Sunday, October 3, 2010

Singapore flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Singapore flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Singapore flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

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A Singapore-bound flight from Moscow with 262 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport here tonight following bomb threat in the aircraft.


Drive to control teenaged rash driving in Hyderabad

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A special drive to arrest the increasing cases of rash driving by teenagers will be launched in Hyderabad from Monday, a senior police officer said.


BMC not to reimpose water cuts

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to withdraw the water cuts imposed in the metropolis over a year ago as the lakes supplying water to it are full to the brim.


Prison inmates have choice of violent books

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Inmates in Connecticut prisons have access to true crime books and works of fiction that depict murder and graphic violence, with no apparent restrictions based on a reader's criminal history, according to a review of the prison library system by The Associated Press.


AR Rahman's grand finale – CWG theme song

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AR Rahman had the 60,000 strong crowd at the glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony up and dancing here today with his rendition of the theme song 'Jeeyo Utho Badho Jeeto', which had received brickbats when it was first unveiled in August.


Afghan starts to close private security firms

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The Afghan government said Sunday it has started dissolving private security firms in the country by taking steps to end the operations of eight companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater and three other international contractors.


President Patil declares the Commonwealth Games open

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The 19th Commonwealth Games were jointly declared open by Prince Charles and President of India Pratibha Patil on Sunday at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the Commonwealth Games.


Cheers and jeers for Kalmadi at CWG opening ceremony

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It was both cheers and jeers for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, when he made his speech while it was cheers all the way for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.


Karnataka’s special ‘scam’ session

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It is a season of scams once again in Karnataka. This time, in the dock is the Chief Minister himself. And his response to the Opposition attack? A special session of the assembly that will exclusively discuss scams.


A phone application that threatens security

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A cheap mobile phone application that can track the precise location of passenger aircraft in the sky can be a serious terrorist threat, security experts have claimed and called for its immediate ban.


Musical instruments showcase Indian culture in CWG opening

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A plethora of musical instruments on Sunday enthralled a capacity crowd at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Commonwealth Games, showcasing the rich cultural heritage of India.


Ayodhya verdict upholds faith; time to resolve dispute: Advani

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BJP veteran L K Advani on Sunday said the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit was "faith upheld by law" and that it has paved the way for reconciliation with judicial ratification.


Army rescues civilians and kills 4 NDFB terrorists

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The Army's Special Forces undertook a major operation, killed four NDFB terrorists and safely rescued Katan Nandi, son of Parikshit Nandi, a shop owner of Dimu Police Station area under Dhemaji District.


Child prodigy's tabla performance at CWG opening

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Seven-year-old Keshav stole the limelight at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Sunday as he mesmerised the spectators, including President Pratibha Patil and Prince Charles, synchronising his tabla with the beat of a variety of drummers numbering over 800.


CWG security: NSG deployed at strategic places

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With the Games set to be declared open on Sunday security has been stepped up tremendously all over to secure a safe and peaceful games. Four operational teams of NSG commandos have been deployed at strategic locations in the Capital.


Airport Metro misses CWG deadline

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Having missed the CWG deadline after failing to get the mandatory safety clearance, the Airport Express Metro Line, that promises to take commuters from Connaught Place to the International Airport in just 18 minutes, is likely to be operational by the end of this month.


Ahmadinejad calls for US leaders to be 'buried'

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Iran's president on Sunday called for U.S. leaders to be "buried" in response to what he says are American threats of military attack against Tehran's nuclear program.


Musharraf calls Nawaz Sharif 'brainless'

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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who in 1999 overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif, believes the two-time premier lacks intellect and is "totally brainless".


Sri Lankan war-hero spending nights in jail

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Sri Lanka's war-hero Sarath Fonseka, who once commanded his troops against the LTTE, has been lodged in a solitary cell where he sleeps on a mat on the cement floor, attired in ill-fitting prison clothes.


Where are all the smoking ban officers?

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Are you also wondering where the officers who should be punishing people for smoking in public, you are not alone. Non-profits working in the field of tobacco control too are disturbed over the non-implementation of the smoking ban, which was started on October 2, 2008.


Sheila Dikshit speaks exclusively to NDTV: Full transcript

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In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit talks about how she is no longer nervous and that Delhi is ready for the Games. Here is the full transcript of the interview.


BJP notice to Congress after bjp.com redirected to Congress website

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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has served a legal notice to the Congress over its website being directed to the Congress (AICC) website. According to sources, the BJP was worried for the last few months over low hits to its website. Some minor checks revealed surprising results.


Coffee chain apologises for twitter joke on Bapu

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No jokes about Bapu. Or at least, that's how offended 'tweeple' felt about Cafe Coffee Day's (CCD) attempt at humour on its Twitter account on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. On Saturday, the coffee chain's page on the microblogging medium tweeted: "Good morning tweeps... Bapu aaj zinda hote toh CCD jaroor aate (if Bapu was alive, he'd surely come to CCD)."


Metro rolls out to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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A crucial link to the main Commonwealth Games venue of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - the Central Secretariat-Sarita Vihar corridor - rolled out to the public on Sunday, just hours before the inauguration of the sporting extravaganza.


CBSE engineering, medical entrance tests to go online?

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The 'Centre for Assessment, Evaluation and Research' which CBSE has planned to set up with a partner organisation on public-private partnership mode to carry forward reforms in education will have a core group which would go through this entire exercise.


Italian doctors implant permanent artificial heart

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Heart surgeons at Rome's Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital carried out the 10-hour breakthrough operation Thursday, implanting an artificial heart to be used on a permanent basis rather than a more common temporary artificial heart.


Amit Jethwa murder case: 1 more arrested

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One more accused was arrested in Ahmedabad on Saturday in connection with the murder of the RTI activist Amit Jethwa, police said. "Udaji Thakor, a resident of Mehsana district, was today arrested from the city in connection with the murder of RTI activist," crime branch officials said.


CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?

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The Commonwealth Games Village is all bustling with activity, so are the stadia around the Capital, but the student hostels of the Delhi University continue to wait for their elusive guests, even as the event takes off on Sunday.


What Steve Jobs learned in the wilderness

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The saga of Steven P. Jobs is so well known that it has entered the nation's mythology: he's the prodigal who returned to Apple in 1997, righted a listing ship and built it into one of the most valuable companies in the world.


First look inside the proposed Islamic centre

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Visitors to the upper floors of the Muslim community centre planned for near Ground Zero in New York would walk through lofty spaces - for art exhibitions, for contemplation and prayer, for programmes on interreligious dialogue, for a 9/11 memorial - as sunlight streams through irregularly shaped windows between white crisscrossing beams.


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