170,000 evacuated as Typhoon Ketsana approaches Vietnam's central coastSeptember 30th, 2009 170,000 evacuated as typhoon approaches VietnamHANOI, Vietnam — Authorities in Vietnam have evacuated 170,000 people as Typhoon Ketsana bears down on the country's central coast. The storm killed 240 people in the Philippines.
Open letter from students about 10 fake Indian IT companiesAugust 26th, 2009 Let's face it, This is hard time for techies. The market is seeing no new recruitment from the MNCs, there are no projects, US companies are busy saving themselves and all of that is taking a toll on the freshers.
University student hurls acid at professor after flunkingAugust 25th, 2009 HANOI, Vietnam — A university student angry about flunking his English classes barged into a lecture, threw a bucket of acid at a professor and then stabbed him in the back as he tried to flee, a university official said Tuesday. Students later overpowered the alleged attacker, Tran Xuan Thanh, and turned him over to police.
Top US officials in Afghanistan look to Vietnam War for 'how not to' lessonsAugust 6th, 2009 US looks to Vietnam for Afghan tipsBRUSSELS — Top U.S. officials have reached out to a leading Vietnam war scholar who opposes American involvement in Afghanistan in an apparent effort to apply the lessons of the earlier conflict to the fight against the Taliban.
Ohio man gets his wedding ring back after accidentally tossing in till at Texas tollboothJuly 9th, 2009 Man gets ring back after losing it at tollboothCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man has his wedding band back — and is back in his wife's good graces — after the ring accidentally wound up in the till at a Texas tollbooth. Rodger Moore went to Texas for a family wedding nearly two weeks ago.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
US Navy ship helps in search for MIAs in VietnamJune 12th, 2009 US ship helps search for MIAs in VietnamHANOI, Vietnam — A U.S. Navy ship is participating in the search for the remains of more than 1,000 U.S.
Vietnam fixes loophole, requires children to wear helmets on motorbikesApril 17th, 2009 Vietnam requires children to wear helmetsHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has closed a legal loophole that exempts children from wearing motorcycle helmets when they ride with their parents, state media reported Saturday. Under a revised Transport Law that will take effect July 1, adults transporting children under age of 16 without a helmet will be fined up to 200,000 dong ($11), the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper said.
UK websites flooded with 800 million pounds of fake goodsMarch 21st, 2009 LONDON - Online shopping sites in Britain are flooded with fake goods such as counterfeit designer clothing and computer softwares. According to a research was carried out by the online marketplace Price Minister, these fake goods are worth a whopping 800 million pounds.
Aniston to get 2 mn pounds engagement ring from beauMarch 13th, 2009 LONDON - Former 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston's musiscian beau John Mayer has approached top US jeweller Lorraine Schwartz to custom-make a two milion pounds engagement ring for his girlfriend. Schwartz has earlier created rings for celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Beyonce Knowles.
NASA spacecraft spots new moonlet in Saturn's ringsMarch 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found a new moonlet hidden in one of Saturn's dazzling outer rings, the Scientific American website has reported. Saturn's G ring, a faint band of material near the outer bounds of the planet's famed ring system, hosts a bright arc about 150,000 km long.
Prostitution racket busted in NoidaFebruary 28th, 2009 NOIDA - A prostitution racket operating here and in parts of the national capital was busted Friday with the arrest of nine call girls and seven men, police said. 'We received information that the Designer Park in Sector-62 was frequented by some pimps and call girls during evening hours.
Two students arrested with fake official stampsFebruary 24th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The police Tuesday said they have recovered rubber stamps of government officials and principals of several colleges from two engineering students here who allegedly used to sell fake degree certificates for massive amounts. The police said fake rubber stamps of senior government officials, principals and management of several colleges were recovered from the possession of Manoj Gupta and Anil Upadhyay, the B.
Two brothers arrested with over Rs.300,000 in fake currencyDecember 29th, 2008 NOIDA - Two brothers were arrested with counterfeit currency worth over Rs.300,000, the police said Tuesday. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Noida Police arrested the brothers, Atar Singh and Amit Singh, for allegedly supplying fake currency.
Two Punjab schoolboys arrested for printing fake currencyDecember 28th, 2008 JALANDHAR - Two teenaged schoolboys who wanted to become rich hit upon the idea of printing fake currency notes. However, they were caught when trying to palm off fake Rs.500 notes and handed over to police.
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