Saturday, November 6, 2010

Google now restricts Facebook access to Gmail contacts

Google now restricts Facebook access to Gmail contacts

Google now restricts Facebook access to Gmail contacts

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Until now, new Facebook users could find out whether their contacts on Gmail also had Facebook accounts, simply by typing in their Gmail user name and password as part of the Facebook signup process, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Prime Minister Mannmohan Singh to personally receive Obama at Delhi airport

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Setting aside protocol, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will personally receive US President Barack Obama when he arrives at the Delhi airport on Sunday. Singh, who is expected to be accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, will greet Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama when they arrive from Mumbai on Sunday afternoon, extending a rare gesture.


Obama eases rules on select technology exports

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US President Barack Obama, fresh off a stinging electoral defeat for the Democrats, opened a 10-day tour of Asia on Saturday with a courtship of corporate America, including private meetings with business executives and an announcement that he will lift longstanding restrictions on American exports of closely held technologies to India.


Obama visit: Bhopal gas victims seek compensation

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Victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy held a demonstration in the city on Saturday protesting against US President Barack Obama's India visit and sought to know why he and his predecessors remained silent over the world's biggest industrial disaster.


Bush to speak with Winfrey, Leno, others

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The world will soon be hearing a lot from former American President George W. Bush.


Immigration cap: UK to lose out on scientists?

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The controversial new immigration cap introduced by the new UK coalition government will cost Britain the services of some of the world's top scientists, Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has warned. The scientist told The Times that he would have reconsidered joining the Cambridge-based Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in 1999 if the new visa controls had applied then.


Woman and parents arrested for poisoning new born baby

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A woman and her parents were arrested for allegedly killing a new-born baby by giving him poisonous substance in Gandevi taluka of Navsari district of Gujarat, police said on Saturday.


Cyclone 'Jal' hurtling towards Andhra, Tamil Nadu coast

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Cyclone 'Jal' was hurtling towards south-eastern coast between Nellore and Puducherry packing wind speed of 110 km per hour and is expected to make landfall on Sunday night. The meteorological depression, that intensified into a severe cyclone this morning, lay practically stationary about 550 km east-southeast of Chennai and 700 km southeast of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.


BBC journalists strike for 2nd day over pensions

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BBC reporters are planning further strikes after a two-day walkout over pension changes successfully disrupted the broadcaster's TV and radio programs, a labor union said Saturday.


Former Bengal Chief Minister Siddharth Ray passes away

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Former West Bengal Chief Minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray tonight died at his south Kolkata residence after a protracted illness.


Obama visit rules Google with maximum hits

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US President Barack Obama's India visit was widely tracked by netizens today, making his maiden trip to the country as the most searched item on Google.


Neighbour lures minor with Diwali sweets, rapes her

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It was a tragic Diwali for a six-year-old girl in Naigaon as her neighbour took advantage of it to rape her thrice on Thursday. Vinod Chauhan (39) was arrested by the police on charges of raping a minor. According to the police, Chauhan was popular with children in his neighbourhood because he used to distribute sweets among them often.


Obama gets 50,000 jobs; deals worth $10 billion signed

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It will make headlines back home in the United States, and after his 'shellacking' in the mid-term polls, Barack Obama could certainly use some good press. And, India Inc seems to be buying into President Obama's 'win-win' mantra.


George W Bush 'thinks' Sarah Palin is 'unqualified'

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George W Bush has suggested that Republican leader Sarah Palin is "unqualified" and she spoiled the party's 2008 presidential election campaign, a top aide of the former US President has said.


ITC Maurya all set to welcome Obama

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The ITC Maurya in the capital is all set to welcome US President Barack Obama tomorrow as it turned into a virtual security fortress with public barred from entering the facility.


Obama's eyes said it all: 26/11 survivor

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US President Barack Obama's eyes said it all. This is how Scherr Kia Dilisek, an American survivor of 26/11 attacks, summed up her brief interaction with the visiting dignitary at a private meeting here today.


Airlines stop Jakarta flights after volcano blast

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The tiny hospital at the foot of Mount Merapi struggled on Saturday to cope with its victims after the volcano unleashed its most powerful eruption in a century, as international airlines canceled flights into the Indonesian capital hundreds of miles away.


Michelle danced to Rang De Basanti with students at Mumbai University

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When US President Barack Obama was talking serious business with industry honchos this evening, his wife Michelle interacted with differently-abled children at the library of Mumbai University and danced with them to the tunes of a hit number from Aaamir Khan-starrer "Rang De Basanti".


Yemen orders arrest of radical US-born cleric

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A Yemeni judge has ordered the country's security forces to arrest a radical U.S.-born cleric linked to Al-Qaida.


DTC offers free ride to women on Bhai Duj

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Women in the city will be able to travel in Delhi Transport Corporation buses for free on Sunday on the occasion of Bhai Duj, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced on Saturday.


US to back India's membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group

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The United States could back India's membership of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group or NSG.This membership makes it easier for India to get dual-use technology from member countries though it's subject to rules of individual nations. It's also means India has a say in framing export control rules.


Sparks from Qantas flight engine was like 'anar' being lit

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Shreya Patel and her family missed the flares of Diwali, but she witnessed a surreal version on board a Qantas flight to Australia when an engine of the jumbo jet caught fire, emitting sparks with a bang.


BJP disappointed over Obama's first speech during India visit

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BJP today voiced disappointment over US President Barack Obama making no direct reference to terror emanating from Pakistan in his first speech on arrival in Mumbai, saying his words were not backed with action and intent.


Foreign fighters being trained in PoK for 'jihad' in India:Report

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Hundreds of students, including foreigners are being trained in militant camps in PoK to wage 'jihad' against India, but Pakistan today denied the report by the BBC as "baseless".


Pelosi will seek to stay as House Dem leader

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Nancy Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, said Friday she will try to keep her spot as leader of the House Democrats despite huge election losses that cost her party the majority.


Gandhi, a hero for the entire world: Obama

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Obama visited the Gandhi Museum at Mani Bhavan to honour the Father of the Nation. Gandhi, the US President said, has inspired Americans and African Americans, including Martin Luther King.


RSS to organise nationwide-strike on Nov 10

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to organize a nationwide dharna on November 10 in protest against the vindictive and politically motivated anti-Hindu and anti-RSS canards allegedly being spread by Congress-led UPA government.


Obama begins India trip on a sombre note in Mumbai

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President Obama arrived in this teeming financial capital on Saturday morning for a 10-day, four-nation swing through Asia that will put a heavy emphasis on opening markets to American goods and creating jobs at home.


Obama visit: Day 1 highlights

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US President Barack Obama is on a four day presidential visit to India, his longest overseas visit as the President.


Thousands clash in central China over land compensation

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The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy in a statement yesterday said that the clashes, that started in Meilong town of Chizhou city on Wednesday, have left 30 people injured so far, including the town's mayor, and damaging two police cars.


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