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• PM to discuss India's N-disaster preparedness with scientists
• Goa looks to Kolhapur scheme to improve sex ratio
• Grenade injures two at Bangkok 'yellow shirt' rally
• Japan PM faces party rebellion as no-confidence vote looms
• Indian to lead UN's Change Management Team
• Syrian regime 'less tenable' every day: Hillary Clinton
• Despite earthquake, Japan makes it to Spelling Bee
• Twitter offers new button for attracting followers
• Pakistan forms commission to probe Osama bin Laden raid
• NDA ready to support bill for Telangana state: Sushma Swaraj
• Serbia sends Ratko Mladic to Hague to face war crimes charges
• Trinamool on a vendetta, Left learning from mistakes: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
• Yeddyurappa warns of action against pubs disallowing Africans
• Deadly clashes hit Yemen capital as troops kill 7 in Taez
• Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader gunned down in Pakistan
• South-west monsoon active over Kerala
• Baba Ramdev opposes bringing PM under ambit of Lokpal Bill

PM to discuss India's N-disaster preparedness with scientists Posted: 31 May 2011 09:48 PM PDT PM Manmohan Singh will discuss India's disaster preparedness at a special meeting that is expected to unveil measures like installation of hi-tech radiation-measuring gadgets in 35 cities.

Goa looks to Kolhapur scheme to improve sex ratio Posted: 31 May 2011 08:48 PM PDT Worried over increasing number of female foeticides and low sex ratio, Goa is now looking to follow the Kolhapur initiative in which a software was installed in all clinics to monitor every sonography done.

Grenade injures two at Bangkok 'yellow shirt' rally Posted: 31 May 2011 08:40 PM PDT A motorcyclist threw a home-made grenade into an anti-government "yellow shirt" rally in central Bangkok late on Tuesday, injuring two men, police said.

Japan PM faces party rebellion as no-confidence vote looms Posted: 31 May 2011 06:25 PM PDT Dozens of Japanese ruling party rebels plan to vote for a no-confidence motion against unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan, media said on Wednesday, short of the number needed to oust the leader but enough to split the party and weaken his clout as he struggles with the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.

Indian to lead UN's Change Management Team Posted: 31 May 2011 05:31 PM PDT UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed Atul Khare of India as head of its Change Management Team tasked with suggesting reforms to make the global organisation work more efficiently.

Syrian regime 'less tenable' every day: Hillary Clinton Posted: 31 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not pursuing reform and his government's position is becoming "less tenable" every day.

Despite earthquake, Japan makes it to Spelling Bee Posted: 31 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT The spelling contest in Tokyo that sends a representative to the Scripps National Spelling Bee was scheduled for March 12, a day after the devastating earthquake.

Twitter offers new button for attracting followers Posted: 31 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT Twitter is trying to make it quicker and easier to track the world's most interesting people on its short-messaging service.

Pakistan forms commission to probe Osama bin Laden raid Posted: 31 May 2011 02:29 PM PDT Pakistan's government on Tuesday named the members of a commission tasked with probing the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden, including how it come about that the al-Qaida chief was living in a Pakistani garrison city.

NDA ready to support bill for Telangana state: Sushma Swaraj Posted: 31 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT Addressing a public meeting at Karimnagar on Tuesday night, Sushma Swaraj said if the government brings a bill in the Parliament session beginning in July, she would ensure that it is passed with two-third majority.

Serbia sends Ratko Mladic to Hague to face war crimes charges Posted: 31 May 2011 09:52 AM PDT Serbia extradited most-wanted war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic on Tuesday after he lost his final legal appeal, removing a nationalist icon whose years on the run hindered Serbian progress towards EU membership.

Trinamool on a vendetta, Left learning from mistakes: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Posted: 31 May 2011 08:54 AM PDT Bhattacharjee said his party was taking lessons from its rout and would decide its future course after seeing the Mamata Banerjee government's performance.

Yeddyurappa warns of action against pubs disallowing Africans Posted: 31 May 2011 07:14 AM PDT In the wake of reports about African nationals allegedly being denied entry into some pubs, the Karnataka government said action would be taken against those who indulge in racist practises.

Deadly clashes hit Yemen capital as troops kill 7 in Taez Posted: 31 May 2011 06:25 AM PDT Deadly clashes erupted in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday shattering a truce between loyalist troops and dissident tribesmen as security forces shot dead seven protesters in the second-largest city of Taez.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader gunned down in Pakistan Posted: 31 May 2011 05:54 AM PDT Maulana Salimullah, a former head of the JUI chapter in Karak district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, was killed instantly when the gunmen attacked him in Latambar area, police officials said.

South-west monsoon active over Kerala Posted: 31 May 2011 04:40 AM PDT South-west monsoon has been active over Kerala. Rain occurred at many places in Kerala and Lakshadweep.

Baba Ramdev opposes bringing PM under ambit of Lokpal Bill Posted: 31 May 2011 01:36 AM PDT Differences appeared to have cropped up in the civil society over the demand for inclusion of the Prime Minister and higher judiciary in the Lokpal Bill with Baba Ramdev opposing such a move.

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