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Dengue case: MCD may sack striking mosquito breeding checkers!Perturbed by the over a week-long stir by mosquito breeding checkers in the peak dengue season in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is now contemplating strong steps like termination of contracts of the agitating workers.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm FIR against 10 for death of teenager in Jaipur!Police registered a case of murder against 10 people for their alleged involvement in the death of an 18-year-old teenager whose body was fished out of a pond from Marva village in Kota.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm BMW case: Utsav`s bail plea deferred till tomorrow!The Patiala House court on Wednesday deferred hearing on the anticipatory bail plea of Utsav Bhasin, the prime accused in the recent BMW hit-and-run case in the capital. Incidentally, following the death of one of the victims Anuj Singh, Utsav has been booked under the non-bailable section of the IPC.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm K`taka: Communal violence spreads to Kolar, situation tense!Communal violence continues unabated in Karnataka. In fresh incident of violence, a mob on Wednesday attacked a church damaging property in the state`s Kolar district. The situation is tense and the security has been stepped up.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm MP mulls dedicated force to tackle terror, high-tech crime!Amid apprehensions that Madhya Pradesh could be the next target, the state police are planning to boost their fight against terror groups, including SIMI, and high-tech crime by modernising their forces and setting up a dedicated unit.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm No `walk-out`, no `pandemonium` in Arunachal Assembly!Unlike many states where Legislative Assemblies witness walk-outs, members rushing into the well or indulging in sharp exchanges contributing to a pandemonium, the one in Arunachal Pradesh has seen hardly any.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm Quake of slight intensity rocks western Maharashtra !An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, rocked western Maharashtra on Wednesday morning.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:45 pm Bihar JD-U legislator gets life for kidnapping doctorBihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Sunil Pandey and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping a doctor in 2003.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Cell phones banned in colleges, even for teachersThe Orissa government said it would soon ban the use of cell phones in college campuses.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm SBI hikes foreign currency deposit ratesCountry's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) today hiked its interest rates on foreign currency non-resident (B) account deposits and non resident external (NRE) term deposits with effect fromSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm More Indian tourists head abroadWith growing disposable incomes, more Indians are travelling abroad for leisure or business and Asian countries are the most sought after destinations, according to Nielsen India Outbound TravelSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:17 pm SC upholds acquittal of man sentenced to death - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:12 pm Kalam favours federal anti-terror agency - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:12 pm Lehman loss exceeds that of Indian banks put togetherThe distressed US major's market value loss over the past year exceeds the same for all Indian banks put together for the same period.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:09 pm Terror strikes show vast gaps in intelligence: Manmohan - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:08 pm Policy for allotment of mandis, storage of paddy rationalisedThe Punjab government has streamlined the policy for allotment of mandis and storage of paddy for ensuing Kharif marketing in season for smooth procurement of paddy and also to check pilferage andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:05 pm Hijackers of ship yet to make demandsNo demand has yet been made by the hijackers of a ship carrying 22 crew members, including 18 Indians.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:58 am Shriram Ltd bags two orders from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam LtdChennai-based Shriram EPC Ltd, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service provider, today informed BSE that it has bagged two orders from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:57 am Shivraj Patil writing book on 'good governance' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:53 am Bihar legislator gets life in kidnap case - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am Ramco Systems signs MoU with Hindustan UniversityChennai-based software products and services company Ramco Systems today signed a memorandum of understanding with Chennai-based Hindustan University to work.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:52 am Tauqeer's mother appeals him to surrenderThe mother of Abdus Subhan Qureshi alias Tauqeer, prime accused in Delhi and Ahmedabad serial blasts, said that her son should be punished if found guilty.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:49 am ArcelorMittal announces $4 bn cost saving planArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, today said it will save about $4 billion over a period of five years by employing a "management gains"Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am Govt does not foresee payment crisis on boursesGovernment does not see any payment crisis on stock exchanges following volatility caused by turmoil in the US financial market triggered by collapse of the investment banker Lehman Brothers andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am Walk out of N-Deal, CPI(M) tells PMClaiming that India could face fuel supply blockade as experienced in the case of the Tarapur nuclear power plant, the CPI(M) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to walk out of the Indo-USSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am PNB hikes foreign currency deposit rates by 50 bpsPunjab National Bank, Indias second largest public sector bank, today hiked interest rates by 50 basis points for non-resident deposits in foreign currencies including US dollar, Euro andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am Govt acquires 2,000 hectares for renewable energy SEZGovernment today said it has acquired 2,000 hectares of land to develop a special economic zone (SEZ) for renewable energy in Nagpur, which would become operational within 2-3Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:46 am India deploys fighter jets in troubled Kashmir - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:39 am India offers help to Nepal in building SEZs - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am India deploys fighter jets in troubled KashmirNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has deployed its top fighter jets in Kashmir, ostensibly for better border management, but analysts said the move was aimed at Pakistan after relations between the nuclear-armed rivals soured in recent months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:25 am Nuke accord to open opportunitiesIndia has conveyed to American businessmen that the approval of the landmark Indo-US nuclear accord will open new opportunities for them.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:23 am Bruni sings to Nicolas in the middle of the nightThe president of France is sometimes woken up in the middle of the night by his pop singer wife with her songs - and he doesn't mind.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:17 am Chiranjeevi's panel suffers defeat in MAA electionsBy donning the new role as politician, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi may have created ripples in the political circles but has suffered a blow on his home turf.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:11 am Fresh incidents of attack on churches in Karnatka - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:05 am HIV cases in Australia up by 50% in 8 yearsHIV incidence has increased by almost 50 percent over the past eight years in Australia, infecting as many as 1,051 people by 2007 from 718 in 1999, according to a report.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:03 am Nissar Trophy: Chopra, Kohli hit tonsAkash Chopra and Virat Kohli were looking good for double centuries as Ranji Trophy champions Delhi took a lead of 263 runs against Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Bangladesh, India need more talks on sea boundaryDHAKA (Reuters) - India and Bangladesh agreed on Wednesday to hold more talks to demarcate their maritime boundary that will enable the two countries to undertake gas and oil exploration, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am Cooking items through PDS: TN prepared to reduce price - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am Dhaka reasserts sovereignty over disputed South Talpatty isle - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am Grenade attack hurts 12 in KashmirSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - At least 12 people were wounded on Wednesday after suspected militants threw a grenade into a crowded market in Indian Kashmir, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 8:33 am I am scared of fashion shows: Priyanka ChopraBollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra says she gets goosebumps whenever she sashays down fashion runways.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 8:31 am India needs tough anti-terror laws, says govt panelNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India needs a tough law to fight attacks like the deadly weekend bombings in New Delhi, a government panel said on Tuesday, as police released sketches of key suspects.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 6:56 am First Kovalam Literary Festival to be star-studded affairBook lovers in Kerala are in for a treat as the first Kovalam Literary Festival is set to get off to a star-studded start at the sprawling Taj Green Cove on the picturesque Kovalam beach next month.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 6:01 am 12-year-old director working on four scripts for next filmNational Award winning director Kishan Shrikanth, who ventured into filmmaking at the age of nine with 'Care of Footpath', has proved filmmaking can really be child's play. Kishan, who is now 12, is set to make his second film and is busy working on several scripts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 5:32 am Girls see way out of ghetto through cricketSports has been a way out of ghetto all over the world. Now a group of girls in a Chandigarh slum are using the same route.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am Stars, beauty queens, supermodels walk the ramp for Ritu KumarDesigner diva Ritu Kumar kicked off the inaugural show of the HDIL India Couture Week (HDIL ICW) with a cocktail of Bollywood stars, reigning beauty queens and former supermodels walking the ramp with elan and elegance.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am PCB official call Aussies "lily-livered cowards" for refusing to play in PakSydney, Sept 17 : A senior PCB has called Aussies "cowards" for twice refusing to play in Pakistan citing security reasons and now going ahead with their India tour despite Saturday's blasts in New Delhi. He said the Cricket Australia (CA) had double standards when it comes to play cricket in Pakistan or India, and that it could not afford to refuse to play in India as it would have meant huge losses to them (Aussies).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 5:00 am India grapples with converting farm land to factoriesSupporters of a Tata Motors plant in Singur, India, blocked a national highway in West Bengal State on Monday. Opponents have also taken to the streets.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 4:23 am US puts India on 20 major illicit drug transit listWASHINGTON: The US has placed India and 19 other nations on a list of major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries while noting New Delhi's strong track record of regulating its lic...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 4:15 am Darshan signs another action flick, plays double roleAfter doing hit movie 'Gaja' this year, Kannada action star Darshan has teamed up with debutant director Raghuraj for another action film titled 'Boss'. The actor plays a double role and says he has signed it just for his fans.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am Darsheel is competition, says teen actor Zain KhanTeen actor Zain Khan, who plays the lead role in 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Errors', says 12-year-old Darsheel Safary gives other actors his age a run for their money in terms of offers ever since 'Taare Zameen Par' became a huge hit.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 4:00 am Power makes political parties grow richer...That political parties in power at the Centre can make more money than those out of power is understandable. Now here’s proof. The Congress party’s assets grew at a rate of 28.5 per cent annually...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:56 am FDA blocks imports from IndiaThe government closed U.S. borders Tuesday to more than 30 generic drugs -- including popular antibiotics and cholesterol medicines -- made by India's biggest pharmaceutical company, citing poor quali...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:56 am India Needs Stronger Anti-terror Measures - Analystshas fueled calls for stronger counter-terrorist measures, but duplicating U.S. or U.K.-style strategies is a tough task for such a vast, socially complex country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:45 am ‘Islamabad committed to Kashmir cause’Azhar Masood I Arab News ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani yesterday said that Pakistan was committed to the political, moral and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:39 am GCC, India closer on FTA dealM. Ghazanfar Ali Khan I Arab News RIYADH: Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and India made substantial progress here yesterday with the two si...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:39 am Darsheel is competition, says teen actor Zain KhanTeen actor Zain Khan, who plays the lead role in 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy Of Errors', says 12-year-old Darsheel Safary gives other actors his age a run for their money in terms of offers ever since 'Taare Zameen Par' became a huge hit.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:31 am 'Saas, Bahu Aur Sensex' songs uninterestingFilm: 'Saas, Bahu Aur Sensex'; Music Director: Randolph Correa, Bipin Panchal, Blaaze; Lyricist: Blaaze, Raqeeb Alam, Shona Urvashi; Singers: Monica, Javed Ali, Krishna Buerra, Blaaze; Rating: *1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:30 am Hijackers seize cargo ship off Somalia, crew safeHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hijackers have seized a cargo ship chartered by chemical tanker shipping group Stolt-Nielsen off the Somali coast, a senior company officer said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 3:06 am U.S. Fed to lend $85 bln to AIG, take 80 pct stakeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday said the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group in a plan aimed at saving the insurer from a "disorderly failure" that could wreak economic havoc.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 1:43 am RBI announces new measures to ease transient pressuresThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced Tuesday evening that it would alleviate transient pressures on the local market by temporarily relaxing rules on securities used for liquidity operations.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 1:30 am Culture shock for Malaika during Telugu item song shootMalaika Arora, who has done several hit item songs in Hindi films, recently shot her first Telugu dance number in Hyderabad and was in for a culture shock.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Sep 2008 | 1:30 am Age becomes an issue for India's cricket stalwartsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's four most senior batsmen, the engine room of the national side for more than a decade, are facing a debate over their age and whether the time is ripe to inject fresh blood into the test squad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Sep 2008 | 1:13 am Spanish flu virus under scrutinyLONDON: The body of British aristocrat Sir Mark Sykes, who died from Spanish flu in 1919, has been exhumed from its lead coffin. Scientists hope the flu virus may have been ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Risks linked with some plastic bottlesPotential new concerns about the safety of bisphenol, a widely used chemicalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am New puppy to be trained in crime detectionTIRUCHI: A three-month-old female puppy is the latest addition to the dog squad of the Railway Protection Force here. The Doberman Pinscher puppy brought from Chennai will be trained as a ‘Tracker’ for crime detection. At ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Indian IT majors cautiousNEW DELHI: With nearly half of their revenues coming from banking and financial services segments, India’s top software exporters said on Tuesday they were closely monitoring the crisis spreading across financial markets all ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am New light on dark matter in the galaxyLatest research attempts make it easier to spot the WIMPs that possibly constitute dark matterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am CPI(M): learn lessons from U.S. financial crisisNEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday asked the Manmohan Singh government to learn “proper lessons” from the financial crisis afflicting the United States and asked it to withdraw steps to further deregulate ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am State submits documents in Alandur courtProceedings against former Minister P.J. Joseph in sexual harassment caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Shopkeepers allowed to demolish illegal structuresSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Reforms panel for strong law to fight terrorismMoily for safeguards against abuseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am People betrayed, alleges Mamata“State government went back on gentleman’s agreement”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am U.S. lawmakers fault F16 plan for PakistanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday sharply questioned a Bush administration plan to reallocate more than $250 million in military aid to Pakistan to help it pay for F-16 fighter aircraft upgrades designed to go after militants' sanctuaries near the Afghan border.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 7:45 pm ICL unveils six Bangladesh cricketers for the new seasonIndian Cricket League (ICL) Tuesday unveiled six Bangladeshi cricketers who announced their retirement and will represent a new team Dhaka Warriors in the league's coming season.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Sep 2008 | 7:03 pm RBI acts to ease "transient pressures"MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moved to ease "transient pressures" in the local market by temporarily making it easier for banks to obtain funds and said on Tuesday it aimed to keep fallout from Lehman Brothers' collapse orderly.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm Farmers reject new Nano plant compensationSINGUR (Reuters) - Farmers and political activists in West Bengal turned down on Tuesday a new government offer of compensation for land acquired for a Tata Motors car plant, saying they wanted more of the land returned to them.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Sep 2008 | 2:28 pm
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