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NCDC disburses record Rs. 3652 to cooperative sector

New Delhi, June 23 : National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has recorded a spectacular performance by releasing an assistance of Rs.

Countering inflation not to sacrifice growth: Y V Reddy

YV ReddyPune, June 23 : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Yaga Venugopal Reddy today said that t

Poles snap up book claiming Walesa was communist spy

Warsaw  - Hundreds queued outside Warsaw bookstores Monday to snatch up copies of a new book claiming former Solidarity union leader and Nobel laureate Lech Walesa was a communist spy.

"Spiderkids" in care after climbing from 34-floor Hong Kong flat

Hong Kong - A brother and sister nicknamed "Spiderkids" after climbing down drainpipes from their 34th floor high-rise home in Hong Kong were Monday put into a care home by a court.

China punishes 43 officials over earthquake response, corruption

Beijing - China has punished 43 officials who misused relief goods intended for victims of the devastating Sichuan earthquake or failed to join rescue efforts, state media said on Monday.

Dividing tiny Slovenia into regions leaves voters cold

Ljubljana  - Most Slovenes skipped a referendum on breaking the small Alpine nation into 13 regions, results showed Monday, handing Prime Minister Janez Jansa's centre-right government a setback.

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