Monday, March 28, 2011

Japan fears Nuclear reactor is leaking contaminated water

Japan fears Nuclear reactor is leaking contaminated water

Japan fears Nuclear reactor is leaking contaminated water

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Highly contaminated water is escaping a damaged reactor at the crippled nuclear power plant in Japan and could soon leak into the ocean, the country's nuclear regulator warned on Monday.


Gilani calls Afridi, says Pak's prayers with you

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Just two days before the most anticipated encounter in the World Cup - the India-Pakistan semi-final to be played in Mohali - Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani spoke to Pak captain Shahid Afridi over telephone and wished him luck and said Pakistan prays with him.


Ruckus in Orissa assembly over Tytler's Jagannath Temple visit

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The Orissa Assembly today witnessed verbal duels between the ruling BJD MLAs and Congress members over former Union minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's visit to Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri on March 16.


Libyans call woman who claimed gang rape a prostitute

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The Libyan authorities on Sunday attacked the character and credibility of a Libyan woman who burst into a hotel full of foreign journalists to say that she had been abducted and raped by militia members working for Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi, calling her "a known prostitute and a thief."


Sheila Dikshit challenges Shunglu Report on CWG scam

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CWG scam: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and explained her government's position on the Shunglu Committee report which indicted both her and Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna for irregularities in certain Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects.


Yemen: Blast at explosives factory kills 78

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A powerful blast at a factory making explosives and weapons in southern Yemen killed at least 78 people on Monday after the facility was briefly taken over by Islamic militants and then looted by residents of the area, officials said.


High levels of radiation found in water at n-plant

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Workers at Japan's damaged nuclear plant raced to pump out contaminated water suspected of sending radioactivity levels soaring as officials warned on Monday that radiation seeping from the complex was spreading to seawater and soil. Contaminated water inside Unit 2 has tested at radiation levels some 100-thousand times normal amounts, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.


2G scam: Public Accounts Committee to question Ratan Tata, Niira Radia

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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and Tata Group Chairperson Ratan Tata on April 4 to discuss their role in the 2-G Spectrum allocation case.


India vs Pak: VIPs welcome, others keep out

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Outside the Mohali stadium, a young woman desperate for a ticket to Wednesday's big game tries desperately to find a scalper.


Plane’s tyre bursts, close shave for Janardhana Reddy, Sreeramulu

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Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy and Health Minister B Sreeramulu had a close shave today when the private chartered aircraft by which they were flying suffered a tyre burst at the Hyderabad airport.


Are you gay, 11-year-olds will be asked

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British children as young as 11 will now be asked by the country's equalities watchdog, questions related to their sexual orientation, a media report said. The children will have to answer a set of questions that would determine whether they were straight, gay or bisexual, according to the Daily Express.


Police case against Raj Thackeray's security officer

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Goa police today registered a case against a Personal Security Officer (PSO) to Maharashtra Navanirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray after he threatened a truck driver with a service revolver at Borim village, 35 km away from Panaji, police said.


India-Pak talks: Progress in right direction, says Pillai

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Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan today concluded the first round of talks on several bilateral issues including the progress in the probe of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.


After match, Manmohan-Gilani will dine together

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Two VVIPs who will have far greater concerns to address are the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, who are, sources say, likely to meet before they lunch together and then head to the Mohali stadium to watch their countries clash. Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani will fly into Chandigarh directly from Pakistan at 10.30 am.


Rush in the skies for India-Pak semi-final at Chandigarh

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How important are the VIPs heading to Mohali for the India vs Pakistan game? Important enough to own their own planes, in several cases.


Watching for match-fixing, Pak minister warns team

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Interior Minister Rehman Malik today triggered a controversy warning Pakistan players against indulging in match-fixing, comments that did not go well with the country's former players and administrators, who criticised him for his statement.


Woman accuses Gaddafi's men of rape

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A Libyan government spokesman told reporters on Sunday that allegations made against four Gaddafi militiamen by a woman claiming Libyan troops had raped her are being investigated. Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said the woman, Iman al-Obeidi, was now free and with her family and that the attorney general was looking into the case.


'Blood money' gets 8 Indians off death row in Sharjah

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A Sharjah court has waived the death sentence awarded to eight Indian youths for the murder of a Pakistani national after a Dubai-based Indian hotelier paid blood money to the family of the victim on their behalf.


Mexico state near US on alert after H1N1 deaths

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Authorities in Mexico's Chihuahua state along the US border have announced preventive health measures to stanch a return of an H1N1 epidemic after four people recently died of the virus.


Tough for us to keep quiet: Supreme Court on black money

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The Supreme Court has declared the government's investigation on black money as dissatisfactory. The court reviewed a status report submitted by the Enforcement Directorate today and said, "Going by the status report submitted on probe by Enforcement Directorate, it is very difficult for us to be calm and quiet."


This Bangalore school says, 'We are equal in our classroom'

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It has been one year since India adopted the Right to Education Act that makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of six and 14. While many schools have cited social and financial barriers to not implement the Act, here's the story of a Bangalore school that welcomes children who are likely to be discriminated against in private schools, if they get in, in the first place.


Actress Kushboo booked for violating code

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Actress and DMK star speaker Kushboo has been booked under two cases for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, police said.


Mamata kicks off Trinamool campaign with massive padayatra

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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, launched her party's campaign for the Assembly poll by marching in the city's southern outskirts as part of her three-day padayatra.


Dandi March II in US against corruption in India

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A 240-mile walk in the US against corruption in India organised by a group of NRIs inspired by the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi culminated with events across the US. Starting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, San Diego, California March 12, "Dandi March II" passed through Los Angeles and ended March 26 at Gandhi Statue, San Francisco. The dates coincide with the dates Gandhi did his historic march in 1930.


Meghalaya Assembly library under-utilised

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Though the Meghalaya Assembly has a well-stocked library, legislators hardly use it to avail various services offered in the discharge of legislative functions.


J&K: 245 complaints pending against ex-ministers, bureaucrats

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With the State Accountability Commission (SAC) headless for the past several years, 245 complaints are pending for disposal before it, including against present and ex-ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats.


Train carrying fuel derailed in Canada

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More than a dozen homes have been evacuated after a freight train carrying fuel derailed in Ontario, on Sunday. Authorities say 25 tanker cars came off the tracks. Local media reported that at least two tankers were carrying jet fuel.


Real estate boom in Mumbai spurs underworld alliances

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The recent killings orchestrated by underworld gangsters could just be the tip of the iceberg. Police and underworld sources say the city's dark underbelly is in the midst of a resurgence fuelled by high real estate prices and increased construction and redevelopment activity taking place in various areas.


Travelling to Thailand is cheaper than Mohali

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Travelling to Mohali to catch the much-awaited India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final on Wednesday will cost you nearly as much, if not more, than a trip to a foreign destination.


Bangalore's metro: More delays likely

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The Namma Metro, after already missing the deadline twice, is unlikely to meet the third deadline on April 4 on the day of Ugadi, as the work is still not at an expected pace. While the Reach-1 between Byappana Halli and M G Road of East-West Corridor connecting Byappana Halli to Mysore Road was expected to be thrown open to the public in March 2010, the deadline was extended to December 31, 2010.


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