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Buddhadeb writes to Mamata on Tata controversyWest Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee wrote another letter to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday in a fresh bid to end the Singur land impasse.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:30 am Poor quality, lack of variety crush flower exportsIndia's flower exports have dipped by 48 per cent to Rs 338 crore in FY'08, mainly due to scattered farming and non-adoption of the latest varieties.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:17 am Bangladesh opposes Indian plan to fence border - AFP
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Ash Gupta takes over as President, Avantha GroupThe $3 billion Avantha group today announced the appointment of Ash Gupta as President , Group Strategy and Business Planning.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:57 am Orissa assesses unemployment among tribals to stop MaoistsThe Orissa government is contemplating a house-to-house survey to assess unemployment among tribal families after large numbers of tribals in the state are embracing left-wing extremism helpingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am Industry secretary sees no problem with Daichi-Ranbaxy dealIndustry Secretary Ajay Shanker today said that he does not see any problem related to Tokyo-based Daiichi Sankyo Co's controlling bid on Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:55 am Tata Communications launches innovative service for BPOsTata Communications has launched an innovative service which enables employees of BPOs to work from home.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:49 am Don't Use Repressive Measures: Mehbooba Mufti - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am F Update: Nifty Aug, Sep futures end on par with spotThe Nifty August futures ended at a marginal (two points) premium at 4,337 as against the spot Nifty which closed at 4,335 (up eight points).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:46 am Royal Enfield raises motorcycle prices by over 2%Royal Enfield has increased prices of all three of its motorcycle models by more than 2 per cent due to higher cost of raw materials, the Chennai-based company said in a statement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:45 am Field wide open in Jharkhand - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:43 am Nitin Cylinders bags BIS approval for industrial and CNG cylindersNitin Fire Protection Industries has announced that its 100 per cent subsidiary Nitin Cylinders which has a manufacturing facility of high pressure CNG Cylinder at Visakhapatnam special economic zone,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am DMK never struck anti-Left stance: Karunanidhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:36 am Reliance Communications launches 'Jaddu' recharge couponTargeting the five lakh Small and Medium Enterprise customers, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group owned Reliance Communications today launched a special recharge coupon 'Business Jaadu 135 pack' which wouldSource: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:32 am Farewell to Inida's martyr - Times Now.tv
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:31 am 'Punish Mendis to bring him under pressure'Indians must get on the top of their Sri Lankan nemesis Ajantha Mendis by punishing him for his bad deliveries to bring him under pressure, says Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:30 am NTPC approaches govt to raise ECBs worth $25 bnState-run power company NTPC has approached the government for free access to external capital markets for raising debt of around Rs 1.05 lakh crore (about $25 billion) in order to become a 50,000 MwSource: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:27 am Clarke not concerned by English ball tamperingStand-in Australian captain Michael Clarke has played down the furore over former England opener Marcus Trescothick's revelationSource: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:25 am I have no plans to leave India, says Taslima - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:23 am Trescothik reveals secret behind Ashes triumphIn a shocking revelation, former England opener Marcus Trescothik has admitted that during the 2005 Ashes series he has used an an artificial substance to shine the ball.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:23 am Gayle hits ton as WI win Scotiabank CupWest Indies captain Chris Gayle scored a blistering 110 off 77 balls to lead his team to seven-wicket victory over Canada to clinch the first Scotiabank ODI triangular series here Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:21 am Installation, digital art join mainstreamIndian art buyers and aficionados are developing an interest in solid three-dimensional art.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:19 am Designer Amit loves beautifying the bold womanDesigner Amit GT, who started out with men's prêt, now loves dressing up the contemporary woman who appreciates bold creativity.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:18 am BJP gives party job to 'cash for query' accusedFormer Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pradeep Gandhi, tainted in the 2005 'cash-for-query-scam', has now been made in-charge of the party's election control roomSource: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:16 am Deaf girl rape case: DNA tests of copsThe deaf and dumb girl rape case registered on July 30,2008 in which two policemen were arrested following their identificationSource: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:15 am CBI unearths child kidnapping racketA lucrative racket worth Rs.10 million in selling kidnapped children abroad has been discovered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), officials said Monday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:15 am Three killed as Kashmir protestors defy curfew - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:11 am Supreme Court extends ban on SIMIThe Supreme Court Monday extended the government's ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by another six weeks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 10:00 am Mobs burn churches in Orissa after Hindu deathsBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hindu mobs angry at the murder of a religious leader burned down several churches and clashed with police on Monday, worsening violence between Hindus and Christians in a remote part of Orissa.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:58 am Flood devastation in Bihar state - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:55 am Split looms in Pakistani ruling coalitionISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition government looked on the verge of splitting on Monday over disputes about the judiciary and who should be the next president, as militant violence and economic problems mounted.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:51 am Three killed as Kashmir protesters defy curfewSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police shot and killed at least three Muslim separatist demonstrators on Monday, as authorities tried to enforce a curfew in Kashmir in the face of some of biggest protests in two decades against India's rule.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:48 am Ban on SIMI to continue till Sept 24: SC - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:41 am Kyrgyz call national mourning over air disasterBISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan announced a national day of mourning for Tuesday after 65 people died at the weekend in one of the Central Asian state's worst air disasters since independence in 1991.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 9:35 am Two killed in Kanpur blast, bomb ingredients found - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:45 am New Nepal govt. to keep equal distance from India, ChinaKathmandu, Aug 25 : Nepali Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav has reportedly said that his country would keep an equal distance from both India and China since "the dynamics of diplomatic ties have changed".Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:02 am Uttar Pradesh to give free bags to schoolgirlsUttar Pradesh has found another way to attract more girls to government-run schools - by distributing school bags free of cost.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am Two killed in Kanpur blast, bomb ingredients foundRaw material for explosives has been seized from a spot in Kanpur where two men were killed in a bomb blast, police said Monday. Rajiv alias Piyush Mishra and Bhupinder Singh were killed while making crude bombs Sunday afternoon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Militants threaten to blow up legislators' hostel in PakistanPro-Taliban militants have threatened to blow up a hostel of provincial assembly members in northwestern Pakistan, the Dawn News TV channel reported Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Chhattisgarh class 12 topper held for cheatingThe Chhattisgarh police have arrested a class 12 student and four teachers on charges of cheating and impersonation, a senior officer said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Airplanes and rockets used to disperse rain at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremonyNew Delhi, August 25 : Chinese weather officials have said that they used airplanes and rockets to disperse rain at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony on August 24.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Top 10 moments of the Beijing OlympicsHe thumped his chest in triumph over the last few metres before his 'marksman' celebration which became one of the lasting images of the Games.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:23 am Do not discard the baby with the bath waterN uclear deal enthusiasts are enraged by the attitude of certain countries with only a marginal role in the nuclear game, which has resulted in a delay in the exemption that the Nuclear Suppliers Grou...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:23 am EC to use Census data, GPS to track votersIn an attempt to curb bogus voting and monitor the migration of voters across India, the Election Commission is planning to link the Census data of 2011 with its electoral rolls. The EC then plans to ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am Bikers gang leader Bunty killed in gun battle] by allegedly shooting and robbing people, was killed in a gun battle with the police early on Monday morning.One of his associates, Rajesh, was also killed in the police action in Badarpur area of s...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:22 am Oil steady as dollar strengthensOil prices were steady Monday in Asia above $114 a barrel as a strengthening dollar offset continuing tensions between the U.S. and Russian over the conflict in Georgia.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:20 am SC to hear CentreThe Supreme Court will today hear the Centre's petition to extend the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).In its fresh affidavit, the Centre has produced evidence against SIMI showing...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:20 am Miscreants vandalise MF Husain exhibitionNew Delhi, Over a dozen armed miscreants barged inside the lawns of Constitution Club at Rafi Marg on Sunday afternoon where an exhibition of noted artist MF Husain's paintings were on display and van...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:17 am Soren sends letter staking claim to form govt in JharkhandHe has sent a letter through his son Durga Soren to the Rajbhawan, staking claim to form the next government. Seven independent MLAs have offered conditional support to Soren. In fact, they have given...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2008 | 7:17 am Champions Trophy postponed for 13 monthsLONDON (Reuters) - Next month's Champions Trophy in Pakistan was postponed for 13 months on Sunday after five of the eight nations due to take part confirmed they would not send a team because of security concerns.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 4:20 am Bolt, Phelps and China shine as Games lives up to mottoBEIJING (Reuters) - Athletes at the Beijing Games lived up to the Olympic motto 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' and none more so than swimmer Michael Phelps and sprinter Usain Bolt.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 3:28 am Geelani, Mirwaiz arrested on eve of Hurriyat marchHardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani and the moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq were both arrested and removed from their homes late Sunday night on the eve of their proposed march to city centre Lal Chowk Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Aug 2008 | 3:00 am Proud China brings curtain down on epic GamesBEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics ended with a blaze of deafening fireworks on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on a Games that dazzled the world with sporting brilliance and showcased the might of modern day China.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2008 | 1:55 am ‘Dream Team’ realises its dreamU.S. wins gold after surviving a huge challenge from SpainSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Government cracks down in J&KPolice target hardlinersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Wansiru gives Kenya marathon goldBEIJING: Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya overcame the hot and humid conditions to outclass a pack of top runners in winning the marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 32 seconds on the streets of Beijing on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka pollsColombo: Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition won control of two provincial councils in an election seen as an endorsement of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s hardline military policy against the LTTE rebels. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Vision problems of eight patients remain criticalTIRUCHI: Eight of the 29 patients, who have been admitted to Joseph Eye Hospital in Tiruchi with complaints of blurred vision after undergoing cataract surgeries at the institution’s satellite hospital at Perambalur last month, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Taslima may leave IndiaNew Delhi: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin may leave the country for Europe, as her movement is being restricted due to security concerns. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Squash court to be set upTIRUCHI: Good news for squash freaks of Tiruchi. A squash court would soon come up at the Anna Stadium complex here. The facility, allotted to Erode district in 2006, has been shifted to Tiruchi due to administrative reasons. Sports ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am It’s bye, bye Beijing, over to LondonBird’s Nest presents a fabulous picture of splendid colour and vibrant musicSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Way clear for Shibu Soren, says LaluPATNA: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday ruled out any difficulty in the path of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren taking over as Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Talking to journalists, Mr. Prasad shot down questions relating ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Trinamool moots ‘alternative proposal’KOLKATA: Amid elaborate security arrangements, the Trinamool Congress and its allies on Sunday launched an indefinite agitation outside the Tata Motors’ car project site at Singur in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Indian seamers fashion win over Sri LankaCOLOMBO (Reuters) - India's seamers destroyed the Sri Lankan batting to fashion out a 33-run victory in the third one-day international on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 6:18 pm Massa fined after Valencia victoryVALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton each had their own reasons to feel relieved on Sunday after finishing first and second in a processional European Grand Prix.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 4:01 pm Man killed, son critical in Kashmir firingOne man was killed and his son critically wounded in the firing allegedly by security force in this summer capital Sunday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 3:00 pm India says 59 killed over last six months on Bangladesh borderDHAKA (Reuters) - A total of 59 people have been killed trying to cross the border between India and Bangladesh illegally in the last six months, a senior Indian officer said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2008 | 2:22 pm Report sought from Punjab on river embankmentsA central government team that arrived here Sunday to assess the damage by floods in some districts of Punjab has asked the state government to submit a detailed project report on strengthening `dhussi bandhs' (soil embankments) along major rivers to prevent floods in future.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Scoreboard of India's innings against Sri LankaFollowing is the scoreboard of India's innings against Sri Lanka in their third one-day cricket international of the five-match series played at the R. Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Beijing Olympics 'truly exceptional': IOC chiefThe Beijing Olympic Games were 'truly exceptional Games,' said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the Games' closing ceremony staged in the National Stadium in northern Beijing Sunday night.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2008 | 1:30 pm Thousands protest in Orissa against VHP leader`s killing!Thousands of people blocked roads and stopped trains in several places in Orissa on Sunday to protest the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader and four others Saturday night by armed assailants in the communally-sensitive Kandhamal district. A high alert has been sounded across the state.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm Northeast must `agitate` with Centre for development: Aiyar!Noting that India`s `Look East` policy was yet to reap benefits for the country`s northeastern region, Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has said these states must "agitate" with the Centre to seek development.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm A disaster waiting to happen at Sivakasi!A disaster might be just waiting to happen in this town, which is considered the fireworks capital of India. Firecrackers are being illegally manufactured in houses and open fields, capable of triggering huge fires and explosions.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Aug 2008 | 12:13 pm
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