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Man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse - Mad, Mad World - World - The Times of India : "Man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse SOUTH CAROLINA: A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty .

. MELBOURNE: Australia is the most sinful nation on the Earth , a study has claimed as the country ranked first overall in seven deadly sins, which include LUST , GREED and PRIDE . "The country that gave the world The Body, Sylvania Waters and Les Patterson has been ranked first overall in a study of the seven deadly sins - lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride," according to 'Courier Mail' newspaper that qouted the latest edition of BBC's focus magazine . Australia took out the dubious honour in the edition of BBC's magazine of science , technology and the future. While US topped the table for gluttony, South Korea topped the list for lust. Iceland ranked number one for both pride and sloth and Mexico topped the list for greed, the study revealed. Australia's biggest weakness was envy and ranked in the top 10 in all categories to give a higher aggregate than the US, Canada, Finland or Britain. The article, which argues that pe...

. LONDON: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has said the recent controversy over making knowledge of Marathi mandatory for issuing taxi permits in Mumbai was unfortunate and said the metropolis belongs to all of India. "We are all Indians first. Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi belong to all Indians. That is the reality," he said on Tuesday during a panel discussion at the London School of Economics organised to release Rajya Sabha MP N K Singh's book, 'Not by Reason Alone: The Politics of Change'. Ambani's remark that while India's corporate world had moved away from 'licence raj' after economic liberalisation, Mumbai's " Poor Taxiwala is Still Dealing with LICENCE RAJ " was received with applause from the gathering. Responding to a question on the taxi drivers controversy, Ambani said the real challenge and opportunity was whether India was able to create 15 to 20 million new jobs every year. The Maharashtra government ha...

. A part of southwest Houston, Texas, home to a large number of South Asians, including Indians, has been Officially Renamed as Mahatma Gandhi District to honour the leader on his 141st birth year. An ethnic conclave, Hillcroft was renamed this month, fulfilling the seven-year long demand of over 100,000 strong Indian-American population living in the Greater Houston area. City Mayor Annise Parker announced the change of name along with Consul General of India in Houston, Sanjiv Arora. Officials of the India Culture Centre has been working relentlessly for renaming the area that is popularly known as "Little India" due to the high concentration of south Asian shops and restaurants. "Persistence alone paid off in the end as it was just getting no where, till the culture center and business leaders settled for adding the signs designating it a district, a USD 10,000 expense," ICC Spokesperson Manisha Mehta said. Renaming the Hillcroft area required 75 pe...

. Inorganic Mercury Contamination Reasons - Broken thermometers and manometers, - Spillage during scientific experiments, - Broken blood pressure apparatus and - During preparation of dental amalgams, etc. Health Considerations The following health effects are exhibited by the persons exposed to mercury vapour. long term low levels of exposure cause metal fever like symptoms neuropsychiatric effects such as shyness, blushing, loss of self-confidence, irritability, loss of memory and insomnia short term low level exposures are not a reason for concern. However, the spillage should be cleaned promptly. Mercury vaporises at room temperature. Significant levels of mercury vapour form at room temperature. Personal Protection For a small spillage such as from a broken thermometer, use impervious gloves and adequate ventilation. For a large spillage wear suitable respirators for mercury vapour and impervious gloves. Contaminated clothes should be preferably discarded. If the...

. On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine's superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the "Cullinan," it was the largest diamond ever found. .

. IMEI ( International Mobile Equipment Identity ) number which do not have for Chinese handsets will stop working from 1st December 2009 because all mobile operators across India are asked The Department of Telecommunication to stop services to such handsets. To check your IMEI Number or IMEI Number Check or IMEI Check from datebase or IMEI number verification or IMEI number Tracking can be made by following steps given below. What is an IMEI number? •IMEI is unique 15 digit identification number of the Mobile Handset. It's like Registration No. •One can confirm his handset's IMEI No. by inputting / dialing *#06# on Handset. •IMEI numbers are being allotted by five bodies authorized by GSMA. •From IMEI number one can identify the make and model of the handset. •To verify send a message “IMEI XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to 53232 or to 57886. Message displayed for correct IMEI – Success!! Message displayed for incorrect IMEI – Alert!!! Invalid IMEI •No two mobile handsets in t...

. Electronic Clearing System of the Income Tax Department Hacked: Hacker Diverted around Rs 15 crore; CBI asked to investigate The Electronic Clearing System (ECS) of the Income Tax (I-T) Department has been hacked into, jeopardising the functioning of department across Mumbai. On Wednesday, three days after the incident, the I-T department handed over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Sources revealed that the ECS of the I-T department, which facilitates tax refunds of Mumbaikars has been hacked into. It is believed, the hacker also managed to divert crores of rupees from the system. Following this incident, the entire system that processes income tax payment has been shut down since Monday. To prevent further damage, the department has now changed the passwords of all the senior officers with access to the ECS. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, R K Singh confirmed the report, stating, “The matter has been transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation (C...

. 20 January 1981 Minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration as the 40th president of the United States, the 52 U.S. captives held at the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, are released, ending the 444-day Iran Hostage Crisis. On November 4, 1979, the crisis began when militant Iranian students, outraged that the U.S. government had allowed the ousted shah of Iran to travel to New York City for medical treatment, seized the U.S. embassy in Teheran. The Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran's political and religious leader, took over the hostage situation, refusing all appeals to release the hostages, even after the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to the crisis in an unanimous vote. However, two weeks after the storming of the embassy, the Ayatollah began to release all non-U.S. captives, and all female and minority Americans, citing these groups as among the people oppressed by the government of the United States. The remaining 52 captives remained at the mercy of the Ayatollah fo...

. The HRD Ministry, Govt. of India, has decided to de-recognize as many as 44 "deemed universities", spelling uncertainty for nearly two lakh students who are enrolled with them. The ministry's decision amounts to an acknowledgment of irregularities in conferring the " deemed " tag to these institutions under the first UPA government in which Arjun Singh was the HRD minister. Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high-performing institutes and departments of various universities, allowing them to set their own guidelines for admission, syllabus and even fees.The government will allow the institutions to run under their parent universities so as to not jeopardise the future of students. Nearly two lakh students are enrolled in these universities in 13 states across India.The bulk of the 44 institutions are in Tamil Nadu: St. Peter’s Engineering College , Avadi; the Noorul Islam College of Engineering , Kumaracoil, Thuckalay; the Meenakshi Medical ...

. An estimated 520,000 people were murdered in 2000 around the globe. Two-fifths of them were young people between the ages of 10 and 29 who were killed by other young people.[29] Murder rates vary greatly among countries and societies around the world. In the Western world, murder rates in most countries have declined significantly during the 20th century and are now between 1-4 cases per 100,000 people per year. Murder rates in Japan, Ireland and Iceland are among the lowest in the world, around 0.5; the rate of the United States is among the highest of developed countries, around 5.5 in 2004,[30] with rates in larger cities sometimes over 40 per 100,000.[31] Within the Western world, nearly 90% of all murders are committed by males, with males also being the victims of 74.6% of murders (according the United States Department of Justice).[citation needed] There is a sharp peak in the age distribution of murderers between the ages of 17 and 30.[citation needed] People become less lik...

. KOLKATA: Jyoti Basu, who died here today, resigned from active politics in 2000 but continued to guide the communist movement. - Born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), July 8, 1914. - Graduated from Presidency College with honours in English. He did his Bar at Law from London & got introduced to Marxism & Politics. - Returned to India in 1940. Joined Communist Party of India (CPI). - In 1944 he was a functionary of Bengal railway workers' union. - In 1946 he was elected to the Bengal legislative assembly, defeating Humayun Kabir of Congress. - Won from Baranagar assembly constituency in 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969 and 1971. He lost in the 1972 snap polls. - In 1964, he helped set up the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). - In 1967, he became deputy chief minister in a coalition government in Bengal. - Became chief minister of West Bengal June 21, 1977 and headed the Left Front government till Nov 6, 2000. - Missed a chance to be India's PM in 1996 after his party...