Saturday, August 28, 2010

Bangalore adds plush Mercedes buses to city fleet

Bangalore adds plush Mercedes buses to city fleet

Bangalore adds plush Mercedes buses to city fleet

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After air-conditioned Volvo and Tata-Marcopolo buses, commuters in Bangalore will now get Mercedes-Benz buses to make their city rides comfortable. Two AC Mercedes-Benz buses were introduced on an experimental basis Saturday with a flat fare of Rs.5 for the first three days. They will ply on various routes till September 11 to gauge commuters' response.


Osama bin Laden is a CIA agent: Fidel Castro

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Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former US President George W Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents recently posted on the Internet prove it.


Separatist Kashmiri leader Andrabi arrested

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Jammu and Kashmir Police have achieved a major success when it arrested pro-Pakistan hardline woman separatist leader Asiya Andrabi, believed to be one of the masterminds of present unrest, along with an accomplice from the outskirts of the city.


Prime Minister to visit CWG venues on Sunday

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Against the backdrop of construction delays and missed deadlines, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit a few Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi on Sunday for an on the spot inspection of the facilities.


Vedanta seeks alternative bauxite mines from Orissa govt

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Denied permission to start mining activities atop Niyamgiri hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district, Vedanta Group has proposed to the state government to allocate it an alternative source of bauxite for running its 1 MTPA alumina refinery plant.


Bill to regulate private schools in the offing: Chidambaram

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Asserting that education cannot be allowed to become a "money-spinning enterprise", Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the Centre would bring forward bills in Parliament to regulate the private sector in the field of education.


Pakistanis scramble to stay ahead of floodwaters

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This town had already been evacuated because of the threat of flooding, but it filled up again on Saturday with tens of thousands of people fleeing floodwaters that had inundated surrounding districts and villages after the Indus River broke its embankments in several places.


Sanjay Gandhi is Madhya Pradesh CM's new hero

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Late Congress leader Sanjay Gandhi was infamous for the population control overdrive during the Emergency that many claim led to forcible sterilisations. Now, the BJP's Madhya Pradesh Chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan has praised the Congress leader for that very drive.


Pak issues orders for the release of 442 Indian fishermen

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Pakistani authorities on Saturday issued orders for the release and repatriation of 442 Indian fishermen in the wake of a case filed in the Supreme Court regarding their unlawful detention.


Rahman launches theme song for Delhi CWG

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Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman on Saturday launched the theme song of the Commonwealth Games with a rendering of "Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya" at a glittering ceremony.


Close shave for passengers of bird-hit flight

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Passengers of a Delhi-bound Indigo flight had a close shave when the aircraft was hit by a bird during take-off at Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar on Saturday and landed in emergency conditions, officials said.


67 new patients in a day, dengue cases reach 741

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Incidence of dengue increased alarmingly in the national capital on Saturday as 67 more patients tested positive for the vector-borne disease, taking the total number of cases to 741.


Steve Jobs, Circa 1997, reintroducing Apple

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It's tough to believe that in 1997, when Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, stood on stage to unveil a new ad campaign, that Apple's stock hovered around the $4 mark (adjusted for stock splits).


Assam-Arunachal blockade temporarily withdrawn

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The indefinite economic blockade by 12 organisations on roads in upper Assam connecting Arunachal Pradesh was temporarily withdrawn from 5 pm on Saturday. The blockade at Charaipung, launched to prevent essential goods from reaching Arunachal Pradesh via Assam, was withdrawn in the interest of the general public of both the states, the sponsors said.


Telescope detects possible Earth-size planet

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Scientists working with NASA's Kepler satellite reported Thursday that they might have spotted a planet just 1.5 times the diameter of Earth around a Sun-like star 2,000 light-years away.


A Russian spy resurfaces in provocative photos

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Anna Chapman, the young Russian who garnered more attention for her looks than her skullduggery in the espionage scandal this summer, resurfaced here this week with the publication of provocative photographs of her posing in a hotel room overlooking the Kremlin.


UN Congo report offers new view on genocide era

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A forthcoming United Nations report on 10 years of extraordinary violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo bluntly challenges the conventional history of events there after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, charging that invading troops from Rwanda and their rebel allies killed tens of thousands of members of the Hutu ethnic group, including many civilians.


Flood alert in North, Coastal Karnataka

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A flood alert has been issued for north and coastal areas in Karnataka after persistent rain over the last few days.


5,000 cyclists to take part in India Cyclothon

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Over 5,000 cyclists from across the world will participate in the BSA Hercules India Cyclothon event to be held in New Delhi on Sunday. The BSA Hercules Cyclothon, India's largest cycling event, will be held in five categories - Professional (100 km), National (50 km), Amateur and Corporate (25 km), Green Ride (15 km) and Children (5 km).


China denies reports of rift with India

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China on Saturday denied reports that defence exchanges with India had been suspended by New Delhi in retaliation for Beijing refusing a visa to a top general from its neighbour.


Mosque near Ground Zero has America divided

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The national motto of the United States is e pluribus unum - out of many, one. In most of our lifetimes, no moment has exemplified this better than 9/11. Now, almost a decade later, a proposal to build an Islamic centre and mosque - two blocks from the World Trade Centre (WTC) site - has sharply divided the country.


Neglected British boy becomes a dwarf

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A nine-year-old boy in Britain was neglected so badly by his mother that it shunted his growth, leaving him a dwarf. The boy, who was not named, developed a condition called 'psychosocial dwarfism', in which body stops producing a growth hormone due to extreme stress. This left him significantly shorter than his six-year-old brother.


Montek heckled at Presidency College

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Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia was heckled by student protesters at the Presidency College in Kolkata. Protesting students hurled eggs and tomatoes.


Hostage crisis in Pak military compound after militant attack

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Captured militants, who were being interrogated at a Pakistani military intelligence compound near the US consulate in Peshawar, overpowered their guards today, sparking a hostage crisis in the northwestern city.


Jet Airways press release on Mumbai flight scare

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Following the emergency evacuation incident at the Mumbai airport on Friday in which 26 passengers of a Jet flight were injured after a fire alarm went off in the cockpit, Jet Airways issued a press release.


Pak refuses to accept flood aid directly from India

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Government sources have told NDTV that Pakistan has refused to accept flood aid directly from India. Islamabad wants the aid routed through the United Nations. Government sources indicate that the $5 million in aid will be sent to the UN.


Serious procedural lapses, pilot and crew suspended: DGCA

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Preliminary fact finding by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has indicated serious procedural lapses in dealing with the emergency and evacuation situation. Hence the Pilot in Command (PIC), First officer, four cabin crew members and four ACMs have been suspended till further orders.


Mother kills son by electric shock as he opposes her affair

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A woman allegedly gave electric shock to her 13-year-old son in Nalgonda district resulting in his death after he objected to her "illicit" relationship, police said. The incident occurred at Damarchala village of Miryalguda Mandal of the district yesterday, they said.


Software can produce ads, too

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For decades — maybe even since computers began arriving in workplaces in the 1960s — there have been predictions that machines will be able to perform the creative tasks that usually require human beings. An agency in Paris is offering a new twist on those venerable forecasts, to make a point about the creative process.


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