http://newstimes.in Delhi News, Mumbai News, Chennai News, Hyderabad News Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:03:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en London, Sep 20 (ANI): British intelligence agency MI5 has hired many teenage hackers for its new secret operation to combat cyber terrorism. At least 50 new computer-savvy hackers, including many teenagers, have been roped in the newly formed Cyber Operations Command, and they had to sign the Official Secrets ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/mi5-ropes-in-teenage-hackers-to-combat-cyber-terrorism/ Jerusalem, Sep 20 (ANI): In an effort to renew the peace process in the Middle East, President Barack Obama will host a tripartite meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the meeting would take place ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/obama-to-host-tripartite-meeting-with-israeli-pm-and-palestinian-president/ London, Sept 20 (ANI): In one of her missing letters to the Queen Mother Princess Diana claimed that Prince Charles had three lovers while they were married. Diana, who died in a car crash in 1997, named Camilla, Aussie Lady Dale Tryon - known as Kanga - and another high society ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/prince-charles-had-three-lovers-when-he-and-diana-were-married/ London, Sept 20 (ANI): Prince Charles and wife Camilla are turning wedding planners and "loaning out" their country retreat of Highgrove House to wannabe brides and grooms. And included in the package will be the royal couple's shared "expertise". Like Charles and Camilla did at their Windsor wedding four years ago, couples ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/meet-prince-charles-and-camilla-the-wedding-planners/ London, September 20 (ANI): Spreading altruism through social networks can make people across the world kind to one another, says an expert. Nicholas Christakis, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, has observed in a study that one's kindness can turn a friend kind to someone else he/she knows. To demonstrate this, ... http://newstimes.in/kolkata-news/just-be-nice-to-others-to-make-the-world-full-of-kind-people/ Jerusalem, Sep 20 (ANI): Following the US and UK deploring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 'Holocaust- a myth' remark, Russia too has called his statement "totally unacceptable." The Jerusalem Post quoted Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko as saying that "such statements, wherever they come from, contradict the truth and are ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/russia-too-blasts-ahmadinejads-holocaust-a-myth-remark/ London, Sept 20 (ANI): Publishers and Hollywood studios have begun a multi-million dollar bidding war for the rights to sex slave Jaycee Dugard's horrifying life story. Fresh details of the American Fritzl's victim have emerged, including that in the early days of her captivity, the terrified schoolgirl was so hungry she ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/coming-soon-a-horror-story-on-american-fritzls-victim/ Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): The United States, for the first time, has disclosed that it wanted a 'safe exit' for the former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf after he stepped down from the Presidency. In an interview with an American news paper, US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson said Washington wanted ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/us-favoured-musharrafs-safe-exit-patterson/ Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, has said that Islamabad is reluctant to target Taliban leaders present on its soil despite repeated appeals by America in this regard. In an interview with a US daily, Patterson said even after eight years of Pakistan agreeing to support the US ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/us-says-pak-unwilling-to-target-taliban-commanders-fuelling-afghan-insurgency/ London, Sep 20 (ANI): Considering her bitter experience after she failed her gender test, Indian runner Santhi Soundarajan prays that South Africa's champion runner Caster Semenya doesn't considers suicide. Soundarajan failed a gender test after finishing second in the women's 800-meter race at the 2006 Asian Games and was forced to ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/indian-gender-challenged-athlete-santhi-prays-semenya-doesnt-get-suicidal-like-her/ London, September 20 (ANI): Michael Jackson had launched a string of verbal attacks on his family in secret taped interviews, it has emerged. The King of Pop lashed out at his brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon in the Jackson 5, calling them lazy moaners and dubbing them, one by one, ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/shocking-tapes-reveal-what-mj-really-thought-about-his-family/ London, September 20 (ANI): Actress Anna Friel dropped her layers on stage for her role in classic Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Pushing Daisies star was said to have left fans with dropped jaws as she stripped off at the preview at London's Theatre Royal Haymarket. "The guys in the front row couldn't ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/anna-friel-bares-all-for-breakfast-at-tiffanys-role/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): The Arab world is so addicted to television that western ideas are starting to transform Arab culture at a pace that might be too fast, says a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology. "The information is free flowing," says Dr. Morris Kalliny, assistant professor of ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/media-technology-rapidly-transforming-arab-culture/ Sedha village (Punjab), Sept 20 (ANI): Food Department authorities of Punjab have raided a godown in Sedha village of Ludhiana and seized sugar worth 8.33 million dollars. Bharat Bhushan, who belonged to Punjab's Moga district, had taken the godown on rent. When the raiding party asked about the details, he ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/8-3-million-dollars-worth-of-sugar-seized-in-ludhiana/ New Delhi, Sept 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. In his message, Dr. Singh said that Id-ul-Fitr marks the end of the period of fasting during the pious month of Ramzan. The festival commemorates austerity, brotherhood and the spirit of ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/prime-minister-greets-nation-on-id-ul-fitr/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A researcher from University of Alabama has developed the Roto-Tilt Chair - a chair that rotates and tilts the person sitting in it, and could enhance diagnosis and expand what is known about balance disorders, specifically the wobbly issues that arise from inner ear malfunctions. Brainchild of ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/spinning-roto-tilt-chair-could-help-in-study-of-balance/ London, Sep 20 (ANI): A new book has blamed the media for persecuting former Republican candidate for U.S. Vice Presidential Sarah Palin. 'The Persecution of Sarah Palin and the Liberal War Against Red America' by the Weekly Standard writer Matthew Continetti, published by Sentinel, will hit shelves in April. The writer ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/new-book-blames-media-for-sarah-palins-persecution/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): As swine flu continues to infect school kids, parental anxieties have stirred up with each one trying to be cautious enough to avoid the spread of HINI virus that has caused severe illness and deaths worldwide. Dr Galit Holzmann-Pazgal assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of ... http://newstimes.in/kolkata-news/simple-ways-to-protect-your-child-from-swine-flu/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): As cold and flu season approaches, giving up junk food for more healthy options would help maintain a strong immune system. Dr Ara DerMarderosian, professor of pharmacognosy for University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and an expert in nutraceuticals and natural foods, have provided guidance to change ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/how-to-stay-fit-in-flu-season/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A bad vacation can cause more grief than the purchase of poor-quality goods of equivalent price, researchers have found. The study is the first to compare the after-effects of experiential and material purchases on the happiness levels of buyers, both when the purchases went well and when ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/a-bad-vacation-causes-more-grief-than-buying-poor-quality-goods/ Melbourne, Sep 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defrended his expletive-laden tirade at Labour's factional bosses including three women MPs as robust conversation. Rudd said he made no apology for the content of his conversation or the robust nature in which he expressed his views to ALP factional leaders. Foreign ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/oz-pm-rudd-calls-his-f-word-fusillade-robust-conversation/ Washington, September 20 (ANI): Jennifer Aniston has been running hard to maintain her fitness while shooting new film 'The Bounty.' The actress reportedly woke up at 5a.m in the morning and ran laps around New Jersey's Monmouth Park racecourse to the surprise of the crewmembers. "She showed up every morning at 5am ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/jennifer-aniston-keeps-fit-by-running-around-horse-track/ Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): When it comes to money, grateful people are likely to act virtuously not just for the people who caused them to feel grateful in the first place but for community as well. According to a conventional belief, individuals tend to act out of self-interest and a drive ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/gratitude-shapes-decisions-towards-social-good/ London, Sep 20 (ANI): Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is now considering buying out Falvio Briatore stake at Queens Park Rangers after he was engulfed in controversy as manager of Renault's Formula One team. Briatore, the Italian playboy, ordered a racing driver to crash his car deliberately last year, costing him his ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/mittal-may-buy-out-briatore-from-qpr-after-f-1-match-fixing-controversy/ Islamabad, Sep.20 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani is back to singing his 'K-tune' by describing Kashmir as Pakistan's jugular vein. Interacting with a group of political leaders during an Iftaar party at the PM House here, Gilani said Islamabad's policy on Kashmir was based on Mohammad Ali Jinnah's stance ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/kashmir-is-the-jugular-vein-of-pakistan-gilani/ London, September 20 (ANI): Former 'Monty Python' stars John Cleese, 69, and Michael Palin, 66, may soon be working together again. They are said to have been discussing reuniting for the first time in more than a decade. The pair met last month while Cleese, who lives in California, was ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/monty-python-pals-john-cleese-and-michael-palin-may-work-together-again/ Guwahati, Sept 20 (ANI): Students of the All Assam Student Union and the All Bodo Student Union here took out a rally demanding restructuring of education system. Holding placards and banners, they marched on the streets of Guwahati. "Today, the condition of our educational system is very bad. So, the AASU and ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/students-in-assam-demand-educational-revamp/ Patna, Sept 20 (ANI): The activists of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) here celebrated the party's good show in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats. The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major set back to ruling Janata Dal-United ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/rashtriya-janata-dal-celebrates-good-show-in-bihar-by-polls/ Bangalore, Sept 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the government opposes tighter monetary policy to curb rising food prices as this would hit economic growth of the country. "To prevent the adverse impact of the rising prices of essential commodities, we are encouraging imports where there ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/india-against-credit-curbs-to-check-price-rise-mukherjee/ New York, September 20 (ANI): Drew Barrymore, who spent all weekend partying at the Toronto Film Festival, did not show up at the promotion for her roller derby movie. "They had a press junket for 'Whip It' at the Park Hyatt, and Drew completely bailed," the New York Post quoted ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/drew-barrymore-skips-promotion-for-her-roller-derby-film/ Lucknow, Sept 20 (ANI): A senior official of Shia Muslim community has said that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated on Monday. Kalbe Sadiq, Shia cleric and senior vice president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said here that the Ramadan moon would be sighted on Sunday. "I can say without ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/shia-muslims-to-celebrate-eid-ul-fitr-on-monday/ Chennai/ Mumbai, Sep 19(ANI): As part of spreading awareness about cleanliness, International Coastal Cleanup day was organized by the Indian Coast Guard in Chennai and Mumbai on Saturday to clean the beaches ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/international-coastal-cleanup-day-observed-in-chennai-mumbai/ Islamabad, Sep 19(ANI): A report submitted to Pakistan high officials by a joint investigation team has allegedly claimed that the 23 arrested commanders of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have confessed involvement of secret departments of India, ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/india-afghanistan-blamed-of-supporting-militants-in-pakistan/ Islamabad, Sep 19 (ANI): The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan, Senator Raza Rabbani, has said that the Pakistan President and the Prime Minister have approved the recommendations on the Balochistan issue. Senator Rabbani further said ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/recommendations-on-balochistan-approved-by-pak-president-pm-rabbani/ Mumbai, Sep 19(ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena on Saturday expressed confidence about emerging victorious in the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. "It is 45 years since Shiv Sena came into being. And this first day of Navaratri happens to be a red-letter day in the history ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/shiv-sena-bjp-alliance-confident-of-victory-in-maharashtra-assembly-polls/ Abohar, Sep.19 (ANI): Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has suggested that India should spend less on defence and more on education and health. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Human ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/radio-pakistan-wants-india-to-spend-more-money-on-health-and-education/ Mumbai, Sep.19 (ANI): Issuing its first list of candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday gave ticket to Poonam Mahajan, the daughter of the deceased BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan from Ghatkopar West area. In its first list ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/poonam-mahajan-to-contest-from-ghatkopar-west-in-maharashtra-polls/ Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday rejected the sixth dossier received from India, saying that the contents provided in it were not enough to arrest or prosecute Hafiz Saeed, the main accused in the 26/11/2008 Mumbai terror attacks in a court of law and asked New Delhi ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/pak-rejects-indias-sixth-dossier-wants-more-proof-against-saeed-in-2611-case/ Ludhiana, Sep 19(ANI): Ludhiana recently played host to a national seminar on Sufism. This time, the theme was the influence of Sufism on modern times. The Sahitaya Academy of New Delhi and the Punjab Sahitaya ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/ludhiana-hosts-seminar-on-sufism/ Agra, Sep 19(ANI): People of all religions and communities gathered to celebrate the 405th anniversary of the installation of the Sikh holy scriptures, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, at Gurudwara Maithan in Agra. This was a significant landmark for the Sikhs, as ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/405th-installation-anniversary-of-sri-guru-granth-sahib/ Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday met with India;s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Sharad Sabharwal, and reportedly discussed the progress being made in the 26/11 probe.. Sources also said that there is a likelihood of Pakistan framing charges ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/pak-interior-minister-meets-indian-envoy-discusses-2611-probe-and-aftermath/ Chandigarh, Sep.19 (ANI): With affluent Punjabis developing a liking for imported liquor, foreign liquor companies affected by the global slowdown in the West are bullish about their prospects in the market in Punjab. Many international brands are keen to explore latent avenues in Punjab. ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/foreign-liquor-bullish-about-prospects-in-punjab/ Washington, Sep 19(ANI): United States special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that the US-Pakistan partnership is "complicated, but indispensable," and reaffirmed the Obama administration's support to Pakistan. Holbrooke said this while ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/us-pak-relations-complicated-but-indispensable-holbrooke/ Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Akram has criticised the selectors for ignoring all-rounder Abdul Razzaq for the ICC Champions Trophy, saying they have made a 'big mistake' by leaving out the experienced player. "The Pakistan selectors have made an error in ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/ignoring-razzaq-a-big-mistake-mohammad-akram/ London, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked Britain to stop blaming Islamabad for the 'home grown' terror plots against the UK. Referring to Britain's lashing out at Pakistan on the liquid bomb plot issue, Qureshi said it was unfair to criticize Pakistan ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/stop-blaming-pakistan-for-home-grown-terror-plots-qureshi-tells-uk/ New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday called on Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi to hold talks on possibilities for forming an alliance between the two parties for the Jharkhand Assembly elections. Yadav who was accompanied by former ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/lalu-discusses-congress-rjd-alliance-with-sonia-for-jharkhand-polls/ Landi Kotal (Pakistan), Sep 19 (ANI): Following a warning issued by the leader of a terrorist organization, hundreds of Bara residents fled their houses to move to safer places before the last day of Eidul Fitr festivities. On Friday morning, Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/residents-of-paks-bara-district-flee-homes-following-lashkasrs-warning/ Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Former President General Pervez Musharraf has no plans to take a flight back to Pakistan until the demand for his trial under the Article Six of the Constitution is placed on the backburner, sources said. "He would return to Pakistan once all the sensitive issues relating to ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/musharraf-not-to-take-flight-back-to-pakistan-soon/ Washington, Sep.19 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf met his 'good old friend' former President George Bush earlier this week, The Nation reports. Musharaf's close friend and former federal minister Dr. Naseem Ashraf told media persons that both former counterparts discussed several issues regarding bilateral interests and various national and ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/musharraf-meets-good-old-friend-bush-in-washington/ London, September 19 (ANI): Actor Aaron Eckhart recently stripped to his undergarments in front of his neighbours as he took bath at his front yard in his Los Angeles home. The 'Paycheck' star had returned from Louisiana after a shoot, when he realized that his plumber had not fixed waterworks in ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/when-aaron-eckhart-bathed-himself-in-his-front-yard/ Mumbai, Sep 19 (ANI): The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance's seat sharing formula for the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections has been announced at a press conference in Mumbai on Saturday. The Shiv Sena will contest 169 of the 288 Assembly seats, while the BJP will contest from the other 119. The Sena-BJP ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/shiv-sena-bjp-announce-seat-sharing-formula-for-maharashtra-polls/ London, September 19 (ANI): Singer Amy Winehouse is presently undergoing painful dental reconstruction, as her teeth have been spoilt by drug binges, sources say. "Amy's teeth were in a pretty gross state. They were brown and stained and needed major work on them and she was determined to get them back ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/winehouses-drug-ravaged-teeth-agony/ London, September 19 (ANI): Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has fans who are ready to shell out big bucks just to have dinner with her. One of the politician's admirers is paying massive 39,000 pounds to dine with the Republican. Cathy Maples, of Huntsville, Alabama, is the person who made ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/sarah-palins-fan-pays-39k-to-dine-with-her/ Lahore/New Delhi/ Ashgabat, Sep.19 (ANI): A lawyer representing Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed has said the two cases filed against his client are very weak and not sustainable in any court of law. Saeed's lawyer A K Dongar said the charges against his client were ridiculous. Dogar was referring to the ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/cases-against-hafiz-saeed-very-weak-says-his-lawyer/ London, September 19 (ANI): For the first time, a sex doll has been made for dogs to meet their erotic desires. The toy called 'Hot Doll', is priced at 350 pounds, and the makers claim it will make it easier to control and improve a dog's behaviour. French design firm 'Feel Addicted' ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/now-hot-doll-sex-toy-for-dogs/ Washington, September 19 (ANI): The American Physical Society (APS), in the latest podcast of 'Life Lines', has explained how elephant vocalizations travel through the ground for great distances, and how other elephants can understand them, just as they understand acoustic sound, which travels through the air. Research that led to ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/how-elephants-talk-to-each-other-through-the-ground/ Berlin, Sep 19(ANI): A new Al-Qaeda video threatening Germany of a terror attack ahead of the national elections has prompted the Germany government to beef up security across the country. In the 26-minute video, a man reportedly identified as Bekkay Harrach, speaking in German and using the pseudonym Abu Talha, demanded ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/security-tightened-in-germany-following-al-qaeda-warning/ London, Sep 19 (ANI): The British Government has announced a 10-million-pound loan to Indian carmaker Tata Motors for the electric car-manufacturing project in the UK. The loan, part of a scheme backing low-carbon technology in the motor industry, will support a 25 million pound investment by Tata Motors in its West ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/british-government-grants-10-million-pond-loan-for-tata-motorss-green-car/ London, September 19 (ANI): A boom in websites encouraging women towards dangerous weight loss has sparked health concerns. A group of top psychiatrists have warned against the pro-anorexia sites that are soaring in popularity through blogs and social networking groups. Online members compete with others to lose weight, share tips on ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/booming-pro-anorexia-websites-spark-health-concerns/ London, Sep 19 (ANI): Whoever says tortoises are slow must meet Freeway-a Hermann's tortoise who was found crossing the fast lane of the M25 in Britain. reeway has crossed five lanes of London's M25 motorway and survived. It was a ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/meet-freeway-the-tortoise-that-crossed-five-lanes-of-m25-in-uk/ London, Sep 19(ANI): England paceman James Anderson has said that the England team would be looking forward to avoid a humiliating 7-0 whitewash against Australia in the NatWest Series. England ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/england-can-avoid-7-0-drubbing-in-natwest-series-anderson/ New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): The Union Government said on Saturday that it is committed to the global anti-doping laws and fully accepts the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) new code, including the contentious whereabouts clause. Director General of the National Anti Doping ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/india-reiterates-commitment-to-wada-code/ Jakarta, Sep. 19 (ANI): Indonesian police said today the DNA test on the body of a man shot dead in an operation in Solo on Thursday matched that of wanted militant Noordin Mohd Top. "It's a 100 per cent match... from the ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/dna-tests-in-indonesia-confirm-death-of-terrorist-noordin-top/ New York, September 19 (ANI): The nuns who teach at a school where pop star Lady Gaga once studied were reportedly far from happy when shown a video of her performance. The nuns at the Convent of the Sacred Heart girls ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/nuns-at-lady-gagas-school-aghast-at-her-video/ New York, Sep.19 (ANI) : Pakistani authorities may have filed cases against Lashkar -e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, but Islamabad's actions are being considered as a ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/paks-ambivalence-in-cracking-down-on-saeed-clear-nyt/ Lahore, Sep.19 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has rebutted reports regarding the formation of a four member organizing committee to look projects related to the proposed series against New Zealand scheduled ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/pcb-denies-forming-special-committee-for-new-zealand-series/ Rome, Sep 19 (ANI): Beleaguered football legend Diego Maradona had to hand over his diamond studs to police as part payment for the millions he owes the Italian tax authorities. Italian officials paid the holidaying Argentinean coach a visit at the luxury hotel he ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/italian-police-seize-maradonas-diamond-studs/ Kabul, Sep 19 (ANI): Some ready-to-cast ballot papers for Afghanistan's presidential election were pre-marked for Hamid Karzai, footage obtained by the Guardian has revealed. Ballot papers pre-marked for Hamid Karzai that were seized by monitors. ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/ballots-for-afghan-elections-were-pre-marked-for-karzai-the-guardian/ London, Sep 19(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who is closing in on 100 goals for the club, dreams of being one of the best players to have represented the Blues. Drogba has scored 98 goals for Chelsea since his 24 million pound move from ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/drogba-aims-to-be-part-of-chelsea-history/ Washington, September 19 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has discovered a 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatre near Tiberias in Israel. According to a report in the Haaretz newspaper, Archeologist, Doctor Valid Atrash, from the Israel Antiquities Authority, said that the remnants ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/2000-year-old-roman-amphitheatre-discovered-in-israel/ Varanasi, Sep 19 (ANI): The attacks on Indian priests of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu failed to disturb the relationship between Nepali and Indian students studying at a temple ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/pashupatinath-attacks-do-not-affect-nepali-students-in-varanasi/ Rajkot, Sept 19 (ANI): With the outset of 'Navaratri' starting from Saturday, women of all age groups are practicing the traditional Indian folk dance, 'Garba', with a view to perform during the most ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/garba-rehearsals-in-gujarat-to-mark-navaratri/ London, September 19 (ANI): Bones discovered at an ancient burial site in the Scottish Highlands could provide fresh insight of life in the Bronze Age. According to a report by BBC News, parts of a skull, some bones and teeth were ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/bones-discovery-in-scottish-highlands-may-provide-fresh-insight-of-bronze-age-life/ Gorakhpur, Sept 19 (ANI): Volunteers of a social service organisation and the personnel of the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of Uttar Pradesh Police at Gorakhpur detained four Nepalese women. Reportedly, as per the statement of the women who ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/four-nepali-women-being-sent-to-muscat-detained-at-gorakhpur/ Mumbai, Sept 19 (ANI): Models sashayed the ramp in vibrant colours at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) for fashion designer Anita Dongre's collection especially designed for the upcoming festival season. Dongre presented her ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/vibrant-colour-attires-dazzle-ramp-at-mumbais-lakme-fashion-week/ New Delhi/ Faizabad/Allahabad, Sept 19 (ANI): The nine-day 'Navratri' festival began across India with religious fervour on Saturday. Thousands of devotees queued up at various temples dedicated to Goddess Durga. In New Delhi, devotees converged at Jhandewalan to offer prayers prior to ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/nine-day-navratri-festival-begins-all-over-india/ London, Sep.19 (ANI): Australia's latest one-day centurion - wicket-keeper Tim Paine - must be thanking his stars that hip surgery finally worked for him, and allowed him to fulfill a dream of playing for his country. Last ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/following-hip-surgery-paine-free-to-follow-his-oz-dream/ Lahore, Sep.19 (ANI): Experienced Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is disappointed over his non-selection for the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. Razzaq said he was surprised at not being selected. "It came as a huge setback to learn that ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/champions-trophy-snub-disappoints-razzaq-2/ London, September 19 (ANI): Two separate lunar missions have found evidence which indicates that the polar regions of the moon are chock full of water-altered minerals. According to a report in Nature News, early results from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on June 18, are offering a wide array of ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/new-evidence-points-towards-water-on-moon-2/ London, September 19 (ANI): Two separate lunar missions have found evidence which indicates that the polar regions of the moon are chock full of water-altered minerals. According to a report in Nature News, early results from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on June 18, are offering a wide array of ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/new-evidence-points-towards-water-on-moon/ London, September 19 (ANI): Deipnosophists, stridewallops and shot-clogs - wondering what these words mean? Well, these are some of the lost words in English language assembled by Adam Jacot de Boinod. Shot clog is an Elizabethan word for a drinking companion who is only tolerated because he pays, while stridewallop is ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/lost-english-words-rediscovered-in-new-book-the-wonder-of-whiffling/ Coimbatore, Sep 19 (ANI): Activists of a right wing students union staged a demonstration Coimbatore against the alleged incursions by the Chinese army into Indian territory. Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad or All India Student's Council gathered in Coimbatore city headquarters with banners and placards and demanded central ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/student-activists-in-coimbatore-protest-against-chinese-incursion/ Melbourne, September 19 (ANI): A brother of the woman allegedly held as a sex slave for 30 years by her Australian father died 'in suspicious circumstances', according to new claims. The shock horror case, made public by the Herald Sun, involved a man accused of fathering four children with his ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/brother-of-australian-fritzl-incest-victim-died-suspiciously/ New York, Sep.19 (ANI): United Nations investigators are preparing to question former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, amid mounting doubts over official versions of how she died and claims of a cover-up. The Weekend Australian Magazine revealed Saturday evidence that a bullet - probably sniper fire ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/un-to-probe-musharraf-on-unanswered-questions-on-death-of-benazir/ Jerusalem, Sep 19 (ANI): The United States and Britain have both condemned Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent "hateful" speech in which he had said the Holocaust was "a false pretext to create Israel." The Jerusalem Post quoted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, as saying: "Obviously we condemn what he said." ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/us-britain-deplore-ahmadinejads-false-holocaust-remark/ Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association's former President Aitzaz Ahsan has said that former President General Pervez Musharraf is 'shedding crocodile tears' while admitting that removing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry from office in 2007 was a mistake. Referring to Musharraf's speech at Trinity University in Saint Antonio, ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/musharraf-shedding-crocodile-tears-says-ex-pak-scba-chief/ London, September 19 (ANI): The U.S. army's fleet of robots will soon be enhanced with the addition of forthcoming reconnaissance craft called the 'hopping rotochute', which will be capable of travelling deep into obstacle-ridden spaces like caves and rubble-laden buildings to video what it finds. The self-righting probe is being developed ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/us-army-set-for-hopping-rotochut-that-hops-to-avoid-rubble-trouble/ Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): An intelligent surveillance system, developed by researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), can detect aberrant behaviour by drivers and people on foot crossing pedestrian crossings and in other urban settings. The study, by David Vallejo, from the ORETO Applied Intelligent Systems research group of the ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/novel-system-to-monitor-pedestrian-crossings/ London, Sep 19 (ANI): A Brit primary school has banned its students form wearing coloured wristbands, after parents found out that they were called "shagbands". Parents of kids, attending Rayne Primary School near Braintree, Essex, discovered that each colour of the 'shagband' represents a different sex act. "The children have been walking ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/brit-school-bans-sexually-coloured-shagbands/ Washington, Sep.19 (ANI): Even as thousands of people packed the streets of Washington on Friday to protest against government spending, some of the agitators likened President Barack Obama to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. According to a CBS report, most of those would have called themselves "patriots" arguing that their government was ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/obama-identified-with-hitler-stalin/ New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hosted an Iftar party here on Friday. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, several foreign dignitaries and many political leaders were among those who attended the party. Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik, and several prominent Muslim religious ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/manmohan-singh-hosts-iftar-party/ Kathmandu, Sep 19 (ANI): Maoist chairman Prachanda has threatened to launch a decisive revolt in Nepal if the Maoist-floated resolution motion on civilian supremacy were not debated in the Parliament. Addressing a mass meeting here on Friday, Prachanda said such a revolt would sweep away all the relics of feudalism and ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/prachanda-warns-of-decisive-revolt-again-in-nepal/ Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): Korean computer scientists have developed a novel security language for home networks that could ward off cyber attack in homes. Like companies, banks, and other big organizations, domestic and small office networks are just as vulnerable to hacking, malicious computer code, worms, viruses, and eavesdropping. An attack can ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/scientists-develop-new-language-to-improve-home-computer-security/ Imphal, Sep 19 (ANI): A major disaster was averted in Manipur when police detected a powerful car bomb inside the premises of the heavily guarded governor's residence on Friday. According to reports, militants masquerading as social activists managed to sneak in the small car fitted with powerful bombs inside the ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/car-bomb-at-manipur-governors-residence/ Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): Ever wondered why flamingos are often seen standing on one leg? Well, scientists believe that the posture might be used by the birds to conserve body heat. Lead researcher Matthew Anderson, a psychologist at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, said scientists have suggested that one-legged posture helped ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/flamingos-stand-on-one-leg-to-preserve-body-heat/ Kolkata, Sep 19 (ANI): Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto express, the country's first point-to-point non-stop train in Kolkata. The Duronto express will cover the 1447-km distance between Sealdah and New Delhi in 16 hours and 20 minutes. "After 30 years there is a train called Duronto. It will ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/sealdah-new-delhi-duronto-express-flagged-off/ Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Sep 19 (ANI): Jharkhand police recovered a huge cache of detonators with the arrest of three persons on Friday. The recovery was made in Hazaribagh district after the police got a tip off that some people were going to supply explosives. "Police had got the information that some people ... http://newstimes.in/kolkata-news/jharkhand-police-arrest-three-persons-with-hundreds-of-detonators/ Mumbai, Sept 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): The 19th Broadcast India 2009 Exhibition will be held in Mumbai from October 29-31. The Broadcast India 2009 show will cover all aspects of television, film, radio, video, audio, IPTV, mobile tv, computer graphics, visual effects, multimedia, music, lights, cable, satellite, broadband, internet, transmission ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/gear-up-to-witness-latest-innovations-at-broadcast-india-2009-exhibition-and-conference/ Purulia (West Bengal), Sep 19 (ANI): An 18-month old elephant calf was found drowned in a pond inside Panchet forest in west Bengal's Purulia district. Forest officials said a herd of 22 elephants were moving from Panchet forest to the Dalma forest area when the mishap occurred. "When they tried to ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/an-elephant-calf-drowns-in-purulia/ Washington, September 19 (ANI): A new study has proven that human urine mixed with wood ash can be a natural fertilizer. According to a report in National Geographic News, the study was carried out by Surendra Pradhan, an environmental scientist at University of Kuopio in Finland. In many ways, the substances ... http://newstimes.in/world-news/human-pee-mixed-with-ash-can-turn-out-to-be-a-natural-fertilizer/