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Week In Pictures
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Friday, December 12, 2008
The lone surviving terrorist remained in news through the week. He was owned up by his parents in Pakistan.
"I was in denial for the first couple of days, now I have accepted it. This
is the truth. This is my son Ajmal," Amir Kasab was quoted as having told Dawn
of Pakistan in his first interview to the media since his son's arrest. While the
government of Pakistan continued to be in denial mode, Kasab also shot off a a three-page letter in Urdu, seeking "consular access" and legal aid from the Pakistan High Commission.
He said in the letter that he and Ismail Khan, who was killed while Kasab was
captured, are Pakistan nationals. He wanted Ismail’s body taken to Pakistan for cremation.
Meanwhile, Indian Muslim bodies have said that they would not allow the nine
dead bodies to be cremated in the soil of India,
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Other Weeks
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Dec 09, 2008
Terror was the theme, even if it did not help BJP in the assembly elections that saw Congress emerge ahead 3-2; Pakistan cracked down on Lashkar as India released names, faces and addresses of the Mumbai terrorists; Chidambaram said sorry and promised action, and other pictures from the week
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Nov 24, 2008
Indian navy sunk a Somalian pirate ship, Hindutva terror continued to hog the headlines, second phase of assembly polls in J&K and Chattisgarh saw a higher turn-out, while India defeated England amidst reports of captain Dhoni's differences with selectors and other pictures from the period November 18 to 24, 2008
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Nov 18, 2008
Hindutva terror hogged the headlines, tri-colour landed on the moon, assembly polls began in Chhatisgarh and J&K, inflation numbers came down, but recession loomed large while Yuvraj powered India to victories against England and other pictures from the week November 11 to 18, 2008
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Nov 11, 2008
Obamania dominated the week, Bhimsen Joshi was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India defeated Australia 2-0, while the Army came under scrutiny for communalisation, China flared up on Arunachal Pradesh and other pictures from the week
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Nov 04, 2008
Terror came calling in Assam, Maharashtra crisis echoed in Bihar and Delhi, Pakistan was struck by an earthquake, Anil Kumble announced retirement, Chandrayaan started sending photos and other pictures from the week
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Oct 29, 2008
India's moon mission took off, BJP didn't know where to hide as terror's Hindutva face with connections to party big-wigs hogged the headlines, Mumbai shoot-out aggravated the Bihari v/s Marathi controversy, Viswanathan Anand retains World Chess Championship title and other pictures from the week...
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Oct 21, 2008
Jet fired and hired back its employees; Raj Thackeray was finally arrested; Sachin crossed 12K, Ganguly 7K, Sensex dipped below 10K before recovering; India crushed Australia by 320 runs and other pictures from the week Oct 15-21, 2008
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Oct 14, 2008
The nuke deal was finally signed, sealed and delivered, but the financial crisis and the stock market gloom and the communal violence against the minorities -- from the nun rape case in Orissa to Dussehra clashes in AP -- dampened the festive spirits in the period October 8-14, 2008
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Oct 08, 2008
Ethnic violence in Assam, stock market meltdown across the world, Nano plant shifting to Gujarat from West Bengal, Ganguly announcing retirement, smoking ban in public places and other pictures from the period October 1-8, 2008
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Sep 30, 2008
Stampede in Jodhpur killed 147, police claims after encounter in Jamia Nagar heightened the faultlines in our polarised polity, terror continued unabated in India and Pakistan while Manmohan and Zardari made waves for their comments on Bush and Palin while the American financial crisis worsened and other pictures from the period September 17-30, 2008
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