Wednesday, September 1, 2010

New Tamil Nadu RTI chief sparks controversy

New Tamil Nadu RTI chief sparks controversy


New Tamil Nadu RTI chief sparks controversy

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The appointment of a top bureaucrat as the head of the crucial information commission in Tamil Nadu is likely to trigger a major political row.


Mayawati wins Amethi case

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The Supreme Court today set aside the interim order of the Allahabad High Court staying restoration of a district named after Dalit icon Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj,carved out of Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency represented by Rahul Gandhi.


UPA leaders losing grip on governance: BJP

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The BJP today attacked the government saying there was no coordination between union ministers and ruling party MPs during the just-concluded Monsoon Session of Parliament.


Rizwanur case: CBI moves Court against initiating fresh probe

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court order asking it to launch a fresh probe and register a murder case in the death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman, who was found dead near a railway track in Dumdum area of Kolkata in September 2007.


Kapil Sibal sore over bill betrayal

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Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal is angry. His key education reform legislation - The Education Tribunal Bill - failed to pass in the Rajya Sabha. He has complained to the Prime Minister and now plans to meet his party boss - Sonia Gandhi. His grouse - the loudest opponent to the bill was his own party man K Keshav Rao.


Chhattisgarh cops save injured Maoist by donating blood

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In a rare gesture, two Chhattisgarh policemen donated blood to save the life of a Maoist who sustained a bullet injury during a gunfight in the state's restive Bastar region, an officer said on Tuesday.


Man vs Elephant: Conflict over habitat

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India is home to almost one-sixth of the world's elephants. However, over the years, conflict between man and elephant has increased. The elephant population is suffering due to shrinking habitats and loss of the traditional migratory routes taken by elephant herds.


In remembering YSR, Congress challenges Jagan

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In an attempt to checkmate Jaganmohan Reddy, the Congress has hijacked his tour to console families of those who died after his father and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy's death.


Man vs elephant: Conflict over habitat

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Conflict between man and elephant has increased over the years. The main cause is a shrinking habitat and loss of the traditional migratory routes taken by elephant herds. The elephant task force set up by the ministry of environment has recommended a National Elephant Conservation Authority similar to the one for tigers.


China's threat: India gets serious

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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met in New Delhi on Tuesday where top ministers and the PM discussed about the recent tension with China. India's envoy to Beijing S Jaishankar has also been called to give his inputs.


Obama to address joint session of Parliament on Nov 9

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US President Barack Obama, who is visiting India in November, will address the joint session of Parliament on November 9. The winter session of Parliament will start on November 8.


Diversion of funds for SC/ST to CWG wrong: Chidambaram

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The Government on Tuesday admitted in the Rajya Sabha that diversion of funds meant for the welfare of SC/STs to Commonwealth Games projects by the Delhi Government was "wrong" and efforts would be made to bring them back to the SC/ST Fund.


Arvinda Rao appointed new DGP of Andhra Pradesh

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Ending a day-long suspense, Andhra Padesh Government finally issued an order appointing Indian Police Service Officer of the 1977 batch K Aravinda Rao as the new Director General of State Police.


Pranab vs Advani on Swiss accounts

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Government on Tuesday said the pact with Switzerland to get details on illicit wealth stashed in Swiss banks would be applicable only for prospective information and not for incidents of the past.


'Fixing row will not affect Pak-SA series'

'Fixing row will not affect Pak-SA series'


'Fixing row will not affect Pak-SA series'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:01 AM PDT

Recent spot-fixing scandal involving some of Pak players will not affect their forthcoming series against S Africa, hopes CSA chief executive Gerald Majola.

ICC official to meet Veena Malik: Reports

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:51 PM PDT

TV channels reported that Reza Hasan, ICC ACSU official, was in Pak to meet FIA officials and also gather information from Veena Malik, ex-girlfriend of Mohd Asif, one of the tainted players.

Gough blasts 'pathetic' Pietersen axing

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:29 AM PDT

Darren Gough has blasted the decision to axe out-of-sorts Kevin Pietersen from England's squad for their limited overs matches as "absolutely pathetic".

'Players to be quizzed not arrested'

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:29 PM PDT

Pak's tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohd Asif and Mohd Aamir will be quizzed by Scotland Yard but they are not in danger of being arrested, a PCB official said.

Cricket helped me to grow: Tendulkar

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar said that cricket has always been the centrestage of his life right from the childhood days as he had always dreamt of playing for India.

I-T finds Modi link to 80cr jet deal

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:10 PM PDT

An I-T probe has been able to link aircraft purchase to the facilitation fee paid to World Sports Group by Multi Screen Media for IPL media rights.

Pietersen dropped from T20, ODI squad

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:07 AM PDT

The England and Wales Cricket Board said that Kevin Pietersen had been omitted from their squads for the Twenty20 and ODI series against Pakistan.

Lee, Johnson targeted by fixer: Reports

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:55 PM PDT

Murky saga of bookies making approaches to players widened with revelations that 2 more Aussies had confronted an alleged bookie in England last year.

Will the Highveld Lions roar?

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:32 PM PDT

If home advantage counts for anything, then the two South African teams Highveld Lions and Warriors stand to gain most from playing the CLT20.

Mazhar re-arrested in spot-fixing scam

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Mazhar Majeed, his wife and elder brother have been arrested by Customs officers investigating a money laundering operation.

Bangladesh players approached by bookies: Board

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:47 AM PDT

Bangladesh's cricket board said on Wednesday several senior players had been approached by bookmakers ahead of a Test series with India earlier this year.

Pakistan to deliver their best against England: Waqar

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 08:46 AM PDT

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis insisted that his team will perform to the fullest in the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day series against England.

'Unprecedented' challenge to save Chilean miners (AP)

'Unprecedented' challenge to save Chilean miners (AP)


'Unprecedented' challenge to save Chilean miners (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:38 PM PDT

In this photo released by Chile's government, men work on a new drill to be used in the rescue operation of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.  Thirty-three men stuck far underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill begins digging a planned escape route. The miners have been trapped since Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Chilean Government)AP - The effort to save 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean mine is an unprecedented challenge, mining safety experts said Tuesday. It means months of drilling, then a harrowing three-hour trip in a cage up a narrow hole carved through solid rock.


"Tony Blair: I cried for Iraq war victims" (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:40 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Tuesday, March 23, 2010 file photo of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is now a special Mideast representative, addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington.  Blair's book is a political memoir with celebrity trappings  secrecy, security, controversy and a multimillion-dollar deal. Tony Blair's 'A Journey' is published Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 promising to give readers behind-the-curtain insights into major world events from the death of Princess Diana to the Sept.11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Tony Blair's long-awaited memoir says the former British prime minister doesn't regret the Iraq war — although he wept for the victims — and carries revelations about the politician's alcohol use, his interactions with the queen and his testy relationship with his successor.


Gates arrives in Iraq as combat mission ends (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:37 AM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates walks off his plane at Al-Assad Air Base in Iraq on a surprise visit as the US Army officially ends its combat mission in Iraq(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday thanked U.S. troops in Iraq as they formally close down their combat mission.


Israeli settlers to resume West Bank construction (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:30 AM PDT

Palestinian children, waving green Islamic flags and making a victory sign, participate a rally, to celebrate a militant attack in the southern West Bank,  in the Jebaliya Refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. A Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing four passengers, authorities said, in a deadly attack that cast a long shadow over Mideast peace talks set to start this week. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Israeli settlers in the West Bank said Wednesday that they will break a government freeze on construction in their communities to protest a Palestinian shooting attack that killed four Israelis on the eve of new peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians in Washington.


Greens party supports Australian Labor Party gov't (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:36 PM PDT

AP - A Greens lawmaker agreed Wednesday to help the center-left Labor Party form a minority Australian government in a climate-focused alliance while other kingmaker legislators said they are close to deciding whether to back Labor or a conservative coalition.

Ugandan Guerrillas in the Lord's Resistance Army Fight in Sudan (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army is supposed to be on the run and desperate. Why, then, has it spread its terror to even more countries?

Vivendi reports 6.6 percent rise in profits (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:43 AM PDT

A close up photo shows the keys of a mobile telephone. French media and telecom group Vivendi have reported a 6.6 percent rise in net profits to 1.26 billion euros (1.59 billion dollars) for the first half of the year.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - French media and telecom group Vivendi on Wednesday reported a 6.6 percent rise in net profits to 1.26 billion euros (1.59 billion dollars) for the first half of the year.


Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:17 PM PDT

Israeli policemen gather at a site of a shooting attack near the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arbah, Tuesday, Aug, 31, 2010. A Palestinian gunman opened fire on an Israeli vehicle traveling in the West Bank on Tuesday, killing four passengers, authorities said, in a deadly attack that cast a long shadow over Mideast peace talks set to start this week. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.


Video: Captured Mexican drug lord knew top capos (AP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:35 PM PDT

Federal police stand guard by Texas-born kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias 'the Barbie,' center, during his presentation to the press in Mexico City, Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.  Valdez, who was captured on Monday by federal police, faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico.  (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins says he personally knew the country's top drug lords and shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama.


England, S.Africa win in women's F.Hockey W.Cup upsets (AFP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Spain's Silvia Munoz falls on top of South Africa's Lisa-Marie Deetlefs during the field hockey Group B match in the women's World Cup 2010 in Rosario, Argentina. S.Africa won 2-1.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)AFP - England upset China 1-0 and South Africa pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over Spain in the women's field hockey World Cup while host Argentina edged South Korea 1-0.


Doubts grows over N.Korea Kim succession (AFP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:53 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) waves to the crowd at the Kumyagang Army-People Power Station in South Hamgyong Province. Scepticism is growing about the prospect of a second dynastic succession as North Korea prepares for a rare meeting expected to endorse the process, a welfare group with cross-border contacts said Wednesday.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File)AFP - Scepticism is growing about the prospect of a second dynastic succession as North Korea prepares for a rare meeting expected to endorse the process, a welfare group with cross-border contacts said Wednesday.


Canadian economy slows sharply in second quarter (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's economic growth rate slowed more sharply than expected in the second quarter on weaker consumer spending and trade performance, fueling uncertainty about the pace of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada.

Australian Greens back PM as coalition talks progress (AFP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:24 PM PDT

Greens Party leader Bob Brown speaks to the media in Melbourne in August 2010. Brown declared his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard as tortuous negotiations to form a minority government inched forward.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australia's only Greens MP Wednesday declared his support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard as tortuous negotiations to form a minority government inched forward.


Obama declares U.S. combat mission in Iraq over (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:17 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — After more than seven years of war, President Barack Obama declared the combat mission in Iraq over on Tuesday night, saying that's in the best interests of both Iraqis and Americans and that ending combat will help the United States focus on new priorities, especially restoring the economy.

Hamas targets Israeli-Palestinian talks by killing four Israelis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 02:08 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Middle Eastern leaders gathered in Washington to inaugurate a new round of Israeli-Palestinian talks, Hamas gunmen killed four Israeli settlers in their car outside the West Bank city of Hebron.

Amsterdam Arrests: Terrorism Trial Run for Yemeni Men? (Time.com)

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Were al Soofi and al Murisi, the two U.S. residents of Yemeni origin who were apprehended in Amsterdam on Monday, performing a trial run for a terrorism attack?

Indian wins American science journalism award

Indian wins American science journalism award


Indian wins American science journalism award

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 10:50 PM PDT

India's Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers.

Sex it up at the gym

Sex it up at the gym


Sex it up at the gym

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Your regular gym sessions are far more important than you think. They can add zing to your life in the bedroom...

Top exercises for good sex

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

If you are looking for an improved performance in bed, try out these exercises...

Why bad girls are sexier?

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

You need to shed the good girl tag to win love...

Top after-sex mistakes revealed

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

If you believe that nothing can go wrong post a good sex session, think again!

Three ways to adore Him

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Krishna was adored in three different ways: vatsalya bhava, madhura bhava and sakhya bhava.

10 tricks to a bigger orgasm

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:12 AM PDT

While majority of couples wish to have extended massive orgasm (EMO), not everybody comes down to experiencing these repeated orgasmic waves..

Obesity is avoidable even if it runs in family

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:02 PM PDT

Blaming your genes for those extra pounds? You can offset your risk of being overweight by being physically active.

Three ways to adore Him

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Krishna was adored in three different ways: vatsalya bhava, madhura bhava and sakhya bhava.

An Indo-Jap line by Narendra Kumar

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Narendra Kumar displayed a thrilling Samurai inspired collection that the designer says celebrates his 10 years in the industry.

Men’s manicure simplified

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:49 PM PDT

Adapt these easy steps and keep your hands in top-of-the-world condition.

Born-again biryani

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Searching for a way to beat the price-rise? Look no further than last night's leftovers ...

‘I’m waiting for Endhiran’

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT

says cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, in an interview to CT during his recent visit to the city