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Poor man’s Nexus One headed to India?

March 11, 2010

Android and Me / Taylor Wimberly

Google might be working on a "scaled down" version of the Nexus One.

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Green Light ?

March 12, 2010

the Dry Bones Blog / Yaakov Kirschen (noreply@blogger.com)

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Muslims Burn Homes, Attack, Kill Christians and Buddhists in Bangladesh

March 11, 2010

Atlas Shrugs / Pamela Geller

Mainstream media loves the euphemism "ethnic" violence (the BBC used that referring to the machete wielding Muslim hordes in Nigeria).

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U.S. Charity Is Attacked In Pakistan; 6 Are Killed

March 10, 2010

Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune / By ISMAIL KHAN

Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., herded staff members into a room, and started shooting indiscriminately.

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Where is my change, dude!

March 14, 2010

Something like life / doubtinggaurav (doubtinggaurav@gmail.com)

Bentley India Unveils Mulsanne

March 14, 2010

Artima Developer Buzz

more images more images MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The leading carmakers of the world are eyeing the Indian market and they are not planning to invade the small car market only.

A must-see video

March 14, 2010

Entertaining Research / Guru

The half-an-hour of video that this blogpost points to is a must watch; I liked the two definitions of teacher given by J C Bose that Prof. Vaidya refers to towards the end of the movie.

DMK not against Hindi: Karunanidhi

March 14, 2010

USA-World-The Times of India

Asserting that the DMK was not against Hindi as a language, Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi said the party was only opposed to its imposition on non-Hindi speaking people.

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Deaths in Pakistan Swat blast

March 13, 2010

AL JAZEERA

Fourteen killed in attack on security checkpoint a day after suicide bombers hit Lahore.

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Pakistan Army Digs In on Turf of the Taliban

March 12, 2010

New York Times / By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH

The army has gained the upper hand, but insurgents in South Waziristan continue to make their presence known.

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Afghanistan and Pakistan Pledge Cooperation

March 11, 2010

New York Times / By SALMAN MASOOD

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, left, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan in Islamabad on Thursday.

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Devout Muslims attack Christian charity

March 10, 2010

Atlas Shrugs / Pamela Geller

I call on all non-Muslims and apostates to unite and defend ourselves against the global jihad. Our leaders won't do it. They are afraid.

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Spy Chief in Pakistan to Stay On Another Year

March 11, 2010

New York Times / By JANE PERLEZ

An unusual extension for Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha may pave the way for a longer term for the head of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was set to step down this year.

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Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attacks

March 10, 2010

AL JAZEERA

Suspected US drone strikes in North Waziristan leave at least 15 dead.

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ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Law on Forest Rights Fails to Deliver

March 13, 2010

IPS Inter Press Service - Environment / Manipadma Jena

BHUBANESWAR, India, Mar 13 (IPS) - A four-year-old landmark law that was supposed to bring profound changes in the lives of India’s tribal and forest-dwelling peoples has failed to deliver on ...

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Kashmir, India: and a crewel tale of book making

March 11, 2010

My Marrakesh / Maryam

Dear Friends, I've missed you. I feel like I've been away for, well, forever. But books are special things, you see. They are filled with words that have to make sense page after page together. Oh my.

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Monsanto ‘admission' has business motives?

March 11, 2010

The Hindu - Front Page

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Pakistan: Taliban killed 5 people in attack on Christian charity

March 11, 2010

Eye On The World / noreply@blogger.com (Watcher)

"[T]hroughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.

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China to stick to climate change stand, expects India to follow suit

March 10, 2010

India News latest RSS headlines - New Delhi News.Net

BEIJING: China said it will not deviate from its stand on climate change even after it gave qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord on Tuesday. It expects India to stick to its stand as.

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Tamil alliance drops independence call

March 14, 2010

Guardian Unlimited World Latest

Tamil National Alliance says ahead of elections it is ready to accept self-rule in north and east provincesSri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party has dropped its demand for an independent state and said ...

The Marine brand of counterinsurgency

March 14, 2010

PrairiePundit / Merv (noreply@blogger.com)

Ghana: Veep in New Delhi, India to attend investment conclave - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Politics

March 14, 2010

AfricaNewsSearch: Latest News / The Accra Daily Mail

Vice president John Mahama Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Saturday arrived in New Delhi, India, to participate in the sixth Annual Confederation of Indian Industries Conclave to explore ...

Bangladesh culls 117,000 chickens after avian flu outbreak

March 14, 2010

Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

DHAKA : At least 117,000 chickens were destroyed in northern Bangladesh on Sunday after avian flu outbreak on one of the country's largest poultry farms, a local official said.

Tennis-Pakistan gives up on hosting Davis Cup tie after blasts

March 14, 2010

Reuters: Golf News

KARACHI, March 14 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Tennis Federation has given up hope of hosting its Davis Cup tie against New Zealand in July after Friday's suicide bomb attacks in Lahore.

Bangladesh v England photos

March 14, 2010

BBC Sport | Cricket | UK Edition

Pictures from day three of the first Test between England and Bangladesh in Chittagong

Russia to make 200 stealth fighter jets for India

March 14, 2010

Forum: News/Activism / Reuters

Russia to make 200 stealth fighter jets for India Reuters New Delhi: Russia will build more than 1,000 stealth fighter jets within four decades, including at least 200 for its traditional weapons ...

India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?

March 14, 2010

SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page / TechCrunch

TechCrunch submits: By Sarah LacyLast time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user.

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