| Obama takes 13-point lead over McCain |
| Washington, Oct 24 ANI: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a 13-point lead over Republican rival John McCain, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows. Obama now leads McCain 52 percent to 39 percent among likely voters nationwide, roughly the same lead he held last week. Just five percent are undecided, and more than 9 in 10 of each candidate's supporters say their mind is made up. Obama's lead among independent voters, who have swung back and forth between the candidates, read more |
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Posted by aniin on Saturday Oct 25 |
| Ten old friends key to happiness |
| London, Oct 24 ANI: A new study conducted by University of Nottingham researchers suggests that happiness depends upon the number of old friends one has. The researchers have found that people with at least 10 good pals are likely to be happier than those with fewer than five. "Having a number of old, close friendship is related to individual happiness," British tabloid The Sun quoted Dr. Richard Tunney of the University of Nottingham as saying. "People who were 'extremely satisfied' read more |
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Posted by aniin on Saturday Oct 25 |
| Next month's polls will lead to Manmohan-Advani face-offComm |
| NAT2National/PoliticsNext month's polls will lead to Manmohan-Advani face-offCommentBy Amulya GanguliThe next round of assembly elections in five states, and also possibly in Jammu and Kashmir, will be of high importance for all the political parties for they will set the tone for next year's general election.Whichever of the two major protagonists - the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP - emerges victorious in most of the states will have the advantage of stitching up the alliance led by it read more |
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| Brangelina to adopt yet another child |
| ENT2Entertainment/Showbiz/CinemaBrangelina to adopt yet another childLondon, Oct 18 IANS Hollwyood superstar Angelina Jolie has confirmed that she and husband Brad Pitt are looking to adopt another child. The couple already have six children - three biological and three adopted from developing countries, reports thesun.co.uk. Appearing on The Today Show in America, Jolie was asked if she would adopt again and she replied: “Yes we will. It just depends when really. You can't even start the read more |
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| "Musharraf decides to jump into full time politics" |
| Islamabad, Oct 18 ANI: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has reportedly decided to take to full time politics. But, he would do this only after moving into his new farmhouse at Chak Shahzad. Sources said he doesn't want to misuse the Army House for political purposes."I don't want to make the Army House a hub of political activities because of its unique nature, but my political headquarter will be my personal residence once I shift there," The News quoted some of the visitors who met Musharraf as saying read more |
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Posted by aniin on Monday Oct 20 |
| Imran is no longer dependent |
| Remember Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’s young Aamir Khan? He is Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan, now a big star of Bollywood. Aamir khan has launched him in the lead role of his home production Jaane Tu read more |
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Posted by subhasis on Wednesday Oct 15 |
| King Khan’s love for Aryan |
| After Hrithik Roshan and Avishek Bachchan, it’s time for the King Khan of Bollywood to taste the charisma of Superheroes. But unfortunately, the superstar will not be seen in the get up of a superhero read more |
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Posted by subhasis on Monday Oct 13 |
| Exiled rebel leader returns to Indonesia's Aceh |
| INT54International/PoliticsExiled rebel leader returns to Indonesia's AcehJakarta, Oct 11 DPA Greeted by thousands of cheering supporters, the 83-year-old founder of Aceh's rebel movement returned to the tsunami-wracked Indonesian province of Aceh Saturday for the first time in almost 30 years. Hassan di Tiro fled to Sweden in late 1970s after declaring Aceh independent in 1976, a move triggered that a long-running conflict in the northwestern Indonesian province. About 15,000 people are read more |
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Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12 |
| Portugal announces recognition of Kosovo |
| INT3International/DiplomacyPortugal announces recognition of KosovoLisbon, Oct 8 DPA Portugal announced Tuesday evening its official recognition of Kosovo, the break-away Serbian province which had unilaterally declared its independence last February. The office of Foreign Minister Luis Amado announced the move, which reduced the number of European Union states still opposed to recognising Kosovo's independence. Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Romania and the Czech Republic are still opposed to Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence which they regard as contrary to international law read more |
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Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 08 |
| One battle lost, not the war: Buddha on Nano Lead |
| ECO4Economy/NationalOne battle lost, not the war: Buddha on Nano LeadKolkata, Oct 5 IANS Dubbing his state's opposition parties as "irresponsible" for their actions that prompted Tata Motors to pull out from Singur, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday exuded confidence that the state might have lost one battle, but not the war. "Unfortunately, the state has a very irresponsible opposition. But I believe one battle is lost, but the war is not lost. We must read more |
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