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Annual NSS Special Camp of Milagres College kallianpur inaugurated

Girl who wanted policeman to party with her arrested

Suspect was drunk when she was stopped at a police checkpoint. Manama: A drunk girl who asked a Kuwaiti police offer to party with her had to spend her New Year eve in jail. According to the case documents reported in Kuwaiti daily Arab Times, the girl was drunk when she was stopped at a checkpoint.

110-year-old man ready to wed again.

KUALA LUMPUR - A 110-year-old Malaysian man who has been looking for a wife said he was ready to marry again after an 82-year-old woman responded to his wish, a report said Sunday.

UAE rents to decline further this year

Abu Dhabi market likely to become more tenancy-driven despite supply crunch continuing Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Rents in Abu Dhabi will soften further this year even though demand exceeds supply. However, analysts acknowledge that the Abu Dhabi rental market is undergoing a similar transition to a tenant-driven one.

Nightmare for AI passengers flying to Chicago..

New Delhi: The passengers on an Air India flight were kept waiting for more than eight hours inside the aircraft on Friday night for their flight to take off. But it never did. Flight AI 127 was supposed to take off at 1:30 am. But then got delayed by two hours due to operational issues.

’Only Ponting can beat Tendulkar’s record’

Sydney: Former Australian fast bowler Glen Mcgrath feels that Ricky Ponting can bounce back from a slump in form and also beat Sachin Tendulkar’s record of maximum runs in Test cricket. "I always had a lot of faith in Ricky as a captain and a bloke. I would play under him any day of the week. I have still got total faith in him," McGrath was quoted as saying in The Daily Telegraph.

UID can now be your official ID proof

New Delhi: Kartik Burman, 46, is a rag picker from Bengal, living near Nizamuddin in Delhi for the past 10 years. He is being enrolled for the Unique Identification Project or the UID. So when he goes out to demand a job under NREGA or get a ration card he won’t have a problem. The likes of this old rag picker too are hoping for a better deal in life. Mukhtar Ahmed, homeless, says, "It will help, I can get a job and I can get a ration card".

Japan population shrinks by record in 2010

TOKYO - Japan’s population fell by a record amount last year as the number of deaths climbed to an all-time high in the quickly aging country, the government said Saturday.

Bank loans turn dearer with the dawn of 2011

Major banks, on Saturday, raised their lending and deposit rates by up to 1 percentage point with the dawn of the new year.

Mysoreans welcome New Year with a bang

With the chilling cold setting in slowly through the night, the revving music played by DJs and the easily flowing wine set the dance floors on fire at different places in the city.

Attur shrine captivates devotees worldwide

On the foothills of Parpale Hill at Karkala lies St Lawrence Church, a miraculous shrine with rich history that dates back to 1759 AD. The picturesque shrine on the placid hill has been attracting devotees worldwide, who are marvelled by its beauty and its legend.

Starting with 1.1.11 - 2011 will be year of peace, finance

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The power of one was in full play on the first day of the year - 01.01.2011, a date flaunting a large number of 1s, which in the astro-science of numerology corresponds to the sun. And the sun in astrology symbolises power, fire, charting of new courses, independence and also leadership.

One dead and 21 wounded in fire of plane in Surgut

MOSCOW, January 1 -- One died and 21 were wounded in the fire of a plane in Surgut, a source in the region’s law enforcement authorities told Itar-Tass reporter on the phone on Saturday.

Collect birth, death certificates easily

As a New Year gift for the citizens, the State Government has simplified issuing of birth and death certificates. Accordingly, both the documents would be issued to the people concerned free of cost in the hospitals. In a press release here, Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta has said since most of the births are taking place in hospitals, it would be easy for the persons concerned to collect the birth certificates of the newborns while getting discharged from the hospitals. As per Sec 7(5) of the Birth, Death Registration Act 1969, sub-registration centres are opened at the government hospitals of H D Kote, Hunsur, K R Nagar, Nanjangud, Periyapatna and T Narasipur and station medical officers as sub-registrars with effect from January 1.

A car run on water? Soon, may be

Ratan Tata’s next venture might just be building a car that runs on water.According to the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Prof C N R Rao, the Tata Group Chairman has invested USD 15 million in a start up venture which is conducting research in that field.

Jet, Kingfisher hike airfares from Friday

The New Year isn’t bringing good news for regular fliers. Private carriers Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways have decided to hike fares by Rs 200 per ticket with immediate effect. The hike, which is in the form of increase in fuel surcharge, comes after jump in global crude oil prices.

Sydney kicks off global New Year party

Sydney’s Harbour Bridge exploded in a spectacular blaze of New Year fireworks Friday as people around the globe began welcoming 2011 with a glittering array of parties.

We won’t pay blood money, say Indians on UAE death row

Sharjah/Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Claiming innocence, 17 Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have refused to settle the case by paying blood money to the victim’s family as recompense for the murder. Their families in India agree and say they will not take up the new offer by the victim’s family.

Mumbai can party till 5 am for New Year: Govt

Mumbai: The government has permitted bars and restaurants to remain open all through the night on December 31 for new year celebrations in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai but boat parties along the coast have been banned for the third time in a row due to the terror threat. "The state excise department has allowed bars, hotels and restaurants to remain open till 5 am on January 1, 2011. Usually, these establishments are shut by 1:30 hours but due to the New Year celebrations, the norms have been relaxed," Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Rajnish Seth said. "Boat parties along the coastline have been banned as a precautionary measure in the wake of intelligence inputs. Earlier also, for two years, the boat parties were not allowed due to security reasons," Seth added. Loudspeakers will be allowed to play till midnight in an open ground, instead of the usual 10 pm deadline.

Flooding causes havoc in Saudi region

MECCA - Flash flooding killed a man and three children in the Mecca region of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as waist-high water snarled traffic in the nearby Red Sea port of Jeddah, where 123 people died in flooding last year. The governor of Mecca, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, reported the deaths and added that another 200 people had been rescued from flood waters, many by helicopter.