Month: July 2010

‘Taliban’ kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan

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Kabul, July 08: Taliban militants have launched a rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least six civilians and injuring several others, Afghans officials say.

The attack targeted a market in eastern Paktia province on Thursday.

Taliban have not yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Taliban-led violence has recently increased in Afghanistan, with militants targeting both military personnel and civilians.

The Taliban have regularly murdered tribal leaders accused of colluding with the government or US-led forces.

N Korea’s blunders caused tensions: S Korea

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Seoul, July 08: South Korea’s point man on North Korea blamed the communist state’s leaders on Thursday for icy cross-border relations, accusing them of blunders both at home and abroad.

Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek said the North has only itself to blame for its international isolation.

Tensions are high after the South accused the North of torpedoing a warship — an accusation furiously denied by Pyongyang, which has threatened a “do or die” battle in response to any censure at the United Nations over the incident.

Three arrested in Norway al Qaeda bomb plot: Officials

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Oslo, July 08: Three suspected al Qaeda members were arrested on Thursday morning in what Norwegian and US officials said was a terrorist plot linked to similar plans in New York and England.

The three men, whose names were not released, had been under surveillance for more than a year. Officials believe they were planning attacks with portable but powerful bombs like the ones at the heart of last year’s thwarted suicide attack in the New York City subway.

Three get judicial custody in Congressman’s murder case

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Rajgarh, July 08: A local court on Thursday sent three persons allegedly involved in the killing of a Congress leader to judicial custody till July 19.

Narsinghgarh Judicial Magistrate First Class Vishal Sharma sent Nathulal, Mahesh and Hariprasad to judicial custody till July 19 on the charge of killing Boda Block Kisan Congress president Devnarayan Chourasia on July three, after they were produced in the court.

Attack on lecturer ‘well planned’: Kerala DGP

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Kochi, July 08: The attack on a private college lecturer, whose right palm was chopped off for preparing an alleged inflammatory question paper, was a “well planned” one, a top police official said here today.

Kerala DGP Jacob Punnose, who this morning visited the scene of the crime where lecturer T J Joseph was attacked, told reporters that “it was a well planned attack” and the accused had hatched a conspiracy, spent money, resources to “meticulously” carry out the attack.

Police would make use of scientific methods to investigate the case, he said.

12-year-old attempts suicide in Delhi school

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New Delhi, July 08: A 12-year-old boy Thursday attempted suicide after getting scolded by his teacher, police said. He suffered multiple fractures and is now being treated in hospital.

Sahil Sachdeva, a Class VI student of Mother Teresa Public School jumped from the school building after he was scolded by his teacher. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital where he is undergoing medical treatment.

Police are questioning the school authorities and the parents of the boy.

–IANS

China arrests 800 online football gamblers

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Beijing, July 08: Over 800 online gamblers were arrested across China while they were betting on the World Cup, the ministry of public security said Thursday.

Among those arrested, 65 people were from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia, while the rest were from mainland China, China Daily reported citing a ministry statement.

Malaysia acts tough on sexual harassment

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Kuala Lumpur, July 08: Office bosses in Malaysia who fail to act on sexual harassment complaints from employees will face a fine of up to 10,000 ringgit ($3,125).

A bill in this connection was presented in the parliament Thursday by Malaysian Deputy Human Resource Minister Maznah Mazlan.

The Employment (Amendment) Bill, 2010, says that not investigating and not submitting reports to the relevant authority will be considered as not acting on sexual harassment complaints, Xinhua reported.
–IANS

Peacock dancing on Namaaz

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Lucknow, July 08: As others lower their heads and offer namaaz, it stands in the courtyard of the mosque and does an elegant dance. No one minds, however, for the dancer in question is a peacock, and surely dance too is a form of devotion.

The peacock, fondly called “ooper wale ka parinda’ (the bird of the almighty), has become a centre of attraction at Borghasi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district, some 300 km from Lucknow.

Have fun filled monsoons with Hyper Pouring Games

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Hyderabad, July 08:  Hypercity promises to make this monsoon refreshing and enticing as it announces ‘Hyper Pouring Games’ – an exciting Indoor Games week at its outlets.

To participate, all you need to do is visit your closest HyperCity outlet between 4:00pm to 5:00pm from 8th July to 11th July. So drive away your monsoon woes and set out for thrilling indoor games like Table Tennis, Chess, Playstation & Carrom at Hypercity!

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2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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Kabul, July 08: Two more U-S-led soldiers have been killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan amid a surge in militant attacks in the war-torn country.

A US soldier died in a rocket attack in the eastern province of Kunar. Two more American troops were injured in the incident.

The other death was caused by a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan.

The Hezb-i-Islami group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The death brings the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far this year to 341.

Satyam trial: AP Spl Court pulls up Raju’s lawyers

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Hyderabad, July 08: The Special Court hearing the multi-crore Satyam Computer accounting scam today pulled up the counsel for B Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused, for not submitting an affidavit on whether he can be examined through a questionnaire given by the court.

“The case cannot go on like this for days together. If you don’t file your affidavit, we will decide the issue as per law. The court has already given two adjournments on this,” Magistrate B V L N Chakravarti said while deferring the matter to July 12.

Government to launch investor awareness campaign

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New Delhi, July 08: The corporate affairs ministry Thursday said it will organise awareness camps across the country to attract investments into the corporate sector.

“There is significant household savings available with Indian households which can be channelised into the corporate economy which will result in not only higher returns for the investors but also more growth of the corporate sector,” said the ministry in a statement.

Sanctions won’t ‘halt’ nuclear programme: Iran

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Bushehr, July 08: Fresh sanctions imposed by the UN on Iran over its uranium enrichment can slow but not halt the country’s atomic programme, the head of the Iranian nuclear initiative has said.

‘You can’t say that the sanctions won’t have an effect,’ state news agency quoted Ali Akbar Salehi, who heads the Iranian nuclear initiative, as saying Wednesday.

Iran is considering the construction of three to five new nuclear reactor facilities, which could be located at Bushehr or elsewhere.

The country claims that its programme is aimed at electricity production and medical research.

Disabled in UAE get 50 percent discount in taxis

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Dhabi, July 08: Disabled and elderly people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will now get an up to 50 percent discount on taxi fares.

Under the new scheme, disabled and elderly people and social assistance beneficiaries will be issued a discount card with taxi rates slashed up to 50 percent. Widows and woman divorcees will be given a discount of up to 25 percent, TransAD, Abu Dhabi’s taxi regulator, said in a statement.

An agreement in this regard has been signed by the ministry of social affairs and the taxi regulatory body.
–IANS

Abhishek bags best anchor award

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New Delhi, July 08: Abhishek Bachchan’s “Raavan” may have failed to rock the box office, but the actor has managed to make his mark on the small screen by winning best anchor award for hosting a game show for Colors.

The actor bagged the the best anchor (Male) for his debut on television as host of “National Bingo Night” at the New Talent Awards event, which is a tellychakkar.com initiative.

Abhishek was given the award by Ashwini Yardi, programming head of Colors at the event in Mumbai.

It will be aired Saturday on the channel.

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No friction between CM, Jagan: Nagender

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Hyderabad, July 08: Health Minister D Nagender on Thursday said that there is no friction between Chief Minister K Rosaiah and Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

Mr Nagender said that such reports are a creation of some vested interests who want to drive a wedge between the two leaders. He said that these evil designs will fail miserably.

Talking to media persons, Mr Nagender said that the Chief Minister is a well wisher of the Kadapa MP and his advice has been for Mr Jaganmohan Reddy’s own good.

The Health Minister reminded that only a well-wisher would give the right advise.

Positive steps for Muslim reservation: PM

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Hyderabad, July 08: Reiterating his government’s commitment to the welfare of the Minorities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that positive steps are being taken on the issue of providing reservations to the Muslim community in the country.

Dr Manmohan Singh gave this assurance in the form of a letter addressed to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, copies of which were released to the media on Thursday.

Serial blasts in Assam, one killed

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Guwahati, July 08: The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Thursday struck in Assam triggering three explosions, including a blast on a passenger train that killed a five-year-old, officials said.

A police spokesperson said the blast at the Garib Rath Express from Guwahati to Kolkata took place at 2.15 a.m. at Babubil in Kokrajhar district, about 270 km west of Assam’s main city Guwahati.

“I Am In Love With Tangiers”: Kareena

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Mumbai, July 08: Kareena Kapoor arrived in Tangiers in Morocco on last week. And in less than 24 hours she had fallen in love with the place.

Sighs the restless diva, “Saif and I are at the border of Spain and Africa near Gibraltar. It’s heaven on earth. Morocco is stunning! The people here are crazy about Hindi movies. The little Moroccon girls sing my song Yeh ishq haye from Jab We Met in Arabic. ”

Rosaiah offers CM’s post to Naidu for a week

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Hyderabad, July 08: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Thursday offered his post to opposition leader N. Chandrababu Naidu for a week.

The offer was made during a debate in the assembly on the alleged illegal projects constructed by the Maharashtra government across the Godavari river.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief criticised the government for failing to stop the projects and protect the state’s interests. ‘If the chief minister wants, this problem can be solved in 10 minutes,’ Naidu said.

Indo-Pak talks aim at reducing trust deficit: Krishna

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New Delhi, July 08: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said one should not pre-judge the outcome of the new initiative for talks between India and Pakistan as these were primarily aimed at reducing the “trust deficit” between the two neighbours. “Let us not pre-judge the outcome.

An initiative has been taken by Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PM Manmohan Singh. This is primarily to reduce the trust deficit.

Three Al Qaeda suspects held in Norway

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London, July 08: Three men, suspected to be Al Qaeda terrorists, have been arrested in Norway for planning ‘one of the most serious terrorist plots since 9/11’, Sky News reported Thursday.

The men, who were arrested in Oslo after being watched for over a year by Norwegian and US officials, were believed to be planning attacks similar to the one thwarted in the New York subway system last year.