Monday, February 4, 2013

Stories:2/5/2013 7:21:02 AM



Congress will not move trust motion against BJP in Karnataka

Putting all speculations to rest, the Congress on Monday said it will not move a no-confidence motion against the BJP government surviving on a wafer-thin majority.






Indian Muslims less privileged than SC, ST's: UK scholar

Muslims in India are even less privileged than members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes as they enjoy neither equity nor equality of opportunity, a noted British scholar claimed here today.






22 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebels

A Muslim rebel group said today it attacked Abu Sayyaf gunmen after the al-Qaeda-linked militants refused to free hostages, sparking fierce jungle clashes that left up to 22 combatants dead in the southern Philippines.






High court issues notice to Congress, BJP on taking donations from Vedanta group

The Delhi high court issued notice to the Congress and the BJP on Monday on a plea seeking directive for a CBI or SIT probe for allegedly taking donations from subsidiaries of Britain-based Vedanta Group.






Will not move no-trust motion against Karnataka govt: Congress

The Congress will not move a no-confidence motion as it expects the BJP government to collapse on its own, leader of the opposition in the state Assembly said here on Monday.






French tanker believed hijacked by pirates off Ivory Coast

A French-owned Luxembourg-flagged tanker with 17 crew members that went missing off Ivory Coast over the weekend is believed to have been hijacked by Nigerian pirates.






Patient gets compensation for wrong-side surgery after 23 years

Over 23 years after a wrong-side surgery was conducted on a patient, the apex consumer commission has directed a Chennai-based multi-speciality hospital to pay Rs one lakh as compensation to him.






Cauvery water row: SC slams Centre, directs release of water to Tamil Nadu

The SC has directed the Central Water Commission to file a report within two days on water requirements of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.




SC directs Centre to notify Cauvery Tribunal award by February 20

The SC has directed the Central Water Commission to file a report within two days on water requirements of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.






SC directs Centre to notify Cauvery award by February 20

The SC has directed the Central Water Commission to file a report within two days on water requirements of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.






Allahabad University shuts down for 3 days amid fears of violence

There were apprehensions of violence after an FIR was lodged against student union leaders for allegedly assaulting staff of vice-chancellor's office.






Rehman Malik orders inquiry into death of Indian national in Pakistan

Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik said on Monday he had ordered an inquiry into the death of Indian national Chambail Singh.






Rain lashes Punjab, Haryana; minimum temperature goes up

Light to moderate rains lashed most parts of Punjab and Haryana though minimum temperature rose sharply by up to eight notches above normal in both the states.






Sri Lankan national arrested with over 80 fake passports

The 32-year-old man from Manavakkal in Sri Lanka was nabbed at Devala during a routine vehicle check and handed over to police, who found the fake passports in his baggage.






At least 8 killed in bus accident in southern California: TV report

At least eight people died and 27 others were injured in a multiple vehicle accident in southern California that involved a passenger bus.






Vietnam activists sentenced to long prison terms

A Vietnamese court has sentenced 22 members of an outlawed Buddhist sect to lengthy prison terms for attempting to overthrow the Communist government, in one of the largest such trials in years.






Man charged after wielding knife outside Buckingham Palace

A man who was shocked by British police with a Taser stun gun as he waved large knives outside Buckingham Palace was charged on Monday with affray and possessing a bladed weapon in public.






Another 2 bodies found in Mexico oil company compund blast

Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast.






Fidel Castro makes public appearace to vote, chat in Cuban general election

Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro voted in Cuba's general election on Sunday and chatted with well wishers and Cuban reporters in Havana for more than an hour, in his first extended public appearance since 2010.






France bombs Islamist targets in Mali after Hollande visit

France said it carried out major air strikes on Sunday near Kidal, the last bastion of armed extremists chased from Mali's desert north in a lightning French-led offensive, after a whirlwind visit by President Francois Hollande.






Paraguay presidential candidate dies in helicopter crash

A controversial presidential candidate who helped topple Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner in 1989 has died in a helicopter crash, officials said on Sunday, prompting claims of foul play.






Nepali businessman murdered in India, protests in native town

A bandh was observed today in Nepal's southeastern city of Biratnagar to protest the killing of a prominent Nepalese businessman who was found murdered in India after being kidnapped for ransom.






Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai undergoes two successful surgeries: Hospital

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has undergone two successful operations to attach a titanium plate and cochlear implant, doctors said today.






No noble family will allow girls to become dancers: Hurriyat

Hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference today expressed surprise over Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's support for the valley's only all-girls rock band.






Syrian army's missile hits Aleppo building, 13 killed: Watchdog

At least 13 civilians were killed on Sunday in a missile attack by the Syrian army on a rebel-held neighbourhood in the embattled northern city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said.




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