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Obama set for most star-studded inaugurationThe inauguration of President- elect Barack Obama on January 20 is going to be the most star -studded event in US history.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:39 pm Tony Blair 'asked aides to lie about his Catholic commitment'Tony Blair asked his aides in 10 Downing Street not to disclose his "commitment" to the religious sect while in office.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:37 pm Hundreds of Unnikrishnans are ready: Army chief - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:33 pm Zardari says Pakistan is 'net loser' of situationPresident Asif Ali Zardari has said his country had put in "a lot of effort" for good relations with India, which were now witnessing heightened tensions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:32 pm Miss Nepal derailed but Miss Gay right on courseAs Nepal undergoes a series of social and cultural revolutions, Sandhya Lama, 20, has emerged as an unusual icon.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:31 pm Railway Recruitment Board paper leaked, 275 arrested - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:30 pm RIL regains Rs 2 trillion m-capThe recovery on bourses last week has added over Rs 52,600 crore to market valuations of country's 10 most valued firms, with Reliance Industries (RIL) gaining the most and regaining the crucial Rs 2Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:30 pm RBI projects further deterioration in govt financesWith the government coming out with financial incentives for the industry, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said central finances will further deteriorate during the second-half of the year onSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:29 pm Raise FDI cap in defence to 49%: AssochamIndustry body Assocham has asked the government to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in the defence sector to 49 per cent for enabling indigenisation and the transfer of latestSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:27 pm India likely to sign N-pact with KazakhstanKazakhstan, known to have the second largest uranium reserves in the world, has evinced keen interest to have civil nuclear cooperation with India and an agreement in this regard is expected to beSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:26 pm Obama's team mulls $1 trillion stimulus program: WSJPresident-elect Barack Obama's team is considering an economic stimulus program of up to $1 trillion to revive the economy, a media report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:24 pm Demand to try war criminals on Bangladesh's 'Martyred Day'Bangladesh observed 'Martyred Intellectuals Day' to mark the massacre of the country's intellectuals by the Pakistan Army as they faced defeat in the 1971 'Liberation War'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:18 pm Religious beliefs hampering culling in AssamReligious and superstitious beliefs are coming in the way of culling of poultry in Assam where bird flu has spread to new areas posing serious health risks to humansSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:12 pm Muslim foster father granted custody of Hindu daughterA Muslim man was granted custody of his Hindu daughter, by a local court, whom he had brought up as his own after finding her abandoned on a railway station.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:11 pm Few high, mostly low notes in 2008 for music tradeMusic legend A.R. Rahman's Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score in British director Danny Boyle's film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has brought much-needed cheer for the Indian music industry in a musically lacklustre year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm India can win the first Test, says buoyant SehwagIndia opener Virender Sehwag is confident of the team's chances to win the first cricket Test on the fifth and last day against England here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Air India finish 1-1 with Oil India to stay in semis huntAir India saved themselves the blushes with a late strike to finish 1-1 against a fighting Oil India in a group D football match of the 30th Federation Cup here Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm It is mixed bag for politiciansIt has been a mixed bag of victory and defeat for relatives of several veteran political leaders - from both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress who contested the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Congress set to launch poll campaign in KeralaThe Kerala unit of the Congress plans to launch its campaign for the coming general elections immediately after its three-day state conference, which began here Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Delhi Metro awarded for energy conservationThe Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was conferred an award Sunday by the Power Ministry for adopting special measures that result in energy conservation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Religious beliefs hampering culling in AssamReligious and superstitious beliefs are coming in the way of culling of poultry in Assam where bird flu has spread to new areas posing serious health risks to humans, officials Sunday said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:00 pm Seven policemen suspended for custodial death in GhaziabadSeven policemen in Ghaziabad, including two sub-inspectors, were suspended on Sunday after a first information report (FIR) was lodged against them for killing an innocent personSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:58 pm Maharashtra panel to look into energy crisis - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:53 pm Sehwag has set the game for us: GambhirVirender Sehwag's belligerent knock has set the game for India and knocking down the required 256 runs should not be a problem on Monday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:50 pm Sehwag plays a different game, says awestruck StraussEngland opener Andrew Strauss on Sundadoffed his hat to Virender Sehwag and said the swashbuckling Indian plays a different game altogether.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:49 pm England confident of victory chances, says StraussCHENNAI (Reuters) - England remain confident of winning the first test despite Virender Sehwag's assault bringing India back into the match, opener Andrew Strauss said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:43 pm Pakistani intelligence agencies no longer backing LeT, says ZardariPakistan's intelligence agencies are no longer backing outlawed groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, which will not be allowed to use the country's soil for any acts of aggression, President Asif Ali Zar...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:32 pm PCB may arrange series with Lanka if India cancels tourFaced with the prospect of India cancelling its tour here next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board has started making attempts to arrange an unscheduled series with Sri Lanka.PCB sources confirmed that s...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:29 pm Strauss confident England can hold off IndiaEngland's Gautam Gambhir bats during the fourth day of the first Test against England in Chennai Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA England batsman Andrew Strauss believes England are in a strong positio...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:25 pm Power for all by 2012: ShindeThe government today said 53,000 villages in the country have been electrified and promised 'electricity for all' by the year 2012.??"So far, 53,000 villages have been electrified and by 2012Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:23 pm Zardari says ISI has no links with LeTPakistan President Asif Ali Zardari rejected suggestions that ISI had links with terror group LeT blamed for Mumbai terror attacks saying Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency used to have such tiesSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:16 pm Global crisis hits Indian PR industryAs the global financial crisis forces companies to cut cost, public relations firms are facing the heat as business houses are going slow on image building and advertisement campaigns.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 1:03 pm Naxals set up small fighting units comprising minors in Chhattisgarh!Naxals have set up specialised small fighting units comprising minors, many of whom have been "kidnapped or forcibly recruited", Chhattisgarh`s top police officer said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm Winter effect: Flu cases on the rise in Delhi!With mercury going down marking the arrival of winter, cases of flu and pneumonia have shown a significant increase in the national capital.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm Former Jharkhand minister`s house blown up by Maoists!Maoists blew up the ancestral house of a former Jharkhand minister and MLA Satyanand Bhokta at Kari village in naxal-infested Chatra district in the early hours today.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:50 pm Toyota to shelve capital spending plans, cut bonuses: reportsToyota Motor Corporation will postpone large capital investments and eliminate executive bonuses due to the worldwide slump in auto sales and the yen's continued appreciation, Japanese media reportedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm Sehwag's assault sets up India's chaseCHENNAI (Reuters) - A stunning fifty by Virender Sehwag set up India's confident chase of 387 in the first test after twin hundreds enabled England put up a challenging target on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:47 pm Assam to kill 200,000 fowl in bird flu cullGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities will slaughter 200,000 chickens in Assam in the next two days in a culling operation to tackle the threat of bird flu, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:45 pm OPEC set to slash oil output as prices crumbleOrganisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the cartel pumping 40 per cent of world oil, is this week set to announce plans to slash output in the hope of lifting crude prices weighed downSource: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm Before VHP deadline, 5 detained in Saraswati murder - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:24 pm No deputy CM for Rajasthan, says Gehlot - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm Kerry in India with Obama's Mumbai message - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am Force India confirm Fisichella and SutilMILAN (Reuters) - Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and German Adrian Sutil will race for Force India again next season, the Formula One team has said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 11:30 am Brown blames Pakistan militants over MumbaiISLAMABAD (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown blamed banned Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for last month's deadly Mumbai attacks as tension between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan simmered on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 11:18 am Mohali industrial units languishing under long power cutsBesides grappling with the global economic meltdown that has crippled industries all across the world, industrial units in Punjab's Mohali district have also to cope with one more crisis - prolonged power cuts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am India denies violating Pakistani airspace, 'technical intrusion ... - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 10:51 am No inquiries from foreign cricket fans for Mohali testThere were no inquiries for hotel bookings from foreign cricket fans for the second test match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium, Mohali, a hotelier said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 10:30 am Acid attack: Swapnika condition continues to be critical - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am Snowberry foraying into Indian market with $50 mn investmentUnperturbed by the economic slowdown, the US-based ice cream maker Snowberry USA Inc is entering the $200-million Indian ice cream market with a planned investment of $50 million, a top official has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Coastal security: Customs to acquire more patrolling vessels - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 9:35 am Mixed feelings at ancestral home of Parvathy OmanakuttanThere was jubilation as well as some disappointment at Parvathy Omanakuttan's ancestral village in Kerala when she was adjudged the first runner-up at the Miss World pageant held in South Africa, missing the crown by a whisker.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 9:31 am Kerala's first Malayalam portal stops operationsThe first Malayalam portal from Kerala, malayalam.webduniya.com, has decided to stop operations amid rising concerns of economic crisis spreading into the media industry in the country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am Accept me, Kasab's letter to Pakistani authorities - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Dec 2008 | 8:17 am I can't make 'Heera Mandi' without Begum Para: BhansaliDirector Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who worked with yesteryears glamour girl Begum Para in 'Saawariya', is deeply saddened by her death and wonders how he will make 'Heera Mandi' without her.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am British police may seek to question Mumbai gunmanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - British police may wish to question the only surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks, a British government source said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 7:49 am Heavy security cover for PM's election rally in JammuA tight security ring has been thrown in and around a government run school in Jammu where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to address an election rally Sunday afternoon. It will be the prime minister's first visit to the Jammu region for campaigning.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 7:33 am Lunch scoreboard: India vs England, Day Four, First TestThe following is the scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test between India and England.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 7:33 am India denies any violation of Pakistani airspaceNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India denied on Sunday its warplanes had violated Pakistani airspace.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 7:22 am Foreign, Indian soldiers trained to combat urban terror at MizoramThe recent terror attacks in Mumbai and Assam have brought into focus the need to train Indian security forces to combat urban terrorism, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 6:00 am Exercising the military option: possible, but not feasibleEver since the Pakistan link in the Mumbai attacks was traced, many strategic analysts have been rooting for punitive action against Pakistan - also referred to as pre-emptive strikes and hot pursuit. This is not the first time such suggestions have been mooted. After the parliament attack in December 2001, India launched Operation Parakram to mobilize its troops along the international border with the assumed intention of a frontal response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am Kashmir fight still on, says LeTSRINAGAR (Reuters) - The banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people, vowed on Saturday to fight India's "illegal occupation" of Kashmir but said it has no links to the Pakistan government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 3:25 am Indian navy captures 23 pirates in Gulf of AdenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian naval forces came to the rescue of a merchant vessel under attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, capturing 23 of the raiders, India said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 3:05 am Historic Taj hotel to reopen after Mumbai attacksNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The 105-year-old Taj Mahal hotel, one of two luxury hotels hit by Islamist militants in the Mumbai attacks, is set to reopen its doors on Dec. 21, its owner said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2008 | 2:45 am Hotel Taj Mahal Tower to reopen on Dec 21 after terror attacks!Mumbai`s heritage Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel will be reopening its rooms in the Taj Mahal Tower for the first time on December 21.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am Family of Indian held captive by Somali pirates appeals to PM!The family of a sailor from Orissa, held hostage by Somalian pirates has appealed to PM to ensure his release.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am People working against India are not non-state actors: Experts!People working against India from Pakistani soil are "not non-state actors" and New Delhi should build up more pressure to ensure that terror establishments in the neighbouring country are closed, experts said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am 10 MPs turn up to pay homage to Parl attack martyrs!Just two days after displaying a rare unity in the fight against terrorism, barely ten MPs turned up this morning at a function here to pay homage to martyrs who saved Parliament from terrorist attack seven years ago.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am New anti-terror law on the anvil: Bhardwaj!The government is mulling a new anti-terror law to more effectively deal with the scourge.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am `RDX, IED used in Mumbai attacks`!FSL released its crucial report on Saturday pertaining to attacks at Vile Parle and Wadi Bander.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am Decision on cabinet members soon: Gehlot!Ashok Gehlot, who was on Saturday sworn in as Rajasthan Chief Minister, said names of cabinet members will be soon decided after consulting the Congress high command.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am Ajmal Kasab writes to Pak High Commission, seeks help!Ajmal Kasab, the lone Pakistani gunman arrested for the Mumbai terror attacks wrote a letter on Friday to the Pakistan High Commission seeking help and permission to take back the body of fellow terrorist Ismail Khan to Pakistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am Indian Americans involved in Illinois scandal: Investigative report!Several eminent Indian Americans are linked to the corruption scandal involving Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich`s attempt to sell the Senate seat vacated by president-elect Barack Obama, a report by the Chicago Tribune said.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am RPF to raise three more battalions: Railway Minister Lalu Yadav!In a bid to strengthen security in railway establishments in the wake of terror attacks, Railways have decided to raise three battalions of Railway Protection Force (RPF) units.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:35 am LKG, UKG in government schools mootedMADURAI: Senior field-level officials of the Department of Elementary Education have suggested to the State government the introduction of LKG and UKG in government schools. Officials from districts made this request to School Education ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am They deserved it, say parents of accusedWARANGAL: School and college girls expressed happiness at what had happened to the accused S. Srinivasa Rao, B. Sanjay and P. Hari Krishna, the accused of the acid attack case. But Mr. Singa Rao, father of Srinivasa Rao, said his son went on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Indian Navy foils piracy bid23 Somalis, Yemenis held after show of force on high seas in the Gulf of AdenSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am “I am waiting to see Pakistan keep its word”Pranab hopes the banned outfits do not reappear with a new name, with a new signboard but with the same old facesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Night power supply poses new hazards to State’s farmers Power woesTwo farmers die of snakebite in Davangere district while working at nightSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Move to build Indo-U.K. academic tie-upHYDERABAD: In a bid to build an academic partnership between universities in India and U.K., particularly in the field of Artificial Intelligence and IT, U.K.-based institutions are all set to tie up with IIIT (Hyderabad) and IIT (Chennai) to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am We will take care of the poor: GehlotJAIPUR: After five years, Ashok Gehlot took over the reins as Rajasthan Chief Minister on Saturday. Governor Shilendra Kumar Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy at a function on the grounds of the Raj Bhavan guest house in the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Protests, firing mar polling in PulwamaYouth dies as police and CRPF open fire; voting in fifth phase of J&K Assembly elections put at 57 per centSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am India willing to share evidence, but not now: PranabScepticism over Pakistan’s action against terroristsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘Port Trust displacing Goa fishermen’PANAJI: The local fishermen community has accused Goa’s only port body the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) of attempting to displace them on the “pretext” of terror threats. The MPT has stirred the hornet’s nest by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am
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