AMRITSAR, India: Six men have been arrested over the rape of a passenger on a coach in India, police said Sunday, weeks after the gang-rape and murder of a student on a bus in New Delhi sparked nationwide protests.The victim had boarded the service to her in-laws' home in the northern state of Punjab when she was abducted Friday and driven to a district bordering the Sikh holy city of...
Look forward to Rahul leading Congress in Lok Sabha polls: Manish Tewari
Label: Lifestyle NEW DELHI: "He is our leader and we look forward to him leading us into battle in 2014," information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari said today when asked about Rahul Gandhi's role in the next year's Lok Sabha elections. He also said the party would not be averse to new political tie-ups in some states in the next general elections. To a query whether Congress would project Rahul Gandhi...
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Flu season puts businesses and employees in a bind
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half the 70 employees at a Ford dealership in Clarksville, Ind., have been out sick at some point in the past month. It didn't have to be that way, the boss says."If people had stayed home in the first place, a lot of times that spread wouldn't have happened," says Marty Book, a vice president at Carriage Ford. "But people really want to get out and do their jobs, and sometimes...
CDC: Flu Outbreak Could Be Waning
Label: Business The flu season appears to be waning in some parts of the country, but that doesn't mean it won't make a comeback in the next few weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Five fewer states reported high flu activity levels in the first week of January than the 29 that reported high activity levels in the last week of December, according to the CDC's...
Obama, Karzai accelerate end of U.S. combat role in Afghanistan
Label: WorldWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, raising the prospect of an accelerated U.S. withdrawal from the country and underscoring Obama's determination to wind down a long, unpopular war. Signaling a narrowing of differences, Karzai appeared to give ground...
Cycling: Armstrong "to admit doping" in Oprah interview
Label: Technology LOS ANGELES: Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that will be taped on Monday at the disgraced cyclist's home in Austin, Texas, USA Today reported.In an article posted on its website on Friday night, USA Today cited "a person with knowledge of the situation" as saying Armstrong plans to admit for the first time to doping throughout his career, but...
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha seeks more time to form government
Label: Lifestyle RANCHI: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday sought more time for the formation of an alternative government in the state. JMM chief Shibu Soren, his son Hemant Soren and other leaders met governor Syed Ahmad at 11.30am. "We had requested the governor to give us some more time for formation of the government in the state," said Hemant Soren while talking to reporters here. Hemant Soren returned...
Jan
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Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to deal with the feverish patients.Flu season in the U.S. has struck early and, in many places, hard.While flu normally doesn't blanket the country until...
Judge: Holmes Can Face Trial for Aurora Shooting
Label: Business Jan 10, 2013 8:45pm (Arapahoe County Sheriff/AP Photo)In a ruling that comes as little surprise, the judge overseeing the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre has ordered that there is enough evidence against James Holmes to proceed to a trial.In an order posted late Thursday, Judge William Sylvester wrote that “the People have carried their burden of proof and have established...
India rape accused hunted victim, aimed to kill: police
Label: WorldNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The gang of men charged with the rape and murder of an Indian physiotherapy student deliberately tried to find a woman to rape and kill and ended the night with blood on their clothes, a police report seen by Reuters said. Five men, along with a teenager who says he is under 18, gathered for dinner at a dwelling in a south Delhi slum on the evening of December 16...
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