Thursday, October 28, 2010

No specific threats ahead of Obama visit, says Home Secretary

No specific threats ahead of Obama visit, says Home Secretary

No specific threats ahead of Obama visit, says Home Secretary

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With Delhi and Mumbai gearing up for President Obama's visit, the government says that there are no specific security threats.


Bihar government has failed on all fronts, says Sonia

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Stepping up attack on the Nitish Kumar government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday charged that the Bihar administration had failed on all fronts, including health and education sectors, despite getting crores of money from the Centre.


PM to raise stapled visas with China's Wen

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The controversial issue of stapled Chinese visas to Kashmiris and Sino-India economic ties are expected to figure in crucial talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao here tomorrow.


IED, landmines defused, constable injured

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A constable was injured while assisting in defusing an IED and three landmines at a school building in naxal-hit Aurangabad district on Thursday.


Rhino killed by poachers

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A male rhino was killed by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam on Thursday.


Information on Headley was 'more general and less specific': US

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A day after India expressed disappointment for not being provided specific inputs on Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley, the US has said that the information it had on Headley was "more general and less specific" before the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.


Operation Gajraj in Uttarakhand forest

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Elephants, being injured by speeding trains is an ongoing problem in many states. Now an Injured elephant who was hit by a train in Uttarkhand is being treated by vets in the jungle itself. It is being called Operation Gajraj.


Obama to celebrate Diwali with school kids in Mumbai

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US President Barack Obama would begin his India visit on November 6 with a message of condolence for the victims of 26/11 attacks. He will then celebrate Diwali with school children of Mumbai along with First Lady Michelle.


US reviewing how wives' tips on Headley were handled

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The US has launched a review of its agencies' handling of inputs provided by two of the three wives of David Headley about his involvement in the 26/11 strikes, a top Obama administration official today said, even as India expressed disappointment for not being provided specific information on the Mumbai attacks plotter.


12-year-old Indian has eye surgery after Oz attack

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In another vicious attack against Indians in Australia, a 12-year-old student was bullied and brutally punched in the face and had to undergo a surgery to reconstruct his eye socket.


Bihar polls Phase III: 27% voter turnout till noon

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An estimated 27 per cent voters cast their votes till noon in the third phase of the Bihar Assembly elections involving 48 constituencies spread over East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Saran, Siwan and Vaishali districts.


CWG: Raids at 60 places around India for financial irregularities

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Three-hundred officials are spending the day raiding 60 offices in different cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Mumbai for financial irregularities linked to the Commonwealth Games.


Adarsh society flat for Ashok Chavan's mother-in-law?

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An inquiry by the Army and the CBI are focussed on uncovering how prime property in Mumbai, meant for war widows and military veterans, has been turned into a high-rise with flats allotted to former army chiefs, politicians and bureaucrats.


Barack Obama's India trip itinerary

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The White House has announced US President Barack Obama's itinerary in India. Obama will leave Washington on November 5 and will arrive in Mumbai on November 6.


Congress leader raided in Begusarai

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The Congress was in for a rude shock as hotel rooms of two congress leaders, Bihar youth congress president Lalan Kumar and Sagar Raika were raided in Begusarai on Thursday.


Modi-Sushma spat: Gadkari intervenes

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The BJP can ill-afford the very public rift between two of its top leaders Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj and the party president Nitin Gadkari has now intervened, asking Swaraj not to make remarks that hurt. This after an upset Modi complained.


Bihar polls: Neck-and-neck contest in Phase III

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48 assembly constituencies in Bihar vote in third phase of polling on Wednesday which is considered as a litmus test for the RJD-LJP combine. The ruling NDA and the RJD-LJP combine are locked in a neck-and-neck fight in these constituencies spread over 6 districts.


Six disqualified BJP MLAs willing to return to ruling camp

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Six disqualified BJP legislators expressed their willingness to return to the ruling camp in a truce brokered by Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy on Wednesday, but the party was lukewarm to their overtures.


Fake godman booked for rape in a Maharashtra village

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A fake godman was booked for allegedly raping a 24-year-old girl on the pretext of marrying her, police said on Wednesday. Gahininath Khedkar was booked following directions from Taluka civil court, after the girl reached it to file a complaint against the fake godman, they said.


Goa revenue minister booked for attacking legislator

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Goa revenue minister Jose Philip D'Souza was booked on Wednesday for assaulting party colleague and legislator Fransisco Mickey Pacheco, police said. Various offences including unlawful assembly and assault have been lodged against D'Souza, who is also NCP's Goa Unit president, DSP Rohidas Patre said.


Navi Mumbai Airport: Greens fume

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The Civil aviation and environment ministers may have buried the hatchet on the Navi Mumbai Airport project...but in Mumbai the debate is still on. Environmentalists are unhappy with signs of a compromise but many feel Mumbai desperately needs a second international airport.


Govt not to pursue Bhopal compensation case in US courts

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The Centre has decided against pursuing the case of Bhopal gas tragedy compensation in US courts, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said. He was responding to a question on the opinion of the Attorney General that India should not become a party in compensation-related cases in the United States.


First day of CAT online exam passes off smoothly

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The first day of the CAT online exam for admission to prestigious IIMs went off "smoothly" on Wednesday with over 4500 students sitting for the test. "The exam passed off smoothly in all the centres," said Convener CAT-2010 and IIM, Lucknow professor Himanshu Rai.


Talaq joke to his wife may cost an e-savvy youth his marriage

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The youth, a resident of Qatar, had spelt talaq three times while chatting with his wife but little did he realise that his humourous intention in cyberspace will nullify his marriage in reality. Islamic seminary Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband has ruled that saying talaq thrice even casually without any serious overtone is valid as per the Shariyat (Islamic Law) and the marriage stands nullified.


RSS leader gave to-do list for Ajmer blast, says Congress

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The Rajasthan government said on Wednesday that RSS leader Indresh Kumar could soon be questioned for his alleged role in the Ajmer Dargah blast in 2007. Three people were killed and another 15 injured.


'Disappointed Headley's name not shared even after 26/11'

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India on Wednesday said it was disappointed that the US did not provide specific information about Lashkar-e-Toiba operative David Headley even though he travelled here freely after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.


Poor show for Left in Kerala civic polls

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Six months ahead of the Assembly polls in Kerala, the ruling LDF on Wednesday took a severe beating in the local body elections, losing to the Congress-led UDF in two city corporations and a majority of municipalities.


US wasn't afraid of what Headley would tell India: American ambassador

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US Ambassador Timothy Roemer has said that America cannot be accused of not sharing enough information with India about David Headley and his possible association with the 26/11 attacks.


Pakistan violates ceasefire, India retaliates

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In the second ceasefire violation this week, Pakistani troops on Wednesday pounded Indian posts with mortar bombs and rockets and fired indiscriminately along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.


Royals case sees Shilpa at court in Bentley

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Actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband, Raj Kundra, pulled up in a Bentley this afternoon to the Bombay High Court. Kundra, who co-owns the Rajasthan Royals, has challenged the team's expulsion from the Indian Premier League (IPL).


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