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• “UPA indifferent to women’s plight” Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• “I am not a ‘lame-duck’ Prime Minister” Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• World’s oldest university poised for revival in India after 800 years
  Nalanda University, an ancient seat of learning destroyed in 1193, is poised for revival.

• When should great cricketers retire?
  Rajdeep Sardesai speaks on the burning question of Indian cricket in his video blog Directly Rajdeep Sardesai (DRS).

• We share terror intelligence with India: John Key Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• We have to swim against the tide in the global arena: PM Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Voters in the mood to throw out Nishank govt, says Arya Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:52:04
  Uttarakhand Congress state chief Yashpal Arya who is contesting from the reserved constituency of Bajpur is a strong contender for the CM’s post.

  
  
  

• Violence during Manipur polls, five killed Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:04:46
  
  According to eyewitnesses some militants tried to capture a booth and fired at the CRPF personnel present there.

• Vaults A and B opened at temple Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• US: Indian-origin woman dies after hunger strike Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:49:16
  Lyvita Gomes, 52, a former airline trainer for Delta Airlines, died in Lake County jail on January 3.

• UP 1st phase poll candidates: 38% criminals, 51% millionaires Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:07:05
  Almost all major parties have fielded candidates who have criminal cases registered against them. Out of these 109 have been charged with serious crimes.

  
  
  

• UK Police fear being called racist, freeing illegal immigrants
  At least thousands of illegal immigrants are set free routinely instead of deported by the police, as they fear they will be termed racists if they question a suspect’s nationality.

• Two Passport Seva Kendras inaugurated Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Twitter’s censorship plan rouses global furore Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:16:17
  Twitter said it will post a censorship notice whenever a tweet is removed and will post the removal requests it receives.

• Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help
  A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed.

• Tibetan parliament writes open letter to Chinese president seeking end to oppression Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:07:35
  In a press conference called by the speaker of Tibetan parliament, Pempa Tsering, at a short notice, he said that increasing cases of brutality inside Tibet has forced them to write openly to the Chinese president.

  
  
  

• Terrific Tsonga rallies to down Federer Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Team Anna calls on Karat, other leaders Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Talk of drift, corruption is propaganda: Manmohan Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Supreme Court stays return of land to unwilling farmers in Singur Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:04:52
  Steve Jobs directly asked former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer.

• Snapshot: ‘Teodora’, the world’s largest emerald Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:29:30
  A shot of the world’s largest emerald at Western Star Auction House in Kelowana, British Columbia.

• Singer Wyclef Jean to run for Haitian Presidency
  Former Fugees Singer Wyclef Jean has decided to contest for the post of President of Haiti.

• Scientists discover new drug target for immune diseases
  Scientists have found a new mechanism that explains how certain immune cells are activated to create protective antibodies against infections or pathological antibodies such as those present in

• Satyagraha among top 10 influential protests: Time Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Saraswati Puja celebrations across the country Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:18:13
  Saraswati puja is being celebrated today in various parts of the nation with much pomp and gaiety. Goddess Sawaswati, depicted as a graceful woman, is seated on a lotus flower with book and veena, a musical instrument, and riding a swan or a peacock.

  
  
  

• Sangay urges Tibetans for worldwide demonstrations Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:10:02
  Tibetan prime minister Lobsang Sangay has given a call for world-wide vigils on February 8 to express solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet.He also urged Tibetans not to celebrate Losar (Tibetan new year) this time.

  
  
  

• Rajinikanth: Be back soon with ‘Kochadaiyaan’ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:40:41
  ‘Kochadaiyaan’, directed by Soundarya, is said to be the first 3D film with “performance capturing technology.”

• Rainfall deficit persists Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Pranab and Geithner leave policy announcements to July dialogue Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Posco: Villagers called for talks Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Poll violence: Terrorists gun down 5 in Manipur Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:49:51
  Suspected NSCN (IM) terrorists are believed to have attempted a booth capture in Chandel district, which failed when security forces retaliated.

  
  
  

• Pawar to call it quits, won’t fight 2014 LS polls Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:45:29
  NCP Chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that it is his responsibility to encourage younger generation.

• Pak Taliban, other militant outfits behind MQM leader’s killing: Malik
  Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Raza Haider in Karachi was part of a plan hatched by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other

• PT president argues case against sale of groundwater Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Obama’s Indo-American IT head Chopra, quits Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:10:27
  Aneesh Chopra was sworn in into his White House job after serving as Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia from January 2006 to April 2009.

• No chance of Uma’s victory in UP polls: Kalyan Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:18:13
  Kalyan Singh claimed Uma Bharti does not stand a chance of winning from Charkhari assembly constituency.

• Muslim quota should be population based: Bukhari Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:45:50
  Syed Ahmed Bukhari rejected Cong’s Muslim sub-quota of 4.5 pc and supported the SP for the upcoming polls in UP.

• Milan end Tevez chase, sign Lopez from Catania Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:33:11
  AC Milan signed Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on loan from Catania on Friday.

• Michael Nobbs appointed chief coach Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Masand: ‘The Descendants’ is a must-watch Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:03:25
  The Descendants is a unique tragi-comedy that makes you look at life, family and priorities with new eyes

• Masand: ‘Haywire’ is a thoroughly enjoyable B-movie Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:09:21
  The script of Haywire is serviceable at best, and there’s very little tension leading up to the action scenes.

• Masand: ‘Agneepath’ is a glossy, well-acted film Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:01:23
  The film is enhanced by uncompromising, brutal action, and by its striking camerawork.

• Manipur records 40% polling till noon Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:08:43
  Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon on Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member assembly.

  
  
  

• Manipur poll violence: One killed in militant attack on booth Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:32:22
  In another incident of election violence in Manipur, a group of armed militants attacked a polling booth on Saturday, killing a CRPF trooper and injuring four others, including a woman, police said.

• Manipur assembly elections: Voting opens in in 60 assembly constituenties Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:12:44
  Voters today lined up before 2,357 polling stations across nine districts of Manipur as elections began in 60 assembly constituencies amid tight security.

  
  
  

• Manipur assembly elections: Polling begins amid tight security Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:37:36
  Polling began in Manipur at 7am on Saturday morning, marking the start of crucial assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

• Manipur assembly elections: Five dead in the poll violence Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:52:06
  Five people were killed in election related violence in India’s isolated, northeastern state of Manipur, police said on Saturday.

  
  
  

• Manipur assembly elections: Congress will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:15:44
  Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting for which continues peacefully across the state.

• Manipur assembly elections: Congress will win minimum 35 seats, says Okram Ibobi Singh Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:10:18
  Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting for which continues peacefully across the state.

  
  
  

• Manipur assembly elections: 30 % votes cast in three hours Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:08:04
  About 30 % of the 17.40 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours in Manipur legislative assembly elections today, officials said.

  
  
  

• Liverpool glory days can return: Gerrard Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:59:44
  “We have to believe and be patient, it will happen,” Gerrard said.

• Left, RJD, SP plan indefinite, anti-Posco dharna Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Laxman touches 8000 runs in Tests Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Isro ex-chief quits as IIT-Patna chairman Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:16:11
  In the eye of a storm, former Isro chairman G Madhavan Nair has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT-Patna.

  
  
  

• India-Pak committee meets jail inmates Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:03:26
  India-Pakistan Joint Judicial Committee on Prisoners visited Amritsar central security jail on Friday to meet Pakistani inmates and discuss the ways and means to expedite their repatriation.

  
  
  

• India slip to third in ICC Test rankings
  While India lost 7 ranking points, Australia gained 8 that put them a fraction of a point behind India.

• Have tasted blood, don’t know what next: Johar Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:16:48
  Karan Johar’s ‘Agneepath’ has set a new record on its opening day and promises to pick up in the weekend.

• Gigolo providing ‘home-delivered sex’ unfazed by Kiwi MP’s male bordello plan
  A male escort who has been providing his ‘services’ for 14 years in New Zealand, said women wouldn’t want to visit a brothel, but want sex home-delivered.

• Ghanta, Golden Kela poke fun at Bollywood Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:26:54
  Bollywood stars better watch out. Indian movie fans are handing out their own version of the Razzies.

• Five charred to death in Bihar village fire Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:10:51
  Five people, including three children, were charred to death in a major fire which gutted more than 25 huts at Migaon village in Bihar’s Munger district.

  
  
  

• Facebook IPO could value it among top companies Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:41:45
  The social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world.

• FA Cup: Man Utd face tough test at Anfield Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:31:10
  Liverpool will look to prevent a repeat of last season’s FA Cup – when United knocked them out.

• Ex-Palm chief leaves HP after WebOS move Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:08:44
  Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett Packard Co after two years on the job there.

• Ex-ISRO chief quits as IIT-Patna Chairman Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:29:19
  G Madhavan Nair was barred from holding any Govt post for his alleged role in the controversial Antirx-Devas deal.

• Environmentalists’ fears over regularising Lavasa coming true Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Economist PM failed to manage economy: Gadkari Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Dey murder: did weapon came from Nepal? Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Decision on Telangana soon: Rajanarasimha Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Danish High Court verdict on Davy’s extradition today Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Criminals snatch carbine from cops Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:21:17
  Police officers chasing two wanted men ended up losing their carbine to them in Ludana village of Jind district on Friday.The men they were chasing were identified as Billu and Virender Kana.

  
  
  

• Cops arrest five for kidnapped youth’s murder Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:11:21
  The victim who was a polytechnic student was picked up for ransom. Cops said Abhishek’s car was found parked near Asan village three days ago.

  
  
  

• Congress defends its ad lauding Gujarat CM Narendra Modi Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:32:37
  Cong said the R-Day advertisement which describes the Gujarat CM as a “master organizer and an astute election strategist”, was meant to ridicule him.

  
  
  

• Cong’s vision dreams of new, developed UP Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:10:58
  The Congress Vision Document — 2020 for Uttar Pradesh lays out the roadmap for all-round development by bringing in changes in areas like education, employment and economy.

  
  
  

• Cong will win minimum 35 seats: Okram Ibobi Singh Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:15:44
  Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Saturday said he is expecting his Congress party to win a minimum of 35 seats in the 60-member assembly, voting for which continues peacefully across the state.

  
  
  

• Cong defends its ad praising Modi, calls it sarcastic Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:16:00
  The Congress advertisement had described Narendra Modi as a master organiser and astute election strategist.

• Chanderpaul and Samuels hold fort for the Windies Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Chairman Mao’s grandson becoming a major general invites ridicule from critics
  The Chinese Government’s move to make Mao Ze Dong’s grandson, Mao Xinyu, a major general in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has been greeted with both curiosity and ridicule.

• Cannot censor the Web: Google to India Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:41:30
  Google and Facebook are among 21 companies whose executives have been summoned for allegedly hosting obscene and objectionable content.

• Bye bye, small change Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Brazil president says asylum offer to adulterous Iran woman is humanitarian gesture
  The decision to give refuge to a convicted Iranian woman should be seen as a humanitarian act without political motives, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

• BJP wins by-elections Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• BJP has copied SP manifesto, fumes Mulayam Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:58:38
  BJP’s UP manifesto has promised tablets and laptops to students at subsidized rates and even free to poor students. Samajwadi Party had made similar promises.

  
  
  

• Azarenka thumps Sharapova to win Australian Open Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:20:53
  Azarenka won her first-ever Grand Slam, as well as took over the top ranking.

• Australia win by 298 runs to sweep series
  India lost their last four wickets in the first hour of play on Day 5 of the fourth Test to lose the series 4-0.

• Assembly elections: Polling begins in Manipur Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:37:36
  Polling began in Manipur at 7am on Saturday morning, marking the start of crucial assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.

  
  
  

• Anna to be shifted to Delhi for medical treatment Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:38:07
  
  The 74-year-old anti-corruption crusader was treated for acute bronchitis at Sancheti Hospital in Pune earlier thi

• Amartya Sen will be adviser to Presidency Mentor Group Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• Abandoned baby critical; hunt for kidnappers on Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:46:19
  Two-year-old Falak was brought in a battered condition to AIIMS on January 18 by a 15-year-old girl who claimed to be her mother.

• 80 pounds fragrance made from fungus ‘more expensive than gold’
  A new fragrance launched by Jo Malone has been made out of – fungus.

• 78% urban youths take supplements: Survey Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:05:12
  About 78% of adolescents in urban areas of India consume at least one dietary supplement such as pills, energy drinks, steroids and high-protein powders, says a survey by industry body Assocham.

  
  
  

• 70 more Passport Seva Kendras to start functioning by January Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• 23 Tamil Nadu fishermen released Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• 12,000 more may get engineering seats Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00
• 10,000 people suffer due to manganese tainted tap water in S China town
  At least 10,000 people suffered a shortage of drinking water in a South China town on Wednesday following the detection of excessive manganese in the tap water.

• ‘The Elders’ slam Sri Lanka for lacking ‘reconciliation’
  ‘The Elders’, a council of retired global leaders led by Desmond Tutu has slammed Sri Lanka, based on its report, for lacking post-war reconciliation. They also expressed their disappointment over

• ‘Reports of India seniors retiring baseless’
  There were reports that Dravid had told his team-mates that he had decided to hang his boots.

• Teen gets new windpipe grown from own stem cells
  A British teenager has got a new windpipe grown from her own stem cells in a pioneering operation.

• Sri Lanka pile up 425, India 28/0 (Tea Report)
  Thilan Samaraweera made an unbeaten 137 as Sri Lanka piled up 425 in their first innings against India on the second day of the third cricket Test here Wednesday.

• Meat of cloned cow offspring enters British food chain
  Meat from the offspring of a cloned cow has entered the British food chain, authorities have admitted for the first time.

Nowfal Ebrahim