Obama grabs Iowa lead from Edwards; Clinton third
Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:25 pm
Volatile exchange rate unlikely to disrupt business: Reddy
The Reserve Bank said that volatile exchange rate was unlikely to disrupt business environment as the corporates and business entities in India take time to respond to changes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:20 pm
Radical Sikh outfits 'split' over honour to Bachchan
The robe of honour reportedly offered to Amitabh Bachchan recently by SGPC at Golden Temple led to a rift between two radical Sikh organisations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:10 pm
MP CM lands in row after visiting murder accused in hospital - Hindu
 Times Now.tv | MP CM lands in row after visiting murder accused in hospital Hindu - Indore (PTI): Already under attack over the way the case of Ujjain professor HS Sabharwal was investigated, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has landed in yet another controversy following his visit to a hospital where he met an ... MP CM visits main accused in Sabharwal murder case Breach of propriety? |
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Sania-Bopanna keep clean doubles record despite loss
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna kept their unbeaten record in doubles on Thursday though India failed to get into the final of the Hopman Cup.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:49 am
SEBI proposes to make debt offerings faster, cheaper
Market regulator SEBI proposed simplifying the corporate debt issuance process with a view to reducing costs and enhancing transparency in bond offerings.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:36 am
We are in a pretty good spot, says Brett Lee
Getting two crucial wickets of Rahul Dravid and V.V.S. Laxman towards the end saw Australia end the second day once again on a high note.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:32 am
Pakistan is safe, Geoff Lawson tells Australians
Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson has personally assured the Australian cricketers and officials that they'll be safe in the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:28 am
PNB to raise Rs 4,000 crore from bonds
State-run lender Punjab National Bank plans to raise Rs 4,000 crore through bonds to meet its credit needs.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Jan 2008 | 11:26 am
Molestation: Victim recounts horror - NDTV.com
 BBC News | Molestation: Victim recounts horror NDTV.com - It was an incident that outraged a nation and destroyed the image of Mumbai as a city safe for women. Two women, molested and hounded by a mob of 80 men on New Year, in the city's prominent Juhu neighbourhood. Mumbai molestation victim's recount horror Mumbai molestation case: Victim surfaces, may approach police |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:55 am
Six killed in southern India temple stampede - Reuters
 TopNews | Six killed in southern India temple stampede Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Five adults and an 8-year-old boy were trampled to death and at least 12 people injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in southern India on Thursday, a state government official said. Five killed in temple stampede in southern India Five killed in Vijayawada temple stampede |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:53 am
UP attack: CRPF jawan's involvement suspected - Sify
 NDTV.com | UP attack: CRPF jawan's involvement suspected Sify - Even as the investigating agencies were yet to receive any formidable lead on the Central Reserve Police Force Group Centre attack in Rampur, the security forces are interrogating a CRPF jawan, a former Kashmir militant, for his alleged role in the ... Rampur attack shows lack of will, says BJP Western UP high on terror quotient |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:35 am
Manila Water pre-qualifies for India water project
(Reuters) - Manila Water Co. (MWC.PS: Quote, Profile, Research), a subsidiary of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. (AC.PS: Quote, Profile, Research) has pre-qualified to bid for a water project in I...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:27 am
Farmers' to take on Wal-Mart in India
(Reuters) - Indian farmers and traders, opposed to the entry of private retail giants such as Wal-Mart, are building a chain of superstores as part of efforts to sell their produce directly and stop p...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:26 am
Laxman leads India's fightback
India staged a brilliant fightback in the post-lunch largely thanks to VVS Laxman's scintillating strokeplay. After losing Wasim Jaffer early, it was down to the familiar partnership of VVS Laxman and...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:26 am
Laxman century boosts India hopes in Sydney
By Vicki Hodges and agencies Day two (close): India 216-3 against Australia (463) VVS Laxman struck his third century in four innings' at the Sydney Ground to help India reach 216-3 in reply to record...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:26 am
Cold kills 38 in India since December
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 and a news report said ye...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:25 am
Cold wave continues in Northern India, claims at least 90
UP/New Delhi/Amritsar/Srinagar, Jan 3 : Intense cold wave conditions prevailing in North India claimed at least 90 lives across the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Sonia Gandhi still in hospital but 'improving steadily'
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday remained admitted in a city hospital for the third day but doctors attending to her said 'her condition is steadily improving'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Mano Murthy protests 'plagiarisation' of his music
Popular Kannada music director Mano Murthy is contemplating legal action against the producer and the music director of 'Vaana' for 'unabashed plagiarisation of original tunes' and denial of credit to the original composer.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Indefinite curfew continues in Assam after mob violence - Times of India
 BBC News | Indefinite curfew continues in Assam after mob violence Times of India - GUWAHATI: Indefinite curfew continued on Thursday in Lakhi Bazar area of lower Assam's Goalpara district where seven people were killed and eight others injured in mob violence and police firing during a bandh there. 7 killed as Assam police fire on mob 5 killed, 20 hurt in Goalpara firing |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:56 am
Nisha hits a pregnant woman! - SantaBanta.com
 CNN-IBN | Nisha hits a pregnant woman! SantaBanta.com - In a bizarre incident, Bollywood actress Nisha Kothari's car knocked down a pregnant woman near the Santacruz Airport in Mumbai around 11.00 am on Wednesday. Pregnant woman hit by actor Nisha Kothari's car Nisha Kothari's car injures a woman |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:36 am
Centre sacks Nagaland government - Reuters India
 Calcutta Telegraph | Centre sacks Nagaland government Reuters India - GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - The Central government dismissed the elected state government in Nagaland after a controversial no-confidence vote triggered political uncertainty there, officials said on Thursday. Union Cabinet for President’s Rule in Nagaland Cabinet nod to Prez rule in Nagaland |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 8:25 am
Spiking Sri Lanka peace pact will have 'consequences': Norway
Sri Lanka's decision to scrap its ceasefire agreement (CFA) with the Tamil Tigers will have 'negative consequences' and only spark more violence, warned a Norwegian minister who helped broker the truce in 2002.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 7:00 am
North India reels under cold wave - NDTV.com
 Gulf Times | North India reels under cold wave NDTV.com - It is freezing in north India and the cold wave is unlikely to let up in the next few days. At least 90 people have died so far, mainly in Uttar Pradesh but that is just the official estimate. Cold wave claims 8 lives in UP cold grips Punjab, Haryana |
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Jan 2008 | 6:53 am
Marathi film sets box office record
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil has a reason to rejoice. A Marathi film, 'Saade, Maade, Teen', has created a record by running to packed houses in theatres for the past five weeks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 5:30 am
BSP trying to get foothold in Andhra politics
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is gearing up to get a foothold in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh with party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati set to address a public meeting here Jan 6.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 4:00 am
Indian in Britain awaits apology for 'racial bias'
More than two months after winning a racial discrimination case against a British telecom firm, an Indian management student in the University of Northampton is still waiting for a formal apology from the company.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 3:00 am
Tanjua is a natural-born actress: Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher is shooting for a fascinating new film about the warm relationship between a man and his granddaughter in 'Hawai Dada'. And what makes it special is that veteran actress Tanuja is playing his wife.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 2:00 am
All devout Muslims are not fundamentalists: Jagmohan Mundhra
Real life stories thrill him and he loves transporting them on to celluloid. London-based filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra continues to capture reality in films like 'Shoot At Sight' about the July 7, 2005, bombings in London.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jan 2008 | 1:30 am
‘States cannot de-notify SEZs’
NEW DELHI: The Centre said on Wednesday that notified Special Economic Zones (SEZs) could not be de-notified or scrapped by any State government. “Once an SEZ is notified after getting formal approval from the Board of Approval, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
For the Navy’s modernisation
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Ceasefire with LTTE invalid, says Sri Lanka government
Decision comes hours after suspected Tiger attack on Army vehicleSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Sonia Gandhi’s condition stable
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here late on Monday and diagnosed with chest infection, is “making steady progress and has been advised further rest.” Chairman of the Board of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Ceasefire agreement a meaningless paper
Till April 2007, LTTE violated it 3,830 times and government 351 timesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
TDB stalemate may upset festivals
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lack of coordination and alleged differences of opinion among the members and the president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) are feared to upset the conduct of the Makaravilakku festival in Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
e-learning to be introduced for distance education students of Alagappa University
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
PM for merging Neelachal Ispat with RINL
Positive response to the plea made by NJR and his party colleaguesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
Sri Lanka decides to pull out of ceasefire with LTTE
The Sri Lankan government Wednesday decided to withdraw from the Norway-brokered 2002 ceasefire agreement it had signed with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) citing failure to bring peace to the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 6:30 pm
Chandra Shekhar's son wins in Ballia, Mayawati gets blow
Samajwadi Party nominee Neeraj Shekhar Singh, son of former prime minister Chandra Shekhar, was Wednesday elected to the Lok Sabha from his late father's constituency Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, defeating the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of Mayawati.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Jan 2008 | 6:30 pm
Class eight student shot dead by senior in MP
It was not immediately known what prompted the shooting during school hours but there were reports that it occurred after a scuffle between the two students, the police said.Source: rediff News |
Seven detained in Mumbai molestation case
Seven people were detained from Sion in connection with molestation of two women on New Year's Day in Mumbai.Source: Times of India |
Seven held in Mumbai molestation case
The Mumbai Police have detained seven people in connection with the New Year molestation case.One of the men is reportedly from Andheri East
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Before terror killed them in 5 minutes, they fought it for years in N-E and Valley
At 10 am, as the seven coffins were lined up in a row and jawans and family fought tears...Source: The Indian Express |
Sabharwal case: CM visits accused
The Professor Sabharwal murder case became a classic example of justice denied as key witnesses refused to testify against the six ABVP activists accuSource: NDTV News |
Teen shoots schoolmate in MP school
A Class X student shot down a Class VIII student in a school in Madhya Pradesh. The incident had occurred after the students got involved in a scuffle.Source: Times of India |
Bilawal fights tears at condolence meeting
Dubai, Jan 3 (PTI) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who was anointed chairman of
Pakistan People's Party on Sunday after the assassination of his mother Benazir
Bhutto, fought back tears as friends and family streamed in to offer their
condolences at...
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Sonia still in hospital, condition 'steadily improving'
Gandhi's condition is steadily improving and she has been advised to continue rest, her doctor said. He said Gandhi had normal food and comfortable sleep on Wednesday night.Source: rediff News |
Incentives announced for solar power generation
India is fast becoming a solar panel manufacturing hub, with some of the major manufacturers...Source: The Indian Express |
Musharraf is wrong to delay the election
In a fair contest, with an independent judiciary, an unbiased election commission and neutral officials in the field, polls suggest Musharraf loyalists would be obliterated. If a delay is simply a pretext to thwart the PPP and to gerrymander a return of a pliable, pro-Musharraf parliament, countries that genuinely want a democratic Pakistan should condemn it.Source: rediff News |
When city of dreams turned nightmare for molestation victims
Mumbai, Jan 3 (PTI) Recounting the tale of horror, one of the victims of the
New Year day molestation case here described how the hooligans pinched and
groped her, while the woman's husband narrated how he felt when around 50
people were...
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Bilawal fights tears at condolence meeting
Clad in a black kurta and salwar, Bilawal, 19, the eldest of the three Bhutto children, received condolences from residents at his home in Emirates Hills,Source: rediff News |
Temple stampede kills 6 in Andhra
Five women and a child were killed and 18 injured in a stampede at a bathing ghat near Kanakdurga temple here on Thursday.Thousands of devotee
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Ex-Orissa top cop seeks two weeks to surrender
The apex court had said that his bail plea will only be heard by the trial court in Rajasthan after he surrenders.Source: rediff News |
Two suspected persons arrested from Indo-Pak border in J-K
Jammu, Jan 3 (PTI) Army troops arrested two suspected persons from Indo-Pak
border in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said today.
Army's Territorial Battalion jawans arrested the duo after they observed some
movement near International...
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Pranksters impersonate Bilawal on Facebook
Though his father Asif Ali Zardari, who is co-chairman of the PPP, has admitted that his son has an account on Facebook, the quotes attributed to Bilawal by media organisations are the handiwork of pranksters.Source: rediff News |
Age catching up with Bucknor, high time he retires: ex-players
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) Steve Bucknor's horrendous decisions against India in
the second cricket Test in Sydney today evoked calls for the 61-year-old West
Indian umpire's immediate retirement from officiating in international matches.
...
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Student shot dead by classmate in Madhya Pradesh
Student shot dead by classmate in Madhya PradeshcSource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Musharraf dials Scotland Yard for truth about Bhutto
Grappling with the fallout of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf...Source: The Indian Express |
Freezing cold grips Punjab, Haryana
Freezing cold wave continues to sweep many parts of Punjab and Haryana, with Adampur in Jalandhar remaining the coldest at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
No need for UN probe into Bhutto murder: US
The US has said that there was no need for a UN probe into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto as Britain's Scotland Yard had agreed to lead the inquiry.Source: Times of India |
Class X boy kills junior at MP school
An eighth class student of a Government school in Satna district has been killed by his senior schoolmate.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Spurned novel wins Costa Awards
London, Jan 3 (PTI) A box-office assistant, whose first novel was rejected by
20 agents and publishers before one editor spotted its potential, has bagged
one of Britain's most prestigious literary prize.
Catherine O'Flynn (37), joined the...
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When city of dreams turned nightmare for molestation victims
Recounting the tale of horror, the victim's husband narrates how he felt when around 50 people began trying to molest his wife and cousin.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Controversy plagues temple town Udipi
There is disagreement among temple heads in the coastal town of Udipi in Karnataka - should the head of the Puthige Mutt, Swami Sugunendra Teertha, beSource: NDTV News |
Mumbai molestation - Police announces reward
Mumbai molestation - Police announces rewardSource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
China values PM's upcoming visit
China on Thursday said it attached high importance to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's maiden visit to the Communist nation from January 13 to 15 durinSource: NDTV News |
HC issues notice to Meghalaya Govt on firing
The Gauhati HC issues a notice to the state Govt asking what action has been taken against the security personnel involved in firing incidents in September, 2005.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
BB Mahanti ready to surrender
Former Orissa DGP BB Mahanti has finally agreed to surrender. Mahanti, who is wanted by the police for allegedly helping his rape convict son Bitti juSource: NDTV News |
Rani's Mukherjee's land to be seized - TV
Rani's Mukherjee's land to be seized - TVSource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Curfew on at Lakhi Bazar area, situation under control
Guwahati, Jan 3 (PTI) Indefinite curfew continued today in Lakhi Bazar area of
lower Assam's Goalpara district where seven people were killed and eight others
injured in mob violence and police firing during a bandh there.
"The situation was...
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Sonia Gandhi still in hospital
Congress President Sonia Gandhi undergoes a CAT scan and her condition is stated to be "steadily improving".Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Bhojpuri superstar Kishan to move court against Bihar ban
Mumbai, Jan 3 (PTI) Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan today said he would move the
court for revoking the ban imposed on him by the Bihar and Jharkhand Motion
Picture Producers Association (BJMPPA) and also file a defamation suit.
"The sudden...
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Sydney Test: India 216/3 at stumps
In reply to Australia's 463, India were trailing by 247 runs at the close of Day 2 of the SCG Test. Laxman and Dravid shared a 175-run partnership for the 2nd wicket.Source: Times of India |
India slashes customs duties on 4800 items from SAARC nations
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) India has scrapped import duty on more than 4,800 items
from four neighbouring countries and reduced customs tariff on these products
from Pakistan and Sri Lanka as part of efforts to boost trade in South Asia.
"The...
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Scotland Yard ready to probe Bhutto's murder
A team of British police is set to leave for Pakistan by the weekend to probe the assassination of Benazir Bhutto which has been marred by controversies.Source: Times of India |
Dr Sangeet! Live concert in Jammu gynae ward
Few doubt that music has a healing effect. But Jammu's SMGS Hospital...Source: The Indian Express |
Bitti case: Mohanty Sr. seeks more time to surrender
Suspended IPS officer B B Mohanty, evading arrest in connection with the escape of his son Bitti, has sought two weeks time to surrender.Source: Times of India |
UPA tries to save SEZs from its own govt in Goa
Even as the Board of Approvals for Special Economic Zones gave a formal nod for 24 new SEZs...Source: The Indian Express |
Mumbai molestation victims recount horror
Recounting the tale of horror, the victim's husband narrated how he felt when around 50 people began trying to get at his wife and cousin.Source: Times of India |
Snubbing Advani, Raje, Rajnath put RSS man to head Rajasthan BJP
By appointing Om Mathur as the party chief in Rajasthan yesterday...Source: The Indian Express |
Bhutto's son is the target now: Pak cleric
Just days after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, her son Bilawal has been targeted by a radical Pakistani cleric, according to the The Sun website.Source: Times of India |
Nervous over losing the edge, Japanese envy Indian schools
Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete...Source: The Indian Express |
Taliban group issues ultimatum to Pak
The Tehrik Taliban-e-Pakistan, which was formed in December with Mehsud as its commander, has given the government two days to end military operations at Swat in the North West Frontier Province and pull out all security forces from the area.Source: rediff News |
Boxer declared brain dead
South Korean boxer Choi Yoi-sam, who lost consciousness after...Source: The Indian Express |
Sri Lanka on alert as government scraps ceasefire agreement
Apparently emboldened by its recent military successes against the LTTE, the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday night decided to terminate the truce agreement with LTTE.Source: rediff News |