Newshttp://news.indiainfo.com/Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:49 ISTNEWS.INDIAINFO.COM http://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282249_uk-asian.htmlBritain's most senior Muslim policeman launched a stinging attack today on the controversial head of London s police, against whom he has launched a discrimination claim.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:41 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282238_hc-pakistani.htmlThe Gauhati High Court today admitted an appeal filed by Assam Government challenging the acquittal of two Pakistanis and a Bangladeshi along with four Indians by a trial court.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:35 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282205_us_hits_ugandan_rebel_chief_sanctions.htmlWASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday slapped new sanctions on the leader of Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebel group as patience wears thin with the slow pace of peace talksThu, 28 Aug 2008 21:58 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282203_russia_sees_eu_sanctions_georgia_-_envoy.htmlBRUSSELS: Russia's envoy to the European Union said on Thursday he did not expect the bloc would impose sanctions on Moscow because of its military action in Georgia.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:57 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282157_bombs.htmlA huge cache of explosives was today recovered from a bunker in the naxal-infested Lugu Phari area in Bokaro district, police said here.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:52 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282150_nihang_leader_critical_set_fire.htmlControversial Nihang sect chief Ajit Singh Phoola was in a critical condition on Thursday with over 60 percent burns after two inmates at the Amritsar central jail set him on fire after an argument.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:44 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282136_danish_troops_afghan_forces_killing_prisoner.htmlCOPENHAGEN, Denmark: The Danish military says its troops in Afghanistan have witnessed an Afghan detainee being shot dead by Afghan forces.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:33 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282058_squabble_ahead_cyprus_reunification_talks.htmlISTANBUL, Turkey: Mehmet Ali Talat, leader of the Turkish Cypriots, has criticized a comment made by Cyprus president ahead of next month's reunification talks.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:55 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282055_mayawati_crashes_top_100_club_sonia_gandhi_slips_lead_changing_dateline.htmlWashington: With her prime ministerial ambitions, Indian Dalit leader Mayawati has crashed into the club of world's 100 most powerful women even as Sonia Gandhi, head of India's ruling coalition,Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_a.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_b.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_c.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_d.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_e.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_f.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_g.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_h.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_c.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/images/mayawati203_d.pnghttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282040_raj_thackeray_backs_signboards.htmlRaj Thackeray backed off from his threat to shopowners over the Marathi signboards issue after the Bombay HC stepped in to restrain the MNS chief and his supporters from indulging in violence.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:35 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282033_pm_announces_rs_10_bn_relief_package_bihar.htmlDescribing the floods in Bihar as a "national calamity", PM on Thursday announced an immediate assistance of Rs 10 billion for rescue and relief operations as well as 125,000 tonnes of food grain.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808282026_india-bangla.htmlIndia will press Bangladesh for action against Bangladeshi nationals involved in terror acts in this country and deportation of Northeast insurgents from there during the Home Secretary-level talks.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281954_gujjar.htmlRajasthan Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti today urged the Governor S K Singh to endorse the bill giving five per cent reservation to Gujjars.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:46 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281919_probe.htmlThe magisterial probe into the death of two children in Asaram Bapu s ashram school in Chhindwara now will be conducted by Sub Divisional Magistratre (SDM) Varadmurti Mishra.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:06 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281844_russia-icbm.htmlRussia today launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that beats anti- ballistic missile (ABM) systems in hitting high-security facilities, media reports said.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:40 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281841_nato_denies_black_sea_naval_build.htmlBRUSSELS, Belgium: NATO on Thursday rejected Russian criticism of its decision to send navy ships to the Black Sea, saying the four vessels there - from the United States, Spain, Germany and Poland -Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:36 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281837_flood-bihar-scene_rpt.htmlFLOOD-BIHAR-SCENE (RPT) ZCZC PRI ESPL NAT . PATNA CES8 FLOOD-BIHAR-SCENE (RPT) Grim battle for survival in flooded Bihar Supaul, Aug 28 (PTI) They clung to theThu, 28 Aug 2008 18:28 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281836_gustav_nears_jamaica_new_orleans_watch.htmlPORT AU PRINCE, Haiti: Tropical Storm Gustav built toward renewed hurricane force on Thursday as it drove toward Jamaica, while many miles away, New Orleans watched it with a nervous eye.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:26 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281826_dont_quotholyquot_water_pope_plane_-_vatican.htmlVATICAN CITY: The Vatican has warned journalists who will travel with Pope Benedict to Lourdes next month not to put the revered water from the shrine in their hand luggage on the papal planeThu, 28 Aug 2008 18:21 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281819_palestinian_pres_rejects_permanent_resettlement.htmlBEIRUT, Lebanon: The Palestinian president says he rejects the idea that Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon might be forced to stay there permanently.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:06 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281813_worlds_3rd_tallest_skyscraper_inaugurated_shanghai.htmlBEIJING: Shanghai World Financial Centre, the biggest skyscraper in Chinese mainland and the third-tallest in the world was officially inaugurated on Thursday in the booming eastern metropolis.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:10 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281805_sharif_turns_zardaris_fresh_call.htmlMaking fresh efforts to win back the estranged ally, Zardari on Thursday requested Nawaz Sharif to rejoin Pakistans ruling coalition but the former premier said it is not possible in the near future.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281756_selvaganapathy.htmlFormer AIADMK minister Selvaganapathy, who has been expelled for anti-party activities, along with over 2,000 of his supporters from Salem district,joined DMK today in the presence of M Karunanidhi.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:46 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281739_at_least_70_migrants_feared_drowned_off_malta.htmlAt least 70 migrants feared drowned off MaltaThu, 28 Aug 2008 17:36 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281732_india-asean_agree_to_open_up_trade_from_jan_1.htmlIndia and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Thursday concluded their talks for a far-reaching pact that will open up trade at reduced tariffs in a collective market comprising 1.7 billion people.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:29 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281728_lanka-clash.html:Fierce fighting between government troops and separatist Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka s embattled north killed 36 rebels and five soldiers, the military said today.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:24 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281605_shiv_sena_announces_24_candidates_chhattisgarh_polls.htmlThe Shiv Sena Thursday announced the first list of 24 candidates for the assembly polls to be held in November in Chhattisgarh.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281554_vhp-cpi.htmlThe CPI today demanded its immediate resignation saying it was "colluding" in the spread of anarchy in the state.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:52 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281551_badal-pm.htmlPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's approach towards SAD has not changed despite his party voting against the UPA government during the trust vote.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:44 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281551_bahrain_sets_working_hours_for_ramadan.htmlBahraini authorities have issued a new order specifying the working hours at government offices and other establishments during the Islamic holy month of RamadanThu, 28 Aug 2008 15:50 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281550_major_uttar_pradesh_rivers_in_spateflowing_above_danger_mark.htmlMajor rivers in Uttar Pradesh including Gomti, Sharda, and Kuwano are in spate following torrential rains across the state, officials said Thursday.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:49 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281543_students-arctic.htmlTwo young school students who recently won the title of "Indian Climate Champion" are all set to embark on an arctic voyage to study more about climate change.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:41 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281531_france_to_assume_responsibilities_in_afghanistansarkozy.html:France would assume its responsibilities in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:30 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281529_andhra_not_to_probe_land_sale_to_it_firms.htmlThe Andhra Pradesh government Thursday rejected the opposition's demand for a assembly committee to probe alleged irregularities in allotment of land to information technology(IT) companies SEZ'sThu, 28 Aug 2008 15:28 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281435_delhi-bjp.htmlHonesty, past track record and commitment to the party will be the main criteria for Delhi BJP to shortlist candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:33 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281421_nepal-dalits.htmlA Dalit delegation from Nepal is in the country to study about the reservation system here and finetune their strategy before putting up their demands before the Government there.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:17 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281416_advani.htmlSenior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani today flagged-off the Jan Ashirvad Yatra of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:14 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281413_tihar.htmlA new complex of Tihar jail comprising six new prison houses is coming in the capital to decongest the already crowded prison.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:10 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281342_bus.htmlTwo persons are feared killed even as 33 passengers were rescued when a minibus plunged into a deep pond in central Assam's Morigaon district this morning.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:39 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281338_lightning.htmlSix persons, including four women were killed and two others suffered burn injuries after being struck by lightning in remote areas of Malda district, official sources said today.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:37 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281326_obama-clinton.htmlBarack Obama received strong backing from former President Bill Clinton, who said he expects him to undo the damage done to America on the domestic and the foreign policy fronts.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281323_maya_slams_centre_kanpur_blast_probe.htmlLUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati unleashed another political sortie on Wednesday against her latest pet pique (the Congress-led UPA government atThu, 28 Aug 2008 13:21 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281254_vhp.htmlViolence continued today in remote areas of the communally sensitive district in a backlash to the killing of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati claiming ten lives in Orissa so far.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:51 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281252_anwar_ibrahim_returns_to_parliament_after_10_years.htmlSpeculation over the future of Malaysia's Abdullah Ahmed Badawi's government mounted Thursday as controversial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to parliament after a decadeThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:52 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281251_attack.htmlTwo persons were injured in separate incidents when unidentified groups attacked them with sword and iron roads at B C Road and Bajpe Airport respectively last night, police said todayThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:49 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281250_soren_will_seek_trust_vote_on_friday.htmlJharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren will seek to prove his majority on the floor of the house Friday.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:49 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281247_jordans_king_abdullahsarkozy_voice_support_for_palestinian_state.htmlJordan's King Abdullah II and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have voiced support for a Palestinian state as solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The Jordan Times reported ThursdayThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:45 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281230_info_edge_slow_it_demand_wanes.htmlFaced with a bleak demand environment in recruitment, especially from the IT sector, internet-based recruitment company Info Edge, proprietor of the popular website Naukri.com, is going slow.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:26 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281208_violence_spreads_pakistan_border_belt.htmlSuspected militants bombed a van carrying prisoners in Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 9 people, as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281152_canada_extends_control_over_oil-rich_arctic_region.htmlCanada extends control over oil-rich Arctic regionThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:49 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281149_over_160_nominations_filed_for_new_uae_energy_award.htmlOver 160 nominations filed for new UAE energy awardThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:47 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281143_nato_reassures_ukraine_membership_aspirations.htmlNATO has reassured Ukraine about its prospects of joining the transatlantic alliance, with both sides condemning Russia s decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:39 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281136_amarnath-samiti.htmlThe group spearheading the agitation for re-transfer of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board would hold a meeting with the governor s panel headed by S S Bloeria today.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:31 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281132_refugees_from_mizoram_threaten_to_boycott_assembly_polls.htmlRefugees from Mizoram threaten to boycott assembly pollsThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:30 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281121_biden.htmlUS Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden slammed the foreign policies of Bush administration, saying it failed to cope with the biggest forces of the century, including the rise of RussiThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:11 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281113_computer_virus_in_space_-_nasa_astronauts_get_hit.htmlComputer virus in space - NASA astronauts get hitThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:12 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281044_rahul_priyanka_make_secret_bangalore_visit.htmlBANGALORE: All India Congress Committee (AICC) general Secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Vadhra made a secret visit to Bangalore in connection with school admission of the children.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:43 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281042_in_battle_of_the_stars_obama_beats_mccain.htmlIn battle of the stars, Obama beats McCainThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:41 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281039_us_asks_india_pakistan_resolve_differences_peacefully.htmlThe US says it always encourages India and Pakistan to negotiate their differences peacefully, concerned as it is when tensions rise in the region.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:36 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281029_29-yr-old_10_years_smuggling_drugs.htmlHotel management graduate did it for a job in the GulfA special narcotics court on Monday sentenced a 29-year-old Albert Challappa to 10 years jail for smuggling heroin into Mumbai.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:25 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281027_kashmir-hostage.htmlFear could be seen on the faces of the seven hostages, including four children, who were held captives by the suspected LeT militants for 19-hours before being freed in a military operation early todaThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:17 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281024_blore_pilot_dies_oz_collision.html24-year-old trainee pilot Akash Anantha dies after the wings of his aircraft clip that of another over MelbourneThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:23 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281016_pak-blast.htmlNine persons were killed and several others injured when a police van transporting prisoners was targeted in a roadside bomb attack in Pakistan s restive North West Frontier Province today.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:14 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808281014_accident.htmlFour pavement dwellers were killed and two others injured after being run over by a speeding truck here.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:12 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280957_fire_causes_missile_explosions_in_ukraine.htmlFire causes missile explosions in Ukraine.The fire broke out near the town of Lozovaya.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:54 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280950_300_overseas_students_detained_in_australia.html300 overseas students detained in Australia for violating laws.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:49 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280941_3_jammu_hostages_killed_by_militants_7_rescued.htmlSeven members of the family in whose house three terrorists had barged in were rescued by the army following a gunbattle but three other hostages were killed by the militants in Chinore.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:38 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280937_air_canada_to_provide_in-flight_internet_service.htmlAir Canada to provide in-flight internet serviceThu, 28 Aug 2008 09:34 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280926_britains_population_to_top_eu_countries_by_2060.htmlBritain's population to top EU countries by 2060Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:25 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280924_50_militants_killed_in_pakistan.html50 militants killed in PakistanThu, 28 Aug 2008 09:22 ISThttp://news.indiainfo.com/2008/08/28/0808280922_barack_obama_wins_historic_democratic_nomination.htmlBarack Obama made history as the Democratic party officially nominated him to be their candidate in the November presidential election, making him the first black American to lead a major political party ticket.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:20 IST