China at crossroads as world economy wobbles
ECO1Economy/EconomyChina at crossroads as world economy wobblesBeijing, Oct 13 Xinhua The global credit crisis freezing up the world's finances may be a blessing in disguise for China as it aims to modify its economic structure after three decades of breakneck growth.With its banks shielded from the worst effects of the crisis by its capital account control, plenty of liquidity and limited exposure to sophisticated derivatives, China still faces the effects of recession on its main export markets, the United States and Europe  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Tribals call meeting after Bible translation attacks their b
NAT12National/ReligionTribals call meeting after Bible translation attacks their beliefsRanchi, Oct 13 IANS In the wake of a controversy following the recent translation of the Bible into a local language Kuduk, a number of tribal organisations have called a Mahapanchayat large meeting here Oct 19 to discuss issues related to their cultural identity.The translated version exhorted people to destroy the trees and the places they worship. The issue had rocked the state assembly. The Bible Society of  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Dubai, Oct 13 IANS Former Test cricketers Mudassar Nazar and
SPO5SportsICC appoints coaches for Global Cricket AcademyDubai, Oct 13 IANS Former Test cricketers Mudassar Nazar and Dayle Hadlee have been appointed coaches at International Cricket Council's ICC Global Cricket Academy GCA based at Dubai Sports City here. Both coaches will relocate to Dubai to take up their positions in early 2009. Hadlee has been working as head bowling coach in New Zealand Cricket NZC and was previously the head coach of the NZC academy. Mudassar is currently director of game development for the Pakistan Cricket Board PCB  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Fear grips Bihar village after Dalit's killing
NAT17National/Rights/CrimeFear grips Bihar village after Dalit's killingPatna, Oct 13 IANS Dalits in a village in Bihar's Nalanda district are living under constant fear after a member of their community was shot dead, allegedly by upper caste land owners, for attempting to offer prayers and perform rituals before an idol of goddess Durga.Villagers said they were shocked and feared for their lives despite the deployment of security forces two days after the killing of Karu Paswan, a landless Dalit in Jiar-Pindpar village in Nalanda, about 100 km from here  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
People defy ban to offer prayers at sati site
NAT18National/Religion/Society/CrimePeople defy ban to offer prayers at sati siteRaipur, Oct 13 IANS Dozens of people in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district Monday offered prayers at the site where a woman committed 'sati' by jumping onto her husband's funeral pyre despite a ban imposed by the police on the worship of the woman.On Saturday, Lalmati Verma, 71, jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre after all the villagers had left the site on the bank at the confluence of two rivers - Mahanadi and Shivnath - in Chechar village, about 125 km from here  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Researchers rely on nanotechnology to battle superbugs
INT16International/Health/ScienceResearchers rely on nanotechnology to battle superbugsToronto, Oct 13 IANS Researchers are using the nanomechanical approach to probe the workings of Vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can combat highly resistant infections such as MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Researchers, led by Rachel McKendry and Gabriel Aeppli, of London Centre for Nanotechnology LCN, University College of London UCL, developed ultra-sensitive probes capable of  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Railways move court against decision on Rae Bareli land
NAT27National/Law/PoliticsRailways move court against decision on Rae Bareli landLucknow, Oct 13 IANS Northern Railways NR Monday moved the high court seeking a stay on the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to withdraw the land acquired by it for a coach factory in Rae Bareli district.The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party BSP government had late Saturday withdrawn the 400 acres it had given for the proposed factory in Congress president Sonia Gandhi's constituency. The factory is slated to come up on 1,200 acres of land in Lalganj town of Rae Bareli  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Lanka fines three Indians for bringing cigarettes illegally
INT21International/CrimeLanka fines three Indians for bringing cigarettes illegallyColombo, Oct 13 IANS Sri Lankan authorities Monday fined five people, including three Indians, after seizing a van loaded with cigarettes which were being illegally brought into the country from India, an official said. Senior Superintendent of the Excise Department Upul Seneviratne said a luxury van, carrying illegal stock of cigarettes worth nearly Sri Lankan Rs.1 million $9,387, was seized Monday from the Colombo airport  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Russian tourist drowns in Goa
NAT17National/Accident/Tourism/CrimeRussian tourist drowns in GoaPanaji, Oct 11 IANS A 28-year-old Russian tourist drowned while swimming off a north Goa beach, police said Saturday. The dead man has been identified as Nikolai Lopatainsky. The incident occurred on Friday at the picturesque Ashwem beach, where Nikolai had gone for a swim with his friends Alexandra and Ilya Linberg. When contacted, officials at the Pernem police station informed that the tourists had arrived in Goa from Hampi, a popular heritage tourism destination in Karnataka  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12
After 50 hours, hopes dim for child stuck in borewell
NAT24National/AccidentAfter 50 hours, hopes dim for child stuck in borewellAgra, Oct 11 IANS Over 50 hours after two-and-a-half-year-old Sonu fell into a 150 feet deep borewell in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district, efforts were still on to rescue him even though there was little hope of his survival.There has been no movement or sound from the little boy, who had fallen into the narrow pit in Leharkapura village near Agra while playing at 10 a.m. Thursday. Ramesh, a villager, said: "It will take supernatural intervention to keep him alive for so long  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12
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