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Eight killed in Pakistani sectarian clashesAt least eight people were killed Tuesday as warring Sunni and Shiite Muslims defied a self-declared ceasefire in Pakistan's Khurram tribal districtSource: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm Vaithilingam to be sworn in Puducherry chief ministerV. Vaithilingam of the Congress party will be sworn in Puducherry chief minister ThursdaySource: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm President, PM greet nation on Ganesh ChaturthiPresident Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh ChaturthiSource: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:12 pm Managed IT Services to touch $2.78 bn by 2010The India Managed IT Services market is expected to grow at a compoud annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.9 per cent to become a $2.78 billion (Rs 12,232 crore) industry by 2010, says IDC making it one ofSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm India lifts Kashmir curfew as Ramadan beginsSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Kashmir lifted a nine-day curfew on Tuesday, imposed to quell massive anti-India rallies, as separatists called for three days of calm with the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:07 pm Indian shares up 3.8 pct on oil slide, banks jumpNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian shares rallied 3.8 percent on Tuesday, their biggest single-day rise in six weeks, as tumbling oil prices calmed inflation expectations and raised hopes for steady interest rates.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm Thousands protest against POSCO steel plant in OrissaBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated in Orissa on Tuesday against South Korean firm POSCO's plans to build a steel plant, the first major protest since the Supreme Court gave the project the go-ahead.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm Bihar CM asks for more relief from CentreBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sought more central assistance for providing relief and rescue operations to the victims of devastating flood in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:01 pm Kaziranga submerged, wild animals flee park in Assam - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am Ahmedabad blasts email sent by Abu Bashir: Probe - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:54 am H Johnson to expand capacity at Rajkot unitTile manufacturer H&R Johnson today said it would be expanding production capacity at its Rajkot plant from 22,000 sq mtrs per day to 30,000 sq mtrs per day at an investment of around RsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am Don't fall for IPL lure, Watson urges SymondsQuitting international cricket and playing in the Indian Premier League would be a tempting option for Andrew Symonds but teammate Shane Watson does not want him to tread that path.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:41 am India keen to open Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road for trade: Patil - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:37 am Shemaroo, IMA tie-up to tap biz in mobile entertainment spaceEntertainment conglomerate, Shemaroo Entertainment, has forged a business partnership with Israel Mobile & Communication Association (IMA) to explore new business opportunities in the mobileSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:36 am Bihar floods: Now, Centre plays blame game - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am Apollo plans to set up 250 speciality hospitalsIn a move to reach out to smaller towns and cities in the country, Apollo Hospitals Group has chalked out a Rs 10,000 crore investment plan to set up 250 small and medium sized multi-specialtySource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:33 am Reliance, JSW among developers to bid for 3,300 Mw power projsAs many as 23 developers, including Reliance Power and JSW Energy, have submitted proposals for two power projects with a capacity of 3,300 Mw in Allahabad, UttarSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am Bata shoe mogul deadThomas Bata, owner of the global shoe conglomerate 'Bata', a house hold name in India, died here at the age of 93. A spokesperson of Bata Shoe Museum said he died earlySource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Barry-Wehmiller to increase its head count in IndiaUS-based, design-engineering service & IT solution provider, Barry-Wehmiller is planning double its head count at its Chennai facility from the current 500 by the year 2012.??The company had alsoSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am Nasscom to bring out career guide by mid-2009Software body Nasscom will introduce a career guide for students to enable them to intelligently and productively sift through jobs in the IT-BPO sectors.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:21 am India to face Pak's plight if nuke deal is through: KaratPrakash Karat warned that if the pact was operationalised, India would have to face the same fate of Pakistan and end up as a "junior unequal" strategic parter of the US.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:19 am Sharada Prasad, media aide to Indira Gandhi, deadH Y Sharada Prasad, a legendary media adviser to former prime minister Indira Gandhi and one of her closest aides, died in New Delhi on TuesdaySource: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:14 am Congress-SP seat-sharing talk ends amid hope - Newstrack India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:13 am Chiru takes centrestage, launches Praja Rajyam - Screen Weekly
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am Indian father held in UAE for baby daughter's deathAn Indian man and his Filipina wife have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly killing their month-and-half-old baby daughter.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:05 am Aide to 3 PMs, Sharada Prasad deadH.Y. Sharada Prasad, who served as media advisor to three prime ministers of India, Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai and Rajiv Gandhi, died in New Delhi Tuesday. He was 84 years old.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Tibetan spiritual leader allowed to visit near China borderIndia has finally allowed Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, a Tibetan spiritual guru, to conduct his religious tour in areas close to China border, his aides said here Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Great offshore buys marine services firmsIntegrated offshore oilfield services provider Great Offshore Ltd Tuesday announced it has acquired in two marine services companies in Andhra Pradesh for Rs.1.6 billion, it said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am DTC bus runs over woman in BRT corridorA Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus mowed down a woman who was crossing the road in the controversial Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Corridor in south Delhi Tuesday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Government to connect 5,000 blocks with broadbandThe government Tuesday said it would connect 5,000 blocks through wireless broadband soon after the allocation of the third generation spectrum.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Sharada Prasad, media aide to Indira Gandhi, deadH.Y.Sharada Prasad, a legendary media adviser to former prime minister Indira Gandhi and one of her closest aides, died in New Delhi Tuesday. He was 84.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Tata Motors rights issue later this monthNew Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Tata Motors Tuesday said its proposed rights issue to raise Rs.42 billion will open this month-end.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Harman International and Wipro form engineering partnership in IndiaBangalore, Sept 2, (ANI/Business Wire India): Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSE:HAR) and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), on Tuesday announced the launch of a joint embedded engineering center in India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am China for developing 'strategic partnership' with IndiaChina today said it was committed to developing "strategic partnership" with India while maintaining the good neighbourly and friendly relationship.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Markets trading with profit at afternoon tradeIndian equities markets were trading at a profit in the afternoon trade. Banking, pubic sector company and realty stocks were in demand.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Sanjeev Nanda guilty of killing six under BMW, sentencing WednesdayA Delhi court Tuesday held Sanjeev Nanda, son of arms dealer Suresh Nanda and grandson of former navy chief S.M. Nanda, guilty of mowing down six people under his BMW on Jan 10, 1999 while acquitting his friend Manik Kapoor who was sitting next to him.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Sep 2008 | 11:01 am Monsoon misery spreads in India; people, rhinos fleeGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Heavy rains and rising floodwaters forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in northeastern India and sent elephants and rhinos fleeing, as monsoon misery spread in South Asia.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:53 am PCB clears Shoaib to play for SurreyThe Pakistan Cricket Board cleared Shoaib Akhtar to play county cricket.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:52 am Kids' heart rate increases during active video gamesChildren burn more than four times as many calories per minute playing an active video game than playing a seated gameSource: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:36 am Big B offers help to flood-hit BiharMegastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed desire to contribute to the relief operations in flood-ravaged Bihar.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:34 am China hopes for balance in India nuclear deal - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:27 am Nanda remains emotionless as family members, friends breakdown - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:25 am India to face Pak's plight if nuke deal is through: Karat - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:22 am Attacks on Christians tarnished Orissa, says CM Patnaik - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am Indian tennis federation seeks control of future tour eventsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian tennis authorities want to have direct control over future tour events after two tournaments were cancelled by their private promoters last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:47 am Oil heads towards $100 as Gustav fadesLONDON (Reuters) - Oil slid towards $100 a barrel on Tuesday, after early reports showed Hurricane Gustav had spared major U.S. Gulf oil facilities.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am Carriers look to cargo services to increase revenuesTo counter heavy losses, cash-strapped Indian carriers are now looking at increasing cargo operations to augment revenues.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:33 am Chennai firm to service Alcatel-Lucent's European clientsThe city-based offshore technology operations management company Cybernet SlashSupport (CSS) has bagged a multi-million dollar support services contract from global communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:32 am No work at Nano plant, highway closed once againWork at the Tata Motors Nano factory at Singur in West Bengal's Hoogly district remained suspended for the fourth consecutive working day Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:31 am Court finds Sanjeev Nanda guilty in BMW caseNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Delhi court found Sanjeev Nanda guilty on Tuesday in a hit-and-run case that has hogged media headlines for nearly a decade.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:28 am Hope for Nano car as farmers agree to talkKOLKATA (Reuters) - Protesters holding up work at a factory building Tata Motors' Nano car agreed to talks over land seizures, a protest leader said on Tuesday, raising hope the world's cheapest car will roll out on time.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 8:09 am Indian pharma firm gets US approval for two drugsThe Bangalore-based pharmaceutical firm Strides Arcolab Tuesday said two more of its drugs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 7:00 am Luxury cars in India zoom, but lag China, RussiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Rising incomes and a young population eager to flaunt its wealth are combining to fuel demand for luxury cars in India, but sales still lag its emerging market peers China and Russia by a wide margin.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 6:33 am Rage in Kashmir meets India's brute forceSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The world's largest democracy locks up protest leaders without charge, shoots dozens of demonstrators dead, beats and intimidates ordinary citizens and raids homes without warrants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Sep 2008 | 6:29 am IAF, Airports Authority of India join hands for airspace managementWith more and more planes crowding the Indian skies, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to expand cooperation with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) across the country to facilitate more flexible use of airspace.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:31 am Cell phones turn saviour in flooded BiharCell phone calls and SMSes have saved hundreds of people in flooded Bihar in the last 14 days and are keeping hope alive for many more still marooned.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:31 am Favoured by Mughals, Agra sandstone attracts modern buildersThe smooth red sandstone used in Mughal monuments like Agra Fort, Red Fort and Fatehpur Sikri had lost its popularity at one time with the increasing use of bricks and mortar, but is back in favour now with builders flocking to the stone markets in the city of the Taj.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:31 am No work at Nano factory in Singur Tuesday: Tata MotorsWork at the Tata Motors Nano factory in West Bengal's Singur area would remain suspended for another day Tuesday with the company asking employees to stay away, the fourth consecutive day that the plant has been shut.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am My films are geuninely European: MasumehActress Masumeh Makhija's career hasn't fared well in Bollywood since her debut in 'Chupke Se', but she has bagged international films and is happy flaunting them.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am Emergency declared in BangkokThai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej Tuesday announced a state of emergency here following violent clashes between pro and anti-government groups.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am Demand for land return at Singur can be discussed : CPM!Notwithstanding West Bengal Chief Minister Budddhadeb Bhattacherjee`s assertion that talks to resolve Singur imbroglio should be held without the pre-condition of return of 400 acres, his party CPI(M) today said it could be discussed.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Sacked encounter specialist claims underworld framing him!Mumbai police`s high-profile encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, who was sacked for his alleged criminal links, on Monday alleged he was being framed by the underworld with the aim of removing him from the police department.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Army, police launch fresh combing operations in Jammu!Army and police have on Monday launched a major search operation in the city following reports of the movement of some suspected militants.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Crime rate is falling in Mumbai, statistics show!Despite a surge in the population, crime rate in the country`s financial capital is actually falling if one goes by the statistics provided by the police department.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Bihar flood: Assistance pours in from across country!Uttarakhand will give Rs two crore to flood-hit Bihar for helping victims of the natural calamity, Chief Minister of the hilly state B C Khanduri said here today.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Kaziranga submerged, wild animals flee park in Assam!Floodwaters of the mighty Brahmaputra entered the Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary in Assam on Monday, forcing scores of endangered animals to flee the park to safer areas, officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am `558 houses, 17 church/prayer houses torched during Orissa riot`!Claiming that the situation in Kandhamal and elsewhere in Orissa was well under control, the state government on Monday said at least 558 houses and 17 places of worship were burnt in communal riots after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati`s killing on August 23.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Tata can resume work on non-controversial land: Mamata!In an apparent climbdown, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said Monday evening her party wants work to resume at the Tata Motors` Nano plant at Singur, but after excluding the controversial 400 acre acquired farmland.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Taped phone calls admissible as evidence: SC!The Supreme Court today upheld the admissibility of intercepted communication, including telephonic conversations, as evidence under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am Write postcards to PM for GUJCOC nod: Modi tells people!Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the people to start a campaign in support of a proposed tough anti-organised crime law by writing postcards to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for its approval.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:35 am 4 separatist leaders releasedShabir Shah and Ashraf Sehrai booked under the Public Safety ActSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Central team for BiharNEW DELHI: A Central team comprising Cabinet Secretary K. M. Chandrasekhar, Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and senior Army officials will conduct an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Bihar on Tuesday. On Monday, the Navy deployed men ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am More kerosene, free LPGNEW DELHI: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora on Monday announced a “relief package” for Bihar, which included an enhanced quota of kerosene and an increased supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Following a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am State to seek Rs. 600 cr. from CentreMinister says 355 villages badly hit by rains, crops worth Rs. 384 crore lostSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Kidney racket busted; five arrestedHYDERABAD: An inter-State kidney transplantation racket, involving exchange of lakhs of rupees, was busted with the arrest of five persons by city police on Monday. Investigation was on to ascertain the role of eight city corporate ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am KSEB for tariff hike or supply curbsBoard finds recently introduced thermal surcharge, restrictions not sufficientSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am 60 p.c. of Kaziranga park submergedAnimals forced to flee to safer places across National Highway 37Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Car bomb kills four in Colombian cityBOGOTA: At least four people were killed and 20 wounded on Monday when a guerrilla car bomb exploded in Cali, Colombia. The bomb ripped through several floors of the local judicial ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Armed dacoits strike in GurgaonFormer DIG’s family taken hostage; cash, jewellery looted in midnight operationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Subbarao appointed RBI GovernorNEW DELHI: Setting month-long speculation at rest, the government on Monday appointed Finance Secretary Duvvuri Subbarao Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in place of Y.V. Reddy, who completes his term on September 5. At a press ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am
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