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Media Reports - Darjeeling’s ‘miracle’ a big attraction

A bishop in eastern India says the “first miracle” in his diocese has strengthened his people’s faith and attracted people of other religions. “Our people are overjoyed at the first public miracle,” Bishop Stephen Lepcha of Darjeeling told ucanews.com on Nov. 26. “This has strengthened the faith of the people,” he added. The bishop said the “miracle” occurred Nov. 20 when a priest and two couples preached a retreat for some novices of Claritian congregation at Dirnberger Niketan, Sonada, in West Bengal state.

HDK deposits Rs 3L for woman’s treatment

MANGALORE: Politicians rarely deliver on their assurances. But former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, at least in this case, has delivered on what he promised. Last Sunday HDK had assured Vijayalaxmi Shetty (32), who lost control over her upper and lower limbs after a fall she sustained 40 days back, that he would do his mite to help rehabilitate her family apart from paying her medical expenses to a certain extent.

Musharraf vows never to visit India again

NEW DELHI - Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has vowed never to visit to India again after being denied a visa by the Indian government, a report said Friday. “I have no words to explain my disappointment,” Musharraf was quoted as telling The Indian Express newspaper by telephone from his home in Dubai.

Harrowing landing after superjumbo engine failed

In the cockpit, the pilots watched as emergency warning messages filled a computer screen- There was an “overheat” warning in the Number 2 engine, followed by a “fire” warning. The wing slats were inoperative and the plane’s auto-thrust and auto-land weren’t working. There were warnings about the brakes and landing gear, the engine’s anti-ice mechanism, the plane’s centre of gravity.

CM accepts Katta’s resignation

"To facilitate an impartial probe by Lokayukta, Katta Subramanya Naidu has resigned from the ministry today. I have forwarded it to Governor H R Bhardwaj for acceptance", Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa told reporters here.

"Tenor of Raja’s reply to PM’s letters amounts to disrespect"

Even as the former Communications Minister, A. Raja, defended the 2G spectrum allocation policy, the Supreme Court on Thursday felt that the tenor of his reply to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letters, prima facie, amounted to disrespect.

Cup of joy overflows, Massive street parties broke out across the country yesterday

Massive street parties broke out across the country yesterday evening after FIFA made the announcement awarding Qatar the hosting rights of 2022 World Cup.

Obituary: Mrs Rufina Baretto Age 83 KolalGiri

Obituary: Mrs Rufina Baretto Age 83 KolalGiri W/o late Mark Baretto, M/o Winniefred/Cloud, Milton/Cathereine, Apoline/Richard, Ivan/Jyothi, Veeda/Sabestine, Francis/Late, Cynthia, Sister of Sr Josphine (Bethany) Philomena/ Anthony,

US defended Pak, shielded ISI chief after 26/11 strikes?

NEW DELHI: In yet another Wikileaks disclosure, which could lead to awkwardness in Indo-US relations, a leaked cable suggests that the US might have tried to not just suppress information related to involvement of Pakistani agencies in 26/11 but also defend ISI.

Nagpur: BJP president Gadkari spends Rs 20 Crores on Son’s wedding!

Nagpur: BJP president Nitin Gadkari has spent a whopping Rs 20 crore on his son’s wedding on Thursday (Nov 2). Of this, Rs one crore was spent on invitation cards alone, says a media report. Gadkari’s son Nikhil looks after his father’s Poorti Group which has a Rs 600 crore turnover, while wife Rituja Pathak is a hotel management graduate.

Married Women Section Misused - Protect Men too from Abuse

Section 498A was inserted in Indian Penal Code in 1983 to protect married Indian women from cruelty, including dowry harassment. The offence under this section is cognizable, non-bailable, non-compoundable with provision to lodge a complaint against the husband or any relative of the husband of the women.

TCS opens BPO centre in Philippines

IT firm Tata Consultancy Services [ Get Quote ] said on Thursday it has opened new business process outsourcing centre in Philippines. This is the company’s first business process outsourcing centre in the South-East Asia and the latest addition to the company’s Global Network Delivery Model, Tata Consultancy Services said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange

Mumbai boy first blind trader in a bank?

MUMBAI: Breaking records is almost a way of life for 30-year-old Mumbai boy Ashish Goyal. He was the first blind student to make it to Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, four years ago. If that isn’t enough, Ashish cleared his MBA with honours and went on to win the Joseph P Wharton award,

How foreign diplomats charted response to 26/11: WikiLeaks

In the aftermath of 26/11, diplomats from U.S., Australia, New Zealand, U.K. and Canada had decided not to get “sucked into” the Indo-Pak blame game and stop short of blasting India on the huge intelligence failure, disclosures by WikiLeaks show, according to New Zealand media. A confidential cable released by WikiLeaks relating to the Mumbai terror attack relates to the international response to the deadly incident that killed 183 people, including foreigners.

Empty stomach ups heart disease risk

Leaving the house on an empty stomach increases the risk of potentially deadly heart disease, says a new research. It shows that regularly skipping breakfast leads to obesity, larger fat stores around the stomach and higher cholesterol levels – all major risk factors for heart disease, reports the Daily Mail . It also triggers higher insulin levels in the blood, a warning sign that diabetes could soon set in.

Diplomats warn of India-Pakistan nuclear exchange: WikiLeaks

Despite pending economic catastrophe, Pakistan is producing nuclear weapons at a faster rate than any other country in the world, U.S. ambassador to Islamabad, Anne Patterson is believed to have said in a cable to Washington. American and British diplomats fear Pakistan’s nuclear programme could lead to fissile material falling into the hands of terrorists or a devastating nuclear exchange with India.

Spain arrests seven over links to Mumbai attacks

MADRID (Reuters) - Seven men have been arrested in Barcelona, accused of providing fake identification documents to al Qaeda-linked groups including the one that carried out the Mumbai attacks in 2008, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. Six Pakistanis and one Nigerian were arrested on Tuesday and early Wednesday accused of stealing passports and other travel documents from tourists in Barcelona and sending them to Thailand where they were falsified and passed to extremist organised crime groups, it said in a press release.

India denies visa to former Pak President Pervez Musharraf

India on Wednesday denied visa to former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf was invited to attend a seminar hosted by the Young Presidents Organization. The conference was scheduled to be held in Delhi on Saturday. Sources close to Home Ministry revealed that government doubted Musharraf’s real intentions of visiting India. Musharraf’s recent statements defending Kargil operations may also be a behind the denial of visa.

Azim Premji to transfer 213 mn shares to trust

Wipro said on Wednesday its chairman Azim Premji [ Images ] will transfer 213 million equity shares of the company to a trust controlled by him. Premji will transfer 213,000,000 equity shares of Wipro [ Get Quote ], held by entities controlled by him, to an irrevocable trust, Wipro said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

17-yr-old jumps into girlfriends funeral pyre, kills self

SIRSA: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old boy allegedly jumped into the funeral pyre of his girlfriend who had committed suicide after her parents refused to accept their relationship. The incident took place in the Rori village of Sirsa district on Monday. While the girl, Veer Pal Kaur, was a student of Class IX, her boyfriend, Bittu Singh, a native of Malsinghwala village of Punjab, studied in Class XI. The two had been studying in the same school and had been going around for the past couple of years.