Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Political crisis in new Andhra government; 1 minister quits

Political crisis in new Andhra government; 1 minister quits

Political crisis in new Andhra government; 1 minister quits

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The newly formed Andhra Pradesh government led by Kiran Kumar Reddy plunged into crisis after one minister quit on Wednesday night voicing his unhappiness over portfolio allocation.


Incessant snow brings UK to a halt

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Europe is in the grip of a big freeze with heavy snowfall and Arctic temperatures causing major road, rail and air disruption that has left hundreds stranded. The cold weather continued its grip on the UK and continental Europe on Wednesday. In Poland many areas were covered in snow, causing traffic snarl ups and delays for commuters. Polish police said eight men died Tuesday night after a bitter cold front roared in.


Attacks on immigrants on the rise in Greece

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Immigrants have been beaten and stabbed near central squares, and several makeshift mosques have been burned and vandalized. In the most grievous attack, at the end of October, the assailants locked the door of a basement prayer site and hurled firebombs through the windows, seriously wounding four worshipers.


US Federal agency proposes 'Do Not Track' option for Web users

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The FTC's proposal, a framework for commercial use of consumer data, would make consumer privacy the default position and would let Web users decide whether Internet sites and advertisers can build profiles of their browsing and buying habits as well as collect other personal information.


WikiLeaks: Pak warns of possible terror attack in India

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Kayani said we should talk to President Zardari about moving forward the back-channel with India, starting with the provisions agreed to in 2006. Kayani did not have a problem but thought Zardari was unwilling to take it on at this time.


WikiLeaks: ISI supports attacks on Indian targets in Afghanistan

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Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25.


Nuclear fuel memos expose wary dance with Pakistan

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Less than a month after President Obama testily assured reporters in 2009 that Pakistan's nuclear materials "will remain out of militant hands," his ambassador here sent a secret message to Washington suggesting that she remained deeply worried.


WikiLeaks: Punjab, ISI and a distracted president trouble Pakistan

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Summary. Mission Pakistan warmly welcomes your arrival; your appointment comes as Pakistan grapples with internal change and hopes the Obama administration can support regional solutions to development and counter-terrorism challenges.


WikiLeaks: India cables on 26/11, tensions with Pakistan and more

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Among a quarter million secret US documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, a total of 3,038 classified cables are from the American embassy in New Delhi. According to WikiLeaks there are as many as 5,087 records amongst the leaked cables that refer to India.


Gadkari's son to tie the knot in Nagpur today

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Preparations are on in full swing for the wedding of BJP President Nitin Gadkari's son Nikhil. The wedding will take place on Thursday and two receptions have been planned for Friday and Saturday. And it's not going to be a low-key affair.


North Korea likely to attack again: South Korea

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As the United States and South Korea ended four days of joint naval exercises off the North Korean coast, the South's intelligence chief on Wednesday warned that the North was likely to repeat a November 23 artillery attack that left four South Koreans dead.


When Aamir visited Parliament

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When Bollywood actor Aamir Khan visited Parliament on Wednesday, MPs from both ruling and Opposition parties - divided over the demand of a JPC probe into the 2G scam - stood united in a rare show of solidarity. The MPs joined Aamir in raising awareness on malnutrition among infants.


Govt pushes bills amid Parliament chaos

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Parliament has been facing a series of adjournments over the Govt-Opposition stand-off regarding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam. With both sides refusing to budge from their stands, the Houses have not been able to run business as usual.


Own a house and 6 crores, says Karunanidhi

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Rejecting allegations of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa that he had amassed wealth in public life, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today declared his assets, saying he possessed nothing more than a house at Chennai and a little over Rs six crore deposits in a bank.


WikiLeaks: Cables on Pakistani terror and more

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Among a quarter million secret US documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, 2,220 cables originate from the US embassy in Islamabad. While there are some surprises in these Islamabad cables, other bits confirm India's long standing fears about Pakistan - especially it's inability to act against terror groups.


Students protest in Rome, London; oppose reform bill

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Thousands of university students and young people across the United Kingdom took to the streets on Tuesday to demonstrate against proposed hikes to British tuition fees. Most demonstrations were peaceful but a group of demonstrators at Trafalgar Square in central London repeatedly clashed with riot police. Protesters pushed against lines of riot police and some threw objects at officers, who responded with batons. No serious injuries were immediately reported.


Indians top buyers at Burj Khalifa

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Indians top the list of buyers in the world's tallest tower having acquired space worth USD 7.9 million in the first seven months of the skyscrapers opening. Prominent buyers of swanky apartments in the 100 floor Burj Khalifa tower include London-based NRI businessman Raj Kundra, who presented an apartment to his wife Shilpa Shetty. Local businessman of Indian origin B R Shetty, who is managing director and CEO of the New Medical Centre Group of Companies in Abu Dhabi, has also bought the entire 100th floor in the tower. Rizwan Sajan, Chairman of Danube Group is also reported to have recently purchased an apartment in the tower. As the world still reels under a economic downturn, the local UAE nationals come second having spent USD 2.62 million on buying space in the tower, a news report citing real estate information company Reidin.com has said.


New rocket weapons system to guard country's coastline

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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is currently testing a new short-range coastal security rocket system for deployment on shore and on board ships to target rogue boats such as those used by terrorists to carry out the Mumbai attacks.


India rejects visa for Musharraf

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India has blocked a visit by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. He had been invited to attend a seminar hosted by the Young Presidents Organization. The conference was scheduled to be held in Delhi on Saturday.


Russia creates world's first nuclear fuel bank

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Russia has successfully completed the creation of the world's first international nuclear fuel bank under an agreement with the IAEA, the Rosatom state atomic energy corporation said today. The fuel bank now stores 120 tonnes of low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the Siberian city of Angarsk, the Russian agency said in a statement. "This is enough to complete two refuels of the world's most commonly-used light-water reactors with a capacity of 1,000 MW," the Rosatom statement said.


Interpol issues 'Red Notice' for WikiLeaks founder

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Interpol has placed the founder of the whistle-blowing Website on a so-called red notice wanted list following allegations of sexual misbehaviour by a Swedish prosecutor, according to the police organization's website on Wednesday.


Snow hits flights, trains in Europe

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Heavy snow continues to cause chaos across Europe - flight delays are being reported in the UK and other countries. In Austria, the penguins and wolves at the Vienna zoo were spotted enjoying the cold wave. But the African elephants which are used to a warmer climate cannot stay out all day or they will fall ill, according to their keeper.


One in five American divorces now involve Facebook

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Facebook or Twitter may have helped unite many people across the globe, but a survey has revealed that one in five divorces in the US now involve the popular social networking sites.


The Manganiyar seduction

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Thirty-seven folk musicians from Jaisalmer & Jodhpur, dressed in traditional turbans and robes kneel in red cubicles that are lit-up and stacked four tiers high. This is the spectacle named the Manganiyar Seduction. The set inspired by Amsterdam's red light district weighs nearly four tons and takes a crew of eight workers six hours to assemble.


Iran hangs former soccer player's mistress

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Iran has hanged a former soccer player's mistress, known as a "temporary wife", who was convicted of murdering her love rival, the player's wife, the official IRNA news agency reported. Shahla Jahed was hanged at dawn, after spending more than eight years in jail, IRNA said, in a case that has captivated the Iranian public for several years.


Putin's angry response to US cables on Russia

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Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin responded sharply on Wednesday to criticism of Russia revealed in United States diplomatic cables published by the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, warning Washington not to interfere in Russian domestic affairs.


WikiLeaks: Zardari comments on India

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President Zardari told the Ambassador January 2 he would have no choice but to respond militarily to an Indian attack. There was no more politically sensitive issue in Pakistan than Kashmir, he said. Zardari had been briefed by ISI Director General, LTG Pasha, on his meeting with the DCIA in Washington, and he had concurred in the release of the "tearline" information to be passed to the Indians.


Lashkar men arrested in Spain

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Six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and groups linked to Al-Qaida, have been arrested by Spanish police, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.


Muslim prisoner beaten into a coma in US jail

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On camera, a prisoner in an Idaho jail in America was beaten into a coma by another inmate while prison guards looked on. Hanni Elabed, who is 24, banged on a guard station window, pleading for help, but no one came to his aid.


WikiLeaks: Pakistan's army is 'the problem' says India

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Conveying India's view on its neighbourhood to the US, a top Indian official had told US' Af-Pak envoy in 2009 that most of the problems in Pakistan can be traced to its military's intentions and informed him that post 26/11 India had consciously not attempted to take any measures that would destabilise the civilian government there.


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