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October 25, 2007

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Praja Rajyam membership drive from October 2

Kashmiri leaders criticise Zardari for calling J-K jihadis terrorists

20 killed, 53 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan

Star Trek star Patrick Stewart to play Time Lord in Dr Who

Sensex hovers around 12,000, lowest in two years

Indo-Pak wrestling competition to promote good relationship held

Honeybees decode the waggle dance by applying simple maths

NERA Economic Consulting Expands Presence in China with New Beijing Office

International News for October 25, 2007

30 reportedly killed in Swat blast (Lead-Pak blast)
A powerful explosion ripped through a Frontier Constabulary truck on Thursday near the police lines in Mingora in Swat, and reportedly killed 30 persons. ANI

Koirala continues with political parleys
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has stepped up parleys with top leaders in order to end the political deadlock brought about by the suspension of the Constituent Assembly election. ANI

30 reportedly killed in Swat blast
A powerful explosion ripped through a Frontier Constabulary truck on Thursday near the police lines in Swat, and reportedly killed 30 persons, sources said. ANI

Rashid shouldnt try to subvert the peoples right to elect their leader: PPP
Pakistan Peoples Party Information Secretary, Sherry Rehman, has asked Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to concentrate on his own constituency instead of attempting to subvert the right of people to elect their own leader. ANI

2,000-year-old self-help book can help you become the perfect Latin lover
A new book showcases the advice of Roman Poet Ovids advice on seducing your partner. ANI

Northern Areas govt employees disappointed with Musharrafs reforms plan
The constitutional package announced by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for the countrys Northern Areas, also known as Gilgit-Baltistan, has left the civil servants in various departments of the region disappointed, as they said it did not carry any relief for them. ANI

Fisherman catches 63-stone shark by mistake!
A Cornish fisherman landed a record 63-stone shark - by mistake. ANI

No dialogue with PML-Q, says PML (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will not enter into a dialogue with the ruling PML-Q, nor it would reconcile with those who damaged the country, the president of the PML-N Punjab province has said. ANI

November 16 UPA-Left meeting wont be the last one, says Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that the talks with the Left parties on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal would continue beyond the November 16 meeting. ANI

Has Bards original portrait been replaced by a fake?
The Flower, the famous portrait of William Shakespeare has been replaced with a19th century fake in the collection of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon in the past decade, a German scholar has claimed. ANI

The longest-serving leader in Asia fights for a seventh term
Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayooms autocratic behaviour has prompted three ministers of Cabinet rank to resign, putting the continuance of his government in jeopardy. ANI

Check ISIs role for fair polls in Pakistan: Air Marshal Asghar Khan
Veteran politician and retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan has said that without checking the role of Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) in politics holding of free and fair elections would be a futile exercise. ANI

Give kids books and vegetable gardens, urge UK ministers
UK ministers are insisting that kids should be gifting books for Christmas, and should be taught to grow vegetable in schools so that they cultivate reading and eating habits. ANI

Students born at end of school year more likely to struggle
A leading think tank in the UK has suggested that exam results be adjusted in accordance with pupils ages because children born at the end of the school year perform less well than their older classmates. ANI

Former Taliban FM favours presence of US, NATO forces
Maulvi Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil, Foreign Minister in the Taliban regime, has said that there no such thing as a moderate Taliban, and favoured the presence of NATO and US forces in Afghanistan until the various Afghan factions were independently able to resolve their problems. ANI

Afghanistan is close to being lost, warns Lord Ashdown
NATOs failure to usher stability in Afghanistan could provoke a regional sectarian war on a grand scale, according to Lord Ashdown, the former United Nations High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. ANI

Pakistan not successful in closing down terrorist networks: US
The US State Department has said that Pakistan has not been successful in closing down terrorist networks and their supporters. ANI

Burson-Marsteller Appoints Simon Pangrazio President and CEO Asia Pacific
Business Wire India

Interactive Brokers First-to-Market With Competitive Dutch Options Price Structure
Business Wire India

3M and Sanyo Settle Suit over Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Intellectual Property
Business Wire India

Jeffrey Applegate Appointed Chief Investment Officer for Citi Global Wealth Management
Business Wire India

Hirco Invests GBP 96.6 Million in Development in Mumbai
Business Wire India

Serverside Group Granted European Patent on Core Card Customisation Architecture
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