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Congress, NCP bicker in Maharashtra; Sena for central rule

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:40:28 PST

The Shiv Sena Wednesday demanded imposition of president's rule in Maharashtra in the wake of the open bickering in the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance ahead of civic polls.

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Azan inspires Hollywood actor Liam Neeson to convert to Islam

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:36:22 PST

“The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit, and it’s the most beautiful thing.” Neeson, a Roman Catholic,...

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SAT Rizvi appointed as President's nominee on AMU Court

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:06:20 PST

The President of India, in her capacity as the Visitor of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), has appointed S. A. T. Rizvi, ex secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, as...

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Pakistan launches Halal Food Accreditation Scheme

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:01:17 PST

Minister for Science and Technology Changez Khan Jamali said Pakistan Quality Standards Control Authority with active association of OIC and after detailed deliberation with religious scholars,...

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Leaked Radia tapes doctored, government tells SC | ummid.com
The central government Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the versions published in the media of the controversial conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia did not match the original tapes.
Will Mayawati's magic work in 2012? Pundits doubtful | ummid.com
Her rock solid Dalit support may still be intact. But with charges of corruption and poor governance enveloping her, Chief Minister Mayawati may find the going tough in Uttar Pradesh, say political activists and pundits.
'Occupy' protesters defy ban, stay put in Washington | ummid.com
The camps at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza, a couple of blocks from either end of the White House, are the group's most visible sites after the one in New York -- where the Occupy Wall Street movement against corporate greed began in September -- was cleared out in November.
AIUDF to campaign for RLD in UP elections | ummid.com
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president Maulana Badruddin Ajmal Tuesday said he would campaign for Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidates in the forthcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Apex court pulls up PMO on Swamy's war on Raja | ummid.com
"Unfortunately, those expected to give proper advice to respondent No. 1 (Manmohan Singh) and place full facts and legal position before him failed to do so," said the apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi sand Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly.
Apex court verdict vindicates PM, says PMO | ummid.com
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tuesday said the Supreme Court verdict on time-specific sanction for prosecuting alleged corrupt public servants has "completely vindicated" the prime minister.
India's per capita income rises to Rs.53,000 | ummid.com
India's per capita income grew by 15.6 percent to Rs.53,331 in 2010-11 as compared to Rs.46,117 in the previous year on the back of 8.4 percent economic growth and partly also because of high inflation, official data showed Tuesday.
Sensex closes January with 11 percent gain, best in 16 months | ummid.com
A benchmark index for Indian equities rallied 336 points to close January with a whopping 11.24 percent gain -- the best monthly performance since September 2010.
It's a different Arab spring in art and culture | ummid.com
The arts and culture agenda in the region set by three major arts projects - the Sharjah Biennial in March 2013, Art Dubai in coming March and the ongoing Abu Dhabi Art Project on Saadiyat Island - reaffirms its commitment to use culture as a tool of soft diplomacy and futhering of people-to-people ties.
CBSE starts counselling for board exams | ummid.com
In an attempt to address anxieties of students and parents, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start from Wednesday the first phase of counselling for those appearing for board examinations this year.
Sheila Dikshit praises Modi, retracts | ummid.com
"Being a staunch nationalist patriot and secular, how can she praise Gujarat chief minister who has been accused in communal riot in Godhra where large number of innocent people lost their lives," said the statement from Dikshit's office.
Bent on laptops, spondylitis afflicting India's young | ummid.com
Shweta Arya was 29 years old when she first had a back problem. Ignored initially, her pain spread upwards and aggravated to a level where she was not even able to move her neck.
Reaching out to Bihar's poorest, via radio | ummid.com
Come July, special radio programmes will be aired in Bihar for Mahadalits, the poorest of the poor in the state, to educate them about the importance of literacy, sanitation and kicking bad habits like consuming alcohol and tobacco.
Petition seeking Narendra Modi's deposition before Nanavati panel rejected | ummid.com
In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the 2002 communal riots in the state.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

How will assembly polls affect Congress? | ummid.com
They may be battles for control of five states. But the overall outcome will mean a lot to the Congress and to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government it leads.
Jamia Milia to confer doctorate on Aung San Suu Kyi | ummid.com
Recognising her over two-decade fight for democracy in Myanmar, Delhi's Jamia Milia Islamia will confer an honorary doctorate degree on her very soon.
Andhra Home Secretary arrested in Emaar case | ummid.com
The CBI Monday arrested senior IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh Home Secretary B.P. Acharya for alleged corruption in the Emaar housing society case.
Sans adequate staff, Malegaon Gen Hospital fails to meet expectations | ummid.com
Without a radiologist since launch, the one who joined last fortnight retires in few days Many people including those who batted for it for years feel that even after two and half years of its inauguration on June 30, 2009 by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, most of the promises still remain a dream. And non-availability of machineries and inadequate staff, they fear, will finally ruin the hospital which was supposed to be a hub of major surgeries and healing heaven for thousands of patients from in and around Malegaon.
Subramanian Swamy gets anticipatory bail | ummid.com
The Delhi High Court Monday granted anticipatory bail to Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, accused of writing an inflammatory article in a newspaper, after he gave an undertaking that he will not write any such articles in future.
I proposed Kalam's name for president: Mamata | ummid.com
In what is being seen as a bid to reach out to Muslims ahead of the panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday claimed that she had proposed the name of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for the president's post to the then prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
Congress to release UP manifesto at 10 centres | ummid.com
The Congress Party will release its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls at state capital Lucknow and nine other major towns simultaneously Tuesday, party leader Mohan Prakash said here Monday.
India won't reduce oil imports from Iran: Mukherjee | ummid.com
India cannot do without Iranian oil and will not be cutting imports from that country despite the new US and European sanctions to punish Tehran for its alleged nuclear activities, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said.
Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan's show cut short 'intentionally' | ummid.com
How to cut short an interesting programme? Kolkata Book Fair 2012 authorities Monday found a way out by 'intentionally' switching off power when a discussion by former Pakistani cricketer and politician Imran Khan was in full flow - as the programme had crossed the scheduled time!
Four accused in Adnan Patrawala murder acquitted; family shocked | ummid.com
A Mumbai sessions court Monday acquitted four accused in the 2007 kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Adnan Patrawala after the prosecution failed to prove its case, a lawyer said. The victim's father termed the verdict "shocking" and said he would appeal in a higher court.
Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government | ummid.com
The Supreme Court Tuesday set the government a three-month deadline for sanctioning public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Indian teacher chosen for US space programme | ummid.com
Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School in Maharashtra is a middle school educator who has been teaching biology, earth science and general science for 20 years. He joins 19 other outstanding educators selected for their active promotion of space and science education.
Heavy voting in Punjab: Who will pay a heavy price? | ummid.com
Each of the three main players in Punjab's political spectrum this time, the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine, the Congress and the newly floated People's Party of Punjab (PPP), are claiming that Monday's heavy voting will go in its favour. But the ground reality for all of them and their leaders is that the high voter turnout has increased the uncertainty.

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Algeria wants to learn English from India | ummid.com
"Indian education standards are very high. Our government is highly impressed with Indian teachers who have great educational advantage in subjects like English, science and mathematics," Echarif said.
MNS names candidates - with marks! | ummid.com
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Sunday announced the party's first list of candidates for the 10 municipal corporation elections Feb 16 - along with the marks they scored in the internal party examination mandatory for all aspirants.
'Egyptians believe Islamists will make a better nation' | ummid.com
"There is this simple conviction among people that with Islamists, things will be better. Or else, the Tahrir Square is always there," Mustafa Riad, professor of English literature at the faculty of arts in Ain Shams University in Cairo, told IANS in an interview here.
Rs 33.66 crore, 697,000 liquor bottles seized | ummid.com
With Punjab set to vote Monday, the Election Commission said Sunday Rs.33.66 crore of unaccounted cash and 697,000 bottles of country liquor have been seized in the state.
Australian mosques welcome non-Muslims | ummid.com
Reaching out to the wider Australian community, South Australia mosques in Adelaide have opened their doors for the first time to the public, offering them an opportunity to socialize with Muslims and get more information about their faith and lifestyle.
BJP dares Rahul to become PM | ummid.com
The Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday dared Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to become India's prime minister, saying it would reveal his "capability" to run the country.
Cancer patients reunite, share experiences | ummid.com
Around 40 cancer patients from India and abroad who successfully underwent bone marrow transplants here last year came together Sunday to spread the message that blood cancer is curable.
Love to scratch your back? Here's why | ummid.com
An itch can be the most vexing when it occurs on your ankles or your back, also providing the greatest relief when the particular part is scratched, reveals a study pointing to specific nerve fibres.
Friends mitigate effect of bad experiences | ummid.com
"If a child is alone when he or she gets in trouble with a teacher or has an argument with a classmate, we see a measurable increase in cortisol levels (hormone produced by the adrenal gland in response to stress) and decrease in feelings of self-worth," says Bukowski.
UP elections sans fanfare this time | ummid.com
The T.N. Seshan ghost seems to be haunting Uttar Pradesh after a lull of many years. Usually poll time sets the entire state abuzz with colourful election activity but campaigning is turning out to be a rather quiet affair this time.
Use of child labour in households growing: Child Rights Commission | ummid.com
Pointing to a rise in child labour in domestic units, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is seeking to bring households under the ambit of labour laws. India is estimated to have at least 13 million child labourers.
64 years on, family of man who caught Gandhi's killer in penury | ummid.com
The family of late Sergeant Dev Raj Singh Thakur, who chased and caught Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse on this very day at Birla House in Delhi over six decades ago, lives in penury in this Himachal Pradesh town.
Schools seek government aid for educating disabled | ummid.com
Private unaided schools here have sought government aid and two years for putting in place infrastructure for teaching disabled children -- as desired by the Delhi High Court.
If Gandhiji had lived for another 10 years... | ummid.com
Jitendra Raghvanshi, the national general secretary of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), told IANS: "Definitely, if Gandhiji had lived a little longer, the agony of partition would have been minimised and the presence of a moral authority would surely have kept power brokers and tainted politicians in check.
Kashmir education minister cheated for son's exam? | ummid.com
In a major embarrassment for senior Congress leader and Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed, a local newspaper Monday carried the facsimile of an answer sheet in two handwritings -- alleging that part of it had been written by an education official to help his son pass the secondary school exam in 2009.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Kabir Suman mocks at Mamata's visit to Irom Sharmila | ummid.com
Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman has mocked at his party chief Mamata Banerjee for promising voters in Manipur that the Trinamool will ensure withdrawal of the army's special powers if voted to power. The well-known singer-turned-politician has asked why has the West Bengal chief minister failed to keep her pledge to withdraw forces from Maoist-hit Junglemahal.
Paes-Stepanek win Australian Open men's doubles title | ummid.com
India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek won their first Grand Slam together beating top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan in the men's doubles event at the Australian Open here Saturday.
Times Of India office stormed by Shiv Sainiks | ummid.com
More than 50 angry Shiv Sena activists Saturday afternoon stormed into the Times Of India building here and damaged furniture and fittings in the reception areas of the newspaper office.
Six killed in Manipur, poll turnout over 70 percent | ummid.com
At least six people, including a suspected Naga militant and a paramilitary trooper, were killed in violence during elections to the Manipur assembly Saturday. The state recorded 70 percent polling till 6 p.m. and voting was still continuing.
Apple working on universal touchscreen remote | ummid.com
A patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office Thursday showed that Apple is working on a universal touchscreen remote capable of controlling multiple devices, shedding lights on the company's much-anticipated plan on a smart TV product.
Smoking, hypertension the biggest killers in Japan | ummid.com
Even though the Japanese have the world's highest life expectancy, smoking and high blood pressure (BP) still remain the biggest health hazards, reveals a study.
Officers loyal to Sangh Parivar deny Muslims their constitutional rights: Rahul | ummid.com
"There are people infiltrated into the system and also in the government who are loyal to the Sangh Paivar. They work against Muslims and deny them their rights as given in the constitution", media reports quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying while speaking to editors of the Urdu dailies on Friday in New Delhi.
Pakistan's dynamic instability: Road to real democracy? | ummid.com
Pakistan is again going through a crisis. But this time for optimists like me the instability is dynamic. It is dynamic because this kind of struggle between a civilian government and the judiciary can also nudge the country towards a real democracy.
Bizarre case of India versus the Internet | ummid.com
India cannot pick out pieces of China that it wants to be like. There is a total picture that ensures that that regime endures, including not just infrastructure and industrial progress but also a totalitarian regime, an opaque justice system, a filtered internet, and overall, blanket media censorship enforced by extreme punishment. India isn't China, and simply cannot be.

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Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Drug money damages world economy by $2 trillion annually | ummid.com
"Narco-dollars form a market with a volume of over $500 billion annually, while negative consequences for the real economy exceed this amount two or three times over. The annual damage to the world economy amounts to $2 trillion," Ivanov said in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, late Thursday.
Congress promises jobs, citizen's charter in UP vision document | ummid.com
The Congress Friday released its vision document for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, promising to create 20 lakh jobs in the state in the next five years, rationalising quota provisions for Other Backward Classes and bringing citizen's charter for services at the grassroots level.
Violence rocks Yanam, workers kill company official | ummid.com
A senior official of a ceramics company was Friday killed in an attack by workers after their leader died in police custody as large-scale violence rocked Yanam, a region of Puducherry but located in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district.
Blast on poll-eve creates panic in Manipur | ummid.com
Suspected militants triggered a blast in the Manipur capital at 11.15 a.m. at Thangmeiban Iikamdewan Leiki locality under Imphal West district. One person received minor injuries in the blast, police said. The victim was rushed to the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Imphal.
Punjab poll lingo: 'Pappu PM' and 'qattal-e-aam' | ummid.com
One leader refers to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "Pappu PM" while another talks of doing a "qattal-e-aam" (massacre) of party rebels. Punjab may be going without posters and flags to keep poll expenses in check but colourful language is in full flow.
MP from leading party joining us Saturday: NCP | ummid.com
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Friday created a buzz in Maharashtra by claiming to have netted into its fold a top political leader, who is an MP representing a major party.
India Shining - Bharat Drowning | ummid.com
The positive blushes may pale into a big grin when we hear that our fifteen-year-old students who were put for the first time on a global stage and tested for their reading, math and science abilities, stood second to last, only beating Kyrgyzstan.
Compromise reached on Unique ID project row | ummid.com
A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to collect biometric data without any duplication.
BJP manifesto for UP: Yes to Ram temple, No to minority reservation | ummid.com
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls Friday said it was against the announced 4.5 percent reservation for minorities within the backward castes quota and also revived its promise to build a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya.
'Educated girls entering flesh trade for money' | ummid.com
"We find girls from very good families even at the university level education entering the profession driven with desire of high lifestyle and going to the malls every second day. If they join it (trade) voluntarily, what do you have for them?" Justice Misra said.
MP Govt. to hold global contest for Bhopal Hajj House Design | ummid.com
The rightist Bharatiya Janata Party ruled central Indian province Madhya Pradesh Government will hold an international contest for designing Bhopal Hajj House. The architect whose design is selected as the best will be presented an award of Rs. 100,000 by the state government.
IGNOU bags best teaching practices award | ummid.com
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here, one of the world's largest, Friday received an award for the best teaching practices at the India Today Aspire Education Summit 2012.
Time to study, invest in India, says Britain | ummid.com
India is making its mark on the global economy with "electrifying skill, innovation and dynamism" and now is the time to study, invest and work with the country, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.
On poll-eve, ex-MP and Hingoli Congress chief joins NCP | ummid.com
In a jolt to the Maharashtra Congress ahead of crucial civic and Zilla Parishad polls, Hingoli district party chief Shivaji Mane Saturday joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Rushdie Affair: Wimpish government fails to stop bigots | ummid.com
There was much less of a furore when "The Satanic Verses" was banned in 1988. Some major newspapers even approved of it. The probable reason for endorsing what would now be considered a retrogressive step was that the country was in an uncertain frame of mind at the time.

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Celebration and introspection... India goes tricolour on 63rd R-Day | ummid.com
It was a celebration of India in all its diversity, complexities and colour. The 63rd Republic Day unfolded Thursday with a grand pageant here showcasing a resurgent India's military power and culture kaleidoscope and also millions of tricolours hoisted across the country in ceremonies big and small.
IGNOU gets new website on Republic Day | ummid.com
A new and improved website of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), with easy access to regional centres, was inaugurated here Thursday.
Gold for Iran oil report speculative: India | ummid.com
An Israeli website has suggested that India has agreed to pay Iran in gold for oil purchases, but Indian authorities have called the report "speculative".
Maharashtra gets lion's share of Padma awards 2012 | ummid.com
As many as 23 eminent personalities, spanning a wide spectrum from Bollywood to theatre to social work to medicine, from Maharashtra figure in the national Padma honours list of 109 this year.
Olympics ethics panel commissioner quits over Dow sponsorship | ummid.com
Meredith Alexander, a prominent member of the independent watchdog that monitors the sustainability of the 2012 London Games, has resigned to protest Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the Olympic Stadium wrap.
4 navy officers in dock over social websites indiscretion | ummid.com
Being active on social networking sites like Facebook and Orkut has landed four Indian Navy officers in trouble after they gave away critical service information and confidential matters, resulting in an official probe holding them blameworthy and fit to be punished.
India open to all mechanisms to buy Iranian oil | ummid.com
Unfazed by the US and EU sanctions, India Thursday said it is open to all mechanisms for payment, "whatever it takes," to buy Iranian oil as it contributes around 12 percent of New Delhi's oil imports and it's difficult to find replacement on this scale.
Electric shock improves academic performance | ummid.com
Passing small electric currents through the brain can lead to increased academic performance and boost people's learning, a study has said. Known as "Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation", the method has earlier been used to treat cognitive impairment among stroke and brain injury patients and those with learning difficulties.
'BBC must promote excellence, not vulgarity' | ummid.com
Speaking at the Oxford Media Convention, BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten warned against a "lowering of cultural standards" or an "acceptance of the shoddy or the vulgar".
Kerala governor Farook dies in Chennai hospital | ummid.com
Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook Thursday died in a private hospital in Chennai due to multiple myeloma - a cancer of plasma cells - at the age of 75, officials said. A seven-day state mourning has been declared in Kerala.
Israeli toddler bites off snake's head | ummid.com
An 18-month Israeli boy bit off the head of a snake that crawled into his bedroom in Haifa. The mother, who came to see her child in the morning, found him chewing a dead 35-centimeter-long snake.
In twilight years, teachers get 'gurudakshina' of love | ummid.com
Providing medical help, financial support and companionship to elderly teachers to bring joy to their lonely lives, the alumni of a leading Kolkata school are paying unique 'gurudakshina' - traditional offering by students to their gurus.
Farook remembered as leader who groomed others | ummid.com
Kerala Governor M.O.H. Farook maintained cordial relations with his opponents and groomed many political leaders, Congress leaders in his home state of Puducherry said Friday, a day after his death.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Tackling the 'graduate but unemployable' syndrome in India | ummid.com
Low employability, particularly in the IT sector, of thousands of engineering graduates hitting the Indian job market every year is prompting academia and industry leaders to make efforts to end the demand-supply mismatch.
Maldives removes monuments “offensive” to Muslims | ummid.com
The Maldives republic is currently removing monuments it was given by the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) when the island hosted its 17th conference in November. This follows a “Defend Islam” protest against the monuments held on December 23, and calls for the implementation of sharia law.
Replace tent classrooms with portable cabins: Court | ummid.com
Taking a serious note of schools being run from tents, the Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the government to immediately replace the temporary structures with pre-fabricated portable cabins.
Cloud-based tablet solution for students launched | ummid.com
Sam Pitroda, advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Wednesday launched the country's first cloud-based tablet solution for school students called 'e-tutor tablet'.
India Inc cries foul over new IT order | ummid.com
The corporate world Wednesday expressed "serious concerns" over the directive of the Central Board of Direct Taxes to the Income Tax Department to visit the premises of taxpayers who have not been assessed or who have not furnished PAN numbers while entering into high-value transactions.
Need to correct gender discrimination: President | ummid.com
Holding that the status of women is an important indicator of progress in a society, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday called for removing social prejudices that have led to gender discrimination in the society.
Rushdie is poor, sub-standard writer: Katju | ummid.com
A day after Salman Rushdie's video conference at Jaipur Literature Festival was cancelled, Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Wednesday said the author is a "poor" and "sub-standard writer" who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book "The Satanic Verses".
ISRO: A great institution's fall from grace | ummid.com
From humble beginnings of ferrying rocket parts on a bicycle to launching satellites of other countries and landing a craft on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has occupied a pride of place among Indians. However, this now seems to be taking a knock.
Quality, affordable healthcare for all necessary: President | ummid.com
Calling for expanding health services, particularly in rural areas, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said there was need to provide quality and affordable medical facilities to people.
Celestial treat on R-Day | ummid.com
Sky gazers can look forward to a celestial treat on the evening of Republic Day Thursday, with a conjunction of the Moon and Venus providing for a spectacular sight.
India-Pakistan rivalry gets new battleground - reality TV | ummid.com
The fervour and frenzy of an India-Pakistan contest has gone beyond the realms of cricket and entered the reality television pitch, with shows like "Foodistan" and "Sur-kshetra". Simmering on the small screen is rivalry and bonding over food and music.
Play depicting Mayawati's lifestyle banned | ummid.com
The story line of the play indicates that the play depicts none other than Mayawati. Even the names of characters are similar to those close to the chief minister. The play is about 'Maya', a queen who rules a country called 'mayanagri'. She is obsessed about high quality sandals, which are bought from the Arab world. Her sycophants gift her sandals.
US comedian Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple joke | ummid.com
Where is Sanjoy Roy, the producer of Jaipur festival.There is a vacancy for him in Us. To fight for the freedom of expression of the US Comedian.
A robot which moves on a ball | ummid.com
Rezero, a robot that moves on a ball, was unveiled here Wednesday. Crafted by a team of Swiss engineers and designers, the ballbot follows people around and can carry heavy loads with a grace of an ice-skater.
India celebrates 63rd Republic Day | ummid.com
India Thursday celebrated its 63rd Republic Day, showcasing its military might and the nation's rich cultural heritage. The main ceremonial parade was held in the capital with Thailand's first woman Prime Minister Yinluck Shinawatra as the guest of honour.

Court orders confiscation of former DGP's assets

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:31:03 PST

A court here Wednesday ordered the confiscation of the assets of former Bihar police chief Narayan Mishra and his wife on corruption charges. Special Judge (Vigilance) Ramesh Chandra Mishra asked the...

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UK Muslim professionals, dignitaries honoured

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:26:04 PST

Eighteen British Muslim dignitaries have been awarded in the Queens New Year Honors for their valuable contributions in British society in health, science and community services.

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Cops-liquor smugglers nexus: Court to monitor probe

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:02:40 PST

Criticising Delhi Police for shielding their erring officials, the Delhi High Court Wednesday decided to monitor a probe against 33 policemen identified for allegedly taking bribe and allowing liquor...

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Space tech to get rid of painful kidney stones

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:20 PST

The risk of kidney stones developing in space is aggravated by environmental conditions, scarcity of resources and the distance from the earth, which could restrict treatment options.

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NRI children: India presses Norway for expediting solution

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:36:38 PST

M. Ganapathi, secretary (west) in the external affairs ministry, met a senior Norwegian official here and stressed the need for an expeditious solution to the case of an NRI couple whose two children...

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China bans palm-reading assessment in schools

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:07:07 PST

Authorities in a China city have prohibited schools and kindergartens from carrying out palm-reading tests, conducted to ascertain children's intelligence and professional aptitude.

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Government, UPSC get notices on new exam pattern

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 03:39:34 PST

The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notices to the government and the UPSC on a petition challenging the new pattern for an English paper in the preliminary examination for civil services.

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Are diet soft drinks invitation to heart attacks?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:23:37 PST

Gardener concludes: "Our results suggest a potential association between daily diet soft drink consumption and vascular outcomes. However, the mechanisms by which soft drinks may affect vascular...

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This scientist left US job to fight Maharashtra local polls

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:07:13 PST

He claims that though written off initially, he has now been flooded with messages, letters and e-mails of support. The village youth participation in his campaign has grown manifold.

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More Indians opting for public varsities in US

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:04:22 PST

With the rupee depreciating against the dollar and the economy taking a downward swing, more Indians are choosing to study at public universities in the US vis-a-vis private ones that are expensive,...

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Petition seeking Narendra Modi's deposition before Nanavati panel rejected

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:15:08 PST

In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the 2002 communal riots in the...

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Reaching out to Bihar's poorest, via radio

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:33:32 PST

Come July, special radio programmes will be aired in Bihar for Mahadalits, the poorest of the poor in the state, to educate them about the importance of literacy, sanitation and kicking bad habits...

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