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Shabana Azmi keeps her date with NepalThough Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan dropped his plans to visit Nepal, Shabana Azmi, kept her date with the Himalayan republic.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:36 pm 'All British schools to have sex clinics'Sexual health clinics offering free counselling and pills could soon be open in every secondary school and college in Britain as part of a drive to cut teenage pregnancies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Fighting rages on in Gaza as diplomatic efforts continueIsraeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships battled Hamas militants in all major Gaza towns as the country continued to reject appeals to halt the war.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:33 pm India briefs more countries on Pak role in Mumbai attacksIndia shared evidence linking Pakistan-based elements to the Mumbai attacks with around 50 more countries, many of which found New Delhi's case "strong" and "elaborate".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm 'Gorgeous' Jhumpa Lahiri among 'thinking man's sex symbols'Indian origin author Jhumpa Lahiri, with her "hypnotic eyes", has been named among the top 10 "Sex symobls of the thinking man" for 2008.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm Taro board trying to protect promoters' interests: SunSun Pharmaceutical Industries today accused the board of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries of trying to 'sidestep' real issues as the two companies continue to lock horns over their failed mergerSource: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:24 pm JuD claims no alliance with LeTPakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa, banned by the UN Security Council as a terrorist organisation, on Tuesday claimed that it had no "alliance" with the Lashkar-e-Taiba.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Jewish targets attacked in Europe after Gaza invasionThree youths tried to torch a synagogue in London amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain and elsewhere in Europe since the Israeli invasion of Gaza.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:16 pm Ponting's declaration sets up an intriguing finishAustralian captain Ricky Ponting set-up an exciting finale to an engrossing series against South Africa with a sporting declaration.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:16 pm McGrath Foundation raises $4,00,000The Australian public has dug deep in their pocket to support the McGrath Foundation with over USD 4,00,000 as donations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:15 pm Arthur does not rule out injured Smith battingSouth Africa coach Micky Arthur doesn't rule out the possibility of an injured Graeme Smith coming out to bat if the situation demands.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:13 pm FIIs net buyers of Rs 374cr in cash mkt todayForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 374.02 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Prime Minister says Pakistan "agencies" linked to attackNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan on Tuesday of acting irresponsibly, saying November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some of its nuclear-armed neighbour's official agencies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm Evidence given on Mumbai attack not credible: PakPakistan today dismissed as "not credible" evidence provided by India to it on the Mumbai terror attacks, hours after a Presidential aide termed as "premature" local media reportsSource: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm Prevailing recession to save Rs 200 cr of MMRDAThe Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) is likely to save about Rs 200 crore due to the prevailing recession in the skywalks' project to come up outside the congested railwaySource: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Truckers' strike may push inflation by 50 bps: NCAERContinuation of truckers' strike, which entered the second day today, can push inflation by 50 basis points on account of shortage of perishable goods and panic buying by traders, said city-basedSource: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm Girl abducted from outside mall in Noida, alleges rape - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:38 pm Toyota to halt production for 11 daysJapan's top automaker Toyota will suspend production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March due to dwindling global auto sales, a media report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm Credit Suisse injects Rs 794 cr in India armGlobal finance major Credit Suisse today said it has injected Rs 794 crore in its non-banking finance company Credit Suisse Finance (India), to fund its operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Pakistan rejects Indian PM's Mumbai accusationsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Tuesday Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's accusation that November's Mumbai attacks must have had support from some official Pakistani agencies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Telangana Rashtra Samiti all set to join TDP-Left alliance in AP!The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) appears all set to join the `grand alliance`, headed by AP`s main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and including the Left parties, for the ensuing elections to the assembly and the Lok Sabha.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Father Chelan fails to identify nun rape accused!Father Thomas Chelan, the lone witness to the alleged rape of the nun in Orissa`s Kandhamal district, on Monday failed to identify any of the accused even as the victim recognised two persons, police sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm WB govt seeks more time as auto drivers `rule` Kolkata streets!The West Bengal government has decided to seek at least three months` time to implement the Calcutta High Court order banning the polluting two-stroke autorickshaw from the eastern metropolis.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm CBI to file supplementary report on MP Subba`s citizenship!The CBI on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will file a supplementary report on the citizenship of Congress MP from Assam, Mani Kumar Subba.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm 55,000 oil PSU officers on strike from tomorrowNearly 55,000 officers of 14 PSU oil companies have decided to strike work indefinitely from January 7 to seek higher wages, Association of Scientific & Technical Officer's, Vice President, P KSource: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:10 pm IL Trust sells 2.45 cr Satyam sharesIL&FS Trust Company has sold over 2.45 crore shares, representing 3.64% stake, of IT major Satyam Computer Services within a fortnight in open market transactions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:08 pm JP Morgan Asset Management rejigs teamJP Morgan Asset Management India has rejigged its senior management team, promoting Krishnamurthy Vijayan, formerly chief executive officer and wholetime director to executive chairman.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm Pakistan doublespeak, says Mumbai proof not credible - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:34 am Karnataka priests unhappy over Pashupatinath row - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am ‘Fog, tough terrain slowing Poonch gunbattle’ - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 11:14 am Scam-hit DDA vows strict scrutiny in flat allotments - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 10:34 am Truckers' strike pushes up commodity pricesMUMBAI (Reuters) - A nationwide strike by tens of thousands of truckers entered its second day on Tuesday, pushing up prices of some commodities and threatening to choke supplies of fruits and vegetables.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:45 am Kashmir pins hopes on young, energetic Omar Abdullah - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:45 am Crime Branch launches search for others in nun rape case - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:43 am FACTBOX - India hands Mumbai evidence to PakistanReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria, and that the Mumbai attacks must have had support from some official agencies within its nuclear-armed neighbour.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am Patnaik should quit or snap ties with BJP: CPI - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:12 am Senior US diplomat in Pakistan for talks on India tensionsSINGAPORE: US President-elect Barack Obama is seeking as much as $310 billion in tax cuts as part of a massive stimulus plan to counter what senior policymakers warned could be a prolonged period of eSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:04 am PSI, STG to expand global talent assessment practices in IndiaNew Delhi, Jan 6 (ANI/Business Wire India): PSI Services LLC, a well-respected Talent Assessment firm, has announced a new contract with STG, a technology driven company, providing world class software consulting and training solutions to organizations, to expand its global talent assessment practices to the Indian market.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am State-run oil firm officials warn of strike from WednesdayNew Delhi, Jan 6 : Demanding higher pay and perquisites, officials of state-run oil firms in India have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday, which could disrupt in fuel supplies and refinery operations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Commodity shortage in ChandigarhThe truck operators' nationwide strike entered its second day Tuesday, leading to an anticipated shortage of vegetables and other essential commodities here and the neighbouring towns of Mohali and Panchkula.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Govinda resumes shooting forPutting an end to all the speculation over the future of 'Naughty At 40', actor Govinda resumed shooting for director Jagmohan Mundhra's movie this week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Business events that rocked India in 2008The global economic downturn made 2008 an unforgettable year. It had its usual share of ups and downs for India Inc. Here's a look at some of the events that shaped the year. Although the events liste...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:59 am ISRO to launch four foreign satellitesThe Indian Space Research Organisation will launch four foreign satellites this year as it seeks to make further inroads into the international satellite-building and launch services market in 2009.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:59 am Home Minister P Chidambaram on internal security] addressed the chief ministers on Tuesday. The following is the full text of the home minister's speech: On behalf of the Government of India and my own behalf, I wish you a very happy New Year and w...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:58 am Inauspicious beginning, inglorious end] at the White House. It is arguable if the Bush presidency represents the lowest point in the perception of America across the world, but what is not is that Bush has made his country, and the world,...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:58 am Pakistan to form committee to probe Mumbai evidenceIslamabad, Jan 6 : Pakistan would set up a 'joint investigative committee' to probe the pieces of evidence provided by New Delhi to Islamabad on the Mumbai terror attacks, a media report said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:56 am Pakistan may outsmart India in diplomatic pokerNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India may be frustrated and even outwitted by Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks, after placing its faith in diplomacy and the support of the United States.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:54 am Vintage Kolkata trams glam up to make a comebackKOLKATA (Reuters Life!) - They've been rumbling down Kolkata's roads for more than a 130 years, and now vintage trams are undergoing a makeover in their only home in India to entice commuters and reduce choking pollution.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:45 am After Mumbai attacks, Israel ready to share anti-terror strategies - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:40 am Chidambaram for "proactive" approach to root out threats - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 6 Jan 2009 | 8:20 am Air India sacks 10 air hostesses for being overweightNEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-run carrier Air India sacked 10 air hostesses for being "exceptionally overweight", a spokesman said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:25 am Bollywood's Khans may clash again this DecemberMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan brought some cheer at the fag end of a dismal year for the film industry -- and they might do so again in 2009.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 7:18 am Bangalore film fest offers complete entertainment packageAbout 130 films from 35 countries, seminars, children films, old Kannada classics and an animation workshop - the forthcoming third Bengalooru International Film Festival promises all this and more to give movie buffs a holistic view of world cinema.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am Tendulkar opposed to neutral venues in domestic trophyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar is opposed to the use of neutral venues for the knockout stages of the Ranji Trophy after a rare appearance in the tournament by the leading batsman drew a very small crowd.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:34 am Air, rail services back in a mess as fog returns to DelhiThe thick blanket of fog covering the capital was back Tuesday morning, delaying flights and trains once more. Visibility was down to 50 metres even at 9 a.m., so motorists had a bad time too.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am 'Dreams can act like safety valves'Ever dreamt that you are flying over tree tops or streaking across the sky? It could mean that you have fallen in love or are simply happy, says dream interpreter Madhu Tandan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am Markets rise marginally in early tradeIndian equities markets opened lower Tuesday but rose marginally higher in the opening minutes, with a key index gaining 0.25 percent over its previous close.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am Are non-film music albums dying out?Acclaimed singers like Sonu Nigam, Shaan, KK and even Asha Bhonsle have come out with independent music albums that have been popular with audiences. But these non-film albums are now on the decline and many blame Bollywood for the downward trend.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 5:00 am At 30, Bipasha Basu looking for serious rolesShe came into the limelight with her coffee bean complexion in 'Ajnabee' and was called a scorcher for her skin show in 'Jism'. But Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu, who turns 30 Wednesday, has now moved on from being just a sex icon and is signing on mature roles.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 4:01 am 'Pro-Tamil' broadcasting station attacked in Sri LankaA private radio and television station on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital has been attacked by an armed gang, causing extensive damage to the studio complex and interrupting its broadcasts, a spokesman for the station said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am Saina Nehwal resolves to make top fiveMUMBAI (Reuters) - Saina Nehwal brushed aside her disappointment about missing an Olympic medal to become the first Indian woman to crack the top 10 in the world badminton rankings in December and the teenager is aiming even higher in 2009.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Jan 2009 | 1:46 am Seemanchal Express to consolidate Indo-Nepal ties: Lalu!Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said the new train between Jogbani on Bihar-Nepal border and Delhi would consolidate the age-old friendly ties between the two countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am India, Spain set up anti-terror mechanism!India and Spain today set up a joint anti-terror mechanism which includes exchange of counter-terrorism experts by both countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am Reddy asks DDA to stop allotment of flats!Urban Development Ministry on Monday directed the DDA to stop physical allotment of flats hours after the housing agency said the process of allotment will continue.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am EC: Polls to five seats in AP Legislative Council on Feb 6!The Election Commission has decided to hold elections to five seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council on February six.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am After tobacco, Ramadoss to crackdown on junk food!After banning smoking in public places and on screen, the Union Health and Family Welfare ministry is all set to make labelling of food products mandatory.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan meets with an accident, escapes unhurt!Union Steel and Fertiliser and Chemical Minister Ramvilas Paswan on Monday met with an accident but escaped unhurt near a village near Patna, police said.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am Menon hints at involvement of Pak establishment in Mumbai!Rejecting the theory of "non-state actors" carrying out the Mumbai terror attack independently, India on Monday hinted at the involvement of elements in Pakistani establishment in the deadly strike which claimed over 200 lives.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am States told to invoke NSA against `for` strike oil PSU execs!The Centre on Monday asked states to invoke ESMA and National Security Act to cripple the `illegal` indefinite strike call by oil PSU officers from Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am Government relaxes service tax norms to please agitating truckers!Giving in to one of the major demands of striking truckers, the government on Monday exempted eight services provided by sub-contractors to transport agencies from payment of service tax.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am First arrest made in connection with Guwahati blasts!In the first arrest in connection with the New Year`s Day blasts here, a man who had allegedly supplied explosives to the prime suspect was nabbed and was remanded in seven days of police custody by a court on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:02 am NewscapeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Media scramble after Minister’s babyParis: Paparazzi were camped outside an exclusive Paris maternity clinic after French Justice Minister Rachida Dati gave birth to a girl on Friday in a caesarean section and speculation intensified over the identity of the father, in what ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Join hands to get at perpetrators: U.S.ISLAMABAD: The United States has described India sharing information on the Mumbai attacks with Pakistan as a “positive” development and urged the two sides to cooperate in order to get to the perpetrators. “The two ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Seetaram in judicial custody till January 17He apprehends ‘danger to his life’ from policeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Register case against Stalin’Election Commission order follows distribution of money in ThirumangalamSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am We’ll uncover full facts: PakistanISLAMABAD: The ball now in its court, Pakistan responded to the handing over of “information” by India on the Mumbai attacks with an assurance that it was determined to uncover the full facts behind the incidents and that it was ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Schuettler overcomes AmritrajErroneous Marin Cilic gets past Alberto MartinSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am “Apprehension of tampering with EVMs baseless”MADURAI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi on Monday described as “baseless” the allegation of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa that the ruling party was planning to tamper ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Tata Tele merges tower business with QuippoGearing up to launch GSM services soonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Centre gets tough with truckersNEW DELHI: Even as a section of truck operators struck work at midnight on Sunday night, the Centre hurriedly conceded a couple of their demands, drew up an alternative action plan, and directed the State governments to enforce the law to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am People should protest country liquor consumption: Biman BosePeople should come forward and protest against the consumption of poisonous country-made liquor, West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) chairman Biman Bose said Monday, as the toll in a hooch tragedy here rose to 23.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 6:33 pm A 'fine dining' experience for former scavengersThere was a time when their families were looked down upon - their presence considered impure. But all past anguish was forgotten, as 44 scavenger families dined here Monday afternoon along with their former employers who would once not tolerate them in the same room.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 6:33 pm DDA denies housing fraud, politicians demand probeThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Monday strongly denied allegations of any foul play in the draw for over 5,000 flats, but politicians demanded a high-level enquiry into the alleged scam and the resignation of Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Jan 2009 | 6:32 pm
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