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UK MPs seek to muzzle media

United KingdomLondon, Nov. 10 : Britain''s security agencies and police are likely to be given unprecedented and legally binding powers to ban the media from reporting matters of national security, under proposals being discussed in Whitehall.

Swedish energy group Vattenfall buys British wind-power project

Stockholm - Swedish state-owned energy group Vattenfall said Monday it has bought the Thanet Offshore Wind project off the British coast for 35 million pounds (55 million dollars).

The wind farm off Margate, Kent, was on completion in 2010 estimated to be able to produce some 300 megawatts, or almost three times as much energy as Lillgrund, the group's largest Swedish wind farm.

Completing the wind farm was estimated to cost some 780 million pounds, and would further boost Vattenfall's wind power production, the group said.

Vattenfall said it bought the rights to build Thanet Offshore Wind from CRC Energy Jersey 1 Limited in competition with other energy companies.

Hans Raj Hans joins SAD

Hans Raj Hans joins SADCelebrated Singer, Padam Shree Hans Raj Hans joined Shiromani Akali DAl (SAD) on Sunday. And in return the party has awarded him a ticket to fight the Lok Sabha polls from for Jalandhar (Reserve) parliamentary constituency.

"Hans Raj Hans has formally joined SAD today and he will be party's candidate from Jalandhar (reserve) constituency", Sukhbir Badal party President, accompanied by Hans, announced at a Press Conference.

Obama’s inner circle says he was clear about the message he wanted to project

Barack ObamaChicago (US), Nov. 10 : US. S. President –elect Barack Obama’s inner circle of political advisors have said that the Democratic candidate was pretty clear from the beginning of the campaign about the message that he wanted to send out to all Americans, and that made it easier for them to ensure he won the race to the White House.

Key advisors David Axelrod, David Plouffe, Robert Gibbs and Anita Dunn told CBS that with Obama’s help and guidance, they orchestrated what some consider one of the most improbable and effective campaigns in American political history.

Shares rise in Seoul

Shares rise in SeoulSeoul  - Shares soared Monday on the Seoul stock exchange led

Tehran waiting for Obama to implement "Yes We Can" slogan

Tehran waiting for Obama to implement "Yes We Can" slogan Tehran - Tehran is waiting for US president-elect Barack Obama to put into practice his "Yes We Can" slogan, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said in a press briefing Monday.

The spokesman said that Tehran would reply favourably to any change of policy by Washington towards Iran.

For the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution, an Iranian president sent a congratulation message to his American counterpart on his success in the presidential race.

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