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Beijing imposes crackdown in Tibet, exiles sayDHARAMSALA (Reuters) - Tibet's government-in-exile appealed to Beijing on Saturday to end what it said was a Chinese crackdown on fresh protests in the troubled region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:40 pm Kamal makes a comebackFormer Miss Canada and VJ Kamal Sidhu will be making a comeback on the big screen after 12 long years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:21 pm Cong flaunts Rahul to woo young voters in Gujarat - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:15 pm Paris Hilton, Gisele Bundchen strut braless in New YorkHotel heiress Paris Hilton and Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen were spotted strutting around braless in New York City recently.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:02 pm Pranab snubs Mamata - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:01 pm Somnath heads to B'desh with House conduct 'lessons' - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:56 pm Madras HC strike sends wrong signals - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:39 pm Pak authorities, Taliban agree to a ceasefire in SwatWestern powers have expressed concern over the peace deal, saying it could embolden extremists in other parts of the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:30 pm Ajmal can be tried in India, says PakistanDefence minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar said Ajmal could not be extradited to Pakistan as he had committed a crime in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:20 pm Jessica Alba blames press for ruining her wedding announcementJessica Alba has accused the media for ruining her wedding to Cash Warren, after they reported it before she was able to tell her parents.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:06 pm Liquor seized near Vasna by PCR vanPolice sources said that PCR van no 3, which was conducting vehicle checking at Vasna circle, spotted a man carrying a bag.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:04 pm Clooney wins appointment with Obama to discuss Darfur crisisGeorge Clooney has won himself an appointment with US president Barack Obama to find a solution to the crisis-hit Darfur region of Sudan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:04 pm ACB nabs civil doc, peon taking bribeA doctor and a peon posted at the post-mortem department of the civil hospital here have been caught taking bribe and were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:04 pm Click Youtube & sing Jityu Hamesha...'Jityu Hamesha Gujarat', a song on pride of the people of the state, is fast earning a following.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:02 pm Witness to help SIT nail KodnaniWitness Nanumiya Malek files application in Gujarat high court.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:02 pm Left a natural ally, says Lalu - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:01 pm Advani, Rahul fight for youth - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:52 pm Satyam stake sale should not take long - minNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government expects the sale of a stake in Satyam Computer Services Ltd will not take long, and will let the new board of the fraud-hit firm decide whether or not it sells a majority holding, a minister said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:45 pm TDP, Left demand probe against Andhra Pradesh chief minister - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:32 pm Pakistani Taliban agree "permanent ceasefire" in SwatMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters and Pakistani officials agreed on Saturday to a "permanent ceasefire" in the northwestern Swat valley, a senior government official said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:12 pm Separatist organisation demands UN intervention on Kashmir disputeSrinagar, ANI (National): A Kashmir separatist outfit- Democratic Political Movement (DPM) on Saturday took out a march to the United Nations office here, seeking its help to end the Kashmir dispute.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Nanny becomes mother to Jewish boy orphaned during Mumbai massacreAfula (Israel), Feb. 21 : A Jewish baby-boy, who was orphaned during the terror attack at Mumbai's Nariman House, is being mothered by his Indian nanny. The nanny had snatched him to safety under the noses of the gunmen.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Chief Justice Balakrishnan expresses regret over Chennai violenceNew Delhi, Feb 21 : Supreme Court Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, on Saturday expressed regret over the clash between the lawyers and police in the Madras High Court premises.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:01 pm Giving competition toFilm: 'Milk'; Cast: Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna; Director: Gus Van Sant; Rating: ****Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm Court gives nod for graft case against former ministerThe Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by former union minister P.K. Thungan for quashing of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case against him over alleged misuse of public funds.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:00 pm Congress to initiate seat sharing talks with alliance - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:56 pm Amartya Sen Visits Nalanda - Patna Daily
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:51 pm Satyam seeks nod to bring in investor, wins new workMUMBAI (Reuters) - Satyam Computer Services will submit a plan to pick a strategic investor to regulators next week, and said on Saturday it had won work worth more than $250 million since it was hit by India's biggest corporate fraud last month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:46 pm Panasonic plans to ramp up India productionWith hopes to double the India revenues from the current Rs 2,200 crore turnover, Daizo Ito, CEO, Panasonic India said the company would ramp up production across its five manufacturing units across India. While we may have lowered our hiring globally, we will hire around 100 sales staff in India and next year we will even set up a new manufacturing facility in India for household appliances. The company plans to fabricate appliances like refrigerators, washing machines and high-end appliances in the proposed manufacturing facility.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Indian delegation onReciprocating the 'message of peace' carried by a Pakistani delegation that visited the capital last month, an Indian group of artists, activists, academicians and journalists is set to go across the border on a similar mission.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Man-eating tiger to be shot dead in Uttar PradeshA man-eating tiger that has been on the prowl for over a month and killed five people in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district will be shot dead, a forest official said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Gunbattle in Uttar Pradesh court kills fiveThree unidentified assailants shot dead two men in an Uttar Pradesh court Saturday before they themselves were gunned down by police. The two undertrials were accused of rape and murder.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm CBI team takes over Satyam probeA 16-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday took over the probe into the Rs.70-billion (Rs.7,000-crore/$1.43 billion) Satyam Computer Services accounting fraud.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm Jha sets up title clash with Shohel at LG All-India Amateur golfAbhishek Jha stayed on course to clinch his third straight win of the season and complete a miraculous turnaround at the LG All-India Amateur Golf Championship that is being played at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club here Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Maya Kodnani led mob to carry out Naroda riot: Gujarat govt to HC - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm SAIL expansion and modernisation on trackAt a time when major steel producers are slashing production targets, state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) said its expansion and modernisation programme is well on track.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Subhiksha lashes out at fair-weather investorsTroubled retail chain Subhiksha Trading Services Ltd (STSL) today hit out at investors, who made a 'killing' while the company was healthy, for not helping out in troubled times.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Haryana`s demand for separate Sikh body could irk Punjab !The submission of a report to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda suggesting the formation of a separate Sikh body to manage Sikh shrines in the state could lead to friction with Sikh leaders of neighbouring Punjab.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm Naga peace convention begins, factions not to fight!The rival groups of NSCN have agreed to abstain from fighting and maintain ceasefire at least for the next one week in view of the two-day Naga convention for peace and reconciliation which begins here this evening.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm Sri Lankan Airlines flight re-directed!A Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Bangkok to Colombo was re-directed to the airport here late last night following the LTTE air attack in Colombo.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm Int`l flight service will start soon in MP: Praful Patel!Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday said that international flights service will be started from Madhya Pradesh once the construction of terminal buildings at Bhopal and Indore are completed.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm String of thefts rattle Delhi`s satellite city of Noida; residents worried!With 30 major thefts in the last 30 days, this satellite city of Delhi is becoming increasingly unsafe to live in, say its residents.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm Father unaware son has been a legislator for 10 years!Kawasi Lakhma has been a Chhattisgarh legislator for the past 10 years, but his 90-year-old father remains unaware of his status and hopes that Lakhma would return to the village and plough the fields again.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm There is a conspiracy to topple my govt: Karunanidhi !Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday alleged that "there is a conspiracy" to topple his government, saying "planned incidents of violence" were being organised as part of this.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm Pak`s denial on Dawood, Masood Azhar not new: Pranab!Pranab Mukherjee has questioned Pakistan`s seriousness in the war against terror, saying its denials that Maulana Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim, the two men India sought for trial, were not in the country were “not new”.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm Shoot-at-sight orders in Tamil Nadu to tackle violence!Hours after shoot-at-sight orders were issued in Tamil Nadu, police have taken position in cities across the state to quell stone pelting arsonist mobs following three days of clashes between protesting lawyers and the police.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm India ridicules Pak denial on Masood Azhar!India on Friday ridiculed Pakistan for denying presence of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar in that country despite his being visible there till recently.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm IAF plans to install Aerosat Radar at Southern Air Command!The IAF plans to install an Aerosat Radar capable of picking up targets at low ranges at the Southern Air Command here, considering the region`s strategic importance.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm FBI team to visit Pak in connection with Mumbai attacks !A team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation is expected to visit Pakistan next week to follow-up the findings of the probe conducted by Pakistani authorities into the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm Somnath Chatterjee to visit Bangladesh!Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will arrive here on Saturday to address the lawmakers of Bangladesh`s newly elected Parliament.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:19 pm India elections may not see clear winner - pollNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Congress party-led coalition could beat the Hindu-nationalist opposition in a general election but the balance of power may lie with small, regional parties, a national poll said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 11:42 am 95% working families to get tax cut: ObamaThe US President Barack Obama on Saturday said that as many as 95 per cent of the working families would get tax cuts and beginning April an average American family would start receiving an additional $65 each month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 11:25 am Sri Lanka rebels call suicide air raids successfulCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The Tamil Tiger rebels on Saturday called a defiant air raid on the Sri Lankan capital a success, despite the planes missing their stated targets the night before.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am CJI wants guidelines to govern private old-age homesThere should be proper guidelines to govern private old-age homes to ensure "right benefits" for the elderly and prevent any exploitation, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 8:39 am Swat deal in ambit of Pak constitution: GilaniUnder attack from the international community, including US, on the Swat peace deal with Taliban-linked group, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the pact was within the ambit of the country's constitution and there was "nothing to worry about".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 8:17 am Pak yet to decide on sending probe team to India: GilaniPakistan is yet to make a decision on sending an investigation team to India as part of its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks though the issue is being considered by the government, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 8:03 am Slumdog people's favourite to win the Oscars"Slumdog Millionaire" has been voted as the number one film people would most like to claim the Best Picture trophy at the 81 Academy awards this Sunday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:51 am Will Rahman, Resul bring the Oscars?The wait for the big Oscars night is getting longer by the day.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:27 am What meltdown? Tourists from Punjab going everywhereThe tourism industry in Punjab appears unaffected by the global financial meltdown, with thousands of tourists from the state still booking holidays everywhere.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:02 am Shoot-at-sight orders in Tamil Nadu to tackle violenceArmed police personnel moved into position in cities across Tamil Nadu Saturday as shoot-at-sight orders were issued to quell stone pelting, arsonist mobs following three days of clashes between protesting lawyers and the police.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:02 am Bhojpuri cine industry cries for a film cityThe Bhojpuri film industry produces nearly 100 movies a year, employs over 50,000 people and is worth Rs.2 billion (Rs.200 crore), but a long-standing complaint of Bhojpuri actors and filmmakers is the lack of a dedicated film city in Uttar Pradesh.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:01 am 'Delhi-6' - enchanting mix of politics, culture, religion and DelhiFilm: 'Delhi-6'; Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, Om Puri, Supriya Pathak, Pavan Malhotra, Vijay Raaz and Deepak Doriyal; Rating: ****Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 7:00 am No plans to nationalise banks: White HouseThe White House has refuted reports that the US administration was planning to nationalise troubled banks, saying President Barack Obama believes that the country should have a privately-held banking system regulated by the government.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:56 am ICC to meet Indian board, league to end disputeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) will meet on Monday in an attempt to end a dispute between the Indian board and an unofficial Twenty20 league.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:48 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 | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:25 am Christian man found murdered in Orissa's Kandhamal districtA 40-year-old Christian man has been found murdered in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said Saturday. At least 38 people, mostly Christians, were killed in the district in communal riots last year.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:00 am Luxury spa chain eyes India as wellness tourism boomsThe economic meltdown has benefited the luxury wellness tourism industry with a section of Indian tourists, mostly businessmen and senior corporate executives, choosing to beat recession blues by escaping to exotic spas.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:30 am Rohit Bal for Rahman at the Oscars? Or LanvinWill he, won't he? The buzz around whether music maestro A.R. Rahman will flaunt an outfit by Rohit Bal or another designer at the Oscar ceremonies is gaining momentum as Bal reveals that the chances of Rahman wearing his outfit seem slim.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:30 am Dancing, yoga secret of my fitness: Hema MaliniShe is 60 but can easily give the young brigade a run for their money. Bollywood diva Hema Malini says that the secret of her fitness and evergreen beauty is dancing as well as yoga.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 3:01 am Haryana passes bill to protect medicare servicesThe Haryana assembly Friday passed the Haryana Medicare Service Persons and Medicate Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2009, to prohibit violence against medicare service persons and damage to property in medical institutions.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:02 am When Gulzar refused to bow to Shah Rukh's lyrical pressureShah Rukh Khan is known to take interest in the music of his films and that's how he came up with the words 'Love mera hit hit' for a song in his just released 'Billu'. But when the superstar approached noted lyricist Gulzar with his words to write the full number, the poet declined to use them.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 2:00 am AP Bhavan: LoA with NCC cancelledHYDERABAD: In a significant development, the State government here on Friday cancelled the letter of award (LoA) issued to the consortium led by Nagarjuna Construction Company to develop a multi-utility complex costing Rs. 1,065 crore at ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Protect jobs, says PranabNEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who holds charge of Finance, on Friday stressed the need to protect jobs and retain employees, even if it meant a cut in compensation, in view of the impact of the global economic ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Ethnic leader receives threatKuala Lumpur: Ethnic Indian lawmaker and chairman of the Democratic Action Party Karpal Singh is said to have received an envelope containing two live bullets and a letter that warned him against showing disrespect to Malay rulers. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Lawyers stage protests in Tamil NaduVehicles set ablaze in Chennai, other places; tension again on High Court campusSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Planned violence to destabilise DMK government: KarunanidhiCHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday alleged that concerted attempts were being made to destabilise the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government. Dedicating a grade separator at the Padi junction on the outskirts of the city ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Clarify on Kasuri’s statement: BJPNEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday demanded that the government clarify on a statement made by the former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, that India and Pakistan were close to arriving at an agreement to resolve the Kashmir ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan deal adds to worry, says AntonyNew Delhi: Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday said the truce between Pakistan and the Taliban added to India’s “worries.” “From 26/11 onwards, we are very much concerned about the security scenario. This new ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Yeddyurappa presents a budget with promises to keepNationalised banks to give farm loans at three per cent interest rateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Joint probe into near-miss against global rulesIncluding parties implicated risks compromising its independenceSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am 20 injured as protesters clash with policeSRINAGAR: At least 20 people were injured in clashes between the police and a group of people demanding the release of separatist leaders, including Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, here on Friday. Soon after Friday prayers, hundreds of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am 'Slumdog' kids to walk Oscar red carpetLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Slumdog Millionaire" child actors from the slums of Mumbai will be joining hundreds of movie stars on the red carpet at Sunday's Oscar ceremony in Hollywood, the studio behind the film said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Feb 2009 | 10:24 pm Indian food policy failing, millions stay hungry - U.N.NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A flagship government food subsidy scheme is failing and millions in India remain hungry despite years of economic boom, a U.N. report showed on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Feb 2009 | 5:04 pm
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