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Ramp model unable to pay rent, thrown out of flatA small time ramp model found herself on the road after she was thrown out of her apartment in suburban Mumbai for failing to pay rent.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:33 pm Need early wickets tomorrow: MooresDespite taking just one wicket on the opening day, England's cricket coach Peter Moores insisted the visitors can still bounce back in the second and final Test.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:31 pm Pakistani boy arrested near Indo-Pak border in J&KA Pakistani boy, who was staying in India for past three years, has been arrested by Border Security Forces.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:30 pm Interest rates headed downwards: Chanda KochharICICI Bank Joint Managing Director Chanda Kochhar, who will succeed K V Kamath as the CEO, said that interest rates are going southwards.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:28 pm Hundreds in Balochistan hold anti-India protest over water sharingThe protesters burnt down an Indian flag and an effigy of the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:27 pm More than 500 investors to visit Kerala tourism meetThe screening committee has scrutinised 189 tourism-related business proposals from residents of the state, and selected 60 that would be showcased at the two-day meet.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:19 pm Tata Steel cleared of charges by Liberian govt; eligible for new bidTata Steel today said that the Ministry of Justice, Republic Liberia, has cleared the company of all allegations and invited to join the bidding process for the Western Cluster iron oreSource: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 1:08 pm FII net buy at Rs 378cr, DII net buy at Rs 411crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 378.43 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:57 pm Both govt and Cong should feel proud of my comments: Antulay - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:54 pm Gehlot constitutes his cabinet - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:54 pm TN village chosen for setting up Neutrino Observatory: KakodkarAn INO officer met the CM for the state's approval for the observatory and he supported the CM's view that that the people living in the area had to be taken into confidence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:46 pm Oil prices ignore Opec cut, fall below $34/bblFears of a deepening recession in global economies destroying demand for crude oil drove down prices of the commodity to below $34 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its lowest in overSource: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:45 pm News Agency of Kashmir - News Agency of Kashmir
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm Tendulkar is egoless, gracious god : British mediaSachin is god to billion Indians but he is a "gracious god" who lifts his people out of the pit of despair in the wake of Mumbai attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:44 pm Six new special courts to handle CBI's corruption casesTo date, there are about 986 corruption cases pending in courts. A total of 44 cases are 20 years old and 39 cases are pending for more than 15 years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:38 pm Uphaar verdict: Victims' kin term it a travesty of justice - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:37 pm Miss Pakistan minces her words, 'condones' 26/11Pakistanis are poking fun at a Berkley graduated beauty queen who recently told CNN that she 'condones' rather than 'condemns' the Mumbai attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:35 pm Gambhir century gives India the edgeMOHALI, India (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir hit his third century in four tests to lead India to 179 for one on the truncated first day of the second and final test against England on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:03 pm Oil drops below $36, touches fresh 4-yr lowLONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell below $36 on Friday to its lowest level in more than four years as the global economic slowdown overshadowed OPEC's record supply cuts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:57 am Parsvnath puts on hold 12 SEZ projectsLeading realty firm Parsvnath Developers Ltd today said it has put on hold 12 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) projects across the country due to credit crunch.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am Ranbaxy board reconstituted after Daiichi stakeIndias largest drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories has reconstituted its board.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am UCO Bank posts 25% credit growthBeating recessionary pressures, Kolkata-based UCO Bank has registered a 25 per cent year-on-year credit growth in the October-December quarter so far.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:48 am Jute mill strike withdrawnThe 19-day old indefinite jute strike ended late last night with the Union government playing a lead role in resolving the impasse.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:39 am Aurobindo Pharma to buyback FCCBsThe Hyderabad based Aurobindo Pharma said the company would buy back a portion of their outstanding Foreign Currency Convertable Bonds (FCCBs).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:33 am Government will examine further oil price cut: Pranab Mukherjee - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:23 am Inflation to fall further, stimulus not overNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's inflation rate will fall further and with the global slowdown likely to spill into the next financial year, there may be a need for more fiscal stimulus, a senior government official said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:20 am Scepticism over setting up of National Investigation Agency - Livemint
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:14 am Future of IT industry is wide open, says Infy chiefThe Indian IT industry, which evolved between the mainstream and the minicomputer era in the late 1970s, is now on a downward path.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 11:13 am Bank of Japan cuts interest rates to near zeroTwo of the world's largest economies - Japan and the US - are embracing the near zero interest rate regime, in their efforts to fight the global economic slump, with the Asian major slashing keySource: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:53 am Indian army says Kashmir militant commander killedSRINAGAR (Reuters) - An Indian soldier and five Islamist militant fighters were killed in gunbattles in disputed Kashmir, where troops patrolled deserted streets ahead of a planned separatist rally, officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:40 am India's total extra '08/09 spending at $31 blnNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to spend an extra 1.47 trillion rupees ($31 billion) on top of the amount announced in February's budget, and the additional funding was aimed mainly at countering an economic slowdown at home, the former finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:27 am ICICI names Chanda Kochhar CEO from MayMUMBAI (Reuters) - ICICI Bank named joint managing director Chanda Kochhar as its new chief executive from May to lead India's second-largest lender at a time of declining market share, souring bad debts and a tough global environment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:23 am Islamabad takes U-turn on airspace violation - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:18 am LeT commander among three militants killed in gun battle - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:16 am Mumbai 26/11: Probing the UP connection - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:12 am Restrictions imposed to prevent anti-poll protests in SrinagarThe separatist joint co-ordination committee Friday called for anti-poll shutdown and protests, leading again to imposition of restrictions here, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:01 am About 17,000 poultry culled in West BengalAbout 17,000 poultry have been culled in West Bengal's bird flu-hit Malda district, an official said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Man burnt to death by wife, son for propertyA 56-year-old man was burnt to death by his wife and son over a property dispute in a West Bengal town, police said Friday. The two have been arrested.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Two day campaign in Punjab, Haryana to clear pending court casesIn this season of festivities, the Punjab and Haryana High Court here is holding a mega event of its own. With over one million cases pending in courts under it in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the court has set itself up to clear nearly 25 percent of the backlog in two days flat.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Two brothers abducted by Maoists in BiharMaoist guerrillas abducted two brothers from a village in Bihar Wednesday night, police said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am BJP plays up Amarnath land row in Jammu campaignThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a major campaign in Jammu district to refresh the memory of voters about the Amarnath land row. The final phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir is to be held Dec 24.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am India cannot rely on US to make Pakistan act, say Tharoor and SibalNew Delhi, Dec.19 : Many intellectuals feel that India cannot be too dependent on the United States to make Pakistan take action against the terrorists in that country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Antulay remarks prompt NDA walkout from Rajya SabhaCharging Minority Affairs Minister A.R. Antulay with speaking for Pakistan's spy agency ISI, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Friday walked out of the Rajya Sabha and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh take action against the minister.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 10:00 am Mumbai crowds flow back to their beloved BollywoodMUMBAI (Reuters) - After a fortnight of playing to near empty cinemas, Bollywood is breathing a sigh of relief as a new Shah Rukh Khan film pulls in audiences in a city still recovering from November's deadly attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 9:26 am Conviction of Ansal bros upheldThe case pertains to the tragedy that occurred on June 13, 1997, when a fire broke out at the popular theatre during a screening of the film Border. A transformer installed in the basement of the t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 9:11 am Why the terrorists delayed the attacksSabahuddin and Fahim Ansari, the Lashkar-e-Tayiba operatives who are in the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad's custody, have revealed that the attacks in the city were delayed due to two reasons. First, th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2008 | 9:11 am Being a rebel is easier than governing, says Nepal PMKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Leading a rebellion was a lot easier than running a country, Nepal's guerrilla chief-turned-prime minister was quoted as saying on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 8:39 am Talks on seat-sharing with SP in UP in progress: Rahul Gandhi - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Dec 2008 | 8:31 am Lunch scoreboard: India vs England; Second Test, Day OneScoreboard at lunch on the first day of the second cricket Test between India and England at Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am Sri Lanka to tour Pakistan after India pulloutKARACHI (Reuters) - Sri Lankan cricket authorities have confirmed their tour to Pakistan in January and February, a Pakistan Cricket Board official told Reuters on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2008 | 6:39 am Bad light delays Mohali cricket TestBad light and overcast conditions delayed the start of the second Test match between England and India at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am India win toss, to bat firstIndia won the toss and decided to bat first against England in their second and last cricket Test of the RBS Cup that began Friday here at Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali, around 10 km from Chandigarh.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am Assam seeks Rs.250 billion as insurgency damages from New DelhiThe Assam government is seeking compensation from the central government for the whopping loss of about Rs.250 billion that the state has incurred due to 30 years of insurgency.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 5:00 am Remember K.J. Alphonse? Bureaucrat-turned-legislator now turns actorHe has been a controversial bureaucrat as well as a legislator in real life. But now K.J. Alphonse Kannanthanam is all set to be Kerala chief minister - on screen!Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 4:30 am Impressed with cast, Sudhir Mishra to take 'Johnny' story forwardHave you heard of a sequel being planned because the director has fallen in love with the cast? This is precisely what has happened with director Sudhir Mishra during the making of 'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 2:30 am Aamir Khan shed tears to get eight-pack-abs in 'Ghajini'No pain, no gain. The saying couldn't be more true for Aamir Khan and the team that painstakingly sculpted those eight-pack-abs, snipped up four different hairstyles and designed the actor's varied looks in 'Ghajini' that have become a rage among his fans.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 2:30 am Will UTV say 'No Problem' to Anees Bazmi?Here is more title trouble. Anees Bazmi, director of 'No Entry' fame, is set to direct 'No Problem' for Anil Kapoor Productions. But will UTV, which owns the title, be willing to part with it?Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 2:00 am Goa bans beach parties from Dec 23 to Jan 5In a move which could send wrong signals to Goa-bound vacationers, the state government Thursday banned parties and celebrations on beaches and other open areas from Dec 23 to Jan 5 citing 'safety reasons'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Zardari to visit Kabul amid increased Taliban attacksPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to visit Kabul for the first time Friday for talks with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai amid increased Taliban-led attacks in both countries, Afghan presidential palace said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Kakodkar presses Karunanidhi for neutrino observatory approvalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am For music lovers in New York, now, an iPod taxNew York: New Yorkers who download music to their MP3 players may soon see the cost rise, after Governor, David Paterson, proposed a 4 per cent tax on the practice as part of a plan to ease a massive state budget crisis. The charge, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Hasbro withdraws caseRJ Software agrees to make changes in word gamesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Pakistan lists airspace ‘violations’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Parliament approves anti-terror BillsNEW DELHI: Parliament on Thursday gave its approval for the setting up of a National Investigation Agency (NIA) and strengthening the law to deal with terrorism and terrorist activities. The government allayed fears about ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Smallest humanoid robot wins awardTOKYO: The i-Sobot, the world’s smallest humanoid robot, won the government-sponsored robot award here on Thursday.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Emergency protocol for news channelsNEW DELHI: The News Broadcasters’ Association (NBA) on Thursday announced the adoption of an emergency protocol for coverage of conflict situations. Chairman of the News Broadcasting Standards Disputes Redressal Authority J. S. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am BrahMos test-firedNew Delhi: BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with a strike range of 290 km, was successfully test-fired in a vertical launch configuration for the first time by the Navy on Thursday. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Towards a renaissance of the IITsHad the IITs followed and succeeded in their original mission, India’s gross national product would have increased over ten times. They can yet become a force for rising India’s social, economic, and technological transformation.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Castro photos on displaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Soren sacks minister whose party pitted candidate against him!Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on Thursday night sacked Rural Development minister Enos Ekka whose Jharkhand Party raised a banner of revolt by fielding a candidate against him in an assembly bypoll.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm India not to allow dumping of hazardous waste: Govt!India will not allow its territory to be used as dumping ground for hazardous waste and only scrap that can be recycled is allowed to be imported, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Namo Narain Meena said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Bombay HC orders shifting of cattle-sheds out of city!The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the state government to shift cattle-sheds (popularly known as tabelas), which occupy hundreds of acres of land in western Mumbai suburbs, out of the city.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Share documents related to 1971 Nagarwala fraud case: CIC!The CIC has pulled up the Union home ministry for advancing "misleading" arguments while denying crucial information to an RTI applicant on the 1971 Nagarwala fraud case.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm YSR`s copter wheel gets stuck in mud, all on board safe!One of the wheels of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy`s helicopter on Thursday got stuck in the mud at the make-shift helipad in Krishna district but all on board were safe, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Turban ban issue should be taken up by Centre: Badal!Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the turban ban by the French government is an issue which has to be taken up by the Centre.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm NHRC notice to Orissa govt on Hindu groups` bandh on X`mas day!The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to Orissa government asking it to explain how it proposes to deal with a bandh called by the Sangh Parivar in the state on Christmas day.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm House privilege committee sends notice to Koderma DC!Jharkhand Assembly`s privilege committee has sent a notice to Koderma Deputy Commissioner Kanaiha Pandey after BJP MLA Chitaranjan Yadav accused the officer of publicly misbehaving with him at a wedding.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Scrap "failed" BRTS, Parliament panel tells Delhi govt!Terming the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the capital as a "failure", a parliamentary committee has suggested that the Delhi government scrap other five approved BRT corridors and asked other cities too to exercise caution.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm Nano Car Project: Third petition filed in Gujarat High Court!A third petition demanding compensation for land sold by the state government to the Tata for the Nano Car Project was filed in the Gujarat High Court by the farmers of Bol Village where the manufacturing unit is coming up.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:53 pm BrahMos missile test fired!BrahMos missile was test-fired in a vertical launch configuration for the first time.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Indian economy showing resilience: Sonia!With recession dominating economic discourses, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the country cannot remain completely insulated but it is a fact that the Indian economy is showing resilience.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Bird flu menace hits India; 9, 000 birds culled in West Bengal!The authorities have culled over 9,000 poultry birds in the bird-flu hit Malda district of WB.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Karkare killed by terrorists, no need for probe: Maha CM!Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan on Thursday refused to initiate a probe into the death of ATS chief Hemant Karkare during Mumbai terror attacks by maintaining that Karkare fell to terrorists` bullets.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Kanchi Shankaracharyas chargesheeted in Shankararaman case!The two Kanchi Shankaracharyas and 52 others were here on Thursday handed over copies of chargesheets against them in the Shankararaman murder case.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Pak registers formal protest over IAF`s `airspace violations`!Pakistan on Thursday registered a formal protest against alleged violations of its airspace by Indian fighter jets last week, an incident which New Delhi has already denied.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Antulay gets flak in Parliament over remarks!Union Minister AR Antulay was in the eye of a storm in Parliament on Thursday with BJP and Shiv Sena members demanding his sacking in the wake of his statement on the killing of Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Delhi Police file second chargesheet in September 13 serial blasts case!Delhi Police on Thursday filed a the second chargesheet against five suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists allegedly involved in the September 13 serial blasts here, which claimed 26 lives.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Nuclear installations safe: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Chief!Nuclear installations in the country are safe as the `in-built` security system of reactors makes them immune to any attacks, including from air, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) chairman said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm NBA guidelines for media coverage of terror incidents!National Broadcasting Association (NBA) on Thursday announced new guidelines for the electronic media, to be followed in times of crisis like the situation that arose during the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Dec 2008 | 11:49 pm Govt seeks to soothe public with new terror lawNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will rush a new law through parliament on Thursday that will allow police to hold suspects for up to 180 days, a move legal officials said is an attempt to allay public anger over the Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2008 | 6:56 pm
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