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Court sends Rajus, Srinivas to police custody till Jan 22A local court today sent Satyam's tainted founder Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and the company's former CFO Vadlamani Srinivas to police custody for four days from tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Passengers grateful to pilot for saving their lives - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:19 pm 'Kannadigas, Marathi-speaking people living like brothers' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:19 pm RJD joins race for Jharkhand chief ministership - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm I want to serve the people: Sanjay Dutt - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm Advani amused at reports of differences on PM candidate - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:15 pm Advani amused at reports of differences on PM candidateDismissing as "amusing" reports of differences in the BJP on the issue of prime ministerial candidate, LK Advani said the BJP 'family' was proud of CM Narendra Modi's achievements.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:12 pm Pakistan should act fast against LeT: PM - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:08 pm Vijender sees the brighter side of National Games postponementThe National Games, to be held in Jharkhand, were delayed until June due to non-completion of infrastructure work.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm LTTE claims 51 soldiers killed, army push into MullaittivuLTTE claimed to have killed 51 Lankan soldiers in 18 hours of fierce fighting, a claim disputed by the Lankan army which said it had wrested another major town of Ramanadanpuram.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:57 pm Miliband leaves trail of controversiesBreitish foreign secretary David Miliband on Saturday ended his visit to the sub-continent leaving a trail of controversies in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm More security for Obama's inauguration than troop force serving in AfghanistanThe security measures will be unprecedented on Tuesday as Barack Hussein Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president and America's first black head of the stateSource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm All aboard, as Obama takes slow train to powerBarack Obama will herald his new era of change today by rolling back the years to launch four days of inaugural festivities on a slow train to Washington.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm Favourite' Murray says he has the stomach to be a Slam winnerWorld number four Andy Murray has said that he has the stomach to cope with being favourite to land the Australian Open title, and becoming Britain's first men's champion in 73 yearsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:38 pm Tiger Woods to help tee off Barack Obama's inaugurationGolf ace Tiger Woods will be speaking at the opening celebration for Barack Obama's presidential inaugurationSource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:37 pm Pak claims Rs. 2080 billion loss in five years of 'war on terror'Pakistan has said that it has incurred heavy financial loss during the last five years due to its participation in the 'war on terrorism.'Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:32 pm Drogba fears for his future at ChelseaDidier Drogba fears that he is being hounded out of Chelsea after being axed from the squad to play Stoke todaySource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:28 pm White supremacists under the scanner ahead of Obama swearing-inWhite supremacists across the United States are closely being watched by hate crimes experts and law enforcement officials as Barack Obama prepares to be sworn inSource: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Cloudy morning for Delhi, mercury goes up!Delhiites woke up to a foggy and gloomy morning on Saturday with cloud cover guiding the minimum temperature four notches above normal.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm Dial welfare helpline number 1098 to help rescue child beggars in Delhi!The next time an innocent little face peers through your car window at a traffic intersection in the capital, begging for alms, reach for your cell phone and dial the welfare helpline number 1098.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm Bird flu scare: Chandigarh keeping watch on winged visitors!As this city plays host to around 15,000 migratory birds, which are here for the winter, the administration is watching out for signs of danger - in the form of bird flu that hit some Indian states last year.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm Andhra Pradesh: Villagers from block traffic to protest proposed oil factory!The district administration has stayed the construction of cotton seeds oil factory in a village here following a protest by its residents and 10-day fast by the village sarpanch.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:21 pm Govt to pick Satyam chairman - board memberHYDERABAD (Reuters) - The government will pick a chairman for fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, a member of the company's new six-person government-appointed board said after it met on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:18 pm Villagers intensify protest against VedantaBHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Hundreds of tribespeople, many carrying bows and arrows, marched in protest against a bauxite mine planned by Britain's Vedanta Resources Plc, police and eyewitnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 11:27 am Congress high command summons YSR - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:58 am Satyam fallout: Auditors move from fault finding to fraud findingThe Satyam scam is prompting auditors to take up courses in fraud detection instead of remaining confined to fault finding from books of companies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:57 am Six policemen killed in Jharkhand landmine blastRANCHI (Reuters) - Six policemen were killed in a landmine blast set off by suspected Maoist insurgents in Jharkhand on Saturday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:48 am Satyam board was divided, but still passed MaytasThe unanimous approval of Satyam's erstwhile board to the Maytas deal was not unanimous in letter and spirit, the minutes of the infamous December 16 meeting revealed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:22 am Financial package for power sector likely: JairamUnion minister of state for Power Jairam Ramesh indicated, central government is likely to come up with financial package for private players in the power sector to help them to achieve the financial closure.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 10:16 am GMR Infra to engage joint auditors for statutory auditIn an attempt to boost investor confidence which has taken a beating in the aftermath of the Satyam fraud, GMR Infrastructure today said it will appoint joint auditors to undertake the statutory audit of the company and its subsidiaries.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:20 am EIA process to be made more transparentCompanies and authorities will have to subject their projects to harsher reviews by the public while seeking Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) in the future as the Centre is planning to modify the present procedure.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:14 am Chandrayaan sends images of moon's coldest, darkest cratersUsing a NASA radar flying aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists are getting their first look inside the moon's coldest and darkest craters.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:11 am Raju warned of 'takeover by IBM' to push Maytas dealSatyam's disgraced chairman Ramalinga Raju had made an emotional pitch that the company faced a takeover threat from IBM and their likes, to avert which he wanted the board's support to diversify into other areas.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:09 am Can Fin Homes Q3 net up 15.7% at Rs 7.7crBangalore-based Can Fin Homes (CFHL), a Canara Bank sponsored lender of loans for construction of residential houses, has reported 15.7 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 7.71 crore for the third quarter ended December 2008 compared to the corresponding quarter of last financial year. Its total income for the period marginally rose by 2.7 per cent to Rs 57.34 crore. The earnings per share for the quarter was higher at Rs 3.8 compared to Rs 3.3 in the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:08 am Smoked fish selling like hot cakes in KashmirSoura Anchahar (J-K), Jan 17 : Come winter and the smoked fish sells like hot cakes in Kashmir Valley because of a popular belief among the residents that it helps the body in beating the cold.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Teen girl commits suicide after harassment in BiharA 16-year-old girl has committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance after she was harassed and taunted by some boys in a Bihar village, police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Court asks man to plant 210 trees for cutting 42A city court has directed a 67-year-old man to plant 210 trees as punishment for chopping down 42 in June 2003. The effort, environmentalists said, is a baby step to address a problem of a much greater magnitude.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Chhattisgarh families migrate after jumbos kill twoDozens of poverty-hit families of a forested Chhattisgarh village have migrated to safer areas after a herd of wild elephants killed two elderly women and demolished about 28 houses, forest officials said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Volatile trade keeps markets on a see-sawIt was a see-saw week at the Indian equities markets, which kept investors guessing as to how to cope with such volatile conditions. A key index closed 0.88 percent down Friday, a little below its close of the previous week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Bruce Riedel says terrorism, a cancer in PakistanWashington, Jan 17 : US political analyst Bruce Riedel has termed the Mumbai attacks, a vintage of Al Qaeda's global jehad mission targeting Americans, Indians and Israelis.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Kashmir tribals visit Nilgiris in Tamil NaduWellington (Tamil Nadu), Jan 17 : A group comprising of tribals from Kashmir visited the hill resorts of Wellington, Coonoor and also Udagamandalam in Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu for a first hand experience of socio-economic progress made in rest of India, particularly in the mountainous regions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Sena warns of snapping ties with BJPMounting pressure on its ally over the border row issue, the Shiv Sena today warned BJP that it would snap ties with it if its government in Karnataka continued to "torture" Marathi-speaking people.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:51 am Britain urges Pakistan to take faster action against Mumbai culpritsIslamabad, Jan 17: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Friday pressed Pakistan for rapid action against those behind the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:49 am Satyam saga has shaken corporate India, but hope is still aliveNew Delhi, Jan 16 : The fraud involving India's fourth-largest software services exporter, Satyam Computer Services has put corporate governance in India back in focus.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:49 am Zardari vows to uncover 'full facts' behind Mumbai attacks - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:44 am Bush and the great Indian hope trick - Rediff
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 8:15 am The week that was: Most popular on ReutersREUTERS - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 7:12 am Police book their 26/11 'witness' - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Jan 2009 | 6:03 am Nepal steps up culling in first bird flu outbreakKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Dozens of veterinary workers in protective suits descended on a town in east Nepal on Saturday to intensify culling of poultry to prevent the spread of bird flu after the H5N1 virus was first detected in the Himalayan nation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 5:02 am I'm not a celebrity: Deepika PadukoneShe made her first big screen appearance with superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in her second film she worked under the prestigious Yash Raj banner and her third release saw her teaming up with Akshay Kumar, and yet Deepika Padukone doesn't consider herself a celebrity.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:31 am Combat training helped Nandana Sen be less vulnerableNandana Sen, who learnt martial arts for a film with Viveik Oberoi, says the training made her less vulnerable as a person.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:30 am Asin's stay in Bollywood not permanentWith several Bollywood projects in hand, southern beauty Asin Thottumkal moved to Mumbai from Chennai but says she has no plans to stay in the city permanently.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:30 am Tibetan glacial shrink to cut water supply by 2050NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly 2 billion people in Asia, from coastal city dwellers to yak-herding nomads, will begin suffering water shortages in coming decades as global warming shrinks glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, experts said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:08 am Study urges Obama to forge stronger U.S.-India tiesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The incoming Obama administration should forge a strong partnership with India to tackle common problems such as terrorism and the global financial crisis, an Asia Society task force said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 3:49 am 'Billu Barber' album is boringFilm: 'Billu Barber'; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Gulzar, Ashiesh Pandit, Sayeed Qadri, Neeraj Shridhar; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar, KK, Rana Mazumder, Suraj, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana, Soham Chakrabarthy, Akruti Kakkar, Monali, Dominique, Abhijeet. Rating: **Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am Congress leaders to meet to prepare election strategyThe Congress Friday decided to invite the party's top district and block level officials to Delhi to prepare a strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 2:03 am Reveal truth about MoUs signed, Vaghela tells ModiUnion Textile Minister Shankersinh Vaghela Friday questioned the legal validity of the MoUs signed by the Gujarat government during the Vibrant Gujarat Investors meet.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2009 | 2:02 am If Kashmir is solved, will LeT men drive taxis?: Brit MP!Lakshar-e-Toiba (LeT), the Pakistan-based terror group blamed for the Mumbai attacks, will not give up terrorism if the Kashmir problem were to be solved tomorrow, a senior British MP said Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am India should hasten IAEA procedures for N-deal: US delegation!The implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal could be delayed if India did not hasten the completion of procedures with IAEA and domestic legislation to allow participation of private players.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Rizwan case: Supreme Court grants bail to Ashok Kumar Todi and Pradeep Kumar Todi!Rejecting the opposition from CBI, the Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kolkata industrialists Ashok Kumar Todi and his brother Pradeep Kumar Todi in the Rizwan-ur Rehman suicide case.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Pranab for Indian trial as Pak informs of action on 26/11!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that Pakistan must hand over 26/11 terror suspects to India so that they face Indian justice.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Delhi Police wants to `get to the bottom` of the DDA scam!Delhi Police on Friday said it wants to "get to the bottom" of the DDA flat fraud case before making any recommendations like cancelling the draw.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Reducing inequity, inequality a challenge: Prime Minister!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday described the challenge of reducing inequity and inequality as the most important issues before the country and said focus should be given on meeting core development needs.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Confiscate Satyam-Maytas land, pay salaries to workers: CPI(M)!CPI(M) demanded confiscation of about 17,500 acres of land, given to it and two Maytas companies by the Andhra Pradesh government, to pay for the salaries of its 53,000 employees.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am SP will support if Congress ready to field Sanjay: Amar Singh!Seeking to turn the tables on the Sanjay Dutt issue, Amar Singh on Friday said that if Congress was ready to field the actor on its symbol, the Samajwadi party would support him.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am BJP woos youth with `Brand Advani`!Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to target youth with `Brand Advani`.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Guv recommends Prez rule in Jharkhand!Jharkhand governor Syed Sibte Razi on Friday recommended President`s rule in the state.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:03 am Rosaiah rejects demand for Maytas files‘Opposition parties will not be able to take any decision after examining them’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Court reserves orders on SEBI petition to meet Raju brothersHYDERABAD: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) officials will have to wait till January 19 to know whether they can record the statement of the former Satyam Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother B. Rama Raju, both of whom are ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Act faster on 26/11: MilibandIslamabad: Stepping up pressure on Pakistan, Britain on Friday asked it to go “farther and faster” in taking action against those involved in the Mumbai attacks and root out terrorist infrastructure within the country. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Satyam board to meet todayNEW DELHI: The expanded board of crisis-ridden Satyam Computer Services is slated to meet in Hyderabad on Saturday to thrash out issues pertaining to fund raising to keep the IT major’s business running, as also the controversy over its ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Citigroup to split into two businessesNEW YORK: Citigroup said on Friday that it is splitting into two businesses as it reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.29 billion — its fifth straight quarterly loss. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Todi brothers get bail in Rizwanur caseNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kolkata industrialists Ashok Kumar Todi and Pradeep Kumar Todi in the Rizwanur Rehman suicide case. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Airbus ditches onto New York river155 people on board rescued largely unhurt; hail the pilot after ‘Miracle on the Hudson’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistani comedian forced out of studioMumbai: A Pakistani TV comedian Shakeel Siddqui was forced out of Mohan Studios in Andheri on Wednesday night allegedly by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists since he hailed from Pakistan. Mr. Siddiqui had gone to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am No dilution of position, says Pranab“Perpetrators of Mumbai attack must face Indian justice”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan briefs Indian envoy“Both should go back to peace process”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Punjabi singer's cash, valuables stolen from car in DelhiJewellery and valuables worth hundreds of thousands of rupees were stolen from the car of Punjabi singer Bhoopender Singh Bhoopi by unidentified thieves here, a police officer said Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:30 pm No step that compromises media freedom, says PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured editors of prominent news channels that the government would not take any step that would compromise the freedom of media, the editors said Friday after meeting him here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:30 pm PM's post no issue with BJP or NDA, says JaitleyThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said there was no doubt in the party or among its alliance partners that their prime ministerial candidate was L.K. Advani and the party 'feels a sense of pride' when Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is praised.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:30 pm 80 injured during bull taming revelry in Tamil NaduThe spirit on the third day of the Tamil festival of Pongal was not dampened though over 80 young men suffered minor injuries while attempting to tame charging bulls on the occasion of 'Jallikkattu' or 'Yeru Thazhuvudal' (hugging the bull) here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2009 | 7:03 pm Sanjay Dutt to contest elections on Samajwadi Party ticketMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in connection with India's worst-ever bombing in 1993, on Friday said he would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on a Samajwadi Party ticket.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jan 2009 | 5:53 pm Pakistan needs to go further, faster on Mumbai - UKISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan must go further and faster in prosecuting people involved in the November attacks on Mumbai and in rooting out terrorism, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jan 2009 | 4:14 pm
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