| Tue 9 Feb 2010 |
What to Do With Senator and Slasher?
The New York Times | Pity the State Senate. It is struggling mightily over what to do about one of its lesser lights, Senator Hiram Monserrate of Queens, whose main claim to fame is that he assaulted his girlfriend. Related | Columnist Page Times Topic: Hiram Monserrat... |
Thai police bust bra-pinching gang
Deccan Chronicle Thai police bust bra-pinching gang | Thai police have arrested a gang of five men who allegedly stole more than 30,000 Triumph-brand bras worth an estimated 3 million baht ($90,900), media reports said on Tuesday. | The bra-pinching gang was arrested... |
Bond girl loves India
Deccan Chronicle Bond girl loves India | Modelling, anchoring, a hit single, a degree in law and business, DJ-ing and playing a Bond girl would seem like heavy credentials for anyone to carry. But they rest easily on Catherine McQueen’s shoulders. On a whirlwind to... |
PayPal halts payments to India
Deccan Chronicle PayPal halts payments to India | Online payments' service Paypal has halted personal payments to India following new government regulations that were designed to crack down on money laundering. | Paypal on Monday did not cite a specific reason for th... |
Chinese spy get 15 yrs in prison
Deccan Chronicle Chinese spy get 15 yrs in prison | A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. | Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced yesterday in Santa Ana after a judge ru... |
China jails Sichuan quake activist Tan Zuoren for subversion
The Times | In a sign of Beijing's renewed hard line against dissent, a Chinese activist has been jailed for five years after he investigated whether shoddy construction contributed to deaths of thousands of schoolchildren in the devastating 2008 earthquake. |... |
Paypal suspends payment transactions in India
Zeenews Washington: Online payment service provider Paypal has said it suspended certain types of payment transaction in India. | In a blog posted on its website, PayPal spokesperson Anuj Nayar wrote: "Personal payments to and from India and transfers to loc... |
India needs more research on climate change: Saran
Zeenews New Delhi: After a goof-up in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) report on melting of Himalayan glaciers, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change Monday called detailed research in India on the impact of global warmin... |
Climate change: Africa seeks credible financial package
Zeenews New Delhi: Africa, as one of the victims of climate change, should be given suitable financial compensation for mitigation and adaptation projects, a top UN official said Sunday. | "Africa wants action now," said Abdoulie Janneh, UN under secretary g... |
US-Europe ignoring India's role in Af'nistan to appease Pak
Zeenews Washington: United States along with other European countries are ignoring India's role in Afghanistan in their effort to appease Pakistan, a prominent American foreign policy magazine has said. | Noting that from New Delhi's perspective, "Af-Pak" de... |
Three-day Indian priests' congress begins today in TN
Zeenews Porayar: More than 1,000 priests from over 100 dioceses across India have arrived at Vailankanni in Nagapattinam district to take part in the three-day Indian Priests' Congress, beginning there Tuesday. | The event has been organised by the 'Commissi... |
PC to fine-tune anti-Naxal strategy with CMs
Zeenews Kolkata: With the Naxals In a bid to help States to coordinate their campaign against Naxals, the Centre has convened a crucial meeting of four Naxal-affected States — West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand — in Kolkata on Tuesday. | West Benga... |
Maoists blow up railway track in Jharkhand
Zeenews Giridih (Jharkhand): Maoists blew up a stretch of railway track in Jharkhand's Giridih district in the wee hours on the third day of their 72-hour shutdown on Tuesday, affecting train services, the police said here. The tracks were blown up under Nim... |
Afghan war: Brown stands firm as British toll touches 256
Zeenews London: Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll passed the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new offensive is launched. | The politically symbolic figure was passed as P... |
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