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Taliban Free Two Female
South Korean Hostages  
The Taliban released two female South Korean hostages after the Islamist group's "Supreme Council" decided to free the pair due to their poor health, a purported Taliban spokesman said Saturday. No independent source has confirmed the Taliban announcement. Read On

War of Words over Alleged Hamas Spy for Israel

Musharraf to Address Afghan-Pakistan
Peace Assembly
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is expected to fly to Kabul this weekend to address a gathering of tribal leaders aimed at clamping down on growing Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgency along the Afghan and Pakistani borders, ... Read On

US to Crack Down Harder on Illegal Immigrants
The US government plans to crack down harder on illegal immigrants, calling for a further boost in the number of border guards and increasing fines for employers who hire illegal workers,  Read On

FBI Wants Dawood Arrested 
By Mayank Chhaya
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it would like suspected Indian crime boss Dawood Ibrahim to be arrested, but it is not clear if the agency has officially sought his custody. Read On

Mars-bound Phoenix Adjusts Course Successfully
Urmila as Chief Marshal at New Jersey I Day Parade

India a Partner, Not an Ally: US 
As the opposition gets ready to target the government over the India-US civil nuclear deal in parliament next week, the US sought to quell anxieties saying that it looks at India as a "partner and not an ally". Read On

Endeavor Docks with ISS

Now Probe into Competence of Indian Doctors
in Britain by Prasun Sonwalkar
Indian doctors are among several overseas doctors whose competence to practice in Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is being investigated following an increasing number of complaints registered with the General Medical Council (GMC). Read On

Fighting Leaves 57 Dead in Philippines
51 dead, 10 Missing in Vietnam Floods
Illegal Indian Immigrant Gets Life for Killing Flatmate

Emergency in Pakistan:
Returning From the Brink by Nasim Zehra
On Wednesday night Pakistan's media, working overtime to gather information on the political goings-on, was quick to report that the government had almost arrived at a decision to impose the emergency. Government insiders had informed the media that at the meeting at the presidency the decision had almost been taken. Read On

Blond Goat Who Would be King:
Ireland's Puck Fair Opens
Given the feral nature of Irish politics, it is questionable whether anybody will notice when a goat takes over the reins of power in Killorglin, County Kerry, as Puck Fair begins Friday. Read On

Emergency Nixed, US Wants Free, Fair Polls
in Pakistan by Arun Kumar
The United States would not say whether it persuaded Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to shelve his plans to declare an emergency, but has urged its embattled ally to hold free & fair elections. Read On
Most Pakistanis Want Musharraf to Shed Uniform

Out-of-control Nepal Maoists Attack Police Post
by Sudeshna Sarkar
While top leaders of Nepal's Maoist party were busy here trying to curb a brewing revolt among its rank and file, a group of dissidents attacked a police post north of Kathmandu in defiance of the peace pact the party had signed last year, signifying that the central leadership was losing its grip. Read On

Sikhs Concerned over
  Fairfax Student's Suspicious Death   
Pakistani Military Kills 12 Militants,
  16 Soldiers Kidnapped

Pakistani Presidential Elections in Two Months 
Presidential elections in Pakistan would be held between Sep 15 and Oct 15 and the present assemblies would elect the president, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Thursday. Read On

Canada Restakes Claims to the Arctic 
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has restaked his country's claims to the resource-rich Arctic region by going on an "Arctic sovereignty tour". Harper started the three-day tour with the announcement of an expansion of a nature reserve in Canada's far north, one of the remotest regions on the planet. Read On

Israel's Missile Defence to be Operational
in 18 Months
Israel's short-range rocket-based missile interception systems will become operational in 18 months, local daily Ha'aretz reported Thursday. Read On

US Ambassador Gives $50,000 as Flood Relief 
EU Pledges Over $5 mn Aid to Asia's Flood Victims

Changes in Immigration Rules 'Unfair':
British MPs' Panel 
In a major development, Britain's parliamentary joint human rights committee Thursday termed the changes to immigration rules that adversely affected thousands of Indian origin professionals and others as "unfair and unlawful". Read On

India, Australia Must Join Hands for Development: Pachauri by Neena Bhandari
India and Australia must urgently work towards a closer relationship on development issues to have greater global appeal, said the head of the world's leading climate change organisation. Read On

Pakistan Will Not Impose Emergency: Minister
Apparently bowing to public pressure, the Pakistani government categorically stated it was not considering the imposition of an emergency to tackle the uncertain political situation in the country. Read On

Nagasaki Commemorates 62nd Anniversary of
  Atomic Bombing

US Action Inside Territory Unacceptable: Pakistan

Georgia Asks for UN Debate
on Russian Missile 'Aggression' 
Days after a Russian missile landed on its territory, Georgia has branded it an "act of aggression" and demanded the United Nations Security Council debate the incident. Read On

England Staring Follow-on Against India
England were on the verge of being asked to follow-on by India who might already be sniffing a win at the end of the third day of the third and final Test. England, chasing India's 664, were 326 for nine wickets and would need 139 runs to avoid the follow-on on the penultimate day Sunday at Brit Kennington Oval. Overall, England are 338 runs behind India's total. Read On

Festival of Films on Freedom Movement Begins

PM Confident of Resolving N-deal Differences
with Left

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was confident of resolving differences with Left parties over the India-US civil nuclear deal even as the Left leaders reiterated their "reservations" saying that the deal "was not acceptable to the majority in parliament". Read On
Left, Right Target N-deal Though PM Talks Tough
BJP Dares Left to React to PM's Challenge
Candid PM Dares Left to Withdraw Support 

Ansari Sworn in as Vice President 
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, a former diplomat and renowned intellectual, was Saturday sworn in as India's new vice president in a simple but well-attended ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Read On

Thousands Cheer Kerala's Famed Snake Boats 
Global Mood Pulls Indian Shares Down 
30,000 Evacuated as Kashmir Ammunition Depot Fire
  Rages On

India Far from Being a Knowledge Power  
Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh expressed scepticism over India's knowledge power status and said the country needed more funds and dedication for improvement in education. Read On

Ayodhya Attack Mastermind Gunned Down
A top militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) who masterminded the terror attack on the Ram temple in Ayodhya in 2005 was Saturday killed in a gun battle in a pre-dawn operation conducted by police forces of Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi. Read On

Fear Grips Hindi Speakers
as Orgy Continues in Assam by Syed Zarir Hussain
Separatists in Assam have turned the state into a veritable killing field by massacring 27 people, including 19 Hindi speaking migrant workers, in coordinated attacks, sparking off panic and exodus ... Read On

Call the Left's Bluff, Premji says 
Militants Claim Responsibility
  for Kashmir Ammunition Depot Fire 
11 Hindi-speakers Massacred in Assam 
California State Senate to Open with Hindu Prayer 

Red Fort Turns into Citadel for I-Day Celebrations 
by Sahil Makkar

With the country's top leadership expected to be in full attendance at the Red Fort on Independence Day, security forces have turned the historic monument into a citadel. The threats by Al Qaeda to strike in India as well as the failed terror attacks in Britain have raised the alarm levels in the Indian security. Read On

Child Laborers Engaged in Flood Relief Work 
by Imran Khan

Chandan Kumar, 11, and Guddu Kumar, 12, sweat profusely as their nimble fingers work on. They are busy packing relief material for flood victims. They are among five child laborers engaged by the Bihar authorities for packing relief material that is air-dropped in flood-hit areas. Their work starts at the break of dawn and continues till late at night.
Read On

Karnataka Estimates Flood Damage at Rs.40 bn,
Seeks Central Help
Karnataka has suffered damage of Rs.40 billion due to the heavy rainfall and floods in the last two weeks and will seek central assistance of Rs.5 billion Read On

Ansari: Diplomat, Scholar
and Quintessential Gentleman

By Manish Chand and Murali Krishnan
Diplomat, scholar extraordinaire and the quintessential gentleman, Hamid Ansari is the new vice-president of India. He is all of these but, above everything else, is a warm and engaged human who brings to his new position a rare blend of intellectual gravitas, sincerity and tact. Read On
Ansari Elected Vice President  

Parliament to Discuss Indo-US Nuclear Deal
  Aug 14, 16 
Left Threatens 'Consequences' If Nuke Deal is Signed

60-year-old Gets New Life
in Rare Double Liver Transplant 
A 60-year-old man from Tamil Nadu has got a fresh lease of life with doctors at a top private hospital here successfully grafting liver from two donors simultaneously in a rare surgery, making him the first such recipient in South Asia. Read On

Wonder Kid Becomes Computer Graduate at 14
A 14-year-old boy who had earlier stunned the academic world by clearing class XII examinations at the age of 11 has accomplished yet another feat by becoming a computer graduate at the age of 14. Read On

ULFA Resorting to Pressure Tactics
by Syed Zarir Hussain
The stepped-up violence in Assam by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom is being described as a trap to force the government into agreeing for talks on the rebel group's terms. Read On

Debate Continues on Tribe Status for Gujjars 
Stories of Freedom Struggle Played Back on Stage
CPI-M Likely to Crack the Whip in Kerala
Indian Shares Crash on Global Meltdown
India-Nepal Power Deal Dealt Another Blow by NGO
I Have Never Come Face to Face with Death
  Like This: Taslima 

Indian Army Yet to Receive Israeli Assault Rifles
by Rahul Bedi
More than five years after a $20 million contract was signed, the Indian Army is yet to receive the 3,070 Israeli 5.56 mm Tavor 21 assault rifles (TAR-21s) for its Special Forces (SF). Read On

MIM Threatens to Behead Taslima
If She Visits Hyderabad Again
The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, whose legislators and cadres attacked Taslima Nasreen, Friday threatened to behead the Bangladeshi author if she ever sets foot in the city again. MIM leader in the Andhra assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi said that anyone who commits blasphemy deserved to be beheaded. Read On

A 'Sorry' for Crimes During India-Pakistan Partition
by Sarwar Kashani
An online signature campaign seeking an "apology for the heinous crimes" of 1947, when the Indian subcontinent was partitioned, is receiving a tremendous response from people across borders. Read On

News Archives August 11, 2007

Snow Leopard is Himachal's New State Animal
The rare snow leopard has replaced the musk deer as the state animal of Himachal Pradesh while the endangered western tragopan has been named the new state bird, a status earlier held by the monal pheasant. Read On

Bridge of Memories - and to Rameswaram - Reopens by Papri Sri Raman
Memories of migrations and times gone by stare out of every span of this British-built bridge. It is set to open to train traffic again, this time in broad gauge tracks, linking mainland Tamil Nadu with the Hindu holy town of Rameswaram. Read On

Link to the News of August 10, 2007 

Snippets

Assocham Celebrates I-Day the Sufi Way
151-metre-long Chadar Offered
  on Shah Jahan's Grave 
After 39 Years, Army Recovers Mortal Remains
  of its Soldiers 
More Male Cosmetic Consumers
  Erode Family Budget: ASSOCHAM 
Mumbai Magic Charms American Photojournalist 
Asian Doctor Charged with Sexual Assault 
Jaipur Foot Now for 700 Pakistani Quake Victims  
Pakistani Designers Eye India's Wedding Market 

Entertainment

Rani Too Deserves a National Award: Bhansali
UFO to Digitize R.K. Films' Hit Movies 
Naseer, Ratna Come to Aid of
  Delhi Cancer Patients 
Shah Rukh's 'Chak De ...' Opens to Good Response
Bollywood in Hollywood
  - to Celebrate Indian Independence 
Turkey is Bollywood's New Hot Spot
Shooting 'Laaga Chunari...' Turned into Bengali Affair

Health / Medicine

Whole Grain May Prevent High Blood Pressure
New Test for Early Detection of Liver Cancer
Manage Stress to Cut Stroke Risk
Milk Helps Weightlifters Burn More Fat: Study


 

Kumble's Maiden Ton Gives Control of First Test
Veteran Anil Kumble scored his maiden century, a fabulous unbeaten 110, as India made 664 in their first innings to take control of the third and final Test against England on the second day Friday. Surpassing his previous highest score of 88, Kumble (193 balls, 16x4s, 1x6) batted like a specialist to help give India a total from where they can look forward to win this match and wrap up the series 2-0. India are currently 1-0 ahead. Read On

Now Ramayana as Online Video Game,
Thanks to Virgin, Sony by Arun Kumar
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Comics is teaming up with Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) to bring the popular Indian epic Ramayana comic book to life as an online video game. Read On  

Social Security Sought for India's 395 mn Unorganized Labor
An official panel Thursday recommended a minimum level of social security for India's 395 million workers in the unorganized sector, constituting 86 percent of the country's total workforce, saying otherwise the "alternative is only starvation". Unlike organized sector workers, those in the so-called unorganized sector - small-time laborers, landless and marginal farmers and daily wage earners among others - do not have access to job benefits. Read On
 

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