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In India , machines are preferred to manmade craft (Feature)

In India , machines are preferred to manmade craft (Feature)

Porbandar (Gujarat), Feb 7 (Inditop.com) Leaving his family’s tradition of carving idols of Lord Jagannath, Manmohan Mahapatra turned to the sands at Orissa’s beaches 30 years ago. Now known the world over for his magnificent sand creations, he says it’s a struggle to promote the art...
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Snake charmer girls study , usher in winds of change (Feature)

Snake charmer girls study , usher in winds of change (Feature)

Sapera Basti (Haryana), Feb 7 (Inditop.com) Promila is pursuing her graduation and is a role model for her entire village. Considering she hails from a snake charmers’ community where education is hardly a priority, and for women a taboo, this feisty 19-year-old’s achievement is a big deal. “I...
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Effects of toxic gas may be seen in future generations in Bhopal (25 years after Bhopal)

Effects of toxic gas may be seen in future generations in Bhopal (25 years after Bhopal)

Bangalore, Dec 2 (Inditop.com) The deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas released by the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal this day 25 years ago affected even the unborn, researchers say. The toxic gas altered the immune system of those who were still in their mothers’ wombs when the disaster...
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Chidambaram announces plan to tackle terror

Chidambaram announces plan to tackle terror

New Delhi, April 7 (Inditop) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday announced a “comprehensive action plan” to tackle terrorism and said the Congress was the only party that could effectively deal with the problem. “Our ability to respond to terror is much better than five years ago,”...
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Wall Street tumbles to 12-year low as US comes to AIG aid

Wall Street tumbles to 12-year low as US comes to AIG aid

New York, March 3 (Inditop) Wall Street tumbled with the Dow and S&P 500 falling to a 12 year low after insurance giant American International Group reported the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history. The Dow Jones industrial average Monday lost almost 300 points, or 4.2 percent to end at 6763.29,...
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Obama creates economic advisory board

Obama creates economic advisory board

Washington, Feb 7 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Friday created a new bipartisan advisory board to develop solutions to the country’s economic crisis as he warned lawmakers that immediate action was critical to pulling the US out of a serious recession. The 17-member board, led by former Federal...
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Bhupathi-Sania in mixed doubles final of Australian Open

Bhupathi-Sania in mixed doubles final of Australian Open

Melbourne, Jan 30 (Inditop) India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza moved into the final of the Australian Open mixed doubles beating the Czech pair of Lukas Dlouhy and Iveta Benesova 6-4, 6-1 here Friday. Bhupathi and Sania trailed 0-3 in the first set before they came back strongly to make it...
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