Sunday, August 1, 2010

CWG corruption: Rs 4 lakhs for an AC, 9 lakhs for a treadmill!

CWG corruption: Rs 4 lakhs for an AC, 9 lakhs for a treadmill!


CWG corruption: Rs 4 lakhs for an AC, 9 lakhs for a treadmill!

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NDTV has access to the tender for "overlay" costs that shows, the tender was awarded to a company that has charged the organisers, four lakh rupees for a single air conditioner and nine lakh rupees for every treadmill. But the man at the centre of the controversy, Suresh Kalmadi denies overpricing.


Jharkhand: Top Maoist leader killed in encounter

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In a major boost to the anti-Maoist operations in Jharkhand , security forces have killed the zonal commander of Maoists Rajesh Munda in an encounter. He was killed in a gun battle inside the Heso forests near Hamkun, 30 kilometers away from Ranchi.


Kalmadi rebuts Indian High Commission

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It's now a full blown war between the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Suresh Kalamdi and India's Foreign Ministry. Kalmadi has now released what he says is more evidence that the Indian High Commission recommended the firm, now under the scanner of the UK government.


Obituary: K M Mathew, a doyen of Indian media industry

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Malayala Manorama Chief Editor K M Mathew was a visionary who left deep imprints on the media industry infusing professionalism and advanced technologies through his ceaseless efforts spanning over five decades.


Kashmir: Fresh clashes after people defy curfew

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Just as the dawn set in, it is another day of curfew and clamour in Kashmir. In a fresh round of firing allegedly by the police, one person was killed and four others injured in Pampore.


Govt considers proposals to tackle 'honour killings'

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Murdering somebody for adopting a dress code "unacceptable" to their caste or community may come under the ambit of honour killings if a Group of Ministers set up to look into the scourge adopts a proposal in this regard.


Doyen of Indian media, K M Mathew passes away

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K M Mathew, Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama daily and doyen of Indian media industry, passed away at his residence in Kottayam on Sunday morning, family sources said.


India digs under top of the world to match China

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The name of this white-knuckle pass, one of the highest in the world, means "pile of corpses" in the Tibetan language. Every year a few dozen people die trying to cross these spiky Himalayan peaks.


Filing of tax return deadline extended till August 4

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The Income Tax Department on Saturday extended the last date of filing income tax returns to August 4 due to inclement weather and some technical snags. The last date for filing income tax returns was to expire today.


Congress wants CWG irregularities probed

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With controversies dogging Commonwealth Games, a "worried" Congress today said any irregularity should be probed into and the organisers as well as others involved should ensure that the country's prestige does not suffer.


Prajapati case: Supplementary chargesheet names Vanzara

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IPS officers D G Vanzara and Dinesh M N were today charged with criminal conspiracy, murder, destruction of evidence and forgery in the death of Tulsi Prajapati, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.


CPM has formed suicide squad to eliminate me: Mamata

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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has alleged that unable to fight her politically, the CPM has hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her and discussed forming a suicide squad for that.


'Rs 10 crore paid to ministers, cops to kill Sohrabuddin'

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Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin encounter probe has told NDTV that politicians, including a Rajasthan BJP leader, were paid 10 crore rupees by the marble mafia to get Sohrabuddin killed.


J&K: Another ceasefire violation at LoC

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Violating the ceasefire once again, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) on a forward Indian post in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. There was no casualty or injury, defence sources said.


Kalmadi denies corruption charges, takes on Indian High Commission in London

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Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, has dragged the Indian High Commission in London into the Commonwealth Games corruption controversy by saying a verbal agreement involving payments of two lakh pounds to AM Films, a little known company in London, was decided after the High commission recommended the firm.


US, India sign nuclear reprocessing pact

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The United States and India signed an agreement on Friday enabling the Asian power to reprocess American nuclear material, a key requirement under their landmark atomic energy pact. So far, Washington has reprocessing deals only with European Union members and Japan. The arrangement with India reflects Barack Obama's "strong commitment to building successfully on the landmark US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and is a prerequisite for US nuclear fuel suppliers to conduct business with India," a statement from the State Department said.


Yuvraj back, Sachin rested for tri-series

Yuvraj back, Sachin rested for tri-series


Yuvraj back, Sachin rested for tri-series

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:14 AM PDT

Yuvraj Singh made a comeback to ODI squad for the forthcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka, while Tendulkar, Harbhajan and Gambhir have been rested.

England eye victory as Pakistan collapse

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Stuart Broad took two wickets as Pakistan collapsed to 15/3 at stumps on the third day, still needing a further 420 runs to win the first Test against England.

Dhoni's dilemma over Yuvraj and Raina

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:44 PM PDT

Yuvraj Singh's abilities may enable him to walk into India's ODI team but questions linger over whether he has been able to cement his spot in the Test squad.

India to back Alan Isaac for top ICC post

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:44 AM PDT

India's cricket chiefs endorsed NZ's Alan Isaac as the next vice-president of the world governing body after former Aussie PM John Howard was snubbed for job.

Rice fears for Pietersen after county snub

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 02:03 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen's attitude towards county cricket is threatening his international place, according to the man who helped kickstart the batsman's career in England.

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)


Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:39 AM PDT

Laura Fattal, left, Cindy Hickey, center, and Nora Shourd, mothers of three American hikers jailed in Iran, participate in a demonstration outside Iran's mission to the United Nations, in New York,  Friday, July 30, 2010. Saturday marks a year since the hikers were arrested along the Iraqi border. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Iran reiterated on Sunday that three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.


Philippines remembers late democracy icon Aquino (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 01:18 AM PDT

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, delivers a speech beside a portrait of his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, during the 1st anniversary of her death in suburban Manila, Philippines, on Sunday Aug. 1, 2010. Aquino died of colon cancer last year. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, Pool)AP - Filipinos paid tribute Sunday to democracy icon Corazon Aquino, who helped lead a 1986 "people power" revolt that ousted a dictator and whose death last year became a springboard for her son's triumphant run for the presidency.


UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 01:13 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Verizon Wireless shows the Blackberry Pearl smart phone. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday Aug. 1, 2010  it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October. UAE authorities said last week BlackBerry services could pose a threat to national security. (AP Photo/Verizon Wireless/File)AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.


July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:58 PM PDT

Iraqi security forces carry an Iraqi flag as they patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 31, 2010. Militants. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - July was the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years, according to newly released figures that show 535 were killed in violence.


US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, Camp Justice is seen near a high-security courtroom which held pre-trial sessions for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants on charges related to the 9/11 attacks, on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama on Aug. 9, 2010, it's most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan,Pool, File)AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.


Argentina Belatedly Celebrates a Journalist Hero (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:45 AM PDT

Time.com - When the generals began disposing of thousands of young people in the late 1970s, only one journalist dared stand up for the rights of the "disappeared." And then he seemed to vanish from history.

Moody wants England rugby captaincy permanently (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:59 PM PDT

England's flanker Lewis Moody is tackled by Italy's hooker Martin Castrogiovanni (L) in a match earlier this year. Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Bath flanker Lewis Moody has revealed he is eager to become England's full-time captain.


Turkey, Syria engage in bird diplomacy (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:12 PM PDT

In this June 20, 2010 photo released by Walldrappteam, the last three remaining wild adult northern bald ibis birds in Syria sun-bathe in Wadi Abiat, about 20 kms north of Palmyra in Syria. Since discovering a tiny colony of critically endangered northern bald ibis birds in Syria, conservationists watched with dismay as their numbers dwindled to just three birds and extinction in the country seemed almost guaranteed, until late June when neighboring Turkey agreed to donate two juveniles and four adult birds to the Syrian colony. (AP Photo/Maladapted, Lubomir Peske) -- EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES--AP - The latest beneficiary of improved relations between Turkey and Syria is the rare northern bald ibis.


Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 06:08 PM PDT

Detainee identified by authorities as William Adolfo Cortez of Texas, walks upon his arrival in Panama City after being extradited from Nicaragua Thursday, July 29, 2010. Authorities said Cortez and his wife, detained near the Nicaraguan border with Costa Rica, have been identified as the couple wanted in Panama in the death of U.S. woman Lynn Hughes and that they matched photographs Panamanian authorities provided of William Cortez and his wife Jane. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP - A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday.


Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 09:03 PM PDT

File phtoo shows a Mozambican working on a construction site in Maputo. Since its civil war ended in 1992, the southern African country has spent billions of dollars to build and repair roads, enlarge harbours and rehabilitate railways.(AFP/File/Carlos Litulo)AFP - Heavily pregnant Adelaide Mangwel balances 18 kilos of prawns on her head as she slowly descends the crowded ferry that carried her across Maputo Bay to sell her seafood in Mozambique's capital.


Dutch troops leave Afghanistan after four years (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 01:05 AM PDT

Dutch soldiers of Charlie Air assault company are seen erecting a tent beside their Bushmaster at an overnight halt during a patrol in The Chora Valley, in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan Province. Dutch troops were to leave Afghanistan after four years on Sunday, handing over control of military operations in central Uruzgan province after a political row at home forced their draw-down.(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - Dutch troops were to leave Afghanistan after four years on Sunday, handing over control of military operations in central Uruzgan province after a political row at home forced their draw-down.


Aussie PM struggles to get campaign back on track (AFP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (centre) mingles with locals as she arrives to make policy announcements at Maroubra Beach near Sydney, on August 1. Gillard's popularity has dropped after former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd was accused by opposition politicians and political pundits of being behind a series of damaging leaks against his former deputy Gillard.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard struggled Sunday to put her election campaign back on track after a poll showed her heading for defeat following a series of damaging leaks.


Why is Iran still holding US hikers? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 06:32 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A year ago, Iranian soldiers arrested three Americans along the border with Iraq.

Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Six weeks after deadly violence between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities of southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are being persecuted under the guise of an investigation into the fighting

Hen nights get raunchy!

Hen nights get raunchy!


Hen nights get raunchy!

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Move over stag nights, girls are getting naughty as they kiss goodbye to their single status, reports Indrani Rajkhowa Banerjee

Till finances do us apart!

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

As couples keep nest eggs aside for individual needs, financial infidelity can strike a wedge in the marriage, says Seema Sinha

Sleep positions can be quite telling!

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

If you and your partner cuddle up in "spoons" position all night or have your backs facing each other in bed, then these might just be more than mere sleeping positions.

Signs of a perfect sex partner

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Make sure your better half bears all these qualities in bed, so that you can unquestionably boast of having a great sex partner.

Ask yourself just how free you are

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Most of us would say that we do have free will. We can do anything we wish. If we want to take off from work and sit at home today, we can.

Women prefer macho men, says study

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:19 PM PDT

Women are attracted to macho men and see modesty as a sign of weakness, says a study.

Hot chips may cause cancer

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 12:06 AM PDT

Fried or roasted potatoes, potato crisps, coffee and cereal-based products, including biscuits and toasted bread can cause cancer, the World Health Organisation has warned.

Ask yourself just how free you are

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Most of us would say that we do have free will. We can do anything we wish. If we want to take off from work and sit at home today, we can.

Fashionably angry

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Who said anger was a sin? Not if it came in the form of fashion.

How to enhance your cheekbones

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

While all of us are not lucky enough to be born with well-defined cheekbones, it doesn't mean that you can't create a similar illusion. The way to go about this is by using the right make-up tools.

Godrejs, Tatas and Birlas at a do

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

The Piramals, Godrejs, Tatas and Birlas were present under one roof to hear a lecture by Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School.

Poetry on a plate

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Every Persian dish is a pretext to break into verse ...

I admire Rajinikanth: Muralitharan

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:30 AM PDT

In an exclusive telechat with us from Sri Lanka, world's greatest bowler Muttiah Muralitharan gets candid on passions, parenthood and phillums...

Young Indian-origin man stabbed to death in UK

Young Indian-origin man stabbed to death in UK


Young Indian-origin man stabbed to death in UK

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:50 AM PDT

A 23-year man of Indian-origin, a son of a taxi driver in the East Midlands, died of a stab wound following which police has charged two persons for murder.