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Girl kills herself after scolding from fatherA 15-year-old girl in West Bengal committed suicide by jumping into a pond after her father scolded her for serving him stale food, a police officer said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:40 pm Miss Asia's death fuels speculation in BritainThe family of Asian model Sahar Daftary, who plunged to her death from the balcony of a luxury apartment in Manchester, says she would not have killed herself.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:39 pm Geo TV to air 'stunning revelations' on Bhutto killingPrivately-owned news channel Geo TV is to air "stunning revelations" on the assassination a year ago of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:37 pm Pakistan parliament urges India to accept help offerISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's parliament called on India on Wednesday to respond positively to Pakistani offers of cooperation in investigating the Mumbai attacks and condemned "war hype" between the nuclear-armed neighbours.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:36 pm Immigrants in Canada stuck in low-paying jobs: StudyThe number of degree-holder immigrants, including doctors and engineers, stuck in jobs with low education requirements, such as clerks, truck and cab drivers, has risen steadily.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:35 pm H ow India should hit back at Pak - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:34 pm Tonight is crucial for Christians in Kandhamal: Archbishop - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:33 pm 52 per cent turnout in final phase of J&K polls - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:32 pm Relief for exports, realty sector likely in 2nd package: NathThe second package to stimulate the economy, expected in the next few days, is likely to give monetary and fiscal relief to exports, realty and the housing sectors, Commerce and Industry MinisterSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:32 pm Toyota global sales plunge 21.8% in NovIn more bad news for Japan's auto industry, Toyota said today that its global vehicle sales plunged 21.8 per cent in November, the biggest drop in eight years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:19 pm Tata Motors to shut Jamshedpur plant for four daysTata Motors will shut its commercial vehicle plant at Jamshedpur for four days, from December 28-31.??As stated by the company on November 7 last, the continuous unavilability finance coupled withSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:14 pm Bihar govt to pay upto Rs 5 lakh to informers: NitishThe state government has decided to award the informers from Rs 1,000 to Rs five lakh depending upon nature of severity of corruption cases.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:08 pm A month after terror attack, Jews light lamp of hopeNearly a month after the terror assault on Mumbai, Jews in the capital are trying to move on and celebrate Hannukah, the festival of lights which symbolizes hope and faith.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:05 pm Clashes before polls close in crucial Kashmir voteSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Polls closed in Srinagar on Wednesday, bringing to an end the crucial final phase of state elections in the disputed region after sporadic clashes between police and dozens of separatists.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 2:04 pm CEAT asks workers to suspend work for a weekWith recession hitting the automobile industry, Satpur-based tyre manufacturer CEAT has asked its workers to temporarily suspend work for a week.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:54 pm Maha govt keen to develop tier II cities: Chavan - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:53 pm Tainted umpire eyes ICC's elite panelA Pakistan umpire, who was fined in the 2000 match-fixing scandal said he hopes to make the ICC's Elite panel of match officials.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:53 pm Maya distances herself from PWD engineer's death - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:51 pm Miandad urges Lanka to tour PakistanFormer captain and now director general of the cricket board, Javed Miandad urged Sri Lanka not to abandon next month's proposed Test tour to Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:50 pm Murali Kartik has got a raw deal: JoshiVeteran spinner Sunil Joshi is miffed that a highly talented Murali Kartik has not been nurtured properly by the Indian cricket system.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:49 pm Kasab pleads with Pakistan for legal aid - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:39 pm Maha govt keen to develop tier II cities: ChavanMaharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today said that his government is keen to develop tier II cities like Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad by providing better infrastructure facilities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:29 pm Thackeray equates Sena-BJP ties with husband-wife bickering - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:25 pm Govt expects good response from foreign cos for 3G bidUnfazed by a lukewarm response from foreign players in the pre-bid meeting yesterday, the government is hoping that a large number of overseas companies will apply before January 5, the last date forSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:23 pm Taliban militants abduct Indian national in Afghanistan - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:10 pm Rel Infra sole bidder for Rs 2,676 cr Delhi expresswayReliance Infrastructure, the infrastructure arm of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has emerged as the sole bidder for 135 kms green field Eastern Peripheral Expressway project covering Haryana,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:08 pm Domestic institutions net buyers of Rs 614crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 613.98 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:55 pm Satyam shares pullback on takeover talkBANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares in Satyam Computer Services pulled back from steep losses on Wednesday on market talk the outsourcer may see a takeover bid after its valuation plummeted on corporate governance concerns.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:55 pm India to invest in uranium mines in Russia, KazakhstanIndia will invest in uranium mines in Russia, Kazakhstan and a few other countries to acquire up to 50 per cent ownership to ensure uninterrupted supply of fuel for its safeguarded nuclear powerSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:53 pm India Inc needs to layoff in order to survive: PHDCCIIndia Inc must resort to layoffs in order to survive in the present circumstances and the textile sector has already given pink slips to 5,00,000 workers, business body PHDCCI today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:31 pm Assam rebels bomb railway track, narrow escape for Rajdhani Express!A major disaster was averted on Wednesday when a powerful explosion missed the super fast Rajdhani Express from New Delhi by a couple of minutes, although the blast damaged a portion of a railway track in Assam, officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Shekhar Tiwari`s goons kill UP PWD official!In a shocking incident, a UP PWD engineer Manoj Gupta was beaten to death by the supporters of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Shekhar Tiwari in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm Warmer morning in Delhi!Delhiites woke up to a sunny morning Wednesday with mercury hovering around the eight degrees Celsius mark.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:22 pm UK union expects Brown govt to rescue JLRExpressing satisfaction at Indian conglomerate Tatas' move to pump in money into Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the head of the UK's biggest union Unite, Tony Woodley, has said he expects the Gordon BrownSource: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:18 pm Maoists kill two in Jharkhand - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am Parliament prorogued, new session in Feb - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:55 am China planning to build aircraft carriers to protect its maritime territoryNew Delhi, Dec 24 : In a statement, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense in the Chinese Government, has said that China will "seriously consider" building aircraft carriers to protect its vast maritime territory.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Traders from Pakistan in Kolkata to participate in international trade fairKolkata, Dec 24 : Amidst growing tension between India and Pakistan, traders from Pakistan are in Kolkata to participate in the 22nd Industrial India Trade Fair.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Siliguri baker bakes a cake modelled like MumbaiSiliguri/ Coimbatore, Dec 24 : A baker in Siliguri paid tribute to Mumbai's Taj Mahal Hotel, that bore the brunt of the recent terror attack, by modelling a cake resembling the historic hotel.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am US urging Pak to catch Mumbai carnage culpritsWashington, Dec 24 : The United States has been urging Pakistan 'every single day' to catch those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks, according to the US State Department.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Chandigarh hotels cancel Christmas, New Year partiesCome Christmas and New Year, and this city gets into party mode. But this year all prominent hotels and even clubs and discotheques have cancelled celebrations in the wake of the shocking tragedy in Mumbai a month ago.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:01 am Supreme Court refuses to halt doctorThe Supreme Court has refused to halt the trial of a Hyderabad-based doctor who kept treating a seven-year-old leukemia-hit girl for tuberculosis for six months, eventually leading to her death.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am BHEL bags Rs.21-bn orders from National Thermal Power CorpState-owned power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged two orders worth Rs.21 billion (Rs.2,100 crore) from National Thermal power Corp (NTPC), the company announced Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Equities markets close lowerIndian equities markets ended trade lower Wednesday, with a key index losing 88 points (provisional) over Tuesday's close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Needle-in-eye baby recovers, to be dischargedThe 18-month-old baby who survived after a crochet needle accidentally pierced her eye and brain appeared nonchalant towards the media frenzy around her as she devoured a chocolate bar Wednesday, ready to be discharged.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am Maoists kill twoMaoist rebels killed two men, whom they suspected to be police spies, by slitting their throat in Giridih district of Jharkhand, a police officer said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Dec 2008 | 11:00 am What war with India could mean for PakistanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - War between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over last month's militant attacks on Mumbai is seen as highly unlikely.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 8:44 am Himachal Pradesh popularising polyhouse farmingThe Himachal Pradesh government is promoting farming inside modern greenhouses called polyhouses to improve the earning potential of farmers in the state, especially during the harsh winters.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 7:03 am White Christmas eludes Shimla againA crystal-clear sky in this tourist town in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday morning once again dashed hopes of partygoers of celebrating a White Christmas.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am Mumbai attack aftermath: Versace puts up hasty previewInternational fashion brand Versace held a hasty preview of its accessories line in the capital after its plan to open an accessories store in Mumbai's Trident hotel received a setback due to the terror attacks that hit India's financial capital last month.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 6:00 am Let it snow: China builds "world's largest" ice SantaHARBIN, China (Reuters) - China's freezing northern city of Harbin is building what organisers say is the world's largest Santa Claus ice sculpture.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 5:59 am Equity markets fall at opening bellIndian equity markets opened lower Wednesday with a key index falling more than 110 points below Tuesday's close, about 15 minutes into trading.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 5:01 am Kannada star Puneet Raj Kumar to dance with dad's heroinesKannada actor Puneet Raj Kumar's forthcoming film 'Raaj - The Showman' is set to have an interesting dance sequence where he will shake a leg with yesteryears heroines who had worked with his father, the late Rajkumar.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 4:00 am All my films will star my son Adhyayan: Shekhar SumanActor Shekhar Suman is not interested in talking about his 20-year-old son Adhyayan's reported affair with actress Kangana Ranaut. Instead, he talks about how all the films made by his production house will star his son.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am Like Aamir, I'm also quite a perfectionist: AsinAamir Khan's perfectionist attitude often sends jitters down his co-stars' spines. But southern beauty Asin, who is set to make her Bollywood debut with Aamir in 'Ghajini', says she had no issues matching up to the superstar as she too always settles for nothing but the best.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 3:31 am India says arrests Pakistan soldier, Islamabad deniesSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police said on Tuesday they had arrested three militants, one of them a Pakistani soldier, for allegedly planning a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:14 am India wants Pakistan action, not "war hysteria"NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India asked Pakistan on Tuesday to avoid "war hysteria" and simply act to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure operating in its country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:09 am Taliban leader rejects reports of peace talksTaliban's supreme leader rejected reports of peace talks between the militants and Afghan government on ways to end the war in Afghanistan, calling the reports as 'baseless' and 'planned propaganda'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Dec 2008 | 1:01 am CIC summons wife of Army chief to answer queries on AWWA!The Central Information Commission has summoned the Army chief`s wife, who is also the ex-officio President of Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), to answer questions about the functioning of the association.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am India does not want war, but all options open: PM!Reacting to Pakistan`s war rhetoric, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that India did not want a war with Pakistan, even though he did not explicitly rule out the possibility, saying that “all options were open”.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am FBI completes probe in Mumbai attack; indicates Pak role!Less than a month after the unprecedented terror strikes in Mumbai, US` FBI has completed its probe in India and found evidence of a Pakistan security establishment being involved in the carnage.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am National Human Rights Commission asks states to pay Rs 1 cr in damages for custody deaths!NHRC has recommended nearly Rs one-crore compensation to kin of victims of 75 custody deaths cases reported since 2005, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am CBI questions 1984 anti-Sikh riot witness Jasbir Singh in US!A CBI team has been recording the statement of Jasbir Singh, a US-based key witness to a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, in California, agency officials said here Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am Antulay matter should be allowed to rest: PM!Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare`s death, appears to have been let off the hook on Tuesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the matter should be "allowed to rest".Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am Parliament adjourns sine die!The longest session of Parliament in recent times concluded in the shadow of Antulay controversy.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am Antulay takes a U-turn on his remarks!With the government rejecting the conspiracy theory propounded by him over the death of ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Union Minister AR Antulay on Tuesday said "there was no need for further probe".Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am China asks India, Pak to investigate cause of Mumbai attack!China on Tuesday appeared reluctant to put Pakistan in the dock over the Mumbai terror strikes saying the identity of the mastermind of the carnage "awaited further investigation by concerned countries."Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef seeks apology from Australia over `wrong detention` !Mohammad Haneef, whose detention in connection with the failed UK bombings was declared `wrongful` by a special enquiry, on Tuesday said he held no grudge against Australian government but an apology from it.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:51 am Poll-eve terror strike avertedSRINAGAR: Police in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested three Pakistani nationals who, they say, were preparing to stage a large-scale fidayeen attack in the State’s winter capital, Jammu. A former Pakistan Army ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am No more new liquor shops: KarunanidhiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Awaiting the avian guestsPigeon nests outside the Taj still unoccupiedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Taliban to back Pakistan in case of warIslamabad: Hunted by the U.S. and NATO forces for committing acts of terror in Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday said they would back the Pakistan Army by deploying hundreds of suicide-bombers in case of any military action with India. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Nobody wants war: ManmohanNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday reiterated that India wanted Pakistan to dismantle the terror infrastructure and urged the international community to persuade Pakistan to put an end to terror. “Nobody wants ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘No conspiracy in the killing of ATS officers’Antulay: my doubts now clearedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am ‘There are reasons for the loss of faith’Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on the ‘multiple tasks’ and key issues before himSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am TRS rebels’ resignation a drama: CPI (M)NELLORE: Speaker K. 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Suresh Reddy’s decision to accept the resignations of six Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) rebel MLAs was a drama and the act was an effort to turn the six legislators in favour of Congress party, said CPI (M) State ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am “Ajmal not on Pakistan database”But NADRA covers only one-third of Pakistan’s populationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am Cross-border trade resumesJAMMU: The cross-LoC trade resumed on Tuesday amid strained relations, as traders here dispatched a consignment to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir via Chakan-da-Bagh. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Dec 2008 | 12:00 am England team leaves for DubaiThe England Test squad left here Tuesday night on a chartered plane for Dubai from where the team will board a direct flight to England.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm Consumers in Gujarat get toll free number for complaintsWith Dec 24 being celebrated as National Consumer Day, Gujarat will get a toll free number, 1800 233 0222, to help consumers get free advice on all consumer-related issues.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Dec 2008 | 6:30 pm Dhoni defends tactics after dull draw versus EnglandMOHALI, India (Reuters) - Unpredictable weather prevented India setting England a meaningful victory target in the second test, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said after it ended in a tame draw on the final day on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 3:15 pm U.S. seeks to ease India-Pakistan tensionISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer has sought to defuse tension between Pakistan and India while New Delhi asked Islamabad on Tuesday to avoid "war hysteria" and act to dismantle terrorist infrastructure.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2008 | 1:24 pm
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