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<title><![CDATA[Power Sex]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Amidst all the allegations and accusation, Davidar's wife is standing by him. 
&quot;We'll get through this together,&quot; said Rachna, who comes from a prominent book-selling family in New Delhi and managed McNally Robinson's former bookstore in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why do men in power cheat?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[As clich&eacute;d as the question may read, it still is a mystery.
Who knows what David Davidar, KPS Gill, Phaneesh Murthy, Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Anand, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Fall Of Woods]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/the-fall-of-woods.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[On November 25, 2009, supermarket tabloid The National Enquirer published a story claiming that Woods had an extramarital affair with nightclub manager Rachel Uchitel&lrm;, a claim she denied.&nbsp; The story began to attract media attention when ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Who is David Davidar?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/who-is-david-davidar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[David Davidar (b. 1959) was born in Kerala into a military family. He graduated from Madras University and soon moved to Bombay to pursue journalism, before changing over to publishing. He completed a course in publishing from Radcliffe/Harvard. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Penguin CEO takes a plunge]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/penguin-ceo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[David Davidar, the former CEO of Penguin International, recently resigned from the company in wake of the accusations slapped against him by a female colleague. 
India-born David Davidar claimed and confessed that he had a &ldquo;consensual, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Present Scenario and Problems in NRI Voting]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/present-scenario-and-problems-in-nri-voting.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Quite a chunk of the Indian population resides in countries like USA, UK, Australia and Middle East. And most of them are ostensibly interested in the country&rsquo;s developments &ndash;political and economic.
'The demand for voting rights for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roadblocks To The NRI Voting Rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/roadblocks-to-the-nri-voting-rights.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that the government was working towards granting voting rights to NRIs by the time of the next general elections.
&nbsp;&ldquo;The Prime Minister should tread ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[To Vote Or Not To Vote]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/to-vote-or-not-to-vote.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s some good news for the NRIs, after a phase of chaos and unrest over the passport and visa woes. The NRI voting rights bill is expected to be passed during the monsoon session of parliament.
Reaching out to the Indian Diaspora at the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRIs Lack Eagerness]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nris-lack-eagerness.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in North America have welcomed the announcement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas meet in Hyderabad that India would soon offer them voting rights.
Although the announcement was mainly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Visa Woe]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-visa-woe.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented (rather re-enforced) an old rule that forces Indians, who are now citizens of USA, to surrender their old Indian passports and obtain a &ldquo;surrender certificate&rdquo; for a fee of $175 before ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRI Talk]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/NRI-talk.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)&rsquo;s claim:
&quot;The Government of India requires completion of a form and payment of fee and penalty, if applicable, for obtaining the surrender certificate. A US citizen of Indian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Visa Woe - Affecting Growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/visa-woe-affecting-growth.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Most of the tourists are known to use India as a base while touring the Asian region.
The British High Commission in Delhi has urged the Indian government to rethink the policy, as it is bound to affect thousands of Britons living in India on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-origin grandmother is Trinidad and Tobago's first woman PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-trinidad-tobagos-first-woman-pm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whose forefather came here from India as an indentured laborer, has been elected the first woman prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political alliance led by her emerged victorious and ended the ruling party's 43 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spears wants to be frozen after death]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/spears-wants-to-be-frozen-after-death.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pop Star Britney Spears wants to be frozen after her death so that she could be brought back to life when technology is advanced enough to work it out.
The singer wants her body to be preserved in liquid nitrogen at cryogenic temperature (below ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Pakistan Test captain Afridi wants to focus on bowling; Akhtar likely to return to team]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/afridi-wants-focus-on-bowling-akhtar-return.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi wants to keep his aggression with the bat aside when he returns to Test cricket after four years.
Afridi, who was on Tuesday named as Pakistan captain for the team&rsquo;s upcoming assignments - Asia Cup and the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Communists ask government not to allow FDI in multi-brand retail]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/communists-ask-governmentno-fdi-in-retail.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Two opposition communist parties on Tuesday asked the government not to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, saying it would jeopardize the livelihood of lakhs of people.
&quot;It is strange that the United Progressive ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air India crew, engineers on flash strike]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/air-india-crew-engineers-on-flash-strike.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Over 15,000 crew members and maintenance engineers of Air India went on a flash strike all over India on Tuesday, hitting the carrier's operations, according to airport sources.
An Air India official, however, claimed flight operations were ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian gets jail term for attacking Indian taxi driver]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/australian-gets-jail-term-for-attacking-Indian-taxi-driver.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An Australian, who viciously assaulted an Indian taxi driver because he hated Indians, was on Monday sentenced to a prison term by a court here.
The 23-year-old Indian victim was a student and part-time taxi driver. He suffered a fractured skull, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barbara hurt in mall melee, wants to work with SRK]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/barbara-hurt-in-mall-wants-to-work-with-srk.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jostled violently by crowds, she got hurt in the knees and one of toe nails was ripped off, but &quot;Kites&quot; star Barbara Mori isn't willing to give up on Bollywood and now wants to do a film with superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
&quot;I would love ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beckham will be England's cheerleader]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/beckham-will-be-englands-cheerleader.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[David Beckham will not be an apprentice to manager Fabio Capello, but his role will be that of a cheerleader on the England bench at the football World Cup being held in South Africa June 11-July 11.
Capello made it clear that Beckham, who has been ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reliance groups' stocks up after brothers call truce]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/reliance-groups-stocks-up-after-brothers-call-truce.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The stock markets on Monday gave the thumbs up to the truce between the Ambani brothers with traders vying for scrips of the two Reliance groups on hopes that their businesses would grow. 
The two Reliance groups led by Mukesh and Anil Ambani ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I could do better, but no question of retirement: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/i-could-do-bette-no-question-of-retirement-pm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There was &ldquo;no question&rdquo; of retirement, an assertive Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday while accepting that he sometimes felt that &ldquo;young people&rdquo; like Rahul Gandhi should take over, and also stated unambiguously ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman charged with cheating stopped from taking India flight]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/woman-charged-cheating-stopped-taking-flight.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Malaysian Indian woman executive charged with cheating was stopped from boarding a flight to India by officials who fear she could abscond.
Former Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) CEO P. Chithirakala had been charged last week ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood hones the art of multilinguals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-hones-the-art-of-multilinguals.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[For movies like &quot;Raavan&quot;, &quot;Rakta Charitra&quot; and &quot;The Business Man&quot;, the makers are using the same locations, resources, mostly the same cast and shooting them simultaneously in different languages. The result is two ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Players explain their position in pub brawl incident]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/players-explain-position-in-pub-brawl-incident.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Four of the six Indian players, who were asked by the Indian Cricket board why action should not be taken against them for their role in the St Lucia pub incident in the West Indies, said they only reacted when the fans got abusive.
The four either ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shibu Soren's flip-flop puts BJP in spot]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shibu-soren-flip-flop-puts-BJP-in-spot.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A day after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren declared he would not quit as Jharkhand chief minister, its stunned coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said it would decide on May 25 on the future course of action.
Shibu ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GSM operators add 11.18 million users in April: COAI]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/gsm-operators-add-users-april.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April, expanding the subscriber base to 433 million, data provided by cellular operators association of India (COAI) showed.
In March, the operators added ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai professor for G8 University Summit]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mumbai-professor-for-G8-university-summit.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Narayana Jayarama, of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, will represent India and be one the keynote speakers at the G8 University Summit next month. At the University Summit, presidents of 50 universities from 14 countries will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian films week to begin in China June 24]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-films-week-to-begin-in-China-June24.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Taare Zameen Par&quot;, &quot;Antaheen&quot; and &quot;Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!&quot; are part of a three-city Indian films' week that will begin in Beijing on June 24. 
Anurag Misra, director (administration) of the Directorate of Film ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics mascots unveiled]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/london-2012-olympics-mascots-unveiled.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics on Wednesday unveiled the one-eyed mascots - Wenlock and Mandeville - saying they will be a big hit among children and young people.
The two animations were created from two drops of steel from ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A.Raja should quit or be sacked immediately: CPI-M]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/a-raja-should-quit-cpi-m.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday asked Communication and IT Minister A. Raja, who is facing an enquiry into the 2G spectrum scam, to quit immediately. &quot;If the minister refuses to resign, the prime minister should sack ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Power rates to go up by Re.1 per unit: Shinde]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/power-rates-to-go-up-by-Re-1-per-unit-shinde.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Power tariffs will rise by Re.1 per unit after the government decision to hike prices of natural gas, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Thursday.
&quot;The power tariff would go up. We have not worked out the details, but it is likely to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Malaysian Indian Congress chief next year]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/new-malaysian-indian-congress-chief-next-year.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will have a change of guard next year, its longtime chief S. Samy Vellu has announced.
Vellu, who has been party chief since 1979 and is now in his 11th term, said he would make way for a successor in the third ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Kites' will be the successor of '3 Idiots': experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kites-successor-of-3-Idiots-experts.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Super duper hit and the successor of &quot;3 Idiots&quot; is how multiplex bosses predict the future of Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer international love story &quot;Kites&quot;, which is releasing on Friday. 
&quot;We have very high ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ponting comes out in support of Clarke]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ponting-comes-out-in-support-of-clarke.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Australia's Test and ODI captain Ricky Ponting has come out in support of Michael Clarke, who questioned his place in the Twenty20 side after the team's loss in the World Twenty20. 
Clarke captained Australia to the final of the World Twenty20 but, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thai protest rally ends as security forces move in]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/thai-protest-rally-ends-security-forces-move-in.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The nine-week anti-government bloody protest by Thailand's red shirts ended on Wednesday with security forces smashing through the outer barriers of a Bangkok rally, forcing protest leaders to surrender. An Italian journalist was killed in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hyundai plans $550 million new engine unit in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/hyundai-plans-550-million-engine-unit-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hyundai Motor plans a $550 million diesel engine plant in India with locally-sourced components to give customers a wider choice and consolidate its position as the country's largest exporter of passenger cars, top officials said.
&quot;We ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRI body objects to rule seeking surrender of Indian passports]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nri-body-objects-rule-indian-passports.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A leading body NRIs has asked New Delhi to withdraw new rules seeking surrender of Indian passports upon acquisition of US citizenship, saying they impose undue burdens on the Indian American community.
The Global Organization of People of Indian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Times Square traffic halts as Hrithik runs to meet fans]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/times-square-traffic-halts-hrithik-runs-meet-fans.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hrithik Roshan proved a real traffic-stopper when he sprinted across 42nd Street in New York to meet his eager fans gathered for the premiere of his much-talked about film &quot;Kites&quot;.
On Sunday evening when Hrithik along with his co-star ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BCCI to issue notices to players involved in pub brawl]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bcci-issue-notices-to-players.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Acting tough on indiscipline among players, the Indian cricket board on Monday decided to issue show cause notices to some players, including senior members of the side, for their involvement in a pub brawl in the West Indies.
Board of Control for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Home ministry meet to seek change in anti-Maoist strategy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/home-ministry-meet-to-seek-change-anti-maoist-strategy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A day after Left wing rebels massacred 35 people in Chhattisgarh, India's top security officials, including Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, will meet on Tuesday evening seeking a change in the anti-Maoist strategy, an official said.
At least 35 special ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pranab calls for increased India-Pakistan trade]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/pranab-calls-for-increased-india-pakistan-trade.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday pitched for increased trade with Pakistan, saying it would help reduce tensions between the two neighbours and bring in higher investments to the south Asian region.
&quot;A more economically integrated and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ratan Tata honored with Global Indian award in Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ratan-tata-honored-with-Global-Indian-award.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata was honored with the Chanchlani Global Indian Award by the Canada India Foundation at the third annual gala on Saturday.
Tata has been given the award for his leadership, vision and professional excellence. The award ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mallika plays with snake to promote 'Hisss' at Cannes]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mallika-plays-with-snake-at-cannes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[She is known for her bold roles in films and now Mallika Sherawat is showing her bold avatar even in film promotions. The actress was seen posing with a live python to promote her snake film &quot;Hisss&quot; at the ongoing 63rd Cannes International ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's Ashis Roy completes 103rd marathon]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indias-ashis-roy-completes-103rd-marathon.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's grand old marathon man Ashis Roy has added yet another feather to his cap completing his 103rd marathon in Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon in York, Pennsylvania.
At 77, the oldest of 400 participants, Roy finished the 26.2 mile run ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonia prods people to ask Mayawati about funds utilisation]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/sonia-prods-people-to-ask-mayawati-funds-utilisation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who Monday began a three-day trip of her constituency Rae Bareli, has asked people to seek an account from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on the utilisation of central government funds for development, party ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ash cloud to ground around 1,000 flights]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ash-cloud-to-ground-around-1000-flights.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano is expected to ground around 1,000 flights Monday, said Europe's air safety agency, Eurocontrol.
&quot;Today Eurocontrol expects 28,000 flights in Europe. This is approximately 1,000 less than on a normal ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oil prices may rise to $100 a barrel: Mukesh Ambani]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/oil-prices-may-rise-to-100-a-barrel-mukesh-ambani.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices may soon rise to $100 a barrel due to increasing costs of exploration and production, and businesses should be prepared for higher energy prices than what they were used to in the last 20 years, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian Indian party hush about bids for its investment arm]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysian-indian-party-hush-about-bids-for-its-investment-arm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) on Thursday declined to comment on a bid, by a firm headed by an ethnic Indian, to take over its multi-million investment arm that has been in financial trouble. 
&quot;No comment. It is the company's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian women lose to Australia in Twenty20 semi-finals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-women-lose-to-australia-in-wenty20-semi-finals.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[After the exit of the Indian men's team from the World Twenty20 tournament, the women's team was also ousted as they lost to Australia by 7 wickets in the semi-final here.
Chasing India's 119 for 5, Australia cruised home with seven balls to spare, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Kites' a step to make Indian films global: Anurag Basu]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kites-a-step-to-make-indian-films-global-anurag-basu.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[By Dibyojyoti Baksi
Director Anurag Basu believes Indian films are far from being global and his new film &quot;Kites&quot; is finally an endeavour to reach out to the non-diaspora audience abroad. Not only does it star a Mexican actress and a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Should caste be included in Indian census?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/should-caste-be-included-in-indian-census.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[For the first time since 1931, as India hotly debates whether to include caste in the census, many experts say it will yield a wealth of information that can be used for better governance. But those against it say it will harm the concept of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gul Panag to fight against female foeticide]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/gul-panag-to-fight-against-female-foeticide.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former Miss India and actress Gul Panag will now be seen in a new avatar of a crusader disseminating awareness about social evils like female foeticide and drug addiction. 
She has joined hands with the Chandigarh administration for this endeavour. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[England desperate for their maiden ICC title]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/england-desperate-for-their-maiden-icc-title.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Desperately looking for their maiden International Cricket Council (ICC) title, England will have their task cut out when they face last year's finalists Sri Lanka in the Thursday's World Twenty20 semi-final here.
Paul Collingwood's team have shown ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will teach Gadkari lesson in decency, says unforgiving Lalu]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/will-teach-gadkari-lesson-in-decency-says-unforgiving-lalu.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Unwilling to forgive Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari for his offensive remarks, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad said Thursday that he doesn't believe in apologies and would teach the opposition leader a lesson in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food inflation creeps up after two weeks of decline]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/food-inflation-creeps-up-after-two-weeks-of-decline.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's annual food inflation rose 16.44 percent for the week ended on  May 1, reversing two consecutive weeks of decline, official data  released on Thursday showed.
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The food inflation stood at 16.04 percent the previous week ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thousands of Hindus expected at Malaysian temple event]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/hindus-expected-at-Malaysian-temple-event.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 20,000 Hindus are expected to attend the consecration ceremony of the 105-year-old Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Malaysia.
The temple, located at Puchong in Selangor state, is one of the larger Hindu temples located outside India. 
Temple ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Goa climbs charts as filming paradise]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/goa-climbs-charts-as-filming-paradise.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Goa's forts and churches, offering a mix of modern and old European architecture, as well as palm-covered beaches have often served as a backdrop for Hindi films. And now the tourist paradise is pulling in film producers as well as reality show ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, New Zealand in semi-finals of Women's World Twenty20]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-new-zealand-semi-finals-womens-world-twenty20.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India defeated Sri Lanka on Monday to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 on the last day of fixtures at Warner Park while New Zealand rounded off their group stage of the tournament with a comfortable victory over Pakistan ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eunuchs can guard frontiers, suggests Arunachal minister]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/eunuchs-can-guard-frontiers.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A regiment of eunuchs could be used to guard India's borders as they are known for their integrity and have played a similar role down the ages, Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Tako Dabi has suggested to the central government. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Emami plans big foray into Africa in cash crops, power]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/emami-plans-big-foray-africa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian personal care and ayurvedic medicines major, the $165- million Emami group, is making a big foray into Africa not just in their traditional lines of businesses but also in contract farming and power generation, a top official has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Agra-born Alok Sharma elected British MP, city celebrates]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-alok-sharma-elected-british-mp.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is celebration time in the city of Taj as one of their very own has registered a thumping victory in the UK parliamentary elections. Agra-born Alok Sharma, a Conservative Party candidate, recorded a most impressive swing from Labour to the Tories ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I wrote 'Badmaash Company' in frustration: Parmeet Sethi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/wrote-badmaash-company-in-frustration-parmeet-sethi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shahid Kapoor-starrer &quot;Badmaash Company&quot;, about four friends doing con jobs to become rich overnight, has got good reviews and viewers have enjoyed their capers but first time director Parmeet Sethi says he wrote the script of the film in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi gets till May 15 to file chargesheet reply]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/modi-gets-till-may-15-to-file-chargesheet-reply.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lalit Modi, the suspended chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has got more time to submit his reply to the charge sheet against him after Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar acceded to his request. 
The Board ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hung parliament ahead, British politicians hunt for numbers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/hung-parliament-ahead-british-politicians-hunt.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As Britons wondered about who would be the next resident of 10 Downing Street, Conservatives, who emerged as the largest party in the British election, edged closer towards a deal with the Liberal Democrats to form the next government.
Nick Clegg, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sensex holding firm in afternoon trade]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sensex-holding-firm-in-afternoon-trade.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday extended its morning gains and in afternoon trade was ruling 2.59 percent higher than its previous close.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian Indian Congress chief 'under pressure to quit']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysian-indian-congress-chief-under-pressure-to-quit.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[S. Samy Vellu, long-time chief of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), is &quot;under pressure&quot; to quit and make way for a younger colleague by the leadership of the ruling alliance Barisan Nasional (BN), a media report said Friday.
Claiming ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why don't Bollywood sci-fi movies work at box office?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Why-dont-Bollywood-sci-fi-movies-work-at-box-office.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Rudraksh&quot;, &quot;Alag&quot;, &quot;Love Story 2050&quot; and &quot;Prince&quot; - all belong to the sci-fi genre, but the other common factor linking these movies is they were duds at the box office.
The sci-fi genre suffers due to lack ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Counties deny Modi trying to split English cricket]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/counties-deny-Modi-trying-to-split-English-cricket.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[English counties Friday out rightly dismissed their cricket board chairman Giles Clarke's allegations that Lalit Modi was trying to set up a parallel league in England which prompted the Indian cricket board to slap a second show-cause notice on the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government undisputed owner of natural resources: Supreme Court]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Government-undisputed-owner-of-natural-resources.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Friday said the government was the undisputed owner of natural resources and had the right to fix its price. It was delivering the verdict on the dispute over Krishna-Godavari gas between companies led by the two Ambani brothers, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N-liability bill introduced amid opposition protests]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/N-liability-bill-introduced-amid-opposition-protests.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government introduced the contentious civil nuclear liability bill in the Lok Sabha Friday, the last day of the current parliament session, amid uproar from opposition benches and a walkout by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left MPs.
The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-Canadian MP named in $120 mn bank fraud]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indo-Canadian-MP-named-in-120-mn-bank-fraud.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Devinder Shory, Canada's newest MP of Indian origin has been named in a $120 million mortgage fraud.
Shory, 51, who was elected to the Canadian parliament for the first time in 2008, is one of the nine MPs of Indian-origin in the House of Commons. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No weddings, no Punjabis in new films: Gurinder Chadha]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/no-weddings-no-punjabis-gurinder-chadha.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Gurinder Chadha has decided to move on. The Britain-based Indian filmmaker says she will leave behind her usual marriage formula in new projects, one of which is a children's film focusing on ecology and another that trails her own family ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2G Spectrum allocation disrupts parliament]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Spectrum-allocation-disrupts-parliament.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The alleged wrongdoings in the allocation of 2G Spectrum resurfaced in parliament on Thursday forcing the adjournment of both houses as angry AIADMK members demanded a parliamentary probe on the issue and protested against Communications Minister A. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jamia Millia Islamia gearing up for Commonwealth Games]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jamia-Millia-Islamia-gearing-up-for-Commonwealth-Games.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jamia Millia Islamia is gearing up to play an important role during the Commonwealth Games to be held in October 2010. Jamia is going to be a venue for practice sessions of Rugby 7&rsquo;s and Table Tennis and has consequently upgraded its games and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kasab gets the noose for 26/11 attack]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kasab-gets-the-noose-for-26-11-attack.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistani national Ajmal Amir Kasab was on Thursday sentenced to death for his role in the November 2008 Mumbai carnage, India's worst terror attack, by a special court that said he had no right to live.
Special Judge M.L. Tahaliyani gave him death ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IIT alumnus Nohria named next dean of Harvard]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/iit-alumnus-Nohria-named-next-dean-of-Harvard.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Professor Nitin Nohria, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, has been named the first Indian-American dean of the prestigious Harvard Business School, a role he will take up from July 1.
Currently, Richard P. Chapman ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bhandarkar turns actor on Smita Thackeray's insistence]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Bhandarkar-turns-actor-on-Smita-Thackerays-insistence.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Critically acclaimed filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who will be seen in a special appearance in Rahul Dholakia's &quot;Society&quot;, says he agreed to act in the movie on producer Smita Thackeray's behest.
&quot;My first reaction was to refuse. I ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sachin-Tendulkar-on-Twitter.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has joined Twitter, and film personalities went all out to welcome the ace cricketer on the micro blogging site.
One of Sachin's early tweets was: &quot;By the way this time it&rsquo;s real me. No more wrong ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Unparliamentary remarks', staged gunbattles disrupt parliament]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/unparliamentary-remarks-disrupt-parliament.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Both houses of parliament were disrupted Wednesday as irate opposition members protested the &quot;unparliamentary remarks&quot; of two ruling coalition MPs and allegedly staged police gunbattles in Gujarat and other parts of the country.
Both ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RBI increases cash limit for foreign travel]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rbi-increases-cash-limit-for-foreign-travel.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[People travelling abroad can now carry foreign exchange up to $3,000 or its equivalent amount in other currencies without the Reserve Bank of India's consent.
In a circular, the RBI said it has increased the cash limit for foreign travel from ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promote growth of Hinduism, says Malaysian NGO]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/promote-growth-of-hinduism-malaysian-mgo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Malaysia Hindu Sangam, an NGO, has asked the government to promote the growth of Hinduism, a media report said Tuesday.
Mohan Shan, who heads the NGO, said a memorandum on the matter had been submitted to the government, reported Makkal Osai, a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doing my beard is my latest obsession: Shahid]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/doing-my-beard-is-my-latest-obsession-shahid.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Apart from promoting his upcoming movie &quot;Badmaash Company&quot;, which is releasing Friday, actor Shahid Kapoor says he is obsessed with his beard nowadays.
&quot;Doing my beard is my latest obsession. And I am doing it happily,&quot; Shahid ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian women's hockey team in tough World Cup pool]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-womens-hockey-team-in-world-cup-pool.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India are placed in Group A along with defending champions the Netherlands in the 2010 women&rsquo;s hockey World Cup to be held in Rosario, Argentina, from Aug 29 to Sep 11.
According to the Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH), besides ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fear of epidemic in Kathmandu as Maoist strike enters third day]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fear-of-epidemic-in-kathmandu.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The fear of a diarrhoea and dysentery epidemic - that last year killed hundreds of people - began to grow in capital city Kathmandu as the indefinite general strike called by the opposition Maoist party reached the third consecutive day Tuesday with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai paralyzed as motormen boycott trains]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mumbai-paralyzed-as-motormen-boycott-trains.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Millions of commuters here were hit hard Tuesday as drivers of suburban trains, the city's lifeline, struck work demanding better working conditions, crippling Mumbai and creating chaos in the national parliament. 
With just a few trains running ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala scribe gets award in Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kerala-scribe-gets-award-in-australia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thiruvallam Bhasi, a Kerala journalist who edits two magazines in Melbourne, has won a certificate of appreciation from the Victorian Police in Australia.
The award is in recognition of the support given by his magazines to the 'Crime Stoppers' ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Twenty20 is out of bounds for locals on television]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/world-twenty20-out-of-bounds-for-locals-television.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It seems that the International Cricket Council (ICC) didn't learn from the mistakes of the disappointing 2007 World Cup. This time ICC's mega buck deal with Indian broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has assured that the World Twenty20 is out of bounds ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doing child abuse scenes disturbed Anurag Kashyap: Director Onir]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/doing-child-abuse-scenes-disturbed-anurag-kashyap.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's a film that raised some of its finance on social networking sites. It also saw filmmaker Anurag Kashyap willingly turn actor - he plays a child abuser - as he had been a victim himself. The behind-the-scenes stories of &quot;I Am&quot; are ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India can be agricultural superpower: farm cooperative chief]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-can-be-agricultural-superpower.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India can become an agricultural superpower and the proposed food security bill is coming at the right time as it has the potential to prevent a backlash from people, says the chief of one of India's largest farming cooperatives.
&quot;Unless the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BJP working on formula to tackle Maoism: Parrikar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bjp-working-formula-to-tackle-maoism-parrikar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is working on a formula to tackle Maoism by empowering tribals, former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said Monday.
Parrikar, convener of BJP's newly formed governance cell, told IANS that police action alone ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 May 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-Canadian on Time's list of 100 most influential people]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indo-canadian-on-times-list-100-most-influential-people.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indo-Canadian paramedic Rahul Singh has joined US president Barack Obama, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and Apple boss Steve Job in Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2010. 
The Toronto-based paramedic, who founded ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi was a victim of unfair vilification, says Bindra]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/modi-was-victim-of-unfair-vilification-bindra.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former Indian cricket board president Inderjit Singh Bindra, an influential member of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, feels suspended IPL chairman, Lalit Modi, was a victim of unfair vilification and lauded him as marketing genius ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I followed Priyanka Vadra, not Sonia Gandhi: Katrina Kaif]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/katrina-followed-priyanka-vadra-not-sonia-gandhi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's not Congress president Sonia Gandhi but her daughter Priyanka Vadra whom Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif followed to prepare for her role in the dark political thriller &quot;Raajneeti&quot;. But her character is not based on either of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lalu wants Rs.100,000 pension for MPs]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/lalu-wants-rs-100000-pension-for-mps.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Thursday demanded that the salary and pension of MPs should be increased to Rs.80,000 and Rs.100,000 per month respectively as many male MPs &quot;will lose their jobs once the women's reservation bill ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India Yamaha targets 10 percent market share in 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/yamaha-targets-10percent-market-share.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[To fill the void in its product slot, two wheeler maker India Yamaha Motor India has launched a 106 cc city bike, YBR 110, and hopes to increase its sales volumes to gain 10 percent market share in 2010.
&quot;Currently our market share in the two ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Senator Dodd to be honoured as 'Friend Of India']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-senator-dodd-t-be-honoured-Friend-Of-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Influential US senator Christopher Dodd will be presented &quot;Friend of India Award&quot; by the Connecticut unit of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) at its Annual Awards Banquet May 2.
Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Banking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aamir Khan to meet blog fans in Paris]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/aamir-khan-to-meet-blog-fans-in-paris.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood star Aamir Khan has decided to catch up with his blog fans in Paris when he is there on Sunday.
&quot;I am going to be in Paris on May 2 and would very much like to meet up with those of you who are interested. Will restrict the group to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bowling key for India in World Twenty20]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bowling-key-for-India-in-World-Twenty20.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Before leaving for the World Twenty20 starting Friday, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said bowling would be the team's strength and his belief stems from their performance at the just concluded Indian Premier League (IPL).
There has been a lot ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's food inflation dips to 16.61 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indias-food-inflation-dips.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Annual food inflation declined to 16.61 percent for the week ended April 17 from 17.65 percent a week ago due to a fall in prices of fruits, vegetables and some coarse cereals, official data showed on Thursday.
Data on the wholesale price index ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[9 years, 7 governments - and Jharkhand in trouble again]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/jharkhand-in-trouble-again.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Jharkhand's political cauldron has churned out seven governments in the last nine years. And with the state facing another bout of political uncertainty after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) threatened to pull out of the Shibu Soren government, it ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man who killed Indian American doctor carried 1,000 bullets]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-doctor-killed-1000-bullets.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese doctor who shot dead his former Indian American supervisor after stalking him was found to be carrying 1,000 rounds of ammunition, enough to carry out a massacre. 
The suspect, Lishan Wang, 44, was arraigned on Tuesday on charges that ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arrest Lalit Modi: Shiv Sena]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/arrest-lalit-modi-shiv-sena.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A senior Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra legislator Subhash Desai has demanded the arrest of suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi.
Desai also demanded that Modi should be made to undergo a narco-analysis test which would ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First northeast film to be screened at Cannes]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/first-northeast-film-to-be-screened-at-cannes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Last of the Tattooed Head Hunters&quot;, a short English film about the Konyak Naga tribe, has become the first movie from northeast India to be screened at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival, starting May 12.
The 15-minute film has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sensex in red amid negative Asian cues]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sensex-in-red-amid-negative-asian-cues.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A benchmark index for Indian equities was faltering Wednesday amid negative cues from major Asian bourses.
Realty, metal and energy scrips were facing bulk of the selling pressure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
The 30-scrip sensitive ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BJP pulls out of Soren government in Jharkhand]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bjp-pulls-out-soren-government-jharkhand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday withdrew support to the Jharkhand government on grounds that Chief Minister Shibu Soren had &quot;betrayed&quot; it by voting against the cut motion in the Lok Sabha.
Announcing the withdrawal of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India-Latin America meet to consider $10.39 billion deals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-latin-america-meet.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Business proposals worth $10.39 billion (Rs.46,755 crore) will be discussed at a conclave of Indian and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) firms here later this week, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said Tuesday. 
&quot;Project ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada warns Sikh radicals against violence]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/canada-warns-sikh-radicals.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a stern warning to Sikh radicals here, the Canadian government said on Monday that &quot;threats of violence&quot; by extremists will not be tolerated.
The warning comes after last week's threats in Vancouver by hardliner Sikhs to Indo-Canadian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajasthan Royals bid in full compliance of BCCI guidelines]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rajasthan-royals-bid-full-compliance-BCCI-guidelines.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A day after Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar raised questions about the ownership of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals, the franchisee shot back Tuesday saying that their ownership structure has been completely ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Freida to skip Cannes festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/freida-to-skip-cannes-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; star Freida Pinto, who was supposed to be part of the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival, will not be attending the event owing to shooting commitments.
The actress was expected to walk the red carpet with the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BSP to back UPA on cut motion: Mayawati]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bsp-to-back-upa-on-cut-motion-mayawati.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati said her party would support the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the cut motion expected to be moved in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
&quot;In the wake of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethnic Indian wins key Malaysian by-poll]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ethnic-indian-wins-key-malaysian-by-poll.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An ethnic Indian on Sunday won a prestigious parliamentary by-election, giving a boost to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) that claims to speak for the 1.7 million community.
MIC's information chief and a public relations consultant P. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Now I'm confident about doing more Tamil movies: Aishwarya Rai]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/aishwarya-confident-about-tamil-movies.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aishwarya Rai started her film career with Mani Ratnam's Tamil film &quot;Iruvar&quot; in 1997, but says she feels &quot;confident&quot; about doing more Tamil films only now after the multilingual &quot;Raavan&quot; with the National Award winning ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amin is IPL interim chairman; Manohar assures fair Modi probe]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/chirayu-aaminipl-interim-chairman.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) appointed cricket board vice-president Chirayu Amin as the interim chairman of the league and also assured that investigations against the league's suspended commissioner Lalit Modi will be ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing nations get more voice in World Bank]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/developing-nations-get-more-voice-in-worldbank.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[World Bank Group members including India have endorsed boosting its capital by more than $86 billion and giving developing countries a little more voice in running the affairs of the 186-member institution. 
The changes announced Sunday bring about ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government denies phone tapping amid parliament uproar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Government-denies-phone-tapping.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government Monday &quot;categorically&quot; denied ordering the tapping of telephones of key political leaders amid vehement protests by a united opposition that stalled both houses of parliament. 
Amid a furore over the issue, Home Minister P. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, China growth helping developing nations: World Bank]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-china-growth-helping-developing-nations.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[But for the rapid progress made by India and China, the pace of poverty reduction in developing countries would have been still slower after the global economic crisis, according to World Bank's lead economist. &quot;The crisis struck just when the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US state enacts strict illegal immigration law]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-state-enacts-strict-illegal-immigration-law.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law Friday a measure criminalizing undocumented immigrants and requiring police to verify the immigration status of anyone suspected of being in the country illegally.
Brewer, a Republican seeking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Six Indians among 50 fastest-growing women-led US companies]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/six-Indians-among-50-fastest-growing.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian American entrepreneurs run six of the top 50 fastest-growing women-led companies in the US, according to an annual ranking by trade group Women Presidents' Organization.
Argent Associates Inc, a supply-chain management company from Edison, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former cricket board chief moves court on IPL franchise norms]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Former-cricket-board-chief-moves-court.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), A.C. Muthiah, has moved the Supreme Court challenging the norms that allow office bearers to hold stakes in the franchises for Indian Premier League (IPL).
The noted ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Satyajit Ray retrospective opens in Dhaka]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Satyajit-Ray-retrospective-in-Dhaka.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A retrospective of Satyajit Ray's films opened in the Bangladesh capital Friday to mark the 18th death anniversary of the master filmmaker who is regarded as a towering figure of 20th century cinema.
The Indian high commission has organised the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Vinod Khosla tops Forbes 10 greenest billionaires]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Vinod-Khosla-Forbes-10-greenest-billionaires.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian American Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla tops the list of 10 greenest billionaires chosen by Forbes &quot;who are most active in green, sustainable causes and who are working to have the greatest impact.&quot;
The leading US business ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL stalls parliament, government considers JPC probe]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-stalls-parliament.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The row over alleged financial irregularities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) forced the adjournment of both houses of parliament Friday, even as the government said it would consider a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the lucrative ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lalit Modi mulls quitting, but only after he has his say By Veturi Srivatsa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/lalit-modi-mulls-quiting.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(CREDIT: IANS) Lalit Modi is contemplating to quit as chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but only after he has had his say at the Governing Council meeting. An internecine war broke out in the Indian cricket board as its ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shekhar Kapur, Julia Roberts team up for biopic]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Shekhar-Kapur-Julia-Roberts-team-up.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is reportedly gearing up to direct a biopic of famed English explorer George Mallory to be produced by Hollywood star Julia Roberts and director Kevin Townsend. Mallory is remembered as having ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian Americans catching up in US politics too]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-Americans-catching-up-US-politics.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recipient of this year's prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour, Indian American business leader Rao S. Anumolu believes the Indian community, doing an &quot;A+ job&quot; professionally and economically, is now catching on in politics ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[European air travel normalises after ash chaos]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/european-air-travel-normalises.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Air travel across Europe is set to normalize Thursday after days of airspace closures and cancelled flights caused by an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano. In most European countries, all scheduled flights are to go ahead, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No international pressure on nuclear liability bill: government]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/no-international-pressure-nuclear-liability-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The government Thursday refuted charges that the civil nuclear liability bill was being introduced under pressure from the US and said the legislation had been under consideration since 1998 and had nothing to do with the India-US ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-origin solicitor murdered for insurance in Britain]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-solicitor-murdered-insurance-britain.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An Indian-origin solicitor was murdered in Britain by a hitman who was hired by her business partner in a plan to claim a 1.5 million pound insurance payout, a court was told.
Vina Patel, 51, died of asphyxiation and a broken neck in a contract ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team owners to discuss IPL issues with board president]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/team-owners-discuss-ipl-issues-board-president.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The franchise owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL), who are said to be close to beleaguered league commissioner Lalit Modi, want the board to hear them before deciding on his fate. They are expected to make a case for Modi's continuance.
Modi ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood film on murdered Indian-origin girl]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/hollywood-film-murdered-indian-origin-girl.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon will produce a film on the murder of Indo-Canadian girl Reena Virk who was beaten and then drowned in Victoria city near here in 1997.
The murder of Reena Virk by white teenagers had made international headlines ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian firm set for drilling in Uttarakhand]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/canadian-firm-set-drilling-uttarakhand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Canada's Pebble Creek mining company said here Tuesday that it is all set to commence drilling operations at its Askot project in India's Uttarakhand state.
Situated in Pithoragarh district of the state, the Askot project likely contains ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tharoor: New age politician who forgot old world values]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/tharoor-new-age-politician-forgot-old-world-values.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The youngest doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, earning his PhD from the hallowed portals of Tufts University in the US at age 22, Shashi Tharoor is known to be an exceptional thinker. In his nearly three-decade-long stint at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Vijay Gandhi becomes US federal judge]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-vijay-gandhi-us-federal-judge.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Vijay &quot;Jay&quot; C. Gandhi has become the first Indian American federal judge in the Central District of California and the second community member to become federal judge in the history of the United States.
Gandhi, 38, sworn in as a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL governing council meeting to take decision on Modi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-governing-council-meeting-modi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A final decision on Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi's future with the Twenty20 league will be taken at the governing council meeting April 26, a day after the IPL final in Mumbai.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Writer Advaita Kala's book soon to be offbeat film]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/advaita-kala-book-soon-offbeat-film.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chick-lit writer Advaita Kala is a having a golden run with two of her &quot;creative projects&quot; - a standalone script and a book - set to appear in their cinematic avatars in Bollywood. 
Delhi-based Kala, the author of the popular girlie book, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Copenhagen accord a step forward, say major economies]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/copenhagen-accord-step-forward-economies.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Representatives of major economies, including India, are generally agreed that the Copenhagen Accord represented an important step forward and provided important political consensus regarding key issues in the climate change negotiations leading up ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Indian Americans catching up in US politics too']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-americans-catching-us-politics.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recipient of this year's prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Indian American business leader Rao S. Anumolu believes the Indian community, doing an &quot;A+ job&quot; professionally and economically, is now catching on in politics ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL is money laundering, ban it, say MPs]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-money-laundering-ban-mps.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A call to ban and probe the funding source of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament grew louder in parliament Monday, a day after Shashi Tharoor quit the government over his controversial link to the IPL Kochi franchise. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian origin woman leader in Trinidad poll fray]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-woman-leader-trinidad-poll-fray.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A million people will vote in the general election in Trinidad and Tobago May 24 that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Patrick Manning's ruling party and opposition alliances, one of which is led by Indian-origin woman politician Kamla ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi to represent board chief at high-profile ICC meeting]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/modi-represent-board-chief-high-profile-icc-meeting.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Contrary to media reports, the Indian cricket board is rallying behind beleagured Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi and the board president has nominated him to attend the two-day hig-profile International Cricket Council (ICC) board ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shekar Kapur approaches Christoph Waltz for 'Paani']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shekar-kapur-approaches-christoph-waltz-Paani.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Having worked with international stars like Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger on his movies, internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has now pitched a role to Oscar-award winner Christoph Waltz for his long pending project ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NAFED to take Indian food products to Gulf, Europe diaspora]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nafed-take-indian-food-products-gulf.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Agricultural cooperative major National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) is eyeing the markets in the Gulf and Europe with food products aimed primarily at the Indian diaspora.
&quot;There have been demands in the last ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Rajaratnam faces new charges in Goldman Sachs 'fraud']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rajaratnam-faces-new-charges-fraud.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As US authorities charged Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to sub-prime mortgages, prosecutors alleged Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam had received confidential tips about Goldman's stock from three Indian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Greed and sleaze may taint IPL]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Greed-sleaze-may-taint-IPL.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Follow the money - was the advice given by Deep Throat, the secret informant who helped two intrepid Washington Post journalists unravel the Watergate scandal, forcing Richard Nixon to resign as US president.
As the tax raid on the offices of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Director's cut of MNIK goes to Indian Film Fest in LA]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Directors-cut-MNIK-Indian-Film-Fest-in-LA.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The director&rsquo;s cut of Shah Rukh Khan starrer &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot; (MNIK) will be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) April 20-25. Dilip Mehta's &quot;Cooking With Stella&quot; will open the fest.
Directed by ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Korea seeks more industrial involvement in Gujarat]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/South-Korea-seeks-industrial-involvement-Gujarat.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea is seeking major involvement in the small and medium industry sector in Gujarat and has plans to set up a world class innovation centre in the state, a state minister said Friday.
According to Minister of State for Industries Saurabh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tharoor pleads innocence, but is bowled out by opposition]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/tharoor-pleads-innocence.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Friday said he had not misused his position to influence the IPL Kochi franchise but found few takers in the opposition that continued to bay for his resignation while the clouds of suspicion ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Badminton Asia: Saina, Aditi in women's singles quarters]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/badminton-asia-saina-aditi-women-singles-quarters.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's Saina Nehwal and Aditi Mutatkar scored contrastinghg victories to storm into the quarter-finals of women's singles while Parupalli Kashyap bowed out after a tough fight to leave the men's draw bare of home challenge in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thrilled to sing after 40 years of composing: Rajesh Roshan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/thrilled-40years-composing-rajesh-roshan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) He has been in the industry for about 40 years and churned out soulful tunes like &quot;Jab koi baat bigad jaye&quot; and &quot;Dil kya kare&quot;. But veteran music composer Rajesh Roshan says he is thrilled to have got a chance to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International diamond grading facility launched at Surat]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/international-diamond-launched-surat.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A state-of-the art laboratory to test and grade gemstones and fine jewellery was launched here Thursday.
&quot;The intent is to come closer to the manufacturers and polishers and extend technical expertise in the art of polishing and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian Parliament attempts to save ;question hour']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-parliament-attempts-rescue-question-hour.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) As disruptions of parliament continued unabated over different issues, a worried Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is mulling a change in the timing of the crucial question hour that is becoming &quot;an everyday casualty&quot;. 
&quot;I ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American on trial for selling bomber secrets to China]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-selling-bomber-secrets-china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) An Indian American B-2 stealth bomber engineer Noshir Gowadia is under trial in a US court on charges of selling defense secrets to China, but his lawyer says such &quot;meaningless&quot; information was no secret.
Gowadia, 66, who ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asking the most pertinent question- Who all own IPL teams?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/most-pertinent-question-who-own-ipl-teams.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The spiraling controversy over the shareholders of the Kochi franchisee has led to questions over the ownership of the eight franchisees now playing in the Indian Premier League. Though most of the names of the shareholders of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian reality TV goes rural with 'Desi Girl]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-reality-tv-rural-desi-girl.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Milking cows and making cow dung cakes - reality content on Indian television gets a rural makeover with Imagine TV's new show &quot;Desi Girl&quot; where eight glamorous celebrities will be seen doing all this and more in a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[X-Axis: The Indian way of doing business]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/x-axis-indian-way-business.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A uniquely 'Indian way' of doing business, which has fuelled an economy that even in perilous global times remains a dynamo, is essentially based on a simple philosophy - &quot;think in English and act in Indian&quot;, say four ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India plans calibrated police action and development of tribal areas to fight Maoists]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-calibrated-police-development-tribal-maoists.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India cannot afford to lose the battle against Maoists, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday and alleged that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had not taken the threat ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apologize to Sikhs for Komagata Maru tragedy: Canadian petition]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/apologize-sikhs-komagata-maru-tragedy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A petition was introduced in the Canadian parliament Tuesday seeking a formal apology from the government for the Komagata Maru tragedy of 1914 in which 376 Indians were not allowed to enter the country and sent back. The Komagata ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ghosal begins against Frankcomb in Indian Challenger]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ghosal-begins-frankcomb-indian-challenger.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The country's top ranked player Saurav Ghosal will spearhead the domestic challenge in the $50,000 five-star category Professional Squash Association (PSA) Indian Challenger slated to be played here April 14-17. 
Simultaneously, the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I have an obsession to scare people: Ram Gopal Varma]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/phoonk2-ram-gopal-varma.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Director-producer Ram Gopal Varma confesses he always had an obsession to scare people since his childhood and would stand behind doors and say &quot;bhooo&quot; to someone entering a room. After horror film &quot;Phoonk2&quot;, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India inks disclosure pacts with 9 tax havens]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-inks-disclosure-pacts-9tax-havens.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) In the first step towards bringing back unaccounted money stashed away in tax havens abroad, the Indian government on Tuesday said it has entered into accords with nine jurisdictions to share information on such ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian parliament braces up for the Budget Session-II]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-parliament-braces-budget-session.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Parliament opens after a month-long break on Thursday with the government on decidedly shaky ground as it tries to think of ways to steer crucial bills through an unhelpful opposition, decides strategy on how to save the finance bill ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Ajay Banga is new CEO of MasterCard]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-ajay-banga-new-ceo-mastercard.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Pune-born, Delhi-educated, IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus Ajay Banga has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of electronic payment services provider MasterCard.
Banga, 50, would take over on July 1 from Robert W. Selander, who ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Kerala's snake boat sail down the Thames?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kerala-snake-boat-sail-down-thames.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Kerala's famed snake boats attract thousands to the annual boat race in Punnamada Lake. Now, if all goes well, one of the over 100-ft-long boats may take to the waters of the Thames River as part of a trial run of the inaugural ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amitabh finds it difficult to say no to young filmmakers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/amitabh-say-no-young-filmmakers.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is busy reading scripts, says it's tough for him to decline offers from young and enthusiastic filmmakers and that's why he is unable to be more selective.
&quot;I begin to read the scripts ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian origin Fernandes has pan-India aspiration for his AirAsia]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-fernandes-pan-india-airasia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Malaysian no frills carrier AirAsia, owned by a prominent entrepreneur of Goan origin Anthony &quot;Tony&quot; Francis Fernandes, will add six more flights to India this year to tap the growing traffic.
Flights from Penang to Chennai ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In Rahul's footsteps, Congress builds a youth base]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rahul-footsteps-congress-builds-youth-base.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Under Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's keen eye, the Congress plans to induct and train 15,000 volunteers, drawing them from every village block, in the next seven months to build a young leadership with strong organisational ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kirpans out as Canadian Sikh divisions deepen over scripture]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kirpans-out-canadian-sikh-divisions.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Divisions among Canadian Sikhs over the ongoing controversy about the Dasam Granth reached a flash point with hardliners using kirpans to attack supporters of former Akal Takht head priest Darshan Singh Ragi who suspects the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL is a domestic tournament, can't get FTP window: Lorgat]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-domestic-tournament-ftp-window.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is neither planning to give the Indian Premier League (IPL) a window in its Future Tours Programme (FTP) nor has the Twenty20 league asked for it. 
ICC's chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British filmmakers to scout for actors in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/british-filmmakers-scout-actors-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; the makers of another British film are headed to India to look for new South Asian faces for their venture and possibly &quot;find the next star&quot;.
Yugesh Walia, the producer of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India moots single window clearance for hotels]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-moots-single-window-hotels.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Indian government is set to unveil a single window clearance system to set up hotels, according to Tourism Minister Kumari Selja.
&quot;The hoteliers have to seek permission from both the central and state governments and various ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India gets full support on the threat of terrorism from the Obama administration]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-full-support-terrorism-obama.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) President Barack Obama assured India that the US is &quot;engaging&quot; Pakistan on the issue of trans-border terrorism and shares New Delhi's concerns over terror outfits plotting attacks on India's cities during a meeting with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-origin ex-MP creates political storm in Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-ex-mp-political-storm-canada.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-origin former MP Rahim Jaffer, whose acquittal for cocaine possession last month led to a political uproar in Canada, has created a fresh controversy for Prime Minister Stephen Harper by his alleged shady business dealings.
An ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High court ruling to let Indian American shooter to represent India contested]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/high-court-rulingi-indian-american-shooter-represent-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The central government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling allowing a US citizen of Indian origin and Punjab police chief's son to represent India in international rifle shooting ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oprah to host show that will take her to India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/oprah-host-show-take-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is all set to repeat her phenomenal success with a new show that will also take her to India and China.
&quot;Oprah's Next Chapter&quot; will take Winfrey to India, China and other countries, according ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Come and invest in our roads: Kamal Nath asks US businessmen]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/come-india-invest-roads-us-businessmen.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Highlighting India's plans to achieve a &quot;quantum jump&quot; in building roads and highways that would open a vast rural market, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath has invited foreign companies to participate in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[P Chidambaram accepts responsibility for gruesome Naxal attack, offers compensation to the families of those killed]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/p-chidambaram-naxal-attack-compensation-families.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday accepted &quot;full responsibility&quot; for the Maoist massacre of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh and said the &quot;buck stops at my desk&quot;. 
Chidambaram has also written to Prime ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Yahoo co-founder joins Obama team]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-yahoo-co-founder-obama-team.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) President Barack Obama has appointed Chandigarh-born Srinija Srinivasan, 40, one of the three co-founders of Yahoo! as a member of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.
Srinivasan, currently vice-president and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul to appear for Vancouver trials after I-League]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/paul-appear-vancouver-i-league.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) India goalkeeper Subrata Paul will appear for trials to second division Major League Soccer (MLS) team Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Canada after the end of I-League.
The Pune FC custodian was scheduled to leave for Canada earlier this week but ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sushmita Sen to choose Miss Universe India through contest]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/sushmita-sen-choose-miss-universe-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Former beauty queen-turned actress Sushmita Sen has taken up the task of selecting the Miss Universe 2010 representative from India through the &quot;I AM She&quot; contest and she has tied up with an FM station for it. 
Sushmita ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, Australia sign education deal, want to strengthen relations]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-australia-education-deal.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian students continued to come to Australia for higher studies and the government had not &quot;prevented them&quot; from doing so, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday as the two countries signed a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Start talks with Maoists, Nepal peers tell India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/start-talks-maoists-nepal.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Though India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram has ruled out holding talks with the Maoist guerrillas, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas urged New Delhi to open dialogue, warning else it would have to pay a &quot;heavy ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-American bomber designer faces trial for helping China]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-bomber-designer-china.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) An India born former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of helping China design a cruise missile with stealth capabilities is due to face trial in the US District Court in Honolulu court this week.
Noshir Gowadia, who became a US ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Force India's podium finish at Belgium 2009's best moment]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/force-India-belgium-2009.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Formula One fans have voted Force India's sensational second place finish at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix as the LG 'Moment of the 2009 Formula One World Championship'.
Italian Giancarlo Fisichella gave Force India their first points ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaving fest circuit, documentary breaks into theatres]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Leaving-home-documentary-theatres.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) As India's first docu-drama to be released nationally and to receive rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, &quot;Leaving Home&quot;, a survival story of the band Indian Ocean, has raised the expectations of documentary ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Woof! It's a dog's world at Kerala supermarket]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dog-world-kerala-supermarket.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Thrissur is fast becoming the &quot;kennel capital&quot; of Kerala, thanks to a supermarket for dogs. From NRIs to foreigners, people are flocking to it for electronic toys, toothbrushes, vaccines, shoes and more - all for the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stop blaming states, CPI-M tells Chidambaram]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/stop-blaming-states-cpi-m.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday flayed Home Minister P. Chidambaram for criticising state governments over Maoist violence and said the central government was to blame for the displacement of tribal people ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian Americans rally to block F-16s sale to Pakistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-americans-block-F-16s.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A group of prominent Indian Americans, led by noted physician Sudhir Parikh, are lobbying hard to block Washington's sale of F-16 combat aircraft to Pakistan, drawing support from a large Congressional caucus.
&quot;Our contention is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kabaddi World Cup - it's all about being Punjabi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kabaddi-world-cup-punjabi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Dulla Pehalwan from the US, Jassa from Italy and Jinder Amli from Canada... all have gathered in Punjab for the first edition of the World Cup Kabaddi Punjab 2010 that is turning out to be quite a gathering of Punjabis from all over ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Akshay, Aishwarya to pay musical tribute to 70's couples]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/akshay-aishwarya-musical-tribute-70-couples.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai will take the audiences down memory lane in a song in &quot;Action Replayy&quot;, a musical tribute to leading Bollywood couples of the 1970s. 
&quot;This song, which will be shot in Manali, starts in a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For American business, India is the new land of opportunity]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/american-business-india-land-opportunity.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) From healthcare to technology to media, there is growing excitement in every sector in the United States about India, not just because it's cheaper to do business in India but for the opportunities that a nation of 1.2 billion people ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress to submit report on Maoist violence to PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/congress-submit-report-maoist-violence.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Jharkhand Congress will submit a detailed report of party workers falling prey to Maoist violence in the state to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The Congress has set up a five-member panel to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We won't neglect Indian community, says Malaysian leader]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/we-wont-neglect-indian-community-malaysian.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indians who had made significant contribution to Malaysia's Sabah state would not be neglected; Chief Minister Musa Aman has assured the community. 
&quot;We have always acknowledged the contributions of the community as they are ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India finish fourth, Malaysia win Asian Rugby Sevens]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-fourth-malaysia-win-asian-rugby.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After a roaring start, India stumbled against Sri Lanka in the semifinals and Malaysia emerged champions on the second and the last day of the Asian Rugby Sevens Championship at the Delhi University here Saturday. 
India, who topped ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian's documentary nominated for top honour in Gulf fest]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dobuy-the-fabric-faith.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A documentary by an Indian filmmaker based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been nominated along with seven others for the top honour at the Gulf Film Festival (GFF) scheduled to be held from April 8-14.
Soniya Kriplani's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thousands of jobs await Indians in Gulf: NRI industrialist]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/thousands-jobs-Indians-gulf.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Gulf is on the verge of a boom and there will be thousands of jobs for skilled Indians, especially in the petrochemical sector, says Ravi Pillai, managing director of the Saudi Arabia-based Nasser S. Al-Hajri Corporation.Billions ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress' slogan of secularism helping terrorists: BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/congress-logan-secularism-terrorists.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused the Congress of appeasing minorities in the country to strengthen its vote bank and said the concept of secularism propagated by the ruling party is only helping terrorists to carry ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indians to benefit from 30 new parliamentary seats in Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-canada.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The fast increasing population of Indian and other immigrant communities has forced the Canadian government to raise the number of MPs from 308 to 338.
The Conservative Party government has introduced a bill in parliament to raise ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kapur finishes second, five Indians in top six]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kapur-indian.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Richard Karlberg of Sweden took the cake, winning the $300,000 SAIL Open, even as five Indians followed him in the second to sixth place in the Asian Tour event that concluded at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) Friday.
India's Shiv Kapur, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Priyanka Chopra wants to assist in children's education]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/priyanka-childrens-education.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)With India giving children the right to elementary education, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has decided to be at the forefront of affairs and contribute in whatever which way she can in making the act a success.
&quot;Education is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US has huge stake in closer ties with India: Geithner]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/geithner-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The US has huge mutual stake in closer economic ties with India and a key focus of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's visit to New Delhi next week will be cooperation in the Group of 20 leading economies on three core areas: global ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mamata to attend meeting on women's quota bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mamata-womens-quota-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting of all political parties in the Lok Sabha on the women's reservation bill here Monday, a Trinamool Congress leader said Saturday.
The Trinamool Congress, the second largest party ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hong Kong compensates for death of Indian-origin lawyer]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-lawyer.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The hospital authority in Hong Kong has agreed to pay compensation to an author after the death of his Indian-origin wife 10 years ago sparked off allegations of racism. The hospital authority, which denied racism charges for the past ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[F1 driver Karthikeyan plans to race for Dutch club]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/f1-race-karthikeyan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan will be representing Dutch squad PSV Eindhoven in the 2010 Superleague Formula series that links two popular sports, football and motorsport.
The Superleague Formula consists teams ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aparna Sen's "The Japanese Wife" set for US distribution]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/the-japanese-wife.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Award winning director Aparna Sen's latest film &quot;The Japanese Wife&quot; has been acquired by Databazaar Media Ventures (DMV) for distribution in the US and Canada through 19,000 retail outlets.
DMV, the media arm of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[West beckons students despite foreign varsity bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/foreign-education-indian-student.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The government may be keen to allow foreign varsities to set up independent campuses in India but many students say they would still prefer to go abroad for higher education as the exposure counts and the overseas degrees may be of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['All is well' says Amar Singh while defending Sonia and Rahul over Amitabh fiasco]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/amar-singh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Congress' attacks on mega star Amitabh Bachchan over being brand ambassador of Gujarat have not been at the behest of party president Sonia Gandhi or her MP son Rahul Gandhi, expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh said on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-American engineer set to transform US power grid]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-engineer-us-power-grid.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Although the US power industry is one of the greatest engineering marvels, ageing technology and an increase in demand are creating problems for the power grid that needs fixing. Now, an Indian-American engineer is set to transform ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eight Indians in top 100 of world squash rankings]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indians-top-100-world-squash.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) For the first time ever, eight Indians feature in the top 100 of the men's and women's World squash rankings.
The Indian Squash players have shown their grit and determination to produce marvelous performances at the International ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tom & Jerry dance to Punjabi tunes on 70th birthday party]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/tom-Jerry-dance-punjabi-tunes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The world's most popular cat and mouse - Tom &amp; Jerry celebrated their 70th birthday in the capital Wednesday by dancing to Punjabi number &quot;Ahun ahun&quot; from the movie &quot;Love Aaj Kal&quot;, leaving children and the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sachin asks Canadian companies to be partners in India's IT boom]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-it-boom-canadian-companie.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Sachin Pilot, India's minister of state for communications and information technology, on Wednesday asked Canadian companies to invest in India to take advantage of the IT revolution in the country.
Pilot, who is in Toronto to meet ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We have open mind on nuclear bill, says Manmohan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/open-mind-nuclear-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) With the political deadlock over the civil nuclear liability bill continuing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered to discuss &quot;deficiencies, if any&quot; with the opposition and said his government has &quot;an open ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Apr 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian fashion show enthrals Argentinians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-fashion-show-argentinians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The first Indian fashion show in Argentina was a huge hit with Indian designs and colours enthralling designers and importers alike and opening the doors to the high-end textile market in this country.
The fashion fiesta comprised ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[My marriage has nothing to do with Indo-Pak politics: Sania]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/my-marriage-nothing-indo-pak-politics.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday said her marriage with former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik next month had nothing to do with India-Pakistan politics. 
A day after her family confirmed the marriage with Malik, she ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Ek Tho Chance','Saluun' go to Houston film fest]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ek-tho-chance-saluun-houston-film-fest.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Pritish Nandy Communications' feature films &quot;Saluun&quot; and &quot;Ek Tho Chance&quot; will be screened at the 43rd WorldFest Houston International Film Festival next month.
A tribute to middle class India, &quot;Saluun&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[McGraw Hill chief to head India-US trade body]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mcgraw-hill-chief-india-us-trade.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Harold &quot;Terry&quot; McGraw III, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has been elected chairman of US-India Business Council (USIBC), succeeding Indra Nooyi, the Indian-born chairman and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Dawood's facing law be a favor? Congress asks BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dawood-facing-law-congress.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for lauding Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's appearance before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, and asked if underworld ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Libraries mooted to educate NRI Malaysians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/libraries-mooted-malaysian-indians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hindu temples throughout Malaysia should set up libraries to allow devotees to gain knowledge of Indian customs and traditions, an ethnic Indian minister has said.
Deputy Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister M. Saravanan ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kalmadi prefers young sporting icons as CWG ambassadors]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kalmadi-prefers-young-cwg-ambassadors.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Amid demands from some quarters that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan be made the brand ambassador of Commonwealth Games, chairman of the Games organizing committee Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday said he would prefer younger sporting ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' to make India debut on April 7]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/lady-gaga-telephone-make-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Pop star Lady Gaga's music video of her much-awaited hit single &quot;Telephone&quot; is going to premiere in India April 7.
Featuring pop superstar Beyonce Knowles, &quot;Telephone&quot; is the second single from Lady Gaga's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala government, opposition spar over Smart City Kochi project]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kerala-government-spar-smart-city-kochi-project.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Kerala assembly today witnessed uproarious scenes over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project, the work on which has been stalled amid differences between the builder and the government.
The Congress-led opposition ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sonia to again head National Advisory Council]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/sonia-head-national-advisory-council.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi was on Monday again named chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC), four years after she quit on being accused of holding an office of profit. &quot;She will hold the rank and status of union ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meat ban by Indian-origin billionaire stirs row]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/meat-ban-indian-origin-billionaire-stirs.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-born billionaire Pankaj Oswal and his wife Radhika have told workers building their $70 million mansion in this Australian city that they should not consume meat on the site, stirring a controversy with a construction union ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gill slams BCCI for making cricket a business]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/gill-slams-bcci-cricket-business.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Sports Minister M.S.Gill lashed out at the Indian cricket board for changing the rules of the game and allowing the Indian Premier League (IPL) to run a commercial venture. 
Gill is unhappy that the rules of cricket have been changed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why was Abhishek dropped from Earth Hour event: Amitabh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/abhishek-dropped-earth-hour-event.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan didn't hide his disappointment over his son Abhishek's video message on Earth Hour not being shown at the event here, wondering &quot;Is there a pattern in all this&quot;. But the junior Bachchan brushed off ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British cabs to attract visitors to Kerala]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/british-visitors-kerala.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Taxis in several British cities will now sport scenes of Kathakali and the idyllic backwaters of Kerala in a new campaign to attract more tourists to the state.
&quot;The British taxis will sport attention-grabbing Kathakali and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress practising untouchability with Bachchan: BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/congress-practising-untouchability-bachchan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused the Congress of being &quot;fascist&quot; and &quot;practising untouchability&quot; with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan because of his family differences with one &quot;family of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Zealand student selected for programme to visit India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/newzealand-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A New Zealander of Indian origin who has been selected to participate in a programme to visit India to know the country better, described it as 'a once in a lifetime opportunity'.
Twentytwo-year-old Sahay was born and raised in Fiji ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not eyeing records, says youngest Everest challenger]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/everest-challenger.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Unlike other teens, his heroes are not cricketers or movie stars. He hardly watches cricket matches and films don&rsquo;t interest him. Instead, Arjun Vajpai, 16 years and eight months old, is pursuing an unusually lofty interest -- ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Western styles merge with Indian crafts at Wills fashion show]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/wills-fashion-show.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Move over ethnic chic, the fashion high street is looking at smart western cuts for the autumn-winter season. The look at the the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week -- which opened in the capital Thursday -- is essentially global and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US aviation firms asked to set up bases in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-aviation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India has asked US aviation companies to think of establishing manufacturing bases and investing in aviation infrastructure like airports in India for a long-term commitment. Visiting Indian Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi questioned over 2002 riots case]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/narendra-modi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appeared before a Supreme Court-appointed probe panel to be questioned for the first time over his role in the 2002 communal riots in the state.
Wearing his trademark crisp white kurta ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New emigration law to safeguard interests of Indians abroad]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/new-emigration-indians-abroad.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is drafting a new emigration legislation to safeguard the interests of Indians settled abroad, union Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V.Narayanasamy said on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chettri from India signs with Kansas Wizards soccer team]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/chettri-kansas-wizards-soccer-team.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian forward Sunil Chettri has signed up with Major League Soccer (MLS) club Kansas City Wizards in the US.
Team officials said Chhetri had agreed in principle Thursday night to the club's terms. He awaits the P-1 Visa and the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[33rd SAARC Literature Festival begins from March 26-29]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/saarc-literature-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The impact of environment on literature will be the focus of the 33rd SAARC Festival of Literature at the India International Centre March 26-29.
Writers, academics, artists, folklorists, historians, greens, and peace and gender ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India and Canada look at strengthening business ties]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/top-canadian-lead-business-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Even before road transport and infrastructure minister Kamal Nath winds up his visit here, a high-level Canadian business delegation begins a four-day visit to India from March 29.
Led by John Manley, former deputy prime minister and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Babri haunts India again, woman officer to testify against Advani]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/advani-ayodhya-temple.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) IIndian politics is on the boil again as the disgraceful incident of Babri demolition is back in the news for some obvious reasons. It&rsquo;s been 17 years since the demolition took placeand seven years since Advani was exonerated of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Non-resident Indian (NRI) economist hailed as messiah]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/non-resident-indian-economist-hailed.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A British economist of Indian origin has been left perplexed after being hailed by a cult as its &quot;chosen one&quot; who it believes was hiding in the Himalayas for 2,000 years.
&quot;I'm not the messiah... I'm just an economics ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajput wins silver in shooting World Cup]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rajput-wins-silver-world-cup.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's Sanjeev Rajput won the silver in the men's air rifle on the first day of the shooting World Cup in Sydney.
It was the 29-year-old shooter's first podium finish in a World Cup. 
Rajput shot 98, 100, 100, 100, 99 and 97 in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divya Dutta Hollywood bound]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/divya-dutta-hollywood-bound.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Versatile actress Divya Dutta, who wowed audiences with her performances in &quot;Delhi 6&quot;, &quot;Morning Walk&quot; and &quot;Welcome to Sajjanpur&quot;, has bagged a couple of Hollywood projects. One of them is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India readying to leverage art as tourism driver and attract Indians abroad]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-waking-up-tourism.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Art, one of the key drivers of tourism across the globe, is trying to become an important stakeholder in the country's multi-million dollar tourism industry by entering the public domain.
&quot;Tourism and visual culture share long ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India prepared to clean its politics and ban criminals from entering poll fray: Moily]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/government-banning-criminals-poll-fray.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;(Credit: IANS) In India there has been inane debate over the criminalization of politics and widespread campaigns by political activists to force Indian political parties to field candidates with clean image. The efforts to clean up the crime ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India-American doctor 'failed to investigate' cancer concerns]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-american-doctor-failed-cancer-investigate.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India-American doctor Jayant Patel &quot;failed to adequately investigate&quot; cancer concerns in a patient before he removed his colon, an Australian court was told Wednesday.
A local doctor, Marthinus Nel, referred one of his ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tamil film star signs up for F2 series]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/tamil-film-star-F2-series.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar became the latest lad from India to enter International Formula racing as he announced his participation in the Formula 2 series in 2010&nbsp; on Wednesday.
Ajith, who turns 39 on May 1, was an active ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asianet to launch dedicated channel for NRI community in the Middle East]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/asianet-launch-channel-nri-community.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Asianet, the first TV channel launched in Kerala, on Wednesday announced the launch of a dedicated channel for the Middle East NRI community.The official launch of Asianet Middle East 24x7 will be held in Dubai on April 7. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After IT, it's decade of infrastructure in India: Kamal Nath]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/IT-infrastructure-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's Minister for Roads and Transport Kamal Nath said in Toronto that the next decade will be the &quot;decade of infrastructure&quot; in India and invited Canadian investors to participate in it. Speaking at a dinner gala by the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India should have access to Headley as he committed his crimes in India: BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-access-headley-crimes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday slammed the US for its alleged &quot;flip-flop&quot; over providing India &quot;direct access&quot; to David Coleman Headley and pressed for extradition of the American-Pakistani ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Army gets its first Sikh graduate in 25 years]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-army-first-sikh-graduate.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan, a 31-year-old dentist, has become the first Sikh in over 25 years to be allowed to complete US Army officer basic training without giving up his turban or shaving his full beard.
Rattan graduated on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL investors look for profits, sports gets lost: P.T.Usha]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-investors-look-profits-sports.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Kerala's cricket may have received a shot in the arm with little-known Rendezvous Sports World Limited adding commercial hub Kochi to the Indian Premier League, but legendary sprint queen P.T. Usha sees it as pure business and a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aamir Khan urges Indians to support Haiti quake victims]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/aamir-khan-indians-support-haiti-quake.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Actor Aamir Khan Sunday asked Indians to support hundreds of thousands of Haitians devastated by an earthquake.
&quot;What has happen in Haiti is really terrible and I would strongly recommend the people of India to reach out and help ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Double-digit growth within India's reach: Manmohan Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/double-digit-growth-within.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Promising a renewed focus on infrastructure that will need $1 trillion in investment during 2012-17, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said India will grow at 8.5 percent next fiscal, accelerating to 10 percent in the medium ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opposition to nuclear liability bill 'unfounded', says Congress]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/opposition-nuclear-liability-bill-congress.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Defending the nuclear liability bill which is facing stiff opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties, the Congress said Monday that their stand was &quot;unfounded&quot; and it was a public interest measure ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian Indians returning to ruling alliance: Samy Vellu]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysian-indians-returning-ruling-alliance.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Two years after they moved away during the March 2008 election, Malaysia's nearly two million ethnic Indians are returning to the ruling alliance Barisan Nasional (BN), according to Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Now cafes in monument premises for tourists during CWG]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/cafes-monument-premises-tourists.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Going all out to make Delhi experience a wholesome one for tourists during the Commonwealth Games and beyond, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to allow setting up of cafeterias in their protected areas near ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Americans are respectful of Indian music: Zakir Hussain]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/americans-respectful-indian-music-zakir-hussain.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, who is out to present a picture of a new vibrant India through the music and rhythm of its diverse culture across the United States, says Americans are very respectful of Indian music and listen to it ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India is the place where the world has to invest: Purnendu Chatterjee]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-place-world-invest-purnendu-chatterjee.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Global investor Purnendu Chatterjee has identified life science as an area where he foresees great potential for investment in India, but with a totally different model on new drug discovery from what has been adopted by the developed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi within his rights not to appear before SIT: activists]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/modi-rights-appear-before-sit-activists.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The notice issued by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 communal riots lacks statutory sanction and was not binding on him, according to activists ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[fbi-honours-indian-american-community-leadership.php]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fbi-honors.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Manohar &quot;Mike&quot; Vaswani, an Indian-American who has worked for integrating all Asian communities into one strong and cohesive entity, has received Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director's Community Leadership Award ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Let's make Delhi the Asian capital of sports']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/delhi-sports.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Delhi should focus on being the Asian capital of sports and work towards bidding for the Olympic Games, V.K. Verma, director general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, said Friday.
&quot;The security has been unhitched ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch Bollywood films to know Indians: Rani Mukerji]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-rani.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Cinema can go a long way in promoting positive bilateral relations between Australia and India, especially Bollywood films as they are &quot;all about heart&quot;, said Rani Mukerji, who was here as chief guest at the 2010 Indian Film ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Self-employed women's group to go global]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/self-employed-women-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which assists poor women in the unorganised sector to make a living, is all set to take its apparel brand Hansiba to foreign shores by holding fashion shows in the US and Britain and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US assures India of early access to Headley]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-india-headley.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian will have early access to David Headley to interrogate him, possibly in a pre-trial stage, for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday disclosing that a top official of the US' justice ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Convicted Indian-origin banker flees court, found hanged]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-banker-flees-court-hanged.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The bodies of a convicted Indian-origin banker and her husband have been found hanging from a footbridge at a busy traffic intersection a day after she fled a London court at the end of her trial.
Senior HSBC bank clerk Bindi Dhanji, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian archers bag 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze medals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-archers-bronze-medals.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India had a rich haul of four gold, two silver and two bronze medals on the third day of the four-day second Asian archery Grand Prix at Bangkok Thursday.Rahul Banerjee and Deepika Kumari won the individual gold medals in the recurve ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood, Bollywood studios unite to counter piracy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Leading Bollywood studios such as Reliance Big Entertainment, Yash Raj Films, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and Studio 18 joined hands onThursday with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to set up an anti-piracy ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India wants US help to become a world-class manufacturing hub]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-us-world-class-manufacturing-hub.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India has invited US companies to take advantage of its rapid growth and help shape the country into a world-class manufacturing hub with greater investment in its infrastructure.
&quot;Just as our strategic partnership has matured ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian cabinet approves death sentence for hijacking]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-cabinet-death-sentence-hijacking.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Indian cabinet Friday decided to award death penalty to hijackers of aircraft or those who use them as missiles.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 
The new measures will be included in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British firm accused of racism after its online advertisement seeks Indian origin applicant]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/british-firm-advertisement-indian-origin-applicant.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A British computer company's advertisement seeking an applicant &quot;preferably of Indian origin&quot; has been dubbed racist by campaigners.
The advertisement for the 38,000 pounds a year post was branded &quot;quite clearly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australians accused of racially abusing Indian players]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/australians-racially-abusing-indian-players.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A cricket tribunal in Australia's Geelong city is looking into an accusation that 10 local cricketers racially abused a team with six players of Indian descent, a media report said on Thursday.
The Geelong Cricket Association ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Want to talk to Big B? Log on to Bachchan Bol]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/big-b-log-on-bachchan-bol.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Do you want to talk to Amitabh Bachchan? Well, you may get an opportunity to do so as the Bollywood megastar is going to call up his fans through vogging or voice blogging. The 67-year-old will call back those who grab his attention ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India a terrific example for Africa: Togo PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-terrific-example-africa-togo-pm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Togo's Prime Minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo says Africa is increasingly looking at India as a knowledge power and believes Indian enterprises should scale up investment in the West African country.
&quot;Africa's expectation is to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President Obama instructed me to meet common Indians, says US envoy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/president-obama-common-indians-us-envoy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer on Wednesday said he had no regrets about not being able to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who told the diplomat she was preoccupied with pre-fixed political engagements.
&quot;President ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Husain's hounding 'blow to the idea of India': Indo-Canadian leader]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/husain-hounding-indo-canadian-leader.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Ujjal Dosanjh, former Canadian health minister, has called painter M.F. Husain's decision to give up his Indian citizenship &quot;a blow to the idea of India.'' The Indian government should not allow fundamentalists to dictate and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Agra to get facelift before Games]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/agra-facelift-before-games.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;(Credit: IANS) The city of Taj is set to get a new look ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October during which around one million tourists are expected to visit the Mughal era wonder.The Agra Development Authority (ADA) and the Uttar Pradesh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Denial of award to Vaid irks literary fraternity]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/denial-award-Vaid-literary-fraternity.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The literary fraternity here is irked because veteran US-based Hindi author Krishna Baldev Vaid, who was nominated for the prestigious Shalaka Samman award, has been denied the honour because of alleged obscenity in his novels.
His ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India wants US to simplify high-tech export controls]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-us-high-tech-export-controls.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India has asked the United States to review and update its export controls to reflect the changed political realities of their emerging strategic partnership.
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao raised the issue with the US ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't expect miracles from India-Pakistan dialogue: Antony]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/miracles-india-pakistan-antony.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Defense Minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday said Pakistan &quot;was not taking serious steps&quot; to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil. Stating that India was &quot;exploring all possibilities&quot;, Antony also said he did not ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ashok Kumar, Indian-born MP and voice of Indian diaspora in UK is no more]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ashok-kumar-indian-born-mp-uk-no-more.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Ashok Kumar, a prominent British MP of Indian origin, was on Monday found dead at his home in northern England, his office said.
The 53-year-old Labour MP's body was discovered at his home in Middlesborough, about 400 km from the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pune's mother-daughter duo scale Australia's highest peak]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/pune-mother-daughter-Australia-highest-peak.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil and her mother Ranjana scaled the Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia Saturday, the family said Monday. Having summitted the highest mountains in five continents, Krushnaa is now set to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fox Star to co-produce Rohan Sippy, Abhishek's third film]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fox-star-rohan-sippy-abhishek-third-film.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Fox Star Studios, a joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and Star, has announced it will co-produce &quot;Dum Maaro Dum&quot;, director Rohan Sippy and actor Abhishek Bachchan's third movie together.
&quot;We are committed to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BIG Cinemas reopens New York cinema hall]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/big-cinemas-new-york-cinema-hall.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) BIG Cinemas, India's largest movie hall chain, has reopened ImaginAsian Theatre of Manhattan New York as Big Cinemas Manhattan, a company statement said here Monday.
Part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, the theatre will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nuclear bill is hidden subsidy to US firms, says Left]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nuclear-bill-hidden-us.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Left parties Tuesday urged MPs to reject the civil nuclear liability bill, saying it amounted to giving subsidies to US suppliers of proposed nuclear plants while disregarding the interests of the Indian people.
The government ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian Indian businessmen seek 100,000 workers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysia-indian-businessmen.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Malaysia's Indian business community says it needs a foreign workforce of 100,000 as it has exhausted avenues for hiring locals.
There is a dire need for 100,000 new foreign workers among the Indian business community, Malaysian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAIL Open golf tournament  to begin from March 30 at Delhi Golf Glub]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/golf-tournament-march-delhi-golf.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The $300,000 SAIL Open golf tournament, sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will be held at the Delhi Golf Club from March 30 to April 2. 
&quot;We are delighted to announce our continued support of professional ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin win Commonwealth writer awards]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rana-dasgupta-daniya-mueenuddin-Commonwealth.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian novelist Rana Dasgupta's &quot;Solo&quot; and Pakistan-based author Daniyal Mueenuddin's &quot;In Other Rooms, Other Wonders&quot; were on Thursday declared regional winners of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for 2010 in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India and the US look at strengthening high-technology trade and defense cooperation]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/iIndia-us-high-technology-defense.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks on high technology ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advani gives an ultimatum to govt, demands white paper on black money]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/advani-govt-white-paper-black-money.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The government should publish a white paper on Indian money stashed abroad and reveal the outcome of negotiations with 20 countries where some Indians have hoarded black money, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani demanded ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian Indians feel let down by opposition alliance]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysian-indians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Malaysian Indians feel &quot;extremely let down&quot; by the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) they voted for in a big way two years ago, a special report in a Tamil daily of Malaysia said.
No concrete plan or action has been ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar named UN Goodwill Ambassador]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Tendulkar, the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, will use his massive ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Literary festival to celebrate 'feel of spring']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/literary-festival-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Literature is the flavour of spring in the capital. Come Saturday, the open air amphitheatre of the India Habitat Centre will play host to a flurry of literary activity woven around the week long Spring Fever 2010 - a literary ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada's Bengal Co. to explore oil, gas in Cauvery Basin]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/canada-india-oil.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bengal Energy Ltd, a Canadian oil and gas exploration and production company based in Calgary, said Friday it is joining an Indian consortium for exploration in the Cauvery basin. Headed by Chayan Chakrabarty, the Canadian company ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama to visit India later in 2010, nuclear energy high on agenda]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/obama-india-nuclear-agenda.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will visit India later this year though he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would have a chance to discuss some bilateral issues at next month's Global Nuclear Security Summit here.
&quot;No, mostly Prime Minister Singh's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-American professor wins $500,000 US science award]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-professor-science-award.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, most well known for his &quot;Unique Games Conjecture&quot;, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation's (NSF) $500,000 Alan T. Waterman Award.
The award is given ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Everest superstar eyes 20th summit]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/everest-superstar-eyes-20t-summit.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Fifty-year-old Apa Sherpa, who has become almost as legendary as the mountain that has been his permanent pursuit, is aiming to break his own incredible record by summiting Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, for the 20th time ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disney India to make Telugu film with Siddharth, Shruti Haasan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/disney-india-telugu-film-siddharth-shruti-haasan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) The Walt Disney Company India, Indian arm of the Hollywood studio, Thursday announced a Telugu movie with leading southern stars Siddharth and Shruti Haasan. A yet to be titled epic fantasy adventure, is the company's first locally developed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US connects to India with apples, nuts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-connects-india-apples-nuts.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) With a healthy booty of Washington apples, Indiana popcorns, Georgian pecan nuts, Californian pistachios and prunes, the US is looking to forge new &quot;diplomatic&quot; ties by increasing its presence in the Indian health food ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BJP faces rebellion over women's bill, to issue whip]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bjp-faces-rebellion-women-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday moved swiftly to quell rumblings within the party over supporting the women's reservation bill, saying it stood united and would issue a whip to MPs to support the bill when it is tabled in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-American professor turns chicken feathers into fuel]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-American-professor-chicken-feathers-fuel.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Manoranjan &quot;Mano&quot; Misra, an Indian American professor known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel, been honored as the 2010 Regents' Researcher by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Games galas will showcase Indian culture - not all Bollywood]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/games-galas-showcase-indian-culture.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Plans for the 2010 Commonwealth Games ceremonies are a bit of a secret. There is speculation that India will showcase its Bollywood formula yet again in Delhi like it did in Melbourne. But here's what - you can actually expect a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big B to become Kerala tourism's brand ambassador, gets lifetime achievement]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/big-b-kerala-tourism-brand-ambassador.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Amitabh Bachchan has accepted Kerala's request to become the state's brand ambassador to promote tourism, state Tourism Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said on Thursday. 
As soon as Big B expressed his willingness to become a brand ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal among world's top ten billionaires]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mukesh-ambani-lakshmi-mittal-billionaires.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indians Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal figured among world's top ten billionaires as Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu beat Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth.
Besides fourth ranked ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government offers dialogue on women’s bill to iron out the differences with opposing parties]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/government-offers-women-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day on Thursday as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation.
But the government's offer ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian origin man is Asia's biggest weight loser]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-man-Asia-bigges-weight-loser.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) David Gurnani, an Indonesian of Indian origin, has been adjudged The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) in the weight loss reality show organised in Malaysia. Gurnani, 25, Tuesday beat 15 other contestants who underwent a grueling three-month ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Proud and happy, says Kapil Dev after being inducted into ICC Hall of Fame]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/proud-happy-kapi-dev-icc.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev has been inducted into the International Cricket Council(ICC) Hall of Fame. 
A commemorative cap was presented to Kapil by ICC president David Morgan, in front of fellow Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, as ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Being an international actor gives me a high: Irrfan Khan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/international-actor-high-irrfan-khan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Irrfan Khan, popular for his serious and comic roles in Bollywood, is increasingly making inroads into the western world with projects like &quot;A Mighty Heart&quot;, &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; and even an American TV show. He ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US and Indian businessmen to discuss technology cooperation in Washington]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-india-businessmen-technology-washington.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Top US and Indian business executives will meet in Washington on Monday to address critical issues affecting US-India High Technology Cooperation in areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy and relieved, women's bill was worth the risk, says Sonia]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/happy-relieved-women-bill-Sonia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) &quot;I am very happy,&quot; Congress president Sonia Gandhi declared on Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all legislatures for women, adding the &quot;larger picture&quot; of women's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indra Nooyi, Sonia Gandhi among Asia's 8 top power women]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indira-nooyi-sonia-gandhi-asia-power-women.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar figure in CNN's list of eight of Asia's top power women.
Taking a &quot;look at the key women who are shaping Asia's political ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL bidding to be held afresh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/IPL-bidding-held-afresh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) bids for the new two new franchises will be held afresh after two weeks as the bidders objected to some of the financial clauses which were not there at the time of the bidding for the first edition. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Akon sings 'Smack That' at Shah Rukh's behest]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/akon-sings-smack-that-shah-rukh-behest.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) International R&amp;B singer Akon sang his popular number &quot;Smack That&quot; at a party here hosted by Shah Rukh Khan as it was the Bollywood superstar's favourite song.
&quot;Shah Rukh has requested me to sing 'Smack That' at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, US to ink framework pact on trade, investment]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-us-framework-trade-investmen.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India and US are set to sign a framework agreement on trade and investment here next week during a three-day visit by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.
Sharma and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajya Sabha passes women's quota bill, PM calls it a ‘historic step forward']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rajya-sabha-business-debate-women-bill.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After two days of bitter wrangling, the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the historic women's reservation bill giving 33 percent representation to women in parliament and state assemblies.
&quot;This is a momentous development in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nobel-laureate-ramakrishnan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been named the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009 by the ethnic weekly newspaper. A total of nine awards were presented in seven categories at the seventh annual India ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's World Cup campaign flawed from the start]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indias-world-cup-hockey.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) It is time to pick up the pieces of Indian hockey even as coach Jose Brasa is humming John Denver's &quot;Leaving on a Jet Plane&quot; melody. One suspects that the Spaniard believes that he could be the first before the firing squad, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amitabh goes gaga over wife Jaya's film beliefs]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/amitabh-jaya-film.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Last seen in Yash Raj Films' &quot;Laaga Chunari Mein Daag&quot; in 2007, Jaya Bachchan is back with low-budget venture &quot;Lovesongs&quot; and her husband Amitabh Bachchan says she has to believe in the filmmaker and the movie to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[4 Indian women among Forbes Asian 'Heroes Of Philanthropy']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/forbes-asian-heroes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Four Indian women corporate leaders have made it to the Forbes' list of Asia Pacific's 48 &quot;Heroes Of Philanthropy&quot;.The Indians featured on the list of the region's most prominent altruists, compiled by Forbes Asia magazine, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Women's bill stalls parliament, Rajya Sabha defers voting on women's bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/woman-bill-reservation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Angry MPs from the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stalled the functioning of parliament on Monday, forcing two adjournments of both houses as they noisily opposed the bill that seeks to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australian agency to help resolve perception issues in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/australian-education-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A national agency to oversee standards of higher education providers will help resolve Australia's &quot;serious perception issues&quot; in India, an official of a universities' group said announced recently, adding &quot;we do have a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Karun Chandhok Confirmed at HRT Formula 1]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/karun-chandhok.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Karun Chandhok, the 26-year-old from Chennai, has signed up with Hispanic Racing and will participate in the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix series, according to a formal announcement in Mucira (Spain) when the team unveiled its cars and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese dancer takes Indian dances to the world]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/japanese-dancer-indian-dance.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) She decided to learn Odissi as soon as she saw legendary dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra on video in Tokyo. Masako Ono came to India in 1996 and has not looked back since.
After 14 years, Ono has earned fame not only for her dance but ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala budget has nothing much for non-resident Keralites]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kerala-budget.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) appear to have received scant attention from Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, who presented the state budget in the assembly on Friday.
There is nothing significant for them in 2010-11 budget as Isaac has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['US hopes to find more common ground with growing world power India']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/us-india-common-ground-relation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Creit: IANS) With national interests converging, the US hopes to find more common ground with India, a growing world power that has a significant role to play on virtually all major challenges of the century, says a senior US official.
&quot;We ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-origin Black Sticks player Bhana is big hit]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-black-Sticks-player-bhana.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Priyesh Bhana is a New Zealander but his Indian roots and his sizzling runs have made him a crowd favourite in the ongoing Hockey World Cup. 
The diminutive Bhana is among a number of players of Indian origin playing hockey not only ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gangjee best Indian at ninth with a four-under 68]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/gangjee-indian-ninth-four-under-68.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Three birdies in the first five holes saw Rahil Gangjee off to a flyer and he ended the day in four-under 68 to be placed tied ninth on the truncated first day of the co-sanctioned Maybank Malaysian Open golf on Thursday. 
Gangjee, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The first for a Hindi movie, 'Road, Movie'  to be screened in Tribeca Film festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/road-movie-hindi-film-tribeca-abhay-deol.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Having already traversed the world festival circuit in places such as Berlin, Tokyo, Toronto and Doha, Abhay Deol's &quot;Road, Movie&quot; has been selected for the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The movie is the first Hindi movie ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India will ensure return of black money from overseas: Manmohan Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-black-money-overseas-manmohan-singh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India will take every possible measure to ensure the return of ill-gotten money stashed away in tax havens abroad and has already started dialogue with other governments for necessary pacts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Holbrooke realizes his faux pas, heaps praise on India’s humanitarian role in Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/holbrooke-kabul-comments-india-afghan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke on Friday went on a damage control exercise saying he regretted his comments made three days ago that Indians were not targeted in the Feb 26 Kabul attack and lauded India's humanitarian and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sanjay Gupta named WEF's Young Global Leader]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/sanjay-gupta-named-WEF-young-global-leader.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The opposition walkout during last week's budget presentation was against &quot;democratic norms and traditions&quot;, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday in a speech that also touched on left-wing extremism, the Pune and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian Railways take the lead, ready to set up five sports academies across]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-railways-five-sports-academies.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian Railways will set up five sports academies at Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai as its contribution to the encouragement of sports in the country, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee recently declared.
While presenting the rail ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rahman plans massive 'Jai Ho' music tour in June from New York to London]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rahman-plan-massive-music.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has reportedly teamed up with Amy Tinkham, known for creating live musical concerts for Britney Spears and Mariah Carey, for a tour to salute Bollywood and Indian music.
&quot;The Journey Home World Tour will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Create jobs in America, get a green card!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/jobs-america-green-card.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Backed by over 160 venture capitalists, including several Indian Americans, two US senators have introduced a bill to give fast track visas to immigrant entrepreneurs in return for creating jobs to increase America's global competitiveness.
The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We must attend parliament as a part of our duty: Sonia tells Congress MPs]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/parliament-sonia-congress-mps.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The opposition walkout during last week's budget presentation was against &quot;democratic norms and traditions&quot;, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday in a speech that also touched on left-wing extremism, the Pune and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian MIT alumnus declared Innovator of the Year]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-mit-alumnus-innovatory-year.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) An Indian alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won the Innovator of the Year honour from Technology Review India by designing an ultra lightweight jacket to keep one cool in hot summers.
A postgraduate in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India not in Australia's league yet, says a downcast Brasa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-australia-league-downcastb-brasa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Disappointed after a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of favourites Australia in the Hockey World Cup, India coach Jose Brasa admitted Tuesday that his boys are not yet ready to play the top teams.
India were completely taken aback by the speed and the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seasonal shift, focus on e-commerce at Lakme Fashion Week]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/seasonal-shift-focus-e-commerce-lakme-fashion-week.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Standing a trusted business model on its head, the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) beginning in Delhi from Friday has been turned into a seasonal event with the focus on e-commerce in a bid to improve the business prospects of designers.
&quot;With ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's a balanced, growth-oriented budget, says USIBC]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/balanced-growth-oriented-budget-usibc.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The US India Business Council has hailed India's new budget saying it lays a strong foundation for the country to attract needed investment, spur innovation and drive inclusive growth for all of its citizens.
Welcoming the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US encourages India-Pakistan dialogue, rules out mediation]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-pakistan-dialogue.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Stressing that both India and Pakistan have legitimate security interests in Afghanistan, the United States says it encouraged a dialogue between the two neighbors but has ruled out any mediation between them. Afghanistan, Pakistan, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three match ban on Shivendra harsh, says Coach Brasa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/three-match-ban-shivendra-harsh-coach-brasa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian hockey coach Jose Brasa Monday minced no words in expressing his anguish at World Cup tournament director Ken Read's decision to hand a three-match suspension to forward Shivendra Singh for &quot;deliberately&quot; hitting a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian to lead filmmakers on 3D cinema project]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-lead-filmmakers-3D-cinema-project.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Delhi-born documentary filmmaker Ali Kazimi, an associate professor in the department of film production at York University here, will lead a team of filmmakers for research in 3D (three-dimensional) cinema.
The filmmakers will work ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swraj Paul dragged into British party funding row]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/swraj-paul-british-party.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-born steel magnate and Labour Party supporter Lord Swraj Paul has found himself dragged into a controversy on who is allowed to fund political parties in Britain after a leading opposition contributor and strategist admitted ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's exports rise 11.5 percent in January: Commerce Ministry]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-exports-rise-January-commerce-ministry.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's merchandise exports grew 11.5 percent to $14.34 billion (Rs.65,920 crore) for the third consecutive month in January, according to data released by the ministry of commerce on Tuesday.
The rise for the third straight month in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We can't always follow populist fiscal policies: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/populist-fiscal-policies-pm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh virtually ruled out any rollback in the price hike of petrol and diesel as announced in the budget, saying that the direct effect of the hike in fuel prices on wholesale prices will be no more than 0.4 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-origin woman is Leader of Opposition in Trinidad and Tobago]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-woman.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)Indian-origin Kamla Persad-Bissessar has became the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament, ousting former premier Basdeo Panday from the post.
Kamla was administered the oath of office here on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maharashtra calls for Bharat Ratna for Tendulkar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/maharashtra-bharatratna-tendulkar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)Maharashtra will recommend that the central government confer the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said here Friday.
&quot;The state cabinet will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Madhavan does Coffee with an Idiot for NRI audience]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/madhavan-3-idiots.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) It's not just the Indian milieu that identified with the concept of &quot;3 Idiots&quot; but the blockbuster also touched a chord with the Non Resident Indians (NRIs) abroad, says actor R Madhavan, who hosted &quot;Coffee with an ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget: Congress on collision course with opposition, others]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/budget-congress-collision-oposition.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's move to hike central duty on petrol and diesel has set the Congress-led government on a collision course with the opposition and other parties. 
The announcement, coming a day after the two houses ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MIT to hold emerging technologies conference in Bangalore]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mit-technologies-bangalore.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) About 100 leading business and tech visionaries from around the world would discuss innovative ideas and market ready incubated technologies at the annual emerging technologies conference, EmTech 2010, in Bangalore next month.
The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Games baton is 'soul of India: Indian  High Commissioner Malay Mishra]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/commonwealth-games-baton-soul-of-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games baton now circulating throughout Trinidad and Tobago has been described as the &quot;soul of India&quot; by Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra, Port-of-Spain. The baton for the Oct 3-14 Games in New ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ben Kingsley head-over-heels with India, wants to make a film in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ben-kingsley-with-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Oscar-winning British actor-filmmaker Ben Kingsley is all praise for Indian women directors Nandita Das and Leena Yadav. But he now wants to make his own film in India instead of doing more Bollywood movies. 
&quot;I'd like to make a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finance ministry hikes divestment targets to rake in Rs.25,000 cr]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/finance-ministry-hikes-divestment-targets.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Government earnings from selling stakes in public sector enterprises will be an estimated Rs.25,000 crore ($5 billion) during the current fiscal. The divestment is targeted to rake in Rs.40,000 crore ($8 billion) in the next fiscal. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bengali films to be screened and distributed across US]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bengali-films-screened-distributed-across-us.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A Florida based Indian-American media group has launched a new venture for the screening and distribution of quality Bengali films through more than 19,000 retail outlets in the US and Canada.
Launched by Databazaar Media Ventures ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India budget 2010-11 brings  income tax relief to millions, thrust on welfare schemes and infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-budget-2010-11.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Further relief for individual tax payers, a steep hike in allocations for welfare schemes and infrastructure were among the high points of India's budget for 2010-11 presented Friday by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who said the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American's Bloom Box churns out power from sand]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Bloom-Box-churns-out-power-from-sand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) An India-born rocket scientist has lifted the veil off Bloom Box fuel-cell, a revolutionary new technology that holds the promise to supply the world with abundant clean, cheap energy.
&quot;The core of our technology is simply ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feels good that I lasted for 50 overs, says Sachin Tendulkar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/feels-good-I-lasted-for-50-overs.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After scoring a record unbeaten 200 in Gwalior on Wednesday, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was happy that at the age of 36 he was good enough to last 50 overs.
&quot;It feels good that I lasted for 50 overs, a good test of my ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why don't we have Holi songs nowadays?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/why-dont-we-have-holi-songs-nowadays.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) &quot;Holi ke rang mein&quot;, &quot;Rang barse bheege chunar wali&quot; and &quot;Holi khele Raghuveera&quot; are some popular Hindi movie songs that captured the spirit of the festival of colours on the big screen. But recent years ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Infrastructure bottlenecks main roadblock in Indian industry's growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/poor-infrastructure-blocking-growth.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The outlook for Indian industry has brightened for the medium term but infrastructure bottlenecks, particularly in energy and roads remain the constraining factors for stepping up growth to a higher level, says the Economic Survey for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government clueless on price rise: BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Government-clueless-on-price-rise-BJP.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The single largest failure of the government is the mismanagement of food prices. The government must act, otherwise it must perish because the average citizen is being driven to the wall,&quot; Jaitley maintained. 
Thursday's was the first ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian restaurants in Australia packed for Vindaloo against Violence]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-restaurants-in-australia-vindaloo-against-violence.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Many Indian restaurants in Australia were booked out for Wednesday as part of the &lsquo;Vindaloo Against Violence&rsquo; initiative that is being held to show solidarity with the Indian community.
Indian restaurants in Melbourne, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Save power, hold IPL during day, NGO urges apex court]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/save-power-ipl-during-day-ngo-urges-court.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) In a bid to avoid power wastage, a Howrah-based civil society group has moved the Supreme Court for rescheduling the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, beginning March 12, during the day instead of night time.
In its ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After 'Kites', Hollywood editor for 'Teen Patti']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/after-kites-hollywood-editor-for-teen-patti.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) First it was Anurag Basu's &quot;Kites&quot; that had Brett Ratner from Hollywood to put together the material. Now director Leena Yadav has roped in Oscar winning editor Hughes Winborne to edit her film &quot;Teen Patti&quot;, which ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India schedules auction of third generation telecom spectrum]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indiaischedulesiauctionithirdigeneration-spectrum.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) On Wednesday India announced the schedule for auctioning radio frequency spectrum to private players for third generation (3G) telephony, with the process due to begin on Thursday by issuing a general notice to interested ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mamta sets rail budget ‘rolling” with no hike in fares, stress on social welfare projects]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mamta-sets-rail-budget-rolling-no-hike-in-fairs.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Passengers were spared a fare hike, freight rates were lowered for some essential items and 54 new trains announced in India's rail budget for 2010-11 that promises a new model to promote private investment in expanding the world's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FIH says no World Cup access to media till Feb 27]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fih-no-world-cup-access-to-media.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday said media access to the training of the World Cup hockey teams will not be allowed without the activation of the accreditation which is &quot;expected&quot; to come into effect ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gordon Brown to present Big B with module diabetes unit-bus]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/gordon-brown-present-big-b-diabetes-bus.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be presented with a diabetes tracking van, called 'Amitabh', by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at an event in London. 
Silver Star, an organisation under the patronage of Indian-origin Labour MP, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American scientist warns of Malicious software crippling smart phones in a jiffy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-american-warns-malicious-software.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Malicious software can now invade new generations of smart mobile phones, potentially with more serious consequences, says an Indian American computer scientist.
&quot;Smart phones are essentially becoming regular computers,&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain wants India-EU trade deal by 2010 to protect jobs, increase trade]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/britain-wants-india-eu-trade-deal.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) With agreement stalled on a number of issues, including India's demand for European countries to open up their borders to skilled Indian IT workers in return for European legal professionals to work in India, Britain is pushing for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India needs to project power and influence globally: US expert]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-needs-project-power-influence-globally.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) To become a bigger player on the world stage, New Delhi will need to become a truly Asian power and project its power and influence globally, says a US expert on South Asia.
&quot;Although India's choices in domestic and foreign ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya encapsulates journey of dreams in book]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bhanu-athaiya-encapsulates-journey.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Acclaimed designer Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar for designing costumes for the film &quot;Gandhi&quot;, has released a book on her journey in the film world.
The book &quot;The Art of Costume Design&quot; was ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Punjab to host Kabaddi World Cup]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/punjab-to-host-Kabaddi-world-cup.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Giving a much needed boost to India's traditional sport, the Punjab government will organise the 2010 Kabaddi World Cup tournament next month, officials said on Monday. The winning team will get a prize of Rs.1 crore.
The state ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood constantly mentioned in Hollywood: Backstreet Boys]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-constantly-mentioned-in-hollywood.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood and Indian music are often discussed in Hollywood and are slowly becoming a rage, say members of popular American band Backstreet Boys.
&quot;Bollywood is constantly mentioned in Hollywood. Indian music is very influential ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Steel gaint ArcelorMittal explores other Jharkhand sites for its plant]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/steel-gaint-arcelormittal-jharkhand.plant.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Steel giant ArcelorMittal is looking for an alternative site in Jharkhand to set up a 12 million tonne Greenfield plant after it faced difficulties in the earlier selected site straddling Khuti and Gumla districts, an official said on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's economic emergence  will weather all challenges: President]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indias-economic-emergence-challenges-president.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Articulating the government's focus on &quot;aam admi&quot;, the common man, President Pratibha Patil on Monday sought to play up India's growth story in spite of adversities and assured all possible steps to ease the hardship due to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rana Dasgupta among four Indians nominated for Commonwealth Writers' Prize]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rana-dasgupta-writer.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Noted authors Keki N. Daruwalla and Amit Chaudhuri are among the four Indians nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2010.
Besides Daruwalla's &quot;For Pepper and Christ&quot; and Chaudhuri's &quot;The Immortals&quot;, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ICC chief greets India for being No.1 in Test rankings]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/icc-chief-executive-haroon-lorgat.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Friday congratulated India on finishing as No.1 team in the Test Championship table following their innings victory over South Africa in the Kolkata Test.
South ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shashi Tharoor's new choreography: Dance diplomacy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shashi-tharoor-diplomacy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Diplomacy tends to be practiced in a rather predictable way. But now, Minister of state for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has come up with a new concept - dance diplomacy.
&quot;I wanted to give diplomats a feel of our precious ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A rising India will be important, influential friend: US]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/usa-india-business.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) As India's economy grows and its stature rises, it will be an increasingly important, and influential friend of the United States, buttressed in part by strong people to people ties, says a senior US official.
&quot;Few relationships ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Too much silence in Chinese parliament, too much noise in Indian parliament']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dalai-lama-usa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Honoured with the prestigious Democracy Service Medal, the Dalai Lama has hailed India's democracy, saying very unlike China it gives space for everyone to express their views.
&quot;I found big difference between Indian and Chinese ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian facing $44mn corruption trial in British tax haven]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-facing-corruption-trial-in-british.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A non-resident Indian is fighting multi-million dollar money-laundering charges in Britain's semi-autonomous island of Jersey in a complex case spanning three continents over the allegedly ill-gotten wealth of a late Nigerian military ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Harbhajan slams media after splendid win by India at Eden Gardens]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Harbhajan-slams-media.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After piloting India to another Test win by taking a bagful of wickets, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday lashed out at the media for showing the players in poor light whenever they fail on the field.
&quot;Thanks to all the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Just Another Love Story' gets full house in Berlin International Film Festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/just-another-love-story-in-berlin.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) &quot;Arekti Premer Golpo&quot; (Just another love story) - a daring, sensitive, layered, gay love story - got full house at the ongoing Berlin International Film Festival. Its director Kaushik Ganguly says he always dreamt of coming ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama meets Dalai Lama defying Chinese warnings]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/obama-meets-dalai-lama.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) President Barack Obama held a long awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama on Thursday defying warnings from Beijing that it could further strain US-Sino relations amid tension over American arms sales to Taiwan and claims of Chinese ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM's council for cautious exit from fiscal stimulus, pegs India's growth at 7.2 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fiscal-stimulus-indias-growth.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India must initiate fiscal correction in the upcoming budget, but also tread carefully while exiting stimuli packages as it must not crowd out expenditure on infrastructure, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council said on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tourism industry disillusioned with Taj festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Tourism-industry-disillusioned-with-Taj-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) The tourism industry in the city of the Taj Mahal feels the annual cultural festival Taj Mahotsava has now degenerated into a farce pandering to the basest instincts of the local audience, instead of the tourist-atracting spring fest it was ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Karma shapes consumer satisfaction in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Karma-shapes-consumer-satisfaction-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The concept of 'karma' shapes consumer satisfaction in India, suggests a new study. It says it is important for companies to understand cultural differences between markets if they wish to reach consumers in a globalised ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeev stuns Harrington in opening round at WGC-Matchplay]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jeev-stuns-Harrington-in-WGC-Matchplay.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the World Golf Championships - Accenture Matchplay Championship - in Tucson beating three-time Major winner, Padraig Harrington in the first round. Jeev won three and one on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian company makes chopper airframes for US]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-company-makes-chopper-airframes-for-US.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The first India-made airframe of the Sikorsky S-92 medium-lift helicopter will be handed over to the US firm in November and there is the distinct possibility of the entire chopper being manufactured in this country at some stage - ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India talking to Pakistan under US pressure: Gadkari]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-talking-Pakistan-US-pressure-Gadkari.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday began a three-day meeting of its national leadership, with new president Nitin Gadkari accusing the government of holding foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan under American ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sikh to be first non-white member of British far right party]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sikh-first-non-white-member-BNP.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A 78-year-old Sikh is set to become the first non-white member of British National Party (BNP), a media report said on Monday.
Rajinder Singh, an anti-Islamic activist, has been supporting the anti-immigrant far right party for about ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[No need to panic, Hockey India tells visiting teams]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/No-need-to-panic-Hockey-India-tells.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hockey India (HI) president Vidya Stokes on Wednesday allayed security apprehensions of New Zealand and Australian teams, saying the Indian government is taking all necessary steps to host a &quot;safe and secure&quot; World cup that ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aamir Khan resigns from Copyright Act panel]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Aamir-Khan-resigns-Copyright-Act-panel.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Miffed by media reports that he is trying to harm writers, Bollywood star Aamir Khan has resigned from the 10-member committee formed by the government to look into the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. &quot;It seems to me ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, EU free trade pact by end 2010: Envoy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-EU-free-trade-pact.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) A far-reaching free trade agreement will be &quot;ready to be signed&quot; between India and the European Union by the end of this year even as child labour and intellectual property rights regime in this country remain sore points,.EU ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chidambaram assures all security to sportspersons]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chidambaram-assures-security.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Assuring security to sportspersons visiting India for the Hockey World Cup and the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that militants would not be allowed to dictate ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Make our workplaces safer, say Indians in New Zealand]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Make-safer-say-Indians-in-New-Zealand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Auckland, Feb 15 (IANS) The fatal stabbing of taxi driver Hiren Mohini in New Zealand's Auckland city has prompted the Indian community here to demand that their workplaces be made safer.
Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini, 39, was repeatedly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Vihir' gets full house at Berlin film festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/vihir-gets-full-berlin-film-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Marathi film &quot;Vihir&quot;, produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corp Ltd (ABCL) and directed by Umesh Kulkarni, got a warm reception and ran to a full house at the Berlin International Film Festival.
&quot;It is a great honour for me to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[British football club keen to buy IPL team]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/British-football-club-buy-IPL-team.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANs) A Premier League football club of Britain has shown interest in buying one of the two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchises to be sold at a base price of $225 million, a media report said.
IPL commissioner Lalit Modi Monday ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BJP to launch agitation against Kashmir amnesty]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bjp-to-launch-agitation-kashmir-amnesty.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit : IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a nationwide agitation Feb 25 against the government's policy of amnesty to militants who want to return from Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
The agitation will be launched by BJP ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malaysian PM's India visit drew $468 mn worth of potential deals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malaysian-pms-india-visit-business-delas.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Malaysia and India are set to follow up on the $468 million worth of potential trade avenues identified during last month's India visit of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, with the next round of negotiations here March 28-30.
These ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hockey Australia happy with Delhi security, cricketers await advice]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Hockey-Australia-happy-with-Delhi-security.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Australian hockey team's travel plans for the New Delhi World Cup remain unchanged in spite of Saturday's terror bombing in western Indian city Pune whereas Cricket Australia (CA) awaits the advice of its private security agency ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama picks Indian American as special envoy to world Muslim group]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-American-special-envoy-Muslim-group.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) President Barack Obama has appointed Rashad Hussein, an Indian-American Muslim as a special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the 57-nation organization that calls itself the &quot;collective voice of the Muslim ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian food on our check list: Backstreet Boys]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-food-our-list-Backstreet-Boys.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) On their first ever India tour, American boy band Backstreet Boys is not only excited about meeting fans and musicians - its members are only familiar with &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; music so far - but also looking forward to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian Indian scientist pats Ramesh on Bt Brinjal, smells conspiracy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/scientist-pats-Ramesh-Brinja-conspiracy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Leading Canadian-Indian microbiologist Shiv Chopra has praised Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for putting a moratorium on Bt Brinjal and says selection of the &quot;minor vegetable&quot; for genetic modification and its commercial ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US media asks if India-Pakistan talks can survive Pune bombing, John Kerry  meets PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/if-India-Pakistan-talks-can-survive.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) US mainline media gave prominent coverage to the Pune terror bombing focusing on a possible connection with Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley and how it could affect proposed India-Pakistan talks.
In a report from Pune ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian professor among 3 killed in Alabama university shooting]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/alabama-university-shooting-indian-killed.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) An Indian professor was among three faculty members killed in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville by a fellow professor apparently miffed at being denied tenure.Three other school employees were wounded in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ECB rejects Modi's appeal for adjustment in schedule]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ECB-rejects-Modis-appeal.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has rejected Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi's offer of making minor adjustment to this summer's fixture so that counties can compete in the second Twenty20 Champions ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MNIK opens in 119 theatres across US to mixed reviews]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/MNIK-releases-in-US.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Dogged by controversy back home, Shah Rukh Khan starrer &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot; opened in 119 theatres across North America with an enthusiastic response from the South Asian community and a mixed reception from the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russia's arms industry aims to reassert itself at DefExpo]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Russias-arms-industry-at-DefExpo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Russia, which was once India's principal source of arms imports but which has seen its market share steadily declining over the years, will aim to reassert itself at Asia's largest defence exposition here Feb 15-18, with 31 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indira Gandhi's killers honoured in New Zealand Sikh temple]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indira-Gandhis-killers-honoured-in-New-Zealand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The decision by New Zealand's largest Sikh temple to hail as martyrs the three men who assassinated Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi has upset some members of the Indian community in Auckland.
The temple in Manukau has hung on its ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRI,Sanjay Jha to head Motorola's handset business]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/sanjay-jha-to-head-Motorola.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The NRI network could not get stronger than this,Bihar-born Sanjay Jha, currently the co-CEO of Motorola, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of its handset and home businesses as the mobile phone maker on Thursday ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The most admired among Indian sports Cricket can now become an Olympics sport]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Cricket-become-an-olympics-sport.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The inclusion of Cricket in Olympics could now become a reality after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) granted official recognition to the International Cricket Council (ICC). This will definitely place Cricket at par with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood's current controversy 'MNIK' sold out at Berlin before dawn]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/tickets-sold-out-at-Berlin-before-dawn.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan starrer &quot;My Name is Khan&quot;, which is being targeted in Mumbai by the right-wing Shiv Sena, were sold out in five seconds at the Berlin International Film Festival. Fans had not slept all ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rise of India and Indian business brings more opportunities for Bangladesh: US envoy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indias-rise-provide-opportunities-bangladesh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bangladesh should not have any fears over India's rise as a global power as India's emergence would provide &quot;opportunities&quot; for Dhaka, US ambassador to Bangladesh James F. Moriarty has said.
Addressing a meeting on Thursday ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G-20 reflects growing importance of India, China: Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/g20-reflects-importance-of-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) President Barack Obama has told the US Congress that the key role given to the Group of 20 (G-20) leading economies in the global financial crisis reflects the growing importance of key emerging economies such as India and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American student wins WSJ's Daniel Pearl internship]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-American-student-wins-internship.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Devin Banerjee, an Indian American student at Stanford University, has been awarded the 2010 Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Internship, which will have him working in one of the Wall Street Journal's foreign bureaus this ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Force India seventh fastest in pre-season tests]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Force-India-seventh-fastest-in-pre-season-tests.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi clocked the seventh fastest time in the spanking new VJM03 on the first day of the four-day official pre-season Formula One test session in Jerez, Spain.
The going was wet on Wednesday afternoon as ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sad that a film made for world peace has led to angst: SRK]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/film-for-world-piece.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is in Berlin for the premiere of his film &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot;, says he is sad how this movie has generated angst among people despite being created to spread world peace.
&quot;In ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After Rahul, Shah Rukh, Ashok Chavan becomes Shiv Sena target]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shivsena-targets-ashok-chavan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, the Shiv Sena Thursday trained its guns on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, saying he &quot;owes his post to Pakistan&quot;.
In a scathing ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India hikes limit for foreign investments needing cabinet nod]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-hikes-limit-for-fdi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India on Thursday doubled to Rs.1,200 crore ($240 million) the limit for foreign direct investment proposals that require prior approval of the federal cabinet, leaving the finance minister with greater powers to decide on such ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian movie 'August 17' bags top honour at XIth MIFF]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/August-17-bags-top-honour-at-MIFF.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Russian film &quot;August 17&quot; directed by Alexander Gutman won the Golden Conch for the Best Documentary while &quot;The Spell&quot; directed by Umesh Kulkarni was adjudged the Best Fiction Film at the XIth Mumbai International ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian illegal immigrants in US up 64 percent last decade]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-illegal-immigrants-in-us.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) In 2009, India accounted for the third highest increase in the number of illegal immigrants in the US in ten years, according to a new government report, though only two percent of all illegal immigrants were Indians. The number of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hero Group denies acquisition of Kings XI Punjab]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Hero-Group-denies-acquisition.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hero Group of the Munjals Wednesday denied reports that it has acquired Kings XI Punjab, one of the eight franchisees of Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.&quot;The reports are absolutely baseless. Neither has the group ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rahul to meet students in Azamgarh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rahul-to-meet-students-in-Azamgarh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh town, often dubbed a nursery of terror, to meet college students, the party said Wednesday.&quot;Students of the Shibli National College are keen to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India will become 2nd largest steel maker by 2012]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-2nd-largest-steel-maker-by-2012.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India will become the world's second largest steel producer by 2012, more than doubling its capacity of 57 million tonnes as part of push being given to assist overall infrastructure development, Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ghosts' posing big threat to Canadian immigration]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ghosts-posing-threat-to-Canadian-immigration.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit IANS) Ghost immigration consultants have become a big threat to the immigration process in Canada which lets in more than 250,000 newcomers each year, a large number of them from Punjab. 
According to figures, there are about 2,000 ghost ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajasthan Royals form global alliance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Monday joined forces with Hampshire, Cape Cobras, Trinidad and a yet-to-be-confirmed Australia state team for a global alliance here at Lord's. 
Hampshire will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['My Name Is Khan' not preachy about religion, politics]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) He made his first big screen appearance this year in a cameo in &quot;Dulha Mil Gaya&quot;. Now superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to entertain fans with &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot; and says the film is nothing but entertainment despite ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opposition leader slams Victoria government over attacks on Indians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Opposition-leader-over-attacks-on-Indians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Accusing the Victoria government of downplaying the racial violence against Indians, Australia's opposition leader said the state has failed to confront the problem.
Victoria has a serious and increasing problem with racist attacks ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India is sharply divided over introduction of Bt Brinjal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) With Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's final decision on commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal expected Wednesday, Indian scientists, politicians and environmental actitivists remain sharply divided over the issue of allowing the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian restaurants boom as biryani, samosas, tikkas hook Poles]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-restaurants-boom.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit IANS) There may be an economic slump in Poland, but the growing popularity of Indian food has set off an Indian restaurant boom in the Polish capital and other cities with samosas, chicken tikkas, biryani and what is known as mango lassi ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brilliant Bhullar wins Asian Tour International]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Brilliant-Bhullar-wins-Asian-Tour-International.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Gaganjeet Bhullar gave Indian golf a great present right at the start of the year with a brilliant course record of eight-under 64 and winning the season-opening Asian Tour International by one shot Sunday at the Suwan Golf and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avantika Hari on award winning spree with directorial debut]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Avantika-Hari-award-winning-debut.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Filmmaker Avantika Hari is on an award winning spree with her directorial debut &quot;Land Gold Women&quot;. She bagged a National Award this year and will be flying off next month to collect another honour at the Canada International ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Washington's nudge behind India-Pakistan talks, asks Advani]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Washingtons-nudge-India-Pakistan-talks-Advani.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday asked aloud if the government's decision to start foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan was the &quot;upshot of a powerful nudge from Washington&quot;.
&quot;The question ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disney India aims to boost domestic animation market]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Disney-India-to-boost-domestic-animation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Undeterred by the failure of their first outing &quot;Roadside Romeo&quot;, the Indian arm of leading animation studio Disney is set to continue making films here to tap the over Rs.17 billion (approx $360 million) Indian animation industry.
While ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kerala campaign to promote diaspora welfare fund]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kerala-campaign-promote-diaspora-welfare-fund.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit IANS) Billed as the country's first welfare scheme for the diaspora, the Kerala government and the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Fund (KPWF) Saturday began an awareness campaign to promote the fund among the expatriates.
This fund was set up under ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sania and Poojashree too good for Malaysians]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Sania Mirza and Poojashree Venkatesh won their singles matches, dropping a game in each set, as India beat Malaysia 3-0 to top Group II Pool. They are now one match away to be back in the Asia-Oceania Group I. 
India play the winners ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why is Bollywood silent on Shiv Sena attack, ask SRK fans]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Why-Bollywood-silent-ShivSena-attack-SRK.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Why is the &quot;Bollywood sena&quot; not taking a stand against the Shiv Sena?, ask Shah Rukh Khan's miffed fans who say a majority of the film fraternity has chosen to keep quiet on the Shiv Sena attacking the superstar for his ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Centre lacks vision to tackle price rise: Narendra Modi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Centre-lacks-vision-tackle-price-rise.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday blamed the central government for lacking in &quot;collective vision&quot; to tackle the burning issue of price rise. 
&quot;There is a lack of collective vision and a unified voice in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Church of England sells Vedanta shares over Orissa human rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Church-England-Vedanta-over-Orissa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a major victory for human rights campaigners, the Church of England Friday sold off its shares, worth 3.75 million pounds, in the Indian-owned mining company Vedanta Resources, saying it was &quot;not satisfied&quot; with the company's human ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian origin MP Keith Vaz  wants Australian to deal with the attacks on Indians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-origin-MP-Keith-Vaz.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit IANS) A British MP representing one of the largest Indian-origin settlements in Europe has demanded to be told what actions the Australian government is taking to prevent further violent attacks on Indians living in Australia.
Keith Vaz, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somdev storms in SA Open quarters, to meet Ferrer]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Somdev Devvarman stormed into the quarterfinals of the South Africa Open tennis with a 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Brazalian Thiago Alves here Thursday. He now plays second seed and World No.18 David Ferrer of Spain. It needed Somdev, ranked ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan in Berlinale jury]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-LGBT-movement.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan, who has made critically acclaimed films on transsexuals like &quot;The Pink Mirror&quot; and &quot;Yours Emotionally!&quot;, has been invited to be part of the jury for the Teddy awards at the 60th ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In Mumbai, do as Mumbaikars do - Rahul hops on local train, mingles with people]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rahul-in-Mumbai.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Discarding security considerations as well as a waiting helicopter, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hopped into a local train on Friday to travel from Andheri to Dadar, much to the delight of his co-passengers in the second class ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, China contributing a lot to global growth: IMF]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India and China with their large economies growing at 7 and 10 percent respectively are playing a significant role in global economic recovery, according to a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official.&quot;It's actually true, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A chronicle of Manhattan from the streets of Delhi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/chronicle-of-Manhattan-from-Delhi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A continent and the Atlantic Ocean separate the World Trade Centre and the young Vicky Roy from Purulia, an impoverished district in West Bengal, but the geographical distance has not prevented the young photographer - once destitute ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Books on Bollywood poetry released in Poland]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Books-on-Bollywood-poetry-in-Poland.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) The Polish version of two books - &quot;Bollywood Poetry&quot; and &quot;Legends of Tansen&quot; - have been released here ahead of the world premiere of actor Shah Rukh Khan's new movie &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot; to enhance the charm ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeev leads strong Indian contingent in Dubai Classic]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jeev-leads-Indian-contingent-Dubai-Classic.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh leads the biggest Indian challenge at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic golf with an unprecedented total of six Indians due to tee off Thursday.Among those giving challenge to Jeev, who is playing his first event after ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US rules out mediation on Kashmir]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The US has stated it will not mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue but would &quot;applaud and encourage&quot; anything they do to reduce tensions or improve bilateral relations.
&quot;On the specific you talked ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethiopia to Indian firms: end dispute or lose contract]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Ethiopian government has asked two Indian companies to resolve their dispute and start work on the construction of a $700-million sugar factory, warning any further delay could lead to termination of the contract.Ethiopia's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American Karsh Kale wants to continue stint in Bollywood]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Karsh-Kale-wants-continue-in-Bollywood.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Leading Indian-American fusion musician Karsh Kale, who has set the background score for Farhan Akhtar's movie &quot;Karthik Calling Karthik&quot;, wants to continue his brush with Bollywood because &quot;he loves cinematic ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India win medals in shooting, cycling in Dhaka games]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-win-medals-in-Dhaka-games.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India on Tuesday bagged two golds, one silver and two bronze medals in shooting at the 11th South Asian Games here.
Vivek Singh took the gold and Chandrasekhar Kumar Chaudhary bronze in 25m standard pistol men's event. The two then ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mallika Sherawat bags role opposite 'Avatar' star Laz Alonso]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mallika-Sherawat-role-opposite-Laz-Alonso.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat is continuing her Hollywood stint with &quot;Love, Barack&quot; - she has been cast opposite &quot;Avatar&quot; star Laz Alonso in the political comedy.
&quot;Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I'm very ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's next for Amar - a tech revolution in rural India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Whats-next-for-Amar-tech-revolution.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) What does a politician do after he is expelled from his party? Not join another party, replies Amar Singh, who is looking forward to writing a book as well as launching a technology and English language revolution in rural India.
&quot;I am ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Students may lose lakhs as UK halts visa operations]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Students-lose-lakhs-UK-halts-visa-operations.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hundreds of Indian students who dreamt of studying in the UK may not be able to do so thanks to a sudden British decision to temporarily stop accepting student visa applications at three centres in north India.Besides, the fear of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Salil Shetty becomes the first Indian  to head Amnesty International]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Amnesty-International.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary general. Shetty takes over the job in June 2010, succeeding Irene Khan who stepped down after eight years as ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-Canadians annoint their first Idol]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The huge Indian community here anointed their first-ever &quot;Indo-Canadian Idol&quot; during belated celebrations of India's Republic Day Sunday.In sub-zero temperatures, over 10,000 people converged on the city's Pearson Convention ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hussey replaces Dhoni as No.1 ODI batsman]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Hussey-replaces-Dhoni.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Australia's Michael Hussey replaced India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) One-day International (ODI) batting rankings released Monday. Hussey had an outstanding series against ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Every part of India belongs to every Indian: Rahul Gandhi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-for-Indians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Every part of India belongs to every Indian, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday while hitting out at the Shiv Sena for its 'Mumbai for Marathis' slogan and asserted that he would not remain silent if migrant ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Northeast can become an IT hub, say US returned professionals]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/IT-hub-northeast.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bhairab Das, 32, speaks with a strong American twang and shuttles between Assam and Bangalore, a sleek laptop keeping him company. He is part of a growing breed of US-returned computer professionals who believe India's northeast can ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-born artist sculpts his way to Britain's rich list]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-born-artist-Britains-rich-list.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian-born sculptor Anish Kapoor, famous for his massive installations around the world, has joined the ranks of Britain's super-rich artists and is now considering buying a five million pound country mansion, a newspaper reported ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rahman bags two Grammy awards]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rahman-bags-two-Grammy-awards.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian music maestro A.R Rahman has bagged two awards at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The double Oscar winning composer was honoured for his compositions in Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches film ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paes wins Australian Open mixed doubles, levels with Bhupathi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Paes-wins-Australian-Open.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Top seed Leander Paes levelled with Mahesh Bhupathi's 11 Grand Slam titles when he, partnering Cara Black, outplayed Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Czech Jaroslav Levinsky 7-5, 6-3 to clinch the Australian Open mixed doubles title at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flurry of visits in run-up to Obama's India trip]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) A flurry of visits, reflecting the growing level of Indo-US bilateral engagement since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's November visit, is on the cards in the run-up to President Barack Obama's key visit to India. No dates have been ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A bank of Indian heritage thrives in Africa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bank-of-Indian-heritage-thrives-in-Africa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) On the ground floor of a squat building in downtown Lusaka, tellers sit inside tiny wooden cabins, counting out money. The busy scene is as ordinary as at any other bank, but the provenance of this financial firm is a rather unique ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Feb 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi alone responsible for IPL fiasco: Pakistan cricket board]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Modi-alone-responsible-IPL-fiasco-PCB.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt has squarely blamed the Indian Premier League (IPL) and its commissioner Lalit Modi for ignoring Pakistani players for the third season of India's Twenty20 league, but said it will not have any ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-born CEO appointed senator in Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-born-CEO-appointed-senator-Canada.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indo-Canadian businessman Vim Kochhar was Friday nominated to the Canadian senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. When he takes oath, 73-year-old Kochhar will become the first Indian-born senator in Canadian history.Kochhar, who ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Geoff Dyer looks for inner self in two cultures]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Geoff-Dyer-looks-inner-self-in-two-cultures.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Cultures, philosophies, travel, art and people merge in Geoff Dyer's books as he chronicles a human saga that moves from Italy to India.
Hailed as one of the best novelists of the decade, Dyer in his latest book, &quot;Jeff in Venice, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol to ring NASDAQ opening bell]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ShahRukh-Khan-Kajol-to-ring-NASDAQ-opening-bell.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol have been invited by NASDAQ, the world's biggest stock exchange, to ring their opening bell here Monday.The stars of director Karan Johar's upcoming feature film &quot;My Name Is Khan&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Modi takes pot shots at Sonia; invites Congress' ire]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Modi-takes-pot-shots-at-Sonia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, airing his concern at rising prices, has again raised the question of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, prompting an angry response from the party.Addressing a public meeting at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inflation surge prompts India's central bank to hike cash ratio]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/inflation-prompts-Indias-bank-hike-cash-ratio.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Shifting its stand from an accommodative monetary policy to managing inflation, pegged at a high 8.5 percent by end-March, India's central bank hiked a key policy rate Friday to suck Rs.36,000 crore ($7.2 billion) out of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian American doctor is New Jersey health chief]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-American-doctor-is-New-Jersey-health-chief.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie has named an Indian American doctor, Poonam Alaigh, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.Alaigh, 45, has a multifaceted background in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US company launches online talent hunt in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/US-company-launches-online-talent-hunt-in-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) US based media and entertainment player TalentTrove has launched an online singing talent hunt contest for the budding singers in India.
Titled &quot;TalentTrove Bollywood Singer-2010&quot;, it is open to all amateur individuals Feb ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising Indian star Lahiri gets Dubai Desert call-up]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rising-Indian-star-Lahiri-gets-Dubai-Desert-call-up.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) (IANS) Anirban Lahiri, who became the No. 1 professional golfer on Aircel PGTI Indian Tour with some stupendous performances in 2009, will showcase the country's rising strength on the global stage when he competes in the Omega Dubai ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shiv Sena attacks SRK for comments on Pakistani players]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Shiv-Sena-attacks-SRK-comments-Pakistani-players.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Shiv Sena hit out at actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Friday for his comments on Pakistani cricketers with one leader saying he should play his matches in Lahore and another declaring that the star's films ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal among 'World's Most Powerful Billionaires']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Powerful-Billionaires.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Two Indians, energy mogul Mukesh Ambani and steel czar Lakshmi Mittal, have made it to the Forbes list of 'World's Most Powerful Billionaires' combining massive fortunes with political clout.
&quot;Through his industrial might, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Much at stake as India hosts hockey World Cup in a month]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Much-stake-India-hosts-hockey-World-Cup.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Exactly a month from now, the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in the Indian capital will host the World Cup hockey, a championship involving top 12 hockey playing nations in an event that has been dubbed as the dress rehearsal for the mega ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shah Rukh’s $300,000 wax double to be unveiled in Hollywood]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Shahukhs-wax-double-to-be-unveiled-in-Hollywood.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood&rsquo;s biggest star Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured in Hollywood later Thursday when his wax likeness is unveiled at Los Angeles&rsquo; new Madame Tussauds museum.The honour marks the 20th anniversary of his King of Bollywood title, which ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US needs to gear up; India’s not waiting: Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/US-needs-gear-up-India-not-waiting-Obama.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:&nbsp; IANS) Asserting that he would not accept second-place for the United States, President Barack Obama has given a call to fix &ldquo;the problems that are hampering our growth&rdquo; lest nations like India, China and Germany overtake ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India offered $647-mn deal for 145 US-built Howitzers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-offered-deal-for-us-built-Howitzers.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of a possible sale of 145 state-of-the-art M777 155mm light-weight towed Howitzers to India worth $647 million.
Describing India as an important force for &ldquo;political stability, peace, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BJP playing politics with me: Sant Singh Chatwal]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/BJP-playing-politics-with-me-Sant-Singh-Chatwal.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Controversial Indian American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics in questioning the award of Padma Bhushan to him in Republic Day honours. 
Outrageed by the award being conferred ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood can help save environment in the Alps]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Bollywood-help-save-environment-Alps.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) The Alps needs people's awareness to save itself, and Bollywood -- which shoots 15-20 films on an average in Europe's major mountain range average year -- can help in a big way, says the head of the organisation tasked with preserving its ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yash Raj Films comes forward to help women hockey players]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Yash-Raj-forward-help-women-hockey-players.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Yash Raj Films, producer of the Shah Rukh Khan starrer &quot;Chak De India&quot;, have donated Rs.2 lakh for the welfare of women hockey players in India, who are agitating against non-payment of their dues. 
Senior player Deepika ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain anoints India a superpower on Republic Day]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Britain-anoints-India-superpower-on-Republic-Day.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India is already a superpower, says Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband.&quot;My thoughts on the 60th anniversary of the Indian Constitution is that in one particular way India is a superpower already,&quot; Miliband told a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to grow 7.7 percent as global recovery picks pace: IMF]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-to-grow-as-global-recovery-picks-up-imf.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) With the global recovery off to a stronger start, Indian economy is projected to grow at 7.7 percent in 2010, 1.3 percentage points higher than forecast earlier, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday.
India, that recorded a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian origin Malaysian model to launch own clothing line]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-origin-malaysian-launch-clothing-line.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kavita Sidhu, an Indian origin model and former beauty queen, will be launching her own clothing line in Malaysia that will feature swim wear and beach outfits.
Kavita said: &quot;I feel it is the right time to try something ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai's drama, violence feeds fiction: Vikram Chandra]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mumbais-drama-feeds-fiction-vikram-chandra.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Mumbai, the land of the underworld and pyschedelic Bollywood dreams, is an incredibly fertile source of violence and drama for a fiction writer, says US-based Vikram Chandra, known for works like &quot;Love and Longing in Mumbai&quot; and &quot;Red ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anand draws again, Negi and Hari share Best Game prize]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/anand-draws-again.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;(Credit: IANS) Even as a win continued to elude Viswanathan Anand, it was a no-loss day for the five Indians in the 72nd Corus Grandmasters chess. Anand, who has won the Corus title no less than five times, was still unable to find the rhythm ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EVMs enhance credibility of India's elections says PM Manmohan Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/EVMs-enhance-credibility.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday listed electronic voting machines (EVMs) as one of the breakthroughs that had lent credibility to the Indian electoral process.&quot;The Election Commission has been quick in keeping itself ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India can do more to attract foreign direct investment]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-attract-more-fdi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Urging further economic reforms by India to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), speakers at the 16th edition of the Partnership Summit 2010 on Sunday said the flow of investments into the country is far less than what it ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hello, I'm Dr Bharadwaj: Indian greets Indian on South Atlantic island]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dr-bhardwaj-south-atlantic-island.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) An Indian adventurer who arrived at a remote South Atlantic island last week on a solo round-the-world sailing expedition was astounded when another Indian walked out of milling natives to greet him.&quot;This man just came up to me, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grand IPL-Colors awards night on April 23]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/grand-ipl-colors-awards-night-on-april-23.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Indian Premier League's tie-up with television channel Colors will see the biggest names in the cricketing and film world coming together for a grand awards nite on April 23. Speaking exclusively to IANS during the press ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anil Kapoor trying to get '24' to India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/anilkapoor-trying-get-24-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Anil Kapoor, who has got rave reviews in the American press for his stint on the just-premiered drama series &quot;24&quot;, was so self-effacing that he couldn't ask the producers to let him show the first four episodes to his family ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A year after heart surgery, PM fitter than ever]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/year-after-heart-surgery-pm-fitter-than-ever.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) A year after he underwent five by-pass graft surgeries lasting 12 hours, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is probably one of the most active and agile Indian leaders.Ramakant Panda, who led the team that performed the surgery at the All India ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reliance-ADAG among 10 suitors for MGM: Wall Street Journal]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/reliance-adag-among-10-suitors-mgm-wallstreet.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hollywood's famous film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has received buyout bids from several potential suitors, including India's Reliance ADA Group (ADAG), according to the Wall Street Journal.Bids ranged between $1.5 billion and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fox to telecast 'Nevermind Nirvana', a comedy about Indian]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fox-telecast-nevermind-nirvana-comedy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Fox television network has chosen Canadian-born Indian American writer, director and producer Ajay Sahgal's comedy &quot;Nevermind Nirvana&quot; as its next pilot. The show resembles &quot;Everybody Loves Raymond&quot; but with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We don't owe an explanation for Pakistani players' omission: Shilpa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dont-owe-explanation-Pakistani-players-omission-Shilpa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, who is a co-owner of Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League (IPL) team, said team owners don't owe an explanation for dropping Pakistani players from auction for the third season of the Twenty20 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress, Janata Party leaders oppose Nalini's release]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/congress-janata-party-opposes-nalini-release.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Even as the five-member Prison Advisory Board formed by the Tamil Nadu government is preparing its report on the premature release of 11 life convicts, Congress leaders and Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy have voiced ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India will grow in uneven manner, says US strategic think tank]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-grow-uneven-american-think-tank.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Calling India &quot;a country of endless unrealised potential,&quot; a strategic think tank has suggested that in the 2010s it &quot;will grow, but in a wildly unpredictable and uneven manner&quot; leaving &quot;fantastic ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-Canadian gets top post in Canada's top university]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Hargurdeep-Saini.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indo-Canadian Hargurdeep Saini was appointed vice president of the University of Toronto, Canada's biggest university, Thursday.
Prof Saini, who is currently the dean at the University of Waterloo in Hamilton near Toronto, will also ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nobel laureates Sen, Ramakrishnan are 'British', says Gordon Brown]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/britain-claim-ramakrishnan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Britain has laid claims to Nobel laureates Amartya Sen, an Indian citizen, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, an American of Indian origin.
The two were among &quot;British Nobel Prize winners&quot; who were hosted by Prime Minister ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jaipur Literature Festival begins with Indian poetry]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/jaipur-literature-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Jaipur literature festival, boasting of over 200 authors of national and international repute and with its focus on Dalit writings, took off to packed audiences at a royal palace in Jaipur on Thursday.
The fifth DSC Jaipur ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bindra's training should not be disturbed: Kalmadi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/abhinav-bindra.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi Wednesday met Abhinav Bindra's father A.S.Bindra to sort out the differences between the Olympic champion shooter and the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Kalmadi told ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sack Goa varsity registrar for Rahul's meet: BJP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sack-Goa-varsity-registrar-for-Rahuls-meet-bjp.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the immediate removal of Goa University registrar Mohan Sangodkar for allowing the varsity premises to be used for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's political meeting. 
The Goa ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's nod to Alstom of France for power equipment venture]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indias-nod-to-alstom-france-power-equipment-venture.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India on Thursday gave its approval to a proposal from Alstom of France to set up a joint venture with Bharat Forge to make power equipment involving foreign direct investment inflow of 70 million euros or Rs.490 crore.
The approval ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rahman's song shortlisted for Oscar nominations]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rahman-oscar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian music maestro A.R Rahman's song &quot;Na na&quot; from the film &quot;Couples Retreat&quot; has been shortlisted for nomination in original song category for the 82nd Academy Awards.
It will be competing with 62 other songs ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan fumes at IPL auction ignoring its cricketers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/pakistani-cricketers-ipl.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Pakistan erupted in a fury Tuesday after none of its 11 cricketers fielded for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction were picked up, with Sports Minister Ejaz Jhakhrani speaking to his Indian counterpart but being told there was ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Terrorists could provoke India-Pakistan war: US]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-pakistan-war.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Asking India and Pakistan to be transparent about their assistance to Afghanistan, visiting US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Wednesday said that the terrorists operating in Af-Pak region could provoke a war on the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China for greater economic ties with India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/china-india-economy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India and China should look at developing their economic relationship, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday told visiting Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.
&quot;The Chinese premier emphasised that China and India should work ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CNN's Sanjay Gupta does emergency surgery in Haiti]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/CNN-Sanjay-Gupta.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Indian American Sanjay Gupta, who is CNN's chief medical correspondent and currently covering the Haiti quake, donned the neurosurgeon&rsquo;s garb to carry out an emergency brain surgery on a young victim on board a carrier docked ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rajiv Shah wins high praise for Haiti efforts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Rajiv-Shah.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS ) Rajiv Shah, the Indian-American administrator of USAID, who is leading the massive US rescue and recovery efforts in earthquake-hit Haiti, has come in for high praise for his extraordinary leadership qualities.
&quot;Thankfully, he ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shah Rukh Khan to visit Aligarh Muslim University]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shah-rukh-khan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;(Credit: IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will visit the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Jan 23 to hold &quot;interactive sessions&quot; with the varsity students, an AMU official said on Tuesday.&quot;Shah Rukh recently had ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IPL bidding: Five players were sold in the first round of bidding, Shahid Afridi goes unsold]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/ipl-bidding.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After some of the Indian Premier League teams exhausted their purse of $ 750,000, the rest of the teams got the players of their choice in the auction held in Mumbai on Tuesday. South Africa's Justin Kemp has been retained by Chennai ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amar Singh a part of 'history', says Mulayam Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/amar-mulayam.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit : IANS) The gulf between Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his disgruntled protege Amar Singh widened on Monday with the latter declaring that he would now try to become a true &quot;Samajwadi&quot; than a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian-owned beer gets too frothy for Canadians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-beer.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) An Indian Canadian-owned beer is getting a little too frothy for Canadian regulators and the competition. They are taking exception to Boxer Beer, produced by Minhas Creek Brewery Co - owned by sister and brother Manjit and Ravinder - ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rahman sings for India-Australia friendship]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/rahman-for-australia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Forty thousand Sydneysiders Saturday night clapped and cheered as the 'Mozart of Madras' A.R. Rahman and his troupe provided a spectacular musical extravaganza to salute India-Australia friendship.
Seamlessly blending the traditional ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mattoo resigns from HI, OC posts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/a-k-matoo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Hockey India (HI) president and 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) treasurer Ashok Kumar Mattoo Sunday said he had resigned from all his posts as he was upset over being blamed for the players' boycott of the national ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Communist icon Jyoti Basu is dead]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/joyti-basu.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(IANS) Jyoti Basu, one of India's tallest political leaders whose influence extended far beyond his home state of West Bengal that he ruled for a record 23 years, died here Sunday. He was 95. He would have become prime minister in 1996 had not his ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India dominates world's largest home-textile fair]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-home-textile.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Despite uncertainties that still plague the world's home-textile industry with low demand and high unemployment in many traditional markets, India dominated the ongoing four-day Heimtextil fair in Frankfurt - the world's largest fair ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup trophy unveiled in Kolkata]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/fifa-world-cup.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) German football legend Lothar Matthaus unveiled Friday the Coca-Cola FIFA World Cup Trophy 2010 at a glittering function here, making Kolkata the only Indian city to showcase the prized trophy.
The authentic trophy made of 18-carat ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anil Kapoor makes American TV debut Sunday]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/anil-kapoor.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Bollywood star Anil Kapoor is excited about his debut Sunday on &quot;24&quot;, a popular American TV series depicting a 24-hour period in the life of a government agent fighting fictitious terrorist threats to the US.
The new ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It is time for winds of change for national cultural institutions: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/national-cultural-institution.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Stressing that it was &quot;time for winds of change to blow&quot;, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the government has liberalised the rules for recruiting executive heads of eight national-level cultural institutions, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India seeks $400bn for education]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-education-investment.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India needs $400 billion of investment in education over the next decade because it views the sector to be as important as economic growth in moving the country forward, Human Resources Minister Kapil Sibal has told British ministers ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Britain satisfied with Commonwealth Games security]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/commonwealth-game.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) A delegation of security experts from Britain Thursday expressed its satisfaction with the security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital in October.
&quot;Four UK security experts visited Delhi ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After '3 Idiots', Bollywood advises on education]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-education-advice.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Aamir Khan starrer &quot;3 Idiots&quot; has spurred Bollywood personalities to look at their educational qualifications, how they got their degrees and how students should lead their lives. The film, about life in an engineering ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumblings in Goa government, Congress says all is well]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/goa-congress.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit :IANS) Some legislators and ministers in the Congress-led coalition government in Goa are unhappy with the way the administration is being run and a few are even tentatively seeking a change of leadership. But the Congress has denied any ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iceland invites Indian investment in renewable energy]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-investment.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Iceland has invited Indian investment to the island nation, especially in the areas of renewable energy. The invitation was extended by the visiting Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson at a meeting with three Indian apex ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Musical symphony by 2,600 vocalists in Pune]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/pune-music.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) About 2,600 Hindustani classical vocalists will converge in Pune Tuesday (Jan 12) for a historic concert to be graced by India's noted seer Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Titled 'Antarnaad', the grand three-hour long classical music symphony, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sudden cash flow in Indian hockey]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/hockey-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) After struggling to pay players their outstanding dues, Hockey India (HI) now suddenly finds itself in the midst of cash flow with state governments, corporates and Bollywood stars promising financial help for the national ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India takes up gurdwara fire with Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/australia-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Amid outrage in India, specially in Punjab, over a fire in a gurdwara under construction in Melbourne, the Indian government Thursday said it was in touch with the Australian authorities over the incident.
&quot;Our consulate in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Germany planning multiple pacts with India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-germany.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) The state visit of German President Horst Kohler early next month to India will see the two countries inking cooperation agreements in the areas of economy, technology and defence training.
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&quot;We will sign an agreement on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National Youth Festival ends with a spectacular show]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/national-youth-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Sky divers of the Indian Air Force (IAF) parachuted into the middle of the Kalinga Stadium here while a ceremonial band of the Indian Navy performed 'Beating the Retreat' - the five-day National Youth Festival concluded here with a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hockey standoff continues, Gill asks players to end strike. Sahara shows the way]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-hockey.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's hockey crisis deepened as Hockey India (HI), after failing to resolve the outstanding payments issue, warned the protesting players Tuesday that if they did not return to the camp, a new team would have to be drafted for the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Madhya Pradesh chief minister woos NRIs to state]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nri-to-state.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday invited non-resident Indians (NRIs) to set up industries in the state, assuring them the state government was committed to extending them the maximum ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Come 2011, India Inc. can verify educational certificates at the click of a mouse: Kapil Sibal]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/educational-certificate.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Credit: (IANS) Starting 2011, students across India will be able to get their educational certificates at the click of a mouse, a radical move that will help curb forgery of certificates.
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Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hues of 34 nations dot Ahmedabad skies in kite festival]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/kite-festival.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Varied colours symbolic of 34 countries, including Britain, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Singapore and Malaysia, dotted the clear blue skies in Ahmedabad as the 20th International Kite festival 'Uttarayan' was formally inaugurated by ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Next stop for Bollywood - Botswana?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/botswana-bollywood.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) If Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has his way, Indian filmmakers will have another exotic film destination - Botswana.
Enraptured by the beautiful and wild environs of the Chobe National Park, Ansari told his host, Botswana Vice ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India extends $1 bn credit line to Bangladesh, signs security, power pacts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-bangladesh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India and Bangladesh Monday took a slew of defining steps to transform their bilateral ties that included New Delhi extending $1 billion for development projects in the neighbouring country and five agreements, including key security ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to Australia: Failure to check attacks will strain ties]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-student-australia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) With an Indian student killed and another set ablaze in Melbourne in the last 10 days, India Monday asked Australia to probe the incidents urgently and warned Canberra that failure to address the issue will cast &quot;a shadow&quot; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[At receiving end of media, Bollywood films hit back]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-film-media.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: Arpana : IANS) A new breed of filmmakers is now busy turning the tables on the fourth estate with movies like &quot;Paa&quot; and &quot;Rann&quot;. Incidentally, both star Amitabh Bachchan who often takes potshots at the media in real ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anand leads five Indians to participate in all categories at Corus Chess]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/corus-chess-indian-players.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's growing might in chess will once again be in full view as a record five Indian players will feature at the 2010 Corus Grandmasters Chess tournament at the Dutch seaside town of Wijk Aan Zee.
The tournament will be held Jan ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Post Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, India's nuclear power output up by 15%]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/civil-nuclear-agreement.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) India's atomic power generation has gone up 15 percent over the past few months, following the resumption of fuel supplies from abroad after the accord with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a top nuclear scientist has said. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I am victim of tendentious reporting: Tharoor]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shashi-tharoor.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, who hit the media headlines once again for his reported remarks, this time on Jawaharlal Nehru, Sunday said sections of the media were doing a disservice to the country with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shah Rukh pitches for hockey team]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shah-rukh-indian-hockey.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who played a motivating hockey coach in &quot;Chak De! India&quot;, has now expressed solidarity with the country's hockey team, which boycotted a training camp in Pune over non-payment of sponsorship money ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shah Rukh, Priyanka bag top honours at Apsara Awards]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/shah-rukh-priyanka.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan bagged the best actor award for the movie &quot;Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi&quot; while Priyanka Chopra was adjudged best actress for &quot;Kaminey&quot; at the fifth Apsara Film and Television Producers ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Malawi, India sign three deals, show interest in joint uranium exploration]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/malawi-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)
The southern African state of Malawi Friday expressed interest in the joint exploration of potential uranium sites along with India.
&quot;We have already one working mine in Karonga. We can work with India to jointly explore other ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Politics set to change course in Bihar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bihar-congress.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit: IANS)
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Allying with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of Lalu Prasad was a big mistake, Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has said, as his party prepares for the Bihar assembly elections by highlighting central welfare schemes and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangalore will soon have infrastructure to promotes motor sports and competitions]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/motor-sports-bangalore.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[To coincide with the launch of a unique &quot;adventure park&quot; here, the Getiton Funventure will conduct dirt track supercross and autocross competitions for two and four-wheelers, respectively, over the weekend at their facility on the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Monsoon Wedding' will soon have a Broadway musical version]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/monsoon-wedding.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Those who enjoyed Mira Nair's hit movie &quot;Monsoon Wedding&quot; have something more to look forward to. The filmmaker has started working on a Broadway musical version of her film. The musical will feature an Indian cast and will combine circus ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reliance MediaWorks acquires British film processing firm]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/reliance-media-works.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance MediaWorks has set foot in Britain by acquiring the assets of ilab UK, one of the two film processing facilities based in London, a company statement said Thursday.
The facility offers processing, restoration, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRIs can vote soon: Manmohan Singh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nri-vote.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[NRIs will be able to cast their votes by the time the country holds its next general elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday. &quot;I recognise the legitimate desire of Indians living abroad to exercise their franchise and to have ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New world golf ranking rules puts Jeev back in top 50]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/jeev-milkha-singh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh closed 2009 in 59th place in World Golf rankings -- but with the new rankings rule coming into effect in the first week of the new year, the Indian ace found himself at the 50th place. The ranking will not help ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRI Cinema is still a fuzzy idea]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/nri-cinema.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Pravasi Film Festival 2010 ended here Wednesday with the screening of &quot;Chehere&quot; by Rohit Kaushik and a panel discussion on &quot;NRI Films - The Road Ahead&quot;. Panelists asked organisers to stipulate guidelines on what should be ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India unveils for its diaspora it's 21st century scientific vision]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-diaspora-vision.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India Thursday unveiled for its diaspora its 21st century scientific vision, emphasizing the intention to raise its spend on R&amp;d to two percent of its GDP and focus on five critical areas, including energy and food security.
&quot;Right now, we ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mamata Banerjee gets a taste of her own medicine in UP]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/mamata-banerjee.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The farming community here is up in arms against the government's reported moves to take over farmland for a railway freight corridor, giving the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee a taste of her own medicine for she ironically led a similar movement ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cambridge University cricket club to play matches in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/cambridge-cricket.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cambridge University Cricket Club, where the legendary Ranjitsinhji played during his university days, is touring India for the first time and are set to play a number of matches in Delhi and Mumbai beginning Jan 10. They will play matches at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood bats for the mentally disabled]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-mental-disabled.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood is known to bat for the underdog and often one with certain mental disabilities as we saw Hrithik Roshan in &quot;Koi Mil Gaya&quot; and Anil Kapoor in &quot;Yuvvraaj&quot;. And now superstar Shah Rukh Khan will explore yet another illness ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to host annual convention from Thursday to expand economic and cultural ties with the diaspora.]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/diaspora-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's annual convention to connect with its 25-million-strong diaspora in 130 countries begins here Thursday, expecting to draw around 1,500 delegates from over 50 nations to their land of origin.
President Pratibha Patil will address the annual ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[All-party meet over, Political opinion still divided over Telangana]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/telangana-party-meeting.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Eight national and regional parties discussed the Telangana logjam with Home Minister P. Chidambaram here Tuesday for four hours, but failed to arrive at a consensus on an issue that has violently split Andhra Pradesh. The minister urged all parties ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telangana protests hit rail, road transport in Andhra]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/telangana-protest.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Transport services across Andhra Pradesh were hit Tuesday as supporters and opponents of a separate Telangana state stopped trains and buses even as an all-party meeting on the Telangana issue took place in New Delhi.
Railway authorities cancelled ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amritraj's Chennai Open consultancy fee : It is not about one tournament!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/amritraj-chennai-open.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Vijay Amritraj received a &quot;consultancy fee&quot; of $140,000 (about Rs 6.5 million) each year for his association with the ATP Chennai Open - twice of what the winner received. The money paid to the former Indian Davis Cupper was declared in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India's border war with Nepal to hit silver screen]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indo-nepal-border.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The start of the new decade will see more film makers training their cameras on border clashes -- this time between India and its neighbour Nepal to tell the story from the Nepali perspective.
Two Nepali film directors have completed shooting for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Auto Expo starts, showing India's growing clout as industry hub]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/auto-expo.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 10th Auto Expo flagged off at the Pragati Maidan exposition grounds here Tuesday, attracting over 2,100 participants from 30 countries in a growing testimony to India's emergence as a major market and hub for the global automobile industry.
The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Action is better than sheer politics on issues. Himachal Pradesh shows the way ahead.]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/himachal-cfls.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[By distributing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to 16.5 lakh households, Himachal Pradesh conserved about 270 million units of energy worth Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) in a year. Under the scheme, Atal Bijli Bachat Yojana, named after former prime ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi gets nervous and prays for success in hosting CWG]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/delhi-cwg.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Delhi steps into the year of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) struggling to battle infrastructural delays, unending construction work and unimaginable traffic snarls. The Oct 3-14 Games will have 17 disciplines to be organised at six venue clusters and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bollywood becomes marketing savvy as celebs think out of the box to promote their films]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bollywood-marketing.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[From reading news on a TV channel, launching a nationwide hunt for unsung heroes or travelling to different parts of the country in disguise - Bollywood celebrities are leaving no stone unturned to promote their films.
The recent example of such ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Movie merchandising through television shopping channel - Catching up in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/movie-promotion.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Movie merchandising in India through TV moved a step forward when Rajkumar Hirani's &quot;3 Idiots&quot; tied up with shopping channel HomeShop18 to sell specially designed Converse shoes by lead actor Aamir Khan on a show called &quot;Converse 3 ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ashbeer Saini wins junior golf tournament. Raises aspirations of Golf lovers in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-golf.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite hiccups, Ashbeer Saini, the 16 year old Kapurthala lad, managed to do just enough to get the New Year off to a bright start with a win in the Lalit Suri All-India Junior Golf Championship, played at the par-71 Poona Club Golf Course Friday. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Resolution for the media: Do not focus only on the negatives. President sets the ball rolling]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indian-media.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday advised global media to find a balance between the portrayal of the negative and positive happenings in society. Addressing the joint session of 62nd World Newspaper Congress and the World Editors' ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2010: Reliance BIG Entertainment kicks off 2010 with 'Three Idiots' at war]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/reliance-big-entertainment.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Reliance BIG Entertainment (distributor of the movie) had reportedly distributed more than 2000 prints of the movie 'Three Idiots' across 40 countries and has kicked off the new year with a big bang. It is not often that ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India is now the fourth largest steel producer in the world]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-steel.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India is now the fourth largest steel producer in the world and is slated to be the 2nd largest producer of crude steel by 2014, as it gers up to augment the fresh production capacity. The country is likely to achieve a crude steel production ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Jan 2010</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Games' officials rule out England's pullout]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Commonwealth-Games.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian and English Commonwealth Games' officials Wednesday denied British media reports which said England could pull out of the 2010 Games in New Delhi over fears that their athletes would be targeted by Pakistani terrorists.
Suresh Kalmadi, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[And now Amitabh to read news on national television]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Amitabh-newsreader.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[After playing Auro from &quot;Paa&quot; in a number of off-screen events, Amitabh Bachchan now assumes the role of media magnet Vijay Harshwardhan Mallik from his forthcoming movie &quot;Rann&quot; and will appear on a TV channel to do a year-end ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India has the potential to be an economic superpower in the coming years: Wall Street Journal]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-economic-superpower.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Calling it &quot;The Decade That Was India's&quot;, a leading US daily says India's ability to make the success of the last 10 years the norm across regions and industries, &quot;could well pave the way for an Indian century.&quot;
&quot;Nobody ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shibu Soren  assumes office as seventh CM of Jharkhand]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/CM-of-Jharkhand.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Shibu Soren became the seventh chief minister of Jharkhand on Wednesday, ending 11 months of president's rule.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief became chief minister for the third time. He took oath along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kirti Azad, DDCA official trade charges over Kotla pitch]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kotla-pitch.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Former Test cricketer and member of Lok Sabha Kirti Azad on Tuesday said he was insulted and interrupted when he tried to raise the issue of Sunday's fiasco at Ferozeshah Kotla at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Delhi and District Cricket ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If it wasn't for Ghalib, I wouldn't be a poet: Gulzar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ghalib-and-Gulzar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Remember the television serial on Mirza Ghalib that Gulzar made in 1988? Twenty years later the Urdu poet remains as strongly imprinted on the mind of the veteran Bollywood lyricist as ever. 
Proof of it lies in the fact that on the occasion of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telecom industry registers tremendous growth in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Telecom-industry.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite overall showdown and hiccups in allocation of spectrum to new and existing players, the Indian telecom industry had an awesome run in 2009, adding some 170 million phone connections to take the subscriber base to nearly 550 million.
In the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian political scene witnesses many a seminal changes in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-political-scene.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The year 2009 saw a major turnaround in the Indian political scene which augurs well for the future. For the first time after a longish period, the divisive elements have taken a back seat. Since these include both the Communists and the rightist ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Delhi cricket pitch committee takes the responsibility for Kotla fiasco]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kotla-fiasco.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The members of the pitch and ground committee of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) resigned taking moral responsibility over the abandonment of the fifth and final cricket one-day international (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka due ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fame brings education to the doorsteps of ‘ Slumdog Millionaire’ child actors]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Slumdog-Millionaire-child-actors.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rubina Ali and Azhar Ismail, the child actors who shot to fame after working in Oscar-winning movie &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot;, have finally enrolled full-time in a school here and are living in far better conditions.
Azharuddin, who played ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consumer goods firms get makeover to blend with changing times]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Consumer-goods-firms.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Whether it was Onida's horned devil or Hindustan Unilever's Liril girls, 2009 saw consumer goods firms bid farewell to iconic brand ambassadors, looking for more innovative marketing strategies and revamped product lines.
Bajaj Auto decided to exit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh has led the country from the front: Sonia Gandhi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Manmohan-Singh-leadership.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for successfully leading the nation as one of the growing powers of the world. She was speaking here at the launch of the party's yearlong 125th anniversary ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tendulkar rested for Bangladesh tri-series]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Bangladesh-tri-series.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar has been rested while Rohit Sharma has been recalled for the tri-series cricket tournament in Bangladesh starting on Jan 4.
Leg spinner Amit Mishra and pacer Ashok Dinda were also included in the 16-member squad while pacers Ishant ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lady luck smiles on Aamir this Christmas too!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Christmas-for-Aamir.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[December seems to be a lucky month for Bollywood star Aamir Khan. The actor's &quot;3 Idiots&quot;, which released Friday, has got rave reviews and is going strong at the box office. It repeats the success of his previous hits - &quot;Taare Zameen ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After dismal year, realty firms see ray of hope in 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Realty-firms.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[After five years of robust growth till the middle of 2008, the $14 billion Indian realty industry faced a major crisis this year, not just because of a sharp fall in demand but due also to high cost of credit in executing ongoing projects.
The same ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In past four years 511 patients die due to doctors' strikes in Bihar]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Doctor-strikes-in-Bihar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Repeated strikes by Bihar doctors in the last four years have claimed the lives of 511 patients, but the state government has no plans to cancel the licences of agitating doctors despite a recommendation by the state human rights commission ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Terror hits cricket, but India rises to No.1]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-rises.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seventy-seven years after playing their first Test, India realized its ultimate dream of becoming the numero uno in Test cricket and in the process celebrated their 100th Test win beating Sri Lanka at home. The feat came in a year when terror hit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SNS! The hottest spot for film marketing]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Film-marketing.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Aamir Khan created a secret identity on Facebook to promote his new movie &quot;3 Idiots&quot;. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's &quot;Paa&quot; also found a major presence on the internet through his blog and his Facebook fan page.
Move over TV, radio ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress MPs from Telangana plan to resign over Telangana issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Congress-MPs.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress party MPs from the Telangana region on Thursday decided to resign to protest the central government's move to put on hold the process for forming a Telangana state.
Congress MP Madhu Yashki Goud from Nizamabad and his colleague Ponnam ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Punjab moves Supreme Court against fiscal sops being offered to neighboring states]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Punjab-moves-Supreme-Court.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the federal government's fiscal sops to industries since 2002 for setting up shop in the neighboring states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The state government ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Noise Tax to be levied on the flights landing late evenings and early mornings at Delhi airport]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Noise-tax.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The consortium running the Indian capital's airport proposes a new tax on older aircraft by 2012, especially on those landing late evenings and early mornings, to curb noise pollution, officials said.
&quot;Our plan envisages noise-monitoring and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Viewers can download '3 Idiots' legally: Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Viewers-can-donwload.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has revealed that much-awaited film &quot;3 Idiots&quot;, releasing Friday, will be the first Bollywood film viewers can download legally.
&quot;This is the first film ever that you can actually download and watch on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kolkatans shower love, gifts on Sachin]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kolkatans-shower-love.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Showering love and gifts, Kolkatans accorded a grand felicitation to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar for completing 20 years in international cricket.
Painters, film stars, sportsmen, business magnates, fashion designers, were among the glitterati ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India likely to have a more robust and well coordinated security structure: Chidambaram]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chidambaram-moots-new-security.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Advocating bold and radical changes in the country's security architecture, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the setting up of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) will result in the transfer of responsibilities of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Anand looks confident enough to defend his world title in 2010]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Anand-to-defend-title.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[On Monday world renowned chess champion Viswanathan Anand stated that he was not unduly worried about his temporary lean patch in 2009, though he planned to work on his concentration. If we take a look at his games in 2009, it leaves his fans a bit ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prince Dance Group from a quaint town in Orissa tastes the dizzying success of glam world]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Prince-Dance-Group.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[From a small town like Berhampur in Orissa to the glitzy world of showbiz in Mumbai -- the Prince Dance Group, winner of the reality show &quot;India's Got Talent&quot;, has certainly come a long way and the members feel overjoyed when people called ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chandigarh takes the lead in building new age rural centres with modern facilities]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chandigarh-develops-villages.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a bid to ensure overall growth of the region, the Chandigarh administration has started various projects to facilitate the speedy development of villages around Chandigarh, officials stated on Tuesday. There are 13 villages -- having a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We are prepared for talks within 24 hours if ULFA shuns violence: Gogoi]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Talks-with-ULFA.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government was ready to hold talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) &quot;within 24 hours&quot; if the outfit gives a written assurance that it will abjure violence and give up the demand for sovereignty, Assam Chief ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Himachal bags two IPL matches in its kitty]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Himachal-bags-IPL.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Himachal Pradesh will host two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches in Dharamsala in April 2010, revealed an organizer on Monday in Shimla. This is the first time that the IPL matches have been allotted to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Serials with rural underpinnings and reality shows dazzle small screen in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Reality-shows.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Soap operas crowded the small screen, but it was &quot;Balika Vadhu&quot; and &quot;Bandini&quot; - serials with a rural backdrop - that were the big hits. Reality shows like &quot;Sach Ka Saamna&quot; and &quot;Rakhi Ka Swayamvar&quot; also found ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Bank Institute unveils a road-map for Bihar's development]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Roadmap-for-Bihar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The economy of Bihar covers a large swathe of agricultural base which accounts for almost 35% of the total economy of the state.
Though the state has lowest GDP per capita in India, there are sections of society whose average per capita income ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Copenhagen Accord  a step forward or an exercise in futility for India!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Copenhagen-Accord-for-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Copenhagen summit has proved to be an acrimonious activity bringing widespread disappointment to environmentalists world over. The conference amid to rein in global&nbsp; emissions targets&nbsp; for 2020 and 2050 saw 27 world leaders involved in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dhoni banned for two ODIs for slow over rate]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/dhoni-out.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday was banned for two One-dayers for his team&rsquo;s slow over rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka here Friday.
Match referee Jeff Crowe is also likely to fine the whole team for finishing the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian fashion sees revival after a small hiatus, recessionary shadows disperse]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-fasihon.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fashion evolves every season. The year 2009 offered a melange of casuals and formals for that killer look, be it checkered shorts and Jodhpurs or velvet jackets and high waist skirts. We take a peek at the Top 10 trends that made striking presence ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Domestic travel sees tremendous jump in bookings: Industry Experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Domestic-travel.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Planning a winter holiday, but haven't done your tickets yet? You may be in for trouble soon! If experts are to be belived, there has been a jump in holiday bookings this year, resulting in hotels, flights and trains being chock-a-block with ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Copenhagen summit leaves negotiators exhausted, PM leaves for home after formulation of Copenhagen accord]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Copenhagen-accord.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hectic backroom parleys to rescue the Copenhagen climate summit from total failure continued Saturday morning, as an overnight plenary session was adjourned for the third time without agreement on whether to adopt an accord proposed by five ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vijender and Paes earn laurels for the country, Indian preparations for the CWG look lackadaisical]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/CWG-preprations.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Amid the sporting world raising doubts over India's ability to organise the 2010 Commonwealth Games, champion boxer Vijender Singh and tennis star Leander Paes have shown there is much more to achieve than merely cashing in on Olympic ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plight of tigers in India compels John Abraham to produce a film]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/John-Abraham.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Actor John Abraham is deeply attached to the idea of wildlife conservation. So it comes as no surprise to know that he will now produce a film on tiger preservation to be directed by internationally renowned filmmaker Mike Pandey. The documentary ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google, Bing register meteoric rise in search market, Yahoo takes the beating]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Google-profits.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Once the world's online search leader, Yahoo's share has sharply declined, putting it in danger of losing its relevance in a market increasingly dominated by Google with a staggering 65.6 percent share.
Yahoo's search market share in November fell ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Defense Minister demands more power for Army to counter terrorism]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/More-power-for-Army.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically on Friday. 
&quot;As long as their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When Aamir was shooed away by Ganguly's guards]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/aamir-sourav.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Film star Aamir Khan was not allowed inside former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly's palatial residence by the guards who told the actor disdainfully that the batsman was not at home. However, the guards cannot be faulted, as Aamir was in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food inflation creeps up further, at 19.95 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Food-inflation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Even as the government expressed concern over rocketing food prices, the country's annual food inflation, based on wholesale prices, moved up to 19.95 percent for the week ended Dec 5 from 19.05 percent the week before.
As per official data ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arunachal people say “Jai Hind” instead of “Namaste” to greet you]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jai-Hind.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[They are from opposition parties in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly but share the same dream -- of seeing the northeast frontier state as one of the most developed in India -- and are dismissive of Chinese claims on their region. 
So when Tenzing ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India lost T20 because of Modi: Arjuna Ranatunga]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/T20-loss.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's world cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed Lalit Modi for India's disappointing World Twenty20 campaign earlier in 2009 and warned that growth of Twenty20 is not a good sign for cricket.
Ranatunga was dismissive of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I hope I don't drop the Olympic torch: Akshay]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Olympic-torch.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Akshay Kumar, who will participate in the Olympic Torch Relay Thursday in Toronto, keeps telling himself not to drop the torch.&quot;I just keep telling myself one thing over and over again, 'No matter what happens, Akshay, don't drop that torch. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM’s participation in Copenhagen summit aims to push for equitable solutions]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-in-Copenhagen.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Against the backdrop of deepening rifts between developed and developing countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh goes to Copenhagen Thursday to renew India's pitch for &quot;a balanced, equitable and ambitious outcome&quot; at the UN climate ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A villainous year for Bollywood]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Bollywood-in-2009.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Hindi film industry never had it so bad. Recession, a producer-multiplex strike, and a string of duds led to one of the worst years for Bollywood. Experts say it suffered a loss of about Rs.700 crore (Rs.7 billion) in 2009.
&quot;2009 has been ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business interests, caste behind anti-Telangana protests]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Anti-Telangana.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[If Hyderabad had not been the bone of contention, perhaps Andhra Pradesh would not have seen the kind of protests it is now witnessing over the move to grant statehood to the backward Telangana region.
With huge business interests at stake in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Team India score their highest ODI total, trashes Sri-Lanka by 3 runs]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Team-India-wins.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Virender Sehwag smashed 146 off 102 balls to power India to their highest One-day international (ODI) total of 414/7 in the first of the five ODIs against Sri Lanka in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara's decision to field first ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shahid, Abhay, Priyanka act their way to top]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Shahid-Abhay-Priyanka.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There weren't too many hits this year, but actors like Shahid Kapoor, Abhay Deol and Priyanka Chopra not only rose above the script but gave performances that towered above the rest. Here is a list of 10 actors who made a mark in 2009:
&nbsp;Shahid ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADB sets positive outlook for Asian economies, pegs Indian growth at 7 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Asian-economies.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday upgraded its economic growth forecast for developing countries in Asia due to the better-than-expected performance of many economies in the region, with India projected to grow seven percent this year and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress MP L. Rajagopal goes on hunger strike for ‘united state', Anti-Telangana students clash with police]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Hunger-strike.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Opposing the proposed formation of a separate Telangana state, Congress MP L. Rajagopal began an indefinite hunger strike in Vijayawada on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested twice for launching the protest.
While his colleague, Congress ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groovy beats and foot tapping numbers rule the roost in 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Groovy-beats.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bollywood churns out hundreds of films and many more songs year after year since music is an integral part of Indian cinema. The year gone by had chartbusters like &quot;Emosanal attyachaar&quot; and &quot;Masakalli&quot; that thoroughly entertained ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India defeat Maldives 3-1 to lift SAFF championship, Arindam awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/SAFF-championship.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya put up some excellent saves as India under-23 team defeated defending champions Maldives 3-1 via the penalty shoot-out to lift their fifth South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup title in Dhaka on Sunday.
The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Agricultural biotechnology improves yield and safe for humans: experts]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Agricultural-biotechnology.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[With food prices rising sharply over the last few months, agricultural biotechnology is the need of the hour as it increases crop productivity and ensures food security, experts said in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
At a two-day conference on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Protests rise, Andhra MP Rajagopal held at Hyderabad airport]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Protests-in-AP.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal was arrested on Monday at the airport in Hyderabad soon after he landed to launch an indefinite fast to oppose the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, police said. His arrest sparked protests in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Champions Challenge: India to meet Pakistan in semis]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Champions-Challenge.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India scored a thrilling 4-2 win over Belgium in their last pool match and set up a semifinal clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Challenge hockey tournament here.India scored through Dhananjay Mahadik (19th minute), Shivendra Singh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Institutional placements were flavour of 2009 at Indian markets]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-markets.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a year which started with doomsdayers predicting a frightful scenario for businesses, Indian companies found the qualified institutional placement (QIP) route more than a blessing, having earned over Rs.31,000 crore this way.
Since January, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amitabh known for his commitment to work, caught sleeping at a function]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Amitabh-sleeps.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Superstar Amitabh Bachchan's workaholism is well known. Little wonder that he dozed off at a felicitation ceremony in Chennai recently.Amitabh was at Satyam cinema in Chennai where he was honored by the film federations of Chennai. Extreme ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telangana storm hits Assam, Jaswant Singh demands separate Gorkhaland]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Telangana-storm.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Spurred by New Delhi's attempt at granting a separate Telangana state, several ethnic groups in Assam have raised the banner of revolt with demands for separate states to be carved out of the region. Among the prominent groups that have already ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[KCR’s health deteriorates as he continues his fast, BJP forces Rajya Sabha adjournment on Telangana issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/KCR-fast.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao's condition deteriorated on the 11th day of his fast-unto-death on Wednesday, tension spiraled in Andhra Pradesh's Telangana region with prohibitory orders being imposed and police taking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM wraps up three-day Russia trip, successfully clinches Gorshkov deal]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Russia-trip.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for home after a successful three-day trip to Moscow during which he sealed six bilateral pacts with Russia, including a broad based agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy.
He was given a warm ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India getting closer to Africa, eyeing oil production opportunities in Africa]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/india-africa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India is looking to participate in &quot;exploration and production opportunity&quot; in Africa and to be a part of the continent's natural gas market, Petroluem Minister Murli Deora said on Monday I New Delhi. &quot;We are particularly keen to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to reduce emission intensity 20-25 percent by 2020]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Reduce-emissions.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit, India on Thursday announced that it will reduce its emission intensity by 20-25 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, in an eloquent exposition of the country's stand which ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh hands over Ulfa chairman Rajkhowa along with others to India, peace talks expected]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ulfa-Rajkhowa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and its deputy commander-in-chief Raju Baruah along with eight others, including family members, on Friday surrendered before the Indian authorities in Meghalaya after Rajkhowa's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Plan big, think big for urban India: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Urban-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Worried over &quot;urban chaos becoming a way of life&quot;, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for radical reforms for the future of urban India.&quot;As infrastructure struggles to keep pace with demand, urban chaos is becoming a way ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PM visits Russia with defense and trade high on his agenda with the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-visits-Russia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Russia on Sunday for the annual summit talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, with expansion of civil nuclear ties, new defence deals and boosting trade high on the agenda. 
&quot;Manmohan Singh will ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Ribbon Express to spread awareness on AIDS across India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/AIDS-awareness.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday flagged off an AIDS awareness train that take information about the disease to 10,000 villages in 141 districts across the country and will also provide on-board counseling.
The Red Ribbon Express will halt at ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Dec 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Terrorism has no religion: Shah Rukh]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mumbai-26-attcks.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is no religion of terrorism,&quot; said Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday evening at a public event a year after the Mumbai terror attacks. 
&quot;Indian civilisation does not distinguish in terms of religion. We are an impossible ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manmohan rolls out red carpet for American investors, pushes for more university linkages]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/American-investors.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday made a vigorous pitch for attracting more American foreign investment in areas ranging from infrastructure to agriculture and green energy and underlined that no investor is more welcome in India than the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh's US visit, expectations and commitments]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-in-US.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his state visit to the US, the first by any global leader under the Obama administration, he expressed confidence that India-US relationship would not suffer in any way under President Barack Obama.
&quot;I ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Indian hospitals woo medical tourism from Canada]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Medical-tourism.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India has launched a big initiative to woo medical tourism from Canada, showcasing the country's high-end and much cheaper healthcare industry to Canadians.
The Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) launched the three-day 'India: Medical Tourism ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Countdown to Manmohan visit: Support and commendation for 'rising power']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Manmohan-Singh-US-visit.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The US described India as a &quot;rising global power&quot; ahead of Manmohan Singh's visit next week, saying few ties would matter more for &quot;our collective future&quot; even while the the US House of Representatives welcomed the prime minister ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unravelling Headley, the man who wanted to destroy India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Unravelling-Headley.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[He could well have been discovered by John Le Carre. He came from Barack Obama's hometown, an Islamist at heart with a Christian name who claimed to be a Jew. His mission was to cause mayhem in India. As he remains in an American prison, Indian ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Upcoming parliament session looks set for heated discussions, government confident to take on the opposition]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Winter-parliament-session.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Congress may have done well in this month's by-elections but the government is bracing to face an opposition onslaught on a range of issues when parliament's winter session begins on Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India draws up a project for immigration, visa and foreigners registration and tracking (IVFRT) to track foreigners]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/IVFRT-Bangladesh.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's long-term project to track the movement of foreign nationals applying for its visas will kick off with Bangladeshi citizens. As part of the e-governance plan, the government had drawn up a mission mode project for immigration, visa and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bal Thackeray reprimands Sachin over 'Mumbai for all' remark, advises him to “keep off political pitch”]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/bal-thakre-tendulkar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sachin Tendulkar should &quot;keep off the political pitch&quot; for his own well-being, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said on Monday in response to the cricket maestro's comments last week that &quot;Mumbai belongs to all&quot;.
In a signed, open ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA confirmation: There is plenty of water on the moon]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Water-on-moon-nasa.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is indeed water on the moon - as first indicated by India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan - and plenty of it, US space scientists said on the basis of impacts made by a new satellite.
&quot;Indeed yes, we found water,&quot; Anthony ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doctor’s strike cripples health care setup in Bihar while hundreds of patients go unattended]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Doctor-strike-in-bihar.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of patients continued to suffer as the strike by junior doctors in Bihar's premier government-run hospital entered its fourth day on Friday. About 500 junior doctors have struck work demanding payment of the increased stipend that was ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia agrees to act tough on hooligans, pledges over $ 70 in energy and environment cooperation with India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-australia.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A day after India reiterated its concerns over recent attacks on students from here down under, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday said they were welcome guests in his country.&quot;Indian students are welcome guests in Australia. They ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cyclone Phyan loses force as it crosses India's west coast]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Cyclone-Phyan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cyclone Phyan lost its severity as it crossed India's west coast just north of this metropolis Wednesday evening, but brought with it heavy rain over the area and rode on strong winds gusting up to 85 km per hour, officials said.
Phyan was expected ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress, BSP score big in by-elections, Left routed]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Congress-wins.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Congress and its ally Trinamool Congress scored major victories in by-elections for one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states in which the biggest losers were the beleaguered Left and the Samajwadi Party.Of the 10 assembly ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MNS legislators attack Abu Azmi for taking oath in Hindi, SP terms it unconstitutional]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/MNS-legislators-attack-abu-azmi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members on Monday attacked state Samajwadi Party chief Abu Asim Azmi inside the assembly when he insisted on taking his oath as a legislator in Hindi.
The day's proceedings started smoothly with several members ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dalai Lama stresses on peace as 30,000 attend Tawang discourse]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Dalai-Lama.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday called for universal brotherhood and peace among all communities as he addressed more than 30,000 devotees in India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. 
&quot;Compassion and peace are the two ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By-polls in Uttar Pradesh put BSP’s future at stake with stiff competiton from the Congress]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/By-polls-in-UP.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The by-elections to 11 state assembly and one Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday are bound become a prestige issue for the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), with around 40 ministers deployed to various constituencies to ensure victory of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Breakthrough expected in the BJP leadership tussle in Karnataka]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Karnataka-BJP.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The intense leadership tussle in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka seems headed for resolution with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the Reddy brothers, who are clamoring for his ouster, set to hold a joint press ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grinding poverty, social oppression and alienation of tribals taking a dangerous turn: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Alienation-of-tribals.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday accepted that there had been a &quot;systemic failure&quot; in giving tribals their due stake in modern economic processes and stressed that all-inclusive and equitable development was not possible without ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government formation in Maharashtra gets delayed, NCP and INC in a log jam]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Government-formation.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir's efforts to resolve the impasse in government formation came crashing down on Tuesday, with both the warring constituents of the ruling front -- Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) -- sticking to their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sino-India Visa Controversy derails another Kashmiri going to China]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sino-India-Visa-Controversy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[An associate professor of the University of Kashmir was stopped from flying to China by immigration authorities in New Delhi after the Chinese visa was granted to him on a separate document and not on his passport.
Shakil A. Romshoo of Srinagar's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The moment that changed India 25 years ago]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/indira-gandhi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It was a moment in time; it shook India and stunned the world. As prime minister Indira Gandhi walked briskly up to the picket gate dividing her home from her office that fateful Wednesday morning 25 years ago, a hail of gunfire from two of her Sikh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manmohan unveils vision of India in 2020 and new South Asia, stresses on the quality of political leadership]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-2020.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Underlining that the challenges lie &quot;primarily at home&quot;, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday unveiled his vision of India in 2020 revolving around the three pillars of inclusive growth, composite culture and a peaceful, forward-looking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President Patil makes a strong pitch to British businessmen for making investments in India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Patil-in-london.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[President Pratibha Patil told a gathering of top British figures from the world of business and finance that economic reforms unleashed in 1991 have been accepted by all political parties in India. &quot;Our economic policies have acceptance across ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manmohan Singh visits Kashmir, inaugurates a rail link; and makes peace offer to Pakistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kashmir-rail-link.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday arrived in Kashmir along with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and expressed&nbsp;&nbsp; his desire to discuss all issues with Pakistan, but asked Islamabad to &quot;curb the activities of those elements ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India, Russia and China join hands in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-Russia-China-meet.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India, China and Russia on Tuesday agreed to jointly expand their trilateral cooperation in combating international terrorism and called for greater democratization of international bodies. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held talks with his ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chidambaram lashes out at those who support Maoist voilence]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chidambaram-lashes.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday lashed out at those who sympathize with Maoist policies and support their acts of mindless violence against innocent people.In a strongly worded statement, Chidambaram asked, &ldquo;What is the motive behind the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US says aid to Pakistan to meet threat to three nations, India a strategic partner]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/US-aid-Pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States says it views India as an important strategic partner and is providing aid to Pakistan in an open and transparent manner to meet the common threat of militant religious extremism to all the three nations.&quot;Our assistance to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to enhance ties with East Asian Nations, PM to meet Wen Jiabao]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-at-ASEAN.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Amid strained bilateral ties, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated on Friday that he will have a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabo on the sidelines of the India-Asean and East Asia summits in Hua Hin.
Manmohan Singh said in a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congress set to form govt in Maharashtra and Arunachal, fractured verdict in Haryana]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Congress-wins-elections.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A triumphant Congress retained power in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh in the first national popularity test following the Lok Sabha ballot of May, leaving a divided opposition licking its wounds.
In the most crucial of all three ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India to grow by 6.5  percent during the 2009 -10 fiscal: PMEAC]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Indian-economy.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Indian economy is expected to grow by 6.5 percent in 2009/2010 fiscal on account of two percent decline anticipated in farm output over the previous year,&nbsp; said the report&nbsp; by the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Economic Advisory Council on ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Major Economies Forum ends with 'substantial agreement' on financing]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Major-Economies-Forum.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Representatives of the world's major economic powerhouses wound up two days of climate talks in London on Monday after reporting &quot;substantial agreement&quot; on the prickly issue of financing actions to curb climate change.&quot;There is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Food crisis: Half of India's children suffer from malnourishment]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Food-crisis.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As the world observes World Food Day on Friday, for the first time in history, more than one billion people are hungry aroud the world. India, with 47 percent of its children under the age of six malnourished, ranks below countries like Bangladesh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Terrorism in Pakistan: India and Pakistan face a common enemy now]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Terrorism-in-Pakistan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[While Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had just ordered an advisory on strengthening security after the attack on Army Headquarters Taliban has yet again unleashed a wave of terror by launching three attacks in Lahore. Simultaneous and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt ready to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem: Chidambaram]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kashmir-problem.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the government was working on an honourable solution to the Kashmir problem and that separatist voices would be heard but stressed that there would be &quot;no place for violence&quot;. 
He also ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Make India the knowledge hub by 2022: Pan-IIT global conference]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Pan-IIT-conference.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[While India takes its steps forward with tremendous growth expected in its economic and social sector in the future the seventh annual Pan-IIT Global Conference held in Toronto called for decisive strategy to make India the global knowledge hub by ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mental health care in India - Dismal infrastructure and lack of manpower]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mental-health-day.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[As many as 20 million Indians are believed to be suffering from mental illnesses, but there are only 3,500 psychiatrists and 1,500 psychiatric nurses to treat them, say experts. Not only does India lag far behind western countries when it comes to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barack Obama wins Nobel Prize for Peace]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Nobel-Prize-for-Obama.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009&nbsp; to US President Barack Obama for &quot;his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples&rdquo;. The Norwegian Nobel ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is India bearing the brunt of Green house emissions by industrialized nations?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Climate-change-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Alarm bells are ringing loud and clear as we come closer to the Copenhagen summit on Global warming in December 2009. Echoing the same concerns is Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) who has appealed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Under-performance in secondary education blights India’s success story]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Secondary-education.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, India moved a place up in a global index of economic competitiveness published by the Davos-based World Economic Forum; however its authors reported that its success was marred by underachievement in primary education and health.
And now ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India capable of emerging as a world leader in food processing: PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Food-Processing-leader.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Addressing the Conference of State Food Processing Ministers in New Delhi on Tuesday, Manmohan Singh called for the rationalization of tax structure for the food processing industry. PM appreciated all the stakeholders in this industry for achieving ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Floods cause havoc, 230 killed and 1.5 million homeless in Southern India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Floods-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The worst floods in over a century in Southern India have left a trail of destruction estimated at Rs.12,225 crore, the Andhra Pradesh government has said while asking the central government for immediate assistance of Rs.6,000 crore. In a ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China celebrates 60th anniversary, displays growing political and military dominance]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/China-celebrates-60th-anniversary.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Military and civilian marchers accompanied by floats turned Tian'anmen Square into a scene of joyous celebration on Thursday as China celebrated the 60th birthday of the People's Republic. Leading the mass pageant was the formation presenting the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Praful Patel talks tough: Air India pilots call off their strike]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/AI-end-strike.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[After its pilots called off their strike on Wednesday, while Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel asked the cash-strapped national carrier to take steps to reduce its expenses and debts. &quot;The government's support for Air India doesn't come ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India’s three stage nuclear programme can yield 470,000MW of power by 2050]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Nuclear-power.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India can generate 470,000 MW of power by 2050 if &quot;we manage three stages of our nuclear programme well&quot;, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Tuesday.&quot;If we can manage our programme well, our three-stage strategy could yield ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Indo-US partnership: PM to visit US on Nov 24]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-US-visit.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The United States is hard at work preparing for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit on Nov 24 as it views India as one of its most important partners in the 21st century.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conveyed this to External Affairs ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G20: India backs reforms and market regulations]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/G20-india.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A two-day summit of leaders of 20 leading global economies opened in Pittsburgh amid calls by developing countries such as India seeking ways to confront recession, and bring normalcy in the global financial system and overcomie the current economic ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water discovery a major success for Chandrayaan-1]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Water-on-moon.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1 found evidence of water on the surface of the moon, a top American scientist, Carle Pieters confirmed on Thursday.&quot;The moon has distinct signatures of water. The evidence of water molecules on the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India successfully launches its 16th remote sensing satellite]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/remote-sensing-satellite.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India on Wednesday successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, the Rs.160-crore ($32 million) Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, and six small European satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from Sriharikota in Andhra ...]]></description>
<pubDate>23 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maoists: A bigger security challenge for India]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Maoists-security.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Economic and social injustices are the main cause of Left extremism in India but that should not become an excuse for rationalising violence. Maoists emergence goes back to late sixties when they started their &ldquo;People&rsquo;s War&rdquo; of ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Every Indian will have a Unique National identity card by 2010-11:Chidambaram]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/National-identity-cards.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The proposed unique multi-purpose national identity cards would be issued to all citizens of India by 2010-2011, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said in Chennai on Monday.
According to Chidambaram, during the first phase of the project in 2009, ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese incursions: A reality or media creation]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chinese-incursions-PM.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh played down reports of increasing Chinese incursions along the border, Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor spoke on Saturday and made it clear that there has been no increase in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stop dilly-dallying, arrest Saeed: US tells Pakistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Arrest-saeed.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Throwing its weight behind India, the US on Friday categorically stated that perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks should be served &ldquo;swift and lengthy&rdquo; punishment.&nbsp; After meeting Home Minister P Chidambaram, US Ambassador Timothy ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Govt refrains from any stand on gay sex: Puts the ball in the SC's court]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Decriminalizing-homosexuality.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government has refrained from taking any view on the Delhi High Court judgment decriminalizing homosexuality among consenting adults in the Supreme Court. By not opposing the Delhi High Court order decriminalizing homosexuality the central ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Assaults on Indians don’t seem to stop: Is Australia safe for Indians]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Attacks-on-indians.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[There have been a string of attacks on Indian students since May, 2009. The attacks have caused an uproar in India. India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna was assured by Canberra that students from India would be taken care of. The latest ...]]></description>
<pubDate>16 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maoists pose a big threat to India: PM alerts the nation]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Maoists-threat.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his concerns that the government had &ldquo;not achieved much success&rdquo; in containing left wing extremism, which he described as the &ldquo;gravest internal security threat&rdquo;, Prime Minister ...]]></description>
<pubDate>15 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[After 26/11, policing in India is a challenge]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Policing-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fresh from his five-day trip to the US, Home minster Chidambaram appears more resolute than ever before and there seems much visible alacrity in him to put in place a robust national security setup, and strengethen police force in India.
Echoing ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayawati playing with the fire:SC]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mayawati-sc.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s likely that UP government&rsquo;s well orchestrated efforts to hoodwink the SC orders after agreeing that it would discontinue any further construction at various memorial sites in the state, will&nbsp; turn into a major political ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[9/11 to 26/11: India’s war on terrorism continues]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/India-facing-terrorism.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been eight years since 9/11 happened when 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger airliners and hit two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chidambaram in the US: Counter-terror mechanism dominates the talks]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/US-India-relationship.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who arrived in the US on Monday, is meeting with the top brass of Obama's administration to discuss co-operation between India ad US on handling terrorism across the South Asia, and Pakistan&rsquo;s role in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ishrat killed in a fake encounter: Metropolitan magistrate’s report]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ishrat-Jahan-killing.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Five years later, Ishrat Jahan&rsquo;s death is once again haunting the nation and political parties are now clamoring for Gujarat CM, Narendara Modi&rsquo;s head. An inquiry into the Ishrat Jahan&rsquo;s encounter case of June 15, 2004,&nbsp; by ...]]></description>
<pubDate>09 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jet Pilots go on mass leave, chaos at the aiports]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/JetAirways-strike.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The aviation sector already passing through the rough phase hit another low on Tuesday when some 400 pilots of Jet Airways took to mass &quot;sick leave&quot;, putting over 130 Jet Airway&rsquo;s flights out of gear leading to inconvenience to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Violations of the International border - Chinese shenanigans]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chinese-incursions.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[China has once again blatantly led incursions into Indian terrotiry; now it has violated the International Border in Ladakh region and painted boulders and rocks in the area red.
A recent confidential defence document clearly mentions that Chinese ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Teenager stripped, assaulted as ragging resurfaced to haunt us]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ragging-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The ghost of ragging is back, to haunt scores of freshers. Five students of a technical institute in east Delhi have been arrested for allegedly making a junior strip and dance as part of ragging and later severely assaulting him.
&quot;The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[YSR laid to rest, Congress wants son as successor]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/YSR-successor.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh's late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was buried here in his native Kadapa district amid emotional scenes even as most leaders of the Congress party in the state demanded that his son Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy be named his ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For second day, Andhra Pradesh shuts down to mourn YSR]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Reddy-dead.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[For Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, YSR in short, the end came while serving the very people who had reposed their faith in him by voting him to power for a record second consecutive term in May this year.
Even his last visit to Chittoor ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N-danger lurking, trust biggest causality]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Pak-nuclear.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan has increased its nuclear warheads from 60 to around 70-90 and is enhancing its nuclear weapon capabilities across the board by developing and deploying new nuclear-capable missiles, say two experts in a report in the Bulletin of the Atomic ...]]></description>
<pubDate>02 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finally, Kapil Sibal pass ho gaya!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Kapil-Education.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The government has announced a number of educational reforms ranging from making the Class 10 examination optional to setting up a central madrassa board and an educational tribunal to handle educational malpractices and urged state governments to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UPA-scripted '100 Days' a flop show!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/UPA-days.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The first 100 days of the second innings of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government have been disappointing for the common man and its performance has been below par, say political parties.
&quot;The performance has been ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['States free to decide on Class 10 board exams']]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sibal-states.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal now says central school education boards have been asked to adopt a grading system and the states are free to pursue their own curriculum and examination system.
&quot;I never said we will scrap the class 10 board ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Need more info? Have it please]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Krishna-Saeed.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[India is ready to share more details with Pakistan about Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed over his role in the Mumbai terrorist attacks but it is time for Islamabad to act, official sources said.
&quot;We will be happy to share more details. The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Now, judges under scanner]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Judge-scanner.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It was long overdue. And yeh to hona hi tha (this was bound to happen) when the country's most revered institution had lately been shrouded in bribery and corruption controversies.
The legal fraternity has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another blow to wilting Lotus]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/BJP-trouble.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Who's next? Yes, aam aadmi is asking this question every now and then as the nation&rsquo;s second largest party is going through one of its worst phases.
Ex-Uttarakhand chief minister B.C. Khanduri has now challenged the party's decision to force ...]]></description>
<pubDate>26 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Explain 'Kite' remark please]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Shourie-Kite.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership was divided over initiating disciplinary action against senior leader Arun Shourie, who created a flutter by calling his party a &quot;kati patang (a kite adrift)&quot; and its chief Rajnath ...]]></description>
<pubDate>25 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Didi driving on wrong track!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mamata-Buddha.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ridiculing Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee for introducing new trains &quot;every day&quot;, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee alleged that the railways in the country was in a &quot;very bad state&quot;.
The chief minister also ...]]></description>
<pubDate>24 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gas volcano set to erupt!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Ambanis-PM.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[They are brothers but not the ones you can find in your neighbourhood, as they are special (thanks to their father, of course). They can bring down the government of the day if they want to. The empire they own runs into billions of rupees but their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>22 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stay home to enjoy quota!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Quota-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a verdict of far-reaching implications for the government's reservation policy, the Supreme Court has ruled that Dalit and backward category migrants from one state to another cannot claim reservation in jobs or educational institutions in their ...]]></description>
<pubDate>21 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jinnah to Modi, no book this!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jaswant-Modi.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Well, forget Pakistan founder Jinnah when Jaswant has to face Narendra Modi back home. The cold Shimla weather has produced some hot waves for the veteran BJP leader. 
A day after being expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaswant Singh ...]]></description>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is it BJP's lack of evolution?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Jaswant-Jinnah.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It is tempting to describe Jaswant Singh's unceremonious expulsion from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a glaring example of the culture of intolerance of independence of thought that runs through India's political class. In reality, it is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>19 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Let me frisk Jolie, Fox!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/SRK-frisk.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[He is a law abiding citizen, believes in the saying &quot;jaisa desh waisa vesh&quot; (When in Rome, do as the Romans do) and strictly follows the rules of the country he is visiting, but Shah Rukh Khan said his experience at the Newark airport's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>18 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Next 26/11 not too far]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-terrorism.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[We have been trading barbs in the Parliament over Baloch and terror delinking clauses in Indo-Pak joint statements; we have been writing reams about Pakistan and how it is dilly-dallying over 26/11 probe; and the common man on the street is bemused ...]]></description>
<pubDate>17 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jinnah a great Indian?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Freedom-fighters.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;




Walking in the footsteps of party senior L.K. Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has called Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah &quot;a great Indian&quot;, saying he was &quot;demonized&quot;.
In an ...]]></description>
<pubDate>14 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not a drop to drink?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Water-crisis.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[In the race to earn more, we have grossly over-utilized our resources and water is the biggest casualty. Using satellite data from the US space agency NASA, American scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining ...]]></description>
<pubDate>13 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China Enemy No. 1?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Dragon-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[China has been using various roads to disturb pur peace. This time, it chose an article! Reminding China of the principle of mutual respect for territorial integrity, India has expressed its unhappiness with an article of a Chinese analyst that ...]]></description>
<pubDate>12 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Swine, swine everywhere]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Swine-high.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It's spreading like fire, and no stopping this swine flu. For the record, masks have disappeared from the hospitals and queues outside H1N1 wards have gone manifold. It has reached other states, leaving people in fear.
Three more people died of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>11 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pull up your socks, buddy!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Drought-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[From swine flu to drought, UPA is going to have plenty of sleepless nights in coming days.
Insufficient rains have caused havoc and now the government is looking at a near-possibility of a full-blown drought. Prices of essential commodities are ...]]></description>
<pubDate>10 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not first-timers anymore!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/LS-session.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[We have a lot of expectations from the first-time politicians as they represent our youth. But the stats tell a sad story. A study by PRS Legislative Research of the proceedings of the house in budget session says the participation of the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>08 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It’s here, watch your neighbour!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Swine-Flu.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Swine Flu is spreading its wings, and fast. Despite our tall claims, it is moving in all directions, to a place near you. The idea of boarding Delhi-Pune-Delhi flight has just gone scary, with the Capital reporting 11 fresh cases of swine flu and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>07 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hang Mumbai devils, please]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mumbai-zaveri.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[We, sitting in our drawing-rooms, are often left in awe and shock when terror strikes us. And when the lengthy courtroom trials take their own sweet course, we curse our politicians and the judicial system. Are we left with any choice here? Probably ...]]></description>
<pubDate>06 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flaws in education bill?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Politics-education.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Unhappy over provisions of the education bill passed in the Lok Sabha to ensure free and compulsory education to children aged 6-14 years, a leading educationist has protested the &quot;highly flawed bill&quot; and said he will challenge it in the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>05 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Goa to invoke epidemic act]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Swine-India.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Goa will invoke the Epidemic control Act (ECA), 1897, to curb the spread of influenza A (H1N1) once the state's busy tourism season gets underway in October, Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane said.
Rane's announcement comes barely a day after the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>04 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House of Flying Daggers]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Praful-Airlines.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[What the private airlines are asking for&mdash;lower taxes, airport and other infrastructure fees&mdash;is nothing new. But what left us in shock was the way FIA put up a united front, one that soon collapsed under its own contradictions. The ...]]></description>
<pubDate>03 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will 10 crore kids smile?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Sibal-education.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The stage is set for education to become the fundamental right of children aged 6 to 14 years. The Right to Education Bill may become a reality on Monday, giving respite to at least 10 crore kids.
It has taken 16 long years for the Right to ...]]></description>
<pubDate>01 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gandhis' red over beacons!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Gandhi-light.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sonia Gandhi, in a recent circular, had told party members to refrain from using royal titles like Raja, Maharaja or Rajkumari so that they can connect themselves better with the aam aadmi.
The son has gone one step ahead. Rahul Gandhi has ...]]></description>
<pubDate>31 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US comes to rescue PM]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Baloch-Opposition.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pakistan had provided the US with no evidence of India's alleged involvement in Balochistan though the issue did come up, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said. &quot;I would be misleading if I said it ...]]></description>
<pubDate>30 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What dossier, What the fuss?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/PM-Baloch.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[I didn't get any dossier on Balochistan from Pakistan yet, my friends, so this whole brohaha over me-a-weak-PM is baseless, a defiant Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament. He said Pakistan did not give any dossier to India on Balochistan ...]]></description>
<pubDate>29 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sex, Truth and Omar!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Omar-Sex.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[It was unexpected. Jammu and Kashmir plunged into a political crisis with an emotional Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigning from office after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged his involvement in a sensational sex scandal that ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Metro runs over Gammon India!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Metro-Gammon.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Construction major Gammon India may get blacklisted for a period of two years for the Delhi Metro mishap that killed six people on July 12, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy informed parliament. A probe panel found fault with the design and ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chakka jam in Lok Sabha!]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/LS-commidities.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Your veggies bill has skyrocketed and there appears to be no solution to the soaring prices of essential commodities. The cry of Congress&rsquo; aam aadmi has reached the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha was adjourned as opposition MPs demanded a discussion ...]]></description>
<pubDate>28 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kabul to rescue Manmohan?]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Baloch-Manmohan.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Kabul has come out in support of our prime minister who is facing the music over Baloch row. Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta rubbished Islamabad's allegation that India was backing the Balochistan insurgency in Pakistan. Manmohan ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chand returns from sky]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Chand-Fiza.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Enough of Fiza. This Chand has taken a U-turn and wants to remain on ground. Haryana deputy CM Chand Mohammed aka Chander Mohan, who married a Muslim woman Fiza and converted to Islam, is keen on returning to his Bishnoi ways. He is also looking ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mumbai blasts' verdict out]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/Mumbai-blast.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Justice delayed but not denied. A Mumbai couple and their associate have been convicted by a special court of triggering the August 25, 2003 twin blasts which killed 54 people and injured 244 more at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazar.
The three ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top secret 11 yrs in making, submarine faces crucial tests ahead]]></title>
<link>http://www.engageindia.com/topics/top-secret-submarine-faces-tests-ahead.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[Over the next two years, a series of tests, including the crucial activation of the nuclear reactor and firing of missiles, will be carried out on the INS Arihant to make it fully functional and ready for induction into the Indian Navy.
It took the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>27 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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