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Nepal says to ban dowry, end untouchabilityKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's beleaguered Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda vowed on Sunday to ban the dowry system and criminalise untouchability, in an apparent bid to win popular support as problems mounted for the new government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:20 pm Dinosaurs 'were able to survive cold conditions'A new study has now claimed that dinosaurs were very much able to survive cold conditions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:19 pm Pak Taliban commander summons dignitaries in Sharia courtAccusing the dignitaries of destroying the peace in Swat, Fazlullah warned that they would face "dangerous consequences" if they did not appear.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:07 pm NSW clinch Australia's domestic T20 titleNew Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum failed to deliver but his team New South Wales managed to lift Australia's domestic Twenty20 title beating Victoria by five wickets.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:04 pm K C Verma moves in as new chief of RAWK C Verma, the internal security advisor to home minister P Chidambaram, will be the next chief of country's external intelligence agency RAW.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:03 pm Girls assaulted at Mangalore pub; NCW promises justice - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:52 pm Cong Working Committee to meet on Jan 29 on seat-sharing - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:52 pm Renuka Chowdhry condemns Mangalore incident"This (the incident) is an attempt to Talibanise India. There is no place for these kind of acts in India as it is a democracy," Chowdhry said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:38 pm Taliban commander and eight other militants killed in SwatThe militants were killed when troops raided a house in Kabal sub-district on Sunday morning. Taliban commander Nur Bakhtair was among those killed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:27 pm PM must have had stress: MukherjeePrime minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent bypass surgery, might have suffered the heart ailment due to stress recently, according to external affairs Pranab Mukherjee.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:08 pm Noida encounter: residents still shocked - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:07 pm Tendulkar up to tied 10th, Sehwag also rises in ICC rankingsIndian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar went up a spot to tied 10th while opener Virender Sehwag also rose a rung to 19th in the latest ICC ODI rankings.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 3:02 pm PM's heart ailment must be due to stress: Pranab - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:57 pm Pak to share Mumbai probe findings with India, world: GilaniPakistan government will share the findings of its probe into the Mumbai attacks with the whole world, including India, prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:48 pm Sri Lankan troops capture last big rebel town -armyCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers captured the last major town held by Tamil Tiger separatists on Sunday, moving a step closer to finishing off one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, the army commander said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:47 pm Supreme Court judges' two-day winter retreat concludes - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:46 pm Security in Assam tightened ahead of Republic Day - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:46 pm Pak mobilising funds from Muslim nations for KashmirUnion minister of state for home Shakeel Ahmed accused Islamabad of seeking donations from Muslim countries to continue its armed campaign in Jammu & Kashmir.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:46 pm Largest-ever tricolour to be hoisted in Indore on R-DayRepublic Day celebration in this Madhya Pradesh town will be unique with a massive 21 feet by 14 feet national flag being hoisted by a local group Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:01 pm Sushmita Sen to play Benazir Bhutto in a biopicFormer beauty queen and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen will be enacting the role of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a biopic to be made by Pakistani filmmakers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm Bhopal national park may get two white tigersVan Vihar National Park in the Madhya Pradesh capital may soon get a pair of white tigers from the Nandankanan Zoo in Orissa after an approval from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), state forest minister said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm Manmohan itching to return to work!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recuperating after a marathon bypass surgery, is desperate to resume work and at the earliest, doctors said Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm Profit-hit Kudremukh suspends sale of iron productsThe state-run Kudremukh Iron and Ore Co Ltd (KIOCL) in Karnataka has suspended production and sales of pellets and pig iron following record slump in prices and lower profit, a top company official has said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm Anti-narcotics police officer turns drug peddlerCatching drug peddlers was a job entrusted to Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Shajji Mohan. His switchover to the other side and being caught with 12 kg heroin in a Mumbai suburb has left everyone dumbstruck here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm PM making great progress, wants to resume workPrime Minister Manmohan Singh is making progress better than expected and is itching to get back to work, doctors attending on him said Sunday, a day after he underwent a bypass heart surgery.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:00 pm HUL Q4 net dips marginally to Rs 616 crHindustan Unilever (HUL), the country's biggest fast moving consumer goods company, today reported a 2.49 per cent dip in quarterly net profit, missing analyst expectations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:54 pm Lord Jones appointed corporate ambassador for JLRFormer trade minister of Britain Lord Digby Jones has been appointed as a "corporate ambassador" for Tata's Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:43 pm CIL, SCCL employees to get 24% hike in salariesThe eighth National Coal Wage Agreement for five years was signed last evening between the management of the two coal PSUs and five leading trade unions (INTUC, AITUC, BMS, HMS, and CITU) representing the employees.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:12 pm Slumdog Millionaire wins top award at PGA"Slumdog Millionaire" scored top award from the Producers Guild of America (PGA), giving further momentum to its race for Oscars next month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:06 pm Top seed Jankovic knocked out of Aus OpenThe unconventional Bartoli, who despite being right handed plays two handed off both sides, had not advanced beyond the Australian Open second round in seven previous attempts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm Spectacular festival held at KashmirLeh (Ladakh), Jan.25: The 'Spituk Gustor', an annual two-day monastic festival, took place at the Spituk Monastery on January 18 and 19 in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm Security beefed up in Kashmir on Republic DayAuthorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sounded an alert across the valley and deployed police and paramilitary troopers in strength ahead of the Republic Day celebrations Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Modi's remarks on Kasab helped Pakistan: Congress - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:45 pm Mercury five notches above normal in Delhi!Continuing the spell of pleasant weather, the minimum temperature in the national capital on Sunday remained five notches above normal to settle at 12 degrees Celsius.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Police guns down five Maoists in Bastar, unearths gun factory!Five Maoist insurgents were killed in a shootout with a police team in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh late Saturday evening, a top police official said.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm BJP accuses Gehlot of misusing power during previous regime!The BJP has accused Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of misusing power during his previous tenure in 2003 by allegedly getting land alloted for a trust in the name of his magician father on below the market price.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Paswan`s LJP mounts pressure on UPA, asks for 16 LS seats in Bihar!Ram Vilas Paswan-led LJP on Sunday demanded as many as 16 seats out of a total of 40 in the coming Lok Sabha polls in Bihar.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Toyota to cut production by 20%: reportThe world's biggest automaker Toyota Motor Corporation will cut production by 20 per cent this year as it tries to cope with falling worldwide demand, a report said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm BSF fires at suspected infiltrators near Jammu border - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 11:35 am Valued Maytas for Raju family, not for Satyam: E&YAuditing major Ernst & Young today said its valuation of controversial Maytas Properties was for a deal involving existing shareholders of the firm, but declined to comment on whether its report was misused by scam-tainted Satyam Computer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 11:07 am No hurry to divest blue chip stakes to below 10%: LICUnwilling to divest in a hurry its holding in dividend-paying blue chip companies, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today asked the insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) for guidance on how and by when it should comply with the regulation to cap an insurance firm's exposure in individual firms at 10 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:47 am Financial Tech Q3 PAT up 53% at Rs 43 crFinancial Technologies (India), the promotor of the country's largest commodity exchange MCX, today said it has recorded a 53 per cent rise in standalone PAT, excluding project divestment income, at Rs 43.2 crore for the third quarter of the current fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:45 am Senior ICICI, HSBC, IDFC executives join Dhanalakshmi BankPrivate sector Dhanalakshmi Bank has successfully wooed several senior professionals from various banks and corporate houses to build a top-quality management team and transform itself into a next-gen banking powerhouse.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:42 am PTC India PAT jumps four-fold at Rs 23.69 crState-owned PTC India today reported a near four-fold increase in profit after tax at Rs 23.69 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to Rs 6.21 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal, it said in a statement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:37 am 'UPA, Congress using CBI to attack political adversaries' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 10:29 am Mythological love story of Shakuntala now on TVThe popular mythological love story of Shakuntala and Dushyanta will now come alive on Indian television in STAR One's new show 'Shakuntala' that begins Feb 2.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am Declaration on strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and India ... - Kazinform
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jan 2009 | 8:54 am Relieved Federer through, Jankovic falls at Australian OpenMELBOURNE (Reuters) - A roar of relief marked Roger Federer's comeback from two sets down at the Australian Open on Sunday but women's world number one Jelena Jankovic was silent as she trudged off centre court after a fourth-round defeat.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 8:51 am Indian women now experimenting with their innerwearGone are the days when showing it off or talking about it was a taboo. Today's woman is not only experimenting with her intimate wear - lingerie - but not shying away from revealing it too.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 8:00 am Maharashtra government yielding to fascist elements: Mahesh BhattBollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has criticised the Maharashtra government for ignoring an apex court order to release producer Kamaal Khan's 'Deshdrohi' in the state and yielding to the pressures of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 8:00 am PM makes "rapid progress" after surgeryNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was making "rapid progress" on Sunday after successful coronary bypass surgery and could be back at work well ahead of general elections expected before May.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:36 am Shekhar Suman apologises to Akshay for 'Chandni Chowk...' commentsTV celebrity Shekhar Suman, who panned Akshay Kumar and his latest release 'Chandni Chowk To China' as the 'worst film made in the history of Indian cinema', has apologised to the star.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:30 am Two suspected militants killed in NoidaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Pakistani militants after a car chase and gun battle in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, which came amid heightened tension with India's neighbour after the Mumbai attacks late last year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:07 am Kalyan factor raises questions on Mulayam's secular credentialsSamajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's secular credentials could take a beating on account of his new-found relationship with estranged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh, who not only remained BJP's Hindutva mascot for years but also headed the Ayodhya temple movement culminating in the demolition of the Babri mosque during his chief ministership in 1992.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:02 am Bengal's IT sector looks beyond recession daysThe global economic meltdown has reduced the pace of growth of West Bengal's showpiece IT sector, but the state wants to build IT infrastructure and develop a talent pool so that it's ready when times get better.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am Adnan Sami's father critically illPakistani singer Adnan Sami's father is critically ill and fighting for his life at a luxury hospital in Mumbai.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:01 am 'Slumdog' claims Hollywood producers' top prizeLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The low-budget arthouse hit "Slumdog Millionaire," a rags-to-riches story set in India, won the top film prize from Hollywood's producers on Saturday, giving it another boost in the race for the Oscars next month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 6:37 am Wife moves court after finding husband is gayLike every newly wed, Radha (name changed) too had visions of leading a happily married life. But in just a few months, her dreams were shattered when she found out that her husband was having an affair with his best friend - a man.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 6:01 am Rahul Gandhi has qualities to lead the nation, says youngest ministerWith Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's heart ailment raising leadership questions in his Congress party, his government's youngest minister says party general secretary Rahul Gandhi is the person best qualified for the job.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:32 am Farmers block Rs.55 bn power project in ChhattisgarhPower producer GMR Energy's plans to build a 1,200 MW coal-fired power project in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district has hit a major roadblock, with local farmers vowing to go to 'any extent' to block the Rs.55-billion (Rs.5,500 crore) facility.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 4:31 am Prince Harry and girlfriend Chelsy splitLONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy have split after five years of dating, a royal source said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jan 2009 | 2:27 am Two Price Waterhouse auditors heldHYDERABAD: Two partners of Price Waterhouse, statutory auditors of Satyam Computer Services, were arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday on charges of conspiracy, failure to scrutinise ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Move to wind up Schaffter Hall centre creates concernTIRUNELVELI: The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University administration’s decision to wind up its Schaffter Hall premises and shift all the four departments functioning from this rented building to the university premises at Abhishekapatti has ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am J.B. Patnaik, Jena quit party postsBhubaneswar: Leader of the Opposition in Orissa and Congress Legislature Party leader J.B. Patnaik and State party president Jayadev Jena resigned from their posts on Saturday to facilitate reorganisation of the party ahead of the Lok Sabha ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Antony to officiate at Republic Day functionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Virtual fence for vehiclesOwners can now continuously track themSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Somali pirates release Indian sailorsMumbai: After nearly two months in captivity, 25 Indian sailors were released by Somali pirates on Thursday, though there was no word on whether any ransom was paid to the brigands. An official of the Directorate General of Shipping ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Rs.67.26-cr. proposal for drinking water schemeOver 600 villages to benefit in Nagapattinam districtSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Disciplined lifestyle helped him endure operation, says doctor“I am ready,” Dr. Singh said before he was wheeled into the operation theatreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Warmer winter this yearHYDERABAD: This winter was devoid of the usual cold wave and, in fact, even warmer than earlier years. This is not just a perception but a fact substantiated by temperatures recorded by the Met office. These figures showed that a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am The name of brainy buzz — designDesign competitions dominate day three at techno management festSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am `I am ready`, PM told doctors before operation!"I am ready" is what a calm and composed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had told his doctors before going for the coronary artery bypass surgery at AIIMS here on Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Somali pirates free chemical tanker with 25 Indians onboard!A diplomat says Somali pirates have freed a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker with 28 crew onboard, including 25 Indians.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Antony to stand in for PM in R-Day functions!Defence Minister A K Antony will stand in for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is undergoing a bypass surgery, at the Republic Day function, the Defence Ministry said.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm National Security Guards empowered to command aircraft!Union Home Ministry has empowered the NSG chief to requisition aircraft from any operator in India.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Bhutan holds special prayers for Manmohan Singh`s recovery!Bhutanese on Saturday held special prayers in many parts of the country for the speedy recovery of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a complex heart bypass surgery in New Delhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Central Railways plans Rs 250-cr project to beef up security!Following the Mumbai terror attacks, the Central Railways has decided to install a Rs 230 crore Integrated Safety System to beef up security and ensure safety in every area.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Former Air chief to join BJP!Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal A Y Tipnis is set to join the BJP and contest LS elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm No need to worry, about PM`s surgery: Doctors!Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is undergoing a complex bypass surgery, leading cardiologists on Friday said it is a "routine" operation performed at AIIMS and there is nothing to worry.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm `SC stand on judges` assets may harm RTI Act`!Parliamentary panel has hinted that the Apex court registry`s move to challenge in HC a CIC order on the issue may have a serious impact on the RTI Act.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Criminal case against Dera Sacha Sauda head dismissed!A criminal case pending against Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was dismissed by the District and Sessions Judge Sirsa.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:35 pm Two PWC staff arrested over Satyam - policeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two officials at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditors of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services accounts, have been arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police, a senior police official said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jan 2009 | 3:32 pm
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