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Separatist leader Shabir arrested in SrinagarAfter evading police for several days, Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was arrested here on Friday as the crackdown continued on separatist leaders in the valley.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:16 pm Modi pitches for seal on anti-terror lawGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and made a strong pitch for giving assent to a bill to combat terror and organised crime in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:09 pm 'Railways to donate Rs 90 cr for flood victims'Lalu Prasad on Friday announced an assistance of over Rs 90 crore from the Railway Minister Relief Fund (RMRF) to flood victims in Bihar.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:08 pm India's GDP growth slows to 7.9%Indian economy recorded its slowest growth for any quarter in over three years at 7.9 per cent owing to a dismal performance by industry.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm Gunmen kill seven in MexicoSeven people including two women, two children and three police officers have been shot dead by unidentified assailantsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm 'Women, be sexy and obey men'Confused over what he wants? Fret not, ladies. Just wear sexy clothes even while cooking or doing other household chores and make it a point to obey men, suggests a new book.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:06 pm Russians 'won't stop here': SaakashviliRussia's actions in Georgia earlier this month had destroyed the order in Europe established after World War IISource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:05 pm India to join US-led elite democracy club?India is a candidate to join a small and exclusive grouping of US-led "great democracies" that could end up rivalling the United Nations for global power, a leading British academic has said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm Battle lines drawn in London police racism rowThe racism charge levelled by the seniormost Asian officer of the London Metropolitan Police against its chief Ian Blair has grown into a full-blown public brawlSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:04 pm Indiatimes to start mobile advertising service by year-endLeading value added services provider Indiatimes.Com is planning to launch an advertising service on mobile phones by the end of this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:03 pm McCain congratulates Obama for nominationPresumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain put out an unusual TV ad congratulating Democratic rival Barack ObamaSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:03 pm Indian stocks best performing among Asia in Aug: CitigroupIndian stocks have emerged as the best performing lot among Asian equities, as it recorded only a marginal loss during the month, while a majority of others in the region posted higher negativeSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:02 pm Markfed signs MoU with Swiss agribusiness company SyngentaPunjab Government owned Punjab State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation (Markfed) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta to open threeSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:57 am Railways to donate Rs 90 cr for Bihar flood victims: LaluRailway Minister Lalu Prasad today announced an assistance of over Rs 90 crore from the Railway Minister Relief Fund (RMRF) to flood victims in Bihar where rover Kosi is in spate affecting more thanSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:53 am Mobile user verification compliance rises to over 85%: GovtGovernment today said subscriber verification compliance has increased to 85 per cent from the earlier 60 per cent, amid rising security concerns.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:44 am Doctors say Dalai Lama health not serious - aideMUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Doctors treating the Dalai Lama say there is no cause for concern despite him being admitted to hospital in India, and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will take part in a fast on Saturday, aides said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:43 am Obama vows to reverse Republican legacyDENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama launched a sharp assault on Republican presidential rival John McCain on Thursday with a promise to reverse the economic failures of the past eight years and restore America's global reputation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:32 am Police detain top Kashmir separatist leaderSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police detained on Friday a prominent Kashmiri separatist leader who led some of the biggest protests in two decades against India's rule in the Himalayan region, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:24 am Zardari should give up Pakistan president bid - rivalISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto should withdraw as a candidate for president because of questions about his mental health, a rival candidate said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:21 am Ramachandra varsity signs MoU with Bangalore-based NCBSSri Ramachandra University today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bangalore-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) to facilitate information exchange, exchange of students andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:10 am HC to I Min, Trai on regulation of carriage feeThe Delhi High Court today sought response from Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry and broadcast regulator Trai on a petition seeking regulation of fee charged by MSOs, cable operatorsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:07 am F Update: Nifty adds 1.21 cr shares in OIThe Nifty September futures ended at a marginal premium of four points at 4,364 as against the spot Nifty of 4,360 (up 146 points).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 11:00 am Spices exports up during April-July 2008Export of all major spices has increased by 15 per cent in terms of quantity and 20 per cent in rupee value in April-July this fiscal, as compared with that in the same period last year, Spices BoardSource: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:53 am Parsvnath hotel at Shirdi gets 3-star approvalRealty firm Parsvnath Developers today said its hotel project at Shirdi has received three-star category approval from the Ministry of Tourism.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:50 am Mumbai peaceful after HC directive on Marathi signboards - 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Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:48 am Buddha sorry for anti-bandh remarks, ready for punishment - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:45 am Indian shares provisionally close 3.6 pct higherMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally rose 3.63 percent on Friday after slower-than-expected economic growth and a drop in inflation calmed the outlook for interest rates.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:26 am Protests halt work on Nano car plant in SingurKOLKATA (Reuters) - Work at a plant in Singur that will make the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, stopped on Friday after thousands of employees failed to turn up for work following protests by farmers, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:24 am Talks between panel, Samiti put off again - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:23 am TN challenges Nalini's plea for early release - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:07 am India wants 'clean' waiver: Mukherjee - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 10:04 am Officials claim breach in safety norms - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:52 am Bihar villagers desperate as floods spreadPATRAGHAT, India (Reuters) - Villagers were eating uncooked rice and flour mixed with polluted water in Bihar, officials said on Friday, as hunger and diseases accompanied the worst-ever floods in 50 years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:51 am JMM president Shibu Soren sworn in as Jharkhand CM earlier this week - Times Now.tv
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:33 am India rejects UN Kashmir comment - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:26 am India growth at 3-½ yr low but rates to stay tightNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy grew at its slowest annual rate in 3-½ years in the June quarter, losing momentum as services slowed markedly, but high inflation meant the central bank was unlikely to relax its monetary stance soon.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:13 am Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah arrested - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:07 am Thousands seek refuge, Orissa religious attacks waneBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have sought shelter in makeshift government camps in Orissa, driven from their homes by religious violence which has killed at least 13 people this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 9:06 am CBI granted time till Sept 1 to furnish reply - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:27 am Farouque Shaikh, script are the USP of 'Saas Bahu Aur Sensex'The highlight of the US-based film distribution company Warner Brothers's maiden venture 'Saas Bahu and Sensex' is its plotline and Farouque Shaikh, who is returning to the big screen after 10 years, says Raman Lamba.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:03 am Security tightened at Tata Motors' Singur factorySecurity at the Tata Motors' Nano plant at Singur in West Bengal was tightened Friday, a day after pro-farmer organisation Paschimbanga Kshet Mazur Samiti (PKMS) staged a demonstration in front of the factory, preventing hundreds of workers from leaving the plant.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:02 am Nano factory staff stay away from workNew Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Workers at the Tata Motors' Nano project site in Singur did not turn up for duty Friday, an official spokesperson said. The company said agitators opposing the project were threatening the workers, a claim that has been conceded by the police.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am Chhattisgarh staff withdraw strikeChhattisgarh government employees have withdrawn their indefinite strike scheduled to begin Friday after the government agreed to pay arrears from January 2006.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am Veterans slog to save dying crafts of IndiaObaidur Rehman is 66 and suffers from a recurring eye problem. Gendilal is six years older. The two, like many others of their age, have a link - work long hours, not only to earn their livelihoods but to keep India's traditional crafts alive.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:01 am Currency futures launched at National Stock ExchangeFinance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday kicked off currency futures at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) here in a move that is particularly expected to help small- and mid-sized companies to hedge their risks while dealing in foreign exchange.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Christian institutions to remain closed today in protest against Orissa violenceNew Delhi, Aug 29 : As tension remains high in the communally sensitive Kandhmal District of Orissa with reports of sporadic incidents of violence, around 30,000 Christian missionary run schools and colleges across the country have decided to remain closed on Friday to protest the violence against their community.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Sikh sect leader who was set ablaze diesControversial Nihang sect chief Ajit Singh Phoola, who was set ablaze by two inmates inside Punjab's Amritsar central jail, died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here Friday morning, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Rahul Gandhi put the spotlight, now Sulabh warms up ShashikalaCongress MP Rahul Gandhi put the spotlight on their lives. And Maharashtra's struggling farm women Kalawati and Shashikala have been basking in the glow ever since -- with Sulabh International chief Bindeshwar Pathak first helping Kalawati and now Vidarbha's other valiant farm hand Shashikala by giving her Rs.200,000.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Six CRPF men killed in Chhattisgarh landmine blastSix troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 8:00 am Chidambaram: no conclusion from one week's inflationMUMBAI (Reuters) - No conclusion can be drawn from one week's inflation number, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters on Friday when asked about a softening in India's annual rate of inflation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:49 am Why farmers are fighting Tata] , part of the powerful conglomerate the Tata Group.Banerjee throws a rhetorical barb at the group's chairman, Ratan Tata, scion of a family that brought Western-style industrialization to India. "Yo...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:39 am Bandh hits normal life in JammuNormal life remained badly affected on Friday as shops and market places were closed and vehicles off the roads in response to a bandh over the Amarnath land transfer issue.The bandh, called by Shri A...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2008 | 7:39 am Smart Guard Systems Enters OEM Partnership With ObjectVideo(R) to Embed Analytics SoftwareReady-to-Go, High-Performance, Low-Powered Intelligent Video Surveillance SolutionsSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Aug 2008 | 4:48 am Mayawati in Forbes’ powerful women listNEW YORK: U.P Chief Minister Mayawati has joined Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a list of world’s 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Gun battle ends, hostages rescuedJammu on high alert; presence of more militants fearedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Court restrains MNSMumbai: The Bombay High Court has restrained the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena from indulging in violence over the Marathi signboards issue. It also directed the police to take steps to prevent violence. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Vaithilingam next Chief MinisterPUDUCHERRY: Industries and Power Minister V. Vaithilingam was on Thursday elected the new leader of the Congress Legislature Party following the resignation of N. Rangasamy as Chief Minister. Mr. Rangasamy called on Lieutenant Governor ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Three ryots end lives in KadapaKADAPA: Three debt-ridden cotton farmers, including a couple, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at different places in Porumamilla mandal in Badvel constituency. Konda Siddha Reddy, 30, and his wife Ramadevi, 25, of Rangasamudram ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Poor’ quality of construction plagues children’s hospitalLeaking roof, fungal growth greet patients at the speciality centreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Attacks continue, Kandhamal district tenseInstitutions run by Christian missionary organisations remain closed in most parts of OrissaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Mamata firm on demand“It is my moral responsibility to stand by the downtrodden”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Steam power from car exhaustLONDON: Steam power is poised to make a comeback as a way of using heat wasted by car exhausts. A British firm is developing steam hybrids in an effort to make engines more efficient. Clean Power Technologies (CPT), based in East ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am More explanation sought from CBIForensic lab informs High Court that it sent three CDs on Abhaya case to CBISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Telangana party threatens to declare self-rule!The political party launched by Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi has triggered a flurry of activity on the issue of separate statehood to Telangana region with the newly-founded Nava Telangana Praja Party (NTPP) threatening to declare self-rule November 2.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Vaidthilingam to be new Puducherry Chief Minister!Embattled Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Thursday submitted his resignation to Lt. Gov. Govind Singh Gujar. V. Vaidthilingam, minister for industries and power, is to be the new chief minister.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Fare-free trains for flood-hit Bihar !Railway Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav today ordered running of special "free" trains in Bihar to ferry people marooned in floods to safer areas.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Congress all set to join hands with SP in UP !In what can turn tables in the results of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress today said it was open to take along "like-minded secular forces" in Uttar Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Issue notice against MNS chief: Maharashtra HC to govt!The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government of Maharashtra to provide adequate security to the shop owners in the wake of an ultimatum issued by MNS to put up Marathi signboards.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Nitish asks industrial houses, trade bodies, NGOs for relief!Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday appealed to industrial houses, trade and business bodies, NGOs and other institutions to contribute generously towards relief and rescue operations and for reconstruction of areas devastated by floods.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm One mn people in Bihar need to be evacuated: State Minister!At least one million marooned people need to be evacuated to safe places in Bihar, where over 2.5 million people have been affected by floods, Bihar Disaster Management Minister Nitish Mishra said on Thursday, even as the situation remained grim.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm More churches, homes burnt in Orissa!Communal violence spread in Orissa on Thursday with fresh incidents of mobs burning churches and homes, adding to the tensions in the state that has seen at least 11 people being killed in revenge for the murder of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader last week.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Major UP rivers in spate, flowing above danger mark!Major rivers in Uttar Pradesh including Gomti, Sharda, and Kuwano are in spate following torrential rains across the state, officials said on Thursday. Some of the rivers have crossed the danger mark at various points.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Orissa violence: NCM to send team to review situation!Concerned over the violence in Orissa in the aftermath of the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) has decided to send a team to the state to assess the situation there.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Aug 2008 | 11:52 pm Delhi woman dies of burn injuriesA 34-year-old married woman, who suffered 95 percent burn injuries last week, died at a hospital here Thursday. Her parents allege it is a case of dowry death.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm One arrested for sending threatening messages to ChouhanA 58-year-old man was arrested late Thursday evening in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district for sending threatening messages to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 8:00 pm US pledges aid for Bihar's flood-hitThe US Thursday announced an assistance of $100,000 (about Rs.4 million) for over two million people in Bihar who have been displaced by devastating floods.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:31 pm Congress to contest polls with Samajwadi PartyThe Congress party Thursday officially declared it will contest the next Lok Sabha elections in coalition with the Samajwadi Party.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:31 pm Two persons shot at in NoidaTwo persons were shot at by unidentified assailants here, the police said Thursday. One of the victims is said to be in critical condition.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:31 pm Dalai Lama in Mumbai hospital, check-up FridayThe Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here Thursday afternoon following pain in the stomach, a hospital spokesman said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:31 pm Nihang leader critical after being set on fireControversial Nihang sect chief Ajit Singh Phoola was in a critical condition Thursday with over 60 percent burns after two inmates at the Amritsar central jail set him on fire after an argument.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2008 | 5:30 pm
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