President Honors 15 Overseas Indians
Fifteen distinguished overseas Indians, including
Indian American publisher Gopal Raju, were honored with the Pravasi
Bharatiya Samman by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the concluding
day of
the 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here Tuesday. Read On >>>
Tear Apart Nandigram Notification:
Buddhadeb
In a climb-down from his aggressive stance on industrialization,
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Tuesday asked
district authorities to "tear apart" a land acquisition notification
that had led to a violent backlash from Nandigram villagers last
week, leading to at least four deaths. "I have asked the (East
Midnapore) district magistrate to tear apart the notification. I
have asked him to keep quiet and that I will start a political
process in the area," Bhattacharya told reporters at state
secretariat Writers' Buildings. Read
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Kalam Urges Indian Diaspora to help
Transform India
Outlining his vision of a developed India by 2020, President A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam called upon Indians across the world to join in the
mission of taking the country into the league of advanced nations in
the next decade. Speaking at the valedictory session of the 5th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) that brought together 1,100 delegates
from 47 countries in the annual celebration of India's engagement
with its vast diaspora, the president said a great opportunity
awaited overseas Indians in contributing to the transformation of
their motherland. Read On >>>
4,000 Soldiers Pressed in Operations
Against ULFA
India has pressed at least 4,000 soldiers to combat separatists in
the restive northeastern state of Assam in the wake of a string of
attacks targeting Hindi-speaking people that has left 69 dead. "A
brigade (about 4,000 personnel) has been moved to areas in Sivasagar
and Dhemaji districts in eastern Assam for operations. The
operations are on and we shall do whatever else is required to meet
the challenge," Indian Army chief Gen. J.J. Singh told journalists.
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Mulayam on Tenterhooks as Ajit Singh
Parts Ways Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
leader Ajit Singh Tuesday asked his four ministers in the Uttar
Pradesh cabinet to resign as the party decided to snap its alliance
with the ruling Samajwadi Party. He will decide on withdrawing
support to Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav next week. "Our
alliance with the Samajwadi Party comes to an end today," declared
Ajit Singh. Read On >>>
Organized Retail Trade to Touch $45 bn
Mark by 2010
India's organized retail trade is poised to touch the $45 billion
mark generating jobs for about 2.5 million people, according to a
report released here Tuesday. "After leading the IT bandwagon, India
is poised to grow as a major retail hub. What is needed is to create
an appropriate environment for growth of retail trade in India,"
Minister Kamal Nath said. Read On
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Indian Army Voices Reservations over
Kashmir Demilitarization The Indian Army has, perhaps
for the first time, publicly voiced serious reservations over
possible demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir - as voiced by
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf - and said the demand is
neither new nor acceptable. The army has also warned of the dangers
of demilitarization in the light of the current situation in Kashmir
and also because of its strategic geographical location. Read On >>>
Toronto
Mayor invites 'Guru' Crew for World Premiere
Toronto Mayor David Miller has extended
a personal invitation to Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan,
Aishwarya Rai and director Mani Ratnam for the global premiere of
"Guru". It will be India's first mainstream international premiere
in Canada. Read On >>>
Mallika is a Fabulous co-star, says
Abhishek After Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Bose, it's Bollywood's rising
star Abhishek Bachchan's turn to lavish praises on hot and happening
Mallika Sherawat, who makes a special appearance in his upcoming
film "Guru". "Mallika is fantastic. She is a fabulous co-star. ..."
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Bollywood Lacks Good Scriptwriters
Seasoned actor Vinod Khanna, who has chosen Vishram Sawant's "Risk"
as a comeback vehicle, feels Hindi films lag behind Hollywood
because they lacks good scriptwriters. "Our film industry's only
lacuna is a lack of good scripts. ... " Read On >>>
More Bones Found in Nithari,
Cannibalism not Ruled Out
More skeletal remains were found Tuesday in another drain near the
home of Moninder Singh Pandher, accused of killing and sexually
assaulting at least 20 children, as a police official said they were
not ruling out cannibalism or organ trade as motive. Read On
Massive Anti-ULFA Operations in Assam,
Arunachal, Toll 69 The army is raiding
separatist bases in the northeastern states of Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh after a wave of attacks targeting Hindi-speaking people left
69 dead, officials said Tuesday.Army, police and paramilitary
troopers engaged in a massive anti-insurgency operation in Assam and
adjoining Arunachal Pradesh where the ULFA has set up bases to carry
out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes. Read On >>>
Misery, Epidemic Go Hand in Hand in
Troubled Sri Lanka by M.R. Narayan Swamy A widow at 20, she trekked
through forests nine-month pregnant, gave birth to a daughter in a
refugee shelter and almost got drowned with her baby. There is no
end to misery in Sri Lanka's blood-soaked northeast, now enveloped
by an epidemic that Tamils are calling a second tsunami. One of the
thousands of Tamils displaced by unending fighting between the
government forces and Tamil Tigers, Jayanthi epitomizes ... Read
On >>>
9/11 Plotter Motassadeq Jailed for 15
Years Hamburg: A court here doubled
the jail term for Moroccan student Mounir al-Motassadeq for plotting
the 9/11 attacks in the US to the maximum 15 years in prison.
Motassadeq, 32, had been convicted in 2005 of being part of a
terrorist cell and sentenced to seven years, but federal appeal
judges last year added a further conviction of accessory to the
murder of 246 people on the four hijacked planes and directed a
re-sentencing. Read On >>>
CNG Best Option to Check Pollution in
Mumbai: World Bank by Arun Kumar Converting diesel buses to
compressed natural gas (CNG) is the most effective policy to reduce
emissions from passenger vehicles in Mumbai, suggests a World Bank
policy research working paper. The conversion of 3,391 diesel buses
to CNG would result in an emissions reduction of 663 tons of
particulate matter called PM10-particles small enough to be inhaled
into the deepest parts of the lung- per year, 14 percent of total
emissions from transport, it says.
Read On >>
GM Goes Green, Unveils Electric
Concept-Car General
Motors Corp unveiled a proposed electric car designed to help fight
Toyota's lead in the US hybrid market - and GM's reputation for
resisting eco-friendly innovation.
Read On >>>
Time to Overhaul Cricket Pitches in India
by K. Katta
Once Dilip Vengsarkar, aka Colonel, was seen shopping for a few
shiploads of South African clay. Jokes aside, it would not be a bad
idea at all if the chairman of our national selection committee
indeed gets to import it to overhaul cricket pitches in India. Read On >>>
Kashmir Reels Under Extreme Cold, Minus 28 in Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir was reeling under a severe cold wave with the
minimum temperature in Srinagar Tuesday sinking to minus 5.9 degrees
Celsius that saw parts of the Dal Lake in the summer capital
freezing after many years. Drass town in Ladakh region was at minus
28 degrees. Read On >>>
Rajasthan Project on Rewriting History
Draws Flak The Rajasthan government's
decision to rewrite the state's history has sparked a row. While the
Congress party is calling it a move to give history books a bias as
seen by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), some historians are
questioning the way the project is ... Read On >>>
Over-exercising Not Good for Muscular Dystrophy Patients People suffering from muscular dystrophy should avoid over
exercising, say experts. Pain or a heavy feeling in the arms or legs
after exercise can be caused due to training of body muscles,
according to the Germany Professional Association of Neurologists.
Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that causes progressive
muscle weakness and over 30 forms of the condition have been
identified. Read On >>>
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Motors Corp unveiled a proposed electric car designed to help fight
Toyota's lead in the US hybrid market - and GM's reputation for
resisting eco-friendly innovation. 