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Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning
The new captain jumped from the deck, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the couple swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. "I think he thinks you're drowning," the husband said to his wife.
Champions League T20 scheduled to begin from September 23
New Delhi - 30 June 2011: The Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) cricket is scheduled to begin in India from September 23 and go till October 9. The tournament returns to India this year with matches in Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata, as well as a qualifying event in Hyderabad from September 19-21.
Purulia arms drop case: Kim Davy not to be extradited
NEW DELHI: Kim Davy, the main accused in the Purulia arms drop case, will not be extradited to India for now. A five-member Constitutional bench of the Danish high court has rejected Davy's extradition plea in connection with the Purulia arms drop case. The Danish government had allowed the ex
Gaza flotilla makes Internet splash
JERUSALEM: They're all aTwitter about the flotilla. It may still be anyone's guess when a small international convoy of vessels carrying pro-Palestinian activists and aid will set sail from Greece to the Gaza Strip in a challenge to Israel's naval blockade of the territory run by Hamas Islamist
Turtles temporarily shut down runway at JFK airport
New York - 30 June 2011: About 150 turtles, in search of beaches to lay their eggs, crawled into the busy tarmac ofJohn F Kennedy airporthere and delayed dozens of flights.The parade of slow-moving diamondback terrapins began about 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday. ThePort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Uday Pai wins Bhatkal TMC elections
Bhatkal - 30 June 2011: BJP's Mr Uday Pai clinched TMC ward no 19 seat by defeating his nearest rival independent candidate, Mr Shridhar Devadig by 126 votes. 71.3% polling was recorded. The election was held following death of Councillor Upendra Bhat, who died three months ago. There were 3 candida
Is Google+ the new Facebook?
After the lukewarm response to Google Buzz, the search giant is back again - this time with the feature-packed Google+. Touted as the rival to Facebook, the new social networking place has the online forums buzzing. While most people are going gaga over its cool features like Circles and Hangou
Bhopal gas victims protest at PMO in Delhi
Bhopal: The pain and misery of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster, sees no end and has been transferred to their progenies. They continue to suffer, writhe in pain and agony in the face of governments' apathy while counting days as to when their
Bharat Ratna demanded for Bahadur Shah Zafar
Agra - 29 June 2011 : Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be the last descendent of the Mughal family, has demanded the country's highest civilian award - the Bharat Ratna - for Bahadur Shah Zafar. Tucy, who arrived here from Hyderabad for the Urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, said he had been
5.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island
Jakarta - 29 June 2011: A moderate 5.6-magnitudeearthquakehit off Indonesia'sSumatra islandon Wednesday, the local geophysics agency said, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties.The quake struck at a depth of 30 kilometres around 175 kilometres southwest of the city of Bengkulu at
Have no objection to Rahul becoming PM: Manmohan
New Delhi - 29 June 2011: Prime MinisterManmohan Singhhas said he has no objection to Rahul Gandhi succeeding him as PM but said no such discussions were currently taking place within the ruling party.In his interaction with the editors on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh said he had no hesitation in bring
Sonia consults ministers amid talk of reshuffle
New Delhi - 29 June 2011: Amid speculation that a major Cabinet reshuffle is expected in the first fortnight of July, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met few ministers as part of her consultation process on the issue. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was the first to meet Gandhi.
MLA J D Naik inaugurates concrete road in Mohiddin Street
Bhatkal - 29 June 2011: MLA Mr J D Naik inaugurated concrete road here in Mohiddin Street coming under Madeena Colony area. On this occasion an interaction program was organized by Young Star Association at Mohiddin Street Govt Urdu School, wherein Mr J D Naik highlighted the development works under
Heavy rain-storm destroys Library building in Bhatkal
Bhatkal - 28 June 2011: A library building near Belke panchayath office was completely destroyed when a huge tree fell over it today morning. The loss due to this incident was estimated around three lakh rupees. Bhatkal Tahsildar and others had visited the spot and inspected the library building. It
Microsoft rolls out Office 365 in the cloud
Seattle - 29 June 2011:Microsoft Corpmade its biggest move into the mobile, internet-accessible world of "cloud" computing on Tuesday, taking the wraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Office software suite.The world's largest software company is heaving its two-decade old set
Mangalore: Gruesome Double Murder of Mother-Daughter
Mangalore - 28 June 2011: In a shocking incident, a young woman and her seven year old daughter were found brutally murdered this afternoon at Panjimogaru near Kavoor locality of the city.Razia (32) and Zia Fathima (7), the victims, are believed to have been alone at home when the crime took place.
HTC launches Flyer tablet in India
NEW DELHI: Smartphone manufacturer HTC announced the launch of its first tablet -- HTC Flyer -- in India to compete with the already existing players such as Samsung's Galaxy Tab, BlackBerry Playbook and Apple iPad. The seven-inch touch screen tablet is powered with HTC sense, a graphical user
Chowtani residents protested against water logging
Bhatkal - 27 June 2011: Angry residents of Chowtani protested against heavy water logging and bad condition of road in their area. On this occasion people blocked the road and demanded TMC to intervene and solve this problem. On receiving this news, Bhatkal TMC President, Mr Inanyatullah Shabandri r