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India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail Dec 16 gangrape: Accused to write university exam from jail India-Sri Lanka CT semifinal delayed due to wet outfield British couple abduction: eight detained under NSA Rupee not in shambles; will take action as warranted: FinMin Six pilgrims from Andhra killed in Uttarakhand floods Kedarnath shrine safe, everything else destroyed: official RBI likely sold dollars after rupee hits record low - dealers Deepika Padukone to groove at IIFA Kashmir police cadets turn violent Uttarakhand toll may be in thousands, rescue efforts stepped up L K Advani meets RSS chief Actor James Gandolfini no more Thick haze sweeps through Singapore Australian royal prank call station tries to halt probe No US-Taliban talks scheduled: State Department Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for sale 10-year-old prodigy to enter Harvard this fall Airtel partners with Nigerian police to boost security Sensex tumbles below 19 K level; tanks 423 pts in early trade Rupee trims initial losses against dollar, still lower by 83 paise 11-year-old boy fathers child with 36-year-old woman Using karate to deter crimes and build morale KJP 'open' to poll pact with BJP under Modi RTE might sound death knell for Kannada medium schools Newly-wed woman confined, gang-raped for three days Solar power for borewells of SC/ST farmers 205 pilgrims from State rescued in Uttarakhand Yamuna still above danger mark, 1 drowns School van strike disrupts traffic Nitish wins trust vote in Bihar Rains batter Bijapur; Krishna in spate Kedarnath pilgrimage suspended for a year CM against acquisition of farm lands Hundreds of buildings lay in ruins Dependence on station writers may end as CM talks tough Khurshid to seek more details from US on Afghan plan Striking school cab drivers firm on their demands Now, pay online while booking passport appointments Advani defers meeting with Bhagwat Survivors recount horror on the hills Poor road geometry at junctions Govt cancels nine batches to Kailash Manasarovar Sea erosion is a constant enemy for those on Kerala coast Underground drainage project delayed by 22 months Mandatory segregation of waste in 31 wards from July BWSSB grievances meet Situation remains grim in UP Succour in sight for Taekwondo champion Nagarjuna BBMP to plant 1.6 lakh saplings Rs 1,000 crore for flood-hit Uttarakhand Isro facility receives threat letter High drama at police HQ as couple attempt suicide Mamata alleges plot to kill her HC rejects corporator's appeal Kerala PRD director suspended AP ministers dismiss proposed T-package Modi's development plan incurs farmers' wrath in Gujarat Puri temple to have own FM radio station soon Amarnath Yatra faces terror threat, security reviewed Court okays polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya Rajnath calls on Sena chief to discuss NDA crisis Kharge takes charge of railway ministry Cops told to release Ugandans' passports 'We need to plan right now' We choked, admits SA coach Kirsten 'Familiarity is not an advantage' Dalmiya likely to attend ICC meet Momentum firmly with India against SL England trot into title round Karzai to boycott talks with Taliban Suspended DMDK members' names in electoral roll for RS poll UN's Ban meets China's Xi for talks European continent and America may collide: study On a mission to revive Arabic calligraphy in India Yeddyurappa moves HC to seek anticipatory bail in forgery case Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous: IMA Moily hits back, says Dasgupta swayed by vested interests Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident Court refuses CBI probe into Saradha scam Kabul lashes out over prospective Taliban-US talks Uttarakhand toll up to 150, rescue operations on Kedarnath temple safe, to remain out of bounds for a year: CM Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath 'foxy': Kulkarni PM announces Rs.1,000 cr relief for flood-hit Uttarakhand Mamata alleges CPI(M)-Maoist plot to kill her Nitish dismisses Modi wave as one created by corporate houses India, China must collaborate for movies, culture: Jackie Chan R K Narayan memorial: MUDA takes up funds issue with govt Terror threat to Amarnath Yatra: Centre, J and K govt It's 'burning hot' in wettest place on Planet Earth 30 CRPF personnel to guard Pratibha Patil's Pune bungalow EPFO mulls claims settlement in three days Venkatesh finishes fifth; Mary Ann best among woman European Commission fines 9 pharma firms, including Ranbaxy Paris stopped celebrating birthday after father's death Nitish govt comfortably wins confidence vote minus BJP Dec 16 gangrape case: Court refuses to hear Vinay's bail plea Kim, West baby's birth video not for reality show Taliban defy peace bid with deadly attack on Americans Kharge to focus on issues being faced by railways Survivors bring back harrowing tales from the hills Dissension within Bihar BJP over choice of Yadav as opp leader Injury forces Venus out of Wimbledon RS polls: DMK seeks Cong backing for Kanimozhi Bowlers take England to CT final, Proteas 'choke' again Indian actions harming US industries and export Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom BJP walks out from trust vote in Bihar Assembly 'Unwell' Advani not to meet RSS chief SC agrees to hear PIL on US surveillance of Internet data UP offers Rs.25 crore aid to Uttarakhand Johnny Depp is almost blind US cyber spying foiled terrorist plots in 20 countries Beckham travels to China My biggest achievement is not getting typecast: Sonam Karnataka MLAs under-reporting poll expenses! Rihanna named most viewed artist on YouTube BJP to sit in Bihar opposition US House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks Anand loses to Carlsen in Tal Memorial Sensex recovers 22 pts on late buying; Fed meet outcome eyed Heavy rains claim seven lives in coastal Karnataka, Kasargod 'Pilgrims from State stranded in Uttarakhand are safe' Probe reveals fraud in drought compensation payment Free milk supply to children may cost govt Rs 500 crore Anganwadi workers seek salary hike Assocham suggests industrial estates for SMEs BU may withhold results of suspicious BEd students BBMP suspends bill collector Vehicles ferrying schoolchildren to go off road from today Nano terror alert turns out a false alarm Bureaucratic apathy crushes dreams of Taekwondo sportsman 2 held, gold chains worth Rs 30 lakh recovered 'Iskcon Mumbai misused audit reports of B'lore' BBMP to acquire 485 properties for signal-free corridor project Crumbling century-old Fort High School seeks facelift '30,000 sites formed on govt land in Bannerghatta' Most PILs lack public interest: High Court No end in sight for Iblur's water woes UVCE exams rescheduled 'Lucrative' surrender offer for Maoists GP workers protest wage delay Cabinet sub-panel to frame policy on sand mining Average poll expense well under EC limit Hairy stockings for young Chinese girls to fend off perverts Never want to get pregnant again: Kim Kardashian Would love to work in Bollywood: Jackie Chan When TV celebs danced to Shiamak Davar's tune Kim Kardashian's newborn looks like her 70 pc students use smartphones, more userbase in small cities

Monthly Archives: April 2010

India has more mobile phones than it has toilets?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by admin

There were some reports in the newspapers about an UN report highlighting that India has more mobile phones than it has toilets. One wonders why multilateral bodies like the UN come out with these incongruous factoids when it relates to … Continue reading →

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An arrival that forced my departure

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

The immigration officer at the Airport upon my arrival took my passport and asked my name rolling his eyeballs on my picture on the passport and then to my face in front of him. I said, Anil Kumar. The officer … Continue reading →

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