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Maha sees 60% drop in tourists after 26/11The number of foreign tourists visiting Maharashtra has declined by around 60 per cent following the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:51 pm Bombs kill 3, wound 27 in GuwahatiGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least three people were killed when suspected separatist militants set off three bombs in Guwahati on Thursday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:35 pm 'PCB's ban on Asif is uncalled for'Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif's lawyer Shahid Karim has said that the PCB ban on Asif from playing in domestic cricket is unwarranted and uncalled for.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:27 pm ECB, BCCI to ink new Ashes-like dealThe England and India cricket boards will sign a "ground-breaking" agreement later this month with provision for an Ashes-like series, reports say.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:15 pm ULFA, NDFB split - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm Five killed, 50 injured in Guwahati serial blastsFive people were killed and over 50 injured in three blasts set off by insurgent outfit ULFA here today hours before Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's visit to review law and order situation in theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:42 pm Citibank likely to slash interest ratesAfter majority of Indian banks slashed their interest rates taking a cue from Reserve Bank's recent policy signals, leading foreign lender, Citibank is likely to follow the suit by cutting its lendingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:35 pm Satyam saga shows holes in India corporate governanceMUMBAI (Reuters) - Just three months ago, India's fourth-largest software services exporter, Satyam Computer Services received a Golden Peacock award from a group of Indian directors for excellence in corporate governance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:33 pm Falling inflation, exports fuel rate cut hopesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian inflation fell to a near 10-month low in the third week of December, while exports dipped again, and analysts said the Reserve Bank would soon add to aggressive rate cuts to support a faltering economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm Skoda India's sales jump by 28% in 2008Skoda India today said its total sales for 2008 stood at 16,188 units, registering a growth of 28.5 per cent from 12,596 units in 2007.??"Though 2008 was a challenging year for the auto industry,Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:27 pm Somali Pirates Seize Egyptian Ship Carrying Fertilizer, AP Says - Bloomberg
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:23 pm Fund raising via offshore instruments lost sheen in 2008Corporate India's offshore fund mopping activity last year declined by 46 per cent to $19.41 billion as foreign investors were revising their investment strategies on the back of global creditSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:17 pm FinMin recommends 100% hike in reserve price for 3G spectrumIn a development that could delay start of next generation 3G mobile telephony, the finance ministry today asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to double the reserve price for pan-India 3G spectrumSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:13 pm Sri Lanka says poised to take rebel capitalCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops were poised to enter the de facto capital of the Tamil Tigers after capturing strategic areas around the town following heavy fighting with the rebels, the military said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:11 pm Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilities - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:07 pm 'Disunity, indiscipline led to party's loss in MP, Ch'garh' - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:48 pm Confusion persists over PMO letter on forces' pay - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:37 pm Credit Suisse incurs £390 mn charge on saleCredit Suisse expects to take a hit of 600 million Swiss franc (about £390 million) following the company's move to sell a part of its fund management arm.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:36 pm National Investigation Agency comes into beingThe government today set up the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a federal organisation that will probe all terror acts across the country with the coming into force of the legislation on itsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:33 pm Govt seeks CAG audit in transport subsidy schemeThe government has sought a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit into the transport subsidy scheme following complaints of irregularities in disbursing Rs 555 crore to the industries in hillySource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:28 pm Travel agents threaten to boycott foreign carriersTravel agents across the country threatened to boycott leading foreign carriers like British Airways as the carriers plan to discontinue paying commission to them.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:28 pm Mulayam says Mayawati trying to save her own skinMulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday accused Mayawati of saving her own skin by failing to order a CBI probe into the killing of engineer MK Gupta.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:22 pm Three killed, 31 injured in Assam serial blastsThree people were killed and 31 injured in three serial blasts, hours ahead of Union home minister P Chidambaram's visit to review the security situation in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm No plans to host IPL in England: ModiIndian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi dismissed reports that the second edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza would be co-hosted by England.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:11 pm Israel plans 'major' ground assault on GazaIsrael massed more troops and armour on the Gaza border apparently in preparation for a "major" ground assault.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:09 pm Hero Honda sales down 10.23% in DecHero Honda Motors (HHML), the country's largest two wheeler maker, today reported a 10.23 per cent decline in its total sales in December last year at 2,15,931 units as compared to 2,40,532 units inSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm Smith reveals three-year plan he and Arthur plottedSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith revealed he and coach Micky Arthur had plotted a three-year plan to defeat the Aussies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm Pakistan has FBI evidence of Mumbai links - IndiaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Thursday the FBI had presented strong evidence to Islamabad of Pakistani links to November's militant attacks in Mumbai that killed 179 people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:56 pm Delhi Police tells motorists to remove multi-toned, pressure horns from vehicles!Be ready to pay up to Rs 300 to policemen in the national capital if you have still not removed pressure horns or multi-toned horns from your vehicles.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm FBI team visits Faridkot to probe about Kasab!An FBI team, late on Wednesday night, visited Faridkot in Pakistan`s Punjab province to investigate about Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab, the lone terrorist captured during the Mumbai attacks. Kasab hails from the Faridkot area.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Bush urges India, Pakistan to show restraint!US President George W Bush on Wednesday spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and all the three leaders agreed to avoid any action that would "raise tensions" in the region.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Heavy fog engulfs Delhi!Flight operations at IGI Airport came to standstill on Thursday due to heavy fog.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm President, PM hope New Year brings peace!President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year and hoped that the year ahead would bring peace and prosperity.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm National Investigation Agency comes into being!The National Investigation Agency comes into being today, a day after President Pratibha Patil accorded her assent to the Bill for creating the body. "The order constituting the NIA will be issued on Thursday," Home Minister said.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities!Despite the current tension in their ties, India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities and prisoners just as they have been doing for over a decade.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Trains delayed due to heavy fog!Several trains approaching the national capital were running several hours behind schedule due to heavy fog that engulfed the national capital on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm DII net buy at Rs 160cr, FII net buy at Rs 92crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 160.41 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Anil Ambani tops billionaire blowups listIndustrialist Anil Ambani continues to be on the focus of US magazine Forbes but this time around for topping the list of 'Billionaire Blowups of 2008' by virtue of turning the biggest loser of wealthSource: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm 'No honking day' observed in the Capital today - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Malaysian helicopter saves Indian vessel from Somali piratesKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian military helicopter, taking off from a warship sailing nearby, scared away Somali pirates trying to hijack an Indian vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:27 am FBI team visits Kasab's village in Pakistan - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:01 am 'Beer Man' Ravindra Kantrole gets lifer - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:01 am Gen-X pins hopes on CM-designate Omar - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:59 am It's a unanimous New Year resolution this time: be alert, be safe - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Jan 2009 | 10:10 am Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermathNEW DELHI (Reuters) - In a government morgue in Mumbai lie the bodies of nine Islamist militants responsible for killing 179 people in a bloody attack on India's financial hub.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 9:41 am Adnan Sami's son bonds well with Salman KhanBollywood superstar Salman Khan has bonded so well with Pakistani singer Adnan Sami's son Azaan that he took the youngster for a ride on his buggy scooter.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:31 am Pakistani Admits to Mumbai AttacksISLAMABAD, Pakistan | A militant arrested in Pakistan has confessed involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and is giving investigators details of the plot, a senior Pakistani government official sai...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:07 am Cooperate in Mumbai attack probe, Bush tells Manmohan, ZardariBy Arun Kumar, Washington, Jan 1 : US President George W. Bush has asked India and Pakistan to cooperate with each other in the investigation of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attack blamed on the Pakistan-...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear facilitiesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nuclear-armed Pakistan and India swapped lists of their civilian nuclear facilities on Thursday, an annual exchange they undertake as part of a pact prohibiting attacks on such installations, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Bush urges India, Pakistan to show restraintWashington, Jan 1 : US President George W. Bush telephoned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday in an attempt to ease tensions following the November...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am GM gets $4 bn rescue loan, Chrysler waitsThe loan is part of a $13.4-billion rescue package the US government approved this month for GM and Chrysler to stave off collapse amid tight credit and dismal sales.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am New anti-terror agency comes into force on New YearFollowing the Mumbai terror attacks, Parliament has passed a bill to set up an agency to deal with terrorism across the country.After getting the assent of President Pratibha Patil, the National Inves...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Financial services firms battered in 2008From the near collapse of Bear Stearns in March to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September, the past year saw the unthinkable take place in the financial services industry.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Delhi makes a foggy start to 2009Delhi made a foggy start to the New Year on Thursday morning, as a thick blanket of fog descended on the capital after a day's respite.The travel plans of many were disrupted with several flights canc...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Credit markets head into uncertain 2009The credit markets, long a shadowy and little understood part of the financial system for many investors, turned into headline makers during 2008, simply because they stopped working.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:02 am Citi limits top executive pay, bonusesThe recipient of a $45 billion infusion from the federal government, Citigroup on Wednesday said it would place strict limits on management's compensation, including no severance for its top five exec...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:01 am Welcoming the New Year at Leopold CafeLeopold cafe, which was one of the targets during the terror attacks on Mumbai on 26/11, got an overwhelming response from guests on the New Year Eve.The place was jampacked and what made the celebrat...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2009 | 8:01 am Inflation dips further, drops to 6.38 percentIndia's annual rate of inflation dipped further to 6.38 percent for the week ended Dec 20 from 6.61 percent the week before, official data released Thursday said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 7:31 am Family, tolerance top Bollywood's New Year wish listThe New Year resolutions of Bollywood celebrities and the gifts they want in the year ahead were rather different from previous times as many were impacted by the 26/11 terror strikes. Tolerance among communities, spending more time with the family and becoming better human beings topped their wish list.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:32 am Development, transparency will be my focus: Chhattisgarh chief ministerDevelopment is the key word for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh, says Chief Minister Raman Singh while promising a 'permanent end' to Maoist insurgency in the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:31 am Rich Indians eyeing second homes abroadThe realty industry is one of the worst-hit sectors globally following the financial meltdown, but for the well-heeled in India, this is excellent tiding. With real estate prices at an all-time low across borders, buying property abroad is suddenly making sense to affluent Indians.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am Fog blinds Delhi, stifles traffic on New YearConfounding the predictions of the weatherman, a thick fog enveloped the capital Thursday morning. While a large number of flights and trains were delayed or cancelled, road traffic moved at snail's pace as visibility dropped to 50 metres.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:03 am Markets start new year in the greenThe new year brought some joy to Indian equities markets with a key index opening higher than its previous close and about an hour later staying about 1.01 percent higher than its previous close.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 6:01 am Poison shrub oil powers New Zealand airline flightSYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil from the seeds of a poisonous shrub helped power a New Zealand airliner in a test flight, at a time when airlines hit by high oil prices and pressured over the impact of planes on the environment seek greener fuels.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 4:03 am Newcomers rejuvenate Bollywood in 2008The year 2008 saw a variety of debutants in Bollywood, from fresh faces to new filmmakers. If Asin Thottumkal was a storehouse of expressions in 'Ghajini', Anushka Sharma in 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' was natural and spontaneous.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:31 am Bollywood walks the path to revival in 2009After a dismal 2008, fresh beginnings in 2009. Buoyed by the success of 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and 'Ghajini' in the dying days of the year, Bollywood is looking forward to a year of quality cinema that will bring audiences in their hordes to theatres.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:30 am I've yet to do a great comedy: Katrina KaifShe may have starred in hit comic capers like 'Namastey London', 'Partner', 'Welcome' and 'Singh Is Kinng', but actress Katrina Kaif says she is yet to do an 'out and out comic role'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:30 am Security beefed up around Dhoni after threatRANCHI, India (Reuters) - Police have beefed up security around India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he received extortion letters from a man claiming to be an associate of the country's most wanted gangster.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:32 am India, Pakistan must resume talks: OmarTheir ties have a direct bearing on the situation in Jammu and KashmirSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Petroleum price cut imminentLevels that prevailed four years ago the target, says Murli DeoraSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am All set for ice festivalCOLORADO: Climbers from around the world will soon descend on the Ouray Ice Park here for the 3-day 14th annual ice festival from Jan. 9. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Bush speaks to Manmohan, ZardariCrawford: US President George W Bush on Wednesday spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan B President Asif Ali Zardari and all the three leaders agreed to avoid any action that would "raise tensions" in the region. Mr. Bush ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Moods are contagious: studyLondon: Moods are contagious and spread like ripples through friends, according to new research. An international team has carried out the research and found that people’s moods are determined not only by the state of mind of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan begins probe into Lashkar roleOn the basis of evidence shown by U.S., U.K.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am AI plane forced to landKolkata: A Kolkata-New Delhi Air India flight, with 72 passengers aboard, landed back 15 minutes after it took off from the NSC Bose International airport here on Wednesday due to a technical problem. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan dismisses media reports on Lashkar roleIslamabad/ London: A news channel quoted the Prime Minister’s Office sources in Pakistan admitting to the involvement of the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Mumbai attacks. But PMO spokesman Imran Gardezi was quick to rubbish the claim. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Anti-terror laws come into forceNew Delhi: With President Pratibha Devisingh Patil giving her assent to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Bill and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, the new anti-terror regime came into force on Wednesday, about a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am “Bangladesh will not be used for terrorism”Dhaka: Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina has vowed that she would not allow Bangladesh’s territory to be used for terrorism against its neighbours. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am
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