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World Bank appoints Pulock Chatterji as executive directorPulock Chatterji, Secretary in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Office, has been appointed as the new executive director of World Bank for a term of three years beginning February 1,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:58 pm Cricket fans bemused as Australians crumbleAs India trounced the once invincible Australia to stage a historic victory in Mohali, cricket fans here were bemused to see their heroes crumble with such ease.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:56 pm 'Drop terror charges against Godhra carnage accused'The Supreme Court ordered the dropping of terror charges against all the 131 people accused of setting ablaze a sleeper coach of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra railway station.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:55 pm SpiceJet cuts fares againLow-cost carrier SpiceJet announced a fresh round of fare cut on Tuesday even as airlines continue to make losses in an adverse economic environment.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:53 pm Tech Mahindra net up 66.7% y-o-y to Rs 303crTech Mahindra, reported a consolidated net profit growth of 66.7 per cent at Rs 302.8 crore for the second quarter ended September 2008 from Rs 181.6 crore in the corresponding quarter last financialSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:48 pm Police to probe if Goa minister is sheltering rape accusedGoa police will probe a complaint from an activist-lawyer that Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's son Rohit, accused of raping a minor German girl, was being sheltered by a minister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:45 pm Triple murder shocks Bangalore residents - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:43 pm 'Bureaucrat committed suicide due to pressure'Amarinder Singh said that the suicide by a senior IAS officer A S Chhatwal was due to "stress and pressure the state bureaucrats were subjected to by the SAD-BJP government in the state."Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:38 pm 'It feels good to be compared with Dravid'Cheteshwar Pujara, who posted 386 against Maharashtra last Sunday, hopes his feat has drawn the attention of selectorsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:36 pm Prabhakaran, I assured India we were not for Eelam: Karuna - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:35 pm Three Virgin Mary idols damaged in Tamil NaduMiscreants damaged three idols of Virgin Mary, said to have been transported from Rome to this hill station nearly 90 years ago, here on Tuesday, police said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:35 pm Raj Thackeray's arrest sparks protests in MumbaiMUMBAI (Reuters) - Police in Maharashtra arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday after attacks on migrant workers, sparking violent protests and the shutting of some businesses in the financial hub of Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:30 pm Class giving trouble? 10 minutes of pranayam, everyoneNo more caning or beating, says a school in Agra. But wait. You will still be pulled up, though in a different way - by being asked to do yoga!Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:30 pm Wockhardt's Sep qtr net down 44% to Rs 55crWockhardt Ltd, a leading drugmaker, has reported a 44 per cent fall in net profit in the third quarter ended September 2008, as it provided Rs 55 crore towards exchange rate fluctuation in itsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:28 pm Mother rewards daughter who smokes, drinks and has sexThough the behaviour of British teenager Sam Holt would leave most parents in despair, for her mother the 13-year-old is 'sweet'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:26 pm I have not got justice: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi on Tuesday lamented that he has not got "justice" even 17 years after his father Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:16 pm Left MPs stage walkout from Lok Sabha - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:14 pm PM arrives in Japan; to hold summit talks with Aso tomorrow - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm Indian shares rise 4.5 pct as market jitters easeBANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 4.5 percent on Tuesday, taking gains this week to 7.1 percent, as battered stocks were snapped up by investors boosted by a central bank rate cut and emerging hopes of an easing in the credit crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:57 pm Telcos will have to pay for spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz: Raja??Clearing the air on the contentious issue of charging the incumbent telcos for excess spectrum, Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology, A Raja today said that telcos would haveSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:54 pm Raj Thackeray misunderstood in Patna, Lucknow says MNS - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:52 pm India to source uranium from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and NigeriaIndia is planning to source uranium from countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to fuel its nuclear power plants which are running at about half of their capacity due to non-availability ofSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:40 pm DIIs net buyers of Rs 884cr in cash mkt todayDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 883.76 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:25 pm Singur’s loss - Frontline
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:18 pm Australia totally outplayed, admits PontingMOHALI, India (Reuters) - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting admitted his team were thoroughly outplayed after being handed a crushing second test defeat by India on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:06 pm Sail posts 18% profit growth to Rs 2,010crPublic sector undertaking Steel Authority of India, the countrys largest steel producer, has registered an 18 per cent growth in its net profit for the quarter ended September 30 even thoughSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm JK cross border trade begins from today - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:58 am Orissa govt opposes CBI probe into nun`s rape case!The Orissa government in an affidavit to the Supreme Court has opposed a plea for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the rape of a nun in Kandhamal District of the state by some Bajrang Dal activists.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Raj moves Jharkhand HC for stay on arrest warrant!MNS chief Raj Thackeray has moved Jharkhand High Court seeking a stay on a non-bailable arrest warrant issued by a court in Jamshedpur for making allegtedly derogatory remarks about Biharis.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am 12 CRPF personnel killed in naxal attack !In a major attack, suspected naxalites on Monday ambushed a CRPF contingent killing at least 12 jawans in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Delhi Police prohibits people from assembling near airport!With large number of curious onlookers gathering near the international airport here to have a glimpse of aircraft, Delhi Police has prohibited assembling of people or parking of vehicles at a 500-metre stretch on National Highway 8, fearing security risk.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am HP IAS officer remanded to judicial custody!A local court today remanded IAS officer Subhash Ahluwalia, who was arrested on the charge of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, to 14-day judicial custody.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Delhi Police fail to submit report on encounter to NHRC!Delhi Police have failed to submit a detailed report on time on the encounter in south Delhi`s Jamia Nagar to the National Human Rights Commission prompting the rights body to issue a reminder to the force.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Maha to come up with spl package to farmers!Concerned about the farmers suicide in Maharashtra the State Government is likely to come up with a special package to farmers those who were not benefited by the earlier packages.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Senior Punjab bureaucrat dead after suicide bid!A senior Punjab-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, A.S. Chatwal, died at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Pgimer) here late on Monday night after he attempted suicide at his official residence here.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:53 am Airlines to pay Rs 30,000 for abrupt flight cancellationThe State Consumer Commission has pulled up the Deccan Aviation Limited for putting a passenger to inconvenience by abruptly cancelling its Kullu-Delhi flight for four days at a stretch and directedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:29 am Akshardham accused in police custody till Nov 3 - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:15 am SC to hear Orissa government reply on CBI probe today - Newstrack India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:14 am India make no mistake in beating AustraliaZaheer Khan made short work of the Australian tail as India secured a 320-run victory in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series. The left-arm paceman claimed three wickets in his first two ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:09 am Microsoft undertakes series of initiatives to reduce software piracyNew Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): Aimed at reducing software piracy in India, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. today announced a series of education and enforcement initiatives under the aegis of 'Global Anti-Piracy Awareness Day', a simultaneous launch of local and international programs to combat the sophisticated trade of pirated and counterfeit software through education initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries on six continents.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am Shiv Sena warns of bigger movement in MaharashtraTrying to score over the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday warned of a "bigger movement" in Maharashtra if the government does not give preference to the locals in railway jobs.On a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am Fingers crossed at Chandrayaan launch siteIntermittent rains in Nellore district which houses Shriharikota may not affect the launch of India's first moon mission, Chandrayan-1. Indian Space Research Organisation officials told rediff.com tha...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am SC drops POTA against Godhra train burning accused] Act against 134 accused in the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat shall be dropped and the trial can resume against all the accused under the provisions of the IPC.A bench comprising Chie...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am Bengaluru police crack abduction case in hours] was abducted on Monday night and rescued by the police on Tuesday morning. Vijaylakshmi was abducted by her driver of two years along with four others, all of whom have been arrested.According to th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am Batla House is no Birla House] breathed his last. Yes, of course it was a cynical attempt to suggest that some of the Mahatma's moral sheen had rubbed off, but at least it held out the hope that enough Indians held Bapu in some r...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am India to build new launch-pad, astronaut training centreIndia plans to build a new satellite launch pad and a major training facility for astronauts as it proposed to undertake a manned space mission by 2015."It (the cost of setting up the launch pad) is a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors to be held in PuneNew Delhi, Oct 21 : An International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket motors (IWAPS 2008) will be held at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) in Pune tomorrow.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am Real time data to enable evidence based planning monitoring and supervision of NRHMNew Delhi, Oct 21 : Secretary for Health and Family Welfare Naresh Dayal today said that real time data provided by the web enabled technologies will strengthen the monitoring and will enable policy makers to make better decisions for public health delivery.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2008 | 11:03 am Apples, onions cross frontier in disputed KashmirCHAKOTI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Trucks loaded with apples, onions and nuts crossed the frontier in divided Kashmir for the first time in decades on Tuesday as nuclear-armed India and Pakistan opened a trade link aimed at easing tension.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 10:47 am Baba Ramdev slams religious conversion - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Oct 2008 | 10:11 am NIIT PAT up 41% at Rs 29.7 crIT learning solutions provider NIIT Ltd today posted a profit after tax of Rs 29.70 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, a 41 per cent growth over the corresponding period a yearSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:58 am LIC Housing Finance Q2 net up 16% at Rs 135 crLIC Housing Finance Ltd today announced a net profit of Rs 135.06 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, a 16 per cent growth over the corresponding period aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:48 am Thackeray, Tamil issues lead to Lok Sabha adjournmentsThe Lok Sabha Tuesday saw repeated adjournments before lunch on various issues including the attack on north Indians by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the issue of Tamils caught in the military conflict in Sri Lanka and the house's alleged inability to protect its members' privileges.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:33 am Rain postpones DMK's human chain event to protest Sri Lanka killingsHeavy rains in Tamil Nadu Tuesday forced the closure of schools and colleges and led to postponement of a human chain event planned by the ruling DMK to protest the alleged killings of minority Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:01 am Tamil Nadu ferment stuns Rajapaksa but war will go onThe sudden tumult in Tamil Nadu seeking an immediate truce in Sri Lanka has hit President Mahinda Rajapaksa where it hurts him most. But he is most unlikely to go for a ceasefire with the Tamil Tigers, regardless of what India may desire.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:01 am Dharmendra gifts jewellery set to Hema on birthdayHema Malini had a rocking birthday with hubby Dharmendra giving her a special jewellery set and daughters - Esha and Ahana - organising a grand bash.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 9:00 am FACTBOX - India's first unmanned mission to the moonREUTERS - India will launch its first unmanned moon mission on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of rivals China and Japan, as it tries to show off its scientific know-how and claim a bigger chunk of global space business.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 7:47 am India's first moon mission is world's 68thChandrayaan-1, that lifts off Wednesday morning from Sriharikota, is India's first and the world's 68th mission to the moon, the earth's closest celestial body which has fascinated children, scientists and poets alike.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 7:32 am Final Scoreboard: India vs. Australia, Second TestFollowing is the final scoreboard of the second Test match in which India defeated Australia by 320 runs on the fifth day at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here Tuesday. India took a 1-0 lead in the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 7:30 am Japanese climbers say find footprints of abominable snowmanKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Japanese climbers returning from a mountain in western Nepal said on Tuesday they had found footprints they think belonged to the abominable snowman or Yeti.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 7:18 am Mayhem in Mumbai as Raj Thackeray arrestedMaharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested from Maharashtra's Ratnagiri town early Tuesday, prompting large parts of this city to shut down as his supporters went on the rampage torching public transport and telling office goers to return home.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 7:03 am India complete crushing win over AustraliaMOHALI, India (Reuters) - India completed a crushing victory over Australia by a record margin of 320 runs in the second test on Tuesday to seize a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 6:56 am India joins Asia space race in first moon missionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will launch its first unmanned moon mission on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of rivals China and Japan, as it tries to show off its scientific know-how and claim a bigger chunk of the global space business.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 6:52 am Fashion clashing as India puts on the glitzNEW DELHI (Reuters) - There may be a global financial crisis going on, but in India, one of the engine rooms of the world's pre-crash production boom, there is a clash of the flash fashion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2008 | 5:30 am I hope my film captures dignity of slum dwellers: Danny BoyleBritish director Danny Boyle says unlike 'City of Joy' and 'Salaam Bombay', his film 'Slumdog Millionare' does not portray people living in Indian slums as poor and desperate.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 5:02 am Mumbai's street pups inspired 'Roadside Romeo': Jugal HansrajCute pups playing by the roadside; yawning, scratching, winking at one another and chasing vehicles on the streets of Mumbai - that is what inspired actor-turned-director Jugal Hansraj to write and direct his animation film 'Roadside Romeo'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 5:02 am Indian equities open strong after Manmohan Singh's pep talkIndian equities opened on a positive note Tuesday with most indices ruling in the green, a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked investors not to panic as fundamentals of the economy remained strong.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Oct 2008 | 5:01 am Repo rate cut, home loans may get cheaperMumbai: After shoring up the banking system with Rs. 1,45,000 crore funds, the Reserve Bank on Monday paved the way for cheaper home, consumer, corporate and personal loan rates by slashing its key short-term lending rate (repo) by 100 basis ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Crackdown begins on MNS activistsWe’ll execute non-bailable warrant against Raj Thackeray: policeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Engineer dismissedNew Delhi: Delhi Metro has dismissed an assistant engineer, suspended a junior engineer and imposed a fine of Rs. 10 lakh on the contracting company, Afcons, in connection with the collapse of a slab of an under-construction bridge in east ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Arjun Atwal claims maiden title in U.S.‘Getting my card back on PGA Tour is a sweet bonus’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Delhi Metro dismisses engineerNEW DELHI: A day after an under-construction metro railway elevated corridor collapsed in the Capital’s trans-Yamuna area leaving two persons dead and a dozen injured, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Monday dismissed an assistant ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India to ink pact with Russia for more reactorsNEW DELHI: India and Russia on Monday agreed to further cooperation in the nuclear sector during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s maiden visit to the country in December. The Foreign Ministers of both countries also signed a protocol ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Raj moves court for stay on arrest warrantMumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has moved the Jharkhand High Court seeking a stay on a non-bailable arrest warrant issued by a court in Jamshedpur against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Biharis. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Trial run of BRTS buses from November 15VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), which is implementing the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project in the city, is contemplating plying the BRTS buses on trial basis from November 15 onwards. This exercise is part ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India has Australia on the matClarke and Haddin in a spirited unbeaten sixth-wicket partnershipSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Pacts with U.S., France include fuel supply assurances, says PranabThey will allow India to build strategic fuel reserves and ensure uninterrupted operationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India says growth may slow due to global turmoilNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday India must brace for slower economic growth because of the global market turmoil, but the country's banks were safe and there was no need to fear any collapse.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2008 | 3:17 pm
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