Israeli Ambassador to India Mark Sofer says militant outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hamas are similar in their activities and adds Israel is satisfied with the evidence that India has furnished about the Mumbai militant attacks.
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A small town in Spain has decided to make use of its cemetery not only to bury its dead, but also to generate eco-friendly power. Four-hundred-and-sixty-two solar panels generate electricity equivalent to the yearly use of 60 homes, according to town officials. With a population of 1.24 lakh, the isolation of the sun-trap cemetery made it the only ideal location for such a project.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/solar-panels-on-graves-give-spanish-town-green-energy/82061-2.html
Saina Nehwal brushed aside her disappointment about missing an Olympic medal to become the first Indian woman to crack the top 10 in the world badminton rankings in December and the teenager is aiming even higher in 2009. Saina became the first Indian to reach the quarter-finals in Olympic badminton in August but missed a semi-final spot when she blew an 11-5 lead in the decider to go down to eventual bronze medallist Maria Kristin Yulianti of Indonesia.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shuttler-saina-eyes-a-place-in-top-five/82031-5.html
At least 22 people have died in Kolkata after drinking bootleg liquor and the death toll could rise, police said on Monday. The victims, mostly labourers, started vomiting and convulsing with stomach pains on Sunday after drinking the liquor in slums around the city's Kidderpore port area along the river Ganges.
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The thought-provoking literary works of Mahatma Gandhi, India's iconic freedom fighter, are set to go public after the copyright on his writings and speeches lapses this month.
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India's leading league clubs have ignored a plea from national coach Bob Houghton to rest players from some matches to keep them fresh for internationals. The Briton is building a squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals in Qatar and has asked clubs to omit internationals from fixtures outside the I-League, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-clubs-ignore-houghton-request-to-rest-top-players/81983-5.html
Actor John Travolta broke a two-day silence over the death of his 16-year-old son Jett on Sunday, saying he and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, were "heartbroken" by their sudden loss. Jett, who had a history of seizures, was found unconscious in a bathroom at his family's home at the Old Bahama Bay resort on Grand Bahama Island on Friday morning.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/actor-travolta-heartbroken-over-sons-death/81974-8.html
The sophistication of the Mumbai attack points to the involvement of "state actors" in Pakistan, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday, ahead of his next week's visit to the US with a dossier of evidence.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/state-actors-involved-in-2611-hints-chidambaram/81925-3.html
Sean Penn, who stars in Milk, and Happy-Go-Lucky's Sally Hawkins were named best actor and actress on Saturday by the National Society of Film Critics, positioning them as front-runners for next month's Academy Awards. The critics' association chose Waltz With Bashir as the year's best film in a surprise move.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sean-penn-sally-hawkins-win-critics-awards/81914-8.html
The UN Security Council held a special meeting on Saturday after Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza. Council diplomats said the 15 members would debate a statement drafted by Libya, the only Arab member of the Security Council, that would express "serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza, in particular, after the launching of the Israeli ground offensive".
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/un-council-holds-emergency-meeting-on-gaza/81913-2.html
Chrysler LLC said on Friday it has received an initial $4 billion emergency loan from the US government. "This initial loan will allow the company to continue an orderly restructuring," Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said in a statement.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chrysler-says-gets-4-billion-us-government-loan/81871-25.html
Sri Lankan attack helicopters bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the north of the island on Saturday, the military said, a day after ground forces seized the rebel headquarters town of Kilinochchi.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sri-lanka-bombs-more-tiger-bases--ltte-hq-falls/81858-2.html
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