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Suicide bomber kills at least 40 at Pakistan hotelISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber attacked the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and turning the hotel into an inferno, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 4:38 pm Water level in Yamuna set to cross danger mark by tomorrow - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Sep 2008 | 4:13 pm Bandh to warn govt to implement agreement: SAYSS - Press Trust of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 20 Sep 2008 | 3:13 pm Rowling donates £1 million to Labour partyAuthor J K Rowling famous for her Harry Potter series has donated 1 million pounds to the Labour Party, giving a boost to a beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 3:04 pm CHRONOLOGY - Recent bomb attacks in PakistanReuters - A suspected suicide attack caused a huge explosion outside the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday, witness and police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:57 pm 'India not negotiating with Somali hijackers'Authorities are not involved in negotiations currently underway to secure release of the 18 Indian crewmembers on board the hijacked ship, MT Stolt Valor, taken by pirates off Somalia.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:54 pm Zardari offers to give up spl powers to dissolve ParliamentAsif Ali Zardari offered to give up his extraordinary powers to dismiss the government and dissolve parliament, addressing one of the concerns of estranged ally PML-N.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:53 pm Secular budget triggers unholy row in NepalRiot police were called to restore order as violence, arson and looting erupted at the heart of the capital as its Newar community went on the rampage, protesting the secular budget.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:53 pm British actress threatens to take Indian citizenshipJoanna Lumley has threatened to give up her passport and adopt the citizenship of India, where she was born, if Gurkhas in the British army were not allowed to stay in the United Kingdom.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:52 pm 'Ozs should be penalised for double standards'Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul Haq said the governing body's inaction was encouraging teams to violate tour commitments at will.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:50 pm 'I still have 4 years of cricket left'His constant run-ins with authorities and injury breakdowns notwithstanding, Shoaib Akhtar has asserted that he still has four years of international cricket left in him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:50 pm Younis prefers first-class cricket over CLThe money on offer at the Twenty20 Champions League might be alluring but senior Pakistan batsman Younis Khan says he would still prefer to play first-class cricket in Australia.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:49 pm Those Were the Days - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:48 pm India approves Pak tour itinerary, security planPakistan Cricket Board received a shot in the arm after India approved the itinerary and the security plan of its tour next year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:48 pm Banned Malik challenges inquiry commissionSalim Malik's lawyer filed an application in court challenging the authority of the federal government to appoint an inquiry commission into match fixing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2008 | 2:47 pm Violence haunts man from Kashmir to DelhiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Terror and mayhem caught up with a Kashmiri rickshaw-puller who fled to New Delhi to escape constant violence and poverty in his troubled state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 1:40 pm Pakistan will not tolerate incursions - ZardariISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will not tolerate any infringement of its territory in the name of the fight against militants, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 1:38 pm Bengal's economy will suffer if Tatas leave: Amartya SenExpressing concern over the happenings related to the Tata Motors factory in Singur, nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has said West Bengal's economy will suffer a big jolt if the auto major decides to shift its small car plant out of the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm 15 killed after inhaling toxic gas in Assam!At least 15 people were killed and dozens more taken ill early on Saturday after inhaling toxic gas while attempting to steal fuel from a stationary freight train at a railway station in Assam.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am Seven killed while pilfering fuel from goods train in Assam!At least seven persons, including two NSCN-IM cadres, were asphyxiated and 10 others critically injured while trying to siphon off fuel from a goods train which spilled over forming gas on the Assam-Nagaland border, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am Floods: Situation grim in Orissa, Gujarat!Thousands of people were hit by severe flood in Orissa on Saturday as major rivers, including the Mahanadi, caused at least seven breaches and swept away many villages.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma`s funeral today!The funeral of Delhi Police Special Cell inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who succumbed last evening to bullet injuries received during an encounter in Jamia Nagar, will take place in New Delhi on Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am Heavy rain, snowfall trigger landslides in Shimla!Heavy rain and snowfall in the past two days wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, triggering landslides in many areas and stranding vehicles in the upper mountain reaches.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:45 am 49 percent FDI in defence sector on need basis: AntonyAfter doing away with the license requirement for private players for manufacturing military hardware, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday said the government would consider foreign investment of upto 49 percent in the sector on a "case-to-case-basis".Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 11:00 am Strike against Indian rule shuts down KashmirSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Shops and businesses remained shut and people were forced to stay indoors in Kashmir's main city on Saturday as a strike called by separatists against Indian rule took hold, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:22 am Essar Steel Holdings to invest over $4 bn in N AmericaEssar Steel Holdings, a part of Essar Global, has lined up investments of more than $4 billion in North America.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:16 am Centre cannot intervene in Singur: PranabThe Centre has no scope for intervention in the Singur issue, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:14 am White House hopes to wrap up N-deal during PM's visitHoping that the Indo-US nuclear deal will get through the US Congress next week, the White House has said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here on September 25 will help push the landmark accordSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:13 am Texmaco announces 19% dividend for 2007-08Texmaco, a K K Birla Group engineering company, has announced 19 per cent dividend for workmen for the year 2007-08, as against a 15 per cent bonus last fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:08 am With sharpshooters Rajbir and Sharma gone, double loss for Delhi PoliceThe year 2008 has brought a double whammy to the anti-terrorist squad of Delhi Police. It has lost two ace sharpshooters - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rajbir Singh in March and Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma in Friday's shootout. Both lived by the gun and eventually died by it and together had nearly 90 'kills' to their credit.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:01 am Manmohan Singh calls for integrated energy policyFinding energy policies in India not entirely consistent with present-day needs, Prime Minister Manmohan singh Saturday called for an integrated policy to ensure better coordination towards the larger goal of energy security.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:01 am One year on, RizwanurOne year after her son's death, Keshwar Jahan - the bereaved mother of Muslim youth Rizwanur Rahman - still awaits justice. She celebrated the holy Ramzan month in memory of her son who was found dead last year after marrying industrialist Ashok Todi's daughter Priyanka.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:01 am Markets erase early losses, end week in greenAssurances from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram together with positive global cues saw Indian equities markets recover from Black Monday blues to end the week with marginal gains.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 10:01 am Montek Singh wants a tribunal for regulating energy sectorMontek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman, Planning Commission today called for setting up a tribunal for regulating energy sector.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:56 am Barclays' Lehman deal now valued at $1.35 bnA bankruptcy judge approved a plan under which Lehman Brothers will sell its investment banking and trading businesses to the British bank Barclays.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:56 am NEWS DIGEST: Most read stories this weekFollowing are the links to the ten most read stories on the Business Standard website in the last seven days:-??David Foster Wallace: End Notes????On David Foster Wallaces Wiki page, someSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:54 am Live Earth show to help light homes with solar energyMUMBAI (Reuters) - India will host the next Live Earth concert to raise funds for lighting homes with solar energy in places where people do not have access to electricity, organisers said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:53 am Fumes kill 15 trying to steal fuel in IndiaFifteen people trying to steal fuel from a freight train died today in northeastern India when they were overcome by toxic fumes, railway officials said. Dozens more were injured. The mob was led by...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:26 am Indian Americans on overdrive, an organisation of Indian Americans has launched a major lobbying effort to convince lawmakers that it is in the interest of both countries that the agreement goes through before the Congress adjour...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am Arrested terrorists confess, claims Delhi Police] Police on Saturday said two of those arrested after Friday encounter have confessed to their involvement in the terror act having planted explosives in two places.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am Suicide attack on army convoy, 10 deadAt least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed and a dozen injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an army convoy in the country's restive tribal region borderin...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am 15 die while pilfering oil from trainFifteen persons are feared killed and 30 seriously ill after inhaling 'toxic gas' after a group of miscreants tried to tamper with the loop of a railway wagon containing petroleum products at Siding ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am Indian govtlikely toallow 49% FDI in defenceFanning the hopes of private industry, the government today said it would consider allowing 49 per cent foreign investment in the defence sector "on a case-to-case basis.""We will stick to the policy ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:23 am Manmohan Singh calls for integrated energy policyFinding energy policies in India not entirely consistent with present-day needs, Prime Minister Manmohan singh Saturday called for an integrated policy to ensure better coordination towards the larger goal of energy security.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:01 am Markets erase early losses, end week in greenAssurances from Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram together with positive global cues saw Indian equities markets recover from Black Monday blues to end the week with marginal gains.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am 49% FDI in defence to be allowed selectively: GovtFanning the hopes of private industry, the government today said it would consider allowing 49% foreign investment in the defence sector "on a case-to-case basis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:45 am Godrej Tyson Foods names Malik Sadiq as CEOLeading poultry products maker and marketer Godrej Tyson Foods today appointed Malik Sadiq as its Chief Executive Officer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:41 am White House sends economic rescue plan to Congress: officialPresident George W Bush's administration was sending details of its massive finance sector rescue plan to members of Congress, a senior administration official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:40 am Mukta Arts acquires 51 percent stake in Coruscant TecIndian film producing company Mukta Arts has acquired 51 percent stake in the Chennai-based Coruscant Tec Pvt Ltd, a leader in the mobile value-added services sector.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:32 am 'Welcome To Sajjanpur' endears with simplicity, warmth, humourFilm: 'Welcome to Sajjanpur'; Cast: Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ravi Kishan, Rajeshwari Sachdeva, Ravi Jhankal, Ila Arun, Divya Dutta, Yashpal Sharma; Director: Shyam Benegal; Rating: *** 1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:30 am The week that was: Most popular on ReutersReuters - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics and entertainment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 8:13 am Injured Tendulkar doubtful for Australia testsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Batsman Sachin Tendulkar could miss the four-test series against Australia starting in Bangalore on Oct. 9 after injury ruled him out of a premier domestic competition match next week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:56 am 15 train robbers killed by poison gas in AssamGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least 15 train robbers looking to steal diesel from a freight carriage in Assam died on Saturday after inhaling poison gas stored in another tank they accidentally broke open, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:41 am Another arrest, Delhi Police claims big breakthrough in blasts probeMaking another arrest in the capital and claiming a major breakthrough in investigations into the spate of serial bombings in India, the police said Saturday the terror module busted in a Muslim-majority neighbourhood the previous day was responsible for killing well over 100 people, by placing bombs across Delhi Sep 13, Ahmedabad July 26 and Jaipur May 13.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:30 am Deathly quiet in Jamia Nagar day after shootoutThe bylanes of the densely populated Jamia Nagar wore a deserted look Saturday morning as residents kept indoors and shops were shut, a day after the normally-congested South Delhi neighbourhood witnessed high drama when two terrorists were killed in a shootout with police.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 7:03 am Masters of the Universe get lesson in humilityNEW YORK (Reuters) - Have the Masters of the Universe lost their super powers?Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2008 | 6:48 am Karnataka Bajrang Dal convener held for Church attacksKarnataka Bajrang Dal convener Mahendra Kumar has been detained by police in the coastal city of Mangalore in connection with Sunday's attack on Christian places of worship in several parts of the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am No slumdog this, only a 'millionaire in rupees'Diplomat, bestselling novelist and now millionaire? Vikas Swarup, India's deputy high commissioner to South Africa and author of the much acclaimed 'Q and amp; A', may be on a roll, but he is still modest.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am Proliferation charges ‘rubbish’New Delhi rejects allegations of violationsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am World’s shortest man turns heads in New YorkNEW YORK: A visit by the world’s shortest man, named Pingpong, brought sidewalk traffic on Manhattan’s busy 42nd Street to a halt. The 20-year-old Chinese man is all of 74.6 cm tall. He was in the city to launch the 2009 ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am BJP dares Centre to impose President’s rule in KarnatakaNew Delhi: In the wake of the Union government’s fresh advisory to Karnataka on violence against Christians, the BJP dared the Centre to impose President’s rule in the State. “We dare the Centre to go a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Man rapped for not releasing his landSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Farmers ransack agriculture officeKURNOOL: Angry farmers ransacked the Mandal Agriculture Office at Pathikonda on Friday resenting the delay in providing fertilizer to them. According to reports, farmers from black cotton soil areas, who desired to sow Bengal gram and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Killed Indian Mujahideen men provided terror backboneMohammad Bashir helped teach Gujarat terrorists bomb-making techniquesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Ansari to open multipurpose indoor hallNAGAPATTINAM: The Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will declare open a Rs. 5 crore multipurpose indoor hall built inside the SAI Rajiv Gandhi Special Area Games Centre in Mayiladuturai in the district on Sunday (September ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am End attacks on Christians: CentreHome Ministry sends strong advisory to Karnataka, OrissaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am 2 terrorists shot dead in DelhiPolice claim one of them played a key role in several serial blastsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Project report for compost yard to be ready soonTirupur: The Corporation administration plans to come out with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the ‘modern compost yard’ planned at Iduvai near here before December 31. The DPR will be prepared with technical assistance ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am
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