Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Priyadarshini Mattoo case: Who is Santosh Singh

Priyadarshini Mattoo case: Who is Santosh Singh

Priyadarshini Mattoo case: Who is Santosh Singh

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Santosh Singh, the main accused in the rape and murder of 23-year-old law student Priyadarshini Mattoo in 1996, is a lawyer and the son of an IPS officer, JP Singh. He studied law in the same college as Priyadarshini.


Supreme Court to pronounce verdict in Priyadarshini Mattoo case on Wednesday

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The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pronounce its judgement in the case relating to rape and murder of Delhi college student Priyadarshini Mattoo by a former IPS officer's son who was sentenced to death by the High Court.


Pak rubbishes Musharraf's statement on militants

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Stunned by Pervez Musharraf's admission that Pakistan had trained militant groups to fight in Kashmir, Islamabad today rubbished the former military ruler's statement as "baseless".


Priyadarshini Mattoo case: A timeline

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Here is the chronology of the events in the case of rape and murder of 23-year-old law student Priyadarshini Mattoo.


Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

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The man who plotted to kill Americans by driving a homemade car bomb into Times Square and leaving it to explode has been sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge gave Faisal Shahzad a mandatory life prison term at his sentencing on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. The bomb he had packed into the back of an SUV sputtered, injuring no one in a Times Square packed with tourists.


Europe terror threat: 12 arrested for suspected extremist links

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A police official says authorities in southern France have arrested 12 people in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to recruiting fighters for Afghanistan.


Tiger on the prowl, injures 7

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A tiger is on the move in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh and its encounter with humans has spread panic. The big cat, that seems to have got out of the traditional reserves, has injured seven people so far including a child.


Mangalore air crash memorial demolished

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To its horror and disbelief, the Air India found that its memorial to the crash victims of Mangalore flight IX812 was destroyed, late on Monday night. The demolition was such, that not even a single panel was spared.


Two win Nobel Prize for Physics

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A pair of Russian-born physicists working at the University of Manchester in England have won the Nobel prize in physics for investigating the properties of ultra-thin carbon flakes known as graphene, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Tuesday.


No action against principal after arrest, says La Martiniere

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Sunirmal Chakravarthi was arrested on Monday, along with three teachers, by the Kolkata police. He was accused of physical assault and using a sharp weapon to attack one of his students, 13-year-old Rouvan Rawla. The teachers - Lionel Gunnion, Partha Dutta and David Royan - have been charged with slapping the child.


Israeli soldier dances around handcuffed woman prisoner

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In yet another embarrassment for Israeli army, a new video that surfaced on YouTube shows one of its soldiers dancing around a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian woman, close on the heels of global outrage over a trooper posting on Facebook photos of her smiling next to bound Palestinian prisoners.


Cebu Pacific Airlines’ dancing flight attendants

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It is that moment when you are either still settling in, or switching off – cellphones after the last-minute flurry of messages, or just your mind. The last thing you pay attention to is that in-flight safety demonstration.


Congress re-evaluates strategy on Ayodhya

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The Congress has said that the Allahabad High Court verdict does not dilute the Babri demolition case.


Man kills wife, attempts suicide

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He married the love of his life only to brutally kill her 13 years later. Dharmesh Thakker thrashed his wife with an iron pipe in a fit of rage.


He worked as a waiter to become a teacher

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Professor KR Nayak has literally fought every sort of battle that one can imagine — be it against abject poverty during his childhood or juggling between his higher studies and the demanding job of a bus conductor with the erstwhile Bangalore Transport Service (BTS). But nothing could deter him from realising his cherished dream of becoming a teacher.


Bangalore neurosurgeon dies in road mishap

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A 33-year-old doctor was killed after a car ran over him on Hosur road, on Monday. The driver of the car is absconding. The deceased, identified as R Ganesh Prasad, a resident of Koramangala, was a junior consulting neurosurgeon in Narayana Hrudayalaya.


Mangalore Captain returns after 17 months in jail

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Mangalore-resident Capt Glen Aroza reached home on Monday, after languishing 17 months in a Taiwan prison. Aroza was placed under arrest after the Panama-flagged ship, MV Tosa, he had been commandeering, allegedly collided with Shingtong Cheng 86, a Taiwanese fishing trawler, killing two persons.


US military to cut dependence on fossil fuels: Report

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As NATO fuel supply convoys come under regular attack in Pakistan, the US military is trying to cut back its dependence on fossil fuels and tap into renewable energy, a news report has said.


Floods had washed away her house. She waited for none to rebuild it

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"Her house is somewhere in the lane next to a temple in Thalamari village in Raichur taluk. Try to locate her," said our photo editor, pointing at the photograph of an elderly woman.


Racial slur against Indian-origin official in New Zealand

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A television channel show host was suspended on Tuesday for an on-air racial slur on the country's Indian-origin Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand. During a TVNZ programme on Monday, Breakfast show host Paul Henry asked Prime Minister John Key whether Anand was a New Zealander or not. When Key told him that Anand was a New Zealander, Henry asked if he was going to pick someone who looked more like a New Zealander next time.


We were treated like cattle at CWG opener: Australian official

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Australian athletes were "treated like cattle" at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in New Delhi, said Australia's chef de mission, adding they were forced to wait in a tunnel in "absolute cauldron conditions".


Flight makes emergency landing because of woman in labour

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A flight made an emergency landing in Volgograd because one of the woman on board was in premature labour, the dispatcher service of Volgograd airport said. The flight flying from Moscow to Grozny took off from Domodedovo airport yesterday, when a 24 year old passenger suddenly felt she was in labour.


Yes, we trained militant groups against India: Musharraf

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Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has admitted that Pakistan had trained underground militant groups to fight in Kashmir, the first such admission by a top leader of the country.


After Thackeray warning, Sainiks beat up Big Boss guards

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Armed with their party's self-proclaimed badge of moral police keepers, a group of 30 Shiv Sainiks descended on the Big Bosss bungalow in Lonavala today and beat up security guards stationed there.


Pakistan thrash Scotland 3-0 in CWG men's hockey

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Reigning silver medalists Pakistan began their Commonwealth Games campaign in style, outclassing a lowly Scotland 3-0 in a pool A match of the men's hockey event at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.


Baby dies in baking hot car in Florida

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A 14-month-old girl died after being left in a baking hot car for over three hours in Florida while her father attended church, a media report said on Tuesday. Kimberly James is believed to have been in the vehicle with sweltering temperatures in Florida reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C), Daily Mail reported on its website.


Buddha calls on Chidambaram in New Delhi

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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday met Home Minister P Chidambaram and discussed with him the security situation in the state ahead of the Assembly elections early next year.


Swimming: Kahde reaches 50m butterfly semis, 6 others crash out

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Virdhawal Khade made the semifinals of 50m butterfly, even as six other Indian swimmers crashed out in different categories in the Commonwealth Games at the Dr SPM Aquatics Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday.


Sarnobat, Sayyed bag gold in pairs 25m pistol

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Shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed added another gold to India's medal tally in the Commonwealth Games by winning in the pairs 25m pistol event for women at the Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Tuesday.


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