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Showing posts with label Firstpost. Show all posts
Pope Benedict, in his first public comments since he announced that he would become the first pontiff in centuries to resign, on Wednesday said he was fully aware of the gravity of his decision but confident that it would not hurt the Church.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/world/continue-to-pray-for-me-the-church-and-the-future-pope-pope-benedict-624305.html
A Mysore court had awarded life term to the four associates of Veerappan for their involvement in the killing of 21 policemen in a landmine blast at Palar in Karnataka in 1993.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/more-hangings-soon-as-pranab-rejects-veerappan-aide-mercy-pleas-624299.html
When South Korean soldier Kim Kyung-rae heard of North Korea's nuclear test on Tuesday, his first thought was not that war was imminent or that the enemy was closer to a deadly new weapon, but whether the event would interfere with a planned holiday.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/world/south-koreans-shrug-off-nuclear-neighbour-check-out-cosmetics-sale-624304.html
Merissa Aguilleira added that the feeling of being in the final was "overwhelming", but they would need to being their A-game to the field.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/sports/womens-wc-wi-skipper-felt-aussies-panic-624258.html
Fields also admitted that the team could have been less wasteful in giving away their wickets and that the matter will be discussed in training as they prepare for the final on 17 February.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/sports/womens-wc-aus-skipper-demands-better-cricket-in-final-624184.html
Our political discourse is blinkered by a false partisan debate based on wild generalisations and name-calling. An op-ed debate points to a very real consensus that could emerge if our most heated arguments were over ideas and not Modi v Rahul.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/politics/the-fake-debate-communal-modi-fanboys-vs-sickular-commies-623991.html
"The situation in Maldives is a matter of serious concern," Swaraj tweeted after former president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male, the capital city of Maldives.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/politics/concerned-over-maldives-sushma-swaraj-speaks-to-nsa-624233.html
BJP on Tuesday said it has been raising the financial irregularities in the VVIP helicopter deal with an Italian company for the past one year and insisted that the Congress-led UPA government give an explanation about the reported anomalies.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/politics/govt-owes-an-explanation-bjp-on-chopper-deal-scam-622806.html
Javadekar said the party has been demanding that the appointment of advocates on panel of CBI's prosecution should be cleared by the Lokpal.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-owes-an-explanation-on-2g-expose-bjp-622786.html
Amid demands that Yasin Malik's passport be revoked for sharing dais with Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said the home ministry will take appropriate steps on the matter.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/mha-to-decide-on-action-against-yasin-malik-khurshid-622782.html
Ronaldo's final game for United was the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona in 2009.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/sports/emotions-might-get-to-ronaldo-says-neville-622746.html
J Vinodhini, a software engineer who suffered serious burn injuries in November when a man threw acid on her for rejecting his overtures, died at a private hospital in Chennai today.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/tn-shame-acid-attack-victim-vinothini-dies-in-hospital-622766.html
Sunil Gavaskar has come out in support of the BCCI's decision not to release Pujara and Rahane for the Ranji Trophy final, saying that national duty must trump all other considerations.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/sports/bcci-right-to-keep-pujara-rahane-from-ranji-final-gavaskar-622696.html
Malik, a Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader, was seen seated next to Saeed, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, at a rally against execution of Afzal Guru.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/home-min-to-take-appropriate-steps-on-yasin-malik-issue-khurshid-622763.html
North Korea told the UN disarmament forum on Tuesday that it would never bow to resolutions on its nuclear programme.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/will-not-bow-to-nuke-resolutions-north-korea-to-un-622726.html
The application illegally enters smartphones and compromises their security by sending SMSes to unknown contacts.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/tech/android-app-supercleandroidcleaner-is-malware-says-net-security-agency-622737.html
BFSI sector garners largest chunk of FII money; robust inflows continue in Q4



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/investing/fii-flows-remain-robust-in-q3-holding-in-bse100-at-all-time-high-622660.html
An 18-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang raped by two youth in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/girl-kidnapped-gangraped-by-youth-in-cgarh-622744.html
A head constable was brutally beaten up and his pistol snatched away by a group of men in northeast Delhi, as he tried to protect a college student from the molesters.



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/india/delhis-molesters-get-more-brazen-thrash-cop-for-rescuing-victim-622668.html
Nokia said the actions of the tax authorities were "unacceptable and inconsistent with Indian standards of fair play and governance."



via Firstpost http://www.firstpost.com/business/nokia-protests-tax-evasion-probe-at-chennai-factory-622740.html