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    US financial rescue plan could total $800 bn

    Washington, Sep 20 (DPA) The US government is submitting a finance rescue package to Congress that is valued at $700-800 billion, media reports said Saturday.


    Crime rate rises in Chandigarh, admit police

    Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) Crimes of snatchings, motor vehicle thefts and burglaries in Chandigarh have increased considerably in 2008 compared to the corresponding period in 2007, admit senior officials of Chandigarh police.

‘Sarah Palin’ most searched-for political term on Internet

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Olympics, World

San Francisco, Sep 18 (DPA) Sarah Palin has taken the political world by storm since she was named the running mate of Republican presidential candidate John McCain last month. Now comes evidence that she’s also sparking record interest in the online world.



Russia signs cooperation pacts with South Ossetia, Abkhazia

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Moscow, Sep 17 (Xinhua) Russia Wednesday signed cooperation pacts with Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.



AIG issues statements to soothe policy holder concerns

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Following a bail out by the US government, leading global insurance and financial services giant American Insurance Group (AIG) has issued two statements here to soothe anxiety among all its constituencies.



First Haj flight to leave Srinagar Oct 30

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) The first direct flight from summer capital Srinagar to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) carrying this year’s Haj pilgrims would take off from here Oct 30, officials said Wednesday.



Car bomb explosions kill eight in Baghdad

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Baghdad, Sep 17 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded Wednesday in two car bomb attacks in the western part of the Iraq capital, officials said.



Income Tax officials raid Chandigarh’s leading restaurant chain

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) Income Tax (IT) officials Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids on a leading fast-food and restaurant chain of the region and a colonizer following a tip off that they were evading the tax.



ArcelorMittal plans to save $4 bn

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Sep 17 (IANS) ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, Wednesday announced a five-year ‘management gains’ plan aimed at saving $4 billion through what it called “merger synergies.”



Over 20,000 evacuated as rains lash Orissa, rivers swell (Lead)

Sep 17th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) Over 20,000 people have been evacuated from Orissa’s coastal districts and thousands more have been moved from low-lying areas to safer places as a wind storm in the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rains and the water level in several rivers rose above the danger mark, officials said Wednesday.