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Centuries give Sri Lanka boost versus IndiaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Centuries from Malinda Warnapura, Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Samaraweera guided Sri Lanka to 422 for four on the second day of the first test against India on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm 'Expulsion not to affect Chatterjee's role'Somnath Chatterjee may have been expelled by his party, CPI(M), but his tenure as an MP, or for that matter, as the presiding officer of the Lower House remains unaffected.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:55 pm Indian annual inflation at 11.89 pct on July 12NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 11.89 percent in the 12 months to July 12, below the previous week's annual rise of 11.91 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm Impossible to become PM without UPA or NDA: PaswanTraining guns on BSP supremo Mayawati, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan today said it was not possible to become Prime Minister without the backing of either the UPA or the NDA.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:45 pm 9 killed in Kashmir attacks; curfew imposed to prevent Hindu protests - The Canadian Press
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:40 pm India awaits Iran offer for talks on IPIThe pact for $7.4-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline may not meet the August deadline as Tehran has failed to convene a trilateral meeting to nail the agreement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:38 pm Party move not to affect Somnath's Speaker role - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm Houses to be built at cost of Rs 2,000 crThe Tamil Nadu government proposed to construct 22,000 houses across the state at an investment of Rs 2,000 crore, according to state minister for revenue and Housing, I Periasami.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm BSF-BDR meeting to address areas of common concern - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:33 pm MRF Tyres net down 25% at Rs 31.86 crRise in direct costs including raw material and staff cost in the third quarter ending June 30, 2008, led to lower net profit for tyre major MRF.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:30 pm Party move not to affect Somnath's Speaker roleLok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee may have been expelled by his party, CPI(M), but his tenure as an MP, or for that matter, as the presiding officer of the Lower House remains unaffected, say constitutional and legal experts.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm Gradatim launches microinsurance platformGradatim IT Ventures, a leading micro-finance player, today announced the launch of its on-demand micro-insurance technology platform, MF-Insure.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:26 pm Govt approves Armed Forces TribunalThe country's first ever military tribunal today took shape with the Government approving setting up of a Principal Bench in the capital and eight regional branches to hear grievances of the armed forces personnel.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:24 pm Nokia, Qualcomm sign new agreementHandset major Nokia and Qualcomm (provider of CDMA technology) have signed a new agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMAX, LTE and other technologies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:23 pm Zee News net up 48% at Rs 9.5 crSubhas Chandra-led Zee News today announced a standalone net profit of Rs 9.50 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, a 48.44 per cent growth over the corresponding period a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:22 pm Rashtriya Chemicals appoints new DirectorRashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF), today said that Gautam Sen has taken over as Director (Finance) of the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:19 pm Surrendered militant, his family killed in terror attack!A surrendered Hizbul Mujahideen militant and three of his family members were today killed in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir`s Doda district.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:16 pm Pakistan seeks more help from India to combat terrorISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told his Indian counterpart on Thursday both countries should cooperate more deeply to combat "terrorism and extremism" in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:13 pm TataSky to unbundle ESPN channelsIn the ongoing legal tussle between ESPN and TataSky over beaming of channels, TDSAT allowed the Direct-to-Home operator to beam the sport broadcaster's channels on a la carte basis.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm ASCI to decide on Ponds, Fair&Lovely ads in AugustAdvertising Standards Council of India is likely to review a complaint in August filed by FMCG major Procter and Gamble against rival Hindustan Unilever over two advertisements.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:10 pm Tension over land row heightens, Kashmiris asked to leave Jammu (Lead) - Thaindian.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:08 pm I am victim of politics: Coach SharmaHaving been dumped by the Sports Ministry as the weightlifting coach for Beijing Olympics, a disappointed Deodutt Sharma oon Thursday said it was a "conspiracy" against him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm JSW to foray into N-power generationSajjan Jindal-owned JSW Group announced its intention to foray into the nuclear power sector.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:02 pm Tata: initial Nano demand to exceed supplyMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors, which plans to launch its ultra-cheap Nano model later this year, expects initial demand for the car to exceed supply, Chairman Ratan Tata said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:59 am Sarin's Vodafone faces cornershop revoltAfter seeing off powerful competitors from the boardroom to emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Vodafone's India-born chief executive Arun Sarin is facing a stiff challenge.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:58 am China pressed Nepal to target Tibetans - rights groupKATHMANDU (Reuters) - China pressured Nepal into cracking down on peaceful Tibetan protesters, violating their human rights with arbitrary arrests, sexual abuse of women and beatings in detention, a global rights group said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:55 am Speaker asks BJP MPs to lodge bribe complaintSomnath Chatterjee asked the three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs to lodge a formal complaint with him after they said they had received bribes ahead of Tuesday's trust vote.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:52 am Yuvraj is not irresponsible: ChauhanYuvraj Singh's confession that he likes partying does not make him an irresponsible cricketer but current lack of form makes him susceptible to criticism.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:47 am China studying India-IAEA sageguard agreement - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:41 am Ford posts $8.7 bln quarterly net lossDETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted an $8.7 billion quarterly net loss on Thursday amid declining sales of large pickup trucks and SUVs in North America and said it would add new smaller vehicles to its lineup as part of a sweeping realignment in response to high gas prices.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am India's first microinsurance platformGradatim IT Ventures, a leading micro-finance player, on Thursday announced the launch of its on-demand micro-insurance technology platform called MF-Insure.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am Quiet Pratibha Patil sails through an yearA year after she created history by becoming India's first woman president, Pratibha Patil's innings in Rashtrapati Bhavan has largely been marked by reticence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:17 am CCEA approval for Eicher Motors, Swedish firm JV - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Union Cabinet approves creation of posts for Armed Forces TribunalNew Delhi, July 24 : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for the creation of 31 posts for the Armed Forces Tribunal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am CCEA approves revised scheme of "Development of Primitive Tribal Groups"New Delhi, July 24 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for continuation of the scheme of "Development of Primitive Tribal Groups" during 11th five Year Plan with an outlay of Rs.670.00 crore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am India, Morocco to sign MoU on cooperation in marine fisheriesNew Delhi, July 24 : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation in the field of marine fisheries to be signed between India and Morocco.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Cabinet approves converting of NPPTI into an autonomous agencyNew Delhi, July 24 : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to converting the National Plant Protection Training Institute (NPPTI) in Hyderabad into an autonomous agency, namely the National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPM), by registering it under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:02 am Cabinet approves agreement on establishment of SARSONew Delhi, July 24 : The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the signing of an agreement on the establishment of the South Asia Regional Standards Organisation (SARSO) during the forthcoming 15th SAARC Summit to be held in Colombo on August 2-3.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am JD(U), MDMK expel two MPs each for violating whip on trust voteNew Delhi, July 24 : Both the Janata Dal (United) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) today expelled two of their MP's for violating the party whip in the vote of confidence on July 22.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am Cabinet approves rehabilitation package for farmers in suicide-prone statesNew Delhi, July 24 : The Union Cabinet today approved the development of the Kuttanad Wetland Eco-System in Kerala as part of a rehabilitation package for farmers in the suicide prone districts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:01 am Paedophilia case: HC rejects state’s plea to stay acquittal - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am Pranab calls for a convention on criminal matters in SAARC regionNew Delhi, July 24 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India would push for a convention on mutual legal assistance among the SAARC nations over criminal matters.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-I in SeptemberBangalore, July 24 : Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch Chandrayaan-I, India's maiden mission to the moon, in September.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 11:00 am India firms lag in climate action - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's top firms face little stakeholder pressure to combat climate change with only about 40 percent of the companies surveyed setting voluntary carbon emissions reduction goals, a report said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 10:50 am Tata Motors looking at electric carsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, is looking at launching an electric car and other fuel-efficient vehicles, its chairman said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 10:25 am Hunger strike against SEZ that affects 50,000 villagersHundreds of residents of Maharashtra's Raigad district along with members of 21 NGOs began an indefinite hunger strike here Thursday to protest against the acquisition of irrigated land for the Maha Mumbai SEZ that they say will affect over 50,000 people.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Jul 2008 | 10:01 am Ramadoss wants to ban junk food in DU - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 9:45 am Children among five killed in Kashmir attackSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Five people, including two children and a woman, were killed on Thursday when suspected Muslim separatist militants threw a grenade at a crowded bus terminal in Srinagar, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 9:24 am Mumbai court orders release of Britons in abuse caseNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A court ordered the release of two Britons jailed two years ago for sexually abusing young boys at a shelter in Mumbai after acquitting them for lack of evidence, court officials said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2008 | 9:01 am India presses for early finalisation of regional treaty - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 8:36 am Curfew in Jammu after man commits suicide - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Jul 2008 | 8:33 am Mallika Sherawat dominates her 'man' in 'Ugly Aur Pagli'Contrary to her sentimental and lovelorn image in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects', Bollywood's oomph girl Mallika Sherawat is all set to take on her man in a dominating role in forthcoming romantic comedy 'Ugly Aur Pagli'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 5:32 am My next will not be about three friends: Chetan BhagatAfter writing youth-based books like 'Five Points Someone', 'One Night @ The Call Center' and 'Three Mistakes Of My Life', of which two dealt with a group of three friends, author Chetan Bhagat has no plans to base his next book on the same theme.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 5:32 am Indian markets open with a profitThe Indian equities market opened with a profit Thursday. The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange opened with a gain 140.09 points at 15,081.29 points.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 5:32 am Walk on the stars - with zodiac shoes!Wearing customised rings, pendants and bangles studded with semi-precious stones for fortune is passe. It is time to flatter your feet - and your luck - with astrological and zodiac shoes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 5:31 am India 'undisputed leader' in offshore services: GartnerIndia remains the 'undisputed leader' in a list of the top 30 countries for offshore services prepared by IT market research major Gartner Inc.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 5:31 am Akali Dal expels rebel MP for abstaining during trust voteThe ruling Akali Dal in Punjab has expelled rebel party MP Sukhdev Singh Libra from its primary membership for defying the party whip by abstaining during the vote of confidence against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Abhishek and I are very well-matched: Sonam KapoorAbhishek Bachchan is Sonam Kapoor's second co-star and the newcomer, who is enjoying his company on the sets of 'Dilli 6', says they make a good pair.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Darsheel Safary gets offers for Rs. 75 lakhs?Ever since Darsheel Safary became the youngest star of Bollywood to get nominated for the best actor award, there has been much speculation about which film he would do next. What's more, his going price is apparently Rs.75 lakhs (7.5 million)!Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 2:36 am Priyanka gets into a swimsuit for 'Dostana'Although Priyanka Chopra had decided not to do a lip lock or don a bikini on screen, she has agreed to get into a swimsuit for Karan Johar's romantic comedy 'Dostana'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Jul 2008 | 2:06 am Relations with Left won’t be affected, says KarunanidhiNEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday said the DMK’s relationship with the Left parties would not be affected at the State level in view of withdrawal of support by the Leftists to the United ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am 15 killed as bus falls into gorgeJammu: At least 15 people were killed and 29 injured when a bus rolled down into a gorge at Sherbibi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Wednesday morning. Most of the victims were labourers hailing from ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Five friendly robots in BeijingBEIJING: Nini, an Olympic “Fuwa” mascot, and four other robots have been entertaining people at the shiny new airport terminal in Beijing for over a week. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Insurance scheme for the landless poorTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to implement the Centrally-sponsored life insurance scheme for the landless poor (Aam Admi Bima Yojana) in the State. Briefing presspersons on the decisions of the weekly Cabinet ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Tata seeks Fiat help to market NanoTURIN: Tata Motors Ltd is open to Italy’s Fiat SpA helping to sell the ultra-cheap Nano model overseas, Chairman Ratan Tata said. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am The day after, BJP expels eight MPsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Oil firms pump more dieselTransporters allege discrimination by the CentreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Somnath violated party discipline, says Biman BoseKOLKATA: “All members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) are required to abide by the party constitution,” Biman Bose, secretary of the West Bengal State Committee, said here on Wednesday. “When one is accepted as a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Alignment 6 is most viable: CentreLord Ram himself destroyed the bridge, says counsel NarimanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Left, BSP, regional parties to launch joint campaignWe have come together now, the rest will be decided later: Prakash KaratSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Chatterjee cheated CPI-M: Pinarayi VijayanLok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was 'a traitor to the party', Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Kerala state secretary and politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan said here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Jul 2008 | 7:00 pm RTI Act covers Crime Branch CID police: Madras HC !The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Information Commission to a consider a complaint regarding non-compliance of the Commission`s earlier order, directing the city police commissioner to furnish certain documents under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am UNPA-Left meet to finalise strategy!Just a day after the UPA government won the motion of confidence by a convincing margin of 19 votes, a crucial UNPA-Left meeting has begun at the Delhi residence of UP Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Better Indo-Pak ties vital for US interest in Afghan: Obama!Better diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan are vital for the US to succeed in its war against Taliban militants in Afghanistan, Presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Sikhs call bandh in Punjab; disrupts rail, road traffic !Sikh protestors on Wednesday disrupted the rail and road transport between Delhi and Punjab, while demanding the arrest of Dera Sacha Suada Chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am UPA wins Trust Vote: Reactions!Weeks of political speculation and drama was decisively brought to an end on Tuesday evening as the UPA romped home with a majority of 275 votes in its favour. The day –filled with its shocks and sighs- left many faces smiling, some scowling and the rest with gaping mouths. Here is a summary of who said what after the historic vote was won by government.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am BSF jawan killed, farmer injured in Indo-Bangla border!A BSF jawan was today killed and a farmer injured when Bangladesh Rifles opened fire on them at Mirsultanpur village on the border in West Bengal`s Malda district. BSF sources said a hail of bullets hit the 40-year-old border guard, Sudarshan K G, as the BDR resorted to unprovoked fire at 5.20 am as he went to the border to relieve himself.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Trust vote: Won`t give up Speaker`s post says Somnath!With the UPA winning the trust vote, LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee –feeling vindicated- further hardened his stand on the issue of his resignation (as demanded by CPM) by making it clear on Wednesday that he won`t resign from the post as of now.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am
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