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German aid group puts Myanmar cyclone death toll at 50,000
by IANS | Thu, 08/05/2008 - 11:21 | inBonn (Germany), May 8 (DPA) A German aid organization estimated Wednesday that the death toll in Myanmar from Cyclone Nargis exceeded 50,000, based on its local knowledge and a visit by a reconnaissance team to the Irrawaddy delta disaster zone.
Garlands of currency: wedding party's joy is RBI's headache
by IANS | Thu, 08/05/2008 - 11:15 | inNew Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in a fix as its directive to discourage people from using garlands made of currency notes - a common feature in north Indian weddings - seems to be falling on deaf ears.
NRIs send money to India - remittances are top priority
by IANS | Tue, 06/05/2008 - 11:16 | inSending money home remains the top priority for most NRIs. After arriving - legally or illegally - in the host country, the first task is to start earning; and then sending a major part of their earnings back home to the family.
Social security a dream for most Indian workforce
by IANS | Sun, 04/05/2008 - 11:57 | inNew Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Despite contributing a lion's share to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), there is no social security for a whopping 93 percent of the workforce in India, says a report by a group of NGOs.
Vodafone locks horns with Animal welfare board over alleged cruelty to mascot pug
by IANS | Fri, 02/05/2008 - 12:03 | inChennai, May 2 (IANS) A spokesman of mobile telephony major Vodafone Friday denied charges of cruelty to its mascot pug. The charges had been levelled by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
Goa infrastructure is crumbling due to tourism
by IANS | Fri, 02/05/2008 - 12:01 | inPanaji, May 2 (IANS) Goa's infrastructure is beginning to crumble under the load of visitors, says the tourism industry that has called for an immediate upgrade of facilities.
A shocker: 16,000 student suicides in three years
by IANS | Fri, 02/05/2008 - 11:59 | inNew Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Over 16,000 school and college students in India committed suicide in the last three years, says the health ministry, shedding light once again on the sorry state of mental healthcare in the country.
I want to be known as a writer, not an activist: Arundhati Roy
by PTI | Thu, 01/05/2008 - 11:57 | inNew Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy says she is not comfortable with the activist tag and wants to be identified as a writer only.
Sotheby's to highlight contemporary Indian art in Spring Sales
by IANS | Sun, 27/04/2008 - 12:15 | inNew York, April 27 (IANS) Subodh Gupta's "Saat Samunder Paar VII" will be the highlight of Sotheby's Spring Sale of contemporary Indian art in New York May 14-15.
With young artists priced high, masters sell better
by IANS | Sat, 26/04/2008 - 11:16 | inNew Delhi, April 26 (IANS) In an interesting trend in the Indian art market this summer, parity in prices between works by contemporary artists and modern masters is prompting buyers to settle for the latter.

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