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Carmen Electra Has Fish-lips
2008-02-06 19:09:00
Carmen Electra has gone the Meg Ryan/Lindsay Lohan route by getting her lips injected. She wanted to give her boyfriends a bigger target.
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Lindsay Lohan Is Still Boozing And Drugging
2008-02-06 19:01:00
Lindsay Lohan has finally wised-up about her drinking and drugging.No, I don't mean Lindsay has stopped drinking and drugging - I mean she's gotten smarter about when and where she does them.Wanting to avoid getting caught in any embarrassing situations, Lindsay has reportedly ceased hanging out in clubs, and moved her nocturnal activities to private "mansion parties" where she is less likely to be snapped by photographers or sold out by spies.The mansion parties are private affairs that only celebs are normally invited to. In spite of this, a few eyewitness accounts have managed to trickle out. One says Lindsay was snorting something at a party in the Hollywood Hills above Crescent Heights.I smell more DUI shenanigans in the offing. We're gonna get to see Lohan chucked in jail yet. Just be patient, my children.(source)
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Heath Ledger Died From Too Many Drugs
2008-02-06 18:53:00
The medical examiner has determined that Heath Ledger died of "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine."In other words, dude downed a whole bunch of pills and died. The death has officially been ruled an accidental overdose. I think Sam Lutfi needs to be investigated over this. Sounds like his work.(source)
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Will.i.am Political Music Video For Barack Obama Rolls
2008-02-06 14:09:00
Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am, center below, took Senator Barack Obama 's "Yes We Can" and turned it into a chorus hook and music video. The footage of Obama is from his New Hamphire concession speech. Will.i.am recruited 40 actors, celebrities and athletes to verbalize and sing Obama's phrases for the video, including John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Scarlett Johansson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kate Walsh, Aisha Tyler, Amber Valletta, Taryn Manning, Nicole Scherzinger, Common, Adam Rodriguez, Alfonso Ribeiro, Austin Nichols, Ed Kowalczyk, Eric Balfour, Esthero, Harold Perrineau, Johnathon Schaech, Kelly Hu, Maya Rubin, Tatyana Ali, Tracee Ellis Rossand and Nick Cannon, among others. Will.i.am's video was directed by Bob Dylan's eldest son Jesse Dylan and did not involve the Obama campaign. YouTube "Yes We Can"
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First buy not best buy in airline tickets
2008-02-06 13:37:00
NEW DELHI: The early travel planner pays less for the aircraft seat. That’s what most airlines tell you with slogans like ‘the earlier you book your air ticket the cheaper deal you get’. Well the truth is that you can get a cheaper deal if you are a last-minute passenger! As per market researcher PhoCusWright’s report, low-cost carriers (LCCs) in India are not following the traditional air yield management model which follows the principle of ‘the earlier you buy, the cheaper fare you get’. Around 70% of LCCs capacity is sold in last three days of the departure, making India a unique market where the air yield management systems have failed. The airlines maintain that the dynamic pricing is followed, but owing to overcapacity in the domestic market and consumer behaviour, the yield management systems do not confirm to global standards. “Owing to the competitive nature of the market and excess supply on metro routes, LCCs have not been able to follow the traditional air...
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Kingfisher ties up with Emirates
2008-02-06 13:35:00
NEW DELHI: Kingfisher Airlines and Dubai's Emirates on Tuesday announced a tie-up to connect their frequent flyer programmes, enabling passengers of either carrier to earn points that will be redeemed on each other's network. The new alliance, aimed at expanding the benefits offered to members of their respective Frequent Flyer Programmes, also envisages that both airlines would explore and embark on mutually beneficial marketing opportunities, a Kingfisher release said. Members of both FFPs would be able to accrue points as per the actual miles flown and a 100 per cent bonus for Business Class flights of the other airline. Liquor baron and Kingfisher chief Vijay Mallya said the partnership with Emirates "marks yet another step towards offering our discerning King Club members a series of compelling and unmatched benefits. They can now have an extended global footprint," the release said. - Economic Times
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DB Realty, Hyatt tie up for 320-room, 5-star Goa property
2008-02-06 13:33:00
MUMBAI/GOA: DB Realty , a domestic real estate fund, which is setting up a 320-room 5-star property in Goa, has tied up with Hyatt International for managing and marketing the property. Once completed, Hyatt Goa will be the first 5-star hotel with Hyatt International’s Grand Hyatt brand name, outside Mumbai. DB Realty is investing around $80 million in the venture. The project is likely to be completed by the second quarter of 2009. DB Realty managing director Shahid Balwa said they plan to focus on all main real estate verticals such as residential, commercial, retail and hospitality. He said India’s booming economy will necessitate the development of tier-II towns in the next five years. Keeping that in mind, the fund has invested in building an exceptionally exquisite beachfront hotel property in Goa. DB Realty has already received around $50 million PE funding from Lehman Brothers and IL&FS. Another PE fund, Trikona Trinity Capital, had picked up 5.92% stake in DB Realty....
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Hospitality hopes for better infrastructure
2008-02-06 13:30:00
MUMBAI: Rising hotel room rates may be pinching consumers, but hospitality majors are not complaining. It is possibly one of the most vibrant sectors in a buoyant Indian economy. Several domestic and global players are rushing to claim a pie of this market on the back of a huge supply-demand imbalance across cities. Among the future room supply in major cities, Bangalore is expected to get the maximum supply of rooms at 14,698, followed by Mumbai at 11,732, Delhi at 9,869 rooms, Hyderabad at 9,810 rooms and Pune 9,360 rooms. The continued demand-supply imbalance has led to exponential rate increases, resulting in inflated room rates across key markets in the country. “The growing IT and ITeS footprint across tier I and II locations and the lack of suitable facilities are driving the need for different class of hotels,” Homi Aibara of Aibara Consultants said. According to estimates of the World Travel and Trade Council, Indian tourism demand will grow at 8.8% between 2004 and 201...
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Railways aim to provide world class facilities: Minister
2008-02-06 13:28:00
MUMBAI: Indian Railways is working on providing world class services to its commuters including food plazas at all major stations, Minister of State for Railways Naranbhai Rathwa said today. Attending a function prior to the inauguration of a train service, Rathwa said multiple stations were being upgraded to world class standards and in Maharashtra, the railway termini of Maharashtra and Pune have been chosen. "We will also aim to provide food plazas at all major stations to provide clean and healthy food for passengers," the minister said. Rathwa flagged off the innaugural Mumbai-Aurangabad 'Janshatabdi Express' today at the heritage Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in south Mumbai. The minister later flagged off Mumbai-Jaipur `Garib Rath Express' at the Bandra Terminus in suburban Bandra, where he also innaugurated the the installation of 530 Closed Circuit Cameras and Televisions (CCTVs) on the suburban line of the Western Railways. Rathwa said provisions had been made to improve...
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GoAir launches new fare plan, removes rescheduling charge
2008-02-06 13:26:00
MUMBAI: Wadias-promoted budget carrier GoAir on Wednesday launched a new fare plan having lower cancellation charges and no rescheduling fees, which the company expects will contribute about 10 per cent to its revenue this year. The new plan, named GoFlexi Fare , would be available on all its routes, GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia said in a statement. Under the new plan, the passenger would be able to make unlimited changes in its travel itinerary free of cost. Besides, GoAir has cut the cancellation changes to Rs 200 on all GoFlexi bookings. According to analysts covering aviation sector, with the new plan GoAir is seeking a competitive edge over other low-cost airlines, who levy rescheduling and cancellation charges of Rs 500-750 on their passengers. This might lead to similar or other competitively priced plans by its rivals as well, they said.The analysts said GoAir is targeting frequent-flying business passengers, such as traders and executives, with the new plan. It is not t...
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All northeast state capitals to have rail links
2008-02-06 13:22:00
The Central government has earmarked Rs 100 million for connecting all northeastern state capitals by rail in the next five years, Minister of State for Rail ways R Velu said in Aizawl. "Fund constraint would not slow down (the) ongoing railway projects in the region as five of the eight new line projects had been declared national projects and the new projects would add 685 km new lines in the land-locked region," the minister said while speaking at an editors' conference on Monday.Mizoram Governor Lt. Gen (retd) MM Lakhera inaugurated the two-day conference with focus on the northeast. The minister said the construction of a 98 km long broad gauge line from Jiribum to Tuipui in Manipur would open up new business opportunities."Since the Indo-Myanmar border is 100 km from Tuipui, this new railway line would open new opportunities for trade with Myanmar and other South East Asian countries," the minister said.Velu also said out of eight new line projects under Northeast Frontier Rai...
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Inadequate number of guards at Kaziranga posing risk to rhinos
2008-02-06 13:20:00
Dwindling strength of forest guards in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has led to an alarming rise in poaching of the highly endangered one-horned rhino, according to a report of a high-level inquiry committee.Alarmed over killing of nearly 20 rhinos last year alone, the state forest department had constituted the committee headed by forest commissioner B B Hagjer which has put its finger on inadequate number of guards in the park, a world heritage site, as a major reason for the poaching.Rapid growth of shrubs that have choked the grass, use of sophisticated weapons by poachers, rise in number of other animals and doubling the area of the park from 430 sq km to 859 sq km were the other reasons listed in the report for the decimation of the rhinos.The committee recommended regular recruitment of forest staff, setting up of a special task force exclusively for the Kaziranga National Park and national reserve forest status for adjoining reserve forests to prevent poaching.KNP Direct...
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Tiger safari planned near Ranthambore
2008-02-06 13:13:00
A tiger safari may soon be launched near Rajasthan's Ranthambore National Park where the big cats will be left in large enclosures for tourists to sight them easily. The move also aims at reducing territorial fights among tigers.Plans are afoot to start the safari in the Sawai Mansingh sanctuary near the Ranthambore park, over 170 km from here, and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has already given the go ahead to the project, sources in the forest department told IANS.The state government has to now send the proposal to the centre for its approval. The Sawai Mansingh Wildlife Sanctuary is located 16 km from Ranthambore and 10 km from Sawai Madhopur and is part of the buffer zone of the national park.According to the forest department proposal, the safari will be developed in an area of 70-80 hectares in the sanctuary that is spread over 127 sq km.As per plans, huge enclosures will be made in which tigers from Ranthambore would be left to roam freely, making it much easier for touris...
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Website to train men in the art of lingerie shopping launched
2008-02-06 10:53:00
This might just be a boon for guys who want to see their sweethearts in saucy underwear but shy away on the thought of entering a lingerie department, for a new website has been launched which lets you visit a virtual dressing room and ask models to try on underwear.   The website, called KnickerPicker, allows men to browse for sexy smalls online by getting a woman of their choice to model them. It’d also allow shoppers to ask their model to change outfits or parade towards them along a catwalk for a close look, just at the click of a mouse.   Not just that, the buyers can also make the model to swirl around to show how the lingerie looks from behind.   For the blokes, who hesitate before even thinking of going for lingerie shopping, there are buying tips on the website to avoid such shopping blunders that could spoil the romance of Valentine’s day.   There is also an option for those who need a second opinion on the tiny stuff they are buying: they...
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Women’s clear message key to seducing men
2008-02-06 10:53:00
When it comes to seducing a man, it’s not the looks that make the cut but the woman’s message which has to be clear enough to give the right cue, suggests a new study.   Ina study, conducted by British researchers, 30 men were asked to listen to recordings made by four women aged around 25 who said the phrase: "I really like you."   The research team, then asked the male volunteers to rate the women for attractiveness purely on the basis of the sound of their voice. They were shown no pictures.   When the pitch of the woman's voice was slightly raised by increasing the playback speed, the attractiveness rating increased.   The higher the pitch, the more the men liked it, even when the women's voices were tuned higher than average.   But when men listened to the same women saying the phrase: "I don't really like you," they downgraded the attractiveness of the voice, regardless of the pitch.   And when the offending p...
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Man complains that his sex doll lost its moan!
2008-02-06 10:53:00
A man in Romania has complained that his sex doll’s moan has stopped working.   The man had registered his complaint with the consumer officials in Romania, saying that his inflatable doll had lost its moan, reports news.com.au.   This resulted in the sex shop in Brasov, Transylvania being fined more than 1200 dollars.   The sex shop was also ordered to provide the man, reportedly in his 40s, with a new doll.   According to reports by local media, the man had also complained that the rubber doll deflated too quickly. (ANI)
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Winter feedings enhance breeding in birds
2008-02-06 10:43:00
It is well known that garden feeding helps birds to survive in winter. In addition to that, a new study has revealed that birds fed in winter also have a successful breeding season in the spring.   The study by University of Exeter and Queen’s University Belfast has revealed that birds fed with extra food in winters laid eggs earlier and raised their fledglings successfully.   Dr Stuart Bearhop of the University of Exeter, corresponding author on the paper said research shows how the extra food provided in winter helps the birds that take it.    “Our study shows that birds that receive extra food over winter lay their eggs earlier and produce more fledglings,” he said.   He said that the extra food contains fat, protein and carbohydrates, which may make the female bird stronger and more able to produce eggs and foods like peanuts and bird seed also include vitamins and minerals, which can also produce healthier eggs and chicks   &ldq...
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Malay Indians welcome Deputy PM's assurance government help
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Malay Indians have welcomed eputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s assurance of government help for Indians. Businessman Balbir Singh, 62, said Razak's reaching out to the Malay Indian community is laudable, but this must be translated into action. He hoped this would translate into a temple for the Sikh community, who have had to travel to Kota Baru or Kuantan for prayers. Najib had said the government would look into the grievances of Indians as fast as possible. Addressing some 3,900 delegates at the MIC’s one-day special convention at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Najib said the government was going to do “something more” for the community. The delivery mechanism would be discussed in cabinet. Restaurant owner M. Chandran, 58, said he was more than happy with the way the government conducted business. MIC Kuala Terengganu division chairman Dr Dayal Krishnan welcomed Najib’s statement. “We hope it will be ref...
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Grow old but look young - in just £1.89!
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Forget about the expensive face-lifts and cosmetic surgeries to keep your aging skin looking young and radiant, for a new face cream has come to your rescue at a cost of just 1.89 pounds for a pot.   The miraculous cream’s effects were tested on 2,000 ordinary women, which showed that ‘Siana Moisturising Anti-Wrinkle Cream’ is the best solution for skin aging. It was also named as the best anti-ageing cream in the market.   The results have caused a run on the stores sales, as they have shot up 800 percent from 1,084 to 8,037 pots.   Within a week, 37,000 had been snapped up.   “Prepare for shopping trolleys at dawn, because our testers have unearthed a cream that costs less than two quid but has made them feel a million dollars,” The Telegraph quoted a magazine, as writing about the cream. (ANI)
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Pakistan police reconstructing Rawalpindi suicide bomber head
2008-02-06 10:43:00
The authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday were reconstructing the severed head of a suicide bomber found at the site of an attack on a military bus that left seven people dead.   The police is confident of tracing the perpetrators of Monday's bombing which targeted army medical staff going to work in Rawalpindi.   “We found the head of the suicide attacker and experts are doing a reconstruction of his face. We have several clues but no lead yet,” Rawalpindi police chief Saud Aziz told a foreign news agency.   “Joint investigation teams of civilian and military officials have started work,” the Dawn quoted Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz, as saying.   According to chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, the death toll in Monday's bombing had risen to seven, with 40 others wounded, including seven civilians. (ANI)
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Zardari says he may or may not be Pak PM
2008-02-06 10:43:00
A day after the publication of Benazir Bhutto’s one-page “political will”, her husband and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that he may or may not opt to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. In a telephonic interview to Newsweek, Zardari claimed that the PPP rank and file recognised him like none other in the party. Addressing party office-bearers, Benazir wrote in her will that, “I would like my husband ... Zardari to lead you in this interim period until you and he decide what is best,” the magazine quoted her handwritten will, as saying. “Zardari is considered a mistrusted — and divisive — figure in Pakistan. He is widely blamed for the tangle of corruption that strangled and cut short Benazir’s terms in office,” according to the magazine. Newsweek also quotes Syed Farooq Hasnat, a scholar at Washington’s Middle East Institute, as saying, “Pakistanis are not ready fo...

Was Di’s driver a pimp on the side?
2008-02-06 10:43:00
The man who drove Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al Fayed to death had a side business of arranging hookers for affluent clients, the inquest into their deaths has heard.   The jury was told that the extra money Paul secretly earned was concealed in his 15 bank accounts.   Paul, who died along with Diana and Dodi in the Paris crash in Aug 1997, provided personal shopping and other services for multi-millionaire guests, including Arab princes, as the security boss at The Ritz Hotel in Paris.   The clients gave him backhanders of about 1,000 pounds, and a series of 4,000 pounds cash deposits remains inexplicable.   It was also revealed that Paul banked almost 44,000 pounds in 11 payments in the ten months before he died in the crash.   Dodi’s father Mohamed Al Fayed believes that Paul was working for British secret services in a plot to murder the couple.   Fayed’s lawyer Michael Mansfield QC suggested that the amounts were “far in ...
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Work to repair snapped Internet cables begins
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Work to repair snapped undersea Internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea has finally kicked off and is likely to be completed in a week’s time.   The break in the cable largely disrupted net services and communication links in the Middle East and India and slowed down Internet services across continents.   According to FLAG Telecoms the team involved in repairing procedure include about 50 people, along with navigation experts and cable engineers.   The ship fixing the first severed cable has already started its work and the work on the second cable would start on Tuesday.   "It will be a highly technical job and should take a week to complete," BBC quoted a Flag Telecom spokesperson, as saying.   Though the cause is still unknown it is been said that breaks was due to a ship dragging its anchor along the sea bed.   However, the Egyptian communications ministry has denied any ships were in the area at the time of the break.   ...
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I didn’t vow to fulfil Benazir’s mission: Nawaz
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former premier Nawaz Sharif has denied saying he would complete Benazir Bhutto’s mission. Talking to a private TV channel here on Tuesday, Sharif, however, expressed solidarity with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Nawaz said he “had made the mistake of his life” by promoting Musharraf to the army chief in 1998. According to Online News, he said it was President Pervez Musharraf and not “the insignificant election commissioner” who had rejected his nomination papers for the February elections. (ANI)
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Jihad only way to liberate Indian Kashmir: ex- Pak generals
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Several retired army generals have said that a holy war is required to liberate the Indian side of Kashmir . Addressing a seminar on Kashmir Solidarity Day at a local hotel, they said the faulty policies of President Pervez Musharraf over the past eight years had pushed the Kashmir issue to the backburner. Predicting that it would remain unresolved as long as Musharraf remained in power, the former soldiers said sacked Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and incarcerated nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan seemed the ideal leadership choices for Pakistanis. The Pakistan Ex-Servicemen Society organised the seminar. General (retired) Abdul Qayyum claimed a jihad was necessary to liberate Kashmir, while former army chief General (retired) Mirza Aslam Baig said freedom was the birthright of Kashmiris and no one could deprive them of it. The Daily Times quoted former Rawalpindi Corps Commander General (retired) Jamshaid Gulzar Kiyani as saying that Pakistan had r...
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Musharraf must quit over failed Kashmir policy: JI chief
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf should resign over his ‘failed’ Kashmir policy, claimed Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed. Addressing a Kashmir Solidarity Day rally at China Chowk here on Tuesday, Ahmed said Musharraf’s foreign policy has left Pakistan alone at international level. Ahmed later led an unscheduled march on the Judges’ Enclave to meet deposed Supreme Court (SC) judges. The police tear gassed demonstrators but they managed to reach Balochistan House adjacent to Judges’ Enclave. Their movement was however restricted by barricades, reports the Daily Times. (ANI)
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Overseas students in Australia most susceptible to exploitation
2008-02-06 10:43:00
Indian and other overseas students in Australia don’t have enough money to eat, are paid well below the minimum wage and are among those most susceptible to exploitation, according to a new research.   The study suggests that more than one-third of international students face a financial struggle and about 60 per cent are paid less than the legal minimum wage.   The study comes in the wake of education overtaking tourism as Australia’s biggest services export, increasing by a huge 21 per cent in 2007 to 12.5 billion dollars.   The authors of the joint Monash University and University of Melbourne studies blasted universities for treating foreign students like "cash cows", and slammed the Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee (now known as Universities Australia) for failing to include overseas students in a recent student welfare study.   "Many internationals are disadvantaged by their relative deficit of language and cultural skills,...
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BBC in the dock over racial stereotyping and apology
2008-02-06 10:34:00
A series of complaints have been received by BBC’s Radio4 programme, accusing it of "pandering" to political correctness after it apologised for broadcasting a debate about a plant nicknamed "Black Man's Willy". Radio 4 received a flurry of complaints from listeners to Gardeners' Question Time last October after its presenters giggled their way through a discussion about the specimen - the purple bell vine - that was packed with innuendo. While some in the audience laughed as one of the panellists, Anne Swithinbank, talked about the specimen "hardening off" and "shrivelling up", other listeners accused the show of indulging in racial stereotyping. According to The Telegraph, their complaints were upheld on Tuesday by the BBC's editorial complaints unit, which said the programme makers did not fully appreciate the potentially offensive nature of the debate. Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat spokesman for culture, media and sport, said ...
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Tapped calls of suspect terrorists admissible as evidence in UK courts
2008-02-06 10:34:00
The Gordon Brown Government has reportedly cleared a proposal  that will allow intelligence outfits -- MI5 and MI6 to tap phones of suspect terrorists and present them as evidence in a court. The historic change is significant in that Britain and Ireland are currently the only nations that do not allow wire-taps to be used in this way. According to The Sun, Brown will accept the findings of a review of intercept evidence he ordered last year. This hugely controversial step has been strongly opposed by security chiefs. They have warned that once phone tap evidence is allowed, terrorists will be able to work out how it was obtained, and will then be able to devise new methods of communicating. Shadow Home Secretary David Davis backed the plan, saying: “This sounds like a breakthrough. Former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett warned of “major challenges” and said intercept evidence was not a substitute for pre-charge detention. (ANI)
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Malaysia sanctions fund to rebuild damaged Tamil schools
2008-02-06 10:34:00
The Malaysia n Government has reportedly approved RM20 million to rebuild or repair 22 Tamil schools in the states of Selangor, Kedah, Penang and Perak.  Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president and the country’s Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was quoted by The Star as saying that the allocation is being made to create a conducive environment for Tamil school students.  He said that out of the RM 20 million, RM 10.9 million would go to rebuilding ten schools in Selangor. (ANI)
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