Saturday, August 28, 2010

After BlackBerry, govt turns heat on ISPs

After BlackBerry, govt turns heat on ISPs

After BlackBerry, govt turns heat on ISPs

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:04 PM PDT

The government is contemplating measures to ban Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Google, Skype and Yahoo if they don't up their servers in India and give access to intelligence agencies.

7 kids die of mystery fever in Moradabad

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:16 PM PDT

A mystery fever has claimed lives of seven children, aged between eight months and eight years, at Bhansiya village in Moradabad district of western UP in the past one week. Three deaths were reported on Friday.

Explosives sold to 40 people in different states

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:23 PM PDT

The huge cache of explosives bought from RECL, Dholpur, in the name of Ganesh Explosives, was diverted and sold to 40 parties in different states, said the prime accused in the missing explosives case, Jaikishan Aswani.

Man chats with doctor during brain operation

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:35 PM PDT

A doctor here recently conducted brain surgery on a patient who was awake throughout the operation. Dr Mithun G Sattur, consultant neurosurgeon, Sushruta Multispeciality Hospital, explained the process and said it was the first time such a surgery had been conducted outside Bangalore and the metros.

Apts replace stately bungalows at Pali Hill

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:17 PM PDT

Demolition of bungalows in the leafy and exclusive oasis in Bandra's Pali Hill has been recorded with dismal regularity. But the pace of redevelopment and growth of multi-storey towers is staggering.

Umakanta killed to conceal evidence: Mamata

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:02 PM PDT

With her controversial comment on Maoist leader Azad's death yet to die down, Union railways minister Mamata Banerjee fired another salvo at the joint forces for gunning down Umakanta Mahato, accused of masterminding the Jnaneswari derailment on May 28 that killed 148 people

Cops killed Kargil war hero in 'encounter'?

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT

A row has erupted between influential Congress leaders and the Madhya Pradesh police over the killing of an ex-soldier and Kargil war hero.

Shoots of recovery in oil-soaked mangroves

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:58 PM PDT

Finally, there's a ray of hope for mangroves caught in a thick layer of oil at Navy Nagar. On Saturday, as volunteers gathered to start the clean- up operation at INS Kunjali in Colaba, they were pleased to see new leaves that have sprouted on the oil-soaked mangroves.

Students taken ill after vitamin overdose

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Around 55 students of Girls Senior Secondary School, Kalanwali, in Haryana's Sirsa district have taken ill reportedly due to vitamin overdose. They have been admitted to Sirsa civil hospital.

CBI moves SC over Raju’s bail

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:50 PM PDT

Within a week of Satyam's disgraced former chief Ramalinga Raju was granted bail by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the CBI moved the Supreme Court challenging the order on the ground that it would cause a serious impediment for the witnesses to come forward and depose against him.

Didi saves govt headache, backs land acquisition bill

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:47 PM PDT

With the government proposing to bring the much-delayed Land Acquisition Bill to Parliament in the next session, there are indications that Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, who has held up the legislation, may lift her veto.

India dreams of success with ‘chateau’ mango

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticultural Research in Lucknow have produced wines using three types of mango native to Uttar Pradesh - the Dussehri, Langra, and Chausa. They are hoping these wines one day compete with the traditional grape-based variety.

Johri complains of threat from CBI

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT

Afraid that she may be arrested by the CBI for allegedly trying to shield the politicians involved in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, Gujarat cadre IPS officer Geetha Johri has approached the Supreme Court seeking its urgent intervention.

Harmless tailpipe fire may’ve triggered panic aboard flight

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT

It might have been a harmless 'tailpipe fire,' a mild momentary flame that happens when excess fuel in the engine passes out of the exhaust when the pilot starts the engine or opens power, that triggered panic on board Chennai-bound 9W2302 at Mumbai airport on Friday, resulting in injuries to 15 passengers.

DGCA hauls up Jet for lapses, 10 suspended

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:41 PM PDT

Two pilots and eight flight attendants of Jet Airways have been suspended by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after it found ''serious procedural lapses'' during its investigation into Friday night's suspected engine fire incident.
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