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DETAINED. Khaleel Aziz Sheikh, 24, Kamal Ahmed Ansari, 32, and Mumtaz Ahmed Chowdhury, 38, in connection with the July 11 Bombay train bombings that killed more than 180 commuters; in Bombay and Bihar. The three suspects are the first to be arrested by police investigators, who after the blasts rounded up as many as 350 people-most of them Muslim-for questioning. A fourth man, Abdulkadir Karim Tunda, 64, a suspected member of Kashmir-based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba, was also detained last Thursday in Kenya. Officials say more arrests are forthcoming...
...Hammond said.Kremer spent the following summer in Israel where he worked with 12 research projects at eight different universities to raise $2 million in ALS funding. But now Kremer and Boaz have their eyes set on five times that amount. After Kremer and Boaz heard of the the Ansari X Prize—a $10 million competition to launch a piloted spacecraft into space twice within two weeks in 2004—Kremer said they decided to create a company based on the same business model.“One of the big problems with ALS is that there...
...Mexico is uniquely situated for a spaceport since no planes or satellites can pass through the area reserved for rocket launches and landings. State officials are scheduled to announce a partnership this week with Virgin Group founder Richard Branson to launch a fleet of ships--based on the Ansari X Prize--winning SpaceShipOne design--that will take tourists up to 400,000 ft. on a two-hour journey. Passengers can cover the $200,000 fare, Virgin Atlantic declared last week, by redeeming 2 million frequent-flyer miles. And, says Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn, after a few years "we hope...
...made her a household name not only in India but in Pakistan as well. In fact, the spectacular success of Mirza in so short a time has made the entire Muslim world proud of her. We all wish her more success in the years to come. Rafat Mahmood Ansari Islamabad...
...looks likely to remain for some time?and ironically, that may work out in favor of the foreigners in the end. Competition for reporters and other staff has pushed up labor costs for existing newspapers, and huge marketing expenditures threaten to eat into profit margins. Ansari of Mid Day says he is "concerned about some of the competitive strategies being adopted," warning that they "can only hurt the industry in the long term." In other words, even in one of the world's largest and most vibrant media markets, too many players may wind up chasing too few customers...