Friday, April 22, 2011

Can Kerala persuade India to ban endosulfan?

Can Kerala persuade India to ban endosulfan?

Can Kerala persuade India to ban endosulfan?

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In Kasargod district in north Kerala, 28-year-old Shailini has had two stillbirths and her third pregnancy had to be aborted. Doctors have linked her condition to years of exposure to endosulfan.


Now, Mayawati targets Bhushans

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Wading into the raging controversy involving the Lokpal Bill drafting committee members, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today virtually demanded resignation of the Bhushans from it.


Fifty constituencies in second phase of election in Bengal

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Fifty constituencies will go to polls tomorrow in the second phase of Assembly polls in three districts of West Bengal in which over 93.33 lakh voters would cast ballots to elect representatives from among 293 aspirants.


Hailstorm, heavy winds wreak havoc in Nagpur, 150 injured

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Around 150 people in Nagpur district have been injured due to hailstorm and heavy winds.


Japan plans disaster budget, building 100K homes

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Japan's government proposed a special $50 billion (4 trillion yen) budget to help finance reconstruction efforts Friday and plans to build 100,000 temporary homes for survivors of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.


Syrian security forces open fire; 49 killed

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Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country, killing at least 49 people - including a young boy - in the bloodiest day of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime, witnesses and a human rights group said.


Govt committed to strong Lokpal Bill: Pranab Mukherjee

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The government today offered an olive branch to the activists who are a part of the Lokpal Bill drafting committee and say they are the targets of a "smear campaign" launched mainly by politicians who want to undermine their stature and credibility.


Obama's young mother abroad

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The photograph showed the son, but my eye gravitated toward the mother. That first glimpse was surprising - the stout, pale-skinned woman in sturdy sandals, standing squarely a half-step ahead of the lithe, darker-skinned figure to her left.


Will quit if nepotism charge proved, says Ashok Gehlot

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Days after NDTV exposed how Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot favoured companies that his son worked with by giving them contracts worth several hundred crores, Gehlot said today that he will quit as Chief Minister if the charges of nepotism are proved against him.


Sai Baba devotees conduct special prayers, hope for miracle

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Hundreds of devotees of Sathya Sai Baba from across the country today conducted special prayers here for the speedy recovery of the spiritual leader, whose condition continues to be very critical.


She'll get to the Royal Wedding at any cost

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People called her crazy, but 19-year-old Estibalis Georgina Chavez has never given up her dream of attending next week's Royal Wedding in London. After a 16-day hunger strike that she says left her weak and demoralised, she is now one step closer to her own fairytale.


Ajit Pawar, wife in land row

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A court here has directed that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his wife Sunetra be made respondents in a case of alleged encroachment on a piece of land in Mulshi taluka of Pune district.


Gotcha! Woman catches toddler who fell from fourth floor

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A woman managed to catch a baby girl who fell from a fourth-floor balcony of a hotel in the US. The baby didn't even suffer a scratch on her body, it was reported here Friday. Forty four-year-old Helen Beard was sitting by the swimming pool at Econo Lodge hotel in Orlando Wednesday when she noticed a baby girl hanging from the balcony.


US firm charged with mistreating Indian workers

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A US federal agency has filed a lawsuit against an Alabama based oil rig construction company for alleged demeaning treatment of 500 Indian immigrant workers recruited to work in Mississippi and Texas. Listing numerous complaints of discriminatory conduct by Signal International, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges that Indian workers were forced to live in "substandard" accommodations and given "unwholesome" food, for which they were charged $35 daily.


Chinese who killed woman after accident sentenced to death

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A student of music who stabbed to death a woman after an accident as he feared she will report him to the authorities was sentenced to death on Friday by a court in China's Shaanxi province. Yao Jiaxin murdered the woman, who had only suffered minor injuries and a small fracture, after an accident in October 2010, Xinhua reported.


Air India bombing accused faces legal fees of $5.2-million

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In a major decision on Thursday, the Canadian Supreme Court allowed the government to recover legal fees of $5.2 million from Air India Kanishka bombing accused Ripudaman Singh Mailk. Malik was acquitted in the case in 2005. The Vancouver-based millionaire businessman had expressed his inability to pay his legal fees for the trial, forcing the provincial British Columbian government to shell out $5.2 million to his defence lawyers.


'Webcam' murderer produced in court

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Relatives of a murdered Chinese woman whose struggle with her attacker was seen on webcam by her boyfriend in China visited the coroner's office on Thursday, as the suspect in the attack made his first court appearance. Police said the man charged with the murder lives in the same building as the victim.


Kanimozhi, stepmother in new 2G scam chargesheet

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The second chargesheet in the 2G spectrum scam will be filed on Monday by the Central Bureau of Investigation court that's been set up exclusively for the trial of India's largest-ever scam.


Congress wins maiden Gandhinagar civic polls, setback for BJP

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In a setback to BJP especially Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Congress today won the maiden elections to the state Capital Gandhinagar's Municipal Corporation.


Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt's affidavit

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A senior police officer in Gujarat has implicated Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the communal riots in 2002.


In Delhi, airport metro line is now on sale

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For the next three days, commuters in the national Capital can enjoy ride on the high-speed Airport Metro Express at 50 percent discount. The Airport Metro Express has been offering discount on its existing fare structure to popularise the corridor among the public.


A slice of paradise for Rs 8.5 crore

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Looking for a holiday home along the best beaches of Asia in Haverlock Islands? You may have to cough up Rs 8.5 crore per acre for a prized possession in the tourist hotspot in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.


Student marked zero in English exam

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English they say is a funny language. But 19-year-old Ankit Chabbra is not amused. The BCom IInd year student was marked zero in his recent English exam. He went for a revaluation, but there was no change in the outcome. "I got a zero in English. This is impossible. I attempted the entire paper. Also, I was given 19 in Accounts, it just cannot be true. I did the whole paper. Even after I gave it for re-evaluation, there was no change in the status of marks. I don't know what to do now?" said Ankit.


Hillary Clinton appoints cyber envoy

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Hillary Clinton appoints cyber envoy: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has appointed a cyber envoy to handle issues related to Internet and the World Wide Web.


Cops tapping our phones, say anti-nuclear plant leaders

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The Ratnagiri police are allegedly tapping phones and scrutinising call records of leaders including those of political parties to gather crucial information related to the agitation against the proposed nuclear plant in Jaitapur. Senior leaders like B G Kolse-Patil, Justice P B Sawant and Vaishali Patil have alleged that since they are heading the protests, the police are monitoring their movements continuously through technical surveillance.


Sikkim: Crashed helicopter found, 4 dead

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An army helicopter that went missing in Sikkim on Thursday has been found in pieces. All four people on board - two jawans and two officers -are dead.


Prince William, Kate visit Diana's grave before wedding

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Barely a week before they are to tie the knot, Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton have paid tributes to his late mother, Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris 14 years back, a report said.


Hindus find a Ganges in Queens

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It was just after dawn last Sunday when a pair of pilgrims lighted incense on the shore and dropped two coconuts into the sacred waters, otherwise known as Jamaica Bay.


I don't buy Digvijaya's statement: Hegde

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Justice Santosh N Hegde is not placated by the explanation offered to him by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.


Dhoni more influential than Messi, Obama in Time's list

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Led by India's "Captain Fantastic" Mahendra Singh Dhoni, five Indians have made it to the Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, whose "ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution."


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