Monday, February 28, 2011

Jharkhand: Maoists trigger landmine blast, 3 policemen killed

Jharkhand: Maoists trigger landmine blast, 3 policemen killed

Jharkhand: Maoists trigger landmine blast, 3 policemen killed

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Three policemen including an assistant sub inspector, a head constable and a home guard were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chatra district of Jharkhand late on Monday night.


Libya unrest: World leaders step up pressure as Gaddafi refuses to go

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Libya unrest: International pressure on Moammar Gaddafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east.


Godhra case: Quantum of punishment to be announced today

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A special court in Ahmedabad is likely to announce today the quantum of sentence for the 31 convicts in the Godhra train burning case.


Man persuaded moms to abuse kids

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Steven Demink appeared in federal court in Detroit on Monday to enter his plea on six charges related to sexual exploitation of children as part of an agreement with prosecutors.


Gaddafi must surrender power now, says Hillary Clinton

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An international campaign to force Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi out of office gathered pace on Monday as the European Union (EU) adopted an arms embargo and other sanctions, as US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly told the Libyan leader to surrender power "now, without further violence or delay."


Parasnis named Maharashta DGP; Patnaik is new Mumbai Police chief

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In a reshuffle in the top ranking IPS officers, Maharashtra Government today appointed Ajit Parasnis as Director General of Police (DGP), while Arup Patnaik is the new Mumbai Police Commissioner.


Berlusconi tax fraud trial resumes

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A tax fraud trial involving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resumed today in his absence in the first of a series of showdowns between the embattled leader and Italy's justice system.


Massive protests on Telangana train tracks tomorrow

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Pro-Telangana groups will try to stop trains from running all over the region tomorrow.


Court rejects bail application of Maoist Srinivasalu

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Bail application of Maoist Sriramulu Srinivasalu, one of the ultras whose release had been demanded by abductors of Malkangiri district Collector R V Krishna, was rejected by a local court on Monday.


Egyptian stock market set to reopen on Tuesday

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Egyptian authorities announced on Sunday that they would reopen the nation's stock market on Tuesday, a month after shutting it down because of the widespread protests that unseated the former president, Hosni Mubarak.


Iraqi women work to halt suicide bombers

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The women charged with thwarting Iraq's female suicide bombers spend their days in cramped metal sheds at police checkpoints and lobbies of government offices, running their hands over the black-robed bodies of other women.


Caught on camera: Minivan crashes into coffee shop

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Employees at a Massachusetts coffee shop received the shock of their lives on Friday when a mini van came crashing through the front of the shop. The crash on Friday, in the town of Cohasset, happened at 07:20am but fortunately it was a quiet period at the coffee shop and no one was injured in the incident.


Student visa curbs spark fury in UK

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As India takes up the issue of imposing new UK student visa curbs, major stake-holders in Britain have opposed the measures that are likely to result in thousands job losses and a cut in the annual contribution of 5 billion pounds to the British economy from the international student market.


ND Tiwari moves Supreme Court against paternity suit

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Veteran Congress leader Narayan Dutt Tiwari has approached the Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court's order asking him to undergo DNA test in a paternity suit filed by a young man claiming to be his biological son.


Mubarak banned from leaving Egypt, assets frozen

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Egypt today put a freeze on the assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family and imposed a travel ban on him and his clan, two weeks after a mass uprising threw out his regime.


Fugitive Indian casino king seeks truce with Nepal

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A controversial Indian businessman who enjoyed monopoly over Nepal's multi-billion rupee casino industry but had to flee the country after growing disputes with the government has sought a truce, his lawyers and trade union groups said.


Meet the man who makes Obama sweat

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Michael Strautmanis had no sooner started his White House job as a deputy assistant to the president when his boss began badgering him.


Supreme Court fast-tracks Bhopal cases

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The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Union Carbide Corporation, Dow Chemicals and others on a Centre's plea seeking enhancement of compensation to the victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy from Rs 750 crore to Rs 7,700 crore.


2 Killed in protests in Andhra's Srikakulam

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Two people have been killed in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district in protests against a thermal power plant.


Aarushi case: Warrants against Rajesh, Nupur Talwar

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Bailable warrants have been issued by a Ghaziabad court against Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, who were accused earlier this month of murdering their 13-tyear-old daughter and their domestic help in May 2008 at their home in Noida.


Postmaster arrested for trying to flee with MNREGS money

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A postmaster of a village in Champai district along the Mizoram-Myanmar border was arrested from a village of the neighbouring country while trying to escape with Rs 13 lakh drawn from MNREGS account, police said today.


Abuse often follows Afghan women to US

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When she arrived in New York from Afghanistan last year to join her husband, an Afghan-American she had married in Kabul, Nadia K. was thrilled at the prospect of a new American life.


Air India COO Gustav Baldauf resigns after comments against Govt

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Air India's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Gustav Baldauf has resigned. In an interview to a newspaper last week, Mr. Baldauf expressed his frustration with what he described as relentless government interference.


Last World War I veteran dies at 110

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Frank Buckles, who lied about his age to get into uniform during World War I and lived to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of that war, has died. He was 110.


As Arab regimes fall, Al-Qaida watches, sidelined

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For nearly two decades, the leaders of Al Qaeda have denounced the Arab world's dictators as heretics and puppets of the West and called for their downfall. Now, people in country after country have risen to topple their leaders — and Al Qaeda has played absolutely no role.


Gaddafi assets, worth 20 million pounds, frozen in UK

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Britain has frozen assets, worth about 20 billion pounds, that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his family held in the country.


Delhi: Share an auto at your own risk

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Sharing an autorickshaw with someone in order to save a few bucks may seem a good idea, but it has its dangers. And if you think that it's safe to be stingy during the day, Jaiprakash and Sangeeta would disagree with you.


Over 1,000 spectators miss Tendulkar's ton

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It was literally a gloomy Sunday for over 1,000 cricket-crazy fans who missed watching Sachin Tendulkar's inning, despite having proper tickets and reaching the venue on time.


Gaddafi YouTube spoof by Israeli gets Arab fans

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A YouTube clip mocking Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's megalomania is fast becoming a popular token of the Libya uprising across the Middle East. And in an added affront to Colonel Qaddafi, it was created by an Israeli living in Tel Aviv.


Third batch of Indians arrives from Libya

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The third batch of 67 Indians arrived in Mumbai from Libya early on Monday morning. So far, over 500 Indians have returned from strife-torn Libya on special Air India flights, but thousands are still stranded.


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