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Booming kids clothing market traced to moms demand for style

Washington - Their children wear designer jeans, brand-name polo shirts and the finest shoes.

Wealthy parents in the United States are putting their children into the best high quality designer fashions money can buy. Whether it's a Burberry dress for 180 dollars or a coat recently seen on the catwalk for 375 dollars, price is not an issue for rich parents in the US and other places with high concentrations of wealth. As they shop for their youngsters, mothers are increasingly living out their own fantasies and turning their children into copies of themselves.

Nun to co-operate in probe

After the judgment of Supreme court, the Archbishop's house in Bhuabneswar said that the Nun will cooperate with the Orissa police.

Father Joseph Kalathil, the Vicar General of the Archbishop's house said "We are a law abiding community. The nun will certainly cooperate with the crime branch of Orissa police's investigation."

At the same time he expected the state Govt. to respect the advice of the court to assist in re-building of churches.

The Apex court today rejected a plea seeing CBI probe into the much controversial Nun rape case. Arch Bishop of Cuttack has filed the petition on 12th of October.

Japan markets fall on Wall Street's overnight losses, stronger yen

Japan markets fall on Wall Street's overnight losses, stronger yenTokyo - Japan markets continued their losing streak Thursday, plummeting to a five-year low following Wall Street's overnight losses and a stronger yen dimming export prospects.

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 478.95 points, or 5.52 per cent, to 8,195.74. The key index lost more than 7 per cent at one point during morning trading to hit the lowest intraday level since late May 2003.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues also fell 42.91 points, or 4.83 per cent, to 846.32.

Spurned Lover Resorts To Acid Attack

Rakesh, An Indian Air Force trainee of Jalahalli threw acid on 22-year-old Karthika, who was his childhood friend, to avenge rejection.

Karthika is an LLB student at Bishop Cottons Women’s Law College in Banglore. On Tuesday Rakesh, who knew Karthika’s schedule, waited for her at the parking lot of Trinity Church where she had gone to offer prayers along with her friends, Harisha and Catherine.

“As she emerged from the hostel with her friends, Rakesh, who was wearing a helmet, started moving towards the group. All of a sudden, he threw a bottle of acid towards her,” said R. Johnson, a member of the church committee.

Panel: Keep Acquisition Of Agricultural Land As Last Resort

A House panel has advised the government to actuate a law to protect prime agricultural land. It said that the acquisition of these agricultural plots should be the last option.

The committee said that the law could be drafted on the lines of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, after examining the Land Acquisition Bill, 2007.
According to the 2007 Bill, the company setting up a project has to acquire 70 per cent of the land while the rest is taken over by the government.

According to the panel, the entire land acquisition should be carried out either by the private firm that wants the land or by the government.

Car-happy Moscow caught in stranglehold of gridlock

Car-happy Moscow caught in stranglehold of gridlockMoscow - Moscow - Europe's biggest, most dynamic and hectic city - is impressive. But the fast-paced lives of Muscovites slow to a crawl as soon as they get into their cars each morning.

Bumper-to-bumper traffic is a side effect of Moscow's economic boom. Even on a normal weekday, about 650 traffic jams - totalling some 700 kilometres in length - will clog the streets. The average speed during rush hour is about 8 to 11 kilometres per hour.

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