Lasers open way to safer, better cataract operations

Laser treatment could make cataract operations safer and better for the hundreds of thousands who undergo them every year. Some three lakh men and women undergo the 45-minute procedure every year in Britain alone, in which a clear synthetic lens replaces the clouded one

Yemen begins massive hunt for Al Qaeda bomb maker, cleric

Yemeni forces Tuesday launched a massive operation against hideouts of Al Qaeda in two provinces east of the capital Sana’a in a bid to capture a Saudi bomb maker and a US-born cleric wanted by Washington, a senior government official said. The official told DPA the operation in the provinces of Marib and Shabwa aims to arrest the al-Qaeda bomb maker Ibrahim al-Asiri, who is the main suspect in a plot to get parcel bomb packages onto US-bound cargo planes. He said the forces would also chase the US-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, wanted for inciting attacks against targets in the US

Rescued miners to take firm, government to court in Chile

Many of the miners rescued last week after more than two months trapped underground in northern Chile have decided to take legal action against the firm that owns the mine and against the Chilean government, lawyer Edgardo Reinoso said Thursday.

ISI involved in Mumbai terror attack, says Headley

Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) was heavily involved in the Mumbai attack and held meetings with terrorist leaders over the operation that killed more than 160 people, Pakistani American David Headley has told Indian interrogators. The stunning revelations were made by Headley at the Metropolitan Correction Centre in Chicago when he met officials of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Guardian reported Tuesday, basing its exhaustive story on classified Indian documents. ISI’s support came out in a 109-page report prepared following the interrogation of Headley, who was arrested last year for identifying targets in Mumbai to be attacked by the pro-Pakistan Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

World holds its breath as Chile recovers its miners

Chilean rescuers Wednesday pulled up three more miners from the San Jose copper mine in the north of the country, bringing the total of those rescued to eight while the world held its breath and Chile cried tears of joy. Osman Araya, aged about 30, was the sixth among the 33 miners to be brought up from the 622-metre deep shaft in the Phoenix capsule, the 54-cm-wide tube designed and built by the Chilean Navy.

Ranchi, Mangalore added as embarkation points for Haj

Pilgrims undertaking Haj this year will have two more embarkation points, up from 17 last time, and will have to pay Rs 16,000 instead of Rs 12,000 lastyear. These decisions in relation to the month-long Haj pilgrimage beginning from Tuesday were taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at New ...

COBRA kill 8 naxalites in Chattisgarh encounter, assistant commander dies

In a fierce gun battle with the left-wing extremists in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, an assistant commandant of elite anti-Naxal force CoBRA and eight Naxalites were killed on Friday, police said. Acting on specific inputs, personnel of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and state police launched a joint operation to bust an illegal arms ...

“Supreme Court of India” Recruitment for Court Master -lastdate :05/10/2009

Applications in the prescribed form are invited from Indian citizens who fulfill the following essential qualifications and other eligibility conditions for preparation of a panel for appointment to the post of Court Master(Shorthand) in the Pay Band of Rs.15600/- - Rs.39,100/- with grade pay of Rs.6600/- plus usual allowances as admissible under the Rules. Qualification : ...

Conciliation proceedings start to end Jet pilots’ agitation

Conciliation proceedings between agitating Jet Airways pilots and the management began before the CLC in a bid to end the four-day old stir which has severely disrupted the operations of the Airlines leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The meeting came against the backdrop of a reported agreement arrived between the two sides through the mediation of ...

“JINDAL STAINLESS LTD” Recruits FRESHERS : Graduate Trainees (BSc)

Company Jindal Stainless Ltd Website www.jindalstainless.com Eligibility B.Sc Experience 0 - 3 Years Location Hisar, Orissa Make your career move with JSL Ltd., India's largest and only integrated Stainless Steel manufacturer and among the four global specialty steel producers. With a gross turnover of over Rs. 5000 crores JSL captures over 35% of the domestic market share, as well as a strong global ...

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