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ICC confident sub-continent will host 2011 World CupInternational Cricket Council president David Morgan on Friday expressed confidence that the 2011 World Cup would take place in the Indian sub-continent.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:50 pm Govt unveils its second stimulus for slowing economyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government on Friday said it would ease foreign borrowing rules for firms in the infrastructure and real estate sectors, and raised the foreign investment limit in corporate bonds to $15 billion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:44 pm Govt takes steps to revive CV salesThe government today announced a slew of measures, including credit to NBFCs and providing accelerated depreciation of 50 per cent, to boost sales of commercial vehicles.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm India slashes rates, lures funds to aid growthMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India slashed its main interest rates by 1 percentage point on Friday, its fourth cut in four months, and tried to draw more funds into the country to boost growth as it warned of a tough year ahead.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Delhi police stations to have inspector for anti-terror opsThe government has decided to appoint an inspector-rank officer for anti-terrorist operations in all police stations in the national capital.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Industry happy with package, exporters disappointedIndustry today welcomed fresh stimulus measures, mainly cut in policy lending rates by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and focus on infrastructure funding by the government, but exporters reelingSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:33 pm Jamshedpur lawyer to represent terrorist AjmalA practising lawyer here has expressed willingness to take up the case of the only terrorist to be captured in the Mumbai terrorist attack, Mohammad Ajmal Amir.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:22 pm "Dawood should be arrested by sheltering country"The CBI on Friday said it was the responsibility of the country, where Dawood Ibrahim is taking shelter, to ensure his arrest.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:18 pm Govt allows IIFCL to raise Rs 30k cr via tax-free bondsRecognising that infrastructure would play a key role in reviving the economy, the government today allowed IIFCL to raise Rs 30,000 crore for refinancing projects mainly in the highway and portSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:13 pm Ulfa denies involvement in blasts - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:10 pm NIA unlikely to take over Mumbai attack probe - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 2:07 pm Two killed in LTTE suicide attackAn LTTE suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters here on Friday killing at least two people and injuring over 30.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm Govt doubles FII investment limit in second stimulusThe government today increased the FII investment limit to $15 billion from $6 billion in domestic corporate bonds, a move that will provide a boost to foreign inflows into the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:56 pm BSP leader accused of rape and murder, abscondingSpelling more trouble for BSP, police has registered a case against a local leader of the ruling party in UP for allegedly raping and killing a 24-year-old girl.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:55 pm EC rejects DMK's charge against CEO - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:54 pm Sri Lanka says seized rebel HQ; 2 dead in ColomboCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president said its troops captured the separatist Tamil Tigers' headquarters town of Kilinochchi on Friday, but within an hour of the announcement a suspected suicide bomber killed at least two people in the capital.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:39 pm Pak, Iran to hold talks on IPIPakistan and Iran will hold another round of talks within a month on a proposed gas pipeline project involving the two countries and India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm For Pak's peace and stability, defeat militancy: ZardariPakistan's peace and stability are linked to the defeat of militants and terrorists in the country president Asif Ali Zardari has said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:30 pm Sharif seeks normalisation of Indo-Pak tiesNawaz Sharif on Friday said the PPP-led government should try to normalise bilateral relations and sought an end to the "blame game" over the Mumbai attack.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm Sensex off from the day's high, still ends 55 pts upAlthough the benchmark Sensex crossed the 10,000 level after two weeks in late afternoon deals, heavy selling at the fag end trimmed a major part of its gains.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm BoB slashes interest rates on NRE term depositsPublic sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) today said it has lowered interest rates on non-resident external (NRE) term to 3.75 per cent for one-year or less than two years with immediate effect.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:17 pm Pak rejects Mumbai culprits' extradition - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:12 pm Delhi crime rate in 2008 lowest since 1994 - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:12 pm Engineer murder: BSP MLA confesses to involvement - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:10 pm Govt takes steps to boost realty sectorIn an effort to boost the cash- starved realty sector, the government today allowed the developers of integrated townships to borrow funds from overseas and also asked states to release land for low-Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:06 pm DII net buy at Rs 239cr, FII net buy at Rs 121crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 238.52 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm Kingfisher cuts fares up to 60%Full service carrier Kingfisher Airlines has decided to cut its basic fares up to 60 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:32 pm Flight operations normal at Indira Gandhi International airport !Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International airport were normal on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm ULFA behind blasts: Assam DGP!The three explosions that rocked the city on Thursday was the handiwork of the banned ULFA, Assam Director General of Police G M Srivastava said.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Coldest morning of the season in Delhi as mercury dips 3 degrees below normal!Delhiites experienced the coldest morning of the season on Friday as the minimum temperature plummeted to four degree Celsius from yesterday`s minimum of 8.5 degrees.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Assam CM admits security lapses !Admitting security lapses, Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on Thursday directed security forces to intensify operations against militants in the wake of three bomb blasts in the state capital that left five dead and maimed scores.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm SC refuses child specialist`s plea in negligence death case!The Supreme Court has refused to quash a criminal case filed against a "child specialist" by the father of a Class III girl who died after the doctor allegedly treated her for TB instead of cancer.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Tata Motors December sales dip 47%Tata Motors today reported a 47.11 per cent decline in its total sales during December last year at 25,219 units, as compared to 47,678 units the same month in 2007.??"A deepening recessionarySource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm No rotation of CM's post, says Omar Abdullah - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm Govt announces second stimulus packageSeeking to reverse the recessionary trend, the government today gave the economy a second stimulus by enabling the industry to borrow more from abroad and FIIs to invest more in the country, besidesSource: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Neyveli Lignite to raise Rs.18.5 bnThe Rs.36.38-billion ($744 million) mining-cum-power company Neyveli Lignite Corp (NLC) will raise Rs.18.5 billion to fund its expansion projects.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Ordinance to provide CISF cover to private industriesHaving failed to get the Central Industrial Security Force (Amendment) Bill, 2008, passed by Parliament, the government Friday decided to promulgate an ordinance enabling the private sector to avail of the paramilitary force to guard against terror attacks on industrial houses.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Markets manage to hold on to dayIndian equities markets failed to hold on to an afternoon rally but managed to close marginally higher Friday than its previous close with a key index ending trade up 0.55 percent.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Locals in Kashmir usher 2009 with prayers for peace and prosperitySrinagar, Jan.2 : As large number of people around the country cherished being in holidaying mood or spending a good time with friends and families, Kashmiris in Srinagar opted to pray for peace and harmony in the Jammu and Kashmir region on the first day of 2009.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Ghosal 36th in world squash, highest ranking by IndianNational champion Saurav Ghosal has moved up three spots to reach his career best ranking of 36 in world squash. This is the highest ranking in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) list achieved by an Indian so far.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm NRI doctors to set up free clinics, face funding problemWith plans for at least one free health care clinic in every state of India and training professionals to improve the rural health care system here, a group of NRI doctors has some big plans lined up. Funding, however, is a challenge, they admit.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm No rotation of chief ministership in KashmirA meeting of Jammu and Kashmir coalition partners, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, Friday decided there would be no rotation of chief ministership between the two parties in the state and the NC's Omar Abdullah will head the government for the full six-year term.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Sea water reverse osmosis plant to be established in ChennaiNew Delhi, Jan 2 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for the construction of one '100 MLD Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant' at Nemmeli near Chennai at a total cost of Rs.908.28 crore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Scheme to improve middle school education in India approvedNew Delhi, Jan 2 : The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the implementation of a centrally sponsored scheme to universalise access to and improve quality of education at secondary stage, called Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) during the 11th Five Year Plan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Foggy mornings, icy weather have north India shiveringA day into the year 2009, northern India shivered as temperatures plummeted. While Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana were blanketed with fog in the morning, the sun shone brightly in some Himachal Pradesh tourist hot spots.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Relaxed Gambhir looks to build on dream yearNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Gautam Gambhir remains committed to the relaxed approach that helped him end a dream 2008 as an established test opener.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am India says Pakistan attitude unchanged on militantsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's defence minister said on Friday Pakistan was still failing to crack down on militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks, and that New Delhi had not deployed troops despite tension with its neighbour.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 10:07 am Bandh like situation at Kurseong in West Bengal - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 8:53 am Three arrested after threat to DhoniRANCHI, India (Reuters) - Police said on Friday they had arrested three people in connection with alleged extortion letters sent to cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 8:51 am Treasurer forced to quit over theft at BJP HQ - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 8:13 am CPI(M) MP heaps praise on Modi - India Today
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Jan 2009 | 7:32 am India counts cost of scrapping Pakistan tourNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cash-rich cricket board could lose up to $10 million in revenue following the scrapping of this month's tour of Pakistan, domestic media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jan 2009 | 5:24 am Jawan killed in Poonch encounterPoonch: One jawan was killed and a Junior Commissioned Officer reported missing during an encounter between Army personnel and six suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists which continued for the second day on Thursday in the Poonch sector close ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Separate pay panel for armed forcesNEW DELHI: In a move to redress the grievances of armed forces personnel over anomalies in pay structures, the government decided to place officers in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and their equivalents in the other two services on a higher ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am 5 killed in Guwahati serial blastsULFA hand suspected; blasts come hours before Chidambaram’s visitSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Government had information about ULFA plan, says GogoiHad stepped up security measures to thwart its activitiesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Ship with Indian crew survives pirates’ attackMumbai: The Indian crew of the vessel MT Abdul Kalam Azad, which came under attack by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, is reported to be safe after Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) foiled their attempt to hijack the ship. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Five-year-old boy rescued from house of Assam DIG’s kinSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Kala Venkata Rao joins Praja RajyamSRIKAKULAM: The Telugu Desam Party received a severe jolt in Srikakulam district when its Polit Bureau member Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao resigned from the primary membership of the party and also his membership of the Assembly from Vunukuru ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am 60 revellers killed in nightclub infernoBANGKOK: A fire tore through a nightclub here early on Thursday as people were celebrating New Year, killing at least 60 people.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am FBI team visited Faridkot?No information: U.S. embassy spokesmanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Accused in Abhaya case get conditional bailHigh Court directs supervision of investigation by experienced senior officerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am 12 Pak nationals wanted in 26/11 attack!At least 12 Pakistani nationals are wanted for their alleged involvement in funding and assisting the perpetrators of last month`s terror attacks, a senior police official said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm US has given evidence to Pak, it should act now: Pranab!India on Thursday said the US has provided "strong evidence" to Pakistan about involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Mumbai attacks and that Islamabad should now hand over the culprits for which no Extradition Treaty is required.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Malaysian warship saves Indian tanker from Somali pirates!Swift intervention by a Malaysian naval helicopter on Thursday saved an Indian vessel from a hijack bid by armed pirates dressed in military attire in the Gulf of Aden region, off Somalia.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Separate pay commission for armed forces: Govt!In a major New Year bonanza for the armed forces, the PMO has informed the Defence Ministry that the armed forces personnel would henceforth have a separate pay commission, which is not a part of the civilian pay panel.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm LeT men admit role in Mumbai attack: NYT!LeT militants has confessed to Pak authorities on their involvement in Mumbai attacks, NYT reported.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm No proof of Zarar`s hand in 26/11: Pak!Pakistan on Thursday dismissed reports about LeT commander Zarar Shah admitting to his role in the Mumbai attacks, saying it was early to reach any conclusion.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Pranab asks Islamabad to hand over LeT terrorists!The US has shared with Pakistan "strong evidence" about involvement of LeT in the Mumbai attacks, Pranab Mukherjee asked Islamabad to hand over the perpetrators for which an Extradition Treaty is not required.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm National Conference to formally join UPA: Omar Abdullah!With his party all set to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir along with Congress, National Conference chief Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced its decision to formally join the UPA.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Digvijay Singh cleared of graft charges!Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and 11 other former ministers of Congress have been absolved of charges of corruption and other irregularities.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2009 | 11:33 pm Bombs kill 5, wound 26 in GuwahatiGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and 26 wounded when suspected separatist militants set off three bombs in Guwahati on Thursday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2009 | 4:36 pm Civil work nearing completion for fast reactorMajor civil works relating to the Rs.35 billion 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam is nearly over, a top official said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 4:31 pm Hero Honda December sales dipThe country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda Motors (HHML) reported a 10.2 percent dip in its sales for December, selling 215,931 units.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:33 pm Timberlake's choreographer impressed with Shahid's dancing skillsAmerican choreographer James Martin Kudelka who has been roped in Ken Ghosh's next to instruct Shahid Kapoor with some international dance moves can't stop raving the actor for his ability to perform.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:31 pm 134 flights delayed, five diverted due to fog in DelhiOver 134 flights were delayed and five diverted on the New Year's day at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, thanks to a thick fog that enveloped the capital city Thursday morning.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 3:00 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 'Tea export to Pakistan remains steady despite strained ties'Undeterred by the recent strained relationship with Pakistan, the Tea Board of India expects to export 11,000 tonnes of tea to that country this year, a top official said here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 2:31 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 India's exports decline for second straight monthThe New Year started with some disheartening news for India's exporting community with the latest trade data showing a 9.9-percent drop in outbound merchandise shipments in November - the second straight month of decline.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm
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