Monday, October 4, 2010

Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer

Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer

Man held for giving extortion threat to former employer

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A 19-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly attempting to extort money from his former employer after being inspired by a movie, police said on Monday.


Woman found murdered; husband, in-laws booked

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A man and six members of his family were booked for allegedly murdering his wife over dowry at Jhabrera area here, police said on Monday.


Home Ministry, Air Force working together in Naxal areas: Air Chief

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IAF chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Monday said the air force had the capability for an offensive operation against the Naxals but a decision on it was in the government's hands.


Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders goes on trial

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Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has appealed for freedom of expression as he goes on trial for alleged hate speech at a time when his popularity and influence in the Netherlands are near all time highs.


Arsonists strike Palestinian mosque

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.Arsonists torched a mosque in a West Bank village Monday, scrawling "revenge" on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in an attack that threatened to stoke tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking.


Rahul Gandhi breaks security cordon to meet children

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Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi broke through his security cordon near Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh to talk to children. It is reported that the Congress General Secretary spoke to the kids about education and the ongoing Commonwealth Games.


NATO tankers targeted again in Pakistan

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Three attacks on NATO convoys in three days on a supply route from Pakistan to Afghanistan have led to tensions between NATO and Pakistan.


Govt withdraws ban on bulk SMS, MMS

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The government has decided to withdraw the ban on the services of bulk SMSes and MMSes imposed till tonight as the country has remained peaceful after the verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.


Maoists kill four in Gadchiroli in Maharashtra

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Four securitymen, including two CRPF personnel, were killed when Naxalites triggered a powerful improvised explosive device blast in a marketplace in Perilimili village in the district when they were out shopping.


Banning BlackBerry service will be counterproductive, says RIM

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BlackBerry makers have cautioned the government that any ban of their core services will be counterproductive and futile and instead suggested that a joint consultative forum be formed to evolve procedures to intercept these popular services.


No bail for Malegaon blast accused

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant bail to Lieutenant Colonel SP Purohit, one of the key accused in the case relating to 2008 Malegaon bomb blasts which killed seven people.


Ayodhya Verdict: Feel vindicated about rath yatra, says Advani

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Senior BJP leader LK Advani feels "vindicated" about his Ayodhya 'rath yatra' in the wake of the Allahabad High Court verdict and prefers a negotiated settlement for building a Ram temple at the place where the makeshift now stands.


To avoid CWG traffic, log on here

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Information about traffic congestion on Delhi roads and alternative routes on real time basis during Commonwealth Games are now just a click away. Log on to www.delhitrafficpolice.nic.in, Delhi Traffic Police's website, for an interactive page which provides the user with an interactive platform.


Cancer lands excise official behind bars

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Here is a case of corruption with a twist. It might make you sympathise with the perpetrator.


Chairman of club owned by Mazhar Majeed found dead

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David Le Cluse, the chairman of an English semiprofessional soccer club caught up in Pakistan's cricket fixing scandal, has been found dead. He was 44.


Modi works on turning a con into a plus in campaign

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When his closest aide was sent to prison because of his alleged involvement with the murder of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, many wondered how Narendra Modi would counter what was, at the very least, some very bad publicity.


Rare Mahatma photos to be auctioned tomorrow

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A rare collection of 21 prints of Mahatma Gandhi, taken during the Quit India Movement days of 1942, will hit the auction block in London on Tuesday and is expected to fetch nearly 1,500 pounds.


Soon, human skin will be traded, thunders Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over declining population of tigers and lashed out at notorious poacher Sansar Chand, who has been convicted for trading animal's body parts, saying a day would come soon when human skin will be traded for commercial purposes.


Residents use gandhigiri to fight pollution

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Think of protests, and it is strikes and dharnas that first come to mind. While the recent addition, gandhigiri, might also be a distant third option, hardly would one imagine that this concept, brought to the fore by a popular Hindi flick, would be implemented in practice.


Theft attempt at corporator's home

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Unidentified suspects early morning on Sunday attempted to commit house breaking theft at NCP corporator Vishal Tambe's home in Dhankavdi.


Kashmir interlocutor: Digvijaya or Chavan?

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Home Minister Chidambaram and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met the Prime Minister separately today. The issue of interlocutors for Kashmir came up in both the meetings, but no final decision has been taken yet.


Man carrying police uniform detained

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The Pune police's special branch on Sunday detained a person, Dattatray Namdeo Mohite (20) of Solapur, possessing the police uniform with black jacket at the Pune Railway Station.


Gilani orders probe into Pak's CWG flagbearer row

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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered an inquiry into the embarrassing scuffle that saw a top sports official snatch the national flag from a sportsperson designated as the flag-bearer during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on Sunday.


Kasab to be moved to Pune's Yerwada Jail

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Ajmal Kasab, sentenced to death for the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, will be shifted from Mumbai's Arthur Road jail to Pune, most likely in two months, according to sources.


Maharashtra: State's new towns to get more MSRTC buses soon

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The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), the country's second-biggest public transport system, has plans to start city buses for local travel in the various new urban centres coming up in Maharashtra, and also Mumbai.


Tamil Nadu whistleblower's death: Court orders re-postpmortem

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The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered a re-postmortem on the body of whistleblower Murugan in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu.


After stealing CWG show, Keshav went back to bedtime story

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Sitting on the edge of his seat to reach the microphone, seven-year-old tabla prodigy Keshav looked at his mother each time a question was shot at him on Monday.


Even after 15 years Kurla-Thane rail link is incomplete

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For 15 years, the Railways have been trying to build an 18-km track between Kurla and Thane. The Rs166-crore project has been plagued by innumerable problems since its inception.


Municipal Corporation eyes NGOs as tenants for vacant properties

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a novel plan to generate revenue. It wants to give the many buildings it owns to private parties for their activities, and also for maintenance and management.


IVF father Robert Edwards wins Nobel Medicine Prize

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The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded this year to Robert G. Edwards, an English biologist who, with a physician colleague, Patrick Steptoe, developed the in vitro fertilization procedure for treating human infertility.


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