PROMISES, PROMISES: Nearly one-third of polling places not wheelchair-accessibleWASHINGTON — Despite high-profile promises over the past 25 years, many disabled Americans still are unable to fully participate in their democracy. Sarkozy uses footstool to tower over Brown, Obama!LONDON - After stacked heels and standing on tiptoe, undersized French President Nicolas Sarkozy has found a new way to make up for his lack of inches - a footstool. Two Uttar Pradesh criminals involved in Nimbalkar’s murder: PoliceLUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh Police Tuesday said they were searching for a listed criminal and his aide who are believed to have murdered Congress leader Pavan Raje Nimbalkar in 2006, a case in which a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP is allegedly involved. US offers help for Pakistan’s anti-Taliban operationsWASHINGTON - The US has thrown its full weight behind Pakistan’s anti-Taliban military operations in its restive northwest, with two officials saying Washington would provide whatever assistance was required for their successful conclusion. NY mayor seeks to warm up cold image at event with women voters, is praised by Whoopi GoldbergNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who’s sometimes perceived as cold and unfriendly, sought to warm up his image at an event with women voters on Monday. Google mentor Rajeev Motwani dies in freak accidentWASHINGTON - Rajeev Motwani, the 47-year-old Indian-American computer science professor at Stanford University who mentored Google’s co-founders when they were graduate students, has died from a freak drowning accident at his Atherton, California home. Subdued events mark 25 years of Operation BluestarAMRITSAR - The 25th anniversary of Operation Bluestar by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex here, which houses the holiest of Sikh shrines Harmandar Sahib, remained a subdued affair Saturday with the ruling Akali Dal leadership in Punjab virtually cold-shouldering the entire event. Fewer veterans of the ‘Greatest Generation’ around for D-Day memorial, but memories vividNEW ORLEANS — It’s “A Gathering of the Greatest Generation” — though this year only a small group of that era’s aging heroes will commemorate the invasion of France at Normandy 65 years ago. Britain’s Brown reshuffling Cabinet amid high-profile resignations and expenses scandalLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook up his Cabinet on Friday in hopes of hanging on to his job in the midst of a scandal over lawmakers’ expenses, a string of top-level resignations and catastrophic results expected in local elections. General Mubin may be new Bangladesh army chiefDHAKA - Lt. Gen. Abdul Mubin is tipped to be the new chief of the Bangladesh Army, replacing General Moin U. Ahmed, a media report said. ‘Key Lashkar operative’ held in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 50-year-old man suspected to be a key operative of the Pakistan-based banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit was arrested Thursday evening near the historic Qutab Minar in south Delhi, police said. Operation Bluestar: Eyes gone but soldier has no regretsHOSHIARPUR - The last time the former soldier saw military action was when the army launched its assault on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar 25 years ago to flush out armed militia as part of Operation Bluestar. Blinded after a burst of fire from inside the holiest of Sikh shrines hit him, Thakur Jagpal Singh shows no remorse. Himalayas warming faster than global average (June 5 is World Environment Day)NEW DELHI - Northwestern Himalayas has become 1.4 degrees Celsius warmer in the last 100 years, a far higher level of warming than the 0.5-1.1 degrees for the rest of the globe, Indian scientists have found. TERI-ONGC ‘Soldiers of the Earth’ campaign to enter its second phase in JulyNEW DELHI - The Soldiers of the Earth campaign, an all encompassing, environmental awareness generation programme launched by TERI Press, the publishing arm of TERI and India’s first green publisher, in collaboration with the ONGC is all set to go to the grassroots with the start of their school awareness programme in early July this year. Defense psychologist says man who calls himself Rockefeller is ‘completely deluded’BOSTON — A psychologist testifying for the defense in the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller says he is “completely deluded” and not responsible for his actions. Chinese groups oppose Paris mayor’s plan to honor Dalai LamaBEIJING - A number of Chinese groups based in France have registered their protest against Paris mayor’s plan to honor the Dalai Lama. Army need to stay in Swat for a year to prevent Taliban from resurfacing: Pak ArmyISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army would need to stay in the Swat Valley for at least a year after its operation against the Taliban in the region is accomplished, in order to prevent the extremists from resurfacing again, a senior Army official has said. Saeed’s acquittal has disturbed us all : HolbrookeISLAMABAD - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the Lahore High Court’s verdict to release Jaamat-ud Daawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has disturbed the United States. Debris found in mid-Atlantic confirms crash of Air France Flight 447; daunting recovery beginsFERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil — An airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean marked the site in the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday where Air France Flight 447 plunged to its doom, Brazil’s defense minister said. Amid investigation, Rep. Visclosky temporarily gives up key duty of powerful subcommitteeWASHINGTON — Rep. Pete Visclosky, the chairman of a powerful House appropriations subcommittee, said Tuesday he is handing off control of a key spending bill, the latest sign his ties to a troubled lobbying firm are weakening his standing in Congress. Pakistani court orders authorities to free Islamist leader allegedly linked to Mumbai attacksLAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani court ordered the release Tuesday of the founder of banned Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba because there was insufficient evidence to link him to last year’s deadly Mumbai attacks. India immediately condemned the ruling. Molecular powerbrokers involved in cancer’s spread identifiedWASHINGTON - The interaction between biological molecules is a lot like Facebooking - you know a guy who knows everyone on the social-networking site, and if his access is hindered, the whole network will fall apart. Hurricane center head urges end to ’skinny black line’ as 2009 Atlantic storm season beginsMIAMI — The “skinny black line,” long a staple of forecasts showing a hurricane’s projected path, could be a casualty of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season that began Monday. Fearing backlash, anti-abortion groups distance themselves from suspect in Kan. doctor slayingWICHITA, Kan. — The slaying of a Kansas abortion doctor put the anti-abortion movement on the defensive Monday with prominent leaders delicately distancing themselves from the accused killer while positioning their stand as one shared by a majority of Americans. Seaside couple discover fossilized remains of Loch Ness-type monsterLONDON - Fossil experts were stunned to discover that the fossilized remains of a creature found by a seaside couple turned out to be that of a Loch Ness-type monster. In search of a strategy, GOP senators let slide racially charged accusations against SotomayorWASHINGTON — Leading GOP senators on Sunday offered more subtle criticism of the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, but passed up the chance to stifle racially charged critiques of Sonia Sotomayor by some fellow Republicans. Indian student attacks: Australia’s lucrative education industry could take a hitMELBOURNE - The recent attacks on Indian students in Melbourne could severely hit Australia’s lucrative education industry, agents in India who help arrange student placements have warned. 20 incidents of ‘curry bashing’ in Sydney in a month: IndianSYDNEY - There have been at least 20 incidents of “curry bashing” in Sydney in the past month, but most attacks on Indian students went unreported out of fear, a community leader has revealed. SC Legislative manual uses terms ‘Negro’ and ’scalawag’ for some former officeholdersCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The official manual of South Carolina’s Legislature continues to label some of the state’s former politicians as “Negro” or “scalawag” — apparent remnants of disgruntlement over Reconstruction that are drawing fresh scrutiny. Two coaching institutes in Bihar achieve 100 percent resultsPATNA - Two coaching institutes giving tuitions to the aspirants of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bihar have delivered a power pack punch as all their students have cleared the prestigious competitive exam. |
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