Friday, July 30, 2010

CWG corruption charges: Sheila says focus on Games for now

CWG corruption charges: Sheila says focus on Games for now

CWG corruption charges: Sheila says focus on Games for now

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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said the Commonwealth Games were very much on track and that there was no need to panic. "The work is going on and I will take care of it as Chief Minister. There is no need to panic. I believe these will be the best ever Games. The way we are going, we will be able to save money rather than overspend," she said.


Technologies help adult children monitor aging parents

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In the wee hours of July 14, Elizabeth Roach, a 70-year-old widow, got out of bed and went to the living room of her Virginia ranch home. She sat in her favorite chair for 15 minutes, then returned to bed. She rose again shortly after 6, went to the kitchen, plugged in the coffee pot, showered and took her weight and blood pressure. Throughout the morning, she moved back and forth between the kitchen and the living room. She opened her medicine cabinet at 12:21 and closed it at 12:22. Immediately afterward, she opened the refrigerator door for almost three minutes. At 1:36, she opened the kitchen door and went outside.


Major irregularities in 2010 Games projects: CVC Report

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A Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report has put 16 Commonwealth Games projects, including for stadia upgradation and road widening, under the scanner for irregularities amounting to more than Rs.2,500 crore.


Obama to visit India, address joint session of Parliament

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US President Barack Obama, who will undertake his first state visit to India in November, is expected to address a joint session of Parliament, an honour that his predecessor George W Bush could not have.


TRS sweeps Telangana polls

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Riding on the Telangana sentiment, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) swept the assembly by-elections in the Andhra Pradesh region, winning six seats and was leading in six other constituencies on Friday. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained one seat with its candidate Lakshminarayana defeating state Congress chief D Srinivas in Nizamabad Urban segment.


It's official: Justice Dinakaran transferred to Sikkim

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The Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, PD Dinakaran, is being transferred to the Sikkim High Court. Dinakaran faces impeachment proceedings in the Rajya Sabha for alleged corruption. President Pratibha Patil has reportedly signed the transfer order.


Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes

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A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison. In a case that shocked this Nordic nation, the court found Goran Lindberg, 64, guilty of "sadistic, sexual violence" for tying one of his victims to a bed before raping her.


Bangalore school's controversial letter to parents

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Parents who were dropping their children to school on Friday morning were puzzled to see members of a political party protesting outside. The demonstration was the result of a notice sent to all parents by the Bethany High School in Bangalore which reads like a warning against the dangers of the Right to Education Act.


Google search engine is blocked in China

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Google said on Thursday that its search engine was "fully blocked" in China, along with Google ads and mobile search. This is the first time that Google has been blocked since March, when it closed its search service in China and began automatically redirecting users to an uncensored search engine in Hong Kong after a standoff over censorship. Although it has been fairly common since then for the search engine to be partially blocked, which Google describes as between 10 percent and 66 percent blocked, it has not been fully blocked, or 67 percent to 100 percent blocked.


Majority of Pakistanis call India a threat, US enemy

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A majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a major threat, view America as an enemy and are far less concerned about Taliban and al-Qaida, according to the prestigious Pew Research Centre opinion poll carried out in Pakistan.


CBI does not frighten Narendra Modi, says Narendra Modi

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For the second time in twelve hours, Narendra Modi has publicly slammed the CBI case against his close aide, Amit Shah, as a political attempt to undermine his government. In Bhavnagar today , the Gujarat Chief Minister declared, " Give up trying to frighten Narendra Modi. He has not been – and will not be -intimidated."


We'll punish WikiLeaks informers: Taliban

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The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has put out over 90,000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. Countries which have their forces fighting in Afghanistan are pouring over the documents to see the extent of the damage.


Quiet dialogue in J&K, confident of tackling Naxals: Chidambaram

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Home Minister P Chidambaram has said he favours a "quiet dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir". The Home Minister admitted there has been an interruption in the process but said he " has no reservation in talking to our own people."


Despite Cameron comments, Zardari will visit UK

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British Premier David Cameron's warning to Pakistan to stop promoting the "export of terror" appears to have cast a shadow on bilateral ties, with the Foreign Office even debating the possibility of asking President Asif Ali Zardari to call off an upcoming visit to London.


CWG: No bullet-proof buses despite Pak requests

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Delhi Police has moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to remove speed governors from buses which will be used for ferrying athletes and other officials during the upcoming Commonwealth Games.


Army orders inquiry against Major in possession of secret files

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The Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry against a Major posted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly possessing 2,000 sensitive military documents on his personal computer from where it was passed on to Pakistan. Army officials here said Major Santanu Dey would face the probe after a joint investigation by the Military Intelligence (MI) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) found that the documents from his personal computer had been mailed to an ISI contact in Pakistan.


Rahul Mahajan punched, kicked and dragged me by hair, says wife Dimpy

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Mumbai: Kolkata-based model Dimpy Ganguly has walked out of her four-month-old marriage to Rahul Mahajan, son of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, alleging domestic violence. Dimpy had married Rahul with much fanfare on the Imagine TV reality show "Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega" in March this year.


Commonwealth Games construction work an organised loot: Lalu

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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday demanded a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities in Commonwealth Games-related works being carried put by various government departments in the national capital.


Now a facebook page for a lost teddy bear

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A page has been set up in the social network site facebook to reunite a thread bare teddy bear with its owner in Britain. The light brown stuffed teddy, who has black eyes, a pink nose and stripes across his stomach, was found in a tea-room on July 18.


Delhi: Property dealer found dead in 5-star hotel jacuzzi

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A real estate dealer from Faridabad was found in an unconscious state in the hot tub at Atrium Hotel in Surajkund in the Capital on Friday. 33-year-old Tekchand Sharma was a member of the hotel and a regular at the gym and Jacuzzi facilities.


J&K: 3 killed in firing in Sopore, Pattan

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Two people were killed and six others injured after security forces opened fire on protesters at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources say the security forces opened fire after a mob on railway track at Amargad resorted to pelting of stones on the forces.


Mumbai contractor's body allegedly left unattended for 9 hours

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The body of a contractor employed by the Naval Dockyard was allegedly left unattended outside St George's Hospital in Mumbai for nine hours on Thursday night. Surendra Pratap Gupta died while he was at the Naval Dockyard, repairing a ship named Masoor. His associates said they were working near the ship when a colleague Mohd Arif found Gupta's body.


Obama's daytime diplomacy

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"We shouldn't be campaigning all the time," President Obama said on "The View," during an interview that looked and sounded a lot like a campaign appearance.


Quraishi assumes charge as new CEC

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Assuming charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner, S Y Quraishi said that the poll panel would accord priority to restricting the role of money power in elections which has become a major challenge.


Cops tore my clothes, alleges 25-yr-old in Delhi

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A 25-year-old woman was allegedly beaten, molested and her clothes torn off, while her mother was kicked in the stomach by drunken traffic cops and police constables attached to the Bhalswa Dairy police station in the Capital on Wednesday night.


Price rise: Both Houses adjourned till Monday

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The issue of price rise rocked Parliament for the fourth day today with an angry opposition seeking to censure the government in both the Houses which saw washout of most of the official agenda for the first week of the Monsoon Session.


Young Sahal to stay with mother while studying in IIT-Kanpur

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As a special case, 14-year-old Delhi boy Sahal Kaushik, who hogged the limelight as the youngest to crack this year's IIT-JEE exam, will stay at home here with his mother and not in the IIT-Kanpur hostel where he has taken admission.


CBI asks for Sohrabuddin case to be transferred out of Gujarat

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What the CBI has uncovered so far about how Sohrabuddin Sheikh's infamous murder in Gujarat has been explained in a report submitted to the Supreme Court this morning. The CBI has asked for the case to be shifted out of Gujarat because it believes the investigation cannot be conducted fairly in the state. The agency has also made two other significant requests: that it be given another three months to complete its investigation into Sohrabuddin's murder, and that it be assigned to examine the murder of Tulsiram Prajapati, who was a key witness in Sohrabuddin's case.


Made to clean toilets at school, teenager kills herself

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Laxmi, 13, was such a bright student that one of the few photos of her shows her receiving a trophy for topping her exams. Laxmi's academic success seemed a clear example of what encouragement and support can do - her mother is a daily wage labourer in UP's Saharanpur district, so district officials asked a private school to waive its fee for Laxmi.


Cooperate or face arrest: CBI to top cops

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Sources have told NDTV that the CBI has conveyed to both PC Pandey and Rajkot Police Commissioner Geeta Johri that they will land in big trouble if they do not co-operate. The CBI officers in Ahmedabad have, in fact, sought permission from headquarters to arrest them if they do not do so.


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