Thursday, March 24, 2011

Housefull in Chandigarh for India-Pakistan clash

Housefull in Chandigarh for India-Pakistan clash

Housefull in Chandigarh for India-Pakistan clash

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India vs Pakistan: It is already housefull in and around Chandigarh for March 30 when the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup take place. Hotels are completely packed ahead of the clash between India and Pakistan.


Japan faces its next chore: Cleaning up

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Where do you even start? Do you start by carting away the Chokai Maru, the 150-foot (45-meter) ship that was lifted over a pier and slammed into a house in this port town? Do you start with the thousands of destroyed cars scattered like discarded toys in the city of Sendai? With the broken windows and the doorless refrigerators and the endless remnants of so many lives that clutter the canals?


Boy crushed to death under elevator

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A little boy was crushed to death under an elevator in an apartment in Dhanbad in Jharkhand on Thursday. Police sources said Ayush Arpit (8) was going to third floor from ground floor when the elevator got stuck at second floor as power tripped.


NATO agrees to take command of no-fly zone in Libya

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NATO member nations approved Thursday evening a plan under which the alliance will assume command of the no-fly zone over Libya, while allied warplanes delivered a ferocious round of airstrikes on Libyan ground forces that seems to have begun to shift momentum from the troops loyal to Colonel Moammar el-Gaddafi to the rebels opposing him.


Tamil Nadu govt rejects resignation of doctor who conducted Batcha's autopsy

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Tamil Nadu polls: Three days after he declared that he would contest the upcoming assembly elections, the Tamil Nadu government today rejected the resignation of Dr V Dekal, the man who performed the autopsy of businessman Sadiq Batcha who committed suicide.


Left's worries in Bengal include disenchanted Muslims

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As the Left in West Bengal heads into what's being described as its toughest election in the state, it must contend with its growing gap from the Muslims, who once were on its side.


Libya: French plane shoots down Gaddafi plane

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French fighter jets struck an air base deep inside Libya and downed one of Moammar Gaddafi's planes Thursday, and NATO ships patrolled the coast to block the flow of arms and mercenaries. Other coalition bombers struck artillery, arms depots and parked helicopters, officials said Thursday.


6.8-magnitude quake strikes Myanmar; no tsunami

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A strong earthquake struck northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night, shaking buildings as far away as Bangkok. No tsunami was generated.


2G scam: Turf war between parliamentary panels

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2G spectrum scam: A turf war of sorts has broken out even as the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), constituted to look into the 2G spectrum scam, today held its first meeting.


Shady dealings helped Gaddafi build fortune, regime

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In 2009, top aides to Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi called together 15 executives from global energy companies operating in Libya's oil fields and issued an extraordinary demand: Shell out the money for his country's $1.5 billion bill for its role in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 and other terrorist attacks.


Leopard burned alive in Uttarakhand

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In a shocking incident, villagers in Uttarakhand burned alive a leopard as forest officials watched.


Karunanidhi, two wives own moveable assets worth Rs 41.13 cr

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DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi doesn't have any immoveable property, not even a car, but along with two wives owns moveable assets worth Rs 41.13 crore, his election affidavit said.


Japan tries to ease fears about safety of its tap water

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The Japanese authorities are considering a plan to import bottled water from overseas, a government official said Thursday morning, a day after spreading contamination from a crippled nuclear plant led to a panicked rush to buy water in Tokyo.


Lokayukta to probe allegations against Yeddyurappa

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No let-up in bad news streaming in for Chief Minister Yeddyurappa, facing a fresh round of revolt. And now, a special court has found a prima facie case to investigate a criminal complaint filed against him by two city lawyers.


'For 3 years, 1 foreigner died every week in Goa'

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One foreign tourist died every week over the last three years in Goa, Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly Thursday. Lawmakers in Goa are now worried about the deaths as in 40 percent of the cases, the authorities have not been able to ascertain the cause for death due to delay - in many cases, of more than two years - in receipt of forensic test results.


Yeddyurappa meets supporters, rebels head to Delhi

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Faced with simmering discontent against his leadership, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today convened a meeting with Ministers seeking to assert himself even as a team of dissidents left for New Delhi gunning for him.


A new durable artificial heart

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Two Houston surgeons successfully implanted the world's first continuous-flow artificial heart in a 55-year-old patient, a significant advance that promises a smaller and much more durable alternative to existing artificial hearts.


Mumbai: Valiant maid helps foil robbery bid

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Normally, one hears of horror stories of servants killing or looting their employers. However, in a fresh twist of events, a servant came to the rescue of her owner after one of her other servants stabbed her repeatedly.


Anxiety in Japan over radiation in tap water

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Workers doled out bottled water to Tokyo families on Thursday after residents cleared store shelves because of warnings that radiation from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear plant had seeped into the city's water supply.


More US officials may leave Pak with secret Davis deal: Report

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A total of 331 US officials in Pakistan, most of them suspected of engaging in espionage under diplomatic cover, have been "identified to leave the country" under a secret deal between the two sides for release of American national Raymond Davis, a media report said today.


Mobile store owner looted of Rs 1.41 lakh in Pune

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A mobile store owner was looted in a most unusual of the modus operandi when he went to work. Uday Pakkala (28), hailing from Chinchwad, was surprised to see keyholes of the three locks of his shop stuffed with matchsticks when he reached his shop at Thermax Chowk around 9.40 am. As he bent down to take out the sticks, a robber flicked away his bag containing Rs 1.41 lakh.


French military releases video of no-fly zone operations

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The French military has released a video of its personnel preparing for the no-fly zone operations. French Mirage fighter jets took off from an airbase in Corsica, while Super Etendard and Hawkeye fighter jets launched their missions from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, off the Libyan coast.


Don't tweet from the church, says Royal wedding guide

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Don't give the queen a friendly hug and don't tweet from the church. That's just the start of the advice being offered to those attending Britain's April 29 royal wedding.


Pune: Missing teens died after drowning in canal

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In a development in the case of the two high school girls who went missing on Monday afternoon, an eyewitnesses claimed that one of the girls accidentally fell in the canal, while other jumped next in order to save her. The two girls, who were close friends, both drowned following the incident.


Heads of UP, Haryana are supporting Jat agitation: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court today offered a pointed critique of the "support" being given by the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the Jat agitation that has seen protesters blocking highways and train tracks, mainly in Haryana, for the last few weeks. The court has ordered the governments of Rajasthan, UP and Haryana to ensure that the supply of water and other essential commodities to Delhi is not affected.


Students kept hostage in UP for not paying fees

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Two young brothers were kept hostage in their dormitory at school after their mother defaulted on the school's fees for two months.


Breakthrough in MMS clip case in Pune, five arrested

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Five persons were arrested in two different cases of allegedly forcing young couples to do obscene sexual acts while recording it on mobile phones and later circulating the videos via Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) and CDs.


Now, a dedicated squad to protect builders in Mumbai

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With three people killed in extortion-related shootouts in the past 12 days by resurgent underworld gangs, the Mumbai police have formed a special anti-extortion squad for the western region to protect around 150 builders.


Hasan Ali’s close aide Kashinath Tapuriah arrested

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Kashinath Tapuriah, a Kolkata-based businessman, said to be Hasan Ali's aide was arrested in Mumbai on Thursday and will be in the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) custody till March 30.


Couple dies after drinking poison inside temple

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A couple that had eloped from Uttarakhand's Almora district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in a temple in Bhamaura area in Bareilly, police said today.


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