Portrait of progress

Here is an experimental short abstract prose I have come up with.. comments more than welcome.

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Portrait of Progress

Amidst thunderous applause, the indigenous satellite zoomed in its orbit. It would help predict many things, the scientists claimed.
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11:59AM: The plaza was bustling with activity. Young couples with eyes drenched in the honey of love amalgamated with reveling kids.
12:01 PM: An eerie silence. Shards of torn limbs and broken glass. Bloody eyes.
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Lok Sabha: The Defense Minister announces a 10% hike in the defense budget to $26.4 billion to curb extremism from neighboring countries.
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Kalahandi, Orissa: (A morning in winter) A famished man lies on the ground by the newly finished National Highway. His hands joined as in prayer. A rickety little girl sits by him, bare bodied; her palms bent and extended forward to passersby.
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Bangalore, India; Karachi, Pakistan: Apple launches the 3G IPhone with live telecast of the ongoing India Pakistan cricket match.
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Quetta, Baluchistan: (A morning in winter) A famished man lies on the ground by the Highway. His hands spread as in Salaat. A rickety little girl sits by him, bare bodied; her palms bent and extended forward to passersby.
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