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Plan to build Lakshmi-Narayan temple in Trinidad-Tobago
Nevada (US): A 14-million dollar Hindu temple and community centre has been planned for Freeport in Trinidad and Tobago, according to reports. Construction of this proposed Lakshmi Narayan Temple will reportedly begin early next year. Custom carved marble from India will be imported for the construction which will follow ancient Vastu tradition. One-of-a-kind architectural marvel on this side of the Atlantic, this Temple will serve as a link between India and Trinidad-Tobago.
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A lost civilization submerged in Persian Gulf
Washington:  A study has revealed that a once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa. In recent years, archaeologists have turned up evidence of a wave of human settlements along the shores of the Gulf dating to about 7,500 years ago. But how could such highly developed settlements pop up so quickly, with no precursor populations to be found in the archaeological record?
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UK expedition team makes world record by crossing Antarctica in 13 days!
     London:  A British expedition team to Antarctica has claimed that it has established a new record, the fastest land crossing of the southernmost continent, in less than 13 days. The team had started from the Union Glacier airstrip on November 25 and arrived on the Ross Ice Shelf earlier on Thursday.
US visa law an unfair trade practice: India
     New York:  The visa laws of the United States for skilled-workers are essentially targeting India, and has caused plenty of heartache to tech firms in Bangalore, Mumbai and the suburb of Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi. The US law is an "unfair trade practice" that runs counter to the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services.
Students in Delhi holding a satyagraha demanding release of the Orissa officials kidnapped by Maoists. After talks with the government, the Maoists on Wednesday released junior engineer Pabitra Majhi. Malkangiri District Collector RV Krishna, is yet to be freed.   (See Report)
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China probably unstapling the visa issue with India
     Brussels:  The stapled visa issue between India and China seems to have been settled. Though neither side is expected to make a formal statement, a government official speaking on background on board Air India One said that he did not expect Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to make a statement during his visit.
UP police seize fake currency worth Rs 2,65,000
     Bareilly:  Uttar Pradesh police seized fake currency worth Rs 2,65,000 from Aliganj city here on Wednesday. The police later took into its custody three persons hailing from J P Nagar, Moradabad and Bijnor districts in connection with this case.
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Maoists kill villager for refusing to join their ranks in Orissa
     Koraput (Orissa):Suspected Maoists brutally killed a man after he refused to join their ranks in Odiyapentha village in Orissa's Koraput district. According to witnesses, 35-year old Sambaru Huika was dragged out of his office at night and shot dead a few feet from his residence.
MHA introduces new online application system for grant of Indian citizenship
     New Delhi:The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced a new online application system for faster, simpler and transparent processing/tracking of the applications for grant of Indian Citizenship. The new system aims to achieve the centralized database of citizenship.
Bihar Govt to scrap fund allocation for MLAs, MLCs' Local Area Development scheme
     Patna:The Nitish Kumar Government has decided to scrap the existing allocation of funds for Local Area Development (LAD) scheme for Bihar MLAs and MLCs in an attempt to get eliminate corruption. This was reportedly decided at a meeting of the state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at the State Secretariat.
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