WikiLeaks releases CIA analysis, no bombshell revelations

WikiLeaks releases CIA analysis, no bombshell revelations
Google testing web-based VoIP in Gmail
Enemy Property Bill: A Raja's Lost Legacy
Pregnant woman dies, family alleges husband killed her
Delhi woman footballer to go for trial in US
Mumbai's lost green spaces
The floating homes of Hamburg
Delhi CM shakes a leg at CWG theme song launch
Traffic cop assaults student
‘I went through hell’: Elin on Tiger Woods
WikiLeaks to release CIA paper
Delhi crawls as city gets waterlogged
Rahul Gandhi backs UP farmers against Mayawati
BJP supports N-bill but critical of govt's "sleight of hand"
Mumbai: Party drugs worth Rs 25 crore seized
800,000 in Pakistan reachable only by air
Saudi family allegedly hammers 23 nails into Lankan maid's body: Report
India’s Avatar: Rahul’s tribal rally on Thursday
Teacher tasks students to plan a terror attack in Australia
Punjab: Breach in river Sutlej causes floods
Army to assist CWG security from mid-September
Jolie donates more for Pak floods than Zardari
Kolkata: Bomb scare at airport
Bridge over Yamuna closes as water level continues to rise
Indian arrested with jihadi material released on bail
Rain in Delhi stops traffic all over city
A relieved Chile braces for a long mine rescue
Random house wins battle for e-book rights
It's a baby girl for UK PM David Cameron
Dogs trained to sniff out prison cell phones

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WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a CIA memo analyzing the risks of terrorists operating from the United States, but the document offered no dramatic revelations of government secrets like the website's earlier leaks. The CIA paper -- titled "What If Foreigners See the United States as an 'Exporter of Terrorism'?" -- examines the implications of extremists recruiting US nationals and using the United States as a base for attacks abroad.

Google testing web-based VoIP in Gmail

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Already, Gmail serves as a control panel, an always-open tab, for the loyal Google user. It offers quick and simple access to our email, contacts, calendar, documents, chat and more. Soon, it may be home to a Web-based telephony client.

Enemy Property Bill: A Raja's Lost Legacy

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In government records Lucknow's Butler Palace is 'Enemy Property'. So are 2200-odd properties across the country. Post the 1965 war with Pakistan the Enemy Property Act came into being, and the Government of India took over the properties of those who migrated to Pakistan.42 years later, the act is in the eye of a political storm, because the government wants to amend it.

Pregnant woman dies, family alleges husband killed her

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A 32-year-old pregnant woman died in mysterious circumstances in south-west Delhi with her family alleging that she was poisoned to death by her husband over dowry, police said on Wednesday.

Delhi woman footballer to go for trial in US

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Denied to play among men in the DSA 'A' Division League, local girl Disha Malhotra is heading offshores in her bid to play professional football and she is going for trial in United States.

Mumbai's lost green spaces

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Mumbai is undoubtedly the most congested city in the country but it could have been very different. For a city already choking, boxed in with buildings and more on the way, things have possibly just got worse.

The floating homes of Hamburg

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Welcome to the floating metropolis of Hamburg which combines cutting edge architecture with relaxed living in an urban surrounding.

Delhi CM shakes a leg at CWG theme song launch

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Commonwealth 2010-host Delhi now has its own logo and theme song 'Dilli Meri Jaan, Dilli Meri Shaan'. Unveiling the logo and theme song 40 days ahead of the Games extravaganza, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit could not hide her excitement and danced with the band, which composed and sang the song.

Traffic cop assaults student

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In an allegation on the Bangalore traffic police, a young college student has alleged that he was assaulted by the traffic cop who pushed him from his bike. The student who was not wearing a helmet while riding said he was about to stop but cop still pushed him down.

‘I went through hell’: Elin on Tiger Woods

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Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren said she has "been through hell" since her husband's infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released on Wednesday.

WikiLeaks to release CIA paper

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WikiLeaks is preparing to release a leaked CIA paper sometime on Wednesday, the whistleblower website said.

Delhi crawls as city gets waterlogged

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Delhiites crawled to their destinations as the capital got waterlogged in incessant rains with police diverting vehicles on busy roads and closing a key bridge for traffic after water level in the Yamuna River rose dangerously.

Rahul Gandhi backs UP farmers against Mayawati

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Across Uttar Pradesh, farmers backed by political parties happy to help out, made their anger known to the Mayawati government. In parts of Aligarh and Mathura, trains were stopped, causing delays of two-hours, as passengers sweated it out.

BJP supports N-bill but critical of govt's "sleight of hand"

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BJP on Wednesday extended support to the civil nuclear liability bill but was critical of the "sleight of hand" of the government in drafting the law and its attempts to "hustle" it through in Parliament now.e draft bill.

Mumbai: Party drugs worth Rs 25 crore seized

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"Party drugs" worth 25 crores have been found in raids by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai. 20 kilos of mainly methamphetamine were found being manufactured in Asagaon, Thane, and in an apartment on Mira Road, just outside Mumbai.

800,000 in Pakistan reachable only by air

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More rain threatened Pakistan on Wednesday as aid workers pleaded for more help and helicopters to reach hundreds of thousands of people isolated by record floods.

Saudi family allegedly hammers 23 nails into Lankan maid's body: Report

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In a gruesome incident, a Saudi family has allegedly hammered 23 nails into a Sri Lankan maid's body, a media report said, quoting a senior diplomat in the Lankan Embassy in Riyadh. The maid, 50-year-old Ariyawathie, has returned to Sri Lanka and has been undergoing treatment.

India’s Avatar: Rahul’s tribal rally on Thursday

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is slated to address a tribal rally near Niyamgiri Hills in Orissa's Kalahandi district where the UK-based Vedanta group has set up a refinery unit, two days after Centre's rejection of environment clearance to its bauxite mining project.

Teacher tasks students to plan a terror attack in Australia

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A high school teacher in Australia created ripples when she assigned her class to plan a terrorist attack using chemical or biological warfare.

Punjab: Breach in river Sutlej causes floods

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Over a dozen villages in Punjab have been flooded following a 100-feet wide breach in river Sutlej. The breach occurred on Wednesday morning in the village in Anandpur Sahib sub division after efforts by administration to protect an earthen protective bund, following release of additional water from Bhakra dam, failed.

Army to assist CWG security from mid-September

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Over 1,000 personnel from specialised units of the Army are likely to be roped in for specific security-related duties during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Jolie donates more for Pak floods than Zardari

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Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani 8.5 million rupees) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's five million rupees donation and the help extended by most other politicians.

Kolkata: Bomb scare at airport

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An empty box lying outside the domestic terminal of the NSCB International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday triggered a bomb scare, airport sources said. CISF personnel rushed to the spot after sighting the thermocol box in front of the terminal at 9 am.

Bridge over Yamuna closes as water level continues to rise

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With the Yamuna flowing over one metre above danger level, the bridge over the river has been closed for road and rail traffic. Around 200 more people were evacuated from the banks of the river in the Capital today as the water level continued to rise.

Indian arrested with jihadi material released on bail

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Indian film maker Vijay Kumar, arrested for carrying jihadi literature and brass knuckles at the airport here, has been released on a USD 5,000 bond and ordered not to move out of the city till Friday.

Rain in Delhi stops traffic all over city

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Rains continued to lash the national capital for the seventh consecutive day, causing widespread waterlogging and serpentine traffic jams in many areas.

A relieved Chile braces for a long mine rescue

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Through a skinny borehole from the surface, the 33 miners trapped more than 2,000 feet below the parched earth here have gotten a gel-like substance to keep them alive, tiny lights to illuminate the darkness and encouraging notes from their families waiting above.

Random house wins battle for e-book rights

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An e-book battle between Random House and the Wylie Agency appears to have ended. After a month-long standoff, Random House said on Tuesday that it now held the rights to publish e-book editions of 13 classic books that the literary agent Andrew Wylie had defiantly begun publishing last month under his own digital venture, Odyssey Editions.