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 Afghan war will cost British taxpayers £20 billion by time mission is complete
Britain's war in Afghanistan will cost taxpayers almost £20 billion by time the mission draws to a close, new figures have revealed. | Despite the winding down of operations, the remaining years... (photo: US Army / Spc. Kristina Gupton) The Daily Telegraph
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 Mamata Banerjee needs to talk less and do more to overcome Herculean tasks at hand
Tweet "Parivartan, my foot," snorted Aroop Roy, a 71-year-old resident of Old Ballygunge, in utter disgust at the very mention of the word. | "The only parivartan has been in the blue-and-white railin... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Of India
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 Paper banana leaves safe
| PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has declared the paper banana leaves used in some Indian restaurants as safe to be used as wrapping material for food. | Director-gen... (photo: Creative Commons / Takeaway) The Star
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 Rush Limbaugh Defends Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Over Tax Allegations
| Rush Limbaugh praised Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder who has been accused of attempting to dodge millions of dollars in taxes, for having business savvy on hi... (photo: AP / Ron Edmonds) Huffington Post
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 The NATO Afghan summit: Reality and illusion
| Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afg... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod) Al Jazeera
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 Spiritual group plants 35 lakh trees
| Haridwar, May 18 (IANS) A spiritual group based here has launched a massive green drive in the country and has already planted 35 lakh trees and saplings, a spokesperso... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Newstrack India
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 The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. | As world leaders gather i... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Chicago Tribune
Afghanistan Military Photos Rights Wikipedia: Afghanistan Women |
 27,000 hectares can be used for industrial park: Prithviraj Chavan
| Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said the state has 27,000 hectares of land available for industrialists to set up manufacturing units. | Speaking to indust... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India
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 Is brand SRK losing sheen due to controversies?
Tweet MUMBAI: He was, arguably, the biggest Bollywood superstar not long ago but with a few unsuccessful releases, a night club brawl and now a scuffle with officials at ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Of India
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