Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Supreme Court verdict on CVC Thomas today

Supreme Court verdict on CVC Thomas today

Supreme Court verdict on CVC Thomas today

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CVC Thomas case - The Supreme Court will give its verdict today on petitions challenging the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).


CWG probe: CBI's focus shifts to Delhi Govt

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And for the first time, the focus has shifted from the games Organising Committee (OC) boss Suresh Kalmadi to the Delhi government, specifically its Public Works Department (PWD) which is under Raj Kumar Chauhan - a close aide of Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit.


Gathering firewood, 9 Afghan boys killed by NATO helicopters

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Nine boys collecting firewood to heat their homes in the eastern Afghanistan mountains were killed by NATO helicopter gunners who mistook them for insurgents, according to a statement on Wednesday by NATO, which apologized for the mistake.


Gaddafi's namesake in UAE to change his name

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A namesake of embattled Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi has rushed to change his name in "solidarity" with Libyan people, an Emirati daily reported today.


Libyan rebels said to repulse mercenary attack

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In a fierce day-long battle, rebel forces in this strategic oil town successfully repelled an attack on Wednesday by government-aligned mercenaries backed by artillery and war planes, witnesses in the town said. At least four were confirmed dead in the fighting, the witnesses said, citing firsthand reports from the hospital there.


Frankfurt Airport: 2 US soldiers killed in shooting

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Two United States airmen died Wednesday when a gunman opened fire on an American military bus at the Frankfurt airport, according American military officials in Europe. Local media reports identified the suspected gunman as 21-year-old Kosovar. The German police said that two people were injured, one seriously.


Fossils of oldest flying reptile found in Texas

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Pteranodon, a type of pterosaur (flying repitle) lived about the same time as some dinosaurs, about 100 million to 65 million years ago. The only reptiles to dominate the ancient skies, they had broad leathery wings and slim torsos.


After Moon, China sets eyes on Mars

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Modifications will be carried out on the existing spacecraft "for deep space exploration" and to make them "smarter", said Ye Peijian, chief scientist of deep space exploration at the China Academy of Space Technology.


Libya: Planes bomb an oil installation, say reports

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The warplane from Gaddafi's air force struck a beach near where the two sides were fighting at a university campus in Brega. The witness says the blast raised a plume of sand from a dune but caused no casualties, apparently an attempt to scare off the anti-Gaddafi fighters besieging regime forces in the campus.


Pakistan minister predicted his assassination

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Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, gunned down by militants today for calling for changes in Pakistan's blasphemy law, had often spoken about threats to his life from the Taliban and extremist elements in recent weeks.


Supreme Court verdict on PJ Thomas today

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The decision to appoint PJ Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.


Karunanidhi upset with election schedule for Tamil Nadu

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On Tuesday, the Election Commission announced that the state will vote on April 13 and that counting will be held on May 13. Four other states including Kerala and West Bengal are voting in April and May, and the results for all five states will be declared together.


Libya crisis: US warships enter Suez Canal

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Tuesday played down the possibility of American military intervention in Libya, saying that there was no agreement within NATO about the use of force and that now was not the time for the United States to be entering into another war in the Middle East.


Gaddafi forces bomb rebel-held town in east Libya

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Witnesses say a town in the rebel-held east of Libya has come under air attacks and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gaddhafi have retaken a nearby oil facility.


Power is in the hands of people of Libya, says Gaddafi

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After nearly 15 days days of protests and chaos, Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has tried to calm tempers by saying the power is in the hands of the people. "I challenge everyone who says I am exercising power. Power is in the hands of people of Libya," Gaddafi said while addressing his supporters in capital Tripoli on Wednesday.


Nirupama's boyfriend, parents accused of assisting her suicide

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When a young journalist named Nirupama Pathak was found dead in her home in Jharkhand, India was forced to re-evaluate its understanding of honour killings.


Mamata not to contest Bengal Assembly polls

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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she would not contest the Assembly elections in West Bengal and campaign for her party.


J&K: Encounter in Pulwama, one militant killed

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In Jammu and Kashmir, the fierce gunbattle between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama has ended.


Now Dandi March in US against corruption in India

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A group of NRIs, inspired by the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in India's fight for freedom from foreign rule, have organised a 240-mile walk in the US against corruption in India.


US court summons Congress party for '84 riots case

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A US court has issued summons to India's Congress party to answer charges of "conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organised attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984."


Was Saif Gaddafi's PhD plagiarised? LSE investigates

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The London School of Economics has confirmed that it was investigating claims that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam plagiarised his doctorate thesis.


Indian-American doctor gets life term for bombing

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An Indian-American doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a 2009 bombing that critically injured the chairman of the Arkansas Medical Board against whom he held a grudge.


International media on Bhatti assassination

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Gunmen shot and killed the Christian Pakistani government minister for religious minorities on Wednesday, the latest attack on a high-profile figure threatened by Muslim militants for urging reform of harsh blasphemy laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam.


DMK stopped from handing out free colour TVs

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The Election Commission (EC) has pulled the plug on one of the DMK's favourite please-all schemes: free colour TVs for residents of the state.


The mysterious case of frozen crocodile

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A frozen crocodile has been found in the Mazury forest in Poland. The reptile measured 1.5 meters in length and weighed 20 kilogram. The police have launched an investigation to try to find out where it came from and what happened to the reptile.


$20 loan, a Facebook quarrel and a fatal stabbing

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The dispute between the two friends began over $20, money that had been given to buy baby formula and diapers, but that went for some other purpose. Days later, it became a heated public matter, played on the two young women's Facebook pages.


Truck explosion in Libyan capital causes panic

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A fuel truck has exploded in the Libyan capital, causing panic among residents at a time when the regime of authoritarian leader Moammar Gadhafi is battling rebel forces across much of the country. It was not immediately clear whether the explosion was an act of sabotage.


Pakistani minister assassinated in Islamabad

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The only Christian minister in the Pakistan government was shot dead by assailants as he left his home in the capital Wednesday morning to attend a cabinet meeting, an attack strikingly similar to the killing two months ago of another senior politician holding liberal views.


Libyans have not been bombed says Gaddafi's son

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi said the Libyan people had come under "heavy bombardment" from Arabic television channels which had "managed to convince the world that the Libyan air force bombed Tripoli, and destroyed districts in Tripoli, and killed demonstrators."


How to lose a country gracefully

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As a reporter, I covered two of the greatest losers of the last century. The superlative "greatest" applies both to the scale of the loss — Mikhail Gorbachev lost Russia and all of its colonies, F. W. de Klerk lost the richest country in Africa — and to the manner in which they lost it.


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