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1 killed in clash between Dera supporters, Sikhs near Sirsa!Chandigarh, July 18: One person was killed when a group of Sikhs clashed with Dera Sacha Sauda supporters in Dabwali town in Sirsa district on Friday morning.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:58 am Nelson Mandela turns 90Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday in a recorded message asked the people of the country to remember the less fortunate.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:37 am Indian companies sought for London OlympicsLondon's new mayor wants Indian companies to come over and help ensure the British capital delivers a "world class" Olympic games in 2012.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:36 am India under fire over Nepal presidential pollNepal's first presidential election scheduled for Saturday has now brought India under fire, with Left leaders accusing the bigger southern neighbour of pushing the candidacy of one of the three contenders.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am Indian shares rally 4 pct as banks reboundNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 4 percent on Friday to their highest close in more than a week, led by banks as slower-than-expected inflation eased concerns of further monetary tightening, but software firms fell on cautious outlook.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:25 am AI reduces flights to Port BlairDue to scarcity of passengers, Air India (AI) has decided to reduce the number of flights to Port Blair till September-end.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:23 am IBM launches second phase of Project Big GreenComputing major International Business Machines (IBM) today announced the launch of second phase of Project Big Green (PBG 2.0) in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:14 am BCCI bars players from counties with ICL linksMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has barred contracted players from joining English county teams that have players taking part in the unofficial Indian Cricket League (ICL).Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:13 am IA cuts fares on UAE-Delhi, Mumbai routes by 20%At a time when major carriers operating in the UAE have hiked their fares, Indian Airlines has adopted a new aggressive marketing strategy by reducing fares to most Indian destinations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:12 am Behind Mahendra Singh Dhoni's backObviously, Dhoni's absence will also affect the balance of the team, because India can now ill-afford the option of playing five bowlers (two pacers and three spinners).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:11 am Key Samajwadi party shows signs of splitNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Samajwadi Party, a key supporter of the ruling coalition in Tuesday's vote of confidence, was fighting to keep its members united on Friday amid signs that some of its 39 MPs were unhappy with the decision to back the government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:09 am Cipla's net up 17% at Rs 140 crorePharma major Cipla has posted a 17 per cent jump in its net at Rs 140 crore for the first quarter of financial year 2009 as compared to Rs 119.76 crore it posted in the corresponding quarter last financial year, due to higher sales.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 11:04 am 'Indiabulls to reduce stake in commodity exchange'The commodity watchdog Forward Markets Commission (FMC) has asked Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd to bring down stake in its proposed commodity exchange to 40 per cent to meet regulatory requirements, an official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:58 am Gujarat NRE Coke Q1 net at Rs 94.4 crLow ash metallurgical coke manufacturer, Gujarat NRE Coke today posted a net profit of Rs 94.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, more than two-fold rise over the corresponding period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:54 am Fitch's downgrade not a cause of worry: FinMinFinance Minister P Chidambaram today downplayed the lowering of India's credit outlook by global rating agency Fitch, saying it is not a cause of worry as economic fundamentals are strong.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:47 am Reliance Life Insurance launches edu initiativeAnil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Life Insurance today launched a project 'School on Wheels', for providing access to basic education to underprivileged children as part of its corporate social responsibility endeavour.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:44 am FDA's role over Ranbaxy issue to be probedTwo senior law-makers in the US House of Representatives have said that they will probe what the American regulators knew about allegations that the Indian pharma major Ranbaxy lied about the quality of its products.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am Govt will win confidence vote: FinMinExuding confidence that the UPA government will win the vote of confidence comfortably, Finance Minister P Chidambaram rejected allegations of horse trading and corporate money power playing a role in the trial of strength.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:39 am Curfew in Dabwali town after Sikhs and Dera supporters clash - 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Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:32 am JMM to support govt in confidence vote - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which has five MPs in parliament, will support the government in next week's confidence vote, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on its website on Friday, quoting the party's chief whip, Teklal Mahto.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:28 am Explosion near Kashmir bus stop wounds 30SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - At least 30 people, including 10 children, were wounded on Friday when suspected separatist militants lobbed a grenade near a crowded bus stop in Indian Kashmir, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 10:22 am Sympathy scarce for illegal workers - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:39 am 25 people, including 3 CRPF jawans, injured in J&K blast - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:32 am India to host conference on nuclear safety - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:31 am Kids give pope Mickey Mouse cap but he prefers whiteSYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, who generally wears a white skull cap known as a "zuchetto", was given a Mickey Mouse cap with ears on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:27 am Rahul Gandhi arrives in Nagpur - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 9:21 am Indo-Pak officials discuss Kashmir-related CBMs - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:18 am Countdown UPA: 4 days to go, 14 short of majority - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:11 am Indian troops kill Bangladeshi guards, official saysDHAKA (Reuters) - Two Bangladeshi border guards have been shot dead by Indian troops near a frontier post, triggering an immediate protest by Dhaka, a Bangladeshi security official said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 8:02 am With this fake wife, I divorce theeKOLKATA (Reuters) - A man in West Bengal who took an impersonator to court to get a divorce faces legal action after his real wife found out, lawyers said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:57 am Mangalore: State Budget Brings Some Cheers to Coastal Region - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:56 am Bollywood stars set to kick off world tourTORONTO (Reuters Life!) - The A-list of Bollywood is on a mission -- to take the glitz and glamour of Indian cinema to the rest of the world.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:19 am Kabul bomb, politics overshadow India-Pakistan talksNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's top foreign official travels to India next week to resume peace talks but suspicion of Pakistan's hand in last week's deadly bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul could overshadow progress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jul 2008 | 7:05 am Gabrielle Union gushes aboutNew Delhi, July 17 : Eddie Murphy's 'Meet Dave' co-star Gabrielle Union admitted that she was a bit jittery about her onscreen kiss with the actor since he's such a great kisser.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:01 am India to brief IAEA on safeguards agreement in Vienna todayNew Delhi, July 18 : India will brief the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna on the India-specific safeguards agreement without which the Indo-US civil nuclear deal cannot be operationalised.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Sikh killed in clash with Dera followers in HaryanaA Sikh youth was killed in a clash between followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect and Sikh activists here Friday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Equities market opens with profitThe Indian equities market opened with a gain Friday. The 30 share benchmark sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened with a gain of 122.68 points at 13,234.53 points.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Equity markets stay in green zone in early tradeIndian equity markets, which opened with a gain Fridfay, stayed in the positive zone in initial trade, with demand for banking, realty and capital goods stocks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Happy Birthday, Madiba! - Travel Wires
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:58 am 10-year-old raped in MCD school - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am TDP chief questioned Sonia attending official eventsHYDERABAD : TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu asked that in what capacity Congress party Sonia Gandhi has taken part in official programmes in Nellore and Prakasam districts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am TDP ask UPA to seek fresh mandateHYDERABAD : Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party leader K. Yerran Naidu said that the UPA should seek a fresh mandate from the people if it had any moral conviction.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am Modi assure to meet AP gas requirementsHYDERABAD : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi assured that the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPCL) would meet the gas requirements of Andhra Pradesh before evacuting the gas to his ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am TRS MLAs stage dharnas at Congress MPs housesHYDERABAD : Responding to a call given by the party, TRS MLAs and activists staged dharnas in front of the houses of Congress MPs demanding that they bring pressure on their party high command for cre...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am Nanao bags best boxer trophy; India bags 7 medals in CubaNEW DELHI: Light flyweight pugilist Nanao Singh is best boxer trophy served as the icing on the cake with the Indian team returning home with a rich haul of seven medals -- two gold a silver and four ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jul 2008 | 5:22 am India to grow at eight percent amid global slowdown: IMFThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered India's growth forecast from 9.3 percent in 2007 to 8 percent in 2008-09 as it predicted the world economy now 'in a tough spot' would grow by 4.1 percent this year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am Pakistani director wants to make typical Bollywood filmPakistani director Mehreen Jabbar, whose debut film 'Ramchand Pakistani' has been widely appreciated at the 10th Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival, says she will make a Bollywood film some day.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Farhan Akhtar impresses as a singer in 'Rock On'Film: 'Rock On'; Music Director: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar: Singers: Farhan Akhtar, Dominique Cerejo, Caralisa Monteiro, Raman Mahadevan, Suraj Jagan; Rating: ****Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Kannada film industry takes fight against piracy to chief ministerKarnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has been urged to take concrete steps to check the rampant audio and video piracy in the Kannada film industry due to which filmmakers are losing millions of rupees every year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am August will bring slaps, slurpy kisses for Ranvir ShoreyIt will be a double whammy for Ranvir Shorey Aug 1 when two of his films hit the screen. While in 'Ugly Aur Pagli', Mallika Sherawat slaps him endlessly, in 'Good Luck' the actor runs around smooching the whole world.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jul 2008 | 2:00 am Illegal Indian immigrants thriving in London: BBCProbe reveals that they are using forged passports, driving licencesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am We stand united: NDA“Nuclear deal is not in nation’s interest; UPA government must be voted out”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Court: ignore minor flaws in victim’s evidence in rape caseNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked trial courts and High Courts to deal with rape cases with the utmost sensitivity and responsibility. The punishment cannot depend upon the social status of the victim or the accused. Justices ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Looking for output samplesNASA is calling upon its employees — and indeed anybody passing by who has the urge — to give their all in one of its trickiest missions: to boldly go into a beaker. Researchers on the Orion programme have called for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Congress seeking convicted MPs’ help: CPI(M)NEW DELHI: Even as the numbers game is on ahead of the July 22 trust vote in Parliament, Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday criticised the Congress for “taking recourse” to convicted Lok Sabha members to rescue the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am 8 new IITs approvedNew Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of eight new IITs during the current academic session at an estimated cost of Rs.6,080 crore, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said. They will come up in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Curriculum committee decides to change title of controversial lessonEnglish version of Class VII Social Science textbook to be rewrittenSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Is the deal done?New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make his stand clear on media reports suggesting that the India-U.S. nuclear deal was a “done” deal irrespective of the UPA government’s survival or ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Inflation inches up to 11.91%Prices are stabilising: MinistrySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Rs. 14.37 crore for co-operativesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am 'I would not want my children to participate in reality shows'I don't know whether this [Shinjini Sengupta's and Anjar Khan's cases] is a one-off thing, but it has definitely opened a Pandora's box.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:46 pm A reality show is not war, it's just a gameReality shows have come under the scanner after two contestants suffered major injuries recently.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:45 pm Kidney racket 'victim' tries to kill self in CMOThe Marine Drive police have arrested the complainant in the 2005 kidney racket case for allegedly attempting to commit suicide outside the chief minister's office in Mantralaya.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:43 pm CJI refuses CBI probe into judges' scamA crucial hearing in the biggest-ever scam involving Allahabad high court judges, a supreme court judge and some judicial officers, besides employees of the government treasury.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:42 pm 92,000 fined for riding without helmetsThe Mumbai traffic police have fined 92,000 motorcyclists and pillion riders in their current intensive drive against those riding without helmets.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:42 pm SC warns Centre to enforce food safety lawConcerned over the standard of foodstuff and beverages available in the market for people's consumption, the supreme court (SC) pulled up the Union government on Thursday for not implementing the Food Safety and Standards ActSource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jul 2008 | 10:41 pm Karnataka hikes tax to check alarming rise in vehiclesIn what may be the first of its kind initiative in the country, the Karnataka government Thursday decided to hike lifetime tax on vehicles to slow down the alarming rate at which personalised vehicles were being added every year in urban areas, causing traffic chaos and pollution.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:30 pm Adlabs Cinemas to build 15-screen multiplex in MumbaiAdlabs Cinemas, the movie exhibition arm of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), has clinched a deal with a consortium to construct a 15-screen multiplex here, a top company official said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:30 pm Government rapped for not implementing food safety lawThe Supreme Court Thursday rebuked the government for failing to implement a law on food safety, wondering if it had 'the will to implement' the act.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:30 pm Gill will continue attending AHF meetingsIn a setback to the ad-hoc committee of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Thursday said it cannot stop dissolved Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) chief K.P.S Gill from attending its council meeting and it is for the incumbent to decide whether he wants to complete his term till 2010.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:02 pm Supreme Court moved for probe into Karats' wealthA Kolkata-based lawyer Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sources of allegedly huge wealth of 10 Communist leaders, including Prakash Karat.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jul 2008 | 7:02 pm
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