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• Web becomes virtual crisis centre in NZ quake
• Chinese man dies after three days of continuous internet gaming
• Malkangiri collector, engineer to return home by tomorrow: Mediator
• UNSC deplores repression against peaceful Libyan demonstrators
• In Honduras, lighting up a cigarette at home can earn you a fine
• Punjabis have a preference for male child: Study
• President, PM must advise against hoardings: HC
• Despite growth, hunger pangs reality for millions
• Under fire, Pawar says govt cannot stockpile vegetables
• Rahul Gandhi comes to the rescue of hurt biker
• Central univ Jamia Millia Islamia given minority tag by panel
• After shutting down PSU labs, govt buys vaccines at double cost
• Scrapping licence for rollout delay unwise, govt tells SC
• TRS chief meets NDA leaders seeking support on bill for Telangana
• GJM call off bandh in Darjeeling hills
• Four Americans killed on pirated yacht off Somalia: US military
• Government to evacuate 18,000 Indians from Libya
• China, Pakistan have strategy to invade India: Mulayam Singh
• At least 36 dead in Mali stadium stampede
• Can't say at this stage if Pakistan will handover 26/11 accused: Govt
• Davis issue could spark Egypt-style revolution in Pakistan: Imran Khan
• Indian killed in Libyan violence
• Mob set police station on fire in Bihar to protest trader's murder

Web becomes virtual crisis centre in NZ quake Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:25 AM PST Victims and survivors of the New Zealand earthquake are using the web as a virtual crisis centre, searching for missing people and even offering survivors a place to stay.

Chinese man dies after three days of continuous internet gaming Posted: 23 Feb 2011 12:02 AM PST A Chinese man, in his thirties, has died after a three-day online gaming session in which he did not sleep and barely ate.

Malkangiri collector, engineer to return home by tomorrow: Mediator Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:50 PM PST Mediator Prof G Hargopal had last evening stated that RV Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi would be back within 48 hours.

UNSC deplores repression against peaceful Libyan demonstrators Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:21 PM PST The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the use of force against peaceful demonstrators in Libya and expressed deep regret at the deaths of hundreds of civilians.

In Honduras, lighting up a cigarette at home can earn you a fine Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:49 PM PST Lighting up a cigarette at home could bring a visit from Honduran police if a family member or even a visitor complains about secondhand smoke.

Punjabis have a preference for male child: Study Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST The efforts of the Punjab government to improve it's skewed sex ratio doesn't seem to be having much of an impact, if one goes by the result of a study conducted by a senior doctor, who is also a well known anti-female foeticide crusader.

President, PM must advise against hoardings: HC Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:53 PM PST The President of India and the prime minister should ask party workers not to put up posters, the Bombay HC observed on Tuesday.

Despite growth, hunger pangs reality for millions Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:46 PM PST Although finance minister Pranab Mukherjee had promised food security and inclusive growth in his budget speech last year, hunger continues to stalk over 300 million citizens of the country. India slipped to 67th place in the Global Hunger Index 2010 rankings of 122 countries prepared by International Food Policy Research Institute.

Under fire, Pawar says govt cannot stockpile vegetables Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST The government came under fresh fire on price rise in Lok Sabha on Tuesday with MPs criticizing the Centre for failing to protect farmer interests irrespective of whether retail rates were high or low.

Rahul Gandhi comes to the rescue of hurt biker Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:54 PM PST Congress general secretary and youth leader Rahul Gandhi came to the rescue of an injured biker on Tuesday afternoon. The victim, identified as Kali Ram, is a construction labourer and was injured when an Innova rammed into him from behind on Krishna Menon Marg.

Central univ Jamia Millia Islamia given minority tag by panel Posted: 22 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST A commission on minority institutions on Tuesday granted minority status to Jamia Millia Islamia.

After shutting down PSU labs, govt buys vaccines at double cost Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:53 AM PST Shutting down manufacturing of vaccines at the public sector vaccine units is costing the government dear. PSUs can't manufacture vaccines, so govt buys them from pvt sector -- at a higher price

Scrapping licence for rollout delay unwise, govt tells SC Posted: 22 Feb 2011 10:46 AM PST The 2G spectrum allocation irregularities during A Raja's tenure as telecom minister continued to get bigger as the Centre admitted that 103 of the 122 mobile telephone licencees failed to roll out services, but said it would be unwise to cancel the agreements.

TRS chief meets NDA leaders seeking support on bill for Telangana Posted: 22 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday met leaders of NDA, including BJP's Sushma Swaraj, and sought their support for an adjournment motion he plans to move in Parliament on Wednesday demanding a discussion on Telangana statehood issue.

GJM call off bandh in Darjeeling hills Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST Responding to the appeal of the Election Commission and in view of the board examinations beginning in West Bengal from Wednesday, the GJM called off its indefinite bandh in the Darjeeling hills today after nearly a fortnight.

Four Americans killed on pirated yacht off Somalia: US military Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:11 AM PST Pirates shot dead four American hostages on a yacht they had seized in the Arabian Sea, and a firefight left two pirates dead and 13 captured, the US military said on Tuesday.

Government to evacuate 18,000 Indians from Libya Posted: 22 Feb 2011 07:38 AM PST With rising death toll in anti-government protests in Libya, government on Tuesday decided to evacuate its nationals numbering about 18,000 from that country.

China, Pakistan have strategy to invade India: Mulayam Singh Posted: 22 Feb 2011 06:59 AM PST Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give an assurance to Parliament that the country is safe from a possible external aggression.

At least 36 dead in Mali stadium stampede Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:44 AM PST At least 36 people were killed and over 110 others injured in an overnight stampede at a stadium in Mali's capital, officials said on Tuesday.

Can't say at this stage if Pakistan will handover 26/11 accused: Govt Posted: 22 Feb 2011 05:13 AM PST Government on Tuesday said it was uncertain at this stage if Pakistan would hand over the 26/11 accused to India which has given 12 dossiers containing evidence of involvement of Pakistanis in the terror attacks.

Davis issue could spark Egypt-style revolution in Pakistan: Imran Khan Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:15 AM PST The case of American official Raymond Davis, arrested for double murder in Lahore last month, could spark an Egypt-style revolution in Pakistan, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said.

Indian killed in Libyan violence Posted: 22 Feb 2011 04:04 AM PST A 42-year old contract worker from Tamil Nadu employed with a Korean group has been killed and another seriously injured in gunfire during the anti-government violence in Libya, the victim's family said.

Mob set police station on fire in Bihar to protest trader's murder Posted: 22 Feb 2011 02:30 AM PST An irate mob today set on fire a police station while protesting against a trader's murder in Bihar's Kaimur district.

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