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Vaughan stands down as England test captainLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Vaughan has decided to step down as England test captain in the wake of the series defeat by South Africa, he told a news conference on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm Harbhajan and Sharma bowl India to victoryGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma bowled India to a series-levelling 170-run victory on the fourth day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Death toll in Bihar road accident goes up to 40!The toll in the road accident in Lakhisarai district has mounted to 40 with five more persons succumbing to injuries, police said Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am Primary teachers are not for non-academic duties: Maha Govt!Maharashtra Government has directed officials to ensure that primary school teachers under local self-government bodies should not be used for non-academic duties.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am No takers for farming in Kalawati`s village!Owning land remains a liability rather than an asset in the village Jalk of the Vidharba-region of Maharashtra, where Kalawati`s farmer husband consumed poison three years back.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am Hawkers` policy in Maharashtra by year-end!The Maharashtra government will formulate a hawkers` policy on the lines of the national hawkers` policy, by the year-end.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:51 am At least 80 dead in a stampede in Naina Devi temple in HimachalAt least 80 pilgrims were killed and over 30 others injured today in a stampede at the Naina Devi temple in Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh. ??"According to latest reports, the numberSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:49 am Stampede kills 68 Hindu worshippers in Himachal PradeshNEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 68 people were killed and 47 injured in a stampede at a temple in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am Pakistan PM says Indian accusations hurt peace processCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Pakistan's prime minister said there was no evidence linking his country to attacks on India, adding such accusations had hurt the peace process, a report said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:40 am 80 dead in stampede in Naina Devi temple in HP - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:13 am Curfew clamped on two more cities in J&K - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:05 am Anil Ambani looks to buy-out Newcastle United: ReportAnil Ambani-led Reliance Communications is looking for a possible takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United for an estimated 260 million, a media reportSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:42 am Future Brands to enter sportswear, skincare,cosmetics segmentsKishore Biyani-promoted Future Group company, Future Brands is expanding its basket with plans to foray into sportswear segment besides launching a range of skin care and cosmetic products thisSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am Reliance Infratel likely to defer IPO plansAnil Ambani group firm Reliance Infratel is likely to defer its IPO plans as market regulator Sebi's go ahead for the public issue is set to expire soon, making it the third major IPO deferment afterSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:04 am Motorola gears up to rock nation with MotomusicUS-based mobile handset maker Motorola is all set to give a tough competition to Apple's iTunes with launching its own online music portal, Motomusic.??Motorola hasSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:03 am Leaders across party lines pay homage to Surjeet - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:02 am Police close to solving Ashram school boys' deaths - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:02 am Inflation impacts budgets for eating out, leisure shoppingMiddle income group has sharply cut expenditure by nearly 49 per cent on entertainment, eating out and leisure shopping due to pocket-pinching inflation but made no compromise on vices like tobaccoSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:58 am India holds huge market potential for Islamic banking: StudyGiven favourable regulatory conditions, India holds a promising growth opportunity for Islamic finance institutions, whose asset base globally is expected to more than triple to $01 trillion by 2016,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:53 am Congress adds insult to injury in Speaker`s case - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:52 am Power Min holds coal cos responsible for fuel shortageFaced with acute power shortage in the country, the power ministry has passed the buck on coal ministry for not pulling up companies under its purview for augmentingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:51 am Alchemist Group looks to PE firms to fund restaurant expansionChandigarh-based Alchemist Group is scouting for private equity investments to fund its Rs 800 crore expansion plan of opening 1,200 odd outlets of its quick service restaurant chain Republic ofSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:47 am Rapid economic growth may plunder ecological wealth: IcrierThe country's breakneck economic growth has helped multiply people's wealth, but may leave behind a poor environment for them to live in, fears economic think tankSource: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:45 am Gilani meets Karzai; discusses embassy attack issue - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:18 am Middle class families have cut expensesHigher inflation and increasing interest rates have forced middle class consumers to cut back their spending on shopping, amusement and eating out by nearly 55 percent in the last one year, according to a survey by an industry lobby.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:01 am Despite major facelift, non-metro airports facing crisisRecession in the aviation industry on account of rising operational costs has taken its toll on non-metro airports, as national and international carriers have reduced flights to these destinations, despite these airports having been given major facelifts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:01 am Abhishek continues as Flying Machine brand endorserThe Sanjay Lalbhai-led textile major Arvind Ltd Sunday said actor Abhishek Bachchan continues to be the brand ambassador for its jeans brand Flying Machine.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:01 am Apple prices soar as Himachal attracts buyers from other statesThe arrival of buyers from places as far away as Gujarat, Maharashtra and even Nepal have sent the prices of apples soaring in Himachal Pradesh.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:01 am Sonia will leave for Beijing on August 7New Delhi, Aug 3 : Congress President and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, will leave for Beijing on August 7 to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Gautami Express fire: Warangal district witness to many train ... - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:38 am Delhi bombing victim Kuldeep SinghWhen he rushed to pick up a bomb bag and threw it out of his bus to save over 50 lives, little did Kuldeep Singh know that he will never be able to see his son, who took birth two months after the blasts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Toronto whiz kid adds North American flavour to BollywoodVikas Kohli, who is the latest Indian-Canadian to enter Bollywood with his hit song 'Apun Ke Saath' in the recently released thriller 'Mission Istaanbul', says he wants to make it big in Indian showbiz.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am 40 killed in India as bus goes into riverTelevision footage showed two long rows of bodies lying on the river bank and rescue workers searching for survivors.Deadly road accidents are common in India and are often caused by poor driving, bad...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:47 am India, Pakistan premiers begin talksLet the talks begin: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) greeting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a meeting in Colombo yesterday. The prime ministers of nuclear-armed India and...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:38 am Road crash kills 32 workers in eastern India - SummaryNew Delhi - At least 32 farm workers were killed and 16 hurt when an overloaded truck carrying them plunged into a small river in India's eastern state of Bihar, police said Sunday. The accident occur...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:28 am Truck plunges into river in Bihar, 32 killedPATNA (Reuters) - At least 32 labourers were killed in Bihar, when the goods-laden truck they were travelling on veered off a bridge and plunged into a river, police said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:32 am Labourers die in India accident - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:12 am 'Rebel' Sena MP pulls out gun after Sainiks hurled abuses at him - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:46 am Afghan president heads to India to cement tiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is due to arrive in India on Sunday to cement ties with New Delhi, just weeks after a suicide bombing at the Indian embassy in Kabul underscored the security tensions in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:36 am Love or hate them, openings are pure kitschBEIJING (Reuters) - I have never laughed so much in my life. It was so over the top, pure Hollywood.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:29 am Bomb blasts and a city in turmoil - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:27 am Condoms a huge hit with action directorsWhat on earth do condoms have to do with action movies? Plenty!Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 4:07 am Games ad campaigns: Biggest, Costliest, CoolestBEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic sponsors are launching possibly the largest advertising and marketing campaign ever, aiming to etch their brands in the minds of a new generation of Chinese consumers for far beyond the upcoming Games.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:05 am Iran, on deadline day, vows no nuclear retreatTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it would not back down "one iota" in its nuclear row with major powers, voicing defiance on the day of an informal deadline set by the West over Tehran's disputed atomic ambitions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:38 am Post marriage, Tara Sharma has many films in kittyActress Tara Sharma, who was missing from the silver screen after her marriage to beau Roopak Saluja, promises to be back with a bang with a variety of films.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:37 am 'Phoonk' will be scarier than 'Bhooth': actor SudeepKannada film star Sudeep, who forays into Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma's 'Phoonk', says the film would scare audiences out of their wits.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 2:12 am I am not ready for movies yet, says Sonali Bendre BehlFormer Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre Behl, who took a break from the big screen post marriage, has no intentions of coming back to films at present.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2008 | 1:33 am ‘Fun n food’ village on the cardsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sailor goes missing from burning trainHYDERABAD: Their agony is indescribable. Their loved one G. Madhusudan Rao, a sailor in the Indian Navy, who was travelling in the ill-fated Gautami Express on Thursday night just went missing after fire broke out in one of the coaches. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Terrorism single biggest threat to S. Asia: Manmohan‘Cannot afford to lose battle against the ideologies of hatred’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Hyde Act will determine path of deal: CPI(M)NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said the safeguards agreement approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showed that the Hyde Act of the U.S. would determine the path of the India-US nuclear deal ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Gogoi orders action against police officerGuwahati: The Assam government on Saturday ordered action against a police officer who allegedly issued a citizenship certificate to a foreigner. Chairing a high level meeting here, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ordered action in the wake ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Gilani offers to probe embassy attack“Will do everything to put India-Pakistan dialogue process back on track”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Don’t be in a hurry to give land to NICE: Deve GowdaHe writes to Yeddyurappa on the ramifications in expressway project caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Kabul bomber identifiedNEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s intelligence services believe that the suicide bomber who crashed an explosives-laden car into the Indian embassy in Kabul last month was a Pakistani national. Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Hamza Shakoor, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sharp decline in kharif sowingNEW DELHI: Despite the revival of the south-west monsoon in the last one week in deficit States, there has been a sharp decline in the sowing of a majority of kharif crops, including pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton and coarse cereals over ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Erode lacks necessary industrial infrastructureERODE: Erode has got all it takes to evolve into an industrial city, except perhaps infrastructure. The city with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 15.5 per cent is the first in the State, and four percentage points above the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Roger, Rafa swap placesOn Monday morning, whatever the outcome of the ATP Masters series tournament at Cincinnati, Ohio, Roger Federer is likely to lose his number one ranking.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:10 pm ECB blasts BCCIThere seems to be a new order in world cricket. England and Australia take pride in their relationship going back to 131 years but the age-old friendship seems to be breaching.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:09 pm Tendulkar among Mumbai probablesMumbai did not have a great season last year. They failed to make the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:09 pm No compulsion to show Marathi filmsThe state government has put on hold the order suspending the licenses of 34 cinema theatres for not screening Marathi films.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:05 pm Expats are lying low in VashiEven as Kenneth Haywood is making the rounds of the ATS office and dealing with police officials investigating the Ahmedabad blasts, the issue has come as a shocker for expats.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:04 pm Abortion tech outpaces lawWhen medical advance allows you to see congenital health problems your unborn child might suffer from, shouldn't the law keep up and allow you to terminate the pregnancy?Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:04 pm Chinese moms-to-be opt for 'Olympic caesareans'Expectant women in Chinese cities are signing up for 'caesarian' deliveries timed for August 8 in the latest bizarre manifestation of the Olympics frenzy across China.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:02 pm PM tells Pakistan to keep its wordAccusations that Pakistan helped a militant group bomb India's embassy in Afghanistan cast a cloud over the eight-nation SAARC summit on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 11:01 pm Kabul bomber identified as PakistaniThe bomber who carried out the suicide attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed 41 people including a brigadier of the Indian Army, was 22-year-old Hamza Shakoor.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:59 pm The frock and the little girlThe frock has disappeared because the angel like image of the little girl is being replaced by the 'girls can do all that boys can' image."Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Aug 2008 | 10:56 pm Congress' student wing activists baton chargedHundreds of activists of the Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India (NSUI) were baton charged by the police here Saturday as they were proceeding towards the Madhya Pradesh chief minister's residence to submit a memorandum demanding elections in colleges.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 6:30 pm 500 post offices to be upgradedFive hundred post offices across the country will be upgraded under a special project to be launched later this month, Minister of State for IT and Communication Jyotiraditya Scindia said here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 6:30 pm Sri Lanka military enters rebel capital, captures townCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military has entered the rebels' de-facto capital in the north of the island, killing 20 Tamil Tiger rebels after fierce fighting, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2008 | 6:20 pm New book of Harry Potter tales in DecemberCome December and Harry Potter fans can look forward to 'The Tales of Beedle the Bard', a collection of wizardry and fairy tales by J.K. Rowling.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:01 pm BJP to launch nationwide agitation for Amarnath landThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a three-day nationwide agitation Aug 11 in support of protests in Jammu and Kashmir over the Amarnath land row, party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:01 pm Former employee exonerates actress AsinA former domestic help of Tamil actress Asin has refuted charges that she was forced to work against her will for the star, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:00 pm Rajnikant qualifies apology to KarnatakaFollowing intense criticism from various sections of the Tamil film industry, superstar Rajnikant Saturday qualified his apology to Kannadigas on a controversial dam project.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm
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