Pak extremists threat to its govt, other nations: Clinton

Clinton said, "extremist elements in Pakistan pose a direct threat" to Pakistan itself and other countries.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

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Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm

Prince Harry's charity 'fails to deliver promised money to orphanage'

Prince Harry's 'Sentebale' charity has landed in a feud over finances promised to an orphanage in Lesotho.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:40 pm

Paris Hilton has the hots for Kylie Minogue!

Socialite Paris Hilton has a secret crush on Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm

Bar Refaeli to make film debut as psychiatric patient

After appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated Bar Refaeli will be making her film debut as a psychiatric patient.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:29 pm

Andy Murray will be world No 1, says Nadal

World no 1 Rafael Nadal has said he could lose his world No 1 spot to Britain's Andy Murray eventually.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:29 pm

Posh finally gives her nod to Becks' Milan move

After much convincing Posh has finally given her nod to David's move to AC Milan, while she and kids will stay back in Los Angeles.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:24 pm

Pak IPL players seek compensation from Zardari

Four Pakistan cricketers whose contracts have been 'suspended' by the IPL have appealed to Zardari to compensate them for the loss in earnings.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm

Dana Gas discovers second well in Egypt in 2009

A Sharjah-based natural gas company has discovered two gas wells in the first two months of 2009 in the West Manzala Concession in the Nile Delta region.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm

It's just fraud, not corporate governance failure: Mittal

"(Stray) cases like Satyam should not put a shadow on how the corporate sector is running in the country ... This is really an exception," Mittal said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm

Essar Shipping Ports promoter pledges 15.07% stake

Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics today said one of its promoters Teletech Investments (India) has pledged 15.07 per cent stake in the company.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:16 pm

Mumbai terror attack charge-sheet to be filed soon: Chidambaram - Newspost Online


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Mumbai terror attack charge-sheet to be filed soon: Chidambaram
Newspost Online - 33 minutes ago
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that Maharashtra Police has completed its investigations into the Mumbai terror attacks and a charge-sheet will be filed soon.
NIA to probe only 'gravest' cases; hiring on: PC Times of India
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:13 pm

No decision yet on freeing fuel pricing: Deora

The government has not yet decided on removing control over petrol and diesel pricing and allowing them to move in tandem with changes in global oil rates, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm

26/11: Advani endorses Modi's 'local link' comment - NDTV.com


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26/11: Advani endorses Modi's 'local link' comment
NDTV.com - 48 minutes ago
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's statement on local support in the Mumbai terror attacks on Tuesday found support in LK Advani.
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm

Police file chargesheet against 21 IM terrorists - NDTV.com


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Police file chargesheet against 21 IM terrorists
NDTV.com - 48 minutes ago
Mumbai police have filed chargesheet against 21 alleged members of Indian Mujahideen (IM) for hatching the conspiracy to set off blasts in various cities including Delhi, Bangalore and Surat.
Mumbai Police file chargesheet against IM cadre Indian Express
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm

I'm not good enough for politics: Sourav - Indian Express


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I'm not good enough for politics: Sourav
Indian Express - 53 minutes ago
Kolkata: Amidst reports that he is being wooed by political parties to fight coming Lok Sabha poll, former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said on Tuesday that he was not good enough for politics.
'SP Wants Sourav to Fight Polls from UP' Outlook
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:52 pm

Mysore constable kills superior, shoots self - Express Buzz


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Mysore constable kills superior, shoots self
Express Buzz - 1 hour ago
MYSORE: In a bizarre incident, a Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) constable Shivakumar attached to the 5th Battalion, E-company, shot his superior, inspector Nagegowda, and then shot himself following an argument.
Mysore: Constable Guns down Inspector before Committing Suicide Daijiworld.com
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm

Indore becomes only city to have both IIM and IIT

Union Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh today laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Simrol, 25 km from here.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm

ICICI Bank tops list of credit card fraud victims

One of the largest private sector lending institutions ICICI Bank lost more than Rs 11 crore due to over 8,000 cases of credit card frauds last year.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm

Nippo Batteries promoters pledge 19.9% stake

Nippo Batteries Co today said its promoters have pledged 19.90 per cent stake in the company for an undisclosed amount.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm

Jet, Kingfisher, NACIL owe oil firms over 2,241 cr

Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and state-owned NACIL owe public sector oil companies over Rs 2,241 crore as payment for jet fuel, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:16 pm

Lawyers of Delhi`s district courts on strike against CrPC changes !

Lawyers of district courts in the Capital would go on strike on Tuesday to protest changes in the CrPC.
Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Teenager arrested for kidnapping, murdering college student in Mumbai !

A nineteen-year-old boy has been arrested for his alleged involvement in kidnapping and murder of a student from his college, police said.
Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

New flood alert system in Northeast to help execute emergency response measures!

Come monsoon and a new flood monitoring system, aided by microwave remote sensing, will come up along the Brahmaputra basin in the Northeast to help plan and execute efficient emergency response measures.
Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Eleven Sabarimala pilgrims die 40 injured as bus falls into gorge!

Eleven pilgrims travelling to the Sabarimala hill shrine were killed and 40 others injured, 20 of them seriously, when their bus fell into a gorge near Erumeli town in Kottayam district in the wee hours on Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Kidnapped Mumbai teenager found murdered!

A 17-year-old class 12th student has been abducted and murdered by his classmates in Mumbai. Mumbai Police found the body of Mukim Khan on Tuesday morning.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Indian Air Force to conduct week-long air exercise in southern peninsula!

The IAF will on Wednesday commence a mammoth week-long air exercise `Dakshin Prahar` in the southern peninsula to validate the concept of "flexi-use of air space".
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Chargesheet against IM terrorists!

Chargesheet against 21 alleged members of Indian Mujahideen group will be filed on Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Former Prime Minister Vajpayee still in ICU, but stable: AIIMS !

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated for a chest infection at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is stable and showing signs of improvement, doctors said Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Railway Safety Commission to probe Coromandel Express mishap !

The RSC will start from Tuesday its inquiry into Coromandel Express derailment that claimed nine lives.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Alarming rise in tiger deaths in India despite government`s effort: WPSI !

Six tigers have been killed by poachers since the beginning of 2009 and more have been killed by enraged villagers, estimates an NGO.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

Samjhauta-26/11 links: Pak raking up old issue, says India!

With Islamabad raising questions about the alleged links between the Samjhauta Express blast and the Mumbai terror attacks, India Monday said Pakistan was trying to rake up "old" issues but promised to share whatever is possible.
Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm

MapmyIndia receives $9 mn funding

MapmyIndia, provider of digital maps and navigation services, received strategic investment of $9 million led by Qualcomm Ventures along with existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Sherpalo Ventures and Nexus India Capital. This is the third round of funding that the company has received.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:02 pm

Indian media seen crossing 1 trln rupees by 2013 - report

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's media and entertainment industry is expected to touch 1.05 trillion rupees by 2013 driven by increasing media penetration reaching out to more among the country's huge population, an industry report said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:57 am

Emami inks bio-diesel deal with Calcutta Tramways

Emami Biotech Ltd, a group company of FMCG major Emami, will supply bio-diesel to Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC). To begin with, the company will supply 250 kilo litres of bio-diesel a month to CTC at a price cheaper than normal diesel.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:51 am

Mahindra Group enters boat making business

The $6.7 billion Mahindra Group, one of the top 10 leading business houses in India, has announced its initial entry into boat manufacturing. The company will be establishing a presence in the high potential fibreglass power-boat and catamaran manufacturing industry.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:51 am

Downsizing begins? Satyam to trim senior mgt

The government constituted board of scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services is looking at reducing the number of senior managers so as to ensure that the IT company is "as viable as possible" for a strategic investor.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:33 am

Pakistan takes risk letting Islamists have their law

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has gambled that an offer to introduce Islamic law to parts of the northwest will bring peace to the troubled Swat valley, but analysts fear any lull won't last long and appeasement will embolden the Taliban.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:12 am

TN announces interest-free farm loans - Hindustan Times


TN announces interest-free farm loans
Hindustan Times - 2 hours ago
Enlarging its freebies domain, Tamil Nadu again took the lead among States in the country to come up with a new scheme of giving interest-free crop loans to farmers on Tuesday and slashed land revenue to rock-bottom level.
Rs100 cr tax concession in TN budget Livemint
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 11:04 am

Mumbai teenager abducted, killed by classmates - IBNLive.com


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Mumbai teenager abducted, killed by classmates
IBNLive.com - 2 hours ago
CRIME TALE: A video grab of the rope and sack used to tie up the body on Mumbai boy Mukim Khan. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos be a Citizen Journalist.
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:57 am

NIA will probe only gravest crimes, says Chidambaram

] terror attack, will probe only the 'gravest' incidents of crime and a team of officers is already in place to handle such cases."As I speak, orders have been issued for the appointment of one deputy...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Detained JuD leader shifted from Rawalpindi to Lahore

] .Ahmed, a close aide of Jamaat chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, was shifted by the Pakistani law enforcement authorities from Rawalpindi to Lahore, media reports said.A retired colonel in the Pakistan ar...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Unprecedented rush for Congress tickets in Andhra

 In an unprecedented rush for tickets, the Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress has received as many as 8,000 applications for the 294 assembly seats in the state and 500 applications for 42 Lok Sabha...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Subramanian Swamy assaulted in Madras High Court

A group of advocates entered the court hall of Justice P K Mishra and K Chandru, while they were hearing a petition in connection with the 'Chidambaram temple case', in which Swamy was present to plea...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Amar blames Digvijay for strained Congress-SP ties

] saying All India Congress Committee General Secretary Digvijay Singh should be held responsible, if the alliance between the two parties breaks.Singh stated that his party helped the Congress at 'ti...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

2011 WC may be shifted out of Pak

] ) on Tuesday asked organisers of the 2011 World Cup to consider shifting venues to another city, even to another country, if situation so demands.Addressing a press conference after the meeting of t...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Sir Viv in ICC Hall of Fame

] ) and the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) acknowledged the services to cricket of Antigua and Barbuda legends Sir Vivian Richards and Andy Roberts and Jamaica fast bowlin...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Renuka Chowdhury terms allegations as

Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury on Tuesday claimed that allegations being made against her were part of a "political conspiracy to divert attention from the actual issue of attacks on women by lumpen ...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am

Mangalore: Sri Rama Sena Takes Lead in Bringing Lovers Together ... - Daijiworld.com


Mangalore: Sri Rama Sena Takes Lead in Bringing Lovers Together ...
Daijiworld.com - 2 hours ago
Mangalore, Feb 16: A young man and woman from Udupi district got married under the supervision of Sri Rama Sena at Saravu Sri Mahaganapati temple, after the parents of both of them resented their decision and opposed the relationship.
Sene men get runaway couple married Express Buzz
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:50 am

Oscar or not,

Kuala Lumpur, Feb.17 : Former UN Under Secretary General and well known writer Shashi Tharoor has given the thumbs up to Danny Boyle's movie 'Slumdog Millionaire', saying that for the first time in Ho...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:49 am

Mangalore Mayor drags Renuka to court

The controversies after the Mangalore pub attack just refuse to die down.Adding to the list of related incidents, Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Choudhary has now been dragged to cour...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:49 am

Sena priority to see 'any non-Cong Govt in future': Uddhav - Hindustan Times


Sena priority to see 'any non-Cong Govt in future': Uddhav
Hindustan Times - 3 hours ago
A day after Sharad Pawar and Mulayam Singh Yadav met in Delhi as a part of pressure building exercise on their principal ally Congress, the Shiv Sena too has got into the act of pressurising its ally BJP by maintaining a soft approach on the NCP chief.
Cynicism to the fore Express Buzz
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 10:31 am

Social sector neglected in Interim Budget - IBNLive.com


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Social sector neglected in Interim Budget
IBNLive.com - 3 hours ago
New Delhi: As India stares at a recession-like economic slowdown, the citizens had many hopes from the Interim Budget but none of them came true.
Interim budget evokes mixed response CIOL
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Source: Google News India - India | 17 Feb 2009 | 9:49 am

Pro-LTTE lawyers hurl rotten eggs at Subramaniam Swamy

Lawyers sympathetic to the Tamil Tigers Tuesday hurled rotten eggs at Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in the Madras High Court in the presence of the judges and shouted anti-India slogans.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2009 | 9:30 am

Indian gold buyers face record prices

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold buyers in India ignored the wedding season and postponed purchases as they grappled with never-before prices, traders and dealers said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 8:34 am

BSNL to start 3G services by Feb end - min

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's state-run telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will start 3G telecoms services by end-February, Telecoms Minister A. Raja said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 8:30 am

Cricket to feature in 2010 South Asian Games

REUTERS - Cricket will be included in next year's South Asian Games to be staged in Dhaka, a regional Olympic official said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 8:03 am

Satyam says looking to trim senior management

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services is looking to trim the number of its senior managers, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday, as the cash-starved outsourcer plans to find a suitor.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Feb 2009 | 7:36 am

Markets lose more ground around midday

Indian equities markets continued their downward movement Tuesday morning on dismal cues from global markets, and around noon a key index was ruling 2.09 percent below its previous close.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2009 | 6:31 am

Displaced diamond workers reap rich farming harvest

Hit by recession, thousands of displaced diamond workers in Gujarat are returning home to rediscover their farming roots. And the cash crops they are growing in a matter of months is bringing some sparkle back to their lives.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am

After 'Karzzz' failure, Himesh working harder than ever

Himesh Reshammiya has been lying low ever since his 'Karzzz' fell flat at the box-office, but his silence is misleading as the actor-singer has just immersed himself in loads of work. Not only are two of his films almost complete, the third is set to go on floors soon.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2009 | 4:01 am

'13B' crew had strange experiences, but say 13 not unlucky

Actor R. Madhavan says he had some strange experiences while shooting forthcoming horror flick '13B' but insists he isn't superstitious about the number 13 being inauspicious.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2009 | 2:00 am

Satyam Computers fraud case transferred to CBI

A formal notification issued by the State Home Department
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

BJP, Left hit out at interim budget

Congress is confident that a UPA minister will present next budget
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Huge allocation for flagship schemes

No mandate to tweak rates, says Pranab
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Economic concerns not addressed: CPI(M)

Alleges that Minister made only “tall and misleading claims” about government’s performance
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Minister throws files at woman officer

Nagpur: A woman officer of the Zilla Parishad in Chimur fell unconscious after a heated argument with Minister of State for Irrigation Vijay Wadettiwar, who allegedly threw files at her. She was admitted to hospital. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Higher pay pushes up defence outlay

Increase of about Rs. 14,000 crore in outlay for new defence equipment
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Inner link road work begins

TIRUCHI: Tiruchi Corporation has begun preliminary works on laying a Rs.3.2-crore inner road linking Anna Nagar Main Road with the MGR Statue near Cantonment. Work on forming a kutcha road behind the District Court Complex began a few ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Higher fiscal deficit inevitable: Pranab

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who holds charge of Finance, while presenting the interim budget on Monday, painted a grim economic scenario in view of the global crisis that is expected to worsen further during 2009. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

We face a common enemy, says Holbrooke

NEW DELHI: U.S. Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on Monday said India, the United States and Pakistan all faced a common enemy. “For the first time in 60 years since Independence, your country, ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

UDF to wrap up seat-sharing talks

High-power committee to convene meeting today
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am

Mechanical engineer hangs himself in Greater Noida

A 32-year-old mechanical engineer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his home here Monday evening, the police said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:01 pm

Kerala's senior police official suspended for airport brawl

The Kerala government Monday suspended two police officials who had failed to act after a foreign national and an influential Dubai-based businessman allegedly manhandled a security man at the airport early this month.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:01 pm

Haryana plans liquor vends quota for SC, Backwards

At a time when the country's general elections are just round the corner, the Haryana government Monday announced that reservations were being made for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Backward Classes (BC) category A in allotment of liquor vends under the new excise policy for this year.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:01 pm

Medical teams sent to hepatitis-B hit Gujarat area: Congress

The central government has despatched three medical teams to Gujarat's Modasa sub-district where 22 people have died of hepatitis-B and many others are suffering from the infection, state Congress chief Siddharth Patel said Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:01 pm

Employees' strike paralyses government in Jammu and Kashmir

Government employees in Jammu and Kashmir who went on a three-day strike beginning Monday have threatened to disrupt essential services if their demand for implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations was not met immediately.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm

Q+A - Govt unveils cautious budget ahead of elections

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government gave spending estimates on Tuesday for the first four months of 2009/10, with sops for rural voters but few fresh measures to boost a faltering economy ahead of elections due in May.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm

Govt raises defence budget after Mumbai attacks

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will increase defence spending by nearly a quarter in 2009/10 as the government focuses on security measures after November's Mumbai attacks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Feb 2009 | 1:05 pm