Saturday, January 1, 2011

Russian passenger jet explodes; 4 dead, 43 injured

Russian passenger jet explodes; 4 dead, 43 injured

Russian passenger jet explodes; 4 dead, 43 injured

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A Russian passenger jet carrying 124 people caught fire as it taxied down a snowy runway in Siberia and then exploded on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 43, including six who were badly burned, officials said. Most of the passengers and crew were evacuated before the explosion, though people on board described a chaotic scene as the burning plane filled with thick, black smoke and panicked passengers climbed over one another to rush through flames to escape.


Arnold Schwarzenegger to step down as California Governor

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The Terminator always said he'd be back. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is sifting through a stack of corporate, Hollywood and real estate offers as the celebrity politician nears an inevitable career crossroad: On Monday, he's out of a job.


US Capitol briefly evacuated by airspace violation

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Authorities say the US Capitol and surrounding buildings were evacuated and fighter jets were scrambled after an airliner flying into Washington's Reagan airport went out of radio contact.


Woman arrested for trafficking

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Acting on a tip-off from the Assam Police, Parul, a resident of Shastri Nagar, in Ghaziabad was arrested and two girls were rescued, Senior Superintendent of Police (Ghaziabad) Raghubir Lal said.


Brazil's first female president sworn in

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Dilma Rousseff was sworn in as Brazil's first female president on Saturday, pledging to build on the policies of her hugely popular predecessor and mentor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.


New telecom policy in 100 days: Sibal

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Within two months of taking charge, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal has set about putting his house in order by announcing work on a new telecom policy for greater transparency, tackling cyber crime and leveraging the vast postal network for rural services.


Govt mulls anti-corruption mechanism

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Against the backdrop of an unrelenting Opposition targeting the government over the issue of various scams, the government seems to have decided to set up an anti-corruption mechanism. This is in line with what Congress president Sonia Gandhi had said at the recent Congress plenary.


NDA leaders meet at Advani's house, stick to JPC demand

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NDA leaders today held a meeting here to discuss the confabulations held separately by some of its members with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and the government on the JPC issue and decided to remain firm in their demand and carry on the agitation against corruption.


ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa released

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The protracted conflict in Assam may be a step closer to resolution with the chairman and head of ULFA's political wing set free for proposed talks with the government. This is the government's policy of granting amnesty to insurgents in the Northeast to allow them to come to the mainstream.


Aarushi Talwar case: The CBI chargesheet

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NDTV has accessed the CBI's closure report on the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. While it clearly names Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar as the only suspect, it admits to not being able to find a clear motive.


So how useful is Tumblr after all?

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To tumble or not to tumble, that is the question. Well, it's a question I hear often from friends and people in the tech world: "Do you use Tumblr?" My response is usually the same. I explain that "I try to use Tumblr — that I want to use it — I just can't find a use for the service."


Air India Chicago passengers stranded at T3

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Two hundred twenty Air India passengers have had a horrific start to their year. Their flight to Chicago, which was supposed to leave at 1.30 am last night, got delayed for more than 15 hours and are still in Delhi.


Sun Yat-sen's granddaughter injured in car accident

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A doctor has said that Nora Sun, a former US trade consul and granddaughter of founder of Asia's first republic in China, has been critically injured in a car accident in Taiwan.


Russian passenger jet explodes; 1 dead, 10 injured

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A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 10, officials said. The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.


Govt collects Rs 73.73 cr as penalty from new telecom companies

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The government has collected Rs 73.73 crore as penalty from new telecom operators for missing the network roll-out deadline, but is still keeping open the option of cancelling the licenses.


Nitish's anti-corruption drive: Bihar ministers to declare assets

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After his resounding victory in the Bihar elections, Nitish has promised that fighting corruption and ensuring transparency would be top of his agenda for the next five years. And he's begun with his own government by asking his ministers to declare their assets to the public.


Mayawati orders probe into alleged rape of minor

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has ordered a CB-CID probe in alleged rape of a minor girl by a BSP MLA. The team is expected to visit Banda today.


Egypt: Blast in Alexandria, 21 killed

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A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early on Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials said. After the blast, enraged Christians emerging from the church clashed with police and stormed a nearby mosque, prompting fights and volleys of stone throwing with Muslims, police and witnesses said - a sign of the sectarian anger that has been arising with greater frequency in Egypt.


North Korea: Want to improve ties with South

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North Korea welcomed the new year on Saturday with a push for better ties with rival South Korea, warning that war "will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust." Despite calls in its annual New Year's message for a Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons, the North, which has conducted two nuclear tests since 2006, also said its military was ready for "prompt, merciless and annihilatory action" against its enemies.


Get onions for only Rs 12 here

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If there were more farmers like him, we would never have faced the onion crisis. Santosh Petade, a young farmer from Nashik, cultivates and sells onions in the city at an incredible price of Rs 12 a kg. He says he is able to do this because he doesn't let middlemen get involved.


Now, train ticket in 180 seconds

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This will be a New Year's gift that Central Railway commuters will cherish starting Saturday. Central Railways plan to appoint a facilitator, who will help you book a ticket in 3 minutes flat saving precious time for harried commuters.


Air Marshal Browne is new Vice Chief of IAF

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Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal NAK Browne on Saturday assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force at the Air Headquarters in New Delhi.


Commerce Ministry orders import of onions from Pakistan

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As part of series of measures to increase availability of onions, India has contracted import of onions and the first lot from Pakistan is scheduled to reach Delhi on January 7. The import would be done through Public Enterprises Company (PEC) and the State Trading Corporation (STC) under the Ministry of Commerce, official sources said.


J&K: Infiltration bid foiled, Pak guide arrested

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Army foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants along the Line of Control in Poonch district and arrested a Pakistani guide, officials said on Saturday. During patrolling of the LoC in Kangra gali area in Balakote sector of the district, troops observed movement of militants around 2130 hours on Friday night.


4 killed, 3 injured as truck rams into shop

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Four persons, including an army personnel, were killed and three others seriously injured when a truck rammed into a shop on national highway at Bhuttabari near Bagdogra, about 18 km from Siliguri.


Flushing loos with lemonade in Northern Ireland

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With severe water shortage crippling Northern Island, families have resorted to flushing toilets with lemonade, a media report said. Engineers are struggling to restore water in many areas of the United Kingdom after melting ice left burst pipes. In Northern Ireland, 4,400 people were still without running water.


Secret IAF file found on roadside in Delhi

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A secret file related to over USD 11 billion deal for procuring 126 multirole combat aircraft went missing from the Defence Ministry and has been found on the roadside in New Delhi, prompting the Indian Air Force to order a probe into the incident.


US missiles kill 6 in northwest Pakistan

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A US missile strike on a moving vehicle killed at least six people near the Afghan border Saturday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.The officials said the slain men were traveling in the vehicle when missiles struck it in the Spin Wam area of the North Waziristan tribal region.


11 Indians arrested in South Africa for possessing false documents

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Eleven Indian nationals have been arrested for possession of illegal asylum documents after a raid on a house in the mainly Indian suburb of Fordsburg. The raid was conducted by officials of the Home Affairs Ministry together with the South African police as part of efforts to check false documents.


Two dead, 15 missing after ship sinks off China

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Two sailors died and 15 were missing after a North Korean-registered cargo ship sank in strong gales in the Yellow Sea off China on Saturday.Three of the crew members were rescued after the Kang Bong went under off Lianyungang Port, in east China's Jiangsu Province, the Xinhua news agency said, quoting the Rescue and Salvage Centre under the Ministry of Transport.


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