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Kerala, the most `hartal` prone state in India!Staging over a 100 hartals annually in recent times, causing loss of hundreds of crores of rupees to the state exchequer, Kerala has earned the dubious distinction of being the only state in the country where shutdown calls by any political party will be a sure success.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Jul 2008 | 1:21 pm Some coffee fans get grim delight in Starbucks woesNEW YORK (Reuters) - One coffee drinker's bad news is another coffee drinker's good news, it seems.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:57 am Gyanendra evades visitors on birthdayAway from the limelight, Nepal's ousted king Gyanendra will spend his 62nd birthday at a secluded forest lodge sans the traditional celebrations with just a shrunk family.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:56 am Crisis in Prince Harry's love life?Just days ahead of a romantic break in Africa, it seems that Prince Harry's love life is on the rocks again.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:49 am IITs have lot to offer to humanities studentsScience is science and humanities is humanities...But it does look like the twain have met - at least at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)!Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:28 am Prayers mark 73rd birthday of Dalai LamaPrayers for long life marked the 73rd birthday celebrations of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama here on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:26 am SAD to hold meeting on nuclear deal issue - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:18 am The warring 'My Lords' of Pakistani KashmirTwo senior-most judges of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir's Supreme Court are on a warpath accusing each other of being "unworthy" of the high post.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:16 am India decide to bowl against Sri LankaIndia won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final at National Stadium here on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:13 am Married man ties himself in 'knot'; lands in jail - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:06 am Bush gets airborne birthday suprise party - United Press International
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Flight crew to be grounded if confirmed with hypertension:DGCA - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:52 am Before Christ tablet to unravel more about himA tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that experts believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days, forcing a re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views about Christ.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:51 am We are facing a digital doomsdayThe digital doomsday is round the corner. In exactly 1,273 days there will be a web chaos in the world as we run out of internet addresses.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:45 am Fortis to focus on expanding Escorts networkWith the litigation between Escorts Heart Institute and Anil Nanda behind him, Fortis Healthcare Managing Director Shivinder Mohan Singh said the company will now focus on growing the Escorts network and brand.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:34 am One more Congress MLA joins BJP in Karnataka - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:31 am Canada's largest mosque opens up in CalgaryCanada's largest mosque, was opened in the city of Calgary by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who described it as a representation of the "true and benevolent face of Islam".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:29 am Fresh incidents of bombing, firing in Nandigram, no casualty - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am One more jawan's body fished out, efforts on to lift vessel - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am Curfew relaxed for two hours in riot-hit areas of Indore - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am Fresh incidents of bombing in NandigramFresh incidents of bombing and firing incidents were reported from Gar Chakraberia and Jadubarichak localities of Nandigram on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am 'Tata-Corus not possible without ArceloreMittal'The acquisition of Corus may have made Tata Steel the world's sixth largest steel maker, but the deal may have never happened but for ArcelorMittal, feels Aditya Mittal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:23 am Arunachal,Meghalaya favour trade with China,B'deshAs India is intensifying its efforts to broaden trade ties with South East Asia, two northeastern states have pitched for opening of border trading posts with neighbouring countries, including China.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:13 am Plant species on decline due to global warmingGlobal warming could trigger a dramatic decline in diversity of plant species on the rangelands in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in southwest China, American and Chinese scientists warned, as research showed a 26 to 36 per cent drop in plant species from 1998 to 2001.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:06 am Manmohan Singh to leave for G-8 summit in Japan on MondayNew Delhi, July 6 : Prime Minister Manamohan Singh would leave for G-8 summit in Hokkaido in Japan on Monday where he is expected to meet US President George W. Bush.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Coach Bob Houghton scores a pointYou may not agree with all that coach Bob Houghton has got to say, but you can't agree more when he cries that the pace at which Indian football is moving is painfully slow. In fact, what is true of Indian football is also true of other sports and indeed most facets of life and endeavour in the country, including its march on the road to economic progress.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am 1 killed as guard fires on protesting diamond workersOne person was killed and six others were injured when a private security guard opened fire at a mob of diamond workers, who were protesting over wage hike Sunday, the police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Anand confirms entry for innovative Grand Slam of Chess MastersViswanathan Anand has confirmed his entry for the inaugural Grand Slam of Chess final Masters in September this year, but Vladimir Kramnik, his opponent for the world title a month later in October has decided to stay away.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Gujarat boy selected for US aeronautical universityInspired by astronauts of Indian origin Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams, a student here has secured admission to the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the US.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am India to seek PortugalWith the India-US civil nuclear deal on course, India will seek Portugal's support in the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee meets his Portuguese counterpart Luis Amado Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Mithun to prosecute Rati Agnihotri inMithun Chakraborty, the original disco king of Bollywood, will be seen sharing screen space with his 1980s co-star Rati Agnihotri in 'Chal Chalein'. But they won't be seen as sweethearts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Tibetans-in exile gather in New Delhi to mark 73 rd birthday of Dalai LamaNew Delhi, July 6 : Tibetans-in-exile gathered here today to mark the occasion of the 73rd birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and prayed for his long life and good health.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Sports Schedule for July 6,2008Following is the sports schedule for July 6, 2008:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Global warming may spoil India's wheat partyAmid record wheat output estimate, here comes the dampener the country's wheat production may fall by about half a ton per hectare in 10 years if suitable steps are not taken to tackle climate change, says a study.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:59 am Gammon Infra to focus on waste-water managementGammon Infrastructure, which has projects in roads, ports and power, plans to focus on waste- water management as a new growth vertical for the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:54 am Indians high on demand in Saudi medical, IT sectorThere is tremendous scope for Indian professionals, especially in the medical and IT sectors of Saudi Arabia, which hopes to meet its requirements by importing workforce, an official has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:52 am 14 dead after heavy rains in north IndiaLUCKNOW, India (AP) — Flooding, house collapses and lightning strikes caused by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in northern India, taking the reported death toll in the annual monsoon sea...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:51 am Mineral based gene therapy has curative powersLying in a bathtub for an hour with the right minerals can repair faulty genes in your body and cure almost any illness ranging from cancer to the HIV virus and other genetic disorders like diabetes, a city based scientist has claimed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:48 am A secluded setting for G8 leaders in JapanThe world's most powerful leaders were gathering Sunday for talks in the mountains of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, an area which is as secluded as it is scenic.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:43 am No need for US to rush Indo-US N-deal: NYTAs the Indian government seemed set to move ahead with the stalled nuclear deal with the US, a top American daily has underlined there was no reason for the Bush administration to rush as it had given away "too much and got far too little".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:36 am Pakistan Islamists vow jihad year after mosque siegeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Pakistani Islamists vowed support for jihad, or Muslim holy war, on Sunday as they gathered at the Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, to mark the first anniversary of an army raid on the complex.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:35 am Sea surge strands 200,000 in BangladeshCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Some 200,000 people were marooned in Bangladesh on Sunday when a storm caused a sea surge to swamp a number of villages in southern coastal districts, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am Tigers in Sariska still under threat - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:43 am DRDO to undertake first full test flight of ASTRA missile - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:32 am Cars, toilets go green at eco-friendly summitTOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - Toilets that take on a life of their own, eco-cars coming sooner than you might think and security on Segways have cast this year's G8 summit in a decidedly green hue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:20 am It pays to go in an Indian public toiletNEW DELHI (Reuters) - It pays to use a toilet in southern India, as residents are earning close to a dollar a month by using public urinals, a scheme launched by authorities to promote hygiene and research in rural areas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 8:08 am WITNESS - Virtual friends in a cancer worldTORONTO (Reuters) - "Forgive me a freakout moment here," I wrote to a woman's-only Internet bicycling forum I've been posting on for years. "I have to see a specialist for something that they suspect is very early breast cancer."Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 6:09 am Theron's tidiness causes problems for boyfriendOscar-winning actress Charlize Theron's obsession with cleanliness is causing friction at home because she keeps 'hiding' her boyfriend Stuart Townsend's stuff.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am 'Fear Factor' helps celebrities face their fearsJumping from choppers, facing fires and hanging from tall buildings - 'Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi', hosted by Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar, has helped its star contestants face their biggest fears.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:31 am Now, an Indian film on Apostle ThomasWho was the man who inspired the English term 'doubting Thomas'? Was he a contemporary of Jesus, or a faithful disciple or a fourth century Christian merchant?Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 5:31 am Beggars too feel inflation pinch!Life for scores of beggars at the city's traffic intersections is no longer as good as it used to be a year ago. Their daily collection is dwindling fast and they blame skyrocketing inflation for it.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am Cost of day-care sparks discontent at Google HQSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is under fire from a handful of parents who work at the company's Silicon Valley offices for price hikes in the cost of on-site day care services, the New York Times reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 4:23 am Crises surround Pakistan govt's 1st 100 daysISLAMABAD (Reuters) - For a world hoping democracy will provide the stability nuclear-armed Pakistan needs to save it from Islamist militants and chaos, the first 100 days of the new civilian government haven't been very reassuring.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 4:16 am Navjot Sidhu's wife in hospital after poisoningCricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife has been admitted to a private hospital in this Punjab city following poisoning and dehydration.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Hindu activists to stay in detention - MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Five Hindu activists, including one elected to parliament from behind bars, will stay in detention under Malaysia's harsh internal security laws, the Home Minister said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:27 am Vidya Balan and Rakhi Sawant hit it off and howActress Vidya Balan was invited to Rakhi Sawant's new talk show and the two ended up becoming good friends. And now Vidya can't stop praising the item girl.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am Delhi Congress wary of simultaneous electionsThe looming election clouds have Delhi's ruling Congress worried. Having been in power for a decade, it knows there is plenty going against it, particularly soaring food prices and the sealing and demolition of illegal buildings in the city that has left tens of thousands distressed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am I was happy letting Aamir do the talking: Imran KhanImran Khan, touted as the new chocolate boy of Bollywood, says comparisons with uncle Aamir Khan are inevitable. In fact, he is happy to let his illustrious 'maamu' do all the talking for his debut film 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 2:30 am China battles 'hot money'China has taken a series of increasingly aggressive measures in the past several months to offset the impact of so-called 'hot money,' amid runaway growth of its foreign exchange reserves.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jul 2008 | 2:30 am ‘Advani bigger danger than Bush’Amar Singh says SP is for nuclear deal, but it will not commit itself to an allianceSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Conspiracy to dissolve TDB: GuptanTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president C.K. Guptan has alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched for dissolving the board. Mr. Guptan told reporters here on Saturday that those forces which abetted the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Curfew relaxed in Jammu, highway remains closedJammu: With the law and order situation improving, curfew was relaxed during the evening hours even though there were scattered protests against the cancellation of the Baltal land diversion order. Day curfew remained in force in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Award presented to Sunita WilliamsHOUSTON: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams received the Padma Bhushan here from Indian Consul-General S.M. Gavai.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Plan to provide more facilities at GRHSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Shrine fire triggers protestsMany injured as police, CRPF use force to disperse demonstratorsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am French honour for Yash ChopraNEW DELHI: It was an honour befitting the “King of romance.” Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra was decorated with the prestigious Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour) by the French Ambassador Jerome ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Karat: nuclear deal will erode independent foreign policyBlames oil price rise on imperialist designs to control energy reservesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Alternative to plastic bags: DRDO technology on offerCOIMBATORE: One of the 64 laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has offered to transfer technology to Bharathiar University here to create an alternative to plastic bags. This is in response to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Left is awaiting Pranab’s reply, says KaratKOLKATA: The Left is awaiting a reply from External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on whether or not the Centre will go ahead with seeking IAEA board approval of the safeguards agreement as part of the India-U.S. nuclear deal. This ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Communists warn UPA of early withdrawal of supportDays before deciding on withdrawing support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, top Communist leaders Saturday turned to one of their core constituencies - West Bengal - meeting their comrades and addressing them on the India-US nuclear deal.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jul 2008 | 6:30 pm Samajwadi Party backs govt over nuclear dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Samajwadi Party (SP) said on Saturday that a controversial nuclear energy deal with the United States was in the interest of the nation, easing concerns the pact could trigger early elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jul 2008 | 11:37 am
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