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Pak disgraced atomic scientist faces US sanctionsPakistan's disgraced atomic scientist AQ Khan, who is under house arrest in his country for the last three years, has been slapped with US sanctions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm Ove 400 Palestinian women, children killed in Gaza conflictUN has said that over 400 Palestinian children and women have been killed so far in the conflict.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Qatar to step up LNG supplies to IndiaQatar, the world's largest liquefied natural gas exporter, today said it will sell additional LNG cargoes to India this fiscal to ease fuel deficit faced by power and fertilizer units in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm Clinton to promise renewal of US hegemonyFormer first lady Hillary Clinton will promise renewal of American leadership globally, perceived to have declined with US troops bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Pak should seriously consider Indian evidence: SharifFormer premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan should "seriously" consider the evidence handed over by India on the Mumbai attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Geojit revenue down 45% in Q3Geojit Financial Services (GFS) recorded a net profit of Rs 38.63 crore in Q3 of the current fiscal year on account of Rs 40 crore received from BNP Paribas for discounting the commodity business. The operating result for the period under review has a loss of Rs 4.84 crore. A meeting of the Board of Directors held today at Kochi approved the results of the third quarter.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm Bankers decline to comment on Satyam accounts: CIDThe Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Andhra Pradesh, which is probing into Satyam fraud case, has said the banks associated with the disgraced firm have declined to comment on whether the IT major's accounts had been frozen, citing client confidentiality.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:27 pm FII net sell at Rs 346cr, DII net buy at Rs 153crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 345.78 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm HCC inks MoU worth Rs 40,000 cr with Guj govt during VGGIS!The HCC on Monday signed MoUs worth Rs 41,500 cr with the Gujarat government for building a water city and supplying water through pipeline to some reservoirs in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Trial judge in Mumbai terror attacks case named!M L Tahiliyani has been appointed as a Special Judge to conduct the trial in the November 26 terror attacks in the city, Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said on Monday night.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Prahlad parts ways with Uma, decides to float new party!The dissidents group led by Prahlad Patel in Uma Bharti`s Bharatiya Janshakti Party (BJS) on Monday finally decided to part ways with her and explore the possibility of rejoining the BJP or floating a new party.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Soren apoligises for delay in resignation!JMM supremo Shibu Soren tonight apologised to the people for the delay in resigning from his chief minister`s post after losing an assembly bypoll.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Allot 80% MHADA houses to Marathis: Bal Thackeray!As thousands queued up to apply for Mumbai Housing Area Development Authority (MHADA) houses in Mumbai, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said Marathi people should get "at least" 80 per cent of these houses.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm NCP to contest all 20 LS seats in Kerala!With the Congress virtually slamming the door before the NCP in Kerala, its state unit president K Muraleedharan on Monday said his party would contest all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Sixth chargesheet filed in Ahmedabad bomb blasts!City Crime Branch on Monday filed sixth chargesheet in one of the 18 cases registered with regard to the July 26, 2008 serial blasts here in which 57 people were killed.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Farmers in distress as frost damages crops in Uttar Pradesh !Frosty weather in many parts of North India has adversely affected several cash crops adding to the distress of farmers, many of whom have suffered crop losses almost up to thirty per cent.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Existing town planning rules not applicable to SIR: Govt!Existing laws, rules and regulations related to town planning and urban development will not be applicable to Special Investment Regions (SIRs) being developed in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Silent Valley among Kerala`s seven wonders!The evergreen forests of Silent valley, Sreepadmanabha Swamy temple in the capital and the Jewish Synagogue at Kochi are among the seven wonders of Kerala chosen by viewers of a television channel.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Mumbai attacks trial judge named!ML Tahiliyani has been appointed as a Special Judge to conduct the trial in Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Priyanka entering poll fray is `beneficial`: Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan!Amid reported demands that the party field her from Moradabad, Congress on Monday said that Priyanka Gandhi entering the Lok Sabha poll fray would be "very beneficial" for it.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Dense fog disrupts flight operations at IGI airport, five flights cancelled !Flight operations at the IGI Airport comes to standstill as a dense fog enveloped the area on Tuesday morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm NCW submits proposal to govt to redefine rape through bill!The National Commission For Women (NCW) has asked the UPA government at the centre to frame a legislation to treat incidents of eve-teasing and molestation on par with rape cases.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm ISI agent was tracking force mobilisation: SSP!Suspected ISI agent Amir Ahmed arrested from the city on Saturday, was assigned by his bosses to keep track of the movement of Army from Cantonment here.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Former President Venkataraman admitted to hospital!Former President R Venkataraman was on Monday admitted to the Army Hospital Research and Referral after he complained of dehydration.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Kailash Manasarovar yatra to begin in mid 2009 amid tight security!The annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, undertaken by hundreds of pilgrims involving circumambulation of Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Tibet, will commence in the middle of this year amid tight security.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm Court to Dera chief: appear before police for interrogation!The Punjab and Haryana HC on Monday directed Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to appear before police on February 7 for further interrogation in connection with a case relating to hurting of sentiments of Sikhs.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm 32 jihadis trained by LeT to target India: Kasab!In a startling revelation, Ajmal Amir Kasab - the lone surviving terrorist of the Mumbai attacks - has said that Lashkar-e-Taiba had trained a group of 32 jihadis to launch terrorist attacks across India.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on 3-day India visit starting today!Nearly two months after the Mumbai terror attacks, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will arrive here on Tuesday on a three-day visit as a mark of solidarity with India.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:23 pm RBI checks exposure to fraud-hit SatyamHYDERABAD (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is checking the exposure of local banks to fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, as authorities widened their investigation into the country's biggest corporate scandal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm I was authorised by Pak PM to speak on Ajmal: DurraniDurrani, who was sacked after revealing the Pakistani nationality of Mumbai attacker Ajmal, has said he had authorisation from the PM to speak on 26/11 developments.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm SC disposes of petition against appointment of Gujarat DGP - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Uphaar fire tragedy: SC to hear Ansals' appeal on Jan. 23 - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm No need to press panic button: Mukherjee on SatyamIndia on Tuesday said appropriate steps are being taken to address the Satyam issue and there was "no need to press the panic button".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Azhagiri rewarded with newly-created post in DMK - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm MHADA to print more forms for affordable housing scheme - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Cushman ties up with Technopak for retail servicesCushman and Wakefield, leading real estate services firm, today tied up with Technopak, India's premier management consulting firm in retail, to establish an integrated platform of end-to-end retail services.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm OECD predicts deep slowdown in India, China, RussiaA host of developed and emerging economies, including India, China, US, UK and the Euro zone, and Japan are expected to face severe slowdown ahead, says Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:08 pm BankAm-Merrill Lynch may cut 1,900 jobs in UK: reportFinancial services major Bank of America, which acquired Merrill Lynch recently, is considering to slash about 1,900 jobs from the combined workforce in the UK, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Karkare always wanted to help the community: WifeSlain Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare always wanted to do something for the community and Mumbai terror attacks fulfilled his wish, his widow Kavita Karkare said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:54 am Unitech reschedules loan of Rs 1,000 crUnitech, the country's second largest realty firm, which at present is facing a financial crunch, has rescheduled loans of Rs 1,000 crore to banks, out of Rs 2,500 crore that it needs to pay by March this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:42 am No need to press panic button: Mukherjee on SatyamSeeking to allay any fears among foreign investors due to the Satyam fraud, India today said appropriate steps are being taken to address the issue and there was "no need to press the panic button".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:36 am Infosys not averse to acquiring Satyam customersSoftware major Infosys Technologies Ltd would not poach on beleaguered Satyam Computers's employees but said it's not averse to acquire customers of the scandal-hit competitor.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am Police conducts raid at offices of Satyam auditor PWCAndhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday conducted searches at the office of PWC the firm that audited the accounts of defamed Satyam Computer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:32 am NSG commandos to march during R-Day parade for the first time - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:30 am Somnath donates medical equipment to village health centre - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am News channels urge PM to scrap proposed curbs - Indiantelevision.com
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am India to play 5 ODIs, one T20 match in Sri LankaThe Indian cricket team will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match in Sri Lanka, the dates of which would be announced soon.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:53 am Security beefed up at Coimbatore airport after terror threatSecurity was tightened at the airport here following a terror threat stating that bombs would explode in three airports in Tamil Nadu by Tuesday evening.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:49 am ‘India-Pak peace will pick up momentum’ - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:35 am World Bank blacklists Wipro - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 10:10 am Fog hits flight schedules in New Delhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 13 Jan 2009 | 9:40 am Pricewaterhouse assisting Indian agencies on SatyamHYDERABAD (Reuters) - PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditors of Satyam Computer Services, said on Tuesday its office in Hyderabad had not been raided and it was assisting agencies investigating the outsourcing firm.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 9:30 am Pakistan state not linked to Mumbai attack - BritainNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary said on Tuesday that he believed the Pakistan state did not direct the Mumbai attacks, contradicting accusations from the Indian government that state agencies were involved.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am India to play five ODIs and one Twenty20 in Sri LankaMUMBAI (Reuters) - India will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka in the coming weeks to help recover lost revenue from cancelled events.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 9:11 am Proposed TV news curbs resisted by editorsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian democracy will be damaged if the government tightens media laws in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, media groups said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 8:48 am Morgan Stanley cuts India's FY09 growth estimateMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian economy may grow 6.7 percent in the current fiscal year, Morgan Stanley said in a recent note, cutting its estimate from 7 percent, citing weak domestic and external demand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:38 am Australian opener Hayden announces retirementSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, drawing stumps on a dazzling career as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:25 am Govt may cut fuel rates, ease price controlsNEW DELHI (Reuters) – The government is set to cut fuel prices for the second time in six weeks, and allow firms to charge market rates in a move that may help Reliance Industries and Essar Oil revive their petrol pumps, government and company officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:05 am SC refuses to interfere with Gujarat top copThe Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the appointment of P C Pande as the Director General of Police of Gujarat. An NGO -- Citizens for Justice and Peace -- had in 2006 challenged the...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:03 am Lalu checks out 300 km/hour bullet train in JapanRailway Minister Lalu Prasad, who has an ambitious plan for introducing high-speed train corridor in the country, today took a ride on the bullet train in Tokyo.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:03 am PM sets up global advisory councilThe Prime Minister's global advisory council has been constituted. The setting up of the council was announced by the Prime Minister at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Chennai.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:03 am Fog hits flight operationsThe visibility dropped to a near zero with the runway visibility range (RVR) deteriorating to less than 50 metres as the fog suddenly enveloped the airport around six in theSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:03 am Canada urged to ease business visas from India, ChinaBy Gurmukh Singh, Toronto, Jan 13 : Canada should reduce wait times for business visas from countries like India, China and Russia to boost trade with emerging economies, said a business report here M...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:02 am Bush admits mistakes, but cites India among accomplishmentsBy Arun Kumar, Washington, Jan 13 : President George W. Bush has admitted mistakes but cited his image in India among accomplishments to assert that America's moral standing has not been damaged durin...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am In two years, Kolkata may get monorail running on LPGA monorail service running on cooking gas? With an eye on the record books, that is exactly what a Kolkata-based company has planned for the city two years on.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Ramalinga Raju's followers rally behind himHe may have committed the biggest ever fraud in India's corporate history but for people in his native West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh and his die-hard supporters, Satyam Computer Services founder Ramalinga Raju is still the hero.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Govt appoints special judge for 26/11 caseIt has been nearly two months since the terror strikes in Mumbai. And as the city slowly gets back on its feet, the state government is gearing up for the trial.Justice M L Tahiliyani has been appoint...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Strike hits functioning of government offices in BiharThe indefinite strike by more than 300,000 government employees in Bihar, which entered its seventh day Tuesday, has badly affected the functioning of government departments across the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Infosys beats expectations; Q3 net up 33% at Rs 1,641 crSoftware major Infosys Technologies on Tuesday announced a 33.31 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,641 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, over the corresponding period a y...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Kareena Kapoor declines international endorsement offerBollywood actor Kareena Kapoor, who is fast turning into an advertisers' delight, has declined to endorse an international cosmetic brand because her hands are full.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 5:33 am First Konkani animation film focuses on Goa environmentGroundwater contamination, mega residential projects, killing of frogs for meat - all this and more find voice in the first ever Konkani animation film 'Saimakaden Samvad' that focuses on environmental degradation in the coastal state of Goa, famous for its beaches.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am MBA graduates face bleak job prospectsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - When the MBA students at India's top business schools began their studies their future was full of promise as companies tripped over each other to lure graduates.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:37 am Cambridge announces Manmohan scholarshipsNEW DELHI: The University of Cambridge on Monday announced a new scholarship programme for Indian students in honour of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Manmohan Singh Under-Graduate Scholarship Programme starting from 2010 will ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Soren quitsRanchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren resigned on Monday following his defeat in the Tamar Assembly by-election. — PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Banks must support Satyam staff: new boardIt urges large clients to release receivables earlySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am World Bank ban on Wipro, MegasoftWASHINGTON: India’s third largest software exporter Wipro joined bribery-tainted Satyam Computer Services in a club of companies barred for four years from doing business with the World Bank on charges of offering improper benefits to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Junior doctors to go on strike on January 20Bangalore: The Karnataka State Junior Doctors’ Association 2008-09 has threatened to go on strike from January 20 if the Government does not increase their stipend. Speaking to presspersons here on Monday, Arun Kumar N., ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Truckers call off agitationNEW DELHI: Truckers on Monday called off their eight-day old strike after the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) and the Road Transport Ministry agreed to sort out issues raised by them in consultation with the State ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Rohit, Nayar bail out MumbaiBhuvneshwar caps a memorable day with a five-wicket haulSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Rise in reader numbersBack to the printed word, but not all of it is voluntarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan reviews Satyam falloutNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday directed Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar to “coordinate the approach of the government” on the Satyam issue, following the revelation of a Rs. 7,100-crore accounting fraud by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Golden Globes forComposer A.R. Rahman becomes the first Indian to win the awardSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am I suspected that something is going wrong, says Satyam's former CFOGiving a new twist to the massive fraud in Satyam Computer Services, its former chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas denied any role in the scam and claimed that he had suspected that something was wrong.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:34 pm DDA scam 'whistle-blower' in custody, officials under scannerA man who blew the lid off the Delhi Development Authority's latest housing scam was Monday sent to eight days in police custody, while the Delhi Police put senior civic officials under scanner and searched various premises for clues to the fraud.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:33 pm We manipulated balance sheet to avoid acquisition: Ramalinga RajuDisgraced former chairman of Satyam Computer Services B. Ramalinga Raju has confessed before investigators that he manipulated the balance sheet of the company for the last seven years to attract more business and avoid any possible hostile acquisition.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:33 pm Satyam hunts for CEO, PM briefed on developmentsThe fraud-hit Satyam Computers Monday began the hunt for a new CEO and will get a new auditor in two days to work out the correct financial position of the company whose founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju spent the third day in jail after admitting to the country's biggest financial fraud of Rs.70 billion (Rs. 7,000 crore).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:33 pm Sehwag, Kartik play Twenty20 match with Tihar jail inmatesLike any other nerve-wrecking Twenty20 cricket match, a similar game with full of nail-biting moments was played Monday between the Tihar jail inmates who were joined by the players of Indian team.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:32 pm Modi meets foreign delegations at Vibrant conclaveOn the first day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit Monday, Chief Minister Narendra Modi held one-on-one meetings with eight delegations, including from Britain and Japan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:32 pm Vaas, Dilshan to turn out for Mohun BaganTwo top Sri Lankan cricketers will be seen in action for Mohun Bagan club in local cricket for the ongoing season.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jan 2009 | 6:31 pm
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