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Gujarat poised to become ship building hub by 2015, says Modi - Hindu


Gujarat poised to become ship building hub by 2015, says Modi
Hindu - 1 hour ago
Vadodara (PTI): Terming Gujarat ports as the "gateways to the country", Chief Minister Narendra on Saturday said that the state is poised to become the ship-building hub of the country by 2015.
Healthy infants govt’s new goal Expressindia.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 10:30 am

Defiant Ganguly digs in for India

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India's Saurav Ganguly thwarted South Africa's charge for victory in the second test with an undefeated half century on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2008 | 9:47 am

Tibet vows trouble-free Olympic torch despite unrest

BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's Communist Party chief vowed a trouble-free Olympic torch relay through the region, even as security forces struggled to stamp out flaring violence in a nearby part of Tibetan China.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2008 | 9:28 am

No plastic, be environment-friendly, EC tells parties in Ktk - Economic Times


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No plastic, be environment-friendly, EC tells parties in Ktk
Economic Times - 3 hours ago
5 Apr, 2008, 1437 hrs IST, PTI BANGALORE: The May Assembly elections in Karnataka could well be environment-friendly with the Election Commission today appealing to political parties to desist from using plastic in campaign material.
Enforce code strictly, EC urged Hindu
Poll panel drafting guidelines for Karnataka poll Thaindian.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 9:18 am

Goafest: McCann, O among top 50 agencies

Mumbai's McCann Erickson and Ogilvy & Mather are in the top 50 agencies worldwide in the industry's most respected awards survey titled The Gunn Report.Sharing the top leagues found out by
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 9:02 am

Reliance plans to enter rig manufacturing biz

Reliance Industries the country's largest private sector company is mulling an entry into the rig manufacturing business."We are exploring avenues to enter into the rig manufacturing business
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:58 am

YSR unhappy over slow pace of jalayagnam works

HYDERABAD :Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Friday expressed unhappiness at the pace of execution of works of Jalayagnam in the district and found fault with the mindset of Chie...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:57 am

Politics of hate spreading over Kuthuhalamma episode

Babu was cornered by Treasury benches in the House after he demanded that Speaker KR Suresh Reddy should chair the session. Deputy Speaker Kuthuhalamma was in the Chair and the iss...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:57 am

Model farmers ' selection rocked ZP meet in Kakinada

HYDERABAD : The alleged irregularities in selection of 'Adarsa Rythulu' (model farmers), rocked the Zilla Parishad general body meeting held in Kakinada on Friday. ZPTCs of Congress and Telugu Desam p...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:57 am

12 SIMI associates arrested - Deccan Herald


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12 SIMI associates arrested
Deccan Herald - 3 hours ago
In the ongoing drive against banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), twelve SIMI associates were arrested from a village in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district.
Two more held in Indore for SIMI links Times of India
8 SIMI activists held in Madhya Pradesh Sify
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:39 am

Injured Tendulkar ruled out of third South Africa test

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss the third and final test against South Africa starting in Kanpur on April 11, the Indian board (BCCI) said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:28 am

Deora to meet Pak, Iran officials on Apr 23

Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora today said that he would be discussing the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline issue with both Iranian and Pakistani officials soon.The minister, while
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:15 am

ONGC OVL to invest $450 mn in Venezuela

ONGC OVL will be investing around $450 million in Venezuela where the company has picked up a 40% stake in an oil gas block, Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said.The block in San
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:13 am

Hogenakkal water project on hold

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has put the Hogenakkal drinking water project on hold till Karnataka has an elected government in place.The move came after protests in Karnataka over the 1,340...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:07 am

Mumbai hotels bear the brunt of price rise

With prices of food items shooting through the roof, many Udipi hotels in Mumbai are losing business and several have been forced to shut shop. The owner of Aditi restaurant in Mumbai, Shetty, is a tr...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:07 am

Another murder covered up in Goa

Mumbai, In a chilling parallel to the murder of British teen Scarlett Keeling, a Russian who died on a Goa beach over two years ago had a stab wound to his stomach, yet police maintain he drowned and ...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:01 am

Drunk cop opens fire in Andhra hospital, injures two

A drunk police constable early Saturday allegedly opened fire inside a government hospital in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, injuring two hospital employees.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:01 am

India tottering at 95/3 at lunch

India, after conceding a mammoth 418-run lead, were tottering at 95 for three wickets in their second innings at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against South Africa here Saturday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am

Sea dredging affecting Olive Ridley turtles, says green body

One of nature's greatest spectacles - the mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles - has been badly hit by sea dredging for constructing a port near the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Orissa, a conservation group has alleged.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am

Scoreboard at lunch on third day of second Test

Following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test between India and South Africa at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, near here:
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am

Tikait rules out pre-poll tie-up - Hindustan Times


Tikait rules out pre-poll tie-up
Hindustan Times - 4 hours ago
PTI Political parties looking for kickbacks after supporting BKU in the recent Mayawati versus Tikait showdown received a setback on Saturday when president Mahendra Singh Tikait ruled out a pre-poll alliance with any party saying that it would bide ...
'Mayawati has lost moral right to speak for Dalits' Times of India
Will Tikait’s ‘second coming’ be a damp squib? Zee News
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:55 am

Hema Malini funds cat shelter in Kolkata

Hema Malini, Bollywood actor and Rajya Sabha MP, has allotted funds to set up the first cat shelter of India in the West Bengal capital.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:32 am

Deora to meet Pak, Iran officials on gas pipeline issue - Times of India


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Deora to meet Pak, Iran officials on gas pipeline issue
Times of India - 4 hours ago
MUMBAI: Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Saturday said he would be discussing the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline issue with both Iranian and Pakistani officials soon.
ONGC OVL to invest $ 450 mn in Venezuela Hindu
Development of capital goods needed in oil and gas sector: minister Thaindian.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:24 am

Goafest:Lowe to add new biz ventures in India

Interpublic Group agency Lowe Worldwide will be adding new business ventures and capabilities in the areas of branding and technology consisting mainly of analytics and mobile campaigning, to Lowe
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:18 am

Goafest: The rise of new media

PepsiCo and Reebok-Adidas are cool and television advertising drives their sales every year in double digits. However, Scott Goodson, founder of New York-based advertising agency StrawberryFrog was
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:09 am

FIIs net sell Rs 778cr in F on Friday

The Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 777.54 crore in the futures & options segment on Friday.According to data released by the NSE, FIIs were net sellers of
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:06 am

Wall St ends flat; ADRs slip

Wall Street ended on a flat note on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 17 points to 12,609. The Nasdaq moved up eight points at 2,371.Indian ADRs ended on a weak note. HDFC Bank
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am

India, Turkmenistan ink MoU on cooperation in oil sector - Economic Times


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India, Turkmenistan ink MoU on cooperation in oil sector
Economic Times - 5 hours ago
5 Apr, 2008, 1140 hrs IST, PTI ASHKABAT: India and Turkmenistan on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas.
India expects growing ties with Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, says ... Hindu
India signs oil and gas deal with Turkmenistan RIA Novosti
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:24 am

'I couldn't refuse Balaji,' says Smriti

Actress Smriti Irani, who is set to return to TV as Tulsi - the character that catapulted her to fame - says due to her long association with STAR Plus and Balaji Telefilms, she couldn't refuse when they asked to make a comeback.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 5:31 am

Her mission: to take classical music to the young

Vivacious and young, Meeta Pandit is quite a contrast to the typical image of an Indian classical singer. This scion of the Gwalior gharana knows what she wants to do - take classical music to the young generation.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 4:30 am

SGPC threatens to sue top UK auction house - CNN-IBN


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SGPC threatens to sue top UK auction house
CNN-IBN - 8 hours ago
A MATTER OF FAITH: SGPC's fact-finding team will meet on Saturday to discuss course of action against Sotheby's. Sotheby's says the body armour doesn't belong to Guru Gobind Singh.
SGPC for ban on auction of relics Times of India
Sotheby's defends armour auction BBC News
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 3:48 am

Comedy contest winners headed for Bollywood

A Kolkata-based acting group is all set to make its Bollywood debut after winning the 'Idea Hass Ley India Comedy Gang War', a talent hunt contest.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am

I'm not as good as Saif on guitar: Farhan Akhtar

Saif Ali Khan isn't the only one who's unveiled a secret passion for playing the guitar. Director Farhan Akhtar, who plays a rock musician in Abhishek Kapoor's 'Rock On', also knows how to strum but says he is not as good.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 2:30 am

It's poetry all the way for 'Shaurya'

Film: 'Shaurya'; Music Director: Adnan Sami; Singers: Adnan Sami, Sunidhi Chauhan, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Shah Rukh Khan, Kunal Ganjawala; Rating: **
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 1:30 am

Fake passport gang busted - Times of India


Fake passport gang busted
Times of India - 11 hours ago
LUCKNOW: The special task force (STF) on Friday busted a gang involved in issuing fake passports with the arrest of three persons from Aliganj.
Three arrested for human trafficking in UP Sify
Human trafficking racket busted, three arrested Lucknow Newsline
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:57 am

Mamata calls bandh over inflation - Times of India


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Mamata calls bandh over inflation
Times of India - 11 hours ago
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress and its new partner SUCI have called a 12-hour Bangla Bandh on April 21 in protest against rising prices of essentials.
Trinamool, SUCI call for bandh against price rise Hindu
Price bandh on April 21 Calcutta Telegraph
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:57 am

Sarabjit could be a case of mistaken identity - Times of India


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Sarabjit could be a case of mistaken identity
Times of India - 11 hours ago
CHANDIGARH: Pakistan human rights activist Ansar Burney, flush with the success credited to him in bringing home former spy Kashmir Singh after 35 years in a Lahore jail, told an eager gathering in Chandigarh on Friday that Sarabjit Singh, ...
‘Sarabjit case may be a mistake’ Hindustan Times
UN hope for Sarabjit Calcutta Telegraph
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:57 am

Microsoft evaluating Yahoo bid - sources

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet company may have lost value since Microsoft made its offer, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:21 am

Show of solidarity in Tamil Nadu over Hogenakkal water project

Film fraternity observes fast, lawyers boycott courts, Assembly appreciates gesture
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

Grade ‘A’ rice for Rs. 2-a-kg scheme

Stock to reach fair price shops by Sunday; 3.3 lakh tonnes moved for distribution
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

April 10 Karnataka bandh is on


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

Khurana back in BJP

NEW DELHI: The former Chief Minister of Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, is back in the BJP and the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, is expected to follow suit soon.Assembly elections are due both in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh later ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

Inflation soars to 7%

More fiscal changes likely
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

U.S. hints nuclear deal may spill over to the next administration

Says time is running out for the Congress though it’s possible to move forward on it
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

The 1998 story of Hogenakkal

CHENNAI: In 1998, Karnataka agreed to abide by the conditions imposed by the Union Water Resources Ministry if Tamil Nadu withdrew its objections to Cauvery water being used to augment supply to Bangalore, according to the minutes of a meeting ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

SC status for Dalit Muslims, Dalit Christians favoured

NEW DELHI: A study commissioned by the National Commission for Minorities has suggested extension of reservation to Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians. Bringing them under the ambit of the constitutional safeguards that are available to ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

Rs.10 a kg for paddy procured during current puncha season

Tea estates to be exempted from plantation tax
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

Petition against Lalu rejected

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a petition against RJD chief Lalu Prasad challenging his continuance as Union Minister over issues relating to contesting elections, saying it was filed to seek “publicity”. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am

'Goafest should aim to be bigger than Cannes'

Scott Goodson, founder and CEO of StrawberryFrog, is an expert in using a unique mix of ideas, research and technology to concoct path-breaking advertising.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 10:14 pm

AAAI must become inclusive: Nasscom veterans

It was a moment of truth for the ad fraternity at the Goafest on Friday. And the voice of enlightenment was none other than the software industry's emissary - Nasscom.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 10:13 pm

Ad pie does have a stretching limit

Why advertisers are jumping into TV extravaganzas like IPL is a nut non-television based media owners are finding tough to crack.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 10:12 pm

Shot in the arm for rural credit

The fate of over one lakh cooperative credit societies, which form the backbone of the country's rural credit system, is likely to be finalised shortly.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 10:07 pm

'Housing policies are hurting the lower-middle class the most'

Niranjan Hiranandani, managing director, Hiranandani Constructions, spoke to DNA Money's Pooja Sarkar about the challenges and opportunities in the real-estate sector.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:58 pm

Domestic hotels see sense in sculpting more brand tiers

Just as in retail, the hospitality business is also witnessing tremendous growth in the branded segment.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:56 pm

Bhel lines up Rs 900 cr for non-core business

Bhel, which is aggressively pursuing its capacity expansion programme in boiler manufacturing to meet the XIth Five-Year Plan target.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:54 pm

HUL will go to farmers for Kissan

Hindustan Unilever will soon begin sourcing agricultural raw material directly from the farmers for its Kissan food brand.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:53 pm

Of used cars and fair price

In this paper, Akerlof has analysed the problem people face in selling second-hand cars, or what he calls used cars. Surely then, I'm not the only one facing this problem.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:51 pm

In the short term, liquid funds work best

The bears seem to be gathering momentum for quite sometime as every breakout in the positive direction by the bulls faces stiff opposition.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Apr 2008 | 9:49 pm

Inflation rises to 40-month high of 7%

The bad news on inflation continues with the wholesale price index (WPI) rising to a 40-month high of 7 per cent for the week ended March 22, raising expectations of higher interest rates and more
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Apr 2008 | 7:45 pm

FII-TO-FII TRADES: PNB traded at 8% premium

Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 243 crore on the BSE Friday-an increase of 145.37% from Rs 100 crore clocked on Thursday. As many as 10 stocks witnessed trades of 21 lakh shares on Friday
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Apr 2008 | 7:08 pm

Hyderabad Heroes beat Lahore Badshahs in ICL first final

Hyderabad Heroes pulled off a close win in the first of the three finals against fancied Lahore Badshahs in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) Twenty20s Grand Championship at the Tau Devi Lal cricket stadium here Friday evening.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 6:00 pm

Hyderabad Heroes beat Lahore Badshahs in ICL final

Hyderabad Heroes won the first final of the Indian Cricket League's Twenty20 Grand Championship beating Lahore Badshahs by six runs in a close match at Panchkula Friday evening.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 5:01 pm

Hyundai i10 is JK Tyre-Indian Car of the Year 2008

The Hyundai's i10 has bagged the 2008 Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY), awarded by JK Tyre.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 5:01 pm

Jilted girl conspires to throw acid on lover

A 19-year-old girl here conspired with friends to throw acid on a youth she loved after he broke up with her, police said Friday, solving a three-month-long case.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm

Dalai Lama's presence hurts China ties - India poll

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has hosted the Dalai Lama since he fled Tibet half a century ago, but a large majority of Indians surveyed by a news magazine feel his presence has harmed the country's ties with China.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2008 | 4:50 pm

Bus crash kills 15 people in Kolkata

KOLKATA (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed on Friday when a bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and plunged into a canal in Kolkata, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2008 | 1:26 pm

Inflation douses talk of early polls - for now

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's food bills are soaring and the economy is slowing as high interest rates bite, threatening to derail an election strategy the ruling coalition hopes will return it to power before May next year.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2008 | 12:27 pm

Lagging China, India to woo Africa at leaders summit

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will host leaders from more than a dozen African nations next week as it tries to emerge from China's shadow on the continent, offering its skills in low-cost services in return for access to rich natural resources.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2008 | 10:54 am
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