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Ban on scarves while driving irks womenA ban on covering faces by women while driving motorbikes has irked several women's organisations in the city.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 1:01 pm Prince William to work as civil servantPrince William, the second in line to the British throne, will have a stint in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a civil servant.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:59 pm Two Saudi warships to visit IndiaMarking an upswing in bilateral defence ties, two Saudi naval warships will visit India from Tuesday in an effort to identify fresh avenues of cooperation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:57 pm Maha Govt steps in to help KalavatiMaharashtra Government has stepped in to help Kalavati Bandurkar, a widow whose name Congress MP Rahul Gandhi mentioned in Lok Sabha during the July 22 trust vote debate.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:54 pm 'D-street may come under pressure'Markets are expected to come under pressure on rumours that the Dalal Street would be the next terror target after a series of bomb blasts in Bangalore and later in Ahmedabad.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:52 pm Flat raided in Navi Mumbai following an e-mailPolice raided a Navi Mumbai flat on Sunday and seized a computer in connection with the e-mail sent to television channels threatening more blasts across the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:51 pm CHRONOLOGY - Major attacks in India since 2003REUTERS - India's major cities were put on high alert on Sunday, with fears of more attacks after at least 46 people were killed in two days of bombings that hit Ahmedabad and Bangalore.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:41 pm India on alert after two days of bombings kill 46NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - India's major cities were put on high alert on Sunday, with fears of more attacks after at least 46 people were killed in two days of bombings that hit Ahmedabad and Bangalore.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:36 pm Advani demands stringent laws to fight terrorClaiming that existing laws have proved ineffective to tackle terrorism, senior BJP leader L K Adavni demanded that stringent anti-terror laws like POTA be revived to fight the menace.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:35 pm High alert in Madhya PradeshThe Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday sounded high alert in the state following Bangalore and Ahmedabad bombings that left at least 45 people deadSource: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:30 pm Guru asks Muslim leaders to isolate the 'misguided'Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has urged Muslim leaders in India to isolate "misguided elements spreading terror in the name of religion".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:27 pm Security beefed up at Taj MahalSecurity has been tightened near the Taj Mahal in the wake of the bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:25 pm Federal Bank to buy 5% in Catholic Syrian BankKerala-based Federal Bank is acquiring around 5 per cent stake in unlisted Catholic Syrian Bank.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:22 pm Blasts aimed at creating communal divide: LeftThe Left parties today condemned the serial explosions in Ahmedabad, saying the terror network was trying to destabilise the country and create a communal divide.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:18 pm Sinha blames Centre for rise of terrorismSenior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today accused the UPA government of going soft on terrorists despite a chain of serial blasts taking place across the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:14 pm Talks on India-specific Protocol to beginIndia will begin consultations with the IAEA tomorrow in Vienna to draft a template of an India-specific 'Additional Protocol' for inspection of its civilian nuclear power plants, days ahead of the Agency's Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on August one to discuss the India-specific safeguard agreement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:12 pm India's first pvt power plant to be commercialThe country's first mega power project in the private sector will be fully commercial by August 15, Minister of State of Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:09 pm Manufacture of luxury items could grow to $500 mnOn the back of growing population of high networth individuals, the production of luxury items in the country could grow to $500 million in the next two to three years, industry body Ficci said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:07 pm Nokia ties up with World Wildlife FundMobile handset maker Nokia today joined hands with World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-India, to support the latter's tiger conservation initiatives in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:41 am IJM sets up Rs 21cr welded wire mesh plantIJM Steel Products Private Limited, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based $1.2-billion IJM Corporation Berhad, on Sunday commissioned its first welded wire mesh (WWM) manufacturing facility at Isnapur village near Hyderabad at an outlay of Rs 21 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:38 am Animation industry set to grow to Rs 4,200 crThe Rs 1,200 crore animation industry in India is set to grow to Rs 4,200 crore by 2009 with its revenues projected to double up to almost $1.5 billion by 2010.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:35 am N-deal is not for stocking weapons, says PranabDefending the UPA government's stance on nuclear deal, Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that by operationalising the deal the government did not intend to stockpile weapons, but make available more energy and create scope of nuclear research.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:32 am Five people injured in bomb blast in Jharkhand!At least five persons were injured in a bomb blast near a bus stand in this city of Jharkhand Sunday, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am Dera chief Ram Rahim likely to address press today!Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is expected to address a press conference on Sunday after evading the media since the allegations against him were made public last year.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am Curfew clamped in Jammu ahead of massive demonstrations!Curfew was clamped in Jammu district on Saturday night in view of Sri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti`s programme to hold massive demonstrations in support of its demand for revocation of the order cancelling transfer of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am Buses in capital to have GPS facility!Want to take a bus to your next destination? Soon instead of waiting at the bus stop you would be able to get information about the timings just by sending an SMS.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:31 am Pakistan party defends civilian control of spy agencyISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The decision to put Pakistan's main spy agency under civilian control was aimed at keeping the army out of the diplomatic line of fire, the head of the ruling party said in remarks published on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:30 am Bangladesh rules scrapping "Mujib" holiday illegalDHAKA (Reuters) - The Bangladesh High Court ruled on Sunday that the cancellation of a public holiday to mark the death of the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was illegal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 11:21 am Ahmedabad bombings claim unborn child - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:55 am British Muslims condemn India terror blasts - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:46 am Serial bomb blasts: MP reviews security situation - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:29 am Containing inflation without impacting growth difficultBalancing of the monetary policy in order to contain inflation without impacting growth will be a major challenge, India's apex export promotion organisation has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:03 am Business as usual in Ahmedabad's diamond polishing unitsIt is business as usual in diamond processing units in Rakiyal and Bapunagar in eastern Ahmedabad, which were the targets of Saturday's bomb blasts in which at least 39 people were killed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:02 am Rajnikanth's 'Kuselan' gets nod for Karnataka releaseForthcoming Rajnikanth-starrer 'Kuselan' has finally got the go ahead for its simultaneous release in Karnataka Aug 1, though many groups were against it, alleging that the Tamil superstar had made 'anti-Kannadiga' statements.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 9:00 am US national's claims about terror email being probed - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:39 am Security beefed up for Taj MahalSecurity has been tightened near the Taj Mahal in the wake of the bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Dirt on black robes of judiciaryA damming deposition by a former Ghaziabad court clerk has thrown mud on the Indian judiciary's high priests. He claims simple day-to-day household items like towels and bed sheets were bought for judges with the money he siphoned off from the court treasury!Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Bracing for more attacks, investigators struggle to crack terror outfitsAs a nationwide hunt gets underway Sunday for terrorists responsible for the back-to-back attacks first in Bangalore, the country's IT hub, and then the 16 synchronised bombings that ripped through Gujarat's main city of Ahmedabad killing nearly 40 people, the security establishment is bracing for more terror strikes.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am More girls take to engineering studiesMore girls are taking to engineering studies these days. The enrolment of girls in technical institutes in the country has gone up from 22 percent in 2002 to 125 percent this year, with most preferring system engineering and information and communication, says a survey by an industry body.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Curfew imposed in Jammu againFearing more violence, authorities re-imposed curfew in Jammu district Sunday morning, a day after violent protests over the Amarnath land transfer revocation revisited the city injuring 50 people, the police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Mizoram facing famine, rats devour rice and maizeAfter feasting on paddy in the fields and inside granaries, armies of rodents in Mizoram have started targeting maize, devouring the crop by the tonne and leading to an acute food shortage, officials and aid agencies said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Decks cleared for Steel AuthorityDecks have been cleared for the state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to set up its first steel plant in north India, in Himachal Pradesh, with an outlay of Rs.1.06 billion, a senior official said Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am E-mail claiming Ahmedabad blasts traced back to a Navi Mumbai apartmentMumbai, July 27 : The Navi Mumbai Police today raided an apartment in Navi Mumbai after a 14-page e-mail was sent to select TV channels from that area by a terror group named as "Indian Mujahidden" just minutes before the serial blasts took place in Ahmedabad last night.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Internet changing contours of Indian artThere was a time when art was considered an expression of human creativity and emotions. But art in India is fast becoming a craft powered by resource from the internet and technical skills culled from artists who post their works online.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Fishermen oppose Sethusamudram...in the name of Ram - MSN India
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 7:53 am Internet changing contours of Indian artThere was a time when art was considered an expression of human creativity and emotions. But art in India is fast becoming a craft powered by resource from the internet and technical skills culled from artists who post their works online.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 7:32 am Singh is king or sin is king? - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 7:22 am Red alert sounded in Tripura - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 27 Jul 2008 | 7:10 am At least 16 bombs kill 29 in western IndiaAHMADABAD, INDIA -- Bombs exploded near a busy market and a hospital in this western Indian city, killing 29 people and injuring 88 on Saturday, a day after deadly blasts struck the southern technolo...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jul 2008 | 7:07 am India set to become manufacturing hub of luxury brandsWith disposable incomes increasing in India, the country is poised to become a manufacturing hub for global luxury brands over the next five years, a report to be released Monday by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) and Yes Bank said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 6:01 am India will be Hyundai's small car hubThe $75-billion Hyundai Motors, the world's fifth largest auto maker, has decided to make India its global hub for small cars, the company's chief executive for the Indian market has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 6:00 am Government pays for Guru Granth Sahib translationThe central government has given a grant of Rs.10 million for the translation of the Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib into English and Hindi to commemorate the tercentenary of the 'Guru-ta-Gaddi'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 5:00 am Apple CEO Jobs' life not in danger - NY Times reportsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:49 am Mild quake hits Bangladesh, no casualties reportedDHAKA (Reuters) - A mild earthquake shook Bangladesh early on Sunday, sending people running out of their homes in panic, witnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 4:40 am U.S. ready to talk about temporary visas at WTOGENEVA (Reuters) - The United States, responding to a key demand of developing countries, said on Saturday it would discuss giving more temporary access to foreign professionals, injecting renewed optimism into world trade talks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jul 2008 | 3:52 am Campus fashion comes at a priceChequered shorts, skin-fit jeans, tunics in floral colours, big bags, wedge sandals and waistcoats - all this and more is on view on the Delhi University campus as its students make their personal style statements. But all this comes at a price.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Quality cinema doesn't mean intellectual films: Amol GupteScriptwriter-filmmaker Amol Gupte says that quality cinema need not necessarily be limited to 'intellectual' films and took the example of the critical acclaim 'Taare Zameen Par' received to drive home his pointSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Blasts will not affect investment climate: Bangalore's industry leadersThe serial bomb blasts that shook India's IT hub Friday will not have any negative impact on Bangalore's reputation as a peaceful city and safe investment destination, industry leaders say.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jul 2008 | 3:30 am Only some consensus, says IndiaDifferences over livelihood, security at WTO: Kamal NathSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Vista? It’s like ‘New Coke’!Analyst likens it to short-lived Cola avatar that customers rejectedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am 17 BLASTS ROCK AHMEDABAD40 killed, 100 injured in terror strikes; human bomb attack suspected near hospital trauma centreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Speaker orders probe into cash-for-votes complaintNEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Saturday ordered a time-bound inquiry by a panel into allegations of cash being given to buy votes on the basis of a joint complaint he had received on Friday from three BJP MPs, who waved ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Semmangudi’s music allows you to transcend’Paying tribute to the maestro on the occasion of his birth centenary, neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran reflects on ‘the impulse that drives great music and art...the tremendous need, this desire to reach for the stars, to transcend your mortal frame.’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan troops open fireJammu: Pakistani troops fired heavily at the Indian forces at a forward post in Krishna Ghatti sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, a defence spokesman said here. However, the Indian troops exercised restraint and did not ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Embedded chips used as trigger in Bangalore blastsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Indian Mujahideen’ claims responsibilityReprisal for 2002 riots, say suspected SIMI-Lashkar front organisationsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Can CISF provide security for the IT sector?CHENNAI: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s proposal to amend the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Act to bring the private sector within its ambit has evoked mixed reactions. While a section of the private sector, especially ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am CRPF jawan shot dead by colleagueNew Delhi: A CRPF jawan was shot dead here on Saturday allegedly by his colleague who feared that the victim, who had seen him “stealing” some money, could divulge ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Three countries are yet to get on board for nuke deal - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:44 pm Ghising shifted from Darjeeling to Siliguri - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:43 pm Curfew clamped in Jammu - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jul 2008 | 10:01 pm Jayawardene hails his players for perfect gameCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene hailed his players on Saturday for what he described as a "perfect game" after winning the first test against India by an innings and 239 runs.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jul 2008 | 6:42 pm Muralitharan, Mendis bowl Sri Lanka to record home winCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis bowled Sri Lanka to an innings and 239-run victory in the first test against India on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:51 pm Kidnapped Indian oil worker released in Sudan!Sudanese kidnappers released an Indian oil worker and his driver in good health, following a 74-day hostage ordeal in the heart of the African country, the Indian Ambassador said.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Marxist leader Harkrishan Singh Surjeet falls ill!Veteran Marxist leader Harkrishan Singh Surjeet has again fallen ill.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Live bomb diffused in Bangalore!Just when life was returning to normal in Bangalore a day after nine low-intensity blasts rocked the country`s IT hub, the police on Saturday morning discovered a live bomb which has safely been defused by the bomb detection squad.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Mishap averted as Pawar`s plane lands safely!A major air accident was averted when a Jet Airways flight with Union Minister Sharad Pawar on board returned to Delhi airport safely after it was found that a rear door was not locked properly.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Yechury denies linking Speaker`s office to bribery scam!Senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday strongly rebutted a report quoting him as saying that the Speaker`s office was involved in the alleged cash-for-vote scam.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Monsoon activity likely to lift up after dry spell!The Monsoon activity is likely to pick up in many parts of the country next week, with the Met Department predicting rains along the west coast and over central and adjoining peninsular India.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm Media accuses Oz police of denying lawyer to Haneef!The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Saturday said that it would not be responding to any parallel media inquiry, over allegations that it repeatedly denied a lawyer to Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneef during his first interview.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jul 2008 | 12:37 pm
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