Monday, August 30, 2010

Pak match-fixing scandal: ICC asks PCB to drop tainted players

Pak match-fixing scandal: ICC asks PCB to drop tainted players

Pak match-fixing scandal: ICC asks PCB to drop tainted players

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reportedly asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to drop tainted players like Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif from the team for the ODI and T20 series against England.


Serious concern if Chinese troops in Gilgit: India

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The government has said it is "independently verifying" a report in the New York Times about the presence of Chinese troops in the Gilgit region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, saying it would be a matter of "serious concern" if it turns out to be true.


Janmashtami: Dahi-Handis’ stakes get higher

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The high-stake Dahi-Handi celebration during Janmashtami festival arrives in Mumbai. And if the biggest prize money was Rs 21 lakh till last year, it is set to rise three times this year.


Nationwide bank strike on September 7

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Public sector bank employees will go on a nation-wide strike on September 7 to protest the issue of new bank licences to private sector banks.


Goa's beaches turn black, oil spill suspected

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Goa's popular beaches turned black on Monday evening due to a suspected oil spill off the coast of Panaji. Beaches like Calangute, Siquerim, Candolim in north Goa and Colva, Betalbhatim and Sernabhatim in the south were covered with black tar balls, eyewitnesses said.


Fire breaks out in oil storage tanker

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Thick plumes of smoke engulfed the Royapuram area in north Chennai on Monday when a fire broke out from one of the oil storage tankers located amid residential colonies prompting authorities to evacuate several residents.


Threatened with poor grades, MBA student commits suicide

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An MBA student at IMT, Ghaziabad, allegedly committed suicide at his rented house with his classmates claiming that two faculty members had threatened to rate him poorly in his assessment.


ICC's Haroon Lorgat on Pak controversy

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ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Monday issued a statement in the light of the ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption during the England vs Pakistan Test match at Lord's, which concluded on Sunday.


China warns to strip citizenship if second child not registered

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With growing instances of affluent Chinese parents flouting the one-child policy norm, the Beijing government has warned people that the second child will not be given citizenship if parents failed to register them before November 1.


A Mumbai bookie explains 'spot-fixing'

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It's hardly the sort of door that suggests a gateway into an illicit world. But what appears to be a stockbroker's office offers a glimpse at spot-fixing, known in Mumbai as "fancy sauda."


No Indian involvement in match-fixing: Pawar

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The Pakistani team left by bus for Taunton early on Monday evening for a one-day warm up match against Somerset on Thursday, before the start of the one-day series against England. The hundreds of reporters outside suggested just a sliver of the scrutiny the team is under after a tabloid on the weekend provided hidden camera evidence that some Pakistani players seem involved in a massive betting scam.


Flights to Kashmir valley despite Srinagar airport closure

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The government has asked airlines to ensure that flights operate to and from Srinagar while the city's airport is closed for renovation next month. Civil Aviation Secretary Madhavan Nambiar has directed all airlines to operate their Srinagar flights to an alternate airport at Avantipur, while the Srinagar airport shuts down for maintenance work for 12 days starting September 3.


Supreme Court clears National Military Memorial in Bangalore

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The cranes whir noisily, laying the foundation for India's first National Military Memorial. The location - seven acres next to the Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park - has been opposed by Bangalore's environmentalists who asked the Supreme Court to intervene. They say 19 trees are going to be felled if the building is constructed, but the memorial committee says only three trees will be cut down.


Nokia launches dual-SIM phones in India

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Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia has announced its foray into the dual-SIM mobile phone segment in India with the launch of two new handsets, a move aimed at strengthening its market share in the country.


Carla Bruni branded 'prostitute' in Iran: Report

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French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy has been branded a "prostitute" and a "marriage breaker" in Iran after she criticised a Tehran court ruling of stoning a woman to death for adultery, a media report said.


DUSU polls: Less colour, more sober campaign

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Posters, stickers and pompous modes of campaigning are passe at Delhi University, which is just three days away from electing its new students' union.


Delhi Police fully prepared for CWG: Dadwal

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Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal has expressed satisfaction over the security preparations for the Commonwealth Games, saying the force is trained, ready and positioned. "As far as we are concerned, we are fully prepared. Delhi Police is trained, ready and positioned... I am satisfied," Dadwal told reporters on the sidelines of Delhi Police Passing Out parade.


Does PoK militant want to lead a normal life?

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The Army has captured a senior militant commander, Liaqat Hussain, with his family at the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K's Poonch district. Thirty five-year-old Liaqat, who once dreamed of an independent Kashmir, now wants to live a normal life with his family but is not sure what the fate of his children born in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) will be.


Gunman kills 6, wounds 14 others in Slovakia

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A gunman has killed six people and wounded 14 others in Bratislava, the Slovak news agency reported Monday. The news agency TASR said the shooting took place midmorning on the streets of the Devinska Nova Ves neighborhood on the outskirts of the Slovak capital. It said the man, who has not been identified, opened fire on passers-by and shot through windows into buildings. Local media reported later that the shooter may have killed himself, but police would not immediately confirm the report.


Pact to help track Swiss accounts

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India and Switzerland will sign a pact today that will help the government track secret Swiss accounts, many of them a hiding place for unaccounted wealth amassed back home. The revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement will be signed after a meeting between the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Swiss counterpart in the Capital.


French Spiderman scales 57-storey building

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A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spiderman" was arrested on Monday after scaling a 57-storey building in Sydney without ropes or safety harness. Alain Robert, known for climbing some of the world's tallest and best-known buildings without any equipment apart from his bare hands, especially-chosen footwear and a bag of talcum powder to dry sweaty palms, was arrested at the top of the Lumiere building in the city centre.


Attempt to make the world's largest pizza in Poland

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Residents of the Polish city of Krakow on Sunday attempted to break the world record for the longest pizza in the world.


Pakistan match-fixing scandal: More trouble ahead

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In fast-paced revelations, the focus in the Pakistan team match-fixing scandal has now shifted to allegations that Pakistani players fixed the first Test against England in the series just ended. Also, a latest video released by British tabloid The News of the World is perhaps the most shocking one yet. After the video where bookie Mazhar Majeed was seen putting 10,000 pounds into his jacket which was handed over by the News of the World reporter, in the new video Majeed is now seen taking off the jacket and handing it over to fast bowler Wahab Riaz, who puts it on.


Ecuador: Atleast 36 killed as bus crashes off cliff

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A bus ran off a highway in Ecuador and overturned killing at least 36 people, officials said on Sunday. At least 12 others were badly hurt.


Her son died in fire in college bus

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There were more than 40 students on board when their college bus was set on fire in 2000. The Supreme Court has decided on the death sentence for three men, all from the AIADMK, for causing that fire.


Send Enemy Property Bill to Standing Committee: BJP

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There was uproar in the Lok Sabha on Monday over a bill to amend a law governing properties left behind by those who went to Pakistan during partition. The BJP said it will oppose the bill if it's revised and asked for it to be sent to a Standing Committee. Dubbing the bill as anti-Muslim, members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) created a storm and forced adjournment of the House for an hour.


China's monster traffic jam rears its head again

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China's monster traffic jam has reared its head again, with trucks and cars backed up for up to 18 miles (30 kilometers) on Saturday on a highway north of Beijing, although that is a third the size of what it was.


Save the Charminar: A portion falls off after rain

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A part of Hyderabad's Charminar has fallen off after heavy rain in the city over the last few days. The 400-year-old monument is a Hyderabadi icon and a national treasure. An ornamental portion of one of the four minarets has crumbled away.


Former captains react to Pak match-fixing scandal

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Former cricket captains around the world on Monday reacted with shock and anger at the 'spot-fixing' scandal involving Pakistani players and demanded life bans for the guilty to wipe out corruption from the sport.


Suspension of BlackBerry service may not give solution: Canada

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Stating that security concerns are not specific to BlackBerry alone, Canada is understood to have told India that suspension of services may not yield any result. The government has imposed a deadline of August 31 asking BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) to either provide a solution for monitoring encrypted data or shut shop.


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