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CPI-M fires fresh salvo at PMThe Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with disregarding parliament.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 11:04 am Mumbai returns to normal after monsoon disruptionMUMBAI (Reuters) - A heavy monsoon downpour flooded streets and disrupted transport in Mumbai on Tuesday, with city officials advising citizens to stay indoors in the morning.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 11:03 am India likely to clinch IAEA pact by mid-JulyThe government plans to send a team of top officials to Vienna to clinch the IAEA pact after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes back from Japan next week.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Shoaib Malik may not play on WednesdayThe embattled Pakistani team may have to take the field in Wednesday's do-or-die Asia Cup match against India without captain Shoaib Malik.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:58 am Rel Money not to pursue Dubai Mercantile offerAnil Ambani Group firm Reliance Money today said it has been approached by Dubai Mercantile Exchange for picking up a stake in the bourse, but the company has decided not to pursue the deal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:49 am SBI to review home loan rates next weekNEW DELHI (Reuters) - State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, will decide in a week's time on raising interest rates on home loans, its chief said on Tuesday, following a hike in the state-run firm's key lending rate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:47 am 'Ministers to raise problems of electorate'West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today directed his ministers and Left Front members in the Assembly to raise the problems of the people they represented for redressal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am ArcelorMittal to buy 60% stake in Dubai firmL N Mittal-led ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel maker, is expanding its presence in the Middle East by acquiring a 60 percent stake in a Dubai-based steel distributor.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:46 am More Indians spend time online nowMore number of people in India are online now than earlier with the size of cyber audiences rising to over 28 million users in 2008, a growth of 27 per cent over the previous year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:43 am India sees taxes keeping fiscal deficit within targetNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit for the financial year to end-March will be below its budget target due to expected robust tax receipts, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am OSIM-India plans Rs 50 cr expansion over 3yrsOSIM-India, a leading distributor, supplier and dealer of lifestyle products such as massage chairs, plans to invest Rs 50 crore over the next three years in India for expansion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am Sunny side up for India's climate change plan - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am Rejuvenated India cross sword with PakistanA rejuvenated India will take on arch rivals Pakistan in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament here, fully aware that a victory will ensure them a berth in the final.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am Orissa says attack due to tactical error of Greyhound jawans - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:38 am Quota confusion prevails in DU - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:32 am Iran to give Farsi field rights to OVLIran today indicated that it may award rights to develop the 12.8 trillion cubic feet gas find in the Farsi block in that country to the Indian consortium led by ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:32 am Monetary surveillance up: RBIChanged economic environment, both domestically and globally, has prompted the Reserve Bank to scale-up its monetary intervention though there has not been any material change in the domestic economy since the last monetary action, a top central banker said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am Oil prices rise above $141 after Opec commentsOil prices jumped beyond $141 a barrel today after the president of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said there was uncertainty surrounding future investment in facilities to boost crude output.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:26 am Sania-Mattek to face Williams sistersSania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek set up a quarterfinal clash with Venus and Serena Williams after getting past the Uzbek-Belarussian pair of Akgul Amanmuradova and Darya Kustova.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:26 am Akhtar's fate to be decided on FridayThe Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned till July 4 the hearing into Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar's petition seeking a stay on the 18-month ban imposed on him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:20 am SBI to increase home loan rates by 0.5% by July 15Country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) today said it may increase home loan rates by up to 50 basis points in a fortnight.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:17 am Ambani rivalry under scanner of Western mediaIt's the rivalry between the Ambani brothers that has caught the fancy of Western media which compares it to a potboiler penned by fiction writer Jeffrey Archer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:17 am J&K Govt revokes Amarnath land transfer order - Kashmir Live
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:14 am Sail still committed to holding price lineAmid reports that steel prices have soared in over a month, state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (Sail) today said it maintained the prices for the domestic market during June at the same level as that of May, in line with its commitment of holding the price line.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:12 am Out to save Cong, Amar-Mulayam get down to business - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:11 am Sensex provisionally closes 4.1 pct lowerMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally ended down 4.14 percent on Tuesday as investors dumped stocks on growing worries about high oil prices, inflation and political uncertainty.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:05 am Essar appoints Michael P Foley as CEOEssar Communications Holdings Ltd (ECHL), the telecom subsidiary of Essar Global has appointed Michael P Foley as Chief Executive Officer, East Africa.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:03 am Muslims holding makeshift kitchens for stranded Amarnath pilgrimsSrinagar, July 1 : As various political groups are busy fanning communal passions through protests and violence in Jammu and Kashmir state over 100 acre forest land transfer issue, scores of Muslims are holding Langar (free community kitchen) for the stranded Amaranath pilgrims here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:01 am Amarnath pilgrims complain poor arrangements by local administrationSrinagar, July 1 : The ongoing protests in various parts of the Jammu and Kashmir have left many pilgrims stranded in the valley.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:01 am Pakistan Radio discovers that Sikhs are being discriminatedAbohar, July 1 : The latest 'discovery' by the Pakistan radio that Sikhs are being discriminated in India has caused surprise in Punjab.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:01 am Giraffes, zebras star attractions at Dhaka zooDHAKA (Reuters Life!) - Giraffes and zebras are staple attractions at zoos around the world, but many in impoverished Dhaka are getting their first glimpse of these beasts after a rare upgrade of the city's zoo.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Indian athletes bag six gold at Asian Grand PrixIndian athletes grabbed 12 medals, including six golds, in the third leg of the Asian Grand Prix at Hanoi in Vietnam.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Kashmir government cancels controversial land allotment orderThe government Tuesday rescinded the forest land allotment order to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), against which violent protests had broken out in the Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley during last week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Interactive books to make English easier for Uttar Pradesh beginnersArmed with specially designed interactive books, the Uttar Pradesh government is all set to introduce English as a subject from Class 1.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Steel Authority, Shipping Corp to float joint venture firmThe Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will float a joint venture company to facilitate import of coking coal for SAIL.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Aadesh ties up with Motorola to promote songComposer Aadesh Shrivastava has tied up with Motorola to promote his first international track 'Bollywood Meets Hollywood' that he recorded with American rapper Wyclef Jean and Abhishek Bachchan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Kashmir separatist leaders arrested over land rowSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India placed several top Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest on Tuesday as they prepared to protest against a decision to transfer forest land to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), a move that has sparked violence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:57 am Lalu meets Sonia amid standoff on N-dealAs the stand-off over the Indo-US nuclear deal between the Left parties and the government continued, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi.Prasad refused t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:48 am DU campus reels under quota confusionDelhi University introduced a nine-percent quota for students from Other Backward Classes this year, but the problem is that most seats reserved in this quota are still lying vacant. OBC students are ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:48 am Mumbai limping back to normal - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:37 am Amar Singh meets MukherjeeAmar Singh held a meeting with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee late on Monday night amid the stand-off between the Congress and the Left parties.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:33 am 'MBAs can benefit from learning Chinese'Bala V. Balachandran says a management student "has to learn the culture of each country".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:30 am China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talksBEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 9:22 am NE Vision Document: 12.9 pc annual growth projected - E-Pao.net
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 8:47 am India's Exports Increase at Slowest Pace in 14 Months (Update2) - Bloomberg
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 8:07 am CPI(M) says mulls govt withdrawalNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Angry about a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, India's main communist party said it could withdraw support for the government if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh makes what is seen as a symbolic trip to a G8 summit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 7:29 am Denmark world's happiest country, survey findsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Denmark, with its democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere, is the happiest country in the world, researchers said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:15 am Loan waiver: Farmers' list out, not everyone happy - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Williams sisters on course for final date at WimbledonLONDON (Reuters) - Venus and Serena Williams enter the women's Wimbledon quarter-finals on Tuesday with even their next opponents conceding they are strong favourites for another final appearance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:47 am Goa: The 'Super Prank' story that wasn't - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:17 am Lyricist Sameer inks five-film deal with Nikhil AdvaniLyricist Sameer, best known for songs like 'Kuch kuch hota hai' and 'Ghoonghat ki aad mein', has been signed up for five films by Bollywood director Nikhil Advani.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am I'll always be there for Shekhar Kapur: Preity ZintaControversies aside, actress-cum-business woman Preity Zinta says she has the deepest respect for internationally acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur and that she will be always there for him.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am Congress will pay price for Amarnath land move: AdvaniThe Congress party will have to pay the price for 'opposing' land allotment to Amarnath shrine authorities in Jammu and Kashmir, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:34 am Court to hear arguments daily in BMW hit-and-run case!Final arguments in the BMW hit-and-run case involving Sanjeev Nanda, grandson of former Naval Chief Admiral S M Nanda, as the main accused are likely to be heard on a day-to-day basis by a Delhi court.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Common stakes in future guide ties with China, says India!Ties between India and China have witnessed dramatic changes recently and the two Asian giants have many stakes in common in future including development and environmental concerns, India`s ambassador to Beijing Nirupama Rao has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Upper income limit for OBC creamy layer may be doubled!In a move that could allow reservation benefits to a larger section of Other Backward Classes (OBC), the upper income limit for creamy layer to be excluded from this category is likely to double up.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am PM for equitable and fair global climate change framework!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change must be effective, fair and equitable to all countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am SP`s `closeness` with Congress no danger to UNPA: TDP!With senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohan Singh admitting his party`s closeness with Congress, key UNPA ally Telugu Desam on Monday denied that this development would pose any anger to the alliance.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Students should visit rural areas, says President!President Pratibha Patil on Monday said students should visit villages to understand the needs of people in rural areas.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Pranab Mukherjee on three-day visit to Egypt!India and Egypt will hold wide ranging talks to strengthen bilateral relations during the three-day visit of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Cairo beginning from Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am N-deal: Left unmoved by PM`s offer!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s offer to come to Parliament before operationalising the Indo-US nuclear deal did not cut much ice with the Left parties today, which said they would withdraw support the moment it goes ahead on the agreement.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Nuke crisis factbox: Scheduled events in the coming week!The government faces a crucial week as it tries to breach a deepening divide with its communist allies over a civilian nuclear deal with the United States.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am Azad asked to prove majority by July 7!The Ghulam Nabi Azad government in Jammu and Kashmir, which was reduced to a minority following the pull out of coalition partner PDP, was on Monday asked by Governor N N Vohra to prove is majority in the Assembly by July 07.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:24 am It’s UPA’s vote-bank politics: AdvaniBhopal: Surrendering the land allotted to Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board is yet another example of the UPA’s vote-bank politics, according to senior BJP leader L.K. Advani. “Revoking of land allotment to the Board is one ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Valley shut down for 8th daySRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley witnessed a complete shutdown for the eighth consecutive day on Monday in protest against the transfer of land to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board. Shops and business establishments, government offices, educational ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Homage to ManekshawNew Delhi: Hundreds thronged India Gate to sign the condolence book on the passing away of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Death of woman sparks protestPUDUCHERRY: The death of a 23-year-old woman due to snake bite on Monday sparked an immediate protest by her relatives and activists belonging to the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) in front of the Assembly. Her relatives and activists ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pest attack unnerves Tirunelveli farmersTIRUNELVELI: Farmers, who have raised cotton, vegetables and sunflower crops on over 600 acres in and around Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai, are on the verge of facing a huge loss due to pest attack, pesticides providing little help. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Creamy layer income limit to be doubledNew Delhi: The upper income limit for creamy layer is likely to be doubled to around Rs.5 lakh, a move that will expand the number of OBCs for quota benefits. The proposal will be submitted on Tuesday. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Nothing new in his offer: LeftNEW DELHI: The Left parties on Monday said there was “nothing new” in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer of coming to Parliament before operationalising the nuclear deal with the United States. They also reiterated ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Prove majority by July 7, Azad told“Srinagar Chalo” today to demand revocation of land transfer orderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Fuel shortage sparks rush, traffic snarlsIOC admits to shortage of diesel, but says problem is temporarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Loans to cost moreMumbai: Home, auto and other retail loans will cost up to 0.75 per cent more, with lenders HDFC, ICICI Bank and SBI on Monday announcing an increase in interest rates. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Man arrested for illegaly selling birdsA city court Monday sent a man to jail for keeping 81 birds for breeding and trading purposes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 5:31 pm Akali-BJP combine claims victory in violence marred civic pollsThe ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in Punjab Monday claimed a 'landslide' victory in elections to 87 municipal councils and seven nagar panchayats even as violence marred the polling in several parts across the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 5:31 pm I never wanted to be Houghton's assistant: NayeemSayeed Nayeemuddin Monday night rubbished national soccer coach Bob Houghton's claim that he had wanted to be the Briton's assistant to learn from his training style.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm ICICI Bank, HDFC hike deposit, lending ratesIndia's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank and biggest housing loan firm Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) Monday decided to hike interest rates for their fixed deposits as well as consumer loans.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm Balloon seller alleges rape in Connaught Place, police denyA 22-year-old woman Monday alleged that four unknown men had raped her in the Central Park of Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi, but the police termed her allegation as fake and concocted.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm Allahabad Bank to increase lending rateKolkata-based Allahabad Bank Monday said it would increase its benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) by 50 basis points to 13.50 percent from July 1 to increase its cash reserve ratio.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 4:31 pm 'India to add 300,000 MW capacity over next decade'India will add 300,000 MW of power capacity over the next decade presenting an investment opportunity of $600 billion, according to a leading management consulting firm.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 4:31 pm Over 30 jawans feared drowned after Orissa Naxal attack!Naval divers were today pressed into operation to look for 36 personnel of an elite anti-Naxal force who were feared drown in a reservoir in Andhra Pradesh- Orissa border where their launch sunk after being fired upon by Maoists.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:58 am BJP, VHP Jammu shutdown on Amarnath land issue!The BJP and the VHP on Sunday gave a shutdown call on Monday here and demanded the removal of Amarnath Shrine Board Chairman and Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra after the board gave up its claim on the forest land allotted to it.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:58 am
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