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MUMBAI: INTOLERANCE, MORE HARMFUL THAN TERRORISM
My name
is Khan, Shah Rukh Khan's latest film, seeks to prove to
the world that terrorism is everyone's enemy. It hurts
everyone alike all races, Muslims or non Muslims. He is
in effect saying: 'I am a Muslim; My name is Khan, but I
am not a terrorist!' A commendable effort, which is
bound to be welcomed by well meaning people all over the
world.
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GLOBAL HARVEST BUSINESS FELLOWSHIP
With a
mission to reach out to the market place, Global Harvest
Church has initiated a business fellowship, which is
open for business men, women, entrepreneurs, and
professionals.
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RELOCATE SLUM DWELLERS BEFORE DEMOLISHING HOMES: HC
New Delhi, Feb 11 : Delhi High Court today ruled
that no jhuggi can be removed from encroached land
without rehabilitating the slum dwellers. A bench
comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S
Muralidhar directed the MCD and other civic authorities
not to remove the slum dwellers who had been staying in
those localities.
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PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS TO COME UNDER FORUM
Christian Today, Feb 10, 2010 -
Catholic and Protestant churches in India are
contemplating the need for an umbrella organisation to
defend its numerous educational institutions scattered
across the country. In the wake of sectarian and
religious violence, the National Council of Churches in
India (NCCI) and the Catholic Bishops' Conference of
India (CBCI), have agreed to unite under one forum
through which it can voice its concerns and resolve
disputes connected with its institutions.
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PALAKKAD BECOMES INDIA'S FIRST ‘TOTALLY ELECTRIFIED
DISTRICT’
New Delhi, Feb 11 : Union Power Minister Sushil
Kumar Shinde will declare Palakkad in Kerala as the
country's first 'total electrified district' Feb 16 at a
function in Ottapalam in the state. "With the
announcement being made by Shinde, the electricity will
reach each home in the district, even in houses located
in remote tribal areas, where the electricity could not
reach for more than 50 years," Kerala Electricity
Minister A.K. Balan told IANS Thursday on phone from
Palakkad.
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NOW FAMILY COURTS THAT ARE LITIGANT-FRIENDLY!
New Delhi, Feb 7 : Imagine a courtroom complete
with colourful walls, specially designed tables and
chairs, games, a television and even baby sitters - all
for kids. Two 'family courts' will be inaugurated in
Rohini to sort out family disputes in congenial and
supportive surroundings instead of overcrowded and
repelling environs of regular courts.
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DELHI COPS LEARN TO MIND THEIR LANGUAGE AHEAD OF 2010
GAMES
 New Delhi: On any other weekday morning,
constable Bishan Singh would have been on patrol near
Delhi University, keeping his eyes skinned for petty
crimes- "and also helping senior citizens if they need
assistance", he says, a little virtuously.
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SWINE FLU TOLLS CROSSES 1300 MARK
New Delhi, 14 Feb 2010: Six more people have
died of influenza A (H1N1) in India, taking the death
toll in due to the swine flu pandemic in the country so
far to 1302, an official statement said here today. Five
of the deaths were reported during the day from Gujarat
and one from Maharashtra, the statement said.
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INDIA'S FOOD INFLATION INCHING TO 18 PERCENT
New Delhi, Feb 11 : Even as Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh stressed last week that the worst was
over on rising prices of essential items, India's annual
food inflation based on wholesale prices rose to 17.94
percent for the week ended Jan 30. The annual rise in
the index for food articles was 17.56 percent for the
week before, as per official data released by the
commerce and industry ministry Thursday.
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MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS WORRYING
AUTHORITIES
New Delhi, Feb 10: Delhi's health officials and
administrators Wednesday expressed concern over the
increasing number of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
cases and said it was a growing health challenge. "Only
proper diagnosis and management of tuberculosis
treatment can prevent serious complications of
multi-drug resistant tuberculosis," Delhi Municipal
Commissioner K.S. Mehra said.
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BISHOP ARACKAL APPLAUDS MORATORIUM ON ‘BT BRINJAL’
February 11, 2010 (UCAN): A Catholic bishop, who
has been promoting organic faming for decades, has
welcomed an Indian government delay in introducing a
genetically modified hybrid brinjal or eggplant. Federal
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh announced the
moratorium on BT Brinjal at a press conference in New
Delhi, UCA News reports. He ordered independent
scientific studies on the plant’s long-term effects on
human health and the environment.
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