Sunday, September 5, 2010

Terrorism, floods pose 'existential threat' to Pakistan

Terrorism, floods pose 'existential threat' to Pakistan

Terrorism, floods pose 'existential threat' to Pakistan

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Terrorism and the worst floods in recent history pose a "grave danger" and an "existential threat" to Pakistan, the country's top civil and military leadership said in messages on the occasion of "Defence Day".


Free treatment for 100 retired teachers

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Very often, Teacher's Day is full of tokenisms. With the best of intentions, we say it with cards and flowers. But could there be a better gift than helping our teachers find their feet again? Like 67-year-old Abdulla Baig, who taught Kannada in an Urdu school for 36 years and won a national award in 1990, but simply couldn't afford to treat his arthritis.


San Marino GP: Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa dies in horrific crash

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Japanese teenager Shoya Tomizawa died after he crashed and was hit by two other riders during Sunday's Moto2 race at the San Marino Grand Prix in the sport's second fatality in eight days.


Police conducts second round of trials on CWG lanes

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Delhi Police conducted second round of trials on lanes reserved for Commonwealth Games on Sunday on two stretches. The rehearsals for lane reservations for the Games was conducted on NH-24 Nizamuddin Khatta T Point upto Noida More and from IP College traffic signal and taking Ring Road to Chhatra Marg.


Indian officials apologise to 'banned' athletes

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India's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Thursday released a list of athletes who failed drug tests. It included Joginder Kumar, a wrestler in the men's 120-kilogram freestyle event who was due to be picked because Rajiv Tomar, the first-choice wrestler in the class, had already tested positive.


Jacob Zuma to become a father for 22nd time: Report

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South African President Jacob Zuma is set to become a father for the 22nd time as his fiancee is pregnant, a media report said. Zuma's fiancee Bongiwe Gloria Ngema, who recently accompanied the 68-year-old polygamous President on a state visit to China, is expecting a child next year, the 'Ilanga' newspaper quoted her close friend as saying.


Main accused behind missing explosives trucks arrested

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Police have arrested the main accused behind missing of over 60 explosives laden trucks when they were on their way to Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan. "We have arrested the main accused Devendra Singh Thakur, who carried a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head," Superintendent of Police V K Suryavanshi told reporters in Sagar.


Delhi to get more rains, CWG preparations may be hit

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In what appears to be further bad news for Delhi's preparations for the Commonwealth Games, the Meteorological Department (MeT) has said that heavy rains are likely to continue in northern India, including in the Capital, for some more days.


Middle East peace talks a crucial test for Hillary Clinton

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For much of her tenure as US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been less an architect than an advocate for the Obama administration's Middle East policy. With the resumption of direct talks last week, she now has no choice but to plunge into the rough and tumble of peacemaking.


Inside corrupt Afghanistan, lost faith in leaders

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The government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man.


Bal Thackeray’s relative attacked

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Eighteen-year-old Payal Gupte, a first year arts student at the Mithibai college, was attacked in Vile Parle on Sunday, police said. Payal was assaulted by unidentified men wearing black shirts on her head and hands, they said.


Parliamentary panel suggests cap on CEO salaries

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Salaries of chief executives should be capped and shareholders should have a say in managerial remunerations, a parliamentary panel on the new Companies Bill has suggested.


Congo boat catches fire, capsizes; 200 feared dead

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A survivor of a boat capsize in central Congo says at least 200 people are feared dead after the engine caught fire and led the vessel to overturn.


Support pours in for dismissed Kerala professor

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He may have lost his job but Kerala lecturer TJ Joseph isn't alone. His colleagues are rallying around him, a day after he was sacked by his college for allegedly insulting the Prophet, something that saw a brutal attack on him as well.


Man arrested for making prank call to Chavan's residence

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A man was arrested in Nasik for allegedly making a prank call to Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan's official bungalow, police said on Sunday. The man - identified as Harish Chandra Yadav - was arrested on Saturday by Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Nasik Road Railway Police after the call was traced, they said. Harish has previous cases against him. He was arrested from a hotel in Nasik.


Teacher tries to immolate self

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In a shocking incident on Teacher's Day, a teacher who was dismissed from service tried to set himself on fire in front of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Nanded. The incident occurred when Chavan was attending a Teacher's Day function.


Decision to appoint Thomas is to cover up 2G scam: BJP

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The decision to appoint P J Thomas, Secretary in the Ministry of Telecommunications, as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) has not gone down well with the BJP, even though Sushma Swaraj herself was on the selection panel along with the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office Prithviraj Chavan.


The boss is robotic, and rolling up behind you

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Dr. Alan Shatzel's pager beeped at 9 on a Saturday morning. A man had suffered a stroke, and someone had to decide, quickly, whether to give him an anticlotting drug that could mean the difference between life and death.


US: Andhra student dies in rafting accident

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A 24-year-old Indian student of Louisiana State University (LSU), who was on a rafting adventure with his friends, drowned after his boat flipped in the Mississippi river.


Latest Chinese traffic jam has 10,000 coal trucks stuck

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State television broadcaster CCTV reported that about 10,000 trucks were stuck in the jam. The exact length of the gridlock was not clear but one of the worst stretches was a 75-mile (120-kilometre) span of highway between Inner Mongolia's Zhouzi and Xinghe counties, media reports said.


26/11 commission: India 'open' to Pak proposal

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A day after Pakistan proposed setting up of a commission for conducting the 26/11 trial, New Delhi has said it has asked Islamabad to send request in writing. Government sources have told NDTV that India has no problem in cooperating in this arrangement since Delhi had already agreed to let its officials depose through video conferencing.


World Trade Centre complex rising rapidly

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The pace of construction is so swift that any status report these days gets overtaken rapidly by the arrival of new beams and columns, rebar and concrete, pipes and conduit. About 2,000 construction workers are on the job, weekends included, officials said, and that number will just keep rising.


Woman airline employee dies of 'shock' at airport

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A woman employee of Air Asia airline died allegedly due to shock on Sunday after her hand got stuck in an aerobridge, which was being retracted after boarding of passengers in a flight at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad.


Bihar: Abducted cops still in Naxal custody

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It has been an anxious Sunday for families of the policemen kidnapped a week ago by Naxals in Bihar's Lakhisarai district. Oscillating between fear and hope for a week, they prayed desperately for some news, but at the end of the day, there was none.


Queen to withhold royal honour for Tony Blair

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The Queen plans to withhold granting Tony Blair an exclusive honour as she is said to be annoyed about indiscretions revealed by the former British PM in his memoirs, a media report said. Blair was in line to be appointed to the Order of the Thistle, the highest Scottish honour.


Trapped Chile miners hold video conference with kin

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The 33 men trapped underground in a mine in northern Chile and their relatives for the first time held a video-conference on Saturday, in the wake of the first month anniversary of their ordeal. The relatives of the miners were delighted to be able to talk to their loved ones.


Spain's Basque separatists ETA announce ceasefire

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The statement appeared on Basque newspaper Gara's website and was also made available to the British broadcaster BBC. Gara accompanied the video with a transcription of the statement in Basque and Spanish.


40 lakh illiterate women made literate in Bihar

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said 40 lakh illiterate women were made literate under the 'Mukhyamantri Akshar Anchal Yojana' by two lakh teachers across the state.


Shakespeare's 'first true image created'

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The Bard of Avon's likeness has been the subject of speculation for centuries. But scientists have now created what they claim is the "first true image" of William Shakespeare, using state-of-the-art 3D technology.


Pacheco denies involvement in money laundering

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Goa's former Tourism Minister Fransisco Mickey Pacheco on Sunday stirred clear of the controversy which embroils him in a major international money laundering and fake travel document racket.


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