Monthly Archives: August 2009
Paul murder: BJP demands probe by Central Agency
Kochi: BJP’s Kerala Unit today demanded a probe by a central agency into the murder of businessman Paul M George, alleging that the police probe under the present Home department… Read more
Police looking for more Lucknow students linked to LeT suspect
Lucknow, Aug 28 The Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh police is now looking for two more students of the Lucknow University, who studied with a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba… Read more
Nigerian held in Kerala for online fraud
Kannur (Kerala), Aug 28 A Nigerian national was arrested here for cheating people of millions of rupees in an Internet scam, Kerala police said Friday.
Fighting in Myanmar leads 10,000 to flee to China
Kunming (China), Aug 28 (Xinhua) About 10,000 citizens of Myanmar have fled to neighbouring China’s Yunnan province Friday morning following clashes in their region, the provincial government said.
Insecure mothers distressed by their crying child
Sydney, Aug 28 A study has revealed that the brain activity of insecure mothers suggests that they are distressed when their child cries, while the opposite is true in the… Read more
Earthquake jolts China
Xining (China), Aug 28 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck Qinghai province in northwest China Friday, authorities said.
Facebook forced to tighten privacy safeguards
Toronto, Aug 28 Over 200 million Facebook users around the world scored a major victory Thursday when the social networking site agreed to implement new privacy safeguards.
Nehru Cup: Syria beats Lebanon, makes India’s life easy
New Delhi, Aug 27 Syria beat Lebanon 1-0 in the Nehru Cup football Thursday and virtually took India with them to the final.
My presence in Cuba would lead to violence, says Gloria Estefan
San Juan, Aug 28 (EFE) Gloria Estefan has said that if she were to give a concert in Havana, it would lead to violence because she would not keep quiet… Read more
Bangalore law school shuts over swine flu fear
Bangalore, Aug 28 The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) here has shut down for 10 days to prevent the spread of the influenza A H1N1 virus that has… Read more