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Bihar policeman held for Maoist links
PATNA - A police constable in Bihar’s Munger district was Monday arrested on charges of supplying “vital information” to Maoist, police said. Mohammed Saleem, an aide to Munger Superintendent of Police M. Sunil Naik, was held for his alleged nexus with Maoists. He is being interrogated. ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Bihar policeman held for Maoist links.
Jewellery heist and 40 thieves! Did tribal gang do it?
SURAT - A bag with the inscription of a Godhra wheat mill is one of the many clues left behind by a gang of nearly 40 thieves that audaciously struck at a jewellery showroom in Kosamba town near here and walked away with 30 kg of goldware and cash worth Rs.6 crore ($1.3 million), leaving .... Original article : Jewellery heist and 40 thieves! Did tribal gang do it?.
Fate of blueline buses in Delhi to be decided today
NEW DELHI - The Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely is scheduled to meet the blueline bus owners today to decide the future of the bus services in the national capital. Over 1,600 blueline buses ply in the national capital region. According to the reports, the Delhi government wants replace the private buses with the new fleet of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Fate of blueline buses in Delhi to be decided today.
Govt. launches Rs. 350 cr project to set up radar sensors along coastlines
NEW DELHI - In a bid to prevent terrorists entering the country from coastal areas, as they did for carrying out Mumbai terror attack, the Government has launched a 350-crore rupees project to set up radar sensors along the .... Source : Govt. launches Rs. 350 cr project to set up radar sensors along coastlines.
Manmohan to launch 'Little India' in Malaysia trip
KUALA LUMPUR - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address business honchos during his visit to Malaysia later this week and also launch the “Little India” business centre here. Manmohan Singh’s visit comes after his Malaysian counterpart Najib Tun Razak went to India in January, when they pledged to further boost the 53-year old ties [..] Read the original article: here.
Obama visit may unshackle high-tech exports to India
WASHINGTON - Going by the buzz in industry circles, easing of US export controls and removal of key Indian units from the banned ‘Entities List’ could well be the next big thing during President Barack Obama’s visit to India. At present India is denied technology in 11 of the 16 categories, just one short of ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Obama visit may unshackle high-tech exports to India.
Cuts, Cost of Living and Quality of Life Motivate a Move to France for Thousands of Brits
LONDON, October 25, 2010 - There has been a 60% increase in the number of Brits searching for property in France over the last 12 months, with 67% of those looking to emigrate on a permanent basis, according to a new survey* released today by the organisers of The France Show 2011 (www.thefranceshow.com) Respondents ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Cuts, Cost of Living and Quality of Life Motivate a Move to France for Thousands of Brits.
Russian Veterans Join the Grand Opening of Russian Masts on HMS Belfast, London
LONDON, October 18, 2010 - Tuesday 19 October 2010 will become historically significant and memorable day for Russia and the United Kingdom. The grand opening of new Russian masts on the legendary HMS Belfast will take place in London. The restoration project of masts began in April 2009 at Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg (www.nordsy.spb.ru/sv2/index_eng.php). Russian veterans of ... Original article on : Russian Veterans Join the Grand Opening of Russian Masts on HMS Belfast, London.
Sr. HR Generalist job in AZ or FL will relo
Position: Sr. HR Generalist job in AZ or FL will relo Location: AZ or FL Details: To be considered for this position you must have experience with functional HR and business plus be good with change management. The Sr. HR Generalist position will provide a broad range of HR support in support of business objectives, strategic goals, and human [...]
Maoists for boycott of Jharkhand panchayat polls
RANCHI - Maoists Monday asked people to boycot Jharkhand’s first panchayat elections scheduled to begin in the state Nov 27. “The polls are being conducted when the state is suffering from drought and a famine-like situation,” the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said, urging people to stay away from the elections. “Millions of rupees ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Maoists for boycott of Jharkhand panchayat polls.
India and Germany ink cultural accord, push UN reforms
NEW DELHI - India and Germany Monday imparted fresh momentum to their joint efforts for expansion of the UN Security Council and discussed ways to deepen counter-terror cooperation. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held talks with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle that focused on UN reforms, enhanced counter-terror cooperation, climate change and the intensification .... Source article : India and Germany ink cultural accord, push UN reforms.
Can dark chocolate control diabetics' cholesterol levels?
LONDON - One of the ingredients of dark chocolate may help diabetics control high cholesterol levels, it has been claimed. The Hull University study has suggested that chocolate with high levels of cocoa solids is rich in polyphenols and can reduce the risk of heart disease. It found that cholesterol .... Source article : Can dark chocolate control diabetics’ cholesterol levels?.
Institute of Actuaries of India to expand overseas
CHENNAI - The Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) is looking to expand to countries that do not have actuarial education system, while working on expanding the application of actuarial skills in non-traditional sectors within India. “We will expand into other countries in South Asia and Asia Pacific region who do not have actuarial .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Institute of Actuaries of India to expand overseas.
India's oldest student at 100... still going strong
GUWAHATI - A teacher, a lawyer, a judge and now back to being a student - 100-year-old Bholaram Das has just enrolled for his doctorate, perhaps becoming India’s oldest university student. Das has got admission in a PhD programme at the Gauhati University in Assam - an announcement he made at a public .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Celine Dion Twins Updates
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Canadian pop singer Celine Dion gave birth to healthy twin baby boys on Saturday at St. Mary’s Medical Centre in West Palm Beach, Florida. Celine Dion’s representative confirmed the news to the media. The twins were delivered by her physicians Dr. Ruel Stoessel and Dr. Ronald Ackerman. in their .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Celine Dion Twins Updates.
Spears 'wants to invest her millions of dollars'
WASHINGTON - Britney Spears has asked for the control of her money to be given to her financial advisors at Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services. Brit is reported to have a good amount laying in a trust account that isn’t fetching the singer as much money as .... Original article : Spears ‘wants to invest her millions of dollars’.
MacBook Air: Portable Computing Redefined!
CUPERTINO (GaeaTimes.com)- Steve Jobs presented a plethora of software updates and also unveiled the spanking new MacBook Air on Wednesday which got loads of applauds from everyone. The MacBook Air is even smaller than the previous generation model and sports several enhancements that the users will love. The battery used in this model lasts .... Original article : MacBook Air: Portable Computing Redefined!.
Playing Nintendo Wii 'can leave you injured'
MELBOURNE - Playing Nintendo Wii? Well, you need to be careful, for at least 66 people attended New South Wales Emergency department last year while playing the home video game console. Some of them had dislocated body parts, as NSW Health reported another 37 gamers had sought emergency help this year as a result of Wii ... Read : Playing Nintendo Wii ‘can leave you injured’.
Farmers Market
Build your very own farm fresh marketplace with a delightful endeavor filled with fun challenges. Healthy and fun farmers markets are sprouting up all over the country and here’s your chance to start your very own! Bring in farmers to sell products like eggs, milk, beef, or corn and then place vendors that will combine these [...]
'India unable to eradicate measles due to leadership changes'
KUMASI - “Frequent changes” in the leadership of India’s health service is affecting the country’s ability to eradicate measles, which kills an estimated 200,000 children in India, feels an official of private-public charity United Nations Foundation. According to Andrea Gay, executive director of Children’s Health of the United Nations Foundation (UNF), India is the only .... Source : ‘India unable to eradicate measles due to leadership changes’.
Internet surfing major cause of chronic back pain in middle-aged women
LONDON - Researchers have said that middle-aged women are suffering from chronic backache because of the Internet. Women, aged 35 to 50, spend most time on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, a Deep Heat pain relief poll found. 78 per cent - are in ... Original article on : Internet surfing major cause of chronic back pain in middle-aged women.
Almac has Successful MHRA Inspection at its Clinical Services UK Site
CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland, October 18, 2010 - Almac is once again pleased to announce the successful completion of an inspection of its Clinical Services UK facility located in Craigavon by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The routine inspection, which took place over four days, from September 13th - September 16th, was ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Almac has Successful MHRA Inspection at its Clinical Services UK Site.
Mahesh Bhupathi's plea on tax relief dismissed
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a petition by Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi seeking tax relief on Rs.28,50,000 which he said his father spent on his training from 1989-90 to 1993-94. Mahesh said that, as per the memorandum of understanding between him and his father C.G.K. Bhupathi, he has to pay annual .... Source article on Gaea Times at : Mahesh Bhupathi’s plea on tax relief dismissed.
Apex court extends stay on Sterlite's shut down
NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday extended its interim stay order on the Madras High Court’s verdict that directed Sterlite Industries to shut down its copper smelter plant in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, court officials said. The stay order will be operative until the apex court takes up the matter for hearing again in .... Source : Apex court extends stay on Sterlite’s shut down.
Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors Represents ten Families at 7/7 Bombings Inquest
LONDON, October 18, 2010 - Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors is representing ten families of victims of the 7/7 London bombings at the ongoing inquest into the incidents, which began on 14th October 2010. The independent Coroner's Inquests into the London Bombings of 7 July 2005, which will be overseen by the Right Honourable Lady Justice Hallett D.B.E., ... Read : Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors Represents ten Families at 7/7 Bombings Inquest.
Wrestler Khali with his Wife: Exclusive Pictures
MUMBAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — Dalip Singh Rana aka The Great Khali is a professional wrestler cum actor born in India. He is a Punjabi by birth and married a Punjabi girl called Harminder Kaur. Khali changed his name to The Great Khali after the Hindu Goddess Kali, who is associated with eternal and immense energy. .... Original source : Wrestler Khali with his Wife: Exclusive Pictures.
Barefoot Oz fisherman steps on croc while fishing, gets bitten
MELBOURNE - An Aussie fish farmer got bitten when he stepped on a crocodile while out fishing barefoot in saltie-infested waters. However, champion crab wrangler Bill Boustead, in his mid-60s, said having his foot trapped in a two-metre croc’s jaws at Howards Peninsula was, “no big deal”. “I could have grabbed him, pulled him inside out and .... Source : Barefoot Oz fisherman steps on croc while fishing, gets bitten.
Two-day-old kitten flushed down the toilet saved
MELBOURNE - A two-day-old kitten survived a stinking death, as firemen rescued him in an operation, which took place after the little owner accidentally flushed her down the toilet. 3-year-old Alannah Merleto accidentally flushed kitten Patrick but her mother sayd, Ammie, says who could blame Alannah who has always had a tendency for flushing things down. “I .... Source : Two-day-old kitten flushed down the toilet saved.
Omar taking leaf out of Nehru's incompetence: BJP MP
PANAJI - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is repeating history by taking a leaf out of late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s incompetence, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP said here Monday. Anurag Thakur, an MP from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur constituency, said Abdullah was trying to hide his incompetence in governance by siding with ... Read more >>.
Bihar failed to spend funds for growth, says Sonia Gandhi
PATNA - Launching a scathing attack on the Bihar government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday said the state failed to spend crores of rupees given by the central government for the welfare and development of the poor. “It is a sad thing that the Bihar government failed to spend and utilise funds provided by .... Original article : Bihar failed to spend funds for growth, says Sonia Gandhi.
Oracle Names Chet Kamat Managing Director and CEO of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited as N.R.K. Raman Retires
Redwood Shores, Calif. ??? October 24, 2010 News Facts Oracle today announced the appointment of Chaitanya M. Kamat (Chet Kamat) as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (OFSS), a majority owned subsidiary of Oracle and an integral part of the Oracle Financial Services Global Business Unit. Mr. Kamat has ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Oracle Names Chet Kamat Managing Director and CEO of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited as N.R.K. Raman Retires.
Pall Mall Capital Advises on GBP 1 Million Fund Raising for Serviced Office Group Plc, Which has Also Completed its GBP 1.2 Million Acquisition of Bourne Financial Limited, Introduced by Pall Mall
Pall Mall's Second Deal with Serviced Office Group in Under 12 Months LONDON, October 18, 2010 - Pall Mall, the cross border corporate finance advisor is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised GBP 1 million for Serviced Office Group Plc (SOG), the provider of flexible office space, by way of a subscription of new ordinary shares .... Source article : Pall Mall Capital Advises on GBP 1 Million Fund Raising for Serviced Office Group Plc, Which has Also Completed its GBP 1.2 Million Acquisition of Bourne Financial Limited, Introduced by Pall Mall.
A female Dalai Lama will be more attractive: Dalai Lama
TORONTO - The Dalai Lama, who wound up his three-day visit here by leading prayers at the newly opened Tibetan cultural centre, doesn’t rule out a female successor. The purpose of the Dalal Lama’s reincarnation is to serve the Buddha, the 14th Dalai Lama told a week-end audience of more than 15,000 at the city’ ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : A female Dalai Lama will be more attractive: Dalai Lama.
Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Dussehra
ISLAMABAD - Hindus in Lahore city of Punjab province celebrated Dussehra Sunday with pomp and pageantry. A large gathering was held at Krishna Mandir Ravi Road where hundreds of Hindus gathered to celebrate the occasion, The News International Monday reported. Hindu priests delivered sermons at the gathering. Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) officers .... Original article : Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Dussehra.
'Indiana Jones' hits the Yeti trail in Nepal
KATHMANDU - As mysterious and as much sought-after as UFOs, the Yeti - also known as the Abominable Snowman, Migoi and Bigfoot - is not a myth or a hermit in the wilderness. It exists in virginal forests untrodden by man, living on tree barks, frogs and even “brains” of animals. Immensely powerful, it .... Original source : ‘Indiana Jones’ hits the Yeti trail in Nepal.
Why geckos have 'superglue' feet
WASHINGTON - A new study sheds light on why geckos are able to cling on repeatedly to the smoothest surfaces. Kellar Autumn and his lab at Lewis and Clark College and the University of Washington, USA, began testing gecko grip to find out how increasing humidity helps them hold tight. The team discovered that self-cleaning microscopic spatula-shaped ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Why geckos have ’superglue’ feet.
3D soundscape to updates your Facebook, Twitter
WASHINGTON - AudioFeeds, software that provides 3D soundscape, could soon be alerting you, via your headphones, to updates on your social network and news feeds. The software announces Facebook updates such as friend requests with watery sounds like drips, bubbles and splashes. Bird calls are reserved for Twitter, while musical sounds .... Original article : 3D soundscape to updates your Facebook, Twitter.
50pc of Brit women over 55 log on to Facebook
LONDON - A research has found that social networking sites are a guilty pleasure shared by astonishingly high numbers of ’silver surfers’. Almost half of female Internet users over 55 regularly log on to sites like Facebook and Twitter. Even grandparents are joining the forums and .... Original article : 50pc of Brit women over 55 log on to Facebook.
Nate Kaeding Absence Proves Costly
SAN DIEGO, (GaeaTimes.com)- Nate Kaeding’s injury took a toll on his team, San Diego Chargers, at the Qualcomm Stadium. It lost the game to New England with a score of 23-20. The player was replaced by 12 year veteran Kris Brown, whose incorporation into the team was not much of a help as they lost ... Read more >>.
Hauritz unlikely to get nod for first Ashes Test on bouncy Gabba pitch
MELBOURNE - Australian selectors and skipper Ricky Ponting are likely to overlook off-spinner Nathan Hauritz for the first Ashes Test. The Gabba, venue for the first Test against England, will have its traditional pace and bounce, and with Australian speedsters being the team’s strength, Hauritz is unlikely to get the .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Concha y Toro and Manchester United Invite Chile's 33 Miners to Old Trafford
SANTIAGO, Chile, October 17, 2010 - Among the highlights of this weekend's state visit to the United Kingdom by Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was a meeting at London's Dorchester Hotel with Sir Alex Ferguson, Manager of the Manchester United Football Club, and Rafael Guilisasti, Vice Chairman of Vina Concha y Toro, Chile's premier wine producer and a proud .... Read the original article : here.
Stem cell jab could replace hip, knee surgeries
LONDON - A simple treatment that could end the need for painful hip and knee replacements is being developed by British scientists. Within 10 years, damaged joints could be rejuvenated by injections of stem cells. Those likely to benefit include sufferers of osteo-arthritis, caused by wear and tear of cartilage that helps joints take the .... Original article on Gaea Times at : Stem cell jab could replace hip, knee surgeries.
Clear2Pay's Open Payment Framework Chosen Payments Technology for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
SDD First Solution to go Live on a Centralised European Platform BRUSSELS and LONDON, October 25, 2010 - Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions announces that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. have opted for its Open Payment Framework (OPF) technology to power a new centralized European payments platform. ... Read more »»».
Saxo Bank Stays With Riis
HELLERUP, Denmark, October 17, 2010 - Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, will continue as the title sponsor for Riis Cycling A/S whether Alberto Contador will be on the team in 2011 or not. Saxo Bank's decision to continue its sponsorship is based on a desire to support Bjarne Riis. ... Read : Saxo Bank Stays With Riis.
Vertical Horizons Tree-house Paradise For Your Nesting
PORTLAND, (GaeaTimes.com)- Vertical Horizons Tree-house Paradise, may be one of those experiences, which you have been waiting for, and it would be more so, if you are an adventure freak, and love experiencing the virginity of the nature. The three beautiful tree- house retreats are all set to give you the most memorable winter celebration, .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Indira Gandhi International Airport To Open Terminal 3
NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The newly-built Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport is all set to be inaugurated later this month enabling seamless flow of domestic as well as international passengers from the national capital. An official of the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has confirmed to the media that the terminal .... Source : Gaea News Network.