• 'Didn't know rains could cause such a disaster'

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- On Sunday, 52-year-old Raj Kishore Trivedi was selling prasad inside Kedarnath shrine like always. It had been raining since morning, but around 9.30am it started pouring particularly heavily."A cloudburst occurred and several devotees died. Thankfully, I was inside the temple when it happened. Many people inside also died due to short circuit. Imanaged to run away but I injured my right leg. Later, the rescue team brought me to Dehradun for immediate help," Trivedi told HT.Trivedi's family is safe but nothing remains of his shop of 25 years. ... More »'Didn't know rains could cause such a disaster'

  • City robbers swap your jewellery for gold loans

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- Robbers and snatchers in the city have found an inventive and minimum-risk way of getting rid of their booty - exchanging it for cold hard cash at the neighbourhood finance firm offering attractive gold loans.Police have proof that street criminals and even disgruntled employees with spurious gold bricks are abusing the easily available services of non-banking financial companies, such as Muthoot Finance, with reckless abandon, thanks to "shortcomings" in the firms' "security matrix". ... More »City robbers swap your jewellery for gold loans

  • Truce ends 7-year fight over fighting rooster

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- This is no cock-and-bull story.A seven-year fight over a champion fighter cock ended this week with the warring parties settling it out of court.The rooster belonging to Ram Prasad Bedia of Ganeshpur village near Jharkhand capital Ranchi was prized for its victory run in local cockfights that involve betting.It went missing on January 2, 2006. Ram Prasad suspected brothers Kajru and Rajesh Ganjhu, his neighbours, of foul play. But the brothers thrashed him when he enquired about the fowl.Ram Prasad lodged a complaint at the local Ormanjhi police station. ... More »Truce ends 7-year fight over fighting rooster

  • Four cong MLAs turn out to vote for Nitish

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- In a last-moment strategy shift, four Congress MLAs voted in favour of the Nitish Kumar government in the Bihar assembly floor test.The signal to Kumar comes at a time when the UPA is seeking support to pass key bills in the coming session of Parliament.The Congress, however, held that this one-off decision did not indicate any eagerness for an alliance with JD(U). "We do not want communal forces to succeed so we gave unconditional support," Congress spokesperson PC Chacko said.Congress' new Bihar in-charge CP Joshi held parleys with senior leaders. ... More »Four cong MLAs turn out to vote for Nitish

  • President house to connect with the common man with sports

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- Vidyasagar's family has been a loyal worker of Rashtrapati Bhavan since the British era. Vidyasagar too, is a gardener there, representing the large faceless force behind the glitz and the aura of the magnificent building.But his son, Sachin, has crossed a boundary that was unthinkable till a few months ago. The Class 7 student now learns table tennis along with children of class 1 officers at the sports complex of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. ... More »President house to connect with the common man with sports

  • 5,000 evacuated to safe areas, govt sets up 19 relief camps

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- Pandit Uttam Jyotishi, 60, quietly sat on the roof of his house at Yamuna Bazar, watching the area inundated by waters from the surging Yamuna. Next to him, under a shade, Ramkumari Devi was cooking food, trying to be oblivious of the surroundings.They were not the only ones perched on top of their houses. Yamuna waters had partially submerged about 300-odd houses and hutments at Yamuna Bazar since Monday evening.Uttam Jyotishi is a priest of a century-old Shiv temple, submerged in water with only the dome visible."We started moving our stuff upstairs since Monday midnight. ... More »5,000 evacuated to safe areas, govt sets up 19 relief camps

  • Solar glare on Chandy

    Hindustan Times - 2 hours 54 minutes ago

    India, June 20 -- It has all the ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler - dubious deals, sex, murder and villains with political connections. And it has embroiled Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy's aides.In a scam that has rocked the state over the past week, a man accused of murdering his first wife and his estranged second wife made tens of crores of rupees by defrauding numerous unsuspecting investors looking for quick returns.They did this by convincing them to put lakhs in schemes that seemed to have a bright future - import of solar power panels and setting up windmill farms. ... More »Solar glare on Chandy

  • Kirsten leaves South Africa no wiser about 'choke' habit

    Reuters - 2 hours 55 minutes ago

    By Mark Meadows LONDON (Reuters) - Choke is a word which has haunted South African cricket for three decades but rather than shy away from it, departing coach Gary Kirsten has embraced the term in a bid to end their semi-final hoodoo. Wednesday's heavy Champions Trophy semi-final defeat by England at The Oval, where the Proteas could only score 175 all out in a seven-wicket defeat, was an eighth last-four loss out of nine played in major tournaments. ... More »Kirsten leaves South Africa no wiser about 'choke' habit

  • BlackBerry shares fall as analyst downgrades stock ahead of earnings

    Reuters - 2 hours 55 minutes ago

    TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry shares fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after a Bernstein Research analyst cut his rating on the stock to "underperform" ahead of the company's quarterly earnings release next week. While Bernstein's Pierre Ferragu said he expected disappointing results from the smartphone maker, other analysts have bullish expectations, pointing to an even more volatile run for a generally volatile stock. ... More »BlackBerry shares fall as analyst downgrades stock ahead of earnings

  • Cyber threats and leaks spur increased security focus

    Reuters - 2 hours 56 minutes ago

    By Andrea Shalal-Esa PARIS (Reuters) - Increased cyber espionage by China and recent leaks by a contractor working at the National Security Agency have put a sharp focus on cybersecurity for aerospace and defence companies showing off their wares at this year's Paris Airshow. "We, like others, are constantly being bombarded by people who are trying to get into our systems," said Mark DeYoung, chief executive of U.S. rocket engine and ammunition maker Alliant Techsystems (ATK) . ... More »Cyber threats and leaks spur increased security focus

  • Sri Lanka are a dangerous side: Dhoni

    IANS India Private Limited - 3 hours ago

    Cardiff, June 19 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to focus only on their two frontline batsmen " Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara" during the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy slated for Thursday. More »Sri Lanka are a dangerous side: Dhoni

  • Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Among the Iranian pilgrims, foreign executives and tourists in the departure lounge at Baghdad airport, a group of young Iraqis prepare to wage religious war in Syria - not for the rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad but against them. Dressed in jeans, their hair cropped short, the 12 men awaiting their flight are Iraqi Shi'ites, among hundreds heading for what they see as a struggle to defend fellow Syrian Shi'ites and their holy sites from the mainly Sunni Muslim rebels. ... More »Iraqi Shi'ites flock to Assad's side as sectarian split widens

  • Singapore's air turns "hazardous" as Indonesian fires rage

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    By Kevin Lim and Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Singapore, a major financial centre, will send a delegation to Jakarta on Thursday to discuss the smog that has turned its usually clear skies grey, Environment Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told a news conference. ... More »Singapore's air turns "hazardous" as Indonesian fires rage

  • Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual

    Reuters - 3 hours ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign languages say local tourism chiefs, who are handing out a manual with guidelines on better etiquette. ... More »Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual

  • One killed, 150 injured in China restaurant blasts

    IANS India Private Limited - 3 hours ago

    Beijing, June 19 (IANS) A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. More »One killed, 150 injured in China restaurant blasts

  • China holds talks with North Korea

    IANS India Private Limited - 4 hours ago

    Beijing, June 19 (IANS) China and North Korea Wednesday held a "strategic dialogue" on denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula. More »China holds talks with North Korea

  • 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' not a sports film: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

    IANS India Private Limited - 4 hours ago

    Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Producer-director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who is all set to release his film, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", based on the life of former athlete Milkha Singh, said that the film was not based on sports and could have been on anybody in an endeavour to show the human spirit. More »'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' not a sports film: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

  • News Corp spinoffs start preliminary trading

    Reuters - 4 hours ago

    REUTERS - News Corp's publishing and entertainment arms began trading separately on a preliminary basis on Wednesday, one of the last steps before Rupert Murdoch's company officially splits in two on June 28. Shares of the new News Corp , the publishing arm that includes properties such as The Wall Street Journal, opened at $15.28 on Nasdaq, trading on a "when-issued" basis under the symbol "NWSAV." The shares were up 4.5 percent at mid-morning at $15.95 and were the second-most-active issue on Nasdaq with more than 20 million shares changing hands. ... More »News Corp spinoffs start preliminary trading

  • Sonia surveys flood-hit Uttarakhand, seeks quick relief for victims

    IANS India Private Limited - 4 hours ago

    New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, sought quick relief for stranded people, a party statement said. More »Sonia surveys flood-hit Uttarakhand, seeks quick relief for victims

  • Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

    Reuters - 4 hours ago

    By Roberta Rampton and Stephen Brown BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech in Berlin on Wednesday to call on Russia to revive the push for a world without nuclear arms by agreeing to target further reductions of up to one third of deployed nuclear weapons. Speaking in Berlin where John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave rousing Cold War speeches, Obama urged Russia to help build on the "New START" treaty that requires both countries to cut stockpiles of deployed nuclear weapons to 1,550 each by 2018. ... More »Obama challenges Russia to agree to deeper nuclear weapon cuts

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