Bush critic Krugman wins 2008 Nobel for economics

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. economist Paul Krugman, a fierce critic of the Bush administration for policies that he argues led to the current financial crisis, won the 2008 Nobel prize for economics on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 2:10 pm

Global financial crisis may hit FDI inflows: Kamal Nath

Downplaying the impact of the global meltdown, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath today exuded confidence that exports would continue to grow by 30 per cent even this month, though the
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 2:05 pm

FM advises investors not to panic

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today promised more measures to infuse liquidity and advised investors not to act in haste or panic, a statement he made minutes before the market opened up by 495
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 2:00 pm

More liquidity enhancing measures to be announced: FM

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said more measures will be announced shortly to enhance liquidity in the banking system in India.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:55 pm

India moves to reassure investors, markets rally

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram moved to reassure markets on Monday the government was trying to shield the economy from the global financial crisis, sparking a rally in the country's battered stock market and currency.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:51 pm

Kalmadi seeks to put CYG credit controversy to rest

A please-all speech by Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of the Commonwealth Youth Games, sought to put at rest an unsavoury friction between him and the political opponents
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:45 pm

B'lore: 'Let Deshpande Contest against Asnotikar' - Dhananjay Kumar - Daijiworld.com


B'lore: 'Let Deshpande Contest against Asnotikar' - Dhananjay Kumar
Daijiworld.com - 53 minutes ago
Bangalore, Oct 13: "If the Congress feels that both Vasant Asnotikar and his mother Shubhalatha Asnotikar are guilty of wrong-doings, why did they hand-pick them for MLA and MLC seat respectively?
Congress-BJP war hits a new low Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:42 pm

Threat calls to Mamata Banerjee's residence - Press Trust of India


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Threat calls to Mamata Banerjee's residence
Press Trust of India - 53 minutes ago
Kolkata, Oct 13 (PTI) Two anonymous telephone calls were received at Mamata Banerjee's residence today threatening to kill her, though the Trinamool Congress leader was at Delhi at that time.
Don’t play with fire, says Mamata Hindu
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:42 pm

Mastermind behind BRO killing surrenders

HuJI "district commander" and the alleged mastermind behind killing of five Border Road Organisation (BRO) personnel in last May, has surrendered before security forces
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:41 pm

Patil hails Indo-US nuclear deal - Daily News & Analysis


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Patil hails Indo-US nuclear deal
Daily News & Analysis - 1 hour ago
PTI GAWEDEWADI (Pune): President Pratibha Patil on Monday hailed the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, noting that India's tradition of peace and brotherhood helped it gain international acceptance to trade in nuclear energy without signing the NPT or the ...
Develop Pune as research hub: President Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:34 pm

Yechury calls government a failure

Sitaram Yechury, CPI-M politburo member, criticised the central government for its failure to intervene in incidents of communal violence against Christians.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:33 pm

Larger bench to hear govt plea in SIMI ban

The government's plea against a tribunal's ruling lifting the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India is to be heard by a larger bench of the Supreme Court
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:32 pm

Kerala man serious after assault in Melbourne

An Indian from Kerala was seriously injured when he was attacked by a group of suspected drug addicts in Melbourne.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:31 pm

SC refuses to stay publication of Nanavati report

The Supreme Court refused to pass any order to stay the implementation of Nanavati Commission report on Godhra fire carnage and subsequent communal riots.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:29 pm

India, Malaysia to ink pact to streamline immigration process - Press Trust of India


India, Malaysia to ink pact to streamline immigration process
Press Trust of India - 1 hour ago
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 13 (PTI) India and Malaysia are on track to ink a key pact to streamline immigration procedures to ensure good working conditions and protection of workers from the two countries.
5 Manipuri girls rescued from Malaysia nightclub Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:22 pm

Dasmunsi serious, has pulmonary edema - Times of India


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Dasmunsi serious, has pulmonary edema
Times of India - 1 hour ago
NEW DELHI: The condition of information and broadcasting minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who was admitted to AIIMS early on Monday morning following a heart attack, is still serious.
PR Dasmunsi admitted to AIIMS, condition serious Business of Cinema
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:21 pm

TDP, PRP slam Andhra govt over law and order failure

Expressing serious concern over violent incidents in Adilabad district, particulary in the Bhainsa town, TDP and Praja Rajyam Party criticised the Andhra Pradesh government
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:14 pm

Paul Krugman wins Nobel in economics

American Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University, won the Nobel in economics.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:09 pm

Patil hails Indo-US nuclear deal

President Pratibha Patil hailed the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, noting that India's tradition of peace and brotherhood helped it gain international acceptance
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:08 pm

TDP, Praja Rajyam slam AP govt over law and order failure - Hindu


TDP, Praja Rajyam slam AP govt over law and order failure
Hindu - 1 hour ago
Hyderabad (PTI): Expressing serious concern over violent incidents in Adilabad district, particulary in the Bhainsa town, TDP and Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) today criticised the Andhra Pradesh government for failure of law and order in the state.
Chandrababu Naidu demands judicial probe into Watoli violence Zee News
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:04 pm

Kollywood to protest alleged genocide in Sri Lanka - Hindu


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Kollywood to protest alleged genocide in Sri Lanka
Hindu - 1 hour ago
Chennai (IANS): The Tamil film industry has joined Tamil Nadu's political leadership in protesting against Sri Lanka for alleged killings of the minority Tamils in the island, and has announced a massive demonstration in Rameshwaram next week.
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:04 pm

Allahabad HC orders status quo on rail factory land row - Hindu


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Allahabad HC orders status quo on rail factory land row
Hindu - 1 hour ago
Lucknow (PTI): In a breather to the Railways, the Allahabad High Court today ordered status quo regarding possession of land alloted to the Centre by the Mayawati government to set up a rail coach factory in Sonia Gandhi's constituency Raebareli and ...
Setback for Mayawati, HC stays UP govt's order Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:04 pm

FIIs net sales of Rs 1,061cr, DIIs net buy Rs 582cr

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 1,060.60 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm

In 47 years, NIC met only 13 times

Set up 47 years ago, National Integration Council has held only 13 meetings, prompting demands that it should meet at least once a year.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:57 pm

Sensex rises most in four years; ICICI jumps

BANGALORE (Reuters) - The Sensex rose 7.4 percent on Monday, snapping a five-day losing run with its biggest rise in more than four years as the government sought to reassure investors it was working to shield India from the global crisis.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:54 pm

Mallya, Goyal discuss Kingfisher, Jet future

Reeling under a financial crisis, both Kingfisher Airlines as well as Jet Airways broached a possible alliance to overcome their problems, largely generated by mounting fuel bills.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:51 pm

Fear grips Bihar village after Dalit's killing - Sify


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Fear grips Bihar village after Dalit's killing
Sify - 1 hour ago
Patna: Dalits in a village in Bihar's Nalanda district are living under constant fear after a member of their community was shot dead, allegedly by upper caste land owners, for attempting to offer prayers and perform rituals before an idol of goddess ...
Dalit killed for offering at temple Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:44 pm

Tendulkar short of Lara mark as India draw test

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed 14 runs short of equalling Brian Lara's world runs record as India clung on for a draw in the first test against Australia on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:40 pm

Third infiltration bid foiled in five days, militant killed - Indian Express


Third infiltration bid foiled in five days, militant killed
Indian Express - 2 hours ago
Jammu, October 13: The army on Monday shot dead a Pakistani militant in Rajouri and foiled another bid by the militants to sneak into the Indian territory along the LoC.
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC, militant killed Expressindia.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:24 pm

Barclays to raise over 6.5 bn pound from investors

Banking giant Barclays Plc today said it will raise over 6.5 billion pound from investors to shore up its capital base and not call upon the government for emergency
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:02 pm

Tendulkar, Laxman haul India back on course for a draw

Even as the debate over the exclusion of the 'golden oldies' from the national team rages in the country, Sachin Tendulkar (47 batting) and VVS Laxman (28 batting) put their skill, experience and temperament to good use to keep India afloat in the first cricket Test at the Chinnaswamy stadium here Monday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Soni leaves for Spain for UN meet on tourism

Tourism Minister Ambika Soni Monday left for Madrid to attend the meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) during which the impact of global meltdown on tourism would be dicussed.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Markets rally on European action to strengthen banks

After suffering a blood bath last week, Indian equities markets staged a smart recovery Monday on strong global cues from both European and Asia-Pacific markets as well as a pep talk from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram just before markets opened.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Axis Bank plans asset management company in joint venture

Private lender Axis Bank Monday said it may enter into a joint venture agreement with the Geneva-based private banking group LCF Rothschild to form an asset management company.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

BSNL, MTNL to roll out 3G services by December

State-run telecom operators Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) will roll out third generation (3G) mobile services in the national capital by December, Telecommunications Minister A. Raja said here Monday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Three years on, RTI a boon but needs more teeth

Sixteen-year-old Shahnaz knew nothing about the Right To Information (RTI) Act till a few months ago, but today she is grateful for the three-year-old law that helped her secure admission in a government school.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Kamath asserts ICICI Bank has no liquidity problem

ICICI Bank has no liquidity problem as it has Rs 90,000 crore in government securities, besides the global subsidiaries have $2.5 billion in cash, country's leading private sector lender's Chief
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:01 pm

Railways move court against decision on Rae Bareli land

Northern Railways (NR) Monday moved the high court seeking a stay on the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to withdraw the land acquired by it for a coach factory in Rae Bareli district.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

March in Delhi to condemn Orissa communal riots

Shocked over the alleged rape of a nun in Orissa, students and activists held a protest march here Monday demanding punishment to the perpetrators of communal riots in the state.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Tamil remake of

'Aegan', the Tamil remake of Bollywood blockbuster 'Main Hoon Na', starring Ajith Kumar and Nayanthara, is almost ready and expected to hit the screens on Diwali.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Dasmunsi critical after heart attack

Information and Broadcasting Minister P.R. Dasmunsi was in a critical condition Monday after his second heart attack in three months, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Billionaire investor Soros backs US' rescue plan

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur George Soros backed America's plan to buy equity in banks but forecast a 'quite serious recession' on the way.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm

Financial meltdown takes a toll on America's health

The financial meltdown has taken a heavy toll on America's health.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:59 am

CCI to buy large quantity of cotton from Punjab

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has assured Punjab government that it would purchase maximum quantity of cotton from the mandis in the state so that the farmers could get remunerative price of their
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Oct 2008 | 11:58 am

Expert panel on financial crisis to meet Monday afternoon

An expert panel under Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan meets here later Monday to find solutions to help India weather the impact of the global financial storm that has sent stocks crashing and industrial growth dip to the lowest in a decade.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am

Markets rally on global cues, Chidambaram pep talk

After a week of utter mayhem, Indian equities markets were back in the green Monday following strong global cues as well as a pep talk from Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 8:00 am

Tension in Orissa as POSCO protest leader held

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - More than 500 policemen have been deployed in Orissa after the arrest of a senior leader who had been spearheading protests against South Korean steel maker POSCO.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:59 am

Religious card being played in India election game

CUTTACK, India (Reuters) - Asked when he thought attacks by Hindu mobs against Christians would end in this remote part of eastern India, local Christian leader Ranjit Nayak replied immediately, and with a resigned smile.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:36 am

Text of Chidambaram's statement on financial crisis

Following is the text of Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's statement here Monday, minutes ahead of the opening bell for stock markets, that sent key indices soaring after the gloom last week:
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:33 am

India at 41/2 at lunch on last day of Bangalore Test

Set a victory target of 299 runs, India were struggling at 41 for two at lunch on the final day of the first cricket Test against Australia here Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:32 am

Lunch scoreboard: India vs Australia, Day Five

Scoreboard at lunch on the last day of the first cricket Test between India and Australia here Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:31 am

Birju Maharaj prayed for Amitabh during concert: Bhansali

Love, concern and get well wishes for the ailing superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been pouring in ever since he was hospitalised on his birthday. Close friend and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Kathak maestro Birju Maharaj prayed for the icon's recovery in the middle of a concert.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:30 am

ICICI Bank CEO says deposits are safe

MUMBAI (Reuters) - ICICI Bank's chief executive said on Monday deposits with India's second-largest bank are safe and that it had a cushion to absorb domestic and overseas shocks, helping boost its battered shares by a quarter.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 7:07 am

India echoes G7 message of support for markets

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Australia injected a huge amount of cash into its markets on Monday while India's money market won slight respite from another cut in banks' reserve requirements as short-term lending remained stressed globally.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 6:26 am

Fashionistas fear 'Fashion' might generate negative vibes about industry

Director Madhur Bhandarkar's attempt to probe the dark side of the style industry in his upcoming movie 'Fashion' has fashionistas worried that it might generate negative vibes about the industry.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 5:31 am

Water row may affect Pakistan-India ties - Zardari

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has warned a brewing row with India over the waters of the Chenab river in the disputed Kashmir region could harm improving ties between the old rivals.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 5:28 am

Delhi Fashion Week to combine luxury with creativity

Luxury and creativity will be exhibited in full throttle at the inaugural edition of the Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) that starts at the Emporio Mall here Tuesday, bringing together an eclectic mix of designers ranging from industry top-notches to emerging youngsters.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am

Equities markets open in the green

Indian equities markets opened in the green Monday, minutes after Finance Minister P. Chidambaram sought to lift the mood of investors by pointing out the inherent strengths of the economy and promising more measures to increase money supply into the financial system if need be.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am

Bollywood acknowledges only success, not talent: Diya Mirza

Bollywood runs on 'herd mentality', acknowledging only the successful films of actors and not their talent, says actress and former beauty queen Diya Mirza.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Oct 2008 | 4:01 am

India's corporate empires grapple with succession

MUMBAI (Reuters) - For over a century, family-run business empires have held sway in India, but acrimonious succession battles are now turning off foreign investors and prompting Indian corporations to adopt post-dynastic strategies.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Oct 2008 | 3:03 am

LJP to go it alone in capital

New Delhi: The Lok Janashakti Party — a constituent of the UPA — will go it alone in the Delhi Assembly elections, with party president Ram Vilas Paswan announcing on Sunday that Deputy Speaker Shoaib Iqbal would be the Chief ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Six burnt alive in Adilabad

BHAINSA (ADILABAD DT.): Six members of a family, including three children, were burnt alive at Vatoli village near Bhainsa town in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday. The incident comes as a sequel to the ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

12th century Chola inscriptions discovered at temple in Udaiyalur

They provide details on the local community, many of whom were ‘tapasvins.’
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

U.P cancels allotment of land for coach factory

LUCKNOW: With the Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday cancelling the order on acquisition of 189.25 hectares of Gram Samaj land for setting up a rail coach factory at Lalganj in Rae Bareli, the tussle between the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party and ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Convert or leave Ladapadar, Christian families told

As many as 22 Christian families changed religion on October 2
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Amitabh’s condition stable

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is undergoing treatment for abdominal pain at the Lilavati hospital, is in a stable condition and is likely to go home in a couple of days, doctors said on Sunday. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Aavin to double capacity

MADURAI: The production capacity of Madurai Aavin Union will be doubled to 3 lakh litres by January with the commissioning of the ‘ice bank tank.’ Along with the introduction of 23 bulk milk coolers (BMC), the union hopes to ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

e-mail threat to target President

PUNE: An e-mail carrying a threat to target President Pratibha Patil during her on-going Pune visit was received by the authorities, an official ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

Show cause notices to 3 IPS officers

Officials asked why they should not be stripped off their gallantry medals
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am

SIMI, Bajrang Dal dangerous, says Narayanan

NEW DELHI: Terming the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and the Bajrang Dal dangerous, National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan has said they are not two sides of the same coin. He said there was a need to effectively deal ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am