Saturday, December 25, 2010

IOC serves ultimatum on Suresh Kalmadi

IOC serves ultimatum on Suresh Kalmadi

IOC serves ultimatum on Suresh Kalmadi

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There seems to be no respite for Commonwealth boss Suresh Kalmadi. After the CBI raided his houses and offices in 3 cities, Kalmadi now faces the heat from the Internatinal Olympic committee.


Fog hits flights, passengers stranded

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Fog is back to haunt fliers in various parts of the country. Thick fog in Delhi has led to poor runway visibility which has disrupted flights to and from several cities including Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Amritsar.


China woman plots 40 car thefts, just for fun

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A woman from a rich family in China prodded her four boyfriends to steal more than 40 cars over three years - just for fun. Dai Qingwen, hailing from Sichuan province, told police that she plotted the thefts for entertainment, China Daily reported.


Indian-American Kamala Harris 'female Obama' in making: Report

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Daughter of an Indian mother and African-American father, Harris is being called the future of the Democratic Party, a rising political star in the mold of one of her big supporters President Barack Obama, the 'Politico' said in a lead story.


34 killed as matador collides with bus

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Badaun District Magistrate Amit Gupta said the collision took place near Annipur village on Badaun-Agra road when the matador collided with the state government bus in Ujhani police station area.


Philippines: 11 injured in Christmas Mass bombing

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The device was hidden in a ventilation window near the ceiling of the chapel, which is on the compound where the provincial police office is located in Jolo town on Jolo Island, Sulu provincial police said.


Pope calls for solidarity with Iraqi Christians

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Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for political leaders to express solidarity with Christians in Iraq and to work for peace in the Middle East and other war-torn regions in his annual Christmas greeting.


A quiet Christmas for Obama

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Mr. Obama arrived on the island of Oahu in the middle of the night as Wednesday turned into Thursday and slipped on a green lei as he descended the steps of Air Force One. Then he sped off in an S.U.V. toward this laid-back residential community on the windward side of the island, far from the bustle of Waikiki Beach, where the bulk of his traveling White House stays, in Honolulu, the city he lived in as a boy.


Gujjar protest: Airlines hike fares

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With Gujjar agitation intensifying in Rajasthan, airlines have hiked fares on Jaipur-Delhi and Jaipur-Mumbai routes while the bookings are almost full for the next two days. Travellers have no option but to pay twice or thrice the actual fare as the demand has raised after cancellation of numerous trains due to the ongoing Gujjar agitation.


North India reels under severe cold wave

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Intense cold conditions on Saturday tightened its grip on northern India as temperatures plummeted further in the region, even as there were no reports of snowfall on Christmas in hill states.


Rotterdam: Dutch police arrest 12 Somali terror suspects

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A statement said the arrests were made late on Friday following a tip-off by Dutch intelligence that a number of Somalis were planning an attack in the Netherlands relatively soon.


PM, others pay respects to Karunakaran

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Congress stalwart and four-time Chief Minister K Karunakaran was on Saturday cremated with full state honours as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a large number of people paid a tearful adieu to the colossus of Kerala politics.


Suresh Kalmadi being blackmailed?

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Sources have told NDTV that the CBI which raided the offices and homes of Commonwealth Games boss Suresh Kalmadi in three cities on Friday, have apparently found a letter that attempts to blackmail Kalmadi.


Lokayukta asks UP minister to quit

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Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has said that state minister Rajesh Tripathi, accused of collecting money on dead, should either step down from the post or relinquish chairmanship of the society that runs an illegal crematorium in Gorakhpur.


Blow to ISRO hopes: GSLV rocket explodes mid-air

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) witnessed a spectacular failure when India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) blew up shortly after lift-off. This is perhaps the biggest failure for ISRO so far.


Ajmer blast probe: Car used to ferry explosives found

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Rajasthan's Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has reported making very major inroads into its investigations into the Ajmer blasts of 2007, recovering the vehicle that may have been used to transport the explosives.


US First Lady Michelle Obama on the trail of Santa

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While US President Barack Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha slipped off to the beach on Christmas Eve, Michelle Obama, the First Lady, took care of a little holiday business: answering telephone calls from children inquiring as to the whereabouts of Santa Claus.


Goa Governor’s X-mas gift – a copy of RTI Act

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A ribbon-wrapped copy of the Right To Information Act (RTI) Act - that's one Christmas gift Goa Governor SS Sidhu might not forget for a long while.


Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley

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The cold wave further intensified in Kashmir division today as the night temperature in Leh town of Ladakh region nosedived by nearly seven degrees to settle at a low of minus 16.4 degrees Celsius.


Tharoor's plea to name Kochi airport after Karunakaran

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Former Union minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has today asked the authorities to name the international airport at nearby nedumbassery after late Congress leader K Karunakaran.


Snow, ice trap passengers in Europe's airports

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Travellers spent Christmas Eve camped in airports in Paris and Brussels instead of at feast-laden family tables, after new snowfall and shortages of de-icing fluid trapped passengers and snarled travel across Europe.


Pranab appeals to Opposition to discuss JPC deadlock

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Union Finance Minister and Congress troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday made an appeal to the Opposition to end the deadlock over their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe in to the 2G scam and discuss the issue.


Outrage over Binayak Sen verdict

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The conviction of pediatrician and civil rights activist Binayak Sen has shocked social activists and senior advocates.


Female suicide bomber kills 45 in Pakistan

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A burqa-clad female suicide bomber in Pakistan lobbed hand grenades, then detonated her explosive belt among a crowd at an aid centre on Saturday, killing at least 45 people in militants' latest strike against the authorities' control over the key tribal region bordering Afghanistan.


2G spectrum scam: CBI questions A Raja again

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) called former Telecom Minister A Raja for questioning again today. It is for the second straight day that Raja was questioned on the 2G spectrum scam.


Dismissed Brigadier hits out at Army, says it destroyed proof of his innocence

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Villain or hero? Now it will perhaps be more difficult than ever for Brigadier Surinder Singh to prove his innocence. The Army had declared him guilty of alleged lapses that led to the Kargil intrusion in his sector in 1999 which ultimately led to the Kargil War in which 527 Indian soldiers were killed. He was dismissed from the Army in 2001.


Gujjar agitation spreads, rail, road routes hit

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Stepping up their protests on Saturday, members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan blocked rail and road routes in various parts of the state blocking links between Delhi and Jaipur, Jaipur and Agra and Mumbai and Delhi as well.


ISRO set to launch heaviest communication satellite today

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ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch India's heaviest communication satellite into orbit today. The lift-off of the launch vehicle GSLV-FO6 carrying 2,310 kg GSAT-5P satellite is expected to take place a little after 4 pm from Sriharikota.


Posted by Harshad at 7:13 PM

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