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Police arrest suspected mastermind of Ahmedabad blastsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police arrested 10 people on Saturday who they said were behind bomb attacks which killed at least 45 people in Ahmedabad last month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm Yamuna flows above danger mark - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:36 pm Indian jailed for impersonation in UK - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:33 pm Gujarat police arrests 10 people for Ahmedabad blasts - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:29 pm Separatists take out rally in valleyKashmiri separatist groups on Saturday took out a massive procession here with leaders demanding opening of Srinagar Muzaffarabad and Poonch Rawalakot roads.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:19 pm Phelps equals Spitz's record, China on topA last minute surge saw American swimmer Michael Phelps scampering to a record equalling seventh Olympic gold medal but China remained firmly on top of the medal table.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:15 pm JMM may withdraw support to Koda govt tomorrow - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 1:03 pm Siemens PLM plans to ramp up businessSiemens PLM Software is planning to scale up its business in India by upgrading products and adding new customers, a top company official said here on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:40 pm Spitz hails Phelps best Olympian everBEIJING (Reuters) - Mark Spitz has no qualms about handing over his 36-year title of king of the Olympic pool to Michael Phelps, calling him the best ever.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:39 pm Separatists say poll can't solve Kashmir problem - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:38 pm 'Musharraf should be matured and leave'Asif Ali Zardari said Pervez Musharraf should demonstrate maturity and resign, maintaining that he has only two options to quit or face impeachment proceedings in parliament.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm 'World title brings a lot of responsibility'World junior chess champion Abhijeet Gupta feels lucky to be only the third Indian to scale the summit but admits it would be a great responsibility to live up to the promise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:36 pm 'I m not into swimming just for money'Michael Phelps is set to become sport's first billion dollar man but the American sensation insists he does not create storm in the pool just to fill his boots with moolah.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:35 pm Akhtar told to pay Rs 7 mn fine or forget CTShoaib Akhtar was on Saturday asked by Pakistan Cricket Board to pay the fine of seven million rupees imposed on him or forget playing in next month s Champions Trophy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:34 pm India to get network centric capability by 2010-11: Naik - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:32 pm Phelps matches Spitz's magnificent sevenBEIJING (Reuters) - Michael Phelps equalled fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven golds in one Olympics on Saturday after coming from behind for a fingertip victory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm Make Marathi teaching mandatory, Raj Thackeray tells schools - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:09 pm Indian athletes continue to disappointIndian athletes once again failed miserably at the Olympic platform, as they were unable to produce what they had achieved to earn the Olympic berth in the first place.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Siemens PLM plans to ramp up businessGlobal provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services Siemens PLM Software is planning to scale up its business in India by upgrading products and adding new customers, a top company official said here Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm Three killed in Ladakh helicopter crashTwo officers and a soldier were killed in a helicopter crash in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm 'Ahmedabad bombings, other blasts solved'Gujarat Police claimed to have cracked the Ahmedabad bombings as well as "almost unravelled" the past terror bombings in other cities in which the banned SIMI had a "deep involvement".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm Puducherry chief minister in New Delhi to save ministryWith five cabinet members turning rebellious, Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy flew to New Delhi Saturday to meet the Congress high command - the second time this week - in a last-ditch attempt to save his chair.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:01 pm Jitender sails into fly weight quartersJitender Kumar out-punched Uzbek Tulashboy Doniyorov in an ill-tempered bout to set up a tough quarterfinal clash against three-time European champion Georgy Balakshin.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 pm Two army majors, jawan killed in helicopter crash - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:29 am 30 people rescued from flood-affected areas in Punjab - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:28 am Charges drawn up against MusharrafISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition has prepared impeachment charges against President Pervez Musharraf focusing on violation of the constitution and misconduct, a coalition official said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:23 am Two injured in Assam blast - Times Now.tv
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:11 am Japan, U.S., India, EU congratulate Prachanda on election win+KATHMANDU, Aug. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan, the United States, the European Union and India have congratulated Maoist leader Prachanda on being elected the new prime minister of Nepal. Japan wishes ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am Brothers get a Rakhi on their wrists onNew Delhi, Aug 16 : Sisters across the country today tied Rakhi on the wrists of their brothers as a token of love wishing them prosperity and happiness, while the latter on their pledge to protect their sisters' honour.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am Prime Minister reviews J-K situationNew Delhi, Aug 16 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today reviewed the ongoing situation of Jammu and Kashmir over the Amarnath land transfer row.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Army asked to rescue marooned people in PunjabThe Punjab government Saturday sought army help to rescue people marooned in villages in the flood-affected border district of Ferozepur, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Inter-state automobile lifters gang busted in Uttar PradeshAn inter-state gang of automobile lifters was busted with the arrest of two people in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Indian firm plans free trade warehousing zone in OmanLeading Indian supply chain solutions provider Arshiya International is planning to set up a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) in the city of Sohar in Oman.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Army monitors Jammu-Srinagar highwayKathua (J-K), Aug 16 : Fruits and vegetable laden trucks stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway have kept on moving towards the Kashmir under army protection.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Piramal group launches campaign aginst chronic diseasesThe Piramal group, in association with industry organisation, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), has launched 'helpyourbody' - a nationwide campaign against chronicSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:44 am Thousands march in Indian Kashmir to honour leaderSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in Indian Kashmir on Saturday to pay homage to a separatist leader killed by police in violent protests over a land row that is testing New Delhi's hold on the troubled region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:34 am Sun Direct planning major expansion across countrySun Direct TV Pvt Ltd, a leading direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in south India, is set to replicate the success story in the other parts of the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:31 am Now, a waterproof paper!Scientists at the University of Queensland have invented a way which they claim can help in the production of waterproof papers by utilising the cellulose in unused sugarcane plantSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Aug 2008 | 9:28 am Subhiksha gets stay against FDA ordersFood and grocery retailer Subhiksha has obtained a stay against the orders of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Bombay High Court on Friday. A special sitting of the High CourtSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Aug 2008 | 8:46 am Market ends its five week gaining rallyIndian equity markets ended their five week gaining rally in a truncated trading session this week.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 7:31 am Engineering students arrested for misbehaving with tourist at PuriThree students of an engineering college in Orissa were arrested for misbehaving with a woman tourist at the temple city of Puri, police said Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 6:31 am Boxer Akhil Kumar scores patriotic winBEIJING (Reuters) - Surprise package Akhil Kumar celebrated India's Independence Day by moving a win away from giving his country its first Olympic boxing medal on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Aug 2008 | 5:34 am SUV of MP and Akali Dal president hits bus, two constables killedTwo police constables were killed when the bullet-proof Mitsubishi Pajero of Akali Dal president and MP Sukhbir Badal collided with a private bus near here, police said Saturday. Sukhbir Badal is the son of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 5:31 am Aftab Shivdasani's daredevil stunts in 'Kambakht Ishq'Akshay Kumar's daredevil stunts and Kareena Kapoor's lip-locking with Hollywoood action star Sylvester Stallone in 'Kambakht Ishq' has been widely reported, but Aftab Shivdasani's stunning action scenes have not been written about.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 5:00 am I can't think of life without cricket: Sanath JayasuriyaIt will be 19 years of cricket for Sri Lankan batting stalwart Sanath Jayasyriya in December. At 39, his contemporaries are long gone but Jayasuriya, still feared by bowlers the world over, is as passionate about the game as a fledgling. The opener says it is the pride to represent his country that keeps him going.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:33 am Debutant director brings Naseer, Anupam together after 12 yearsTo debutant director Neeraj Pandey goes the credit for bringing together two Bollywood veterans, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, after more than a decade. He says both the actors fell for the script and were thrilled at the idea of being pitted against each other in 'Wednesday'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:33 am The 'harm' the land row did to Kashmir peace processA frenzied mob of not more than a thousand marched through the narrow roads of old Srinagar - some carrying green flags and shouting slogans. Incidentally, nobody was leading them as none of the known political faces, from separatist or mainstream camps, was seen in the procession.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:33 am A bid to save Naga handicrafts from silent deathYanger Ao, a tribal craftsman from Nagaland, had never thought his wooden furniture would sell like hot cakes as far off as Bangalore.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:31 am Home entertainment boom takes world cinema to Indian homesIngmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Francois Truffaut, Federico Fellini - they were exclusive names in the domains of discerning and cerebral moviegoers across India until a few years ago. Not any more.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Aug 2008 | 4:31 am 21 injured in CRPF firing in SrinagarSrinagar: At least 21 people, including a journalist, were injured when CRPF personnel opened fire on a group of protesters at Habba Kadal here on Friday official sources said. They were demanding the removal of the para-military force from ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am 3,000 sewer connections givenTIRUCHI: Tiruchi Corporation has started linking households to the newly commissioned underground sewer system. Though the Corporation had previously planned to outsource the job to contractors, civic officials had second thoughts as ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sonia confident, PM cautiousNEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday sought to convey her party’s confidence of being voted back to power in the next general elections and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remaining in the saddle. “Why not? ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Bringing light to villages, the e-charkha wayJAIPUR: In a few villages near here, Charkha, promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as a symbol of self-reliance and source of income for the rural population, has started doubling as a virtual micro-power plant in each poor household. e-charkha ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Jade Goody arrives in MumbaiMUMBAI: British actor Jade Goody, who hit headlines last year for her racist remarks against Shilpa Shetty on a reality TV show, arrived here to participate in the Indian show ‘Bigg Boss.’ ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Medals TallySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Akhil Kumar stuns the world championHe fights back from 2-6 in the second round to tie at 9-9 and win over the judgesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Manmohan warns against divisive politicsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Chief Minister stresses on welfare of weaker sectionsHYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has advocated that welfare schemes for weaker sections must continue till inequalities in society go completely and announced a multi-pronged strategy to remove the disparities existing between ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan repatriates 35 Indian prisonersISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday repatriated 35 Indian prisoners in “a goodwill gesture” to further the efforts to improve bilateral relations. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am 25 injured in Srinagar violence, police deny firing at mob !Tension gripped this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir again Friday hours after the official Independence Day celebrations passed off peacefully when 25 people were injured, including some in firing, when an unruly mob attacked a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker. Three local cameramen were among the injured.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm 18 persons killed in rain and flood-related incidents in Karnataka!As many as 18 persons have lost their lives in the recent rain and flood-related incidents in Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Five-day week for state govt employees: Raje!The Rajasthan government on Friday announced several sops which included five-day week for the state government employees and increasing the retirement age of the staff of autonomous bodies from 58 to 60.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm One militant killed, another arrested in Kashmir valley!A militant was killed and an ultra of Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested on Friday in Kashmir valley, an official spokesman said.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Amarnath issue: Samiti warns of jail bharo stir!The Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading an agitation demanding restoration of land transfer order, today threatened to launch `jail bharo` stir if the government failed to meet its demand soon.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm No compromise with Maoists: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister !Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday condemned Maoists in strong words and said at no cost the state would compromise with them or excuse them.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Amaranth row: Govt mulls new group to end crisis!Grappling with the Amarnath issue, government is said to be considering constituting a group to talk to both sides in the current row over the land transfer controversy.New Delhi, Aug 15: Grappling with the Amarnath issue, government is said to be considering constituting a group to talk to both sides in the current row over the land transfer controversy.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Serial blasts: Cops deny illegal detention of SIMI activist!The wife of a Students Islamic Movement of India activist has said that the police have illegally detained her husband in connection with the serial blasts in Surat.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm I-Day bonanza for Chhattisgarh farmers; loan at 3 percent!Farmers in Chhattisgarh received an Independence Day bonanza on Friday with the state announcing an agricultural loan at an interest rate of three percent.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Musharraf said ready to quit, talks onISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is ready to resign rather than face impeachment but is seeking immunity from prosecution and agreement on a safe place to live, coalition government officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2008 | 6:44 pm Maoist chief Prachanda elected as Nepal's new PMKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Lawmakers elected a Maoist who led a decade-long insurgency against the Hindu monarchy as Nepal's new prime minister on Friday, marking the Himalayan nation's change into a democratic republic.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2008 | 5:18 pm PM: Pakistan peace process under threatNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The bombing of India's embassy in Kabul last month has cast a shadow over a peace process with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday in a key speech in which he urged Islamabad to clamp down on terrorism.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Aug 2008 | 3:54 pm
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