• Saina Nehwal hopes to be third-time lucky at Indian Open

    NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal does not have many happy memories of the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open. For some reason, success has eluded the World No. 2 shuttler at the Open held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex these past two years.

    NEW DELHI: Saina Nehwal does not have many happy memories of the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open. For some reason, success has eluded the World No. 2 shuttler at the Open held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex these past two years.

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  • 2 arrested in Canada terror plot: Police

    TORONTO: Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida "elements" in Iran, police said Monday.

    TORONTO: Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida "elements" in Iran, police said Monday.

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  • Live on TV: First day on job, US anchor drops the F-bomb

    In the worst case scenario section entitled 'first day in my new broadcasting job' the name A J Clemente will forever be present.

    In the worst case scenario section entitled 'first day in my new broadcasting job' the name A J Clemente will forever be present.

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  • Foreign firms at the forefront of China quake donations

    BEIJING: Apple and Samsung, battling for a larger share of the Chinese market, have come up with pledges of financial support for the victims of the earthquake that struck southwest China's Sichuan province. But there were no signs of Chinese electronic giants, Huawei and Lenovo, offering any significant donation.

    BEIJING: Apple and Samsung, battling for a larger share of the Chinese market, have come up with pledges of financial support for the victims of the earthquake that struck southwest China's Sichuan province. But there were no signs of Chinese electronic giants, Huawei and Lenovo, offering any significant donation.

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  • Mumbai airport stops flight announcement system to cut noise pollution

    Mumbai: The oft-heard boarding announcements that would alert passengers at airports about the departure of their flights, is now a thing of the past at Mumbai's domestic airport. Departing private airline passengers at the airport will now have to rely on large display screens put up throughout the airport to find out the status of their flights. It's all a part of the airport's effort to cut noise pollution.

    Mumbai: The oft-heard boarding announcements that would alert passengers at airports about the departure of their flights, is now a thing of the past at Mumbai's domestic airport. Departing private airline passengers at the airport will now have to rely on large display screens put up throughout the airport to find out the status of their flights. It's all a part of the airport's effort to cut noise pollution.

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  • Sikkim gets excellence in public administration award

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday presented to Sikkim an award for "extraordinary and innovative" work done by the state's Rural Management and Development Department.

    The prime minister presented a medal, a scroll and cash award of Rs 5 lakh to DR Nepal, secretary, Rural Management and Development Department, Sikkim, for exemplary performance of civil servants in the organizational category for year 2011-12, said a statement issued by Sikkim's principal resident commissioner here.

    The award was given on the occasion of the eighth Civil Services Day on Sunday, at a function at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday presented to Sikkim an award for "extraordinary and innovative" work done by the state's Rural Management and Development Department.

    The prime minister presented a medal, a scroll and cash award of Rs 5 lakh to DR Nepal, secretary, Rural Management and Development Department, Sikkim, for exemplary performance of civil servants in the organizational category for year 2011-12, said a statement issued by Sikkim's principal resident commissioner here.

    The award was given on the occasion of the eighth Civil Services Day on Sunday, at a function at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.

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  • Jammu and Kashmir: Protests against rape of 5-year-old in Delhi continue

    Jammu: Protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi continued in Jammu for the second day with various organisations condemning the incident and demanding action against all those involved in the case. The Jammu unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said it was shocked by the horrific rape.

     

    Jammu: Protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi continued in Jammu for the second day with various organisations condemning the incident and demanding action against all those involved in the case. The Jammu unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said it was shocked by the horrific rape.

     

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  • Uttar Pradesh: Community policing launched in Noida

    Noida: Noida SSP Preetinder Singh on Sunday launched the community policing here under which station house officers and DSPs held meetings with residents in their respective areas and heard grievances of the people. In urban areas, meetings were held with RWA representatives at sector community centres while police stations saw people come out in large numbers in rural areas.

     

    Noida: Noida SSP Preetinder Singh on Sunday launched the community policing here under which station house officers and DSPs held meetings with residents in their respective areas and heard grievances of the people. In urban areas, meetings were held with RWA representatives at sector community centres while police stations saw people come out in large numbers in rural areas.

     

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  • Survivors sought in Texas fertilizer plant blast

    WEST, Texas: Rescuers worked in cold rain on Thursday to find survivors amid the rubble of houses destroyed in a fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant filled with hazardous chemical tanks.

    WEST, Texas: Rescuers worked in cold rain on Thursday to find survivors amid the rubble of houses destroyed in a fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant filled with hazardous chemical tanks.

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  • N Korea trip: LSE students blame institute for risk

    LONDON: Students from London School of Economics have started receiving email threats from North Korea after it was revealed that a BBC crew came with them undercover filming from within the secretive state. The students now blame the LSE for "putting them at risk".

    LONDON: Students from London School of Economics have started receiving email threats from North Korea after it was revealed that a BBC crew came with them undercover filming from within the secretive state. The students now blame the LSE for "putting them at risk".

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