Friday, January 30, 2009
India tests missile amid tensions with Pakistan
India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile on January 20 in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said, amid continuing tensions with its nuclear armed rival over the November attacks in Mumbai.
Indian officials say the launch of the Brahmos was only part of ongoing reliability tests, but some analysts say the timing was sensitive and could alarm Pakistan.
"The test was successful," a defense ministry spokesman said, without giving details.
The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (160 miles), was tested at Pokhran, a desert town along India-Pakistan border and also the site of India's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Indian officials say the launch of the Brahmos was only part of ongoing reliability tests, but some analysts say the timing was sensitive and could alarm Pakistan.
"The test was successful," a defense ministry spokesman said, without giving details.
The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (160 miles), was tested at Pokhran, a desert town along India-Pakistan border and also the site of India's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
Invited to National Prayer Service by 2009 Inaugural Committee
Dr. Uma Mysorekar, a gynaecologist and President, Hindu Temple Society of North America based in New York, was invited to the National Prayer Service organized by the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee on January 21, a national tradition of incoming Presidents. It was held at the stately National Cathedral in Washington.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as their children Malia and Sasha, top White House officials and Obama appointees attended. The service included scripture readings, prayers, hymns and blessings delivered by faith leaders, from across the United States. The "Responsive prayers" as they were called by the organizers, were passages read out by each of the 6 faith leaders including Mysorekar, and each was meant to "symbolize America's traditions of religious tolerance and freedom"
Dr. Mysorekar spoke to News India-Times about her experience:
Q. How did it feel to be there?
It was a wonderful event, really extraordinary, truly historic, particularly this one where it meant a lot to a lot of people, especially young people.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as their children Malia and Sasha, top White House officials and Obama appointees attended. The service included scripture readings, prayers, hymns and blessings delivered by faith leaders, from across the United States. The "Responsive prayers" as they were called by the organizers, were passages read out by each of the 6 faith leaders including Mysorekar, and each was meant to "symbolize America's traditions of religious tolerance and freedom"
Dr. Mysorekar spoke to News India-Times about her experience:
Q. How did it feel to be there?
It was a wonderful event, really extraordinary, truly historic, particularly this one where it meant a lot to a lot of people, especially young people.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Hotels raise money for terror victims in 'Night for Mumbai' on January 29
The Chartres Lodging and Highgate Hotels were planning simultaneous fundraisers in New York, Chicago and San Francisco on January 29 to commemorate the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Sam Bhadha, executive vice president of the Radisson Lexington Hotel, New York, told News India-Times.
The event, ‘One Night for Mumbai', was a response to the terrorists' targeting of India's hotel and tourism industry. It was scheduled to be held at three hotels – the New York Radisson Lexing ton Hotel, which is a former Taj Hotel; the Chicago Allerton Hotel and San Francisco Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
At each hotel, a cash bar would be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at which time auctions would be held for airline tickets and hotel stays in Mumbai, Delhi and Tel Aviv.
Tickets were donated by Air India, Continental Airlines, Delta, Kingfisher Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Jet Airways.
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The event, ‘One Night for Mumbai', was a response to the terrorists' targeting of India's hotel and tourism industry. It was scheduled to be held at three hotels – the New York Radisson Lexing ton Hotel, which is a former Taj Hotel; the Chicago Allerton Hotel and San Francisco Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
At each hotel, a cash bar would be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at which time auctions would be held for airline tickets and hotel stays in Mumbai, Delhi and Tel Aviv.
Tickets were donated by Air India, Continental Airlines, Delta, Kingfisher Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Jet Airways.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Students stage sit-ins nationwide to raise money for Indian libraries
Two students and teams of volunteers at six universities around Canada launched a 10 day sit-in starting January 16, to raise fund for building libraries in India.
As part of ‘Live-in for Literacy 2009, DREAM' (Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds), a university club, has pitched tents inside the lobby of libraries at seven universities Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Toronto, Concordia University, Mc Master University, Queen's University, Laurentian University and University of British Columbia.
They aim to raise $40,000 in donations coast to coast to construct nine school libraries in India through the charity ‘Room to Read'.
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As part of ‘Live-in for Literacy 2009, DREAM' (Discover the Reality of Educating All Minds), a university club, has pitched tents inside the lobby of libraries at seven universities Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Toronto, Concordia University, Mc Master University, Queen's University, Laurentian University and University of British Columbia.
They aim to raise $40,000 in donations coast to coast to construct nine school libraries in India through the charity ‘Room to Read'.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
MBA graduates will face bleak job prospects
When the MBA students at India's top business schools began their studies their future was full of promise as companies tripped over each other to lure graduates.
But 24 months of study and a financial meltdown later, prospects are glum for the estimated 120,000 business school graduates who will enter the job market in March after their final exams.
"Everyone is scared," said Neha Verma, who is one of a crop of 20-something management graduates at a New Delhi college.
n past years, firms riding the wave of India's economic surge would fight over the newly minted talent produced by India's prestigious business colleges as they scrambled for an advantage in a country with a lack of middle management talent.
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But 24 months of study and a financial meltdown later, prospects are glum for the estimated 120,000 business school graduates who will enter the job market in March after their final exams.
"Everyone is scared," said Neha Verma, who is one of a crop of 20-something management graduates at a New Delhi college.
n past years, firms riding the wave of India's economic surge would fight over the newly minted talent produced by India's prestigious business colleges as they scrambled for an advantage in a country with a lack of middle management talent.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Film composer of international repute
T he name A.R.Rahman needs no introduction. A national and international award winning film composer, record producer and musician, his work has garnered considerable acclaim and a large global fan base.
Working in several of India's various film industries, international cinema and theater, Rahman, in a career spanning nearly two decades, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's top 10 all-time top selling recording artists.
The man who redefined contemporary Indian music, Alla Rakha Rahman was born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai to Tamilian parents. His father R. K. Shekhar was a composer and conductor for Malayalam films. He died when Rahman was nine. His family rented out musical equipment as a source of income.
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Working in several of India's various film industries, international cinema and theater, Rahman, in a career spanning nearly two decades, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's top 10 all-time top selling recording artists.
The man who redefined contemporary Indian music, Alla Rakha Rahman was born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai to Tamilian parents. His father R. K. Shekhar was a composer and conductor for Malayalam films. He died when Rahman was nine. His family rented out musical equipment as a source of income.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Qatar Airways introduces in-flight yoga with ‘The Chopra Center for Wellbeing'
The Doha-based Qatar Airways announced on January 10 the introduction of a new on board yoga guide and tips on how to stay relaxed and rejuvenated on long-haul flights with a new four-page ‘Fly Healthy, Fly Fit' guide prepared in association with ‘The Chopra Center for Well being' and its world-renowned co-founder Deepak Chopra.
It presents a simple and effective range of relaxation techniques, which have been specially created by Chopra for the airline's passengers. Chopra's holistic approach fuses modern medical knowledge with the ancient science of Ayurveda and the art of yoga. It provides passengers with easy exercise routines, enabling them to feel more balanced and relaxed during long flights.
Gentle stretches to encourage blood circulation, with soothing self-massages of the neck, arms and hands, as well as step-by step yoga postures to relieve tension can all be done from the comfort of their seat even with the seat belt fastened.
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It presents a simple and effective range of relaxation techniques, which have been specially created by Chopra for the airline's passengers. Chopra's holistic approach fuses modern medical knowledge with the ancient science of Ayurveda and the art of yoga. It provides passengers with easy exercise routines, enabling them to feel more balanced and relaxed during long flights.
Gentle stretches to encourage blood circulation, with soothing self-massages of the neck, arms and hands, as well as step-by step yoga postures to relieve tension can all be done from the comfort of their seat even with the seat belt fastened.
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Labels: ancient science of Ayurveda, blood circulation, Deepak Chopra, medical knowledge, new on board yoga guide, Qatar Airways, relaxation techniques
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Canada to sign nuclear cooperation agreement with India, Kenney says
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney, on a visit to India, said the two countries would soon be signing a nuclear cooperation agreement. He also said visa approvals from Canadian consulates were rising, but incidents of fraud were high.
Kenney met several Ministers in the Indian government, including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and business leaders in Mumbai, as well as immigration staff in Canada's New Delhi and Chandigarh visa offices during a visit to India. Prior to getting to India, Kenney was in Pakistan where he met the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Advisor to the Prime Minister (Interior Affairs), and several others.
Responding to a question from News India Times about whether the economic slowdown provided Canada with a greater opportunity to expand relations, Kenney said Ottawa continues to place India as a priority country for economic and trade expansion.
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Kenney met several Ministers in the Indian government, including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and business leaders in Mumbai, as well as immigration staff in Canada's New Delhi and Chandigarh visa offices during a visit to India. Prior to getting to India, Kenney was in Pakistan where he met the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Advisor to the Prime Minister (Interior Affairs), and several others.
Responding to a question from News India Times about whether the economic slowdown provided Canada with a greater opportunity to expand relations, Kenney said Ottawa continues to place India as a priority country for economic and trade expansion.
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Labels: Canada, canada immigration, Canadian consulates, india, Indian Government, Jason Kenney, nuclear cooperation agreement, Prime Minister, visa approvals
Monday, January 19, 2009
Prince Harry's ‘Paki' remark ‘unacceptable, but apology genuine'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on January 12 added his voice to those condemning Prince Harry for calling an Asian army colleague a "Paki" but said the royal's apology was genuine and should be accepted.
The 24-year-old prince issued an apology after his remarks, captured on a video made in 2006, were published on the News of the World Web site. He said the comments were made without any racist malice intended.
"I think Prince Harry knows these comments were unacceptable," Brown told GMTV, saying the sincerity of the apology could not be doubted.
"I think the British people are good enough to give someone who has actually been a role model for young people and has done well fighting for our country, gone into very difficult situations with bravery, I think they will give him the benefit of the doubt."
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The 24-year-old prince issued an apology after his remarks, captured on a video made in 2006, were published on the News of the World Web site. He said the comments were made without any racist malice intended.
"I think Prince Harry knows these comments were unacceptable," Brown told GMTV, saying the sincerity of the apology could not be doubted.
"I think the British people are good enough to give someone who has actually been a role model for young people and has done well fighting for our country, gone into very difficult situations with bravery, I think they will give him the benefit of the doubt."
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Pakistan Prime Minister dismisses National Security Adviser
Pakistan's security agencies had recommended confirming the surviving Mumbai gunman was Pakistani, the country's former national security adviser said on January 8, adding he was sacked because the prime minister was out of the loop.
India had said for weeks the captured gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, was Pakistani. Pakistan had stonewalled, saying his name was not on a national database and it was investigating.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani fired National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani on January 7, shortly after he and other officials confirmed to reporters that Kasab was Pakistani.
Newspapers in India interpreted his dismissal as punishment for revealing the truth, while Pakistani media speculated it showed a split in power circles in Islamabad.
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India had said for weeks the captured gunman, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, was Pakistani. Pakistan had stonewalled, saying his name was not on a national database and it was investigating.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani fired National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani on January 7, shortly after he and other officials confirmed to reporters that Kasab was Pakistani.
Newspapers in India interpreted his dismissal as punishment for revealing the truth, while Pakistani media speculated it showed a split in power circles in Islamabad.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra urges end to temple priest row
Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on January 4.
Regular worship and religious functions at the centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple have been disrupted since last week as junior priests are protesting against the replacement of an Indian chief priest with a Nepali national.
The Himalayan nation's Maoist-led government has not commented but temple authorities say the appointment of the new priest was approved by Prime Minister Prachanda, the former Maoist rebel chief.
"I request and urge Nepal government, devotees and all others to keep the Lord Pashupatinath Temple above politics," Gyanendra's aide Pahniraj Pathak quoted him as saying.
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Regular worship and religious functions at the centuries-old Pashupatinath Temple have been disrupted since last week as junior priests are protesting against the replacement of an Indian chief priest with a Nepali national.
The Himalayan nation's Maoist-led government has not commented but temple authorities say the appointment of the new priest was approved by Prime Minister Prachanda, the former Maoist rebel chief.
"I request and urge Nepal government, devotees and all others to keep the Lord Pashupatinath Temple above politics," Gyanendra's aide Pahniraj Pathak quoted him as saying.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Satyam chairman Raju and his brother are arrested, board scrapped
Police arrested the head of Satyam Computer Services on January 9 on charges of cheating and forgery and the government dissolved its board in moves to limit the fallout from India's biggest corporate scandal in memory.
Chairman Ramalinga Raju, who resigned on January 7 after revealing years of accounting fraud which analysts said cast doubt over the future of the outsourcing company, was also expected to appear before the market regulator on January 10.
Satyam shares slumped to 11.50 rupees (U.S.$0.23), their lowest since March 1998 and far below a 2008 high of 544 rupees (US $11.19), before ending down 40 percent at 23.85 rupees (US$0.49) ahead of the board's dissolution.
The company's market value has shrivelled to $330 million, from more than $7 billion just six months ago.
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Chairman Ramalinga Raju, who resigned on January 7 after revealing years of accounting fraud which analysts said cast doubt over the future of the outsourcing company, was also expected to appear before the market regulator on January 10.
Satyam shares slumped to 11.50 rupees (U.S.$0.23), their lowest since March 1998 and far below a 2008 high of 544 rupees (US $11.19), before ending down 40 percent at 23.85 rupees (US$0.49) ahead of the board's dissolution.
The company's market value has shrivelled to $330 million, from more than $7 billion just six months ago.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
To open on more than 125 screens in over 50 markets'
The press conference for ‘Chandni Chowk to China', a Warner Bros. Pictures release was complete with actors Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone and director Nikhil Advani.
Kumar, the heartthrob of Indian cinema and current reigning king of Bollywood, plays the lead role along with Padukone who is featured in a double role. The cast also includes Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey and Chinese martial arts expert and actor Gordon Liu. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on January 16.
When asked what a Warner Bros. Pictures release means to the film, Advani told News India-Times, "The film will open on more than 125 screens in over 50 markets, making it the largest ever release of any Bollywood film in North America.
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Kumar, the heartthrob of Indian cinema and current reigning king of Bollywood, plays the lead role along with Padukone who is featured in a double role. The cast also includes Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey and Chinese martial arts expert and actor Gordon Liu. The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on January 16.
When asked what a Warner Bros. Pictures release means to the film, Advani told News India-Times, "The film will open on more than 125 screens in over 50 markets, making it the largest ever release of any Bollywood film in North America.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Suspected Tamil suicide bomber kills 8 in Sri Lanka, military says
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed eight people including six paramilitary guards in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Sunday while air force jets bombed rebel positions in the far north.
Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the Tamil Tiger rebel targeted a security checkpoint near a crowded market in the northern suburb of Wattala.
"The death toll has gone up to eight people including six civil defense force personnel, one army officer and a civilian," Nanayakkara said.
He said 17 others were injured and being treated at two hospitals.
A Reuters witness said the site of the blast had been cordoned off.
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Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said the Tamil Tiger rebel targeted a security checkpoint near a crowded market in the northern suburb of Wattala.
"The death toll has gone up to eight people including six civil defense force personnel, one army officer and a civilian," Nanayakkara said.
He said 17 others were injured and being treated at two hospitals.
A Reuters witness said the site of the blast had been cordoned off.
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Labels: air force fighter jets, civil defense force personnel, Colombo, LTTE, northern suburb of Wattala, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka war, Sri Lankan Navy, suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber, Tamil Tiger rebel
Thursday, January 8, 2009
What you need to know about vitamin D
The new star of the nutritional world is clearly vitamin D. Most people don't get enough of this wonder nutrient and increase their risk of several diseases by being deficient. In the past month, several major medical groups have called for a range of policy changes regarding vitamin D, including an increase in the current recommended daily allowance and new testing guidelines to look for deficiencies. Here's an update:
• A group of 18 vitamin D researchers at the University of California has issued a "call to action" recommending that the daily intake of vitamin D for adults be revised by the government to 2,000 international units a day. (The current recommendation is 200 IU for people up to age 50, 400 IU for people 51 to 70 and 600 IU for people 70 and older.) "While more research on this topic is highly desirable, it should not delay recommending a 2,000 IU daily intake of vitamin D for most people," a member of the consortium, Dr. Anthony Norman, said in a news release. An editorial on vitamin D by Norman, a University of California, Riverside biochemist, was published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
"Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated," Kansas City cardiologist James H. O'Keefe, a co-author of the JACC article, said in a news release.
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• A group of 18 vitamin D researchers at the University of California has issued a "call to action" recommending that the daily intake of vitamin D for adults be revised by the government to 2,000 international units a day. (The current recommendation is 200 IU for people up to age 50, 400 IU for people 51 to 70 and 600 IU for people 70 and older.) "While more research on this topic is highly desirable, it should not delay recommending a 2,000 IU daily intake of vitamin D for most people," a member of the consortium, Dr. Anthony Norman, said in a news release. An editorial on vitamin D by Norman, a University of California, Riverside biochemist, was published Monday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
"Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized, emerging cardiovascular risk factor, which should be screened for and treated," Kansas City cardiologist James H. O'Keefe, a co-author of the JACC article, said in a news release.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Grief and indignation mark first anniversary of Bhutto's assassination
With tears, prayers and candlelight vigils, Pakistanis on December 27 marked the first anniversary of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a killing that stunned the world and came to symbolize the rising Islamic militancy gripping her homeland.
The charismatic former prime minister, Pakistan's best-known politician, was cut down in a gun-and-bomb attack on Dec. 27, 2007, as she left a campaign rally in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, outside the capital, Islamabad. She was 54.
At somber gatherings across the country, Bhutto was eulogized as a courageous leader who braved assassination threats in returning from exile to lead her party in parliamentary elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan.
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The charismatic former prime minister, Pakistan's best-known politician, was cut down in a gun-and-bomb attack on Dec. 27, 2007, as she left a campaign rally in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, outside the capital, Islamabad. She was 54.
At somber gatherings across the country, Bhutto was eulogized as a courageous leader who braved assassination threats in returning from exile to lead her party in parliamentary elections aimed at restoring democracy to Pakistan.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
India and Bangladesh say they will discuss border intrusion
South Asian neighbors India and Bangladesh plan to hold talks to discuss the intrusion of Indian survey ships into its neighbor's territorial waters, an Indian official said.
Indian high commissioner Dhaka Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, said he made the proposal when summoned to the foreign ministry in Dhaka.
Bangladesh on December 26 spotted three Indian survey vessels in its territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal near an oil and gas exploration block. It has sent a naval patrol vessel to the area, its foreign ministry said.
Bangladesh said it has accepted India's proposal in principle but wants India to remove its survey vessels until the territorial waters are demarcated.
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Indian high commissioner Dhaka Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, said he made the proposal when summoned to the foreign ministry in Dhaka.
Bangladesh on December 26 spotted three Indian survey vessels in its territorial waters in the Bay of Bengal near an oil and gas exploration block. It has sent a naval patrol vessel to the area, its foreign ministry said.
Bangladesh said it has accepted India's proposal in principle but wants India to remove its survey vessels until the territorial waters are demarcated.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Inauguration Day crowd estimate reduced by half
Officials are casting doubt on an early projection that 4 million to 5 million people could jam downtown Washington on Inauguration Day, saying it is more likely that the crowd will be about half that size.
D.C. authorities said the earlier estimates, provided by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, D, were based on speculation surrounding the historic nature of the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the nation's first African American president. After weeks of checking with charter bus companies, airlines and other sources, they're reassessing.
"It's more of an art than a science," City Administrator Dan Tangherlini said. "The fact is, earlier it was speculation. Now we're beginning to flesh it out and what the physical capacities of the system are."
The Secret Service has dismissed the high-end estimates of 4 million to 5 million people.
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D.C. authorities said the earlier estimates, provided by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, D, were based on speculation surrounding the historic nature of the swearing-in of Barack Obama as the nation's first African American president. After weeks of checking with charter bus companies, airlines and other sources, they're reassessing.
"It's more of an art than a science," City Administrator Dan Tangherlini said. "The fact is, earlier it was speculation. Now we're beginning to flesh it out and what the physical capacities of the system are."
The Secret Service has dismissed the high-end estimates of 4 million to 5 million people.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Charity challenges people to log on and vow to help others
Instead of making vows to lose weight, save money or get fit, a charity is challenging people to log on to the Internet to make New Year resolutions to help others.
And people are taking the bait.
Dozens have signed on since Families First, a non-profit family services agency in Georgia, launched its site www.iam-thesolution.org this week.
"It really started by raising a question of what would happen if people made a resolution, in addition to ones for their own lives, to help the lives of others," said Pat Showell, president of Families First.
"Whether people are committed to our kind of (family) issues or other issues, it ultimately benefits the community," she added.
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And people are taking the bait.
Dozens have signed on since Families First, a non-profit family services agency in Georgia, launched its site www.iam-thesolution.org this week.
"It really started by raising a question of what would happen if people made a resolution, in addition to ones for their own lives, to help the lives of others," said Pat Showell, president of Families First.
"Whether people are committed to our kind of (family) issues or other issues, it ultimately benefits the community," she added.
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Labels: Atlanta Falcons football team, Charity challenges people, Internet, Keith Brooking, New Year resolutions, non-profit family services agency, Pat Showell, president of Families First
Friday, January 2, 2009
More Indian Americans on Obama transition Policy Working Groups
President elect Barack Obama has several Indian Americans in the various Policy Working Groups (PWGs) in his transition project. These people have the mandate to develop priority policy proposals from the Obama Campaign into action plans before the new administration steps into office January 20, 2009, according to information on the transition government website change.gov. The positions are not permanent.
The groups are focusing on the Economy, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Immigration, National Security, and Technology, Innovation & Government Reform. Members of these groups are not expected to resign from their current offices as these are transition project positions.
Sonal Shah, who was in the Global Development team at Google.org, was put early on by Obama on his Advisory Board and is the only co-chair in the list of appointees.Following is a list of Indian Americans in these Policy Working Groups:
Sonal Shah, co-chair, Aneesh Chopra, Vivek Kundra, and Kartik Raghavan, Group members, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Working Group.
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The groups are focusing on the Economy, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Immigration, National Security, and Technology, Innovation & Government Reform. Members of these groups are not expected to resign from their current offices as these are transition project positions.
Sonal Shah, who was in the Global Development team at Google.org, was put early on by Obama on his Advisory Board and is the only co-chair in the list of appointees.Following is a list of Indian Americans in these Policy Working Groups:
Sonal Shah, co-chair, Aneesh Chopra, Vivek Kundra, and Kartik Raghavan, Group members, Technology, Innovation & Government Reform Policy Working Group.
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Labels: Aneesh Chopra, Indian Americans, Obama Campaign, Obamas transition project, Policy Working Groups, President elect Barack Obama, Sonal Shah, Vivek Kundra
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