Friday, February 25, 2011

Libya unrest: India begins evacuation today

Libya unrest: India begins evacuation today

Libya unrest: India begins evacuation today

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Libya unrest: India begins evacuation today - The evacuation of Indians from violence-torn Libya begins today. India has been allowed by Libya to fly in special planes to collect Indian citizens. Currently 18,000 Indians are in Libya - if they want to leave the country, the government will assist them with special ships and planes.


US imposes sanctions on Libya, UN to follow

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The Obama administration is freezing assets held by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and four of his children in the United States.


Gaddafi makes surprise appearance as protests continue

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Clashes erupted in Tripoli on Friday as security forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi used gunfire to try to disperse thousands of protesters who streamed out of mosques after prayers to mount their first major challenge to the government's crackdown in the capital.


Libya crisis: Some Indians cross over to Tunisia

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A group of Indians employed in Libya have fled across the border into Tunisia saying basic needs cannot be met in the Libyan town of Zawiyah, where there has been heavy fighting between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and his opponents who want to end his 41-year rule.


After Raymond Davis, another American detained in Pak

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Pakistani security and intelligence operatives detained a US national in this northwestern city on Friday for not possessing valid travel documents and took him to an undisclosed location for interrogation, officials said.


Govt planning to bring in Women's Reservation Bill

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Apparently trying to create fissures in the Opposition which had united on the issue of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the 2G spectrum scam, the government is giving signals that it plans to bring the contentious Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha in this Session of Parliament.


Chidambaram had asked Naveen Patnaik not to give in to Maoists

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The Centre was not in favour of Orissa government striking a deal with Maoists for the release of its two officials in exchange for the freedom some top Maoists from its jails.


Pakistan's opposition splits with ruling party

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Pakistan's largest opposition party ended its coalition with the party of President Asif Ali Zardari in the country's most populous province on Friday, dealing a blow to the national government.


Kate's dress, the talk off London Fashion Week

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Britain's top designers were showing off their new hotly anticipated collections at London Fashion Week till a couple of days ago - but whereas fabrics and colour pallets are the usual topic of conversation, this season there is only one subject on everybody's lips; Kate Middleton's wedding dress. With just over two months to go until the royal wedding, speculation is rife over who will be designing the bridal gown.


Supreme Court declines restraint on Aarushi murder coverage

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Observing it was an important tool of democracy, the Supreme Court today declined to initiate any fresh contempt action against the media for extensively reporting on Aarushi Talwar murder case.


CBI arrests NALCO chief, wife for taking bribe

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested AK Srivastava, the Chairman and Managing Director of one of India's leading PSUs, National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO).


Man who assaulted Aarushi's father writing book

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Utsav Sharma, who is in jail for assaulting Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar, is writing a book in which he will disclose reasons why he did so. Utsav is also accused of attacking Ruchika molestation case convict and former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore in Panchkula last year.


Libyan ambassadors to France, UNESCO resign

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A Libyan official says Libya's ambassadors to France and to the U.N. cultural and education organization have resigned.


'My nine days as a Naxal hostage'

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A day after his release from Maoist captivity, Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna said on Friday that gun wielding men and women were keeping a watch on him round-the-clock but he was not tortured during his nine-day captivity.


UN to meet on sanctions for Libya as revolt deepens

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International efforts to stem the bloodshed in Libya appeared to gain momentum on Friday, with the United Nations Security Council scheduled to meet to discuss a draft proposal for sanctions against Libyan leaders and NATO convening an emergency session in Brussels.


Suresh Kalmadi's lonely twilight at National Games

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With kalmadi's closest aides arrested, it's a lonely twilight for him. Most politicians are avoiding the National Games in Ranchi because Mr Kalmadi is supervising them.


6 killed as Iraqis protest in 'day of rage'

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Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago.


Thousands of Jordanians protest in support of reform

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The leader of Jordan's largest opposition group has warned that citizens' patience is wearing thin with the government's "slow" moves toward reform.


We will 'Live and die in Libya,' says Gaddafi's son

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Moammar Gaddafi's son has vowed his family will "live and die in Libya," and will not allow "a bunch of terrorists" to take control of the country. In an interview aired on Friday on Turkish TV, he was asked if his family has a "plan B" in the face of the growing unrest in Libya and plans to leave the country.


China blocks searches for US ambassador

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China widened its Internet policing after online calls for protests like those that swept the Middle East, with social networking site LinkedIn and searches for the U.S. ambassador's name both blocked on Friday.


Bengal-friendly budget: Charity begins at home, says Mamata

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Railway Budget: With her home state two months away from elections, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee pulled out all the stops, gifting Bengal new train services in Kolkata and a slew of projects that include an industrial park at Nandigram and a metro coach factory at Singur.


A bride who was trapped in New Zealand earthquake

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A woman pulled from the rubble of New Zealand's earthquake three days ago got married today, in a poignant glimmer of hope for a country coming to terms with the disaster.


Woman pilot? Won't fly!

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A Mumbai-bound flight was delayed by one-and-a-half hours at the Delhi airport Friday morning -- first by fog and then by a passenger who did not want to travel on a plane piloted by a woman.


Tihar gets professional cricket squad

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The World Cup fervor has climbed up the high security walls of Tihar, the country's largest prison, as it prepares a serious cricketing squad of inmates including high-profile convicts like Manu Sharma and Santosh Kumar Singh.


Mamata has 'hijacked' rail ministry: Jayalalithaa

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Mamata Banerjee today presented her fifth Rail Budget. The Railways is severely cash-strapped, but many new projects have been announced and there have been no fare hikes, for Didi has her eyes fixed firmly on the West Bengal elections.


NCP MLA accused of raping 22-year-old woman

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In a major embarrassment to the Maharashtra government, an NCP MLA has been accused of raping a 22-year-old woman. The MLA has since been on the run.


College girl abducted by jilted lover

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A girl was allegedly abducted by four persons at gunpoint while on her way to college, police said here on Friday.


In Cuba, cigar lovers are a lifeline

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Simon Chase, a British sage of the cigar world, stood in an elegant hotel salon here on Wednesday before a select group of aficionados, scrutinizing a box of 1970s cigars for evidence of their proclaimed vintage.


US pulling back in Afghan valley it called vital to war

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After years of fighting for control of a prominent valley in the rugged mountains of eastern Afghanistan, the United States military has begun to pull back most of its forces from ground it once insisted was central to the campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.


Mumbai: They killed man who raped them

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After allegedly slitting the throat of a 71-year-old Borivli resident and banging his head against the wall until he died, the two minors charged with the brutal murder say they had a good reason to do it: they were being forced to have oral sex.


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