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Mixed response to midnight bazaarCan 21 stalls give us a complete experience of a night bazaar? Whatever said, it's important that the stall owners get the kind of footfall they are looking for.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 10:01 am Why Li Na's opponents are shaking in their shoesHer quick reflex and athleticism are not new in tennis world but local favourite Li Na's scintillating form in the Beijing Olympics might have to do something with her electric heels.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:57 am Bewakoofs doing good businessCalling somebody a 'bewakoof' is degenerating, but at Kacheri Chowk town in Giridih it spells class when it comes to food.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:53 am Violence, arson during curfew relaxationA policeman was beaten and his motorcycle set afire as mobs attacked three police stations, destroyed a paramilitary bunker and torched a petrol tankerSource: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:52 am Mentally ill woman kept chained for 15 yearsKamala Sethi, 26, has spent 15 years chained to a pole by her family that cannot afford medical treatment for her mental illness.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:50 am Vishal Retail plans to open 4 stores in eastern parts of IndiaHomegrown retail major Vishal Retail announced to open four retail stores in eastern parts of the country taking tally of total stores of company to 130.??The four stores which were opened recently bySource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:49 am Sify to set up two data centers to expand networkInternet service provider Sify Technologies will set up two data centers in Mumbai and Noida to double its network at a cost of Rs 250 crore.??"We are setting up aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:47 am The hitchhiker's guide to European Union jargonThe problem with trying to understand European Union (EU) jargon is that half the time you need a political dictionary, and the other half you need a map.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:45 am Six killed in Mumbai building collapseAt least six persons, including two women and as many children, were killed and 20 injured when portions of a four-storey building collapsed here this morning, civic authorities said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:44 am Parsvnath appoints three independent directors for SEZ armParsvnath Developers Ltd today announced the appointment of three independent directors for its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) subsidiary, including the former Chairman of Andhra Bank and Canara Bank R JSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:38 am Diesel demand soars, no fuel price cut - GovtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's diesel demand is growing at an unexpectedly high rate of 23-24 percent, the oil minister said on Wednesday, causing shortages in some regions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:34 am Kerala nun's suicide: Detailed probe sought - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:33 am Saina falters at the doorstep of victorySaina Nehwal's badminton challenge at the Beijing Olympics came to an abrupt end, just as she seemed to have reached the doorstep of victory in the women's singles quarter-finalsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:28 am Rite to be a Qazi: Woman conducts Muslim wedding - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:26 am Baby Manjhi's legal trouble continues - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:25 am Pressure mounts but Musharraf won't quit - spokesmanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to resign or face impeachment but aides rejected media speculation he was about to step down.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:20 am MTNL cuts broadband charges, launches TV on mobilePublic sector telecom services provider MTNL today slashed broadband charges by up to 50 per cent to increase user base in the national capital.??The PSU announced a plan that will offer customersSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 9:04 am Kerala reserves govt job for HIV-positive - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Kerala government has reserved a job for a HIV-positive candidate, a step that has won praise for its sensitivity towards patients afflicted with the killer virus, The Times of India said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:55 am BNP Paribas infuses additional 50 mn euros into India operationsThe BNP Paribas group today said that it has infused 50 million euros into its India operations on June 26 this year.??This latest equity infusion is aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:46 am FACTBOX - The Jammu and Kashmir valley disputeREUTERS - A simmering land dispute has polarised Indian Kashmir, split between the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley and the Hindu-dominated region around Jammu city, severely curbing trade between the two areas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:42 am Firstsource bags KPO deal from British TelecomPipal Research, a subsidiary of Firstsource Solutions, bagged a three-year partnership agreement worth $15 million (Rs 63 crore) with British Telecom Global Services (BTGS) to provide knowledgeSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:39 am SC notice to TN, DMK on colour TV distribution - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:26 am Six killed in Mumbai building collapse - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:25 am Mighty Phelps becomes most successful OlympianBEIJING (Reuters) - American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time by winning two more Beijing gold medals on Wednesday to take his career tally to an unprecedented 11 victories.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:23 am Court urged to try Uphaar accused for culpable homicide - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:19 am VHP activists block road, rail traffic in DelhiThe unrest over the Amarnath land row today spilled over other parts of the country as activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) blocked roads and railway tracks and forcing the traffic to a haltSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:12 am 'Holiday Home Complex' to come up in Goa for railway employeesKonkan Railway is constructing a "Holiday Home Complex" near Madgaon station in Goa for railway employees in the country.??Foundation stone for the complex willSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:02 am India to grow 7.7 pct in 08/09, fiscal stress growingNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is expected to grow 7.7 percent in the year to March-end, cooling from the year before and below a recent forecast from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a government report said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Gartner lists Microsoft India as leading vendor of BIMicrosoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd. Today announced that as per Gartner's Asia Pacific software revenue estimates, it has emerged as the leading vendor of Business Intelligence solutions in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am India Steel Works suffers heavy damagesIndia Steel Works Ltd plant at Khopli in Raigad district of Maharashtra suffered heavy damages due to torrential rain in the area as its underground equipment got completely submerged in the water andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:55 am Police kickstarts public anti-terror drive - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:48 am Homes burn as Hindu-Muslim anger grows in KashmirGARKHAL, India (Reuters) - When a mob shouting praises for a Hindu god torched this Muslim hamlet, any hopes of religious peace in India's Kashmir state may have been destroyed along with these charred homes and scarred drums of ruined wheat.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:48 am Kashmir curfew is relaxed briefly - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:48 am Traffic in NCR affected by VHP 'chakka jam' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:38 am Two ultras killed in encounter - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Aug 2008 | 7:38 am Kashmir mourns deaths from massive protestsSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian Kashmir on Wednesday began a three-day mourning for at least 20 Muslim protesters shot dead by police this week as the region simmered over a land row that has revived independence calls.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 6:56 am Inflation could climb higher - officialNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's headline inflation rate, which is hovering at a 13-year high, could rise further, the outgoing chief of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Economic Advisory Council said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Aug 2008 | 6:15 am Dhoni says Team India will give its best in ODI series against LankaBangalore, Aug 13 : Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team aims to give its best shot in the forthcoming one-day series against Sri Lanka, beginning August 18.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:01 am VHP protest over Amarnath land allotment hits road, rail trafficThe Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Wednesday began its nationwide protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) by blocking roads and disrupting train services across the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:01 am Six dead, 10 injured in Mumbai building collapseAt least six people were killed and 10 injured when a 72-year-old building in south Mumbai collapsed early Wednesday due to heavy rain, fire service officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am Designing for Ranbir Kapoor was most enjoyable: Aki NarulaFashion designer Aki Narula says he enjoyed designing clothes for Ranbir Kapoor the most in forthcoming film 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', despite there being three gorgeous leading ladies too!Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am Indian fashion brand forays into Middle EastChennai-based fashion brand Gatsby Collection has announced its foray into the Middle East with the opening of a new outlet in Oman.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am Equity markets start in the redIndian equity markets opened lower Wednesday following weak global cues. They recovered a bit but were still in the red in early trade. Banking, PSU and oil and gas stocks were under selling pressure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am Why Microsoft and Intel tried to kill the XO $100 laptop$Mousetrap weblog: In pictures - the revamped $100 laptop At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2005, Nicholas Negroponte, supreme prophet of digital connectivity, revealed a strange tent-...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:32 am A threat to Coca-Cola Japan sips the eel thingForget cola, lemonade or beer – Japanese people sweltering in the summer heat now have a new canned drink to quench their thirst – made out of eels. The fishy drink Unagi Nobori &nda...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:19 am Phelps wins 4th gold with world recordMichael Phelps has become the winningest Olympic athlete ever, earning his fourth gold medal of the Beijing Games with a world record in the 200-meter butterfly.The American touched in 1 minute, 52.03...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:12 am The most dangerous seas in the world, most of which are European, sweep up hundreds of tonnes of less valuable skipjack tuna outside Somalia’s waters. Many cheating longliners are from Taiwan and Indonesia; others are from Sri Lan...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:08 am Indian fashion brand forays into Middle EastChennai-based fashion brand Gatsby Collection has announced its foray into the Middle East with the opening of a new outlet in Oman.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am For the young, Independence Day is just an extended weekendAnjana Gupta had tears in her eyes when the national anthem played and the tricolour went up for Abhinav Bindra, the shooter who got India its first individual Olympic gold medal in Beijing this week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 4:00 am No power cuts from Aug 15HYDERABAD : There would be no power cuts in the state from Independence Day, August 15 as generation was finally resumed from Srisailam project following inflow of one lakh cusecs of water into the da...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:58 am Deepika stuns with stunts in 'Chandni Chowk...': Nikhil AdvaniDeepika Padukone insisted on doing all the action scenes in 'Chandni Chowk To China' herself and director Nikhil Advani says that the actress sailed through the tough stunts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am I'm proud to be 47, says Suniel ShettyActor-producer Suniel Shetty, who has just turned 47, says he is proud that he doesn't look his age, thanks to his strict exercise regime.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Aug 2008 | 2:00 am Soren wants to be Jharkhand CMNEW DELHI: JMM supremo Shibu Soren has demanded that he be made Jharkhand Chief Minister failing which he will withdraw support to the ruling coalition at the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Russia agrees to peace settlementMOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday agreed to a France-brokered peace settlement of the Caucasus crisis that could spell an end to Georgia’s sovereignty over its breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. After several hours of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Bus strike from todayKOCHI: Private bus workers in Kochi will go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday morning, demanding fair wages fixed by the State government. This follows a call given by the Private Bus Workers’ Co-ordination Committee. Buses ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am State aiming at a rich harvest of GI tagsHorticulture Department identifies 21 more cropsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am BJP: implement court decisionsNEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party here on Tuesday reiterated its position that the Amarnath Shrine Board Act under which the board was set up and relevant decisions of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on the issue must be ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Kashmir parties condemn firingSpraying bullets on unarmed protesters a brazen defiance of civilised conduct: MuftiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am No breakthrough in talks on Amarnath rowGovernment will take steps to engage all groups concerned, says Shivraj PatilSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Fifteen shot dead in Jammu & KashmirWorst day of violence since Amarnath Shrine Board controversy eruptedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Four Maoists killed in encounterRaipur: The Chhattisgarh police have busted a naxalite camp and killed four Maoists in two incidents in Dantewada district, police said on Tuesday. One Maoist was killed on Tuesday near the Jagargunda area, about 550 km from here, in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Drain project to cost Rs. 26 crore nowARIYALUR: Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board had revised the cost of underground drainage project for Ariyalur Municipality from Rs. 17.46 crore to Rs. 25.70 crore in its project report which has been forwarded to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Heavy rains in Central, South Gujarat claim six lives!Incessant rains in South and Central Gujarat have claimed six lives and forced evacuation of hundreds of people mainly from low-lying areas of Valsad, Navsari and Vadodara districts, officials and police said on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Ranvir Sena kills two CPI-ML activists!Two CPI-ML (Liberation) activists were gunned down by suspected Ranvir Sena men in Bihar`s Bhojpur district on Tuesday, police sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Women to don mantle of qazi, perform nikah in Lucknow!Breaking traditions, a Muslim woman `qazi` will solemnise nikah here of a young couple -- a PhD scholar from Aligarh Muslim University and a social engineer.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm One killed, 5 injured as 2 trains collide in Ghaziabad !One person was killed and five others were injured on Tuesday when two trains came on the same track and collided near Sahibabad, about 12 km from here.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Court grants bail to seven in Hindu College rape case!A Hindu College guard and six others accused of gangraping a girl in the college premises in 2006 have been granted bail by a Delhi court.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Lanka releases 10 TN fishermen!Ten fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy on August 9, have been released after the chief minister took up the matter with the Centre, authorities said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Heavy rains in parts of Maha; Mumbai heaves sigh of relief!Heavy rains continued to lash parts of Maharashtra while people in the metropolis got a respite from rains on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm LJP move to `free` land acquired by Mayawati!The Lok Janshakti Party will launch a `free land movement` on Wednesday at Badalpur village in Uttar Pradesh, where Chief Minister Mayawati has acquired land reportedly for construction of a helipad and other structures.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Delhi gets two fire stations, five more coming up!Two high-tech fire stations equipped with latest gadgets were unveiled in the national capital on Tuesday and five more are coming up soon.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Mirwaiz asks supporters not to indulge in violence !Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Tuesday asked people not to indulge in violence while agitating against the "economic blockade" of Kashmir valley by the Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:45 pm Software product cos draw venture capIt's certainly the most risky of spaces in terms of returns, yet venture capital seems to be flowing towards software-product makers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:09 pm WTO chief sees Doha deal by 2008-endA new global trade deal is still possible by the end of this year despite last month's collapse of talks, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2008 | 11:07 pm Tendulkar slips to lowest ICC test ranking since 1992REUTERS - India batsman Sachin Tendulkar has dropped to his lowest ranking since 1992 in the International Cricket Council's test standings for batsmen after a disappointing series against Sri Lanka.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:47 pm Apollo CEO arrested, released on bailApollo Health and Lifestyle Limited (AHLL) CEO Ratan Jalan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police in a cheating case here Tuesday but was released on bail by a city court.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm Rajapakse promises land to people in northern Sri LankaSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said Tuesday that his government would ensure the people in the northern part of the country should have the right to own land.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm Medals Tally on the fourth dayFollowing is the medals tally after the fourth day's competition at 29th Olympic Games here Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm Girl alleges gang rape in DelhiThe Delhi police officials Tuesday found themselves in a quandary when a pregnant girl alleged that she was raped by 10-12 people but her medical report ruled out any sexual attack.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Aug 2008 | 5:01 pm Spicejet offers concessional air fare for armed forcesLow-cost carrier SpiceJet Tuesday announced 'freedom to fly' offer for armed forces, under which they can fly on SpiceJet aircraft anywhere in the country by paying only the surcharges and other taxes of the air ticket.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Aug 2008 | 5:01 pm
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