ICICI plans addl provision to cover Lehman investment

ICICI Bank said that it would make an additional provisioning of USD 28-million to cover its investments in the bankrupted US Bank Lehman Brothers' senior bonds.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:32 pm

RCom launches prepaid BlackBerry services

Reliance Communications on Tuesday launched the country's first prepaid Blackberry services on both GSM and CDMA models.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:28 pm

3 Inspectors directed to pay litigation cost

The Madras High Court directed three inspectors, who opened history Sheets (Rowdy list) in respect of three petitioners, to pay Rs 5000 towards cost of their litigation.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:20 pm

Now a TV with an inbuilt Quran

A leading global consumer electronics major on Tuesday launched what it claims to be the world's only television with the holy Quran built in.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:16 pm

Tata Communications partners with Bharti Telesoft

Tata Communications Ltd has partnered with Bharti Telesoft to launch its value-added service (VAS), Intelligent Camel eXchange (ICX), the company announced on Tuesday.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:15 pm

'It would be perverse of US Congress to block N-deal'

Democrats may be sceptical about the India-US nuclear deal, but it would be perverse on part of the US Congress if it blocks the deal after the NSG waiver, says Philip Gordon.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:14 pm

Mohammed Ali Road, the street that never sleeps

As the sun sets at Mohammed Ali road in South Mumbai, food lanes are abuzz with gastronomic activities inviting you to feast on a sumptuous spread to break the fast in Ramadan.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:10 pm

Death toll in China landslide increases to 259

With the retrieval of five more bodies on Tuesday, the death toll from the recent deadly landslide in northern China has risen to 259, the state media said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:09 pm

'No coercive steps against music companies'

Can music companies release audio and video cassettes meant for private use without the approval of censor board?
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:08 pm

I live in a neat, clean manner: Patil

"I live in a neat, clean manner," Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Tuesday dismissing criticism over his sartorial fetish.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Sep 2008 | 1:07 pm

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PTI NEW DELHI: "I live in a neat, clean manner," Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Tuesday dismissing criticism over his sartorial fetish.
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Pak to claim compensation for water blockade by India - Daily News & Analysis


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Pak to claim compensation for water blockade by India
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PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to claim compensation from India for the agriculture loss to it allegedly due to 'stoppag' of water flow into the Chenab river by New Delhi.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:59 pm

Unexploded mortar shell kills two kids in Kashmir

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Two children were killed in Indian Kashmir when a mortar shell they mistook for a toy exploded, police said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm

Maternity leave of govt women employees increased to six months - Press Trust of India


Maternity leave of govt women employees increased to six months
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New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) In a move that would bring cheer to women government employees, the Centre has increased maternity leave from three to six months besides introducing paid leave for two years to take care of their children.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:56 pm

India's hardware design prowess on the global map

India's hardware design capabilities have got a shot in the arm with the launch of semiconductor giant, Intel's next generation microprocessors which were fully designed by the Intel India development
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm

New era has dawned in Indo-Nepal ties: Prachanda - Press Trust of India


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New Delhi, Sept 15 (PTI) Favouring a "revolutionary change" in relations with India, Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda today said a "new era has dawned" that should help further strengthen the bilateral ties.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:51 pm

Moily commission moots new anti-terrorism laws - NDTV.com


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A report by the senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily has called for new anti-terrorism laws. This is despite Home Minister Shivraj Patil saying that the existing laws are fine.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm

Is terror mastermind Tauqir in Mumbai? - Times of India


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Is terror mastermind Tauqir in Mumbai?
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NEW DELHI: A massive manhunt has been launched in Mumbai for Abdul Subhan alias Tauqir, the mastermind behind the Delhi, Ahmedabad and Bangalore serial blasts.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:28 pm

FIIs net sell Rs 1,303cr, DIIs net buy Rs 612cr

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 1,303.41 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:26 pm

Amritsar land scam: 3-member panel to question Amarinder !

In a major setback to former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Amarinder Singh, the state government on Tuesday formed a three-member panel to question him in the alleged Amritsar land scam.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Terrorists plan strike in Jammu, security beefed up!

Security in and around Jammu has been beefed up following intelligence inputs that militants plan to strike here, a police official said on Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

BMW case: Utsav Bhasin`s bail cancelled, arrest likely!

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday cancelled Utsav Bhasin`s bail, whose BMW car last Thursday hit two people on a motorcycle, one of whom later succumbed to his injuries.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Kandhamal: Mob guns down CRPF jawan, police station torched!

A CRPF jawan was killed and another injured on Monday late night when a mob of about 500 people attacked the Gochapada police station in Orissa`s Kandhamal district.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Himachal Pradesh tops in education, health!

Himachal Pradesh has been once again ranked the best-governed state in the country with regard to progress in road connectivity and social sectors like education and health, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Two-day Governors` conference to begin today !

President Pratibha Patil will preside over the Conference of Governors here on Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : States | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

NCM to assess Karnataka situation after attack on churches - Sify


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New Delhi: A team of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) will make an on the spot assessment of the attacks on churches and prayer halls in different parts of Karnataka and submit its report to the Centre.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:25 pm

Rupee falls by 48 paise in early trade

The Indian rupee continued its downward march and fell by another 48 paise to 46.53 against the US dollar in early trade today owing to melting Asian stock markets amid heavy demand for the
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

ADB lowers India's economic growth forecast to 7.4 per cent

Prompted by ongoing global financial turmoil and weakened investment outlook, the Asian Development Bank today lowered India's economic growth forecast for the current financial year (2008-09) to 7.4
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Realty stocks drop sharply amid global financial crisis

Stocks of realty firms today fell sharply on the bourses following global investment banking major Lehman Brothers, which has major exposure in the country's realty projects, filing for
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Fate of 2,500 employees of Lehman India arm uncertain

The fate of 2,500 odd employees working for investment banking giant Lehman Brothers in India remains uncertain following its parent company's decision to file for bankruptcy protection in the
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Leading world insurer AIG close to bankruptcy

In the continuing meltdown in the US financial market, World's largest insurer, American International Group (AIG) was today downgraded by credit rating agencies and was racing against time to find a
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

No fuel price cut as of now: Deora

The Centre may consider revising petrol and diesel prices, only if international crude prices drop below $ 67 a barrel.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Asian subsidiaries of Lehman Brothers suspend operation

A day after US-based investment banker announced its intension to file for bankruptcy protection, three of its Asian subsidiaries suspended their
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

Oil falls more than $3 in Asia

Oil prices dropped more than $3 in Asian trade today after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers accentuated fears for global economic health, analysts said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:20 pm

MGM Networks backs Hollywood script for India foray

MUMBAI (Reuters) - MGM Networks will stick to its strength of Hollywood films in India, but may consider a foray into regional-language content when it gains a wider viewership, a senior executive said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:06 pm

BMW case II: Bhasin may be arrested - Times of India


BMW case II: Bhasin may be arrested
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NEW DELHI: Utsav Bhasin, who was allegedly driving the BMW car that hit two men on a motorcycle at Moolchand in south Delhi on September 11, now faces the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 11:15 am

Churches damaged in India as religious riots spread

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hindu mobs clashed with police and attacked homes of Christians in Orissa, police said on Tuesday, the latest outbreak of communal violence that has killed 22 people in the region.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 10:50 am

Muslim anger rises in India, police sketch suspects

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police were set to release on Tuesday sketches of key suspects in weekend bombings that killed 22 people, but Muslims said they planned to protest because they were being unfairly targeted in a police manhunt.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 10:04 am

Shutdown in violence-hit Mangalore

Educational institutions and shops remained closed and roads were deserted in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore Tuesday as a Hindu group called for a shutdown to protest the stabbing of one of its activists.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

NGO helps grieving families perform last rites

As stunned families stood outside mortuaries to claim the bodies of those killed in the serial bombings that struck the capital last weekend, members of an NGO worked relentlessly to take the dead on their last journey free of cost.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

Statue in front of church smashed in Kerala

A statue in front of a church in Sholayoor area of Kerala's Palakkad district was found smashed, police said Tuesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

Couple confesses to circulating 10 mn fake notes in Uttar Pradesh

A The couple arrested Sunday from Siddharthnagar district with fake currency notes nominally worth Rs.575,000 have admitted to circulating over 10 million fake notes in Uttar Pradesh in the past few months, officials said Tuesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

Fire breaks out in West Bengal power sub-station

A fire broke out at an electric supply sub-station Tuesday morning in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, officials said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

We need stricter laws, says Ravi Shankar

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has called for 'stricter laws' to deal with the 'unforgivable acts' of terrorism.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:02 am

Moily, the Congress Media Chief, is also a novelist of distinction

By Sandeep Datta
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

Sehzad leads SNGPL fight-back against Delhi

Khurram Shehzad led Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) fought back with a gritty unbeaten 58 as the visitors took a first innings lead of 107 runs against Delhi at lunch on the second day of the Mohammed Nissar Trophy here Tuesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

PCB may demand compensation if Aussies tour India despite Delhi blasts

Karachi, Sept 16 : In case the Aussies go ahead on India Test-tour despite last week's serial bomb blasts in New Delhi, the PCB will move the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to seek compensation for losses suffered because of cancellation of the home series in March and then the ICC Champions Trophy after Aussies cited "security reasons" in the wake of the preceding bomb blasts killing hundreds of people in Karachi and Lahore.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

Hurriyat leaders sending delegates to Pakistan High Commission Iftar

Kashmiri separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who were invited to an Iftar party at the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi, Tuesday said they will not attend the event but will send representatives.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am

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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 7:45 am

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The Bush administration has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to ensure the Indo-US civil nuclear deal is done before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes to meet President George W Bush at the White House on September 25.
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Source: Google News India - India | 16 Sep 2008 | 7:11 am

Australia to tour India after bombings

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will go ahead with their four-test tour of India after a security review following a series of bombings in New Delhi, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 6:52 am

India under attack in pro-LTTE media

India has come under attack from a media sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers since a dramatic guerrilla air raid on a Sri Lankan military base left two Indian engineers wounded.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 6:32 am

Indian equities slide further on weak global cues

A day after the mayhem in global stock markets following the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Bros and Merrill Lynch's takeover announcement by Bank of America, equities continued to slide in Indian bourses.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 6:32 am

Quest Software Acquires Netpro Computing, Inc.

Combined Organization Will Increase Value That Enterprises Gain from Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint and SQL Server
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 6:25 am

Three films, three shades of terrorism

Three films and three different perspectives on the same theme, last week's releases 'Hijack', 'A Wednesday' and 'Tahaan', were portraits in contrasting shades of identical themes. All three dealt with different facets of terrorism, and had a slick spin to offer.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

My best is yet to come: Amitabh Bachchan

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's performance in 'The Last Lear' has been tagged as his best ever. But he says that his best is yet to be seen.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

Divya Dutta's autograph hoax

Actress Divya Dutta pulled a fast one on co-actor Shreyas Talpade while shooting for the forthcoming comedy film 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' when she posed as Ramesh to fool Shreyas into signing an autograph.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am

Vinay Pathak returns to entertain with 'Dasvidaniya'

Bollywood funny man Vinay Pathak is all set to have moviegoers in splits once again with his next film 'Dasvidaniya', a bitter-sweet comedy.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 4:02 am

Serpent in Lara Dutta's room during shoot

First it was a snake in Lara Dutta's room and then torrential rains - the shooting for Priyadarshan's forthcoming 'Billo Barber' in Tamil Nadu was indeed chaotic, says actor Irrfan Khan.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 4:02 am

Deepti Naval turns director, ropes in Manisha Koirala

After Nandita Das, avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has turned director. Her directorial debut has a rather poetic title - 'Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish' and she has signed on close friend Manisha Koirala as the heroine.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 4:01 am

U.N. assembly opens door to enlarged Security Council

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly opened the door on Monday to expanding the Security Council by calling for full-scale negotiations on adding new members to the United Nations' most powerful body.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 3:49 am

Four integrated M. Tech. courses inaugurated

TIRUCHI: Bharathidasan University formally revived its School of Engineering and Technology on Monday through inauguration of four Integrated M.Tech programmes. The six-year programmes in Biotechnology, Computer Science and Engineering, ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Prachanda: Nepal’s ties with India unassailable

NEW DELHI: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) on Monday said his country’s relationship with India was “unassailable” and could not be compared with any other country. With history having created a ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Christian groups retaliate

Four policemen injured and one person stabbed in Dakshina Kannada district
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Soumya’s body to be brought back to India in ten days’ time

ADILABAD: Tummala Soumya Reddy, the 23-year-old MS student in Southern Illinois University, Chicago in U.S., was killed on Sunday morning by an assailant whose colour of skin remains the only mark of identity. "We were informed over phone at ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Woman, infant run over by electric train


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A slew of schemes to mark birth centenary of Annadurai

CHENNAI: Launch of the ‘Re.1 a kg rice’ scheme through the public distribution system, a new integrated emergency response service in the public-private partnership mode, release of convicts who had completed a certain period in ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

A leap of faith in England

The U.K.’s first state-funded Hindu faith school opens
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Pleads innocence in Nazi war crime trial

MUNICH: Josef Scheungraber (90), sentenced in Italy in absentia to life in prison for a Nazi war crime, pleaded innocence on Monday at the start of a trial in Germany. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Dual degree programme in Ramnad campus

RAMANATHAPURAM: Anna University–Tiruchi will implement dual degree programme from the current academic year for non-Information Technology students in its new campuses, including Ramanathapuram and Thirukkuvalai. Though all ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Hunt on for 5 Indian Mujahideen cadre

Police trying to get the custody of Abul Bashar Qasmi from Uttar Pradesh
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am

Pakistan spy agency must be reformed - U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pakistani military's powerful and controversial spy agency needs reform but there is no indication this is happening yet, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:39 pm

Lehman files for bankruptcy, plans to sell units

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy protection after trying to finance too many risky assets with too little capital, becoming the largest U.S. bankruptcy and the highest-profile casualty of the global credit crisis.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Sep 2008 | 11:04 pm

Commerce ministry to receive feedback on tariff recommendations

A feedback report on tariff recommendations from across the country will be submitted to the commerce ministry this week, an official said here Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Sep 2008 | 6:02 pm

Nepal's Maoist PM says needs China, but India crucial

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nepal wants to develop relations with neighbouring China, but its "age-old" ties with India remain crucial, the Nepali Maoist prime minister said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Sep 2008 | 4:07 pm

Army abuses fuel revolt in Manipur - report

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Abuse of a controversial security law by government forces is fuelling a bloody rebellion in Manipur, a human rights group said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Sep 2008 | 1:57 pm