Monthly Archives: February 2010
25 killed in storms on Portuguese island
Funchal (Portugal), Feb 21 (DPA) At least 25 people were killed on the Portuguese Atlantic island of Madeira following heavy storms, reporting the local government Saturday.
Telangana protests continue, student attempts self-immolation
Hyderabad, Feb 20 Osmania University and surrounding areas remained tense Saturday as students continued protests after one of their colleagues attempted self-immolation over the Telangana demand even as unprecedented security… Read more
Scarlett Johansson’s Broadway show leaves her exhausted
London, Feb 20 Actress Scarlett Johansson is struggling to juggle married life with her new Broadway show “A View From The Bridge” as the gruelling schedule is leaving her “exhausted”.
Hyderabad turned into fortress to foil students’ protest
Hyderabad, Feb 20 People in Hyderabad had a harrowing time Saturday as police closed several roads to traffic and local trains were cancelled to foil the Osmania University students’ plan… Read more
One more foreigner dead, Pune blast toll 12
Mumbai, Feb 20 A 21-year-old Sudanese student died in a hospital here early Saturday, taking the Pune terror blast toll to 12, police said.
No arrogance while discharging duty, advises apex court
New Delhi, Feb 19 The Supreme Court has advised those in power to ensure that there should be no trace of arrogance and vanity while discharging their official duty.
Explosives, detonators seized in Maharashtra
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Feb 19 Barely a week after the Pune terror blast, police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district seized a large quantity of explosives and detonators and arrested three people, an… Read more
Facebook ties up with PayPal to collect ad revenue
Los Angeles, Feb 19 Facebook and PayPal Thursday announced a tie-up to use PayPal as the way to pay for Facebook’s advertising and developer systems.
Tarantino confident of losing best director Oscar
London, Feb 19 Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino, who has been nominated in the best director category for his film “Inglorious Bastards” at the Oscars this year, says he is confident… Read more
Catholic Church bans Skyline Publishers for Christ caricature
New Delhi, Feb 15 The Catholic Church in India Friday banned in all its member schools a New Delhi-based publisher for printing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in… Read more
