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More troops for Afghanistan says Obama

More troops for Afghanistan says Obama

By SUNIL Sonkar
WASHINGTON: United States President Barack Obama issues order of sending more troops to Afghanistan. He communicated his decision to the military leaders Sunday afternoon in a meeting in the Oval Office. He will also be speaking with foreign leaders to share the new strategy.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said to the media, [...]

Asian stock up, Europe down after UAE backs banks

Asian stock up, Europe down after UAE backs banks

By SUNIL Sonkar
HONG KONG: After the steep fall of the Asian stock markets due to Dubai’s debt
crisis last week, today, Monday, it has rebounded.

Most of the Asian markets jumped about 3% or even more after Friday’s
tumbling amid the fears of more financial instability due to Dubai’s
debt problems and this was a sign of hidden trouble [...]

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda arrested

Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda arrested

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda arrested by the Enforcement Directorate from Chaibasa on Monday and has been taken to the office of ED.
Chief Minister Koda was earlier send notice twice to participate in the investigation related to Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam. He did not respond to the notice.
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INDIA-CANADA CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER 34 YEARS: PM

INDIA-CANADA CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER 34 YEARS: PM

By NIMY Sara Joy
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: India is made sure a “milestone” opening up “tremendous opportunity” for both countries in its eighth civil nuclear deal with Canada. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper concluded the civil nuclear cooperation between two nations.

The talks between both Prime Ministers on [...]

The nuclear infectivity on Kaiga Plant affected 55 employees

The nuclear infectivity on Kaiga Plant affected 55 employees

By NIMY Sara Joy
KARNATAKA, India: A disruption seems in state–powered Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka reported Sunday by Union Minister for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan. “The act is clearly the handiwork of a disgruntled employee”, he said.

About 55 employees were affected by increased level of tritium in the first maintenance unit of [...]

Further fall to be seen in Dubai property market says analysts

Further fall to be seen in Dubai property market says analysts

By SUNIL Sonkar
DUBAI: The property of Dubai market is to fall further says analysts. There are also increased concerns over finance availability as the emirate had said that it would delay the debt payment issued by two of its flagship firms.

On November 25 Dubai rocked the financial world saying it may ask creditors of Dubai [...]

Indian overseas workers will not be affected by Dubai crisis

Indian overseas workers will not be affected by Dubai crisis

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: There is no cause for any worry says India on Saturday over potential job losses of Indians employed in the Gulf countries after the multi-billion-dollar debt default risk faced by Dubai World reports Indo-Asian News Service.

Vayalar Ravi, the Indian Minister for Overseas Indian affairs said that he has feedback from [...]

Koda money laundering scam prob may be given to CBI

Koda money laundering scam prob may be given to CBI

By SUNIL Sonkar
RANCHI, India: The CBI may be asked to probe alleged Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam that involves the former chief minister of Jharkhand Madhu Koda said the Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken on Saturday.

Ajay Maken said, “Two agencies, the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), are investigating the case [...]

Second bomb explosion at Russian train crash site

Second bomb explosion at Russian train crash site

By SUNIL Sonkar
RUSSIA: At the site of a fatal Russian train crash a second terrorist bomb has exploded on Saturday. The explosion took place near the wreckage of a derailed train that was crashed last night and has killed at least 26 people.

According to the Russian officials, this was a second bomb than the improvised [...]

Pak President shifts Nuclear control to PM Gilani

Pak President shifts Nuclear control to PM Gilani

By SUNIL Sonkar
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The control on nuclear arsenal in Pakistan has been transferred from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

According to Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar, the National Command Authority (NCA) is now under the authority of PM Gilani. NCA is responsible for nuclear weapons in the country.
Babar said this [...]

Maruti Omni not safe as taxi says WB transport minister

Maruti Omni not safe as taxi says WB transport minister

By SUNIL Sonkar
KOLKATA, India: Though all the 15-year-old diesel taxis in Kolkata have been phased out and the supply of new Ambassador cars as replacement tardy, the West Bengal government refused in allowing Maruti Omnis as cabs because of safety reasons.

Transport minister Ranjit Kundu said, “Safety standards of these vehicles are not satisfactory and as [...]

India announces to cut carbon emission

India announces to cut carbon emission

By SUNIL Sonkar
BEIJING, China: Strategically India is being pushed to announce voluntary targets for curbing of its carbon footprint.

Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday said in Beijing, “I don’t think we can sweep aside the fact that our peer group of nations like China, Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa have clearly put down voluntary, unilateral, [...]

Reliance slashes SMS rates to 1 paise

Reliance slashes SMS rates to 1 paise

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: Telecom tariff war further becomes benefiting to mobile subscribers with Reliance Communications announcing offer of 1 paise/SMS on Friday.

Reliance is now offering to its subscribers SMS at 1 paise each or at Re 1 per day unlimited SMSes. This new tariffs of SMS are add-on plans and it is applicable [...]

Dubai crisis will not have impact in India says Emaar MGF

Dubai crisis will not have impact in India says Emaar MGF

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: Big real estate developers in the country said they will not be affected by the crisis of property market of Dubai. They say that they are insulated from the financial crisis in Dubai.

The big developers such as DLF, Unitech, Parsvnath and Emaar MGF said to the media that they have [...]

UN censures Iran’s uranium enrichment plant

UN censures Iran’s uranium enrichment plant

By SUNIL Sonkar
VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog on Friday censured Iran’s secret construction of another uranium enrichment plant and it was strongly supported by Russia and China along with other 23 nations. It sends clear message to Tehran that if the country fails to engage with major powers on the nuclear issue then it will [...]

Killer of Daniel Pearl phoned Pak President pretending Pranab Mukherjee

Killer of Daniel Pearl phoned Pak President pretending Pranab Mukherjee

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: A shocking disclosure comes to light that killer of Daniel Pearl made hoax call to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after the 26/11 incident pretending foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee.

British jihadi Omar Sheikh is a London School of Economics-trained jihadi and is at present in Hyderabad jail in Pakistan. He has [...]

“I have to practice suicide” Facebook group plans ‘mass suicide’

“I have to practice suicide” Facebook group plans ‘mass suicide’

By SUNIL Sonkar
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police is one the way to trace out the founder of a group in Facebook, the members of whose claim to be planning a mass suicide on December 21. The group is called “I have to practice suicide” and it is in Chinese-Language.

The police of Hong Kong speed up [...]

Asaram Bapu’s followers arrested for pelting stones on police

Asaram Bapu’s followers arrested for pelting stones on police

By SUNIL Sonkar
AHMEDABAD, India: 180 disciples of Asaram Bapu have been arrested by police on Thursday including 47 women. They were part of the rally that attacked police by pelting stones, which injured 20 policemen including SP of Gandhinagar police station and other senior police officers.

The Gujarat DGP ss Khandwawala said, “This is clearly an [...]

Foul play with Bomb threat on Chennai attack on first anniversary of 26/11

Foul play with Bomb threat on Chennai attack on first anniversary of 26/11

By NIMY Sara Joy
CHENNAI, India- Today, on the first anniversary of Mumbai attack, telephone exchange of Chennai airport got a phone call of threat. It was just warned a bomb attack on the airport and cut off the call instantly.

The information made the security alert in a bit hassled way for the day. The security [...]

India unites, Parliamentarians clash on 26/11 anniversary

India unites, Parliamentarians clash on 26/11 anniversary

By SUNIL Sonkar
NEW DELHI, India: India united on 26/11 first anniversary to pay homage to those who lost their lives in Mumbai but not the ministers in Lok Sabha. On Thursday the house witnessed an ugly scene. Senior parliamentarians fought among themselves over the issue of compensations paid to the victims by government.

L K Advani, [...]

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