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India seeks adequate policy space for its farmersIndia today told the world community that it will not "compromise on policy space" to protect its vulnerable farmers and infant industries, while asking the WTO to send a strong signal for correcting the distortions in the agriculture trade.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:56 pm ISO 20000 certification for SymphonySymphony Services, a global leader in product engineering outsourcing services today announced that it has been certified as an ISO 20000 (Information Technology Infrastructure Library or ITIL) compliant organisation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:54 pm RPL refinery close to completionReliance Petroleum Limited (RPL) today said it is close to completing the construction of its petroleum refinery coming up in a special economic zone at Jamnagar in Gujarat with 94 per cent of the work completed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Redington India appointed distributor for PhilipsPhilips Electronics Singapore Pvt Ltd has appointed IT distributor Redington India Ltd as its direct shipment distributor for Philips range of LCD monitors for whole of India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:50 pm Technology Frontiers bags LED perimeter contractChennai based Technology Frontiers India Pvt Ltd, manufacturers of LED Digital Systems,today said that it has secured contract from two European Premier League Football Clubs for installation of a LED perimeter system for a sum "in excess of USD five million".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:47 pm Petro Min seeks oil bonds worth Rs 50,000 crPetroleum Ministry has sought oil bonds worth over Rs 50,600 crore to part compensate state-run companies for selling fuel below the cost during the first half of 2008 calender year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:44 pm FIIs net sell Rs 597cr, DIIs net buy Rs 262crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 597.35 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Nabard may revise bond ratesThe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) today said it will review the interest rates of two bonds floated in the market to raise resources.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:29 pm BJP says will take part in confidence voteNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The leader of the main opposition said on Tuesday his Bharatiya Janata Party would participate in a vote of confidence in the government after three of his MPs said they had been offered cash to abstain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:29 pm Four Soft Q1 net up 789% at Rs 27.73 croreFour Soft, a Hyderabad-based provider of software solutions for transportation and logistics industry, witnessed a nine times' growth in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 which stood at Rs 27.73 crore, as compared to Rs 3.12 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm Rahul takes BJP by surprise, praises VajpayeeAmid the political acrimony during the trust vote debate, Rahul Gandhi today disarmed the BJP when he heaped praise on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for working to ease energy shortage.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:25 pm India vote to go ahead despite bribery chargesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A vote of confidence in India's government will go ahead on Tuesday even though opposition lawmakers dramatically interrupted the session to wave wads of cash they said were offered as bribes to abstain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:24 pm Markets upbeat amid trust voteHours before the verdict on the vote of confidence, investors gave a thumbs-up for survival of the government with BSE Sensex climbing over 250 points on Tuesday to regain the 14K level.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:21 pm 'Butcher of Bosnia' arrested in BelgradeRadovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted men dubbed as the 'Butcher of Bosnia' for his alleged role in atrocities during the 1990s Balkans conflict has been arrested.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm Amid din and hopes, Rahul impactsIndia's ruling coalition was Tuesday brimming with confidence ahead of a trust vote on the nuclear deal with the US as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi made an impassioned pitch.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm 'Trust vote? It's all about distrust'It should be about the future of the nation, the issues that confront it and the challenges that lie ahead. But the trust vote in parliament seems to have become the focus of distrust.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:59 am Batsmen's weak points on the giant screenCricket coaches, bowlers and captains watching earlier matches and working out a strategy to tie down a star batsman of an opposite team is soon to become passé.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:57 am BJP MPs allege bribe attempt by SP, show money in LS - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:49 am Pressure will be on Mendis: KumbleThe Indian batsmen have done their homework well and Sri Lanka's mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis would feel the heat bowling to a vastly experienced line-up in his debut Test.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:46 am 'Super Artist Award' from AirtelA mega painting competition will be held here for school children by Airtel to provide them an opportunity to express what they admire the most about their country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:41 am Trust vote at 6 pmLok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has fixed 6 pm as the time for voting on the confidence motion moved by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:38 am MP shocks LS by showing bribe moneyLok Sabha today witnessed high drama when a BJP member shocked the House by walking into the well with a bag full of currency notes which he claimed was given by a Samajwadi Party leader.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:33 am Indian shares rise 1.8 pct on govt vote hopesMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 1.8 percent on Tuesday to their highest close in almost a month, as investors speculated the government would win a confidence vote in parliament and put an end to political uncertainty.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:19 am Crosswords art in London undergroundGo back to the early 1940s in London, a city under siege from the German Luftwaffe bombings. People used to spend most of their time in bunkers and the underground tube stations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:11 am Parents of Asaram gurukul students end fast - Gujarat Global.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:05 am Indian onion prices to add flare to inflation fireMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian onion prices, muted though the agri commodities rally in the first half of 2008, have doubled in July and is set to flare in the second half on an expected drop in output, traders and officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am HIGHLIGHTS - Indian parliament debates before confidence voteREUTERS - India's government faces a tight vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday that will decide the fate of a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and could trigger snap elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 9:49 am Nepal Maoists say won't form new governmentKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoists have decided not to form a new government to protest against a decision by lawmakers to reject their candidate for the ceremonial post of the presidency.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 9:29 am Lok Sabha adjourned after unruly scenesSpeaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the Lok Sabha for 15 minutes just a couple of minutes before noon Tuesday amid unruly scenes during the confidence motion debate.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Chidambaram taunts Communists, cites China exampleSwiping at the Left parties whose withdrawal of support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has prompted a trust vote in parliament, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday cited China's ambitious nuclear power plans to push the India-US nuclear deal, saying "there are some people in India who do not want us to catch up with China'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Ailing BJP MPs come to partyWith every vote crucial in its bid to topple the Manmohan Singh government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was Tuesday gathering its ailing MPs close together in the capital -- flying them in from various places and making arrangements at hospitals in case of any emergency.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Angry Chatterjee asks Left MPs to maintain decorumLok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Tuesday came to the rescue of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday as he came under attack from Left MPs, particularly Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Mohammad Salim.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Sri Lanka rebels declare ceasefire for SAARC summitCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels of a brief unilateral ceasefire from July 26, adding there was no let-up of attacks on rebel positions in the north on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:33 am Chiranjeevi party starts function ahead of launchingHYDERABAD : Though film star Chiranjeevi is yet to launch his new political party formally, his brothers started developing organizational structure and also opening district level offices. Till the f...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Six districts continue with scanty rainfallHYDERABAD : Though the agricultural operations started in most of the districts with the arrival of rains, six districts are continue to receive scanty rainfall. They are Kurnool, Ranga Reddy, Kadapa,...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Uvuppunutala manhandled at Congress meetHYDERABAD : Senior Congress leader Vuppunutala Purushottam Reddy was manhandled by some party workers at a party meeting in Nalgonda in the presence of home minister K Jana Reddy and IT minister T Dam...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Apex court direct CBI probe into Surendrababus encounterYDERABAD : The Supreme Court directed the CBI to probe afresh the alleged encounter of rowdy-sheeter Kodeboina Srinivasa Rao alias Budda Santhan in Three Town police station on July 14, 2002 during th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Farmers to lay siege to AssemblyHYDERABAD : Demanding a minimum support price for paddy at 50 per cent above the cultivation cost, the Andhra Pradesh Chapter of Federation of Farmers Associatin (FFA) is gearing up to lay siege to th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Ramachandraiah quits Rajya SabhaHYDERABAD : Rajya Sabha Member Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah, who recently resigned from Telugu Desam party, resigned his membership from the Upper House of Parliament on Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Mahatma Gandhi's assassination denies him Nobel Peace Prize - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jul 2008 | 7:12 am India GDP growth in 2007/08 close to 9.1 pct - ChidambaramNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the fiscal year 2007/08 was close to 9.1 percent, the finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, said during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 6:05 am Indian bookies favour govt to keep powerMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian bookmakers believe the coalition government will hold on to power in Tuesday's tightly contested confidence vote in parliament, newspapers reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2008 | 5:49 am Trust vote day: equity markets in the green in early tradeHours before the crucial trust vote in parliament that will decide the fate of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance , equity markets - often seen as a barometer of investor confidence in the government - opened in the green and stayed there in initial trade.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Rahul-Mallika on kissing spree in 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'Rahul Bose is at it again. Even before we could get over his smooching spree with Mallika Sherawat in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', he's back at it in 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Jul 2008 | 4:30 am Looking at Christianity's handshake with media in IndiaBook: 'Strong Religion, Zealous Media'; Author: Pradip Ninan Thomas; Publisher: Sage Publications; Pages: 207Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Jul 2008 | 3:42 am Nod to Sethu project to fulfill DMK dream - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jul 2008 | 3:37 am Aparna Sen teams up with her real-life parner in 'Antaheen'Well-known Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen teams up with her real life husband Kalyan Ray, a professor in the United States, in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's second directorial venture 'Antaheen'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Jul 2008 | 3:18 am Tapan Sinha selected for Dada Saheb Phalke awardEminent film director Tapan Sinha has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Jul 2008 | 1:32 am Statewide bandh call receives mixed response in Gujarat!The state-wide bandh call given by the Jagega Gujarat Sangharsh Samiti (JGSS) and supported by the Congress demanding CBI inquiry in the death of two adolescent boys, on Monday received a mix-response in the city while there was no effect in other parts of Gujarat.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Peace process in South Asia, resolving Kashmir dispute: KAC!The Kashmiri American Council or Kashmir Center (KAC) and the Association of Humanitarian Lawyers will hold the Ninth International Kashmir Peace Conference on August 1 on Capitol Hill in Washington.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Indore riots were `accidental`, says MP minorities panel!Contrary to National Commission for Minorities` description of riots here as "pre-planned", Madhya Pradesh Minorities Commission on Monday said the violence during and after the July 3 shutdown was "accidental" and advised people not to play politics on the sensitive issue.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Orissa CM meets relatives of Maoist attack victims!Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited Lkangiri District on Sunday to console survivors and relatives of dead victims of a Maoist attack. At least 24 policemen died in a landmine blast.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Bombay HC quashes defamation case against Bal Thackeray!The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed a defamation case against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and two others in a 1996 suit pending before a magistrate court.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Police foil LeT bid to attack Amarnath pilgrims!Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have scuttled a plan of the Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) to attack Amarnath pilgrims following the killing of two hardcore Pakistani militants in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Amarnath yatra resumes!Following improvement in weather conditions, the pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas resumed this morning from the twin routes of Pahalgam and Baltal, official sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Shri Amarnath Sangrash Samiti hunger strike enters 2nd day !Demanding removal of Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and return of land to SASB, chain strike started by Shri Amarnath Sangrash Samiti today entered its second day.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:22 am Congress pins hopes on abstentionsIt expects “12 to 15 abstentions” and defections from the NDASource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pranab: no compromise on independent foreign policyNEW DELHI: Sent in first to defend the government during the trust vote, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday flayed Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani’s “inquest” on the performance of the United ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am It looks like a deal between two individuals: AdvaniNEW DELHI: Repeatedly arguing that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had invited the floor test upon himself, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani on Monday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to defeat the government, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Show proof of horse-trading, says Manmohan SinghNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday night rejected allegations of horse-trading for winning the trust vote on Tuesday. “Anybody can make allegations. If somebody has proof, show it,” Dr. Singh told reporters ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Day one of debate springs no surprisesPrime Minister seeks the support of the Lok Sabha on the basis of “our entire record in office”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Phalke award for Tapan SinhaNew Delhi: Veteran Bengali film director Tapan Sinha was on Monday selected for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2006. Mr. Sinha, 84, who has won 19 national film awards in various categories apart from winning ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am HC quashes defamation case against Bal ThackerayMumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed a defamation case against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and two others in a 1996 suit pending before a magistrate court. Mr. Thackeray, along with Sanjay Nirupam, then Editor of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am BJP leader arrested for seeking ransomNew Delhi: A BJP leader from Assam, suspected to be an ULFA militant, was arrested on Saturday while he was allegedly seeking ransom of Rs.25 lakh from a Congress MP here, the Delhi Police’s elite Special Cell said on Monday. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Mamata to abstain from voting“The Trinamool Congress cannot be purchased. We believe in principles”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Ram Baran Yadav is Nepal PresidentI will work towards strengthening democracy, says the President-electSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pak behind Kabul blast: Menon - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:55 pm Acid throwers may get life sentence - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Jul 2008 | 10:55 pm A ray of hope for arrested Czech tourists - The Statesman
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Jul 2008 | 9:22 pm India says peace process with Pakistan under stressNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign secretary said on Monday the peace process with Pakistan was strained because its nuclear-armed foe was "inciting terror" inside India and trying to hit its interests abroad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jul 2008 | 8:17 pm BJP's bedridden MP being airlifted to Delhi for trust voteThe Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bed-ridden MP Harishchandra Chavan took off for New Delhi Monday evening in an air ambulance from Nashik town in Maharasthra to participate in the crucial trust vote of the Manmohan Singh government Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 7:04 pm Power cuts made 'official' in TN, Karnataka - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Jul 2008 | 6:48 pm Lawyers allege nepotism in bar council appointmentLawyers here organised a mock funeral procession of two senior lawyers Monday to protest what they alleged was nepotism in appointment of a member to the Delhi Bar Council. The lawyers said the membership was promised to the kin of a recently deceased lawyer.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 6:31 pm Voltas net up 63 percentTata Group promoted Voltas Ltd has announced a consolidated net profit after tax of $21.2 million (Rs.851.30 million) during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, recording a growth of 63 percent over the corresponding period last year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 5:31 pm I did 'Fast Forward' for my dance partner: ManjrekarActor-director Mahesh Manjrekar says he has made a special appearance in Neeraj Pandey's 'Fast Forward' for Sonia Jaffer, his dance partner from reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa'. She is making her debut as a choreographer with the film.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 5:30 pm UCO Bank wants foreign tie-up in proposed subsidiaryThe city-based UCO Bank is scouting for a foreign partner in a financial services company it proposes to float shortly, a top official said here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2008 | 5:03 pm
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