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Missing oars dent India's chances in Olympic Qualifiers

Shanghai, Apr 19 (UNI) The Indian rowing team's chances in the Olympic qualifiers have been seriously dented after their preparations were hampered because of an unusual reason - their oars have gone missing.

The eight-member squad has not been able to practice at all for the last three days since Thai Airlines, in which they travelled has misplaced the oars.

The team, comprising four men and four women rowers, have just three more days to prepare with the qualifiers scheduled to begin from April 23.

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A fake call from India last weekend almost led to war with Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec.6 (ANI): Pakistan went into a state of 'high alert' last weekend after President Asif Ali Zardari received a threatening phone call made by someone who said he was Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.Several political, diplomatic and security sources have confirmed to the Dawn that for nearly 24 hours last weekend, the incident continued to send jitters across the world. To some world leaders the probability of an accidental war appeared very high.It all started late on.....
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