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Jharkhand offers spin in the air to check school dropouts!With an aim to check school dropouts in the state, Jharkhand will now provide a chance of a free ride on a helicopter or a glider to those who attend classes regularly. This is part of its ongoing series of innovative programmes.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm Left parties to contest over a dozen seats in Delhi!Left parties have decided to contest about a dozen seats in the coming Delhi Assembly polls but are yet to evolve a joint election strategy on whom to support on seats which they are not contesting.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm Jehadi elements could be behind blasts: Police!The Assam police on Thursday said the needle of suspicion in today`s serial blasts in Assam is towards jehadi outfits, including Bangladesh-based HUJI.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:02 pm We lost $3 million due to IPL: RanatungaSri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday blamed the IPL for depriving the board USD 3 millionSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:34 pm Treat Raj Thackeray as an anti-national: BJP leaderSenior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra demanded on Friday that MNS chief Raj Thackeray should be treated like an "anti-national" for attacks on non-Maharashtrians.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:17 pm Disgruntled candidates protest outside BJP's Delhi officeUpset over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders held a protestSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:16 pm 17 Chhattisgarh cops injured in landmine blastAtleast 17 policemen suffered minor injuries on Friday when Maoist rebels detonated a powerful landmine in southern Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:15 pm Ponting leads Australia fightbackNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Occasional off spinner Virender Sehwag grabbed three wickets but Ricky Ponting struck 87 as Australia reached 338 for four on the third day of the third test against India on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:13 pm AIADMK, DMK hurl charges over Jaya's attackArch rivals AIADMK and DMK traded charges on Friday over the attack on former chief Jayalalithaa's motorcadeSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:13 pm BJP accuses Congress of 'communal mindset'NEW DELHI: BJP has accused the ruling Congress of suffering from "communal mindset" in dealing with terrorism in the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:10 pm Police probe HuJI-ULFA link, Curfew clamped in GaneshguriInvestigating agencies questioned over 20 people on Friday as they probed a possible HuJI-ULFA link behind the deadly serial blasts in AssamSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:08 pm Five policemen suspended in nun rape caseThe Orissa government suspended five policemen on Friday including an assistant sub-inspector for dereliction of duty.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:06 pm Agents to charge higher fee from air passengersWith cash-strapped airlines going ahead with introduction of 'zero commission' for travel agents from tomorrow, air tickets bought from the agents are set to become costlier as the agencies haveSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:06 pm No senior player ever treated respectfully: Ranatungadia's senior cricketers are not alone in feeling humiliated by oft-repeated queries on their impending retirementsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 pm If Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is guilty, punish her, says Advani - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:57 am Police probe HuJI-ULFA link, Curfew clamped in Ganeshguri - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am Dogged batsmen keep Australia afloat: Undaunted by India's mammoth first innings total, Australia's obstinate top-order came up with useful contributions to keep themselves afloatSource: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:56 am Chiranjeevi's party to support formation of Telangana - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:54 am SP rules out withdrawing support to UPA on Maharashtra issue - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:48 am Rs 250 for observing Chhath in relief camps: Bihar CM - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:40 am Nun rape: 1 ASI, 4 OSAP Jawans suspended - odishatoday.com
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:33 am UK trade union opposes job outsourcing to IndiaCiting turbulence in the country's economy, British trade union GMB has opposed world's leading French fries supplier McCain Foods' proposal to outsource finance and administration-related jobs toSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:32 am Travel Picks: World's 10 best places of final restSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Above ground, or six feet under, "Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009" guide lists the world's top 10 cemeteries, which are prime spots for both the living and the dead. Reuters has not endorsed this list.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 11:04 am Malegaon probe: Colonel brought to Mumbai for questioning - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:57 am Bharti Airtel Q2 consolidated net up 27%Bharti Airtel today reported 27% rise in consolidated net profit for quarter ended September 2008 at Rs 2,046 crore as against Rs 1,614 crore in the correponding quarter a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:35 am Govt pushing ahead on insurance FDI reformNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is pushing ahead with delayed plans to increase the cap on foreign direct investment in insurance companies to 49 percent from 26 percent and other reforms, the finance minister said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:31 am Govt to table Insurance Bill; to hike FDI cap to 49%The government today approved the much-awaited comprehensive Insurance Bill, which seeks to raise foreign direct investment cap in private sector to 49 per cent from 26 per cent, and said it would beSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:28 am IOC to reduce jet fuel priceIndian Oil Corp to reduce jet fuel prices by about Rs 6,000 per kl effective from midnight tonight: IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:26 am US wins wine and spirit duty case against India at WTO - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:22 am India suspects Islamist militants in Assam bombingsGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Authorities suspect Islamist groups were behind coordinated bomb blasts in Assam that killed 77 people and wounded more than 320, police said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:20 am US wins wine and spirit duty case against India at WTOIndia suffered a setback in a wine and spirit dispute with the US as the WTO appellate body ruled in favour of the American contention that New Delhi is levying excess duties on the alcoholic drinksSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 10:18 am U.N. says Congo rebel leader should keep ceasefireNEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda should keep a ceasefire declaration and engage in dialogue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:55 am Indian stocks surge, bonds look for rate cutMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares soared and bond yields fell as a rise in overnight lending rates to 21 percent on Friday stoked expectations the central bank would lower interest rates or take liquidity-boosting steps to ease the strain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:43 am Hindalco Industries Q2 net up 12% at Rs 720 crAditya Birla flagship firm Hindalco Industries today said its net profit increased by 12.03 per cent at Rs 719.93 crore for the second quarter ended September 30 over the corresponding period a yearSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:40 am BoJ cuts rate by 20 bps, sees economic sluggishnessIn yet another effort to enhance liquidity in the country's financial system, the Bank of Japan today slashed the benchmark rate to 0.3%, for the first time in seven years, even as the apex bankSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:40 am Govt clears NHAI Amendment BillThe government has cleared the National Highways Authority of India Amendment Bill, paving the way for restructuring the authority enabling it to execute its delegatedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:26 am News Agency of kashmir - News Agency of Kashmir
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 9:05 am NTPC may exit Dabhol project if LNG terminal is sold-offState-run power producer NTPC Ltd is likely to exit the beleaguered Dabhol power project in Maharashtra if the government hives-off the adjacent LNG import terminal and sells it to a thirdSource: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:54 am FACTBOX - Main suspects behind blasts in AssamREUTERS - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of Assam and three other towns on Thursday, killing 76 people and wounding more than 320, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:37 am TAPI pipeline: Turk fails to submit certificate of gas reserves - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:06 am CHRONOLOGY - Major attacks in India since 2005REUTERS - Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of Assam and three other towns on Thursday, killing 76 people and injuring at least 320.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 8:05 am Gambhir handed one-test banNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir was handed a one-test ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee on Friday for breaching the spirit of the game in the third test against Australia.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 7:38 am Movie superstar Mohanlal wants to join Territorial ArmyMalayalam superstar Mohanlal, whose latest blockbuster 'Kurukshetra' tells the tale of the Kargil war, has shown interest in joining the Territorial Army (TA), a voluntary part-time civilian force, as an officer.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:32 am Indian equities soar, following US marketsIndian equities opened higher Friday and soared further on the back of a sharp upswing in the US markets a day earlier following the cuts in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am HIV/AIDS discrimination rife in China, finds surveyNew Delhi, Oct 31 : Most adults discriminate against HIV/AIDS patients, shows a survey based on six major cities in China.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am PM raps Maharashtra on violence against non-MaharashtriansPrime Minister Manmohan Singh has rapped the Maharashtra government on the violence in Mumbai against non-Maharashtrians and conveyed the 'sense of the cabinet' on the need to control this.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am Siachen Glacier trek format to change from next yearFrom next year, civilians wishing to trek to the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir will need to pitch their own tents and cook their own food to give them a real feel of the conditions in which Indian Army troops survive on what was once considered the world's highest and coldest battlefield.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am Infosys drafts hi-tech plan to check power distribution lossesIT major Infosys Technologies Ltd has drawn a road map to transform power distribution and check losses across India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am Pranab Mukherjee to leave for Iran todayNew Delhi, Oct 31 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will begin his three-day visit to Iran from today to discuss ways to push the proposed trilateral gas pipeline project.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 6:00 am Live! Mishra strikes, Aus lose KatichIndia team: Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, *Anil Kumble, A Mishra, S Ganguly, V Sehwag, VVS Laxman, G Gambhir, R Dravid, S Tendulkar, MS DhoniSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 am Gambhir gets 1 Test banlet off Watson lightly , as he was fined just 10 per cent of his match fee for verbal abuse.Infact, the video replays show quite clearly that Watson was responsible in provoking Gambhir, who then reac...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 am Bihar to provide insurance cover to migrant workersThe Bihar government plans to provide insurance cover to migrant workers from the state, who are scattered all across the country to earn livelihood.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 am Palin not qualified for VP, says US pollThe just released New York Times/CBS News poll shows that 59 per cent of voters surveyed said the Alaska Governor was not prepared for the job, up nine percentage points since the beginning of the mon...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:45 am U.S. intel chief sees growing potential for conflictWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of international conflict will increase in the next two decades as China, India and Russia become major powers and competition for resources grows, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Oct 2008 | 5:43 am Infosys drafts hi-tech plan to check power distribution lossesIT major Infosys Technologies Ltd has drawn a road map to transform power distribution and check losses across India.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:31 am 20 primitive tribals die in Jharkhand in one monthDespite a plethora of welfare schemes, 20 members of three primitive tribes of Jharkhand have died in the last one month, with the government attributing this to food poisoning while social workers say the deaths occurred due to malnourishment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am Airtel revenue up 42 percentTelecom major Bharti Airtel's Ltd Friday said that its total revenue grew by 42 percent for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2008.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:30 am Assam anguished, angry, but vows to fight back terrorAssam woke up Friday with a steely resolve to fight back terror with people anguished, but not shattered, over the serial bombings that killed 71 people and wounded 300 more Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:01 am Pairing with hubby dear excites AishwaryaAishwarya Rai is excited about teaming up with hubby Abhishek Bachchan for Mani Ratnam's next film but reluctant to reveal much about the movie.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am 'India is next big thing in global rock music'India is the next big thing on the global rock music map with international bands culling heavily from this country, say Indian and international rock musicians.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 4:00 am Bollywood director had to study criminal minds for new filmAd filmmaker-cum-director Dibakar Banerjee hit the jackpot with his directorial debut 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', a dark comedy centred on the real estate mafia. Now he is ready with his second film 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!' and says he had to study criminals' minds to make the comedy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 2:30 am IMF concludes first round of talks to bail out PakistanThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the first round of technical talks in Dubai with Pakistani officials about creating a system to save the south Asian nation from economic collapse, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Oct 2008 | 1:30 am Sheikh Hasina denied bail in graft caseDHAKA: The former Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, was on Thursday denied bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Terror strikes Assam, 62 killedOver 300 injured in 12 high intensity blasts; hand of jihadi elements suspectedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Haj flight cancelledLucknow: The first flight scheduled to take Haj pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on Thursday was cancelled after many passengers failed to get their visas and Chief Minister Mayawati accused the Centre of giving a “step motherly ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Santha Narasimhan passes away, aged 85June 16, 1923-October 30, 2008Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am India to make fresh proposals on Iran pipelinePranab leaves for Tehran today for joint commission meetSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Coimbatore breathes easy as dams fill upCOIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation sounded relieved on Wednesday as the water level in the Siruvani Dam was just inches below the full reservoir level. Besides, there is such heavy flow in the Pilloor Dam that 15,000 cusecs were ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am U.N. votes to lift curbs on CubaUnited Nations: Friends and foes of the United States joined with full force in the United Nations General Assembly to denounce Washington for continuing to defy world opinion and asked it to lift the 46-year economic embargo against Cuba. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am When terror left its footprints in AssamSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Rousing welcome to Guru Granth SahibOver 3 lakh pilgrims take part in ‘Gurta Gaddi’ in NandedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am IDEAS to track file movementKochi: IT seems to give the State a lot of ideas to improve governance these days. IDEAS (Information and Data Exchange Advanced System), a web-interface to track the movement of files, which was made operational more than a year ago in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Oct 2008 | 12:00 am Jayalalitha claims 'murderous attack' after car is stonedAIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha Thursday alleged a 'murderous DMK plot to assassinate' her after the windscreen of her vehicle was damaged in stone pelting by a huge mob gathered at her rally. The police claimed her supporters had thrown stones in frustration after failing to get a better view of their leader.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Oct 2008 | 6:32 pm
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