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Ajmal's police custody ends on January 6With the remand of Mohammed Ajmal Amir ending on Tuesday, police are yet to decide on the nature of custody they will seek to interrogate the terrorist.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm Stop playing divisive politics in J&K: Omar AbdullahThe new Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday cautioned political parties against playing "divisive politics".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm Omar Abdullah takes power in KashmirJAMMU, India (Reuters) - Kashmir's youngest-ever chief minister was sworn in on Monday, promising to heal the wounds of a region hit by two decades of separatist rebellion against Indian rule which has killed thousands.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm Entire universe conspired with me to have this success: OmarThis guiding philosophy of Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist has left a deep impression on Jammu and Kashmir's youngest chief minister Omar Abdullah.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Cold claims 18 more lives in UP, schools closed till Jan 7The mercury dipped in Meerut division and remained stable in other divisions of the state, with Shahjahanpur recording the lowest temperature in the state at 4.8 celsius.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:33 pm Nitish welcomes CMs meet on countering terrorThough belated, the brain storming conference of chief ministers convened by PM Manmohan Singh on handling terror attacks and countering naxalism was a welcome step.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:29 pm Omar Abdullah to go the Kalam way on the internetJ&K's CM Omar Abdullah hopes to take a leaf out of former president APJ Abdul Kalam's people-friendly approach by personally replying to e-mails.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm Former TN Deputy Speaker passed awayFormer deputy speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK leader P Srinivasan died in Chennai after a prolonged illness. He was 72 and is survived by his wife and a son.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Omar Abdullah takes oath as J&K chief ministerOmar Abdullah was sworn in as chief minister of a National Conference-Congress coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Stop playing divisive politics in J&K: Omar to parties - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Abdul Kalam's condition improvingFormer president APJ Abdul Kalam, had been admitted in an Army Hospital in New Delhi with skin infection.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm More snowfall in Shimla - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm Govt to focus on IIFCL refinance to pump in Rs 75k cr: MontekThe government will focus on utilisation of refinance facility extended to India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) to provide Rs 75,000 crore for the infrastructure sector projects with a view toSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Voting in Nandigram by-poll underway amidst tight security!Polling for the politically sensitive Nandigram Assembly by-poll began on Monday morning amidst tight security arrangements, election department sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Suspended Congress leader Narayan Rane meets Maharashtra CM!Suspended Congress leader Narayan Rane on Monday called on Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan at the latter`s residence in South Mumbai.Source: Zee News : States | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Kilinochchi: Virtually a ghost cityDeserted streets, roof-less buildings and a giant water tank fallen facewards - the once bustling de facto LTTE capital wears a ghostly look...Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:08 pm Lalu on lecture tour to Japan - Rediff
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm Toll in Kolkata liquor tragedy rises to 23, six arrested - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:59 am Nun identifies rape accused during identification parade - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:59 am Day 5: Gunbattle on between terrorists-Army in Poonch - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:56 am Bhutto's daughter sings of pain in hip-hop tributeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The elder daughter of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has written a rap song expressing her anguish over her mother's death.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:52 am DDA denies scam in house allotment - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:52 am India shares Mumbai terror attack proof with China - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:29 am India hands over Mumbai attack evidence to PakistanNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said it had handed over evidence on Monday that linked Pakistani militants to the Mumbai attacks, demanding a prompt investigation by Islamabad and piling diplomatic pressure on its nuclear-armed rival.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:27 am ICICI Bank in pact with BSNL for bill paymentsICICI Bank, the country's largest private sector lender, today said it has entered into an agreement with BSNL Cell One to enable the latter's customers to pay their bills through the bank'sSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:13 am Citi retains India's growth forecastCiti retained its forecast for India's economic growth in fiscal 2009 and 2010 on "positive co-ordinated measures" by the central bank and the finance ministry.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am Bihar truckers won't join all-India strike - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 11:01 am Poor burn books to stay warm in chilly India, 55 dead - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:54 am Poor burn books to stay warm in chilly India, 55 deadPATNA, India (Reuters) - At least 55 people have died over the past four days in northern and eastern India as a spell of cold weather swept the region, officials said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:44 am France seeks Gaza truce as Israel presses assaultGAZA (Reuters) - At least three children were among a dozen Palestinian civilians killed on Monday as Israeli troops pressed home a ground assault on Hamas militants in the face of French-led diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:42 am Daiichi sees $3.9 bn valuation loss in Ranbaxy buyJapan's second biggest pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo today said it plans to record a valuation loss of $3.9 billion on its shares in its India-based subsidiary Ranbaxy Laboratories to reflect theSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:38 am Tens of thousands of truckers strike in IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of truckers stayed off the roads on Monday after talks with officials to cut taxes and diesel prices broke down, threatening to push up prices of food and commodities across the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:36 am BGR Energy raises Rs 2,105 cr for working cap expensesEquipment supplier BGR Energy today said it has raised Rs 2,105 crore of loan for its working capital requirements from a consortium of five banks, led by public sector giant State Bank of India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:32 am GTL board meet on Jan 15 for share buybackGTL, a Mumbai-based telecom infrastructure company, today said that it would consider buy back of shares with using surplus cash of the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:12 am Spain Deputy Prime Minister meets AdvaniNew Delhi, Jan 5 : Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Maria Teresa Fernández de la Vega, on her first visit to India, met senior BJP leader L.K Advani here today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:02 am U.S. Embassy celebrates 50th anniversary in DelhiNew Delhi, Jan.5 : Ambassador and Mrs. David C. Mulford today led the American Embassy community in celebration as the United States Embassy Chancery building in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi marked 50 years in support of U.S-India bilateral cooperation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Gemma Arterton keeps changing hairstyle to dodge peeping eyesNew Delhi, Jan 05 : Hollywood actress Gemma Arterton has revealed that the fact that she keeps on changing her hair helps her dodge peeping toms.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Mulford says FBI will get to the bottom of the Mumbai attack conspiracyNew Delhi, Jan.5 : U.S. Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, on Monday said that a team of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is still in Mumbai pursuing leads into the conspiracy that led to the November 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai, and expressed Washington's determination to get to the bottom of the conspiracy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Uttar Pradesh police gun down wanted manA man wanted in cases of murder, extortion and abduction was shot dead in a gunbattle with the police in Uttar Pradesh Monday, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am From 1965 to 2009, Omar Abdullah is the eighth chief ministerOmar Abdullah, who took his oath Monday to head the Jammu and Kashmir government, is the eighth chief minister of the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Daiichi says Ranbaxy acquisition will hit its bottomlineJapanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo will take a hit on its books owing to its acquisition of Indian pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy Laboratories, a Daiichi company statement said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Chhattisgarh assembly gets new speakerDharamlal Kaushik, a legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was elected as the speaker of the state assembly Monday, the maiden sitting of the newly-elected third assembly.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am US committed to Mumbai probe, says MulfordThe US Monday said it has consistently supported India over bringing the attackers of Mumbai to justice and underlined that it will pursue to its logical conclusion the investigations into the terror strike, which also killed six Americans.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Mahatma Gandhi's works to go public 60 years after his deathAHMEDABAD, India (Reuters Life!) - The thought-provoking literary works of Mahatma Gandhi, India's iconic freedom fighter, are set to go public after the copyright on his writings and speeches lapses this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:55 am Omar Abdullah sworn in as J CMOmar Abdullah was today sworn in as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister to head the National Conference-Congress coalition government in the state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:53 am Sun says no response from Taro on settlementMumbai based Sun Pharmaceutical Industries on Monday said that it had not received any substantive response from Israel based Taro and minority share holder Templeton on the proposals itSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:37 am India hands PakistanIndia today ramped up its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, releasing a dossier containing what it said was proof linking "elements" in the neighbouring state to the Mumbai terror attacks. T...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:20 am IBM signs $5 million IT infrastructure services deal with KotakIBM, the global technology services provider, on Monday announced that it has signed a $5 million IT services agreement with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited one of Indias banking &Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 9:15 am Tata Teleservices to launch GSM services soonTata Teleservices today said it will launch GSM service shortly, thereby following in the footsteps of Reliance Communications, which got into the arena last week, the first company in the country toSource: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Jan 2009 | 8:39 am Punjab government report 'fails' some MPs including Sidhu!This is one report card that some Punjab politicians are not going to be proud of. High profile leaders like Charanjit Singh Atwal, Ashwini Kumar and the chirpy cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu have been virtually 'failed' for not utilising the development funds allocated to them as MPs.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 5:33 am India clubs ignore Houghton request to rest top playersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's leading league clubs have ignored a plea from national coach Bob Houghton to rest players from some matches to keep them fresh for internationals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Jan 2009 | 5:10 am Farhan Akhtar doubly anxious for sister's filmActing in 'Rock On' was fun for Farhan Akhtar, but now it seems to have become a responsibility. The director-turned-actor says working in his sister's directorial debut 'Luck By Chance' is an extra challenge and he has to ensure its success.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am Hollywood has tough competition to Bollywood in 2009Although Bollywood has an array of big-ticket films lined up for release in 2009, Hollywood could prove tough competition with an assorted platter of movies to woo Indian audiences, including 'Changeling', 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Seven Pounds'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am Shah Rukh is brilliant, but I'm unable to cast him: BenegalHe is full of admiration for Shah Rukh Khan and his on-screen charisma, but veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal rues that he doesn't have a subject to cast the superstar.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am India's only magazine for slum dwellers battles for survivalIt is a unique magazine brought out by slum dwellers to address the issues of the urban poor. Now nine years after its launch, India's only such news magazine is battling for survival and the management refuses to seek government or private funds.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am Michelle Obama, daughters move to WashingtonWashington: The future First Lady Michelle Obama along with daughters Malia and Sasha has arrived here ahead of her husband Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the U.S. on January 20. Landing on Saturday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Zillur Rahman to be Bangladesh PresidentDhaka: Veteran Awami League leader Zillur Rahman will be named Bangladesh’s next President by the party, Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina has said. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Truckers to strike workNEW DELHI: The All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has decided to go ahead with its indefinite strike from midnight of January 5, after its third round of talks with the Central government failed to break the ice on Sunday. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Gun battle enters fourth dayJammu: The gun battle between the security forces and militants near the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir entered the fourth day on Sunday. So far, three security personnel and four ultras have been killed. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan will not hand over suspects to India: QureshiIslamabad: Pakistan on Sunday rejected India’s demand to hand over terror suspects linked to the Mumbai strikes, insisting that there was no extradition treaty between the two countries. There can be no comparison between ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am We give highest priority to civilian safety: Rajapaksa‘Our armed forces are making rapid progress’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Chidambaram seeks “cast iron guarantees” from Pakistan“It will have to pay an enormous price if Mumbai-like strike is repeated”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Heavy fighting as Israeli troops enter GazaHigh Palestinian casualties in incursionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal may join handsCHENNAI: It could be one of the most interesting partnerships in Indian cinema. Actors Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal may work together very soon, it is reliably learnt from Kollywood sources. The latest buzz is that the two may work together on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Truckers to go on indefinite strikeNew Delhi: Truckers across the country will go on an indefinite strike from Sunday midnight as talks between transporters and government officials have failed to yield any results. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka presses on against rebels after taking HQKILINOCHCHI (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan military said on Sunday it was pressing on to defeat rebels and catch their leader, two days after seizing the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital Kilinochchi.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2009 | 6:40 pm Blueline buses claim first two victims this yearA rickshaw puller was killed by a Blueline bus in west Delhi Sunday evening and another recklessly driven Blueline bus killed a pedestrian in northwest Delhi half an hour later - claiming the first victims in this year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jan 2009 | 6:01 pm Youth organisation campaigns against criminals in politicsDetermined to do its bit to punch out crime from politics, an organisation of youngsters has launched a campaign that props up hoardings across the capital saying 'Welcome to the state of criminals; 40 percent of Delhi's MLAs are criminals'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jan 2009 | 4:31 pm Kalam indisposed, cancels Meghalaya visitFormer president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has cancelled his scheduled visit to Meghalaya to inaugurate the Children's Science Congress for health reasons.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jan 2009 | 4:31 pm Congress may deny poll tickets to lazy Haryana lawmakersCongress legislators in Haryana who do not devote adequate time to their constituencies and people could be denied the party ticket in the next assembly elections, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jan 2009 | 4:30 pm India plans to hoist tricolour on moon by 2020India is planning to hoist the tricolour on the moon by 2020, a space agency official said here Sunday, adding that the country's first manned flight into space was also on cards by 2015.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jan 2009 | 4:30 pm Ex-Nepal king urges end to temple priest rowKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has urged an end to a row over the appointment of a chief priest for one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Kathmandu, an aide said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:39 pm Fierce gunbattle in Poonch continuing after 60 hours!A fierce gunbattle between security forces and separatist militants continues to rage Sunday in the dense mountainous forest in frontier Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir after over 60 hours.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Believe in Gandhian way? Now, a card for someone you hate!!Hitting out at someone without actually coming to blows just got easier!Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Family problems, illness drove more people to suicide in 2007: NCRB!It was not poverty or a high debt burden that drove more people to commit suicide, but family problems and ill health forced many to take the extreme step, according to a report of the National Crime Records Bureau.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Delhi youth don`t mind being criminals!In a trend which should worry both the police and residents of this metropolis, the youth, especially those below 25 years of age, are involved in crime in large numbers.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm India, China`s role essential for international carbon agreement: Brown!British Premier Gordon Brown has said that an international agreement to reduce carbon emission would be one of his key priorities in 2009 for which India and China will have to be taken on board.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Pay Review Committee now also to look into pay of Physical Education teachers!The Pay Review committee will now also suggest revised salaries for their physical education teachers and library staff.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Central government injects whopping Rs 7,500 crore in education system!The UPA government has injected a massive dose of investment to provide higher education to students belonging to minorities, SC, ST and OBC communities.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Militants explode bomb on Assam rail track!Suspected militants exploded a bomb on a railway track between Maibongdisa and Harangajao stations in central Assam`s North Cachhar district this morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Pak may allow India to quiz suspects: Report!Pakistan may allow Indian investigators to "grill" the Mumbai attack suspects after being provided with "sufficient evidence" of their involvement, but will not hand them over, a media report said in Islamabad on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Clear winter sun greets Delhi!A pleasant clear wintry sun greeted the national capital Sunday, after days of dark mornings.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm
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