Thursday, December 2, 2010

At least 40 die in Israel forest fire

At least 40 die in Israel forest fire

At least 40 die in Israel forest fire

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A fire raging in a rain-starved northern Israel forest on Thursday has left at least 40 people dead, caused the evacuation of thousands of people, burned some kibbutz houses to the ground and prompted the Israeli government to call for urgent international aid in fighting the inferno.


40-year-old woman murdered at home

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The victim, Nargis Juneja, lived in DLF Phase II, and used to run a children's playschool in Gurgaon. The murder took place on Wednesday night when two unidentified men entered the house.


Portrait of the artist as a young chimp

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Jimmy, a chimpanzee with a unique talent, sets to work on his latest masterpiece at Niteroi zoo near Rio de Janeiro. Delicately blending the vivid colours and careful to cover all the canvas, Jimmy's face is a picture of concentration.


Thriving on arsenic, a microbe may redefine life

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Scientists said Thursday that they had trained a bacterium to could eat and grow on a diet of arsenic, in place of phosphorus — one of six elements considered essential for life — opening up the possibility that organisms could exist elsewhere in the universe or even here on Earth using biochemical powers we have not yet dared to dream about.


Meet Bihar's first time MLAs

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Nitish Kumar won a resounding second term but his team comprises many first timers, some of whom are using very trick in the book to get some attention.


2G scam: Parliament logjam continues

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This winter session has truly been the 'winter of discontent' in Parliament and there is no sign of a resolution to the stand-off between the Government and the Opposition. To help pass important budgetary allocations, the Government and the Opposition had a truce. But the two were back to disagreeing once that business was over.


Russian President flexes muscles with chin-ups on TV

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev performed chin-ups on national television on Thursday, flexing his muscles as he battles perceptions that his successor Vladmir Putin is the real strongman of Moscow.


Will Thomas resign before Supreme Court hearing on Monday?

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Controversial Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas may step down ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Monday when it is slated to take up a Public Interest Litigation against his appointment.


WikiLeaks: Russia a 'virtual mafia state'

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Russia's secret service and politicians have close links with organised crime, according to details from leaked confidential US diplomatic documents published in a Spanish newspaper Thursday. The daily El Pais is one of several newspapers given advance access to 250,000 US diplomatic cables by the online whistleblower WikiLeaks.


Torch rally to mark Bhopal gas tragedy anniversary

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Over 500 survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and victims of the resultant water contamination staged a torchlight march on Thursday to mark the 26th anniversary of one of the world's worst industrial disaster.


Airlines propose huge hikes in ticket prices

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Airlines have proposed massive raises in ticket prices. The new fares have been submitted for review to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).


Google acts to demote distasteful Web sellers

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Google announced on Wednesday that it had changed the way it ranks search results so that unscrupulous merchants would find it harder to appear prominently in searches.


Freezing weather kills 26 in Central Europe

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Freezing weather has claimed 26 lives across Central Europe this week including 18 deaths in Poland where temperatures plunged to minus 33 degrees Celsius (minus 27.4 Fahrenheit), officials said today.


Indian arrested in Russia for offering immigration bribe

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An Indian businessman arrested in October in Russia on the charges of offering bribe to local immigration official was framed, his uncle has said and sought Indian embassy's help for his release.


Malaysia confirms Indian millionaire's murder

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An Indian millionaire, who had been missing after arriving in Malaysia in January, has now been declared as murdered by the police here.


India has no 'Cold Start' doctrine: Army chief

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Army Chief General V K Singh has said India has no "Cold Start" doctrine as claimed in the secret American documents and dismissed the US perception about the Indian Army being "slow and lumbering".


Kiran Reddy and his angry band of ministers

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In Hyderabad, Jagan Mohan Reddy received a visitor today - his uncle, Vivekananda - who upset the family cart by agreeing to be a minister in the new Andhra Pradesh Cabinet.


How Pak media is reporting on WikiLeaks

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Pakistan's political and military elite have been shaken by damaging disclosures about the country's foreign policy and internal politics in hundreds of secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, with the media screaming "WikiWreaks havoc" and "WikiLeaks bombs rock Islamabad".


Two more Mayawati parks for 150 crores

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Caring little about allegations of misuse of funds for erecting parks and statues, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will inaugurate two more as a tribute to Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary on December 6.


Student suspended for vulgar remarks on Facebook

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The Banaras Hindu University has suspended a final year BA student for allegedly posting obscene remarks against his two female classmates on a social networking site.


What the Pope really wants but hasn't got

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Guess what the Vatican wants for Pope Benedict XVI? A solar-powered electric popemobile to promote his 'green' agenda.


Walls collapse at Pompeii

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Two more ancient Roman walls gave way in the 2000-year-old archaeological site of Pompeii on Wednesday following the collapse of one on Tuesday and the ruin of a frescoed house last month.


Swedish court confirms arrest warrant for Julian Assange

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Sweden's highest court refused on Thursday to grant permission for Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistle-blowing organization, to appeal a court order seeking his arrest to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, news reports said.


A tornando comes to town

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A huge tornado, with winds gusting up to 130 miles per hour, hit a part of Georgia in America on Tuesday, damaging more than 50 homes.


Government is indifferent to corruption, says Advani

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Senior BJP leader L K Advani today stressed upon the fact that there is no solution in sight other than a Joint Parliamentary Probe (JPC) in the 2G scam.


Radia tapes: Supreme Court notice to Centre, magazines

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond within 10 days to the petition filed by Tata chief Ratan Tata seeking a direction to the government to probe leakage of audio tapes containing his private conversation with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and stop their further publication.


Spanish woman registers the sun as her property

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A woman in Spain has claimed that she is the owner of the sun after she got it registered as her property. She now plans to charge people who benefit from the sun's energy, it was reported. Fortynine-year-old Angeles Duran, a resident of Vigo in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia, applied for ownership of the sun after she learnt that similar claims had been made by a US national on the Moon, Mars and Venus, the Daily Telegraph reported.


Treat India and Pak equally, said Gilani to US

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Powerful US Senator John Kerry asked Yusuf Raza Gilani to present before India Pakistan's plan of action for fighting terrorism if it was "really serious" in resuming Indo-Pak dialogue, but the Premier expressed concern that the public would not support the idea.


Not upset with Bihar verdict, says Rahul Gandhi

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Despite the Congress drubbing in Bihar Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi is not upset with the election results. "No, I am not upset by the Bihar elections," the Congress General Secretary, who played a key role in the campaigning, said in reply to a question by reporters outside Parliament House.


Pak Sikh alleges discrimination over his kirpan

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A Pakistani Sikh plans to file a petition against the security personnel of the Lahore High Court after he was stopped from entering the court complex with his 'kirpan' or ceremonial sword. Ajeet Singh, who wanted to enter the complex to meet his lawyer, exchanged angry words with guards after he was asked to remove his kirpan at the entrance gate yesterday. He refused and left without going inside.


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