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    The millionselling author made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain" the legendary film-maker whose work struck a balance between commercialism and social relevance - Baldev Raj Chopra - died in Mumbai on 5 November 2008. India's nuclear armory got more muscle as it divulged a new nuclear missile, Shaurya, to be used by its army.

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    The millionselling author made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain" the legendary film-maker whose work struck a balance between commercialism and social relevance - Baldev Raj Chopra - died in Mumbai on 5 November 2008. India's nuclear armory got more muscle as it divulged a new nuclear missile, Shaurya, to be used by its army.

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    The millionselling author made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain" the legendary film-maker whose work struck a balance between commercialism and social relevance - Baldev Raj Chopra - died in Mumbai on 5 November 2008. India's nuclear armory got more muscle as it divulged a new nuclear missile, Shaurya, to be used by its army.

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    The millionselling author made scientific research terrifying and irresistible in such thrillers as "Jurassic park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain" the legendary film-maker whose work struck a balance between commercialism and social relevance - Baldev Raj Chopra - died in Mumbai on 5 November 2008. India's nuclear armory got more muscle as it divulged a new nuclear missile, Shaurya, to be used by its army.

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    Adieu: Michael Crichton and B. R.

    Chopra
    Michael Crichton,
    whose works of
    futuristic fiction
    made him one of the
    world's most
    successful novelists,
    died in Los Angeles
    at age 66, after
    privately battling
    cancer. The million-
    selling author made
    scientific research
    terrifying and
    irresistible in such
    thrillers as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain." In the 1990s
    he had America's number one movie (Jurassic Park), its number one bestseller
    (Disclosure) and its top TV series (ER). Mr. Crichton was born in Chicago in 1942;
    he was the eldest of four children, the son of a journalist. Crichton's first
    bestseller, The Andromeda Strain, was published in 1969 while he was a medical
    student at Harvard. Mr. Crichton would fondly be missed by millions of his fans.

    The legendary film-maker whose work struck a balance between commercialism


    and social relevance – Baldev Raj Chopra – died in Mumbai on 5 November 2008.
    Mr. Chopra was born in Ludhiana in pre-partition India to a middle-class Hindu
    family. He had six brothers and sisters and his father was a government officer.
    After studying for a Master's Degree in English Literature at Lahore University, he
    planned for a career in the Indian
    civil service. However he failed the
    entry exams, and instead he turned
    to journalism. Mr. Chopra in his
    career spanning to over five
    decades, achieved what most other
    film-makers only dream of. He was
    a giant during the golden age of
    Hindi cinema. He's the man who
    gave us Naya Daur in the 1950s
    that dealt with the conflict between
    man and machine as well as the
    kitschy and Mahabharat in the
    1980s that brought the epic alive on the small screen.

    Read More At: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/06/michaelcrichton and


    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/movies/10chopra.html

    India’s ‘N’abled Shaurya


    India's nuclear armory got more muscle as it divulged a new nuclear missile,
    Shaurya – a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, to be used by its
    Army. This is a one-of-a-kind nuclear enabled missile that will strengthen India's
    second-strike capability. This 600-km missile meant to be fired from underground
    silos will give India more options for retaliation. The missile can successfully
    reach deep inside China and Pakistan. The two-stage, solid fuelled Shaurya
    missile successfully hit a target in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, November
    12. Scientists from The Defence Research and Development Organization [DRDO]
    claim that the Shaurya missile has a technological edge over many of India's

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    existing nuclear missiles. "With longer shelf-life, as it is stored in
    a canister just like the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, the
    Shaurya is easily transportable and user-friendly.
    This is a technology development project,"
    DRDO sources told PTI in New
    Delhi. The sophisticated tactical
    missile is capable of carrying
    conventional warheads with a
    payload of about one tonne.
    Though there was speculation that the
    missile was a land version of the under
    development K-15 submarine launched ballistic
    missile, DRDO sources said the surface-to-surface
    missile had nothing to do with K-15 'Sagarika' project.

    Read More At: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/India-successfully-test-fires-


    Shaurya-missile/384746/

    World’s Youngest Monarch Coroneted in Bhutan.


    King Jigme Khesar Namgyel
    Wangchuck, 28, an Oxford-educated
    bachelor, becomes the world's
    youngest monarch. He took over after
    his father abdicated in 2006 as part of
    moves towards a constitutional
    monarchy. But officials say his formal
    coronation was postponed until
    elections to parliament were
    completed, and was slated for
    November 06. what in Bhutan is
    observed as the month of the earth
    male rat. Three enlightened
    astrologers had jointly proposed 6
    November as the most auspicious date
    for the coronation. In 2008 the country
    formally became a constitutional
    monarchy and the king relinquished his
    absolute powers. Bhutan held its first
    democratic elections for a new
    parliament and prime minister in
    March. The ceremony comprising
    ancient and colourful rituals was
    attended by thousands of foreign dignitaries, including India's President, Pratibha
    Patil, governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi and Bollywood stars and
    took place in a white-walled royal palace in the capital, Thimphu.

    Read More At: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bhutan/3391505/Bhutan-crowns-


    worlds-youngest-monarch.html

    One Historic Win. One Great Century. Two Sad Goes.


    India defeated Australia in the fourth Cricket Test at Nagpur to register a historic
    win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 2-0. It was also India's first Test series win
    over Australia in seven years as they clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India

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    had won the second
    Test in Mohali by 320
    runs taking a one –
    zero lead. The first
    Test and the third
    had ended in a draw.
    In the second inning
    at Nagpur Test
    Australia needed 382
    runs for victory but
    lost by 172 runs in
    the match marking
    the first time it had
    lost a test series by
    more than one match
    since they were
    trounced by West
    Indies in 1988-89.
    Jason Krejza was awarded the man of the match for his 12 wickets in a
    formidable debut performance. Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was named man
    of the series. Also, Sachin Tendulkar struck a determined century, the 40th of his
    Test match career. The match was also the last for Sourav Ganguly who had
    initially declared his retirement at the end of the series. Indian captain Mahendra
    Singh Dhoni, had taken over from Anil Kumble who retired after the third test
    match of the series at the Ferozshah Kotla Stadium. The trophy is named after
    the two great test players Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar from Australia and
    India respectively.

    Read More At:


    http://cricket.ndtv.com/cricket/ndtvcricket/AusInd08/news_story.aspx?ID=SPOEN20080071966&key
    word=news and
    http://cricket.ndtv.com/cricket/ndtvcricket/ausind08/news_story.aspx?ID=SPOEN20080071495&keyw
    ord=news

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