Friday, January 28, 2011

No action was taken on Sonawane's report against Popat Shinde, his alleged killer

No action was taken on Sonawane's report against Popat Shinde, his alleged killer

No action was taken on Sonawane's report against Popat Shinde, his alleged killer

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Sonawane killing - Days after the brutal killing of Additional Collector Yashwant Sonawane, more evidence has surfaced to show that no action was taken against Popat Shinde, the prime accused in his murder, despite a detailed report given by Sonawane in August last year.


Amid massive protests, Egypt leader fires Cabinet

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Facing a popular uprising, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet early Saturday after protesters engulfed his country in chaos — battling police with stones and firebombs, burning down the ruling party headquarters and defying a night curfew enforced by the army.


Driver, gunman flee with Rs 68.5 lakh to be deposited in ATMs

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A gunman and driver of a private security agency van fled with Rs 68.5 lakh meant to be deposited in different ATMs in the city when the cash custodians were depositing money in an ATM.


Man arrested for raping daughter

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A fifty-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his teenage daughter in Sardhar town of the district, police said on Friday.


Police battle huge protests across Egypt

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As night fell and the government announced a curfew, protesters showed no signs of letting up in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as tens of thousands intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, pouring from mosques after noon prayers and clashing with police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons.


Al Jazeera role in Arab world's protests

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The protests rocking the Arab world this week have one thread uniting them: Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite channel whose aggressive coverage has helped propel insurgent emotions from one capital to the next.


In Cairo, reporter beaten with steel bars

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A BBC reporter said he was badly beaten by Cairo police who he accused of targeting foreign journalists covering anti-government protests in the Egyptian capital.


Egypt's Internet cutoff 'unprecedented', say experts

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Egypt's four main Internet service providers (ISPs) cut off international access to their customers in a near simultaneous and unprecedented move, an Internet monitoring company said.


Egypt Nobel laureate ElBaradei under house arrest

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Egyptian security officials say police have put Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei under house arrest. Police stationed outside his suburban Cairo home told him he cannot leave the house after he joined tens of thousands of protesters in the capital on Friday.


Senior Tibetan monk, a Chinese agent in Himachal?

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Ugin Thinley Dorjee, a revered Tibetan spiritual leader and the 17th karmapa, is likely to be questioned by Indian security agencies for operating as an agent of China in Himachal Pradesh.


Drugs found in bath-towel shipment from India

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After trying to smuggle drugs into Canada through cricket bats, balls, marble slabs, and mugs from India, police have now seized ephedrine hidden in a shipment of bath towel from India. Ephedrine is used in the production of crystal meth. The seizure announced Thursday by police is part of the Iran-linked international ring trying to smuggle opium worth $22 million inside cans of pickles and cherries, furniture and industrial belts.


Man kept wife in cellar for 16 years, lived with another woman

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A man in Brazil locked up his wife in a cellar for 16 long years as he lived upstairs with another woman, it was reported here.


Brain surgeon sold tickets to watch him operate

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A prominent brain surgeon in Australia has startled the medical fraternity by auctioning tickets to let people watch him perform surgeries in the operation theater. Appalled by such an action, the medical authorities here have launched a probe against Charlie Teo, a Sydney brain surgeon.


Senior Gujarat cop says Ishrat killed in fake encounter

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Ishrat Jehan case: One of the three policemen in charge of studying the death of Ishrat Jehan says he believes she was killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police.


PJ Thomas refuses to quit as CVC, say sources

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PJ Thomas hasn't agreed to do the government the favour it desperately awaits. Sources say he has refused to quit as the country' s Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).


Case asks Pak Army chief to ensure Karachi is weapon-free

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A petition has been filed in Pakistan's Supreme Court seeking directions for army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to take effective measures to protect people's lives in Karachi and make it a weapon-free city within three months by deputing security forces there.


Indonesian ferry fire, train collision kill 16

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Two Indonesian passenger trains crashed and a crowded ferry burst into flames Friday, killing 16 people and sending hundreds to the hospital, many in critical condition, officials said.


Thackeray on Collector Sonawane's murder by oil mafia

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Thackeray on Sonawane's murder: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Friday criticised the Maharashtra government over the killing of Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane, saying the murder has "ruined the state's image".


BMW seller found in trunk of car with ear partly missing

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The two men met through the Internet, fate and a 2008 BMW. The car was an M3 coupe, a fully loaded speedster with an eight-cylinder engine and an Interlagos Blue Metallic exterior. The owner, Akeem Ajimotokan, worked in the procurement office at Columbia University. He was the original owner of the car, and he was asking $46,000.


Shooting by US diplomat in Lahore angers Pak

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Shooting by US diplomat in Lahore angers Pak - An American official shot and killed two men on a motorcycle who apparently threatened to rob him at gunpoint while he was driving his car in the city of Lahore on Thursday, according to senior police officials there.


Nitish Kumar invited by Columbia Business School

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The Columbia Business School (CBS) of Columbia University has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar requesting him to address its 7th India Business Conference in New York on April 1.


Supreme Court stays death penalty to 3 AIADMK workers

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The Supreme Court stayed execution of capital punishment upheld by it earlier for three AIADMK workers involved in burning to death three hapless college girls in Tamil Nadu in 2000 after former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's conviction in a corruption case.


Supreme Court orders status quo in Vedanta University land acquisition case

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Vedanta University land acquisition case - The Supreme Court today ordered the Orissa government to maintain status quo on acquisition of 6,000 hectares of land for setting up an international university by UK-based Vedanta group in Puri.


BJP corporator arrested for Sunil Joshi murder

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Less than three months after RSS man Harshad Solanki was charged with killing RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, the Dewas police has now arrested BJP leader, Ram Charan Patel in connection with the murder.


In Colombo, India to discuss fishermen deaths

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Taking a tough stand on the recent killings of Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy, sources have told NDTV that Foreign Minister SM Krishna has asked Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to go to Colombo to take up the matter.


Mysterious piano appearance case solved

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The mystery of the sudden appearance of a baby grand piano on a beach in Florida was solved on Thursday when a student admitted that he had placed it there as part of his application for art school. US student Nicholas Harrington, 16, apparently wanted to write an essay on the stunt as part of his application for a leading Arts College.


IPL 4 auction: Mumbai Indians question last minute changes

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IPL 4 auction: Mumbai Indians question last minute changes - In what seems to be a serious allegation, the Mumbai Indians have written a letter to every member of the IPL Governing Council, expressing their view that the fourth IPL auction recently held in Bangalore was rigged.


MNS corporator arrested in child marriage case

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MNS corporator Vasant More has been arrested along with two associates by the Bharati Vidyapeeth police on charges of facilitating the marriage of a minor girl.


Institute manager absconds with students' fees

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The Malleswaram police are on the look out for the fraudulent manager of a computer centre accused of decamping with students' fees amounting to Rs 8 lakh. The Indian Computer Academy (ICA) of Kolkata had opened a branch in Malleswaram two years ago and appointed a manager called Mahesh to manage the centre.


Chain snatcher shot dead in Noida expressway encounter

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A miscreant was killed and a police constable injured after gunfire broke out between police and two persons involved in a chain-snatching incident on Thursday afternoon.


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