Here is our July 2008 newsletter based on news reports from various worldwide publications:
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1. India’s railroads (TIME magazine)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun27.htm
Indian railways has started making profits, basically due to better freight management and increasing length of passenger trains. Now, it is time to improve passenger services.
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2. India v/s China (Chicago Tribune)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun29.htm
India beat out China for a port project in Myanmar, set up listening stations in Mozambique and Madagascar, to monitor Chinese movements, has an air base in Kazakhstan and a space monitoring post in Mongolia – both China’s neighbors.
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3. Biography of India’s richest man (New York Times)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun15.htm
This man of simplicity, aims to provide income for up to 3 crore Indians!
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4. Story of Kamasutra (Washington Post)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun17.htm#Kamasutra
How it strives to establish sex as a humane activity that rejects both confining Buddhist morality and unchecked sexual aggression.
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5. Street banks run by homeless kids (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun27.htm#banks
Homeless children run the show and set the rules.
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6. Summer camps revive Sanskrit (Washington Post)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun17.htm
Kids are forbidden to speak any other language for 2 weeks.
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7. 36 Hours in Mumbai (NY Times)
http://www.diehardindian.com/news/2008/jun17.htm#Mumbai
Interesting list of sights never visited even by local Mumbaikars.
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Issued for public awareness by Die Hard Indian,
Gaurang Damani
Cell – 93226 58196
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