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Bravery award for man who saved 6 from drowningA man who saved six people from drowning and a teenager who rescued a boy from a water-filled pit will be given bravery awards by the Madhya Pradesh governmentSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm Government announces 21% pay hikeThe UPA Government announced an average increase of 21% in salaries of over 50 lakh government employees with effect from January 1, 2006.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:23 pm Heavy rain, thundershowers catch Delhi unawaresThe somewhat pleasant weather after an early morning shower gave way to heavy rain and thundershowers by late evening - catching most Delhiites unawaresSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:22 pm No place for violence in society: PresidentPresident Pratibha Patil on Thursday made an oblique reference to the violent incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, appealing for calm and urging efforts towards reconciliation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:22 pm Kohli takes tips to tackle MendisWary of Ajantha Mendis' threat, Virat Kohli, who will make his debut in the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, has been taking valuable tips from his seniors.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 2:17 pm India warns Pakistan: Keep off J&K issue - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:59 pm Golden day for Asia at Olympics, Federer goes outBEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima and Chinese gymnast Yang Wei led a golden day for Asia on Thursday that showcased the continent's growing sports power.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:56 pm Inflation rises to 12.44%India's annual rate of inflation swelled to 12.44 percent for the week ended Aug 2 as compared to 12.01 percent the week before goading the finance ministry to say it was disappointed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:55 pm We need an Olympic programme: BindraAbhinav Bindra feels India can attain more glory at top level competitions only when there is a serious Olympic programme in place for churning out champion sportspersons.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:53 pm 'I'll decide after going through the order'Maharashtra's state election commissioner Nand Lal, whose appeal against the punishment awarded to him by the privileges committee of the state legislature was dismissed by the HC.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:47 pm Mayawati orders probe into farmers' killing - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:46 pm Valley doctors concerned over medicine shortagesDoctors in various hospitals in the Kashmir Valley have expressed concern over shortages of drugs, hospital materials and the space available in hospitals to accommodate patients.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:33 pm Criminal shot dead in MeerutA dreaded criminal was on Thursday shot dead by police here following an encounter.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:32 pm Amarnath row: DIG holds meeting with community leaders - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:28 pm Inflation surges to 12.44%Wholesale Price Index inflation is seen higher at 12.44 %for the week ended August 2 against 12.01%previous week.????More news to followSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:20 pm Indirect tax collection up 13.5% in JulyDriven by good realisation of custom duties, indirect tax collection went up by 13.5 per cent to Rs 20,019 crore in July.??While the central excise collection during JulySource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:18 pm Left to weigh options on alliance in T. Nadu - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:16 pm Sun Pharma gets US FTC nod for Taro open offerSun Pharmaceuticals today said it has got US Federal Trade Commission approval for the open offer made by it to shareholders of Israeli firm Taro.??In a filing to theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm Idea Cellular defers open offer for Spice CommAditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular today said it has deferred its open offer for an additional 20 per cent stake in Spice Communications following a delay in approval for the same from the marketSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm Musharraf calls for reconciliationISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, under mounting pressure to resign, called on Thursday for reconciliation to tackle economic problems and Islamist militancy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:13 pm HC slams police in Riz case, asks CBI to chargesheet 7 accused - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:12 pm Bhel lines up $2.5 bn investment in next 4 yearsPower equipment major Bhel today announced an investment of $2.5 billion (over Rs 10,000 crore) in the next four years to ramp up capacity to meeting the growing electricitySource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:10 pm IIFCL gets nod to double authorised capitalThe government today decided to allow India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) to double its authorised capital from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,000 crore to help the special purpose vehicle forSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:02 pm Nuclear exporting nations voice concerns over India-US pact - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:55 pm Inflation at 12.44 pct on Aug. 2NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 12.44 percent in the 12 months to Aug. 2, above the previous week's annual rise of 12.01 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:47 pm Is Charles' GM outburst linked to India - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:46 pm Oberoi Group to open 10 more hotels by 2011Leading hospitality chain Oberoi Group is planning to set up 10 more hotels in India and abroad by the end of 2011 and adding 2,300 rooms.??"A decision to open 10Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:27 pm Entertainment drives mobile internet growth in BRIC countriesEntertainment-themed websites are the most popular with mobile Internet users in the growing Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) mobile markets, says a new research report from The NielsenSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:26 pm FIIs net sell Rs 574cr, DIIs net buy Rs 23crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 573.98 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.??While FIIs made gross purchases of Rs 1,752.94 crore, gross salesSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:25 pm U.S. proposes to exempt India from nuclear banVIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has proposed to waive a ban on critical nuclear trade with India in a draft circulated among member nations of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and unveiled by an arms control advocacy group.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:17 pm Cabinet accepts Sixth Pay Commission reportThe UPA Government today announced an average increase of 21 per cent in salaries of over 50 lakh government employees with effect from January 1, 2006, adopting the Sixth Pay CommissionSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:15 pm Single-window clearance for tourism projects in HimachalAll mega tourism projects involving an investment of over Rs.500 million will go through a single-window clearance authority in Himachal Pradesh, an official said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Man commits suicide, Amarnath issue blamedA man in his 60s committed suicide near here Thursday, the police said, with witnesses alleging he killed himself over the Amarnath land row.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Over Rs.9 bn sanctioned for leather industry developmentThe government Thursday sanctioned over Rs.9.12 billion for implementing the Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Sensex closes 369 points downIndian equity markets closed deep in the red Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm HAL delivers first Indian-built Hawk to IAFState-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Thursday delivered the first indigenously built Hawk Mk-132 advanced jet trainer (AJT) to the Indian Air Force (IAF).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Murder accused commits suicide in Bihar courtPatna, Aug 14(IANS) A man accused of murder committed suicide in a Bihar court when he was brought there for a hearing Thursday, police sources said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Pvt pension funds can invest more in sharesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government on Thursday said private pension funds would be allowed to invest a larger-than-expected 15 percent of their assets in stock markets from April 1, 2009, from the current 5 percent.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Rains revive hope of record cotton crop in GujaratThe return of the monsoon in Gujarat after an extended break has raised hopes of yet another bountiful cotton harvest in the state for the second year in a row.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Valley doctors express concern over medicine shortagesDoctors in various hospitals in the Kashmir Valley have expressed grave concern over shortages of drugs, hospital materials and the space available in hospitals to accommodate patients.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Markets end with a deep cut ahead of Independence DayMumbai, Aug 14 (IANS)Indian equity markets closed in the red Thursday for the third day running, ahead of the release of the weekly inflation data and rise in crude oil prices, which rekindled fears of inflationary pressure.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Woman who sought to abort foetus suffers miscarriageNiketa Mehta, the Mumbai housewife whose plea for aborting her 26-week-old foetus had been turned down by the Bombay High Court, has suffered a miscarriage.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Central govt wage hike threatens budget targetNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The cabinet decided on Thursday to increase wages of 5 million government employees in a $5.2 billion plan that could lead to more government borrowing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:58 am Abortion-ban Indian's baby dies - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:36 am One killed as Muslims protest in KashmirSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police shot dead one Muslim protester as huge crowds shouting "we want freedom" took to the streets of Kashmir on Thursday over a land row that is testing New Delhi's hold on the troubled Himalayan region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:18 am Protests, killings could be Kashmir's tipping pointNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A land row in Kashmir may have achieved what years of militant violence largely failed to do -- fuse Muslim separatist sentiment into mass protests that seriously challenge Indian rule and South Asia's stability.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:16 am Give right to choose developer: Dharavi slumdwellers - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am 'Lie detector test shows I am innocent': Haywood - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am Karnataka bus crash kills 15, mostly childrenBANGALORE, India (Reuters) - A bus skidded off a rain-drenched road and plunged into a river in Karnataka on Thursday, killing 13 children and two adults, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 9:46 am Bindra says rifle sights changedNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Shooter Abhinav Bindra, India's first solo gold medallist, found his rifle sights had changed in the lead up to the finals in Beijing, an official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Aug 2008 | 8:16 am Government accepts pay panel recommendationsThe government Thursday accepted the recommendations of the sixth pay commission for its employees and hiked salaries further, a spokesperson announced here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 8:03 am Abhinav Bindra returns to a hero's welcomeIndia's first individual Olympic gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra returned from Beijing Thursday to be immediately engulfed by an adoring crowd, followed by a series of meeting with dignitaries.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 7:02 am Every citizen should help calm tensions in Kashmir: Ambika SoniTill a few weeks ago, hotels were booked up as were the famed houseboats and the stars were back being filmed against the mountains. But spiralling strife in Jammu and Kashmir has busted the boom, says a 'hurt and disappointed' Tourism Minister Ambika Soni asking each individual to contribute to calming 'pent up tensions'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 6:03 am Equity markets on sharp downslide in early tradeIndian equity markets, which opened lower Thusday, slipped sharply in initial trade. There was heavy selling pressure on realty, auto, banking, power and capital goods stocks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 6:03 am Three decades on, Mohanlal still likes being a director's actorHe has completed nearly three decades in the film industry and has over 250 movies to his credit, but Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who is now working in a Japanese venture, says he prefers being a director's actor to interfering in other people's work.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:31 am Kareena's mom and I constantly message each other: Saif Ali KhanActor Saif Ali Khan says that he gets along really well with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor's parents, contrary to what rumour mills say, and adds that they are constantly in touch with each other.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:02 am I can't please every single Sikh, says Vipul ShahThe agitations by some Sikh groups against the depiction of Sikhs in the romantic comedy 'Singh Is Kinng' has left producer Vipul Shah agitated.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:01 am I almost feel like Amitabh Bachchan: Bipasha BasuBollywood actress Bipasha Basu is miffed at being tagged as the seniormost actor in 'Bachna Ae Haseeno', which is releasing Friday, and says she has started feeling someone as old as legendary Amitabh Bachchan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am Abhinav Bindra returns to a rousing welcomeA band played and people cheered as shooter Abhinav Bindra, who won India its first ever individual Olympic gold, returned to the country to a hero's welcome here early Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:30 am Musharraf seeks reconciliation with Pakistani coalitionPakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday sought reconciliation with the ruling coalition that dealt another blow to the embattled leader as a third provincial assembly demanded his impeachment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Aug 2008 | 1:30 am Train routes remain underutilisedIn Madurai-Rameswaram section and Rameswaram-Tiruchi route via ManamaduraiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Four ULFA militants killed in two encountersGuwahati: Four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were killed in two encounters with security forces in two districts of lower Assam, while another militant was apprehended in Karbi Anglong district on Wednesday, police said. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am VHP chakka jam on Amarnath issueNEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday morning organised a chakka jam agitation demanding allocation of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board. Heavy rain in western and central India, together with the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am BJP seeks delimitation of constituencies in J&KNEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Venkaiah Naidu here on Wednesday demanded delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir — which was left out of the exercise — in the interest of “fair play” for the people ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Clashes continue across KashmirDespite relaxation of curfew, dozens injured in continuing violenceSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Aavin plan to raise milk outputTIRUCHI: Tiruchi District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (Aavin) has drafted special programmes to step up daily milk production to four lakh litres by next year. At present, the union procures about 3.06 lakh litres a day ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Centre’s emissary in J&KSri Sri Ravi Shankar meets Islamist leaders in SrinagarSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Musharraf calls for reconciliationISLAMABAD: In his first public appearance after the Pakistan ruling coalition’s impeachment moves against him, President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday did not appear as if he was about to resign as he called for a “reconciliatory ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Pinaka successfully tested from baseBalasore (Orissa): Pinaka, the indigenous multi-barrel rocket launcher, was successfully tested from a base at Chandipur-on-sea. Capable of acting as a force supplier, it can gradually replace the current artillery system. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Complex for micro industries to come upCHENNAI: Work on a multi-storied manufacturing complex for micro industries at Ekkattuthangal will start soon, according to chairman and managing director of the Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO), D. Rajendran. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am
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