CPI(M) to organise protest rally against corruptionWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:45AMShimla, Jul 19: On the call of the state unit of CPI(M) a protest rally will be held against rampant corruption at Summerhill chowk.
UP babus loot Rs 3,700 crore rural health fundsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:29PMIn Uttar Pradesh, over Rs 3,700 crore of central health funds may have been systematically looted over the past six years.
Monday Morning Quarterback Part ITuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:33PMYou know what the story is here. And it's not Winnie the Pooh Kim Hollis: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 shattered the opening weekend box office record with a staggering $169.2 million. In your opinion, what is the most impressive aspect of this result?
Letter from the editor: A gentle poachingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:43PMIt was neither a grilling nor a roasting, perhaps a gentle poaching. The MPs started well, particularly the electrifying exchange between a dogged Tom Watson and Rupert Murdoch, looking every bit his 80 years, forcing son James to act as human shield.
The Darkness II gains a release dateTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:43PMThe Darkness is returning…early next year. Earlier today 2K Games officially issued a release date for The Darkness II, the sequel to the 2007 first-person shooter. Originally the game was tentatively set for Fall of this year, but no firm date was ever given and release dates are subject to change (just look at Gran Turismo 5, which we are still somewhat surprised was actually released).
Bachmann aides confront ABC’s Brian RossTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:39PMThe presidential campaign of Tea Party heroine Rep. Michele Bachmann continues to gain in the polls, but may be losing it on the campaign trail. A new national survey by Public Policy Polling shows Bachmann with a one-point lead (21-20 percent) over ex-Gov. Willard “Mitt” Romney among Republican primary voters. But Bachmann and aides found [...]
Hot StuffTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:23PMRecommended The Product: The '70s were gangbusters for Dom DeLuise. After a '60s spent in supporting roles and featured appearances on Dean Martin's hit variety show, he was hired by Mel Brooks to be part of his follow-up to The Producers , The Twelve Chairs . From then on, it was one high profile gig after another, from Blazing Saddles to Silent Movie , from The World's Greatest Lover to ...
Grand jury to probe Boston mob boss' life on runTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:15PMA federal grand jury is apparently investigating the time former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent on the run.
Brian Ross Received 'Mafia'-Style Bruising From Bachmann StaffTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:37PMHere's one way to deal with a nagging reporter. At a campaign event in Aiken, South Carolina, bodyguards of Michele Bachmann reportedly gave ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross one of the roughest manhandlings the 62-year-old reporter's ever gotten. Ross had been trying to ask Bachmann about a story published last night about her allegedly debilitating migraines . But things ...
Sand mining: 52 lorries seizedTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:34PMIn a midnight crackdown on illegal sand smuggling, revenue and police personnel seized 52 sand-laden lorries near Belakavadi on Sunday night.
Chilly Gonzales, Self-Proclaimed 'Hypocrite,' Changes His Tune About DrakeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:18PMUsing another artist's music without permission is a surefire way to boil up some bad blood in the music industry. When rapper Drake sampled part of a piano track by self-proclaimed musical genius Chilly Gonzales without permission, the multi-talented ivory tickler was understandably none too pleased. Back in 2008, Corduroy magazine informed Gonzales in an interview that Drake had sampled his ...
Reporter Accosted After Bachmann Comments on MigrainesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:48PMIt’s not easy to get to Michele Bachmann. Her appearance at a rally on Tuesday in Aiken, South Carolina, attended by perhaps 150 people, featured three uniformed police officers and two body guards in plain clothes. One of those guards spent much of the day preventing reporters from getting too close to the candidate. As [...]
Mobsters, Taunters and More: The Four Kinds of HackersTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:37PMHackers are evolving, organizing and uniting. Advertisement: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five years. Is your network ready to handle the load? Friend and follow Cisco across the web as we show you how to prepare for the future. socialmedia.cisco.com Ads by Pheedo
PML-N fast becoming politically isolated: Pervaiz ElahiTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:58AMLAHORE: PML-Q senior leader and senior federal minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi has said that PML-N is faced with political isolation, adding its recent controversial decisions on critical issues would further isolate it.
Who says social games are shallow?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:58AMPopular wisdom holds that because they're more intuitive, approachable and inviting than traditional video games, social games are shallow.
Murdoch's empire is skewered after grillingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:28AMRupert Murdoch squirmed on the hook as he was questioned in parliament on Tuesday. The attack from the select committee of MPs was not particularly strong. But still, Murdoch made great play of straining to think whenever he was asked a question.
[3098]PCT says allegations against Lee shed light on systemic flaws, not character flaws (Taiwan Church N [3098]PCT say)Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:42PM3098 Edition July 11-17, 2011 General Assembly News PCT says allegations against Lee shed light on systemic flaws, not character flaws Reported by Lin Yi-ying Written by Lydia Ma In recent weeks, Taiwan’s Supreme Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Panel (SIP) accused former President Lee Teng-hui of graft and money laundering.
Handicapped community takes on MafiaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:31PMA CHALLENGE to the mafia's power in a southern Italian town is coming from a priest and six handicapped people.
Disabled community takes on MafiaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:31PMA CHALLENGE to the mafia's power in a southern Italian town is coming from a priest and six disabled people.
Zynga and Facebook's Relationship Disclosed: It's ComplicatedMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMZynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document filed this afternoon with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
The Sweet Poison Of Berlusconi - Italy's Downward Spiral AcceleratesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:25PMInternational financial markets have lost their faith in Italy and Italians have lost their faith in their leader. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has led his country into the economic doldrums and the moral abyss.
'Graft in health department led to murder of officials'Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:49PMThe judicial probe finding into the mysterious death of deputy chief medical officer Dr Yogendra Singh Sachan holds the rampant corruption and commission system in the state health department's National Rural Health Mission schemes, responsible for the three murders of the senior health officials in the past eights months.
How A Startup No One Would Touch Crushed Silicon Valley Moguls And Became A GiantMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:44PMMost people don't know it, but online genealogy is big business on the Internet. One of the leaders, Ancestry.com, has a market cap approaching $2 billion. But the company in the space everyone is scared of is Israel-based MyHeritage.
Revenue Canada to probe Quebec municipal contractsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:29PMThe Canada Revenue Agency has been given the green light by a judge to look at the financial records of dozens of Quebec municipalities.
Hunt for 4-5 on 'hit team' who killed Surat politicianMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:25PMPolice have set up a special taskforce to hunt down gunmen involved in the fatal shooting of a high-profile local politician in Surat Thani late on Sunday night.
CRA can inspect financial records of Quebec townsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:21PMThe Canada Revenue Agency will be able to inspect the books of about 150 Quebec municipalities as it conducts a sweeping probe looking for possible cases of tax evasion.
Balkan Mafia Leader Arrested in SECI OperationMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:58AMAn "international organized crime group leader" has been arrested in a joint operation of the police services of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Serbia coordinated by the SECI center, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced. SECI, the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, is a regional center for combating trans-border organized crime headquartered in Bucharest. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry ...
Renny McPherson: The Business of al QaedaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:57AMBased on data that we seized from al Qaeda in 2007, we were able to build a portrait of al Qaeda in Iraq as a business -- and a business that ran quite differently than conventional wisdom would suggest.
Google vs. Facebook: Which Can You Trust?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:55AMAnalysis: Are people flocking to Google+ to escape Facebook's evil clutches? And if so, is that really such a good idea?
Boston cop to talk about book about Bulger, Mafia at Stoughton deliMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:45AMFrank DeSario will sign his book, “Badge #1: True Stories from a Boston Cop,” at Maxie’s Deli, 117 Sharon St., Stoughton (Cobb Corner), Friday, July 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sex-Trade Advertising: Don't Ply for Me, ArgentinaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:27AMProstitution is legal in Argentina but illegal and exploitative brothel owners still exist. President Cristina FernÁndez's new edict aims to shut them down. Or does she have another target in mind?
English gentlemen do battle at Chap OlympiadSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:34AMWearing their finest tweeds, stroking their sideburns and filling the air with pipe smoke, competitors and spectators gathered for The Chap Olympiad, an annual celebration of the classic English gentleman.
'We have to respond to people's needs'Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:04AMFarmers of Halligudi hail 63-year-old Sri Siddalinga Swami of Tontadarya Mutt inGadag as a saviour of their fertile land.
Ponzo scheme a phony farm life - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 PSTSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:59AMBOISE – The confidential tip came to the FBI in January: Enrico Ponzo, long on the lam from drug, murder and mob-related charges in Massachusetts, could be living on a small farm on Hogg Road in Marsing, Idaho, using the name Jay Shaw. An FBI agent searched property databases and other sources to verify that someone named Shaw was living at that home.
Bulgarian Conservatives Admit Organizing Anti-Borisov CampaignSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:13AMBulgaria's marginal, conservative Order, Law and Justice Party, RZS, is behind the billboard and website-based campaign calling for Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to be fired. The information was revealed Sunday, as the uvolnenie.org website, set up to collect votes for and against Borisov's staying in office, published a statement by Atanas Semov, deputy leader and presidential hopeful of RZS, EU ...