Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat

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The Eiffel Tower was evacuated on Tuesday after officials received a bomb threat from a telephone booth, in the second such alert at the monument in two weeks. France is on alert for possible terror attacks on crowded targets.


Krishna slams Qureshi over UN statement on Kashmir

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Foreign minister S M Krishna on Tuesday slammed his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi over his statement at the United Nations on Kashmir. "I am genuinely disappointed over the unacceptable comments make by the Pakistani foreign minster at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Pakistan is a country that has enormous internal challenges, such unsolicited comments will not deflect from the internal problems they are having," said Krishna.


Praful Patel stopped at Chicago airport

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Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who was on an official trip to attend the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting at Montreal in Canada, was stopped at the Chicago airport by the US authorities owing a confusion over his identity.


Al-Qaida insurgency in Iraq spells highest casualty toll in two years

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This spring, United States military commanders said that the Al-Qaida in Mesopotamia was a group in disarray, all but finished as a formidable enemy after American and Iraqi troops had killed or captured more than three-quarters of its leaders.


Kasab dangerous to his lawyers?

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Does Ajmal Amir Kasab pose a danger to his own lawyers? The Bombay High Court will decide on Wednesday if jail authorities need to be present every time Kasab meets them.


Maoists' 48-hour deadline ends; tense wait for kidnapped cops' families

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It is a tense wait for the families of the policemen who are believed to have been abducted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh more than a week ago. A 48-hour deadline set by the Naxals has ended and there is no word on whether they're safe.


PM appeals for peace after Ayodhya verdict

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Amid apprehensions of trouble after the Ayodhya title suit verdict, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed to the countrymen to maintain peace and harmony irrespective of the nature of the judgement.


The real Peepli Live in Maharashtra

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Nandurbar, an unknown village in Maharashtra, is getting a makeover. Roads have been freshly laid, buildings are getting a fresh coat of paint, and water pumps are suddenly working. All of this in just ten days.


Obama's iPod has 2,000 songs

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US President Barack Obama's collection of 2,000 songs in his iPod mostly belongs to classics sung by Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan and is a source of great pleasure to him.


WikiLeaks' German staff quits, says chief authoritarian

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WikiLeaks' representative in Germany has quit the organization, criticizing the founder of the whistle blower website as being authoritarian, in an interview with Der Spiegel published on Monday.


Tamil Nadu: Sterlite industry to be shut

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The Madras high court has ordered closure of Sterlite industries in Tuticorin Tamil Nadu.


12-year-old student allegedly raped by school staff

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A day after a class VI student died allegedly after being raped in her school, police on Tuesday took into custody 11 staff members, including the principal of the private institution which has been sealed.


Vice principal attacked by women in his office in Andhra

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The vice-principal of a polytechnic college in Andhra Pradesh was assaulted in his office in Nalgonda today by a group of women.


Gunmen kidnap Nigerian school children, demand US $130,000 ransom

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Gunmen have hijacked a school-bus with 15-children on-board in a south-eastern state in Nigeria on Tuesday demanded a ransom of USD 130,000 for their release, a police official has said.


Orissa plans colour code for schools

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Orissa is considering a colour code for all state-run school buildings, a minister said on Tuesday. "We are planning to implement a colour code for all school buildings in a phased manner," School and Mass Education Department Minister Pratap Jena told reporters.


Student beaten to death outside Jamia

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A 22-year-old fine arts student was beaten to death allegedly by three former students outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Tuesday, police said.


CWG: Army has chemical, nuclear decontamination teams

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The Delhi Police has confirmed that all venues for the Commonwealth Games have been handed over to the police and are now in "security lockdown" mode.


Pune blast suspect Himayat Baig sent to judicial custody

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Pune blast suspect Himayat Baig has been sent to judicial custody till October 4. He was arrested by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police on September 7 in connection with the German Bakery blast.


Women die after assault by Bangladeshis

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A forty-year-old Indian woman died after she, along with two others, were assaulted by suspected Bangladeshi nationals along the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border.


Taliban have reached out to Karzai: Petraeus

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The top American commander in Afghanistan said Monday that high-level Taliban leaders had reached out to senior Afghan government officials in the context of starting reconciliation discussions that could pave the way to end the fighting in Afghanistan.


Israel halts Gaza-bound boat without violence

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Israeli naval forces on Tuesday intercepted a catamaran carrying nine Jewish activists toward the Gaza Strip, encountering no resistance as they took control of the sailboat and escorted it to shore, the military said.


Still few women in management: Report

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Women made little progress in climbing into management positions in this country even in the boom years before the financial crisis, according to a report to be released on Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office.


Now, futuristic car that uses body as battery

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Manufacturers of hybrid and electric cars face a seemingly insurmountable problem heavy batteries that add weight and bulk to vehicle design without boosting its efficiency. Now, Volvo is developing a prototype that uses its body to act as a rechargeable battery.


Tired of CWG traffic, Delhi rides Metro in record numbers

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As fear of getting stuck in maddening traffic jams due to the dedicated Commonwealth Games lanes prompted hundreds of people to avoid buses, Delhi Metro registered its highest-ever ridership of over 15 lakh on Monday.


On Facebook, police thank Delhi for CWG patience

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Police have thanked Delhiites for their cooperation in enforcing the restrictions on lanes dedicated to Commonwealth Games traffic and said this experiment gives them hope to start implementing lane discipline even after the event.


Russia’s President fires Moscow Mayor

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The mayor of Moscow, Yuri M. Luzhkov, a dominant figure in Russia in the two decades since the Soviet collapse, was dismissed on Tuesday by President Dmitri A. Medvedev after questioning the president's fitness and thus rattling the tightly controlled government in Moscow.


Move over bedbugs: Stink bugs have landed

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When they retreated from the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate troops passed by the area that is now Richard Masser's orchards. If only the latest enemy — the brown marmorated stink bug — would follow suit.


Ten feared killed in factory cylinder blast

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Ten people are feared killed after a gas cylinder exploded at Urla industrial area in Raipur.


CIA steps up drone attacks in Pakistan to thwart Taliban

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The CIA has drastically increased its bombing campaign in the mountains of Pakistan in recent weeks, American officials said. The strikes are part of an effort by military and intelligence operatives to try to cripple the Taliban in a stronghold being used to plan attacks against American troops in Afghanistan.


Scientists find why women apologise so much

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If you think women say "I'm sorry" more than men do, you may be right, scientists say. Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, found that women tend to apologise more compared to the opposite sex but it doesn't mean that men are reluctant to admit wrongdoing.


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