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Pooja Bhatt gets clean chit in obscenity caseA metropolitan magistrate here on Monday gave a clean chit to filmmaker Pooja Bhatt and producer Sujit Kumar Singh in an obscenity case filed against them for the movie 'Rog'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 2:17 pm I am no drugs cheat, says Pakistan's AsifKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif protested his innocence on Monday after it was confirmed he had failed a dope test during the Indian Premier League earlier this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 2:09 pm Now, Raj is after Eng medium schoolsRaj Thackeray asked English medium schools in the state to make Marathi a compulsory subject from first standard shopowners to put up nameplates in Marathi in a month.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:57 pm Blue Star bags order from Delhi MetroBlue Star has been awarded an order of Rs 104 crore by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for total air-conditioning works of seven metro stations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:50 pm Karzai says Pakistan behind Indian embassy bombKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday Pakistani agents were behind the Indian embassy bombing in Kabul last week, the first time he has directly accused Pakistan of involvement in the suicide attack that killed 58 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:44 pm Marathi author, poet Kalyan Inamdar deadWell-known Marathi author and children's poet Kalyan Inamdar expired in Pune on Monday afternoon following a brief illness, according to his publisher Arun Jakhade.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:37 pm Pakistan's Asif tested positive, says IPLNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif tested positive for banned substances during this year's Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL), organisers said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:31 pm Ranbaxy says Daiichi deal on trackRanbaxy Laboratories today clarified that the company's deal with Daiichi Sankyo is binding and final and remains on track.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:29 pm Mukesh meets Prime Minister Manmohan SinghReliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the midst of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh targeting India's largest company seeking a windfall profit tax on group's oil business.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:28 pm Congress wants Somnath to stay: Sources - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:22 pm KSK Energy fails to cheer investors on debut tradeKSK Energy Ventures today failed to cheer investors in its debut trade on the BSE and closed 20.63 per cent below its issue price of Rs 240.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:21 pm Energy from non-conventional source is the future: GAIL chief - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:18 pm ISRO scientist killed in road mishap - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:18 pm Economy not slowing down: CIIStrongly denying that economy is slowing down, CII President K V Kamath today said one has to see India Inc's performance in the next two quarters to pass a judgement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:13 pm Margins under pressure, says Union BankUnion Bank of India today said rising cost of funds, effect of cut in prime lending rate and provisions of market to market loss for investments may impact the margins and profitability in 2008-09.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:02 pm Indian firm acquires GermanyIFGL Refractories has acquired Germany-based Hofmann Group of Companies, leading manufacturers of ceramic special filters used by foundries, July 4, said company director and chief executive Pradeep Bajoria here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm JMM to decide on trust vote July 19The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), a key ally of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), will July 19 decide on whether or not to support the Manmohan Singh government during the trust vote in parliament, party chief Shibu Soren said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Another milestone waiting for Tendulkar in TestsThe Indian cricket team, set to embark on a tour of Sri Lanka, is all too aware of a historic landmark that Sachin Tendulkar is poised to achieve, but the upper most thought would be to win the series, according to skipper Anil Kumble.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm CPI-M leader opposes party stand on trust voteDissent surfaced in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday with West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty saying it would not be correct to vote against the Congress-led government along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 1:00 pm Barclays Wealth appoints Vishal Jain as directorBarclays Wealth today announced the appointment of Vishal Jain as a Director, focusing on the ultra high net worth market in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:59 pm Customs, excise duty kitty up 11.5% in Apr-JuneThe government has collected 11.5 per cent higher revenue from customs and excise duties at Rs 54,341 crore during the first quarter ended June, against Rs 48,723 crore in the same quarter a year-ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm Motorola launches co-branded handset with FerrariMotorola said on Monday it has joined hands with Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari to launch a co-branded 3G-enabled handset priced at Rs 21,840Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm CII organises processed food buyers-sellers meetGlobal players in processed food space like Western Gorumet, Xongdur Thai Organics Food and Tesco will converge to explore business possibilities at a buyers-sellers meet beginning this Thursday in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Suspense over Chatterjee continuesSuspense over Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee continued on Monday with CPI(M) appearing to put further pressure on himSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:50 pm Usha to take legal advice - The Statesman
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:49 pm Sweeping changes in British immigration systemIn sweeping changes in its 37-year-old immigration system, Britain today announced that foreign nationals committing serious offences in the country will face automatic deportation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:44 pm Govt allots Latua iron ore mines to IspatVinod Mittal-led Ispat Industries is all set to get Latua iron ore mines in Jharkhand for the proposed 2.8 million tonnes steel plant in the state with the government giving the necessary approval.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:40 pm Asif tested positive, faces 2 year banAsif has the right to request that the B sample, supplied by him at the time of A sample, be analysed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:38 pm Markets down, Sensex 139 points lowerMarkers remained weak for the third straight session on Monday with the benchmark Sensex closing lower by nearly 140 points.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:26 pm Obama vows to end war in IraqBarack Obama promised to pull out the bulk of US forces from Iraq by mid-2010 so as to focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm A VIP jet for Maharashtra GovtMaharashtra Government would purchase a Rs 67 crore eight-seater jet aircraft which would be at its disposal by the end of December.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:13 pm Dalit girl gangraped in UP!An 18-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by two youths in Shivrajpur area of the district on Sunday, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm Hizb supremo`s close confidant among 2 ultras arrested in J-K!Two militants, including a close confidant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Sallahdin, were arrested in Jammu and Kashmir`s Rajouri district, official sources said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm PDP`s mandate committee to meet today!Even as dates for Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are yet to be announced, the People`s Democratic Party (PDP) has convened a meeting of its six-member mandate committee on Monday, party sources said today.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm First-ever conference on AIDS for men in uniform!It was a first-ever conference for men in uniform in the country to spread awareness about AIDS where members of the Arunachal Police were shown a film on the dreaded disease.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm Amarnath yatra: 26th batch leaves for shrine!Another batch of 804 pilgrims on Monday left here for the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm ECB unhappy with venues for India seriesMiffed at BCCI's selection of venues for England's tour of India later this year, the cricket board on Monday decided to hold back its approval for the itinerary, released by the Indian Cricket Board....Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm School children appreciate South Korean film at OsianSchool children 'simply loved' the South Korean film 'The Friends' during a special screening at the ongoing 10th Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm We are pretty confident, says KumbleProjecting a very optimistic and confident outlook, India's Test captain Anil Kumble and coach Gary Kirsten were Monday hopeful of good results in the forthcoming three-Test cricket series in Sri Lanka.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Prakash achieves carear-high singles rankingIn a successful week for India's men tennis players, Prakash Amritraj riding on his final appearance at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship moved up 101 places on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) charts Monday to achieve his career-high singles ranking of 204.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm CPI-M wants speaker to quit, Chatterjee unwillingThe Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), determined to oust Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government over the India-US nuclear deal, is in a spot, thanks to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's refusal to quit his post, party sources say.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Jharkhand bureaucrat, 63 others convicted in fodder scamA Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Monday convicted senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official and Jharkhand Transport Secretary Sajjal Chakravarty and 63 others in a multi-million fodder scam case.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 pm Kumble hopes Tendulkar record will spur India to victoryCHENNAI (Reuters) - India captain Anil Kumble hoped Sachin Tendulkar's bid to surpass Brian Lara's world test runs record would spur his side on to a series win against Sri Lanka.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 11:48 am Former CJI Chandrachud dead - 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Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 11:44 am India to discuss spreading Maoist menaceNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top security officials meet this week to discuss latest intelligence that Maoist rebels are encircling urban areas, upgrading their weapons and mounting frontal attacks on security forces.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am India comes to rescue of 150 stranded students - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 11:04 am Agri, defence agendas to follow suit, says Rodriguez - Deccan Herald
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 10:30 am No land was taken or returned: Vohra - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 10:15 am Venezuelan Mendoza crowned Miss UniverseNHA TRANG CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam's resort city of Nha Trang on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 10:06 am Osian's unveils Raja Ravi Varma's costliest paintingA painting by Raja Ravi Varma depicting a governor welcoming the Maharaja of Travancore in a royal setting - considered the 19th century artistes most expensive piece of art - was unveiled Monday at the ongoing 10th Osians's-Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Pakistan film to make history, show in India same dayNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - A Pakistani film about a boy who inadvertently strays into Indian territory will be the first ever to premiere simultaneously in the rival nations whose ties are often strained, the film's Pakistani producer said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 9:59 am Talwars not to get back Fortis hospital jobs - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 9:41 am Talwars not to get back Fortis hospital jobsEven though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has cleared Rajesh Talwar of all charges in the murder of his daughter Aarushi, there is no likelihood of him and his dentist wife and their family friend Anita Durani getting back onto the doctors' rolls at the Fortis Hospital in neighbouring Noida, an official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am Amarnath Board drops Shiv Lingam installation plan at shrine - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jul 2008 | 8:58 am Sterlite bags contracts worth $15.5 mnLeading power transmission conductors provider Sterlite Technology Ltd has bagged four contracts worth $15.5 million with leading infrastructure companies in Nigeria, Uganda, Algeria and Bangladesh.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 7:30 am Will 'Kismat Konnection', 'Contract' be lucky for box-office?After last week's releases, which include 'Mehbooba' and 'Mukhbiir', proved to be damp squibs at the box office, Bollywood trade circles have now set their eyes on 'Kismat Konnection' and 'Contract' that are releasing Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 7:30 am As sales fall, realtors look for new fund sourceA stagnant property market, tightening of lending by banks and failure to raise money through public equities are forcing real estate developers to look for alternative options to raise money.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 6:30 am Maharashtra BJP chief faces tough fight in state council pollFor the first time in 30 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing an uphill task in the Maharashtra legislative council election from the graduates' constituency here with state unit president Nitin Gadkari locked in a tough contest against Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-supported Baban Taywade, reckoned as a strong candidate.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 5:30 am Himachal dam project to provide power to state and water to DelhiWork on the Renuka hydel project in Himachal Pradesh, which has been on the cards for almost 18 years, is set to start now, with the Delhi government finally agreeing to pay Rs.3 billion to the hill state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 4:01 am I have stopped playing second fiddle, says Raima SenGone are the days when Raima Sen would limit herself to playing second lead in films like 'Chokher Bali', 'Parineeta' or 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Four-point strategic plan to reduce Arvind's debt burdenCity-based apparel major Arvind Ltd has evolved a four-point strategic action plan, including reducing its denim production, to bring down its huge debt burden which as on March 31 totalled Rs.11.72 billion.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am World's oldest blogger signs off singing aged 108CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - An Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest blogger has died at the age of 108, with her last posting talking about her ailing health but also how she still sings a happy song every day.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jul 2008 | 3:34 am Aziz Mirza to go on three-year break after 'Kismat Konnection'Director Aziz Mirza, whose latest film 'Kismat Konnection' releases Friday, says he has no plans to make another film for the next three years.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jul 2008 | 3:00 am `CBI to look into police probe botch-up`!The CBI on Sunday said it would look into the allegation that Noida police has destroyed evidence while probing the Arushi-Hemraj double murder case.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Aarushi probe: UP not to act against officers immediately!The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said it will not initiate any action against its officers until a chargesheet was filed in the twin Noida murders of schoolgirl Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj and the court gives its final verdict in the case.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Left, BSP come together to fight Govt!In a realignment of forces in the wake of Congress and SP coming together, the Left parties on Sunday made a common cause with BSP by roping in Mayawati in the opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am CPI-M soon to decide on Somnath`s continuing as speaker: Brinda!CPI(M) will soon take an "appropriate decision" on Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee continuing in office in the wake of the Left parties withdrawing support to the UPA government, party`s politburo member Brinda Karat said here on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Samajwadi Party favours Manmohan as next PM!Samajwadi Party on Sunday favoured Manmohan Singh as Prime Ministerial candidate in the next general elections and said it would go to polls under his leadership.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Embassy attack: Foreign Secy in Kabul to discuss security!With fresh intelligence inputs suggesting heightened threat to Indian assets in Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon reached Kabul on Sunday to discuss the issue and work out security measures with senior afghan officials.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am CPM not averse to supporting UPA after next polls!The Left parties may have snapped ties with the UPA over nuclear deal on an acrimonious note, but the CPI(M) is not averse to supporting the Congress-led coalition after the next elections provided ``that they do not betray it like this time``.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Pranab meets Basu, explains reasons for UPA-Left break-up!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday held a meeting with CPI(M) patriarch Jyoti Basu ahead of the July 22 trust vote in the Lok Sabha and explained to him circumstances that led to break-up of the UPA-Left coalition.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Numbers game does not clearly favour any side for trust vote!As the Manmohan Singh government braces for its first trust vote, the numbers game will be a dicey affair with fence sitters expected to have a field day.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am Indian Embassy in Kabul resumes issuance of visas!The Indian Embassy in the Afghan capital on Sunday resumed issuing visas, nearly a week after a powerful suicide attack on the mission left at least 58 people dead.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:36 am 5th amendment to Nepal ConstitutionKATHMANDU: The Nepali Constituent Assembly passed the fifth amendment to the Interim Constitution here on Sunday. — XinhuaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan silent on NSA accusationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am New Delhi, Kabul favour targeting bases, links of terror outfitsKabul: With the increased threat to Indian assets in Afghanistan causing concern, New Delhi and Kabul on Sunday favoured targeting the bases of terror outfits and their financial links to root out the menace from the region. Foreign ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Site identified for medical college at OdhiyamConstruction work to begin soon at the 26-acre landSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Perpetuity of safeguards only with perpetuity of fuel supply’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am UPA government has betrayed Muslims, says Advani“There will be no Congress-led government after the next election”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Plans to expand Tirupur Corporation areaTIRUPUR: If the present plan for expansion is executed, Tirupur will become a 150 sq km city corporation from its present size of 27 sq.km. And, it will be bigger than the 105 sq.km. Coimbatore Corporation that is also contemplating ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am India-Pakistan talks on CBMs on July 18New Delhi: India and Pakistan are expected to give a push to the cross-LoC confidence-building measures , including the launch of a truck service, when officials meet in Islamabad on July 18 for Joint Secretary-level talks. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Prakash Karat meets MayawatiJoin hands to take on the Congress-led UPA government on nuclear dealSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pranab briefs Basu on riftSomnath also visits the Marxist leaderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am India blames Pakistan for Kabul embassy attackMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's national security adviser has said Pakistan's ISI intelligence service was behind a suicide car-bomb attack on the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul last week that killed 41 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2008 | 1:05 pm
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