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Chhatisgarh heading for a tight finish!The race for power in Chhattisgarh on Monday appeared headed for a tight finish with ruling BJP and its principal challenger Congress having established lead in 44 and 42 constituencies.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm Double delight for Gehlot!It is a double bonanza for Congress leader Ashok Gehlot.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm Mizoram: Congress leads over ruling MNF, wins 8 seats!Congress takes its tally eight in the results announced so far for the Mizoram Assembly Elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Lok Sabha polls likely in April-May: CEC!Elections to the Lok Sabha are likely to be held on schedule in April-May next year, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami said on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Assembly polls: Congress ahead in 3 states, BJP in 2!The Congress appears to be heading towards victory in Rajasthan and Mizoram and within handshaking distance of power in Delhi, while the BJP is leading the race in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as per early trends available.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Cong ahead in 105 seats in Rajasthan, BJP leads in 72!Congress was leading in 105 seats while the BJP was ahead in 72 in trends available for all the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan. Mayawati-led BSP was ahead in 6 seats.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm MP: BJP all set to retain power!BJP appeared on its way to retain power in Madhya Pradesh today having established leads in 125 of the 230 seats in the state assembly as per the latest available trends.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Congress wins three seats in Delhi, leads in 35 others!Ruling Congress won three seats in Delhi Assembly elections and was leading at 35 other constituencies while BJP was ahead at 26 seats in the 70-member Assembly.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Mumbai terror mastermind held?!Pak security forces reportedly arrested LeT commander accused of masterminding Mumbai attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Congress high command to take call on Rajasthan CM: Ashok Gehlot!Jubilant over Congress taking lead in Rajasthan, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said people are "relieved" that the ruling BJP is on "its way out".Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm 13-year-old killed for parental propertyA 13-year-old boy was killed by his elder brother here to acquire the entire parental property, police said on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am Indian shares rise 2.2 pct on stimulus boostMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares climbed 2.2 percent on Monday after an economic stimulus package and strong global markets boosted sentiment, but the gains were clipped on news of a fire at Reliance Petroleum's new refinery.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:51 am Legendary Pakistani fullback passes awayBrigadier (retired) Manzoor Hussain Atif, one of Pakistan's iconic hockey fullbacks, passed away on Sunday after a long struggle with cancer in Rawalpindi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am ICL drops case against YusufThe Indian Cricket League has dropped its case against Mohammad Yusuf after the senior batsman, described as a 'turncoat' by the PCB legal adviser, withdrew his counter-chargesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:37 am 'Abhinav's Olympic gold is of no use'Abhinav Bindra's Olympic gold is of no help to the country's other shooters, who are still an ignored lot, feels world record holder marksman Ronjan Sodhi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:35 am Govt working on plan to prevent aerial attacksThe government is now trying to piece together a plan to declare airspace over strategic installations no-fly zones to prevent 9/11-type attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am Security to star hotels only temporary: JangidThe security provided to different star hotels in suburban Chennai, which came under a security threat following the Mumbai terror attacks was only "temporary"Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am GJM closes state govt. offices in Darjeeling - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Security to star hotels only temporary: Jangid - Hindu
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Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am In state votes, Congress defies predictionsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Congress party won two state elections and was leading in a third on Monday, defying predictions of a political battering after both an economic slowdown and the militant attacks on Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:14 am Sebi to shortly permit exchange traded corp bondsThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will not only permit interest rate futures from January 2009 but also allow corporate bonds to be traded in exchanges in next 3-4 months, says Dr T CSource: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:13 am Trai paper on 3-yr lock-in for promoters' equity in telcosTelecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon issue a consultation paper shortly on a proposal by the Department of Telecom (DoT) for a lock-in period for promoters' equitySource: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:09 am Congress does well in state electionsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Congress party appeared set to win two state elections and was leading in a third on Monday, defying predictions of a political battering after both an economic slowdown and the militant attacks on Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 11:09 am French national found dead in ChandigarhA 55-year-old French national was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a private guesthouse in an upscale areaSource: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:56 am Counting of votes on in five states - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:55 am Heavy security presence evident ahead of England testCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Heavily-armed guards patrolled the boundary of Chennai's Chidambaram Stadium on Monday as the city prepared to host this week's first test between England and India following last month's Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:52 am IOB signs pact with Japanese non-life insurerPublic sector lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) today signed an agreement with Universal Sompo General Insurance Company of Japan for distributing products of the non-life insurer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:50 am Pakistan moves to build bridges with India - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:37 am FACTBOX - Latest counts from state electionsReuters - The results of a month-long series of state elections were being released on Monday, which should reveal the political mood of an India reeling from the Mumbai attacks and hit by an economic slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:36 am Jet Airways agrees for 3% commission to travel agentsJet Airways, the country's largest private air carrier, has agreed in-principle to pay 3 per cent commission on the basic fare to travel agents.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Pakistan arrests suspected Mumbai planner - sourcesMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - One of the suspected planners of last month's attack by gunmen on Mumbai was arrested by Pakistani security forces in a raid on a militant camp, several sources in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:27 am Greycells Entertainment to consider rights issueGreycells Entertainment is considering a rights issue to raise funds, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:17 am Americans make funny excuses to skip officeQuite a few US workers conjure innovative excuses for not coming to the office -- such as not wanting to lose the parking space in front of his houseSource: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:10 am Financial Technologies brings charges against NSEFinancial Technologies (India) (FTIL) today alleged that the National Stock Exchange, which has kept it on the 'watch-list', was also attempting to remove the firm from the panel of softwareSource: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:07 am BJP appears set to retain power in MPThe BJP today appeared all set to retain power in Madhya Pradesh, leading in 81 seats out of the 126 for which trends were available in the 230-member Assembly.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am Deputy CM gets new wife, name - loses job! - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am Kolkata foundry park to attract Rs 25,000 cr investmentThe foundry park in Kolkata is expected to attract Rs 25,000 crore investment in five years from completion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am Govt working on plan to prevent aerial attacksAfter a severe beating of security arrangements at the hands of terrorists coming through the sea route to commit 26/11, the government is now trying to piece together a plan to declare airspace overSource: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:52 am Fire at Reliance Petroleum's Jamnagar siteA fire was reported at the site of Reliance Petroleum's under-construction export-oriented refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:48 am Rowling's new book explores life after PotterBritish author J K Rowling's latest offering will appeal to readers on two different levels -- for fairytale lovers, it comes as a simple collection of moral fablesSource: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:47 am Pakistan Raids Camp Linked to Group Accused of Mumbai Attack - Bloomberg
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:45 am Congress gets simple majority in Mizoram - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:44 am J&K witnesses 10 pc jump in fourth round of polling - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Dec 2008 | 9:44 am The going gets tough for AchuthanandanThe feud in the party has been blowing hot and cold ever since Achuthanandan was first denied a seat to contest in the May 2006 assembly polls.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:50 am Pakistan arrests suspected Mumbai attackersPakistani troops seized a camp used by the extremist group blamed in the Mumbai attacks and arrested more than 12 people, militants and a security official said on Monday. The raid was the first know...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:13 am BJP Leads,46 in ChhUpdate: 01:00 PM: A clearer picture seems to be emerging in Chhattisgarh with the BJP surging ahead of the Congress and leading in 47 seats. The Congress is ahead in 38 seats.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am Results depressing, says BJPThe trends suggested a clear defeat for the ruling BJP in Rajasthan while it is in a neck and neck fight with Congress in Chhattisgarh. The saffron party is also trailing the Congress in DelhiSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am CEOs take salary cutMany corporates across the world are trapped in the economic crisis. With loses mounting, big corporate giant going bankrupt, these are extremely tough times for companies across all sectors. So it i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am Pachouri quits over Congress] Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri has offered to quit from his post owning responsibility for the party's likely defeat in the state assembly elections.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am The unbeatable force, in both war and peace'Though it impressed the general, the commandant was not amused by the caper. In fact, he was livid. Soon, 1,500 cadets were on the thoroughfares, doubling, rolling, some bounding about on their haunc...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am Delhi CM on why people voted for Congress] assembly elections, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday said the people of the national capital had voted for the party's development agenda."I congratulate the people of Delhi and many thanks t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:09 am US offers to share counter-terrorism expertise with IndiaBy Arun Kumar, Washington, Dec 8 : The United States has offered to share with India its best practices since 9/11 as it restructures its response to counter-terrorism in the wake of the Mumbai terror...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:08 am Pakistan territory used for Mumbai attacks; US seeks action againstBy Arun Kumar, Washington, Dec 8 : With evidence that the terrorists did use Pakistan territory to stage Mumbai terror attacks, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Islamabad that 'non-stat...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:07 am Congress progresses, set to rule Delhi, Rajasthan, Mizoram, BJP holds MPCongress on Monday put up an impressive show in assembly elections in five states heading for victory in three - Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram - and is involved in a neck-and-neck race with the Bharati...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Dec 2008 | 8:07 am Gloom in BJP as Congress in Rajasthan celebratesRajasthan's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was introspecting on what went wrong as celebrations began at the Congress office here Monday with the party headed for power in the 200-member assembly.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 7:31 am Mumbai militants used Pakistani soil - RiceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani territory was used to stage recent attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday, as she again urged Islamabad to help bring perpetrators to justice.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 6:40 am Chennai entertainment group defies downturn, plans investmentDespite mounting losses in the aftermath of the global meltdown, city-based entertainment group Pyramid Saimira feels it is the right time to invest. It is planning to establish at least 800 theatres all over the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am Chhattisgarh heads for photo finishChhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress were Monday morning heading for a photo finish in the race for control over the 90-member state assembly.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am India's first Men's Fashion Week on, despite economic meltdownAt a time of financial crisis when the whole world is engaged in cost cutting, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has decided to go ahead with its plans of organizing the country's first Men's Fashion Week - but with slight changes in the dates.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am I enjoy being with Lara: Dino MoreaDino Morea is often seen with Lara Dutta these days and admits he enjoys her company, but the actor is quick to state there is nothing more to it.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am SAIL's Himachal Pradesh plant in fresh troubleUncertainty continues to dog state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd's steel plant project in Himachal Pradesh - SAIL's first in northern India - with the state turning down the company's proposal to shift the location of the plant.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 3:30 am Pakistan raids camp of group blamed for MumbaiISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces on Sunday raided a camp used by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), two sources said, in a strike against the militant group blamed by India for last month's deadly attacks on Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Dec 2008 | 2:21 am I'm a mixture of all religions: Pooja BediActress and anchor Pooja Bedi is proud that she can boast of a family tree that is an amalgamation of several religions.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am I was ordered to make a comedy: Dibakar BanerjeeThough 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' director Dibakar Banerjee is relatively new in Bollywood, one thing he has understood is that if you don't have A-list stars, you are asked to make a 'bankable' comedy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Dec 2008 | 1:30 am Government unveils stimulus packageMore steps if necessary, says MontekSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am 2 with GPS device handed over to ATSJAMNAGAR: The police on Sunday handed over to the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad two persons carrying a GPS device and maps of Saurashtra at Khambaliya town here. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Crackdown on office of Lashkar’s front organisationISLAMABAD: Pakistan security forces cracked down on an office of Jamat-ud-dawah (JuD), the front organisation of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir on Sunday, a television channel has reported. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Online dictionary of north-east languagesGuwahati: Are you curious to know what the right word is for ‘mother’ in some of the major languages spoken in north-east India? If yes, key in the word ‘mother’ in the search box at ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Revealed: home of Mumbai’s gunman in Pakistan villageAjmal’s parents live in Faridkot; list of 478 registered voters shows a ‘Mohammed Amir,’ married to Noor ElahiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Haryana Deputy Chief Minister sackedCHANDIGARH: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan, who disappeared from the public view over a month ago, was on Sunday sacked from the post amid reports that he has allegedly married a woman and both converted to Islam. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am YSR, Naidu, Chiru share daisFirst anniversary celebrations of Telugu daily ‘Surya’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Maradona pays homage to Mother TeresaCalls on former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti BasuSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Mumbai terror suspect’s Pakistan link “confirmed”LONDON: Contradicting Pakistani denials that its nationals were involved in the Mumbai terror attacks, The Observer reported on Sunday that it had established that Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab,’ the lone surviving suspect, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Central package ignores States, says MinisterFinds additional Plan expenditure grossly inadequateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Militants torch 150 NATO trucks in Pakistan, kill guardSome 300 heavily-armed rebels attacked two parking bays in north-western Pakistan full of vehicles used by US and NATO contractors for making deliveries to Afghanistan, killing a guard and torching dozens of trucks, the police said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2008 | 5:00 pm Industry happy, but says more could have been doneIndian inustry welcomed the Rs.3,000-billion fiscal stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday, but said more could have done to increase growth.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Dec 2008 | 4:02 pm Jeev Milkha Singh overcomes grief for year's fourth winNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Asian tour leader Jeev Milkha Singh overcame personal grief on Sunday to win a Japanese Tour event and claim his fourth title of the year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2008 | 3:56 pm After rate cuts, govt plans $4 bln spending boostNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government said on Sunday it planned $4 billion of extra spending this fiscal year in a package to revive fading economic growth hit by the global slowdown and to shore up confidence knocked by militants' attacks on Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Dec 2008 | 3:43 pm
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