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Saleem Jaffer appointed as the new Chairman of selectorsNewly-appointed Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ejaz Butt on Friday appointed former Test pacer Saleem Jaffer as the new Chairman of selectors.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:15 pm Thakre downplays Rane's criticismManikrao Thakre on Friday chose to downplay criticism by Revenue Minister Narayan Rane over the functioning of the party and government.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:08 pm Lufthansa offers to help Air IndiaGerman flag carrier Lufthansa on Friday said it will act as a mentor to Indian state carrier Air India to become a member of Star Alliance, a global grouping of top airlines.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:06 pm Kidnapped Chinese engineer escapes, another shotOne of two Chinese engineers kidnapped by the Pakistani Taliban escaped from their captors, while his colleague got shot in their bid for freedom in the restive northwestern Swat valley.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:05 pm Tendulkar rescues India after claiming recordMOHALI (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar eclipsed Brian Lara's world record for most test runs on Friday to help India reach 311 for five on the first day of the second test against Australia.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:01 pm Novartis India registers Rs 58.8 crore H1 profitNovartis India Limited has recorded a net profit of Rs 58.8 crore for the first half of 2008-09. The companys sales grew 7.5 per cent to Rs 303.2 crore during the correspondingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:54 pm I will play as long as I want: SachinPart of the 'Fab 5' on whom demands have been made for quitting the game, Sachin Tendullkar on Friday made it clear that no one can dictate to him as to when he should stop playing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:54 pm Corporation Bank offers interest rate concessionMangalore-based public sector lender, Corporation Bank, is offering a festival bonanza on Corp Home and Corp Mobile Loans from October 17 to November 15.??The Bank will offer 25 basis points interestSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:51 pm I converted stones thrown at me to milestones: TendulkarTaking a dig at critics clamouring for his retirement, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said he converted stones thrown at him into milestones.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:51 pm Orissa VHP leader's killing was pre-planned: PoliceHindus in the region blamed Christians for the killing and went on a rampage against the community.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:46 pm Mulayam, Amar in Azamgarh as war hots upThe war for the Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh is hotting up.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:46 pm Tendulkar eclipses Lara, India 311 for 5 on day oneTendulkar eclipsed Brian Lara as the highest run-getter in Test cricket and became the first member of the 12,000 run club as India laid the foundation for a big first innings total.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:46 pm Tata Coffee profits up 44.27 per centBangalore-based Tata Coffee has reported 44.27 per cent higher profits driven by higher instant coffee volumes, improved tea and coffee realisation, at Rs 17.40 crore for second quarter (Q2) endedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:45 pm Talat Ali resigns as Pakistan team managerPakistan cricket team manager Talat Ali on Friday stepped down from his post amid rumours that he was asked to resign by new PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:45 pm Record-breaking Tendulkar elated by "fantastic journey"MOHALI (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar described his career as a "fantastic journey" after eclipsing retired West Indian Brian Lara's world record for most test runs on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:44 pm FII net sales at Rs 916cr, DII net buy at Rs 713crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 915.54 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:39 pm HDFC net up 32.4% at Rs 534crThe net profit after tax of HDFC grew 32.4 per cent to Rs 534.23 crore for the quarter ended September 2008 against Rs 403.44 crore excluding exceptional items in the corresponding quarter last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:38 pm Daiichi completes acquistion of 20% stake in Ranbaxy via public offerJapanese pharma major Daiichi Sankyo today announced the completion of the purchase of 20% of Ranbaxy shares through the public offer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm India's steel imports to rise by 33%: Tata Steel MDIndia's steel imports during the current fiscal is expected to increase by 33 per cent to 8 million tonnes over last year, said B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm 'Falling oil rates not to change ONGC bid for Imperial'Oil producer ONGC today said the fall in international oil prices would not change the company's bid for acquisition of UK-listed Imperial Energy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm Indian manufacturing should aim at 5% global share: KPMGIndian manufacturing should aim for a 5 per cent global share by growing at more than 10 per cent annually, says a report by research firm KPMG.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm Public-pvt partnership to modernise New Delhi rly stationThe Central government committee that looks into public-private partnerships has approved Railway Ministry's proposal to engage private companies in the redevelopment and modernisation of New DelhiSource: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:34 pm Ratan Tata criticised for open letter - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:20 pm BJP for Rights Panel's intervention in Adilabad violence - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:19 pm Karnataka taxis roll on in Bangalore - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:10 pm Sensex tumbles to lowest close since mid-2006BANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares shed 5.7 percent on Friday to their lowest close since June 2006, collapsing in afternoon trade as fears of a looming sharp global economic slowdown kept investors wary of risky assets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am Archbishop produces 'photos' on church attack - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:55 am Gorkhaland on signboards in Darjeeling from today!After enforcing that car numberplates in the Darjeeling hills carried the `GL` marking, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha has directed that all signboards in the region should carry the word `Gorkhaland` from Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am INA memorabilia to be displayed in Netaji museum!Netaji Subhash Birthplace National Museum (NSBNM) here would have an exclusive gallery to display the Indian National Army (INA) memorabilia, including photos, portraits and regalia of its soldiers.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Kerala CM to protest before Parliament against UPA govt!Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will on Friday lead a march to Parliament to protest against the alleged discriminatory attitude of the UPA government against the state.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am EC to procure high-tech EVMs for Bengal!The Election Commission has decided to procure 70,000 high-tech Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Congress likely to release first list for Delhi polls today!The Congress is likely to announce its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections on October 17.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Bijal Joshi case: Convicts file appeal in HC!Five persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for gangraping and torturing a girl, today challenged the decision in the Gujarat High Court.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Congress denies rift in Goa coalition, Naik skips meet!Goa`s ruling Congress has denied any rift in the ranks, but tensions were evident with its Home Minister conspicuous by his absence at a meeting to resolve differences following a minister`s son being charged with the rape of a German teenager.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Scarlett murder: FIR against Goa Home Minister`s son!Another Goa minister`s son is now embroiled in a controversy. An NGO has filed a criminal complaint against Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik`s son Roy Naik claiming he had a role in the murder of two Britons, Scarlett Keeling and Stephen Bennett.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Delhi Police officials, advocate arrested on corruption charge!Three Delhi Police officials and an advocate were arrested Friday on graft charges, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am Prez Pratibha Patil to give away `Nirmal Gram Puraskar` today!President Pratibha Patil will on Friday give away the `Nirmal Gram Puraskar` to the sarpanches of 3209 villages of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:52 am India will try to help loss making airlines - PatelNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Domestic airlines in India are facing losses of 70-80 billion rupees ($1.4-$1.6 billion) due to high jet fuel costs, and the government will try to help them, aviation minister Praful Patel said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:21 am Former BSP member Isham Singh disqualified from Rajya SabhaNew Delhi, Oct 17 : Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member Isham Singh has been disqualified from the membership of the Rajya Sabha as of July 4, 2008.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:01 am India, Pak agree to joint border patrolling, sharing info on practice firingLahore, Oct 17 : At the bi-annual meeting between India's Border Security Force (BSF) Pakistani Rangers officials here last evening, the two countries decided to conduct joint patrols along the border to curb smuggling.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Bill on Prevention of Money Laundering introduced in Rajya SabhaNew Delhi, Oct 17 : A Bill on the Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am Sixty percent increase in Budget to boost agriculture productionNew Delhi, Oct 17 : Government has launched a series of schemes and programmes to substantially increase agricultural production in the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 11:00 am India, Iran broaden prospects for tradeTrade Iran explored new opportunities for business with Indian counterparts at a seminar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. A high level delegation comprising Irania...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am India deploys warship to Africa to thwart piratesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will deploy a warship in the Gulf of Aden to guard its merchant ships from Somali pirates, but ship owners said on Friday that it was not enough to instil confidence among sailors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am India, US army chiefs discuss regional security situationSecurity The Army Chiefs of India and US Thursday held extensive discussions over regional security situation. The Two Chiefs agree to enhance level of mutual military cooperation in diverse fields. G...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am Police, Kashmir protesters clash, 20 hurtSRINAGAR (Reuters) - At least 20 people, including six policemen, were wounded in Kashmir's main city on Friday when police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators in fresh protests against Indian rule, police and witnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:52 am Chinese lamps dazzle this diwaliDiwali, the festival of lights, is incomplete in households without the use of earthen oil lamps. But these lamps are facing stiff competition from Chinese-made dazzling lights, which have flooded th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am Outer space smells likeEver wondered what outer space smells like? Well, it smells like a mixture of fried steak, hot metal and the welding of a motorbike, say scientists.And, a chemist is now recreating the smell of space ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:50 am DMK MPs to quit over Lanka Tamils issueAll DMK ministers and MPs will submit resignation to party chief Karunanidhi on Friday night over the Sri Lanka controversy.The DMK has 15 MPs and seven of them are ministers in the Manmohan Singh gov...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Oil jumps as recession fears subsideOil prices jumped above $72 a barrel on Friday in Asia from a 14-month low as investors bet fears that a severe global recession will devastate crude demand may be overblown.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am Amitabh Bachchan leaves hospitalMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from hospital on Friday, almost a week after he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital for abdominal pain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:48 am RS to discuss communalism, terrorism and price rise next week - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:22 am Human chain protest against Sri Lankan ‘atrocities’ - The Statesman
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:16 am BJP Rajya Sabha member dies - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 10:11 am Tendulkar becomes highest run scorer in Test cricketSachin Tendulkar became the leading run scorer in Test cricket, surpassing Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs, during the second cricket Test against Australia here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 9:01 am Orissa VHP leader's killing was pre-planned: police - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 8:55 am Back from the clutches of Somali pirates - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 8:41 am Upset foster parents will appeal higher up - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Oct 2008 | 8:02 am Amitabh Bachchan discharged from hospitalBollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital here last Saturday following complaints of abdominal pain, was discharged Friday. He had been in the hospital for a week.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 6:33 am India rumbles over Sri Lanka war, but to what end?COLOMBO (Reuters) - Indian political pressure on Sri Lanka to throttle back an offensive to wipe out the Tamil Tigers will do little to sway a Sri Lankan government increasingly confident it can end one of Asia's longest insurgencies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 6:12 am Anita Dongre goes back to the 'grassroots' for WIFWMumbai-based designer Anita Dongre, who is credited with having created the country's first organic clothes line last year, is showcasing an extended version of that collection at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 5:00 am Esha Deol excited about moving back to old homeEsha Deol says she is excited about moving back into her Juhu bungalow that was under renovation for the past one year. She says all her best memories are associated with that house.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am 'Empires of the Indus' tops non-fiction bestseller list'Empires of the Indus' is the new bestseller in the non-fiction group this week, while 'Brisingr' by Christopher Paolini is on the top of the charts in the fiction category.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am BCCI talks with ICL failMOHALI, India (Reuters) - The rebel Indian Cricket League's (ICL) bid to get official recognition failed on Thursday after talks with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 3:14 am Seventh Asian film fest kicks off in MumbaiMumbaikars will get to savour the best of Asian cinema, including from Mongolia, with an eight-day-long film festival kicking off here Thursday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:31 am Indian players more confident after I took over: HoughtonIndia's soccer coach Bob Houghton Thursday claimed that the confidence of team has gone up since he took over in 2006. He has also drawn up a two-year plan for the national team with an eye on the Asia Cup in January 2011.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:30 am Apologetic Naresh Goyal takes back all sacked Jet employeesJet Airways chief Naresh Goyal Thursday night profusely apologised for sacking a large number of employees, mainly cabin crew, assured them that their jobs were intact and told them they could report to work from Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Oct 2008 | 1:30 am Jet Airways reinstates sacked employeesMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's leading private carrier Jet Airways has reinstated 800 sacked flight attendants, its chief said on Thursday, following protests in cities and demands for a probe by politicians.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:19 am Mega drinking water project for StateWork on the Rs. 53,877-crore project to begin in the current financial yearSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Police custody for 5 blast suspectsNew Delhi: Five suspected terrorists, accused of carrying out serial blasts here, were on Thursday sent to 12 days’ fresh police remand by a Delhi court. It said the offence was part of a deep-rooted conspiracy and required thorough ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am TDB restrained from making appointmentKOCHI: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday restrained the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from appointing Melsanthis of the Sabarimala and Malikappuram temples. However, the TDB was allowed to draw lots for choosing the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am U.S., India discuss security scenarioNEW DELHI: U.S. Army Chief of Staff George William Casey Jr. held talks here on Thursday with his Indian counterpart Deepak Kapoor on the security scenario in the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Cherono wins 3,000m goldDouble for Abeypitiyage, ThompsonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am “These chauvinistic tendencies are inimical to the interests of India”Chennai: This is the text of the statement by N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu group of publications on the three incidents targeting the paper in Coimbatore and Erode: self the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Air India: no retrenchmentPlan to offer three to five years’ leave without pay for staffSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Act against foes of freedom of expression: N. RamCHENNAI: N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu , has strongly condemned “the illegal acts of mischief and violence” by activists of the pro-LTTE fringe group, the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK), along with a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Jet reinstates sacked staffI cannot see tears in their eyes: GoyalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Four-in-a-row for EnglandChile surprises Argentina; Colombia holds BrazilSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Oil ministry rules out fuel price cutPetroleum Minister Murli Deora Thursday ruled out any reduction in fuel prices, saying this was possible only if the purchase price fell below $61 a barrel.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 6:30 pm Reliance woman employee stabbed to death in Mumbai suburbA 33-year-old woman employee of Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City was stabbed to death by unidentified men Thursday evening in the Navi Mumbai suburb near here, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Oct 2008 | 6:30 pm
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