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'India refashions itself as global military power'From a country focused on self-defence against Pakistan and China, India has begun to refashion itself as an armed power with global reach.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:46 pm Sobhraj to try different tack to prove innocenceAs the five-year-old dramatic trial of Charles Sobhraj, dubbed the 'Serpent' and Bikini Killer' by the tabloid media, gears for a resolution next monthSource: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:46 pm Vijaykant lambasts KarunanidhiTamil film actor turned politician Vijayakant, involved in a dispute with noted comedian Vadivelu, accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi of foisting cases against himSource: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:45 pm Sports Ministry to take over PCBThe deadlock over the administration of Pakistan Cricket Board is finally over with the sports ministry officially deciding to monitor the day-to-day PCB affairs.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:32 pm Safety on Ponting's mind as Australia arrive in IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Australia arrived in India on Monday for a four-test series starting next month with captain Ricky Ponting saying that players' safety was paramount after a series of bombs in New Delhi on Sept. 13.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:31 pm Delhi Government on alert as Yamuna rises alarmingly - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:23 pm Nomura clinches Lehman's Asian operationsJapanese financial services major Nomura is going to acquire the Asian operations of US bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers, a media report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:23 pm 17 SEZs approved; in-principle nod to 10 othersBoard of Approval (BoA) on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) today formally approved 17 SEZs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:23 pm Cries for relief in Mahanadi delta region of Orissa - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:22 pm Fed allows Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to undertake commercial bankingGlobal financial services provider Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will now become bank holding companies, and come directly under the purview of the Federal Reserve, a move that will entail stricterSource: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:22 pm FM's move to hike FDI in insurance sector flayedCriticising the Centre's move to increase the cap on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance industry, the South Zone Insurance Employees Union has asked the government to ensure that itSource: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:21 pm Morgan Stanley freezes merger talks with Wachovia: ReportUS investment giant Morgan Stanley has frozen talks on a merger with Wachovia bank but is pressing on with talks for CIC of China to end up with a big stake in it, the FT online reportedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:20 pm Orissa seeks help of navy for flood reliefdue to limited manpower and boats as also intermittent rains in Orissa's flood-ravaged areas added to the woes of over six lakh marooned peopleSource: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:18 pm SAIL to invest Rs 150 cr in steel plant in J&KUnion Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said SAIL would invest Rs 150 crore for setting up a steel processing unit in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:18 pm JetBlue terminal reopens at New York's JFK airportNEW YORK (Reuters) - The JetBlue terminal was reopened at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after being briefly evacuated on Monday because of a suspicious device, the airline said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:17 pm EU to drag India to WTO seeking market for wines and spiritsThe European Union today said it will drag India to WTO for the second time in less than two years seeking removal of high tariff on wines and spirits, particularly in Goa, Maharashtra and TamilSource: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:13 pm Man kills fiancee and her sister, commits suicideA young electrician on Monday allegedly stabbed to death his fiancee and her sister before committing suicide here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:12 pm CPI-M, Trinamool reach out to Singur farmersWest Bengal's ruling communists and the opposition are carrying out door-to-door campaigns in Singur to convince the farmers of their respective stands.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:10 pm Australia A crush NZ by eight wicketsSuperior batting display by Australia A top order helped the team crush New Zealand A by eight wickets and set up a title clash with India A in the finalSource: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:07 pm 'Pakistan leaders were to dine at Marriott'The entire top leadership of Pakistan was scheduled to dine at the capital's landmark Marriott hotel on Saturday - the night it was devastated by a suicide bomb.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:06 pm FinMin further liberalises ECB policyThe Finance Ministry has reviewed the ECB policy and decided to further liberalise the ECB policy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:04 pm FIIs net buy Rs 138cr, DIIs net sale Rs 206crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 138.21 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm India looking for 'visa' to do N-trade with France, Russia - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:49 pm Ranbaxy supplied safe drugs, to cooperate with US inquiryRanbaxy Laboratories has said that all its medicines, including the AIDS drugs supplied to African countries under United States government supported programmes, are safe and effective.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:40 pm IOC denies reports of it approaching SCThe Indian Oil Corporation today said it has not approached the Supreme Court on the issue of Centre's notification governing prices of petroleum products.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:38 pm BMW hit-and-run case: No interim relief for Anand, Khan from SC - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm CEO beaten to death by dismissed employees - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm UK MP of Indian origin offers himself for probe - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:31 pm India, Nepal to meet next week to discuss Kosi, power projects - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm Cross-LoC trade likely from next month - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:19 pm Archbishop slams Karnataka CM over church attacks - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:57 am Supreme Court refuses to stay HC judgment on advocates] hit-and-run case.A bench headed by Justice B N Agrawal, however, admitted the appeal filed by them and issued notices to respondents.The apex court called for records of the case from the Delhi high...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am India likely to sign N-deal with France, Russia soon] during its President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to India scheduled later this year, Mukherjee told a convention on 'Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation and its future impact' held in Kolkata.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am CEO beaten to death in NoidaThe chief executive officer of a company was on Monday beaten to death by a group of dismissed employees inside office premises after a meeting, called to resolve dispute between them and management, ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am Reliance to supply 40% of IndiaIndian petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries Ltd will account for about 40 per cent of the country's energy production in the next 18 to 24 months, putting the company on track to earn a quarter of...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am Terrorist brought to Karnataka] police in connection with the recent serial blasts in the capital has been brought to Manipal, Karnataka, for investigations.Police refused to disclose the name of the accused saying, "it would hamp...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am Indian army lodges protest with Pakistan over ceasefire violation] . "We have lodged a strong written protest with the Pakistan authorities over small arms firing by them on an Indian position in Tarkundi forward sector on Saturday," a senior defence of...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:29 am EXIM Bank offers USD 548.6 mln loan guarantee to Air IndiaNew Delhi, Sept 22 : US-based Export-Import Bank has extended a 548.6 million dollar loan guarantee to Air India for purchase of Boeing aircraft.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:28 am Kingfisher axes 300 jobs to cut costIn an effort to tide over rough weather that has gripped the aviation industry, Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines is cutting 300 jobs, besides returning surplus aircraft.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am Ban on Anand, Khan to continueThe Supreme Court on Monday rejected R K Anand and Ayub Khan's plea for interim stay on Delhi High Court order. Thus, the ban on RK Anand, Ayub Khan to practice in Delhi High Court and subordinate cou...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am Jharkhand Hindu family observes RozaThere is many a faith but the spirit is one - in me, in you and in every man. These words of Tolstoy aptly fits Matadin Singh, a Hindu, whose family has been observing the 'Roza (fast)' during the hol...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:27 am Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Golden Temple - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:18 am Police detain Hindus over anti-Christian attacksBANGALORE, India (Reuters) - Police detained a group of Hindus in Karnataka over weekend attacks on churches, officials said on Monday, as three states ruled by Hindu nationalists struggled to stop attacks on Christians.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:23 am Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir, woman hurtMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan and Indian troops exchanged fire across a de facto border dividing the disputed Kashmir region on Monday, wounding a Pakistani woman, police and security officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:33 am Authorities in Orissa struggle as floods spreadBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Authorities battling floods in Orissa said on Monday they were struggling to rescue thousands of people stranded in remote villages as bad weather and swift river currents hampered rescue attempts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am My husband should be like Ronit Roy: Ekta KapoorTV tycoon Ekta Kapoor has set the criteria for her ideal life partner saying he should be good looking, tall and handsome, in short, like Ronit Roy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:32 am Jaya Bhattacharya won't mind playing Cruella de VilAfter exhibiting her perfection in essaying negative roles on the small screen, actress Jaya Bhattacharya says she'll be more than happy to play Cruella de Vil - a merciless fictional character from the film '101 Dalmations'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:31 am Judicial probe into Kosi breach begins in flood-hit BiharThe judicial probe into the breach in the Kosi embankment that triggered the worst floods of Bihar in 50 years has begun, officials said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:02 am Indian equities turn volatile after positive openingIndian equities opened on a positive note Monday, but trading became volatile immediately thereafter on fears over the global economy and the crisis in the US financial system.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 5:30 am Eco-friendly 'green buildings' catching on in IndiaHow about living in a 'green building'? The popularity of such eco-friendly 'green buildings' with their own water harvesting and solar power systems is catching on in India and the high price is no deterrent.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:31 am Chennai's Empee group planning more hotelsCity-based Empee Group is drawing up an expansion plan for its hospitality business that includes setting up new luxury hotels, renovating the existing ones and acquiring new properties, company officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am Hong Kong gallery brings Giclee prints to IndiaAs art prices spiral beyond the reach of common buyers, dealers are improvising on trade practices and artistic tools to stay afloat. One such attempt is being made by a Hong Kong-based online art gallery that is entering the Indian market with Giclee or ink jet-prints of art works.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:30 am Al Qaeda suspected of Pakistan's Marriott bombingISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack that killed 53 people at the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital bore the hallmarks of an operation by al Qaeda or an affiliate, Pakistani and U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:17 am Sambhavna ditched me, says evicted 'Bigg Boss' inmate AlinaAlina Wadiwalla, who has been voted out of reality show 'Bigg Boss' this week, is miffed with co-participant and item girl Sambhavna Seth for having allegedly betrayed her.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am 'Hari Puttar' - a kids' film with comedy and suspense'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Errors', which Hollywood studio Warner Bros alleged was a copyright violation of their 'Harry Potter' franchise, bears no similarity to the English film series and is actually the story of a lonely kid played by Zain Khan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:01 am I just want to rediscover myself, says Padmini KolhapureYesteryear actress Padmini Kolhapure, who took a break from acting at the prime of her career, will be seen in a new film, 'Mera Bachpan', but says she has no intention of making a career out of her second innings.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:01 am 24 lakh hit by Orissa floods61 breaches in river embankmentsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Singur can become another Jamshedpur’KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told The Hindu here on Sunday that he was appealing to all opposition parties in West Bengal to “accept the package proposed by the State government in regard ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am India, Pakistan to discuss cross-LoC trade todayNew Delhi: India and Pakistan will discuss the modalities for launching cross-LoC trade and other confidence-building measures related to Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The Joint Working Group on cross-LoC CBMs, comprising senior ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Rail coach factory to come up soon: VSPALAKKAD: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has said that the Rs.5,000-crore railway coach factory proposed at Kanjikode in the district will become a reality soon, as land is being acquired and the work is progressing. Inaugurating the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Three suspects behind Delhi blasts arrestedThe module had planned to set off 20 more explosionsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am “DMK will consider sharing power with Congress”TIRUCHI: Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi has said his party will consider sharing power with the Congress if there is a request from its ally’s high command. “So far they have not asked ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Stem cell therapy still in a nascent stage, say expertsA final answer to cure diseasesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Buddhadeb voices concern over future of industrialisationPackage on offer “to protect the interests of… all sections”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Czech envoy among 53 killed in PakistanIslamabad: Saturday’s bomb attack in Pakistan using 600 kg of deadly RDX-TNT cocktail has killed 53 people, including Czech Ambassador Ivo Zdarek, and injured 266 others, the government said on Sunday. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Narayana declared ‘unauthorised’Government says it was ‘unaware’ of the existence of the collegeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Expats in Pakistan ask if it's time to say goodbyeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - When the place you go to eat, meet, do business, attend conferences and receptions gets blown up, it's natural to ask whether it's time to leave.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:52 pm Italy's church asks EU to aid "hunted" ChristiansROME (Reuters) - Italy's Roman Catholic bishops urged the European Union on Sunday to treat the persecution of Christians overseas as a humanitarian emergency after deadly attacks on Christian churches and homes in India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2008 | 2:24 pm Congress sends list of constituencies to Samajwadi Party!With consensus luding on several seats in UP, the Congress on Saturday sent to the Samajwadi Party a list of constituencies it would like to contest from the politically crucial state.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Bandh is a warning to implement agreement: Samiti!Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS), which spearheaded the Amarnath land stir, says the two-day bandh in the city from Sunday is to warn the government to implement the agreement reached between the Governor`s panel and the Samiti last month.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Put Rs 50k in Bihar Relief Fund: Delhi HC asks Centre!In a special gesture towards Bihar flood victims, the Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to deposit Rs 50,000, cost imposed on it in a case, to the state Chief Minister`s relief fund.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm `First heliport of India to come up in Delhi` !With the 2010 Commonwealth Games fast approaching, hectic activities are on to construct India`s first fully-automated heliport in West Delhi and a temporary `environment-friendly` facility near Yamuna bed.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Yamuna may cross danger mark!The water-level in Yamuna will cross the danger mark by Sunday, surpassing its five years record, as Haryana has released nearly four lakh cusecs of water in the river.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Delhi govt to secure dustbins at CM and ministers offices!Jittery over the dustbins being used to carry out the recent bomb blasts in the capital, the Delhi Government has decided to `secure` such innocuous boxes kept all over at the Players Building that houses offices of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her ministers.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm BJP says Modi will stay in Gujarat!BJP has sought to put to rest all speculation that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a strong campaigner against terrorism, will be shifted to national politics in the near future.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:22 pm Police say bombers among four held for New Delhi attackNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police arrested four Muslims, including three accused of planting bombs that killed 23 people this month in New Delhi, officials said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:10 pm South Asia floods kill 33, displaces thousandsBHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Rescue workers evacuated some 200,000 people after flooding by one of India's largest rivers killed 16 people at the weekend, while overflowing rivers inundated parts of Nepal and killed 17 people, officials said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2008 | 11:59 am
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