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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Shooter Gagan wins bronze

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Ace rifleman Gagan Narang made India proud by winning its first medal - a bronze.Narang, 29, participating in his third Games, aggregated 701.1 (598 qualifying, 103.1 final) to finish third in his pet 10 metre air rifle at the Royal Artillery Barracks range, triggering celebrations among the Indian diaspora here and the countrymen back home.

Saina enters Olympics pre-quarterfinals

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London: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal cruised into the knockout stage of the women's singles competition after notching up a comfortable straight-game win over Belgium's Lianne Tan in a group stage match here on Monday.

The world number five Indian did not need to exert herself and was in complete control of the match as she saw off the Belgium girl 21-4, 21-14 in just 24 minutes at the Wembley arena here.

Another Gandhi statue vandalised in Sri Lanka

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A second statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in Sri Lanka, this time in the Army-controlled Northern Province headquarter town of Jaffna.

The incident happened past midnight on Saturday, and two persons were taken into custody on suspicion a day later, officials said.

Road crash in Mach kills eight

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QUETTA: A collision between a truck and a passenger bus on Tuesday claimed eight lives on the National Highway near Mach Tehsil, DawnNews reported.

Two women were among the dead.

According to initial reports the accident occurred when brake failure caused the driver of the Sukkhur-bound-bus to lose control of the vehicle after departing from Quetta.

UN chief: Syrian tanks attacked observer convoy

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NITED NATIONS: Syrian tanks attacked a convoy carrying the head of the UN observer mission, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. He again told the government to halt its violent crackdown on those fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad’s regime.

“Yesterday, the convoy of Lt Gen Babacar Gaye was attacked by armed tanks. Fortunately, there were no injuries,” Ban told reporters.

Georgian soldier injured in Afghanistan dies: ministry

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Tbilisi: A Georgian soldier injured in January while serving with Nato-led forces in Afghanistan has died in a military hospital back home, the defence ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The death of corporal Givi Pantsulaia brings to 17 the number of Georgian troops killed in Afghanistan.

He was injured by a mortar shell explosion and transferred to a military hospital in the eastern Georgian city of Gori after treatment in a US military hospital in Germany.

Hockey: India go down fighting against Netherlands

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LONDON: Back in the Olympics after a hiatus of eight years, past masters of the game India produced a valiant fightback in the second-half before losing 2-3 to world number three The Netherlands in their opening Group B match of the men's hockey competition on Monday.

Playing tentatively and lacking any cohesion in their attacks, world ranked 10th India conceded two goals in the first session, but capitalised on two slim chances in the second half to draw 2-2 parity.

Northern & Eastern grids collapse: Biggest power failure in India

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NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: In what is being called as the biggest ever power failure in India, half of of the country was without electricity supply on Tuesday afternoon. This affected hundreds of trains and lakhs of households and establishments as the grid that connects generating stations with customers collapsed for the second time in two days, highlighting the precarious state of the power sector in the country.

However, confirming the collapse of northern and eastern grids, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told television channels that power for all essential services like railways and metro will be restored in an hour.

China Diary | Forum reaches across Straits

A senior Chinese official said on Saturday that the mainland and Taiwan should strengthen economic cooperation and cultural exchanges to maintain the peaceful development of the cross-Straits relationship, which can help both sides to stand against the ongoing global economic downturn.

Nepal is among seven nations that may lose their ability to legally trade tens of thousands of wildlife species after UN conservation delegates agreed Thursday to penalize them for lacking tough regulations or failing to report on their wildlife trade.

According to Associated Press (AP), Nepal, Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, Paraguay, Rwanda, Solomon Islands and Syria were approved by consensus among the delegates and would take effect Oct. 1.

A local court today convicted 22 accused in the 2002 Deepda Darwaza riots case in which 11 persons of a family were killed in the aftermath of the Godhra train carnage but absolved them of the serious charges of murder and criminal conspiracy.

Designated special judge S C Srivastava acquitted 61 others out of the total 83 accused in the case, including former BJP MLA Prahlad Gosa and ex-municipal president of BJP Dayabhai Patel.

President Asif Ali Zardari has squelched speculation about a possible delay in Pakistan's general election, saying the polls will be held on time and in a fair, free and impartial manner.

"I want to make a promise to the people that the next election will be held on time and will be fair, free and impartial," Zardari told a meeting of workers of his Pakistan People's Party at Khairpur in Sindh province yesterday.

Tensions have flared between the U.S. and Pakistan, as two top officials traded accusations of doing too little to combat Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The tart exchange between Douglas E. Lute, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan and Sherry Rehman, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the U.S. — took place during a conference in this bucolic mountain setting.

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If you were perplexed by the sight of a casually dressed woman marching next to the Indian flag-bearer during London's triumphant Olympics opening ceremony, the mystery has been solved.

It wasn't an unsettling breach of security, merely an example of an over-excited cast member who wanted her 15 minutes of fame. And the world was watching.

At least 35 passengers were killed and 25 injured when a coach of the Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express caught fire near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh early Monday, officials said.

The fire broke out around 5.30 a.m. in the S-11 compartment, minutes after the Chennai-bound train left Nellore railway station in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, about 450 km from Hyderabad.

Eight states have been affected since late Sunday night due to major power supply failure in the Northern Power Grid.

The affected states include Delhi and Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan. There will be no Metro train services till power supply is restored.

The northern grid collapsed at 2.30 am. According to reports, it might take four to five hours for the whole system to come back to normal.
Thousands of commuters faced severe hardship in the morning hours today when Delhi Metro services were largely disrupted owing to a major failure in the Northern Grid that supplies power to the modern transport system.

Big three start 'serious' talks | Nepal Diary

The ruling UCPN (Maoist) and the opposition Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) Wednesday claimed that they started "serious talks" to find a way of the current political deadlock.

Talking to reporters after the meeting at UML headquarters, Balkhu, Maoist vice chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the three parties had started talks from a new angle and that they would arrive at an understanding very soon.

Joint patrolling could be the answer-SL | Sri Lanka Diary

As diplomatic parleys continued to seek the release of the 23 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lankan navy earlier this week, the high commissioner of the island nation to Delhi, Prasad Kariyawasam, on Wednesday said that the joint patrolling by Indian Coast Guard and the Sri Lankan Navy could be the answer to settle the problem of fishermen.

UN raises “human rights” concerns in Maldives | Maldives Diary

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has raised concerns about the Maldives, with legal and judicial reform, allegations of torture and freedom of religion and belief all discussed during a recent meeting between the Committee and Maldivian Government.

Japan's growing rashness | China Diary

To escalate tension with China over Diaoyu Islands, Japan has chosen to play the same game twice this month.

According to the Japanese media, Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "had confirmed" that the "Senkaku" (Diaoyu) Islands fall within the scope of the US-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.

NEW DELHI: In an embarrassment to veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari, a DNA test has confirmed that he is the biological father of Rohit Shekhar.

Earlier, the Delhi high court on Friday rejected his plea not to open his DNA report before a single judge bench, adjudicating the paternity suit of a city youth, who claims to be his son.

London: A group of 12 UK parliamentarians has written a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to stop the drone attacks in Pakistan, DawnNews reported.

In a letter, addressed to the US and the Nato, it was argued that the Britain and the Western countries are under threat because drone attacks provide justification for future terrorist activities.

IT’S been apparent for a while now that the country’s electronic media will go to extreme lengths to spice things up. But religion is now fair game too. In yet another example of how the industry’s commercial goals trump ethics, open-mindedness and common sense, on Tuesday a television show broadcast an imam leading a Hindu boy through a live conversion to Islam carried out in the studio as part of the show, complete with the audience joining in to suggest Muslim names for the new convert.

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation is poised to file a charge-sheet against DMK leader and former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi for allegedly receiving Rs 549 crore for their role in the acquisition of Aircel by Malaysia-based firm Maxis.

London: Touted as serious medal contenders, a bunch of shy and unassuming archers will seek to give India's Olympic campaign the perfect start when the event gets underway here on Friday at the hallowed turf of the Lord's, the spiritual home of cricket.

If the archers needed a spark of inspiration, they simply have to turn to the historic venue which has witnessed cricketing heroics for many a generation. Now the Indians will be keen to make an impact with bow and arrows.

Kolkata: Hit by flu on arrival, the Indian archers have got used to the unpredictable weather in London and are now eagerly awaiting the start of the Olympics in which they aim to win their first-ever medal, national coach Limba Ram said.

A three-time Olympian himself, the 40-year-old is travelling to the Games as a coach for the first time.

New Delhi é A sessions court here Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a revision petition of journalist Syed Mohammad Kazmi arrested for alleged involvement in the Feb 13 Israeli embassy car bombing case.

Kazmi in his plea, moved through counsel Mehmood Pracha, challenged a magistrate’s order passed July 20 that granted police additional time for investigation.

Ramadan 2012 has brought a unique fasting dilemma for Muslim athletes during London Olympics. Despite competing in very tiring games, many Muslim Athletes have said they will fast and compete.For example,Algerian Khaled Belabbas will fast while competing in the steeplechase, because for him religion is a bigger part of his life than sport. “I will fast like I always have. It will not be a novelty for me,” he said. He will just feel more exhausted when he crosses the finish line, he said.But Somali-born Canadian Mohammed Ahmed, 21, a 10,000-metre runner, is not going to observe fast. The 10,000-metre final is on August 4.

Filmmaker Karan Johar was the first to be asked to join Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the opening night at the big-ticket event. But as he had said, “Life has been very hectic. When this invitation came through, I jumped at the opportunity. After all, it’s a very prestigious event.”

The internationally-acclaimed Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor was invited by his English filmmaker friend Danny Boyle to catch the sports live in action at the stadiums. Soon after that steel tycoon Laxmi Mittal dashed off an invite to Kapoor to attend the extravaganza. So now the Bollywood actor will be a part of the Indian entourage at the Olympics.

UML leader Nepal rules out election on Nov 22

Senior leader of the CPN-UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal Tuesday said that there was no any possibility of holding fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) election on November 22.

Speaking at a programme organised on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Pushpalal Memorial College in Kathmandu, he said that the announcement of election was illegal as it breached Interim Constitution 2007.

Seven militants killed in Orakzai Agency

ORAKZAI: At least seven militants were killed and several others injured when security forces pounded hideouts of the insurgents in Upper Orakzai Agency on Tuesday.

Toy bomb injures seven kids in Darra Adam Khel

KOHAT: At least seven children were wounded in a toy bomb blast in Darra Adam Khel, a small town near Kohat city in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Tuesday, officials said.

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Sherpao’s residence attacked in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: One person was injured during a hand grenade attack at the residence of Aftab Sherpao which was being used as an office for the PPP-S.

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Aftab Sherpao was not present at the residence which is located in the Hayatabad area of the city during the attack.

The injured was rushed to the Hayatabad Medical Complex and is in stable condition.

Slain Kashmir youth was militant, reiterates army

SRINAGAR: The young man killed in a Kashmir village two days ago was a militant from whom a weapon was recovered, a senior army officer said Thursday while his family maintained that he was innocent and shot dead while coming out of a mosque.

Referring to the killing of 19-year-old Hilal Ahmad Dar of Bandipora district's Aloosa village Tuesday evening, Lt. Gen. Om Prakash, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Srinagar-based 15th Corps, said: "The Indian Army is a highly disciplined force. In order to avoid civilian damage, for the last many years our operations are based on intelligence inputs."

MANSA: At least two persons lost their lives while three sustained injuries in alleged police firing in Aklia village of Mansa district on Tuesday evening. The villagers were protesting against the police demand for custody of a thief caught by the villagers. As the situation turned ugly and unruly, the police resorted to firing, leading to the casualties.

New Delhi: A day after he abandoned his threat to quit the government, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is finally back at work. Mr Pawar and his deputy and cabinet colleague Praful Patel had been missing office since Friday last after relations between their party, the NCP, and the Congress reached breaking point. But the standoff was resolved yesterday after Mr Pawar met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has said that he should be hanged if he is found guilty of complicity in the communal riots in his state in 2002.

In an interview to an Urdu newspaper, Nai Duniya, Mr Modi has discussed the riots in which 1200 people were killed, most of them Muslims. The newspaper is edited by Shahid Siddiqui, an MP of the Samajwadi Party from Lucknow.

Beijing: China's newest city is a tiny remote island in the South China Sea, barely large enough to host a single airstrip. There is a post office, bank, supermarket and a hospital, but little else.

Fresh water comes by freighter on a 13-hour journey from China's southernmost province. Welcome to Sansha, China's expanding toehold in the world's most disputed waters, portions of which are also claimed by Vietnam, the Philippines and other neighbours.

Blast in Bajaur agency kills 4

PESHAWAR: A blast ripped through a market in Pashat area of Bajaur Agency’s Salarzai area on Thursday killing four people and injuring ten others, DawnNews reported.

Five shops were also destroyed in the blast.

Emergency response teams reached the site.

Police cordoned off the area as investigations began into the blast.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Gachchhadar sees no possibility of CA reinstatement | nepal news

Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar Monday said he saw no possibility of reinstatement of the dissolved Constituent Assembly (CA).

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Inaugurating the Metro FM station run by Kathmandu traffic police in Kathmandu, Gachchhadar said elections were the best way out of the political stalemate and that negotiations currently going on for reinstatement of the CA. make little sense.

Thailand seals cooperation deal with Myanmar | Myanmar Diary

Thailand and Myanmar yesterday agreed to set up a ministerial-level working group to implement comprehensive economic cooperation, particulary on achieving concrete progress in the Thai-invested Dawei seaport and economic zone.

The working group - details on the structure and components of which are not yet known - will hold its first meeting next month, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said.

State will not allow any foreign influences- VP | Maldives Diary

Vice President Mohamed Waheed Deen has said that the state will not allow any foreign influence on the Maldivian nation.

The Vice President said this in an interview t the VTV special coverage broadcasted in relation to the killing of Lance Corporal Adam Haleem of the Maldives Police Service, who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Monday morning.

KARACHI: Three armed robbers were killed in an alleged encounter in Quaidabad area of Karachi while one managed to escape, Geo News reported Tuesday.

According to SSP Malir Rao Anwaar, four alleged dacoits were roaming on two motorcycles in the Ali Barohi Goth of Quaidabad when a police mobile tried to stop them.

NEW DELHI: Many NSUI workers on Wednesday gathered at Jantar Mantar and staged protest against Team Anna. Team Anna on Wednesday launched their indefinite fast here, raising the pitch against the UPA government on the issue of corruption.

Anna Hazare's three close aides -- Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai -- sat on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here while the 74-year-old activist is on a dharna.

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Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing over reopening corruption cases against the president till August 8.

The Pakistani government on Tuesday had asked the Supreme Court to withdraw orders on reopening the cases against Mr Zardari. The government finds itself in a legal wrangle which has already cost one Prime Minister his job.

Pranab Mukherjee was administered the oath by Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia as the 13th President of India in the Central Hall of Parliament today.In his first speech after his swearing-in said he would in keeping with his high office strive to rise above partisan interests in the service of the people.Mukherjee was on Wednesday sworn in as the country's 13th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall of Parliament.

Hemsley's first big break came when he was cast for a Broadway show Actor Sherman Hemsley, who starred in the hit 1970s US sitcom The Jeffersons, has died at the age of 74.

Police in El Paso, Texas, said late on Tuesday that Hemsley had been found dead at his home, although the cause of death was unknown.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will resume hearing in various identical petitions challenging Contempt of Court Act again today (Wednesday).

On Tuesday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed that the new Contempt of Court Act 2012 seemed to be against the delivery of justice while the earlier law was intended to ensure the implementation of court orders.

Islamabad: A US drone strike has reportedly killed at least 12 suspected militants in Shawal area of Pakistan''s North Waziristan, intelligence officials have said.

Superstars in their respective fields, Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli and actor-director Prabhu Deva got along like a house on fire in Bangkok while they were shooting for an ad together. Chances are they might even join hands for a movie.

Kohli, who was initially reluctant to dance, was coaxed by Prabhu Deva to try out some intricate steps for an ad for a shoe brand. The results were so impressive that somewhere down the fun zone the duo established during their two-day shoot, the idea of a movie launch for the star-cricketer came up.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Tuesday submitting its reply in the Supreme Court here said that the cabinet has not yet decided to write letter to the Swiss officials and the prime minister is constitutionally bound to the advice of the cabinet, therefore, the court should review it ruling of July 12, Geo News reported.

Islamabad:External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will undertake a three-day visit to Pakistan from September 7 to review the second round of the bilateral dialogue process with his counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.

Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal met Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani yesterday and informed him about the dates for Krishna's visit, diplomatic sources told PTI.

Guwahati: Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued in Kokrajhar district of Assam following fresh incidents of arson and violence. On Monday, the Army conducted flag march and an indefinite curfew was also imposed even as the toll in the ethnic violence in interior areas of the district rose to 21.

Four more bodies were recovered from the district yesterday, said police officials.

SC reduces govt quota for Haj pilgrims

NEW DELHI, : The Supreme Court today reduced the government's discretionary quota seats for Haj pilgrims to 300 from the 5,050 seats, proposed by it.

A Bench of Mr Justice Aftab Alam and Mrs Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai limited the number of seats to be allocated under the discretionary quota by the President to 100, Vice-President to 75, Prime Minister to 75 and the external affairs minister to 50.

The Bench said 200 seats would be reserved for the Haj Committee of India (HCI).

Seven CRPF personnel were today injured during a fierce gun battle with the Maoists at Bokop village in Khunti district, over 50 km from Ranchi, police said.

“Among the seven CRPF jawans injured, the condition of four of them is serious. They are in the ICU of Apollo hospital in Ranchi,” Khunti Superintendent of Police M Tamilvananan told PTI.

Iraqi police say gunmen have killed 13 soldiers on an army base in the country’s northeast, bringing the nationwide death toll to 82 in the single bloodiest day so far this year.

Two senior police officials said the gunmen arrived at dawn on Monday at the military base in the town of Udaim in three vehicles and began shooting at soldiers. No others were wounded.

The attack was one in a wave of violence across the country that left 82 dead.

Kanpur: Freedom fighter Captain Lakshmi Sahgal has died in a Kanpur hospital; she was 97.

She was in a coma since Wednesday when she had a heart stroke. She was a close aide of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

She was born in Madras and qualified as a doctor from the Madras Medical College in 1938. Two years later, she moved to Singapore and set up a free clinic to help migrant Indian workers. She met Subhash Chandra Bose in Singapore in 1943. He spoke of the need to create an all- women's regiment in the Indian National Army in the fight for India's independence, and made her its commander.

Mumbai: Pranab Mukherjee is yet to take oath as President, but expectations are rolling in already. The Shiv Sena, which offered unsolicited support to Mr Mukherjee's candidacy, has urged him to reject the mercy petition of Afzal Guru, sentenced to death for the terror attack on Parliament in December 2001. Twelve people were killed in the attack.

Kabul: Taliban militants executed five civilians near Kabul for working with Nato troops, authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a series of militant activities in villages around the capital.

The news of the incident in Wardak province’s Jalrez district, 40km south of Kabul, came a day after the insurgents publicly lashed two Afghan men and just weeks after the public execution of a woman for adultery.

Syrian forces execute 20 unarmed men: activists

AMMAN: Syrian troops executed at least 20 unarmed men in the Damascus neighbourhood of Mezzeh on Sunday who they suspected of aiding rebels in the area, opposition activists in the district said.

The bodies of 20 men, aged approximately 20 to 30, were collected from the neighbourhoods of al-Ikhlas, al-Zayat, al Farouk, Hawakir al-Sabbarah and al-Basatin, several activists said by phone from Mezzeh.

“The bodies were taken to al-Mustafa Mosque. Most had bullet holes, one with as many as 18. Three had their hands tied behind their back. Some of the men were in their pajamas. Several had their legs broken or fingers missing. Others were stabbed with knifes,” said Bashir al-Kheir, one of the activists.

Islamabad: Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim took oath as the new Chief Election Commissioner on Monday, DawnNews reported.

The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took the oath from Ebrahim.

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, 76, was declared elected the 13th President on Sunday.

The UPA nominee defeated the former Lok Sabha Speaker, P.A. Sangma, by 3,97,776 value votes. While Mr. Mukherjee polled 3,095 votes, (value 7,13,763) Mr. Sangma got 1,483 votes (3,15,987).

Mr. Mukherjee — who will be sworn in by Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia here on July 25 — secured 68.12 per cent of the total 10,47,971 value votes cast by 4,659 members of the State/Territorial Assemblies and Parliament. Mr. Sangma, backed by the NDA, the AIADMK and the BJD, managed only 30.15 per cent of the votes.

Police defuse bomb planted on Karachi’s University Road

Karachi: Police defused a bomb planted near Safoora Chowrangi on Karachi’s University Road on Friday, DawnNews reported.

Police said the bomb, containing 15 to 16 kilograms of explosive material, had been planted near a school building.

The bomb was locally made and could have caused a major disaster however the bomb disposal squad managed to defuse it in time.

Beirut: Syrian activists say 310 people were killed across the country on Thursday in what was the single deadliest day of fighting since the beginning of the revolt against President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Syria’s civil war escalated dramatically in the past week as rebels closed in on the capital Damascus and launched their most serious blow yet on Assad’s inner circle, killing three top aides in an assassination. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday at least 93 of those killed Thursday were government troops.

The Election Commission on Friday rejected Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav’s vote in the Presidential poll and directed the Returning Officer (RO) not to count it as the secrecy of the ballot had been violated.

“The issue of second ballot paper to Mulayam Singh Yadav was not warranted under rule 15 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974. Therefore, the second ballot paper issued to Mr. Yadav may not be taken up for counting,” the Commission said.

A suicide attack at a Bulgarian airport which killed six people, five of them Israeli, was carried out by Lebanon's Hezbollah in conjunction with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

"Yesterday's attack in Bulgaria was perpetrated by Hezbollah, Iran's leading terrorist proxy," he told a news conference in Jerusalem, describing the Lebanese militia as 'the long arm of Iran'.

Denver, Colorado: A masked gunman killed 14 people and wounded 50 others at a showing of new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises in the US city of Denver, the local police chief told CNN.

Denver's' KOA radio station said a figure in a gas mask had opened fire at the showing in a mall in the suburb of Aurora and set off a smoke or tear gas bomb.

Dozens of police were at the scene, and the authorities evacuated the area while they checked if there was an explosive device in the area.

In the latest jab at Pakistan, the US House of Representatives has unanimously voted to cut military aid to it by a whopping USD 650 million, with a top Republican lawmaker calling the country "Benedict Arnold", the most well-known traitor in American history.

The amendment to cut the aid, which was proposed by Republican Congressman Ted Poe, passed on the floor of the House with a voice vote.

RIYADH: Muslims in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will begin fasting tomorrow (Friday) as the Ramazan moon was sighted there on Thursday evening, reports said.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formed a committee of religious scholars to mull over starting of the holy month on the same date with rest of the country. Some refugees in Haripur, Peshawar, Bara, and Khyber Agency announced to start fasting from Friday. However, Maulana Marajuddin has announced that moon wasn’t sighted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, therefore,they would start fastening from Saturday. However, Muslim community in the UK and USA is divided in many sections.

Amid tight security, a fresh batch of 1,812 pilgrims today left for the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas.

The pilgrims comprising 1,398 men, 389 women and 25 children left in a cavalcade of 48 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu at around 0500 hours for Amarnath.

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