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VHP accuses centre of bias in terror investigation

VHP accuses centre of bias in terror investigationNew Delhi, Nov 8 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has blamed the Central Government of being biased to Hindus caught in terrorist attack case.

Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra has arrested Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for her suspected involvement in September 29 blasts in Malegaon, in which five people were killed.

The ATS arrested five people including Hindu activists and two retired army officials for their suspected role in the blast.

Astronomers obtain deepest ultraviolet image of the Universe

Astronomers obtain deepest ultraviolet image of the UniverseMunich, Nov 8 : Astronomers have obtained the deepest ever ground-based ultraviolet image of the Universe, which shows millions of distant galaxies of different shapes and colors.

Obtained in part with the ESO’s (European Southern Observatory’s) Very Large Telescope, the image contains more than 27 million pixels and is the result of 55 hours of observations with the VIMOS instrument.

Orissa Govt Accepts Resignation Of 7 Doctors

Orissa Govt Accepts Resignation Of 7 DoctorsThe Health Department of the State government has accepted the resignation of seven doctors including that of Madhusudan Mishra, president of Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA), the organization heading the agitation in the state from the last few days.

In order to make the government concede to their various demands, nearly 2000 doctors across the state had submitted their resignation papers a few days ago.

The government on the other hand has termed the doctors resignation as illegal.

British Airways to suspend flights from Dhaka early next year

British Airways to suspend flights from Dhaka early next yearDhaka  - British Airways will suspend its Dhaka-London passenger flights from March because of non-profitability of the route, media reported said Saturday

"The decision to suspend flights between Dhaka and London has been a difficult one to make. However, the route is not making a profitable contribution to our business and we are unable to sustain it," Amanda Amos, the airline's Area Commercial Manager for South Asia, said in a statement.

The airline, however, will continue cargo operations using connecting flights via the Middle East, said the release issued on Friday.

Bullies ‘enjoy seeing others in pain’

Bullies ‘enjoy seeing others in pain’Washington, Nov 8: Children engaged in bullying behaviour may actually enjoy seeing others in pain, suggests a new study.

Brain scans at the University of Chicago have shown that brain area associated with rewards was highlighted when the youth watched a video clip of someone inflicting pain on another person.

"This is the first time that fMRI scans have been used to study situations that could otherwise provoke empathy," said Jean Decety, Professor in Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Chicago.

Obama’s Tuesday speech being used by cyber criminals to commit fraud

Obama’s Tuesday speech being used by cyber criminals to commit fraudWashington, Nov 7 : President-Elect Barack Obama’s historic acceptance on Tuesday is being used to commit fraud by cyber criminals, says Gary Warner, the Director of Computer Forensics Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

According to the expert, the cyber criminals are using the President-Elect’s popularity to perpetuate fraud as others have recently done by using popular media, banking and employment Web sites.

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