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India sees good harvestNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects a good harvest of rice, corn and soybean this year, and may release 6 million tonnes of wheat into the local market to further ease prices, farm minister Sharad Pawar said, raising hopes export curbs may be relaxed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 3:06 pm 21 policemen feared killed by MaoistsIn the second major strike by Maoists in Orissa in less than three weeks, 21 Orissa policemen were feared killed in a landmine explosion and firing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 3:03 pm Bartender arrested for murdering wifeA 50-year-old bartender was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife over a domestic feud, police said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:56 pm Indian Maoists blast police van, 24 killedBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - At least 24 policemen were killed when a landmine exploded under a security vehicle in Orissa on Wednesday, in an attack police blamed on Maoist rebels.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:42 pm SC to dispose of plea on judges` appointment on September 9 - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:27 pm Orissa: '20 cops feared killed in Maoist attack' - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:18 pm HC dismisses plea on funeral of Manekshaw - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:15 pm India hopes for progress at WTO meet but stands firmNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects a World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Geneva next week to make progress but has the option of walking out if it does not get what it wants, Trade Minister Kamal Nath said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:14 pm TCS net up 7% YoY* Revenues at Rs 6,411 crore, up 24% YoY; 21% YoY in dollar terms.* Profit after tax at Rs 1,291 crore, up 7% Y-o-Y; 2 YoY in dollar terms.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:13 pm Three killed, 15 injured in Kashmir gun battleSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - A policeman and two separatist militants were killed in a 20-hour gun battle in Indian Kashmir, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:12 pm Patna struggles with life under waterNitish Kumar had promised in the last two monsoon seasons that waterlogging in the state capital would be history. But nothing has changed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:08 pm Fifteen convicts in fodder scam get sentence - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:01 pm Shriram group mulls entry into banking sectorWith one crucial link missing in its financial business chain, the city-based Shriram group is contemplating entering the banking sector, a top official said here on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 2:01 pm MindTree posts Rs 13 cr loss due to Forex lossDepreciating rupee has taken its toll on IT services company MindTree. The company has posted net loss of Rs 13 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 as against a net profit of Rs 20.62 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:43 pm Market wipes out early gains, Sensex downThe Bombay Stock Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex dropped another 100 points, extending the losing spree to fifth day on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:31 pm IOC losing Rs 413 cr per day on fuel salesThe steepest hike in petrol, diesel and domestic LPG prices notwithstanding, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) is losing Rs 413 crore per day on fuel sales.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:29 pm Ramdas Athavale to support UPA in trust voteRPI leader and Lok Sabha member Ramdas Athavale has said he will support the UPA government in the July 22 trust vote.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:24 pm WB Cong hails Somnath for his voting against UPAThe West Bengal Congress today hailed Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee for "raising questions" over the CPI-M's decision to vote along with BJP against the UPA government on the confidence motion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:21 pm Oil co daily losses up 7.8%, oil prices rise 5.7%With the price of the crude oil basket that Indian refiners buy rising 5.75 per cent since the beginning of this month the country's oil marketing companies are projected to lose around Rs 820 crore per day in the second fortnight of July, up 7.89 per cent from the Rs 760 crore per day they were losing in the first fortnight of this month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:19 pm 'India-US N-deal not against any religion'Shiela Dikshit on Wednesday backed the India-US N-deal, saying that it was in no way "detrimental" to any religion and was necessary to meet the country's future energy needs.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:17 pm Icrisat develops hybrid pigeon peaThe International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) has developed a medium duration hybrid pigeon pea, ICPH 2671, under public-private partnership.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:16 pm HDFC Q1 net up 26% at Rs 468.11 crHousing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has posted a 25.56 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 468.11 crore for first quarter ended June 2008 as against Rs 372.81 crore in the same period of 2007-08.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:16 pm State Bank of Mysore net drops 80% in Q1State Bank of Mysore (SBM), the Bangalore-based associate bank of State Bank of India, has registered a massive 80.35 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 14.31 crore compared to the corresponding period last fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:15 pm BJP accuses Congress, NC over Amarnath row - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:15 pm Mudslinging, deals overshadow confidence voteNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Unheard of political alliances. Accusations of vote-buying to the tune of more than $6 million an MP. Criticisms of shady corporate lobbying with one of the world's richest men.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:15 pm Inflation data to be released on every ThursdayConcerned over leakage of sensitive data on price rise, the government has decided to release the inflation figures on Thursdays instead of Fridays.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:14 pm Woman alleges city police officer of rapeA woman on Wednesday alleged that an officer of a city police station whom she had approached for help had raped her continuously for three years promising marriage.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:10 pm Kamath confident about 8 per cent plus growthConfederation of Indian Industry (CII) president and managing director of ICICI Bank KV Kamath is confident that the Indian economy would register 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent growth rate in the medium term despite the growing rate of inflation and rising interest rates.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:06 pm Michael Chopra splits from wifeMichael Chopra, the first English Premier League footballer of Indian parentage, has split from his celebrity wife Heather Swan a month after they got married.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:03 pm Blood still runs thick in India Inc: NewsweekCorporate India, which has grown globally in stature, is still a far cry from the professional management as family-owned monoliths in the country still prefer insiders and relativesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:56 pm Opposition demands withdrawal of textbook in Kerala - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:30 pm Missing India pilgrims included Hindus, Muslims - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:58 am Livelihood concerns to be make or break for Doha talks: Nath - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:57 am Day-long Jammu encounter kills one - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:56 am Andhra Pradesh to buy VVIP transport helicopter - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:51 am HDFC profit up at Rs.4.68 bn in first quarterHousing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) Wednesday posted profit after tax (PAT) of Rs.4.68 billion ($117.02 million) during the first quarter (April-June) of this fiscal (2008-09) as compared to Rs.3.72 billion ($93.2 million) for the same quarter last fiscal.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:32 am Equity markets touch new lowIndian equity markets ended the day in the red and touched a new low on the back of heavy selling in banking, realty and select metal stocks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am Jay-Z imagines his audience naked during shows!New Delhi, July 16 : Like all performers American rapper Jay-Z also has his nervous moments, but he makes things easy for himself by imagining that his audience is naked.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:04 am Fidelity Fund Management, Bajaj Allianz Financial Distributors enter into a distribution tie upPune, July 16 (ANI/Business Wire India): Fidelity asset management company (AMC) in India today entered into an agreement with Bajaj Allianz Financial Distributors for the distribution of its products.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Khadi industry set to be come more competitiveNew Delhi, July 16 : Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Mahabir Prasad today said that the Government is proposing to provide Rs.84 crore as assistance for 200 institutions for replacement of Charkhas and looms and for making the Khadi industry more competitive and profitable.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Bhutan PM calls for greater cooperation with IndiaNew Delhi, July 16 : Bhutan's first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, today called for greater cooperation between India and Bhutan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Black carbon aerosols cause reduced monsoon rainfall over IndiaWashington, July 16 : Researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research have analyzed that black carbon aerosols cause reduced monsoon rainfall over India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Bihar MP gets bail in murder case, can vote nowThe Patna High Court Wednesday granted bail to Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Surajbhan Singh, who has appealed his conviction for murder. The ruling alliance MP will now be able to vote in the crucial trust motion in parliament next Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am Down on luck Make theAfter five years, director Aziz Mirza returns to the film world to tell the story of an architect struggling for his big break in 'Kismat Konnection', which is releasing Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am Jewellers protest tax raids in KeralaJewellers across Kerala did not open their shops Wednesday to protest against state-wide tax raids conducted by the sales tax authorities.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Madge had a facelift, claims brotherNew Delhi, July 16 : Madonna went under the knife in a bid to maintain her youthful appearance, says her brother Christopher Ciccone.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am A seminar on Classical status for Kannada and Telugu LanguagesNew Delhi, July 16 : Delhi Karnataka Sangha is organizing a seminar on the Classical Status for Kannada and Telugu languages in the national capital on Saturday (July 19).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jul 2008 | 10:00 am Parsvanath picks 38 percent stake in Nano CityRealty major Parsvanath Developers has picked up a 38 percent stake in entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia's much-hyped Nano City Haryana project, the company said here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am Ronaldinho promises commitment at AC MilanMILAN (Reuters) - Ronaldinho has promised to work hard at new club AC Milan after leaving Barcelona under a cloud.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 9:03 am Rapping priest, Catholic pilgrims party in SydneySYDNEY (Reuters) - A rapping priest from New York's Bronx entertained thousands of young pilgrims at Bondi Beach on Wednesday, while acid jazz and Gregorian Chant filled Sydney's Opera House on day two of the Catholic Church's "Woodstock".Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 8:48 am Lakhia moves on to comedy with 'Generation X'After two back-to-back action films, 'Shootout At Lokhandwala' and 'Mission Istanbul', director Apoorva Lakhia's next project 'Generation X' combines the thrills with some comedy too.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 8:30 am Equity markets maintain modest gain early afternoonIndian equity markets were maintaining their modest gains early Wednesday afternoon, with buying interest in banking, capital goods, technology and select metal stocks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 7:32 am India Post to induct more freighter aircraft to boost servicesFaced with stiff competition from private courier services, India Post plans to induct four more freighter aircraft by the year-end to beef up speed post services to almost 15 major cities, a senior official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 6:33 am Poor monsoon threatens Karnataka's free power for farmers planA poor monsoon may derail the promise of free electricity to small farmers, a promise made recently by B.S. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka's first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 6:01 am Ambani spat highlights India's coalition politicsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's feuding billionaire Ambani brothers, whose businesses make up about 5 percent of the Asian giant's economic output, have taken political centrestage and underscored how a new government ally is already generating headlines.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 4:45 am Kumble confident top order will tame MendisCOLOMBO (Reuters) - India test captain Anil Kumble was confident his experienced top order would cope with new Sri Lanka spin bowler Ajantha Mendis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 4:34 am Indians wary of planning vacations on the InternetIndian travellers are still not confident of planning their holidays online.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am DDA asked to pay Rs.500,000 for delayed apartment deliveryHauling up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for doubling the price of an apartment and delaying its handing over, a court here has asked it to refund the excess amount of Rs.400,000 and also pay Rs.100,000 as compensation for the mental agony and harassment the owner suffered.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 4:00 am Goa is where Bollywood loves to holidayGoa is definitely the favourite holiday spot for most Bollywood celebrities. From Esha Deol and Arshad Warsi to Imtiaz Ali and Malaika Arora Khan - they all prefer to hit the golden beaches to unwind.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jul 2008 | 3:01 am Nepal to pick first president this weekKATHMANDU (Reuters) - A special assembly will elect Nepal's first president this week, an official said on Tuesday, weeks after the country abolished its monarchy and became a republic.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jul 2008 | 1:39 am A dangerous precedent, says Left“Prime Minister being dragged into corporate war”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Land acquisition complete for VallarpadamKOCHI: The decks have been cleared for setting up the rail and road connectivity to the proposed Vallarpadam Container Terminal project with the Ernakulam district administration completing the land acquisition for the project on Tuesday. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am ICC has no jurisdiction in Sudan: al-BashirKHARTOUM: Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, accused by the International Criminal Court of genocide and war crimes, said on Monday the ICC had no jurisdiction in Sudan and that its charges were lies. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Manmohan will move a one-line confidence motion on July 21To be moved under Rule 184, it will not make a specific reference to any issueSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Nepal’s presidential elections on July 19Kathmandu: Nepal will hold its first-ever presidential and vice-presidential polls on July 19 after the 601-strong House approved the procedure, the Constituent Assembly said on Tuesday. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Akali Dal to vote against UPACHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal will vote against the UPA government when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeks a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 22. The party cannot go along with any ruling dispensation in which the Congress is a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Asian, European markets tumbleWashington’s rescue plan for two mortgage giants fails to check fallSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Salem weaving park a distant dreamSALEM: While Erode is all set to have a full-fledged weaving park, a similar facility in Salem remains a distant dream thanks to difference of opinion among a few leading textile industry people. Promoters of the integrated textile ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am “Accord will help end nuclear apartheid”New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the proposed safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency “will enable India to cooperate in civil nuclear energy development with all the 45 member countries ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Sensex sheds 654 pointsMUMBAI: The Indian stock market nosedived on Tuesday — with its benchmark Sensex losing over 654 points —to a 15-month low, as the forecast of increasing risk to rupee-denominated investments added to the woes of investors already ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am
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