Wednesday, January 11, 2012

US offers famous 'Stinger' missiles to India

US offers famous 'Stinger' missiles to India


US offers famous 'Stinger' missiles to India

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:59 AM PST

The United States has offered the air-to-air version of its famous Stinger missile to India as part of the weapons package proposed for the 22 attack helicopter deal of the Indian Air Force (IAF).


19-year-old girl gangraped in moving bus, killed

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST

Amid a statewide uproar over the alleged rape of a Dalit girl in Puri district, a 19-year-old college girl was allegedly gangraped in a moving bus and murdered in Bhadrak in Odisha.


Indian-origin man, wife killed in UK

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

An Indian-origin man and his English wife have been murdered in Birmingham, the British police said today, weeks after an Indian student was killed in an apparent hate crime in Manchester.


Pak military warns of serious consequences to PM's statement against ISI

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:44 AM PST

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani fired his defence secretary, a retired general and confidant of Pakistan's army chief, on Wednesday as the civilian government drew closer to a head-on collision with...


Pepsi Beverages pays $3.1 mn in racial bias case

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST

Pepsi Beverages Co. has agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination.

Sehwag joins Dravid, says rift rumours false

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:05 AM PST

India opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday, rubbished reports of infighting among Indian players and any rift between vice-captain and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "When teams start losing then the...


Meet the world's newest snake

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:56 AM PST

The world's newest snake has menacing-looking yellow and black scales, dull green eyes and two spiky horns. And it's named after a 7-year-old girl.


Centre's sub-quota for Muslims put on hold by Election Commission

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:51 AM PST

The government will have to wait to introduce its sub-quota of 4.5% for minorities within the existing 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Election Commission has asked the Centre to wait...


Uttar Pradesh government drapes all statues of Mayawati, BSP poll symbol

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:45 AM PST

Authorities today completed draping statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Mayawati and the BSP poll symbol, elephant, at various parks and memorials in Lucknow and Noida, even as the Allahabad High Court dis...

Data show German economy stalling

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:40 AM PST

The stress of the euro crisis and a slowing global economy appear to be already weighing on Germany's output.


Michelle Obama denies reports of White House feuds

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:12 AM PST

First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying she's tired of people portraying her as "some kind of angry black woman."


Govt vows action after paralysed patient was bitten by rats at Jodhpur hospital

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:01 AM PST

A 70-year-old paralysed man on ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a government hospital here was allegedly attacked by rats who nibbled on his ears, nose, lips and cheeks while hospital st...


Make Telangana stand clear, say angry activists to Jagan

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:41 AM PST

When Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived in Telangana in a hundred-car convoy, his political opponents expressed their surprise over the lack of protests. Mr Reddy moved relatively smoothly to Nizamabad, where ...


Fake ration card in Sonia Gandhi's name

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:57 AM PST

A fake ration card issued in the name of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, enlisting names of her two children as Rahul and Priyanka, was found in Maharashtra's Thane district, a right to information a...


Iran reports killing of nuclear scientist

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:28 AM PST

At a time of growing tension over its nuclear programme and mounting belligerence toward the West, Iran reported on Wednesday that an Iranian nuclear scientist died in what was termed a "terrorist bom...


Dalit woman assaulted for son's elopement

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:19 AM PST

Five people were booked on Wednesday, in Maharashtra's Satara district, for assaulting a Dalit widow whose son had eloped with a girl from a higher caste family.


Principal faints after heckling students crowd him

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:06 AM PST

In yet another instance of a college principal being harassed by students affiliated to political parties in West Bengal, the head of the Rampurhat College in Birbhum district fainted after heckling s...


Ruias, Khaitans in Dubai; CBI says they've ignored summons

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:05 AM PST

The Ruias and the Khaitans, both named in the telecom scam, have left the country, provoking concern among the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which has filed a chargesheet against them in the t...


US aided Pakistan group which supported extremists

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:26 AM PST

The U.S. gave money to a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, the U.S. Embassy i...


Army chief race gets darker with new allegations against front-runner

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:25 AM PST

Even as the Army struggles to deal with the issue of when its chief V K Singh should retire, a new complication has arisen over who should succeed him. Lieutenant General Bikram Singh, the top contend...


North Korea to punish 'non-mourners': Report

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:04 AM PST

North Koreans who did not mourn the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il can face at least six months in prison, a South Korean media outlet said Wednesday. And those who took part in the often hysteric...

Congress trying to divide and rule India: Uma Bharti

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:53 AM PST

Uma Bharti is back, after a sulk and a spot of illness, spearheading the BJP's attack in Uttar Pradesh. Today she went straight for the Congress' jugular over the minority quota issue, saying her part...


Alaska town buried under six feet of snow

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:41 AM PST

Residents of an Alaska community are seeking outside help after an exceptionally harsh winter left it buried in snow. Dozens of US National Guard members are helping the fishing town of Cordova dig ou...

Uttarakhand polls may be delayed because of cold

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST

The Election Commission is considering re-scheduling the elections in the hilly state of Uttarakhand. The state is meant to vote for its next government on January 30. Results will be declared along...


Help available for drivers who have wartime trauma

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST

Before going to war, Susan Max loved tooling around Northern California in her maroon Mustang. A combat tour in Iraq changed all that. Back in the States, Ms. Max, an Army reservist, found herself avo...

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