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Recent News( UPDATED MAY 15,2004)
GENERAL
Sonia Gandhi is all set to become PM after the shocking defeat of NDA in the 14th General Elections of INDIA. Results- Congress+: 217 Bjp+: 185 Others: 137 |
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In what was an amazing day of mixed fortunes, many prominent NDA cabinet ministers including heavyweights Yashwant Sinha, Ram Naik and Nitish Kumar couldn't hold on to their seats |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigns from his post as PM. But, his legacy will undoubtedly remain in our minds. Probably, he is only one person in INDIA who will win comfortably wherever and no matter against whoever he contests |
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Unlike Chandrababu Naidu, the former CM of Karnataka, SM Krishna logs off but with grace... |
SPORTS
Martina Navratilova will become the oldest woman to compete in a Grand Slam when she will return to the courts at the French Open later this year |
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Mahindra United finished the season on a winning note, when they defeated Tolygunge 3-1 to lift the coveted NFL title |
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In a move which will please penalty corner experts(read Sohail Abbas, Jorge Lombi et al) to no end, the IHF has amended a rule concering the penalty corner just 3 months before the Olympics in Athens |
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Anju Bobby George, India's aspirant for the long jump gold at the Olympics, has won the Doha Super Grand Prix with a leap of 6.82m |
BIZ
Stock Markets crash more than 300 points in anticipation of the change in leadership from the Bjp to the Congress |
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Investors lose more than 1 lakh crore as Markets show volatility and fall 300 points due to the fears of the Left parties coming in power |
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The Rupee closed at 45.60, 35 points down to a 41/2 month low due to the large selling by the Foreign Institutional Investors or the FII's |
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Oil prices touched $41.34 in the New York mercantile Exchange, a whooping 21 year high |
TECHNOLOGY
Google launches GMail, its widely anticipated e-mail service. Its features include a huge 1GB mailbox along with better spam management. It will open for the general public later this year |
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The new, much improved, Windows-like version of Linux called Linspire 4.5 has been launched. Its features include better stability, a Windows-like interface, ease of use and ofcourse the Linux brand name! |
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A 18 year old! Yes that is what it takes to make SASSER the much-feared Virus which spreads automatically via the Internet. The youth, who had originally written the virus, is a German National. He has been caught and proper legal action is being taken |
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Opera 7.50, the new version of the popular Opera Browser has been launched. Its features include a completely revamped interface, an e-mail client and compactibility for a large number of operating systems |
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