Israel turns away Darfur refugees

Israel will in future turn away all illegal entrants from Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur, a top official says. The policy applies to new arrivals only, while some 500 people from Darfur already in Israel will be permitted to stay for "humanitarian reasons". Israel is struggling to stem the flow of Africans entering the country via its...

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Timeline: 25 years of HIV/Aids

On 5 June 1981, the first case study detailing an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases among gay men alerted the world to Aids. Here are some of the key dates in the history of the illness since then. Help fight AIDS/HIV and lets make it history. This is an Amazing Timeline...

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Russia's abandoned HIV children

Russia has one of the fastest growing Aids epidemics in the world, with 100 new infections every day. Increasingly, women and their infants are being affected. Latest figures show 22,000 babies have been born to HIV-positive women. And many are being abandoned by their mothers into the care of the state.

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The secret history of the Nazi Mascot

In newsreels, he was paraded as 'the Reich's youngest Nazi' and he witnessed some unspeakable atrocities. But his SS masters never discovered the most essential detail about his life: their little Nazi mascot was Jewish.

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Major Milestones of Independent India

Here is a snapshot of the major events in India during the last 60 years. A great non-bias time line that marks the major impacts and contributions of India since its independence in the global community and at home, within India.

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Incredible India - The Official Website

The "Incredible India" campaign is Ministry of Tourism's primary vehicle for communicating the wonders of India to the entire world. The Ministry is delighted to take advantage of the internet to convey in even more meaningful ways the magnificent country that is India.

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$50 Billion Hitech City in Kochi, Kerala

Billed as the single biggest project in Kerala ever, the state government Monday inked a memorandum of understanding with Bangalore-based Sobha Developers for setting up a Rs.50 billion (Rs.5,000 crore) Hitech City at Kochi.

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High-level meeting reviews Manipur situation

The growing threat of militancy, the arrest of 12 militants and seizure of weapons in Manipur, topped the agenda at a high-level home ministry meeting here Monday. The meeting at North Block lasting over two hours was chaired by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and was attended by Manipur Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh and other top officials.

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Tourism ministry now on YouTube

The tourism ministry Monday launched itself as a Brand Channel on YouTube and its 'Incredible India' promotional videos will now be available on the popular video sharing website.

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India and Israel co-developing Airborne Radars

India and Israel are engaged in the co-development and production of airborne radars due to time and cost overruns in development of an indigenous version of the system, parliament was informed Monday.

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