Two
Killed, 15 Injured in Twin Blasts in Assam
At least two people were killed and 15 injured Saturday in two
separate explosions in Assam, the latest in a string of bombings
officials blame on the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
A police spokesman said the first blast took place at around 6.15
p.m. at a busy commercial area in Tinsukia, 540 km east of Assam's
main city of Guwahati. Read On >>>
Government Sends More Troops to Assam
Hyderabad
to have Metro Rail by 2009
Work on the much-awaited
Hyderabad metro rail will commence in June as the Andhra Pradesh
cabinet Saturday approved a Rs.87.60 billion project to decongest
this booming city and IT hub. The first phase of the project,
covering a stretch of 66 km and connecting three busy routes in the
city, will be completed by April 2009.
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Indian
Shares fall, after Hitting Record High Mid-week
Indian shares fell 0.25 percent Friday, despite the spectacular
results by India's top private firm Reliance Industries Ltd a day
earlier. Technology issues led Friday's fall after India's fourth
largest software firm Satyam Computer Services' quarterly profit
fell short of market forecasts and the company cut its full-year
revenue outlook. Read On >>>
New
Body for Home-based Workers' Welfare
A new apex federation that aims to strengthen home-based
workers' organizations and networks in South Asia was launched here
Saturday. A home-based worker is a person who works from his or her
home or premises near a home, which is not under the control of an
employer and results in a product or service for sale or
remuneration. Read On >>>
No Kashmir
Resolution without Kashmiris: Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has assured the visiting
moderate Hurriyat leaders from India that there would be no
resolution to the Kashmir issue without a role for them. Pakistan
will not agree to anything unacceptable to the Kashmiri people and
their leadership, Musharraf Friday told the three-member All Party
Hurriyat Conference (APHC) delegation
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Soaking
in the Beauty of Kashmir by Train
Imagine chugging through
Jammu and Kashmir, soaking in glimpses of snow-capped Himalayan
peaks, vast meadows and gurgling brooks from inside railway coaches
with transparent glasses. Kashmir, known as the Switzerland of Asia,
will soon have trains with such specially designed coaches that
would be some kind of a novelty in India.
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Goody
Evicted as 'Big Brother' Becomes Referendum on Racism
In what turned out to be an
impromptu referendum on public attitudes to racism in Britain, 82
percent of viewers voted to evict Jade Goody, who was accused of
racist behavior towards Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on reality
TV show "Celebrity Big Brother". Exhorted by London Mayor Ken
Livingstone to vote out Goody to reaffirm Britain's anti-racist
commitments, Friday night's voting turned out to be more than a
usual voting on a reality show. The choice before viewers was to
vote for either Goody or Shetty. Read
On >>>
Election Commission Orders Punjab Police Chief Off Poll Duties
In a major setback to the ruling Congress in Punjab ahead of
assembly polls, the Election Commission Saturday ordered the state's
controversial Director General of Police (DGP) S.S. Virk be taken
off from all poll-related duties. Punjab goes to the polls Feb 13
... Read On >>>
Nepal
Maoists Kill Teen, Curfew near Indian Border
Within 48 hours of beginning to lock up their arms under UN
supervision to signal they would not try to intimidate the upcoming
election, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas killed a teenager, sparking
violence, arson and a 10-hour curfew near the Indian border.
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Democrats
Warn Bush Against Attacking Iran
Congressional Democrats are seeking to influence US foreign
policy on Iran, saying that US President George W. Bush must get
congressional approval before launching any military strike. Bush
has previously said he has no intention of using military force in
the dispute over Iran's nuclear activities, but has not ruled out
the option. Read On >>>
Wood could
be German Answer to Soaring Fuel Prices
Soaring oil and gas prices are leading more and more households
to switch to modern wood-burning heating systems in Germany, one of
Europe's most densely forested countries. "Wood grows through god's
hand and no further energy is needed to produce it," said Michael
Prince zu Salm-Salm, president of Germany's Forest Owners
Association. Read On >>>
Creative Commons Readies for India Launch
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is all geared to launch
the Indian chapter of Creative Commons, a global body dedicated to
knowledge sharing, during its annual technology festival beginning
Jan 26. Creative Commons is a non-profit group working to expand the
range of creative work available for others to "legally build upon
and share". Read On >>>
One of
India's most well known actors! Not quite, Ms Shetty
On holiday in India last
year, American citizen Cory Goldberg unexpectedly found himself cast
in a small part in a Bollywood film. It was a case of being in the
right place at the right time for Miami-born Corey as he was whisked
to a film studio in Mumbai, dressed in a garish costume, and given a
couple of lines of dialogue to deliver. Months later, Cory was
stunned to see news footage taken from Britain's "Celebrity Big
Brother" programme, showing Shilpa Shetty suffering racist taunts at
the hands of some of the other housemates.
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