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'Gill's 'IHF AGM' move makes no sense'A so-called Annual General Meeting of the IHF called by KPS Gill, who ceased to be its President as the Federation's Executive Body stands suspended, "makes no sense".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Inconsistent batting did us in: JayawardeneIf India has already pocketed the one day series with one match to spare, it's because of the inconsistency plaguing the Sri Lankan batting order, according to Jayawardene.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm Yao Mings 2.6 m bed may fetch $292,000If you are a crazy Olympic memorabilia collector with deep pockets, you could go in for NBA star Yao Ming's giant bed or the ancient Chinese drums used in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:59 am Monika says SAI action 'malafide'Weightlifter Monika Devi, who finds herself at the centre of a doping controversy, has termed the actions of SAI as "unreasonable and malafide"Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:55 am Vijender Kumar becomes youth iconAfter a successful stint during the Beijing Olympic Games, endorsement has started chasing bronze-medal winner pugilist Vijender Singh as Bajaj Allianz roped him as its youth iconSource: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:53 am Nooyi world's most powerful among business womenLed by soft drink giant PepsiCo's India-born chief Indra Nooyi, business executives account for nearly two-third of the world's 100 most powerful women's listSource: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:50 am Prosecutors drop 30 charges against Anand JonMore than half of the 59 charges against India-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon have been dropped by the US prosecutorsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:46 am BPCL subsidiary pays $ 75 mn for 10% stake in Mozambique oil fieldBharat PetroResources Ltd (BPRL), an exploration and production subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), has spent $75 million (around Rs 330 crore) to buy 10 per cent stake in an oilSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am RJ Dheena sets new Guinness recordBig 92.7 FM's Radio Jockey Dheena has broadcast live on radio continuously for 168 hours and entered the Guinness Book of World Records, bettering the previous mark by 33 hours.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am International spa chain Mandara enters IndiaWorld's leading Thai spa treatment chain Mandara has entered India to set up asia's largest spa treatment centre in Alibaug, Maharashtra.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:42 am Mayawati enters Forbes' power women listMaking her debut in the club of 100 most powerful women in the world, India's Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati has joined Sonia Gandhi in a list compiled by US magazine Forbes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am Lawson returns to PakistanGeoff Lawson has returned to the country after making unsuccessful attempts to persuade Australia and New Zealand to send their teams to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:41 am DPS school girl dies under mysterious circumstances - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am Church burns as religious riots spread in OrissaBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hindu mobs ransacked a church and clashed with Christian villagers in Orissa on Thursday, police said, as authorities struggled to control spiralling religious violence in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:31 am Church burns as Indian religious riots spread - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:31 am Indra Nooyi world's most powerful among business women - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:19 am Dailies fail to hit stands in Kashmir Valley - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:19 am Sify launches its 4th data centre in MumbaiSify Technologies today launched a state-of-the-art data centre at Airoli to cater to the growing demand in the country's commercial capital.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:13 am Sena wants BMC to enforce rule - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:13 am NTPC's Simhadri project facing acute fuel shortageState-run NTPC's 1,000 Mw thermal power project at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh is facing huge coal shortage and is working with shoe-string reserves for just two days in comparison to the regular oneSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:09 am China tightens credit on property projectsWith the euphoria on Beijing Olympics over, Chinas central bank and banking watchdog have teamed up to curb possible risks posed by the over-heated commercial property sector that could threaten theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:08 am Hindustan Zinc keeps zinc, lead prices unchangedHindustan Zinc has kept the prices of zinc and lead unchanged at previous week's level.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:04 am Olive Group expanding to IT sectorAfter completing 25 years in real estate industry, Mumbai-based Olive Group is expanding to Information Technology (IT) sector.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:02 am Andhra not to probe land sale to IT firmsThe Andhra Pradesh government Thursday rejected the opposition's demand for a assembly committee to probe alleged irregularities in allotment of land to information technology (IT) companies and special economic zones (SEZs).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:02 am Major Uttar Pradesh rivers in spate, flowing above danger markMajor rivers in Uttar Pradesh including Gomti, Sharda, and Kuwano are in spate following torrential rains across the state, officials said Thursday. Some of the rivers have crossed the danger mark at various points.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am 10,000 Keralites apply annually to migrate to CanadaThiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) There has been a spurt of applications for migration to Canada from Kerala in the past five years with as many as 10,000 applications submitted every year, sources from an immigration consultancy said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am Delayed Kochi Metro may finally see light of dayThe Planning Commission has convened an inter-departmental meeting here Friday to discuss a delayed Metro rail project in Kerala, a senior government official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:01 am Taj replica to wow tourists at Agra showIt took seven years of chiselling and carving by 28 craftsmen and designers. Made in pure white Makrana marble like the original 17th century monument, a Taj Mahal replica will be opened to the public as part of a glitzy stage show from Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am IBM announces new software to transform how people will collaborateIBM today announced new software that it said would "transform how people will collaborate, thereby driving greater value and performance" from their globally distributed softwareSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:58 am Wipro Infotech wins Intel Global Innovation AwardWipro Infotech, the India and Middle East IT business of Wipro Ltd and a leading provider of IT and business transformation services, today announced it has won the prestigious Intel Global InnovationSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:56 am Legal experts for permanent global legal bodyLegal experts have asked for creation of a permanent international body on the lines of World Trade Organisation to facilitate the opening up of legal sector globally and creation of a level playingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:54 am Man whose family was held hostage says he had lost all hope - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:40 am Orissa on the edge, police round up 123 for rioting - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:38 am One held in connection with Dubai blazeA person was arrested in connection with the massive fire that killed ten Indians and a Bangladeshi in Dubai, as focus shifted on the illegal practices that had led to the disaster.The agent who had r...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am Muslims say they are targettedFor Muslims in the Old City of Hyderabad, the anger against the police seems to be growing with each passing day. A majority of the people say that the people who have suffered the most in the afterma...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am Treat the farmer as a joint-entrepreneurB y talking about 'compensation' to those who have held out against their land being acquired in Singur, the West Bengal government has taken the debate back to the basics. And by crying over the poss...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:10 am Kuwait investment firm launches new India-specific fundBy Aroonim Bhuyan, Dubai, Aug 28 : Kuwait-based investment company Global Investment House (GIH) has launched a new hedge fund aimed solely at the Indian market.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am CPM targets Buddha, says strike is rightA day after the CPM hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya for saying he was against bandhs, the party has issued a statement disassociating itself from those remarks, the statem...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am Chat Topic: Will Singur be Left's undoing in West Bengal? - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 10:03 am Bihar floods a national calamity: PM - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 9:59 am Chiranjeevi's 'chariot' campaign set to roll next month - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Aug 2008 | 9:38 am Thousands evacuated from floods in BiharPATNA, India (Reuters) - Army troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in Bihar, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would to continue to overflow, officials said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 9:11 am Authorities relax curfew in KashmirSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Authorities tentatively relaxed a four-day curfew in Kashmir on Thursday to allow people to buy essentials as residents ran short of food during massive protests against Indian rule.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:56 am GM to invest $200 mln in India engine plantMUMBAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp said on Thursday it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:53 am Chiranjeevi's 'chariot' campaign set to roll next monthAfter the roaring success of his maiden public rally, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi is gearing up for a state-wide tour atop a 'chariot' to popularise his new party Praja Rajyam.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:32 am Software industry looking at Lucknow as next IT huThe software industry's apex lobby group is looking at Lucknow as a future information technology (IT) hub, an industry official said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:32 am Sikh sect chief set on fire in Amritsar jailControversial Nihang sect chief Ajit Singh Phoola was taken to the civil hospital here Thursday after he was set on fire by some fellow prisoners inside the Amritsar central jail, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:31 am India concludes free trade pact with AseanIndia and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Thursday concluded a free trade pact in merchandise goods that will pave the way for a free trade area in the region by 2016, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:31 am Aditya Birla Nuvo to acquire 56 percent in Chennai firmAditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, a diversified company belonging to the Aditya Birla Group, Thursday said its board has approved the acquisition of 56 percent in capital investment firm Apollo Sindhoori for Rs.190 crore (Rs.1.99 billion or $46 million).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:31 am Haldiram's store catches fire in KolkataA fire broke out at the store of Haldiram - one of India's leading sweet and snacks company's outlet in south Kolkata Thursday. No one was injured in the fire.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:31 am Tide turns for jailed politicians, businessmen in BangladeshThe tide seems to be turning in Bangladesh. Scores of politicians, officials and businessmen jailed for many months, mostly on corruption charges, are starting to get bail with the courts rejecting the Emergency Rules under which they were arrested.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:30 am Marooned people drinking floodwater to survive in BiharEven as they wait for government aid, the 200 residents of Bangmatiya village in Bihar's flood ravaged Madhepura district are struggling to survive by eating stale rice puff and drinking the dirty water that their houses have been marooned in for the past 10 days.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:30 am SEZs draw investors as hurdles filter policyMUMBAI (Reuters) - Special Economic Zones (SEZs), touted as engines of India's industrial growth, are poised to take off in a big way, despite the initial hurdles and after ironing out some regulatory creases.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 6:46 am Sonia Gandhi 21st most powerful woman - ForbesNEW YORK (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the world's most powerful woman for the third straight year, topping Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the top 100 women, while India's Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi is ranked No. 21.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 6:43 am US to sell Harpoon missiles to TaiwanTaiwan confirmed Wednesday that the US has decided to sell 60 Harpoon Air Launch anti-ship missiles to Taipei, in a move ending a de facto freeze on US arms sales to the island.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 6:00 am U.S. Democrats ready celebration for ObamaDENVER (Reuters) - Democrats prepared a grand celebration on Thursday for Barack Obama, who will accept a historic presidential nomination with a speech that spells out his vision for change in America.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:07 am Matchmaking mobiles ring in weddings in IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Looking for a partner? For millions of Indians, taking the first step towards getting married could be as easy as picking up a cellphone.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2008 | 3:56 am Arena to organize 'PERSPECTIVES' Animation Symposium at CochinSymposium to be followed by a recruitment drive by Rhythm & HuesSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 3:20 am Soren sworn in Chief MinisterRanchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren was on Wednesday sworn in as the sixth Chief Minister of the State that was formed eight years ago. Mr. Soren (64) was sworn in along with 11 Ministers at at the historic ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am BMIC: numbers game by KIADBBangalore: The land acquisition agreement signed between the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) for the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP) on October ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Lashkar had warned of Jammu attackThe Islamist terror group hopes to capitalise on the ongoing violence in KashmirSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Indian trainee pilot dies in mid-air collisionMELBOURNE: A trainee pilot from India, who was on his first solo flight, died after his plane collided mid-air with another light aircraft just metres away from a residential area here on Wednesday. Akash Ananth, 24, an aviation ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Parekh denied bailNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused bail to stockbroker Ketan Parekh and others in a case relating to the 1992 stock scam, wherein Canbank Financial Services was duped of over Rs.47 crore. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Shoot orders in Kandhamal districtViolence escalates in OrissaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Raj Thackeray’s diktat to shop ownersMUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray has issued an ultimatum to shop owners in Mumbai to put up Marathi sign boards.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Salem gets handloom clustersSALEM: Two handloom clusters have been formed for weavers in the Attayampatti and Edapadi regions to ensure “inclusive and holistic” development of handlooms in Salem district. The clusters, established under the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Woman, son killed in ceiling collapseHeavy downpour experienced in various parts of Pudukottai districtSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Outrage over restoration of 8 High Court judgesISLAMABAD: In a move that has outraged the legal community, lawyers’ organisations and the opposition Pakistan Muslim league (N), the Pakistan People’s Party-led government on Wednesday restored eight judges of the Sindh High Court ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Marathi signboards: CM warns MNS chief of stringent action !As MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday stepped up his campaign for Marathi signboards, Maharashtra government warned that anyone taking law into their hands would be dealt with sternly.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Nitish meets PM, seeks Rs 1000 cr aid for flood-hit!With flood situation in Bihar turning grim, state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought central assistance of Rs 1,000 crore and one lakh tonnes of foodgrain immediately for the affected people.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Sonia Gandhi to visit flood-hit areas of Bihar!Congress President Sonia Gandhi will pay a visit to flood-hit areas of Bihar.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm 10 girls vie for top DUSU spots, 30 in fray!Thirty "cub politicians", including ten girls, are finally in the fray for the top posts of Delhi University Students Union elections to be held on September five after scrutinisation of nominations.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Guj DGP exaggerated Kerala`s SIMI links: Kerala Minister!Acknowledging that SIMI had a presence in some pockets in Kerala, the state government today accused Gujarat police of exaggerating the activities of the banned outfit in Kerala in the wake of the arrest of some of its activists in connection with the Ahmedabad blasts.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Rangasamy on exit mode?!Moves are said to be afoot to replace Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy in the wake of rebellion by all the five ministers in his cabinet against his continuance.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Bihar floods: Kosi swallows fresh areas, toll rises!The Kosi engulfed fresh areas in Supaul, Saharsa, Araria and Madhepura districts of Bihar on Wednesday even as bad weather stopped three IAF choppers from conducting relief sorties. The death toll in the floods has mounted to 55 with nine more deaths reported from the region.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Delhi girl found dead in mysterious circumstances!A 16-year-old girl, staying in a school hostel in south Delhi, was found dead in mysterious conditions, police said Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Singur standoff deepens as TC rules out compromise !The Singur standoff deepened on Wednesday with Trinamool Congress ruling out any compromise with West Bengal government and the Tatas proposing to set up its small car plant here and threatening to intensify the agitation against the project.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm CISF refuses to allow UP official to accompany Mayawati at IGI!Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati was left "red-faced" when a CISF personnel refused to allow a senior official accompanying her to board the state aircraft through the VIP gate at the IGI airport here.Source: Zee News : States | 27 Aug 2008 | 11:49 pm Officer, civilians among 11 killed in KashmirJAMMU (Reuters) - Suspected Muslim militants who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir were shot dead by security forces after they killed six people in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu on Wednesday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Aug 2008 | 9:01 pm India's "Hari Puttar" caught in Harry Potter spellMUMBAI (Reuters) - Hollywood's Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the Harry Potter movies, is suing an Indian production company whose new film is called "Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors," the studio said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Aug 2008 | 1:34 pm
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