Three killed, 20 hurt in bomb blast in Algeria: Interior ministry
Three people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide car bomb blast near a police station in Naciria, 50 kilometres east of the Algerian capital, witnesses said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:43 am
No evidence of 'undesirable' investments in stock markets
There is no no evidence of any 'undesirable' source of investments in the Indian stock markets which are 'extremely well regulated', FM P Chidambaram has said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:35 am
Pakistan Bar Council wants ex-CJ to probe Bhutto's murder
The Pakistan Bar Council has demanded a judicial inquiry headed by deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar M Chaudhry into former premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:34 am
Relief to sectors under stress: Chidambaram
:Next month's union budget will focus on maintaining high growth and give "relief" to sectors under "stress" such as those affected by the rupee appreciation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:33 am
My time to lead will come: Bilawal
Slain Benazir Bhutto's son Bilawal said in a message on website Facebook that his 'time to lead will come' despite his inexperience.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:23 am
Hyundai, Kia aim to raise 2008 sales on new vehicles
Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors, South Korea's biggest automakers, aim to increase sales 21 per cent this year selling new cars and sport-utility vehicles in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:19 am
Don't play with Dravid's career: Kirmani
Former wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani on Wednesday lashed out at the Indian team management in Australia for "playing with the career" of Rahul Dravid.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:17 am
Federer vows he has more to come
Champion of Champions for the third year running, the Swiss star said that at 26, he was injury-free and full of motivation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:16 am
Mumbai ashamed, two girls molested - NDTV.com
 Times Now.tv | Mumbai ashamed, two girls molested NDTV.com - The shocking pictures of two young women being molested by a mob of 70 to 80 men at Mumbai's Juhu area in the early hours of New Year's Day, has ashamed the city. Mob molestation case: Police unfazed Girls molested on New Year's Day in Mumbai |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 11:04 am
Kenya violence hits Indian expats - NDTV.com
 NDTV.com | Kenya violence hits Indian expats NDTV.com - In Kenya a mob torched a church and burnt 50 people to death. The church was sheltering hundreds of people fleeing post -election violence in the country. Kenya violence targets Gujaratis Modi urges Prime Minister to assist violence-hit expats in Kenya |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:59 am
India to provide solar power subsidy - minister
(Reuters) - India will subsidise the running of solar power plants to help develop a renewable energy infrastructure, where high costs can be prohibitive, the minister for renewable energy said on Wed...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:28 am
Cold Weather Kills 38 in Northern India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- An unusually fierce cold snap has killed nine people in northern India over the past two days, bringing the death toll from weeks of unusually chilly weather to 38, officials an...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:15 am
B'desh seeks cheaper rice from India
DHAKA: Facing a major crisis in soaring prices of essentials, Bangladesh's interim government has sought cheaper rice from India to tackle the problem as it nears the completion of one year in offi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:12 am
Pakistan and India swap nuclear information
NUCLEAR PACT: Indian and Pakistani officials K. C. Singh (L) and Khalid Aziz Babar (R) shake hands in nuclear cooperation deal. (Getty Images) Pakistan and India on Tuesday exchanged lists of their...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:07 am
Tiger falls in love with a lion!
New Delhi, Jan 2 : A male tiger and female lion have fallen head over heels in love with each other at a safari park in southernmost China's Hainan Province.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Baume and Mercier's RIVIERA XXL MAGNUM watch ideal for modern businessman
Mumbai, Jan 2 (ANI/Business Wire India): Luxury Swiss watchmaker, Baume and Mercier announced the launch of the new XXL MAGNUM model, the RIVIERA featuring new case will appeal to refined sports lovers and aficionados of elegant and understated design.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Jaipur ropeway project dropped
Rajasthan government's ambitious ropeway project here has been dropped following the forest department's refusal to give clearance.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Cold wave claims over 40 lives in Jharkhand
An intense cold wave sweeping parts of Jharkhand have claimed more than 40 lives in the state so far.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Delhi freezes at 1.9 degrees Celsius - Hindustan Times
 TopNews | Delhi freezes at 1.9 degrees Celsius Hindustan Times - Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, making it the coldest day of the season so far and the coldest on January 2 in the last five years. No respite from cold in Punjab and Haryana as mercury drops North India shivers in cold wave |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 9:52 am
Indian troops die in raid on camp - BBC News
 Calcutta Telegraph | Indian troops die in raid on camp BBC News - Suspected militants have attacked a paramilitary camp in northern India, killing seven soldiers, officials say. The attackers, dressed as soldiers, arrived at the camp in Rampur, in Uttar Pradesh state, very early on Wednesday. CRPF, local police trade charges on Centre’s security Both Centre, UP govt to blame for attack: BJP |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 9:05 am
Benazir offered a Bollywood role in 1972 - Hindustan Times
 Edmonton Journal | Benazir offered a Bollywood role in 1972 Hindustan Times - AP A file photo of Benazir Bhutto who had a secret meeting with Musharraf on Saturday. Mukesh Bhatt confirms when questioned on whether he's considering a film on Benazir Bhutto to Hiren Kotwani. India ready to give all help to Pakistan: Jaiswal Bloggers sign condolence book for Bhutto |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 8:56 am
Sonia likely to be discharged today - Hindu
 TopNews | Sonia likely to be discharged today Hindu - New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was hospitalised here after she complained of difficulty in breathing, is likely to be discharged on Wednesday. Sonia Gandhi hospitalised after chest congestion Sonia stable, likely to be discharged tomorrow |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 7:28 am
Move to impose President rule 'illegal, unconstitutional': Rio - Hindu
Move to impose President rule 'illegal, unconstitutional': Rio Hindu - New Delhi (PTI): Amid speculation over imposition of President's Rule, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday said such a move would not only be "illegal and unconstitutional" but would amount to "murder of democracy". President’s rule in Nagaland Prez rule likely in Nagaland |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 7:28 am
BAE Systems buys Indian American's firm for $450 mn
A major US military support provider company set up by an Ohio-based Indian American and his wife in 1984 has been acquired by leading British defence firm BAE Systems for some $450 million.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 6:02 am
Bollywood films to watch out for in 2008
The year 2007 gave Bollywood a parting hit in 'Taare Zameen Par', Aamir Khan's directorial debut about a child with learning disability. The golden run is likely to continue in 2008 too with the New Year releases promising a bouquet of romance, thrillers and period dramas.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 6:00 am
Bilawal sounds off on Facebook - Daily News & Analysis
 CNN-IBN | Bilawal sounds off on Facebook Daily News & Analysis - MUMBAI: Who’s the real Bilawal Bhutto Zardari? You may have to go to Facebook to read the mind and soul of the late Benazir Bhutto’s son. 'Hot' Bilawal believes ‘democracy is the best revenge’ Zardari's call for foreign probe an eyewash? |
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2008 | 5:05 am
We need a new face with Hrithik: Anurag Basu
Anurag Basu, who is directing Hrithik Roshan in an action-romance, wants a brand new leading lady opposite the star.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 3:31 am
Simi, Karan come together for TV show
Strange are the ways of showbiz. Simi Garewal and Karan Johar, the hosts of two most fiercely competitive celebrity talk shows, 'Rendezvous With Simi Garewal' and 'Koffee With Karan', are coming together to judge a music-and-dance contest on NDTV's new entertainment channel Imagine.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 2:00 am
Bombay To Bangkok' music not much to rave about
Film: 'Bombay To Bangkok'; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty, Ronnie, Shirish, Salim, Suleiman, Sukhwinder Singh; Singers: Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Zubeen Garg, KK, Shreyas Talpade, Lena Christensen;Ratings: *1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 2:00 am
Hospital to be set up at Erragadda
CM announces addition of new block to Niloufer HospitalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Coldest New Year in five years
NEW DELHI: The Capital woke up to its coldest New Year in five years on Tuesday with the mercury falling to a freezing 2.6 degrees Celsius. While the misty New Year morning did give way to a sunny afternoon later in the day, the weak sunlight ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Pratibha: DRDO must keep deadlines in mind
Visits missile complex in HyderabadSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Decision on Pakistan poll date put off
All parties to be consulted: officialSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Minister, Congress leader injured
Kolkata: West Bengal Education Minister Partha De and Congress leader Manas Bhuniya were injured when their convoy was hit by a speeding trailer on the Kona Expressway on Monday night. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Procedural lapses in property tax system
BANGALORE: Did the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) follow all norms in formulating the capital-based value system (CVS) of property tax in the city? A close look into the process reveals that BBMP officials have violated a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Two hideouts busted in Jammu and Kashmir
JAMMU: The Army on Tuesday busted two militant hideouts in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered arms, ammunition and explosive materials, official sources told PTI. Acting on information, troops during a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Warning ignored by CRPF authorities
Srinagar: Intelligence Bureau agents warned last week that a strike on the CRPF’s recruitment camp in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh was imminent, highly placed official sources told The Hindu . The warning, based ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Nadal scores easy win in Chennai Open
World No.2 and top seed Rafael Nadal of Spain powered his way to a 6-2, 6-4, win against unheralded Frenchman Mathieu Montcourt and advanced to the second round of the $436,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament, here Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2008 | 7:02 pm
I need to play better to win Chennai Open: Nadal
World No.2 Rafael Nadal said he needed to play much better tennis than he did here Tuesday if he were to win the ATP Chennai Open tournament.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2008 | 7:01 pm
India hails Bhutan's first ever elections
India Tuesday congratulated Bhutan for the 'successful conduct' of the first ever elections to the National Council, or Upper House of parliament, held Monday as an important step in the Himalayan country's transition to democracy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2008 | 7:01 pm
UP attack: Rise of the homegrown jihadi?
From the indications available so far, the November strikes in UP appear to have been carried out by Indian cells of the HuJI. If this is proved by further investigation, the HuJI possibly now has an Indian branch with operatives, capable of carrying out terrorist strikes autonomously without too much dependence on their counterparts in Pakistan and Bangladesh.Source: rediff News |
Bollywood blockbusters great hit in Gaza
Factional fighting and warnings of an impending humanitarian disaster have little effect on the appetite of Gaza population for Bollywood movies.Source: Times of India |
Missing Delhi cop resurfaces
It is a case that became an embarrassment for the Delhi Police when it came under attack from its own men.Suspended Inspector Balbir Singh hit the heaSource: NDTV News |
India, Pak exchange list of n-plants
Continuing with the confidence-building measures, India and Pakistan...Source: The Indian Express |
Malaysian minister clarifies govt stand
Malaysian Indian Congress leader and Public Works Department Minister Dato Samy Vellu is in Chennai to meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi toSource: NDTV News |
Bhutto was targeted by laser beam: Report
A newspaper quoted sources in the PPP as claiming that former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto was targeted with sophisticated 'laser beam technology'.Source: Times of India |
All-women channel a hit in Bihar village
Muzaffarpur, Jan 2 (PTI) In a state where beating up and killing of women after
branding them as witches is common, an all-women "news channel" is creating
waves in the rural backwaters of Bihar.
"Appan Samachar" (Our News), an all-women...
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Malaysian health minister in sex scandal resigns
A 60-minute video of Chua, a married man with three children, showed the minister performing sexual acts with his unnamed female friend in a hotel room from four different angles.Source: rediff News |
Not one case of bias by police in Mumbai riot cases, claims govts review panel
The high-power committee reviewing the cases of communal riots in Mumbai during...Source: The Indian Express |
Woman serial killer to undergo narco-analysis test
The police say that they may subject the suspect to a narco-analysis test to elicit more information. They feel there is more to the case and there is every possibility of more people being involved.Source: rediff News |
Woman serial killer to undergo narco-analysis
Bangalore, Jan 2 (PTI) Police here plan to conduct a narco-analysis test on the
woman serial killer, accused of six murders, as she turned out to be 'a tough
nut to crack' by refusing to give details of her complicity in the killings.
The...
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US eased tech policy may benefit China: Report
Weapon experts are worried that the newly-authorised equipment by the Bush administration for export to China for civilian use could instead end up helping Beijing modernize its military, a media report said.Source: rediff News |
Mumbai ashamed, two girls molested
Shocking pictures of two women being molested by a mob of 70-80 men in Mumbai, on the New Year's Day, have emerged.Police said that a suo mot
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Benazir was targeted using laser beam tech: PPP
There is no dearth of stories about Benazir's death. The controversy has taken another turn with a section of her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) claiming she was targeted with sophisticated "laser beam technology".Source: rediff News |
Rupee trades in narrow range, steady against dollar
Mumbai, Jan 2 (PTI) The rupee today showed steady trend against the US currency
in extremely narrow movements during morning trading in the absence of any
dollar buying or selling amid weakness in equity markets.
In lacklustre activity at...
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Bhutto rejected US advice to hire Pak security firms: report
'Diplomats and security experts at the American Embassy, for example, discouraged Bhutto from hiring American or British private security firms, fearing that a Western guard detail would draw too much attention to her and become a target,' the report said.Source: rediff News |
India observing Pak developments with concern: Antony
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (PTI) India was keenly watching the developments in
Pakistan in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination with concern and it
hopes that normalcy is restored in that country at the earliest, Defence
Minister A K...
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'Bhutto was targeted using laser beam'
A section of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party claims that she was targeted with sophisticated "laser beam technology".Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Terror marks a new year: 7 CRPF men killed in UP camp, attackers get away
Intelligence inputs treated as routine, lack of coordination among security agencies and lowering...Source: The Indian Express |
No headway in probe of attack on CRPF base
UP police and government officials continue to be clueless on the whereabouts of the terrorists who killed seven CRPF personnel.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
'Indians in Malaysia fighting a losing battle'
P. Moorthy, chairman of Hindu Rights Action Force group has said the fledgling protest movement by Indians in Malaysia is likely to die soon.Source: Times of India |
Neeraj Shekhar wins Ballia LS by-election
Samajwadi Party nominee Neeraj Shekhar wins the prestigious Ballia Lok Sabha by-election by a margin of over 1,30,000 votes over his nearest rival.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Indian charged with killing daughter, family in the US
Washington, Jan 2 (PTI) A 57-year-old Indian man has been charged with killing
his pregnant daughter, son-in-law and grandson by setting afire their apartment
in the US state of Illinois because he was upset over her marrying a man from a...
Source: PTI News : Top News |
SBI officer killed in road accident
A State Bank of India officer has been killed when a truck hit his motorcycle while he was on way to office in Nasik.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Over 220 Indians died during Haj
Some 221 Indian pilgrims died during the Haj this year due to natural causes, while six others were killed in road accidents.An Indian officia
Source: NDTV News |
Malaysian health minister to resign over sex video
Chua Soi Lek, said he will resign from the cabinet, a day after he shocked the nation by admitting he was the man in a sex video.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Lalu's sons beaten for alleged eve-teasing
Two sons of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad got into trouble for allegedly indulging in eve-teasing on New Year's eve and were beaten up by unidentifiedSource: NDTV News |
Shiv Sena activists on rampage
Activists of the Shiv Sena set on fire some shops and attacked homes in Thane on Wednesday, a day after their party leader died of injuries in a scuffle, the police said.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Indian kills pregnant daughter, family in US
A 57-year-old Indian man has been charged with killing his pregnant daughter, son-in-law and grandson by setting afire their apartment in the US stateSource: NDTV News |
Police sub-inspector shoots self in Nagpur
Vinod Bhosale (30), attached to Kalamana police station, shoots himself with his service revolver at his rented residence.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
227 Indians died during Haj
Dubai, Jan 2 (PTI) As many as 221 Indian pilgrims died during the Haj this year
due to natural causes, while six others were killed in road accidents.
An Indian official said that India had sent 1.57 lakh pilgrims that included
1.1 lakh who...
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Bhutto rejected US advice to hire Pak security firms: NYT
The US officials had asked Benazir Bhutto to hire Pakistani private security companies, reports NYT.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Centre to restructure postal department
Chennai, Jan 2 (PTI) IT and Communications Minister A Raja today said the
Centre would shortly undertake restructuring of the postal department to make
it "more efficient".
Speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of the inauguration of...
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Indian in US kills daughter and her kid
Subhash faces first-degree murder charges and one count of homicide of an unborn child in connection with the deaths.Source: Times of India |
Bhutto kids kept away from prying media
Islamabad, Jan 2 (PTI) With the newly appointed Pakistan People's Party (PPP)
chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sisters back in Dubai, the seniors in
their family are taking all possible steps to make sure the other Bhutto
children do not...
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Girls molested on New Year's Day in Mumbai
A mob of 70 to 80 men groped and molested two women outside a 5-star hotel in Juhu on New Year's Day in Mumbai.Source: Times of India |
NHRC to send investigation team to Kandhamal
The National Human Rights Commission will send an investigation team to Kandhamal...Source: The Indian Express |
Narco-test for Bangalore woman serial killer
A 43-year-old woman was accused of luring distressed women to local temples to perform special pujas, later killing them with cyanide and stealing their valuables.Source: Times of India |
Corrections
Arjan Singh from Kheri in UP says that in the edition dated December 7, 2007...Source: The Indian Express |
Lalu's sons thrashed for alleged eve-teasing
Two sons of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad got into trouble for allegedly indulging in eve-teasing on New Year's eve and were beaten up by unidentified youths in Delhi.Source: Times of India |
Lost in blame game: armoury next door, open road that runs right through
The Uttar Pradesh Government, led by Chief Minister Mayawati...Source: The Indian Express |
'Anand Jon being demonised because of his success'
The designer's sister feels that her brother is being singled out because "he managed to break into an industry where Americans find difficult to break into".Source: Times of India |
Bullet or sunroof? Pak Govt cant decide, PPP says elections will give the answer
Hours after it asked the people to "forgive and ignore" its claim that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto...Source: The Indian Express |
Carcasses of endangered turtle species washed ashore in Andhra
Environmentalists suspect that the cause of death of these endangered turtles could be sea pollution and mechanised fishing activity.Source: rediff News |
150 producers wait for release of their one movie this Friday
This Friday, an unusual movie will hit the screens. As many as 150 people...Source: The Indian Express |
Former PM's son wins in Ballia Lok Sabha by-election
Neeraj Shekhar won the prestigious Ballia Lok Sabha by-election by a margin of over 1,30,000 votes over his nearest rival, Bahujan Samaj Party's Vinay Shankar Tewari.Source: rediff News |