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Musharraf quits under impeachment threatISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf quit office on Monday to avoid impeachment charges, nearly nine years after the key U.S. ally in its campaign against terrorism took power in a coup.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:34 pm Nepal's former guerrilla chief Prachanda sworn in as PMKATHMANDU (Reuters) - A former Maoist guerrilla chief who led a decade-long insurgency against Nepal's Hindu monarchy was sworn in on Monday as the Himalayan republic's first prime minister.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:18 pm We misread the wicket: DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni accepted the blame for a thumping loss to Sri Lanka in the opener, saying he misread the wicket and chose to bat first which put paid to his team chances in the match.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:09 pm TRAI favours Internet calls on phonesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that calls made over the Internet be allowed to be received on telephones rather than just computers, a move that would increase competition in the fast-growing telecom market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:08 pm Sri Lanka cruise to eight-wicket winDAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:03 pm SC asks media to be responsible in reporting sub-judice cases - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:03 pm Markets remain bearish, Sensex down 79 ptsThe benchmark Sensex completed four sessions of losing streak by shedding over 78 points with refinery, metal and auto stocks coming under selling pressure amidst weak global cues.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm Trai allows internet telephony; STD tariffs may dropTelecom regulator Trai today allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STDSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 2:00 pm Tens of thousands protest at U.N. office in KashmirSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Muslims marched peacefully past the United Nations office in Kashmir on Monday, calling on the international body to intervene over the disputed Himalayan region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:56 pm Equity, debt fund post positive returns in July: CrisilAll equity and debt mutual funds posted positive returns in the month of July except gilt funds amid a bounce-back in the market, credit rating agency Crisil says.??ThereSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:53 pm Economy to grow by 9.4% despite gloomy expectations: CMIEThe Indian economy would continue to clock a robust over nine per cent growth in FY09, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly report hereSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Mahindra & Mahindra forms JV with Chinese coMahindra & Mahindra today said it has formed a joint venture with Chinese tractor manufacturer Jiangsu Yueda Yancheng.??The homegrown auto major would invest $26Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Volkswagen to launch Beetle in India next yearCome 2009, Indians will have the chance to own the original 'people's car' -- the Beetle -- as German carmaker Volkswagen has firmed up plans for its introduction in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Losses on fuel sales dip by one-fourthDecline in international crude oil prices has led to a reduction in revenue losses on fuel sales by one-fourth, but a cut in retail prices was not likely in the nearSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Bhel can't stand losing orders to Chinese firmsCompetition from home-grown private sector companies isn't all that bad, but losing orders to Chinese firms is what makes state-run power equipment supplier Bhel feel miserable, admits its ChairmanSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm BSNL to start 3G services by Dec; places orders for equipmentState-owned BSNL has set an ambitious target of starting next generation 3G mobile services in December to take a lead over private operators and has placed the purchase orders for the northern,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm HC quashes SAP for sugarcane fixed by UP govtQuashing the decision taken by its Lucknow Bench over the price for sugarcane advised by the Uttar Pradesh Government, the Allahabad High Court here today ordered sugar mill owners to pay farmers asSource: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Pak President Musharraf resignsFacing an imminent impeachment, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today announced his resignation maintaining that he wanted to avoid the country being put into instability and confrontation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:50 pm Central undertaking staff to go on strikePublic sector employees will go on a strike on Wednesday to protest against disinvestments and outsourcing in state-owned enterprises.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:42 pm South Asia monsoon rains kill 147, thousands rescuedLUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods across South Asia in which 147 people have been killed in the past week as the downpours swamped villages and caused landslides, officials said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:40 pm Sehwag ruled out of entire ODI seriesVirender Sehwag was on Monday ruled out of the one day series against Sri Lanka owing to his ankle injury, an Indian team management official said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:37 pm Army launches massive rescue operation in flood-hit Punjab - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:26 pm Connect 2008 from Sept 11-13Connect 2008, the 8th edition of the country s premier ICT (information and communication technology) event, would be organised here from Sept 11 to 13.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:22 pm Buddhadeb invites Mamata for talks on Singur issue - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 1:13 pm False start in sprint?A 'what if?' has been introduced to the final standing of the women's 100m result of the Beijing Olympics with it coming to light that US athlete Tori Edwards may have had a false start.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:52 pm Inflation likely to rise further: BarclaysBarclays has said inflation in India could increase further, as it expects another round of retail fuel price hike among other developments that could feed price rise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:51 pm Dance on I-Day rally creates controversyA dance to Hindi film songs by youngsters during a rally organised by a Congress legislator has once again brought the ruling BJP and the Congress face to face in this election year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:44 pm What Musharraf's exit means for India - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:42 pm Volkswagen to launch Beetle in IndiaCome 2009, Indians will have the chance to own the original 'people's car' -- the Beetle -- as Volkswagen has firmed up plans for its introduction in the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:41 pm India fears Musharraf exit to unleash tensionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Coincidence or not, as Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's influence waned this year, there was a spike in firing across the Indian border, a bomb attack on India's Kabul embassy and diplomatic spats over Kashmir.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:37 pm UTV interactive buys 80% stake in US firmUTV Software Communications, on Monday said it has acquired 80 per cent stake in US Based online game publishing Group, True Games Interactive for an undisclosed sum.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:35 pm Yamuna River crosses danger mark in Delhi!After a gap of five years Yamuna River is flowing above danger mark to touch 205.55 meter in Delhi.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm 2 killed in Assam clashes over Bangladeshi migrants` issue!Two people were killed and six others injured when miscreants set ablaze dozens of huts in Assam in clashes between two communities over the issue of harassing genuine Indians in the name of detecting illegal Bangladeshis, officials said Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm Five killed, nine injured in Bihar road accident!Five pilgrims were killed and nine others injured when the jeep carrying them collided head-on with a bus in Bihar`s Munger district, police said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm Portion of a building collapses, kills one in Mumbai!A 20-year-old girl was killed when the portion of one-storeyed building in central Mumbai collapsed early Monday morning, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm Biranchi murder case: Police files chargesheet in Orissa!Police have filed a charge sheet against two men for allegedly murdering judo coach Biranchi Das here on April 13, an official said Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm Study shows wastewater used for agriculture !As developing countries confront the first global food crisis since the 1970s as well as unprecedented water scarcity, a new 53-city survey, including Bangalore and Chennai, conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) indicates that most of those studied are using untreated or partially treated wastewater for agriculture.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:22 pm J&K unrest: Hurriyat leaders march to UN office - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:19 pm Police survey jungles to locate former SIMI camps - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm Chargesheet filed in Biranchi murder case - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am Food crisis? Try rats, says Bihar govtPATNA, India (Reuters) - The Bihar government is encouraging people to eat rats in an effort to battle soaring food prices and save grain stocks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:34 am Apollo Tyres seeks state help over Kerala unit lockoutThe Apollo Tyres management, which declared a lockout at its Perambara unit near here over a labour dispute, now wants the Kerala government to intervene, a senior company official said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am Kamat is Cong poll campaign boss - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am Punjab rivers show sign of receding, canal breach being plugged - PunjabNewsline.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:20 am Mahindra acquires China firm through joint ventureThe Mahindra Group's farm equipment arm Monday signed an agreement with one of top three Chinese tractor manufacturers to set up a majority-owned joint venture with an investment of $26 billion.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am Sensex closes 78 points downThe Indian equities market closed in red.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Ram Gopal Varma wants to expose the mediaFilmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is exasperated with the media - so much so that he is now working on a script to reveal the tactics of the industry.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:30 am "Toxic" Indian festivals poison waterways - expertMUMBAI (Reuters) - Toxic chemicals from thousands of idols of Hindu gods immersed in rivers and lakes across India are causing pollution which is killing fish and contaminating food crops, experts and environmentalists said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:20 am Indian shooting on the upswingTwo back-to-back Olympic medals in a sport dominated by the Americans, Russians and Chinese, made shooting overnight a major sport in India, no longer only a nefarious pastime.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:01 am 14-year-old boy murders nine-year-old girl for I-podA 14-year-old boy killed a nine-year-old girl for an I-pod in a West Bengal town. The girl's body was recovered by the police Monday afternoon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Heavy demand for India gold amid dwindling stockMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's gold prices were higher on Monday as foreign markets rebounded, but heavy demand from investors and retailers left sellers with little stocks to offer, dealers said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:46 am Manisha spent birthday playing ugliest character of her careerIt was Manisha Koirala's birthday on Saturday, Aug 16. And she was on the sets playing the most challenging role of her career.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:31 am NSA to review next steps in N-deal - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:17 am India all out for 146Sri Lankan spinners Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan tormented the Indian batsmen to skittle out the visitors for 146 in 46 overs in the first one-day international here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:02 am Lack of energy in old age linked to health problemsNew Delhi, Aug 18 : A new study in the US has found that lack of energy in old age may be linked to health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Stroke risk jumps twofold for younger smoking womenNew Delhi, Aug 18 : A new study has found that younger women who smoke have more than double the risk of stroke compared to non-smokers, with the heaviest smokers among them having nine times the risk.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts unearthed in MyanmarNew Delhi, August 18 : A team of archaeologists has unearthed ancient artifacts from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Myanmar.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am NSA to review next steps in US-India nuke deal ahead of NSG meetingsNew Delhi, Aug 18 : Ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meeting in Vienna, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan is to chair a high-level meeting today to decide on the strategies to be followed by India on August 21 and 22.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Saif, Lara Dutta get Rajiv Gandhi awardBollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta have been given the 11th Rajiv Gandhi annual award for their contribution to Indian cinema, at a function attended by political stalwarts and Bollywood personalities.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am India all out for 146Sri Lankan spinners Ajantha Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan tormented the Indian batsmen to skittle out the visitors for 146 in 46 overs in the first one-day international here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Hurriyat leader asks India to talk to PakistanMirwaiz Umar Farooq, chief of the moderate faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Monday asked the Indian government to hold trilateral talks with Pakistan and Kashmiri leaders to resolve the 60-year-old dispute.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Truck service between Jammu and Srinagar resumedJammu, Aug 18 : With normalcy slowly returning to Jammu, the truck service between Jammu and Kashmir has been resumed.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 9:00 am Tea gardens strike in West Bengal deferredThe indefinite tea gardens strike in West Bengal called by Coordination Committee of Plantation Workers (CCPW) for wage related issues, which was scheduled to start Monday, has been deferred for the time being, a union leader said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:33 am PM appeals for peace and normalcy in J&KConcerned over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that all "right thinking" people must work together to bring peace and normalcy in the border state. ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:18 am State Bank officers strike workOfficers of the biggest commercial bank in the country, the State Bank of India (SBI), went on a nationwide token strike Monday to protest the government's decision to merge the State Bank of Saurashtra, an associate bank, with it.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:03 am Tea gardens strike in West Bengal deferredThe indefinite tea gardens strike in West Bengal called by Coordination Committee of Plantation Workers (CCPW) for wage related issues, which was scheduled to start Monday, has been deferred for the time being, a union leader said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Aug 2008 | 8:03 am Kashmir and Jammu regions enjoy parityCensus data refute BJP claimsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am 14-day police remand for nine arrested in GujaratQasmi, who was arrested in U.P., to be produced in court tomorrowSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Tata project: Basu wants Mamata to cooperateKOLKATA: Veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu said here on Sunday that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee should be open to a “compromise” and “cooperate” with the authorities so that the Tata Motors’ ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am JMM withdraws support to Koda governmentCoalition government in Jharkhand reduced to a minoritySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Raj Babbar arrested on way to Greater NoidaGREATER NOIDA: Actor-MP Raj Babbar was arrested on Sunday while on his way to Greater Noida to meet families of victims of last week’s firing on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Tame elephants to keep poachers at bayUdhagamandalam: The kumki (working) elephants of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near here which have over the decades played a significant role in spreading the name of the sanctuary far and wide have of late been entrusted with the additional ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am India may make policy statement at crucial NSG meeting in ViennaTo brief or not to brief, that is the questionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Burns postpones visitNew Delhi: United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns has postponed his India visit scheduled to begin on Monday for discussions on issues related to the coming Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Reading the mindLOS ANGELES: Here’s a mind-bending idea: The U.S. military is paying scientists to study ways to read people’s thoughts. The hope is that the research could someday lead to a gadget capable of translating the thoughts of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Chiranjeevi enters politicsHYDERABAD: Telugu actor K. Chiranjeevi on Sunday announced his resolve to enter politics and dedicate himself to the service of the poor, who “had been deprived of the fruits of development.” Mr. Chiranjeevi’s fans and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Controversial writer Taslima Nasrin`s visa extended !The Union government is understood to have extended the visa of controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, who returned earlier this month after she was bundled out from West Bengal in November last year.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm Ahmedabad blasts: Bashir, 9 others remanded to 14-day police custody!The city metropolitan court here on Sunday granted the police 14-day custody of the nine accused arrested in connection with the Ahmedabad serial blasts case.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm JMM withdraws support from Jharkhand Govt; Koda refuses to quit!While JMM president Shibu Soren, who has been demanding the resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister, on Sunday announced the immediate withdrawal of support to the 23-month-old Madhu Koda government in the state. On the other hand, Koda has refused to step down saying he has the numbers to prove majority in the assembly.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm Project helps reduce dropout rate among Muslim girls !Muslim girls in Mumbai now have a reason to smile as their dream to be literate and contribute to society is being fulfilled through project `Darakht-e-Ilm` or `tree of knowledge`.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm William Burns postpones India visit !US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns has postponed his India visit scheduled to begin tomorrow for discussions on issues related to the upcoming Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm Hazare, Darsheel, Malkit Singh get Rajiv Gandhi Award !Noted social worker Anna Hazare, child actor Darsheel Safary and international Bhangra artist Malkit Singh, were among those who received the annual Rajiv Gandhi Awards here at a glittering ceremony.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm India for exemption from NSG without any change to draft !Ahead of the two-day extraordinary plenary meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in Vienna from Thursday, India on Sunday said it expected an exemption from the NSG without any change to the draft that was circulated by the USA to suppliers.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm Cong non-committal on Soren move to form Govt!After the JMM withdrew support to the Madhu Koda-led government in Jharkhand, the Congress on Sunday decided not to take any stance as of now and leave it to the Governor to take an "appropriate" decision.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm Indo-Pak train passengers to be videographed at border!In a bid to step up surveillance at the Attari and Munnabao railway stations located near the Indo-Pak border, the government has decided to go ahead with a plan to videotape passengers travelling between the two countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Aug 2008 | 11:31 pm
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