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Queensland premier fails to recall cases of Indian kids stolen for adoption

Queensland, Aug 25 : Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has said that she was not aware of adoptions of stolen Indian children during her term as Child Safety Minister.

Bligh said the Queensland Government was assisting in the investigation but she could not recall concerns about child stealing during her time as Child Safety Minister.

“Not to the best of my recollection, but there is material being gathered by the department about the child concerned so there may well be something that I don''t recall, but as you''ll appreciate it is a long time ago,” she said.

News. com. au quoted Bligh as saying that she did not wish to speculate about the validity of the adoption, should the case go to court.

Hurriyat leaders under house arrest in view of Lal Chowk rally

Srinagar/ Jammu, Aug 25: Despite curfew in all the ten districts of the Kashmir Valley, the Hurriyat leaders’ decision to go ahead with today’s Lal Chaowk rally prompted the State Government to place some of its senior leaders under house arrest, while detaining several other second-rung leaders.

With house arrests of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik and arrests of second-rung leaders, the Government has decided to clamp down on mass mobilisation by separatists in the heart of the city.

Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in strength to tackle any untoward situation and preventing people’s movements without valid curfew passes.

President, PM greet countrymen on "Janmashtami"

New Delhi, Aug 24 : President, PM greet countrymen on "Janmashtami"President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami.

President Patil in her massage said, "On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami, I extend my greetings and best wishes to everyone."

"The life and teachings of Lord Krishna have a universal message, as they signify the triumph of virtue over vice and righteousness over evil and constitute a rejection of intolerance and narrow mindedness," Patil added.

Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam: Movie Review!

The movie Maan gaye Mughal-e-azam, which is directed by Sanjay Chhel has an exciting Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam: Movie Review!star cast including Malika Sherawat, Rahul Bose, Kay Kay Menon and Paresh Rawal. He has also made hit movies like Rangeela. The director seems to be motivated by Kundan Shah’s classic movie Jaane Bhi Dho Yaaron. 

High Price Tag Of iPhone Fails To Attract Customers

The Apple iPhone had been eagerly awaited to be launched and when finally it High Price Tag Of iPhone Fails To Attract Customers  was launched, the customers took a back due to its heavy price tag.

The same iPhone is much cheaper in US, where it was launched in June 2007, and it won the hearts of the customers immediately. However, the same Apple iPhone 3G, which was launched on the midnight of Thursday by Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, received a Luke warm response.

iPhone Receives Lukewarm Response In India

This is the week of the geeks, as the Apple iPhone finally made entry into the Indian market amidst fanfare.

Both
the official Indian operators for the phone Bharti Airtel and Vodafone
Essar rolled out the much-awaited phone at midnight across eight cities.

But
the response was far away from that was seen in international markets
where iPhone buffs queued up the whole night to have their coveted
smartphone. Only a few people reached to grab their iPhone on the
midnight of Thursday.

The reason was clear that the majority
of people think that iPhone is out of the reach of their pockets. In
India, iPhone is available at a price of Rs 31,000 for the 8 GB
version, while the 16 GB version costs Rs 36,100.

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