Wednesday, November 10, 2010

UK students protest proposed triple fee hike

UK students protest proposed triple fee hike

UK students protest proposed triple fee hike

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Tens of thousands of students marched through London on Wednesday against plans to triple university tuition fees, and violence erupted as a minority battled police and trashed a building containing the headquarters of the governing Conservative Party.


Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider speaks out

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider held his first press conference at a restaurant in London ever since fleeing from Dubai in the middle of the ODI series against South Africa.


Why DMK is adamant on A Raja

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From being a lawyer in rural Tamil Nadu to becoming the Telecom Minister, A Raja has come a long way, but with the Opposition demanding his ouster over 2G spectrum allotment, will he resign? No way, say DMK sources. The reason: Raja has emerged as the dalit face of the DMK, and enjoys a good rapport with his party chief Karunanidhi.


Verdict in Aman Kachroo case today

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A verdict in the Aman Kachroo case is expected today. Nineteen-year-old Kachroo was ragged-to-death on campus in 2009.


Man held for killing minor girlfriend

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The Santa Cruz police on Saturday arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly killing his minor girlfriend and dumping her body at a ghat in Kasara. The accused suspected her of having an affair with someone.


Air India flight returns after takeoff

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An Air India flight bound for Dammam carrying 82 passengers returned shortly after take-off from the international airport on Wednesday evening as its tyre burst on landing, airport sources said. All passengers and crew are safe, sources said.


Adarsh scam: RTI commissioner blocked query?

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The Right To Information or RTI is one tool meant to nail the corrupt. But what if a person in position within the RTI is involved in the Adrash Society scam?


Sack Raja or no Parliament, says Opposition

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The Government is clearly under intense pressure to remove A Raja from the post of Telecom Minister, as the Opposition takes a strong stance of not allowing Parliament to function unless Raja is sacked.


30 students taken ill after eating mid-day meal

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Altogether 30 students of a secondary school in Bihar's Jehanabad district were taken ill after eating mid-day meal which was suspected to have been contaminated, District Magistrate Palaki Sahni said.


SIT questions former Teesta aide Rais Khan

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The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2002 post-Godhra riot cases, today recorded the statement of Rais Khan for nearly five hours, following a court order to probe the allegations made by him against social activist Teesta Setalvad.


Ethiopian Prime Minister's plane lands in city airport

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A special plane carrying Prime Minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi landed at the NSC Bose International Airport here for refuelling, airport sources said.


Yemen parcel bomb was set to explode over US: British police

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A parcel bomb sent from Yemen and taken off a cargo plane at a British airport last month was timed to explode over the eastern seaboard of the United States, Scotland Yard said today.


Mumbai police officer under scanner in rape case

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A police officer has come under scanner after a minor, who delivered a baby girl, lodged a rape complaint here, police sources said on Wednesday.


UK disputes Bush’s use of ‘waterboarding’ to save lives

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Counter terrorism experts in the UK have disputed claims made by George W Bush in his memoir that acts of torture against terror suspects after 9/11prevented attacks in Britain.


Letter from President Obama to G-20 Leaders

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President Obama sent the following letter to G-20 leaders yesterday. As we approach the Seoul Summit, the world is looking to us to work together to strengthen the global economic recovery, continue to repair the financial system, and promote the stability of global markets.


Strong US economy key to global recovery: Obama

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President Barack Obama said a strong, job-creating economy in the United States would be the country's most important contribution to a global recovery as he pleaded with world leaders to work together despite sharp differences.


Russian reporter 'staged his beating': Police

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A Russian reporter who claimed to have been badly beaten after writing about a controversial road project staged the attack and may be charged for filing a false police report, officials said on Wednesday.


Thousands of UK students protest tuition fees hike

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Tens of thousands of students marched noisily through London on Wednesday to oppose plans to triple university tuition fees, in the largest street protest yet against the government's sweeping austerity measures.


Minister makes a fuss over Michelle Obama handshake

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A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice. Footage on YouTube shows otherwise, sparking a debate that has lit up Facebook, Twitter and the rest of the blogosphere.


French bill to raise retirement age becomes law‎

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Retiring at 62 became law in France on Wednesday, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government and a defeat for the unions that waged massive strikes and street protests to try to stop the austerity measure.


Bush forgives Kanye West for racist remark

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Kanye West now says he "didn't have the grounds" to call George W Bush a racist and the former president says he appreciates the rapper's regret.


Car-struck deer flies through windshield, out back

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A Minnesota family heading for pizza on the first day of hunting season bagged a deer instead, when a small buck struck by an oncoming car flew through their windshield and out their rear window.


In Jakarta, Obama addresses Muslims

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In a much-anticipated speech focusing on development, democracy and religion, President Obama sought on Wednesday to strengthen America's ties with Indonesia, a rising Asian power with the world's largest Muslim population. But his intended audience was also elsewhere in the Muslim world, especially in the Middle East, where he began talking last year of a fresh start between the West and the Islamic world.


No evidence to back charges against Rathore: CBI

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The CBI today said it had found no evidence to support the allegations made by Ruchika Girhotra's family against former Haryana Police Chief SPS Rathore, at present serving 18-month jail sentence for molesting the teenager in 1990, and filed a closure report in a court here.


Sen will be second judge to face impeachment process

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Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen will be the second judge in Independent India to face impeachment proceedings after the process to oust a Supreme Court judge was politically defeated 17 years back.


Yes to Navi Mumbai airport, everyone on board

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The new airport for Mumbai has been given the final thumbs-up. The Expert Appraisals Committee that was studying the Navi Mumbai airport for environmental impact has cleared the project.


The challenges of the Prithviraj Chavan takeover

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By the early afternoon, the profusion of bouquets and their enthusiastic bearers signalled the headliner-status of Prithviraj Chavan. On Wednesday morning, Chavan, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, was hand-picked by Sonia Gandhi to take over as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. "I am highly honoured and humbled by my responsibility, said Prithviraj.


City priest accused of beating up 9-yr-old boy

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Parish priest Fr Xavier D'Souza of St Teresa of Child Jesus Church, Airoli, currently in a spot for allegedly beating a nine-year-old boy for not doing his homework, seems to be in no mood to offer any explanation for the untoward incident.


Class X student hangs to death

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Fifteen-year-old boy studying in class X committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan at his home on Sunday. Police suspect sustained pressure from his mother to improve his grades led to the rash step. According to the police, the incident took place at CP Talao area in Wagle Estate in Thane.


Cops nail key member of inter-state robbery gang

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Vashi police have arrested a robber who is part of an inter-state gang operating from New Delhi, which has committed several robberies in the city and Mumbai. The accused has been identified as Ashok Hansaraj Sonkar, 22, a resident of Lalganj in Azamgarh district. The robbers would fly down from New Delhi and fly back after committing robberies in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.


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