Obama checking in: Delhi’s Maurya swarms with commandos

NEW DELHI – Not an inch of the ITC Maurya Sheraton will be without surveillance when US President Barack Obama arrives for a two-night stay. The luxury hotel is swarming with Delhi Police commandos a week before he checks in with wife Michelle.

Obama arrives for a Nov 7-9 stay at the Presidential Suite of … Read more »».

Malaysian PM assures Indians to resolve problems

KLANG – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has said that his government would continue to pay “serious attention” to problems faced by the ethnic Indian community.

His assurance Sunday night came four days after the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who had expressed confidence about Malaysia’s ability to carry along all ethnic … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Malaysian PM assures Indians to resolve problems.

Malik’s one-week deadline to fight corruption like terrorism in Pak

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has given heads of various departments under his ministry a one week deadline to end corruption.

“We have to uproot this menace of corruption and I give one week to all heads of departments to take necessary actions in this regard,” the Nation quoted Malik, as saying.

“The government …. Source article  : Malik’s one-week deadline to fight corruption like terrorism in Pak.

Suicide bombing kills two policemen in Pak

ISLAMABAD – At least two policemen were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in Swabi district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday morning.

According to the Nation, five unidentified militants were involved in attack outside the Shah Mansoor compound of police offices and residences in Swabi, 100 kilometres northwest of Islamabad.

One … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suicide bombing kills two policemen in Pak.

Parcel bomb case: Yemen woman terror suspect released on bail

LONDON – Authorities in Yemen have released the 22-year-old woman suspected of posting two parcel bombs that were found on cargo planes in the UK and Dubai.

Reports said Hanan al Samawi was bailed on the condition that she presents herself to officials “whenever requested”.

An engineering student, al Samawi was detained along with her mother after … Original article on : Parcel bomb case: Yemen woman terror suspect released on bail.

Adarsh Society scam: Mukherjee, Antony meet Sonia; discuss Chavan’s fate

NEW DELHI – Congress President Sonia Gandhi held consultations with senior party leaders on Monday on the fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan over the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam in Mumbai.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and senior party leader Ahmed Patel met Gandhi and are understood to have discussed … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Adarsh Society scam: Mukherjee, Antony meet Sonia; discuss Chavan’s fate.

Photog digs up carrot that looks like a foot!

LONDON – Photographer Stuart Boulton has dug up an unusual looking carrot that has the shape of a foot complete with five toes in his allotment in Darlington, County Durham.

The weird vegetable was a foot-long.

“I don’t know what caused it to grow the way it has,” The Sun quoted Boulton as saying.

“Someone told me if … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Photog digs up carrot that looks like a foot!.

‘Global warming likely to bring more floods, droughts in Pak’

KARACHI – The recent floods in Pakistan were due to global warming and a change in extreme weather conditions, which may cause more floods and droughts in the country in future, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan Coordinator Nasir Panhwar has said.

Panhwar emphasized that deforestation, burning of fossil fuels, unplanned development in coastal …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Global warming likely to bring more floods, droughts in Pak’.

Musharraf seeks Pak-Americans’ support for political comeback

ORLANDO – Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has reached out to his country’s expatriates in the United States in his effort to stage a political comeback.

Addressing a crowd of about 300 people in Florida, Musharraf said that he wanted to bring an economic recovery to Pakistan.

The Florida chapter of the Friends of Pakistan First … Read more : Musharraf seeks Pak-Americans’ support for political comeback.

Al-Qaeda bombs too sophisticated to be detected by x-rays, says Brit counter-terrorism expert

LONDON – A senior British counter-terrorism official has said that the al-Qaida bomb inside a computer printer discovered at East Midlands airport on Friday, was too sophisticated to be detected by the x-rays.

“One of the most sophisticated we’ve seen … the naked eye won’t pick it up, experienced bomb officers did not see it, …. Read the original article  : Al-Qaeda bombs too sophisticated to be detected by x-rays, says Brit counter-terrorism expert.

Diana’s school notes found in rubbish pile

LONDON – School notes scribbled by the late Princess Diana when she was 15 have been found in a pile of rubbish, and could could fetch up to 1,500 pounds.

The young Diana Spencer wrote in 1977 about Shakespeare’s “genious” on a copy of his play “The Tempest” that she read for an O-level she … Read more >>>.

Bihar polls: Maoists trigger blasts in Jamui, BSF retaliates

PATNA – Maoists triggered off a blast in Betia forest area near Jamui district in the early hours of polling for 42 Assembly constituencies in Bihar today.

Director General of Police Neelmani said Maoists had triggered a blast near a bridge on the Chakai-Jamui main road in Betia jungle.

The Maoists fled after BSF commandos …. Source article  : Bihar polls: Maoists trigger blasts in Jamui, BSF retaliates.

Dubai parcel bomb was flown in on two passenger planes

LONDON – One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai, it was revealed today.

The Daily Mail quoted Qatar Airways as saying that the bomb was carried on an Airbus A320 from Yemeni capital Sanaa to Doha where it was then transferred … Original article on : Dubai parcel bomb was flown in on two passenger planes.

Indian-origin US student linked to suicide case never transmitted gay-sex video, says lawyer

NEW YORK – The lawyer for an Indian origin student in New Jersey university who has been charged with invasion of privacy for secretly filming gay-sex footage of roommate Tyler Clementi, has claimed that he and his co-accused student were the only ones to have seen the footage for a few seconds and had never … Read more : Indian-origin US student linked to suicide case never transmitted gay-sex video, says lawyer.

Army personnel in Bangalore set record of carrying 48 persons on one bike

BANGALORE – Indian Army personnel broke a world record by being the only team in the world to cross a staggering distance of 1000 meters carrying 48 persons on a single moving 500 cc Royal Enfield motorcycle here over the weekend.

The motorcycle team of the Indian Military Corps, ‘SHWET ASHWA’ set this record on Saturday … Original source on Gaea Times at : Army personnel in Bangalore set record of carrying 48 persons on one bike.

20,000 kg of adulterated sweets confiscated in Gorakhpur

GORAKHPUR – Uttar Pradesh Police and Department of Food and Civil Supplies officials seized around 20,000 kilograms of adulterated sweets from Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur District.

The Food and Civil Supplies Department raided sweets shops across the city, forcing them to shut down on Sunday.

“This is not pure sweetmeat as it was not cleared by any …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 20,000 kg of adulterated sweets confiscated in Gorakhpur.

Chidambaram reviews security in Kashmir’s Baramulla town

SRINAGAR – Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday visited Baramulla town in north Kashmir on Sunday to review the security situation there.

He also chaired a security meeting of senior police, CRPF and army officials and held separate meetings with Chief Minaiter Omar Abdullah, local politicians, students, traders, members of Pahari Cultural Forum and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Six militants killed in US drone strikes in North Waziristan

MIRANSHAH – At least six militants were killed and two others injured in a US drone attack in the tribal belt of North Waziristan in Pakistan on Monday.

According to the Dawn, the target of the attack was a house used by militants in Haider Khel village, about 25 kilometers east of Miranshah, the main town …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Wellington is the ‘coolest little capital’

NEW DELHI – Wellington-the Kiwi capital-has been named the ‘coolest little capital in the world’ by travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.

It has also ranked Wellington as the 4th top city in the world to visit in 2011.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who also serves as tourism minister, has welcomed the tributes.

He said that Wellington …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Magistrate puts man behind bars for calling him ‘mate’

MELBOURNE – A magistrate reportedly put a man behind bars after he called him “mate” during a hearing in the courtroom last week.

Thomas John Collins had twice called Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin “mate” even after an objection from the latter.

McLaughlin had ordered Collin to address him as “sir or your honour”, to which the defendant had … Read more »»».