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PIL in HC seeking security for those who work in night-shifts!Television producer Soumya Vishwanathan`s killing in the wee hours while returning home from office has prompted a petitioner to approach the Delhi High Court seeking better security for people working late into night in the Capital and adjoining areas.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm Nagori, 4 others sent to police custody till Oct 23!SIMI leader Safdar Nagori and four others accused in the serial blasts of July 26, were on Wednesday sent to police custody till October 23 by a metropolitan court here.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm Andhra CM to visit violence-hit districts today!Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy will visit Vatoli village in Adilabad district on Thursday where six members of a family were burnt alive in communal violence.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm German rape case: Goa Education Minister cries foul !Two days after Goa`s Education Minister Anatasio Monsaratte`s son was booked for sexual and mental abuse of a 14-year old German girl, the minister hit back saying that he and his family are a victim of political conspiracy.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm PIL against Gujarat govt for giving agriculture land for Nano!A Public Interest Litigation was filed on Wednesday challenging the Gujarat government`s decision of giving agriculture land for Tata`s dream car project `Nano` in Sanand taluka.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm No fund crunch for BRT project: A K Walia!With the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor set to become an election issue, the Delhi Government on Thursday said there will be no fund crunch for the ambitious project and it is being implemented as per schedule.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm Muslim cops removed from Advani carcade, probe ordered!Two Muslim drivers working with Kerala police were removed from the carcade of BJP leader L K Advani during his visit to Calicut that concluded on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:27 pm HDFC Bank Q2 net profit at Rs 528 crHDFC Bank announced a net profit of Rs 527.98 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, while it had a net profit of Rs 368.48 crore in the corresponding period a year-ago.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:05 pm Merrill Lynch Q3 losses widen to $5.2 bnMerrill Lynch's losses widened to 5.15 billion dollars for the third quarter ended September 26, 2008, as write-downs to the tune of 9.5 billion dollars took a heavy toll on the bottom line.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am We don't need a certificate from Patnaik: Bajrang DalA senior leader of the Bajrang Dal has ridiculed Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's statement that it was a fundamentalist organisation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Petroleum minister takes on Patil, Jet AirwaysMurli Deora lambasted his counterpart in the aviation ministry for saying he was not helping the airlines industry, and then Jet airways for laying off hundreds of employees.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:49 am We'll cope without Clark, says PontingMOHALI, India (Reuters) - Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his side would cope with the loss of injured seamer Stuart Clark when they tackle India on a pace-friendly second test track on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:48 am Dearth of yellow fever vaccines hits travellers in DelhiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian travellers heading to Africa and South America are struggling to obtain necessary yellow fever vaccinations because of a shortage of stocks at centres in New Delhi, a newspaper reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am 60-year-old woman becomes mother in BiharA 60-year-old Dalit woman has given birth to a baby girl at a relief camp in flood hit Bihar.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:45 am 'Congress turning Nelson's eye to terror'The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government lacks the will to tackle terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh said here on Thursday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:34 am RBI to wait and see as market strains easeMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank said it was too early to say if more steps were needed to ease cash conditions in its strained financial markets, after freeing up 1 trillion rupees ($20.5 billion) of funds in a series of measures.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:32 am 'Promises not fulfilled by party high command'Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane on Thursday said that party high command has not fulfilled promises made to him after he joined Congress in 2005.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:30 am US attack inside Pakistan kills sixSix persons were killed and five injured in a missile strike on Thursday by a suspected US drone in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am Indian Navy ordered to patrol near hijacked ship in Somali waters - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:28 am Indian shares provisionally end 2.5 pct lowerBANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally dropped 2.51 percent on Thursday as fears of a global economic slowdown lingered, although they pared some sharp early losses after Europe came off lows and U.S. stock futures indicated a higher opening on Wall Street.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:26 am India should focus on growth now - PM adviserNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's inflation rate would remain in double digits for some time, but it is now on an easing trend and policy can be focused towards growth, a top economic adviser said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:25 am Taxi, autorickshaw strike hits MumbaiMUMBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of taxi cabs and motorised autorickshaws stayed off Mumbai streets on Thursday, in a protest against a planned phasing out of older vehicles and the growing numbers of private taxis in India's financial hub.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:19 am Indian police shying away from Maoist heartlandRAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities have suspended 17 policemen for refusing to work in a Maoist-dominated area, officials said on Thursday, in what analysts say is a sign of problems police face coping with the rebels in rural pockets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:18 am CCEA approves Rs 12 cr to setup hotel management institutesThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Rs 12 crore as financial assistance for the augmentation, strengthening and setting up of Institutes of Hotel Management and Catering TechnologySource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am Taxis, autos stay off roads in Mumbai - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am Indo-US nuclear coop to help add 40000 MW power: Shinde - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am BPCL not facing any liquidity problem: Petroleum SecyBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), the nation's second-biggest refiner, is not facing any liquidity problem and will not default on any of its financial obligations, Petroleum Secretary R SSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:56 am Federer on a roll in Madrid MastersSecond seed Roger Federer returned from his self-imposed break from tennis, showing full energy in a 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) defeat of Czech Radek StepanekSource: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:54 am Dalai Lama leaves hospital after successful surgeryNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama left hospital in India's capital on Thursday after recovering from successful surgery to remove gallstones, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Naveen Patnaik turns 62, greeted with flowersHundreds of party workers, ministers and legislators greeted Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik with flowers as he turned 62 on Thursday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Syndicate Bank raises term deposit ratesSyndicate Bank today revised upwards its rate of interest on Domestic Term Deposits.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:33 am Kerala govt orders probe over cops swap - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:32 am War against LTTE, not Tamils: Sri Lanka - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:29 am EC to decide on J&K poll schedule 'very quickly' - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am No case for reduction in fuel prices yet: DeoraPetroleum Minister Murli Deora today ruled out an immediate reduction in petrol, diesel and domestic LPG prices saying the international oil prices haven't fallen so much to warrant a rateSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:19 am Kingfisher not to sack cabin crew: MallyaAfter declaring that it would do whatever it takes to cut flab, Kingfisher Airlines has now said it will not retrench cabin staff.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:10 am Inflation at 11.44% for the week ended October 4Indias inflation rate as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI) stood at 11.44 per cent for the week ended October 4 as compared to 11.8 per cent for the previous week, on account ofSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:08 am Dalai Lama discharged from the hospital - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 10:04 am Aarushi case: UP cops justify Talwar arrest - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:46 am Symphony Services announces expansion in Beijing, Bangalore, PuneSymphony Services, product engineering outsourcing services company today announced that as a part of its expansion plans the company will set up new facilities in Bangalore , BeijingandSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:39 am NIIT Technologies profit after tax up 7 %IT solutions organisation, NIIT Technologies has posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 36.7 crore, up 7 per cent over the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:26 am Bling is in, not credit blues, at India fashion weekNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Colours ran riot and bling was in as designers at one of India's premier fashion weeks on Wednesday sought to cast off global economic blues with their sparkling creations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:12 am Corp students instructed on hand-washing - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:08 am Goyal discusses lay-off issue with MNS chiefJet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal today discussed the issue of staff lay-off with MNS chief Raj Thackeray and assured him that he will look into their demands.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:02 am Inflation drops further, stands at 11.44 percentIndia's annual rate of inflation has further moderated, dropping to 11.44 percent for the week ended Oct 4, as compared to 11.8 the previous week, fresh government data showed Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Chhattisgarh chief minister faces flak for lavish birthday bashAs assembly polls countdown began in Chhattisgarh, the opposition Congress Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Raman Singh for his lavish birthday party the previous night at drought-hit Rajnandgaon area where a feast was hosted for 50,000 people.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am No pink slip, but Air India may offer 15,000 people leave without payState-owned flagship carrier Air India Thursday said it would not retrench staff, but could offer leave without pay for three to four years to 15,000 employees.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Muivah in Netherlands, Naga talks outside India yet againThe setting of the deadlocked Naga peace talks has moved out of India yet again with frontline separatist leader Thuingaleng Muivah leaving the country after nearly a year and arriving in the Netherlands earlier this month, rebel leaders said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Airbus, Air India to set up maintenance facility in DelhiAir India and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) are joining hands to set up an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Delhi. The government's National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) owns Air India, while EADS is an Airbus company.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Maoist rebels abduct railway employees in JharkhandSuspected Maoist rebels have abducted four railway employees from McCluskieganj railway station of Jharkhand, police said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am Christian groups demand special probe into communal violenceEstimating that 100 Christians may have died and 100,000 displaced since Aug 24, two global Christian organisations have asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to institute a special probe into the killing of a Hindu leader in Orissa and the communal violence it triggered in several states.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am LJP demands CBI probe into Orissa violence - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Oct 2008 | 8:51 am India ranks a poor 66thThe global financial crisis is exacerbating concerns about surging food and fuel costs, which has pushed 75 million into poverty, the United Nations chief said on Wednesday, terming the turmoil a 'col...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 8:41 am US strike inside Pakistan kills fourFour persons were killed and five others injured today in a missile strike by a suspected US drone in Pakistan's south Waziristan tribal region, a stronghold of the local TalibanSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 8:41 am Student undergoes brutal ragging in TN college16-year-old Sanjay looks forlorn as he sits on his bed at the Coimbatore Medical College hospital, at a time when others his age are in college. Till recently, Sanjay was a first year engineering dipl...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2008 | 8:41 am Emami pays non compete fee of Rs 1,500 per shareEmami has informed the BSE that it has purchased acquired 146,643 equity shares comprising of 18.18 per cent of the total paid up capital of Zandu Pharmaceuticals Works Ltd at a price of Rs 15,000 perSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2008 | 7:43 am Tamil MPs' quit threats a "farce", says JayalalithaaCHENNAI (Reuters) - The leader of the opposition in Tamil Nadu said threats by lawmakers to bring down the central government unless India stopped an escalating war in Sri Lanka were farcical.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2008 | 7:42 am Gujarat farmers being harassed for Nano project: LaluRailway Minister Lalu Prasad Thursday offered land for Tata Motors Nano project in Bihar saying that farmers in Gujarat's Sanand where the car is slated to roll out from were being 'harassed'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 6:30 am Markets stabilise after opening fall, but still way downIndian equities markets opened with a steep crash Thursday, following similar precipituous slides in other east Asian markets and a major fall in New York. The major indices had stablised in the first 10 minutes, but were still way down.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am Models sizzle on WIFW ramp in Vivienne Tam's peony collectionAfter having dressed up Hollywood stars like Demi Moore, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston and Katie Holmes, New York-based designer Vivienne Tam displayed her talent at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW), where models set the ramp on fire with her peony inspired collection.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am One man and his museum in ChinaMa Weidu knew little about antiques when he was a child in the chaotic China of the 1960s. But he used to wonder why people hated beautiful old things so much, watching them tearing paintings and dismantling old constructions.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 3:00 am Vijayraje Scindia role required preparation: Hema MaliniOn the eve of her 60th birthday, Bollywood 'dream girl' Hema Malini says she is thrilled to play erstwhile Gwalior queen Vijayraje Scindia in the movie 'Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi', but says unlike her other films the role needed a lot of preparation and she had to spend considerable time with the Scindia family.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am 'Heroes' album dull and boringFilm: 'Heroes'; Music Director: Sajid-Wajid, Monty Sharma; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Shail Hada, Wajid, Sowmya Raoh, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sonu Nigam, Parthiv Gohil, Rekha Rao, Kunal Ganjawala; Rating: *1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 2:00 am No lay-offs in Kingfisher for the time being: MallyaKingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya early Thursday ruled out lay-offs among the carrier's cabin crew for the time being.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 1:00 am Mayawati calls Rae Bareli rally to “expose” CongressShe dubs Sonia’s ‘ready-to-go-to-jail’ statement a political dramaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka: Manmohan expresses concernNEW DELHI: Even as Tamil Nadu political parties set a two-week deadline for the Centre to protect Sri Lankan Tamils from the Sri Lankan army, or face resignation by all MPs from the State, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am We’ll make it difficult for her: CongressNEW DELHI: The war of words between the Congress and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati escalated on Wednesday, with the party virtually threatening that its workers had the capacity to make it difficult for her to tour the country, if she ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Bhoomi Keralam’ project for completion of resurveyTo be completed in three years with Central fundingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am 2 arrested in Kanpur blast caseKanpur: A day after a low-intensity blast in the city left seven injured, police on Wednesday arrested two persons, including the owner of the shop in front of which the incident happened. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Jet staff protest retrenchmentManagement plans to sack 1,900 staffersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Booker Prize goes to Aravind AdigaJury chairman says "The White Tiger" overwhelmed himSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am RBI cuts CRR further by 100 basis pointsAnnounces a slew of measures to pump in liquidity; releases one lakh crore into systemSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Resolution a farce, says JayalalithaaCHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Wednesday alleged that by demanding a ceasefire in Sri Lanka Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi was trying to protect the LTTE. In a statement, she described as “farce” ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Air show begins in style‘India Aviation 2008’: the first-ever civilian show in IndiaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Tatas to get Nano land at Rs.900 per sq metreThe Gujarat government has decided to charge the market price, Rs.900 per square metre, for the land Tata Motors is acquiring for the Nano car project.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 7:02 pm PNB slashes interest rate, bankers welcome CRR cutThe state-run Punjab National Bank Wedensday night decided to reduce interest rates on housing and car loans by 50 basis points after the Reserve Bank of India slashed the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) again.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 7:02 pm Techie arrested in Chennai for threat email to presidentA software engineer employed in an infotech company was arrested here Wednesday evening for allegedly sending a threatening email to President Pratibha Patil, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2008 | 7:01 pm
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