Monday, January 31, 2011

Can't cancel 2G licences over CAG report: SC

Can't cancel 2G licences over CAG report: SC


Can't cancel 2G licences over CAG report: SC

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:16 PM PST

An NGO has moved SC to restrain the Government from regularising the licences.

PM promises stern action in CWG scam cases

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:04 PM PST

The Prime Minister has sent the report to the Cabinet Secretary for urgent examination.

Tibetans defend Karmapa as probe continues

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:11 PM PST

Buddhist monks and devotees gathered in a show of support near Dhararmshala.

India raises concern over radio tagged students

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST

Eighteen Indian students have been radio tagged by the American authorities.

Egypt: Second batch of Indians reaches Mumbai

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:58 PM PST

The first plane from Egypt with 329 Indians had landed in Mumbai on Monday.

Million-strong march in Egypt to oust Mubarak

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:43 PM PST

Hosni Mubarak's newly appointed vice-president began talks with opposition figures.

Ahmedabad: Congo fever claims another life

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:34 PM PST

A 25-year-old doctor identified as Shabbir Ali died in Ahemadabad due to CCHF.

Chidambaram talks tough on internal security

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:42 PM PST

There will be massive recruitments in security forces informed the Home Minister.

LeT terrorists gun down two sisters in Kashmir

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:54 PM PST

The terrorists allegedly barged into the house and forcibly dragged the girls.

Inquiry ordered on Radia tape leakage: Govt

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST

Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was taking the issue seriously.

Android eating into iPad's market share

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:36 PM PST

Apple continues to be the leader in the tablet market but its share declined.

Every hungry stomach is a potential human bomb

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:15 AM PST

Every hungry stomach is a potential human bombThe English dictionary defines a farmer as someone who operates a farm or cultivates land. Ownership of such land is inconsequential. If sixty-three years after

Torres joins Chelsea for British-record fee

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:02 PM PST

Fernando Torres joined the Blues for a fee said to be 50 million pounds.

Pics: Japan's biggest volcano eruption in 50 years

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:40 AM PST

Pics: Japan's biggest volcano eruption in 50 yearsJapan's Mount Shinmoedake explodes back to life after 52 years.

In pics: Top 10 billionaire politicians

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

In pics: Top 10 billionaire politiciansPower and wealth go hand in hand for some of these politicians. The top 10.

Kitna deti hai: Most fuel-efficient petrol cars

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:30 AM PST

Kitna deti hai: Most fuel-efficient petrol carsThe price of petrol is on the rise and fuel-economy makes more sense than ever.

TRAI pushes pesky calls deadline to March 1

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:12 PM PST

Operators were facing difficulties in implementing the filtering mechanism.

Affluent women worry about outliving money

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:11 PM PST

Rich women believe their retirement will be more active and prosperous than that of their parents.

Now track your vehicle from your browser

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:59 AM PST

The T-Qat vehicle tracking system has a web server developed in Qatar and an Internet-based GPS tracker.

Love letters are 'a thing of the past'

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST

People are more likely to send a text message or post a 'Facebook' message.

Bring home the World Cup Sachin

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Bring home the World Cup SachinTendulkar was the leading run-scorer in 1996 (523 runs) and 2003 (673 runs) World Cups.

World Cup beckons hot favourites India

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World Cup beckons hot favourites IndiaIndia's main strength remains batting but the team has to pick up its ground fielding.

Google launches Twitter workaround for Egypt

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:46 PM PST

The service allows people to dial a telephone number and leave a voicemail.

Now, get six pack abs with cosmetic surgery!

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:42 PM PST

You can now get illusionary abs - with artistic cosmetic surgery.

Mona Lisa with moustache, gun and dog

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:38 PM PST

Mona Lisa is fodder for neo-contemporary geek art even 500 years after the painting was created.

'I am more than a shirtless guy' Arunoday Singh

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:15 AM PST

The actor talks about his latest film, his filial connections and his brawn appeal

Rajinikanth starrer 'Robot' grosses Rs 375 crore

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:31 PM PST

'Robot' earned Rs 60 crore in the first weekend and Rs 117 crores over the rest of its first week.

Arunoday-Aditi's smooch record in 'Yeh Saali..'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:04 AM PST

Sudhir Mishra's next film, 'Yeh Saali Zindagi', has 22 liplocks.

Imtiaz in no mood for sequels

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:14 PM PST

He has instead chosen the small screen to tell the pending story of 'Jab We Met'

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Internet cut as Egypt braces for 'march of millions'

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST

Egypt's government has posted troops at key locations and cut internet service as anti-government protesters planned a "march of millions" Tuesday.

Trial date set for Alabama man accused of killing wife on honeymoon

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:45 PM PST

A trial date has been set for May for an Alabama man accused of killing his new bride during their honeymoon in Australia.

'Star Trek' translators reach for the final frontier

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:24 PM PST

Last month, Google unveiled its latest innovation, an app for phones that can near-simultaneously translate speech from one language to another.

Lawyer: Woman called 'Jihad Jane' to plead guilty

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:23 PM PST

Colleen LaRose, the woman who authorities say called herself "Jihad Jane" on YouTube, has changed her mind about fighting government charges that she was plotting to wage violent jihad overseas. She planned to plead guilty at a hearing Tuesday.

Shark catching drives species to extinction

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 10:10 PM PST

Last year six people were killed by sharks worldwide. Multiply that number by more than 12 million and you get close to the number of sharks killed for human consumption each year.

Airlines ground planes as monster snow storm approaches

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:57 PM PST

Airlines canceled flights by the hundreds for Tuesday as a massive snow storm of historic proportions began to coat the nation's heartland with a thick blanket of snow.

Report: Torture in Egypt rampant amid impunity for security forces

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:27 PM PST

"The guys would say they'd be tortured so bad, they'd be screaming, 'Tell me what you want me to say! Tell us what to say and we'll say it!' They'd agree to confirm anything State Security wanted."

Volcano in Japan erupts again

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:21 PM PST

The Mt. Shinmoe volcano in southern Japan erupted again Tuesday morning, with the country's Meteorological Agency calling it the fourth and most powerful eruption in recent days.

Iranian leaders, opposition both embrace Egyptian protesters

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:54 PM PST

While some governments are trying to walk a fine line between supporting Egypt's president and supporting protesters in that tumultuous nation, Iranian officials are taking the side of the protesters.

Philippines' evolving terrorism threat

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST

Last week's bus bombing in the Philippines highlights how bomb-making techniques brought into the country by al Qaeda and its associate groups can be harnessed by multiple interests.

Massive winter system spans 2,000 miles, threatens Midwest cities

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:26 PM PST

Several major Midwest metropolitan areas are bracing for a massive winter storm system that threatened to dump a foot or more of snow and bring potentially debilitating winds.

As Mubarak cuts communications, major demonstrations expected

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:17 PM PST

Egypt braced for a "march of millions" in anti-government protests Tuesday as embattled President Hosni Mubarak tried to throw up literal and figurative roadblocks in the way of demonstrators calling for his ouster.

Guggenheim family imposters arrested on charges of attempt to defraud

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:24 PM PST

A trio of Guggenheim family impersonators were charged Monday after allegedly trying to defraud investors by soliciting money and promoting bogus investment opportunities by posing as family members or representatives of the prominent American family, the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York said Monday.

Egyptian government tightens grip ahead of protests

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:22 PM PST

The embattled Egyptian government early Tuesday restricted communications and travel ahead of what protesters are calling a "march of millions." Here's what the government has done so far:

N.Y. state senator's video shows parents how to snoop on their kids

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:20 PM PST

A New York state senator defended an "informational video" he posted Monday, which teaches parents how best to snoop on their children -- a message that the head of a leading youth rights group criticized as dangerous.

Long a stable bulwark, military now a bellwether of Egypt's future

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:16 PM PST

As military and security veterans take top roles in President Hosni Mubarak's new government, it's unclear in the tumult whether their allegiance ultimately sides with the embattled Mubarak or with demonstrators demanding a regime change, experts said Monday.

Police investigated abuse case weeks before mom allegedly killed kids

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:09 PM PST

Police opened, and then dropped, an investigation of physical abuse involving a Florida mother against her teen daughter, closing the case weeks before the woman admitted killing the girl and her brother because they were "mouthy."

U.S. navigates carefully between supporting Mubarak, democratic ideals

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:06 PM PST

Egypt's roiling political unrest is causing the United States to fine-tune a foreign policy equation that for 30 years has valued strategic partnership with President Hosni Mubarak over democratic ideals, experts said Monday.

Police chief's son gets six years in fatal hit-and-run

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:56 PM PST

A Chinese man who killed a college student while driving drunk and then tried to use his father's name as a police official to escape punishment was sentenced to six years' in jail on Sunday, sparking a furious reaction on the internet where the verdict was condemned by many bloggers as too lenient.

1 dead as sheriff's department helicopter crashes in Arizona

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 05:41 PM PST

The civilian pilot of an Arizona sheriff's department helicopter died Monday afternoon when the aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.