Month: November 2012

Russia is strengthening the security of its missile launching sites in the wake of rising potential threats.

The Russian Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) are finalising the modernisation of automated security systems at nine of its major missile bases, said SMF spokesperson Colonel Vadim Koval on Wednesday.

The step is being undertaken to counter the growing threat of potential terrorist attacks, he added.

“The modernisation includes the upgrade of warning and surveillance systems, detection sensors, integrated fire control systems and power supply grids,” the spokesperson said.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday updated foreign institutional investors (FIIs) about the recent reform measures taken by the government to revive economic growth.

During nearly 30 minutes of meeting at his North Block office here, the finance minister assured the institutional investors about the government’s commitment to push forward the reform process.

“They (foreign institutional investors) wanted a meeting to know where the economy is headed. They wanted an update and I explained to them,” Chidambaram told reporters after the meeting.

Ahead of a once-in-a-decade leadership change in China, strategists here are scripting a new “Look West” policy, giving primacy to ties with India while rebalancing Beijing’s decades-old pro-Pakistan tilt to counter American influence.

Amid protests by Telangana supporters in the region, the Andhra Pradesh Formation Day was being celebrated across the state on Thursday.

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy unfurled the National Flag and presided over the main function organised at the NTR stadium here this morning.

Highlighting the numerous welfare schemes being implemented by his government, he said the endeavour is to eliminate poverty and ensure progress in all spheres.

A 29-year-old man killed his wife here on the suspicion that she had extramarital affairs, police said Thursday. The accused has been arrested.

Devender killed his wife Phoolwati, 26, Wednesday night in Holambikalan area in north Delhi, police said.

“The accused was arrested from his house today (Thursday) morning,” said a police officer.

After a heated argument at their house, Devender beat his wife with a stone causing her death, said the officer.

The victim’s body bore several injury marks, he said.

IANS

The largest unmanned helicopter ever manufactured by China is now in service in Shandong province, authorities said on Thursday.

The mid-sized helicopter has passed all required flight tests and is fully operational, reported Xinhua.

The helicopter, capable of flying as high as 3,000 meters at a top speed of 161 km per hour with a payload of 80 kg, can be controlled from a maximum distance of 150 km or programmed to fly automatically, said Cheng Shenzong, the board chairman of Weifang Tianxiang Aerospace Industry Co Ltd, a company that helped develop the aircraft.

Oil India Ltd on Thursday said it has started drilling operations in Gabon, South Africa for hydrocarbon exploration.

The beginning of drilling on the first well in Gabon by India’s flagship explorer was done on Sunday in the presence of senior officials of OIL and Punj Lloyd Upstream Ltd which has the contract for rig service, OIL said in a release.

Myanmar’s government says it has evidence that some individuals and organisations instigated recent deadly violence in the western state of Rakhine, but did not name them.

State television broadcast an announcement last night from the office of President Thein Sein saying the suspects include a group or groups that previously signed a ceasefire agreement with the government.

An Iraqi court Thursday issued for the second time the death sentence in absentia against fugitive former vice president Tariq al-Hashimi.

The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) has also issued the death penalty in absentia against Hashimi’s son-in-law Ahmed Qahtan, Xinhua reported.

Both are accused of inciting their bodyguards to plant a bomb in the car of an interior ministry officer. The court had first issued the death sentence against them Sep 9.

Hashimi and Qahtan are believed to be in hiding in Turkey.

IANS

US Vice President Joe Biden on a campaign trail in Florida mixed with people in a restaurant to win them over and even asked a man if he was Indian.

Biden, wearing his trademark aviators and a blue blazer, casually chatted with people at the restaurant in Florida.

Biden, out of the blue, asked a man at the restaurant, “Are you Indian?”

The conversation happened when a woman at the restaurant was telling what her brother– a Republican, told her last night after she posed for a picture with the Vice President.

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met here to discuss a draft report to be submitted to the upcoming 18th Party congress to be held on Nov 8.

Gu was later convicted and given a suspended death sentence, while Bo, an active member of the Central Committee and tipped to get elected for a top post is awaiting trial after his expulsion from the party and the country’s national legislature.

Presidential elections considered crucial to Afghanistan’s security and stability will be held on schedule in April 2014, the country’s election commission announced on Wednesday.

The decision eased concerns that President Hamid Karzai would seek to delay the election despite his repeated assurances that he would not.

Karzai is not allowed to run for a third term and has said he will not stay on after his current five-year mandate ends. The previous presidential elections, held in late 2009, were marred by allegations of widespread fraud.

A pregnant woman was crushed to death by a bus here on Wednesday, police said.

The deceased, identified as Kamaljit Kaur, was the pillion rider on a scooter with her husband when the bus hit their vehicle from rear, police said.

Police said that Kaur’s husband and their minor daughter who were also riding the scooter had a narrow escape in the mishap.

After the incident, a mob of the area set the bus ablaze. However, driver of the bus and conductor fled after the accident.

A relative of deceased told that Kamaljit Kaur was pregnant.

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Comeback man Yuvraj Singh excelled with his maiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket as England’s warm-up game against India ‘A’ ended in a tame draw at the Brabourne Stadium today.

The 30-year-old Yuvraj grabbed five for 94, improving upon his previous best of three for 25, as India A dismissed the visitors for 426 in their first innings but not before conceding a 57-run lead.

Pakistan has approved a liberalised visa agreement with India that will relax curbs on issuing travel documents to traders, elderly people, tourists, pilgrims, members of the civil society and children, Xinhua reported.

The two countries had signed the agreement in September during the then Indian foreign minister SM Krishna’s visit to Islamabad.

Former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur was on Thursday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High court about seven months after her conviction in a case for conspiring in forcible abduction, kidnapping and wrongful confinement in connection with the killing of her daughter.

Handing down the orders, a division bench of the court comprising Justice AK Mittal and Justice GS Sandhawalia directed Kaur to seek the court’s permission before going abroad, Kaur’s counsel RS Cheema said.

The USD 1 billion replica of the Taj Mahal that the developers are planning to build in Dubai will be four times bigger than the original monument.

The replica — Taj Arabia — will include one million sq ft of retail space besides a 300-room hotel.

According to Link Global, the company behind the project, there are plans to build a replica of the Taj Mahal in Dubai’s USD 36.5 billion Falcon City of Wonders — a multi-purpose project being developed in Dubai.

When complete, Taj Arabia will be four times the size of India’s architectural marvel in Agra, according to reports.

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US Vice-President Joe Biden on a campaign trail in Florida mixed with people in a restaurant to win them over and even asked a man if he was Indian.

Biden, wearing his trademark aviators and a blue blazer, casually chatted with people at the restaurant in Florida.

Biden, out of the blue, asked a man at the restaurant, “Are you Indian?”.

The conversation happened when a woman at the restaurant was telling what her brother– a Republican, told her last night after she posed for a picture with the Vice President.

Yuvraj Singh`s brilliant form in domestic matches has made him a serious contender for a slot in the Test team but Indian captain M S Dhoni is still not sure whether the talented left-hander is ready to face the vigours of five-day cricket.

“It is very difficult for me to comment on his fitness sitting over here. We have to understand that five-day format has its own uncertainties unlike ODIs or T20s. In ODIs, you know that you have to field for 50 overs only, while in Test cricket there may be a situation that a team might bat for one-and-a-half to two days.

Under pressure from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Manmohan Singh government Thursday withdrew the controversial amendments aimed at diluting the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

“The cabinet decided to withdraw the amendments to the RTI Act,” a government source told IANS after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The campaign against the amendments was led by activist Aruna Roy, a member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council.

Comeback man Yuvraj Singh excelled with his maiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket as England`s warm-up game against India `A` ended in a tame draw at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday.

The 30-year-old Yuvraj grabbed five for 94, improving upon his previous best of three for 25, as India A dismissed the visitors for 426 in their first innings but not before conceding a 57-run lead.

In a rare celestial treat for astronomers, the world will witness two eclipses within a gap of just a fortnight this month, creating a lot of excitement among the scientific and astrological fraternities, a leading astronomer said here. India will, however, miss out.

Parts of the southern hemisphere will witness a total solar eclipse Nov. 13, on which Diwali will be celebrated in India, said scientist Bharat Adur, head of the Akash Ganga Centre for Astronomy (AGCA) here.

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Choreographer-turned-director Remo D`Souza is set to organise dance workshops across 16 cities as part of the promotional campaign for his new film “Any Body Can Dance” (ABCD).

The cast and the crew of the film plan to visit different cities and set-up daylong workshops. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures, the film features Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Acharya and winners of a dance reality show.

“The idea is to spread the message that dance is for everyone,” Remo said in a statement.