Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Hunt for red car linked to Indian's death in Australia
nFri, Jan 8 11:17 AM
Melbourne, Jan 8 (IANS) A red car may be connected to the death of Ranjodh Singh, whose partially burnt body was found on the roadside in Australia's New South Wales, police said Friday.
The partially burnt body of Ranjodh Singh, 25, was found beside Wilga road, Willbriggie, in southwest New South Wales, Dec 29. The victim had been living at Wagga Wagga and was visiting the town of Griffith at the time of his death.
Detective Inspector Paul Smith says police have received significant information from the public.
'Police are currently following a number of lines of inquiry into Mr Singh's death, and are interested in hearing from anyone who may have witnessed a red 1996 model Ford Falcon, with a spoiler on the back, in and around the Griffith and Wagga Wagga areas in the days before and after the discovery of Mr Singh's body,' AAP news agency quoted Smith said as saying Friday.
There have been a string of attacks on Indian students in Australia, causing an outcry in India. Two of the vicious attacks proved fatal. While Ranjodh Singh's body was found Dec 29, another Indian, Nitin Garg, was fatally stabbed in Melbourne Jan 2.
ICC chief backs New Delhi despite pitch fiasco
Fri, Jan 8 03:17 PM
Enlarge Photo International Cricket Council (ICC) president-elect David Morgan speaks during the ICC annual conference in Dubai...New Delhi is still likely to host matches for the 2011 World Cup despite concerns about the pitch, International Cricket Council president David Morgan has said.
Last month, the fifth and final ODI between Sri Lanka and India in New Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla ground was called off after 23.3 overs due to a dangerous pitch upon which the tourists had toiled to reach 83 for five.
"It's not our desire that a pitch in an important city, from a cricketing point of view, a place like Delhi, should face a lengthy ban, Morgan told TV news channel NDTV on Friday.
The stadium is due to stage four matches at the World Cup, to be jointly hosted with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from Feb. 19 to April 2, 2011.
(Writing by Sanjay Rajan; Editing by Patrick Johnston.
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Cong core group to meet and discuss Telangana issue
Fri, Jan 8 11:19 AM
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will chair the meeting of the Congress Core Committee on Friday, where wide-ranging consultations will be held on the Telangana statehood issue.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister A K Antony and Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel are also expected to attend the meeting.
Earlier on Thursday, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), who is leading the Telangana cause met Antony and discussed the issue.
The Congress Core Committee will on Friday take into account all the earlier discussions held on the issue including the meeting that was convened by Chidambaram on Tuesday, where he had a meeting with the leaders of eight Andhra Pradesh political parties and discussed the issue.
Several separate meetings held over the last two days will also be taken note of in Friday's discussion.
Chidambaram is expected to brief the members all the recent discussions that were held on the issue.
Earlier, the Central Government had promised formation of a panel that would meet to take forward the process of wide ranging consultations on the Telangana issue as promised by Chidambaram.
The committee is expected to take a final decision on the composition of the experts' panel on Telangana.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Encounter in Srinagar leaves locals without newspaper, TV
Srinagar: People in the city were deprived of newspapers and TV network today as power service was cut and public restricted from moving out during the encounter between two holed up LeT miliants and security forces.The authorities had enforced a power cut in Lal Chowk area since yesterday as a precautionary measure. Newspapers were printed but could not be distributed as civilian movement was restricted from Regal Chowk, management of newspapers said.
As part of operational strategy, police and CRPF had cordoned off Lal Chowk in the morning and did not allow civilians outdoors.
The cordon was extended to Hari Singh High Street, Jehangir Chowk, tourist reception centre and Maulana Azad Road as all shops and business establishments in these areas remained closed for the second successive day.
Vendors of national newspapers could not distribute the papers as shops were closed.
Security forces stormed a hotel in Lal Chowk killing two holed up LeT terrorists in a 22-hour operation. A policeman and a civilian had also died during the encounter.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Is '3 Idiots' the new 'Sholay'?
The film has grossed about Rs 240 crore in just 10 days of worldwide theatrical business and may touch the staggering Rs 300 crore figure,
according to most trade pundits, by the time it finishes its run.
'3 Idiots' has overtaken Aamir's own film Ghajini's collections, which held the previous record of the biggest business done by films in the post-multiplex era.
The film, apart from breaking Indian domestic market records, in this time has also emerged as the highest Bollywood earner even in the overseas markets. The film has done well in multiplexes as well as single screens despite its seemingly English title, which is considered a detterent in single-screen markets.
The film has given exhibitors a huge relief. Managing director of G7 Cinemas Manoj Desai said, "2009 had been very bad for exhibitors but 'Paa' and '3 Idiots' came and saved us. In fact '3 Idiots' has created history at the box office and I can easily call it the new Sholay of Bollywood."
"In many ways this is a mysterious success. Everyone knew that this film might do well but this is enormous and cuts across various segments. It has come during one of the darkest periods of Indian box-office history," a trade insider said.
'3 Idiots' has overtaken Aamir's own film Ghajini's collections, which held the previous record of the biggest business done by films in the post-multiplex era.
The film, apart from breaking Indian domestic market records, in this time has also emerged as the highest Bollywood earner even in the overseas markets. The film has done well in multiplexes as well as single screens despite its seemingly English title, which is considered a detterent in single-screen markets.
The film has given exhibitors a huge relief. Managing director of G7 Cinemas Manoj Desai said, "2009 had been very bad for exhibitors but 'Paa' and '3 Idiots' came and saved us. In fact '3 Idiots' has created history at the box office and I can easily call it the new Sholay of Bollywood."
"In many ways this is a mysterious success. Everyone knew that this film might do well but this is enormous and cuts across various segments. It has come during one of the darkest periods of Indian box-office history," a trade insider said.
Chetan Bhagat says sorry to Aamir
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After the war of words over the credit issue in blockbuster '3 Idiots', author Chetan Bhagat today apologised to actor Aamir Khan and the
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The author, whose book 'Five Point Someone' became the basis for the film, had accused the producers of not giving him due credit in the movie.
"I definitely do not have anything against team '3 Idiots'. I may have some issues on the mistake they may have made but nothing about their personality or the kind of people they are. I apologise to their families if there was any distress caused to them," Bhagat told a news channel.
"I also want to thank all my fans, who stood by me but I don't want them to turn against anyone especially
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton FRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 [OS: 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727])[1] was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher,alchemist, and theologian who is perceived and considered by a substantial number of scholars and the general public as one of the most influential scientists in history. His 1687 publication of the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (usually called the Principia) is considered to be among the most influential books in the history of science, laying the groundwork for most of mechanics. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earthand of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation, thus removing the last doubts about heliocentrism and advancing the scientific revolution.
Newton also built the first practical reflecting telescope[7] and developed
| Sir Isaac Newton | |
|---|---|
 Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (aged 46) | |
| Born | 4 January 1643 [OS: 25 December 1642][1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 31 March 1727 (aged 84) [OS: 20 March 1727][1] Kensington, Middlesex, England |
| Residence | England |
| Fields | physics, mathematics, astronomy,natural philosophy, alchemy, theology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Isaac Barrow[2] Benjamin Pulleyn[3][4] |
| Notable students | Roger Cotes William Whiston |
| Known for | Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Calculus Optics |
| Influences | Henry More[5] Polish Brethren[6] |
| Influenced | Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill |
Signature | |
Sir Isaac Newton FRS (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 [OS: 25 December 1642 – 20 March a theory of colourbased on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied thespeed of sound.
In mathematics, Newton shares the credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of the differential and integral calculus. He also demonstrated the generalised binomial theorem, developed the so-called "Newton's method" for approximating the zeroes of a function, and contributed to the study of power series.
Newton remains influential to scientists, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of members of Britain's Royal Society (formerly headed by Newton) asking who had the greater effect on the history of science, Newton or Albert Einstein. Royal Society scientists deemed Newton to have made the greater overall contribution.[8] In 1999, leading physicists from all over the world voted Einstein "greatest physicist ever;" Newton was the runner-up.[9]
Newton was also highly religious, though an unorthodox Christian, writing more on Biblical hermeneutics than the natural science he is remembered for today.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
A train for unemployed youth
Sat, Jan 2 12:10 PM
Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- It's a special train for unemployed youth. 'Yuva Train', an air-conditioned train will ply from Mumbai Central to Delhi from January 12.
The Railway ministry will start the low-cost train (Rs 299 a ticket), which is targeted at unemployed youth. It will only have seating but no sleepers.The brainchild of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Yuva train fares can be availed of by unemployed people in the age group of 15 to 45 years, provided they have a certificate issued under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or a registration card issued by a government employment exchange.
Tickets will be issued on production of original of any of the above certificates at the counter, a photocopy of which should be retained with reservation requisition as in the case with other concessions. Tatkal scheme will not be applicable in 'Yuva Trains'.
Initially, 60 per cent of coaches on such trains will be earmarked for the youth. The remaining will be set aside for other passengers, which will be reviewed after six months of introduction of these trains.
The Mumbai-Delhi service will happen next week as a pilot project. If successful, it will be extended to other areas of the country.
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Cleanup begins after oil leak in China's Yellow river branch
Sun, Jan 3 12:01 PM
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) A pipeline oil leak that led to fuel flowing into a major branch of the Yellow river has been brought under control, China National Petroleum Corporation has said.
The leak took place in northwest China's Shaanxi province.
The company said Saturday that it has immediately shut down the pipeline due to the accident, which led to 'large amounts' of diesel fuel leaking into the Chishui river as well as the Weihe river - a major branch of the Yellow river. The leak was discovered early Wednesday.
The Shaanxi provincial government said the oil leaked from a branch of the Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha pipeline.
The leakage site was near the Chishui river in Huaxian county, 3 km upstream the Weihe river and 73 km upstream the Yellow river, the authorities said.
The company has built 23 blocking belts on the rivers and the government built three more dams to prevent leaked oil from flowing into the Yellow river.
So far, much of the leaked oil and polluted silt has already been taken away, according to the company.
Despite the cleanup, oil has been detected in the river water 33 km downstream of the leakage site, the government said.
It added that it has warned the local residents not to use the river water directly as the leakage may pollute the Yellow river.
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