• Railway Freight Corridor in 11^th Plan  
  The Indian Railways is negotiating a deal with the Planning Commission to construct an exclusive freight corridor that would cost USD 111 billion in the 11^th (2007-12) financial plan up from a budget of USD 13.33 billion in the 10^th.<More> 

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• Heart Disease Biggest Killer in Rural India Too  
  Exploding popular myth that cardiovascular disease is strictly an urban rich phenomenon, a Government, Non Government Organization (NGO), University 3 year study said that 32% of deaths in rural India was due to heart disease.<More>

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• Army Says J&K situation is better  
  The Indian Army has said that there is a “marked improvement” and “discernable drop” in the infiltration levels leading it to believe that this has “led to the development of an opportunity to move decisively towards resolution of the conflict in the State.” <More>

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• Canada labels LTTE Terrorists  
  Canada became the other country after India to label the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization making it illegal for anyone in Canada to support, finance, host, or communicate with it.<More>

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• Iran Joins Select Nuclear Club  
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that his country has the much-coveted technology of enrichment and that it would, in defiance of United Nations Security Council ruling, race ahead to enrich more uranium on a large scale.<More>

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• India Backs US as Observer in SAARC  
  Much to the chagrin of its communist allies, the Indian Government is enthusiastically supporting the inclusion of the US as an observer of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SSARC) in the 14^th session to be hosted in India.<More>

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