Friday, November 5, 2010

Naxals kill two villagers, injure two others in Bihar

Naxals kill two villagers, injure two others in Bihar

Naxals kill two villagers, injure two others in Bihar

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Maoists gunned down two villagers and injured two others early today in Bihar's Banka district, police said. Over thirty armed ultras struck Baratand village and fired several rounds killing two villagers on the spot, DGP Neelmani said.


Maharashtra CM, Deputy CM to boycott Obama meet?

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A day ahead of the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India, several politicians in Mumbai are asking one question - Just whose city is it anyway? That's because Obama's security detail is asking for all sorts of personal details from them if they are to be anywhere close to the Obama at the ceremonies he attends in the cities.


Assam: 21 cholera deaths in tea estates

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Twenty people have died of cholera in the last one month in Assam's Sonitpur district and considering that the deaths have been reported from some of the affluent tea estates, questions are being raised about the living conditions of tea workers in these gardens.


US denies moving 34 warships to Mumbai

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Dismissing news reports as totally absurd, the US has denied that it has moved some 34 war ships around Mumbai, where President Barack Obama would arrive on the wee hours of Saturday, the Pentagon has said.


Cyclone threat in Andhra Pradesh

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It will be a wet, wet Diwali in coastal Andhra Pradesh that continues to be battered by rain even as a fresh cyclonic storm is said to be brewing over the sea. Several low-lying areas remain water-logged forcing people to move out of their homes.


More pro-India members in US Congress

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There's much that's being said about US President Barack Obama's visit to India post the US mid-term elections - many believe the focus may shift. However, the Republican sweep may have improved the prospect of Indo-US relations in the next two years, as influential Republican lawmakers and well-known friends of India will now head key Congressional committees in the House of Representatives.


Obama visit: The countdown begins

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The countdown to US President Barack Obama's India visit has begun. The President and his entourage have left Washington, for what is Obama's longest overseas tour of his presidency.


Ahead of Obama’s visit, US imposes sanctions against Pak terror groups

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Hours before US President Barack Obama left for his visit to India, the US has slapped sanctions against Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).


Obama greets people on Diwali

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US President Barack Obama on Thursday greeted people across the globe on the occasion of Diwali and said that he is looking forward to his India visit. Obama arrives in Mumbai a day after Diwali and this year he would be celebrating the festival of lights with school children in the financial capital of India.


Michelle Obama making a difference

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From making America eat better to advocating social causes, US First Lady Michelle Obama is trying hard to make a difference. And perhaps that is why she's fitted in meeting a group of children from Mumbai's orphanages on her jam packed itinerary.


Ahead of Obama's India visit, US slaps sanctions on LeT, JeM

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On the eve of President Barack Obama's maiden visit to India, the US slapped sanctions on Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e Mohammad, besides targeting LeT commander Azam Cheema, a key operational figure in the 26/11 attacks.


Mumbai rehearses for Obama visit

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First choppers surveying the shore and then a full-blown mock drill in South Mumbai from the helipad where US President Barack Obama will land to his first stop - the Taj Hotel.


Aarushi murder: CBI quizzes her parents again

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After a gap of almost three months, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has again questioned the Talwar couple - Rajesh Talwar and Nupur - in connection with the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic servant in 2008.


Mani Bhavan: Where Obama will stop on Saturday

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On any other day Mani Bhavan leads a quiet existence in the by lanes of Gamdevi in South Mumbai. The two-storeyed structure on Laburnum road is not on every tourist's itinerary. Only the well-researched and curious visitors usually find their way here.


Does he own 5 houses? General Kapoor meets Antony

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Retired Army chief Deepak Kapoor on Thursday met Defence Minister AK Antony to address allegations that he owns expensive properties in and around Delhi and Mumbai. During the 30-minute meeting at the Defence Ministry in New Delhi, Kapoor is believed to have told Antony that he welcomed a probe into allotments and other complaints against the housing society.


Obama Visit: IT firms flag visas being rejected by US

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Two days ahead of the visit of US President Barack Obama, IT industry body Nasscom has shot off a letter to the US ambassador in India, Timothy Roemer, flagging concerns about rejection of business visas for Indian IT firms.


At Rajghat, Obama will be an ordinary man

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US President Barack Obama may be the world's most powerful leader, but when he steps into Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, he will be treated like any other visitor. So says Rajghat Samadhi Committee secretary Rajnish Kumar, adding that the blackstone memorial on the bank of the Yamuna doesn't differentiate between people because that would be against Mahatma Gandhi's principles.


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