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Anil Kapoor makes unplanned visit to Big Apple film theatreAnil Kapoor, made an unplanned visit to Lincoln Plaza Cinema in New York City to talk to the viewers of Slumdog Millionaire.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:52 pm Indo-Canadian to serve at least 11 years for killing daughterAn Indo-Canadian man, who had strangled and decapitated his two-year-old daughter, was sentenced to life imprisonment with an 11-year parole.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:47 pm Pak looks forward to broadening cooperation with USPakistan said it looked forward to broadening bilateral cooperation with the US during America's special envoy Richard Holbrooke's visit.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Now a 12-yr-old thrashed by UP police - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm Congress to contest at least 29 UP seats - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm Sri Lankan rebel leader missing, thousands flee warCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The stream of civilians fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone picked up speed and air force jets killed 11 guerrillas in a strike that left the leader of the Tamil Tigers' naval wing missing, the military said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:07 pm BJP plays Ram temple card, Congress laughs it off - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 1:03 pm Fresh snowfall greets tourists in Kashmir valley - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm BJP revives temple plan ahead of pollsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Saturday it will construct a temple, that has been a flashpoint of tension between Hindus and Muslims for years, if the party is voted to power in the ensuing elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Sena activists asks FM radio not to popularise V-DayChhattisgarh Shiv Sena has asked radio station not to popularise Valentine's Day by mentioning it regularly during their programmes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Pak court sends 50 Indian fishermen to judicial custodyA Pakistani courtremanded to judicial custody 50 Indian fishermen who were arrested for fishing in Pakistan's territorial waters.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:49 pm AITA gives Rs 5 lakh to Yuki BhambriThe All India Tennis Association on Saturday felicitated Yuki Bhambri for becoming the country's first junior Australian Open winner and awarded him Rs 5 lakh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Hijack scare case: Court rejects CA's bail pleaA chartered accountant, arrested for allegedly creating hijack scare onboard an Indigo aircraft, was denied bail by a Delhi court.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm Four held for attacking MLA's daughter in Mangalore - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Let Yuki be with seniors in Davis Cup team: CoachAditya Sachdev, Yuki Bhambri's coach, feels including Yuki in the Davis Cup squad will help him make a smooth transition to the senior level.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:42 pm Maya asks state police to be people friendlyWith a six-year old girl's brutal treatment by police in UP sending shockwaves across the country, Mayawati asked the police force to be 'sensitive and friendly.'Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:38 pm Congress worker sets himself ablaze on Lankan issueThe deceased, Ravichandran, residing at Sirkali came out of his house, doused himself with kerosene and set himself ablaze, shouting pro-Sri Lankan Tamil slogans.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm "I wonder how Muthalik’s mother raised him" - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm CNN-IBN exclusive: How AN Roy was made DGP - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Spicejet flight delayed by 7 hrs due to fog, technical snag - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:05 pm 9 held in 2008 Bangalore blasts case: Police - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:03 pm More than a cute dogFilm: 'Marley and Me'; Cast: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane; Director: David Frankel; Rating: ***Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:01 pm Rahman still working onThe melodious songs of 'Delhi-6' have already won the hearts of music lovers, but master composer A.R. Rehman is still busy working on its background music, less than two weeks before the scheduled release.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:01 pm All government high schools in Kerala to get laptopsAll the 1,016 government-run high schools in Kerala will be supplied with a laptop each as part of the IT@School project.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Chandigarh women queue up for Mrs. India contestHer two daughters, aged 18 and 20, are old enough to participate in the Miss India pageant, but this did not deter 42-year-old Chandigarh resident Anshu Setia from taking a shot at the coveted Mrs. India title herself.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Kerala NRI association demands government help for jobless diasporaThe Pravasi Malayalee Welfare Association Saturday urged both the state and central governments to come to the aid of the large number of NRIs who are returning to Kerala after losing their jobs due to the global economic recession.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Five killed in clash at West Bengal villageAt least five people were killed in a clash in a West Bengal village Saturday, a police official said. While some reports said it was a clash between supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and rival Trinamool Congress, others said one or two 'criminal gangs' were involved.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Honour commitments on Mumbai probe, India again tells Pakistan - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:44 am Early morning fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi`s IGI Airport!Flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here were disrupted due to dense fog, affecting the movement of over 10 flights.Source: Zee News : States | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:39 am India for international convention for prohibition of N-weapons` use!India has proposed an international convention for "complete prohibition" of the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons to reduce dangers posed by the arsenal to the humanity.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am UK court convicts NRI doctor for killing patient by fatal injection!An NRI doc gets a six-month suspended jailterm after found guilty of killing patient by giving fatal injection against advice of her colleagues, reports said.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Doubt Pak will respond to 26/11 dossier by Tue: Pranab!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday reiterated that India has so far not received any official response from Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks dossier submitted to the latter.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Bihar govt to dismiss striking employees!A month after over 300,000 of its employees went on strike, the Bihar government has decided to dismiss them, officials said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Vajpayee`s condition deteriorates!Ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in a serious condition with his health deteriorating further today.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am 2 arrested for kidnapping MLA`s daughter in Mangalore!Mangalore police on Saturday arrested two persons in connection with the kidnapping of the daughter of a CPI(M) MLA yesterday, who was attacked allegedly by Sri Ram Sena and Bajrang Dal activists for talking to a male friend.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Armed Forces unhappy, demand restoration of Lt Generals status!The Armed Forces are unhappy over the dilly dallying tactics of the government with regard to their demands on the Sixth Pay Commission.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Two motorcyclists killed by SP candidate Manoj Tiwari`s cavalcade;case registered!Two motorcyclists were run over by an unidentified car in Gorakhpur on Friday night, which locals alleged belonged to the cavalcade of Bhojpuri singer and SP candidate from here Manoj Tiwari.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:37 am Kalyan Singh has chosen caste over ideologyThe Bharatiya Janata Party has had many leaders who are wrestlers, teachers and Lodhs. Dara Singh, once nominated to the Rajya Sabha, is a wrestler; Dr Murli Manohar Joshi is a teacher; Uma Bharati us...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:28 am Pakistan defends AQ KhanAs the international apprehensions grew over the release of rouge atomic scientist A Q Khan, Pakistan on Saturday defended setting him free, saying his clandestine nuclear proliferation network had be...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:28 am Ash ditches cosmetics for natural remediesou'd think Aishwarya Rai Bachchan could afford her very own beauty product and cosmetics chain, but no -- she ditches all of them in favour of home remedies. Yes sir, it's gram flour (besan) to exfoli...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:28 am GJM blocks national highway, Sikkim cut offSikkim was cut off from the rest of the country when Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha activists blocked the National Highway 31A early on Saturday as part of their 24-hour strike in the Darjeeling Hills region...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:28 am As global outcry swells, Pak defends Khan's releaseAs international apprehensions grew over the release of rouge atomic scientist A Q Khan, Pakistan today defended setting him free, saying his clandestine nuclear proliferation network had been "dismantled.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 11:15 am Bhushan Steel offers at Rs 300/share for Orissa SpongeBhushan Power & Steel today made an open offer to buy an additional 26 per cent stake in Orissa Sponge Iron & Steelfor Rs 300 a share, as part of its decision to acquire a majoritystake in the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 10:32 am California govt forces unpaid holiday on staffIn the wake of deepening recession, the Californian government forced more than 200,000 of its employees to take an unpaid holiday on February 6 with another due on the third Friday of the month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 10:27 am Glaxo in talks to buy Piramal Healthcare: reportBritish pharma major GlaxoSmithKline Plc is in discussions to acquire Indian generic drug maker Piramal Healthcare for "roughly $1.5 billion", says a report in The Wall Street Journal, quoting people familiar with the matter.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 9:39 am Pakistani court declares nuclear scientist freeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court declared disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan free on Friday, ending five years of house arrest for the man at the center of the world's most serious proliferation scandal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2009 | 8:38 am And now, a stimulus package for media industryTaking note of the difficulties faced by the media industry due to the financial crisis, the government today said it will shortly announce a stimulus package for the sector.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 7:47 am Mumbai-style 'dabbawallahs' now in USTaking a cue from the success of "dabbawallahs" in Mumbai, a leading restaurant chain specialising in Indian cuisine has launched its American version - "Tiffin Meals" - for Boston and Cambridge areas in Massachusetts States.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 7:45 am US Senate votes for strict conditions on H-1B hiringIn what could be seen as a setback to Indian IT professionals, the US Senate has voted for imposing strict conditions on hiring of people with H-1B visas by American companies receiving federal bailout money.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 7:16 am India's emission cap can help resolve climate impasse: UNEP chiefA 'voluntary signal' from India on where and when it will cap its greenhouse gas emissions can help resolve the current impasse holding up a global deal to combat climate change, says UN Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:30 am US warns Pak on lifting A Q Khan's house arrestA key US lawmaker has cautioned that Islamabad's move to release A Q Khan, the scientist accused of nuclear proliferation, could have an adverse impact on American aid to Pakistan.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:59 am Tentative deal claimed on Senate stimulus BillAmid stunning new job losses and the latest bank failure, key senators and the White House have reached tentative agreement on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:57 am Obama executive order favours union labourPresident Barack Obama has issued an executive order backing the use of union labour for large-scale federal construction projects.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:56 am Vajpayee's condition seriousFormer prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in a serious condition with his health deteriorating further Saturday following lower respiratory tract infection.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:30 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 | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:07 am After thrillers, Mohit Suri wants to make romantic comedyAfter the success of his thriller 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues', director Mohit Suri is keen to make a romantic drama and says his first candyfloss film will release before 'Raaz' part three.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am 'Petrochemical hub would devastate Sundarbans'Fisherfolk and green activists have voiced serious concern over the government's go-ahead to a petrochemical hub in Nayachar in West Bengal, saying it would cause immense ecological damage in the nearby world-famous Sundarban mangrove forests.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am I was offered to script film on Benazir Bhutto: Neelesh MisraJournalist-cum-author-cum-lyricist Neelesh Misra says he was asked to write the script of a film on the life of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, but adds that it hasn't been taken forward.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 3:01 am Konkona to team up with Mammootty in Kannada film?He is on cloud nine after signing on Mammootty for 'Shikari', the Malayalam superstar's first Kannada film. And director Abhay Simha now wants to rope in Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma for the female lead.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 3:00 am Ban briefed on Mumbai attacks: PranabNEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said the United Nations should ensure that Pakistan fulfils its commitment to end terrorism emanating from its soil. He said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was acquainted ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Mumbai terror ‘a crime against humanity, totally unacceptable’UN Secretary-General on India-Pakistan, Sri Lanka, climate changeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Snowy spectacleSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Tiruchendur gets first express train linkSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Investigating and addressing terrorism should be done voluntarily: Ban Ki-moon`If India and Pakistan cooperate fully, there can be much greater synergy.'Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Metrowater projects delayed for want of takersCHENNAI: Several projects of Chennai Metrowater across the city and its suburbs remain a non-starter as despite repeated tender calls there has been little response from contractors. With no takers for the projects, which together are ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Flintoff, Pietersen top IPL auctionChennai: English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the costliest players in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League as they won record contracts at the pre-season auction in Panaji on Friday. While Pietersen was snared by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka searching for answersColombo: Is Sri Lanka’s traditional strategy at home — choking the flows of runs in the middle-overs with spin and creating pressure — out of place in the age of Power Plays and big hits? The advent of Twenty20 cricket ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Vajpayee put on mechanical ventilatorNEW DELHI: The former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was put on a mechanical ventilator at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here after his condition worsened on Friday morning. Mr. Vajpayee was admitted to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Karnik named Satyam chairmanSerious Fraud Investigation Office to probe 325 firms and 25 individualsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Income Tax officials search builders' offices in NCRIncome-Tax sleuths searched the offices of at least half a dozen real estate builders in the national capital region (NCR) Friday, sources said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:01 pm Murty exhorts Satyam techies to bootstrap firmFraud-hit Satyam Computer Services' new chief executive A.S. Murty Friday exhorted techies of the IT bellwether to regain customer confidence and ensure their retention.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm Liquor bottles, condoms in temple trust guest house spark rowA controversy erupted Friday involving Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the affairs of famous Tirumala temple, after empty liquor bottles and used condoms were found in the temple trust's guest house here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm Printing press owner gets bail in DDA housing scamA city court Friday granted bail to a man whose printing press was allegedly used to prepare forged documents for the fraudulent Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flat allotment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Feb 2009 | 6:33 pm "Slumdog" heads for UK's BAFTA film awards crownLONDON (Reuters Life!) - Low-budget Indian drama "Slumdog Millionaire" is up for 11 nominations at Britain's top film awards on Sunday, building on its Golden Globes success and giving it another boost ahead of the Oscars later this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2009 | 3:43 pm Pakistan to issue Mumbai findings; U.S. envoy comingISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will publish findings of its investigation into November's militant attacks in Mumbai early next week, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2009 | 2:44 pm India says ban on Chinese toys for public safetyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's trade minister said on Friday the government's decision to ban imports of Chinese toys was taken on the grounds of public safety and the move was compatible with World Trade Organisation rules.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:51 pm Kiran Karnik appointed chairman of Satyam - minNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Kiran Karnik has been appointed chairman of the board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, a day after the firm appointed its new chief executive, Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm
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