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Former President R Venkataraman cremated with full state honorsFormer president R Venkataraman, who passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, was cremated at Ekta Sthal with full state honors on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:51 pm Meltdown can be beneficial for IndiaThe ongoing financial meltdown could be a boon for the Indian IT industry as it offers an opportunity to foreign players to invest in India in order to cut cost, an industry expert said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:44 pm Pakistan to release Mumbai attacks findings soonDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Pakistan will release details of an investigation into the Mumbai attacks "very soon", Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:42 pm Key US lawmaker wants Mumbai terrorists be tried in ICJRoyce hoped that the new Obama Administration would support the efforts of the US lawmakers in the Congress to make funding into Pakistan conditional.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:39 pm Sonia visits Dalit basti, partakes village foodOn the second day of visit to her parliamentary constituency, the UPA chairperson visited a Dalit's house in Rohania village and had some eatables.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Anyone can seek relaxation in open offer pricing: SebiAmid speculation of engineering giant L&T's bid to take over Satyam Computer, market regulator Sebi today said anyone can approach it to seek relaxation in the open offer pricing norms.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Parliament to call RBI again for Satyam briefingHaving questioned the RBI for about two hours on the Satyam fraud issue, a Parliamentary panel has decided to call apex bank representatives again on February 4 along with three other government agencies, including Sebi, for a second round of quizzing.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:27 pm Tata Investment Corp Q3 net dips 22% at Rs 35 crTata Investment Corp today reported a 22 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 34.84 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared to Rs 44.70 crore in the third quarter of last financial year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:26 pm Serena survives scorcher, joins Russians in semisMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams survived the onset of a once-in-a-century heatwave and endured an out-of-body experience on Wednesday to oust Svetlana Kuznetsova and join a trio of Muscovites in the Australian Open semi-finals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:21 pm Brangelina changing house againAmerican actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are changing their house again, and this time they will be shifting to Long Island's Gold Coast.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:18 pm Domestic institutions net buyers of Rs 602crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 601.88 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:16 pm JLR, Vauxhall to benefit from loan packageTatas Group-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Britain's Vauxhall are expected to benefit substantially from the 2.3-billion pounds loan package announced by the British government last evening.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:13 pm Chand Mohammad abducted, claims wife - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:04 pm German rape case: 5 get life imprisonment - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm EU fines Bridgestone for price-fixingThe European Union fined Bridgestone Corporation of Japan euro 58.5 million ($77 million) today for its role in a cartel that fixed prices for hoses to load and unload oil tankers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 1:02 pm Pak link to cop's drug network? ATS to probe - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:59 pm IITs may not have to implement quota in faculty appointmentIITs may not have to implement reservation in faculty appointment with the government seeking exemption of institutions of excellence to provide quotas for teachers' posts.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:59 pm Dhoni guides India to victory over Sri LankaDAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit an unbeaten 61 in 65 balls to lead India to a six-wicket victory in the opening one-dayer against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:56 pm Kerala CM refuses to defend CPM's Vijayan - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Wounded Sri Lankans blocked from leaving war zoneCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The Tamil Tigers blocked a convoy carrying hundreds of wounded people from leaving the site of heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's north, the United Nations said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:52 pm Sonia does a Rahul, visits Dalit basti, eats food - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm Punjab Tractors suspends production for 5 daysPunjab Tractors (PTL), a part of Mahindra & Mahindra, has suspended production for five days for the second time within almost one and half month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:50 pm Kylie Minogue records song with Aussie kids' music groupAussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has recorded a song with Aussie kids' music group 'The Wiggles'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm Paltrow's mum fears she may not get membership at daughter's VIP gym!While Gwyneth Paltrow is set to open her own VIP gym, her mum fears she may not get a membership at the exclusive emporium.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:48 pm Hilary Duff to star in The Story of Bonnie and ClydeSinger/actress Hilary Duff has been roped in to take over the role of veteran actress Faye Dunaway in a new version of Bonnie And Clyde.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm RIL scraps Rs 1,500-cr captive power plantReliance Industries has scrapped a Rs 1,500 crore captive power plant after the government decided to allocate gas from its eastern offshore fields to existing power and fertiliser plants only.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm IITs may not have to meet quota for facultyThe Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) may not have to implement reservation in faculty appointment with the government seeking exemption of institutions of excellence to provide quotas for teachers' posts.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:42 pm K-Fed joins Britney and kids for family barbequeKevin Federline had a reunion, of sorts, with ex-wife Britney Spears and family when he joined the singer and their two sons for a family barbeque.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:35 pm 31 FDI proposals clearedThe government today cleared 31 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals amounting to Rs 1,277 crore, including one from Dow Jones & Company Inc. to publish facsimile editions in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm Amar say’s no to Aishwarya campaigning for SP - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm World economy may lose 51 million jobs - U.N. agencyGENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 51 million jobs worldwide could disappear by the end of this year as a result of the economic slowdown that has turned into a global employment crisis, a United Nations agency said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:26 pm PM moving about freely, talks to aides - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:19 pm HC rejects plea of BSP MLA`s wife, 2 others in Gupta murder case!Voicing "extreme disquiet" over "close nexus" between police and "criminalised politicians and their goons", the Allahabad HC has rejected petitions seeking a stay on arrests in connection with the murder of a PWD engineer.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Delhi govt to discuss fee hike demand of private schools today!Delhi Government is likely to take a final decision on the fee hike demand of the private schools at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Andhra Police DIG rank officer tries to bribe senior, arrested!Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested an Andhra Pradesh prison officer when he allegedly tried to bribe his senior seeking promotion.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm German rape case: Chandigarh court to sentence all five convicts !A local court in Chandigarh on Wednesday will sentence all the five accused who were convicted in the German woman gang rape case on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:11 pm Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mullen appreciates India`s role in Afghanistan!A top US military commander has appreciated the positive role being played by India in Afghanistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Schoolgirl kidnapped from Kanpur!A school girl was kidnapped on Wednesday from the city of Kanpur from just near her school.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Special envoy has no mandate to deal with Kashmir: US!The United States has made it clear that its newly appointed special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has no mandate to deal with Kashmir and his sole job is to help bring stability to Afghanistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Pranab seeks assurance for Tamils` safety in Sri Lanka!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has sought an assurance from Sri Lanka that safety of Tamil civilians will be kept under consideration during the offensive against LTTE rebels.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Pub assault: Suspects face court !The Karnataka police will on Wednesday produce all the 27 Sri Ram Sena workers in a local court.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm PM recuperating steadily at AIIMS!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is recuperating steadily after Saturday`s beating heart bypass surgery and may be discharged by this weekend, his personal physician KS Reddy said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Top LeT militant Abu Hamza gunned down in Sopore!Top LeT commander Abu Hamza was on Wednesday gunned down by security forces in an encounter in North Kashmir`s Sopore district. Abu Hamza, who was Lashkar`s commander in Baramulla, was holed up inside a house in Amargarh village.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm India has key role to play in Afghanistan: US !Advocating a regional approach to Afghanistan, the US defence chief has said that India has an important role to play there despite historic tensions with Pakistan accentuated by Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:09 pm Lashkar commander killed in Kashmir battle - policeSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Soldiers gunned down a senior member of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, blamed for the November attacks in Mumbai, after a fierce firefight in Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:05 pm British-Indian author Kunzru says no more "sari" storiesJAIPUR, India (Reuters Life!) - Marriage, migration, and family ties may be the usual themes for English-language novels by authors of Indian descent, but best-selling writer Hari Kunzru is determined to change that.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:03 pm Militant, jawan killed in Baramulla encounter - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Pub attack a conspiracy by vested interests: Palemar - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Mumbai attack is US problem too, say Indian Americans - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Jan 2009 | 11:50 am General elections between Apr. 8 - May 15 - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - General elections in India will be held sometime between April 8 and May 15, the country's election commissioner was quoted on Wednesday as saying.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:11 am Indian bicycle industry expandingLudhiana, Jan.28 : Not many may know but India is the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world after China. The industry, having an annual turnover of over 1.2 million bicycles, is today all set to expand itself to meet new challenges posed by global slowdown.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am USINPAC, coalition partners meet over 60 US Members of CongressWashington, Jan.28 : The US India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) and its coalition partners converged on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to meet US lawmakers and urge them to adopt a tougher line on terrorism emanating out of Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am National Aluminium net down over 33 percentState-owned National Aluminium Co (NALCO) Wednesday announced its net profit was down 33.38 percent to Rs.2.19 billion (Rs.219 crore) for the quarter ended Dec 31 as compared to Rs.3.29 billion (Rs.329 crore) in the year-ago period.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Ramadoss promises better health facilities for KashmirHealth Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has promised 'all support' to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to revamp health services in the troubled state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Telugu actor Pavan Kalyan marries live-in partnerPopular Telugu hero and Praja Rajyam party leader Pavan Kalyan Wednesday finally tied the knot with his long-time live-in partner and former actress Renu Desai.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Kashmir band to participate in an international music festival in BareillySrinagar, Jan 28 : The band 'Valley Youth Xpressions' funded by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be competing with musical bands from different countries including Pakistan in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh to give the youth a welcome break from the continuous agitations and strikes in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Organ donation by octogenarian woman helps three liveAn octogenarian woman has become one of the oldest organ donors in the country as her family consented to donate her liver and cornea following her death, officials here said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Women cricket team gets ready for World CupBangalore, Jan 28 : India's women cricket team gathered at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to attend a four day long conditioning camp in Bangalore that commenced on Tuesday ahead of the Women's World Cup in Australia.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Toyota unveils new InnovaAuto major Toyota Kirloskar Motors Wednesday unveiled a face-lifted version of its multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) Innova, priced between Rs.766,000 and Rs.1.1 million (Rs.11.06 lakh).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Government employees observe strike in KashmirNearly 400,000 employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday observed a day-long strike demanding extension of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Chin refugees in India "forced back" to MyanmarBANGKOK (Reuters) - Up to 100,000 Christian Chin who have fled to India in the past 20 years to escape persecution by Myanmar's Buddhist military rulers are at risk of being forced back, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Fuel prices likely to be cut again as polls nearNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government may cut fuel prices by up to 11 percent on Wednesday, its second cut in nearly two months, officials said, as crude's $100 fall since July gives New Delhi a chance to pass on the benefit to consumers ahead of elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2009 | 9:53 am Telugu actor Pavan Kalyan marries live-in partnerPopular Telugu hero and Praja Rajyam party leader Pavan Kalyan Wednesday finally tied the knot with his long-time live-in partner and former actress Renu Desai.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 9:32 am Court directs Pepsi to compensate for condom in bottleNoting that 'legal remedies are going beyond the reach of the common man', a consumer court here has asked soft drink giant Pepsi to pay Rs.23,000 as compensation to a man who suffered health problems after consuming a bottle of adulterated beverage produced by the company.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 5:33 am 'Slumdog' kids chase dreams with stars in their eyesYoung Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar and Rubina Qureshi are the real-life slum kids who have endeared themselves to audiences worldwide with their performances in Oscar-nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film's roaring success hasn't made a big difference in their lives, but they already have stardust in their eyes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 5:03 am WNS Announces Neeraj Bhargava to Transition From CEO to Strategic Advisor Role During Second Half of 2009Company to Initiate Global Search for Chief Executive OfficerSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:36 am Nobody offers me solo-hero films: Zayed KhanIn his five-year-old Bollywood career, actor Zayed Khan has mostly starred in ensemble cast films. He now wants to take up more 'challenging' roles and also rues that no good director has approached him with solo-hero movie scripts so far.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:30 am Ajay Devgan to play Haji Mastan, but says won't copy himAjay Devgan is determined not to copy Haji Mastan when he plays the smuggler-turned-film producer in Milan Luthria's 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbai'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am Earthquake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra IslandAn earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale Wednesday jolted the southern part of Sumatra Island in Indonesia, the Hong Kong Observatory reported.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Jan 2009 | 3:00 am College girl murdered; man shot atHYDERABAD: The State capital witnessed two ghastly incidents on Tuesday when a degree student was murdered in her rented house at Karmanghat while Narsingi Market Committee chairman, Jnaneshwar, was shot at by unidentified persons in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pranab: no sympathy for LTTENEW DELHI: India has no sympathy for terrorist organisations, but wants Sri Lanka to ensure that civilians are not victimised in the conflict between the armed forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This was stated on Tuesday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Bail for Sena MP charged with riotingMumbai: Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, who led a riotous morcha to a city hotel, walked free on Tuesday after a court here gave him bail. He was arrested and produced in court around 11.15 a.m. and left the premises by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am No fudging of head count: RajuRecalls clarification had been provided by Satyam’s new boardSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Universities told to withhold publication of first semester resultsMADURAI: All universities in the State have been asked to withhold the publication of results of the first semester examinations of undergraduate and postgraduate courses held in November. If some autonomous colleges had released the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Echoes of the RepublicSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Five Maoists arrestedBerhampur(ORISSA) : Five hardcore Maoists, wanted in connection with several attacks including a landmine blast, were arrested from Rayagada district in Orissa on Tuesday , police said. The arrest was made from a hideout during a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Israeli officer killedJerusalem: An Israeli army officer was killed in a blast triggered by suspected Palestinian militants, prompting the Jewish State to threaten strong retaliation. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Satyam staff promised salary for JanuarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am R. Venkataraman passes awayNEW DELHI: The former President, R. Venkataraman, who presided over the era of coalition politics at the Centre in the late 1980s, died here on Tuesday following multiple organ failure. He was 98. Mr. Venkataraman was admitted to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Goa forensic labs destroyed Scarlett's organs: lawyerA major part of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling's organs required for a third autopsy in Britain is missing, her mother Fiona Fiona MacKeown's counsel said here Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jan 2009 | 6:31 pm Nine killed in Madhya Pradesh road accidentAt least nine people were killed and four injured in a road accident near Indore in Madhya Pradesh late Tuesday evening, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jan 2009 | 6:30 pm Rama Sene chief apologises for Mangalore attackSri Rama Sene founder-president Pramod Muthalik Tuesday apologised for the attack on some girls allegedly by members of his Hindu right wing organisation at a Mangalore pub Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jan 2009 | 6:30 pm
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