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Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi Arrives In Chennai Today

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi, who was granted bail by the Delhi High Court last Monday in the 2G scam case, arrived in Chennai Saturday.
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Indian woman tries on gold jewelry

Gold's Price Affecting Indian Brides, Jewelers

Simone Bora is contemplating the unthinkable -- an Indian wedding without lavish amounts of gold after record high prices and a sinking rupee have dimmed her hopes of sparkling at the party. We need to think whether to buy gold or not because nearly 30,000 rupees for 10 grams is too much, Bora said in a jeweler's shop in Zaveri Bazaar in Mumbai, one of the world's biggest gold markets. Thirty-thousand rupees is $580.
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Twelfth Monk Self-Immolates in Eastern Tibet

A Tibetan monk has been hospitalized after he set himself on fire Thursday in the Chinese-ruled Tibetan autonomous region, the 12th self-immolation in an apparent protest against Chinese rule, a human rights group said.
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Gold ATM in Mumbai Mall

Teenage girls pose for pictures beside the latest arrival in Mumbai's modern Phoenix Mills mall -- a gold ATM machine selling jewellery and $600 gold coins -- but for more than just window-shopping, it faces stiff competition from traditional stores.
Gold

Gold Sales Down in India as Festival Season Ends

Gold purchases in India, the world's largest bullion consumer, slowed down as the festival season ended, and business was lackluster elsewhere in Asia as concerns of global growth weighed on sentiment.
AIDS/HIV/Sex workers

HIV Infection among Female Sex Workers Declines: World Bank

A recent study, Impact of Targeted Interventions on Heterosexual Transmission of HIV in India, by the World Bank has found a significant decline in the prevalence of the HIV virus among female sex workers and young women (15-24 years) in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.
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‘Kolaveri Di’ Popularity Generates Revenue through Mobile Downloads

The Tanglish (Tamil + English) song, Why this Kolaveri Di, has crossed 10 million hits since its release, on Nov. 16, on YouTube, making it something of a blockbuster. Its popularity has, in turn, made it a massive revenue generator, for Techzone, a mobile value added service providing company.
Petrol

Petrol Prices to be Cut by Rs. 0.78 per Litre

State-run oil firms will cut petrol prices by Rs. 0.78 (1.5 cents) a litre, or approximately 1.2 percent, from Thursday, Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) said. This will be the second cut this month, reflecting global prices and potentially easing near double-digit inflation.
Food

India’s Food Inflation at 8 Percent

India's Food Price Index rose 8 percent, which is its slowest pace in nearly 4 months, and the Fuel Price Index climbed 15.53 percent in the year (calculated till Nov. 19), government data released on Thursday showed.

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