President Pratibha Patil launches landmark meditation centre in Kerala
Pakistan cancels Independence day celebrations!What Pakistani Regime has done to showcase its Concern, our Demogogues fail to do as they have virtually NO CONCERN for the People. It is only limited to CORPORATE Social Concern!
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Calamity and Terror war struk Pakistan cancels Independence day celebrations!Pakistan cancelled all celebrations of its Independence day, being observed on August 14, over the worst floods that has claimed over a thousand lives in the country, officials said on Friday. President Asif Ali Zardari has cancelled August 14 function at Presidency and will spend the day in the northwest Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and eastern Punjab provinces, presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar said.Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani also cancelled function at the Prime Minister house, his office said.The Army has cancelled Defence day celebrations on September 6th as well.
Ruling Manusmriti Hegemony choses to defend its Train of Mafia Dons and Scam Masters as the ruling Brahaminical Class along with the Co Opted Creamy Layer have NO Option and Freedom and democracy, Sovereignity and Honesty, Values and Ideals, Culture and nationality, Constitution and Ideology- Everything stand Dead as the Post Modern theory justifies!
Hence,Congress core group fails to arrive at decision on Kalmadi!
Kalmadi to stay, cabinet secretary to monitor CWG!
What Pakistani Regime has done to showcase its Concern, our Demogogues fail to do as they have virtually NO CONCERN for the People. It is only limited to CORPORATE Social Concern!
With allegations of corruption mounting against Commonwealth Games Organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, the Congress Core Committee on Friday took up the issue but decided to leave a decision on Kalmadi's fate to the central government. The core committee which met Friday at the prime minister's residence, discussed issues related to the Commonwealth Games, including allegations of corruption against Kalmadi and the nuclear liability bill besides other issues pertaining to the ongoing monsoon session of parliament.
Sources in the party said that though Kalmadi's alleged involvement in corruption relating to the Commonwealth Games was taken up, no decision could be reached on the matter.
However,The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said it would move an adjournment motion in both Houses of Parliament on Monday to demand a discussion on the alleged scam in Commonwealth Games deals. "We have been consistently raising the issue in both Houses (of Parliament) for so many
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days and surprisingly the government is silent on the huge corruption in Commonwealth Games deals," BJP leader Gopinath Munde told reporters in New Delhi.
He said the BJP has decided to move "an adjournment motion in both Houses Monday seeking suspension of the question hour and a discussion on the issue".
"Neither is the Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) nor is UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi speaking on the issue," Munde said, adding that the government should take a decision and inform Parliament about what they are doing.
He said the Opposition was not satisfied with the replies of Sports Minister M S Gill and Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy.
"Ask them any detail and they would say they don't know. They have crossed all the limits. Somebody should take the responsibility. The government is trying to push the issue under the carpet," he said.
President Pratibha Patil launches landmark meditation centre in Kerala
13 Aug 2010, 2242 hrs IST,Joe A Scaria,ET BureauTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: President Pratibha Patil on Friday performed the dedication of a lotus-shaped parnasala at the Santhigiri Ashram, Potencode in the outskirts of the state capital. The 91-ft high monument shaped like a lotus in full bloom and constructed in white marble has been realized at the final resting place of the ashram's founder Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru. Ms Patil, who described the guru as a "visionary who believed in a casteless society based on strong family values", said the parnasala (meditation centre) symbolized his message of universal peace and fraternity. She said Karunakara Guru believed that among human beings there can be no discrimination based on caste, religion or class, and taught his followers the importance of working together for peace, family welfare and spiritual growth. Earlier, the president prayed at the prayer hall in the ashram premises and offered floral tributes at the parnasala. She also visited the lotus bud-shaped Sahakarana Mandiram (shrine of togetherness) and had a meeting with the ashram head, HH Sishyapoojitha Amritha Jnana Tapaswini. HH Sishayapoojitha said a positive change had to emerge at the level of households through virtuous living in order for goodness to come into the world. The Santhigiri Ashram is also involved in preserving and rejuvenating traditional Indian systems of medicine including Ayurveda and Siddha. The ashram and the Santhigiri Research Foundation have taken up eco-friendly technologies, methods and systems to promote organic farming, rainwater harvesting and conservation of groundwater. The parnasala was a humble hermit's hut when Karunakara Guru established the ashram in 1968 at Pothencode, 21 kms outside Thiruvananthapuram. The month-long celebrations inaugurated by the president will include cultural programmes, an international conference on global warming, climate change, sustainable development, secular spiritualism and a spiritual congress. |
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With the Congress Core Committee scheduled to meet on Friday evening to discuss the Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations and the controversies surrounding it, Congress circles indicated that the party was veering round to the view that Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi should not be immediately replaced.
An All India Congress Committee (AICC) office-bearer told IANS that the "high command was coming to the conclusion that the focus should be on conducting the Games properly rather than changing horses midstream in the light of some media reports".
However, he said better coordination of the preparations and the Games conduct is likely to be ensured by delegating the task to Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar as the nodal official.
"The cabinet secretary is already actively involved. He has been monitoring the preparations and updating the prime minister about the progress in the construction works and other arrangements for the Games," the AICC official added.
What apparently has prompted the Congress high command rethink on Kalmadi is that senior leaders have told party president Sonia Gandhi that there are "political motives behind the corruption campaign against the Organising Committee".
It has also been pointed out that the opposition, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its Delhi unit, wants to "defame the Congress over the issue".
The AICC office-bearer said that the BJP wanted to target several Congress leaders other than Kalmadi through the controversies.
"They want to start with allegations against Kalmadi and extend it to other leaders, including (Delhi Chief Minister) Sheila Dikshit, (Sports Minister) M S Gill and (Urban Development Minister) Jaipal Reddy. We saw it in parliament (during the discussion on the Games preparations)," he said.
"The BJP, which has been defeated in three consecutive assembly polls in Delhi, is desperate. They want to weaken Dikshit and the Congress through the Commonwealth Games controversies," the AICC leader said.
Friday's Congress Core Committee meeting will be attended by Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, senior ministers Pranab Mukherjee, A K Antony and P Chidmabaram and the political secretary to the Congress chief, Ahmed Patel.
Sources told IANS that Patel and other party leaders have briefed Sonia Gandhi in detail on the controversies about the Games that had begun surfacing during the two weeks since July 25 when she and son Rahul Gandhi were away to the US to attend to her ailing mother.
Rahul Gandhi had also been updated on the allegations against Kalmadi and his aides, party sources said. In fact, a section of the Congress leaders wanted Rahul Gandhi to be part of an oversight panel on the Games.
After the issue witnessed much uproar in parliament on Friday, a decision on the future of Kalmadi, who is Congress MP in Lok Sabha from Pune, was expected to be taken by the core committee.
Setting up an oversight committee on the Games was also discussed, but a final decision has been left on the government in consultation with Sports Minister MS Gill.
"The issues were discussed but no decision has been taken. It was decided that the decision will be taken up by the government in consultation with the sports minister," a party member said after the meeting.
It has been decided that Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar will be asked to co-ordinate the CWG preparations.
Opposition parties have been mounting pressure on the government to take action against Kalmadi for his alleged involvement in corruption in the organizing committee.
Sources, however, say that a decision may not be taken unless the allegations against Kalmadi are proved, or till the Games are over.
While the Left parties have demanded Kalmadi's removal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sought action against him. Some quarters of the Congress party too have been demanding his removal.
Senior party leader Digvijay Singh on Tuesday remarked that if a prima facie case is filed against Kalmadi by the CBI, he should resign.
Sources in the party say similar demands have come up from some other members as well.
The core committee also discussed the Nuclear Liability Bill which is set to be tabled in the present session of parliament. The government is making all efforts to work out a consensus on the bill which is critical for implementing the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Four killed in anti-India protests in Kashmir
Four people were killed and 10 wounded in Kashmir on Friday as police fired at thousands of demonstrators, the latest deaths in the two month-long protests against New Delhi's rule in the region.
The largest anti-India protests in two years have shown no sign of calming down despite calls by many public figures, including separatist leaders. Security forces daily battle stone-throwing men, women and children on the streets and 55 people have died so far.
"Security forces have fired in least three places to quell violent protesters. Four people have died," said a police official, who did not want to be identified. Some of the injured, he said, were critically wounded.
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The latest deaths brought tens of thousands of people out into the streets in Srinagar, Kashmir's summer capital, shouting: "Go India go! We want freedom!"
The Himalayan region has had a bloody insurgency since 1989, but the seperatist movement dates to 1947, when the British partitioned the subcontinent into India and Pakistan.
Both nations claim Kashmir in full but rule in part and have fought two of their three wars over it and the unrest complicates efforts for peace between India and Pakistan.
The nuclear-armed neighbours are trying to revive peace talks halted after New Delhi blamed Pakistan-based militants for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has been accussed of overseeing a slow reaction to the protests, on Tuesday said a panel would look into ways of creating jobs in Kashmir, a move that separatists say solves nothing.
(Reporting by Sheikh Mushtaq; editing by C.J. Kuncheria and Ron Popeski)
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Naxalism suppressed in initial stages in Gujarat: DGP
Gujarat police has been able to suppress the menace of Naxalism in its initial stages in the State, DGP S S Khandwawala today claimed. Asked about the threat from Naxals to Gujarat ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, Khandwawala said, "Naxalism was at a very preliminary stage in the state and we have been able to suppress it at the initial stage itself.
" "There is no threat due to Naxals in the state for the August 15 function," he added. Khandwawala said the situation in Gujarat was unlike that of Chhattisgarh or Jharkhand where Naxalism is a matter of great concern.
Gujarat police had in February this year filed a first comprehensive FIR against CPI (Maoist) in the state to investigate their plans, activities and to identify persons involved in spread of the banned organisation in South Gujarat region. Since the filing of FIR, the special investigation team (SIT) constituted to probe the case has arrested 12 persons in this case from different part of the state.
Some have also been brought on a transfer warrant from other states for questioning. The SIT has already filed an 1,800-page chargesheet against 11 persons arrested in the case.
According to the chargesheet, all the accused have been booked under various sections of the IPC which include criminal conspiracy (120B), waging war against government (121A), Sedition (124A) and promoting enmity between different groups (153A). Besides, they have also been booked under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
PC says BJP only wants to prove Rajiv 'hand'
For the second consecutive day on Thursday, the BJP tried to pin the government down on the Bhopal gas disaster by raising the issue of then Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson leaving India. However, it found a tough combatant in Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Before Chidambaram could reply to the debate on the issue that began on Wednesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley sought special permission to intervene. He contested the claim of Arjun Singh, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh at the time of the tragedy and now member of the Upper House, that then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi did not know about Anderson being released, saying the explanation given by Singh was "doubtful and highly dubious".
"A farcical impression is being given that then prime minister did not know, that then chief minister did not know (about Anderson being allowed to leave). But how did this curious thing happen? The country is entitled to know," Jaitley said. He also referred to remarks by former foreign secretary M K Rasgotra that the then government gave a safe passage to Anderson.
However, Chidambaram took the sting out of the attack when he said that instead of asking questions now, Jaitley should have asked them when he was law minister in the NDA regime as at that time some people who could have answered those questions would have been alive.
Chidambaram then went on to reiterate that everyone present in the House was equally culpable in not addressing the disaster and the grievances of the victims in a satisfactory manner.
The Home Minister said the real intention of the BJP was to somehow prove that Rajiv Gandhi was involved in letting Anderson leave, though there was no evidence to back this.
Chidambaram also reiterated that the government did not have the records to show who took the decision to allow Anderson to leave the country, an issue that was later taken up by the CPM's Sitaram Yechury. "It is a very, very serious point that you have archival records of what happened during British rule but do not have records of what happened 20-25 years ago," Yechury said.
On allegations that the decision to let Anderson leave was taken under US pressure, Chidambaram said he "has not found any evidence of US pressure on anything that was done or not done in the last 25 years".
"If there has been a commission, it is our commission. If there has been an omission, it is our omission," he said.
Chidambaram said the manner in which successive governments had addressed the Bhopal tragedy was "most unsatisfactory" and lamented that the Executive and Legislative had completely "abdicated" their responsibilities and let the judiciary run the show.
Terrorists may be planning terror attacks in India, Pak: US
WASHINGTON: In a fresh warning, the US has said it has "credible evidence" that terrorists may be planning terror attacks at places frequented by its citizens in India, Pakistan and Middle East and asked them to be alert and take precautionary measures. In a "Worldwide Caution" issued yesterday, the State Department said it continues to receive information that terrorist groups in South and Central Asia, including in India and Pakistan, may be planning attacks in the region, possibly against US government facilities, citizens or its interests. "In India there is a continuing threat of terrorism as attacks have randomly targeted public places frequented by Westerners, including luxury and other hotels, trains, train stations, markets, cinemas, mosques, and restaurants in large urban areas," the State Department said. The presence of al-Qaeda, Taliban elements, LeT, indigenous sectarian groups, and other terror organisations, many of which are on the US government's list of foreign terror organisations, poses a potential danger to US citizens in the region, it said. Terrorists and their sympathisers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack targets where Americans or Westerners are known to congregate or visit, the statement said. Their actions may include, but are not limited to, vehicle-born explosives, improvised explosive devices, assassinations, carjacking, rocket attacks, assaults, or kidnappings, it added. "Some examples include Pakistan where a number of extremist groups continue to target US citizens and other Western interests and Pakistani officials. "Suicide bombing attacks continue to occur throughout the country on a regular basis, often targeting government authorities such as police checkpoints and military installations, as well as public areas such as mosques, and shopping areas," it said. The State Department said credible information indicates terrorist groups seek to continue attacks against US interests in the Middle East and North Africa. It also said that a number of Al Qaeda operatives and other extremists are believed to be operating in and around Africa. "US citizens considering travel by sea near the Horn of Africa or in the Southern Red Sea should exercise caution as there has been a notable increase in armed attacks, robberies and kidnappings for ransom at sea by pirates," the State Department said. |
ED looking at QBR money trail leading to London firm
Widening its probe into alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, the Enforcement Directorate is looking at the source and gateways through which payment was made for the Queens Baton Relay in London last October. The ED has scrutinised the bid documents that led to the awarding of the work of arranging display services to A M Films, a little-known London-based company, to which a huge sum of money was transferred through the Royal Bank of Scotland. The agency's initial probe, including leads from the RBI, has led the ED sleuths to gather more information about the source and various channels used to transfer money to the firm. The ED is also likely to summon other Organising Committee members like Joint Director General (F&A) M Jaychandran and Deputy Director General (Ceremonies) Sudheer Verma who are said to be the signatories to the work related to the QBR. The directorate, probing the CWG case for alleged violations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has already quizzed sacked Organising Committee JDG T S Darbari and suspended DDG Sanjay Mohindroo few days back. The probe will also focus on a noting in the minutes of the meeting of the committee for evaluation of bids relating to the work of arranging display services as a part of crowd control measure during the QBR in London. "The firm has asked for hundred per cent advanced payment and in view of the short time available and the risk of event cancellation, the committee recommends that the advance payment of hundred per cent may be given to the firm (AM Films) to facilitate taking up the work in time," the minutes stated. Sources said that violation under FEMA could be related to the arrangements of this 100 per cent advance payment to A M Films. According to sources, the minutes of the meeting said that the committee "also expressed concerns on the vendor not willing to deliver services without payment and they indicated that if the vendor does not confirm to provide the display screens they would have no options but to cancel the QBR event." The business rules of both the OC and A M Films and other vendors will be cross-checked to find out more about this particular provision of the firm, sources said. The sporting event, beginning in October in Delhi, has been mired in several controversies including alleged financial irregularities by OC members and contractors of various projects. |
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China, US back on collision course over yuan
13 Aug 2010, 2202 hrs IST,REUTERSLONDON: The United States and China are again on collision course over the yuan, bringing the threat of protectionism and the potential to tip the world back into recession. An export led recovery, or at least a recovery aided by a more competitive export sector, has been seen as an easier option than boosting demand for governments trying to shore up their economies.
This has led to officials talking down currencies or actual FX interventions, the latter being the preferred policy for many Asian central banks. US President Barack Obama has played the export card with his pledge to double exports in five years. China, on the other hand, has supposedly played ball, allowing the yuan to appreciate. The reality though is very different.
Earlier this week US politicians gnashed their teeth after China's trade surplus blew out to an 18-month high in July. Senator Charles Schumer is pushing hard for US legislation to put an end to what he sees as unfair China trade practices. A shock widening of the US trade deficit followed on Wednesday, boosted by a huge rise in Chinese imports.
The alarm bells in the Senate will be ringing ever louder. It was notable that U.S exports actually dropped 1.3 percent month on month in July after the authorities had made such a big deal about promoting the sector. But those watching the unwelcome return of the trend of widening deficits in the United States will definitely see the dollar's rise this year as a source of increasing concern.
China provided the coup de grace on Thursday, fixing the yuan at a seven-week low against the dollar. This is certain to be seen as an unreasonable action in the United States. USD/CNY was fixed at 6.8015, meaning the yuan had gained around 0.3 percent versus the dollar in nearly two months.
Even worse the fix represented the biggest one-day move in dollar/yuan since the June 19 de-pegging. China authorities thus appear far more likely to respond to dollar strength or apt to hold dollar/yuan steady, or boost the rate if a weaker euro puts pressure on the yuan basket.
None of that will wash in D.C. Rather, the yuan de-pegging is widely seen, as many feared, as a purely political gesture designed to throw US bloodhounds off the scent. Calls in Washington to label China as an FX manipulator will be back on the table. The danger is that such action brings with it the prospect of a trade war as duties are levied. Speculation often follows that China might reduce or stop buying US assets in response to U.S. protectionist measures.
Obama seals visa fee hike law despite Indian concerns
President Barack Obama signed into law a legislation to secure the US-Mexico border with $600 million raised by massively hiking work visa fees, ignoring concerns over a "discriminatory" provision that will largely hit Indian firms, including Wipro, Tata, Infosys and Satyam. ( Watch ) Obama signed the bill in his Oval office at the White House on Friday, a day after final Congressional approval of the legislation that he has praised as answering "my call to bolster the essential work of federal law enforcement officials and improve their ability to partner with state, local and tribal law enforcement". The measure's $600 million tag would be paid for mostly by hiking visa fees on what the measure's backers called a handful of foreign firms that "exploit" the US visa programme to improperly import workers to the US. A summary of the bill named Indian firms Wipro, Tata, Infosys and Satyam, which send thousands of employees each year to the US to work at their clients' locations as technicians and engineers.
The legislation proposes to raise the fees on H-1B visas for companies who have more than 50 percent of their employees on such visas for highly skilled professionals from $320 to $2,320. Similarly the fee on L-visas given to multi-national transferees is hiked from $320 to $2,570. The president argued that the new law would facilitate cooperation along the border between the US and Mexican governments, and asserted that it would make "an important difference" in the push for comprehensive immigration reform. The bill includes money for 1,500 new border personnel, a pair of unmanned drones and military-style bases along the border. The Senate briefly suspended its six-week summer break to give final approval to the border security bill Thursday in response to Obama's request for reinforcements on the Southwest border by passing the House version of the bill by "unanimous consent" with just two lawmakers present. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, a lead sponsor of the measure who had branded Indian IT major Infosys as a "chop shop" during the senate debate, offered up the bill, and Democratic Senator Benjamin Cardin gavelled it approved. But even after the final passage of the bill Thursday, the State Department maintained it was still talking to lawmakers about corporate concerns over the legislation. "Well, we'll continue to work with Congress, I think, on this," spokesman Mark Toner said when told that the Congress had already passed the measure, which the US-India Business Council, representing 300 top US firms doing business with India, has warned could hurt burgeoning India-US economic ties. | ||||||
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International standard sports injury centre for Commonwealth Games
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Congress core group fails to arrive at decision on KalmadiHindustan Times - 59 minutes agoLabourers work at an under-construction site of Connaught Place as beautification work is in... With allegations of corruption mounting against Commonwealth Games Organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, the Congress Core Committee on Friday took up ... Kalmadi may be spared Congress stick, for nowExpressindia.com - 48 minutes agoNew Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kamadi might just succeed in riding over the political storm generated by reports of alleged irregularities and corruption in CWG projects. The Congress Core Group, which met at Prime ... CWG: Congress core group leaves it to governmentThe Hindu - 16 minutes agoAmid calls to remove Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi with fresh allegations of corruption being levelled against him, the Congress core group, the party's top decision-making body, on Friday decided to leave the question ... PM, Sonia discuss CWG mess in Congress core group meetNDTV.com - 2 hours agoNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi discussed the growing controversy over the Commonwealth Games at the Congress core group meeting on Friday. In the meeting, the core group decided to leave it to the ... No need for Kalmadi to resign, says Digvijay SinghThe Hindu - 5 hours agoPTI Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday said there is no need for Suresh Kalmadi to resign as CWG Organising Games Chairman as the CBI or the CVC has not filed any cases against him relating to allegations of corruption in the event. ... View Point: PM must intervene to save the CWGCentral Chronicle - 3 hours agoUntil 2 months ago though there were some murmurs of concern about the slow pace of works relating to the Common Wealth Games scheduled to be held in Delhi in October this year, there was hardly a complaints corruption in awarding contracts or making ... Alleged CWG scam: Team Kalmadi defends consultants hiredNDTV.com - Aug 12, 2010New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi has challenged new allegations of corruption outlined in an interim report by the CAG or Comptroller and Auditor General of India. (Read: CWG irregularities: CAG interim report names Kalmadi) The document indicts the finian ... Digvijay supports Kalmadi as Cong top brass discusses his fateIndian Express - 4 hours agoNew Delhi: The chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi, who has been under constant scrutiny for the last few weeks for alleged financial irregularities in the Games panel, is likely to stay on till the mega event is over ... Kalmadi stays, cabinet secy to overseeindiablooms - 3 hours agoNew Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS) Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) Suresh Kalmadi took a sigh of relief Friday as he is likely to stay on till the mega event is over, but the government assigned Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar ... CWG scam: Kalmadi, Fennell under ED scannerTimes of India - Pradeep Thakur - 22 hours agoNEW DELHI: Top bosses of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Organizing Committee have come under the government's scanner with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sending notices to the Royal Bank of Scotland in London and to its Indian ... All 95 related articles » | RelatedSuresh KalmadiCWG Commonwealth Games Timeline of articles Number of sources covering this story
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ByJoe Leahy in MumbaiPublished: August 13 2010 18:42 | Last updated: August 13 2010 18:42
India today began issuing letters to the country's telecoms operators ordering them to make BlackBerry corporate e-mail and messenger services accessible to interception by security agencies or risk suspension of their licences.
The move marks the first step by the government towards implementing an ultimatum from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday warning that India would block the services by the end of this month unless they were opened for monitoring.
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"The issue is that the service providers have legal obligations to the government under their licences," said one industry executive.The legal obligations of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes the devices, were to the service providers, he said.
The order poses a dilemma for India's 15 mobile operators, including industry leader Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, the number three, as the technology for BlackBerry services is controlled by RIM.
The move also raises the temperature for RIM, which is locked in tense negotiations with the government over its encrypted enterprise e-mail service and messenger function amid concerns these might be misused by terrorists.
Spurred on by similar moves against RIM by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, India is keen to tighten security ahead of the Commonwealth Games in October and to curb terrorist attacks originating from neighbouring Pakistan.
India is the world's fastest growing mobile phone market with about 600m users and 10m-20m new customers being added every month.
While BlackBerry users number only about 1m, they are among the highest spending customers in a market in which growing competition is squeezing margins.
One operator said yesterday it had received a letter from the government ordering it to suspend the corporate e-mail or messenger service by the end of this month if a solution to the security issue was not reached. Operators were instructed to communicate the order to RIM.
India sets stringent conditions for mobile licence holders, requiring them to make all communications through their networks open to interception by security agencies.
Failure to do so can lead to the seizure of the operator's network and equipment by the authorities and the suspension of the licence.
However, mobile operators say they doubt they have the technology to selectively block BlackBerry services.
The providers could instead suspend all domestic BlackBerry handsets from the network, but this would not prevent international users of the devices from using roaming services in India.
It is difficult to detect what type of handset is being used when an international customer enters a market using roaming services.
The government is expected to use the BlackBerry issue to put pressure on other internet-based communications systems, such as Google and Skype.
The names of the two internet providers were mentioned as next in line for scrutiny at a meeting last month between government officials and telecoms and internet service provider associations.
RIM's stock fell 1.2 per cent to C$55.77 yesterday in early trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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- Udaipur, Aug 13 (PTI) One more person died of swine flu here taking the toll in the city this season to two and raising fears about spread of the virus with authorities asking schools to suspend prayer assemblies. A suspected swine flu patient, who died here yesterday within hours of being admitted to a hospital, was today confirmed to be H1N1 positive, health officials here said.
- Four Maoists handed over to police by villagersIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) Four Maoists were caught by villagers and handed over to police in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Friday.
- Students lodge police complaint against Head MasterPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Howrah(WB), Aug 12 (PTI) Two students of a school in Howrah district today lodged a police complaint against their Head Master alleging that he had beaten them up in the school for coming late to the class.
Politics
- Rajya Sabha not to sit Aug 23 due to OnamIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha is likely to have a sitting on Aug 21, a Saturday, instead of Aug 23, a Monday, due to the Onam festival.
- Majority in Maoist-dominated areas side with government: StudyIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) While the government views Maoist violence as the single largest threat to internal security, a study focused on 36 Maoist-affected districts reveals that a majority of the population there side with the government.
- Pranab meets Left leaders over n-liability billIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) As part of the government's effort to sort out differences with opposition over the nuclear liability Bill, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday met Left party leaders to discuss their reservations relating to the legislation.
- BJP, Congress slugfest over Sohrabuddin in GujaratIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Gandhinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) The Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case became the centre of a political tussle between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress in Gujarat Friday with both holding parallel meetings in different parts of the state and attacking each other on the issue.
- BJP, JD-U approach poll panel against opposition claimsIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U), which together form the government in Bihar, Friday termed the opposition allegation of posting of officials on caste-basis by the state government as wrong and intended to prejudice the Election Commission ahead of the assembly elections.
Features
- Indians most likely to report sexual harassment at work - pollReuters - Thu, Aug 12
- Sexual harassment is at dangerous levels in the workplace with a joint Reuters/Ipsos global poll finding one in 10 workers have been pestered for sex by a senior employer.
- Miracle Baby - Leh toddler braves nature's furyMail Today - Mon, Aug 9
- Two-year-old wrenched away from mom after Thursday’s cloudburst survives and is reunited with her mother.
- The okay TataHT - Sun, Aug 8
- New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- On the face of it, there is very little that differentiates the incumbent from the successor - Ratan Naval Tata and Noel Naval Tata. Both belong to the same family, the House of the Tatas. Both are introvert and extremely reclusive. And both are leaders not by choice but by circumstances, or as some say, compulsion.
- Viewer has the remote controlHT - Sat, Aug 7
- New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Hindustan Times-MaRS consumer satisfaction survey on 'India's favourite DTH Operators' reveals that the Indian consumer knows her mind, and direct-to-home satellite television providers will have to work extra hard to ensure that customers don't switch loyalty to smarter rivals.
- Flying is serious businessHT - Fri, Aug 6
- New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Breaking records and setting a standard, the Gulfstream G550, a large-cabin, ultra-long range business jet has been doing its successful rounds from Seoul to Orlando and linking Washington, DC, with Dubai, London with Singapore and Tokyo with Paris.
Crime
- Leh floods: 132 dead, 600 missingHT - Fri, Aug 13
- Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- Security personnel and rescue teams on Saturday continued searching for missing people in the debris as the death toll in Friday's flash floods and mud slides in Ladakh's Leh district reached 132. An estimated 600 people, include 150 Bihari labourers, are missing.
- Pregnant woman's body found in parkHT - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- A 22-year-old woman was found dead at a public park in north Delhi's Burari on Thursday.
- Who killed Sarthak? Police re-open caseHT - Fri, Aug 13
- Ghaziabad, Aug. 13 -- The Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) has ordered re-opening of the Sarthak Chawla case in which the Investigation Officer filed his final report in July.
- Cheating case filed against 2 MTNL staffersHT - Fri, Aug 13
- Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (Anti Corruption Branch) registered a case against two senior Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) employees for cheating the government enterprise of Rs 7 crore.
- 16-yr-old girl killed by father and brotherHT - Fri, Aug 13
- Greater Noida, Aug. 13 -- The Surajpur Police have arrested a father-son duo for killing the eldest daughter of their family in a suspect case of honour killing.
Sports News
Tharanga half-century sets up Sri Lanka victory
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Opener Upul Tharanga hit a well-paced 70 to lay the foundations for Sri Lanka's three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second match of the Tri-series on Friday.
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- Tharanga stars in Sri Lanka's win over New Zealand IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Italy striker Balotelli joins Manchester City Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
- CWG merchandising partner Premier Brands pulls out IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Scoreboard: New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka, Second ODI, Tri-nation IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Tri-series scoreboard Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
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General
- Vishnu Prasanna beats HalkiasPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- From Our Chess Correspondent Chalkida (Greece) Aug 13 (PTI) Birthday boy Vishnu Prasanna made a giant stride toward his International Master title, defeating Grandmaster Stelios Halkias in the fourth round of first negroponte International Chess tournament here.
- Haladhar Das to be captain of OrissaPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Cuttack, Aug 13 (PTI) Promising wicketkeeper batsman Haladhar Das was today named captain of Orissa for the All-India Invitational Buchi Babu cricket tournament, to be held in Chennai from August 17-30.
- Sri Lanka scores nervous win; India back to second spotPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Dambulla (Sri Lanka), Aug 13 (PTI) Sri Lanka huffed and puffed to a three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI of the cricket tri-series and helped India reclaim the second spot in the ICC ODI team rankings, here today.
- Injured Lampard may miss Chelsea openerReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Vice-captain Frank Lampard may miss Premier League champions Chelsea's opening game of the season against promoted West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
- Liverpool are long way behind title trio, says HodgsonReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Manager Roy Hodgson has hinted that Liverpool are unlikely to mount a Premier League title challenge this season.
Cricket
- Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wicketsIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Dambulla, Aug 13 (IANS) Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second one-day international of the tri-nation series here Friday.
- Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 3 wickets in Tri-seriesReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets in the second match of the one-day Tri-series on Friday.
- India beat Real Massama in Portugal tourIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Lisbon, Aug 13 (IANS) Mohammad Rafi struck in the first half as India escaped with a 1-0 win over Portuguese football club Real Massama in their second practice match in the week here.
- New Zealand 192 all out v Sri Lanka - Tri-seriesReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- New Zealand were all out for 192 after batting first in the second one-day international of the tri-series against Sri Lanka on Friday.
- PCB chief selector hits back at charges of bias against Karachi playersANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Karachi, Aug 13(ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan has dismissed accusations of the board being biased against players from Karachi.
World News
Dutch mother confesses to killing four babies - police
Reuters - Fri, Aug 13A 25-year-old Dutch woman has confessed to killing four babies a week after their bodies were found hidden in suitcases in the attic of her house, the public prosecutor said on Friday.
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- Saudi king to allow only official fatwas IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Sri Lanka ex-army chief convicted by military court IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- 11 members of drug gang killed in Mexico IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- German tried to murder wife with poisoned cheese IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- UN launches International Year of Youth IANS - Fri, Aug 13
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- Ugandan LRA rebels abduct, kill hundreds - groupReuters - Thu, Aug 12
- Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels have abducted 697 people in central Africa in the last 18 months, killing many of them, according to a human rights group investigation, despite assurances from the Democratic Republic of Congo's army that the problem is abating.
- New Hampshire Democrat criticized for publicly stating death wish for PalinANI - Thu, Aug 12
- New York, Aug 12 (ANI): A New Hampshire Democrat is under severe criticism for saying that former Governor Sarah Palin should have crashed with Senator Ted Stevens.
- Chinese women sentenced to death for prositution ringReuters - Wed, Aug 11
- A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced to death two women convicted of running a prostitution ring, adding to the heavy punishments meted out in a crackdown on Mafia-like gangs in the inland city of Chongqing.
- Ramadan, an uplifting time for stock markets in Muslim countriesANI - Wed, Aug 11
- Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): A new research from the University of New Hampshire has found that during the holy month of Ramadan, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year.
- Rescue hopes dwindle in mud-deluged Chinese townReuters - Wed, Aug 11
- Chen Daochen knows he will never see his father or elder brother alive again. Yet still he digs through the thick yellow mud that cascaded through their home, killing four members of his family.
US
- - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Maybe that disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant, Steven Slater, who stormed out of his job recently following an argument with a passenger, should have popped a couple of Tylenols, a pain reliever.
- Developer of mosque near Ground Zero may build center elsewhereANI - Fri, Aug 13
- New York, Aug 13 (ANI): Sponsors of the proposed mosque near Ground Zero are also considering New York Governor David Paterson's idea to build the center someplace else.
- Global warming gets Australian fish movingIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Sydney, Aug 13 (DPA) Climate change is good for some species of sea fish but bad for others, researchers in Australia said Friday.
- TV series on Jesus banned in Lebanon after Christian angerIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Beirut, Aug 13 (DPA) The final episode of an Iranian television series called 'The Messiah' was banned Friday in Lebanon, after a complaint from Catholics.
- Canadian Navy boards Tamil refugee ship, some expected to be LTTE membersANI - Fri, Aug 13
- London, Aug 13 (ANI): The Canadian government has confirmed that its navy has boarded the Tamil refugee ship 'MV Sun Sea' headed toward Vancouver, carrying 490 asylum seekers, including some people who might be members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Europe
- Four charged over deaths of 800 Bosnian MuslimsReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Four former Bosnian Serb army soldiers have been charged with genocide over the killing of at least 800 Bosnian Muslims from Srebrenica in 1995, Bosnia's war crimes court said on Friday.
- BP says resumes activity at Gulf spill siteReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- BP said it had resumed activity at the Gulf of Mexico spill site that had been suspended due to the storm.
- BAA and union agree to talks in pay dispute - AcasReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- British airport operator BAA and the Unite union are to hold talks on Monday aimed at averting planned strikes by ground staff, conciliation service Acas said.
- Porn star involved in HP boss' sex scandal posed for PlayboyANI - Fri, Aug 13
- London, Aug 13 (ANI): The porn actress, who was involved in the sex scandal that brought Hewlett-Packard boss Mark Hurd down, posed in a saucy photo shoot for Playboy.
- Quarter of Brit women are size 18 or aboveANI - Fri, Aug 13
- London, Aug 13 (ANI): A survey has revealed that a quarter of British women are now wearing a size 18 or above clothes, with demand for XL almost doubling in five years.
Middle-East
- Israeli diplomats worldwide cut off contacts with MossadIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Tel Aviv, Aug 13 (DPA) Israeli diplomats have cut off contact with all units of the Mossad intelligence agency, after Premier Benjamin Netanyahu took the unusual step of asking Mossad to prepare a visit abroad due to a Foreign Ministry strike, an official said Friday.
- UAE releases 300 prisonersIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released over 300 prisoners of various nationalities to mark the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
- UAE greets India on Independence DayIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has greeted India on the occasion of the country's 64th Independence Day to be celebrated Aug 15.
- Three hanged in IranIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Tehran, Aug 13 (IANS/AKI) Three men have been hanged in public in Iran for 'endangering national security'.
- Iran airs 'confession' of woman who faced stoningIE - Fri, Aug 13
- Iranian state television broadcast a purported confession by a woman who had faced death by stoning on an adultery conviction, a case that has drawn US concern, an offer of asylum from Brazil and international protests.
International
- Sri Lanka military court finds former Army chief guiltyIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Colombo, Aug 13 (IANS) A military court here Friday found the former Army chief General Sarath Fonseka guilty of doing politics while still in uniform, Xinhua reported.
- Smoking in Middletown, New York could land you in jailANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Melbourne, Aug 13 (ANI): New York's Middletown City Council has passed an anti-smoking rule, which can land people in jail for up to 15 days, if they are caught smoking in city playgrounds, pools and parks.
- Bomb scare in Australia's Hobart cityIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Sydney, Aug 13 (IANS) A suspicious package thought to be a bomb closed a major street in Australia's Hobart city but was nothing more than a child's toy, police said Friday.
- Woman scratches swastika on drunk man's buttocksIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Auckland, Aug 13 (IANS) A woman was found guilty of stomping on a drunk man and scratching a swastika with a screwdriver on his buttocks after a row in a bar in New Zealand.
- 19 killed in Nigerian building collapseIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Abuja, Aug 13 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in Nigeria's capital Abuja, police said Thursday.
Asia
- India offers USD 5 million aid to Pakistan flood victimsANI - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): The Central Government has offered assistance of five million US dollars for provision of relief material from India for the victims of the massive floods that have adversely affected Pakistan, causing widespread damage to life and property.
- Germany releases suspected Israeli spyReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- German authorities have released a suspected Israeli spy on bail pending a decision on whether he was involved in the falsification of a German passport linked to the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai.
- Britain considers slimmer military, less top brassReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Britain's defence secretary outlined plans on Friday for a leaner, more de-centralised Defence Ministry in a drive to cut costs that may include a cull of senior military staff.
- Dramatic rise in suicide attacks in Pak after storming of Lal Masjid in 2007ANI - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (ANI): Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic rise in the incidents of suicide attacks in the country over the past three years since the storming of the Lal Masjid by security forces in mid-2007.
- Pak 'human smugglers' brazenly posing as 'visa agents' in absence of deterring lawANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Lahore, Aug 13 (ANI): Human smugglers have impersonated themselves as visa consultants in Lahore as there is no law to make visa consultants accountable to any law enforcement agency in Pakistan, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed.
Business News
ANALYSIS - GM IPO seen as victory for Obama on auto bailout
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General Motors Co standing on its own again in the capital markets would be a victory for President Barack Obama as he begins to trumpet auto bailouts as a policy success ahead of the November elections.
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- Oil pollution sighted in Thane after ship collision leak IANS - Fri, Aug 13
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- Monsoon likely below normal next week - Met Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Blackstone strikes Dynegy deal, sells plants to NRG Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
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- - Fri, Aug 13
- Lalit K Jha Washington, August 13 (PTI) Defending the US decision to approve a steep hike in the fees for certain categories of H- 1B and L1 visas, senior New York Senator Charles Schumer said the move was aimed at companies who hire foreign workers in a manner contrary to the original intent of the visa programme.
- - Fri, Aug 13
- Ahmedabad, Aug 13 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court has given its approval to the amalgamation of seven Adani group companies with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL). Justice K A Puj approved the amalgamation in his order yesterday.
- Pay up for violation of forex rules or face action: RBIPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) The Reserve Bank today said persons charged with violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act should apply for compounding, which is paying a sum to get relief from punitive action under the act, at the earliest.
- Ennore Port to get cargo berth for automobiles soon: VasanPTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Chennai, Aug 13 (PTI) A General cargo berth for handling automobiles would be commissioned shortly at the Ennore Port at an estimated cost of Rs 110 crore, Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan said today.
- Suzlon Q1 loss widens to Rs 912 crorePTI - Fri, Aug 13
- Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) India's largest wind turbine company, Suzlon Energy, today reported that its Q1, FY'11, loss widened to Rs 912 crore from Rs 452 crore in the year-ago period, mainly due to lower sales and a notional forex loss of Rs 250 crore.
India
- McNally Bharat scouts for buys in EuropeReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Civil engineering firm McNally Bharat Engineering Co Ltd is in talks with 2-3 west European firms for acquisitions, and could spend upto $40-50 million, a top official said on Friday.
- Government to open CNG stations along highwaysIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The government is planning to set up compressed natural gas (CNG) stations along all the highways in the country in the next three years, the petroleum and natural gas regulator said Friday.
- RIM assures India on access to BlackBerry services - sourceReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- BlackBerry's Canadian maker will provide India with technical solutions next week to help read its encrypted data that New Delhi sees as a security threat, a senior government source said on Friday.
- Drought situation alarming in Bihar, admits central teamIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) A central team visiting drought-hit Bihar has described the situation as alarming, an official said Friday.
- BlackBerry assures India on access to services-sourceReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, will provide technical solutions next week, that will help Indian security agencies access its encrypted data, a government source said on Friday.
International
- Obama seals visa fee hike law despite Indian concernsIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) President Barack Obama signed into law a legislation to secure the US-Mexico border with $600 million raised by massively hiking work visa fees, ignoring concerns over a 'discriminatory' provision that will largely hit Indian firms, including Wipro, Tata, Infosys and Satyam.
- Forecasters see weaker U.S. growth - Philly FedReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- The U.S. economy is likely to grow more slowly than previously anticipated in the third quarter as it is hampered by weak conditions in the labor market, according to a survey released on Friday.
- Etihad gets its first A330-200 cargo planeIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Abu Dhabi, Aug 13 (IANS/WAM) UAE's Etihad Airways has taken delivery of its first A330-200 cargo aircraft, it was announced Wednesday.
- Euro zone helps emerging EU economies, worries remainReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Countries in the EU's eastern wing grew faster than expected in the second quarter, clawing further out of deep contractions last year and raising the prospect of slightly higher full year growth.
- IIP grows 7.1% in June, lowest in 13 monthsHT - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The country's factory output growth moderated to 7.1 per cent in June, the lowest in the last 13 months, largely driven by weak manufacturing output expansion and an adverse base effect - a statistical phenomenon that shows a decent growth appear modest when compared with a very high rate in the previous year.
Personal-Finance
- Sensex closes volatile day on a flat noteIANS - Thu, Aug 12
- Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities ended a volatile day of trade on a dull note, even though banking heavyweight SBI top scored with a 7.16 percent gain.
- Sensex retreats 150 points on global fallIANS - Wed, Aug 11
- Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities fell 150 points Wednesday, tracking weakness in global markets, as the US Federal Reserve report and Japan's and Chinese industrial export data raise fresh concern over the global economic recovery.
- Sensex closes 143 points up; realty, banks rallyIANS - Mon, Aug 9
- Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Monday climbed 143 points, backed by gains in realty, banks and metal stocks.
- Sansui to enter mobile handset businessIANS - Mon, Aug 9
- New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Japanese audio and video equipment maker Sansui said it will enter the mobile phone business in India, launching 10 handsets by the end of this year, as part of an expansion plan.
- Most wanted stocksMail Today - Mon, Aug 9
- Patience pays, especially when it comes to stocks. Any investor will vouch for this. If you give stock investments enough time to grow, they will churn out bountiful returns. But patience alone isn't enough. You also need solid research and analysis to pick the right stocks.
Markets
- U.S. Judge grants Rajaratnam hearing - documentReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Reuters - BRIEF - U.S. judge grants Galleon Fund founder Rajaratnam further hearing on wiretap evidence in insider trading case - NY court document.
- Fed's Hoenig-keeping rates too low 'dangerous gamble'Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
- The Federal Reserve is undertaking a "dangerous gamble" by keeping rates at near zero for so long, and must start raising rates or risk damaging the nascent U.S. recovery, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday.
- Global body urges tough rules for high-speed tradeReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- A global body of securities regulators proposed tough new guidelines to monitor high-speed trading firms that enjoy direct access to electronic exchanges.
- Wall St opens lower as spending faltersReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday after retail sales data suggested momentum in consumer spending remained limp, heightening concerns about the fragile economic recovery.
- Gold retreats from 1-month high after U.S. dataReuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Gold retreated from the one-month high it hit in earlier trade as the dollar, European equities and U.S. stock futures all lifted from lows after U.S. retail sales and inflation data.
Business News
Sensex opens higher on buying by funds
FE - Fri, Aug 13The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex opened higher by 79 points on buying by funds in bluechips, especially banking and PSU stocks.
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- Deal to pave way for entry into emerging markets FE - Fri, Aug 13
- The Ssangyong acquisition will give Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) a clear edge in the utility vehicles (UV) market given the product portfolio and technology that the Korean SUV player commands.
- Credit Suisse gets RBI nod for branch FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Swiss-based Credit Suisse has received a license from the Reserve Bank of India to establish a bank branch in Mumbai.
- SsangYong in Mahindra embrace FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Having been chosen the preferred bidder by the beleaguered Korean sports utility vehicle (SUV) maker SsangYong Motor, auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) hopes to acquire a controlling interest in the $920-million firm by November this year, in what analysts estimate could be a $350-400 million deal.
- The Himalayas of hiring FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Labour is cheap in India: signage is painted by hand; bricks are piled nine-high on the crowns of construction workers; shops are more crowded with attendants than customers.
- 'India may shut down Google messaging' FE - Fri, Aug 13
- India may shut down Google and Skype Internet-based messaging services over security concerns, the 'Financial Times' reported on Friday, as the government threatened a similar crackdown on BlackBerry services.
- ADAG's Rel Power to sell 25% stake FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Anil Ambani group's Reliance Power (RPower) has proposed to sell up to 25 per cent stake to domestic and foreign investors.
- Ssangyong buy set to fuel M&M's global SUV drive FE - Fri, Aug 13
- With Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) all set to add the beleaguered auto maker Ssangyong Motors to its long list of acquisitions, the utility major is getting closer to the realisation of its dream - to become a global SUV player.
- A wider net FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Deeper, not wider, that's the story of the Internet in India. Existing users are accessing the net more, but not enough new members are signing up.
- China is richer than you think FE - Fri, Aug 13
- China's richest citizens are even wealthier than the statistics suggest, and may hold as much as 9.3 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) of hidden assets, according to a Credit Suisse-sponsored study by a top economic think-tank.
- Cisco, jobs data drive US stocks down FE - Fri, Aug 13
- To the poor ongoing jobs situation was added a big corporate negative result to ensure investors stay shy of markets.
- Food inflation back to double digits at 11.4% on dearer cereals & fruit FE - Fri, Aug 13
- After declining for two consecutive weeks, food inflation shot back to 11.4% during the week ended July 31. Disruption in supplies on account of floods in some parts of north India, rise in food prices globally, costlier cereals, fruits and milk are said to be the reasons behind the rise.
- Taj Hotel leaves 26/11 tragedy behind , reopens Palace Wing FE - Fri, Aug 13
- 'Adversity is perverse. That is the nature of the beast.'' So began the voice-over of Amitabh Bachchan and thus was set the tone for the re-opening of the Palace Wing of the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.
- Banks look for more safety in Maoist-hit areas FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Keeping with the Reserve Bank of India's mandate of financial inclusion commercial banks are being prompted to look for more security measures for branches in remote areas, especially those in Maoist infested zones.
- In India, we trained over 1.25 million teachers and 7 million worldwide FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Intel has invested over $1 billion in the past decade towards improving education in 50 countries by using technology.
- Quick View FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Geojit BNP profit drops 53.4% Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services on Thursday reported 53.4% dip in its net profit to Rs 6.19 crore during the quarter ended June 30. The company's net profit for the quarter is after providing for a loss of Rs 85 lakh in its Saudi Arabia joint venture and a loss of Rs 2.87 crore in its Indian joint venture in institutional broking space.
- Essar Shipping demerger swap ratio fixed at 1:3 FE - Fri, Aug 13
- The board of directors of Essar Shipping, Ports & Logistics (ESPLL) on Thursday has agreed to demerge its shipping, logistics & oilfields businesses into a separate entity.
- Nippon Paint bets big on Punjab FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Nippon Paint on Wednesday announced the launch of its marketing operations in Punjab making it the first state outside South India where Nippon Paint will have full fledged presence.
- Emergency fund: a road to secured life FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Priyansh was earning a healthy pay check, owned a luxurious home, a car parked at his door, eating out in good restaurants - life could not have been better.
- Tata Power net down 45.5% on forex losses FE - Fri, Aug 13
- Tata Power has reported 45.5% decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 311.67 crore for Q1 FY11 as compared to Rs 572.65 crore in the corresponding period last year.
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Alabama sues BP for "catastrophic" Gulf oil spill
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Alabama is suing BP Plc , Transocean and Halliburton for "catastrophic harm" caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the state's attorney general said on Friday.
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- New technology toilets introduced in Delhi : MCD IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Pressure test complete on blown-out Gulf well - BP Reuters - Fri, Aug 13
- Men and women adopt suicidal behaviours expected within cultures ANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Fermi makes 'shocking' discovery of gamma rays coming from a nova ANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Three citizen scientists discover new radio pulsar ANI - Fri, Aug 13
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- - Fri, Aug 13
- BP Plc said on Friday it has completed a pressure test on its blown-out Gulf of Mexico well and those results are under review by government scientists and the British oil company.
- Wireless systems in cars may compromise drivers' privacy, pose security threatANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): The advent of new wireless technologies in cars might compromise a driver's privacy and pose a security threat, warn researchers at Rutgers University.
- Ancient Phoenician city may have been 'relocated'ANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): By studying ancient maps and records, scholars at Britain's University of Oxford have found that the site for an ancient city called Auza-the earliest African city of the Phoenician civilization that existed 3,500 years ago-might have been in a different spot than was believed.
- How maternal exposure to flu ups schizophrenia risk in offspringANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Kids born to mothers who suffered from flu, viruses and other infections during pregnancy have about a 1.5 to 7 times increased risk for schizophrenia. And now, a new study out of Temple University has examined what's behind that link.
- Couples who pray together really do stay togetherANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Couples who share religious practices tend to be happier than those who don't, according to a new study.
Technology News
India's Pan-African network gets top prize for innovation
IANS - Fri, Aug 13New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) In a growing global recognition of India's people-focused diplomacy in Africa, its signature Pan-African e-network project, that seeks to empower the resource-rich continent through tele-medicine and tele-education, has won a top international prize for innovation.
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- Developed nations' currency notes have less bacteria IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Legless android to become first human-like robot in space IANS - Fri, Aug 13
- 'Fused' people willing to die, kill for their cause IANS - Fri, Aug 13
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- Playboy forced to cover up in iPads due to Steve Jobs' anti-porn policyANI - Fri, Aug 13
- London, Aug 13 (ANI): Hugh Hefner has promised to cover up the girls on Playboy's iPad version in compliance with Steve Jobs' strict no-nudity policy at Apple.
- Blackberry: RIM will allow India lawful and conditional access to dataIE - Fri, Aug 13
- Blackberry maker Research In Motion has said it would allow Indian security agencies only to do legal monitoring of data of its subscribers, although India has asked the smartphone vendor to provide access to e-mail and messenger data or face ban.
- India is No 1 malware destinationIE - Fri, Aug 13
- India features among the countries where malware spam, or anything that comes with a virus or Trojan attachment urging you to visit an infected website, is the most popular, a new report has said.
- India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdown, ASAP - Fri, Aug 13
- MUMBAI, India (AP) A government document shows India may ask Google and Skype for greater access to encrypted information, after it threatened to ban BlackBerry services this week.
- India sets Aug. 31 deadline for BlackBerry infoAP - Thu, Aug 12
- NEW DELHI (AP) India says it will block BlackBerry corporate e-mail and messaging services unless the cell phones' manufacturer, Research In Motion Ltd., makes them accessible to security agencies by Aug. 31. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have also threatened to cut off popular BlackBerry services unless they get greater access to user information.
Internet
- Indian IT industry to oppose US bill on visa fee hikeIANS - Fri, Aug 13
- Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) The Indian IT industry will soon take up with the US Administration and the Congress the impact of the imminent hike in visa fee on its on-site engineers deployed in American firms.
- Digital drug peddlers preying on teens using iDosesANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Sydney, Aug 13 (ANI): The iDose, an audio file that gives the same stimulation as methamphetamine, cocaine, crack, is being used by digital drug peddlers to prey on teens.
- Apes used stone tools to kill animals 3.4 mn years agoIANS - Thu, Aug 12
- London, Aug 12 (IANS) Our ancient ancestors, the apes, were using stone tools to butcher animals one million years earlier than previously thought.
- Facebook vows to combat alarming 'trolling' abuse trendANI - Thu, Aug 12
- London, Aug 12 (ANI): Facebook has promised to design new security measures to curb the increasing cyber bullying instances and abuse of strangers online.
- Facebook reaches saturation point in BritainIANS - Wed, Aug 11
- London, Aug 11 (IANS) Social networking website Facebook is nearing its saturation point in Britain and its growth in the country has gone down over the past six months.
Software
- Now, a robotic wheelchair that will teach kids how to 'drive'ANI - Fri, Aug 13
- Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed a robotic wheelchair that will help disabled children learn to 'drive.'
- Shake it wellHT - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Flow is a interactive wireless speaker system designed by British designer David Boyce to be used in conjunction with the iPod.
- Blank wall clockHT - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- This Alessi clock comes with its very own magic marker. The whole clock is completely blank and even the hands feature a bright white design. On the clock, you can doodle your numbers however you choose. Either way, you'll have plenty of options on drawing it out. Unfortunately though, the clock will actually cost you a whole lot of cash.
- A speaker that speaks of styleHT - Fri, Aug 13
- New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Most speakers in the market look like carbon copies of each other. If you're looking for something that'll set your music system apart, go for the White Sea Cucumber Speakers.
- Launch of Facebook 'panic button' prompts surge in abuse reportsANI - Fri, Aug 13
- London, Aug 13 (ANI): Ever since the launch of the Facebook 'panic button' last month, more than 200 users of the social networking site have reported suspicious behaviour.
Mobile
- Dell to sell tablet for $300 with AT&T contractReuters - Wed, Aug 11
- Dell Inc will begin selling its new tablet device called the Dell Streak to U.S. customers later this week for $299.99 with a two-year AT&T Inc contract, and for $549.99 without, it said on Tuesday.
- Saudi Arabia halts plan to ban BlackBerry after dealIANS - Sat, Aug 7
- London, Aug 7 (IANS) Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry have reached a deal to avert a ban on the smartphone's messenger service, a move that could have wide-ranging implications for several other countries including India.
- Saudi, RIM in last-ditch talks; India hardlineReuters - Thu, Aug 5
- The makers of the BlackBerry smartphone held last-ditch talks with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to avert a threatened cut-off of a key service, while India took a tough line with the Canadian company.
- Have a fresh cookieHT - Tue, Aug 3
- Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- The latest in LG's Cookie jar is the GS290 or Cookie Fresh. It's designed to offer the younger mobile users all that a mobile phone should, without having them break into their savings.
- Tech buzzHT - Tue, Aug 3
- India, Aug. 3 -- New and stylish Videocon has launched three new handsets in its mobile range - the Qruz V1425, V1430, and V1424. The Qruz V1425 is a 100 W PMPO music phone with speakers; the V1430 comes with a long lasting 1800 mAH battery, and the V1424 has been built to entertain.
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