Monday, May 30, 2011

Over 20 killed in Assam bus accident

Over 20 killed in Assam bus accident

Over 20 killed in Assam bus accident

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Assam bus accident: At least 24 people have been killed and 40 others are said to be trapped after bus fell into a gorge in Haju town in Kamrup district of Assam.


Shahid Afridi quits international cricket

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Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's captain at the 2011 World Cup, is reported by Geo TV in Pakistan to have announced his 'conditional' retirement from the international game.


Cannot defend Hafiz Saeed in US court: Pakistan

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The Pakistan government today informed a court that it could not defend Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in a US lawsuit filed by relatives of two Jewish victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.


Taliban attacks target Italians, kill five Afghans

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Five Afghans were killed today and 52 people wounded, including five Italian soldiers, when the Taliban attacked a NATO compound and a crowded roundabout in a usually peaceful city.


Binayak Sen demands repeal of sedition laws

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Rights activist Binayak Sen today demanded repeal of sedition laws, saying they were being used to "suppress" the voice of the people.


J&K: No entry in Kashmir for activist

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Kashmir is out of bounds for Gautam Navlakha, an outspoken human rights activist known for his pro-separatist views.


Benazir murder case: Court declares Musharraf a proclaimed offender

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An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday declared former president Pervez Musharraf a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive for failing to cooperate in the probe into the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, media reports said.


Obama chooses Dempsey to be next Joint Chiefs head

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President Barack Obama moved on Monday to complete an overhaul of the national security apparatus, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as his new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid a winding down of the war in Iraq, protracted battle in Afghanistan and American assistance to the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gaddhafi.


Allahabad High Court scraps land acquisition in Greater Noida

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A two judge bench of the Allahabad High Court has scrapped the acquisition of 170 hectares of land in the Gulistanpur village of Greater Noida.


JPC quizzes CAG on 2G spectrum loss assessment

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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today came in for some tough questioning at a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on its presumptive loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer in 2G spectrum allocation with some members questioning its mandate of looking into a policy decision for arriving at the figure.


Government orders security audit of all vital defence installations

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The Centre has ordered security audit of all vital installations, including nuclear stations, oil refineries and military bases, across the country. The order has been issued after a high-level meeting held by the Union Home Ministry following the last week's terrorist attack on a naval base in neighbouring Pakistan.


Delhi High Court reserves order on Kanimozhi’s bail plea

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The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi, arrested and jailed in connection with the 2G scam. She has been behind bars at Tihar Jail for more than two weeks now.


At YouTube boot camp, future stars polish their acts

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Vanessa Wilson was back in class last week for the first time since law school. Only this time, she said, she wasn't bored.


Pak attack: Ex-navy commando arrested

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Pakistani intelligence agencies have taken into custody a former naval commando, who was court martialled earlier, and two other persons for their alleged involvement in a terrorist attack on a naval airbase in Karachi that killed 10 security personnel.


Jan Lokpal Bill panel headed for a breakdown?

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It looks like the honeymoon period between activists of the Lokpal Bill and the government has ended with sharp differences emerging between the two today. After a marathon three hour meeting, the government refused to concede to the basic principles demanded by Anna Hazare and his nominees.


2G case: Karim Morani's bail plea rejected, to be taken to Tihar Jail

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Karim Morani: Delhi's Tihar will soon have VIP inmate. A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of Cineyug Films' Karim Morani who has been named as the co-conspirators in the 2G scam by the CBI.


Raman Singh skips plan panel meet over Binayak Sen

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh boycotted a key planning Commission meeting with Eastern Chief Ministers on Monday.


MBA from UK, now sarpanch in Kashmir

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He earned a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Derbyshire and was flooded with job offers. But Gurmeet Singh Bajwa had other dreams. He has just been elected a sarpanch of a small village close to the Pakistan border.


Let Allahabad High Court deal with the issue: Supreme Court on Bhatta-Parsaul

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking a CBI enquiry into the alleged excesses and violence by the Uttar Pradesh government on farmers protesting against "forcible" acquisition of land at Greater Noida's Bhatta and Parsaul villages.


Now report says US got Osama tip-off from Taliban leader

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A Taliban leader tipped-off the US about where Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan, a media report here said. The mirror.co.uk cited secret papers found at Osama's high-walled compound in Pakistan's Abbottabad city as suggesting that the Al Qaeda chief's cover was blown by his trusted ally, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Baradar.


Punjab men killed in Paris; families seek help

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Family members of two Punjabi men, who were killed by unidentified persons in Paris on Friday night, have sought the help of the state and Central governments to get their bodies back to India and for action against the killers.


She married 3 men, looted them to help boyfriend

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The Malwani police have arrested a 22-year-old girl who leveraged her good looks and charm to marry and divorce three men in the last six months, leaving them penniless in the process. Deepika Saha alias Mehek Shaikh alias Neha looted cash and jewellery from her husbands' houses and spent the money on her boyfriend, who is already married. Saha has a bachelor's degree in commerce and is a resident of Khadodi village at Malad (West).


Strauss-Kahn sets up multi-million fightback team

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Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now putting together an army of investigators, media advisors and former spies to fight back the sexual assault charges.


Tech mogul pays bright minds not to go to college

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Instead of paying attention in high school, Nick Cammarata preferred to read books on whatever interested him. He also has a gift for coding that got him into Carnegie Mellon University's esteemed computer science program despite his grades.


Sarah Palin's bike ride revs up questions on Presidential bid

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Sarah Palin bike ride: Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour on Sunday, renewing speculation that the former Alaska Governor would join the still unsettled Republican Presidential contest.


US: Obama tours tornado ravaged areas

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Face to face with the legions of homeless and the bereaved, President Barack Obama on Sunday toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri's killer tornado, consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives.


India, Pakistan hold defence talks after a gap of four years

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After a gap of four years, defence secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the long-pending Siachen issue kicked off in New Delhi today. Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar is leading the Indian delegation during the two-day talks with his Pakistani counterpart Lt General (Retd) Syed Ather Ali.


2G scam: Court to hear bail plea of Kanimozhi today

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The Delhi High Court will hear the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi, arrested and jailed in connection with the 2G scam. She has been behind bars at Tihar Jail for more than two weeks now.


2G: CAG to explain how Rs 1.76 lakh crore was lost

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The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), examining the 2G scam, has sought to know from Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai as to how he quantified the losses in the spectrum allocation at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.


Jail inmates beat doctor to death in Gopalgunj, Bihar

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In a shocking case in Bihar's Gopalgunj district, seven convicts at the district jail severely beat up prison doctor B D Singh, who died of his injuries enroute to the Patna Medical College Hospital.


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