Olympic torch arrives in Pakistan amid tight security
April 15, 2008
Islamabad: The Beijing Olympics 2008 torch arrived in Pakistan Wednesday as hundreds of security personnel guarded the venue where the relay was to be held later in the day.
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Sachin not to run in Olympic torch relay
April 15, 2008
New Delhi: India’s cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar Wednesday declined to run in the Olympic torch relay to be held in the Capital Thursday.
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Hyderabad to become a metro city
April 15, 2008
Hyderabad: Hyderabad will join cities like Kolkata and Delhi to have a metro rail that give will further boost to connectivity in this fast-growing southern Indian hub.
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Sports schedule for April 16, 2008
April 15, 2008
New Delhi:Following is the sports schedule for April 16, 2008
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At least 39 killed as bus falls into Narmada canal
April 15, 2008
Ahmedabad: A Gujarat state transport bus carrying about 50 schoolchildren fell into the Narmada main irrigation canal in Vadodara district early Wednesday. The bodies of 39 victims, including the conductor, have been recovered, officials said.
The accident occurred at about 6 a.m., 70 km from Vadodara, when the bus from Vag-Bhod village was on its way to Bodeli, according to Vadodara fire brigade officials.
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No Mandal magic for Congress in Uttar Pradesh
April 15, 2008
The timing of the verdict on reservations for the Mandal classes in institutions of higher education could not have been better for the ruling alliance. In particular, the Congress gets great store by the decision, which puts an end to an impasse that has lasted nearly two years. Close on the heels of the verdict came the statement of Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh, probably the most vocal proponent of reservations in the Congress. Rahul Gandhi, he felt, had what it takes to be prime minister.
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Indian equities move higher in initial trade
April 15, 2008
Mumbai: Capital goods, oil and gas and metal stocks were trading higher Wednesday in early trade at the Indian equities market, which opened with a positive gap tracking strong cues from other Asian markets.
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Aerobics can increase mental fitness in elderly
April 15, 2008
London: Aerobic exercises have multiple benefits; it helps boost mental agility and manual dexterity in elderly people and improves the way they can concentrate on visual and auditory tasks.
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Anna Hazare, Indian green pioneer, wins World Bank award
April 15, 2008
Washington: Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly know as Anna Hazare, a pioneer in developing an ecologically self-sustaining village as a global model, has become one of the three recipients of the World Bank’s 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service.
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Study debunks antioxidants’ ability to prolong life
April 15, 2008
London: An exhaustive new review has overturned the popular conception that antioxidant supplements prolong life, contending there is no evidence to support the view.
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