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Victory of compassionate capitalism: InfosysInfosys Technology has hailed Barak Obama's victory in the US presidential election, calling it a victory of "compassionate capitalism" over laissez faire capitalism.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:58 pm 6 women, 4 Muslims in Cong's first list for DelhiSix women and four Muslims figure in the first list of 48 Congress candidates for Delhi Assembly elections announced on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:50 pm Sebi issues framework for SME stock exchangeThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today issued norms-legal framework for setting up separate platform/stock exchange for small and medium enterprises (SME).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:46 pm Corporation Bank lowers BPLR by 75 bpsMangalore-based public sector lender, Corporation Bank, today revised downward its benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) by 75 basis points to 13.25 per cent from 14 per cent, with effect November 10,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:37 pm I am not under any pressure: DhoniTaking over Test captaincy from Anil Kumble, Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared unfazed by any pressure as he leads India in the fourth and last Test against Australia.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:37 pm Woman gives birth on roadside in UPTurned away by a community health centre, a pregnant woman gave birth on the roadside in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:36 pm Obama rides wind of change to historic U.S. victoryWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama rode a wave of voter discontent to an historic White House victory, promising change as the first black U.S. president but facing enormous challenges from a deep economic crisis and two lingering wars.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:32 pm `Cancel bail of movie directors who gave seditious speeches'A state Congress functionary Wednesday appealed to the Madras High Court to cancel the conditional bail of movie directors Seeman and Ameer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:32 pm Tutor kills student, hangs himselfA 35-year-old private tutor, who was having an affair with his 19-year-old student, committed suicide on Tuesday after killing her in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:31 pm RSS worker shot dead in KandhamalAn activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was on Wednesday shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Orissa's communally sensitive Kandhamal district.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:28 pm Book us for sedition: VHP leader challenges ModiThe war of words between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the state unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad is escalating with the arrest of a senior VHP leader.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:26 pm Jaypee Group to set up cement plants in GujThe Jaypee Group, a diversified infrastructure industrial house, will set up two new cement plants in Gujarat with a total installed annual capacity of six million tonnes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:22 pm India Inc hails Obama's victoryLeaders of Indian industry, including those in the IT and IT-enabled services, on Wednesday hailed election of Barack Obama as the US President.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:16 pm Army officer's arrest a matter of concern: Deputy NSA - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:12 pm United Bank cuts PLR by 50 bpsKolkata-based United Bank of India (UBI) today announced 50 basis points cut in prime lending rate (PLR), and it will reduce the interest rate on deposits by 50 basis point by December.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:09 pm Nun wants change of identification parade venue: Archbishop - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:08 pm Merkel launches stimulus package for German economyThe German cabinet approved a stimulus package today to help Europe's biggest economy and the world's top exporter avoid the worst effects of a sharp global slowdown, the finance ministrySource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:02 pm South Asian nations agree to build grain reserveNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Eight South Asian countries have agreed to create a 243,000-tonne strategic grain reserve to meet any sudden spurt in demand in the region, India's farm minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:56 pm Chinese company officials visit HaldiaA team of Chinese automobile company First Automobile Works (FAW) which wants to set up a small car factory in West Bengal today visited some places in Haldia and in East MidnaporeSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:54 pm Govt to provide Rs 2,100 cr to NIPERsGovernment would provide Rs 2,100 crore for establishing and developing six National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), in the next five year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:47 pm Telenor plans to abandon $1.8 bn rights issue: reportNorwegian major Telenor, which is to acquire a majority stake in Indian telecom player Unitech Wireless is considering to abandon its $1.8 billion rights issue, aimed at raising funds mainly forSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:39 pm Paswan calls attack on his convoy "pre-planned" - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:34 pm WBSEDCL aims Rs 7,500 cr busines in 2008-09The West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) today said it was aiming at a total revenue of Rs 7,500 crore and a surplus of between Rs 500 and Rs 600 crore during the currentSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:32 pm ICICI to watch cash conditions before deciding on rate cutsIndia's second largest lender, ICICI Bank, today played its cards close to the chest on lending rate cuts and said it would assess the liquidity conditions in the next few days before taking aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:24 pm PIL seeks judicial inquiry in killings of North Indians - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:06 pm A 'rice-centric' election campaign in Chhattisgarh - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:05 pm Deora meets Putin, seeks stake in Sakhalin-3 oil fieldAfter Sakhalin-I and Imperial Energy, India is seeking more oil and gas fields in Russia, with Oil Minister Murli Deora pitching for properties in East Siberia, along with Russian Prime MinisterSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2008 | 1:02 pm Laxman hopes to make his 100th test appearance specialNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Indian batsman Vangipurappu Laxman hopes his rich vein of form against Australia will continue when he plays his 100th test match from Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Sensex snaps winning run, Reliance leads fallNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian shares fell 4.81 percent on Wednesday, snapping a five-day winning run on heavy losses in Reliance Industries and as investors locked in gains on a surge that had lifted the market 40 percent off a three-year low.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:32 pm Indian army officer arrested over deadly bombingNEW DELHI (Reuters) - An army officer was arrested on Wednesday in connection with bomb blasts in two western towns that killed five people and were blamed on a Hindu militant group, a government lawyer said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 11:06 am Uma Bharati slaps party worker - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:58 am Political parties in India hail Obama's victory - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:42 am Chiranjeevi’s fans distribute eggs to protest attack on him - Thaindian.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:13 am US Prez polls: Implications for India - Moneycontrol.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:06 am Obama's outsourcing talk shouldn't worry India: ChidambaramFinance Minister P. Chidambaram congratulated Democrat Barack Obama for his historic win in the US presidential election and said the Indian IT industry had no reason to worry over his pronounced policies on outsourcing.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:02 am Blue Star Infotech partners with Amdocs for telecom OSS solutionsMumbai, Nov 05 (ANI/Business Wire India): Blue Star Infotech (BSI), a leading provider of software solutions and IT services, today announced a partnership with Amdocs, a leading provider of customer experience systems.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:01 am Rediff.com goes mobile with MobileRediff applicationMumbai, Nov 05, (ANI/Business Wire India): Offering Indian mobile phone users a near web like experience of popular Rediff.com services on their mobile handsets, Rediff.com India's leading online community portal today went live with its mobile client application 'MobileRediff'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:01 am Did India play key role in helping US thwart Iran bound air cargo from N. KoreaWashington, Nov 5 : The United States thwarted a suspect shipment from North Korea to Iran by persuading the Indian Government to deny clearance for the North Korean flight to travel through Indian airspace, US officials have said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am President Patil congratulates Barack ObamaNew Delhi, Nov 5 : President Pratibha Patil today congratulated Senator Barack Obama on his election as the next President of the United States of America.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am B.R. Chopra - master of socially relevant filmmakingHe's the man who gave us 'Naya Daur' in the 1950s that dealt with the conflict between man and machine as well as the kitschy 'Mahabharat' in the 1980s that brought the epic alive on the small screen. Baldev Raj Chopra, the iconoclast filmmaker, managed to successfully strike a balance between socially relevant and commercial cinema.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Army denies arrest of Lt. Colonel Purohit in Malegaon blasts caseNew Delhi, Nov 5 : The Army today denied arrest of Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit by Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blasts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 10:00 am Obama and the four-letter wordMatthew Schneeberger , likes to gloat that the United States is the moral compass of the world; I tell him he has been brainwashed by his school history textbooks.It looks like -- at least for now -- ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:57 am The day Obama called rediffthat disparagingly described Hillary Clinton's Indian links. It was a move that precipitated much angst in the Indian-American community. Obama called me to plead not guilty. I am still kicking mys...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:57 am US Speaker celebrates ObamaSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left) and New York Senator Chuck Schumer, at the Election 2008 winning party of US President...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:57 am Nikki Haley wins landslide in South CarolinaRepresentative Nikki Randhawa Haley was reelected for a third term to the South Carolina House of Representatives, defeating her Democratic opponent Edgar A Gomez, 59,with 83 percent of the votes.Hale...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:57 am Krejza likely to make debut in final India testNAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Australia are preparing to give off-spinner Jason Krejza a baptism of fire by handing him his first cap in the fourth and final test against India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:45 am B.R. Chopra - master of socially relevant filmmakingHe's the man who gave us 'Naya Daur' in the 1950s that dealt with the conflict between man and machine as well as the kitschy 'Mahabharat' in the 1980s that brought the epic alive on the small screen. Baldev Raj Chopra, the iconoclast filmmaker, managed to successfully strike a balance between socially relevant and commercial cinema.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am 'Obama-Biden team will take India-US relationship to next level' - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:49 am Private sector banks to review rates - officialNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Private sector and foreign banks operating in India have assured the government they will review lending rates, the finance secretary said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:12 am India says Obama's election will inspire worldNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India hailed the election of Barack Obama as the next U.S. president on Wednesday, saying his "extraordinary journey" to the White House would inspire people not only in his country but around the world.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 8:09 am Jharkhand companies should not use middlemen: Shibu SorenCompanies operating in Jharkhand should desist from taking help of middlemen, says Chief Minister Shibu Soren. 'Villagers dislike middlemen and I have also fought against moneylenders and middlemen,' he said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 7:32 am Legendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra deadLegendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra died here Wednesday after a prolonged illness. The winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was 95.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 7:30 am 12 RJD MPs hand in resignation over anti-migrant violenceNEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 12 Rashtriya Janata Dal Members of Parliament (MPs) sent resignation letters on Tuesday in protest against anti-migrant violence, their party said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 7:20 am 'Bhojpuri film industry won't shift from Mumbai under threat'The Bhojpuri film industry, which is based in Mumbai, will not shift out despite the threat posed by the anti-north tirade of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists, asserts popular Bhojpuri star Dineshlal Yadav, alias 'Nirhua'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 7:01 am Gagan Narang shoots to world record, wins world cupPutting behind the disappointment of the Olympic Games, shooter Gagan Narang won the gold in the men's 10 metre air rifle event with a world record score in the World Cup Finals in Bangkok Wednesday morning.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 6:01 am Filmmaker B.R. Chopra deadLegendary Filmmaker B.R. Chopra died here Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 95 years old, a family source said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 5:00 am Telecom operators bank on value-added services for 3G revenuesWith third generation (3G) mobile services set to roll out early next year in India, service providers are banking on the value-added services (VAS) segment to ring in additional revenues, with many new features like personalised radio, mobile blogging and social networking.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 5:00 am Big U.S. foreign policy challenges await ObamaCHICAGO (Reuters) - Newly-elected U.S. president Barack Obama will face a daunting array of foreign policy challenges, from wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the global financial crisis to the need to shore up the country's frayed international image.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2008 | 4:40 am Afraid of heights, Bond girl Olga does own stuntsUkrainian model Olga Kurylenko, who stars as the new Bond girl opposite Daniel Craig in 'Quantum of Solace', is scared of heights, but she says she did herself proud by overcoming her fear and doing her own stunts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 4:30 am Anjana Sukhani feels left out of 'Golmaal Returns' publicityActress Anjana Sukhani, who plays Tusshar Kapoor's romantic interest in the recently released 'Golmaal Returns', feels she has been given a raw deal in the publicity and marketing campaign of the multi-starrer laugh riot.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Nov 2008 | 2:31 am Bill Gates and Anbumani discuss health initiativesNEW DELHI: The co-chairs of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates and his father William Gates, called on Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss here on Tuesday. The senior members of the Foundation met the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Obama poised for a big winHistoric presidential election in U.S. today Date with history for McCain, Obama ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Rashtrawadi Sena office set ablazeNew Delhi: A group of Shiv Sena activists on Tuesday set on fire the office of Rashtrawadi Sena here in “retaliation” to Monday’s attack on the Maharashtra Sadan here. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen JoshiNew Delhi: Eminent Hindustani vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, 86, has been chosen for the Bharat Ratna award on Tuesday. — PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Court put brakes on lake privatisationLDA restrained from entering into fresh agreement with companiesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am The case of the clock heistIsraeli police finally crack a legendary 25-year-old museum theftSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am India, Pakistan clash on KashmirUnited Nations: India and Pakistan clashed at a key United Nations committee meeting with New Delhi telling Islamabad on Monday that its advocacy for “self-determination” for people of Jammu and Kashmir is ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Court: political will needed to check MNS violenceThese are political questions: judgeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am 3G spectrum auction as scheduledPrime Minister clears Raja’s proposal for levying one-time chargeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am India’s assistance is a goodwill gesture, says Sri LankaIn Parliament, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama denies any secret dealSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am MNS violence: Majority RJD MPs, MLAs submit resignations!In line with RJD president and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad`s call for resignation of elected representatives from Bihar against the anti-north Indian violence by MNS in Maharashtra, the party legislators and parliamentarians have started submitting their resignation letters to the party leadership.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Rizwan case: Bail plea hearing of Pappu adjourned!A local court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on a bail petition filed by S M Mohiuddin alias Pappu, an accused in the Rizwan-ur Rehman death case, till November 12.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Delhi Police seeks custody of IM militant from MCOCA court!Delhi Police has sought the custody of an alleged Indian Mujahideen militant, currently in a Mumbai jail, claiming that he is a "key conspirator" in the recent series of bomb blasts in various parts of the country and his interrogation will provide vital clue to the probe.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Chhattisgarh has most number of domestic violence cases!Chhattisgarh topped the chart with Gujarat as a close second in the number of cases registered in cases of domestic violence in the year 2007.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Impartial probe into Dhule, Digras riots: Deshmukh!An impartial probe will be conducted into the riots at Dhule and Digras and the cases against innocent will be withdrawn, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said here today.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm No political interference in probe of German minor rape: Kamat!Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat today said that investigation into German minor rape case has been and will be "without any political interference".Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Orissa asks Posco to negotiate with people!With approval of the stage-1 forest land diversion proposal of Posco-India and removal of other hurdles, the Orissa government expected the steel major to start negotiation with people protesting against the project as the administration has done its job.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Court asks Orissa nun to be present at identification parade!The nun who was raped in Kandhamal has been directed by a district court to be present at the test identification parade on November 10.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm Malegaon blasts: Police arrests arms collector in Pune!The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a Pune based antique arms collector in connection with the September 29 Malegaon bomb blasts.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm RJD leader assaults Airlines manager in Patna!Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Akhilesh Prasad Singh allegedly beat up the station manager of Kingfisher Airlines at Patna Airport on Monday after he was not allowed to board Patna-Kolkata flight as he reported late at the airport.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Nov 2008 | 11:37 pm
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