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Last IP addresses allocated, says IANA
Miami/Berlin, February 3, 2011 (DPA:The internet reached a watershed moment on Thursday when the authority in charge of IP addresses allocated the last available addresses.The Miami, Florida-based Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) said it had allocated the last of the so-called IPv4 address
India's second heaviest newborn weighs 5.6 kg
NEW DELHI, Feb 7, 2011(TNN): A 30-year-old woman who arrived at the Noida District Hospital in advanced labour, with the head of the baby jutting out, has delivered a boy weighing 5.6kg. Baby Shaheen Iqbal, who is 60cm tall, is possibly the second heaviest newborn ever in India. Incredibly, it was a
Hanging bridge opens today
KARWAR, Feb 7,2011 (TNN): The hanging bridge that was built across Gangavali river, between Ramanaguli and Kalleshwar villages in Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district will be inaugurated on Friday. Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, primary and education minister of state who is also the district minist
After R-Day pardon, Sangh forces SIMI men back into jail
Buckling under pressure from the Bajrang Dal and VHP, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh today ordered the re-arrest of five activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who had been released under an amnesty scheme on January 26. Late tonight, police in Ujjain took the SIMI activi
Argentina introduces hijab-friendly law
Argentina has introduced new legislation giving more freedom to its Muslim population to practice their faith without the fear of persecution.The administration of Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez pushed for the legislation, which allows Muslim women to wear hijab in public places, the Pres
Top leadership of Egypt's ruling party resigns
CAIRO,Feb 5, 2011 (Reuters): The leadership of Egypt's ruling party quit on Saturday after protests that have rocked the political establishment, but protesters dismissed the move as a ruse that would not deter them from their goal of toppling the president.Hosni Mubarak, who has reshuffled his gove
Tanzeem organizes Jalsa on 'Islah Muashira'
Bhatkal - 04 Feb, 2011: Majlis-E-Islah-O-Tanzeem yesterday organized a grand 'Islah Muashira' program here at Anjuman School Grounds, Bhatkal. According to the organizers the objective of holding this progam was to introduce resolutions and guidelines which have been approved at the recently conclud
ICC bans 3 Pak players for 5 years
The ICC has found three Pakistan cricketers guilty of corruption and banned each of them from the sport for five years. Former captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir received their punishment at an International Cricket Council tribunal on Saturday. Butt was given a
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Afridi set to captain Pakistan at World Cup
Chairman Ijaz Butt has chosen to keep Afridi as captain for Feb. 19-April 2 World CupIslamabad, February 4, 2011 (AP) : Pakistan is expected to retain allrounder Shahid Afridi as captain for the World Cup.A Pakistan Cricket Board source, who could not give his name because the decision was not yet o
Construction boom on Saudi horizon
Riyadh allocates more than $695b to be spent on 687 projects before the end of 2015 Riyadh, Feb 4,2011 (Gulf News): A Saudi construction products company has called for efforts to boost the construction sector in the kingdom.The call was made at a time when reports are saying that building and const
Corruption is a cancer engulfing India, says Kalam
Abdul Kalam suggests chemotherapy to cure the ills afflicting political, bureaucratic and judicial systemsDubai, Feb 4m2011 (Gulf News)i: Corruption is a cancer-like situation engulfing India's political-bureaucratic-judicial system, requiring an urgent 'chemotherapy', former Indian president Dr A.P
U.S. in talks over possible Mubarak departure
WASHINGTON, Feb 3, 2011 (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Thursday they were discussing with Egyptians different scenarios for a transition of power, including one in which President Hosni Mubarak leaves office immediately."That's one scenario," said a senior Obama administration official who spoke
Lion Sports Center organizes 'Islah Muashira' program
Bhatkal - 03 Feb, 2011: Bhatkal's renowned Sports and Welfare Organization, LION, yesterday organized a spectacular 'Islah Muashira' program here at Burni Grounds after Isha prayers. The program was begun with the Qir'at of Mohammed Anzer Gawai followed by Naat and Inaugural speech by Mohammed Rizwa
Idara Adab Islami Karnataka and Goa organizes felicitation program
Bangalore - Idara Adab Islami Karnataka and Goa organized a felicitation program and Mushaira Night here in Bangalore. On this occasion four eminent personalities from Karnataka have been felicitated with Hafeez Meeruti Award and Abdul Mughni Award. This award was comprised of Sipasnama, Shawl, Meme
Relatives say Cuban woman marks 126th birthday
CEIBA HUECA, Cuba, Feb 03, 2011 (AP) - Relatives and friends of a Cuban woman have celebrated what they say is her 126th birthday, though that claim to longevity is not recognized internationally.Cuba's Prensa Latina agency says Juana Bautista de la Candelaria Rodriguez has a civil registry document
Cairo protesters defiant after four killed
CAIRO, Feb 03,2011,(AFP) - Gunmen firing on protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square killed four people on Thursday as the thousands demanding President Hosni Mubarak go stood firm in their increasingly bloody 10-day revolt."All (four) were killed by gunshot, with one hit in the head," said Dr Mohammed
Its official, cell phone radiation is deadly
New Delhi, Feb 3: There have been numerous rhetoric doing the rounds on the ill-effects of mobile radiation for a while. The results are out and they are not pleasing at all. It has been found that radiation from mobile towers pose grave health risks including memory loss, lack of concentration and