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Sep
5
2010

Hindus please help to “save the world”

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has urged Hindus world over to “save the world” by countering environmental crisis with minor changes in their lifestyles.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that environment was the paramount issue of our times and it should not be just [...]

Sep
3
2010

Hindus want internet access as fundamental right

Hindus want high-speed internet access as a universal fundamental right.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that global disparity in broadband access should be narrowed and it should be universally accessible and affordable.
Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that internet access should be part of [...]

Sep
1
2010

farewell to U.S. combat troops, Iraq has become an independent sovereign state

U..S. President Barack Obama the evening of August 31 speech at the White House announced that U.S. combat mission in Iraq ended after 7 years experience full of bloodshed and controversy of the war, The Associated Press comment that the U.S. participate in one of the longest war this into the turning point.
Is [...]

Aug
30
2010

U.S. July personal consumption and expenditures data report

The Commerce Department reported, U.S. personal income and expenditure data report of July 30 showed that U.S. personal consumption growth in July was higher than income growth, personal savings rate declined.
The report shows that U.S. consumer spending in July rose 0.4%, personal income rose 0.2%. According to Wall Street economists expected earlier this month the [...]

Aug
30
2010

U.S. July personal consumption and expenditures data report

The Commerce Department reported, U.S. personal income and expenditure data report of July 30 showed that U.S. personal consumption growth in July was higher than income growth, personal savings rate declined .
The report shows that U.S. consumer spending in July rose 0.4%, personal income rose 0.2%. According to Wall Street economists expected earlier this month [...]

Aug
14
2010

Shooting outside a restaurant in Buffalo, New York State

On Saturday, 4 people in which 3 men and 1 woman were killed in a shooting outside a restaurant in Buffalo, New York State, as per the information of police. In total, seven people were hit by bullets, one of whom is in serious condition.
The police arrived on scene around 2:30 Saturday morning found three [...]

Aug
11
2010

Dan Rostenkowski was suffering from cancer, He died @ age of 82

Reuters and BBC both have informed that the Former U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski who worked as Congress’ chief tax-writer died at age of 82. The office of an alderman in Rostenkowski’s old congressional district in Chicago on Wednesday confirmed his death.
He was one of most powerful U.S. politicians in the year 1980s and early [...]

Aug
9
2010

Matthew R. Simmons recent speeches and papers

The site Bloomberg has reported that Matthew R. Simmons who was an energy investment banker and also known for the author of the book “Twilight in the Desert” has died on August 8th at the age of 67.
Matthew R. Simmons has passed away suddenly and it has been informed by the Ocean Energy Institute. [...]

Jul
28
2010

Applications for mortgages in the U.S. fall 4.4% in the week ending July 23

Applications for U.S. home loans had fell by 4.4% for the week ending July 23 in comparison to the previous week, when there was an increase of 7.6%, seasonally adjusted, reports the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
The weekly analysis released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association , which represents the American housing finance industry, shows [...]

Jul
27
2010

House prices in the U.S. rose for the second consecutive month

House prices in the U.S. rose in May for the second consecutive month, while the federal government tax incentives have attracted more buyers in the market.
The Standard & Poor’s / Case-Shiller index released Tuesday showed a rise of 1.3 percent in May compared to April.
Of the 20 metropolitan areas scanned, 19 showed gains in prices [...]