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Depleted bowling did India in: DhoniIndian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed the lack of bowling resources for their defeat to Sri Lanka in the fifth and final cricket one-dayer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm Terror, trade to top agenda as Mukherjee visit Dhaka tomorrow - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:41 pm Slumdog bags top award at Writers Guild of AmericaOscar front-runner Slumdog Millionaire continued its victory march in award circuits by bagging top honours at the Writers Guild of America.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:38 pm Pakistan's 26/11 attack probe is complete: Report - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm Obama planning overhaul of National Security CouncilUS president Barack Obama is planning a sweeping overhaul of the National Security Council, expanding it and increasing its authority.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm Land acquired at Singur will not be returned, asserts Buddha - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm Setting up of e-courts suggestedSupreme court judge justice V S Sirpurkar on Sunday suggested setting up of E-Courts to speed up the trial and conviction in cyber crimes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm No faith in Karnataka police, says Kerala's Marxist legislator - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm German student faces rustication for hurling shoes at WenThe 27-year-old Cambridge protester who hurled a shoe at visiting Chinese premier Wen Jibao faces rustication as the fallout.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm Is 'curvy' Jessica Simpson pregnant?Rumours are abuzz that the reason behind Jessica Simpson's sudden 'weight gain' is because she is pregnant.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm Sonia pats Rahul for conducting internal electionsCongress president Sonia Gandhi patted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for conducting internal elections and his efforts to democratise the party.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm Two dozen SP leaders in Madhya Pradesh resign from partyThe Samajwadi Party suffered a jolt on Sunday when nearly two dozen of its leaders quit from the primary membership.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Modi, Jaitley to play major role in Lok Sabha battle - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Sri Lanka clinch consolation win against IndiaCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka clinched a consolation 68-run victory against India in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday to avoid a series whitewash.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:52 pm Snap all ties with Pakistan, demands BJPThe BJP strongly advocated snapping of all ties with Pakistan on Sunday and asked that India recall their Indian envoy from there.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:52 pm Nicole Kidman planning to give sister her ranchActress Nicole Kidman is considering turning her hideaway in a New South Wales (NSW) village into a horse riding refuge for her sister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:46 pm Orissa nun rape case: One more suspect arrested in Kandhamal!One more person has been arrested in Orissa for his alleged involvement in the rape of a nun during the communal violence last year in the state`s Kandhamal district, police said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm Bal Thackeray-Chhagan Bhujbal meet after 18 years; spark political speculations!Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray`s meeting with Maha Deputy CM Chhagan Bhujbal here late Saturday sparked off intense political speculation, though Bhujbal said that it was only a courtesy call to inquire after Thackeray`s health.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm Social activist Sanjay Ghosh could have been saved: Fmr ULFA militant!A former ULFA militant recounted the ordeal and said social activist Sanjay Ghosh could have been saved had a message sent by ULFA top leadership reached the local unit of the banned outfit on time.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm Sena activists asks FM radio not to popularise V-Day!With Valentine`s Day a week away, Chhattisgarh Shiv Sena (CSS) has asked FM radio station in the state not to popularise the occasion by mentioning about it regularly during their programmes.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm Sena activists asks FM radio not to popularise V-Day!With Valentine`s Day a week away, Chhattisgarh Shiv Sena (CSS) has asked FM radio station in the state not to popularise the occasion by mentioning about it regularly during their programmes.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm Surgical strikes in Pak feasible: Army Chief!Against the backdrop of much-debated option of surgical strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan post-Mumbai attacks, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor has said that such strikes are "very much feasible" militarily.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Pranab Mukherjee to visit Dhaka, seek Bangladesh`s help to tackle terror!With a new elected government in place in Dhaka, India will seek its cooperation in ending terrorism emanating from Bangladesh when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee travels there on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm CPI(M) gen secy Prakash Karat doesn`t rule out supporting secular govt!CPI(M), which led the Left Front`s withdrawal of support to the UPA government on Indo-US nuclear deal, has not ruled out supporting a secular government in which Congress may be a part but not leading it.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Shivalik-class frigates ready for trial; to be delivered to Indian Navy!The first of the three Shivalik-class stealth frigates being built at Mazagon Dock here is ready for sea trial in March-April and it would be delivered to the Indian Navy in the next few months.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Vajpayee`s condition stable: Doctors!Former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee`s condition is stable and he is making progress, doctors said.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Congress wants Pakistan to be declared a terrorist state!The Congress Party on Saturday said the international community should consider declaring Pakistan a terrorist state in light of the latter`s release of a scientist who sold nuclear secrets around the globe.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm No face-off between Indian, Chinese Navies: Mehta!Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Sunday refuted media reports of a confrontation between the Indian and Chinese Navies in the Gulf of AdenSource: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm `Naxals trigger nearly 100 blasts every year`!As the government is grappling with the Naxal menace, latest official statistics show an alarming lethal firepower of the Left wing extremists who carry out 100 landmine explosions every year.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm NSG asks paramilitary forces for manpower augmentation!As the NSG is setting up new regional hubs, the force has asked for more personnel from paramilitary forces for its Special Ranger Groups (SRGs) which undertake VVIP security and logistics arrangement during a terror attack.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm Supporters of terrorism will get befitting reply: Sonia!Sonia Gandhi on Sunday targeted Pakistan for failing to act in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, saying countries aiding terrorism will get a befitting reply. She further described terrorism as a challenge for the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:15 pm PNB aims at workforce rationalisationIn step with global banking trends, the country's second-largest state-owned lender, Punjab National Bank, is expected to rationalise its workforce and reduce its staff strength by 28,000 in the next six years from 58,000 now.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Realty sector to be under pressure: MacquarieThe Indian real estate sector is likely to remain under pressure for the next few months due to small capital flow into this segment as lending to developers has not improved considerably among other factors, a report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:02 pm 'Congress should keep away from SP-Kalyan friendship issue' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:01 pm Gati plans more investment in warehousesDistribution and supply chain solutions major Gati, which has already invested Rs 250 crore for setting up warehouses in the past two years, is planning to expand further in the coming months.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:55 am Tatas Motors hires over 1,650 at JamshedpurIndicating that some recovery is under way, the country's largest commercial vehicles maker, Tata Motors, is hiring over 1,650 temporary workers for its Jamshedpur plant, after temporarily stopping operations several times at the unit over the past few months.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:51 am Ex-servicemen return gallantry medals over pension - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 11:05 am Life insurance industry aims 20% growth in FY09The industry collected a total premium of Rs 1,31,400 crore till December 31, 2008, as compared to Rs 1,13,000 crore in the year-ago period, the Life Insurance Council said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:51 am Trai favours spectrum allocation by auction: MisraTelecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) still advocates auction for spectrum allocation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:48 am Centre's expenditure to rise by 26% in FY09: CMIEThe Centre's expenditure is set to rise by 26 per cent in FY2009 over 2008 a well known think-tank said in its monthly review here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:35 am Tata AIG to launch motor insurance productsTata AIG General Insurance is planning to launch a slew of motor insurance products in the next few months.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:23 am Manufacturing sector growth slips into negative zone: CIIUnder the impact of downturn, a third of India's manufacturing sector slipped into negative zone during April-December 2008 over the same period last year, according to a survey by industry chamber CII.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:22 am Metro, Monorail projects may be hit by code of conductMaharashtra government's major infrastructure projects to transfer Mumbai into a world-class city, including Metro and Monorail may be hit by the code of conduct to be announced ahead of Lok Sabha elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2009 | 10:06 am Probe zeroes in on twin blasts suspects - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:37 am BJD sweeps Cuttack civic elections - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:25 am CPM struggles to defuse letter bomb - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:15 am Thales awaits IAF nod for Mirage-2000 upgradeEven as it supports a French bid for an Indian Air Force tender for 126 combat jets, European aerospace major Thales is awaiting the IAF's final nod for upgrading its fleet of Mirage-2000 fighter bombers to enhance their strike capabilities and extend their operational life by at least 20 years.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am GMR power project hits roadblock in ChhattisgarhA Rs.55 billion project has hit a roadblock in Chhattisgarh as about 150 farmers Sunday decided not to hand over their land to GMR Energy for its proposed 1,200 MW thermal power project.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Take care of Tamils, India tells Sri LankaIndia Sunday urged the Sri Lankan government to take care of the thousands of Tamil civilians caught up in the war between the military and the Tamil Tigers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Warm spell ends, Delhi to get cold againPull out those woollens again, because after days of experiencing warm weather, Delhi will again witness a cold spell, according to the meteorological department.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am BSP to contest all 11 Lok Sabha seats in ChhattisgarhThe Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will put up candidates for all 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh in the upcoming general elections, the party's state chief said here Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Euro hockey champs Netherlands fitness mantra in IndiaA set of stretching exercises is the fitness mantra of European hockey champions Netherlands in tough conditions in India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Indian contemporary art market focus of Spanish art fairThe economy may be struggling to cope with the slump in the market, but Indian art has managed to hold its own, especially on the global stage as India will be the focus of an international art fair in Spain.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Nine tigers die at Kaziranga in three monthsNine big cats have died at Assam's Kaziranga National Park in the past three months, but wildlife authorities in the state say the tigers were not victims of poachers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Tough task for India against Netherlands in finalIt will be a tough task for India when they take on European champions Netherlands in the final of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Russian firm may sign nuclear fuel deal with IndiaMoscow, Feb 8: Russian nuclear fuel producer TVEL expects to sign a USD 780 million contract for fuel supplies to Indian nuclear power plants, a spokesman for Russia's state nuclear power corporation ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2009 | 8:29 am Slowing manufacturing sector needs rate cuts - CIINEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's slowing manufacturing sector needs further interest rate cuts to stimulate demand, an industry body said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 7:39 am Indian festival keeps tradition alive in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of thousands of Malaysian Hindus celebrated the festival of Thaipusam on Sunday, seeking divine blessings with offerings ranging from piercing their bodies with hooks and spears to the more mundane ones of flowers and milk.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 6:45 am "Slumdog", "Milk" win top screenwriting awardsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rags-to-riches romance "Slumdog Millionaire" furthered its winning streak in Hollywood's awards season on Saturday, earning best adapted screenplay for writer Simon Beaufoy from the Writers Guild of America.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 6:33 am South Asian chasm of mistrust awaits Obama's envoyISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Richard Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's troubleshooter for Pakistan and Afghanistan, will visit Islamabad on Monday before going to Kabul and New Delhi to devise a grand strategy to rid the region of Islamist militancy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 6:31 am India's rural job scheme also addressing climate changeIndia's flagship rural job scheme has resulted in some rather unusual spin-offs, chief among them reducing the impact of climate change, a top official says.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 6:00 am Want to break into Bollywood? Win a pageantDream of a big Bollywood break but daddy's not a film star? Well, your best chance of a breakthrough may be via a beauty pageant.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:32 am Killing of Telugus in US linked to recession?Is the spate of killings of students and professionals from Andhra Pradesh in the US linked to the economic meltdown and massive job losses in that country?Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:30 am Yoga is a part of holistic IslamLet me inform you that I am a staunch Muslim following all the Islamic tenets in the right interpretation and spirit and there is no such thing as yoga being 'haram' (disallowed) in Islam. In my case, I have found that Islamic yoga is a reality. It is possible to employ the skills of yoga to worship Allah better and be a better Muslim.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 5:30 am Harman's bed scene in 'Victory' has Yuvraj Singh amusedAfter watching 'Victory', especially the scene where Harman Baweja, playing a Test cricketer, and his girlfriend Amrita Rao sleep on the same bed but with a pillow safely dividing them, cricketer Yuvraj Singh cried out, 'This can't be my story.'Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:01 am ''Luck By Chance' is the story of my life'The talented young Arjun Mathur who plays Abhimanyu, Farhan Akhtar's committed actor-friend in 'Luck By Chance', says the film is closest to his life as he is also 'struggling but unwilling to compromise'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Indians can now look to playing for Asian football clubsImagine young Indian footballers like Sunil Chettri turning out for Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia or N.P. Pradeep donning the jersey of South Korea's FC Seoul. The day is not far because a new rule of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has opened a window of opportunity for Indian players to play for top clubs in the region.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Congress wants Pakistan declared terror stateNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Congress Party on Saturday said the international community should consider declaring Pakistan a terrorist state in light of the latter's release of a scientist who sold nuclear secrets around the globe.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2009 | 2:22 am Bal Thackeray-Chhagan Bhujbal meet sparks political speculationShiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal here late Saturday sparked off intense political speculation, though Bhujbal said that it was only a courtesy call to inquire after the senior Thackeray's health.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2009 | 1:32 am One killed, seven hurt in police firingJaipur: One person was killed and seven persons were injured in police firing on Saturday at Sidhmukh village in Rajasthan’s Churu district following violence over the murder of BSP leader Virendra Singh Nyangali on Friday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Talibanisation is happening’New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury said on Saturday there was a “breakdown” of law and order in the Karnataka where “Talibanisation” was happening. “All instruments of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Laptop, internet card seizedMau/Lucknow: A laptop and an internet card, allegedly used to send a threatening e-mail to BJP leader L.K. Advani, were seized from a computer education centre in Mau district on Saturday. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Mapmakers of the world unite!Free access and editing by all are features of the new initiativeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Thermal power rate falls in JanuaryTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The cost of electricity from liquid fuel stations fell in January. In settling the January bills, consumers need pay only Rs.5.45 for each unit consumed above the restricted levels. — Special ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am India sets up title clash with the NetherlandsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Vajpayee continues to be on ventilatorNEW DELHI: The former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 84, continued to be on a mechanical ventilator at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here for the second day on Saturday. “His condition has neither improved nor ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am U.S. curbs on banks hiring foreign workersWASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to restrict the hiring of foreign workers by banks that receive government bailout money while undergoing vast layoffs. The legislation by Senators Bernie Sanders, an independent, and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am CID for special court to try Satyam accusedHYDERABAD: In a bid to expedite cases against all the accused in the multi-million fraud in Satyam Computers, a proposal is being considered to constitute a special court. The Crime Investigation Department is planning to seek ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Hillary’s concern at A.Q. Khan’s releaseWashington: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has expressed concern over the release of Pakistan’s nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan from house arrest. “I am very much concerned,” Ms. Clinton told journalists in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am 'More railway terminals needed in Kolkata'This metropolis needs at least three more terminals to split the growing rail traffic load, chairman of parliamentary standing committee on railways Basudeb Acharia said Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:32 pm Punjab Gold Cup: Points tally after league stageThe following is the points tally at the end of league stage of Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Feb 2009 | 6:32 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 | 5:09 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
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