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States fail to set up child protection unitsState governments are yet to constitute child protection units to take up matters related to children in need of care and protection, and juveniles in conflict with lawSource: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:59 pm Court allows terrorist Fahim Ansari to be taken to MumbaiA court on Friday allowed the police to take Fahim Ansari, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist lodged in the Bareilly Central Jail, to Mumbai for questioningSource: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:54 pm Obama distances himself from Illinois GovernorAppalled by Illinois Governor's alleged attempt to sell his vacant Senate seat, Obama said he was "absolutely certain" that no one close to him was involved in any dealmaking.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm Inaugural Twenty20 Champions League in India put offNEW DELHI (Reuters) - This year's edition of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament has been cancelled over security concerns following the Mumbai attacks, organisers said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm India to import 5,000 Mw power from BhutanThe country will import 5,000 Mw of power from neighbouring nation Bhutan by 2020, Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh told Lok Sabha today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm Citizen Watches to invest Rs 30 crore in IndiaJapanese watchmaker Citizen Watches is planning to invest Rs 30 crore by March 2010 in setting up more stores and introducing models.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:42 pm Domestic institutions net buyers of Rs 326crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 325.81 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm Pakistan cracks down on Lashkar, charity; scores heldMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan shut offices and arrested scores of activists of an Islamic charity, officials said on Friday, as international pressure mounted for firm action against militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:35 pm IIP numbers lower than expected: Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs said in a report that the negative Index of Industrial production (IIP) growth of 0.4 per cent was lower than the consensus of 2.1 per cent on a year-on-year basis and their expectationSource: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm Gujarat ATS arrests two, seize maps of SaurashtraTwo men, who were found with a global positioning system device and maps of the Saurashtra region, were arrested on Friday by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:33 pm Court allows terrorist Fahim Ansari to be taken to MumbaiA court on Friday allowed the police to take Fahim Ansari, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) activist lodged in the Bareilly Central Jail, to MumbaiSource: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:30 pm Supreme court gives notice to Centre equipping policeThe Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking direction for equipping police and security forces with modern weapons to combat terror.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:27 pm Police reform cannot be ignored: NGOIn light of the Mumbai terror mayhem, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an international NGO, on Friday called for urgent implementation of police reform in IndiaSource: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm Fears of human bird flu cases rise in AssamGUWAHATI (Reuters) - India is sending bird flu experts to Assam and setting up isolation units to treat up to 90 people showing signs of the virus, health authorities said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:19 pm Nissan Motor India rejigs top managementCar maker Nissan Motor India today announced a major reshuffle in top level management of the company as well as in its joint venture with French auto major Renault.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:19 pm Al-Qaeda attack on Brown foiled in BrusselsBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other European leaders could have been target of an al-Qaeda suicide bomb plot that was foiled by Belgian police.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:18 pm Congress to provide stable government: Gehlot - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:16 pm JSW Steel output may dip by 17% in DecSteel producer JSW Steel today said its production in December may decline by up to 17 per cent as compared to the corresponding month last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm Inspired England take control of India testCHENNAI (Reuters) - Inspired England took control of the opening test against India on Friday after debutant off spinner Graeme Swann grabbed two wickets in his first over in test cricket.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:14 pm Fahim Ansari handed over to Maha ATS for questioning - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:08 pm Prince Harry to return to AfghanistanBritain's Prince Harry is to return to war-ravaged Afghanistan as a combat chopper pilot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:08 pm HSBC lays off 193 jobs in IndiaForeign lender HSBC has decided to slash 193 jobs in its Indian consumer assets business segment after reviewing its portfolio in the backdrop of the prevailing economic conditions, the bankSource: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:06 pm Terror attacks: SC notice to Centre on PIL to equip police - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:03 pm Protesting 26/11, citizens form human chain in Mumbai - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:02 pm Sports minister opposes cricket tour of PakistanNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sports minister Manohar Singh Gill is opposed to the national team's proposed cricket tour of Pakistan amid strained bilateral ties following last month's militant attacks in Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Sheila to stake claim to form Delhi govt !Sheila Dikshit-led Congress will stake claim here Friday for the formation of government in New Delhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm US Congress condemns Mumbai attacks !The US House of Representatives last night passed a resolution condemning last month`s terrorist strikes in MumbaiSource: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Islamabad should take action against JuD: Burney !Pakistan Human Rights activist, Ansar Burney, has said that Islamabad should take action against JuD for being a terrorist outfit, and should also set aside its differences with New Delhi and fight against militancy.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Political parties stand united against terror!Displaying rare unity, country`s otherwise feuding politicians united in Parliament to condemn in one voice the acts of senseless terror.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm PM apologises for Mumbai terror attacks!Calling on all concerned quarters to act swiftly against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday apologised for the Mumbai terror attacks that killed and injured hundreds.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Pakistan bans Jamaat, puts Saeed under house arrest!Under immense international pressure after UNSC imposed sanctions on Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Pakistan on Thursday froze the group`s assets, while putting its leaders under house arrest and padlocking its offices.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Share evidence on Mumbai terror attacks: Pakistan !Pakistan asks India to share evidence and information on Mumbai terror attacks, saying its probe into the incident could not proceed unless there is "sustained and pragmatic cooperation" between the two countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Shivraj, Raman to be sworn in today!Shivraj Chouhan and Raman Singh will be sworn-in as the CMs of MP and Chhattisgarh respectively.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Only 1,500 tigers left in India: National Tiger Conservation Authority !India has around 1,500 tigers left in the wild, says an official survey. The figure might come as a shock to wildlife lovers as a census conducted six years ago had pinned the big cat population at 3,652.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Ashok Chavan to meet Manmohan, Chidambaram in New Delhi today!Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram during his visit to the national capital on Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 pm Jet Airways step-up to minimize passenger inconvenienceJet Airways has come out with measures to minimize passenger inconvenience arising out of flight disruptions and cancellations due to fog in the approaching winter season.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:54 am Nava Bharat Ventures okays share buybackThe board of the Hyderabad-based a multi-product company Nava Bharat Ventures has approved the buyback of company's fully paid up equity shares of Rs 2 each from the open market at a price notSource: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am India's GDP to grow at 6.5% in 2009-10: AllianzInsurance and financial services provider Allianzs economists, expects Indias gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 6.5 per cent as against China at 7.5 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:43 am BJP ropes in Khurana for postponed Delhi election - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am 'China backed Jamat-ud-Dawah ban' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am World Bank to provide $14 bn to India for infrastructure projects - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am Pakistan needs to act forcefully against terrorism: RicePakistan needs to "act and act forcefully" against terrorists and ensure that its territory is not used again by "non-state actors" to carry out heinous attacks similar to that inSource: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am TV ratings soar during Mumbai attacksMUMBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Indians stayed glued to television sets as a 60-hour siege in Mumbai played out in living rooms last month, more than doubling viewership ratings for news channels in the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:08 am Rizwanur case: Todis sent back to jail - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:52 am Rahul Gandhi in UP to meet accident victims' kin - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am Captured Mumbai attacker is my son, says Pakistan man - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am Mumbai lawyers pray but won't represent suspectMUMBAI (Reuters) - Lawyers in Mumbai are refusing to take on the case of the lone surviving gunman from last month's attacks in India's financial hub, citing moral and ethical concerns, legal officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 9:56 am SCENARIOS - Assessing risks of India, Pakistan confrontationISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Since militants slaughtered 179 people in an assault on Mumbai, India has withstood internal pressure to unleash a military attack on Pakistani territory, while Pakistan has begun bending to external pressure to break up jihadi groups friendly with its spy agency.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 9:34 am Mumbai residents in human chain protest over attacksMUMBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of Mumbai residents formed a human chain snaking through the city on Friday near sites attacked by Islamist gunmen last month, in the latest demonstration against the assault and failure of the government to stop it.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 9:20 am Audi India appoints new head of salesMumbai, Dec 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, today announced the appointment of Anil Reddi as Head of Sales.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am Pak paper Dawn establishes Faridkot link to Mumbai terror attackKarachi, Dec.12 : Pakistan's Dawn newspaper has confirmed that there is a link between Faridkot in Punjab province and the terror attacks that were launched on Mumbai last month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am US lauds Pak efforts for easing tension with IndiaISLAMABAD: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday here and discussed bilateral relations and counter-terrorism cooperation particularly with refe...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:38 am Lack of coordination during Mumbai attacks glaring, says top US officialUnited States Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said the absence of an operational incident manager -- as was developed in the US after the 9/11 attack -- clearly was a major problem du...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:34 am Fifth graders thank nanny for saving MosheFifth grade students of an American Jewish school have written individual letters to Sandra Samuel, the Indian nanny who risked her own life to save two year old Moshe HoltzbergSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:34 am Five, including 2 kids, killed in Delhi hit-and-runFive members of a family, including two children, were killed in an accident on Friday after a speeding SUV hit their car in north-west DelhiSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:34 am India-Pakistan situation is dangerous, says RiceThe United States has said that although there is 'no bellicose talk' from either India or Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Mumbai, the situation is 'obviously dangerous and Islamaba...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:34 am EU parliament hosts conference on cultural heritage of KashmirBrussels, Dec 12 : An international conference on cultural heritage of Kashmiri people ended here Thursday night stressing that irrespective of their location, 'all people of the former princely state...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:33 am Pak interior ministry says India yet to provide evidence of its citizens roleIslamabad/New Delhi, Dec.11: Pakistan's Interior Ministry on Thursday said that it has yet to receive any evidence from India implicating its nationals in the Mumbai attacks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:32 am TripAdvisor announces top 10New Delhi, Dec 11: TripAdvisor(r), the world's largest travel community, today announced the top ten 'Undiscovered Jewel' hotels in India according to traveller popularity, price and TripAdvisor edito...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2008 | 6:32 am Sun shining on Delhi, flights on scheduleA clear sunny Friday morning ensured that all flights from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) were on schedule after two days of flight delays and cancellations due to poor visibility.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am I don't want be size zero any more: Kareena KapoorSize zero is out for actress Kareena Kapoor. In her next release, 'Kambakht Ishq', she plays a surgeon who moonlights as a supermodel and for it she has put on extra pounds.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am Date problems just an excuse by actors: Sajid NadiadwalaBollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala, who has hits like 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' and 'Heyy Babyy' to his credit, says he has never faced date problems with stars but is aware that actors often use it as an excuse for not doing projects.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am Bullets in the Husains? Art lovers await Taj reportMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - While insurers assess the full extent of the damage to the luxury Taj Mahal Hotel after the recent militant attacks in Mumbai, art lovers are fretting about the fate of one of India's finest repertoires of art.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Dec 2008 | 3:22 am Powerful quake strikes off central IndonesiaA powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Friday morning, seismologists said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 2:01 am Attacks against elders on decline in national capital: Delhi Police !Thirty-nine cases of attack on senior citizens, including 13 murders, were reported in the national capital this year with police claiming that the crime against elders were on the decline in the past five years.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Post-Mumbai siege, fishermen to get ID cards in Andhra Pradesh!As part of measures to "tighten security and decrease vulnerability" along the Andhra Pradesh coastline, fishermen will be issued tamper-proof identity cards and fishing vessels registered, official sources said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Firozabad tragedy: Bus plied without a valid permit!The bus, which caught fire in Firozabad claiming 63 lives, was plying without a valid permit, a transport official said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Bird flu spreads its wings, affects nine Assam districts !With the avian influenza spreading to fresh areas, nine Assam districts are now bird flu affected and Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday warned that it could become a major human disaster.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am `Prejudiced` murder probe to `tarnish` church`s image: Bishops!The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC), the apex body of church leaders in the state, on Thursday alleged that attempts were being made to "tarnish" the image of the community.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Orissa MLA suspended for hurling headphone at Speaker!A Congress MLA was suspended on Thursday from the Orissa Assembly for seven days for allegedly throwing a headphone towards the Speaker and indulging in unruly behaviour during a debate on Kandhamal violence.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Kerala govt mulls ban on use of mobile phones in educational!The Kerala government is planning to ban use of mobile phones in educational institutions in the wake of complaints that the gadget is misused including to sexually exploit girls.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Expedite power generation projects: Chavan to bureaucrats!Stating that resolving the power shortage was his government`s top priority, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday asked the state bureaucracy to expedite the implementation of electricity generation projects.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Orissa Revenue Minister Manmohan Samal resigns over sex scandal !Orissa`s Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, Manmohan Samal , has resigned following disclosures of his involvement in a sex scandal.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Talking to fireflies before their glow vanishesBAN LOMTUAN: Thousands of fireflies fill the branches of trees along the Mae Klong river here, flashing on and off in unison — relentless and silent, two times a second, deep into the night. Nobody knows why. “It’s one ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Suspect in acid attack heldHYDERABAD: Home Minister K. Jana Reddy has announced that S. Srinivas, the prime suspect in the acid attack on two women students in Warangal on Wednesday, has been arrested. K. Swapnika is battling for life with over 50 per cent ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Chinese city to lop top floors off buildingsBEIJING: The Chinese resort city of Hangzhou plans to lop the upper floors off exclusive lakeside hotels and other tall buildings in its quest for UNESCO World Heritage status. The plan, to be carried out by the end of April, seeks to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Crackdown on Jamat-ud-DawahPakistan’s countrywide action follows U.N. sanctionsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Keeping pace with terrorismBelgaum: Curtains will come down on the Sino-Indian Joint Military Exercise and Training “Hand-in-Hand” here on Friday. The exercises began on December 6 at the training area of the Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Clampdown on big public meetingsBANGALORE: It is official. After having received flak from an enraged public and a deeply concerned High Court for allowing life in Bangalore to be severely affected by the Janata Dal (Secular) rally on November 17, 2008, the Bangalore police ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan will fulfil obligations: GilaniSaeed slams United Nations decision against him and groupSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Kandahar resurfacesNEW DELHI: Was the decision to free three dreaded terrorists in exchange for securing the freedom of hostages aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines aircraft in Kandahar in Afghanistan in December 1999 taken at an all-party meeting? The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am RBI board approves measures for housingMaintain credit flow to productive sectors, bankers toldSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am U.N. slaps sanctions on Jamat-ud-DawahUnited Nations: Acceding to India’s demand, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday imposed sanctions on the Pakistan-based Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) after declaring it a terrorist outfit. The Council branded four of the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am No cap on number of 3G operators in a service area: RajaWith the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Thursday launching the third generation (3G) mobile services called 'Jadu' in Delhi, the government said there would be no restriction on the number of operators/providers in a service area.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:02 pm South African parliamentary team for outsourcing business to IndiaA South African parliamentary delegation Thursday evinced interest in outsourcing business to India and sought this country's participation in various sectors, including automobiles and mining.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:02 pm Muslims welcome Advani separating terrorism from IslamMembers of the Muslim community, including clerics, have welcomed Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani's statement in parliament Thursday that Pakistan was the 'epicentre' of terrorism, but there was no connection between Islam and terrorism and spiritual Islam was to be respected.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:01 pm Samsung slashes prices of LCD TVs, refrigeratorsSamsung India, one of the leading fast moving, consumer durables companies in the country, Thursday slashed prices of its liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions and refrigerators in an attempt to pass on the benefit of the excise duty cut announced by the government Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:01 pm Reliance BIG Entertainment, Kunal Kohli in three-movie dealReliance BIG Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) has signed a three-movie co-production deal with Kunal Kohli Production Pvt. Ltd.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:00 pm Tina Ambani inaugurates helpline for the elderlyTina Ambani, industrialist Anil Ambani's wife, Thursday evening inaugurated a toll free helpline for senior citizens seeking information about a government financial scheme for the elederly.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Dec 2008 | 6:00 pm
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