock-over-embedded-support-system-for-extremists-in-Pak.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed shock over the embedded support system for the extremists in the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 03:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Designer shoes for Indore jumbo!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3964_Designer-shoes-for-Indore-jumbo.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An elephant walking around with designer shoes in the town has turned a big attraction for people, especially the kids. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 03:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3960_Rahul-Gandhi-to-visit-Amethi-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will attend the concluding function of the ongoing training camp of Nyay Panchayat chairmen at Jagdishpur today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 03:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India and Vietnam announce measures to boost defence cooperation</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3956_India-and-Vietnam-announce-measures-to-boost-defence-cooperation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Defence Minister AK Antony, who is on a three day visit to Vietnam, announced at the meeting with his counterpart General Phung Quang Thanh in Hanoi today that India will transfer 5000 naval spares belonging to Petya class of ship to Vietnam to make many of the ageing ships operational. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 03:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pinjore Heritage festival held</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3951_Pinjore-Heritage-festival-held.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Popular as the oldest Mughal Garden of the Indian sub-continent and also a heritage site, the four centuries old Yadavendra Gardens (or the Pinjore Gardens) came alive recently during the Pinjore Heritage festival. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 02:32:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Custom agent who probed AQ Khan is being investigated</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3949_Custom-agent-who-probed-AQ-Khan-is-being-investigated.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A British customs agent who investigated the nuclear smuggling network of Pakistan nuke scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has now become the target of a British criminal probe.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 02:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Jaipur holds sand biking championship</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3945_Jaipur-holds-sand-biking-championship.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bikers from across the country participated in the 'National Bike Race Championship' to exhibit their motocross biking skills in Jaipur. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 02:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>State Tribal Secretaries to discuss financial programme for tribals</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3944_State-Tribal-Secretaries-to-discuss-financial-programme-for-tribals.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Centre has convened a meeting of State Tribal Secretaries today to review financial assistance programmes for tribals. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 02:02:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Politicians, civil bureaucracy holding up police reforms, says expert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3943_Politicians-civil-bureaucracy-holding-up-police-reforms-says-expert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Vested interests of politicians and powerful civil bureaucracy to keep the police under their control is one of the major reasons holding up the much needed police reforms, according to Dr. Arvind Verma, an IPS officer-turned professor at the Indiana University in the United States. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 01:59:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress confident of winning Himachal second time, says Singhvi</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3942_Congress-confident-of-winning-Himachal-second-time-says-Singhvi.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ With the election campaigning coming to an end this evening in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress party claimed that it is confident of retaining the state, and said that the second stint of Congress Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh would come on the basis of it hard work done by him during the last five years as compared to the earlier BJP government. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 01:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shivraj Patil condemns Manipur blast</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3917_Shivraj-Patil-condemns-Manipur-blast.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has condemned Sunday's blast near Imphal in Manipur. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 01:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rizwanur case: CBI to submit report on January 8</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3909_Rizwanur-case-CBI-to-submit-report-on-January-8.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Calcutta High Court today directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit its probe report into the mysterious death of computer graphic designer teacher Rizwanur Rehman on January 8. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 12:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Prime Minister congratulates Narain Karthikeyan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3894_Prime-Minister-congratulates-Narain-Karthikeyan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated Narain Karthikeyan for winning the Feature Race in A1GP. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 12:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Court to pronounce verdict in Pramod Mahajan murder case</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3892_Court-to-pronounce-verdict-in-Pramod-Mahajan-murder-case.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A trial court will announce its verdict today in the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pravin Mahajan convicted in Pramod Mahajan murder case  (Lead:Pramod Mahajan)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3890_Pravin-Mahajan-convicted-in-Pramod-Mahajan-murder-case-Lead-Pramod-Mahajan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Sessions Court today convicted Pravin Mahajan in connection with the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir blast intelligence agencies for attempting to split her party</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3884_Benazir-blast-intelligence-agencies-for-attempting-to-split-her-party.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that the intelligence agencies were trying to split her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) by pressing her party leaders to change their loyalties.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>10th Indo-French Defence Cooperation meet today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3876_10th-Indo-French-Defence-Cooperation-meet-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The two-day meeting of the 10th India-France High Committee on Defence Cooperation (HCC) will begin here today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Justice Chopra Committee submits report on Gujjar status to Rajasthan Government (Laed:Chopra Commit</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3875_Justice-Chopra-Committee-submits-report-on-Gujjar-status-to-Rajasthan-Government-Laed-Chopra-Commit.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, which was constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, today submitted its report to the Government.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>When Himachal Pradesh villagers celebrate "Budhi Diwali"</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3873_When-Himachal-Pradesh-villagers-celebrate-Budhi-Diwali.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Villagers in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh have a tradition of celebrating Budhi Diwali (or, the old Diwali) that is distinct from the Diwali, the festival of lights, observed across the country in Ashwin month of Hindu almanac.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 10:58:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Asian food to take up 1/3 of menu at Olympic Village</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3870_Asian-food-to-take-up-1-3-of-menu-at-Olympic-Village.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Asian food will make up about a third of the menu at the Olympic Village next summer, with a final menu to be approved on January 1, officials from the Beijing Olympic organizing committee said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 10:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chopra Committee to submit report to Rajasthan govt today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3866_Chopra-Committee-to-submit-report-to-Rajasthan-govt-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, will submit its report to the government today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 10:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Policemen held in captivity after altercation handed over in J-K</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3864_Policemen-held-in-captivity-after-altercation-handed-over-in-J-K.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Angry residents of Panzgam Village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District handed over two policemen held as hostages to the authorities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 10:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UK seeks explanation, Pak sets up special team to probe Rauf's escape</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3863_UK-seeks-explanation-Pak-sets-up-special-team-to-probe-Raufs-escape.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Government has set up a special team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials to probe into the escape of terror suspect Rashid Rauf, who allegedly planned to blow up a US-bound trans-Atlantic airliners. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Monday, 17 December 2007 10:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Farmers delighted as Naga King Chilli goes international</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3855_Farmers-delighted-as-Naga-King-Chilli-goes-international.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Naga King Chilli, touted as the hottest chilli in the world is vying for its rightful place in the world. The first phase of filing of Intellectual Property Rights has begun. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>64 pc polling in second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3853_64-pc-polling-in-second-phase-of-Gujarat-Assembly-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Around 64 per cent of the Gujarat electorate today voted in the second and final phase of State Assembly elections.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak's nuke weapons largely safe, says Indian NSA</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3852_Paks-nuke-weapons-largely-safe-says-Indian-NSA.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India's National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has said that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are largely in safe hands.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Inspired by Dharmendra, Punjabi actor Kumar Sahil all set for Bollywood</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3851_Inspired-by-Dharmendra-Punjabi-actor-Kumar-Sahil-all-set-for-Bollywood.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kumar Sahil of Ludhiana is being touted as the next heartthrob of Bollywood. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hindu activists paint Lord Rama with blood to protest against Sethu Samundram project</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3850_Hindu-activists-paint-Lord-Rama-with-blood-to-protest-against-Sethu-Samundram-project.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Activists of the Bajrang Dal and Rashtriya Swabhiman Andolan have donated blood to make painting of Lord Rama to protest against the construction of the Sethu Samundram Canal Project.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress woos voters by promising to make Himachal an educational hub</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3848_Congress-woos-voters-by-promising-to-make-Himachal-an-educational-hub.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Campaigning for the Congress party ahead of the second phase of Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today promised to develop the State as an educational hub.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Naxalites attack jail in Dantewada, secure release of 303 inmates</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3847_Naxalites-attack-jail-in-Dantewada-secure-release-of-303-inmates.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a major blow to the security system in Chhattisgarh, the Naxalites today attacked a jail in Dantewada and freed 303 inmates of which 40 were Maoist leaders. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India looks forward to induct nuclear capable Akash missile in IAF</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3846_India-looks-forward-to-induct-nuclear-capable-Akash-missile-in-IAF.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India is looking forward to induct the indigenously developed surface-to-air nuclear capable 'Akash' missile into the Indian Air Force (IAF), as only few tests are left to be carried out before the final decision is taken on it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 04:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UP issues 'smart cards' to check infiltration in border areas</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3840_UP-issues-smart-cards-to-check-infiltration-in-border-areas.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Uttar Pradesh government is issuing microchip based multipurpose "smart cards", which will double up as identification cards, in the border areas, and help to check illegal immigration.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 03:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress confident of getting absolute majority in Himachal polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3839_Congress-confident-of-getting-absolute-majority-in-Himachal-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ With three days left for the final voting in the 65 seats of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the ruling Congress party in the State expressed confidence of getting an absolute majority.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 03:30:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chandrayaan I to remain as a remote sensing mission</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3829_Chandrayaan-I-to-remain-as-a-remote-sensing-mission.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India's first unmanned mission to the moon will be a remote sensing mission with an objective to do the chemical and mineral mapping. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 12:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nation pays tribute to 1971 war martyrs</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3827_Nation-pays-tribute-to-1971-war-martyrs.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The country today paid tribute to the martyrs of the Indo-Pakistan 1971 war on 36th anniversary its victory over Pakistan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 12:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Unmarried girls act oxen for a day in Bihar!</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3811_Unmarried-girls-act-oxen-for-a-day-in-Bihar.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Samstipur (Bihar): Farmers of Pagta hamlet in Bihar's Samastipur District have a unique custom that requires spinsters to till the land for a day following a centuries old ritual.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Voting begins for the final phase of polls in Gujarat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3809_Voting-begins-for-the-final-phase-of-polls-in-Gujarat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Voting for the second and the final phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections began today amidst tight security.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf says Osama could be in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3802_Musharraf-says-Osama-could-be-in-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden could be in one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas' agency. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Puducherry students paint 1,829 metres long banner on global warming</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3800_Puducherry-students-paint-1829-metres-long-banner-on-global-warming.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Three thousand students from different schools and colleges have created a 6,000 feet long banner in Puducherry to draw public attention on global warming during a science exhibition and set a world record. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Advani sowed seed of terrorism in the country, says Congress leader Moily</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3795_Advani-sowed-seed-of-terrorism-in-the-country-says-Congress-leader-Moily.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On the day Gujarat went for the final phase of voting for the Assembly elections, the Congress party on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sowed the seed of terrorism in the country by demolishing the Babri Masjid. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 11:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Modi confident of retaining power in Gujarat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3794_Modi-confident-of-retaining-power-in-Gujarat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today reiterated his claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will post a historic win in the assembly elections.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 10:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The day Bangladesh was born</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3791_The-day-Bangladesh-was-born.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[New Delhi: Thirty-six years ago, on December 16, a new nation was born in the Indian subcontinent.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sunday, 16 December 2007 10:38:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>White manure boosts hopes of apple growers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3778_White-manure-boosts-hopes-of-apple-growers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh are jubilant following abundant snowfall that has come very early this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Number of flamingos migrating to Maharashtra wetlands declines</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3777_Number-of-flamingos-migrating-to-Maharashtra-wetlands-declines.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ As winter sets in, wetlands in Maharashtra spring to life with the arrival of hundreds of flamingos. However, this season the wetlands are witnessing a decline in the number of flamingos' arrival, as their nesting and breeding habits are altered due to global warming and other environmental factors.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Lakshmi returns home after successful operation for extra four limbs</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3773_Lakshmi-returns-home-after-successful-operation-for-extra-four-limbs.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Lakshmi Tatma, a two-year-old girl born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs, was discharged from a hospital here today, nearly six weeks after doctors removed her extra limbs in a gruelling operation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>One killed, five injured as protesters-police clash in J-K</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3772_One-killed-five-injured-as-protesters-police-clash-in-J-K.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At lease one person was killed and five others were injured as police opened fire and baton-charged members of an agitating group, protesting against the non-allotment of a degree college to Magam in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam District, on Saturday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Modi's 'Vibrant Gujarat' nowhere to be seen in Godhra</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3769_Modis-Vibrant-Gujarat-nowhere-to-be-seen-in-Godhra.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's aggressive 'Vibrant Gujarat' campaign rings hollow in Godhra, which is reminiscent of the 2002 tragic train burning incident that led to communal riots in the State.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>White manure boosts hopes of apple growers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3766_White-manure-boosts-hopes-of-apple-growers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Apple growers in Himachal Pradesh are jubilant following abundant snowfall that has come very early this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress wins Khargone Lok Sabha, Sanver assembly bypolls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3764_Congress-wins-Khargone-Lok-Sabha-Sanver-assembly-bypolls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress on Saturday won the Khargone Lok Sabha seat and Sanver Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'Pak Govt has given nazims 10 million rupees to rig elections'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3759_Pak-Govt-has-given-nazims-10-million-rupees-to-rig-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ PPP Senator Enver Baig has said that nazims in Punjab were now free to rig the polls with the support of the caretaker government, since the Punjab Governor had given each nazim Rs 10 million to be spent on the election campaigns of their relatives.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chopra Committee to submit report to Rajasthan govt on Monday</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3755_Chopra-Committee-to-submit-report-to-Rajasthan-govt-on-Monday.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, will submit its report to the government on Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonia flays BJP's "disruptive politics"</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3753_Sonia-flays-BJPs-disruptive-politics.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of creating hurdles in the path of the ruling Congress party working for the progress of the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 09:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf proud of 'fulfilling' his promises, assures free and fair election</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3750_Musharraf-proud-of-fulfilling-his-promises-assures-free-and-fair-election.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ After revoking emergency in the country, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that he feels proud over his fulfilling of all the promises that he had made to the people of his country regarding the restoration of  'true' democracy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 09:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Book reveals macro economic perspective on India's growth since Independence</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3748_Book-reveals-macro-economic-perspective-on-Indias-growth-since-Independence.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[India launched the process of modernization and development in 1950s with the launch of new economic planning. Fifty years hence, a new era of modernization and development has started in the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 09:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Future military balance likely to tilt in favour of China against India, says US expert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3747_Future-military-balance-likely-to-tilt-in-favour-of-China-against-India-says-US-expert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's military power vis-a-vis China is presently relatively balanced, but in the next decade or two, New Delhi would find it difficult to counter any offensive from Beijing, considering the fast pace of modernisation being undertaken by the Chinese forces. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 09:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Industrial hub catches fire in Mumbai suburb</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3746_Industrial-hub-catches-fire-in-Mumbai-suburb.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A fire broke out today in an industrial area housing chemical units in suburban Malad here, but there were no reports of injuries so far.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 09:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China's lunar orbiter may not crash into moon's surface</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3744_Chinas-lunar-orbiter-may-not-crash-into-moons-surface.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Scientists in China are working on several proposals relating to ways of disposing of their first lunar orbiter, Chang'e I, and it is likely that it may not to crash into moon's surface after the end of its year-long voyage, as previously suggested.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:45:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Infected Pak chillies banned by EU</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3742_Infected-Pak-chillies-banned-by-EU.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The European Union has finally imposed a ban on export of chilies from Pakistan because the commodity has been found infected with a disease called Aflatoxin. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Antony to leave for three-day Vietnam visit tomorrow</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3740_Antony-to-leave-for-three-day-Vietnam-visit-tomorrow.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Defence Minister A K Antony will leave tomorrow on a three-day official visit to Vietnam tomorrow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kids can enjoy being in airplane for 3.8 dollars in Delhi</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3739_Kids-can-enjoy-being-in-airplane-for-38-dollars-in-Delhi.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A former Indian airline engineer in the capital has prepared an aircraft that allows several underprivileged people, especially, the children to enjoy the once in a life opportunity of spending time into an airplane.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India welcomes revoking of emergency in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3737_India-welcomes-revoking-of-emergency-in-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday welcomed the revoking of emergency in Pakistan by President Pervez Musharraf. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verdict in Pramod Mahajan murder case deferred till Monday</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3735_Verdict-in-Pramod-Mahajan-murder-case-deferred-till-Monday.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A trial court here on Saturday deferred the pronouncement of the verdict in BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's murder case till Monday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The day Bangladesh was born (Article)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3733_The-day-Bangladesh-was-born-Article.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thirty-six years ago, on December 16, a new nation was born in the Indian subcontinent.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Modi is for urban rich, feel Gujarat's urban poor</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3728_Modi-is-for-urban-rich-feel-Gujarats-urban-poor.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the voting for the second phase of polls in Gujarat, labourers dwelling in cities have expressed their anger over the incumbent State Government led by Narendra Modi.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Editors' Guild protests Delhi HC order on sting operation censorship</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3727_Editors-Guild-protests-Delhi-HC-order-on-sting-operation-censorship.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Editors Guild of India is surprised and shocked by the suggestion of a bench of the Delhi High Court to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to consider formation of a three member govenrnment committee to pre censor sting operation programmes of television channels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Punjab trade gets a boost with trucks allowed through Wagah</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3725_Punjab-trade-gets-a-boost-with-trucks-allowed-through-Wagah.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
By Ravinder Singh / Sunil Sharma ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Himachal's first-time voters to vote on employment issue</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3723_Himachals-first-time-voters-to-vote-on-employment-issue.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Youths, who will be casting their votes for the first time, in  the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, have said their choice will be for the candidate who can provide education, better health and jobs.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Militants becoming unpopular in Manipur</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3722_Militants-becoming-unpopular-in-Manipur.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Militancy in Manipur, which had local support for a long time, is losing it. The reason is simple. Militancy has lost its original aims and is being used by persons for their personal gains. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Punjab University students spread awareness about global warming</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3716_Punjab-University-students-spread-awareness-about-global-warming.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[As environmental issues like global warming taken the centre stage, the Punjab University students have taken a lead to implement environment protection projects.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PM concerned over rural-urban and inter-regional divide</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3715_PM-concerned-over-rural-urban-and-inter-regional-divide.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed concern over the imbalances that persist in the country's growth process.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Junior doctors on strike in Indore following clash</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3714_Junior-doctors-on-strike-in-Indore-following-clash.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Junior doctors of the Indore Medical College went on a flash strike after clashing with police here on Saturday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Youngsters in Tripura hone their acting skills</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3711_Youngsters-in-Tripura-hone-their-acting-skills.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kabyalok, a Kolkata-based theatre group, recently organised a workshop to hone acting skills of youngsters in Tripura.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Elaborate arrangements in place for last phase of Gujarat Assembly polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3709_Elaborate-arrangements-in-place-for-last-phase-of-Gujarat-Assembly-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure that the last phase of Assembly elections in Gujarat are held in a free and fair manner on Sunday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 01:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Five killed in suicide attack at Pakistan Army base</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3706_Five-killed-in-suicide-attack-at-Pakistan-Army-base.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least two soldiers and three civilians were killed and several others were injured following a suicide attack in the Naushehra Cantonment in Pakistan's North West frontier Province on Saturday morning.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heavy metal band 'Scorpions' takes Shillong by storm</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3705_Heavy-metal-band-Scorpions-takes-Shillong-by-storm.html</link>
<description><![CDATA['Scorpions', the legendary hard rock band of international fame has started off its 'Humanity-Hour 1 World Tour' in Asia from Shillong , the capital city of Meghalaya, located in north-east of India. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rashtrapati Bhavan change of guard ceremony, opened to the public for the first time</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3704_Rashtrapati-Bhavan-change-of-guard-ceremony-opened-to-the-public-for-the-first-time.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The traditional change of guard ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan has become a major tourist draw, with the 40-minute function being opened up to the public for the first time on Saturday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India, Oman sign bilateral agreements to boost ties</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3703_India-Oman-sign-bilateral-agreements-to-boost-ties.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India and Oman have signed several agreements to boost trade and cultural ties as Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here on Friday evening. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:43:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Emergency to be lifted by 1 p.m. today: Pak Attorney General</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3701_Emergency-to-be-lifted-by-1-pm-today-Pak-Attorney-General.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's Attorney General Malik Qayyum has said that President Pervez Musharraf will issue a presidential order to lift the emergency by 1 p.m. on Saturday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kashmir issue to be resolved according to UN resolutions: Sharif</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3698_Kashmir-issue-to-be-resolved-according-to-UN-resolutions-Sharif.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former premier Nawaz Sharif, while announcing the election manifesto of his party, has said that every effort would be made to resolve the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, in accordance with the provisions of relevant UN resolutions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Non-violent struggle for Malay Indians will go on: HINDRAF leader</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3694_Non-violent-struggle-for-Malay-Indians-will-go-on-HINDRAF-leader.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) will continue its peaceful struggle for the rights of Malaysian Indians, its chairman P. Waythamoorthy, has said.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonia to address rallies in Himachal Pradesh today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3693_Sonia-to-address-rallies-in-Himachal-Pradesh-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address two rallies in Himachal Pradesh today for the second phase of Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on December 19. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Impact of climate change on Agriculture</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3692_Impact-of-climate-change-on-Agriculture.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Coinciding with an international summit in Bali, environmentalists and agricultural scientists held a workshop in Kochi on the impact of climate change on agriculture in the tropical regions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:15:04 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Carols lighten up Christmas spirit in Kerala</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3691_Carols-lighten-up-Christmas-spirit-in-Kerala.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[With Christmas round the corner, Christians in Kerala are all set to welcome it by singing Christmas songs and carols in the churches.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 12:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Special Courts needed to check adulteration: Amritsar Vikas Manch</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3686_Special-Courts-needed-to-check-adulteration-Amritsar-Vikas-Manch.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Concerned over the increase of adulteration in fruits, vegetables, besides other food items, the Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM) has called on special courts to try such cases and ensure their fast disposal.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chopra Committee to submit report to Rajasthan govt today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3682_Chopra-Committee-to-submit-report-to-Rajasthan-govt-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, will submit its report to the government today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kabuliwallahs make a comeback</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3675_Kabuliwallahs-make-a-comeback.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Craftsmen from Afghanistan showcased their handicraft products here, at an exhibition of the diverse craft traditions of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 11:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Occupancy rate an all time in Gujarat hotels, courtesy polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3674_Occupancy-rate-an-all-time-in-Gujarat-hotels-courtesy-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hoteliers in Gujarat are raking in moolah as political leaders of various political parties are in the State for the election campaigning, and their stay here along with their supporters have led to an all time high occupancy rate in the hotels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Court to pronounce verdict in Pramod Mahajan murder case</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3670_Court-to-pronounce-verdict-in-Pramod-Mahajan-murder-case.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A trial court will announce its verdict today in the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Relatives of Indian student murdered on US university campus shocked by killing</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3669_Relatives-of-Indian-student-murdered-on-US-university-campus-shocked-by-killing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Grief-stricken relatives and friends of an Indian Ph.D student murdered on the campus of Louisiana State University in the United States have expressed shock and horror over the killing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Law and order conducive for holding elections: Pak Interior Minister</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3666_Law-and-order-conducive-for-holding-elections-Pak-Interior-Minister.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Just a day before the withdrawal of emergency in Pakistan, Caretaker Interior Minister Lieutenant General (retired) Hamid Nawaz today said that the law and order situation in the country is conducive for holding of the general elections slated for January 8 next year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Congress lodges complain against BJP for linking Sonia with Afzal Guru</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3664_Congress-lodges-complain-against-BJP-for-linking-Sonia-with-Afzal-Guru.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Congress party today lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the Bharatiya Janata Party for linking their party president Sonia Gandhi's with Afzal Guru.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Modi govt "hides behind lies", says Rahul</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3662_Modi-govt-hides-behind-lies-says-Rahul.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On the last day of campaigning for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today criticised the Narendra Modi Government, saying that it "hides behind lies."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Special Haj delegation from India leaves for Saudi Arabia</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3659_Special-Haj-delegation-from-India-leaves-for-Saudi-Arabia.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A special goodwill delegation left for the Haj pilgrimage from here today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak elections have already been rigged, says UN Human Rights envoy</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3658_Pak-elections-have-already-been-rigged-says-UN-Human-Rights-envoy.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Special representative of UN Human Rights, Hina Jilani, has urged the US not to allow its observers to monitor the January 8 elections in Pakistan since the polls have already been rigged there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rs 5 lakh relief each for 16 victims of Punjab train-bus collision(lead: Moga Bus-train)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3657_Rs-5-lakh-relief-each-for-16-victims-of-Punjab-train-bus-collisionlead-Moga-Bus-train.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today announced an ex-gratia of rupees five lakh (Rs. 500,000) to families of each of the dead in bus-train collision in Punjab's Moga District.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mumbai school kids complain of nausea after consuming mid-day meal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3656_Mumbai-school-kids-complain-of-nausea-after-consuming-mid-day-meal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 34 students of a secondary school showed symptoms of nausea after consuming milk, served in the government-sponsored mid-day meal in Mumbai on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak Provincial Govt directed to put security on high alert</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3653_Pak-Provincial-Govt-directed-to-put-security-on-high-alert.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Federal Interior Ministry today ordered the Provincial Governments to put the security on a high alert in view of possible attacks on President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan People's Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto, other opposition leaders and, US and Indian consulates.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak Govt. grants Rs. 1 million for ghazal maestro Mehdi Hasan's treatment</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3650_Pak-Govt-grants-Rs-1-million-for-ghazal-maestro-Mehdi-Hasans-treatment.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Government has approved one million rupees monetary assistance for treatment of renowned ghazal singer Mehdi Hasan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Occupancy rate an all time in Gujarat hotels, courtesy polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3649_Occupancy-rate-an-all-time-in-Gujarat-hotels-courtesy-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hoteliers in Gujarat are raking in moolah as political leaders of various political parties are in the State for the election campaigning, and their stay here along with their supporters have led to an all time high occupancy rate in the hotels. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India needs a combined military doctrine, says National Security Advisory Board Chairman</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3641_India-needs-a-combined-military-doctrine-says-National-Security-Advisory-Board-Chairman.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board, Maharajakrishna Rasgotra has called for a unified military doctrine for the country's armed forces.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pratibha Patil urges private, public units to intensify energy conservation</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3639_Pratibha-Patil-urges-private-public-units-to-intensify-energy-conservation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pratibha Patil today urged all private and public sector undertakings to intensify their energy conservation efforts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chidambaram blasts Modi for 'spreading communal agenda'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3636_Chidambaram-blasts-Modi-for-spreading-communal-agenda.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Coming down heavily on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that the former was spreading a "divisive, sectarian, narrow, partisan and communal agenda" during his campaigning.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Five killed in Mumbai building collapse</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3632_Five-killed-in-Mumbai-building-collapse.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least five people were killed and 15 others injured after a two-storey building collapsed in Shimpoli area of Borivli on Friday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 06:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NSG team to arrive in Assam today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3618_NSG-team-to-arrive-in-Assam-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Blast Investigation Operation team of the National Security Guard (NSG) will arrive here today to assist in the investigation of the Rajdhani Express blast. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 04:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir asks Pakistan Govt to grant amnesty to Baloch leaders</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3604_Benazir-asks-Pakistan-Govt-to-grant-amnesty-to-Baloch-leaders.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has asked the Pakistan Government to announce general amnesty in Balochistan and release all political prisoners in the province.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 03:18:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Special arrangements for Lucknow Zoo animals in winters</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3599_Special-arrangements-for-Lucknow-Zoo-animals-in-winters.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Authorities at Lucknow Zoo have made special arrangements for the animals to beat the biting cold wave. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 02:48:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oman's Deputy PM meets Pranab Mukherjee</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3591_Omans-Deputy-PM-meets-Pranab-Mukherjee.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Oman's Deputy Prime Minister, Sayyid Fahad Bin Mahmood Al Said, met the External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, here today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 02:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indore priests perform fire rituals to ensure long life for ailing 'big cats'</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3590_Indore-priests-perform-fire-rituals-to-ensure-long-life-for-ailing-big-cats.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hindu priests performed a series of fire rituals at the Kamla Nehru Zoo here for the long life of an ailing tigress and a lioness.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 02:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deposed Pak CJ named lawyer of the year</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3580_Deposed-Pak-CJ-named-lawyer-of-the-year.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The US-based National Law Journal has named deposed Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as its lawyer of the year. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>'A political' Manmohan is a political novice, says Advani</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3575_A-political-Manmohan-is-a-political-novice-says-Advani.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Commenting on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's remarks over senior BJP leader L K Advani being appointed as the saffron party's prime ministerial candidate, the latter today said that "the Prime Minister is not a political person because a politically aware person cannot make such a comment."]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi High Court refuses to pass an order on curbing Blueline menace</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3573_Delhi-High-Court-refuses-to-pass-an-order-on-curbing-Blueline-menace.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to pass an order to curb the menace posed by the capital's Blueline bus fleet. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Riot-scarred Naroda Patiya residents have no hope from Gujarat elections</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3572_Riot-scarred-Naroda-Patiya-residents-have-no-hope-from-Gujarat-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[While people across Gujarat are eagerly awaiting the results of the Gujarat elections, the residents of Muslim-dominated Naroda Patiya, are the least enthused.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seventeen killed as bus collides with train in Punjab</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3571_Seventeen-killed-as-bus-collides-with-train-in-Punjab.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 17 people were killed and several others injured when a mini bus collided with a passenger train at a railway crossing in Punjab's Moga District today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:27:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indo-Mauritius ties on strong footing, says Jugnauth</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3566_Indo-Mauritius-ties-on-strong-footing-says-Jugnauth.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mauritius President Sir Anerood Jugnauth believes ties between his country and India are on a strong footing because both share common roots.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 01:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seven members of Sattan Chaudhary gang killed in Khagaria encounter</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3559_Seven-members-of-Sattan-Chaudhary-gang-killed-in-Khagaria-encounter.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Seven members of the Sattan Chaudhary gang, including its leader, have been killed in an encounter with police in Bihar's Khagaria District.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 12:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thick fog delays air and rail services in Delhi</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3558_Thick-fog-delays-air-and-rail-services-in-Delhi.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A dense fog covered the capital and affected air and rail services on Friday morning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 12:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gap between claims and reality in Gujarat, even in Godhra</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3554_Gap-between-claims-and-reality-in-Gujarat-even-in-Godhra.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[While BJP's political heavyweights have made big claims during election rallies about a developed Gujarat, people living in Godhra's vicinity are yet to witness anything realistic benefiting their daily life. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 12:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hamid Ansari releases book titled "Jhansi Mein Kranti"</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Vice President, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, released a book titled "Jhansi Mein Kranti (1857-86)" authored by Vir Singh Parmar at a function here today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 11:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangalore's Pani Puri seller is a body builder of international fame</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3541_Bangalores-Pani-Puri-seller-is-a-body-builder-of-international-fame.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[For a youngster, who took to selling "Pani Puri" (a popular street snack generally sold by hawkers) as a medium to earn his daily bread n butter, becoming an international bodybuilder could be anything but a smooth ride.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 11:08:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rahul Gandhi to kick-off another road show in Gujarat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3540_Rahul-Gandhi-to-kick-off-another-road-show-in-Gujarat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress MP from Amethi, Rahul Gandhi, will kick-off his second leg of road show for the second phase of Gujarat Assembly elections here today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 11:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak Govt to lift ban from becoming premier for the third time</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3535_Pak-Govt-to-lift-ban-from-becoming-premier-for-the-third-time.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Government is all set to lift the ban on third-time premiership and an ordinance in this regard will be issued soon.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 10:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Some Sikhs protest against Bhindranwale's portrait in Golden Temple</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3533_Some-Sikhs-protest-against-Bhindranwales-portrait-in-Golden-Temple.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Some Sikhs, who support the Congress Party, have protested the installation of a portrait of rebel Sikh leader, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, in a museum inside the Golden Temple.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 10:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Musharraf takes charge of nuke arsenal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3526_Musharraf-takes-charge-of-nuke-arsenal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf has taken charge of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal by issuing an ordinance that makes him head of the National Command authority.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Friday, 14 December 2007 10:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sania Mirza apologises for ad shoot in mosque</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3512_Sania-Mirza-apologises-for-ad-shoot-in-mosque.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hours after case was filed against Sania Mirza for trespassing into Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad to shoot for an advertisement, the tennis player tendered an apology for hurting religious sentiments.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oscar Fernandes calls upon corporate sector to help build a more humane society</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3510_Oscar-Fernandes-calls-upon-corporate-sector-to-help-build-a-more-humane-society.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes today called upon the corporate sector to be a partner in making a more humane and just society. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deora rejects reports of inconsistency in petrol pump allotment to Parliament attack martyr's family</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3509_Deora-rejects-reports-of-inconsistency-in-petrol-pump-allotment-to-Parliament-attack-martyrs-family.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today rejected media reports that the wife of one of the martyrs of the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on the Parliament has not received land for petrol pump, as promised by the government.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:12:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nation pays tribute to martyrs of 2001 Parliament attack (Lead: Parliament attack anniversary)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3507_Nation-pays-tribute-to-martyrs-of-2001-Parliament-attack-Lead-Parliament-attack-anniversary.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dozens of people and politicians today paid homage to the martyrs of the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Punjab police seize 7kg RDX</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3506_Punjab-police-seize-7kg-RDX.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested three militants in Jalandhar and recovered seven kilograms of RDX from their possession.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonia to BJP: Congress lost two former PM's to contain terrorism</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3505_Sonia-to-BJP-Congress-lost-two-former-PMs-to-contain-terrorism.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress party president Sonia Gandhi today lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for playing up the bogey of terrorism to justify its radical Hindutva card.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 05:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Shivraj Patil condemns blast in Rajdhani Express</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3504_Shivraj-Patil-condemns-blast-in-Rajdhani-Express.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today condemned blast in the Rajdhani Express in Assam. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 04:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Centre to invest 9.2 billion rupees for Indian Met Department's modernisation</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3501_Centre-to-invest-92-billion-rupees-for-Indian-Met-Departments-modernisation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for implementation of the modernization of observation and forecast facilities of India Meteorological Department (IMD) to improve the weather forecasting services at an estimated cost of 9.2 billion rupees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 04:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pratibha Patil stresses on proper housing for construction workers</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3498_Pratibha-Patil-stresses-on-proper-housing-for-construction-workers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pratibha Patil today called for minimum housing facilities for workers engaged in construction of houses. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 04:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cabinet approves pursuance of Gram Nyayalayas Bill</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3497_Cabinet-approves-pursuance-of-Gram-Nyayalayas-Bill.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for pursuance of the Gram Nyayalayas Bill, 2007 in Parliament and to move official amendments in the Rajya Sabha.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 04:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bomb blast in Assam Rajdhani Express, five killed</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3494_Bomb-blast-in-Assam-Rajdhani-Express-five-killed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least five persons were dead and four others injured when a bomb exploded in the 2423 A Guwahati-Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam early on Thursday morning. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 04:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ruling coalition in Nagaland survives no-confidence motion</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3490_Ruling-coalition-in-Nagaland-survives-no-confidence-motion.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Nagaland People's Front (NPF)-led ruling alliance in Nagaland today survived the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition Congress in the State Assembly.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Industry is the most able partner for Indian Army's modernisation, says Army Chief</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3489_Industry-is-the-most-able-partner-for-Indian-Armys-modernisation-says-Army-Chief.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Indian private industry has matured into a dynamic self reliant sector and is now capable of undertaking design and development works indigenously as well as in collaboration with foreign countries, said General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of the Army Staff at Army - Industry Partnership Meet 2007 an International Seminar on Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS), organised by jointly by Infantry Directorate and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here on Thursday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Supreme Court not bound by judges' remarks: KG Balakrishnan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3486_Supreme-Court-not-bound-by-judges-remarks-KG-Balakrishnan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan has said the Supreme Court is not bound by the recent remarks of a two-judge bench which was critical of judicial activism. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:29:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tenure of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis to be extended</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3484_Tenure-of-National-Commission-for-Safai-Karamcharis-to-be-extended.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the extension of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis with effect from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 with a Chairman, one lady member and three other members.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Centre to spend 3.53 billion rupees in Indira Dock</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3483_Centre-to-spend-353-billion-rupees-in-Indira-Dock.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for development of harbour wall berths at Indira Dock at an estimated cost of 3.53 billion rupees.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:25:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India to invest Rs. 7.5 billion in Delaram-Zaranj road in Afghanistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3480_India-to-invest-Rs-75-billion-in-Delaram-Zaranj-road-in-Afghanistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet toady gave its approval for up-gradation/construction of road from Zaranj to Delaram in Afghanistan at the cost of Rs.746.79 crores (Rs. 7.5 billion approximately).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:09:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Centre to establish trauma centres along golden quadrilateral</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3479_Centre-to-establish-trauma-centres-along-golden-quadrilateral.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for establishment of an integrated network of trauma centres along the Golden Quadrilateral, North-South and East-West Corridors of the National Highways.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gujarat villagers rubbish Modi's claim of development</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3476_Gujarat-villagers-rubbish-Modis-claim-of-development.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Villagers of Rajivnagar town in Gujarat have rubbished Chief Minister Narendra Modi's tall claims of development and good governance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 03:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Zoo giving snow leopards a new lease of</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3473_Darjeelings-Padmaja-Naidu-Zoo-giving-snow-leopards-a-new-lease-of.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Darjeeling's Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, nestling at the foothills of the Himalayan mountain range, is offering a new lease of life to the highly endangered species of snow leopards. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 02:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pak lawyers angry with Sharif for his U-turn</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3470_Pak-lawyers-angry-with-Sharif-for-his-U-turn.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The lawyers community, led by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan, is not prepared to lend its support to Nawaz Sharif's election campaign, although he made the restoration of the deposed judges his top priority.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 02:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Union Home Secretary reviews Coastal Security Scheme</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3468_Union-Home-Secretary-reviews-Coastal-Security-Scheme.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta today reviewed the Coastal Security Scheme (CSS) in a meeting that was attended by nine coastal states and four Union Territories.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 02:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Kerala rural boys popularising bamboo with a musical fusion</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3466_Kerala-rural-boys-popularising-bamboo-with-a-musical-fusion.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A group of rural youngsters in Kerala, who have gathered under the banner of Creator, is promoting the use of bamboo through musical instruments made of bamboo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 02:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hindus, Muslims join hands against Sethusamudram Project</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3465_Hindus-Muslims-join-hands-against-Sethusamudram-Project.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ People belonging to the Hindu and the Muslim communities offered prayers here for protection of the Ram Setu.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 02:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CCEA gives nod to marketing support and services scheme for 11th plan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3447_CCEA-gives-nod-to-marketing-support-and-services-scheme-for-11th-plan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for implementation of "Marketing Support and Services Scheme" for the 11th five year plan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 01:03:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nation pays tribute to martyrs of Parliament attack</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3444_Nation-pays-tribute-to-martyrs-of-Parliament-attack.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nation remembers and pays tribute to the martyrs of the terrorist attack on the Parliament on December 13, 2001. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 12:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bengalis' love for invitation cards and their link with Kolkata's College Street</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3443_Bengalis-love-for-invitation-cards-and-their-link-with-Kolkatas-College-Street.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bengalis' love for sending invitation cards to friends and relatives on almost every other occasion is today a common knowledge in West Bengal. A function is considered incomplete till at least 100 guests attend it. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 12:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China's film corporation denies ban on US movies</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3428_Chinas-film-corporation-denies-ban-on-US-movies.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) has dismissed the New York Times report which alleged that China had stopped granting permission to US films to be screened in cinemas on the mainland.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 12:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cabinet approves signing of Avoidance of Double Taxation pact with Senegal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3427_Cabinet-approves-signing-of-Avoidance-of-Double-Taxation-pact-with-Senegal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the signing of the agreement between India and the Republic of Senegal for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cabinet gives nod to operationalisation of investment function of Post Office Life Insurance Fund</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3422_Cabinet-gives-nod-to-operationalisation-of-investment-function-of-Post-Office-Life-Insurance-Fund.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the operationalisation of the investment function of the Post Office Life Insurance Fund (POLIF) and the Rural Post Office Life Insurance Fund (RPOLIF).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:42:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal Army Chief meets Pranab</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3414_Nepal-Army-Chief-meets-Pranab.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nepalese Army Chief, General Rookmangud Katawal, met External Affairs Minster Pranab Mukherjee here today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme to be extended to Coast Guard pensioners</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3412_Ex-Servicemen-Contributory-Health-Scheme-to-be-extended-to-Coast-Guard-pensioners.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the extension of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to uniformed Coast Guard pensioners and retired personnel of Defence Security Corps (DSC).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cabinet approves setting up of textiles management institute in Coimbatore</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3406_Cabinet-approves-setting-up-of-textiles-management-institute-in-Coimbatore.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Union Cabinet today gave its ex post facto approval for setting up of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textiles Management (SVPITM), Coimbatore with a plan support of Rs. 29 crore (Rs. 290 million) during the 11th Five Year Plan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:16:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Election Commission reviews Himachal Pradesh poll preparedness (Lead: EC)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3405_Election-Commission-reviews-Himachal-Pradesh-poll-preparedness-Lead-EC.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami today reviewed the poll preparations for the second phase of Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, scheduled to be held on December 19.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 11:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ladakhis demanding recognition of their language</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3399_Ladakhis-demanding-recognition-of-their-language.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of Ladakhis staged a demonstration here today, demanding recognition of Ladakhi language known as Bhoti.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SC stays Calcutta HC order for CBI investigation into Nandigram police firing(lead: Nandigram)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3398_SC-stays-Calcutta-HC-order-for-CBI-investigation-into-Nandigram-police-firinglead-Nandigram.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to begin criminal proceedings against police officials for the March 14 firing in Nandigram. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plot to assassinate Musharraf foiled</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3397_Plot-to-assassinate-Musharraf-foiled.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistani intelligence agencies have foiled a plot to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf by arresting some members of al Qaeda from Karachi's Malir area, and seizing a large amount of ammunition from their possession, sources have said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Election Commission to review Himachal Pradesh poll preparedness</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3395_Election-Commission-to-review-Himachal-Pradesh-poll-preparedness.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N. Gopalaswami alongwith two Election Commissioners Dr. S Y Qureshi and Navin Chawla will review the poll preparations for the second phase of Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:35:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Coimbatore girl who writes fives languages in reverse</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3390_A-Coimbatore-girl-who-writes-fives-languages-in-reverse.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A student of Class Twelve in Coimbatore has developed a special ability to write five languages --English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and French -- in reverse. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Naxals kill three policemen in Chhattisgarh</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3387_Naxals-kill-three-policemen-in-Chhattisgarh.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Three policemen were killed and one seriously injured in a Naxal attack on a police station in Bisrampuri in Chhattisgarh's Bastar District. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:06:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manmohan conveys his best wishes to Haj goodwill delegation</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3386_Manmohan-conveys-his-best-wishes-to-Haj-goodwill-delegation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met a Haj goodwill delegation here today and conveyed his best wishes for a successful Haj pilgrimage. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 10:05:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heavy snowfall affects electioneering in Himachal Pradesh</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3376_Heavy-snowfall-affects-electioneering-in-Himachal-Pradesh.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy snowfall is dampening the election spirit in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, even as tourists are thronging Shimla and other hill resorts in the state to enjoy the snow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 09:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SC to hear WB govt petition over Nandigram today</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3372_SC-to-hear-WB-govt-petition-over-Nandigram-today.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by the West Bengal Government, challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the March 14 police firing in Nandigram. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 09:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani Express derails, five injured</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3369_Delhi-Ahmedabad-Rajdhani-Express-derails-five-injured.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Eleven bogies of Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani express train derailed between Sirohi and Banas station in Rajasthan early on Thursday morning.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 09:11:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indian alligators found dead in Chambal River</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3364_Indian-alligators-found-dead-in-Chambal-River.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a shocking incident, several Indian alligators (Gharials) have been found dead in the Chambal River in Etawah's Chakar Nagar sub-division of Uttar Pradesh.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 08:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan stance on Israel unchanged: FO</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3356_Pakistan-stance-on-Israel-unchanged-FO.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan has rejected insinuations that support for an Israeli resolution in the UN General Assembly was a reflection of its policy shift on the Jewish state.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 08:33:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Aitzaz Ahsan to boycott elections</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3351_Aitzaz-Ahsan-to-boycott-elections.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan has asked his advocates to appear before the returning officer to withdraw his nomination papers. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 08:21:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verbal slugfest in Gujarat ahead of second phase of polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3348_Verbal-slugfest-in-Gujarat-ahead-of-second-phase-of-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Congress Party has accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of using the issue of terrorism to garner votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) . ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thursday, 13 December 2007 08:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>1 more decomposed body found in a grave in Nandigram</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3345_1-more-decomposed-body-found-in-a-grave-in-Nandigram.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A decomposed body was today found in a sack at Parulbari village in Nandigram as police dug up a grave in a paddy field.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 06:52:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Modi has brought visible development, feel most Ahmedabad residents</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3344_Modi-has-brought-visible-development-feel-most-Ahmedabad-residents.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the second phase of Assembly elections in the State, most of the people in Ahmedabad credit Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for 'bringing' visible development in the State, and say that BJP's claim of 'Vibrant Gujarat' does not ring hollow.     ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 06:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India, Pakistan discuss border related issues</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3342_India-Pakistan-discuss-border-related-issues.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers today held talks about the issues relating to the border of the two countries here, as part of their quarterly meeting.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 06:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Airport at Amravati not for my convenience, says President Patil</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3341_Airport-at-Amravati-not-for-my-convenience-says-President-Patil.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said that the proposed new airport being built at Amravati is not for her convenience, but is part of the Maharashtra State Government's initiatives for the development of the Vidarbha region. 
"The proposed new Airport is one of the various initiatives of the Government of Maharashtra for the development of Vidarbha region and not aimed at the convenience of the President," a statement released by the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 06:36:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Before lifting emergency, Musharraf may amend the Constitution</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3337_Before-lifting-emergency-Musharraf-may-amend-the-Constitution.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf is all set to issue three orders on Saturday or Sunday to lift the state of emergency and revive the Constitution, but not before pushing through several amendments to the basic document through his special PCO powers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 04:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India's interceptor missile test yields new surface-to-surface missile as a spin off</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3331_Indias-interceptor-missile-test-yields-new-surface-to-surface-missile-as-a-spin-off.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Two successful interceptor missile tests carried out by Indian scientists as part of the country's ballistic missile defence program in the first week of December has led to development of a new surface-to-surface missile that could be possibly named as 'Ashvin'.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 04:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SC issues contempt notice to Modi, exempts him from personal appearance (Lead:Modi Verdict)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3329_SC-issues-contempt-notice-to-Modi-exempts-him-from-personal-appearance-Lead-Modi-Verdict.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for "inflammatory" remarks that he made in connection with Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 04:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Himachal villages celebrate centuries old Shanth Yajna festival</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3328_Himachal-villages-celebrate-centuries-old-Shanth-Yajna-festival.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Villagers in the upper hill area of Himachal Pradesh have been observing a centuries old traditional festival called "Shanth" in the local parlance. ]]></description>
<author></author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Advani says Manmohan Singh remark on him exposes Congress weakness</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3327_Advani-says-Manmohan-Singh-remark-on-him-exposes-Congress-weakness.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate and former party president, L K Advani today said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remark relating to his anointment ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls revealed that the Congress party did not have an alternative to Narendra Modi.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heavy snowfall blocks movement on Jammu-Srinagar Highway</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3326_Heavy-snowfall-blocks-movement-on-Jammu-Srinagar-Highway.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy snowfall has blocked traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, including the Jawahar Tunnel area.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:48:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Heavy snowfall blocks movement on Jammu-Srinagar Highway (Lead:Kashmir snowfall)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3325_Heavy-snowfall-blocks-movement-on-Jammu-Srinagar-Highway-Lead-Kashmir-snowfall.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Heavy snowfall has blocked traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, including the 2.5 kilometre-long Jawahar Tunnel.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Puja to ward off evil spirits from an Allahabad bridge</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3316_A-Puja-to-ward-off-evil-spirits-from-an-Allahabad-bridge.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A special Puja was conducted here recently to protect a bridge built over River Yamuna from the influence of evil spirits who are believed to have 'possessed' it and led to a number of suicide incidents in the recent years.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 03:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rock pythons rescued and sent to their natural habitat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3309_Rock-pythons-rescued-and-sent-to-their-natural-habitat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Forest Officials in Tamil Nadu are rescuing rock pythons from residential areas and sending them back to their natural habitat.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 02:38:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manmohan Singh for a fair, transparent, equitable, spectrum policy</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3306_Manmohan-Singh-for-a-fair-transparent-equitable-spectrum-policy.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today emphasised on the need for a fair, transparent, equitable and forward looking policy regime for making spectrum available. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 02:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Over 50 pc Indian women justify wife bashing</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3302_Over-50-pc-Indian-women-justify-wife-bashing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Over a year has passed since the coming into effect of a law against domestic violence in India, but a new UNICEF report has found that over 50 per cent of Indian women still justify the beating of a wife by her husband.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 02:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Union cabinet approves bureaucrat appointments</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3299_Union-cabinet-approves-bureaucrat-appointments.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:-]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:56:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>No more live phone talks on Pak TV: PEMRA</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3289_No-more-live-phone-talks-on-Pak-TV-PEMRA.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued another warning to satellite television channels, directing them not to air live telephone talks, which can contain baseless propaganda against Pakistan and incite people for violence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sikhs reject Pakistan Radio allegation of forced conversion</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3277_Sikhs-reject-Pakistan-Radio-allegation-of-forced-conversion.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan Radio has been attempting to spread communal strife in border areas of Punjab, by making allegations that Hindus are forcing minority sections to change their religion. ]]></description>
<author></author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Medha Patkar accuses Orissa govt for acquiring land for POSCO steel plant</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3276_Medha-Patkar-accuses-Orissa-govt-for-acquiring-land-for-POSCO-steel-plant.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Social activist Medha Patkar, who led a protest rally here, has accused the State Government of forcibly acquiring land for the 12 billion dollar steel plant planned by South Korean steel maker POSCO.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:21:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Manmohan calls for improving rural tele-density(Lead: PM)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3272_Manmohan-calls-for-improving-rural-tele-densityLead-PM.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,  inaugurated a four-day long 'India Telecom 2007' conference in the national capital on Wednesday, and called for improving tele-density at the rural level.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Toll in Bangalore building collapse rises to 7</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3271_Toll-in-Bangalore-building-collapse-rises-to-7.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The toll in the Tuesday night building collapsed in Bangalore has risen to seven. Other eighteen people were injured when a balcony of an old residential building collapsed here.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Riot-scarred Muslim voters apathetic to Gujarat polls</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3270_Riot-scarred-Muslim-voters-apathetic-to-Gujarat-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
By Ravishankar]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 01:18:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Oscar Fernandes urges industry, NGOs to be equal partner in skill development programmes</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3249_Oscar-Fernandes-urges-industry-NGOs-to-be-equal-partner-in-skill-development-programmes.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ India needs to impart relevant skill to 10 million people every year to reap the benefit of globalization, Oscar Fernandes, Union Minister of state for Labour and Employment, said at International Conclave on Skills Development here on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Life sentence for ex-Bihar minister</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3245_Life-sentence-for-ex-Bihar-minister.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A fast track court of Nawada district in Bihar has sentenced a former minister, Aditya Singh, for killing a village headman in 2006. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SC issues contempt notice to Modi, exempts him from personal appearance</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3244_SC-issues-contempt-notice-to-Modi-exempts-him-from-personal-appearance.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for "inflammatory" remarks that he made in connection with Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gurgaon school shootout: Students sent to juvenile home</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3243_Gurgaon-school-shootout-Students-sent-to-juvenile-home.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
Gurgaon (Haryana), Dec 12: Aakash and Vikas, students of class eight, who shot dead one of their classmates Abhishek Tyagi on Tuesday, have been sent to 14-day judicial custody at Faridabad Juvenile Home. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 12:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India must immediately stop illegal fencing in border areas: Pak</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3238_India-must-immediately-stop-illegal-fencing-in-border-areas-Pak.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Director General of Pakistan Rangers Punjab, Brigadier Kaisar Khan Tareen, has said that India must immediately stop the illegal fencing on the side of the Indo-Pak border.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 11:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan, China sign extradition treaty</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3230_Pakistan-China-sign-extradition-treaty.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan and China have signed a extradition treaty to make cooperation more effective on preventing and suppressing crimes, keeping in view the acts of international terrorism and organised crimes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 10:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Deposed Pak CJ denies Musharraf's charge</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3229_Deposed-Pak-CJ-denies-Musharrafs-charge.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has denied President Pervez Musharraf's allegation that he was trying to remove Musharraf illegally. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 10:28:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Standing Labour Committee to meet tomorrow to discuss key labour issues</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3222_Standing-Labour-Committee-to-meet-tomorrow-to-discuss-key-labour-issues.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes will chair the 42nd Session of Standing Labour Committee (SLC) here tomorrow. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 10:08:58 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All-eves polling booth for Rajput women in Gujarat community in Gujarat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3199_All-eves-polling-booth-for-Rajput-women-in-Gujarat-community-in-Gujarat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's election time in Gujarat and the Rajput women belonging to the Darbara community in Gujarat's Jamjodhpur area find themselves privileged to have an all-women polling booth, exclusively set up for them.  ]]></description>
<author></author>
<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 09:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Seven killed in Bangalore building collapse</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3198_Seven-killed-in-Bangalore-building-collapse.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At least seven people were killed and eighteen injured when a balcony of an old residential building collapsed here late on Tuesday night. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 09:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Maoists blow up railway tracks in Bihar</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3190_Maoists-blow-up-railway-tracks-in-Bihar.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The CPI Maoist rebels have blown up the railway tracks near Bhalui halt station in Lakhisarai district of Bihar in the wee hours today. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 08:47:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mr. Musharraf says he is "not such a trouble creator"</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3186_Mr-Musharraf-says-he-is-not-such-a-trouble-creator.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ President Pervez Musharraf has said that he was not a "trouble maker", and vowed to cooperate with whoever wins January 8 general elections.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CEC to review poll preparedness in Himachal</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3185_CEC-to-review-poll-preparedness-in-Himachal.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami along with the other two Election Commissioners will arrive here today to review poll preparedness for the second phase of Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on December 19. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Supreme Court to hear petitions against Modi's remark on Sohrabuddin killing</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3184_Supreme-Court-to-hear-petitions-against-Modis-remark-on-Sohrabuddin-killing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Supreme Court will today hear petitions against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's "inflammatory" remarks on Sohrabuddin Sheikh Case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wednesday, 12 December 2007 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Advani meets Vajpayee, expresses his gratitude</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3179_Advani-meets-Vajpayee-expresses-his-gratitude.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate and former party president L K Advani on Tuesday paid a visit to the residence of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and expressed his gratitude.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 07:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Benazir to kick off election campaign from Dec 17</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3178_Benazir-to-kick-off-election-campaign-from-Dec-17.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto will start her election campaign from Sindh Province on December 17.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 07:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>PPP, PML-N presence would help in holding fair poll, says Benazir</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3175_PPP-PML-N-presence-would-help-in-holding-fair-poll-says-Benazir.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today hailed Nawaz Sharif for contesting January 8 elections, saying that the presence of the country's big two parties - her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - would help in holding a fair poll in the country.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 07:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Students wash utensils used for making midday meals</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3174_Students-wash-utensils-used-for-making-midday-meals.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Students in a Government-aided school in Uttar Pradesh are made to wash utensils that are used for cooking food under the Mid Day meal scheme. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 07:04:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Strikes only option if Geo not restored on cable: Pakistan media persons</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3173_Strikes-only-option-if-Geo-not-restored-on-cable-Pakistan-media-persons.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Continuing their protest for the 37th consecutive day, Punjab Union of Journalists (PUJ) of Pakistan today said that they would take out rallies across the country if Geo TV's transmission was not restored on cable network. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonia, Digvijay send replies to EC notices</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3172_Sonia-Digvijay-send-replies-to-EC-notices.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sent her reply to the notice issued by the Election Commission (EC) over her 'merchants of death' remark during an election rally in Gujarat.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:50:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indo-Pak CBMs, a boon for farmers of both sides</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3170_Indo-Pak-CBMs-a-boon-for-farmers-of-both-sides.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Farmers living on either side of the border that separates India and Pakistan are enjoying an agricultural boom. Thanks to the Confidence Building Measures (CBM) initiated by the two governments. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Orkutters' rally to support Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3169_Orkutters-rally-to-support-Narendra-Modi-in-Ahmedabad.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Orkut, the social networking website, gained a new dimension when several of its members congregated here for the first time to showcase their political support for their favourite party and its leader. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:36:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Railways, Chattisgarh Govt., SAIL, NMDC join hands to lay rail line in Bastar</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3166_Railways-Chattisgarh-Govt-SAIL-NMDC-join-hands-to-lay-rail-line-in-Bastar.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Railways Ministry, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC) and the Chhattisgarh Government today joined hands to construct 235-kilometer new broad gauge railway line in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 06:11:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sharif offers to accommodate Imran in NA</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3160_Sharif-offers-to-accommodate-Imran-in-NA.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief, Nawaz Sharif, has offered to accommodate former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in the National Assembly and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) office bearers in the Punjab Assembly in by-elections, sources have said.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>All-eves polling booth for women of the Rajput community in Gujarat</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3159_All-eves-polling-booth-for-women-of-the-Rajput-community-in-Gujarat.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's election time in Gujarat and the Rajput women belonging to the Darbara community in Gujarat's Jamjodhpur area find themselves privileged to have an all-women polling booth, exclusively set up for them.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Himachal villages celebrate centuries old Shanth Yajna festival</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3156_Himachal-villages-celebrate-centuries-old-Shanth-Yajna-festival.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Villagers in the upper hill area of Himachal Pradesh have been observing a centuries old traditional festival called "Shanth" in the local parlance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vajpayee will remain guardian of party, says Rajnath</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3151_Vajpayee-will-remain-guardian-of-party-says-Rajnath.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Sngh today said that former Prime Minister and party veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee will continue to play the role of a guardian of the party.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>60 pc polling recorded in 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly elections(Lead: Gujarat polls)</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3144_60-pc-polling-recorded-in-1st-phase-of-Gujarat-Assembly-electionsLead-Gujarat-polls.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Around 60 percent of the Gujarat electorate today voted during the first phase of Assembly elections. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 05:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>"I have no problem with Advani" , says Sharad Yadav</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3138_I-have-no-problem-with-Advani-says-Sharad-Yadav.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Janata Dal United President Sharad Yadav has termed the decision of the Bhartiya Janata Party to nominate Lal Krishna Advani as its Prime Ministerial candidate as the "internal affair" of the party. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 04:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>US to allay lawmakers concern over financial assistance to Pakistan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3135_US-to-allay-lawmakers-concern-over-financial-assistance-to-Pakistan.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Bush Administration, seeking to deflect congressional pressure from its Pakistan policy, is shifting the way it channelises financial aid to the Musharraf Government, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tuesday, 11 December 2007 04:51:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wary of Modi, nervous BJP named Advani as its Prime Ministerial candidate, says Manmohan</title>
<link>http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_3125_Wary-of-Modi-nervous-BJP-named-Advani-as-its-Pr