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Booker winner Adiga almost ready with second novelEnjoying the spotlight after winning the 2008 Man Booker prize for his debut novel, young Indian novelist Arvind Adiga says his second novel is 'almost done.'Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:32 pm ICC re-schedules CT to September next yearThe International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday re-scheduled the postponed Champions Trophy to September 2009.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:30 pm Lanka's cricket tour of England likely to go aheadSri Lanka's tour of England next year is likely to go ahead despite a lucrative cash offer from the organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to the Lankan board.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm TN govt to hold talks with ind on power situationTamil Nadu Electricity Minister Arcot N Veerasamy said he will hold talks with various industry associations which have called for a one-day strikeSource: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:23 pm Gujarat's HC Chief Justice in car accidentGujarat High Court Chief Justice on Wednesday escaped unhurt when his car met with an accidentSource: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:21 pm India shares drop 5.9 pct; Reliance, L&T lead fallBANGALORE (Reuters)- Indian shares dropped 5.87 percent on Wednesday, unwinding most of a 9 percent rise over the previous two days as concerns grew about corporate earnings and tight liquidity conditions in Asia's third-largest economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:19 pm Kanitkar to lead MP in Ranji Trophy openersFormer India all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar will lead the 15-member Madhya Pradesh cricket team in their first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:17 pm New and renewable energy is energy of future: OfficialRenewable and new energy should be considered as development-imperative and energy of future as the country has a potential to generate about 84,000 MW of grid interactive renewable powerSource: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:14 pm Govt outlines steps to increase mkt fundsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities will disburse immediately 250 billion rupees ($5.2 billion) to banks for a farm waiver scheme, and increase a cap on foreign investment in Indian corporate debt as part of steps to ease tight cash conditions, the finance minister said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:13 pm ''Great' terror plot building up in UK'Britain may be faced with a major terrorist attack, a top security official said on Wednesday, as the the government received a severe setback in parliamentSource: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:11 pm TN film industry gears up for Oct 19 rallyFilm Directors Bharathi Raja, Manoj Kumar and Sasi Mohan and Assistant Director Velmurugan inspected a couple of places to decide the venue for the rally.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:11 pm Subdued Brett Lee adding guile to pace in India testsMOHALI, India (Reuters) - Australian spearhead Brett Lee is adding variety to his pace to excel in India after a subdued start in the drawn first test.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:09 pm Arm wrestling a strength of will powerFrom being a means to test physical strength, arms wrestling has come a long way and is today gaining acceptance as a sport among youngsters across the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:07 pm Crisis calls for U.N. reform, BRIC nations sayNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The leaders of India, Brazil and South Africa said on Wednesday the global credit crisis showed the need for reforming institutions such as the United Nations to reflect their growing economic clout.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm Sri Lankan crisis matter of serious concern: PM - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am ATTF was behind Agartala serial blasts: CID - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am Financial crisis may escalate food prices worldwide: UNThe global financial crisis is exacerbating concerns about surging food and fuel costs, which has pushed 75 million into poverty, the United Nations chief said today, terming the turmoil aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:49 am EC should announce poll schedule for JK at earliest: BJP - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:36 am Gopinath says keen to buy back budget carrierMUMBAI (Reuters) - Kingfisher Airlines Ltd Vice Chairman G.R. Gopinath said on Wednesday he is interested in buying back the budget airline of Kingfisher if Chairman Vijay Mallya exits the low-cost carrier model.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:33 am Tata Motors to acquire 1,100 acre for Rs 400crThe Gujarat government today decided to allot land at Rs 400 per sq meter to Tata Motors for setting up Nano plant in Sanand in Gujarat.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:32 am CMIE revises GDP growth forecast to 8.7%The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has said that there will be lower growth in 2008-09. CMIE has revised the real GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal from 9.4 per cent to 8.7 perSource: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:32 am Tata Steel says Corus pension funds in surplus of $500 mnTata Steel today said the pension funds for its Corus unit had a surplus of 500 million pounds ($1 billion) for the three months period ended June 30, 2008 and it is estimated to be higher inSource: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:31 am Liquidity panel meets to explore options to increase cashThe group of bankers and experts headed by Finance Secretary Arun Ramanathan today met here to explore options to ease liquidity pressure in the system.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:24 am Any govt decision on pay issue will be good for country: Army - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am L Q2 net up 32%Larsen and Toubro Ltd has posted 32 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 460.2 for the second quarter ended September 2008 against Rs 348.02 crore in July-September 2007.??The engineering andSource: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am Fertiliser ministry seeks Rs 65,000cr subsidyThe fertiliser ministry has requested the finance ministry to provide it about Rs 65,000 crore in supplementary grants for disbursal of subsidies to the manufacturing companies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am US economy 'appears' to be in recession: FedThe US economy "appears to be in a recession," the head of the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:17 am Volvo launches SUV variant at Rs 58 lakhIn addition to its luxury sedan S80 and its best selling Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) XC 90, Volvo India today launched XC 90R design priced at Rs 58 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:14 am Post offices to sell gold coinsThe Indian Postal Department today announced the sale of 24 carat gold coins from their post offices.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am Jet Airways cuts 800 jobs, to cut flightsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Jet Airways, India's top private airline, said on Wednesday it had retrenched 800 flight attendants and suspended its expansion programme, and will cut flights and lay off more staff due to a slowdown in demand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:46 am Mayawati dubs Rae Bareli factory plan a political ploy - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:35 am Aishwarya Rai`s shallow ‘tax act’ comes back to haunt her! - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:30 am Sanand farmers submit petition to collector on Nano land - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:27 am Ship hijack: Govt allows Indian Navy to patrol Somali waters - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:24 am Elephants wreck tea gardens in IndiaA group of Indian elephants has wrought havoc in West Bengal tea gardens.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:24 am India s Aravind Adiga wins Booker PrizeIndian author Aravind Adiga poses for photographers after winning the 2008 Man Booker Prize with his book "The White Tiger" at the Guildhall in London on October 14, 2008. (Reuters)Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:21 am India, South Africa and Brazil ask rich countries to hear them on tackling financial crisisNEW DELHI - India, Brazil and South Africa on Wednesday asked rich countries to hear their voices on how to manage the unfolding global financial crisis without jeopardizing the development of emergi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Indian markets sink yet againIndian investors having slept easy for the last couple of days had frayed nerves again on Wednesday with Sensex taking a sharp downturn. The Sensex is now down over 450 points and not showing any sig...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Maya to hold maharally in Sonia] on Wednesday accused Congress of trying to take political mileage from the project ahead of Lok Sabha polls and ordered a probe into farmers' complaints on land acquisition.A day after Gandhi declar...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Hundreds to lose jobsIndia's aviation industry is in the doldrums. And even as Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel inaugurated 'India Aviation 2008,' the four-day, first of its kind exhibition on the civil aviation sect...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Karnataka home minister worried over illegal immigrantsKarnataka's latest concern is the overstaying of Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals in the state. Home Minister Dr V S Acharya told mediapersons that he had appealed to the Union government to introd...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Over 3,500 still missingOver 3,500 people, including women and children, are still missing after floods ravaged Bihar two months ago. Tracing flood victims remains a big challenge for officials and NGOs involved in relief ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Urgent political message from Chennai] in the north in the past one year. The plight of two lakh Sri Lankan Tamil refugees is moving public opinion in the state. Recent reports from Colombo that Tamils are being subjected to racial profi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Taliban shadow over ZardariP resident Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan is on an official visit to China. Thereafter, he will be attending the Asia Europe Summit, which is being hosted by China this year, before returning home. He i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Oct 2008 | 10:17 am Delhi, Gujarat, AP to get advanced research institutes - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 9:37 am Teleradiology paves way for remote medicineBANGALORE (Reuters) - On a computer monitor in his office in the high-tech hub of Bangalore, Indian radiologist Arjun Kalyanpur examines a scan of the skull of a six-year-old boy who fell off his bicycle.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 9:36 am Reclusive Adiga wins Booker for dark taleNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize-winning tale of the son of a rickshaw puller who dreams of escaping poverty rings true in India, where 800 million of its billion-plus population live on about 50 U.S. cents a day.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 9:19 am Aravind Adiga wins UK's Booker PrizeLONDON (Reuters) - Debut Indian novelist Aravind Adiga on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, with "The White Tiger".Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 9:17 am ‘All states need police institutes’ - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 15 Oct 2008 | 7:59 am Indian home buyers await price, mortgage cutsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Real estate developers will need to cut prices sharply in the second half of the financial year to convert demand into actual sales, as potential buyers continue to wait on the sidelines, industry watchers say.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2008 | 7:46 am Indian equities markets start falling againIndian equities started falling again Wednesday after a two-day rally, following cues from stock exchanges in New York and Tokyo.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 5:01 am Designer Rathore uses coloured bandanas in anti-violence statementRed, black and white bandanas crowned the heads of the female models at designer Raghavendra Rathore's show at the Delhi Fashion Week (DFW) late Tuesday evening - as a sign of mass solidarity against the violence rocking various parts of the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am Get that accent right with Bangalore's English teachersAt first glance, one would mistake Sadhana Govindraj, 32, to be practising English pronunciation with a headphone attached to a computer assisting her at her home in the uspscale Jayanagar neighbourhood of south Bangalore. She is, in fact, teaching her students miles away to speak English the way it should be spoken.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am A great dancer, Arshad Warsi never gets to dance!He is a fantastic dancer and a great choreographer, but Arshad Warsi never gets to dance in most of his films. He rues that he is not being allowed to shake a leg in any of his forthcoming movies, including 'Chance Pe Dance' and 'Shortcut', either.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 3:31 am I have learnt to enjoy controversies: Nisha KothariFilmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's discovery Nisha aka Priyanka Kothari says she has learnt to enjoy the controversies that surround her because they are an intrinsic part of an actor's career.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 3:31 am Gujarat's Ambaji temple is flush with foreign cashPounds sterling, dollars, euros, dirhams - Gujarat's revered Ambaji temple is flush with cash offerings in foreign currency after every Navratri.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 3:30 am Jet Airways to lay off 600 employeesA day after striking an alliance with Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways has decided to lay off 600 of its employees.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 1:00 am Goa minister`s son charged for `abusing` minor girl!Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte`s elder son Rohit was booked by the Goa police on Tuesday after a German woman complained against him, accusing him of sexually and mentally harassing her minor daughter.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Orissa CM terms Bajrang Dal, VHP as fundamentalist outfits!Under fire over his handling of communal violence, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought to describe saffron outfits Bajrang Dal and VHP as fundamentalist organisations.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Delhi polls on Nov 29; Cong, BJP intensify campaigns!With the Election Commission announcing dates for assembly polls in Delhi, the election scene in the national capital is all set to gain momentum.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am MP sets up anti-terror squad!To tackle the growing menace of terrorism, Madhya Pradesh government has set up an anti terror squad (ATS).Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Eyewitness in nun rape case refuses to help Orissa police!The lone eyewitness, a Christian priest, in the alleged rape of a nun in Orissa`s Kandhamal district has refused to cooperate in the investigation, saying he did not have faith in it.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Patil persuades Muslim corporators not to resign!Muslim corporators in Aurangabad, who had decided to resign in protest against the `increasing atrocities on Muslims`, today withdrew the decision following intervention by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am JD(U) says attacks on Christians deplorable!In a veiled attack on Orissa and Karnataka, ruled by its allies BJD and BJP, the JD(U) on Tuesday said the incidents of attacks on Christians in these states are "deplorable" and damaging for the country.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Delhi, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan sign reciprocal common transport pact!Aiming at seamless movement of vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday signed a reciprocal common transport agreement here.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am All clash victims Indian citizens: Gogoi!Asserting that all victims of the communal violence at Udalguri and Darrang districts were `genuine Indian citizens`, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said the clashes took place at the behest of vested interests.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Produce all terror suspects: Hubli court to police !A local court on Tuesday asked police to produce all the 16 suspected militants, believed to be members of the banned SIMI outfit, on November 18.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:10 am Mamata, Amar Singh meet PMNew Delhi: Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banjeree on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil and apprised them of farmers’ hardship in Singur. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am T.N. MPs to quit if Centre fails to ensure ceasefireAll-party meet sets two-week deadline for action on Sri LankaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Ramar Sethu is not an integral part of Hindu religion: CentreHence, it does not require protection under Articles 25 and 26Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Don’t permit defacing of government premises: Election CommissionGuidelines issued to Home Secretary, Chief Secretaries and Chief Electoral OfficersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Early gains not held on BSEMUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index (Sensex) rose by over 500 points in early trade on Tuesday in tune with the surge in Asian and European bourses but pared most of the gains with investors preferring to sell at existing higher ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am “All-party meeting called to speak with one voice”It will help channelise views of all parties: KarunanidhiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am One-day election in Delhi, Rajasthan, M.P. and MizoramTwo-phase poll in Chhattisgarh; no decision yet on J&KSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am U.S. Consulate in Chennai stands first in issuing visa for temporary workersIt is ranked third worldwide in processing of visa applications, says envoySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Rain claims boy’s life as house collapsesMADURAI: An eight-year-old boy, S. Karthik, was killed when a portion of the wall of a house at Rengarajapuram near Koodal Pudur here collapsed in the small hours of Tuesday. According to a complaint from Village Adminstrative Officer ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Dasmunsi is “serious but stable”NEW DELHI: The condition of Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday morning after he suffered a heart attack, continues to be ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am 'Mars Man' spacewalks on DFW ramp with Miss India-WorldThe electrifying sound of a rocket launch followed by heavy techno music, models in futuristic dresses, a green 'Mars Man' and Miss India-World Parvathy Omanakuttan - designer duo Lecoanet-Hemant's show at the Delhi Fashion Week Tuesday evening aimed at exhibiting the wonders of outer space.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Oct 2008 | 7:32 pm Indian, Australian Test squads reach ChandigarhThe Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived here late Tuesday evening by a chartered aircraft for the second Test beginning at Mohali on Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Oct 2008 | 7:30 pm Delhi civic body fined for booking same park for 2 weddingsHolding the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) responsible for causing inconvenience by simultaneously booking a park for two weddings, a city court slapped a fine of Rs.250,000 on it and pulled it up for causing embarrassment to a bride's family.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Oct 2008 | 7:30 pm
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