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Kashmir was never on special envoy Holbrooke`s plate: US!The US has reiterated that Kashmir was never going to be part of the portfolio of Richard Holbrooke, its special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, denying reports that Indian diplomats had managed to take it off his plate.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Second self-immolation in Tamil Nadu over Lanka issue!Two days after a man committed suicide in Chennai to express solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamils, another man on Saturday set himself on fire for the cause.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm India slams Pak response on 26/11 attacks!Agitated over confusing signals emanating from Pakistan with regard to Mumbai attacks, India has slammed it for not responding through proper channel and felt that Islamabad was doing it deliberately.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm PM likely to be discharged from hospital!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating after a coronary by-pass surgery, would be discharged on Saturday "if everything goes right", a senior doctor attending on him said yesterday.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm CEC recommends removal of Navin Chawla!In a move that could lead to constitutional crisis, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami has forwarded a suo moto request to President Pratibha Patil demanding the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm 5 infants die in Patiala hospital fire!Five infants died in a fire in an incubator at a hospital in Patiala on Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm India`s 26/11 evidence `insufficient`: Pak FIA!Pakistan`s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), in its report to the interior ministry on the Mumbai attacks, has termed as insufficient the evidence provided by India of the involvement of elements from this country.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Unitech Q3 net dips 74%The country's second largest realty firm, Unitech Ltd, today reported a 74.12 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 136.05 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, compared to Rs 525.78 crore in the year-ago period.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:45 am Five infants burnt alive as incubator catches fire - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:30 am Serena thrashes Safina to win Australian OpenMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams thrashed Russia's Dinara Safina 6-0 6-3 on Saturday to win the Australian Open title and reclaim the world number one ranking.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am CEC's recommendation binding on govt: Jaitley - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:19 am Police keeping vigil at Raju Shrivastav's house in Kanpur - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:18 am PM to return home soon - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:15 am Aviation fuel prices cut by 4%, now at April 05 levelsAfter a one-off increase last fortnight, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were today cut by about 4 per cent to bring them around April 2005 levels.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:15 am Alok Ind Q3 net dips 3%Alok Industries, a Mumbai-based integrated textile firm, has posted a decline of 3.03 per cent in its net profit for the quarter ended December, 2008 at Rs 47.32 crore compared with Rs 48.80 crore in the corresponding previous quarter. Its net sales during the period stood at Rs 816.41 crore against Rs 550.78 crore last year, up 48.23 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:11 am Chidambaram to talk to WB on joint operation against naxals - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:07 am Police keeping vigil at Raju Shrivastav's house in KanpurPolice are keeping a vigil at comedian Raju Shrivastav's house here following threatening calls warning him not to crack jokes on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:01 am UPDATE: Grasim Industries Q3 net dips 36% to Rs 460crGrasim Industries, part of the Aditya Birla group, has posted a decline of 36.26 per cent in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December, 2008 at Rs 459.55 crore compared with Rs 720.99 crore in the corresponding previous year. The company's consolidated net sales grew to Rs 4,587.86 crore during the period from Rs 4,317.18 crore last year, up 6.27 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Obama wants prompt passage of USD 819 bn stimulus packagePresident Barack Obama appealed to the US Senate to pass his mega economic stimulus package, as time is fast running out and stakes are too high for "partisan posturing".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Would not tolerate Wall Street 'greed and arrogance': ObamaPresident Barack Obama on Saturday said Americans would not tolerate their "greed" and asserted that his administration would ensure that CEOs do not drain funds.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 11:00 am Wipro sees slowdown in big new contractsDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - India's No. 3 software services exporter, Wipro Ltd, expects demand for new software and systems to stagnate for up to two years as a result of the global economic slowdown, a top executive said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:54 am GVK Power & Infra Q3 net dips 44% to Rs 22crGVK Power & Infrastructure today said its consolidated net profit inthe third quarter of the current fiscal fell 44.73 per cent to Rs 22.30crore over the corresponding period year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:21 am Rashtriya Chemicals Q3 net up 14% at Rs 69crRashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers today said its net profit in the third quarter of the current fiscal grew 14.4 per cent to Rs 68.78 crore over the corresponding period a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:18 am Moorthy takes over as CBDT chairmanS S N Moorthy today took over as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, after the retirement of N B Singh.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:13 am I am not a good dancer: Rishi KapoorHis Om Shanti Om act in 1980 Subhash Ghai's Karz made him the heart-throb of millions but veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says he has never been a good dancer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 10:03 am Ramesh Krishnan lauds Yuki's Oz Open triumphRamesh Krishnan lauded Yuki Bhambri's boys' singles triumph at the Australian Open, saying the teenage sensation has all the attributes of making it even bigger at the senior level.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:57 am LTTE names representative to contact world leadersIn a surprise move, the Tamil Tigers facing rout in battle with Lankan troops named Selvarasa Pathmanathan as its new contact with the international community.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:57 am NRI writer of UK Asian TV comedies passes awayBafta award winner, Sharat Sardana, an Indian origin writer who scripted popular comedies of UK television satirising British Asian culture, has died aged 40.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:51 am Dreaded Ranvir Sena commander heldA self-styled 'commander' of the banned Ranvir Sena accused of involvement in the massacres of Dalits, has been arrested in Aurangabad district.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:43 am Former Lokayukta joins BJP - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:42 am We have got no official response from Pak: MukherjeeIndia said Pakistan has given no official response to the dossier on Mumbai attacks, rejecting Islamabad's claim that an update has been provided on its probe into the carnage.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:39 am Bank funds not reaching industry, consumers: NathLiquidity injected by the Indian government and the central bank has not reached the cash-starved industry and consumers, posing a key challenge for the policy-makers, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:37 am Why should I resign: ChawlaAdopting a combative approach, Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, whose removal has been recommended to the Government by CEC N Gopalaswami, today ruled out his resignation and said he was looking forward to conducting the general elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:34 am Indian Ocean and Red sea nations come together against piracyWith an aim to control the scourge of piracy off the coast of war-ravaged Somalia, Indian Ocean and Red Sea countries have pledged to cooperate in seizing, investigating and prosecuting pirates.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:34 am President should sack Chawla: BJPWith Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami recommending the removal of his colleague Navin Chawla, the BJP today said the "credibility" of the poll panel is "at stake" and demanded that President Pratibha Patil should sack him.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:32 am VS should clarify, says Bardhan - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am Rahul Gandhi slams divisive politics, vouches for Gandhian principles - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:25 am Pubs okay, pub culture not so - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:23 am India win toss, bat first in Sri Lanka one-dayerCOLOMBO (Reuters) - India won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:21 am Maoists offer peace talks in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh said on Saturday they were ready to hold peace talks, an offer welcomed by the state government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:16 am HRCP for greater people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan to establish peaceLahore, Jan.31 : The chief of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Asma Jahangir, has said that there is a need of greater people-to-people contact between the citizens of India and Pakistan in order to establish peace in the region.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Girls lynch Dalit widow in BiharA Dalit widow was beaten to death by five girls in a Bihar town after she objected to their cutting grass in her field, police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Sensex gains 750 points amid uncertain global marketsIndian equities markets were on a roll in the week ending Friday with a key index closing 8.64 points higher than its close the previous week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Amitabh bags World Economic Forum awardBollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured by the World Economic Forum for outstanding excellence in art.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am Actor Govinda has narrow escapeBollywood star Govinda had a narrow escape Saturday when a bus hit him in this Sikh holy city, the actor said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 9:00 am NYPD searching for missing teen of Indian originThe New York Police Department has intensified its search for 19-year-old student of Indian origin, Erica Desai, who has been missing for about a week, a media report said.She was last seen on Jan 20 ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:50 am Pak asks media not to speculate on probe] has said its response will be shared with New Delhi "as soon as possible" after the legal process is over."Pakistan stands committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice. Media is requested not t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:50 am US searching for ways to engage Iran] administration has said it has 'a great deal of respect' for the country and is looking for the 'most appropriate framework' for engaging Tehran over its controversial nuclear programme."What we're ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:50 am Experts say India, Bangladesh need to diversify trade with active industry participationThe newly elected Bangladesh Government holds India as a strategic partner in its development endeavour. Trade between India and Bangladesh is yet to achieve desirable volumes. Towards achieving advan...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:48 am Another suicide attempt over Tamil issue in ChennaiMajor repercussions of the war in Sri Lanka are now being seen in Tamil Nadu.A farmer Ravi set himself on fire on Saturday morning to protest against the Sri Lankan army's offensive against the Lankan...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jan 2009 | 8:47 am India set to reject Pak probe claim - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:43 am The week that was: Most popular on ReutersREUTERS - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 6:11 am Has Akshay Kumar lost his comic touch?The failure of Nikhil Advani's 'Chandni Chowk To China' has put a question mark on Akshay Kumar's comic journey. While some filmmakers say he tends to interfere in the director's job, his staunch supporters in Bollywood feel he should not be written off because of one flop.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 Jan 2009 | 2:00 am Security Council reform talks to start in FebruaryUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Negotiations among the world's nations on the much disputed issue of expanding the U.N. Security Council from its long-standing membership of 15 states are set to start on Feb. 19, officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:41 am Hemingway material to U.S.BOSTON: When Gaylord Johnson Jr. was struggling with a term paper at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, he figured he could ask for help from someone who knew the material best: Ernest Hemingway. “I’ve read a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am India will not press for U.N. sanctionsPakistan’s approach is one of the “Dance of the Seven Veils”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Power Play will once again be in focusIndia bolstered by the return of Virender SehwagSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Onus now on LTTE: IndiaNEW DELHI: With Sri Lanka announcing a 48-hour pause in hostilities, India on Friday said the onus was now on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to allow the trapped civilians to move to the designated safe zones. “Our concern is ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Respond to Rajapaksa’s offer, State government tells TigersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am India updated on probe: QureshiISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday the country’s envoy in New Delhi had met Home Minister P. Chidambaram and “updated” him on the progress into the investigations on the dossier ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am On the wild sideMumbai: A passion for tigers, trees, plants, rivers, birds, rare species, and all things natural, which led a motley bunch of professionals to make a mark in the area of wildlife conservation, has brought them recognition along the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Happy reunionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am EC for official transfers ahead of pollsHYDERABAD: The Election Commission has asked the State government to submit the list of revenue, police and other officials serving in one place or at native place for a long time so that they can be transferred ahead of the elections. Heads ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Satyam credits salaries to staffSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am BSP may field history-sheeter Ansari brothers!Uttar Pradesh`s ruling BSP could field history-sheeter and independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari and his MP brother Afzal Ansari in coming Lok Sabha polls if Chief Minister Mayawati clears their induction in her party.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm CBI files progress report in Abhaya case!The CBI on Friday filed a progress report in the Sister Abhaya case before a Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kochi.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Delhi serial blast accused demands bail to appear in MBA exam!The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi police to verify whether the suspected terrorist involved in the Delhi serial blasts is a second year management student of Sikkim Manipal University.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Muslims plan Lucknow Vidhan Sabha gherao on Feb 20!After staging a protest dharna at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi yesterday to protest against alleged framing of innocent Muslim youths in terror acts, the Ulema Council now plans a Vidhan Sabha gherao in Lucknow on February 20.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm 22 irrigation schemes implemented in J-K: Govt!As many as 22 minor irrigation schemes have been completed under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Madhya Pradesh minister`s car runs over woman!A Madhya Pradesh minister`s car allegedly ran over and killed an old woman here, police said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Raghu remembered along with Mahatma!Raghunath Nayak, a gardener of Birla House, who pinned down Nathuram Godse after he shot dead Mahatma Gandhi, was paid floral tributes by residents of a remote village in Orissa`s Kendrapara district on the Martyr`s Day on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Tribal woman hacked to death on suspicion of `witch`!A 65-year-old Adivasi woman was hacked to death, allegedly by her two brothers, on the suspicion of practising witchcraft in lower Assam`s Baksa district.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Work in city courts comes to near standstill!Work in the city courts, including Madras HC, magistrate courts and tribunals, came to a near standstill on Friday as advocates began an indefinite boycott of courts in protest against the alleged genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Now, free emergency cab service for senior citizens in Delhi!Elderly citizens in the capital without vehicles of their own can now avail free cab services in case of emergency.Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jan 2009 | 11:50 pm Players to undergo dope test in Punjab Gold Cup hockeyPlayers of all the four teams participating in the inaugural Punjab Gold Cup invitational hockey tournament will undergo dope tests.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:03 pm I don't make films for awards: Aamir KhanAfter Aamir Khan's directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par' failed to get an Oscar nomination in the foreign film category, the superstar has said that he does not make films for 'awards' but for the 'audience'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:02 pm Mangalore pub's licence should be cancelled: NCWThe National Commission for Women (NCW) Friday said the license of the Mangalore pub where women were attacked last week should be cancelled as it was illegally allowing live band performances and lacked proper security.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:01 pm Confusion in Tamil Nadu over Sri Lanka 'ceasefire'Conflicting reports of a 'ceasefire' in Sri Lanka created confusion in political circles in Tamil Nadu Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:01 pm Kareena to get Rotary Club awardBollywood actress Kareena Kapoor will be honoured by the Rotary Club for being the youngest achiever of the film industry.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 7:00 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 | 6:21 pm India to share Mumbai evidence during UN chief's visitSeeking to intensify international pressure on Pakistan, India is set to share with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the results of its probe into the Mumbai attacks when he comes here next week.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:33 pm India ready to discuss anything with HolbrookeIndia is ready to discuss any issue and share its views on regional stability with US special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke when he comes to the region next week, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:33 pm Comedian Raju Shrivastava gets threat calls for poking fun at DawoodThe police have tightened security around popular comedian Raju Shrivastava after he received threat calls from Pakistan for making fun of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, the entertainer's manager said here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:32 pm Clear confusion over marriageable age, court to governmentThe government Friday had a tough time clarifying issues related to the definition of 'child' and 'marriageable age' in the Delhi High Court, which pulled it up for not amending old laws.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jan 2009 | 4:32 pm Tata Motors slips to loss; no date for Nano launchMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd, India's top truck and bus maker which last year bought the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, posted an unexpected loss in the December quarter but said on Friday the worst appeared to have passed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 3:32 pm Sri Lanka vows safe passage for civilians but no truceCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Friday again pledged safe passage to thousands of people trapped in fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels, but said there would be no ceasefire with the separatist guerrillas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 3:10 pm Force India leave it late to debut new carLONDON (Reuters) - Force India plan to give their 2009 Formula One car its track debut in early March after working flat out to integrate the new Mercedes engine and McLaren gearbox.Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jan 2009 | 2:20 pm
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