Jerusalem, Jan 31 : Israel is keeping an eye on the ongoing unrest in Egypt, fearing that the country could fall into the hands of Islamic fundamentalists if fair elections are not held. The News York Daily News quoted Zvi Mazel, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, as saying that the threat of Islamic radicals taking over Egypt could be avoided if President Hosni Mubarak allows free polls. “If reform is real and elections truly open, people will have no reason to vote for the radicals,” Mazel added.
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New Delhi, Jan.31 : An international conference of the SLOCs (Sea Lines of Communication) Group here today called for a United Nations Laws of the Seas conference to safeguard the massive volume of trade through the seas. The two-day 16th SLOCs Group conference, organized by Observer Research Foundation, focused on the need to have a fresh and inclusive look at the international law, including traditional concepts like the Freedom of Seas. Delivering the keynote address here today, Vice Admiral (Retd) K.K.
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Mumbai, Jan 31 – More than 300 Indians evacuated from Egypt, which is in the midst of a political upheaval, Monday reached Mumbai on a special Air India flight and thanked the government and the airline for coming to their rescue. ‘The Boeing-747 brought back 320 passengers this afternoon,’ an airline spokesperson said. ‘Our scheduled Mumbai-Jeddah flight will be further sent to Cairo this evening to pick up more Indians,’ he added.
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Sydney, Jan 31 : People in NSW may soon be required to stop using their iPods and phones while crossing the road. The call to pass this law has been backed by the NSW police too. It is the latest attempt to improve traffic safety by legislating against technological distraction but the question is how to enforce it.
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New York, Jan 31 : Professional golfer Tiger Woods’ alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel was pictured posing for the NoH8 campaign with duct tape over her mouth and the group’s logo on her face. Uchitel, 36, a former nightclub hostess turned reality television star, posed in the campaign by a gay-rights activist group that began after the ban on gay marriage passed in California in 2008. “I love that these 2 guys started this 2 years ago and its still going strong,” the New York Daily News quoted Uchitel as tweeting.
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Mumbai, Jan 31 – A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday made up for most of its intra-day losses, though it still ended lower amid weak and volatile market sentiments. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,226.21 points, closed at 18,327.76 points, down 68.21 points or 0.37 percent from its previous close at 18,395.97 points. It had slipped more than 357 points to 18,038.48 points in the morning session.
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Panaji, Jan 31 – A consignment of nine bulls and 64 pigs meant for slaughter and nearly 10 tonnes of beef being illegally brought into Goa from Karnataka was seized by police Monday, officials said. The raid was conducted by the police in association with the Akhil Vishwa Jai Sri Ram Gau Sanvardhan Kendra, a Goa-based NGO, which promotes conservation of cows and conducts awareness campaigns against cow slaughter. ‘We have arrested eight people who were with the meat and livestock consignment, which did not have legal permit.
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London, Jan 31 : The Beckhams are reportedly preparing for their fourth baby’s arrival in the summer by giving their London and Los Angeles homes a feng shui makeover. Pregnant Victoria has hired 600pounds-an-hour interior designers to overhaul their mansions, reports the Daily Star. The 36-year-old former Spice Girl ordered that the decorations be done in keeping with the ancient Chinese art of feng shui, which looks to find the right balance of life forces.
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London, Jan 31 : Egyptian actor Omar Sharif has said that Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president should step down as he had failed to improve the standard of living for ordinary people. “The president should have resigned. Given that the entire Egyptian people don’t want him and he’s been in power for 30 years that’s enough,” the Telegraph quoted the 78-year-old as saying in a radio interview.
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