China demands US hand over captured Uighurs

China asked United States to repatriate Chinese Muslims captured in Afghanistan and held by American military at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:05 pm

Karnataka PCC chief lashes out at BJP govt

The Congress in Karnataka accused the ruling BJP of not fulfilling its poll promises and said the upcoming assembly elections will have an adverse impact to the saffron outfit.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm

Govt may allow FIIs park funds in debt market

The Government and Reserve Bank of India may look at allowing foreign institutional investors to temporarily park their funds in the domestic debt market
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:53 pm

Tata, Modi sign MoU for setting up Nano

Tata Motors and Gujarat government have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up Nano car project in Gujarat.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:50 pm

Taurus Mutual's FMP issue raises Rs.100 crore

Taurus Mutual Fund collected over Rs 100 cr through its maiden one month Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) issue despite very tight liquidity conditions
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:43 pm

Strides Arcolab gets USFDA nod for oral drugs

Drug maker Strides Arcolab today said it has received US regulatory approval for manufacturing drugs for the US markets.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:40 pm

Govt relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure sector

Finance Ministry today relaxed the definition of infrastructure to include mining, exploration and refinery sector for the purpose of external commercial borrowing (ECB).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:28 pm

BJP want Rajni to plunge into politics

Hoping to rope in Tamil film star Rajnikanth to boost its poll prospects in the coming Lok Sabha polls, the BJP said that the superstar should plunge into politics
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm

Bhagat Singh`s nephew happy with commemorative coins of uncle!

Legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh`s nephew Abhey Sandhu on Monday said that he was happy that the Centre has issued a set of commemorative coins with Bhagat Singh`s "real picture on them".
Source: Zee News : States | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:26 pm

Gulf of Mannar project may be extended after 2009!

Tamil Nadu government`s project to conserve and promote sustainable use of the biodiversity in the Gulf of Mannar`s biosphere reserve may be extended for two years after 2009, officials here said.
Source: Zee News : States | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:26 pm

Normalcy returns to violence-hit Assam districts!

The situation in violence-hit areas of Assam remained calm on Tuesday with no overnight incidents reported, the first time in four days of ethnic clashes that left 49 people dead and more than 100,000 displaced, officials said.
Source: Zee News : States | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:26 pm

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Sonia Gandhi kicks off poll campaign in Maharashtra
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Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi kicked off the party’s election campaign here Tuesday by stressing the achievements of the party-led ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre.
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:24 pm

Tata Motors signs deal for Nano in Gujarat

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd on Tuesday signed an agreement with Gujarat to make the ultra low-cost Nano car there, television images showed, days after India's top vehicle maker pulled out of West Bengal.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:23 pm

Situation is bad in Kandhamal: Sister Nirmala

The situation in Kandhamal, the epicentre of violence against Christians in Orissa, is bad, Sister Nirmala, Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:22 pm

Graft case: NDMC officials sent to judicial custody

Fifteen NDMC, labour and police officials arrested for allegedly taking bribe and extorting money from businessmen were sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:16 pm

Man gets life for murdering missionary

A court in Bijnore has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering a missionary last year.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:07 pm

Ratan Tata, Modi to ink MoU for Nano site today

The suspense over which state will bag Tatas dream car project seems to have ended.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:06 pm

ICAI suggests new accounting norms for PPP projects

With operators being clueless about how to treat various assets in public-private partnership (PPP) projects in their accounts books, apex accounting body ICAI has proposed new accounting norms to
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:04 pm

CPI(M) slams SEBI move to relax PN norms

The CPI(M) today slammed market regulator SEBI's decision to relax restrictions on Participatory Notes (PNs), saying it was a "retrograde and illogical" step, which should be put on
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am

Mysore Dussera under cloud of terror - NDTV.com


Mysore Dussera under cloud of terror
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago
Karnataka's biggest tourist attraction, the Mysore Dussera celebrations, may be a bit subdued this year. The state has recently been the target of terrorists, which has affected the usual festive spirit.
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:46 am

Growth rate likely 8% this fiscal and 9% in FY10: FM

Amid global concerns for growth in business and industry looming large, the finance minister P Chidambaram has said that by the end of the current fiscal, India might be able to have an 8 per cent
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

Rane to address rally in Mumbai post Dassera

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, a critic of Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, will address his supporters in Mumbai on October 12.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am

Nepal's new Kumari or Living Goddess formally installed

Amidst a religious function at Kumari House in centre of Kathmandu, three year old Matina Shakya, the new Kumari or Living Goddess has been formally installed.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:30 am

Ganguly to retire after Australia series

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Former India captain Saurav Ganguly announced on Tuesday that he will retire after the test series against Australia that starts this week.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am

PE investments in listed cos suffer loss of $1.27 bn: Report

The meltdown in the market and bearish trading sentiments have taken a toll on private equity investments in the listed firms as these deals have suffered loss to the tune of a whopping $1.27 billion
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am

Failing health stops Jethmalani from defending Jamia students - Times of India


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Failing health stops Jethmalani from defending Jamia students
Times of India - 1 hour ago
NEW DELHI: Eminent lawyer Ram Jethamalani said on Monday he would have loved to defend the two Jamia Milia University students arrested on charges of instigating terror attacks but can't because of his failing health.
SP calls for judicial probe into Jamia shootout Hindustan Times
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am

BankAm to raise $10 billion, slashes dividend

World's largest finance services company Bank of America, which has acquired investment banking major Merrill Lynch and Countrywide Financial, has slashed its dividend and plans to raise $10 billion
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am

BT and BSNL partner to offer managed services in India

India’s Business Standard is reporting that global telecoms group British Telecommunications (BT) has partnered with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to offer managed telecom serv...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:22 am

ISRO for manned Lunar mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation has begun the work on its next Rs 10,000 crore ambitious project the ''manned mission'' which will witness an Indian transported to space, Chandradathan, Directo...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

We can avoid shopping cart chaos

Do we ever think about what happens to the shopping carts that we misplace in the parking lot? How do they get back to their original locations where they are supposed to be? Either someone returns it...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

Andhra Pradesh gives Mumbai cops Rs 15 lakh reward

A team of the Hyderabad city police left for Mumbai on Tuesday to question the two suspected terrorists believed to be involved in twin blasts in Hyderabad in August last year. The team rushed to Mumb...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

Untouchability through the drinking glass in TN

] , in a report on October 1 said untouchability was being practised in 22 villages of Tirunelveli district and spread over half its talukas. The report said Dalits were served tea in different tumble...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

Curfew continues in Dhule, situation tense

The situation in curfew-bound Dhule remained tense but under control on Tuesday with the police issuing shoot at sight orders after communal riots left four persons dead.        The curfew im...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

I am the worst looking Monty!

n an industry that is starved of newcomers, who can get a good opening for their film at the box office, Himesh Reshammiya surprised everyone by making his debut film, Aap Kaa Surroor a blockbuster. W...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am

Odds stacked against Australia in India

If statistics and experience alone won cricket matches, world champions Australia would be regarded as no-hopers in the Test series against India starting on Thursday.At least 12 in the 15-man touring...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am

Facebook co-founder quits for new venture

The college roommate who helped Mark Zuckerberg start Facebook is leaving the fast-growing social networking website in a matter of weeks to create a new Internet technology firm.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am

Indian-American to head bailout program

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Monday named his key aide Kashkari, a former executive at Goldman Sachs, as the interim head for its new Office of Financial Stability, including the Troubled Asset...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am

'Therapeutic vaccine for AIDS by 2012'

Barely a day after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering HIV 25 years back, French scientist Luc Montagnier has predicted that there would be a "therapeutic vaccine" for
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Oct 2008 | 11:02 am

Situation is bad in Kandhamal: Sister Nirmala - Expressindia.com


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Situation is bad in Kandhamal: Sister Nirmala
Expressindia.com - 2 hours ago
Bhubaneswar, October 7: The Missionaries of Charity has been assured by the Orissa government of strong measures being taken in troubled Kandhamal district, its Superior General, Sister Nirmala said on Tuesday.
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 10:45 am

Maharajah Ranjit Singh's bust auctioned for 1,10400 pounds - Hindu


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Maharajah Ranjit Singh's bust auctioned for 1,10400 pounds
Hindu - 2 hours ago
London (PTI) A 19th century stunning marble bust of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, the erstwhile ruler of Punjab, was auctioned for 110400 pounds at Bonhams Indian and Islamic Sale.
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 10:36 am

We will do all we can for Palestine: Manmohan - Indian Express


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We will do all we can for Palestine: Manmohan
Indian Express - 2 hours ago
New Delhi, October 7: Affirming India's consistent commitment to the Palestinian cause, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced an assistance of 20 million US dollars to the Palestinian Authority and promised to do all New Delhi can to help ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am

Karunanidhi threatens to quit UPA - NDTV.com


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Karunanidhi threatens to quit UPA
NDTV.com - 3 hours ago
The Lankan army's alleged genocide of Lankan Tamils in their fight to storm LTTE's stronghold is having its repercussion in India.
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:57 am

IM finding ways to enter PoK through Kashmir; one killed - Press Trust of India


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IM finding ways to enter PoK through Kashmir; one killed
Press Trust of India - 3 hours ago
Srinagar, Oct 7 (PTI) Army and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir have killed a militant believed to be an Indian Mujahideen cadre hailing from Kerala's Kovalam district.
Srinagar freezes under curfew as separatists declare rally Indian Express
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:36 am

Kundapur: ZP By-polls—Congress Candidate Shanker Kunder Emerges ... - Daijiworld.com


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Kundapur: ZP By-polls—Congress Candidate Shanker Kunder Emerges ...
Daijiworld.com - 3 hours ago
Kundapur, Oct 7: Congress candidate Shanker A Kunder won the zilla panchayat (ZP) by-polls for Kota constituency on Monday October 6. He won with a margin of 665 votes against his closest opponent from the BJP.
Udupi: Congress wrests Kota ZP seat from BJP Mangalorean.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:34 am

Cong hopes to sweep bypolls, topple BJP - Express Buzz


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Cong hopes to sweep bypolls, topple BJP
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Former KPCC president Mallikarjuna Kharge handing over the charge to new president RVDeshpande at the KPC. AICC Karnataka incharge Prthviraj Chauhan DODDABALLAPUR: Training all guns at the BJP, top Congress leaders on Monday said that the time had come ...
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New KPCC heads preach collective leadership Mangalorean.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:31 am

India lifts Kashmir curfew as separatists call for calm

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday lifted a curfew imposed to thwart a massive pro-independence rally, as separatist called for calm with the start of harvesting and marriage season in the Himalayan region.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 9:22 am

India hopes to attract over $4bln in green energy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is hoping to attract investments of more than $4 billion in renewable energy over the next 5-7 years, as it prepares to unveil a new biofuels policy within a month, renewable energy minister Vilas Muttemwar said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:50 am

And now, Airtel to enter direct-to-home television market

Telecom operator Airtel Tuesday announced the launch of its direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:02 am

Sri Lanka's renegade rebel leader turns legislator amid protests

Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, a famed Tamil Tiger guerrilla who sensationally split the group four years ago, Tuesday took oath as a member of Sri Lanka's 225-seat parliament amid protests by the opposition parties, parliament sources said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 8:02 am

India remains upbeat on growth despite mkt turmoil

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy will grow 8 percent this fiscal year and rebound to 9 percent next, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has said, despite the rout in global markets which has triggered recession fears in industrialised nations.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:41 am

India's first moon mission to take off on Oct. 22

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch a locally built rocket for the country's first unmanned mission to the moon on Oct. 22, the head of the project said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 7:11 am

Nervous markets take heart from big Australia rate cut

BEIJING (Reuters) - Guarded optimism mounted on Tuesday for a unified international response to the credit crisis ricocheting around the world after Australia cut interest rates far more steeply than expected.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:05 am

Fraud charge against top airport officer for fake ST certificate

A top officer of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is being charged with fraud and can be dismissed from service for reportedly having faked his caste certificate to secure the job, a senior official said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 6:01 am

More die as clashes continue in troubled Assam

GUWAHATI (Reuters) - Police used helicopters to spot armed mobs attacking Muslims in troubled Assam on Tuesday, where clashes between indigenous tribesmen and settlers have left 47 people dead and tens of thousands homeless.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2008 | 5:05 am

'Fashion' songs will delight listeners

Film: 'Fashion'; Music Director: Salim-Suleiman; Lyricist: Irfan Siddique, Sandeep Nath; Singers: Salim Merchant, Neha Bhasin, Sukhwinder Singh, Shruti Pathak, Robert Bob Omulo, Satya Hinduja, Mohit Chauhan; Rating: ***1/2
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 4:31 am

Nigaar Khan raves about Dinesh Karthik, says he's the best

Television actress Nigaar Z. Khan says cricketer Dinesh Karthik, her partner on dance reality show 'Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina', is a sweet guy and a quick learner and that she couldn't have got a better co-dancer.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:30 am

What sore losers men can be: Malaika

Malaika Arora is shocked by television actor Bhaktyaar Irani's behaviour on the grand finale of reality dance show 'Zara Nachke Dikha' and says he had an 'attitude problem from day one'.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:00 am

Uday Chopra became too old for 'Kidnap': Sanjay Gadhvi

Director Sanjay Gadhvi gave Uday Chopra two of the best films of his career - 'Dhoom' and 'Dhoom 2'. But he gave the actor a miss in the recently released 'Kidnap' because he feels Uday grew 'too old' for the role.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 3:00 am

Brit Air Orders Six More Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen Airliners

Based on the list price for the CRJ1000 NextGen jetliner, the order announced today is valued at approximately $299 million US.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2008 | 2:18 am

Two militants killed in Jammu

SRINAGAR: A 25-hour-long gun battle in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur in Jammu ended on Monday with the killing of two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen. Five members of a family were rescued by security forces. A senior police officer ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

15 terror suspects arrested

All are members of Indian Mujahideen linked to recent blasts
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Assam death toll up to 39

UDALGURI: The death toll in the clashes between Bodos and immigrant Muslim settlers in the northern Assam districts of Udalguri and Darrang and the lower Assam district of Baksa has gone up to 39. The exodus from the riot-hit areas ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Global stocks tumble as crisis escalates

RBI, SEBI move synchronously to increase money supply
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Load shedding hits small scale units hard


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Higher rates for high-end consumers

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: High-end domestic power consumers in the State will have to pay higher rates on electricity from October 15. The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) passed an order on Monday allowing the State ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Environmentalist makes it to Time list

New York: The Time has named environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal as one of the 30 “Heroes of Environment” for cleaning up Punjab’s Kali Bein. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

3 held in Lakshmanananda case

Attacks on houses of Christians reported in Kalahandi
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Dhule still tense

DHULE (MAHARASHTRA): The situation in curfew-bound Dhule remained tense but was under control on Monday. 77 people were arrested in connection with the riots that left four dead here. — PTI ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Rs. 25 lakh for desilting canal

NAGAPATTINAM: Thanks to Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY), fishermen of Arukattuthurai will be able to navigate their boats right till their village. The district administration has sanctioned Rs. 25 lakh for desilting the Vedaranyam canal ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Bush to sign India nuclear legislation Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will sign legislation opening a potentially lucrative nuclear trade with India on Wednesday, a week after the deal was ratified by the U.S. Congress, the White House said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Oct 2008 | 7:42 pm

Karunanidhi talks tough on Sri Lanka issue

The DMK will be forced to consider withdrawing from the central government if it does not take decisive steps to stop attacks against Tamils in Sri Lanka and Indian fishermen allegedly by the island's defence establishment, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 6:31 pm

This Tata project in West Bengal is going strong

Two projects of the Tata Group, conceived at the same time, have met very different fates in West Bengal - one has perished before it could see the light of the day but the other is going strong.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Oct 2008 | 6:30 pm

RBI cuts reserve ratio to ease cash squeeze

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it would cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) for banks to alleviate a cash squeeze caused by the global financial crisis, but said it was not relaxing its fight to rein in double-digit inflation.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Oct 2008 | 3:08 pm