Sunday, April 10, 2011

Pranab, Advani promise Lokpal soon

Pranab, Advani promise Lokpal soon

Pranab, Advani promise Lokpal soon

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Anna Hazare fast: Last week saw lakhs of people from all backgrounds coming out in his support every hour. And if the government buckled within a couple of days, the main Opposition party today promised to help pass the Lokpal Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.


It was a faulty fire alarm, says Kaiga Director

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On Saturday, a smoke detector went off at one of the four Indian built nuclear reactors at the Kaiga Nuclear Power Station in Karnataka causing immediate shutdown of the unit.


Woman's body found in parcel: Murderer caught on CCTV?

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Days after a woman's body was found inside a parcel in Ajmer, there is a breakthrough. The police say that the culprit maybe identified on the basis of a CCTV footage. Police are now studying the footage from the transport company which checked in the package and mailed it to Ajmer.


Separatists slam moderate's killing

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In a rare instance, separatists in the Kashmir have spoken out against the killing of Maulana Shaukat, a religious leader in the Valley.


France to enforce burqa ban from Monday, women oppose

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A day before France becomes the first European country to enforce the burqa ban, one of the country's Muslim women, Kenza Drider, has decided to defy the law. She says in a secular society people should decide what they want to wear.


Rahul an 'Amul baby', says Kerala CM Achuthanandan

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Achuthananadan also countered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his criticism that the Left rule had done serious damage to Kerala and West Bengal, asking him not to speak with "hangover of a former IMF officer".


Egypt's ex-President Mubarak denies abuse of power

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In the first remarks since his ouster, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied he abused his authority to amass wealth and property in a pre-recorded speech broadcast on Sunday.


Next on the agenda for Washington: Fight over debt

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The down-to-the-wire partisan struggle over cuts to this year's federal budget has intensified concern in Washington, on Wall Street and among economists about the more consequential clash coming over increasing the government's borrowing limit.


Bengal polls: Singur's 'Nano' politics

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When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee took oath for a second term in 2006, one of his first decisions was to sign a deal with Rata Tata.


Japan: New video shows Fukushima nuclear plant was hit by 48-feet-high wave

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A wall of water that slammed into Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the massive tsunami on March 11 was as high as 48 feet higher than normal sea levels, a brief video clip shot by a plant worker shows.


Musharraf abandons plans to return to Pakistan

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Former President Pervez Musharraf has abandoned plans to return to Pakistan from self-exile in Britain after the military leadership here "cold-shouldered" his demands for extra security to counter multiple threats to his life from militant outfits like al-Qaeda and Taliban.


Syria forces killed 28 protesters: rights activist

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Syrian security forces have killed a total of 28 people, human rights activists said on Sunday.


Coimbatore student discovers new asteroid

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An engineering student of Karunya University in Coimbatore has discovered an asteroid, along with his Chinese friend.


Russian women eve-teased, driver stabbed while protesting

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The driver of two Russian women, who were allegedly eve-teased by three men at a road side eatery in Garhmukteshwar, 70 km from Ghaziabad, was stabbed by the assailants when he objected, police said on Sunday.


WikiLeaks disclosures inspired Indian anti-graft movement: Assange

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Revelations by the WikiLeaks are having a positive impact, believes its founder Julian Assange, who claims that the publication of secret US embassy cables by the Indian media had helped inspire an anti-graft movement in the country.


Pranab: Why didn't Advani push Lokpal Bill?

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Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the UPA Government was ready to bring in and get the Lokpal Bill passed in the next session of Parliament if the Opposition cooperated with it.


Young Gaddafi 'hated British, drank water from a finger bowl'

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Muammar Gaddafi hated the "ugly British" since his youth and was so "unworldly" that he drank water from a finger bowl during a state occasion as he did not know what it was for, according to a university dissertation.


Assam all set for final phase polling on Monday

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More than a month of the pre-poll slanging match between the ruling Congress and the opposition in Assam will end on Monday when the second and final phase of assembly elections will be held in 64 of its 126 constituencies.


Brazil school shootout: Two detained for supplying gun

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Two men have confessed to illegally supplying a gun to a man who entered a Rio de Janeiro school, opened fire and killed at least 12 children before taking his own life, a police official said Saturday.


Anna Hazare rules out differences over panel

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Anna Hazare, the man who successfully led the anti-corruption crusade for a Lokpal Bill, had to clarify after reports emerged that there is disagreement among some panel members over the constitution of the committee which will now draft the bill.


Jan Lokpal Bill: Joint drafting committee likely to meet next week

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The newly-constituted joint drafting committee of the Jan Lokpal Bill is likely to meet next week. Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily, who is also the convenor of the joint panel, said the first meeting is tentatively slated for April 16 but it depends on the availability of the ministers.


Libya: Two rebel helicopters downed near Brega

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Two rebel helicopters violating the no-fly zone over Libya were shot down by the Gaddafi regime in the Brega region in the east, deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaaim has said.


Libyan rebels face military surge on key outpost

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Government soldiers and rebel gunmen battled in the streets of a key front-line city Saturday after the Libyan military used shelling and guerrilla-style tactics to open its most serious push into opposition territory since international airstrikes began. NATO airstrikes, meanwhile, hammered at Gaddafi's ammunition stockpiles and armored forces, destroying 17 tanks.


Tiger tally dips in Madhya Pradesh, govt demands census re-evaluation

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The Madhya Pradesh government has rejected the latest 2011 tiger census calling for a re-evaluation following a decline in the tiger tally.


IIT aspirants appear for Joint Entrance Examination today

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It's a crucial day for lakhs of aspiring engineers in the country as they appear for the IIT-JEE today for a place in the country's premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).


Car and bike rally in Mumbai to celebrate Anna’s crusade

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A day after social activist Anna Hazare finally ended his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, a car and bike rally will be held in Mumbai today to celebrate the victory of Mr. Hazare's campaign against corruption. People from all walks of life are expected to participate in it.


Anger flares at Egypt army for brutal protest raid

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Thousands of demonstrators barricaded themselves in Cairo's central square with burned-out troop carriers and barbed wire Saturday and demanded the removal of the military council ruling Egypt, infuriated after soldiers stormed their protest camp overnight, killing at least one person and injuring 71 others.


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