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KPIT Cummins Q3 net up 19% Y-o-YManufacturing solutions provider KPIT Cummins Infosystems posted a 19.36 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 16.86 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to Rs 14.11 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:41 pm Americans joining the armed forces to beat recession woesWith the recession in the United States showing no signs of ending, Americans are looking at the country's armed forces as a viable employment option.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:40 pm I was not responsible for Raju's rise: YSRY S Rajashekhara Reddy dismissed charges that he was responsible for the rise of Ramalinga Raju and instead put the blame on his predecessor N Chandrababu Naidu.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:36 pm Foreign professionals to be roped in for proposed AIFF academyThe All India Football Federation is looking to rope in professionals from abroad in its bid to turn its proposed academy in Goa into a state-of-the-art centre.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:36 pm Wockhardt to raise Rs 500 cr via pref sharesPharma and biotech major Wockhardt today said it would raise funds up to Rs 500 crore through issuing redeemable preference shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:34 pm Akhtar can still make the difference: MalikPakistan captain Shoaib Malik said that Shoaib Akhtar's fiery pace could make a difference for his team in the one-dayers against Sri Lanka.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:31 pm M plans to launch hybrid, electric vehiclesPassenger car and commercial vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has plans to launch fuel-efficient hybrid and electric vehicles in the near future, a top company official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:30 pm Teenaged girl loses life in prank to scare sistersA teenaged girl's prank to scare her sisters by pretending to hang herself cost her life as the stone on which she was standing slipped.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:26 pm E-cigarettes being sold online despite being outlawedE-cigarettes were demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, and they have been a major attraction for smokers ever since.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:25 pm Painting by Vladimir Putin fetches £750k in charity auctionA picture sketched by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has fetched a record 37 million roubles (750,000 pounds) at a charity auction.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:19 pm Pak: May seek Samjhauta suspects if India wants 26/11 accusedIf India demands the extradition of Pak nationals linked to the 26/11, Pak would seek handing over of persons involved in the 2007 Samjhauta bombing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:16 pm Tata Teleservices launches campaign in virtual worldTo tap the new digital platforms, telecom services provider Tata Teleservices on Monday, launched its media campaign in the virtual world - Second life.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:14 pm Oz writer jailed for three years for insulting Thai royal familyAustralian writer Harry Nicolaides, 41, has been sentenced to three years in jail here for insulting Thailand's revered royal family in a novel.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:14 pm UBS inks pact with AIG to buy commodity index bizFinancial services major UBS Investment Bank today said it has entered into an agreement with crises-ridden insurance major American International Group to acquire its commodity index business for $150 million.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 2:05 pm Constitution gives women right to choose surname: Chowdhry - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:59 pm Third strike in a month: Litigants suffer as lawyers stay away - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:59 pm Reward offered for information on 'robbers' getaway car - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:58 pm No date yet; govt to issue clarity on 3G auction in a weekThe government today said it will have some "clarity" on the timeline for the auction of 3G spectrum, which has been deferred twice now, within a week, even as it declined to give a set timeline for the bidding.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:54 pm Zenotech slams Daiichi's open offer, to go to SebiHyderabad-based pharma firm Zenotech Laboratories today threatened to take the Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo to market regulator Sebi for not honouring a commitment to make an open offer at a previously agreed upon price of Rs 160 per share.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:52 pm Pak may seek Samjhauta suspects if India wants 26/11 accused - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:52 pm Mindtree Q3 net down 56%Mindtree, a global IT and R&D services company, today said its net profit declined by 56 per cent to Rs 8.72 crore during the third quarter ended on December 31, 2008, over the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:52 pm Birla Tyres shuts Balasore unitK K Birla Group company Birla Tyres today announced a temporary closure of its Balasore plant till January 31 in view of the global meltdown.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:39 pm Nalco cuts aluminium prices by Rs 3,500 a tonneThe country's leading aluminium producer, Nalco, today slashed prices of its products by up to Rs 3,500 a tonne after the rates of the metal softened on the London Metal Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:37 pm India, EU should sign trade deal this year - MandelsonNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the European Union should aim to sign a free trade pact by the end of this year to keep investment flowing and counter the global downturn, Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Govt orders serious fraud probe into Maytas firmsThe government today ordered a 'serious fraud' probe into Ramalinga Raju's family promoted Maytas Properties and Maytas Infrastructure as it suspected "nexus" between these two and events in Satyam Computer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:19 pm Govt sees "nexus" between Satyam, Maytas cosNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Corporate affairs minister Prem Chand Gupta said on Monday there appeared to be a "nexus" between the fraud at outsourcer Satyam Computer Services and other firms linked to its promoters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:16 pm India keeps pressure on Pakistan over MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that countries failing to clamp down on terrorism would pay a "heavy price", as New Delhi kept pressure on Pakistan to act against militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 1:11 pm Huge quantity of arms, ammunition seized in Assam - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm BJP names 18 more candidates for Lok Sabha polls - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm 30 flights delayed, 6 others cancelled due to fog at IGI!Dense fog disrupted normal operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport Monday morning with over 30 domestic and international flights being delayed and six others cancelled.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Jammu-Srinagar Highway closed for 2nd day due to heavy snowfall, landslides !The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between Kashmir and the rest of the country, remained closed for the second consecutive day on Monday due to heavy snowfall and landslides in the area.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Cabinet for imposition of President`s Rule in Jharkhand!The Union Cabinet on Monday recommended imposition of President`s Rule in Jharkhand in view of the political instability in the state.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm `Reduced 26/11 impact if coastal security plan was implemented`!The impact of the Mumbai terror attack could have been significantly reduced had the coastal security plan for maritime border, prepared by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), been implemented.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm Police and robbers in South Delhi shootoutNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police battled a heavily-armed gang in an upmarket area of South Delhi on Monday, wounding four robbers, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Policeman taken hostage by Tamil refugees, releasedSri Lankan Tamil refugees took a police officer hostage at a camp near here Monday accusing the authorities of not caring for a sick inmate but freed him after three hours, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 pm Koda blames Soren for imposition of President's rule - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 11:51 am Police Commissionerate serves notice on Bhubaneswar Club - Orissadiary.com
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am PM follows rules for his licence - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 11:12 am Belgaum issue: Sena delegation to meet President, PM - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Jan 2009 | 11:12 am Maoists hold strike in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR (Reuters) - Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh blocked highways and stopped many train services in their forest stronghold on Monday to enforce a strike to protest the killing of 15 rebels by police.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 10:29 am Missing chips trip up orphans in MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two Indian orphans lost out on a much-needed payday at the Mumbai marathon as they could not afford the $4 for timing chips in their shoes, domestic media reported on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:34 am CBI goes to public for clues in Aarushi murderEven as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is preparing to file a chargesheet in the sensational murders of Noida teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help Hemraj, the investigating agency Monday issued an advertisement asking people to come forward with clues.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am Bihar Chief Minister starts his Development MarchBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday began his 'Vikas Yatra' (Development March), aimed at getting first-hand information about development works initiated by the state government in rural areas and to hear people's grievances personally.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am Indian Air Force gets its first woman navigatorSeventy-five years after its formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has finally broken the gender barrier with a young woman reaching out to the skies as its first woman flying officer. Kavita Barala logs in another first this Jan 26 when, in a moment for posterity, she salutes India's first woman president Pratibha Patil.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am Sirajuddin Qureshi wins IICC electionSirajuddin Qureshi, a well known businessman and national leader of the Quresh community defeated Congress leader Salman Khurshid to retain the presidency of the city's India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am Two Hindu activists arrested for attacking foreigners in Tamil NaduTwo Hindu activists were arrested in Thiruvannamalai town of Tamil Nadu Monday for attacking foreigners following a dispute over rituals performed at a marriage, a police official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Vedanta terminates Maytas contract in OrissaMaytas Infra, the infrastructure company linked to scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services, has lost a contract from Vedanta Alumina to develop an integrated township in Orissa, Vedanta said here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Virtual network policy for mobiles next monthThe new policy for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) will be announced next month, Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura said here Monday. Under the policy, a telecom operator can buy airtime for mobile phones in bulk and retail it to subscribers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Road named after slain Maharashtra policeman in Bihar capitalA newly-built road in the Bihar capital, named after slain Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, was inaugurated Monday by ruling Janata Dal (United) MP M. Ejaz Ali.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Chat with Nandan Nilekani!, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani's first book, has made waves for the informed discussion it has initiated on the future of this great nation. It is, Nandan's many fans would declare, par for t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 8:55 am Pakistan briefs foreign envoys on its probe into Mumbai attacksForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and interior ministry chief Rehman Malik briefed the ambassadors and high commissioners of most foreign countries at the foreign office in IslamabadSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jan 2009 | 8:55 am Artist SH Raza has brush with his fakes - reportMUMBAI (Reuters) - Acclaimed Indian artist SH Raza inaugurated a show of his paintings in New Delhi at the weekend -- only to find most of the exhibits were fakes, the Mail Today paper said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 7:07 am Raj Thackeray's party now targets Uttar Pradesh DayPeople from Uttar Pradesh (UP) have been threatened once again by Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) - this time over the proposed celebration here of 'Uttar Pradesh Divas', the state's foundation day.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:31 am With housing sales dropping, brokers eye rental marketWith property sales plummeting by around 50 percent, real estate brokers have begun looking at the rental market to stay afloat.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am Sluggish economy won't cramp fitness in Asia - surveySINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - The tougher the economic outlook, the harder people are expected to hit the gym, with an Asia Pacific survey showing spending on fitness and health is the least likely to suffer in the recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:20 am Indian equities markets down after positive openingAmid lacklustre trading, Indian equities markets opened on a positive note Monday, but slipped into the red as trading progressed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:01 am Kolkata couple invent fuel-less, battery-less auto engineKanishk Sinha, 30, and his wife Lipika, 25, chose to do something different from looking for jobs - they invented a fuel-less environment-friendly auto engine.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 6:00 am Work on two more fast breeder reactors to startPlans for two more fast breeder reactors at the nuclear power complex in Kalpakkam near here are proceeding fast, even as India's first 500 MW fast breeder nuclear reactor plant is fast coming up at the complex.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 4:31 am 'Dearth of women-oriented roles in Bollywood'TV actress Nausheen Ali Sardar of 'Kkusum' fame is set to make her big screen debut in a film called '42 kms'. Choosy about her roles, the actress rues the dearth of women-oriented subjects in Bollywood and says except for Kajol, no other actress gets author-backed roles.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:31 am Desi sport kabaddi now features in Kannada filmThough the desi sport of kabaddi has won many medals for the country at international sporting events, the game has never been adequately represented in cinema. Now, Kannada film director Narendra Babu has just wrapped up a film revolving around it, titled 'Kabaddi'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:31 am I will only do roles that suit my age: Raveena TandonKnown once as the 'Mast Mast' girl of Bollywood, Raveena Tandon has been on a long sabbatical from movies after marriage and motherhood. She now faces the arc lights for Revathy's 'Just Aap Ke Liye' and says she will accept films only if the roles suit her age.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:31 am Nadiadwala wants to erase 26/11 from Mumbai's tourist mapFilmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, who has collaborated with Hollywood biggies Sylvester Stallone, Brandon Routh and Denise Richards for his forthcoming film 'Kambakht Ishq', has invited them for a grand premiere of the film in India later this year. He hopes it will help wipe away the traumatic memories of the Mumbai terror strikes from the tourists' mind.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jan 2009 | 3:30 am Pakistan gives probe team 10 days“Nothing done under foreign pressure”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am “Industrial units violating power norms”MADURAI: Non-compliance by some of the large industrial units in southern districts with the power consumption norms set by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is posing major problems. The Board had imposed the Restriction and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Students cautious, coaching centres register decline in enrolment Life in recessionOnly 55,000 take GRE in 2008; it was 74,000 in 2007Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Probe Satyam-Maytas nexus: Karat“Some of the land dealings were obviously irregular and violative of law”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Lashkar offers to end jihadNEW DELHI: In a statement released to Srinagar-based journalists on Saturday, a Lashkar-e-Taiba spokesperson said it was willing to terminate its terror campaign in return for international intervention on the Kashmir issue. “If ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Turn words into action, Antony tells PakistanPALAKKAD (Kerala): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday asked the Pakistan government to “act against terrorism instead of [making] mere promises on India’s demand for stern action against the terrorists operating from that ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Centre approves plan to study Toto tribe in north BengalIt is on the brink of extinctionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Ravindra Jadeja in team to Sri LankaChennai: Left-arm spinning all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the new face in the Indian cricket squad for the five-match ODI series and a Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka from January 28 to February 10. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh does not ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Buildings flouting norms get show-cause noticesCoimbatore: Deputy Director of Fire and Rescue Services, western region, R. Balsamy has issued show-cause notices to special buildings and high rise buildings, commercial complexes, industrial units and factory premises which do not have fire ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am PM visits RTO office to get licence renewedNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose to personally go to a regional transport office here on Sunday to get his driving licence renewed. His wife Gursharan Kaur, who accompanied him, also got her licence renewed. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am 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
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