| Dey murder case: MCOCA invoked against all eight accused Posted: 08 Jul 2011 01:14 AM PDT Mumbai police on Friday invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) MCOCA against all the eight accused arrested in connection with the murder of senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.   |
| Train, air traffic disrupted due to heavy rains in Mumbai Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of the metropolis for the second consecutive day on Friday, disrupting rail and air traffic, causing inconvenience to a lot of commuters.   |
| Steady morning drizzle brings relief to Delhiites Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT A steady morning drizzle drenched the capital on Friday, bringing down the temperature by over two degrees and causing minor traffic snarls and water logging in some areas.   |
| Malaysia police kill hostage taker at kindergarten Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:50 PM PDT A machete-wielding man who took 30 children and four teachers hostage for six hours in a Malaysian kindergarten has died after being shot by police, an official said on Friday.   |
| Syria accuses United States of interference in its affairs Posted: 07 Jul 2011 06:09 PM PDT Syria has accused the United States of "interfering" in the protests rocking the Middle East country for the last four months, after US ambassador Robert Ford visited the rebel city of Hama.   |
| 25 Mubarak-era officials charged with manslaughter Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:09 PM PDT An Egyptian prosecutor has charged 25 figures of the Mubarak regime with manslaughter, attempted murder and assault for their part in organising a February attack on anti-regime protesters.   |
| US lawmakers rally behind Dalai Lama, call him global inspiration Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT US lawmakers hailed the Dalai Lama as a global inspiration as they welcomed him Thursday at the Capitol, urging President Barack Obama to defy China and meet with Tibet's exiled leader.   |
| Venezuela's ailing president Hugo Chavez visits troops on live TV Posted: 07 Jul 2011 01:29 PM PDT It was the first public appearance by Chavez since Tuesday, when he spoke and met with visiting leaders during Venezuela's bicentennial celebrations. Chavez told a well-wisher that he couldn't stay to speak long.   |
| Canada formally ends its combat mission in Afghanistan Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT Canada formally ended its combat role in Afghanistan on Thursday, closing a mission that has cost 157 soldiers their lives since 2002 _ casualties that shocked Canadians unaccustomed to seeing their troops die in battle.   |
| Credit card donations to WikiLeaks possible again: DataCell Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT Seven months after Visa and MasterCard blocked credit card payments to WikiLeaks, donating to the whistleblower website using plastic became possible again on Thursday, its data hosting service provider said.   |
| Egypt sends 25 for trial over protest camel charge Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT An Egyptian judge referred 25 people including aides of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for trial on Thursday for sending camels charging into a crowd of protesters during the country's popular uprising.   |
| Doping mess: Punjab suspends drug controller Bhag Singh Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:40 AM PDT The Punjab government Thursday suspended Drug Controller Bhag Singh following the controversy over Indian athletes at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) Patiala testing positive for steroids.   |
| Boeing values Indian aircraft market at $150 bn in 20 years Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:43 AM PDT With India's healthy GDP growth expected to stimulate a strong demand, Boeing on Thursday forecast a $150-billion market for 1,320 new passenger airplanes in the country over the next 20 years.   |
| Illegal sale of weapons : 27 army officers in the dock Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:33 AM PDT An Army Court of Inquiry has indicted 27 Army officers for illegal sale of weapons for private use and recommended disciplinary proceedings against them.   |
| Nithyananda ashram files complaint against Kalanithi Maran Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:56 AM PDT The Nithyananda ashram filed a police complaint accusing Sun Network owner Kalanithi Maran and its top executive of morphing and telecasting visuals showing the controversial spiritual guru in a compromising position with an actress last year.   |
| Nithyananda ashram files complaint against Kalanidhi Maran Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:56 AM PDT The Nithyananda ashram filed a police complaint accusing Sun Network owner Kalanidhi Maran and its top executive of morphing and telecasting visuals showing the controversial spiritual guru in a compromising position with an actress last year.   |
| Gulbarg Society massacre: Special Court rejects Sanjiv Bhatt as a witness Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT The special court hearing the Gulbarg Society massacre case of post-Godhra riots declined on Thursday to examine IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt as a witness. In rejecting the application filed by the witnesses, the court said that the issue was pending before the Supreme Court.   |
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