Friday, November 30, 2012

Norway child row: Andhra couple face one-and-half year in jail

Norway child row: Andhra couple face one-and-half year in jail


Norway child row: Andhra couple face one-and-half year in jail

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:15 PM PST

The prosecution has asked for 15-month jail term for the mother and 18-month for the father for allegedly ill-treating their son repeatedly.

Haryana: Two gangrape accused commit suicide

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:18 PM PST

Sandeep, 24, and Sunil, 25, were booked by police for gangraping a 30-year-old married woman belonging to the Dalit community.

'Talaash' review: It's a very watchable film but not an unforgettable one

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:09 AM PST

Director Reema Kagti employs a solid technical team to deliver a film that is rich in atmospherics and mood.

Agnivesh manhandled for remarks against Hindu god Shiva

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST

The Manch activists forcibly removed a cloth worn by Agnivesh and also tried to remove his headgear but could not.

Jindal extortion: Court to hear bail plea of Zee News editors

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:02 PM PST

Samir Ahluwalia and Sudhir Chaudhary were sent to 14-day judicial custody in the Rs 100 crore extortion case filed by the Jindal Group.

Uddhav Thackeray to tour Maharashtra, meet party activists

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:36 PM PST

Prior to the tour, Uddhav is also expected to take the final decision on who will be the next Shiv Sena chief.

US: Man kills teacher, himself in college campus

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:57 PM PST

Students and staff listen to a news conference after the incident at Casper College in Casper. The man also killed a woman, who was found in a street about two miles away from the college.

Talaash: How to keep a secret in social media age

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:13 PM PST

Butler's the killer - a classic cliche of whodunit writing has plagued literature for ages. It haunts Talaash now.

Former Prime Minister IK Gujral's funeral today

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:14 PM PST

The Union Cabinet has declared a seven-day state mourning as a mark of respect Gujral.

Will govt rethink, amend section 66(A) of IT Act?

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:10 PM PST

Milind Deora while accepting the misuse of the Information Technology Act, said the government is open to making the law more objective.

World AIDS Day: Survivor recounts his battle

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:48 PM PST

A drug user during his youth, Shiba Phurailatpam probably was infected through shared needles.

Raj Thackeray's children file plea to block their fake accounts

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:43 PM PST

The son and daughter of the MNS chief have clarified that they have no accounts on social media websites.

Obama appoints blind Indian-American to key post

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:46 PM PST

Sachin Dev Pavithran has been appointed as Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

Saina, Mary Kom to be EC's 'national icons'

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:19 AM PST

The poll body already has former President APJ Abdul Kalam and Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni as its other 'national icons'.

2013 Range Rover launched in India

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:16 PM PST

The Range Rover Vogue SE is priced at Rs 1.72 crore, Autobiography at Rs 1.79 crore and the Autobiography petrol at Rs 1.84 crore.The Range Rover Vogue SE is priced at Rs 1.72 crore, Autobiography at Rs 1.79 crore and the Autobiography petrol at Rs 1.84 crore.

Live Blog, Champions Trophy hockey: India vs England

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:08 PM PST

Catch the live updates of the Champions Trophy match between India and England at Melbourne.

Unhappy Eden curator takes a month-long sick leave

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Unhappy Eden curator takes a month-long sick leavePrabir Mukherjee said he was happy with the treatment meted out to him by the CAB.

3rd Test: South Africa bowl out Australia for 163, lead by 62

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3rd Test: South Africa bowl out Australia for 163, lead by 62Dale Steyn was the wrecker-in-chief with 4 for 40, while Peterson too picked up 3 for 44 with his left-arm spin.

'Talaash' will lead the viewers to think: Kiran Rao

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:16 PM PST

Kiran Rao is happy with Aamir Khan's latest film 'Talaash', and said that it offers something for everyone.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: First poster unveiled

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:12 PM PST

Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.

'Talaash' earns Rs 14.52 crore on the opening day

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:45 PM PST

The escalation in business towards the evening shows that the film is getting a good word of mouth publicity.

Bigg Boss 6: I am a very 'nanga' fellow, says Imam

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:18 AM PST

Imam Siddiqui Imam Siddiqui continues to intimidate people in the 'Bigg Boss 6' house.

Paris Hilton: Excited to come to Goa

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:29 AM PST

American socialite Paris Hilton says she felt 'blessed and magical' as she landed in Goa after a tiring journey.

Watch: Microsoft paints Internet Explorer haters as trolls

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:15 AM PST

After taking on Google, Microsoft's latest target is the Internet Explorer hater.After taking on Google, Microsoft's latest target is the Internet Explorer hater.

Lukewarm debut for Microsoft Windows 8, says sales tracker

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:52 PM PST

Since the launch of Windows 8, Windows laptop sales are down 24 per cent, while desktop sales are down 9 per cent.

Game review: 'Epic Mickey 2' is drab, charmless

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 12:36 AM PST

'Epic Mickey 2' is the latest example of a studio forcing cooperative play on an audience that wasn't asking for it

India faces Olympic ban with tainted official set for role

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:41 PM PST

Bhanot was left as the only candidate in a controversial election for the post of secretary-general of the IOA which is likely to earn the country an Olympic ban.

Andrew Flintoff begins boxing career with a win

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Andrew Flintoff begins boxing career with a winThe ex-England allrounder, trained by former Irish boxer Barry McGuigan, took the four-round heavyweight bout against Dawson by a 39-38 margin.

Ranji Trophy Live Blog: Baroda in trouble against Uttar Pradesh

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Ranji Trophy Live Blog: Baroda in trouble against Uttar PradeshA running commentary of UP vs Baroda, Services vs Kerala plus updates from other matches across the country.

WV Raman explains India's shortcomings

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WV Raman explains India's shortcomingsThe former India opener also advised the Indian spinners to focus on bowling well and not taking wickets.

Barack Obama appoints blind Indian-American to key post

Barack Obama appoints blind Indian-American to key post


Barack Obama appoints blind Indian-American to key post

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:59 PM PST

The Obama administration has announced to appoint a blind Indian-American to a key administrative post in an independent US agency devoted for people with disabilities.


Obama hits out at 'Scrooge' Republicans on tax

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:01 PM PST

US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that Republicans would give Americans a lump of coal for Christmas if they kill his plan to raise $1.6 trillion from higher taxes on the wealthy.


Lakshmi Mittal, French govt strike deal over disputed Florange unit

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:26 PM PST

French Prime Minister Bernard Ayrault announced the government had shelved its nationalisation plan. In return, ArcelorMittal chief Lakshmi Mittal has promised to invest 180 million euros at the Flora...


Couple wins lottery worth more than Rs 1,600 crore, second largest in US history

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 11:22 AM PST

A Missouri mechanic and his unemployed wife came forward on Friday as holders of one of two winning tickets in the second largest lottery in US history: a $587.5 million Powerball jackpot.


US college shooting: At least one dead, one wounded in Wyoming

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:25 AM PST

At least one person was killed and another was wounded on Friday morning in an attack at a community college in central Wyoming.


WikiLeaks suspect turned bed sheet into a noose

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:04 AM PST

The army private accused of the biggest leak of official secrets in US history admitted on Friday he had turned a prison bed sheet into a makeshift noose he could have used to kill himself.


Two more cases of new virus related to SARS in Jordan

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST

International health officials have confirmed two more fatal cases of a mysterious respiratory virus in the Middle East.


Tajikistan blocks US-funded news website

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:44 AM PST

Tajikistan has blocked a popular U.S.-funded news website, only days after barring access to social networking site Facebook for featuring content allegedly insulting to the Central Asian nation's pre...


Suu Kyi wants Government apology for violent crackdown

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:22 AM PST

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday said authorities must apologize for a violent crackdown on monks and other foes of a mine in northwest Myanmar, but she also stuck to the government's view...


Ireland abortion row: Human Rights Commission registers case

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:54 AM PST

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday registered a case on the death of dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died last month in Ireland after doctors refused to terminate her miscarriage pregnanc...


Silvio Berlusconi drags his own party to destruction before Italy vote

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:39 AM PST

Five years after he won one of Italy's biggest postwar election victories, Silvio Berlusconi is dragging his own party towards destruction by a mixture of indecision and refusal to withdraw gracefully...


Afghanistan presses Pakistan to free Taliban prisoners

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:23 AM PST

The Afghan foreign minister pressed Pakistan on Friday to free more Taliban detainees in Islamabad's custody in a bid to help coax the militant group into peace negotiations to end the 11-year-old war...


Spain shipwreck treasure shown for the first time

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:15 AM PST

Spanish cultural officials allowed the first peep on Friday at some of the 16 tons (14.5 metric tons) of shipwreck treasure worth an estimated $500 million that a U.S. salvage company gave up this yea...


Russian news agency fires editor, loses entire staff

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:39 AM PST

The head of a major Russian regional news agency unusually critical of the local authorities was fired on Friday in what she called the result of official pressure on editorial policy.


New Jersey bridge collapses, train derailed, hazardous spill reported

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:31 AM PST

A freight train derailed on Friday on an old-style swing bridge that apparently buckled, three years after a similar failure, toppling at least two tanker cars into a creek and causing a leak of hazar...


Global hacking network 'Anonymous' declares Internet war on Syria

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:27 AM PST

Global hacking network Anonymous said it will shut down Syrian government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout believe aimed at silencing the opposition to Presiden...


Tension mounts over Mittal plant facing French takeover

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:22 AM PST

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and the French government sought a last-ditch solution on Friday on the eve of the expiry of his deadline to the state to find a new buyer for a plant it has threatened to ...


Thousands march in violence-hit Tunisian town

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:19 AM PST

Thousands of people protested for a fourth straight day on Friday in the central town of Siliana demanding the governor quit, as political instability mounts in Tunisia two years after a revolution.


Myanmar verifying Muslim citizenship

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:48 AM PST

Guarded by rifle-toting police, immigration authorities in western Myanmar have launched a major operation aimed at settling an explosive question at the heart of the biggest crisis the government has...


For most, tax burden is lower than in 1980

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:38 AM PST

Alan Hicks divides long days between the insurance business he started in the late 1970s and the barbecue restaurant he opened with his sons three years ago. He earned more than $250,000 last year and...


Syria: Airport road reopens but Internet still cut

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:11 AM PST

Syrian rebels battled regime troops south of the capital on Friday and Internet and telephone lines were cut for a second day, but the government reopened the road to Damascus' airport in a sign that ...


Congo rebels extend stay in Goma

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST

A rebel spokesman says that his fighters have delayed their departure from Goma by 48 hours for "logistical reasons," defying for a second time an ultimatum set by neighboring African countries.


Egypt constitution finalised as opposition cries foul

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:37 AM PST

An Islamist-led assembly raced through approval of a new constitution for Egypt on Friday to end a crisis over President Mohamed Morsi's expanded powers, but the opposition said it was an escalation t...


Napoleon's secret coded Kremlin letter on sale

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:28 AM PST

The single line of Napoleon's secret code told Paris of his desperate, last order against the Russians: "At three o'clock in the morning, on the 22nd I am going to blow up the Kremlin."


Chinese man sentenced to death in sex slave murder case

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:10 AM PST

A Chinese court sentenced a man to death for holding six women as sex slaves in an underground prison and killing two of them, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.