Five Bomb Explosions Hit Jaipur; Popular Tourist Destination In Western India
Five major blasts rocked the pink city of 'Jaipur' on Tuesday (May 13) at 7.35 pm. The serial blasts occured in Tripolia, Manek Chowk and Chandpol Gate, while the fourth blast occured at Lakshmi Mishthan Bhandar in old Jaipur. Though the cause of the blast is still unknown, it's learnt that five blasts occured within a span of half an hour in the walled city of Jaipur. According to ..
5000+ Estimated Dead In China Earthquake
Chinese state media say 3,000 to 5,000 people have died in one county in Sichuan province alone from a massive earthquake. The official Xinhua News Agency says another 10,000 people were believed hurt in Beichuan county in Monday's quake. The epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was in Sichuan, striking 57 miles northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. local time. T..
107 die in China quake, 900 school kids feared buried
A powerful earthquake buried 900 students in central China on Monday and killed at least 107 people, as several schools and a water tower collapsed in the tremor, state media reported. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central China, but sent thousands of people rushing out of buildings and into the streets hundreds of miles away in Beijing and Shanghai. The temblor was felt as far away as Pakis..
Strong Earthquake (7.8 Richter) Strikes Economic Hub In Western China
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck western China on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck 57 miles (92 kilometers) northwest of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu at 2:28 p.m. (0628 GMT), the survey said on its Web site. It said the quake was centered 18 miles (29 kilometers) below the surface. In the Chinese capital Beijing, about 930 miles ..
President's daughter Jenna Bush ties the knot
President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna Welch Bush was married Saturday to Henry Chase Hager, a graduate student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor, before 200 relatives and close family friends, the White House confirmed. The evening wedding at the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, capped a weekend of family festivities, including a Friday rehearsal dinner and parade in honor..
US Elections: Republicans forced to turn to their nemesis: John McCain
The Republican political establishment is looking to the devil to deliver them, the man many have depicted as the incarnation of evil: John McCain. Republicans in the U.S. Congress are petrified about a November debacle, a fear stoked on May 3, when they lost their second straight special election in a district held by Republicans. The party's fundamental situation is terrible: Republic..
Barak Obama U.S. Presidential Campaign Funded By Foreign Countries
Obama has set historical records in campaign fund raising. But where is all that money coming from since it can’t be coming from the "poor" American citizens he claims to represent? For starters, Obama’s campaign site asks donors "which country" they are from, openly indicating that campaign contribution to the Obama campaign are coming from all over the world, not just all..
Barack Obama Makes Obscene Gestures Towards Rival Candidate During Public Speech
After losing the ABC Presidential Debate to Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama today made obscene gestures towards his Democratic opponent. The video of the incident is posted below as the pause and the crowd reaction followed by a sly smile on the face of the lead Democrat nominee gives away the truth. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="m..
Statement on Tibet from Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Behalf of The Elders
The people of Tibet wish to be heard. They have long sought autonomy, and chosen negotiation and mediation as their means of attaining it. They now turn to protest. The Chinese government should hear their voices, understand their grievances and find a non-violent solution. That solution is offered by our friend and brother His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who has never sought separatism, and has a..
Further protests, mass detentions, and new pressure to denounce Dalai Lama as crackdown intensifies
There have been further protests in the past few days in Tibet as the crackdown on the plateau deepens, with mass detentions in different areas and some monasteries encircled by troops. In some areas, including Kardze in Sichuan province (Kham) and Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), there are signs that the authorities are provoking further unrest and frustration by requiring local people..
Eyewitness accounts of Tibetan protests
The Washington, DC-based Radio Free Asia has compiled vivid eyewitness testimonies of the protests and riots that have swept across the Tibetan plateau in recent weeks, see: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/03/15/tibet_interviews/ "In the Tseko area of Amdo, the monks are continuing peaceful protests as of March 20. About 2,000 Tibetans, both monk and laypersons, are involved ..
Seven Questions: What Tibetans Want
The most vigorous Tibetan protests in decades have been crushed by Chinese soldiers and police. Tibet expert Robert Barnett explains why the most significant action is taking place outside Lhasa and what we can expect the Chinese to do next. Foreign Policy: What does the average Tibetan want? Is it independence, or a greater share of Tibet's modernization and economic growth, which has bee..
Jokhang monks make bold protest: transcript
On March 28, a group of 30 monks in Tibet's most sacred temple and place of pilgrimage, the Jokhang, spoke out to foreign press who were on an official tour of Lhasa orchestrated by Beijing. Images of the monks speaking directly to the journalists about the crackdown in Tibet's capital and the "lies" of the Communist Party were captured on film by the press and broadcast all ov..
Speaker Pelosi introduces resolution on Tibet
Speaker Pelosi, with the members of a bipartisan congressional delegation that met on March 21 in Dharamsala with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, introduced House Resolution 1077 on April 3 evening which calls on China to cease the crackdown, release protestors, provide unfettered access to journalists and independent international monitors to Tibet, and engage in a results-based dialogue with the Da..
Turning point for Tibet
Below is the complete article written by Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, the Dalai Lama's Special Envoy, followed by the version edited due to space constraints which appeared in the International Herald Tribune on April 3, 2008. In the last few weeks we have witnessed an uprising against the Chinese authorities' repressive policies on the Tibetan plateau, the likes of which we have not seen in ..
ICT-Germany receives major funding from RTL-television - 919,863 Euro for Tibetan refugee children
'Particularly in these days of renewed violence against the Tibetan people, the over nine hundred thousand Euros raised in the RTL Telethon 2007 has been more important than ever before to pay for the expansion of a Tibetan Children's village for Tibetan refugees children', explain RTL charity director Wolfram Kons and project mentor, German actor Hannes Jaenicke. The expansion o..
Eight Tibetans killed in Kardze: new phase in protests in Tibet
At least eight Tibetans were killed yesterday in eastern Tibet after armed police fired on a crowd of several hundred monks and laypeople after an incident in which monks were detained after they objected to an intensified 'patriotic education' campaign, including photographs of the Dalai Lama being thrown to the ground, according to reliable sources. State media confirmed the incident t..
International Campaign for Tibet calls on Dutch Olympic Committee to support Olympic Torch re-routing
In advance of meetings next week between the Executive International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of National Olympic Committees in Beijing, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) in Amsterdam has personally delivered a letter to the Netherlands National Olympic Committee (NOC), expressing ICT’s deep concern at the security risks and the risks to civilians of unrest related to t..
Katrina And I Will Make Striking Pair: Neil Mukesh
Katrina Kaif, who's paired with Ranbir Kapoor in Raj Kumar Santoshi's 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', seems to be getting into the let's-get-young mode. She has now been signed to star opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh in Yash Raj banner's next venture to be directed by Kabir Khan and the hero says they will make a good couple on screen. 'Kabir made a very unusual fi..
Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor In Another Ad
Now that their relationship is out in the open, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone seem to have become the most talked-about couple in the Hindi film industry overnight. And Imtiaz Ali of 'Jab We Met' fame will direct them in another Pepsi advertisement. 'There's nothing intriguing about it. It's an ad to be directed by Imtiaz Ali for Pepsi. Earlier, Deepika and I acted ..
Tennis: Move Over Sania.. Maria Kirilenko Ready for Bangalore Open
Maria Kirilenko is ranked 26 on the WTA computer but if her exploits on the tennis court are anything to go by, she is going to be a major attraction at the prestigious Bangalore Open, Tier II – event. At the Bangalore Open, starting just in a week's time, Maria could find herself as a strong contender who will challenge the Williams sisters – Venus and Serena and other major ..
BCCI, CA Clash Over Gilchrist's IPL Participation
The confusion over Adam Gilchrist's participation in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) continues with Australian cricket board denying that it had cleared the retiring hard-hitting batsman-stumper to play in the April tournament promoted by its Indian counterpart. According to a report in The Age Sunday, while there was no suggestion that Cricket Australia (CA) would stop Gilchrist ..
Ishant Helps Bowl Australia Out For 159
Generating unusual bounce, lanky Indian speedster Ishant Sharma turned in his career-best bowling performance to grab four wickets as world one-day champions Australia were skittled out for 159 in 43.1 overs in the Commonwealth Bank Triangular Series here Sunday. Ishant, who has impressed all on this tour, could have ended with a six-wicket tally but for two dropped catches. He, nevertheless, en..
Jama Masjid Beautification Project Fails To Take Off
The pristine glory of the 17th century Jama Masjid, India's largest mosque in Delhi's old quarters, is nowhere close to being restored as a Rs.2.5-billion project for its beautification has failed to take off. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is said to have built the grand mosque in such a manner that it would be visible from the majestic Red Fort. But a cluster of shops and residences cal..
Peacocks In Rajasthan Living In Danger
The national bird peacock is in real danger in Rajasthan as the number of attacks on them is increasing by the day. Eight peacocks were found dead in an agricultural field in Suriyapada village in Banswara district Thursday while three were shot dead by poachers in Ajmer district. 'We have sent the carcasses of the peacocks found in the field for post-mortem. Preliminary investigations r..
Kareena And I Will Get Married After Three Years: Saif Ali Khan
Actor Saif Ali Khan has set media speculation to rest by saying actress Kareena Kapoor and he 'would certainly be getting married in the next three to four years.' The two have been going steady for some time now. 'Right now, we have our individual careers to look out for. Please, allow us to concentrate on our careers. I'm especially worried about how such rumours would af..
Mahesh Yogi's Body Reaches Allahabad
The body of internationally-renowned spiritual guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who popularised transcendental meditation across the globe reached here from his base in Netherlands Saturday. The seer, who initiated the British pop-rock band Beatles into Indian spiritualism and transcendental meditation, died Tuesday. The chartered flight carrying the body of the Maharishi, along with at leas..
Face of Defense: Infantry Soldier Takes Pride in Iraq Service
CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Feb. 8, 2008 – A long way from his family, friends and hunting, Army Pvt. Benjamin Raulerson, a native of Jacksonville, Ala., is here helping his unit rid northwestern Baghdad of terrorism and criminal activity. In his first month in Iraq, the 22-year-old infantryman has participated in more than 50 patrols, in which he has helped identify and seize enemy weapons cache s..
GE To Supply Its Most Advanced F-Class Technology For New Power Plant In Port Of Barcelona
ATLANTA, GA - January, 2008 : – GE Energy’s most advanced, F-class gas turbine technology has been selected for a new combined-cycle power plant that will serve the Port of Barcelona as well as help to meet the future requirements of the Spanish electricity grid. Owned by Gas Natural SDG, S.A., the Port de Barcelona Power Plant will feature two GE STAG 109FB combined-cycle syste..
Republican Thompson Out of Presidential Race
Republican Fred Thompson dropped out as a presidential candidate on Tuesday, ending a short-lived campaign that got off to a late start and never gathered much steam. Thompson, a former Tennessee senator whose hangdog face is familiar to millions of Americans from his movie and television roles, pulled out of the race after finishing a distant third in South Carolina on Saturday and not doing w..