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The
Congress party under Sonia Gandhi made a remarkable come
back to win the Lok Sabha elections defying all predictions
to the contrary.Her victory as well as that of the congress
is a tribute to her political acumen.
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Prime
ministership has been thrust on this bureacrat turned
politician of gentle manners.He is expected to continue
with the policy of economic liberalisation to lead India
to an economic superpower within a few years.
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Oommen
chandy has replaced A.K. Antony to become the chief minister
of Kerala, a post he deserved considering his mass appeal
among the electorate.How well he can steer the UDF boat
and the faction ridden congress party in Kerala remains
to be seen.
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Mr.
George Bush has won a second term and occupied the key oval
office defeating the democrat nominee, Mr. John Kerry in a
keenly contested election. Mr. George Bush is expected to
continue his policy of pursuing tough anti terrorist activities
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The
third longest reigning monarch of the holy see, Pope John
Paul ll was singularly instrumental in destroying communism
in Russia and Western Europe.He continued to adopt a tough
stand on all moral issues affecting the church.
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A
massive earthquake measuring 8.7 on the richter scale
off the coast of Sumatra trigerred a tsunami that left
a trail of death and destruction in large parts of Asia
bordering the Indian ocean on 26 December 2004.Statistics
reveal that the death toll exceeded over 2 lakhs.
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India
once again demonstrated that it is a world leader in space
when its Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-FO1)
raced into the sky from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh, at 4.01 p.m. Sept. 20 and put EDUSAT in a perfect
orbit 17 minutes later. |
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The
Australians continued their dream run throughout 2004 and
no nation could match them either in the test or one day
version of the game.Their professionalism combined with
their immense talents helped them demolish all opposition
teams at every tournament. |
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