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Chhattisgarh polls a contest between Raman and Jogi!Move over, national political stalwarts. The battle for the hustings in this tribal-dominated state is virtually centered around BJP Chief Minister Raman Singh and Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Re-polling begins in four polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir!Re-polling will be held at four polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, as the first phase of polling there was declared void in the wake of violence.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Three CPI(M) leaders injured in tribal attack!Three CPI(M) leaders were injured when tribals attacked them with bows and arrows in West Bengal`s Bankura district, police sources said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Akram slams Ponting for 'Sunny no angel' remarksWasim Akram has slammed Ricky Ponting for his "Sunny no angel" comments, saying the Australian captain has chosen a wrong cricketer, who has unblemished international statureSource: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:03 pm Ponting criticises Indian conditions for slow over-rateAustralian skipper Ricky Ponting has blamed Indian conditions, including their 'delaying tactics', for the slow over-rate problemSource: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:01 pm Gavaskar hits back at Ponting, says Aussies rattled by IndiaSunil Gavaskar hit back at Ricky Ponting on Thursday for his "uncalled for" remarks that the former India captain was no angel in his hey-daysSource: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm Obama's dilemma: Two Clintons for the price of one!Bill Clinton is reported to have made several concessions to help move his wife's vetting process along.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:55 am Asian in Britain? You can be a spyBritain's secret service wants more black and Asian spies. But wannabe 007s needn't apply.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:54 am Sonal Shah to craft Obama's high tech policyThe focus of the Policy Working Groups will be to develop the priority policy proposals and plans from the Obama Campaign for action during the Obama-Biden Administration.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:52 am 75% Brits 'unable to name Great Britain's three countries'Believe it or not, more than three quarters of Britons don't know the names of countries that comprise Great Britain.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:50 am Techie formally charged in killing of Indian CEOA 'fired' Silicon Valley engineer of Chinese origin has been formally charged with killing his three colleagues, including the Indian boss.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:48 am No plan to stop short-selling: SebiSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), today ruled out stopping short-selling as it has no evidence that short-selling is driving the market down, a top official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:45 am Large-scale job cuts in India unlikely: Cabinet SecretaryIndia is unlikely to see any large-scale job cuts as it has a strong domestic market to consume what it produces, Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am Inflation declines to 8.9%, RBI may cut ratesInflation, measured by movement in wholesale prices has further declined to 8.90 per cent for the week ended November 8 from 8.98 per cent a week ago mainly on account of drop in prices of fuel items,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:44 am Raja expects significant drop in call ratesTelecom Minister A Raja feels there is enough scope for tariffs to come down to a level of 20 paise per minute for local calls and 50 paise per minute at national level after new operators startSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:43 am OVL to make offer for Imperial shares by Dec 9ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), will make an offer to acquire shares of UK-listed Imperial Energy Corp Plc, at 12.50 pounds a share by DecemberSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:42 am Govt approves higher pay for central PSU officersThe government has given its approval to increase pay for officers of central Public Sector Undertakings(PSUs) with effect from January 1, 2007. ????The decision, taken by the Cabinet at a meetingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:41 am Microsoft rules out new takeover bid for YahooMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday ruled out a new takeover bid for troubled web portal YahooSource: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:41 am Citi's Nayar joins KKR India as CEOKohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has appointed Sanjay Nayar as CEO and country head of KKR in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:40 am CCEA okays Nelp VII award, to attract $1.5 bn investmentThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the award of 44 oil and gas exploration blocks, which is expected to attract investments of $1.5 billion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:40 am Tata Steel to treble profit margins at Corus: reportsTata Steel, world's sixth largest steel maker, aims to treble profit margins at its European subsidiary Corus in over five years, notwithstanding the global economic downturn impacting theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:32 am India Infoline to consider share buy backIndia Infoline said that it is considering a share buy back.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:27 am Udupi: Combing Operations Intensified in District - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 11:14 am India praised for sinking pirates - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:51 am Kernex Micro bags $17.5 mn order from Egyptian RlyCity-based Kernex Microsystems has bagged a $17.5 million order from the Egyptian National Railways for supply and development of 136 semi-automatic level crossing gates, a top company officialSource: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:40 am Centre draws strategy to bring normalcy in Kandhamal - Newstrack India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:39 am Post-monsoon estimate pegs coffee output at 2.76 lakh tonnes - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:32 am Opposition BJP says crisis needs bigger responseNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India needs to restore economic confidence hit by the global credit crisis by helping struggling industries, boosting infrastructure spending and dramatically improving governance, senior opposition leader Arun Shourie said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:28 am Cabinet to decide on judges’ pay hike - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 10:09 am Jharkhand cracks downs on Maoists, 25 arrestedRANCHI (Reuters) - Police have busted two jungle hideouts of Maoist rebels in Jharkhand and arrested about two dozen guerrillas, some apparently plotting landmine attacks on government forces, officials said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:41 am Notes from a coronationn what was undoubtedly one of Bhutan's largest celebrations, dancer Astad Deboo performed for His Royal Highness, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, to celebrate his coronation as the country's youngest ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:14 am A $130,265 mobile phone and..Japan is the world's largest market for luxury goods. Beating the recession worries are these hi-tech and stylish products from Japan's electronics giants. Softbank's Tiffany mobile phone is studded ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:14 am A sea-route to North East soon!A sea route to India's North East is in the making. As Bangladesh continues to deny India access to landlocked North East through Chittagong port, a little-known Myanmarese port on the Bay of Bengal ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:14 am Ban Ki-moon welcomes IndiaBy Lalit K Jha, United Nations, Nov 20 : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision of India and other countries to cooperate with Somalia to fight piracy in its waters, an issue that ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:11 am Govt approves revised pay scales for PSU employeesUnion Cabinet has approved the revised pay scales for Central Public Sector Undertaking employees with effect from January 1, 2007.NDTV adds: Retired justice Jagannath Rao Committee had recommended a ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:11 am Man dies in ChiranjeeviThere is a report of another death at southern superstar-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's rally.One person was electrocuted in Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh during Chiranjeevi's road show on Thursd...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:11 am Kashmir employees on strike for pay riseJAMMU (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of government employees, including teachers and health workers, went on a day-long strike in Kashmir on Thursday demanding higher wages and the raising of the retirement age by two years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:06 am Pastry-eating contest claims life in IndiaNew Delhi - A lunchtime pasty-eating contest among employees of a company in a New Delhi suburb turned into a tragedy when a young professional choked and died, a newspaper reported Thursday. Saurav S...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:04 am Bopara opens with 60 as England make 240 in IndiaKANPUR (Reuters) - All rounder Ravi Bopara hit 60 runs as a makeshift opener to help a shaky England to 240 all out in the third one day international against India on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:03 am R Sathish to lead ICL India XI in the World SeriesInzamam-ul-Haq, Chris Harris, Habibul Bashar, and R Sathish will lead the respective world elevens in the ICL 20s World Series starting from November 23 in Ahmedabad. This premium ICL tournament f...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:03 am Door remains open for talks with representatives of the Dalai LamaNew Delhi, Nov 20 : Independence for Tibet autonomous region can never be considered, but the door remains open for talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese government official has said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:01 am Economic slowdown to impact Titagarh WagonCity-based wagon maker Titagarh Wagons Thursday said the economic downturn could derail its Rs.10-billion revenue target this fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am Rahul attacks BJP govt in MP for making 'false' promises - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:52 am Government employees observe strike in J&K - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:37 am Sena files PIL against ATS in Bombay HC - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:29 am Ajit Jogi's car attacked in Chhattisgarh - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:29 am Annual inflation at 8.90 pct on Nov. 8NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 8.90 percent in the 12 months to Nov. 8, marginally below the previous week's annual rise of 8.98 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 8:23 am Now, Siddu’s turn to target Deve Gowda - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:57 am Cabinet OKs higher wages in state-run firmsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The cabinet on Thursday approved higher wages for employees of state-run firms, an official present at the meeting said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 7:10 am End of TV strike spells relief for Indian soap fansMUMBAI (Reuters) - Shooting of dozens of Indian television soap operas, hugely popular in South Asia, resumed on Thursday after a television industry workers' union called off a strike on an assurance of better pay and work conditions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 6:22 am Boy thrown under train for writing love letterPATNA (Reuters) - A teenage boy was thrashed, paraded through the streets with his head shaved and then thrown under a train in Bihar for daring to write a love letter to a girl from a different caste, police said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:50 am Lunchtime pastry-eating contest ends in deathNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A lunchtime pastry-eating contest ended in tragedy when a young professional in Gurgaon was found unconscious in the washroom and choked to death before reaching hospital, a newspaper reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 5:16 am Bollywood directors are more open to TV actors now: Eijaz KhanSmall screen star Eijaz Khan, known for his roles in shows like 'Kavyanjali' and 'Kya Hoga Nimmo Ka', is all geared up for his first major Hindi film role in the forthcoming 'Meerabai Not Out'. He says Bollywood directors no longer mind casting TV actors in pivotal roles.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:31 am England opt to bat against IndiaEngland captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third One-Day International of the Hero Honda Cup here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:30 am Sensex crashes over 300 points in first 10 minutesIndian equities markets opened far lower Thursday compared to last closing figures, and a key index crashed over 300 points within 10 minutes of the opening bell. The cue came largely from Wall Street, where the Dow closed at a five-year low Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 4:30 am It is not easy to be a special child: Hrithik RoshanIt was a hugely emotional experience for Hrithik Roshan when he inaugurated the Audio and Speech therapy wing at the Nanavati Hospital and donated Rs.2 million for the treatment of special children. The actor met his old doctor, Ramesh Ojha, who treated him for his speech impairment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 3:00 am Raveena refuses to play Ajay Devgan's mom in 'Rajneeti'Prakash Jha's 'Rajneeti' was to be Raveena Tandon's dream comeback but the actress quit the project once she learnt that she would have to play Ajay Devgan's mother.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Nov 2008 | 1:30 am India blows up pirate boat; tanker owners in talksMOGADISHU (Reuters) - An Indian warship blew up a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden and gunmen from Somalia seized two more vessels, defying the foreign warships patrolling the seas off their anarchic country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:54 am IAEA chief Mohammad ElBaradei chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize!Mohammad ElBaradei, Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has been chosen for the 2008 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am IM aimed to tarnish integrity of India: Chargesheet!The banned outfit SIMI was rechristened by its active members as Indian Mujahideen (IM) who aimed to disintegrate India as a nation said the chargesheet filed by the police in the July 26 serial blast case.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Revision in pay not an inherent right: SC!The Supreme Court has observed that an employee cannot claim revised pay scales as a matter of right as it is for the authorities to decide whether to implement the revised pay scales or not.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Haryana Police is threatening to kill me, alleges Lt Col Purohit!In a startling accusation, Lt Col Prasad Purohit on Wednesday informed a Pune court that Haryana Police is threatening to kill him. Purohit is one of the prime accused in the Malegaon blast case.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Husband to foot divorcee`s med bills!The SC has held that a man is under an obligation to foot the medical bills of his divorced wife.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Govt to invest Rs 800 crore for uranium deposit exploration: Kakodkar!The Centre would invest about Rs 800 crore for exploration of uranium deposits in the country during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am SC to examine validity of MPLAD scheme!A Constitution Bench of the SC on Wednesday commenced the hearing to examine the validity of the MPLAD Scheme under which elected representatives get Rs two crore annually for development in their constituencies.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am SC`s ruling on rape victims, issue of consensual sex!In cases of alleged rape, a victim cannot be deemed to have had consensual sex merely because she was more than 16 years of age, the Supreme Court has held.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Centre favours raising up of `Greyhounds` by other states too!Buoyed by the success of specialised `Greyhounds` commandos in Andhra Pradesh, the Centre favours raising up of such anti-Naxal force in other states to counter Maoist violence.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am `Share CBI report on Scorpene deal with NGO`!The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the NGO, which alleged involvement of kickbacks in the Rs 16,000 crore Scorpene submarine, should be allowed to go through CBI`s preliminary report.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:28 am Nun’s plea rejectedBhubaneswar: A court in Orissa’s Kandhamal district on Thursday rejected the plea of the nun who was raped to shift the venue of the Test Identification Parade of the accused to Delhi. It said the venue could not be decided at the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Chhattisgarh final phase polls todayRaipur: The former Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, will be among the 687 candidates whose electoral fortunes will be decided on Thursday in the second and final phase of elections in Chhattisgarh. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Panel formed to increase tree coverTIRUCHI: A district level inter-departmental coordination committee has been formed with the objective of increasing forest cover in Tiruchi by planting saplings on government land as well as on those belonging to institutions and industries. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Bardhan, Jayalalithaa meeting ‘positive’CHENNAI: In an attempt at firming up an alliance for the Lok Sabha election, CPI general secretary A.B.Bardhan on Wednesday held discussions with AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa. Political ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Indian Navy destroys pirate ship in Gulf of AdenThe ship threatened to blow up INS Tabar when asked to stop for investigationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Three militants arrested in AssamTEZPUR: Three militants of the Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam were arrested in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Wednesday.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Indira Gandhi prize for ElBaradeiNEW DELHI: Nobel laureate and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei has been chosen to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2008. An international jury, chaired ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Power crisis: industries slash jobsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Chiru draws big crowds in YSR’s bastionYouth, women cheer Praja Rajyam president in PulivendulaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Pietersen’s men face an uphill taskEngland will be hard-pressed to find a spark against the Indians with their tails upSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am Kareena to visit Saif's ancestral Pataudi villageBollywood beauty Kareena Kapoor seems set to take her relationship with beau Saif Ali Khan to another level. She'll soon be visiting his ancestral village Pataudi in Haryana.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:31 pm Gujarat continues drive to demolish illegal templesAuthorities in this Gujarat capital have launched a drive to demolish unauthorised temples even as critics have lambasted Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the move.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:31 pm 'West Bengal should have bought land in the 1950s, 60s'West Bengal could have avoided the present land problem it was facing in setting up industries if only it had purchased land in the 1950s and 1960s like Gujarat, a top bureaucrat said Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:31 pm Sunitha, Sanaa lose as Indian campaign endsThe Indian challenge ended with both Sunitha Rao and Sanaa Bhambri losing in the singles pre-quarter finals and the country's other players also crashing out of the doubles at the Gujarat NRE Coke $50,000 ITF women's Challenger tennis meet here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Nov 2008 | 5:30 pm Apex court examining legality of MP local area fundsThe Supreme Court Wednesday began examining the legality of allocating approximately Rs.16 billion annually to parliamentarians to help them undertake developmental activities in their constituencies.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Nov 2008 | 4:32 pm
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