Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WikiLeaks: Pak won't abandon terror groups

WikiLeaks: Pak won't abandon terror groups

WikiLeaks: Pak won't abandon terror groups

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No amount of money from the US will stop the Pakistani army from backing terror groups against India, that's what a cable from a top US diplomat serving in Pakistan said.


Manipur's top rebel leader Meghen arrested

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For the first time, the Indian government has made public the arrest of RK Meghen alias Sanayaima, Chairman of the banned UNLF, a prominent militant group from Manipur. It is probably the biggest arrest in recent times.


BPO employee rape: Sketch of third suspect released

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Delhi Police on Tuesday released the sketch of a third suspect among the five men who abducted and raped a 30-year-old BPO employee last week besides impounding a truck which could have possibly been used in the crime.


A Facebook founder begins a social network focused on charities

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Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook and the chief digital organizer for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, knows a thing or two about building online communities. Now he is applying his expertise to a new venture called Jumo, which aims to connect people with nonprofits and charitable organizations.


Google Earth pushes boundaries between real and virtual

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In late September, Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, explained at a press event that he wanted Google to be "the third half of your brain." Mr. Brin wasn't just referring to the company's search products when he made that somewhat eerie proclamation. He was also alluding to a number of products that should be expected in the coming years.


US says Iran got missile boost from North Korea

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A US intelligence assessment concludes that Iran has received advanced North Korean missiles capable of targeting Western European capitals and giving the Islamic Republic's arsenal a significantly farther reach than previously disclosed.


Iran, European Union agree on date for nuclear talks

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Iran and the European Union agreed on Tuesday to a date and time for nuclear talks in Geneva next week, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted in a speech that Iran would not give "one iota" in the discussions.


Online users in China unable to access WikiLeaks

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Internet users in China were unable to access the WikiLeaks website on Tuesday after hundreds of thousands of secret US diplomatic cables were published on the whistle-blower website, some involving Beijing.


Observers play down fraud in Haiti's election

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International observers played down allegations of widespread fraud in Haiti's critical post-quake election as ballots began to be counted at an industrial park in the capital on Monday.


On Iraqi television, crying out for the missing

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For an hour every Saturday, with a short break for the evening call to prayer, a modestly dressed woman appears on television here and takes phone calls from Iraqis whose relatives have vanished.


Global climate change talks begin in Cancún

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Global talks on climate change opened in Cancún, Mexico, on Monday with the toughest issues unresolved and little expectation of a breakthrough on shaping an international treaty to curb emissions of the heat-trapping gases linked to global warming.


Gear up for mid-term elections, says Naidu

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Hoping to return to power, Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party is banking on a revival of its fortunes and possible mid-term Assembly poll in the wake of the churning in state's ruling Congress following the resignation of rebel MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy.


Russian President Medvedev warns of new arms race with West

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned of a new arms race if it fails to reach an accord with the West on the missile shield in Europe.


Right-wing activists attack Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz in Delhi

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The Youth Wing of the BJP attacked Kashmiri separatist Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq's car on Tuesday when he was entering Foreign Correspondent's club in New Delhi to attend a seminar.


EU opens anti-trust investigation into Google

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The top European regulator opened an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, following allegations that the Internet giant has abused its dominance in online search. The move follows complaints by specialized search-related companies about "unfavorable treatment of their services in Google's unpaid and sponsored search results," the European Commission said in a statement.


Nitish’s new law to ensure work done in time

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In a bold move to weed out corruption, the Bihar government will soon enact a law, making it mandatory for state agencies to extend services to people within a stipulated time frame, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said.


Teargas at BJP protest in Kolkata

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Hundreds of BJP workers on Tuesday allegedly broke barricades and tried to march into the state secretariat in Kolkata during a protest march against price hike among other issues, prompting the police to lob teargas shells to disperse the protestors and arrest a party leader.


Not ordered inquiry on Radia tapes: Chidambaram

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Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is inquiring into alleged leak of tapes of telephone conversations between corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and politicians, journalists and industrialists.


How a child stuck in washing machine was rescued

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A three-year-old in China threw his family and a crew of firefighters on a spin cycle on Sunday when he got trapped inside a washing machine during afternoon playtime. Chaofan hid inside the washing machine while playing hide-and-seek with his mother only to find his legs were tightly caught in the machine's drum.


South Korea prepares emergency shelters

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Last week's deadly attack on Yeonpyeong island has escalated military and diplomatic tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and for some in the South Korean capital, Seoul, there is an increasing fear of North Korean retaliation.


Must take Tata's 'banana republic' statement seriously: Pawar

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Amid the tape controversy, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the government should take note of Ratan Tata's statement that India risked turning into a 'banana republic'.


Cold wave wrecks havoc in Europe

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Many parts of Europe are shivering due to an unseasonal cold snap which has gripped Poland, Germany, parts of Austria, scotland and wales.


2G scam: How can Thomas objectively supervise inquiry, asks Supreme Court

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A new wave has crashed into the tsunami of the 2G scam after the Supreme Court questioned how PJ Thomas can, as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), monitor the case objectively – he was the Telecom Secretary when the department allegedly took decisions that cost the government Rs 1.76 lakh crore.


A P Singh appointed new CBI Director

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IPS or Indian Police Service officer Amar Pratap Singh was on Tuesday appointed the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for two years succeeding Ashwani Kumar.


Kasab just a contract killer, says counsel

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In a bid to dilute the serious charges of criminal conspiracy and waging war against the government of India, the defence advocates of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 23, the only terrorist facing trial in the 26/11 terror attacks case, told the Bombay High Court on Monday that Kasab was, at best, a contract killer whose role in the attacks was limited to CST and outside the Cama Hospital.


This man has crashed almost 1,000 weddings

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You could say he barges into weddings, but it's all for a good cause. Santosh Bajpai turns up uninvited at Uttar Pradesh wedding ceremoies to make the bride, the groom and their relatives plant saplings and join his mission to make the planet a little greener!


Indian technology catches Harvard eye

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An award winning drip irrigation technology developed by an Indian company that has caught the attention of the Harvard Business School holds out hope for poor farmers from earthquake-hit Haiti to Africa.


Jagan factor looms as Congress picks Cabinet

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As the Congress closes ranks and tries to dismiss the Jagan Mohan Reddy factor in Andhra Pradesh, the rebel Reddy is in Kadapa district with his mother, Vijayalaxmi, and will visit the YSR samadhi there to pay respects to the former chief minister. Jagan Mohan Reddy quit the Congress and as the Kadapa MP on Monday.


Clinton says US diplomacy will survive ‘attack’

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Some world leaders expressed anger on Monday over the disclosures in confidential American diplomatic cables, even as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was confident that the administration's diplomatic relationships would withstand the upheaval.


WikiLeaks files 'cite Prince Andrew's inappropriate remarks'

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Prince Andrew is cited in classified US diplomatic documents for making "inappropriate remarks", The Guardian newspaper reported today, citing data released by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks.


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