Monday, April 30, 2012

Assam tragedy: 2 boats capsize, 103 feared dead

Assam tragedy: 2 boats capsize, 103 feared dead


Assam tragedy: 2 boats capsize, 103 feared dead

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:13 PM PDT

The police, Army, BSF and National Disaster Relief Force personnel have been working overnight to find the survivors.

Aarushi-Hemraj case: Will Nupur Talwar get bail today?

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:43 PM PDT

The bail hearing of murdered teenager Aarushi Talwar's mother resumed in a Ghaziabad court on Tuesday.

How the IPL can sustain and garner support

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How the IPL can sustain and garner supportPerhaps, the longevity of the IPL depends on its short span, clear FTP window and reasonably-priced tickets.

President poll: BJP willing to back Abdul Kalam

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:03 PM PDT

The BJP sought support for Kalam from the Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and the NCP.

Chhattisgarh: Naxals may free collector tomorrow

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:59 PM PDT

The Maoist-appointed mediators made the announcement after the fourth round of talks since the 32-year-old collector was abducted.

Qaeda's attack plans found hidden in porn movie

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:24 PM PDT

One document called 'Future Works' appears to have been the product of discussions to find new targets and methods of attack.

Maharashtra: Anna's Lokayukta campaign from today

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Team Anna member Kiran Bedi has shown support for Anna on Twitter but many others seem to be silent on his new campaign.

Toilet taboo hurts poor, development: Expert

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:19 PM PDT

About 1.1 billion people across the world still defecate in the open because they have no toilets, according to the UN.

Suu Kyi ends boycott, to be sworn in on Wednesday

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:41 PM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi had objected to the wording of the oath because it required her to pledge to protect the Myanmar constitution.

Adarsh land belongs to Army: Gen VK Singh

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan is one of the 14 accused in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.

Pune land in Deccan to take revenge

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Pune land in Deccan to take revengeDeccan Chargers' only win so far in IPL 5 came against Pune, when Sourav Ganguly's men were beaten by 18 runs at home.

Rajasthan look to make amends against Delhi

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Rajasthan look to make amends against DelhiRajasthan will try to pick themselves up from the unexpected one-run defeat to Delhi at the Kotla on Sunday.

Raina first ever to cross 2000 runs in IPL

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Raina first ever to cross 2000 runs in IPLRaina has been playing in the cash-rich Twenty20 league since its inaugural edition in 2008.

Dominant Kolkata continue winning run

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Dominant Kolkata continue winning runSkipper Gautam Gambhir played another match-winning innings as Kolkata beat Chennai by five wickets.

100 channels for Rs 100, TRAI lays rules

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:16 PM PDT

TRAI, however, has prescribed that every MSO should have a minimum capacity to carry 200 channels by July 1, 2012.

New Delhi: Make way for the May Day cafe

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:15 PM PDT

Touted as the 'country's first left wing cafe', the cafe would be launched on May Day, thereby adding to its symbolic value.

B'lore: Giving a dignified burial to the unclaimed

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:55 PM PDT

For 40 years, Mahadeva has given a dignified exit to at least 75,000 dead people, most of them unclaimed.

MP Lokayukta raid deputy forest officer

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:53 PM PDT

Sources say that assets worth more than Rs 20 crore were recovered in the raids.

2G case: SC to hear Centre's review petition

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:25 PM PDT

The Centre had alleged judicial overreach by SC in its decision cancelling 122 2G licences on February 2 this year.

Fishermen killing: SC to hear Italian ship case

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:08 PM PDT

The Supreme Court will decide on Tuesday whether to release Italian ship MV Enrica Lexie from the Kochi port.

Protests against Kudankulam plant to resume today

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:45 PM PDT

The activists have condemned the Tamil Nadu government for not delivering on assurances that were made during talks last month.

Chennai: Man killed for complaining about loud TV

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:14 PM PDT

Tarun had asked his neighbour, an auto driver, Marimuthu to turn down the volume of his television.

Bangalore gets new Mayor

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:30 PM PDT

Bangalore gets new MayorBANGALORE: Kathriguppe councillor D Venkatesh Murthy on Thursday was elected unopposed as Mayor of Bangalore. Padmanabhanagar ward..

Koodankulam plant may run by year-end

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 09:05 PM PDT

The second unit of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant  Project may become operational by year-end.

'Dammu' release may pose threat to Kannada films

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 05:02 AM PDT

The release of 'Dammu' on this 27th will be the starting point of a major blow to the collections of Kannada films.

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Judge to rule whether Strauss-Kahn civil suit should proceed

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:56 PM PDT

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will learn Tuesday whether a judge will dismiss a civil suit brought against him by the New York hotel housekeeper who accused him of assaulting her last year.

Octuplets mom Suleman says she's open to porn offer, but no touching

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Nadya Suleman says she is so determined to build a future for her 14 young children that she is now willing to act in a porn film, although she would not touch another "human's flesh."

Obama withholds comment on Chen case

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to depart Monday night for China, President Barack Obama was tight-lipped about the whereabouts of escaped Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his potential impact on the discussions to be held this week in Beijing.

Arrests, beatings fail to deter Chinese human rights crusader Chen

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Long before Chen Guangcheng became internationally known as a human rights crusader, villagers near his home knew him as the man to go to for troubles with local authorities.

Court: Amish sect leader can afford to pay for attorney

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:32 PM PDT

The leader of an Amish sect in Ohio, who was indicted on federal charges for allegedly shaving the beards and cutting the hair of community members, must pay for his own legal defense after making millions off an oil-and-gas deal, court documents show.

100 feared dead in India ferry disaster

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:46 PM PDT

At least 100 people are feared dead after a ferry broke in two and sank in a remote part of northeastern India, according to officials.

At least four killed in bombing in southeastern Nepal

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:18 PM PDT

At least four people were killed in a bomb explosion near a political rally in southeastern Nepal on Monday, authorities said.

'Garbage chicken' a grim staple for Manila's poor

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:15 PM PDT

Felipa Fabon waits outside a local fried chicken restaurant in Manila. Crouching near to feral cats and rubbish bins, she isn't there to meet friends for dinner but to search through the diner's trash bags.

Activists: U.N. monitors helping, but violence and worries persist

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:57 PM PDT

The growing presence of U.N. monitors already has helped the situation in Syria, opposition activists said, though it hasn't completely stopped the bloodshed that has been a fact of life in the Middle Eastern nation for more than 13 months.

Suu Kyi to meet with U.N. chief after ending Myanmar oath deadlock

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:43 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to meet Tuesday with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a day after she said she would take the oath of office for the country's parliament after initially resisting it.

Record $728 million from Adelphia victims' fund to be distributed

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Nearly eight years after Adelphia's founder was among those convicted for essentially looting the cable company, fraud victims can now get their share of a record $728 million fund, the top federal prosecutor in New York announced Monday.

Dozens of women to share in settlement from mortgage insurer

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:28 PM PDT

Dozens of Pennsylvania women who were allegedly told by Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation that they had to return to work from maternity leave before the firm would insure their mortgages could share in a $511,250 settlement fund, Justice Department lawyers announced Monday.

Documents reveal al Qaeda's plans for seizing cruise ships, carnage in Europe

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:14 PM PDT

On May 16 last year, a 22-year-old Austrian named Maqsood Lodin was being questioned by police in Berlin. He had recently returned from Pakistan via Budapest, Hungary, and then traveled overland to Germany. His interrogators were surprised to find that hidden in his underpants were a digital storage device and memory cards.

No 'specific, credible threats' ahead of bin Laden anniversary

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:56 PM PDT

Authorities have "no indication of any specific, credible threats or plots" against the United States as a result of the one-year anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman said Monday.

Widow of man who freed exotic animals to get them back

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:38 PM PDT

The widow of a man who set free 56 exotic animals he owned before apparently committing suicide will get back the five animals that survived, Ohio agriculture officials said Monday.

San Francisco Bay ferry service suspended in anticipation of protest

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:35 PM PDT

Ferry service between San Francisco and points north will be suspended Tuesday morning in anticipation of an expected protest, a regional transportation agency said.

Obama, Bill Clinton join forces as Romney-Obama race heats up

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:27 PM PDT

If case you had any doubts, don't -- Bill Clinton's fully on board President Barack Obama's re-election effort.

Bin Laden: Seized documents show delusional leader and micromanager

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:13 PM PDT

There is no better way for historians to assess Osama bin Laden's thinking and the real state of al Qaeda as it was understood by its leaders in the years after 9/11 than the "treasure trove" of more than 6,000 documents that were recovered by the U.S. Navy SEALs who raided bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a year ago.

Opry owner, Wisconsin company sue over Nashville floods

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:38 PM PDT

The owner of country music's Grand Ole Opry sued the U.S. government on Monday, accusing two federal agencies of turning the 2010 flood that struck Nashville into a man-made catastrophe.