Thursday, February 3, 2011

DMK to showcase Raja as a hero

DMK to showcase Raja as a hero

DMK to showcase Raja as a hero

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The 2G spectrum scam is all set to take the election campaign in Tamil Nadu to a new bandwidth. While the opposition is calling it unprecedented corruption, DMK chief Karunanidhi is all set to project Raja as a hero of the people.


Egypt unrest: ‘Fed up’ with being President, but can’t leave now, says Hosni Mubarak

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Egypt crisis: Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak has said he wants to leave office, but fears that the country would descend into chaos if he resigns.


India condemns attacks on scribes in Egypt

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"I am pained and shocked to learn about the detention and attacks on journalists in Egypt, who were reporting on the unfolding developments. Such incidents are totally unacceptable and must stop immediately," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said.


Srinagar: A protest against militancy

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It was a small rally in Srinagar, yet an unprecedented one. Condemning the murder of sisters Akhtar and Arifa, allegedly by militants, residents came out in a rare open protest against militancy.


Non-Resident Indians can now vote back home

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Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can now cast votes in their home constituencies as the government has notified rules in this regard, fulfilling the longstanding demand of such people estimated to be 11 million.


Reporters in Egypt under broad assault

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Many journalists covering the protests in Egypt were detained and attacked on Thursday, and human rights groups were also a target, in what appeared to be an escalating effort to block reports on the violence.


Egypt unrest: Hackers shut down government sites

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Anonymous, a loosely defined group of hackers from all over the world, gathered about 500 supporters in online forums and used software tools to bring down the sites of the Ministry of Information and President Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party, said Gregg Housh, a member of the group who disavows any illegal activity himself. The sites were unavailable Wednesday afternoon.


Egyptian PM ready to talk to protesters

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Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has said that he is ready to head down to Tahrir Square, the scene of massive anti-government demonstrations, to talk to protesters, the official MENA news agency said.


700,000 condoms stolen in transit to Japan

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More than 700,000 condoms were stolen in transit between Malaysia and Japan, a major Japanese rubber manufacturer said Thursday.


Vodafone forced to send pro-Mubarak SMS-es

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Egyptian authorities forced Vodafone to broadcast government-scripted text messages during the protests that have rocked the North African nation, the U.K.-based mobile company said Thursday.


Facebook post that sparked Egyptian unrest

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A 26-year-old woman worried about the state of her country wrote on Facebook: "People, I am going to Tahrir Square". The message was soon to snowball into a movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The Facebook appeal by Asmaa Mahfouz led to popular protests that saw tens of thousands congregating at Tahrir Square to demand an end to Mubarak's unbridled 30-year rule. Mubarak has said he is ready to step down at the end of his term in September, but has refused to quit immediately now.


Fewer protestors in Cairo Square after violent night

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With the eyes of the Arab world upon them, protesters seeking the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak regrouped at Tahrir Square on Thursday after a night of gunfire and a day of mayhem that left at least five dead and more than 800 wounded in a battle for the Middle East's most populous nation.


Egypt unrest: Clampdown on journalists across country

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Egypt unrest: The Egyptian military started rounding up journalists, possibly for their own protection, on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters.


Who is Raja's godfather, asks Nitin Gadkari

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The BJP has said that the government should not make A Raja and Suresh Kalmadi scapegoats in the 2G spectrum issue and Commonwealth Games scams and asserted that since all decisions were taken by the Union Cabinet and the Prime Minister, a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe alone could bring out the truth.


Will take sanyas if charges are proved: Yeddyurappa

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Dubbing as baseless the allegations levelled against him by JD(S) leader H D Revanna that his family members purchased land worth Rs 1,000 crore in benami names, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has said he would quit and take 'sanyas' from politics if the charges are proved.


Chiranjeevi's party coy on merger with Congress

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The Praja Rajyam Party today said it has decided to "work together" with the Congress to achieve its objective of social justice and authorised party president K Chiranjeevi to decide whether to merge the outfit with Congress when he meets AICC chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi.


2G scam: DMK stands by former Telecom Minister A Raja

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2G spectrum scam: Despite A Raja's arrest on charges as serious as criminal conspiracy, the DMK has expressed its confidence in his innocence. The DMK says Mr Raja, a massively popular Dalit leader, will remain Propaganda Secretary, a powerful position.


Australian cyclone most powerful in a century

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The most powerful storm in a century ripped across Australia's northeast coast early on Thursday, blasting apart houses, laying waste to banana crops and leaving boats lying in the streets.


Teenage girl whipped to death by clerics for affair

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A 14-year-old girl was whipped to death by clerics for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a married man triggering massive protests across Bangladesh.


Indian bachelors can apply for a virtual wife online

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Indian bachelors keen to get a taste of married life can now log on and apply for a virtual wife online in a scheme that offers a glimpse into changing Indian society.


Arunachal Pradesh an integral part of India: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Arunachal Pradesh has always been an integral part of India and will remain so, and the Chinese map showing the northeastern state as its part will not change the reality.


Internet will run out of IP addresses by Friday

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The internet will run out of numerical IP (Internet Protocol) addresses by Friday. But the web will not ground to a halt. A new system, Internet Protocol version 6 or IPv6 will replace version 4. Every device connected to the net is assigned a number. But with millions of web enabled phones now online, the numbers are running out.


2G scam: Raja favoured Swan, Unitech, says CBI in court

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2G spectrum scam: Former Telecom Minister A Raja and two of his aides – Siddharth Behura and RK Chandolia - have been sent to five day police custody by a court in Delhi.


Buddhadeb writes to Chidambaram on 'Trinamool-Maoist nexus'

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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today wrote to the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on suspected Maoists sheltering in Trinamool Congress run relief camps.


Are the Army’s Cheetah helicopters death traps?

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On Wednesday, a Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in a civilian area in Nasik, soon after it took off from an aviation training school. Both pilots on board, young Army Majors died. One leaves behind a three-month-old daughter. The other had been married for six months.


No stigma in chargesheet: Govt's new excuse for Thomas

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The government grazed with more criticism from the Supreme Court on Thursday over its decision to select PJ Thomas as the country's Chief Vigilance Commissioner, even though he is chargesheeted in a case of corruption. As Chief Vigilance Commissioner or CVC, Mr Thomas is appointed specifically to combat corruption.


Mobile phone radiations pose serious health risks: Study

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A survey of studies worldwide, done by an inter-ministerial committee of the government, has suggested that very low energy radio frequencies emitted by mobile phones could pose a health hazard.


Storm burys half of United States in snow

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A fearsome snowstorm has swept half the United States on Wednesday snarling transportation and burying many states under 2 feet of snow, leaving tens of millions of people stuck inside their houses.


Karnataka church attack: A harsher report

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Karnataka church attack - The police, the state government, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar were absolved of all blame by a recent report on the attacks on churches in 2008 in Karnataka. But another report, by a former judge of the Karnataka High Court, concludes the opposite.


Assaulted woman made to wait 5 hours to file FIR

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On seeing a bunch of men pass lewd remarks at some girls, a teacher working in a private school could not keep quiet. When she intervened, she was roughed up by one of them.


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