Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Man commits suicide in police station

Man commits suicide in police station

Man commits suicide in police station

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A 30-year-old man allegedly committed suicide inside a police station where he had gone to file a complaint against his wife and her alleged paramour, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Vijay Vihar Police Station in outer Delhi last night, a senior police official said. The deceased has been identified as Vivek.


The world's favourite robot, ASIMO, just turned 10

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He can dance, run and even conduct an orchestra. The multi-talented robot ASIMO is now 10 years old and during his first decade, he has constantly been upgraded to show off new skills and display the technical capability of his makers Honda.


Who's invited to PM's Obama dinner

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is hosting a dinner on November 7 in the honour of US President Barack Obama when he visits India. Sources tell NDTV that the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday will have 25 guests.


Better to love women than gays: Berlusconi

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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi dismissed calls on Tuesday to resign over his involvement with an underage Moroccan runaway - and even created a new uproar by claiming it was better to love beautiful girls than gays.


UK, France ink defence pact on joint force, nuke cooperation

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Britain and France on Tuesday inked two landmark pacts to deepen defence cooperation by agreeing to create a joint force and share nuclear test facilities. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy inked the two treaties that they said would make both countries' citizens safer while cutting defence budgets following the financial crisis.


CWG foot over-bridge collapse: Probe panel blames PWD, contractor

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A Delhi government-appointed committee, which probed the collapse of a foot over-bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium days before the Commonwealth Games, has blamed the faulty construction methodology adopted by the private contractor and held the Public Works Department (PWD) responsible for supervisory failure.


US mid-term polls: Heated campaign ends as votes are cast

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American voters began heading to the polls Tuesday morning in elections that will recalibrate the balance of power in Washington and in state houses across the nation, with Republicans poised to make big gains, particularly in the House of Representatives where they expect to seize a majority, and Democrats eager to stem their losses and hold control of the Senate.


Suspicious package found at German Chancellor Merkel's office

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Police were investigating a suspicious package at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office on Tuesday, hours after small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens in attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists.


US to spend $200 mn a day on Obama's Mumbai visit

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The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama's visit to the city. "The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit," a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.


Gujarat artist makes glass portrait of Obamas

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An artist from Gujarat has made a mosaic glass portrait of the Obamas, using shards of tube lights and bulbs, which will be presented to the US President during his India visit beginning November 6.


RSS plans protest marches against terror allegations

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Terming as a political conspiracy the linking of its senior member Indresh Kumar with the Ajmer bomb blast case by the Rajasthan ATS, RSS has announced a nationwide agitation on November 10.


The school that Obama will visit

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Thirteen-year-old Mamata Chauhan has no particular claim to fame. Yet. On Sunday, she and 19 other students of Holy Name High School will meet US President Barack Obama. Though these 20-odd students are happy, others are jealous.


Flyover collapses in Mumbai, no casualties

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Part of a flyover has collapsed at Lalbaug in Central Mumbai. Two cars have been damaged. No casualties have been reported yet. An old flyover was being demolished to allow the construction of a new one.


Facebook generation loneliest among all age groups

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Britain's 16- to 24-year-olds, the so-called Facebook generation, are lonelier than any other age group, even pensioners. One in three said they were bored with their lives, compared to just eight percent of pensioners, and 28 percent complained that loneliness was making them unhappy.


Adarsh Scam: Don't ask questions, Army was told

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How the Maharashtra government bulldozed its way into sanctioning the controversial Adarsh Society building in Mumbai becomes clearer every day. It's not just the frenzy of broken rules that is startling – there were no kid gloves involved in how flats meant for war widows and veterans ended up with politicians, bureaucrats and retired Army officers.


Greek mail bombers target 5 embassies in Athens

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Small mail bombs have exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens and police have destroyed at least three more as they tried to halt a wave of attacks on foreign missions blamed on far-left domestic extremists.


My job is a tough one: Sonia Gandhi

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Some of the members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) could face the axe in the reconstitution exercise of the powerful body, party chief Sonia Gandhi indicated on Tuesday. "Nominating CWC is a very difficult job. Somebody will complain to say I was left out, why others have been made. Somewhere someone will be left out. Now when you have put trust in me, some of you should be prepared to bear the loss," Gandhi said.


Obama visit: Maurya Hotel's 'virtual tour' disabled

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Security concerns have forced authorities to disable the "virtual tour" of Hotel Maurya Sheraton where US President Barack Obama will stay during his visit to the capital beginning this Sunday.


Congress indifferent to corruption, says BJP

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The BJP has hit back at the Congress saying, the party is indifferent to corruption. Speaking on the Adarsh Society scam, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman asked, "Has Congress become neutral to corruption?" Sitharaman also said that Congress has targeted the RSS in order to divert attention from main issues.


First a fake service call, then a robbery

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Customers of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Kharghar need to be more alert, officials say. One of the MTNL customers in the node reportedly was at the receiving end when his wife got a fake call enquiring details of the family and was later allegedly robbed by a pesky caller recently. Confirming the same, a senior MTNL official said that the victim's husband had approached her requesting to cut his landline service. "The customer was in a shock and requested us to disconnect services to him temporarily after his wife received a call asking for information about the household. The caller later reached to the customer's residence and faked his wife that he had met an accident and demanded Rs 15,000 cash for medication," the officer said.


Gateway jetty to be shut during Obama's visit

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No ferry boats will be sailing off the Gateway of India for three days: November 5, 6 and 7. Given the vulnerability of the coastline, security agencies are taking all possible measures during the Obama visit.


Hotel staff held for beating waiter

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APMC Police have arrested three former workers of hotel Shikara for allegedly assaulting one Mahipalsingh Narendrasingh Bhandari (25), a waiter at the hotel. The accused have been identified as Rajendrasingh Mangalsingh Karki (21), Rajansingh Jeetahsingh Karki (21) and Prithvisingh Sundersingh Karki (20), police said.


Woman lawyer jailed for attacking another woman

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The metropolitan magistrate court sentenced a woman lawyer to 14 months imprisonment for attacking another woman. The lawyer was also fined Rs1400. According to the prosecution, advocate Jyoti Maniar had assaulted one Asha Doshi on October 31, 2004 at Nehrunagar crossroads where she had gone for Diwali shopping.


State govt to develop 16 beaches

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After promoting Gujarat tourism by roping in Amitabh Bachchan as the brand ambassador, the state government has now revised its plans to develop beaches of the state to cater to the tourists visiting Gujarat.


Master blaster meets old buddy in city

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After a day at the nets practicing for the forthcoming Test match in the city against the Kiwis, master blaster Sachin Tendulkar found time to meet his old buddy, Dalbir Singh Gill. He was delighted to see Gill back on his feet and walking without crutches.


Cops bust fake credit card scam

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The Versova police on Sunday arrested a young Borivli-based couple who had taken to financing their lavish life style by running a credit card scam syndicate with the help of their Nigerian accomplices.


Corporation website will tell you if your favourite restaurant is legal

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Now, it is easy to find out if the hotel where you had gone for lunch or dinner is authorised or not. Not just that; you can even find out if the hotel has the right permissions, courtesy: the BMC's new software that it has installed in its website.


City hotels line up cuisines named after Obama

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It's not new to the gastronomic world, naming a dish after a celebrity. After all, a few years ago when former UK Prime Minister John Major came to aamchi Mumbai, a five-star hotel named a dish after him. Executive chef Hemant Oberoi recalls having once created a 'John Major Lamb Curry'. And the US President and his wife's visit around the corner (Nov 6) is stimulating other restaurants to follow suit.


Road rage incidents on an upswing in the city

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With increasing road traffic and lack of traffic sense among the drivers, road rage incidents have become quite common on the city roads. However, since most of these street fights are not registered, it's difficult to judge whether there is an increase in such incidents.


Want to register vehicle? Pay via internet

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Soon, you can stop worrying about bribing RTO officials to get your new vehicles registered. By early March next year, the transport department expects to fully implement its e-payment scheme in all 45 RTOs across the state.


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