Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Indian nabbed at US airport with jihadist material

Indian nabbed at US airport with jihadist material

Indian nabbed at US airport with jihadist material

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An Indian has been arrested for carrying jihadi literature at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, a media report said. Vijay Kumar, 40, was arrested on Friday after security officials searched his luggage when they noticed him behaving strangely, the New York Post reported on Monday. Kumar said he is from Mumbai.


Former Arunachal Chief Minister Gegong Apang arrested

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Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang has been arrested by the Special Investigation Cell in connection with Rs 1000 crore Public Distribution System (PDS) scam.


Kalmadi on CWG: 'I am still the boss'

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"I am still the boss of the Commonwealth Games", embattled Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi insists, while making it clear that he is not a quitter and the spate of corruption allegations will not force him to step down at this stage.


Vishwanathan Anand takes on 35 mathematicians today

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On Tuesday afternoon, World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand will play simultaneously against 35 mathematicians and five nominees of Infosys. The event is part of the International Congress of Mathematicians at Hyderabad.


Rickshaw-puller killed in police-ULFA chase in Guwahati

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Police shot down an innocent rickshaw-puller while chasing ULFA militants in the silk township of Sualkuchi near Guwahati. But not even a departmental inquiry has been ordered into the incident.


Tharoor's honeymoon trip starts with technical snag

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Shashi Tharoor and wife Sunanda Pushkar didn't have a very pleasant start to their honeymoon that takes them to Dubai and Spain. While their flight took off from Thiruvananthapuram at 5 am Tuesday, it returned within half an hour due to a technical snag.


Jairam says no to Vedanta mining project in Orissa

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The Vedanta mining project in Orissa has been struck down by the government. This after a committee said the company had violated forest and environment laws.


N-Bill impasse: Govt open to suggestions from Opposition

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Will there be an end to the deadlock between the government and the Opposition over the Nuclear Liability Bill today? The latest version of the Nuclear Liability Bill is widely considered to be outrageous. It allows manufacturers of nuclear equipment to escape scot-free without paying any damages, even if their equipment is faulty and caused a nuclear disaster.


India tries using cash bonuses to slow birthrates

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Sunita Laxman Jadhav is a door-to-door saleswoman who sells waiting. She sweeps along muddy village lanes in her nurse's white sari, calling on newly married couples with an unblushing proposition: Wait two years before getting pregnant, and the government will thank you.


Electronic voting machine stolen, this man blamed

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Hari Prasad, a leading electronic security expert from Hyderabad is under arrest. Police say he stole an Electronic Voting Machine from the Mumbai Collector's office. These charges have been denied by Hari Prasad's colleagues from overseas. They say they were researching whether Indian EVMs are tamper-proof, and a source had offered them the voting machine to study.


Patnaik meets PM, pushes for POSCO, Vedanta

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Orissa government's two big ticket projects, the much controversial POSCO steel and Vedanta's bauxite mining project, has now resulted into a face-off between Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and the state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.


N-liability bill: Govt discusses 4 options to end impasse

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In a last ditch attempt at resolving the government-Opposition deadlock over the nuclear liability bill, Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan met leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley and may have come up with at least a way to move ahead.


Now Delhi MLAs may get hefty hike in salary

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After MPs, MLAs in the national capital may soon get a hike of up to 200 per cent in their monthly salary with Delhi Government making a recommendation following persistent demands by the legislators.


Hyderabad: Sex, drugs and celebrity

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It's straight out of a potboiler. Sex, drugs and celebrity. Only this is for real and the Telugu film industry is upset at how the entire fraternity is being painted as a haven of drug abuse by the Hyderabad police.


6 Indians on board of ship hijacked by Somali pirates

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A cargo ship with a 22-member crew has been hijacked by Somali pirates. Six of the crew members are Indian. The ship, M. V. Suez, was hijacked on August 2 from the Gulf of Aden.


Zareena, 19, and mother killed by militants in Kashmir

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Shocked relatives in Kulgam, south Kashmir, are mourning the death 19-year-old Zareena and her mother, 40-year-old Shakeela. Both were killed in their home, in cold blood, by suspected militants even though they were not their target.


Posted by Harshad at 3:31 AM

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