Saturday, April 30, 2011

ISRO roped in to trace Arunachal Chief Minister's chopper

ISRO roped in to trace Arunachal Chief Minister's chopper

ISRO roped in to trace Arunachal Chief Minister's chopper

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Arunachal CM: Government has alerted the Department of Space and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for help in locating the whereabouts of the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others.


High-level meeting discusses steps to trace Arunachal CM's chopper

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Arunachal CM: A high-level emergency meeting was held at the state secretariat in Itanagar on Saturday evening to discuss steps to be taken to trace the missing chopper carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others.


Air India strike continues, cancer patients wait for medicines

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On day four of the pilots' strike, Air India could only manage 39 domestic flights today instead of its usual 320. With 800 pilots refusing to end their strike, no one knows what will happen next.


Alive, 40 years after he went missing

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Border Security Force (BSF) constable Surjit Singh went missing in the 1971 India-Pakistan war and three years later, the Indian government declared him a martyr. Now, four decades later, the news that he is alive and has spent the last 40 years in a Pakistani jail has stunned Surjit Singh's family.


Who is Dorjee Khandu?

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He was sworn-in as the Chief Minister on April 9, 2007. He also served in the intelligence wing of the Indian Army. He received a gold medal for the meritorious intelligence services rendered during Bangladesh War.


Meghalaya suspends Pawan Hans service, wants replacement

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Suspending the Pawan Hans helicopter services operating in Meghalaya with immediate effect, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said he would take up the issue of replacing the ageing choppers with his counterparts in the northeast.


KV Kamath named new Infosys Chairman

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KV Kamath: Former CEO of ICICI Bank KV Kamath, has been named the new chairman of Infosys Technologies to succeed NR Narayana Murthy. The decision came after a swift board meeting in Bangalore.


2G scam: Joshi submits PAC report to Speaker

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Unfazed by the 'rejection' of the draft report on 2G scam, PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi today submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the last day of his term as head of the Committee.


8-year-old sells loaded pistol to classmate for $3.50

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An eight-year-old in US brought into school his father's loaded 9-mm pistol and sold to a classmate for USD 3.50.


Indian pharmacist shot dead in New Jersey

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An Indian-American pharmacy owner here was shot dead allegedly by a black teenager after he refused to give a medicine to the boy without a valid prescription.


Sushma Swaraj demands probe into PAC report leak

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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today demanded a probe into the leak of the draft report of PAC on the 2G spectrum scam, to the media.


Barcelona to fine bikini-wearers on the streets

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Tourists in Barcelona who wander off the beach onto the streets in just their swimming costumes -- or even less -- will now face stiff fines.


Gaddhafi offers truce as NATO strikes in Tripoli

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Libyan leader Moammar Gaddhafi called for a mutual cease-fire and negotiations with NATO powers in a live speech on state TV early Saturday, just as NATO bombs struck a government complex in the Libyan capital.


No contact with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister yet

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Arunachal CM: A helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others went missing on Saturday shortly after takeoff from Tawang and apprehensions grew about their fate with search operations yielding no results.


Hyderabad: MLA shot at by unidentified persons

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Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi was today seriously injured when four unidentified assailants fired at him in the old city area. Akbaruddin's fellow legislator from Malakpet constituency, Ahmed Balala, was also injured in the attack.


Act without fear or favour, PM tells CBI

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Addressing the gathering at the inauguration of the Central Bureau of Investigation's new state-of-the-art building in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the CBI to act "without fear or favour" to bring the corrupt to book.


Syrian protesters defy Assad government; 42 killed

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Thousands of defiant Syrians chanting "We are not afraid!" were met by security forces firing bullets and tear gas Friday in a crackdown on nationwide protests that left 42 people dead — many of them villagers trying to break an army blockade of the southern city where the six-week uprising began.


Butler who served British royals opens school

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Butler Christopher Ely has done it all: served dinner to the queen at Buckingham Palace, brushed the bearskin atop a royal guard's helmet, sat on a carriage carrying Princess Diana.


Rush on for affordable copies of royal wedding dress

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The Faviana design house in New York specialises in reproducing "hit" dresses worn at events such as the Oscars and selling them at a fraction of the cost of the original.


Mob burns 7 to death in Ganjam

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Seven people, including a woman, were burnt to death by a mob in Orissa' Ganjam district over a dispute related to the operation of a stone crushing unit, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Badagada village, some 250 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, late on Friday.


90% of Air India flights cancelled; more pilots sacked

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Air India strike: Continuing its crackdown on striking pilots who have refused to return to work, Air India management has sacked more pilots. The total of number of pilots who have been fired has gone up to nine now; six others have been suspended.


Aligarh Muslim University shut after students clash

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Aligarh Muslim University: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was reduced to a battleground on Friday night after two rival student groups clashed with each other, using stones, bricks and even guns.


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