Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport

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A part of the Glasgow Airport in Scotland had to be evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said on Wednesday.


US elections: Obama takes responsibility for voter frustration

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The US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that voters frustrated by the pace of economic recovery dictated a Republican takeover of the House in midterm elections, adding, "As president I take responsibility" for a failure to restore job growth more quickly.


Mumbai: City hospital ransacked by patient's kin

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Irked with alleged improper treatment to a patient, some persons allegedly ransacked a hospital in Mumbra on Tuesday. No arrests were made till late evening.


Autorickshaw drivers throw caution to winds, say traffic cops

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Auto-rickshaw drivers in Thane are on top of the cops' list for flouting traffic rules. Traffic policemen register cases against the offenders who flout the traffic rules under 43 different heads. Of these, 11 heads relate to offences mainly committed by auto-rickshaw drivers.


Tamil Nadu: Part of building collapses, 35 injured

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Nearly 35 people were injured on Wednesday night as the roof of a building under construction collapsed in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district. The injured have been rushed to a hospital, three of them are critical.


26/11 heroes to relive horror night before Obama

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Two heroes from Mumbai CST station who bravely fought the 26/11 terrorists and drove them out of the rail terminus will get an audience with US president Barack Obama on his visit to the city.


Boy's leg amputated due to hospital's negligence

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Seventeen-year-old Yogesh Pal's family alleges he is the latest victim of doctors' negligence, after his leg had to be amputated on developing gangrene. A student of Aggarwal College in Kalyan, Pal met with an accident on October 22, and was rushed to the Dr Godbole Shree Hospital, where his leg was plastered under the supervision of Dr Vivek Malvi.


Mumbai: City metro fare to rise even before it starts

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The first-ever metro in the city will put a bit of a hole in your pockets. Even before the 11-km elevated route starts its maiden journey, the fares are going to be hiked by 10%.


Man attacks 20-yr-old girl with razor

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A 25-year-old man stabbed a 20-year-old girl with a razor outside the railway ticket booking office at Kurla station on Monday night. Sub-inspector Laxman Wakde of Wadala railway police station informed that the victim had been identified as Sabina Sheikha of Kurla (East) and she had sustained nine stab injuries.


Dramatic rescue at sea in China

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A sand mining barge capsized in the rough seas off China's Northeastern coast on Wednesday morning.


Adarsh Scam: Vilasrao Deshmukh sanctioned expansion

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Politicians in Maharashtra have been going to considerable lengths to distance themselves from the controversial Adarsh Tower - a building that seems poised to cost the Chief Minister, Ashok Chavan his job (three flats in the building were allotted to his relatives).


Salman Khurshid, Minister-in-Waiting for Obama

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Union Minister Salman Khurshid, who has been chosen to be minister-in-waiting for US President Barack Obama during his visit to India from Saturday, termed the assignment as "opportunity of a lifetime".


Octopus Paul 2: The successor makes his debut

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Paul the Octopus' successor has made his public debut — but his keepers aren't yet promising deep football insight from the youngster.


I have to protect American jobs: Obama on outsourcing

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President Barack Obama indicated that he was unlikely to accommodate India's concerns about his policy of discouraging outsourcing of US jobs, saying it was his responsibility to support jobs and opportunity for the American people.


10-year-old has baby, father also a minor

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A 10-year-old girl has given birth in southern Spain and authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby, an official said on Tuesday.


Big-ticket items on agenda with Manmohan Singh, says Obama

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Ahead of his India visit, US President Barack Obama spoke to Press Trust of India and said that he sees India as a cornerstone of America's engagement in Asia.


Court asks for report on Geelani, Arundhati speeches

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A Delhi court on Wednesday asked the city police to file a report on a complaint seeking prosecution of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer Arundhati Roy on the charges of sedition for their alleged anti-India statements.


Force One inspect venues of Obama's visit

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As part of its security measures, a team of Force One, a special terror counter unit formed on the lines of National Security Guard, has inspected the venues that are on the itinerary of US President Barack Obama during his two-day visit to the city.


Debt-ridden man found dead, suicide suspected

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A 27-year-old 'businessman' was found shot to death in his rented apartment sometimes on late Monday night. He apparently shot himself in the chest in flat number 803 of Parth Apartment near Ambawadi circle in Panchvati.


30,000 Amdavadis attend ‘Annam Brahm’ for a Guiness record

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More than 30,000 Amdavadis attended the "Annam Brahm", a grand event organized by The Art of Living and Sri Sri Ravishankar near Shivranjani crossroads. This event served two purposes — to seek entry in to the Guinness Book of World Records and to spread happiness among underprivileged children.


City to host all-India Vice Chancellors’ meet on Nov 12

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The 85th three-day all-India conference of vice chancellors will be hosted by the Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed university on its Dhankavdi campus from November 12. Discussions on various issues such as governance of higher education and role of the University Grants Commission (UGC) will be held during the event.


‘Depressed’ Class 12 student commits suicide

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Jaysheelan Karan, a standard XII student of Kendriya Vidyalaya Southern Command, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom of his residence on Sunday evening.


Samajwadi Party revokes suspension of Azam Khan

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Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav revoked the expulsion of senior leader Azam Khan, who was expelled from the party after Lok Sabha polls last year. "SP National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav has written a letter to Khan informing him about Mulayam Yadav's decision to revoke his suspension," party sources said.


Future uncertain for abandoned kids

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Future remains uncertain for the three sisters who were found abandoned on the Jammu railway station a fortnight ago.The siblings, who have already shifted homes five times in the last fortnight, may now have to shift again from their current home at a SOS village as it is against its rule book to keep them beyond a stipulated period.


Mumbai: Woman goes missing from train loo at Bandra

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A 23-year-old woman who boarded the Surat bound Intercity Express at Bandra Terminus along with her husband to return to Surat went missing from the toilet of the train at Bandra Terminus on October 31.


Florida: Bears in tree delight, dismay neighbours

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A mother bear and three cubs are back in their usual habitat after surprising a Florida neighborhood by hanging out in a big pine tree. Residents found the black bears on Monday morning. They had climbed a pine tree in a subdivision in Navarre in the Florida Panhandle.


I am not imitating Rahul, says Varun Gandhi

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BJP national secretary and MP Varun Gandhi, who is planning to set on a three day tour of flood affected areas of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday said he is not imitating cousin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, as there is a "generation" gap between the two.


On Dhanteras day, Patna buys 2,000 shiny new cars

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While politicians in Bihar are busy making electoral promises of development, the state capital added around 2,000 shiny, new cars on its roads on Dhanteras on Wednesday.


Phrase coined for Berlusconi's sex romps

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A newly coined phrase, "bunga bunga", used to describe Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's alleged sex romps, has now entered the country's lexicon. Since a teenage runaway-turned-belly dancer, Karima Keyek, claimed to have witnessed the so-called "bunga bunga" sex sessions, the phrase has been dominating news bulletins, appearing in newspaper cartoons, rap songs and parodies on TV television shows.


Nikki Haley: On brink of political superstardom?

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From a state legislature to governor of South Carolina in just a short span of six years in politics, Nikki Randhawa Haley, is being hailed as a new rising star on the American political horizon.


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