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on April 21, 2011

Bhagawan Sathya Sai Baba, prominent Indian religious leader undergoing treatment for multi-organ dysfunction at a private hospital at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh has reportedly suffered liver failure.

"Although his vital parameters and indices are near normal, yet the condition of his liver and intermittent episodes of low blood pressure are still a cause of worry," Dr A N Safaya, Director, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, said in a medical bulletin in Puttaparthi on Wednesday.

He also said that the Sai Baba continues to remain on ventilation to help his lungs.

A panel of doctors are monitoring him round-the-clock and giving all the necessary treatment to keep him in a stable state of health, Dr Safaya said.

Sathya Sai Baba, 86, was hospitalised on March 28 following problems related to heart and respiration.

Updated 21/04/2011

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Termites eat away Rs 1 crore in UP bank

(Uttar Pradesh): Currency notes worth Rs one crore kept in a chest of State Bank of India's Barabanki branch have been damaged and the suspect is none other than the 'mighty' termite.

"The information regarding damage to currency notes by termites has been given to the RBI," SBI Regional Manager Geeta Tripathi said.

The damaged notes, gnawed by the termites, were found in the chest yesterday.

Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba passes away

Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba, who was hospitalized on March 28 following problems related to heart and respiration, passed away this Sunday morning.

Former Supreme Court chief justice and Sathya Sai Central Trust member PN Bhagwati announced in a press release that Sai Baba breathed his last at 7.28am.

Baba's body will be kept at Sai Kulwant Hall on Monday and Tuesday for darshan, Sathya Sai Central Trust announced officially.

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Actor privithviraj wedding

Much has been written about Prithviraj and his marriage plans to Supriya Menon. Though he hasn't spoken much about the girl, Prithviraj has gone on record to state that there are no marriage plans in the offing.

However, sources continue to state that the actor will indeed be getting married today, April 25, to Supriya in a hush hush wedding at a resort in Palakkad district where his to-be wife hails from.

We are told that Prithviraj wanted his wedding to be a personal and private affair without cameras, and flashlights. Thus, only about 50 people (friends and family included) will be in attendance. If talks are to be believed, Prithviraj intends to host a reception a couple of days after the wedding where he'll invite one and all.

Source : News Channel

veteran Actor Thilakan’s car accident - 2 kid die.

Siblings Farzeen Khan, 6, and his sister Fathima Fida, 2, from Kappichal in Pookkulam, near Wandoor, were killed when the car driven by actor Thilakan rammed into an autorickshaw in which they were travelling at Pandikkad in Malappuram on Thursday.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 11.45 am at Colonypadi on Wandoor Road. The kids were travelling with their parents – Firoz and Jazina. They were on their way to Jazina’s house in Payyanad.

The vehicle was driven by Firoz. The kids died on the way to the hospital. Firoz and Jazina have been hospitalized with injuries. Farzeen was a Class II student of L P School, Pookkulam. The bodies of the kids were handed over to the relatives in the evening after autopsy.

Black money comes mainly from India: Assange

At a stage where governments around the world have tried to hide away from the embarrassment caused by WikiLeaks expose on black money, founder Julian Assange speaks exclusively to Times Now's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on the Swiss bank data and Indian names features in the same.

Julian Assange, made a stunning disclosure, that there could be Indian names in the data that WikiLeaks would publish. In the course of the interview, Assange appealed to Indians to absolutely not lose hope that the names of those with secret Swiss accounts will come out at one point in the future.

Ukrainian woman gives birth to 20th child

A Ukrainian woman has given birth to her 20th child, making her the most prolific mother in the country, media reports said. Leonora Nameni, 41, said she was not going to stop there and was planning to have more children, Xinhua reported.

The family with 10 sons and 10 daughters lives in a village in West Ukraine, Ukrainian website Ukranews said.

Jonathan, the eldest child in the family, is 20 years old and is already married. Six children are working, eight are in school, and six are pre-schoolers.

Both parents were brought up in large families as well. Janos Nameni, the father, has 16 brothers and sisters. Leonora is one of 14 children.

The family owns a small farm, where the children work. The parents said they give their children good education and teach them to respect traditions. Television is prohibited in the family.

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Ukrainian woman gives birth to 20th child

A Ukrainian woman has given birth to her 20th child, making her the most prolific mother in the country, media reports said. Leonora Nameni, 41, said she was not going to stop there and was planning to have more children, Xinhua reported.

The family with 10 sons and 10 daughters lives in a village in West Ukraine, Ukrainian website Ukranews said.

Jonathan, the eldest child in the family, is 20 years old and is already married. Six children are working, eight are in school, and six are pre-schoolers.

Both parents were brought up in large families as well. Janos Nameni, the father, has 16 brothers and sisters. Leonora is one of 14 children.

The family owns a small farm, where the children work. The parents said they give their children good education and teach them to respect traditions. Television is prohibited in the family.

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Actor Prithviraj has tied the knot with Supriya Menon, a reporter with the BBC World .

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Termites eat away Rs 1 crore in UP bank

(Uttar Pradesh): Currency notes worth Rs one crore kept in a chest of State Bank of India's Barabanki branch have been damaged and the suspect is none other than the 'mighty' termite.

"The information regarding damage to currency notes by termites has been given to the RBI," SBI Regional Manager Geeta Tripathi said.

The damaged notes, gnawed by the termites, were found in the chest yesterday.

The Sorcerer wrote:

Ukrainian woman gives birth to 20th child

A Ukrainian woman has given birth to her 20th child, making her the most prolific mother in the country, media reports said. Leonora Nameni, 41, said she was not going to stop there and was planning to have more children, Xinhua reported.

The family with 10 sons and 10 daughters lives in a village in West Ukraine, Ukrainian website Ukranews said.

Jonathan, the eldest child in the family, is 20 years old and is already married. Six children are working, eight are in school, and six are pre-schoolers.

Both parents were brought up in large families as well. Janos Nameni, the father, has 16 brothers and sisters. Leonora is one of 14 children.

The family owns a small farm, where the children work. The parents said they give their children good education and teach them to respect traditions. Television is prohibited in the family.

AirIndia on strike

Around 60 Air India flights were cancelled while several others delayed on the second day of the pilots' strike which continued despite the Delhi high court directing them to return to work.

In Delhi, 33 domestic and five international flights to Kathmandu, Kabul and Dubai were cancelled as the airline management decided to operate only those flights for which cabin crew as well as adequate pilots were available.

Similarly, unavailability of cockpit crew forced the national carrier to cancel around 19 flights, including two international ones, out of Mumbai.

"These cancellation have been done as per our contingency plan under which we had decided to operate only those flights for which pilots and cabin crew were available," an Air India official said.

Royal wedding

After being pronounced man and wife at Westminster Abbey, Prince William and Kate Middleton left for Buckingham Palace. Thousands of well-wishers lined the procession route as they cheered for the newlywed. Here are some stunning pictures from the royal procession.

Duncan Fletcher Replaces Kirsten As India’s Coach

BCCI has appointed Duncan Fletcher as coach of the Indian cricket team, for a period of two years. Fletcher had a successful stint as England’s coach between 2000-2007 during which the England team won the Ashes for the first time in 18 years, a feat that resulted in Fletcher earning an OBE. England also rose to become world number 2 in tests, on Fletcher’s watch.

Kamath appointed Infosys chairman, Shibulal as CEO

In a major top-level management restructuring, India’s second largest software firm Infosys today named veteran banker K V Kamath as the new chairman to succeed founder N R Narayana Murthy, who retires in August.

The over USD 6-billion Infosys Technologies has also appointed current CEO S Gopalakrishnan as the Executive co-Chairman and promoted COO S D Shibulal as CEO and MD.

Arunachal pradesh CM goes missing

The Army, SSB, ITBP and the state police resumed their joint operation this morning to locate a missing chopper carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others.

operation still going on..

Osama bin Laden dead, Obama says justice is done

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the September 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.

The world's most wanted man had been killed in a Pakistani compound in an operation on Sunday, which had been carried after cooperation from Islamabad, the US leader said.

Obama said in the historic address from the White House that he had directed the US armed forces to launch an attack against a compound in Pakistan on Sunday acting on a lead that first emerged last August.

"A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties."
A jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden's death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade.

Pak, Saudi refuse to claim Osama's body


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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have both refused to take the dead body of Osama Bin Ladin from the Americans. According to an intelligence source, "Pakistan was asked to take the dead body of Osama Bin Ladin, which the country rejected, saying he was not a Pakistani citizen.

Saudi Arabia was asked to claim the dead body,but refused to do so. The body is still in the custody of the Americans and no one is allowed to visit the spot where the operation took place.