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Thursday 24 July, 2008.

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was expelled by CPI (M) climaxing a fortnight-long defiance of the veteran parliamentarian to quit at the call of the party with which he was associated for four decades.


Strong quake rattles northern Japan, dozens injure
A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring at least 76 people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and temporarily cutting off electric power to thousands of homes.
Oil prices fall past $126 a barrel
Oil prices extended their slide on Wednesday after the US government reported gasoline stocks rose more and crude supplies fell less than expected last week.

Next steps of N-deal after 1st Aug IAEA meeting: Mukherjee
The Government pinned hopes on the 1st August meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, saying the next steps would be taken after the Boards's approval of the India-specific safeguards agreement.
India confident of safeguards agreement approval at IAEA
India has expressed confidence that the India-specific safeguards agreement will be cleared by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors at its meeting in Vienna on 1st August.


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