Thursday, December 30, 2010

Indians refuse settlement proposal in Sharjah murder case

Indians refuse settlement proposal in Sharjah murder case

Indians refuse settlement proposal in Sharjah murder case

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A proposal to settle the case involving 17 Indians, who have appealed the death penalty for killing a Pakistani in Sharjah has been refused, according to the lawyer representing the defendants.


SIT seeks legal help in Ishrat Jahan case

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The Special Investigation Team probing the 2004 police encounter of Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan and three others has filed an application in the Gujarat High Court seeking appointment of an amicus curie in the case.


Parliament impasse: Speaker to meet non-BJP Opposition leaders today

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Parliament impasse: Speaker to meet non-BJP Opposition leaders today - In a fresh bid to end the deadlock in Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will today meet the leaders of the Left and other non-BJP opposition parties.


26/11 case: Pakistan to defend ISI chief in a US court

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The Pakistan government on Thursday said it will "strongly contest" the lawsuit filed in a US court against the serving and former heads of the powerful spy agency ISI by relatives of two Jewish victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.


Gujjars, government closer to resolution

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A resolution on the Gujjar-government talks seems close at sight.


Auto driver jumps to death

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A 50-year-old auto driver allegedly jumped to death from the fourth floor of his rented accommodation in south-west Delhi on Thursday, police said.


Woman found dead in train’s toilet

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The body of a young woman was found in the toilet of the Haridwar-bound Upasana Express and was taken out of the train here today, GRP sources said.


China to go after internet phone services

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China is going after Internet phone services such as Skype in a move to protect the country's state-owned telephone companies, causing alarm among consumers who rely on cheap Internet calls.


Bomb blast damages Athens court building

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A powerful bomb detonated outside a court building near central Athens on Thursday morning, causing significant damage but no injuries, the police said.


Aarushi Talwar murder case: Where did CBI falter?

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After investigating the Aarushi Talwar murder case for two-and-a-half years, the CBI says it has no concrete evidence in the case. No murder weapon has been found, no motive has been established, even the forensic samples were declared tampered with, hence are unusable.


Technical institutes to reserve 5% seats: Sibal

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From now, technical institutes approved by AICTE have to reserve up to five per cent of their seats for students from economically backward sections of the society.


Kashmir Valley gets its first snow of the season

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Wrapped in a thick white blanket, the beautiful Kashmir Valley got its New Year's gift as it experienced its first snowfall of the season. The heavy snow has shut the 300-kilometre long Srinagar-Jammu National Highway leading to suspension of air traffic.


Why Shanghai schools deliver toppers

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5,100 15-year-olds in Shanghai outperformed students from about 65 countries on an international standardized test that measured math, science and reading competency. American students came in between 15th and 31st place in the three categories. France and Britain also fared poorly.


CISF jawan shoots himself dead at Mumbai airport

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A 52-year-old CISF jawan today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon at the international airport premises here, police said.


Mecca's new look evokes harsh criticism

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It is an architectural absurdity. Just south of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the Muslim world's holiest site, a kitsch rendition of London's Big Ben is nearing completion. Called the Royal Mecca Clock Tower, it will be one of the tallest buildings in the world, the centerpiece of a complex that is housing a gargantuan shopping mall, an 800-room hotel and a prayer hall for several thousand people. Its muscular form, an unabashed knockoff of the original, blown up to a grotesque scale, will be decorated with Arabic inscriptions and topped by a crescent-shape spire in what feels like a cynical nod to Islam's architectural past. To make room for it, the Saudi government bulldozed an 18th-century Ottoman fortress and the hill it stood on.


Jagan says PM didn't meet him about farmers

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Claiming that the relief announced by the Centre for calamity-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh is not enough, former Congress MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy today demanded a "better package" for those whose crops have been damaged in recent floods.


Krishna water verdict: Karnataka happiest

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It's a verdict that ends 43 years of conflict over the waters of the River Krishna and the states that depend on it for their farmers: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.


Andhra Pradesh waits for Telangana report

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The Srikrishna Committee submitted its report on Telangana to Union Home minister P Chidambaram in Delhi on Thursday. The report will now form the basis on which the future of Andhra Pradesh will be formulated. It was an unusual sight to see personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) guarding the state secretariat in Hyderabad - an indication of how the state administration is on the edge. Fifty companies of paramilitary forces have been sent to Andhra Pradesh.


2G spectrum scam: Speaker's meet ends with no breakthrough

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The BJP emerged from Meira Kumar's all-party session holding tight to its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the 2G spectrum scam. Through the winter session of parliament, the stand-off over a JPC between the opposition and the government ensured that virtually the entire session saw no business conducted.


Telangana report 'will show the way forward'

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Justice B N Srikrishna Committee on Telangana issue today said its report will show the "way forward" on approaching the contentious demand for a separate statehood issue in Andhra Pradesh. The five-member committee, which went into demands for forming a separate Telangana state and keeping Andhra Pradesh united, today submitted its report to Home Minister P Chidambaram.


Retired professor found dead inside his house

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A retired professor has been found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his house on Thursday, police said.


Britain's secret service agencies to share notes with Indian officers

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Sleuths of Britain's secret service agencies MI5 and MI6 will be sharing their professional experience and expertise with over 100 senior Indian Police Service officers for two weeks from January 3.


Son allegedly shot dead by father

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A father allegedly shot dead his son in Kaithun area following which the accused has been arrested, police said.


Jet airways asks passengers to report 2 hours early for security reasons

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Citing security reasons, Jet Airways asked its passengers to report two hours before their flight time, saying the check-in will close 45 minutes before departure, even as a fliers' body termed this decision as "impractical".


Netizens slam CBI over Aarushi case closure

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"Shame", "Yet another let down", "Is it a cover up?" - these are some of the reactions of netziens to the CBI filing a closure report in the sensational Aarushi double murder case after a two-and-a-half-year probe marked by botched up investigations.


Not against JPC demand, says Joshi after meeting Gadkari

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Last night, party president Nitin Gadkari met with Murli Manohar Joshi, who is the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Issuing a statement after meeting Gadkari, Joshi has now said he is not opposed to his party's demands for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G scam.


Orissa: Congress MP on hunger strike seeking loan waiver for farmers

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Demanding loan waiver for small and marginal farmers hit by unseasonal rain, an Orissa Congress MP Pradip Majhi today launched a hunger strike near the state secretariat here today with his supporters.


'Mumbai-style' massacre plot foiled in Denmark

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Scandinavian intelligence agencies have said they had foiled a "Mumbai-style" plot by Islamic extremists to massacre staff at a Danish newspaper which published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.


Cops loot tribals, misbehave with villagers

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A senior police officer in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region said Thursday that he apologised to tribals for misbehaviour and loot carried out by his subordinates, and even distributed money to the villagers to compensate them.


Srikrishna Committee hands Telangana report to Chidambaram

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Srikrishna Committee hands Telangana report to Chidambaram: Justice B N Srikrishna has handed over his report to the government – 10 months after he was appointed head of a special committee to talk to different political parties and "all sections of society."


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