Monday, September 20, 2010

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Rains lash capital, more showers expected

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:18 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The national capital Monday received incessant rains bringing down the temperature by several notches. The weather officials predicted more rains till Tuesday evening. Delhi received 61.5 mm of rainfall Monday, causing waterlogging and traffic jams in a few areas. The rains led to waterlogged roads in some areas. Vehicular movement [...]


MULTA rebel, Bangladeshi nabbed in Assam

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Nagaon, Sept 20 (IBNS) : A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) rebel and a Bangladeshi were arrested in Assam's Nagaon district on Monday, police said. According to police, a MULTA rebel was arrested with arms from Itapara area near Nagaon town. The arrasted militant was identified as Majibur Rahan and police seized a 9 mm [...]


India absolutely ready for Commonwealth Games

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:53 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) A day after unidentified gunmen sprayed bullets on two Taiwanese tourists in the national capital, India said Monday it was “now absolutely ready” for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and was aiming for “perfection” in infrastructure and services. Indian authorities also stressed that the country was a safe destination and [...]


20 killed in train collision in Madhya Pradesh

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:52 AM PDT

Bhopal/New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Twenty people were killed and 30 injured in a collision between two trains in Madhya Pradesh early Monday and several passengers were trapped in the mangled train cars, officials said. Passengers injured and unable to get out of the smashed coaches of the Intercity Indore-Gwalior Express cried out in pain at [...]


Endhiran online booking opens, coming in Abirami 7 star theater

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT

Good news for those who are eagerly waiting for the Rajni-Ash movie Endhiran. The online booking for the movie is now open on TicketNew for some of the theaters in Chennai. Other theaters like Sangam, Devi Complex, Abirami, etc will also soon open the online registration for the movie. The movie, Endhiran starring superstar Rajinikanth and [...]


Flood threat in Delhi, Haryana releases more water

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:47 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Delhi faced fresh flood threats Monday with nearly seven lakh cusecs of water discharged into the Yamuna river from the Hathini Kund barrage in neighbouring Haryana. The water level is expected to touch 207 metres – 2.17 metres above the danger mark. The water level in the Yamuna reached [...]


Bangalore to host first global Sanskrit book fair

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:43 AM PDT

Bangalore, Sep 20 (IANS) The first World Sanskrit Book Fair will be held here in January next year. Scholars in the ancient Indian language from around 20 countries will interact with their Indian counterparts on the “treasure house of Indian knowledge tradition”, the organisers said Monday. “Scholars from about 20 countries, including Britain and Germany, are expected [...]


Apex court quashes Sajjan Kumars plea to drop charges

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:38 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday rejected Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s appeal to quash the framing of charges against him in a case of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. “We are of the view that it cannot be concluded that framing of charges against the appellant by the trial judge is either bad in [...]


Rains abate in Uttarakhand, over 50 dead

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:37 AM PDT

Dehradun, Sep 20 (IANS) Rains abated Monday bringing respite to tens of thousands in Uttarakhand where heavy downpour Saturday and Sunday sparked landslides and flash floods leaving over 50 people dead in two days. Over a dozen people were still reported missing while the overall death toll on account of natural calamities including lightning since the [...]


Lakhs hit as Tehri waters rise, Yamuna and Gandak in spate

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:34 AM PDT

New Delhi/Dehradun/Patna, Sep 20 (IANS) Many parts of north India, including the capital, were threatened by floods Monday as a swollen Yamuna threatened to overflow its banks and the waters of the Tehri dam posed a danger to Uttarakhand, where at least 50 people have been killed. Further east in Bihar, lakhs were affected with [...]


Stop being in denial, Mirwaiz tells India

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:29 AM PDT

Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said Monday that Kashmir was an international dispute and that the time had come for India to stop being in denial. “Sitting in Kashmir, we come to the conclusion that the people of India are so ill-informed about Kashmir… Kashmir is an internationally accepted dispute. It is [...]


England skipper, board rebut Butts claim of tie fixing

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:28 AM PDT

London, Sep 20 (IANS) England cricket captain Andrew Strauss was outraged after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Ijaz Butt alleged that the hosts lost wickets deliberately in Friday’s ODI at the Oval. Strauss rebutted claims made by Butt in a strongly-worded England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) release Monday. “We would like to express [...]


Yamuna sees maximum discharge in 32 years

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Chandigarh, Sep 20 (IANS) Breaking records of the last 32 years, the Yamuna river saw a maximum discharge of 744,507 cusecs of water from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana Monday. The Yamuna is already in spate and posing a flood threat to the low-lying areas of various districts in Haryana. The previous record of discharge into [...]


Kashmir delegation reaches out to separatist leaders

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:41 AM PDT

Srinagar, Sept 20 (IBNS): Seeking to gauge public sentiments to evolve a consensual settlement of the current Kashmir crisis, an all-party visiting delegation on Monday held talks with political parties of Jammu and Kashmir and took extra initiatives to take harline separatists, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, as well in to confidence. The all party delegation, [...]


Mamata announces ex-gratia for MP rail victims

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:39 AM PDT

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced an ex-gratia for the victims of the Madhya Pradesh train tragedy that killed 21 and injured over 50 on Monday. However, official figures said 15 passengers lost their lives and 30 were injured out of which 10 are grievously injured when an empty goods train collided [...]


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