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Bihar reels under the Great Deluge |
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For God’s sake, don’t call it a flood. It’s a catastrophe.”
This one-liner from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar just about sums up the kind of devastation wreaked across Bihar after a 13-km wide current started flowing at a speed of over 100 km in the Kosi river, inundating several districts of northern Bihar a fortnight back.
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Indian N-deal will create 10,000 jobs in US: State Dept |
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Washington, September 3: India plans to import eight 1000 mw nuclear-powered reactors by 2012 and the US hopes to win at least two contracts, which it feels will significantly boost its atomic industry. The envisaged sale of at least two reactors, to what it calls ‘lucrative and growing Indian market’, would create 3000-5000 direct jobs and 10,000-15,000 indirect jobs in the US nuclear industry, the US Department of State has said. |
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NPT lobby uses "Bush secret letter" to question deal |
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WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has told the US Congress that Washington will terminate nuclear trade with India if New Delhi conducts a nuclear test, and the same assurance should be written into any Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) green signal to India, Washington's non-proliferation lobby asserted on Tuesday.
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Singur impasse could be solved in next 48 hrs: Mamata |
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SINGUR: A breakthrough in the impasse over Singur issue could be in sight in 48 hours at the initiative of West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.
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USA Today's 'On Politics' blog reports: Barack Obama told USA TODAY this afternoon that "yes," he has made up his mind about whom his running mate will be -- but he would not reveal the name or just when he will tell the nation about his choice. USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely writes that... Read complete story... |
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