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Allahabad stampede claims 20 lives
Allahabad, Mar 4 : At lease twenty people were feared dead in a stampede here on Thursday afternoon.
The incident occurred inside the Kripalu Maharaj’s Ashram here.
The large number of people had gathered for an annual fair.
More details are awaited. (ANI)
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Benazir assassination case takes new turn as officials hunt for four ex-army men
4. March 2010
Islamabad, Mar. 4 : Investigations into the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto have taken a new turn as Interior Ministry officials have revealed that they are looking for four retired military personnel who had eloped just before the December 2007 killing.
According to The Dawn, the officials are searching four out of the [...]
Online dating similar to face-to-face meetings
4. March 2010
People dating online behave similarly to those who meet face-to-face, researchers have found.
Experts at the University of Kansas quizzed more than 5,000 participants in a national Internet matchmaking service to determine what kinds of people are most likely to lie about topics such as personal interests, attributes, past relationships, age and weight during the online [...]
Swami Nithyananda Sex Scandal deeply hurts lakhs of devotees
4. March 2010
The whole cult of ‘Godmen’ suffered yet another jolt today with one more from them losing credibility and prestige in the public eye.
Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda Swamiji of Nithyananda Dhyana Peetha near Bidadi, close to Bangalore, was hit by a sting operation carried out by a Tamil Channel and Magazine. The Swamiji was ‘caught in a [...]
Leopard tranquilised, shifted to Kashmir’s Dachigam National Park
3. March 2010
Srinagar, March 3 : Wildlife officials tranquilized and captured a leopard after it strayed into a village and mauled a young boy in Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (March 3).
Villagers of Wuyan village intimated wildlife officials about the leopard, who laid a trap for the beast. But it could be captured on [...]
‘Suicide attack on Indians highlights bloody Indo-Pak wrestle for influence in Afghanistan’
27. February 2010
A wave of suicide attacks in Kabul, which left 18 people dead – half of them Indians, once again highlighted the bloody wrestle between India and Pakistan for influence in Afghanistan.
According to Indian officials, at least nine victims killed in the fourth major attack in Kabul since October were Indian nationals, many of whom worked [...]
BJP activists protest against Railway Budget
27. February 2010
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists staged a protest in Jabalpur accusing Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee of ignoring their region in the Railway Budget presented by her on Wednesday.
They criticised Banerjee’’s decision to extend the termination of Mumbai-Jabalpur Garib Rath train to Allahabad and for the cancellation of several trains having halts at Jabalpur.
The protest later [...]
PM to leave for Saudi Arabia today
27. February 2010
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia today on a three-day visit at the invitation of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.
During his three-day visit from February 27 to March 1, Dr Singh will be accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur.
Other members of the Prime Minister’’s delegation will include Minister of Health and [...]
Soon, wear a jet pack to fly the skies!
27. February 2010
A company in New Zealand is all set to begin production of a commercial jet pack that will enable its wearer to fly the skies.
According to a report in the Telegraph, Martin Aircraft Company, in Christchurch, New Zealand, is developing the personal jet packs.
The firm aims to make 500 packs a year that will sell [...]
Sharp decline in public’s belief in threat posed by climate change
27. February 2010
A new poll in Great Britain has revealed that there has been a sharp decline in the British public’s belief in the threat posed by climate change.
According to a report in The Guardian, over 1,000 people in Great Britain were questioned on their views on climate change as part of the Ipsos Mori poll.
Public conviction [...]
Facebook voted ‘best invention of past decade’
26. February 2010
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Facebook is the best invention of the past decade, according to Britons.
The iPhone came second, followed by networking website Twitter.
In the poll by website Offers Supermarket, people chose their favourite three inventions of the Noughties, reports The Daily Star.
Sat-nav was also on the list.
Website founder [...]
Google Offers New Model for Consumers to Buy a Mobile Phone
6. January 2010
MOUNTAIN VIEW (January 5, 2010) – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today unveiled a new way for consumers to purchase an Android mobile phone, a web store hosted by Google. The company is also launching the first phone offered through this new model, called the Nexus One, which combines the latest in hardware from HTC Corporation [...]
Continue reading...Maruti Suzuki to display 17 vehicles in Auto Expo
30. December 2009
According to reports this years Auto Expo is all set to be set ablaze by an unprecedented display of 17 vehicles from Maruti Suzuki. Going by the theme ‘Joys of Life’ this automobile sector giant will display its popular cars like Suzuki Kizashi and SX4 hatchback along with other new car launches.
Suzuki Motor’s flagship model [...]
VishnuVardhan- the icon of Kannada cinema passes away
30. December 2009
VishnuVardhan, the icon of Kannada cinema, has passed away today at 2.30 AM in the morning, due to a massive heart attack at Vikram hospital in Mysore.
VishnuVardhan (Sampath Kumar), who later turned out to be the Sampath (Treasure) of Karnataka was born on September 18, 1950. He did his primary schooling in Mysore’s Gopalswamy [...]
Kannada Singer C Ashwath passed away on his 71st Birthday
29. December 2009
Famous Kannada Singer C Ashwath passed away today morning after few days of sickness. He was admitted on Thursday in Columbia Asia Hospital, Bangalore, following a severe stomach ache.
70-years-old C Ashwath was suffered from liver and kidney failures.
It should be noted that C. Ashwath was born on 29 December 1939, and what a coincidence that he [...]
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