The tall claims of the Punjab Pollution Control Board to close down 35 polluting dyeing units fell flat today when a team of the Punjab State Electricity Board that had gone to disconnect power connections beat a retreat following protests by BJP ...
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"But as the years go by, the letters gradually disappear. After a couple of years, the A vanishes and what have you?" "Sawa" (fed up). Then after a couple more years, the S disappears and what’s left is "Awa" (pity). After some more years, the A ...
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European stocks closed higher on Tuesday, tracking a US rally that recovered some of the previous day's sharp losses. Asian markets closed lower earlier in the day. The FTSE 100 closed 1.4 per cent higher at 4,122.86, helped by a 12.5 per cent jump ...
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Yesterday, the president and Christianist Rick Warren had a conversation about HIV and AIDS. As the epidemic continues in this country - still largely among men who have sex with men, especially black men who have sex with men - neither Warren nor ...
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The power had been turned off. The house was empty. The bank was ready to take possession. But Rodney Reynolds didn't want to leave. Every time his wife called, he'd say, "I've still got stuff to pack."He spent three more nights on the carpeted floor ...
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Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $48 a barrel today as more bleak US economic news and plunging stock markets darkened investor expectations for energy demand. A model holds a new 'Nokia N97' phone during the 'Nokia World 08' congress in ...
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The power had been turned off. The house was empty. The bank was ready to take possession. But Rodney Reynolds didn't want to leave. Every time his wife called, he'd say, "I've still got stuff to pack." He spent three more nights on the carpeted ...
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