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Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti to intensify shutdown in Jammu!The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, which is spearheading a campaign against the revocation of the State Government``s order to transfer forestland to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), has said it plans to extend its shutdown for another 72 hours.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:36 pm Delhi Police deploys 2,500 fresh recruits for surveillance!"Catch them young" -- this is the mantra being followed by Delhi Police as it deployed nearly 2,500 fresh recruits for surveillance in the national capital following back-to-back blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:36 pm One killed in mishap in Chennai airport!A loadman attached to King Fisher Airlines was crushed to death by a speeding passenger bus of the Paramount airways at domestic terminal of the Chennai airport in the morning on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:36 pm 'TN terror module has no links with SIMI, LeT'The recently unearthed terror module plotting bomb attacks on key installations in Tamil Nadu has no direct link with banned outfits such as the SIMI and LeT.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:56 am 'Sugar price may rise to unreasonable level'The unprecedented increase in sugar prices by nearly Rs 250 per quintal could rise further to an unreasonable level if the sale of the buffer stock quantum is kept voluntary.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:49 am Electromech on expansion modePune-based crane manufacturer Electromech today announced that the company would invest Rs 40 crore for its expansion.??"We will be investing around Rs 30 crore forSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:47 am Woman helps cops nab son wanted for rapeA woman helped the police arrest her son, who had allegedly raped a woman in Orissa's Balasore district after tying her to a tree, an official said on Thursday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Apparel industry urges Centre not to reduce duty drawbackThe Indian apparel export industry, which is going through a tough phase, has urged the India's Finance Ministry not to reduce the proposed Duty Drawback from 11 per cent to around 7 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:45 am Jindal Saw net up 17% at Rs 70.2 crJindal Saw Ltd, a part of the $4 billion Jindal Group, has posted 17 per cent rise in quarterly net profit at Rs 70.20 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 as compared to Rs 82.05 crore in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:44 am 'Where is football in Hyderabad?'Hyderabad has produced more Olympian footballers than any other city in the country. Alas, today there is hardly any trace of the 'Beautiful Game' in Andhra Pradesh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:43 am Centre extends tenure of quota commissionGovernment on decided to extend the tenure of the Commission for Economically Backward Classes by one year in order to work out modalities to give effect to the measures not covered.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:40 am Burns presses for speedy N-deal approvalNicholas Burns, who played a key role in clinching the Indo-US nuclear deal, has pressed the IAEA, NSG and the Congress to swiftly put its stamp of approval on it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:33 am Videocon Industries Q3 net up 4%Videocon Industries on Thursday announced a net profit of Rs 255.07 crore for the third quarter ended June 30, a 4.06 per cent growth from that in the corresponding period a year-ago.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:29 am Yes Bank hikes BPLR by 0.5 %Private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday hiked its benchmark prime lending rate(BPLR) by 0.5 per cent to 17 per cent effective from August 1.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:24 am MTNL's net up 15% at Rs 115.20 croreThe public sector telephony company operating in Delhi and Mumbai, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has posted a net profit after prior period adjustments of Rs 115.20 crore for the quarter endedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:22 am Amte couple win Magsaysay awardIndia's philanthropist doctor couple Prakash and Mandakini Amte were on Thursday declared winners of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:20 am Nuke deal: India hopeful of IAEA approval - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:19 am Substantial local hand in terror acts: Gujarat police - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:18 am CBI chargesheets sacked Assam Minister on bribery charge - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:18 am Infosys Tech launches shoppingTrip360Infosys Technologies Limited on Thursday launched shoppingTrip360 to help retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG)Companies 'achieve visibility' into in-store activity.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:16 am Toyota revs up for small car in IndiaGlobal automobile giant Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) on Thursday set the ball rolling for a newly designed compact car for the Indian market by laying the foundation stone for a Rs 1,400 crore newSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:15 am Tata Group scraps $3 billion Bangladesh projectsThe Tata Group has decided to scrap its $3 billion project in Bangladesh and handed over a letter to the Board of Investment, Government of Bangaldesh, to this effect.??A release sent out by the TataSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:08 am Titan Industries Q1 net up two fold at Rs 32.22 crWatch and jewellery retail major Titan Industries today announced a net profit of Rs 32.22 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, an over two-fold growth from that in the corresponding period yearSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 11:06 am Discovery Networks India to launch 3 new channelsDiscovery Networks India plans to launch three new and diverse 24-hour channels Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo and Discovery HD. The company plans to leverage its global portfolio ofSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:57 am India ready to return to WTO talks; blames US for impasseSquarely blaming the US for collapse of the WTO talks in Geneva early this week, India today said it can return to negotiations but will not compromise on protection to farmers in an openSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:52 am Power sector likely to miss 11th Plan targets due to rising input costsThe government may miss its power capacity addition target for the current Five-Year Plan due to rising cost of cement, steel and other material used for building power plants, said industry chamberSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:51 am IAEA set to advance U.S.-India atom pact despite qualmsVIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog governors are expected on Friday to approve an inspections plan for India needed for its atomic trade deal with the United States, despite qualms about rewarding a non-proliferation outsider.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:40 am India hopes WTO talks will resume, but is unwaiveringNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Thursday it was hopeful world trade talks would resume after discussions collapsed this week, but one official said it could be the middle of next year before that happened.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:24 am Land row: Jammu bandh for eighth day - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 10:02 am India's One-Year Rate Swaps Offer Value, Morgan Stanley Says - Bloomberg
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 9:11 am Indian doctor couple among Magsaysay winnersMANILA (Reuters) - An Indian couple providing medical care and education to tribal people, a Philippine governor crippled by polio and an unconventional Japanese publisher are among winners of this year's Magsaysay awards, its foundation announced on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 9:10 am Explosive Sehwag gives India flying startGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Opener Virender Sehwag scored an aggressive 91 to help India to 151 without loss on the first day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 9:07 am Burgeoning pharma and Biotech Industries put Indian laboratory analytical equipment market expansion on fast trackMumbai, July 31 (ANI/ Business Wire India):Growth in the pharmaceuticals industry that has been witnessing rampant outsourcing of clinical trials and drug discovery research to the country has influenced strong growth in the Indian laboratory analytical instruments market.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 9:02 am Japan closes India visa office, warns over bombingsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Japanese government closed the consular section of its embassy in India and warned its citizens to avoid crowded places such as markets and train stations after receiving an e-mail warning of a possible attack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:43 am India, Pakistan to hold talks on summit sidelinesCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of a South Asian summit on Thursday amid an escalation in border skirmishes and bomb attacks on Indian cities...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:34 am E-mail warns of more bombs in IndiaIndia 's capital, and has warned its citizens to stay away from crowded public places, a notice posted on its Web site Thursday said.The warning comes just days after 29 explosions shook two Indian ci...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:11 am Fareed Zakaria and Amitav GhoshRenowned analyst and Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria has dislodged Rhonda Byrne as top seller in the non-fiction list with his 'The Post-American World', but Amitav Ghosh's 'Sea of Poppies' continues to be number one in the fiction list.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Monsoon revival eases power crisis in KarnatakaThe sudden revival of the south-west monsoon has eased the power crisis in Karnataka due to decline in consumption and increase in generation from hydroelectric stations, bringing relief to millions of people from hours of load-shedding across the state and blackouts in India's technology hub.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Making NRIs feel guilty withA mountain of mail at the doorstep confronts most NRIs in the US on returning from their summer holidays in July-August. 'Sorting out the mail and throwing away junk mails is a massive job that I hate,' said Manohar 'Manny' Sharma in New York. 'The highest number of letters is for 'special offers' for all those things that we don't need,' he added, 'Then there are the appeals for charity as if we have billions of dollars to spare!'Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am Helen plays grandmother again inBollywood's former dancing queen Helen will be seen after a long hiatus in debutant director Rajiv Sharma's 'Bachpan', a musical family saga seen from the perspective of children.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:01 am GRE test training goes online in IndiaAs many as 50,000 Indians take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) every year but many flounder - not because of lack of knowledge but because they are not used to taking computer based tests. Now, GRE training has gone online, enabling students to be better prepared.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Katrina loved donning saris inKatrina Kaif, Bollywood's new style icon who is usually seen in western clothes, has shot an entire song in saris for 'Singh Is Kinng'. The actress says she loved the experience.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am India soon to have good agricultural practices documentIndia is set to have an agricultural testament called good agricultural practises (GAP) aimed at enhancing farm productivity marked by quality.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2008 | 8:00 am Explosives detected on Amarnath route - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:54 am India, Pakistan to hold talks on summit sidelinesCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will meet on the sidelines of a South Asian summit on Thursday amid an escalation in border skirmishes and bomb attacks on Indian cities that threaten a sluggish peace process.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:39 am Orissa: NCP demands CBI probe - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:38 am Another martyr brought home, in a coffin - MSN India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 7:05 am Facing US heat, Pak blames India, Afghanistan for unrest - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 6:46 am Mutual fund firms face post-boom profit crunchMUMBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - India's fund management industry, in boom mode for the better part of the decade, is facing a major slump in profitability as investment flows shrink, competition mounts and operating costs stay stubbornly high.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 6:36 am Sri Lanka says military win may not wipe out rebelsCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka may be close to a military victory over Tamil Tiger separatists, but the rebels could still wage a protracted low-intensity insurgency with hidden resources, a senior foreign ministry official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 6:20 am Centre looking at new Setu alignment - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jul 2008 | 5:52 am Green Street jewellers bring Bollywood to LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Green Street, a slice of India in one of the most depressed areas of London, is branding itself as the up-and-coming jewellery quarter for shoppers who love South Asian style.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2008 | 5:24 am We will block 'Kuselan' release in Karnataka: Kannada activistsActivists here Wednesday vowed to block the release of the forthcoming Rajnikanth-starrer 'Kuselan' in Karnataka, saying the Tamil superstar should apologise for his 'anti-Kannadiga' statements.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2008 | 2:02 am BSP member's car fired upon, three assailants killedA Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member was injured Wednesday evening when gunmen opened fire at his car in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, killing his driver. While one of the attackers was killed in return fire, the other two assailants fell to police when they tried to escape.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:15 am PM joins man on street in mourning Ishmeet's deathFrom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the man on the street - hundreds of people Wednesday mourned the death of young singer Ishmeet Singh, who drowned in a freak accident in a beach resort in the Maldives Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:14 am Ishmeet's body reaches a mournful LudhianaThe body of budding singer Ishmeet Singh, who died after drowning in a swimming pool of a resort in the Maldives Tuesday, was flown in to his hometown Ludhiana in a specially chartered aircraft Wednesday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:13 am Tech-savvy cyber crooks could steal your Net identityTechnology exists to prove a malicious e-mail did not originate from your PCSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pachauri to head six-member experts committeeNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a six-member experts committee headed by Rajendra K. Pachauri, director-general, Tata Energy Research Institute, to look at an alternative alignment, avoiding the Ramar Sethu stretch, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am We decided to expose masterminds: BJP MPs“Cash was delivered by ‘assistant’ of a top Samajwadi leader”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Panel to summon three BJP MPsNew Delhi: The Parliamentary panel probing the alleged “cash-for-vote” scam decided on Wednesday to summon the three BJP MPs, who made the complaint, to record their statements and gather evidence from them on August 4. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Talks on to end Amarnath rowJammu: Top officials of the J&K government, BJP leaders and the Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti held talks on Wednesday to find an amicable solution to the Amarnath land ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan will not press for vote on Indian deal at IAEANuclear Suppliers Group now looking to meet during August 21-23 in ViennaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Bench disposes of 24-year-old casesMADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday disposed of a couple of second appeals pending before the court for 24 years since their institution in the principal seat at Chennai in 1984. The genesis of the cases dates back to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Additional judges’ term extended by two yearsState nod for increasing judges’ strength from 49 to 60Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Court to await panel report on alternative alignmentVerdict reserved on plea against demolition of Ramar SethuSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Proposal to grant more liquor shop and bar licences withdrawnFinancial assistance announced for additional welfare schemesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2008 | 12:00 am Chrysler in talks with Tata, Fiat - sourcesDETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler is in talks to lease U.S. production capacity and share retail distribution with Fiat SpA, allowing the Italian automaker to return the U.S. market for the first time in 25 years, people briefed on the talks said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2008 | 11:35 pm Lawrence's late strike helps India scrape past AfghanistanThe 1-0 score-line was surely not the one with which India would have loved to open their campaign beating Afghanistan, in the AFC Challenge Cup football. But the last-minute goal by Climax Lawernce saved India the blushes in the Group A match at the Gachibowli Stadium here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:30 pm Tamil Nadu minister denies land-grab, kidnap chargesTamil Nadu Minister for Textiles N.K.K.P. Raja Wednesday vehemently denied charges he had kidnapped an elderly couple whose ancestral property he wanted to grab. The allegations were politically motivated, he claimed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:03 pm Tata Communications records Rs.983 mn net profitTata Communications Ltd, part of the $55 billion Tata group, Wednesday announced a net profit of Rs.983 million ($23.4 million) for the first quarter of 2008-09 against Rs.1.29 billion of the year-ago period.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:03 pm Indiabulls to set up power plant in Madhya PradeshIndiabulls Power Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd, Wednesday announced that it has signed an agreement with the Madhya Pradesh government to set up a 2,640-MW power project in the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:03 pm SREI Infra profit up 85 percentInfrastructure finance company SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs.432 million ($10.3 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, against Rs.233 million over the same period last year, registering a growth of 85 percent.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:02 pm DU professor sacked for sexual harassmentFor the first time in the history of Delhi University (DU), a professor was Wednesday sacked for sexually harassing a girl student, while another professor's suspension for a similar charge was extended.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2008 | 5:02 pm
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