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Chennai: A three-year ban is likely to be slapped on players found guilty of assault and misbehaviour against umpire Satinder Sharma in the PHL 2007 final at Chandigarh on Monday. The indications are that at least three or four players have been identified from video replays. The Indian Hockey Federation is expected to come out with the names in the next few days. The final of the Premier

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New Delhi, Mar 03: India will soon undertake its maiden scientific mission to the North Pole to study the phenomenon of climate change, giving the country's 25-year-old polar science programme a bipolar perspective. Scientists from the Goa-based National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, in collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Research Institute, will

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Anandpur Sahib, March 3In what could strain relations with neighbouring states, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has said he will further amend the Act that terminated river waters sharing agreements in 2004. He also made a number of people-friendly announcements a day after being sworn in, at the Hola Mohalla celebrations here today. “I will scrap Section 5 of the Punjab Termination of

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HYDERABAD, MARCH 3:Hyderabadi tennis star Sania Mirza will spend the next three nights in hospital, with a bandage around her right knee. After a small operation, doctors in the Apollo hospital here declared that Mirza has a stretched ligament in her knee. She pulled out of the Qatar Open earlier this week after suffering an injury during the first round of the tournament. When she returned to

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Following are the highlights of the union budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in parliament Wednesday:Gross budgetary support for plan to be increased to Rs. 205,100 crore from Rs. 172,728 croreNon-plan expenditure to go up by 6.5% to Rs.435,421 crore allocation for Bharat Nirman increased by 31.6% to Rs. 24,603 crore allocation for education increased by 34.2% and for health and

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Once again it’s time for the budget and without beating about the bush let’s get straight into it. First of all budgetary allocations for the Bharat Nirman program has been increased by 31.6%. In case you’re wondering the Bharat Nirman program is one of the key flagship programs of the UPA government that focuses on development in rural India. The key aims of the program include enhancement in

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It is not easy to explain Lalu Prasad's success as India's railway minister and his earlier failure as chief minister of Bihar. While Bihar under his stewardship acquired the image of the most backward state in India, mired in poverty because of the lack of development, the same Lalu Prasad, when he took charge of the railway ministry, transformed it into a miracle of modern management technique

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Chandigarh, March 02: Newly appointed Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said on Friday that the mega projects cleared by previous Congress Government would be reviewed and there would be a "comprehensive all round restructuring of economic priorities to shift the focus from so-called mega-culture to the actual and bare needs of the common Punjabi." Ruling out a

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The Calcutta High Court’s verdict on Friday holding 16 people including four senior administrative officers guilty of imposing a month-long bandh in Jalpaiguri courts and for not taking any action to open the bandh respectively has come as a shock for people of North Bengal and Jalpaiguri in particular. Both the general people and Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench O Sarbik Unnayan Dabi Aday Samannoy

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The Minister for Science and Technology, Kapil Sibal, in his interview with NDTV categorically said that his government had not tried to hide anything in relation to Ottavio Quattrocchi’s detention in Argentina. In fact he went a step further and said that it wasn’t the government’s business to keep the public informed about the nitty-gritties regarding the case as long as the broad picture was

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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has been admitted in Hyderabad's Apollo Hospital due to a knee injury. A medical bulletin issued by the hospital said that Sania underwent a surgical procedure called Arthroscopy to test her ligament function, which has been found to be adequate. She has been recommended intense physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and her condition will be reviewed in four weeks.

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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor S.F. Rodrigues administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, and 17 ministers at the PCA cricket stadium at Mohali, near here, on Friday. Amid loud cheers, Mr. Badal took the oath of office in chaste Punjabi. Portfolios of the Ministers are expected to be announced early next week after they return from Amritsar, where

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New York — The initial sales data on Microsoft Windows Vista indicates the new operating system did not sell as well as Windows XP, but it did spur PC hardware sales in the days following Vista’s Jan. 30 launch. The NPD Group’s weekly retail point-of-sale data analysis for Vista’s launch week showed unit shipments down 58.9 percent and dollar sales down 32.1 percent compared with the comparable

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NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand produced an aggressive display against Alexander Morozevich and broke the Russian's resistance in 59 moves to emerge as the sole leader after four rounds of the Morelia-Linares Super Grandmasters chess tournament in Morelia, Mexico, on Wednesday. Anand's second straight victory in the eight-player field raised his tally to three points and kept him half a point

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DUBAI: Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo overcame Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the $1.5 million Dubai Open here on Thursday. The French heroine had flown to the Gulf only on Monday after answering a last minute call to rescue a depleted tournament, and although she appeared to be feeling the pace of her schedule and of the contest in the second set, she rallied

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MOSCOW: For the first time since World War II, people in Moscow feel like living in a besieged city. Only this time it is not German armies that threaten them, but the bird flu virus. Cases of H5N1 avian flu were first reported in two households within 50 km of Moscow on Saturday. On Monday, the disease hit another four sites near the capital, and was registered in three more towns later in the

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A day after it rejected Islamabad’s request for joint investigations, India has asked Pakistan to give its full co-operation in identifying and punishing the attackers of the Samjhauta Express link train blast. “We hope the authorities in Pakistan will extend all cooperation in identifying and punishing the guilty,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Navtej Sarna told mediapersons soon

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NEW DELHI: Alarmed by the constant price rise of essential commodities, the Central government has urged state governments to take strong measures to check inflation. In a letter to all the Chief Ministers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has clearly told them that the common man is in no condition to bear the burden of price rise and the onus is now on the

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Google has finally caved in to complaints and shut down a controversial weblog on which a death threat against a New Zealand politician was posted. Authorities in New Zealand have complained to Google for weeks about the cyfs blog, critical of the country's government-run Child Youth and Family (CYF) service. CYF, part of the Ministry of Social Development, is responsible for removing

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India has banned the export to Iran of all material, equipment and technology which could contribute to Tehran's nuclear program, the government said Wednesday. The restrictions bring India, a longtime Iranian ally, into compliance with the U.N. Security Council resolution passed in December that imposed limited sanctions on Tehran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium, which could be used

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Indian women continue to face pressure to produce a male child, according to a government survey released Wednesday. Of female respondents who identified themselves as married with two living children, nearly 90 percent say they don't want more children if they have at least one son, but that number falls to about 62 percent if the women have two girls, according to the National Family Health

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India has rejected a unanimous resolution passed by the Pakistan national assembly which called for joint investigation of Sunday’s terror attack on Samjhauta Express. "As per the law of the land, investigation is being carried out by India. We will carry on this investigation. Perpetrators of this heinous crime will be brought to book," external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said,

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India and Pakistan signed Wednesday a deal to reduce the risk of a nuclear arms accident in a show of cooperation and defiance against terror attacks that killed 68 people from both countries. The New Delhi signing ceremony took place in public after Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Pakistani counterpart, Khurshid Kasuri, held an hour and 45 minutes of talks. They repeatedly shook

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The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan pledged Wednesday to fight terrorism together - a break from the finger-pointing that has often marked the aftermath of attacks like this week's bombing that killed 68 people on a train linking the two rivals. India, however, ruled out the possibility of a joint investigation, underscoring the lingering hostility between two nations whose conflict has

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Pakistan's top envoy arrived in India's capital Tuesday to nudge along a fitful peace process in the aftermath of a deadly firebombing aboard a train connecting the rival nations. The attack on the Samjhauta Express, in which at least 68 people burned to death, lent a greater sense of urgency to a previously scheduled visit here by Pakistani Foreign Minister Mian Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri. Most of

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Five THEMIS satellites crucial to understanding solar winds and space storms which can affect spacecraft and astronauts have successfully launched into space from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA has reported that they’ve taken multitasking to new heights and have launched the five THEMIS satellites aboard a single Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in

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If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, let this recent threat serve as a reminder. Attackers could change the configuration of home routers using JavaScript code, security researchers at Indiana University and Symantec have discovered. The researchers first published their work in December, but Symantec publicized the findings on Thursday. The researchers found that

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NEW DELHI: With the CPI(M) refusing to play ball, it seemed on Sunday as though the Congress plan to dislodge the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh would fall flat. But late on Sunday, the party received a shot in the arm when two of its allies in the United Progressive Alliance, M Karunanidhi’s DMK and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party, said they

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DEHRADUN, FEBRUARY 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today hit out at the BJP for being divisive to serve its narrow political ends. Addressing a modest rally, her last in Uttarakhand before the polls, she appealed to the people of the state to side with the Congress to ensure continuous development. She also tried to touch an emotional chord by reminding them of her old association with

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Monday, February 19, 2007 (Panipat): At least 60 people are reportedly killed after a fire broke out on Samjhauta Express train on Monday near Panipat in Haryana.Over 15 people with injuries have been admitted to a civil hospital as officials say more people may have died.The fire swept through two compartments as the train was heading to Attari from New Delhi.Relief and rescue

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New Delhi, Feb 18: The ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh will have alliance with Telengana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) for the coming Legislative Council elections in the state. This was announced by state Congress chief K Keshav Rao late on Saturday night. Rao said he and party general secretary, incharge of Andhra Pradesh, Digvijay Singh had talks with TRS chief K

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NEW DELHI: The Mahatma Gandhi Backward Region Development Fund, which will seek to redress regional imbalances in development, will be launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Mondat at Berpeta in Assam. The Rs 3,750-crore Fund, originally known as the Backward Region Grant Fund, will provide resources for supplementing and converging existing developmental inflows to 250 districts across

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Srinagar, Feb 17: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court will on Saturday hear a petition, filed by a man whose son was allegedly killed in a "fake" encounter, seeking the registration of a murder case against policemen involved in the incident. Abdul Rehman Denthu filed a petition in the High Court against police personnel, including a senior Superintendent of Police, who allegedly

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a petition filed by Santosh Kumar Singh, challenging his death sentence for raping and murdering Priyadarshni Mattoo. The son of a former senior IPS officer, Singh, now lodged in Tihar Jail, has contended in his appeal against the Delhi High Court judgement that the "acquittal by the trial court was correct and proper". The appeal has been

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NEW DELHI: The European Union continued to insist that India move towards the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and also swiftly conclude the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. EU Commissioner for external relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who is here on a five-day visit, on Friday reiterated this position and said the EU would

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Imphal, Feb. 18 (PTI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today stressed the need for peace and stability of government in Manipur so that it could be developed into a "mini Switzerland". Manipur needs a government that is caring and forward- looking and only the Congress can give provide such a government to the state which is already on the path of development, he told an election rally at

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A year after his 20-year-old daughter was burnt alive in a bus, Veerasamy decided to keep her memory going Namakkal (Salem), February 17:A day after the dramatic verdict by the Salem court in Tamil Nadu, sentencing three AIADMK partymen to death, N P Veerasamy waited anxiously at the bustling Moganur bus-stand. Kokilavani Transport (GVT) was expected at 9.30 am. Ten minutes later, a green

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Kolkata, Feb. 18 (PTI): Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee today underwent a successful surgery for removing stones from gall bladder at a private nursing home here. "The Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy was done successfully to remove stones from her gall bladder. She is now keeping well", TC Mahila Congress President Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and the nursing home sources said. Banerjee was

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-39412605679090794072007-02-18T06:02:00.001-12:002007-02-18T06:04:09.146-12:00

Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday demanded recall of the Governor TV Rajeswar. Yadav said Raj Bhawan had become the centre of conspiracies against the state government.Addressing a gathering in Mahoba in Bundelkhand on Sunday the chief minister also blasted the Congress for making efforts to pull down his "democratically elected" government. Asserting that his government had a majority

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Lucknow, India - Police arrested a man armed with a loaded, home-made pistol as he tried to sneak into a venue in northern India where Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi was due to speak, police said.The suspect, identified as Kedar Singh, was arrested at Almora in the state of Uttarakhand where Gandhi has been campaigning for local polls due Wednesday, said Chandra Bhushan Ghildyal, assistant

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Police in India's central state of Madhya Pradesh have found 390 pieces of bones and skeletal remains of babies from a hospital compound, officials and media reports said Sunday. "We are investigating whether female foeticide and infanticide or illegal abortions were being done here," police official Satish Saxena told reporters in western Ratlam town, where the bones were found on Saturday.

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Correction, stagnation and boom. Over the last one year, residential property rates have seen it all in different areas of the National Capital Region(NCR). While price in Gurgaon-Manesar area saw a 8-10% fall, in Rohini and Kundli there was a significant 30-35% jump. Prices in major upcoming locations in and around Delhi, such as Dwarka, Faridabad and Noid, continued to grow at a steady pace of

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The telecast of the next ODI between India and Sri Lanka on February 14 is likely to be delayed again by seven minutes. The Delhi High Court on February 15 will hear a petition filed by Nimbus Communications Limited which has challenged the Sports Broadcasting Ordinance 2007, which makes it mandatory to share live feed with Prasar Bharti.The seven-minute delayed telecast of the matches

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Exit polls on two television news channels tonight predicted majority for Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab assembly polls. The survey conducted by AC Nielson for Star News gave 60 seats to BJP-SAD(Badal) combine, 48 to Congress and 7 to other parties/independent candidates out of 115 constituencies that went to poll out of a total 117. NDTV 24x7 came out with almost similar projections giving

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Yurika Sema of Japan stunned fifth-seeded Yuliana Fedak of Ukraine in the opening round of the WTA Tour's Sony Ericsson International on Monday. World's 237th ranked Sema, who came into the tournament through a qualifying competition, rebounded after losing the first to prevail 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 against Fedak. Fedak, No. 76 in the WTA rankings, made a late rally in the deciding third set when she

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At last, science has come up with proof that naps are good for you. Tell your boss! Tell your spouse! People who take at least three daytime naps a week lasting 30 minutes or longer cut their risk of dying from a heart attack by 37 percent, according to a study by a team of U.S. and Greek researchers. Regular siestas apparently lower stress, which is frequently associated with heart disease, the

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Smoking marijuana eases a type of chronic foot pain in people with the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Monday that the researchers touted as demonstrating marijuana's medicinal benefits.But the White House drug policy office said the research was flawed and offered only "false hope."The study, appearing in the journal Neurology, focussed on sensory neuropathy -- a kind of severe

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In a potentially embarrassing incident for Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his parents-in-law were on Tuesday caught travelling without ticket in the AC first class coach of the Sampark Kranti Express in Bihar.Shiv Prasad Choudhary and his wife, parents of former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, were found travelling without ticket near Chapra railway station during a ticket-checking drive launched by

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced a 50 basis point increase in the ratio of cash banks should keep with it as a percentage of their total deposits, to rein in inflation and credit growth. The central bank said the cash reserve ratio (CRR) would rise to 6% from 5.5% in two stages, the first on 17 February 2007 and the second on 3 March 2007. The CRR hike will suck out Rs 14000

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-33440118246302887702007-02-13T01:53:00.000-12:002007-02-13T01:55:23.296-12:00

Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin will be in India on Wednesday hoping for a smooth start after winning the race for Hutchison Essar, but minority partner Essar Group said it was still waiting to be told about the deal. Vodafone needs regulatory approvals in India to go ahead with the acquisition of Hutchison Telecommunications' 67 percent stake in India's fourth-biggest mobile firm. Sarin

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A suicide bomber driving a small lorry rigged with explosives blew up near a Baghdad college on Tuesday, killing 18 people in an attack that came just a day after bomb blasts destroyed two crowded city markets.U.S. and Iraqi forces have launched a Baghdad security plan, aimed at clamping down on the daily bombings and shootings that have made the city one of the most dangerous places in the

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied on Monday that Iran is supplying sophisticated weapons to Iraqi militants and said peace would return to Iraq only when US and other foreign forces leave. "The US administration and (US President George W) Bush are used to accusing others," Ahmadinejad said in an interview with US television network ABC. US-led forces in Baghdad on Sunday showed off

Orsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-17392936802189529992007-02-13T01:48:00.000-12:002007-02-13T01:48:31.462-12:00

North Korea agreed to end its pursuit of nuclear weapons in exchange for energy assistance and promises from the U.S. and Japan for steps to normalize relations. Under the agreement, North Korea will shut down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor within 60 days, at which time it will receive the equivalent of 50,000 tons of oil in energy aid. Implementation of the agreement would begin

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-31593289189680695912007-02-08T15:10:00.000-12:002007-02-08T15:10:23.660-12:00

On the eve of the inauguration of the 33rd National Games, Indian Olympic Association on Thursday admitted that it was not the ideal time for the mega event and was being held taking into account the tight international schedule. "It is not the ideal time to hold the National Games. It was delayed twice after being originally scheduled for November 2005. But we are happy that they are being held

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-41575818617662377752007-02-08T13:03:00.000-12:002007-02-08T12:38:57.055-12:00

Welcome to the murky world of corporate espionage. In what is now emerging as a case of alleged corporate espionage involving two of India’s largest conglomerates, the personal assistant to the Managing Director of Tata-owned telecom giant VSNL has told police that he received Rs 40,000 from a vice president of rival Reliance Communications to pass on “confidential information through e-mail and

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-77987350002729358822007-02-08T05:27:00.000-12:002007-02-08T05:27:20.601-12:00

Supreme Court on Thursday stayed further sealing operations in the capital following the notification of the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 that grants relief to affected traders.A bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and SH Kapadia granted the stay on a mention by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) counsel who brought to the court's notice the notification of the Master Plan late Wednesday.While

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In volatile trade, the Sensex on Thursday achieved another milestone by touching a new trading peak of 14,697.69 but closed barely steady on alternate bouts of buying and selling.Index-based shares like ICICI Bank, BHEL, HDFC, Infosys Tech, Maruti, L&T and SBI stole the show, while the metal sector was on the back foot following a weak trend in metal prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME).The

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-82522182671455817872007-02-08T05:20:00.000-12:002007-02-08T05:20:39.936-12:00

Close to 70 per cent of the electorate of six lakh on Thursday, voted in the first phase of assembly elections in Manipur that passed off peacefully, barring some minor incidents. Polls were held in Ukhrul, Senapati and Thoubal districts for 19 of the 60 seats in the assembly.Between 65 and 70 per cent votes were polled in Ukhrul and Senapati districts, while 70 per cent votes were cast in

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-68135889300679106462007-02-08T04:54:00.000-12:002007-02-08T04:54:37.147-12:00

The Mumbai police today questioned two key executives of Reliance Communications (RCom) regarding the corporate espionage case which led to the arrest of a VSNL employee on charges that he was leaking out crucial information to a competitor. The questioning of head, corporate communications, Reliance Communications Gaurav Wahi, and his colleague Gyanendra Upadhyaya took place after the police

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-7389669182986259732007-02-08T04:39:00.000-12:002007-02-07T07:21:07.707-12:00

Here's the latest indicator of the India-Russia love affair being in full bloom.The government is on the verge of inking a $1.6 billion deal with Russia for the supply of 40 Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters. The air superiority fighters will be inducted into the Indian Air Force's combat fleet "in about three years".Air Chief SP Tyagi, who is in Yelahanka for Aero India 2007, revealed on Thursday that the

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With the ruling Congress and rival Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine engaged in a fierce fight in Punjab where polls are due later this month, the likely impact of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on the elections, particularly in the wake of its founder Kanshi Ram's death, is being watched closely. BSP has not tasted much electoral success in the past, but its presence in pockets has affected the

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-6548067792958157642007-02-07T06:09:00.000-12:002007-02-07T06:46:09.644-12:00

It has been said almost as many times as the number of passengers it carries daily, that the local trains are the lifeline of Mumbai. And Mumbai’s claim as the safest city for women in the country largely rests on the fact that women of all ages travel by the local trains, at odd hours and often alone, without any harm coming to them. Visitors to Mumbai are often

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-49351188361953699912007-02-07T06:08:00.000-12:002007-02-07T06:09:28.918-12:00

Indian cricket plunged into a fresh controversy on Tuesday with a television channel disclosing that coach Greg Chappell and opening batsman Virender Sehwag were involved in a feud during India’s disastrous tour of South Africa. Apart from the heated argument between Chappell and Sehwag, the team was riven by serious differences during the selection process for the Tests, the channel said. The

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-2716854107724743022007-02-07T06:02:00.000-12:002007-02-07T06:07:10.446-12:00

Sanjay Dutt, convicted for illegally possessing arms in the 1993 bomb blasts case, on Wednesday had his bail extended tile 1 pm on Thursday. The Bollywood star was found guilty of possessing a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle. Under the Arms Act, Dutt faces punishment ranging from five to ten years.Dutt's escape route of avoiding a jail term may not be easy with CBI on Wednesday vehemently opposed

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-43562270481505004152007-02-07T05:45:00.000-12:002007-02-07T06:01:45.944-12:00

Team India will look to build on the momentum of their thumping 3-1 series win against the West Indies in the series against Sri Lanka. Four matches are lined up against Mahela Jayawardene's rapidly improving team, and the first of those is a day and night clash at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. These are two men used to the flashlights, but the focus is much sharper now.

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-22762076583147172942007-02-06T14:07:00.000-12:002007-02-06T14:08:36.358-12:00

The people of Punjab will gain if they return the state Congress government to power, as it can work with the UPA government for development, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. "Give majority to the Congress in the Assembly and put a stamp that people want development. There is a lot of scope for textile, sports, garment and leather industry in Punjab," he said at an election rally

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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's bail in the Mumbai serial blasts case has been extended till Wednesday. He was convicted on November 28, 2006 under the Arms Act. Arguments on the bail plea will continue on Wednesday. But it might not be easy to get bail with 69 of his fellow convicts also demanding similar relief, under the Probation of Offenders Act. Dutt was held guilty under the Arms Act for

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A suicide attacker detonated a bomb in a parking area at the international airport that serves Islamabad on Tuesday night, killing himself and wounding at least five persons. A security official stopped the bomber, who was on foot, said Mohammed Farooq, a senior police official at the central control room in Rawalpindi where the airport is located. After a brief exchange of fire, the attacker

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-21521244370051386512007-02-06T14:00:00.000-12:002007-02-06T14:01:18.694-12:00

A band of armed veiled female madarsa students occupying a library here to protest the demolition of unauthorised mosques on Tuesday braced for an armed confrontation with security forces who have threatened to storm the facility. Dozens of burqa-clad girls with gleaming AK-47 rifles on their shoulders were seen taking positions to defend the children's library in Apbara here against any raid by

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-38107107684020861582007-02-06T13:59:00.001-12:002007-02-06T13:59:56.454-12:00

The latest Rocky flick is in the theatres and everyone's talking about boxing. So what's the scene in Indian boxing? Not too great at the moment, with just two medals at the Asiad. The focus now is shifting to the next generation. No small measures. The objective is clear. Land them as hard as possible and score points. There's no better training ground for any sportsperson than actual

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The 33rd edition of the National Games is about to kick off in Guwahati. After a number of blasts that rocked the capital recently, the huge concern this time has clearly been the security. Guwahati wore a grim look on Sunday. A bomb explosion in front of the main police station. The blast was suspected to have been carried on by ULFA in the run-up to the 33rd National Games that gets underway

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-2483483205798813892007-02-06T13:57:00.000-12:002007-02-06T13:58:02.574-12:00

Indian tennis players Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza will team up for the mixed doubles at this year's French Open and Wimbledon. Bhupathi had teamed up with Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova at last month's Australian Open and lost in the first round to the Serbian pair of Nenad Zimonjic and Jelena Jankovic. Mirza lost to Japan's Aiko Nakamura in the second round of the singles at the Australian

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has truly given India its global face by leading the country from strength to strength in every sphere. He is the man who transformed the Indian economy as a finance minister and proved his mettle in every aspect as the leader of the much touted next superpower that India is. For these qualities, Manmohan Singh was adjudged the winner in the Politician of the

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-61559294962079273772007-02-05T19:45:00.001-12:002007-02-05T19:45:04.075-12:00

For centuries, readers thumbed through the crackling pages of Sweden's Post-och Inrikes Tidningar newspaper. No longer. The world's oldest paper still in circulation has dropped its paper edition and now exists only in cyberspace.The newspaper, founded in 1645 by Sweden's Queen Kristina, became a Web-only publication on Jan. 1. It's a fate, many ink-stained writers and readers fear, that may

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After banning English entertainment channel AXN for showing indecent content, the government is likely to pull-up some more channels.Speaking to reporters at the Social Editiors conference, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Minister of Information and Broadcasting said that several channels were indulging in showing content that was unsuitable for prime time viewing. This will not be tolerated, the minister

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-81389203499064120902007-02-05T14:52:00.001-12:002007-02-06T04:25:26.025-12:00

ndian-American corporate honcho Indra Nooyi, known as one of the most powerful women in the US, has been elected as the chairwoman of PepsiCo, the board of directors of the company announced today.Nooyi, 51, is currently chief executive officer of the $32 billion global convenient food and beverage company, a role she assumed on October 1, 2006.Nooyi will assume the position when the current

Orsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226597106785271221.post-68054009545567480112007-02-05T14:21:00.000-12:002007-02-05T14:22:36.202-12:00

Two leading Taiwan-based newspaper sites previously blocked to prevent anti-Communist propaganda. Officials in China have internet censorship measures levied against two of Taiwan's top daily newspapers, after blocking them for years amid fears the publications would spread anti-Communist propaganda, a Taiwan official said. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said that users in the populous

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Angry over the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s decision on Monday to allocate 419 tmc ft of water annually to Tamil Nadu and 270 tmc ft to Karnatakaa, thousands of farmers in Karnataka on Monday blocked highways, burned tyres and stopped trains in a show of protest.Farmers came out on the streets in Mandya, Mysore, Hassan and Chamarajangar districts that are in the Cauvery river basin

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