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Obama Elbowed Gets 12 Stitches After Basketball Game

November 27, 2010

US President Barack Obama received 12 stitches in his upper lip after being socked in the mouth by an errant elbow during a holiday basketball game with friends and family, the White House said in a statement. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the surgery was done Friday at the White House. Doctors hoped to leave a [...]

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Manmohan Singh Cleanest Man in Indian Politics Says Rahul Gandhi

November 27, 2010

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the cleanest man in Indian politics today. Gandhi said so in reply to a question posed to him at an in-camera meeting with youth leaders here. Asked about the three most honest and non-corrupt politicians in the country, Gandhi named Singh, Defence Minister [...]

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Get Ready To Pay For Mobile Banking Service From April 2011

November 27, 2010

Get ready to pay a fee for inter-bank transactions conducted through mobile phones from April 2011, as the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) intends to charge lenders Rs.0.25 per transaction from the next financial year. “NPCI will be providing services to member banks free of charge till March 31, 2011. Thereafter, a switching fee [...]

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Jindal Steel Plant In Orissa Gets Green Notice

November 27, 2010

The environment ministry Friday issued a show cause notice for revoking environment clearance to Jindal steel and power plant in Angul in Orissa for violating green laws. The ministry issued the notice under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for revocation of environmental clearance in view of Jindal not obeying its conditions. The [...]

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