Friday 20 July 2012


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'Pawar, Patel skip cabinet meet; threaten to resign'

Hindustan Times - 
Unhappy over being denied number two position in the government, NCP ministers Praful Patel and Sharad Pawar on Thursday threatened to resign from their posts in New Delhi, media reports said.

Maruti: SIT to probe Manesar violence after official killed

Hindustan Times - 
Taking a serious note of Wednesday's incident of violence at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, the Haryana chief secretary PK Chaudhery on Thursday said that a special investigation team had been formed under the assistant commissioner of police, ...

Rajesh Khanna was very close to me: Mumtaz

Times of India - 
PTI Jul 18, 2012, 05.42PM IST Overcome with emotions after Rajesh Khanna's death, yesteryear Bollywood star Mumtaz, who acted with him in many hits, today said the actor was "very close" to her even though he came across as an introvert to others.

Attack on Damascus "fortress" rocks Assad

Reuters India - 
By Samia Nakhoul | BEIRUT (Reuters) - An audacious and deadly attack on President Bashar al-Assad's security cabinet is a major psychological and strategic setback that exposes a weakened Syrian establishment unable to protect its innermost centres of ...

Rafael Nadal ruled out of London Olympics with injury

Times of India - 
"I am not in a condition to be able to compete. It is one of the saddest moments of my career," said Rafael Nadal. (Reuters Photo) MADRID: The London Olympics was shorn of one of its biggest attractions on Thursday when reigning champion Rafa Nadal ...

A cure for Aids?

The Guardian (blog) - 
Most people might assume scientists and drug companies have always been on an all-out hunt for a cure for Aids. Not so. The virus is so elusive and smart that for decades now, experts have hardly dared dream of eliminating it.

India's position on global child index falls

Hindustan Times - 
India shabby treatment of its children is reflected in a new global survey released on Thursday which says the country's position on child development index (CDI) of 141 nations has fallen by 12 places between 1995 and 2010 because of not much ...

Rahul's position after Cong president, party says

Hindustan Times - 
Rahul Gandhi will be number two in the Congress after Sonia Gandhi, the party said on Thursday after he declared that he was ready for a "more proactive role in the party and the government" and stoked speculation about the nature of his future ...

At least 72 per cent turnout in Presidential poll

Economic Times - 
NEW DELHI: At least 72 per cent of MPs and MLAs across the country today voted to elect a new President in a race in which UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee is set to win with a huge margin over PA Sangma who is backed by some opposition parties.

Day after grenade attack, Omar doesn't find situation alarming

Hindustan Times - 
A day after a rifle-propelled grenade, which eventually did not explode, was fired at the civil secretariat here, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah tried to play down the incident by saying that there was nothing alarming about the ...

Suicide Attacker With Fake US ID Blamed in Bus Bomb

New York Times - 
BURGAS, Bulgaria - The attack on a tour bus carrying Israeli vacationers outside the airport here was carried out by a suicide bomber using fake American identification, Bulgarian officials said Thursday.

Syria conflict: West 'appalled' by Russia China UN veto

BBC News - 
Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution proposing further sanctions on Syria, prompting an angry Western response.

China makes $20 billion credit pledge to Africa

The Hindu - 
China will provide $20 billion in credit to African countries over the next three years, doubling its earlier loan commitment in a move to strengthen fast deepening economic ties with the continent amid political uncertainties.

Death toll rises to 31 in Tanzania ferry accident; more than 100 still missing

Washington Post - 
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania - Stormy conditions hampered rescue efforts Thursday for a capsized ferry off Tanzania's coast, as officials said the death toll had risen to at least 31.

Cabinet nod for SAIL share sale

The Hindu - 
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, approved the disinvestment in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to the tune of 10.82 per cent, a move likely to fetch around Rs.4000 crore to the exchequer.

Govt slaps 21% duty on import of power gears

Zee News - 
New Delhi: The government Thursday decided to slap 21 percent duty on imports of power equipment, mainly to protect domestic companies from cheap Chinese shipments.

Government says HSBC staff violating safety norms a serious matter

Economic Times - 
NEW DELHI: Terming as "serious" the alleged violation of safety compliance by HSBC staff in the country against money laundering and terrorist financing, India today promised to "get to the bottom" of it.

Chevron buys two Kurdistan blocks from RIL

Livemint - 
Reuters & AP London/San Francisco: US oil giant Chevron Corp. said on Thursday it has signed a deal to acquire two oil drilling blocks from Reliance Industries Ltd in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, where authorities have been at loggerheads with the ...

NetApp unveils software for agile data infrastructure

NDTV - 
Storage and data management solutions provider NetApp India Marketing & Services Thursday unveiled an integrated platform for building agile data infrastructure for enterprises across verticals.

Ricoh India launches Ricoh Aficio SP 5200 series of digital imaging system

Economic Times - 
NEW DELHI: Ricoh India, the Indian subsidiary of Ricoh Corporation in Japan has launched of Ricoh Aficio SP 5200 series of digital imaging system comprising multifunctional products (SP 5200S/SP 5210SF/SP 5210SR) for the Indian market.

Nokia's Mobile Designs

Wall Street Journal - 
More than seven years before Apple rolled out the iPhone, a Nokia design team showed a phone with a color touch screen set above a single button.

Wasseypur girl Richa Chadha in Bhansali's next?

Hindustan Times - 
Richa Chadha, who starred opposite Manoj Bajpai in Anurag Kashayap's Gangs of Wasseypur is reportedly playing second lead in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela, reports Mid Day.

Film Review | The Dark Knight Rises

Livemint - 
Christopher Nolan is one of a rare breed of directors, like the great Alfred Hitchcock, who can turn around what's mass-market, the blockbuster style of film-making, for the sake of his own creative fulfillment.

Live Scores - England v South Africa

BBC Sport - 
Reminder of @aggersbracken's cricket quiz at 9pm. Signed cap by England player of winner's choice. Follow @aggersbracken to join in.

India loses 1-2 to Spain in tri-nation hockey meet

Daily News & Analysis - 
India lost 1-2 to host Spain in the final league match of the Tri-Nation invitational hockey tournament, the final warm-up event ahead of the Olympic Games.

A clean sweep of Sri Lanka will perch India to top

Times of India - 
India last held the number one position briefly in September 2009 but if it achieves a clean sweep against the hosts, it will unseat the current table-toppers Australia.

Ministry approves 142-member Indian Olympic contingent

The Hindu - 
The Sports Ministry approved a list of 142-member Indian contingent, submitted by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA), for participation in the 30th Olympics at London here on Thursday.

I never doubted boson's existence, says Peter Higgs

Zee News - 
London: Peter Higgs has said that he never doubted the existence of the 'God particle' in the 48 years since he proposed its existence.

Primordial Pinwheel: Astronomers Spot Oldest Prominent Spiral Galaxy Yet

Scientific American - 
By John Matson | July 19, 2012 SHAPELY SPIRAL: A composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck telescope in Hawaii shows BX 442's spiral structure.

Dumping iron in oceans 'may cure climate change'

The Hindu - 
A ship dumping iron into the Southern Ocean has shown a technique that could be used as a “cure” for climate change. The iron stimulates plankton growth, which “binds” carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, getting rid of one of the gases which warms ...

Indian doctors illegally removed wombs from poor women

msnbc.com - 
By Sujeet Kumar RAIPUR, India - Doctors in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh performed hysterectomies on poor village women without a valid medical reason in order to claim money from a national insurance scheme, the state's health minister said on ...

Eye care least priority for Indians: Study

Times of India - 
Even as India is home to one of the highest populations of the visually impaired, eye health is the least priority for the population here, a global survey said on Wednesday.

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