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Services sector growth in single-digit after 14 quartersThis reduced its relative contribution to the real GDP growth, the Reserve Bank of India said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 1:07 pm Barclays 2008 pre-tax profit over 5.3 bn poundsBarclays PLC said Monday it expects pre-tax profits of over 5.3 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) for the full year 2008 despite writing down 8 billion pounds on bad assets.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm India parade honours Mumbai dead - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:58 pm Improved India-Pakistan relations will help J&K: Omar - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm 11 Ashok Chakra awarded on R-day - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm ING to cut 7,000 jobs, expects FY08 loss at euro 1 bnDutch financial services major ING today said it would slash as many as 7,000 employees globally as part of its cost-cutting exercise, adding that it expects its net loss for the financial year 2008 to be at euro 1 billion ($1.30 billion).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Sebi chief, RBI to brief parliamentary panel on Satyam caseSebi Chairman C B Bhave and representatives from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Corporate Affairs Ministry are likely to brief Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance about the latest developments in the Satyam fraud case at a meeting called on Wednesday to discuss the issue.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:36 pm Sonia Gandhi calls on PM Manmohan Singh at AIIMS - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:22 pm India shamed and shocked by monsters of Mangalore - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:20 pm Murray loses to Verdasco in Australian OpenAndy Murray's dream of lifting the Australian Open has ended. He lost to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:17 pm Economy may witness moderation: RBI surveyAccording to the RBI report, India's economy may grow at its weakest pace in six years in the current fiscal year, dismantled by the global recession.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:13 pm Dakota keen to star in Twilight sequel New MoonDakota Fanning is keen to join the cast of the Twilight sequel - New Moon. The 14-year-old star is reportedly in talks to star in the movie.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:12 pm India celebrates 60th Republic Day!Kaleidoscopic images of India`s rich cultural diversity and the might of its military were on full display on the magnificent Rajpath on Monday as the nation celebrated its 60th Republic Day amid an unprecedented security cover.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm PM recovering well after surgery!PM Manmohan Singh, who underwent a successful coronary by-pass surgery, is recovering well.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Nation salutes its gallants; 11 get Ashok Chakras !The nation remembered Bravehearts on 60th Republic Day with President Pratibha Patil awarding Ashok Chakras to 11 security personnel posthumously, including six Mumbai heroes, who laid down their lives defending the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Raymond P Diengdoh - first officer in N-E to get Ashok Chakra!Raymond P Diengdoh, who laid down his life fighting militants in an encounter in 2007 in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya, will be posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Bindra awarded Padma Bhushan, Dhoni, Harbhajan to receive Padma Shri !India`s first ever individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has been awarded the Padma Bhushan.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Obama wishes PM quick recovery!US President Barack Obama on Monday wished "quick recovery" of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had undergone a successful coronary by-pass surgery.Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Is Elle Macpherson dating multi-millionaire Damian Aspinall?Sexy Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson has reportedly found love in the arms of multi-millionaire British businessman Damian Aspinall.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Ash was a heart-throb to me: Demi Moore's daughterRumer Willis has said that she had a crush on her stepfather actor Ashton Kutcher while growing up.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:57 am Dhoni reveals language woes on trips abroadMahendra Singh Dhoni considers the heavily accented English of locals "hard to understand" and as the biggest challenge.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am We'll resolve all issues peacefully, Gilani tells Manmohan - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am It's frustrating to lose captaincy to Strauss: PietersenGetting back to cricket and scoring a century gives Kevin Pietersen a lot of satisfaction but losing the captaincy to Andrew Strauss still haunts him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:46 am Lifter Kunjarani to make comeback at 4040-year-old Kunjarani Devi now wants to defy age and trains her gun on defending her title at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:43 am SA clinch one-day series against AustraliaSouth Africa capped a dream tour of Australia by winning the ODI series on Monday in addition to the Test series earlier.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:41 am Philips to cut 6,000 jobs after lossDutch consumer electronics giant Philips said today it would cut 6,000 jobs worldwide to cope with the global slowdown which pushed its results into the red.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 11:17 am HUL appoints R Sridhar as CFOLeading consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever today said it has appointed R Sridhar as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:54 am Overwhelmed Akshay Kumar dedicates Padma Shree to fansDedicating the Padma Shree award to his fans, actor Akshay Kumar said on Monday that it was an extremely wonderful and most "humbling honour".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:45 am Emotions ran high as kin of Mumbai heros receive Ashok ChakraEmotions ran high as the kin of six security personnel who died fighting terrorists during the Mumbai attacks, received the Ashok Chakra.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:43 am D-Street to rally on expectations from RBI's policy reviewThe Dalal Street is likely to witness a brief rally in the days ahead, as the stock market heads towards consolidation amid expectations that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will announce positive measures in its policy review tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:25 am Emotions run high as kin of Mumbai heroes receive Ashok ChakraEmotions ran high and thunderous applause reverberated the Rajpath today as kin of six security personnel who died fighting terrorists during the Mumbai attacks, received the Ashok Chakra during the Republic day celebrations here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:09 am Kashmir government for resuming India-Pakistan peace process - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:08 am Prime Minister Manmohan Singh overwhelmed by countrymenNew Delhi, Jan.26 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming affection that the people across the country have expressed for his early recovery from heart ailment at the All India Medical Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Advani asks countrymen to support security forces - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:40 am R-Day functions amid security and bandh call in Assam - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:30 am Goa Congress MLA protests near R-Day celebrations, arrested] Congress legislator Agnelo Fernandes and 200 others were arrested on Monday after they marched in protest towards the Republic Day celebration in Panaji.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:30 am PM recovering well after by-pass surgery] , who underwent a coronary by-pass surgery, is recovering well, doctors attending on him said on Monday.The 76-year-old Prime Minister is "recovering well and his vital parameters are stable," Dr Vi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:29 am Pakistan tour boosts Sri LankaBefore leaving for Colombo, Jayawardene told reporters here Sunday that two emphatic back-to-back wins over Pakistan have raised his players' confidence for the ODI series against India that begins Ja...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am India to work closely with Bangla on combating terrorismIndia on Monday said it was determined to work closely with the new government in Bangladesh to widen the scope of bilateral cooperation, particularly on combating the menace of terrorism that has tur...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am 4 released after questioningFour persons, who were picked up for questioning hours after an encounter in Noida, were later released after police ascertained their identities."They had come from Jammu and Kashmir. Their identitie...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am Dense fog envelops Delhi, flights cancelledVisibility dropped to zero in the capital on Monday morning for the first time this year as dense fog engulfed the city skyline.There was zero visibility at 0630 IST due to the thick blanket of fog. M...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am Eleven security personnel honoured with Ashok ChakraIt was a sombre beginning to the Republic day celebrations today as Maharashtra Police ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte and four others killed fighting Pakistani terrorist...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:27 am SC allows GAIL to lay RLNG pipelineThe Supreme Court has allowed public sector GAIL India to lay a pipeline for transportation of natural gas to a power project that will supply electricity for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:22 am ASEAN-India free trade agreement depends on ThailandBangkok - A free trade agreement between India and South-East Asia will be signed at the upcoming summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) if the Thai parliament approves the pact...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:20 am Mumbai youths pay homage to terror attack victims on R-DayA Mumbai youth embarked on a bicycle journey to Delhi while another climbed a 45-storey tower here to mark India's 60th Republic Day and pay homage to those killed in the terror attack on the nation's financial capital two months ago.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 Jan 2009 | 9:01 am ED official held for bid to sell heroin - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 26 Jan 2009 | 8:53 am Sri Lankan troops fight toward finale with TigersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops surged forward on Monday after seizing the last big town held by Tamil Tiger separatists, aiming to strike a death blow to a 25-year insurgency, the military said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 8:35 am India boosts Pakistan envoy's security after threatNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has stepped up security for the Pakistani High Commissioner to the country after he received an email threatening him, officials said on Monday, amid tensions between the two neighbours over the Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 8:31 am DMK delays Sri Lanka resignation moveCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (DMK), a key regional ally of the union government has put off until next month a decision on withdrawing support from the coalition over the escalating conflict in Sri Lanka, the party's leader has said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 8:15 am Satyam to look at funding options, L&T stakeHYDERABAD (Reuters) - Satyam Computer Services Ltd will this week discuss a shortlist of three candidates for chief executive and look at funding options to get the fraud-hit outsourcer through the next few weeks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 7:59 am India honours Mumbai attack heroes on Republic DayNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India bestowed its highest peacetime gallantry award on Monday on half a dozen security men killed fighting Pakistani militants in Mumbai last year, an attack that worsened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 7:12 am Narasimhan praises security forces at Chhattisgarh R-Day paradeChhattisgarh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan took the salute at the Republic Day parade held here Monday and praised the commitment of the security forces battling Maoist insurgency in the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am I'm not dating Britney Spears: Sandip SoparrkarAce Indian choreographer Sandeep Soparrkar wants to once and for all put to rest rumours about his alleged affair with Britney Spears and says he is too much in love with his partner Jesse Randhawa to even think of dating the American pop star.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jan 2009 | 6:01 am Now, read your favourite book on an MP3, mobile or laptopAs life hurtles on the fast lane, the publishing industry is opening up new, cost-effective and easier reading formats for literature buffs.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jan 2009 | 5:32 am 'Slumdog' emerges as Oscar favorite after SAG winLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Slumdog Millionaire," the rags to riches tale of a Mumbai slum dweller, emerged as favorite to win the best picture Oscar after winning the top prize at the 15th Screen Actors Guild awards on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 4:39 am No body-building for Manoj in 'Acid Factory'While Fardeen Khan, Irrfan Khan, Dino Morea and Aftab Shivadasani will flaunt their well-toned bodies in 'Acid Factory', Manoj Bajpai is the only one who couldn't work on his physique for the film.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am Akshay is the fittest actor in Bollywood: Suniel ShettyHe himself has a well-toned body and exercises regularly, but actor-turned-producer Suniel Shetty says when it comes to the fittest body in tinsel town, Akshay Kumar wins hands down as he has maintained his physique throughout his 18-year career.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am India grapples with high maternal death ratePURULIA, India (Reuters) - In Sindri village in a dirt-poor district of eastern India, Manohar Kumbhakar and his family are still mourning the death of his wife, who died in childbirth aged 25 while being treated by a local quack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:59 am Former minister quits BJP; calls Kalyan as his leader!Expressing loyalty to former Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, a senior BJP leader from the state and a two-time minister, Harinarain Rajbhar, on Sunday resigned from the party`s membership.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Arms recovered from a militant hideout in Rajouri!Security forces on Sunday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in a forest in Rajouri district.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Sonia to address public meeting in Thane on Jan 31!UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will address a public meeting in Thane district on January 31, a senior Congress leader said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Two Hizbul militants killed in encounter on J-K Highway!Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including its self-styled divisional commander, were on Sunday gunned down by security forces in Ramban district.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Auto drivers undergo training to handle emergency on road!Around 200 city autorickshaw drivers have undergone two hours of training on how to handle emergencies on the road during man-made and natural disasters.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am SUCI calls strike in three districts against leaders` killing!West Bengal`s Left opposition SUCI on Sunday called a 24-hour strike in the three western districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia on January 27 to protest against the alleged killing of two of its leaders.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Maharashtra Governor honours hundred and eleven state policemen!Governor S C Jamir on Sunday honoured 111 state policemen with various medals for displaying bravery while on duty in an award ceremony programme held in south Mumbai.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Editors demands action against attack on Zahed Ali Khan!Editors of newspapers and television channels here have severely condemned the attack on Siasat Urdu daily editor Zahed Ali Khan and demanded serious action against the perpetrators of the attack.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Ruling alliance faltering in Orissa!Things do not augur well for the ruling alliance in Orissa. The schism between the BJD and the BJP has nearly come out in the open with each party daring the other to go it alone in the coming elections.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Left and JVM-D renew demand for Jharkhand house dissolution!The Left and the Babulal Marandi-led JVM-D on Sunday renewed their demand for dissolution of Jharkhand Assembly and announcement of polls to help the people choose a new government under the President`s Rule.Source: Zee News : States | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:26 am Honour for Shashi Deshpande, Bannanje, MathoorBANGALORE: Karnataka’s noted novelist Shashi Deshpande, well-known Sanskrit scholar and director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mathoor Krishnamurthy and distinguished scholar Bannanje Govindacharya figure in the list of persons chosen for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am List of Padma awardees 2009Padma Vibhushan for 10, Padma Bhushan for 30Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Two terrorists killed in police encounter at NoidaNOIDA: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists allegedly planning to target the Republic Day celebrations in Delhi were killed in a gun battle with the Uttar Pradesh police in Sector 97 here on Sunday. Two AK-47 assault rifles, four ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am President wants nations to take decisive action against terrorism“Contrary to the hopes of terrorists 26/11 saw the emergence of a unified voice from India”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am LTTE loses MullaithivuRapid advance by militarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Padma Vibhushan for Kakodkar, Madhavan Nair, NirmalaNEW DELHI: Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar, who played a key role in finalising the India-U.S. civil nuclear cooperation agreement; Indian Space Research Organisation chief G. Madhavan Nair, involved in the first ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Verma to head RAWNew Delhi: K.C. Verma, the Internal Security Adviser to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, will be the next chief of country’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Stupendous project to document rock artIt is “an ethno-archaeological project” with a multi-disciplinary approach, says Project OfficerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Crackdown on JuDIslamabad: The Pakistan government on Sunday took control of the headquarters of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa blamed for the Mumbai attacks, in Muridke near Lahore. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan stable, comfortableNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday was “stable, comfortable and making excellent progress,” a day after he underwent a repeat coronary artery bypass graft to remove multiple blocks at the All-India Institute of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Padma Vibhushan for Sunderlal Bahuguna, Sister Nirmala, Anil KakodkarNoted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna, Missionaries of Charity head Sister Nirmala and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodar are among the 10 Indians named for the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, it was announced Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:32 pm Padma Vibhushan for Anil Kakodkar, Madhavan Nair, Sister Nirmala; 133 Padma awards announcedNoted scientists G. Madhavan Nair and Anil Kakodkar, environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna and Missionaries of Charity head Sister Nirmala are among the 10 Indians conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:32 pm Yesteryears' playback singer Shamshad Begum named for Padma BhushanLegendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, who became a rage in the 1940s and 1950s with songs like 'Leke pehla pehla pyar' and 'Kabhi aar kabhi paar', has been named among the Padma Bhushan awardees this year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:32 pm Helen, Aishwarya, Akshay named for Padma ShriYesteryears' dancing queen Helen, Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, action star Akshay Kumar and music maestro Hridyanath Mangeshkar are among those named for this year's Padma Shri awards.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:32 pm Veteran broadcaster Ameen Sayani gets Padma ShriVeteran broadcaster Ameen Sayani, who has mesmerised old and young alike for decades with his golden voice, has been conferred with the Padma Shri in recognition of his contribution in the field of broadcasting.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Jan 2009 | 7:32 pm 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
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