US Open: Bopanna, Qureshi enter finals

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New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna from India and his Pakistani teammate Aisam Qureshi beat Argentina's Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos in straight sets 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to enter the men's doubles final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Wednesday.
The Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi was the last pair from the sub-continent to reach the finals at Flushing Meadows.

On the eve of Eid, curfew lifted in Kashmir

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Srinagar: Curfew was lifted on Thursday from all parts of the Kashmir Valley on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.
"Curfew has been lifted from all parts of Srinagar city, and Anatnag and Bijbehara towns in south Kashmir in view of Eid-ul Fitr," said a police official.
Eid-ul Fitr will be celebrated on Friday or on Saturday, depending on the sighting of the new moon, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan. 

Mangalore air crash: Pilot's error revealed

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New Delhi: According to a report of DGCA and Boeing officials probing the crash, it was pilot error that led to the Mangalore crash – India’s worst air tragedy that killed 158 people.
The report says that data retrieved from the cockpit voice recorder shows that the captain was on the wrong flight path.

Employers in India to step up hiring in next 3 months

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New Delhi: Employers in India are planning to hire at a robust pace in the next three months. A survey says public administration, education and services sectors are expected to see strong recruitment trends.
Globally, India is the most optimistic in terms of recruitment intentions for the fourth quarter, after China and Taiwan, according to staffing services firm Manpower's Employment Outlook Survey released on Tuesday.

Trustees sell Wakf land at throwaway prices

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New Delhi: A Minority Affairs Ministry report accessed by CNN-IBN reveals that land belonging to various Wakf boards in India are being misused and even sold at throwaway prices.
The report contains nationwide details of prevailing corruption in Wakf boards. It exposes a nexus involving politicians, community leaders and private developers.

Rajasthan doctors call off strike after 50 die

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Jaipur: Rajasthan doctors called off their strike on Tuesday evening after “positive” talks with the government. The doctors, who have been on strike for the past three days, said their demands had been accepted.
Ajay Malviya, president of the Rajasthan Doctors’ Association, said: “The government has unconditionally accepted our demands. We will call the general body meeting and call off the strike.”

Trade unions go on a 24-hour nationwide strike

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New Delhi: Trade unions are going on a 24-hour nationwide strike against price rise on Tuesday.
Nearly six crore workers under the banner of 8 trade unions will be participating in the strike.
They are demanding a control on price rise, streamlining of the rationing system and proper implementation of Labour laws. The bandh is likely to have maximum impact in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. In fact, all flights to and from Kolkata have been cancelled.

PM won't retire, wants younger Cabinet

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reshuffle his Cabinet before the winter session of Parliament. He told the editors of major newspapers at a breakfast meeting in New Delhi on Monday that he "would like to reduce the average age of his Cabinet".
Rejecting the perception that there is a disconnect between his government and Congress party, Singh said that his Cabinet was functioning with much greater degree of cohesion than even the first Cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru.

It's battleground Kashmir again as three die in firing

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Pattan: There was no let-up in violence in Kashmir as three civilians died in police firing. Prime MinisterManmohan Singh reached out to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in an effort to evolve a package for the Valley.
Several people were injured in Patan in North Kashmir as the police opened fire after protestors pelted stones at them. The toll of civilian deaths in firing by security forces now stands at 68 since June.

Pakistani Muslim youths turning into atheists

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Islamabad: A handful of Pakistani Muslim youths is beginning to question the existence of God and, in the process, giving up Islam to become atheists.
Still a small number, the trend seems to be telling of pressures that the image of militant Islam has had on them. A Facebook group has been floated for Pakistan's agnostics and atheists by Hazrat NaKhuda, a former Pakistani Muslim.
At last count, the group had over a 100 members. In a thread started on the discussion board on "How did you become an atheist", Hazrat writes, "I used to be a practising Muslim. I used to live in Saudi Arabia. I have done two Hajs and countless Umrahs. Used to pray five times a day. When I turned 17-18, I realised that the only reason I was a Muslim was because my parents were Muslims".

Don't judge CWG beforehand: Mike Hooper

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CEO of Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper says that although concerns over Delhi's preparedness for the CWG remain, he is pragmatic and hopes that at the end, all pending work will be completed.
Below is the full transcript of his interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN's weekly interview show, theDevil's Advocate:

Hostage cops freed? Maoists say yes, govt no

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Patna: Maoists on Sunday claimed to have released the three Bihar policemen taken hostage a week back but the state government said it had no information as the agonizing wait for their families continued.
Hopes of an end to the hostage crisis were dashed when there was no trace of the abducted policemen several hours after the Maoists claimed they had released them.

IPL IV: 2 groups, 4 foreigners, $ 9 million cap

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New Delhi: Mumbai: The IPL Governing Council met here Sunday and decided to introduce a changed format involving a total of 74 matches during the expanded fourth edition of the twenty20 extravaganza.
"There would be a total of 74 matches in all," IPL's interim chairman Chirayu Amin told reporters after the meeting. "Each franchise would get to play a minimum of seven matches," according to another IPL source.

Bihar cops released? Nitish denies knowledge

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has denied having any knowledge of the Maoists reportedly promising the release of three policemen they abducted last week.
"We don't have any information about the release of policemen," said Kumar after local TV channels reported that a Maoist leader had promised family members of kidnapped sub-inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav that he would be returned shortly, leading to rumours that they have been released.

Day 8: Bihar hostage crisis may end today

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Patna: Families of three Bihar policemen still being held hostage by the Maoists are waiting for the rebels to keep their words and release them by Sunday.
Self-proclaimed Maoist spokesman Avinash on Saturday responded to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s appeal to not harm the hostages and release them by saying that the three abducted policemen were safe and that they would be released on Sunday.

Mastermind of Bihar hostage crisis arrested

Edited by Naved Khan Saturday, September 4, 2010 10:36 AM 0 comments


Patna: The mastermind behind the Bihar hostage crisis has been arrested. Bihar Police on Saturday morning arrested the two senior Naxal leaders in an encounter in a combing operation near the jungles of Lakhisarai and claimed that one of them is the mastermind behind the abduction of four Bihar policemen, one of whom was killed on Thursday.
The alleged mastermind has been identified as Pramod, a senior Naxal leader. The other leader’s identity is yet to be established.

CBI unearths fresh railway recruitment scam

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New Delhi: After unearthing a multi-crore railway recruitment scam in February this year, CBI has now unearthed another scam, this time related to the appointment of Class 4 employees.
CNN-IBN has accessed a secret letter written by CBI Director Ashwini Kumar to Vivek Sahay Chairman of the Railway Board. The letter seeks approval to investigate appointments made by the present General Manager of the West Central Railways VK Manglik and Chief Personnel Officer BL.

Hostage crisis is Nitish's biggest litmus test

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Patna: In a cruel twist of fate it was the body of Lokus Tete, an assistant sub-inspector with the Bihar Military Police, that was found in a pool of blood on Friday. For three other families, the harrowing wait continues.
Naxals shot Tete after holding him in captivity for five days. Contrary to the reports that appeared on Wednesday, it was not inspector Abhay Yadav who was killed.

Sonia re-elected as Cong President for 4th term

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New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi was re-elected as Congress President for fourth consecutive term in New Delhi on Friday. Sonia is already the longest serving party President.
With no one else choosing to contest, her election as President was a foregone conclusion. The formal announcement about Sonia's election was made by Congress Central Election Authority Chairman Oscar Fernandes. After announcing Sonia's election Fernandes handed over the certificate to her.

Agnivesh blames Nitish for policeman's death

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Patna: In the latest development to the hostage crisis that has been unfolding in Bihar, social activist and Naxal sympathiser Swami Agnivesh has blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the death of one of the four kidnapped policemen. The dead policeman has been identified as Lokus Tete.
He termed the Nitish Kumar government as being callous having lost precious time in dealing with the situation.

Hostage crisis: different cop's body found

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Patna: The body found in the forests of Lakhisarai has been identified as that of Bihar Military Police Sub-Inspector Lokus Tete. Tete’s body was found with a note reportedly written by the Maoists in which they warned that the other abducted policemen would be killed if their demand for the release of their eight jailed comrades was not accepted.

Maoist deadline ends, Bihar CM under pressure

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Patna: The new deadline of 10 am Friday set by the Maoists for the release of the three remaining Bihar policemen still being held hostage has expired but there is still no confirmed news about them. Reports say the three policemen still being hostage are safe, but their fate too hangs in the balance with the Maoists new deadline now over.

Nitish struggling to solve the hostage crisis

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is faced with a tough question: does he give in to Maoistthreats and release their eight comrades or does he stand firm and risk the lives of the three policemen.
The Bihar hostage crisis has meant that Nitish is facing the toughest test of his political career and that too on the eve of Assembly elections in the state.

Indian wrestlers, athletes fail dope test

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New Delhi: Two athletes and four wrestlers have tested positive in random testing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) during the trials in Patiala in the run-up to the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games and provisionally suspended by their respective federations.
The wrestlers - Sumit (74 kg), Mausam Khatri (96 kg) and Rajiv Tomar (120 kg) in men's freestyle and Gursharanpreet Kaur (72 kg) in women's section - were part of the Commonwealth Games squad and have been replaced, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president GS Mander said.

Clock is ticking for remaining abducted cops

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Patna: Rajni Yadav - wife of Abhay Yadav, a jawan of the Bihar Military Police - pleaded with the government to step in and save her husband from the Naxals.
His daughter's heartrending plea and prayers, too, failed to move the Naxals of Bihar. Sub-inspector Yadav, who was taken hostage along with three others, was reportedly killed. His body was thrown near the Piri Bazaar railway tracks.

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