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No dearth of money for development projects in U'Khand : CMUttarakhand chief minister BC Khanduri on Wednesday, said there would be no dearth of money for the developmental projects in the hill state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:28 pm New dose of edutainment for kids from KMIKMI, a subsidiary of Dubai-based Spacetoon Media Group, is eyeing a revenue of Rs 25 crore for the 2010 fiscal from its 'Spacetoon Kids TV' channel launched in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Censorship: PM says will consult media - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm Reliance Cap gets NHB nod for home loan bizAnil Ambani group's Reliance Capital today said it has received the necessary regulatory approval to set up a housing finance subsidiary and expects to become a leading player in the home loan business over the next 3-5 years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm Pongal celebrated in PondyPongal the harvest festival, was celebrated in Puducherry with enthusiasm. Offering prayers to Sun God and worshiping at the shrines marked the highlights of the celebration.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:07 pm ESPN can face criminal prosecution: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court today said global sports broadcaster ESPN can face criminal prosecution if it fails to comply with broadcast regulator TRAI's directions on tariffs charged from DTH operators for its channels.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm UAE banking system outlook negative: Moody'sGlobal rating agency Moody's termed the fundamental credit outlook of the UAE the banking sector as negative, reflecting growing pressures in its operating environment.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:05 pm JSW not to cancel Rs 100-cr order to MaytasSajjan Jindal-led JSW Group is not planning to cancel the Rs 100-crore order given to Maytas Infrastructure, run by promoters of fraud-hit Satyam Computers, as it is "happy" with the progress made by the firm on construction of two township projects.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:01 pm Hayden placed among the all-time cricket greatsHayden, just retired from representative cricket, can look back on his international career that puts him in the top-10 Test batsmen and top-20 ODI batsmen of all-time.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 1:00 pm All options open before India, says army chiefGen Kapoor said tension between India and Pakistan were "larger" in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, but said there was no need to create any hysteria.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:58 pm Mallya dreaming big for Whyte and MackayLiquor baron Vijay Mallya is playing out the big game to make Scotch whiskey from UB Group's 595-million-pound acquisition of Whyte and Mackay to be among the top choices by leveraging on UB Group's distribution network.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:55 pm Obama's daughters glad to have a president dadMohammed Shafiq said that he made the remark out of his emotions as Prince Harry had called a young Pakistani colleague serving in the British Army "a Paki".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Chhattisgarh Maoists recruiting minor girls for women`s wing: Police!Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh are recruiting minor girls as part of a stepped-up drive to get members for a women`s wing, say police.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Ex-defence personnel to replace central force in Kandhamal!With withdrawal of central force from Orissa`s Kandhamal district set to begin tomorrow, the state government will raise a Special Security Battalion (SSB) inducting retired defence personnel, official sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Stage set for jallikattu in TN under Supreme Court guidelines!As Tamil Nadu celebrates the harvest festival of Pongal on Wednesday, enthusiasts of the bull taming sport "jallikattu" lined up hundreds of bulls for the event being held under the shadow of strict Supreme Court guidelines.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Kashmir: Railways working on alternate alignment in Katra-Qazigund area!Railways have roped in an Austrian expert to suggest a new alignment for the Katra-Qazigund section of the Kashmir rail project.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Indian charged with church killings attempts suicideAn Indian charged with killing his estranged wife and another compatriot in a church shooting, attempted to commit suicide in jail.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Muslim leader apologises for calling Prince Harry 'a thug'Mohammed Shafiq said that he made the remark out of his emotions as Prince Harry had called a young Pakistani colleague serving in the British Army "a Paki".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm Citi plans to shrink itself by one-thirdBogged down by mounting losses, the Citigroup is speeding up efforts to dismantle various parts of the banking behemoth and shrink the company by one-third, say media reports.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:43 pm MRF reduces truck-tyre prices by Rs 400Tyre manufacturer MRF today said it has slashed truck tyre prices by Rs 400, due to fall in the prices of natural rubber.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:40 pm Wockhardt to market osteoporosis drugWockhardt said that it will market a patented drug used in treatment of osteoporosis in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm India army says Pakistan deployed troops on borderNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan has deployed troops along the border with India since the Mumbai attacks but India was not being provoked, the Indian army chief said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm The two men are tipped for bright futures - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Police recover human skulls in southeast NepalKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali police have recovered a mysterious consignment of parts of human skulls packed in bags in southeast Nepal near the border with India, police said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm For kids in "Slumdog" slum, life is not as upbeatMUMBAI (Reuters) - In Nehru Nagar, the teeming Mumbai slum featured in the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire", the only music heard is on tiny radio sets and the young boys have no ambition to appear on quiz shows.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:58 am No gas supply agreement with RNRL, RIL tells HCMukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries' (RIL) lawyer today told the Bombay High Court that the company had not signeda memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Anil Ambani's group firm Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) for gas supply.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:56 am TN celebrates Pongal with fervour - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:49 am Will not hold back on capex, says M&MAuto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said it will not hold back its capex, including the Rs 4,000-crore investment for setting up a greenfield plant at Chakan in Maharashtra, notwithstanding the slowdown that the automotive industry is going through.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:46 am NIIT Tech Q3 net down 52%In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange, NIIT Technologies informed that it had a net profit of Rs 34.7 crore for the same quarter in the 2008 fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:42 am Essar seeks adequate gas for plant; Paswan writes to DeoraRuias-led Essar Steel has approached the government for adequate allocation of gas from state-owned oil companies for its 4.6 million tonne plant at Hazira.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:36 am We are always ready for war: Army chief - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:36 am Fraud-hit Satyam names new auditors; probe widensHYDERABAD (Reuters) - India's fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd named new auditors on Wednesday, a first step by the government-appointed board as the company battles for survival after unveiling the country's biggest corporate scandal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am Advani beats Rahul Gandhi to the post with website - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:55 am Wanted terrorist: Mohammad Ahsan Dar arrested - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:39 am Two ultras, 2 cops killed in Rajouri encounterJammu, Jan.14,: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed in an encounter with the Jammu and Kashmir police in Dharamsaal belt under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Markets hold on to gains in afternoon tradeThe Indian equities markets held on to gains of morning trade about two hours before close Wednesday, with a key index trading about 2.31 percent above its previous close Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Pongal celebrated across the country in traditional fashion'Tamizhar Tirunal' Pongal - the Tamil harvest festival equivalent to thanks giving - is being celebrated across the country with the usual splendour.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Book on Islam triggers row in BiharA bookseller in this Bihar capital was arrested and the publisher was detained after an Urdu book allegedly made objectionable references to Islam, officials said Wednesday. They had received a complaint last week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am K.J. Mathew is new Kerala chief secretaryK.J. Mathew, a 1975-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service, was Wednesday appointed the new chief secretary of Kerala.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Mayawati shelves grand birthday bash - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:35 am 26/11 martyr's widow fires salvo at Mumbai police - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:30 am Taxman eyes Satyam; Raju reads books in jailThe Enforcement Directorate has decided to open up its files and sift through them to check on all the foreign funds that were raised by Satyam Computer Services in the last few years. The ED will al...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:24 am CRPF camp attack dress rehearsal for Mumbai] terrorists Sabahuddin Ahmed and Fahim Ansari -- whose names are likely to figure in the 26/11 attacks chargesheet -- confessed before their interrogators in Mumbai that the Rampur attack was aimed a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:24 am The political loneliness of Shekhawat] as its prime ministerial nominee and declared his intent to contest the Lok Sabha election -- has exposed the fault-lines in the BJP, at a time when it needs to close ranks and revisit its poll stra...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:24 am Missing 26/11 witness returns homeAdditional Commissioner of Police K Venkatesam said the witness, Anita Uddaiya, a resident of Fishermen's Colony in Cuffe Parade, has come back to her house.Uddaiya returned home at around 1.30 am, po...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:24 am Obama set to appoint Rahul Verma as HillaryThere was a reason that Rahul 'Richard' Verma, currently a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP -- a top-notch international law firm in Washington, DC, was seated just behindSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2009 | 9:24 am I am glad dad is not alive to see this: Priya Dutt - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 8:58 am Makar Sankranti in murky water - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 14 Jan 2009 | 8:07 am Australia will struggle to replace Hayden, says SehwagMUMBAI (Reuters) - Matthew Hayden was a batsman of rare ability and Australia will struggle to find a suitable replacement for the retired left-hander, said India opener Virender Sehwag.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 7:16 am Markets extend gains during midday tradeIndian equities markets, which opened higher Wednesday, rose further by midday, with several stocks looking attractive at current valuations, and a key index gaining 2.99 percent over Tuesday's close just before noon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am Orissa farmers protest use of dam water for industryBHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Thousands of farmers protested over the use of water from a major dam by factories in Orissa on Tuesday, in what is seen as the latest face-off between farmers and industry over land and natural resources.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 5:38 am Chinese teachers hardly get Indian visa: Chinese diplomatThere is a rising demand in India to learn the Chinese language, but New Delhi is hardly issuing visa to teachers from China, says Beijing's top diplomat here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jan 2009 | 5:32 am Singh targets first victory on U.S. PGA TourSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Jeev Milkha Singh has set his sights on becoming the first Indian to win a U.S. PGA Tour event after ending his most successful campaign as the Asian Tour's number one player and with four global victories to his name.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2009 | 5:32 am Amid high tension, Pakistani traders want to buy Indian wheatAmid heightened tension between the two countries, Pakistani traders have begun contacting their Indian counterparts for purchasing wheat to meet crippling shortages in this country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jan 2009 | 4:00 am Comedy king Adam Sandler now looking for family moviesHe has been tickling the funny bone for 20 years with his mindless, slapstick Hollywood comedies and black humour, but acting in 'Bedtime Stories' has inspired Adam Sandler to take on more family-friendly movies.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jan 2009 | 2:31 am I was doing comedy while grieving for my sister'Bollywood actor Ashish Chowdhury says soon after he lost his sister and brother-in-law in the Mumbai terror strikes, he had to leave for South Africa to shoot comedy scenes for the film 'Seasons Greetings'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jan 2009 | 2:30 am Azhagiri dons party mantleAppointed DMK south zone organising secretarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Corporate image shouldn’t suffer: ManmohanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Two militants, two policemen killed in RajouriJammu: Two militants, believed to be those who escaped an Army offensive at Poonch recently, were killed in an encounter in the Rajouri belt. The Jammu and Kashmir police lost two of their men in the gun battle, which is continuing. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Cyclone uproots over 25,000 teak treesTIRUCHI: A whopping 25,284 teak and 2,500 sisoo trees raised along canal embankments in the Delta districts were uprooted by cyclone Nisha in November, according to the Forest Department. Teams headed by senior ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Focus on Maytas Infra’s projectsHYDERABAD: After the embattled Satyam, its most important subsidiary, Maytas Infra’s fate could hang in the balance, with the Andhra Pradesh government ordering “assessment” of its capability to execute Rs. 30,074 crore worth ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Serious fraud office to probe Satyam scamNEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday ordered the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to probe the scam in Satyam Computer Services in view of the grave nature of the economic offences committed by the Hyderabad-based IT major. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Tirupur Corpn. plans infrastructure developmentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am ‘It is information, not evidence’Gilani tells Pakistan National AssemblySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Price Waterhouse office searchedDocuments, CDs containing information on transactions with Satyam seizedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Ties may snap: ChidambaramLondon: India may break off business, transport and tourist links with Pakistan if it fails to help to investigate the Mumbai attacks, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned. “There are many, many links ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Trawlers operate off Goa coast minus registration: Coast Guard!Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday said there is a sizeable number of boats including fishing trawlers which operate off Goa coast without proper registration.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Children of same parents, yet have different nationality!They are two brothers born to the same parents. But their nationality is different and the younger one is facing deportation to Bangladesh along with his mother.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm LS Speaker Somnath Chaterjee not to appeal to CPM for his return!Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Monday appeared lukewarm to the speculations on bringing him back to the CPI(M), saying that he would not appeal to the party.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Apex court seeks report from states on scheme for construction workers!The Supreme Court has asked state governments to place before it a compliance report on the implementation of laws for constitution of welfare boards to monitor social security schemes meant for building and construction workers.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Was authorised by Pak PM to speak on Kasab: Durrani!Former Pakistani NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani has claimed that he had the written authorisation from the Prime Minister to speak on the evolving situation in the wake of the Mumbai terror strikes.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm SC judge sore over sting ops by media!Supreme Court has expressed displeasure over the growing trend of sting operations in media.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm NSG to march during R-Day parade!The `Heroes of Mumbai` will be the major attraction at the Republic Day parade this year.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm No Pak military build-up at borders: Army!Indian Army on Tuesday dismissed reports of Pakistan`s military build-up along the borders, saying presence of the neighbouring country`s troops seemed like routine exercises.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Uphaar tragedy: Supreme Court to hear Ansals` appeal on Jan 23!The court appeal of Ansal brothers in the Uphaar tragedy has been postponed to January 23.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Shatrughan Sinha`s candidature not yet finalised: BJP!The BJP on Tuesday distanced itself from the contention of actor-turned-MP Shatrughan Sinha that he is the party candidate from Bihar`s Patna Saheb constituency.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:19 pm Warner makes Bollywood debut with 'Chandni Chowk to China'NEW YORK (Reuters) - British director Danny Boyle's Indian foray paid off with the award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" and now Warner Bros. Pictures hopes its debut Bollywood film will reap some U.S. box office success.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 11:15 pm Anil Ambani group to invest Rs.105 bn in GujaratThe Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) Tuesday signed three accords worth Rs.105 billion (Rs.10,500 crore/$2.13 billion) with the Gujarat government as part of its investment commitment to the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:03 pm Delhi Police file charges for Sep 13 serial blastsDelhi Police Tuesday filed another charge sheet in one of the five serial bombings in the national capital Dec 13 that left 26 people dead.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:03 pm Expect fog or mist in Delhi Wednesday morningAir and rail traffic may be affected once again Wednesday morning with the weather office forecasting 'mist or shallow fog'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:03 pm 40-year-old man killed by son-in-lawA 40-year-old man was killed by his son-in-law here, the police said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:02 pm 'Infosys not to approach Satyam clients on its own'IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd would not pro-actively approach clients of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services on its own but is open to consider proposals for deals on merits, a top company official said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jan 2009 | 6:02 pm 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, government and company officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2009 | 2:32 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
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