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Punjab to soon implement Fifth pay commission soon!Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Sunday said the state would soon implement report of Fifth pay commission.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm SC beneficiaries get assistance of over Rs 36.94 cr!The Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation has provided a financial assistance of over Rs 36.94 crore to 10,118 SC beneficiaries to enable them to start their own ventures.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Modi flays UPA govt on Kasab`s statements!Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country itself "does not have a similar provision under its laws".Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Metro volunteers to instill better behaviour among commuters!Over a hundred daily commuters of Delhi Metro today joined as volunteers on the organisation`s initiative to instill better behaviour and travel etiquettes among fellow travellers.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Pranab`s land acquisition statement evokes mixed reactions!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee`s endorsement of the West Bengal government`s land acquisition policy for setting up industry on Sunday generated contrasting repercussion across political divides.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm HP govt providing subsidised ration to card holders: Dhumal!The HP govt is providing subsidised ration to card holders.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm From party chief to Dy CM, Sukhbir is new face of SAD!From succeeding his father Parkash Singh Badal as SAD president to Deputy Chief Minister, a post he assumes on January 21 in less than a year, 47-year-old Sukhbir Badal is the new face of the ruling party in Punjab.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Investigators question ten people in DDA housing allotment fraud!Efforts to unravel the DDA flat allotment fraud continued for another day on Sunday, as investigators are questioning 10 people suspected to have helped a cartel of property dealers in the case.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Land right documents to tribal forest dwellers!Septuagenarian, Rabirung Rupini of Khamtingbari, a hill top tribal hamlet in Tripura`s West district is the first recipient of the documents conferring land right ownership to dwell in the forests of the north east.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm BJP to go it alone in LS polls in TN!BJP will contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls on its own in Tamil Nadu and has already started the groundwork in this regard, a top state level unit leader said here on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Congress tight-lipped on whether Singh will contest Lok Sabha polls!India Inc may have projected Manmohan Singh as number one prime minister but Congress on Sunday remained tight-lipped on whether he would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Value supply chain would boost Marine exports: IIM-A Prof!Marine products in India are under leveraged, and there is a huge potential to enhance exports in this sector through creation of value supply chain, an Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) professor said.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Pakistan investigators likely to seek access to Kasab!The Pakistani team probing the Mumbai attacks is likely to demand access to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the 26/11 terror strikes, to question him on his suspected links with Pakistan-based militant outfits.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Strive jointly for devlpt in state: Antony !Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday called on all political parties in Kerala to strive jointly for the development of the state, setting aside their differences, even as they compete in politics.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Miliband `open and honest` during trip, says his office!With British Foreign Secretary David Miliband leaving a trail of controversies in India after his visit to the sub-continent, his office insisted that he had been "open and honest" in his views.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm India can expect more terror attacks like the Mumbai carnage: US study !India can expect more terror attacks like the Mumbai carnage from Pakistan-based terrorist groups, a study by a leading US think tank has warned.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Priya is not a part of Dutt family: Sanjay!The rift between Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and his sister Priya seems to be widening with each passing day.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Congress, BJP reel under allies` pressure ahead of LS polls!Sonia Gandhi and L K Advani are faced with a lot of political headache ahead of the Lok Sabha polls with their allies trying to extract maximum seats in the seat-sharing talks.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Strong probability of Third Front`s success in LS polls: Gowda!Expressing strong probability of formation of a Third Front government after the forthcoming general elections, Janta Dal (S) chief H D Deve Gowda today said economic matters will be the main issue in them.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:37 pm Dipika makes finalIndia's fast rising player, Dipika Pallikal kept the country's hopes alive making the girls final even as Ravi Dixit and Aditya Jagtap went down fighting.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 5:43 pm Modi-fied ethics - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 5:28 pm Reddy ready for probe by any agency into Satyam scam - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 5:17 pm India faces threat of a Mumbai rerun: US study - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 4:27 pm From party chief to Dy CM, Sukhbir is new face of SAD - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 4:01 pm Priya is not part of Dutt family: Sanjay - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 4:00 pm Pranab's land acquisition statement evokes mixed reactions - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 3:56 pm ULFA planning disturbances in run-up to R-Day: Assam DGP - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:57 pm Britain becomes mixed race in 21st century: ReportYoung people in Britain are more likely to be of mixed race as adults, raising hopes that they will not see race in the way it is seen in contemporary UK.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:51 pm Maharashtra CM should take strong stand on boundary dispute’ - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:49 pm EMRI to continue operations despite Satyam scamBesides Andhra Pradesh, EMRI currently runs its popular '108' emergency ambulances service in eight other states.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:43 pm Dadri would need investment of Rs 20k cr: RNRL tells HCThe Dadri Power Project in Uttar Pradesh, being developed by Reliance Power, would need an investment of over Rs 20,000 crore, Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) has said in its latest affidavit filed in the Bombay High Court where it is fighting a case over the terms of gas supply pact with RIL.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:34 pm Karnataka bus set ablaze in LaturSome unidentified youths set ablaze a transport bus belonging to Karnataka. The bus was totally damaged in the fire, but no one was hurt.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:33 pm Asif denies visa problem, says happy to be in DelhiSuspended Pakistani pacer Mohammad Asif on Sunday denied that he had any problem on his arrival at the Delhi airport on Saturday night.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:31 pm Hindu woman priest in Obama inaugural prayer serviceA Hindu woman priest will be among six religious leaders specially invited to participate in the National Prayer Service after Barack Obama is sworn-inSource: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:28 pm Ganguly presented golden bat at felicitationAs the former Indian skipper was presented with the bat made of one kg gold worth Rs 25 lakh, confetti was showered amid a dazzling display of fireworks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:28 pm Cabinet to meet tomorrow, to decide on Prez rule in JharkandA meeting of the Union Cabinet has been convened on Monday and is expected to take a decision on imposing President's Rule in Jharkand following a recommendation by the GovernorSource: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:23 pm Dadri would need investment of Rs 20,000 cr: RNRL tells HCRNRL is fighting a legal battle over the terms of gas supply agreement with Mukesh-led Reliance Industries.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:21 pm Indo-Pak hostility to increase agony of Kashmiris: MuftiStressing on formulating a joint mechanism to solve the problem of terrorism, Sayeed said, "India and Pakistan have no choice but to jointly fight terrorism."Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:20 pm Mumbaikars pour out in droves for Marathon 2009It was a mild winter morning which attracted thousands - participants and cheering crowds - at various locations in south, central and western Mumbai for the VIth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2009.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:02 pm Ban on public gatherings continues, tension in DooarsProhibitory orders banning gathering of more than four people continued in parts of the Dooars area of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Sunday, a day after violent clashes between workers of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad (ABAVP) left 10 people injured.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm $600-mn fund planned to instil investor confidenceAsset Reconstruction Co (India) Ltd (Arcil), which picks up distressed assets in the country, will create a $600 million-fund by March to bring back confidence in the financial market, a top company official said here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm ONGC gets oil exploration contract in BiharState-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has got a contract for oil exploration in Ganga basin area of Bihar.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Preity Zinta reported to be bowled over by Aussie cricketerMumbai, Jan. 18 : Bollywood beauty Preity Zinta, who owns IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab, has been bowled over by the Aussie star, reports the Daily Telegraph.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Art world rocked by fake Raza show in Delhi galleryNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS)The country's art fraternity was rocked Sunday after the Dhoomimal Gallery, the oldest in the capital, pulled off at least a dozen canvases by the master of Indian modern art S.H. Raza after the artist declared they were fake.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Bhajji out, Jadeja the new face in Indian ODI team for Lanka tourMumbai, Jan.18 : The national selection committee on Sunday announced its 15-member one-day international team for the upcoming cricket tour of Sri Lanka which includes one new face -- Saurashtra all rounder Ravindra Jadeja.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Canada, Britain now eye IndiaIt seems everybody wants a piece of India's nuclear pie.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm List of winners at the Mumbai MarathonThe following is the list of the winners at the VIth Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon here Sunday:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Three quintal textbooks end up as scrap in Madhya PradeshIn yet another instance of the rot in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) (Education for All programme), textbooks meant for free distribution to students were seized from scrap dealer's shop in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district, police Sunday said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Manmohan goes to transport office to renew driving licencePrime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left many officials surprised as he personally went to the regional transport office (RTO) to get his driving licensed renewed - like any other citizen.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm Dalai Lama says faith in Chinese people unshakenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he had faith in China's people and held out hope for an eventual change in policy towards Tibet, even though his faith was faltering in the Chinese government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 1:53 pm Satyam's top executives ordered into police custodyMUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian metropolitan court in Hyderabad has ordered the former chairman, managing director and chief financial officer of embattled Satyam Computer Services be taken into police custody for four days from Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:47 pm CID begins interrogating Rajus, SrinivasAndhra Pradesh CID, which took former Chairman of Satyam Computer B Ramalinga Raju, his brother and ex-MD Rama Raju and former CFO V Srinivas into its custody from the Chanchalguda Jail here has begun a thorough interrogation of the trio.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm EMRI in talks with donorsThe Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI), known for 108 ambulance service, is in talks with donors and philanthropists to support its future activities apart from sustaining the quality of service.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:01 pm Kerala gets fourth PSU under defence ministryKerala Sunday got its fourth public sector unit (PSU) under the defence ministry for manufacturing military wagons and other items for the forces and railways.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Ind directors would be saved from cos' wrong doings: govtSharing concerns of independent directors in the face of corporate frauds like Satyam and Nagarjuna Finance, the government today favoured immunity to such members in the Board provided they are not party to "wrong decisions".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am Maytas projects won't be cancelled in haste: AP govtThe Andhra Pradesh government today asserted that it would not cancel the projects awarded to Maytas Infra, promoted by the family of disgraced Satyam founder B Ramlinga Raju, "in haste" and ruled out any probe into projects by the firm.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:39 am HDFC Bank to slash auto loans by 150 bpsIn a major relief to auto-loan seekers, the country's second largest private sector lender, HDFC Bank, has decided to slash interest rates on personal and commercial vehicles by up to 150 basis points from tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:12 am 10000 more courts needed to clear backlog: CJI - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:10 am ESPN toes Trai guidelines on DTH pricingSports broadcaster ESPN has submitted a modified reference interconnect offer for direct-to-home operators to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), compliant with guidelines of the sectoral regulator, following an order from the Delhi High Court.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am Man kills self after firing two shots at 'girlfriend'A man shot and injured his 22-year-old woman friend before shooting himself in the head in central Delhi Sunday afternoon, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am No nod for Satyam's buying Maytas Prop: T R PrasadAmid criticism of independent directors for clearing acquisition of Maytas Properties by Satyam for Rs 6,410 crore, former director T R Prasad today said the board approved formula would have brought down the purchase price by less than half.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 10:55 am 'Orkuka Vallapozhum' among my best films: ThilakanSeptuagenarian Malayali actor Thilakan is elated with his performance in his latest release 'Orkuka Vallapozhum', which he called among one of the very few roles that he had 'really enjoyed'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 10:30 am UTI AMC looks for strategic partnerMutual funds major UTI AMC is scouting for a strategic partner and has deferred its IPO plans indefinitely in the face of bearish market conditions, a senior company official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2009 | 10:27 am India name all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for Sri Lanka tourMUMBAI (Reuters) - All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded for his consistency in domestic cricket on Sunday with a call-up to the India squad for the one-day tour of Sri Lanka starting this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 10:05 am Prakash Karat writes to PM on probing Maytas dealsCommunist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for probing possible nexus between Satyam Computer Services and Maytas, the company owned by the family of the IT bellwether's scam-tainted former chairman B. Ramalinga Raju.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 10:03 am Peace podium: Pakistan troupe performs to packed houseCross-border cultural ties jumped the terror bar as Pakistan based Ajoka Theatre performed its 'Hotel Mohenjodaro' to a packed appreciative audience during the 11th Bharat Rangmahotsav theatre festival in the national capital - belying speculation that the group might not come after all.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Mumbai runs marathon for peaceMUMBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of runners, many with messages for peace scrawled on their T-shirts, participated in Mumbai's annual marathon, its first international sporting event and the biggest public gathering since the attacks in November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 8:36 am Kenyan Mugara wins Mumbai marathonMUMBAI (Reuters) - Kenneth Mugara led a Kenyan sweep in the men's event of the Mumbai marathon on Sunday in the city's first international sports event since the militant attacks last November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 8:06 am Tom Cruise says grew up wanting to kill HitlerSEOUL (Reuters) - Tom Cruise, who fails to assassinate Adolf Hitler in his new movie "Valkyrie", said he grew up really wanting to kill the Nazi leader.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 7:58 am Delhi government to ban plastic bags - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Jan 2009 | 7:18 am PM sees econ growth under pressure in 2009/10MUMBAI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sees economic growth under pressure in the next fiscal year beginning April, after growth slowed in the current year amid the global credit crisis, the Economic Times reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 7:06 am Swan Telecom to roll out mobile services by second quarterSwan Telecom, a part of the diversified Mumbai-based Dynamix Balwas Group, says it will end all controversies surrounding it by rolling out second generation (2G) GSM mobile phone services anytime between April and June.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am Cash crunch hits non-metro airport upgrade plansShort of funds and fearing revenue losses, India's airport operator has shelved plans to upgrade the 35 non-metro airports at the same time, and target only a few big ones among them, a government official has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am India urges Sri Lanka to move towards early political settlementAnnouncing India's intention to provide further assistance of relief material for the civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's northern war zone, visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon has 'urged early movement towards a peacefully negotiated political settlement in the island, including in the north'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 6:02 am 'In India, you'll still get a job'The 'India Shining' story may be under stress by the ongoing economic crisis, but some sectors and career options still hold promise for job seekers this year, according to human resource experts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 6:01 am Obama look-alike shoots to fame in IndonesiaJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian photographer Ilham Anas won't be at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. Instead he'll be starring as an Obama look-alike on Indonesian TV.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2009 | 5:34 am India's fast nuclear reactors to be redesigned to cut costsScientists and engineers at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) are hoping to save around Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore or $104 million) by modifying the design of four fast reactors on the anvil for nuclear power plants.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Jan 2009 | 5:01 am An isolated issue, says PranabKOLKATA: Describing the Satyam episode as an isolated issue, Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that while it had undoubtedly affected the securities market, it could not be taken as representative of the Indian ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am State’s annual Plan size fixed at Rs.8,650 croreThrust is to ameliorate hardships caused by recessionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Man held for plotting to kill ObamaWashington: A Wisconsin man, Steven Joseph Christopher, has been arrested in Mississippi for threatening to kill President-elect Barack Obama on his January 20 inauguration, media reports said. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Police custody for RajusHYDERABAD: The former Satyam Computer Services chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and the former Chief Financial Officer of the company, Srinivas Vadlamani, will be in police custody for four days. A court ordered them to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am A blot on corporate image: PMSays Satyam scam shows how fraud in one company can inflict suffering on manySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Stand on Telangana will not affect Congress, says YSRNEW DELHI: The Congress party’s present stand on Telangana or the grand alliance of the Telugu Desam, Telangana Rashtra Samithi and the Left parties will not affect its electoral prospects in the ensuing Lok Sabha and Assembly elections ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan must cooperate fully with Mumbai probe, says France‘It is not for us to say whether suspects should be extradited or not’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am We’re committed to political solution, says RajapaksaBut terrorism will be dealt with firmly and militarily, he tells MenonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am “Gandhigiri will be my agenda”LUCKNOW: Ending speculation over his entry into politics, film star Sanjay Dutt was on Saturday presented to the voters of Lucknow by the Samajwadi Party as its candidate for this year’s Lok Sabha elections. The actor responded ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Badal to meet Advani on Sukhbir issueJalandhar: Amidst the rift with ruling alliance partners, the BJP, over the issue of installation of his son Sukhbir as Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday flew to Delhi to meet senior BJP leader L.K. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am PM urges speedy Pakistan probe into attacksMUMBAI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday urged Pakistan to fully disclose all facts about the attack in Mumbai last November that killed 179 people and to act swiftly against militant groups on its soil.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2009 | 4:16 pm
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