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Obama vows to end oil addictionPledging to end America's "oil addiction," Barack Obama has announced key members of his energy team, naming Nobel Prize winning physicist Steven Chu as Secretary of Energy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:53 pm WFP head hails India's innovative hunger solutionsThe Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran, praised the Govt of India & WFP in pioneering innovative hunger solutions to combat global malnutrition.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:47 pm Sonia Gandhi urges Congress workers to tighten their belts, work hardCongress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday urged all party workers to tighten their belts and work hard to get victory in next year's general elections.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:42 pm India-Pakistan talks stalled over attacks - DelhiSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Shaky peace talks between India and Pakistan have stalled over the Mumbai attacks, India said on Tuesday, and can only resume if Islamabad takes more decisive action against militant groups on its soil.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:38 pm Removal of crucifix from chapel sparks off racial row in UK jailThe removal of a crucifix from a newly built chapel inside the category B Lewes Prison in East Sussex has sparked off a racial row, which the prison staff is finding hard to quell.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:35 pm Excise duty collections dip 15% in NovExcise and customs duty collections, which account for more than 75 per cent of indirect tax receipts for the government, have declined by 8.3 per cent in November 2008.??While excise duty - a tax onSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:34 pm India, England teams arrive in ChandigarhIndia and England teams on Tuesday arrived in Chandigarh amidst unprecedented security cover to play the second and final cricket Test in Mohali, beginning on Friday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:33 pm Explosives found in Paris department storeFrench police discovered five sticks of dynamite in a Paris department store, forcing the evacuation of hordes of tourists and shoppers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:28 pm Bush's shoe-duck video becomes YouTube sensation!The video of George Bush,showing the US president ducking shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi journalist during a news conference, has become a YouTube sensation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:28 pm Calendar featuring UK's prisons becomes unlikely hit for 2009!Named 'Her Majesty's Prisons of England 2009', the bizarre calendar the schedule featuring the drab walls of Britain's prisons has emerged as a surprise best-seller.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:27 pm Goons molest, beat women for not voting in favour of their partyThe NGOs in the city staged a dharna on Tuesday in front of the collector's office demanding the arrest of "political goons"Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:22 pm Arithmetic musician: The professor who sings MathA California teacher has found a new way to make his students learn their algebra well - by adding rhythm to the numbers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:17 pm Govt brings Bill to set up national probe agencyRattled by the Mumbai terror attacks, the government today introduced two Bills to set up a National Investigation Agency (NIA) with special powers and to amend the law to provide for more stringentSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:52 pm Railways earn Rs 3,909 crore from e-ticketingIndian Railways has added nearly 4,000 crore in its coffers through e-ticketing till November 2008, which is nearly double the amount it made during last fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:49 pm Rizwanur case: SC refuses to grant bail to Ashok Todi - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:48 pm Citi to sell Japanese trust banking unitUS banking major Citigroup will sell its Japanese trust banking unit to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) for about 25 billion yen (about $278 million).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:46 pm Govt mulls alternate ways for drug price controlThe government is planning a back-door route to bring more drugs under price control as the proposed National Pharmaceutical Policy seems unlikely to materialise in the near future.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:41 pm Domestic institutions net sellers of Rs 39crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net sellers of Rs 39.40 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm Reliance Money partners with Malaysian firmReliance Money, a financial services firm, has tied up with Infinity Financial Solutions, a financial products and services distribution company in Malaysia.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:21 pm US investigators say Ajmal Kasab is Pak national - Expressindia.com
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:20 pm 'Chidambaram has set an example by refusing higher security' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm Feel good that I got out entirely clean: Amar Singh - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm 'Regulatory mechanisms against climate change not a risk' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:15 pm Mumbai terror attack dominates Assembly session in Nagpur - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:14 pm Blind man arrested in nun rape case: BJP MLA!One of the 10 accused arrested for the alleged rape of a nun in Kandhamal district was blind, claimed an MLA in Orissa assembly on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm Fog hits flights in Kolkata for the second consecutive day!Flights to and fro from the NSC Bose International Airport here continued to be affected for the second day on Tuesday due to thick fog.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:12 pm VK Malhotra resigns from Lok Sabha, to retain Greater Kailash Assembly seat!VK Malhotra, who was the BJP`s chief ministerial in Delhi, on Tuesday resigned from the Lok Sabha after deciding to keep his Greater Kailash Assembly seat here.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Bill to set up NIA is ready: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi !UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday reaffirmed the government`s commitment to fight terrorism, as she said that the much waited anti- terror bill is ready.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm `US working with India, Pak to bring perpetrators to justice`!US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday said that the United States is working with both India and Pakistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm India not planning military action against Pak: Antony!India today again ruled out any military action against Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, but added that Islamabad needed to act against terrorists responsible for the Mumbai carnage.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm New Delhi warns Bangladesh not to allow anti-India activities!Acknowledging that the insurgency problem in the Northeast was "quite grave", Government Tuesday issued a strong warning to Bangladesh that it cannot allow its territory to be used for anti-India activities.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Govt approves central agency to fight terror !The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the law to provide for a tough legal measure and the setting up of a National Investigating Agency (NIA) to combat terror.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Bird flu spreads to West Bengal!The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in samples taken from dead chickens in WB`s Malda.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Mumbai attackers stole credit cards, money from victims: Police!The militants who attacked India`s financial center last month, killing 179 people, also stole credit cards, money and mobile telephones from their victims, Mumbai`s top police officer said on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm CBI readies GenNext investigators to crack cyber crimes !The country`s premier detective agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is readying a batch of `GenNext` officers to probe cases, especially pertaining to terrorism and cyber crimes.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Sikh advocacy group challenges French turban ban before UNHRC !United Sikhs, a Sikh advocacy group, has challenged French govt`s ban on wearing of turbans before the UNHRC.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Pvt carriers owe Rs 362 cr to AAIPrivate airlines, including Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, owe Rs 362.47 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as on October 31, the Rajya Sabha was told today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:11 pm Rosy outlook for medicare investorsIndia would immediately need investments in healthcare worth $80 billion in order to add at least one bed per 1,000 population.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:51 am UCO Bank to reduce lending and deposit ratesKolkata-based UCO Bank will reduce interest rate on lending and deposits by January 2009.??Speaking at an interactive session organised by the Merchants' Chamber of Commerce (MCC) in Kolkata onSource: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:46 am West Bengal culls poultry over bird fluKOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterinary workers in West Bengal began killing up to 16,500 chickens and ducks on Tuesday as authorities tried to contain the latest outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2008 | 11:31 am Pakistan admits non-state actors its responsibility - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:25 am Bird flu flares anew, raising uneasy questionsHONG KONG (Reuters) - The re-emergence of birdflu in Asia and Egypt has prompted experts to ask tough questions: are poultry vaccines effective against a virus that is constantly mutating, and are governments doing enough to stop it spreading?Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:22 am Kerala hotel to hostBusiness hotel The Muthoot Plaza will celebrate 'Cookie Baking Day' here Wednesday and distribute over 500 cookies to underprivileged children as part of its corporate social responsibility.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:01 am Lacklustre trading continues in Indian equitiesTrading in Indian equities markets remained dull Tuesday with a key index ruling 0.06 percent lower around 2:20 p.m.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Security to be overhauled for 2010 Commonwealth GamesThe government will completely overhaul its security set-up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a senior official said here Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am New banana for diabeticsDiabetics no longer need to worry about rise in their sugar levels after enjoying a banana feast.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Act against terrorists, Pranab tells PakistanExternal Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday asked Pakistan to take credible action against terrorists and said 'mere assurances' would not help normalise relations with an India still mourning the Mumbai terror tragedy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Bringing tradition back in vogue, Sabyasachi Mukherjee shows howNew Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) From exquisite embroideries and prints to contemporary designs, designer Sabysachi Mukherjee's autumn/winter collection carries forward his trademark of combining Indian traditions with contemporary designs.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Somnath Chatterjee commends IndiaNew Delhi, Dec 16 : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today commended Indian cricket team for dedicating their victory against England to the victims of Mumbai terror attacks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am BJP finds it tough to choose Chhattisgarh assembly speakerChhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is finding it tough to find a legislator who is willing to become the speaker of the assembly since most of them want cabinet berths, party officials said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Election Commission gears for Lok Sabha polls next yearAfter conducting the electoral semis, the Election Commission Tuesday kicked off the process of getting ready for the Lok Sabha polls with a meeting of the chief electoral officers of six metropolitan cities.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Sony BMG ties up with IBIBONew Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI/Business Wire India): Sony BMG partnered with ibibo.com to roll out the first ever community voted compilation of the best of 'Michael Jackson KING OF POP'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am India terms Pak envoy's Deoband remarks ‘regrettable’ - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 9:25 am Sonia motivates Congress workers in Kerala for elections - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 9:11 am Govt may further cut fuel prices on lower crudeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could further cut retail prices of petrol and diesel if crude oil prices continue to fall, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told parliament on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2008 | 8:00 am Litter and be fined, Delhi's move to clean up from new year - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Dec 2008 | 7:59 am Govt, RBI policy biased for growth - ChidambaramNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The policies of the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are biased towards growth, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told parliament on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2008 | 6:33 am Adnan Sami shocked by Jagjit Singh's criticismCrooner Adnan Sami, who has given hits like 'Bheegi bheegi raton mein', refuses to believe that Indian ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh criticised him by saying 'he can't sing and should go back to Pakistan'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 6:33 am Rubber gets a new home in Maharashtra's Konkan regionRubber plantations are taking strong roots in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan region, thanks to a salubrious climate, improved yield and the state's own initiative to popularise the cash crop.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 6:30 am And now, meltdown takes a toll on pilgrimagesEven the gods have been impacted by the global financial crisis and its effect on the Indian economy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:31 am Markets open lower, rise marginallyA key index of the Indian stock exchange opened Tuesday lower than its previous close, but later rose marginally.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 5:31 am GM crops: environment ministry proposes, Ramadoss opposesThe environment ministry might be planning to bring genetically modified (GM) crops like Bt Brinjal to your plate but Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has promised to 'continue to oppose' GM foods.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:30 am Orissa bans import of poultry from West BengalOrissa has imposed a ban on the inflow of poultry from neighbouring states following the confirmation of the presence of H5N1 bird flu virus in West Bengal, an official said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 4:30 am Pakistanis share India's pain over Mumbai attacks: Mikaal ZulfikarPakistani actor Mikaal Zulfikar, who played a terrorist in Britain-based Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra's controversial film 'Shoot On Sight', says an average Pakistani does not endorse terrorism and it is 'cruel and unfair' to blame all his countrymen for the terror strikes in Mumbai.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 3:30 am Katrina ecstatic to be most googled name'I really didn't expect this,' says a surprised but delighted Katrina Kaif on being voted the most searched name on the Internet, which also means she is more popular among the net-savvy youngsters.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am Badal to tone down 1,000-strong security marginallyAmong the most protected politicians in the country, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is said to be trimming the 1,000-strong armed police personnel guarding him and his family, but just marginally.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Dec 2008 | 1:01 am Abhisit elected Thai PremierSINGAPORE: Thailand’s House of Representatives on Monday elected 44-year-old Abhisit Vejjajiva the country’s youngest Prime Minister. The parliamentary vote in Bangkok was widely seen as an exercise to end a prolonged ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Historic win for IndiaTendulkar’s ton turns the tide against England in first TestSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am House panel exonerates Amar SinghNEW DELHI: The Kishore Chandra Deo parliamentary committee has given a clean chit to Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh and Congress MP Ahmed Patel in the “cash for votes” scam. It, however, recommended further investigation by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am NFL promoter, director arrested in Hyderabad700 warrants issued were pending against them: DCPSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am “MLA’s resignation not in right format”CHENNAI: Denying that he was trying to avoid a byelection to the Mangalore Assembly constituency, Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi on Monday said the resignation of the Mangalore sitting member K.Selvam had not yet been accepted by Speaker ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am We are not for war: Gilani“But ready to defend ourselves if aggression is imposed”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Approval for National Investigation AgencyAmendment to usher in tough anti-terror lawSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Ensure massive government spending, says Karat“Complete halt to financial sector liberalisation is needed”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Cash-for-votes scam: three MPs give dissenting notesNEW DELHI: The Kishore Chandra Deo parliamentary committee, probing the “cash for votes” scam, carries three dissenting notes from V.K. Malhotra (BJP), Mohammad Salim (CPI-M) and Ram Gopal Yadav (Samajwadi Party). Mr. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am CPI(M) seeks House probe into spectrum allocationNEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday demanded an inquiry by a parliamentary committee into the 2G spectrum allocation by the Communications and Information Technology Ministry. Raising the matter in the Lok Sabha, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan won't let foreigners question suspectsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will not allow foreign investigators to interrogate Islamist militants detained over last month's attacks in Mumbai, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2008 | 7:52 pm American BPO firm consolidates India operations for expansionUnfazed by the impact of global meltdown on the IT industry, the US-based business process outsourcing (BPO) major Sitel has consolidated its India operations for future expansion, a company official said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm Govt banks offer special rates on some home loansMUMBAI (Reuters) - State-run banks will lower interest rates on some loans to home buyers and small businesses as part of a government initiative to spur demand amid a global crisis, but analysts say high realty prices are a dampener.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2008 | 2:24 pm Iraqi shoe-thrower captures Mideast rage at BushBEIRUT (Reuters) - The hurling of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq strikes many in the Middle East as a fittingly furious comment on what they see as his calamitous legacy in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2008 | 1:31 pm U.S.'s Kerry urges Pakistan to control spy agencyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Pakistan military's powerful spy agency must be tightly controlled and not allowed to act independently, U.S. Senator John Kerry said on Monday after meeting Indian leaders to discuss the deadly Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2008 | 1:21 pm
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