Archive for ‘December, 2008’

Delhi Police announces reward for catching 13 terrorists

Delhi Police announces reward for catching 13 terrorists

New Delhi: Delhi Police has announced a reward of Rs.100,000 each for information that may lead to the arrest of 13 absconding terrorists, of the Indian Mujahideen militant outfit, who are wanted in the September 13 serial bombings in the national capital. Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal announced the cash reward late on Tuesday. [...]

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Aamir Khan gives India it’s first Rs1 bn movie – Ghajini!

Aamir Khan gives India it’s first Rs1 bn movie – Ghajini!

Mumbai, Dec 31: Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’ will be written in golden words in the history of Indian cinema as it has brought India it’s first ever one billion bucks. Mr Perfectionist’s dedication and talent have finally paid off. Yes, the film that till yesterday was just a few bucks away from claiming the title of [...]

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Big Brother bosses plan to avoid Shilpa Shetty type race scams

Big Brother bosses plan to avoid Shilpa Shetty type race scams

London, December 31: Bosses of British reality show `Celebrity Big Brother’ have ordered their new contestants to watch the last series, which was inflicted with racism row, to tutor them against offending viewers. The previous series had been cancelled following the storm in 2007 when Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara were accused of [...]

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‘Threat to INS Viraat by LeT’

‘Threat to INS Viraat by LeT’

New Delhi, Dec 31: Indian Warship INS Viraat is in threat. There is the possibility of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) carrying out an airborne attack, warned US Techonological Intelligene Unit. Currently, the aircraft career Viraat is undergoing repairs at the Cochin shipyard. After the alert its security cover has been beefed up. Intelligence reports through [...]

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Sri Lanka tour of Pak hits a roadblock

Sri Lanka tour of Pak hits a roadblock

Karachi, Dec. 31: The Sri Lankan tour of Pakistan seems to have hit another road block just when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was preparing to host Sri Lanka for a test and one day international series. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has turned down the PCB’s proposal to play three tests and five one-dayers. [...]

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Obamas to make move to Washington this weekend

Obamas to make move to Washington this weekend

Washington, Dec 31: US President-elect Barack Obama and his family will move to Washington immediately after he ends his Hawaiian vacation, revealed his transition team. The would-be resident of White House will arrive in the capital before inauguration events begin from January 20. “The president-elect will be here in Washington to continue work on an [...]

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Stem cell banking increasing in India

Stem cell banking increasing in India

It is a good news to know that many Indians are now opting for stem cell banking since now they are aware that via this, thy can gift there unborn child a way to fight blood, genetic and immune system diseases for the rest of his or her life. V.R. Chandramouli, managing director of Europe’s [...]

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Weakness in Internet security uncovered

Weakness in Internet security uncovered

Washington, December 31: The Internet digital certificate infrastructure has a weakness that may be exploited by attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers, say researchers. This finding emerges from the studies conducted by independent security researchers in California and experts at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in [...]

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Sydney crowds queue 18 hours for New Year fireworks

Sydney crowds queue 18 hours for New Year fireworks

Sydney – Hundreds of people began queuing at 6 am Wednesday for vantage points to see the traditional spectacular fireworks display that welcomes the New Year over Sydney Harbour. City officials predicted that 1.5 million spectators would gather at the waterfront by midnight to see a pyrotechnic display promised to simulate lightning, thunder and rain [...]

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World of cricket celebrates the great Australian fall

World of cricket celebrates the great Australian fall

The world is celebrating the fall of former cricket superpower Australia. Tuesday’s home series loss is Australia`s first in 16 years and the world media are enjoying seeing the Australians endure what they had dished out over the past two decades. “The speed with which Australia have fallen from their pre-eminent position in world cricket [...]

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