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Mukherjee sends strong warning to PakistanExternal Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said if Pakistan did not "act" then there could be a situation that India "doesn't wantSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm Congress Legislature Party to meet in Rajasthan today !Newly elected Congress MLAs from Rajasthan will meet here today to elect their new leader.Source: Zee News : States | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm Maoist terror reigns along Jharkhand national highway!Maoist rebels have struck fear in the hearts of people residing along the national highway linking Jharkhand capital Ranchi to steel city Jamshedpur by murdering 10 security personnel and a politician in the last 10 months.Source: Zee News : States | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm Fifteen Flights delayed due to low runway visibility in Delhi!Fifteen flights were on Thursday delayed after a thick blanket of fog engulfed the Capital, reducing the Runway Visibility Range below 1000 metres.Source: Zee News : States | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm Gorkha Janamukti Morcha bandh hits life in Darjeeling, affects Dooars!Life came to a halt in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district, during GJM sponsored 12 hour bandh Thursday against police and Jana Jagaran Manch (JJN).Source: Zee News : States | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:34 pm PM expects telecom users to touch 700 mnPrime Minister Manmohan Singh expects the telecom subscriber base in the country to touch 700 million by 2012, going by the massive number of monthly addition of new usersSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm Bird flu wreaks havoc in Assam, spreads to new areas: Officials !The deadly bird flu virus is spreading to new areas in the northeastern state of Assam although over 200,000 poultry have been culled in the past two weeks, officials said Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm New Raj CM to be announced today !The Congress legislative party will meet on Thursday to decide on the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm Mumbai attacks: Kasab sent to police remand till Dec 24!Mumbai Police on Thursday secured the custody of lone arrested terrorist in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Kasab, till December 24.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm US House of Rep passes Resolution calling Pak to work with India!The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a Resolution calling upon Pakistan to work with India to ensure all responsible for Mumbai attacks are brought to justice.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm Parliament to discuss Mumbai terror strikes issue!Parliament will hold a discussion on the Mumbai terror attacks in both Houses today.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm UNSC bans Jamaat, declares 4 LeT leaders as terrorists!The United Nations Security Council has placed sanctions on Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the front organization of banned Lashkar-e-Toiba, declaring it a terrorist organization.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm Israel warns its citizens to avoid visiting Goa ahead of new year celebrations!Israel has warned its nationals not to travel to Goa during the next two weeks, saying that the tourist hotspot is a "potential" terror target during the new year celebrations.Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:32 pm Govt drafts code for TV programmesThe government has drawn up a draft code on programmes and advertisement to contain adverse impact of television content on viewers, specially childrenSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:27 pm Jet's Indian pilots firm that before pay-cuts, expats must goThe stalemate between the Jet Airways management and its domestic pilots continues with the latter firm in their stand that the airline must first terminate the services of its expat pilots beforeSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:23 pm NSG best equipped to tackle terror, suffers poor logistics: ChidamabaramHome Minister P Chidamabaram acknowledged that the National Security Guard (NSG) was the country's 'best trained and best equipped force' to combat terrorists.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:23 pm Campaign for 5th phase ends, polling on Dec 13Campaigning for the fifth phase of polling, scheduled to be held on December 13 in 11 segments, came to an end today with People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba MuftiSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm Kohinoor Foods ties up with US firm Target CorpKohinoor Foods, a leading ready-to-eat food product manufacturer, has tied up with a US-based retail chain Target Corporation for marketing authentic Indian food products in America.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Experts welcome UN ban on Jamaat-ud-DaawaThe United Nations' decision to ban Jamaat-ud-Daawa, (JuD) the front organisation of Lashker-e-Taiba, has been welcomed by security experts.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Strauss hits century before India fightbackCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - England opener Andrew Strauss struck his 13th test century before left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan helped India fightback on the first day of the first test on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:07 pm War with Pakistan "no solution", India saysNEW DELHI (Reuters) - War with Pakistan is "no solution" to the problem of militants using Pakistani soil to launch anti-India attacks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday after demanding Pakistan hand over 40 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:05 pm PM expects telecom user base to touch 700 mn by 2012Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expects the telecom subscriber base in the country to touch 700 million by 2012, going by the massive number of monthly addition of new users.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:04 pm PETA activists demonstrate against use of animal skinWith Christmas around the corner, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists on Thursday held demonstrations in Goa appealing to people to shun items made of animal skinSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:04 pm Mukherjee warns Pakistan to actSending a strong message across the border, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said if Pakistan did not "act" in the wake of the Mumbai terror strikes, then there could be aSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Rajasthan CM race turns ugly, supporters clash - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:56 am Lalthanhawla swears in as Mizoram Chief Minister - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am India Inc's deal making spree suffers 37% dip: ThorntonIndia Inc's deal making spree has witnessed significant traction till November with nearly 37 per cent decline in merger and acquisition as well as private equity transactions in the country, a latestSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:53 am Sethu project could damage marine eco systemAn international group of environmentalists have asked India to shelve the controversial Sethusamudram Project as it could damage the productive marine eco-systemSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am Future Generali to invest Rs 370 cr this fiscalFuture Generali, the insurance joint venture between Kishore Biyani-promoted Future Group and Italian insurance major Generali Group, would pump in Rs 370 crore this fiscal to shore up equity capitalSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:50 am Experts welcome UN ban on Jamaat-ul-Dawa; put doubts on Pak - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:47 am VE Commercial Vehicles cuts prices by up to Rs 2 lakhVE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), a joint venture between Eicher Motors and Swedish major Volvo, today slashed the prices of its products by up to Rs 2 lakh on account of four per cent reduction inSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am Sensex ends almost flat in volatile tradeThe Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed almost unchanged on Thursday after shuttling between high and lows as investors globally were cautious.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:45 am Govt formulates draft code for TV programme, ad guidelinesThe government has formulated a draft code on programmes and advertisement to contain adverse impact of television content on viewers, specially children, Parliament was informed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:43 am Cabinet meeting cancelledA meeting of the Union Cabinet scheduled for Thursday evening has been cancelled. While no reasons were given officially, it came on a day when Parliament continuedSource: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:40 am BHEL inks JV with TNEB for thermal power projectPower equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has signed a joint venture agreement with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) for setting up the country's first supercritical thermal powerSource: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:26 am Full text: Home Minister's speech - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:21 am Second stimulus package next week: NathThe government is likely to come out with a second stimulus package to propel economic growth, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am BJP's win in MP sets many records - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 11:04 am Lashkar founder says U.N. action defames PakistanLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The founder of a militant group blamed by India and U.S. officials for the attack on Mumbai said on Thursday a U.N. decision to put him and the charity he heads on a terrorist list defamed Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 10:35 am Pak should stop terrorists using its soil: Anand Sharma - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 10:18 am Pakistan board chairman in bid to save India test seriesKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt was given government clearance on Thursday to visit India in what is seen as a desperate bid to salvage the test series between the countries scheduled to start on Jan. 4.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 10:14 am Fonseka's remarks create storm in Tamil Nadu - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 10:02 am Strauss gives England early control over IndiaCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Opener Andrew Strauss struck 93 not out to guide England to a solid 164 for one at tea on the opening day of the first test against India on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:48 am Pak hub of terror but war no solution: Pranab - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:47 am SC reserves verdict on courts' power to order CBI probe - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:36 am India says wants 40 suspects from PakistanNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India wants Pakistan to hand over 40 people it believes are behind militant attacks and other crimes, India's foreign minister said on Thursday, but ruled out military action against its neighbour as a solution.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:18 am Mumbai terror mastermind placed on UN blacklistFour leaders of the Pakistan-based militant group suspected of being behind the attack on Mumbai last month have been placed on a UN Security Council terrorist blacklist. They include the alleged ma...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:18 am Three Black Widow militants escape from jailThree militants broke free from a jail in the insurgency-hit North Cachar Hill district of Assam on Thursday morning, triggering panic in the area.A police source in the hill district informed that th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:13 am Government admits intel gaps, to set up federal agencyUnion Home Minister P Chidambaram has proposed setting up a federal agency to fight terrorism in India. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Chidambaram said the Centre will soon introduce a set of ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:13 am Jamaat chief vows to carry on activities despite UNSC banBranded a terrorist outfit by the United Nations Security Council, the Jamaat ud Dawah on Thursday sought to put up a defiant stance, claiming that it was not concerned by the international clampdown...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:13 am HSBC reduces India growth prospectsMumbai, dec 11 : Even as the Reserve Bank of India is looking at a lower than seven per cent expected GDP growth rate for the current fiscal, economists at multinational bank HSBC revised its forecast...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:09 am Mixed response to Shah RukhFor some female celebrities, Shah Rukh Khan's moustachioed look in much-awaited 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' has not made any difference in loyalty. Others, however, feel he is better off without it.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:01 am Orissa cop injured in Maoist booby trap blastA policeman was critically injured in a trap laid by the Maoists when a bomb exploded early Thursday in southern Orissa's Rayagada district, a police official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:01 am BSP expands influence but has a long way to goAfter its spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh in 2007, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is expanding its influence in northern and central India, data from the just ended state elections show.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Lovebirds Chand Mohammad, Fiza spice up Haryana politicsHe may not have been a king to give up his throne for his beloved but what former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan has done - losing his high-profile job and family - to stand by his lover Anuradha Bali has lent a romantic colour to the otherwise dull Haryana politics.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am All UPA partners to support Soren in assembly by-pollJharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) head Shibu Soren is the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) choice for the Tamar assembly by-election on Dec 29 with none of the alliance partners putting up candidates.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Mumbai attacks show up India's technology shortcomingsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Police are grappling with global positioning systems (GPS), satellite phones and Google Earth images on the trail of the Mumbai attackers and finding themselves hobbled by technological inadequacy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 8:42 am After Mumbai, govt unveils anti-terror measuresNEW DELHI (Reuters) - More spies and police, modern gadgets and a national investigation agency are among a slew of measures India is taking to prevent militant attacks like the one on Mumbai last month, the home minister said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 8:13 am Kasab's letter to be scanned for codes - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 11 Dec 2008 | 8:06 am Jamaat-ud-Dawa, LeT leaders added to U.N. banned listUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A committee of the U.N. Security Council has added four leaders of a Pakistani militant group to a list of people and groups facing sanctions for ties to al Qaeda or the Taliban, including a freeze on assets and travel ban, the U.N. said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:42 am Film on Gujarat violence wins Asia awardsSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - A film portraying sectarian violence in Gujarat swept the awards at an Asian festival for first time directors, with the issue striking a chord with jurors just weeks after the deadly Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2008 | 5:59 am Tourists back at Mumbai's Leopold Café reading 'Shantaram'When author Gregory David Roberts wrote an open letter to all his readers asking them not to lose faith in India and Mumbai following the 26/11 attacks, he immediately found adherents in people like Anne Fox, a British tourist.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 5:30 am Reduce import duties on luxury products, pleads fashion brand KenzoSteep import duties mean luxury fashion products are priced 15 percent higher in India than in their country of origin and a reduction in rates will actually increase government revenue from their sales, says the international commercial director of leading fashion brand Kenzo.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am No more kitchen politics for me: Amarr UpadhyayHe became a household name by playing the character of Mihir in the popular saga 'Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thhi', but television actor Amarr Upadhyay says he is averse to shows that are high on 'kitchen politics'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 4:30 am Biopic on soldier-turned-dacoit being shot at army basesThe biopic on Pan Singh Tomar, the soldier-turned-athlete who later became a dacoit, is being shot at army bases and at the Chambal ravines in Madhya Pradesh, says director Tigmanshu Dhulia.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 3:00 am At the helm againSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am China offers help to IndiaNew Delhi: China on Wednesday offered its help to India to host the Commonwealth Games here in 2010. — PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am The stage is set for an intriguing contestIrrespective of the weather on Thursday the side winning the toss is expected to batSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Gilani: Pakistan ready to ban Jamat-ud-DawahISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani confirmed on Wednesday that Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who Indian investigators suspect to be the mastermind behind the Mumbai attacks, had been taken into custody ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Dhoni and Pietersen — ideal modern day cricketersBoth can set the template for Test captaincySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am India to U.N.: ban Jamat-ud-DawahLet’s see what global community does: MenonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Top police officials under fire for errors of judgmentLeadership lapses marred response to Mumbai terror attackSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am RBI to revise GDP estimatesIMF global forecast will be taken into considerationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan invokes the ‘K’ wordNew Delhi: Pakistan on Tuesday responded to India’s call for the United Nations to act against the Jamat-ud-Dawah and other organisations linked to the Mumbai terrorist attacks by saying it would ban the outfit if asked by the U.N. to do ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘IAF not put on high alert’New Delhi: India on Wednesday dismissed reports that it had put its Air Force on a state of “high alert” and said nothing unusual has been done. “It is normal for the armed forces to remain on alert even in normal ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Chander Mohan surfaces, says 'feeling at top of the world'Chander Mohan, dropped as Haryana deputy chief minister after his controversial second marriage, finally surfaced Wednesday and said he had no regrets about losing his job and was 'feeling at top of the world'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 7:30 pm RBI may revise economic growth projection downwardsReserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao said here Wednesday that the country's central bank may revise downwards the economic growth projection for 2008-09.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 7:03 pm TRAI moots 2 percent administrative charge on highest 3G bidThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Wednesday proposed two percent of the highest bid amount of third generation (3G) spectrum auction as the annual administrative charge.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 7:02 pm West Bengal hit hard as private buses go off roadsCommuters had a harrowing time in West Bengal as private buses kept off the roads across the state Wednesday in support of a 24-hour shut-down called by the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) trade union arm.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 7:01 pm Churchill in Fed Cup semisOkolie Odafe fired a hat-trick as Goan outfit Churchill Brothers moved into the semi-final whipping Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, 7-0 in a group B match of the 30th Federation Cup at the Salt Lake stadium here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 7:00 pm Offshoring Plans Not Slowed By Global Financial Crisis as per PricewaterhouseCoopers - Duke ORN surveyAmerican companies plan to continue to implement their current strategies for sourcing some functions offshore despite the current worldwide economic slump and the financial downturn may even accelerate such plansSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Dec 2008 | 4:34 pm
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