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Delhi Police set up committee to probe 'cash-for-vote' scamDelhi Police have set up a team to investigate the cash-for-vote scam in which bundles of currency notes totalling Rs one crore were displayed by three BJP MPs during trust vote.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:23 pm Support to Advani as PM depends on BJP stand on Belgaum: SenaJoshi, said the Maharashtra-Karnataka boundary dispute was one of the "very important" issues for Shiv Sena and alleged Marathi-speaking people were suffering.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:21 pm India slams Pak response on Mumbai attacksAgitated over confusing signals emanating from Pakistan with regard to Mumbai attacks, India slammed it for not responding through proper channels.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:18 pm CR builds memorial at CST to pay homage to terror victimsCentral Railways put up a memorial at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here to pay homage to all those who were killed in the 26/11 terror attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:14 pm 'Overwhelmed' Robinho thanks supportersBrazilian football star Robinho is 'overwhelmed' by the support he has received following his arrest in a rape case.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:04 pm English cricketers to train in MRF Pace FoundationThe ECB has decided to send eleven promising pacers to India who will be trained by the former Australia bowling legend Dennis Lillee.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:04 pm Delhi serial blast accused demands bail to appear in MBA exam - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:53 pm Core sector growth slips to 2.3% in DecemberThe growth of key infrastructure industries slowed down to 2.3 per cent in December 2008 from 3.2 per cent a year-ago, mainly on account of drop in output of steel and crude oil.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:50 pm No joke; comedian Raju Shrivastav gets threat calls - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:49 pm Mumbai attack not planned in Pakistan - diplomatNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Pakistani investigation into the Mumbai attacks has shown they were not planned in Pakistan, the country's high commissioner to Britain told an Indian television news channel on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:48 pm Lewis Hamilton 'upstaged' by girlfriend's billionaire admirerLewis Hamilton was reportedly left red-faced after being upstaged in front of his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger by a Saudi Arabian royal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:48 pm BEML Ltd net flat at Rs 58.7 crore in Q3BEML Limited, the defence ministry undertaking engaged in the manufacture of construction equipment and defence products, today reported that its net profit remained stagnant at Rs 58.74 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared to Rs 59.24 crore reported in the corresponding quarter last fiscal. Its net sales were marginally up by 1.7 per cent to Rs 632.8 crore during the quarter compared to the year ago period.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:43 pm Bombay Dyeing Q3 net loss up 56% at 58 crBombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company, part of the Wadia group, has posted a net loss of Rs 57.80 crore for the quarter ended December, 2008 compared with the net loss of Rs 37.01 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. During the period, the net sales of the company grew to Rs 319.84 crore from Rs 291.60 crore last year, up 9.34 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:37 pm Cranes Software net drops 15% on falling demandsBuckled under the pressure of a falling demand in the international markets coupled with relatively higher expenses, Cranes Software International has reported around 15 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 26.73 crore in the quarter ended 31st December, 2008 when compared with the same quarter in the previous fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:36 pm JK Lakshmi cement expands in PuneJK Lakshmi Cement announced it would widen its base in Pune by setting up a Rs. 10 crore ready mix concrete (RMC) plant here. It has identified three locations and will soon freeze on one where production will begin by August 2009. "This will be our twelfth RMC plant in the country. We plan to have 20 by 2010," director, JK Lakshmi Cement, Shailendra Chouksey said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:31 pm Spice joins race for fraud-hit SatyamNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The race to acquire Satyam Computer Services, the outsourcing firm snared in India's biggest corporate scandal, heated up as diversified Spice Group offered to buy a 51 percent stake, joining other potential bidders.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:25 pm Asif to get one year ban : SourcesNo official announcement has been made by the IPL yet, but a source said they had learnt from unofficial channels that the bowler will get a one-year ban.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:24 pm Controversy over perks to Kurien after retirementA controversy has been created over the issue of perks being given to Dr Kurien, the father of the White Revolution in the country recently..Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:23 pm Rahul's protege booted out of Bihar Youth Congress - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:21 pm SA topples Australia to become No 1 sideAustralia were dethroned as the number one team in one-dayers by South Africa who demolished the hosts by 39 runs in the fifth ODI.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:20 pm Tata Motors slips to $54 mln loss in Dec quarterMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, missed forecasts with a 2.63 billion rupee ($54 million) loss for the December quarter, which it said included a foreign exchange loss of 2.27 billion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:15 pm Binani Cement Q3 net dips 84%Binani Cement, part of the Braj Binani group, has posted a decline of 84.26 per cent in its net profit for the quarter ended December, 2008 at Rs 8.49 crore compared with Rs 53.95 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. The company's net sales grew to Rs 360.03 crore during the period from Rs 233.31 crore, up 54.31 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:13 pm Balmer Lawrie & Company net flat at Rs 23.74 croreDiversified public sector conglomerate Balmer Lawrie and Company has posted a flat rise in net profit for the quarter ended December 31 to Rs 23.74 crore from Rs 19.99 crore in the same quarter last fiscal on the back of higher sales driven by the performance of its logistics segment. Net sales for the quarter were up by 17.7 per cent over last year to Rs408.77 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:11 pm Protests in Tamil Nadu even as DMK slams LTTE - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:03 pm IVRCL Infra net dips 27% on higher interest costsIVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Limited's net profit dipped 27.36 per cent to Rs 46.52 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2008, as compared with Rs 64.05 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. Net income, however, grew 22 per cent to Rs 1,189.57 crore, as against Rs 974.85 crore during the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:54 pm Berger Paints India net drops 37%Berger Paints India Limited (BPIL) posted a 37 per cent drop in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, to Rs 14.96 crore on account of demand slag as well as holding a raw material inventory at higher than market prices. Net sales showed a flat growth during the period to Rs 358.25 crore from Rs 354.38 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:49 pm The man who pinned down Godse - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:46 pm Pub attack: The strange case of Prasad Attavar - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:40 pm BJP fields sitting MLAs for LS in Uttarakhand - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:39 pm Japan's NEC cutting 20,000 jobsStruggling Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp saidtoday it was slashing 20,000 jobs worldwide to cope with the economic crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:38 pm JNU admission forms will be available from Feb 2!JNU on Thursday announced its admission programme for 2009-10 session.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm Govt issues stern warning to Sri Ram Sena!Under flak for its handling of the recent attack on women at a pub in Mangalore, the BJP government in Karnataka today warned the Sri Ram Sena of stern action if the right wing outfit repeated such actions.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:25 pm LTTE not heeding to truce call: UN!The United Nations on Friday said that all hopes of a truce with the LTTE have been dashed, as the rebel group is not answering any calls for a truce.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Uphaar case: SC grants bail to Ansal brothers !The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the Ansal brothers -- Sushil and Gopal-- who were convicted and sentenced to one year imprisonment in the Uphaar fire tragedy case.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Maha Gov summons MNS chief: Report!MNS chief Raj Thackeray is expected to meet Maharashtra Governor on Friday, according to reports.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm India lauds Lanka`s safe passage offer to Tamils !India has appreciated the Sri Lankan government`s announcement of granting a “48-hour safe passage” to Tamil civilians trapped in the war-hit northern parts of the island nation.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Sri Ram Sena chief Muthalik`s custody ends today !The Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) is likely to interrogate Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik, whose judicial custody ends on Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Mumbai attacks not planned in Pak territory: Diplomat!In the first official word on findings of Islamabad`s probe into the information dossier provided by India on 26/11, a senior Pakistani diplomat has said that his country`s territory was not used for planning the attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm NCP, SP flay Cong decision to avoid alliance!Congress` decision not to go for a national-level alliance with its UPA allies for Lok Sabha polls today drew sharp reaction from SP and NCP.Source: Zee News : India National | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:24 pm Karnataka Chief Minister to present state budget by February endBangalore, Jan 30: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa revealed on Friday, that the 2009-2010 budget would be presented during the third week of February.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:04 pm Home Ministry denies advisory to Maharashtra Govt. on hijack threatNew Delhi, Jan.30 : The Government on Friday denied media reports that suggested the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory to the Maharashtra Government about a hijacking threat. It said no such advisory was issued.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:03 pm Orissa rural management students beat downturnDespite a virtual freeze on recruitment across industries, the city-based Xavier Institute of Management has achieved 100 percent placement of its rural management students with some top corporates like the Tatas, Monsanto and Deloitte handing them appointment letters.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Orissa govt. files charge sheet in Swami Lakshmanananda murder case - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Delhi government to increase stipend for leprosy patientsDelhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said her government will increase the stipend for leprosy patients so that their families can be supported better.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm India, Bangladesh to sign investment pactIndia and Bangladesh are likely to sign an agreement to protect and promote bilateral investment during External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's proposed visit to Dhaka next month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Hymns, floral tributes mark Mahatma GandhiAmid the chanting of devotional songs, hundreds of people in the capital paid floral tributes to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 61st death anniversary Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Bus, taxi fares to come down in West BengalBus and taxi fares across West Bengal will come down next month following a cut in diesel prices, state transport minister Subhas Chakraborty said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Bangladeshi businessmen urge Dhaka to provide transit facilities to IndiaBangladeshi trade and industry bodies Friday urged Dhaka to provide transit facilities to India and develop border infrastructure to increase trade and economic activities with the northeast.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Markets close on positive noteIndian equities markets closed in the green Friday after falling in the morning session, with a key index ending trade 2.03 percent over its previous close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm Egypt to strengthen ties with India at NASSCOMMumbai, (Maharashtra, India), Friday, January 30, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Egypt, one of the world's fastest growing locations for global outsourcing, will be showcasing its ICT industry at NASSCOM's India Leadership Forum in Mumbai from February 11-13, 2009.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:01 pm We will act according to our law: Pakistan PM Gilani - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:55 am Delhi assures funds for many J&K projects during Omar visit - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 30 Jan 2009 | 10:50 am India tightens airport security after hijack alertNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has tightened security across its major airports after a series of "hijack alerts" passed on to them by intelligence agencies following the Mumbai attacks, officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 9:38 am Artists explore creative tension of South Asia's splitKARACHI (Reuters Life!) - An art exhibition in the Pakistani city of Karachi is challenging crowds to take a fresh look at the roots of conflict with India by focusing on the subcontinent's traumatic division.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 9:33 am Satyam scam has shaken our conscience: ScindiaThe $1.4-billion Satyam fraud has shaken the collective conscience of Indians and the government will ensure it does not impact its $64-billion software industry, Minister of State for IT and Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 6:30 am Piracy, controversy mar Slumdog's India runMUMBAI (Reuters) - For all the attention in Hollywood, "Slumdog Millionaire" has failed to set the box office alight in India where it is set, with piracy, anger over its portrayal of poverty and its controversial title taking a toll.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 5:17 am No recession here, youngsters croon their way to the bankAt a time when campus recruitments are seriously hit, youngsters, especially from the northeast, are crooning their way into jobs as professional singers in pubs and restaurants in the capital and getting a good deal out of it.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 5:00 am Obama for all nations to act in unison on global economic crisisUS President Barack Obama wants advanced and emerging economies to act in unison in dealing with the global financial crisis and would come up with more specific plans closer to the April G20 meeting in London.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:31 am Rishi Kapoor has changed, but still shouts at me: Juhi ChawlaIn 'Luck By Chance' Juhi Chawla was reunited with her favourite co-star Rishi Kapoor after 12 years. She says that he has changed in the last few years, becoming more flexible, but is still grumpy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:01 am I was offered only mediocre roles in Bollywood: Juhi BabbarIt may seem surprising, but Juhi Babbar, the daughter of veteran actors Raj and Nadira Babbar, was never offered any top-of-the-line role by Bollywood filmmakers. She has now settled for a role in TV series 'Ghar Ki Baat', a tribute to the 1980s hit sitcom 'Ye Jo Hai Zindagi'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:01 am Top Technology Attorneys Heading for IndiaMMM Partners John Yates, Jason D'Cruz Will Speak, Hold MeetingsSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:26 am DreamWorks says it gets financing in tough marketLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cameras should start rolling soon at DreamWorks SKG as the new Hollywood-Bollywood joint venture with India's Reliance ADA continues to win financing even under challenging market conditions, a spokesman said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 1:29 am Congress not for pre-poll alliance at national levelNEW DELHI: The Congress will not go in for an alliance at the national level for the Lok Sabha election, and seat sharing arrangements with the allies will be limited to adjustments at the State-level. At a Congress Working Committee ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Fog hits 200 flights in Delhi airportNEW DELHI: The schedule of around 200 domestic and international flights was affected on Thursday due to the dense fog that enveloped the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here. At least 103 domestic and international flights ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan to be discharged soonNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating after a successful coronary bypass surgery, on Thursday walked on the corridor at AIIMS and did his morning exercises. He is likely to be discharged in a few ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan probe will decide next turn in ties with IndiaReports about Pakistani investigators determining that the Mumbai attacks were planned elsewhere are not a good augurySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am CBI frames charges against Abu SalemHyderabad: The CBI on Thursday framed charges against gangster Abu Salem in a fake passport case here. The matter was posted for hearing to February 27. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Stanley records a first in liver transplantCHENNAI: South India’s first successful liver transplant in the public sector was performed at the Government Stanley Hospital’s Centre for Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, here, on Thursday. The recipient, a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Yeddyurappa sees conspiracyNew delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa alleged here on Thursday that there was a big conspiracy behind the Mangalore pub incident. He said the issue was blown out of proportion by the Opposition and the media. “Law ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am ATS to interrogate Sri Ram Sene chiefPurohit purportedly mentioned the name of ‘Muthalik’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Rs. 126 crore for new rail lineFrom Nagapattinam to Tiruthuraipoondi via Tirukkuvalai, CM’s birthplaceSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Rajapaksa issues ultimatumAsks the LTTE to release civilians in the war zone within 48 hoursSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am India to sign IAEA deal on Monday - ambassadorVIENNA (Reuters) - India is set to sign an inspection agreement with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog on Monday, India's ambassador to the agency said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 10:11 pm Gujarat government asked to help small and diamond unitsThe Congress party Thursday asked the Gujarat government to take immediate steps to help recession-hit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and diamond units.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:31 pm Sri Lanka to create safe zone for Tamil civilians: MenonSri Lanka has agreed to create a safe zone for Tamil civilians caught in the crossfire between the armed forces and the Tamil Tigers, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:31 pm Rajapaksa asks LTTE to free civilians in 48 hoursAmid growing concern over the safety of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka's northern war zone, President Mahinda Rajapaksa late Thursday evening 'urged' the Tamil Tigers to allow within the next 48 hours 'the free movement of civilians to ensure their safety and security'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:30 pm 14-year-old maid alleges torture for seven monthsA 14-year-old girl who worked as a house maid here has alleged that she was physically tortured by her employers for the past seven months.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:30 pm Sri Lanka pledges safe passage for civiliansCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday pledged safe passage for thousands of people trapped by fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels, hours after a convoy carrying more than 200 seriously wounded people left the war zone.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 7:12 pm As war nears end, India's power blunted in Sri LankaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - After decades of strong-arming tiny neighbour Sri Lanka, India finds itself jostling for influence as the civil war nears an end, its power blunted by the island nation's growing ties with Pakistan and China.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jan 2009 | 12:34 pm
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