Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Gujjars to hold mahapanchayat today, threaten protests in Delhi

Gujjars to hold mahapanchayat today, threaten protests in Delhi

Gujjars to hold mahapanchayat today, threaten protests in Delhi

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As the stand-off between Gujjars and the Rajasthan government enters the tenth day today, Gujjar leaders have threatened to bring their protests to Delhi.


In New York, heaviest snow in decades

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Hundreds of airline passengers were stranded for up to 10 hours on the tarmac at John F Kennedy Airport in New York on Tuesday, as ambulances struggled to get patients through unploughed streets and city buses sat abandoned in the snow.


Impact assessment report criticises Jaitapur nuclear plant

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An impact assessment report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has strongly criticised the nuclear power plant being proposed at Jaitapur in the Konkan region.


England beat Australia by an innings, retain the Ashes

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England won the fourth Test by an innings and 157 runs to retain the Ashes against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday. England claimed their huge victory before lunch on the fourth morning when Tim Bresnan had Ben Hilfenhaus caught behind for a duck and incapacitated Ryan Harris was unable to bat because of an ankle injury.


Govt relaxes timing for bars, restaurants on December 31

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The Maharashtra government has permitted bars and restaurants to remain open all through the night on December 31 for new year celebrations in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai but boat parties along the coast have been banned for the third time in a row due to the terror threat.


Metro services delayed due to signalling cable theft

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Metro services in the national capital were delayed late Tuesday night on the Noida line as trains were run on restricted speed between two stations due to theft of the signalling cable.


US: Airport delays expected for several days

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Buried beneath white powder for more than 24 hours, New York area airports turned on Tuesday to the growing backlog of canceled flights, an accumulation that could take far longer to address than the snow itself.


Harbhajan, Yuvi asked to pay crores in service tax

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Cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh could face prosecution for "non-payment" of service tax to the tune of crores of rupees, a senior tax official said on Tuesday.


UK Xmas terror plot: LSE, Big Ben were potential targets

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The nine people including one of Indian descent, who were arrested in the UK for plotting a Christmas bombing campaign, had planned to target the London Stock Exchange, Big Ben and Mayor Boris Johnson, almost identical to the Mumbai-serial bomb attacks in 1993, according to the prosecutor.


Villagers protest against Jaitapur nuclear power plant

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As farmers' protests boil over in Ratnagiri, threatening to delay the 9,900 megawatt Jaitapur nuclear power plant - said to be the world's largest - a concerned Maharashtra government dispatched a Congress team to Ground Zero.


Kremlin orders probe into Moscow airports logjam

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Russia's president has ordered prosecutors to investigate a logjam at Moscow airports that has stranded thousands of passengers. The Kremlin said today that Dmitry Medvedev ordered a check of whether the transport law was being met and of the services offered to the stranded passengers.


Cheaters find an adversary in technology

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Mississippi had a problem born of the age of soaring student testing and digital technology. High school students taking the state's end-of-year exams were using cellphones to text one another the answers.


Mapping the brain, slice by slice

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Dr. Lichtman and his team of researchers at Harvard have built some unusual contraptions that carve off slivers of mouse brains as part of a quest to understand how the mind works. Their goal is to run slice after minuscule slice under a powerful electron microscope, develop detailed pictures of the brain's complex wiring and then stitch the images back together. In short, they want to build a full map of the mind.


Tweets give away BJP divide over PM and PAC

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"Thanks but no thanks" said the BJP once again today to the PM's offer to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to explain the 2G spectrum scam. Dr Manomhan Singh has twice now described his offer as "unprecedented." The BJP was exacting in its response. "We don't want the PM to break any precedent," said party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy. "We are not interested in that...we are asking the PM to follow a precedent...and that's the JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee)…he should appear before that."


Why Sanjay Dutt could lose Mumbai home, office

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Unlike his on-screen avatar Munnabhai, actor Sanjay Dutt isn't surrounded by goodwill in real life. His home and office are being attached on the orders of the Bombay High Court.


Buddhadeb faxes Chidambaram 'fitting reply'

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The battle lines of communication between the West Bengal government and the Centre remain wide open. Within 24 hours of receiving P Chidambaram's letter, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya faxed his reply to the Home Minister today, along with another copy dispatched via speed post.


Israeli train catches fire, injuring 48

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An Israeli passenger train caught fire today, injuring almost 50 people, in an apparent accident north of Tel Aviv, emergency services said.


Robbery at Dhoni's home in Ranchi

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Three thieves allegedly broke into the cricket captain's home on the 25th. A police complaint has been filed today. Dhoni's father and mother were all sleeping when the thieves broke in. Five jawans of the Jharkhand police are meant to be on duty at all times at Dhoni's home.


Telangana report to give 'several options': Srikrishna Committee

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The five-member committee on Telangana statehood issue has said it will give "several options with their pros and cons" in its report that will seek to achieve the "highest satisfaction of the largest number".


Taxi, autorickshaws to go off roads indefinitely

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Taxis and autorickshaws would keep off the roads in Kerala from midninght tonight demanding an upward revision of fares in view of the hike in the price of petrol and diesel.


American student detained in Jagannath temple

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An American national along with her Oriya friend were detained by priests today in the Sri Jagannath temple where non-Hindus are not allowed entry.


Why this tiger's death has Assam worried

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More evidence of why we need to come together to save the tiger. Disturbing photographs show a five-year-old female Royal Bengal Tiger who was found dead near the Panchnoi river bordering the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Assam.


NBA in India, in search of fans and players

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The success of NBA Commissioner David Stern's 25-year crusade to globalize basketball is often summed up in two words: Yao Ming. After Yao, a 7-foot-6 center from Shanghai, was drafted by the Houston Rockets in 2002, the league attracted hundreds of millions of new fans in China. And though Yao is out for the season with a stress fracture that could end his professional career, the NBA's international march continues.


Milk to pinch consumers as Amul hikes prices by Rs 2

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After vegetables, now milk will also pinch consumers, as state's largest milk producer, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) marketing dairy products under the brand 'Amul' today announced a pan-India hike in milk prices by Rs 2 per litre.


Road rage in India growing along with economy

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On a recent chilly evening, Gaurav Kumar eased his small truck onto a congested road in the Indian capital and accidentally scraped another vehicle in the honking mass of cars, scooters and motorbikes.


Notice to six private hospitals for poor medical waste disposal

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Six private hospitals in Kanpur were issued notices by the Pollution Control Board (PCB) today on charges of not disposing medical waste properly.


Jethmalani backs Binayak Sen, ready to defend him

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BJP leader and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani has come out in support of the jailed doctor. Jethmalani told NDTV, "Binayak Sen is not a traitor, I don't think whatever he has done amounts to sedition."


Bangalore Metro trial run shows progress, finally

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It was a two-kilometre test for the Bangalore Metro, and a giant one for the city. A trial run covered the first stretch between Byapanahalli and CMH Road, suggesting that the end to a project that began in 2007 may finally be in sight.


Youth beaten to death by his lover's family

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A 19-year-old youth was beaten to death at Dhurkot village by his beloved's family for allegedly meeting her, police said today.


Delhi cop's bid to shield rapist proves costly after 3 years

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A police sub-inspector's reluctance three-and-half years ago to register a rape case on a woman's complaint has proved costly to him as a Delhi court has asked the city police chief to probe his complicity in dithering on slapping rape charges against the man.


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