Thursday, June 23, 2011

MV Suez sailors hours away from home

MV Suez sailors hours away from home

MV Suez sailors hours away from home

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It is just a matter of hours before the six Indian sailors on board Egyptian-owned sea vessel, MV Suez, will finally be home. Their 10-month-long ordeal is about to end. They are scheduled to reach India at 9:15 am via a Dubai-Delhi flight.


Meeting to discuss diesel, LPG price hike today

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Diesel and LPG prices may see a hike soon as the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet today to review the fuel prices.


Indo-Pak talks begin, 'optimism' and 'open minds'

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With "optimism" and "an open mind," the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries on Thursday began two-day talks here to bridge the trust deficit, which touched a new low after the 26/11 attack, by focusing on peace and security and confidence-building measures (CBMs) on Kashmir.


Unpaid Air India pilots warn they are distracted mid-air

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If you're considering flying Air India, you should know that your pilot has disclosed that he or she may have trouble concentrating. In a letter to the airline's management, two unions that represent 1000 Air India pilots have said, "Any human being put under such extreme stress is liable to perform poorly. In case of any unfortunate incident/accident the entire blame will be on the current CMD and top management."


Karnataka's In God We Trust Vote may not happen

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When politicians engage in warfare, as they frequently do, who's to decide who's right? God apparently. In Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa dared his arch-rival and Opposition leader HD Kumaraswamy to meet him in a temple. In an open letter published in local newspapers, Mr Yeddyurappa said that Mr Kumaraswamy should swear before God that his allegations of corruption against the Chief Minister are based in fact.


Dalits punished for entering temple: Government steps in

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A board outside a temple for the Goddess Kali orders Dalits to stop at this point. "Harijans can pray from here," it declares. The warning sign was put up in August last year after three schoolgirls entered the shrine to offer Prasad to the Goddess, an icon of empowerment and Shakti.


This Surat businessman bought Sachin's red Ferrari

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The '360 Modena Ferrari', which once occupied a pride of place in batting icon Sachin Tendulkar's fleet of premium cars, is now a prized possession of a city businessman.


We are ready to face bullets for Lokpal Bill: Hazare

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Anna Hazare today said he was not afraid of death and dared the government to fire bullets in the event of his going on fast to press for a strong Lokpal bill.


Digvijaya Singh 'disowns' statement on Anna Hazare

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Barely a day after he virtually warned anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare on his proposed fast, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh today did a volte-face saying he never meant that Hazare would also be given the same treatment that had been meted out to Baba Ramdev.


Food inflation rises to 2.5-month high of 9.13%

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Food inflation in the country touched a two-and-half-month high of 9.13 per cent for the week ended June 11 on the back of costlier fruits, milk, onions and protein-based items. Reacting to the price data, Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee  said, “High weekly inflation figures are not acceptable and inflation needs to be brought down."


Unheard of that Finance Minister's office is tapped: Digvijaya Singh

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While Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee may be playing down the controversy over his office being tapped, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh says it is unheard of, and that an enquiry muse be ordered in the incident.


Is cash being smuggled out of Sai Baba's chamber?

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The Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Sathya Sai Baba Trust to explain if cash is being smuggled out of the chambers used by the religious and spiritual leader while he was alive and has asked for a factual report from the Trust.


Diamonds worth Rs 2 crore stolen in Mumbai

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In a broad daylight robbery, diamonds worth Rs 2 crore were snatched from a courier delivery person in Mumbai's suburban Vile Parle.


Emergency landing after man on plane drinks poison

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A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow on Thursday after a passenger allegedly consumed poison on board, police said.


Now, India has 1.53 lakh millionaires

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The number of millionaires in India surged to a record high of 1.53 lakh in 2010, making the country's high networth individual (HNI) population 12th  largest across the globe, as per a global study.     


Tata group leaders praise Ratan Tata's leadership

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In the midst of an ongoing search process to find Ratan Tata's successor to head the country's biggest corporate house, top leaders from the group have heaped lavish praise on his leadership style.


Airbus trounces Boeing with another record order

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Airbus is trouncing Boeing in their race to be the world's biggest planemaker, claiming over $72 billion dollars worth of orders and commitments at the Paris Air Show, where the popularity of its new fuel-efficient jets twice broke records for the largest order ever.


Dhoni lauds Praveen after India win

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Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for seamer Praveen Kumar who had a match haul of six wickets in his debut Test match.


Li Na upset in 2nd round by Lisicki

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French Open champion Li Na squandered two match points and was beaten in the second round of Wimbledon by 65th-ranked Sabine Lisicki, the biggest upset of the tournament so far.


Sania-Elena advance, Bopanna-Qureshi ousted

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India's Sania Mirza and Russia's Elena Vesnina advanced to the second round of women's doubles while it was curtains for "Indo-Pak Express" - Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, who made a shock first round exit in the men's doubles at the Wimbledon on Thursday.


Denied passport for being an orphan

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As if fate playing a cruel prank on Sandeep Kamble by depriving him of familial love all his life wasn't bad enough, the 21-year-old orphan has also been denied a passport because he does not have a birth certificate.


British firm hired women by bra size

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Bosses at a firm in Britain judged potential female recruits by their bra size rather than their abilities, a media report said Thursday.


Winklevosses drop Facebook fight, keep settlement

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If there is ever a sequel to the hit movie "The Social Network," it is not likely to be set in the stately chambers of the United States Supreme Court.


Posted by Harshad at 7:39 PM

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