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Pietersen says he has also lost money with StandfordKevin Pietersen revealed that his contract as an ambassador of the Allen Stanford sponsored Super Series has ended.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:34 pm Lawyers to boycott TN courts indefinitelyThe lawyers associations in TN resolved to boycott all courts indefinitely and demanded the dismissal of the state and city police chiefs.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm UK M15, Pak ISI colluded to torture terror suspects: ReportUK security agents were "complicit" in torture of at least 10 Britons in collusion with Pakistan's ISI and the network "run much deeper".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm Kingfisher Airlines rejigs managementIn a large scale rejig of management, Vijay Mallaya-promoted air carrier Kingfisher Airlines has elevated 21 officials in the rank of vice president, assistant vice-president, general manager and sales head.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm New Zealand Cricket to earn windfall from India seriesIndia's tour of New Zealand is going to fetch the host country's cricket board a windfall with more than USD 25 million expected.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:25 pm Sri Lanka pound Pakistan with record standKARACHI (Reuters) - Mahela Jayawardene (240) and Thilan Samaraweera (231) set a fourth-wicket test record stand of 437 runs as Sri Lanka piled up 644 for seven declared on the second day of the first test against Pakistan on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:22 pm BJP to focus on winning more seats on its ownWith the search for new "friends" not yielding much result, the BJP is focussing on winning more seats in the Lok Sabha polls "on its own strength".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm Big B hits out at critics for mixed Delhi 6 reviewsAmitabh Bachchan has hit out at film critics for judging Delhi 6 and Slumdog Millionaire on different yardsticks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Sri Lanka says rebel air wing no longer a threatCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Sunday the air wing of the Tamil Tigers no longer posed a threat after the last two rebel planes crashed on suicide raids on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm Pranab scoffs 'self-created' obstacles in development in WB - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm Chargesheet into 26/11 terror attacks within 2-3 days - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Chargesheet into 26/11 terror attacks within 2-3 daysThe chargesheet in the November 26 Mumbai terror strikes, which claimed over 180 lives is likely to be filed in 2-3 days.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm BJP to focus on winning more seats on its own - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm 'Corporate culture' being promoted by Modi: Congress - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm Match practice for Dravid and Co. in jeopardyThe chance for the test specialists to get some practice looks dim after the Players' Association objected to adding one more foreigner to the domestic teams.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm Renault F1 eyes Indian sponsor, may bring AlonsoThe team, which is looking to widen its fan base in India is also considering bringing F1 double world champion Fernando Alonso this year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:04 pm Maharashtra will over come power crisis in four year: ChavanMaharashtra will overcome the present power shortage within a span of four years, chief minister Ashok Chavan said here on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Pak still in denial mode over cross-border terror: Pranab - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:56 pm Chargesheet filed against Sonu Punjaban in sex racket case!Delhi police have filed a chargesheet in a court against Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban, accused of allegedly running an inter-state prostitution racket from posh localities in the capital.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Yoga guru Baba Ramdev to set up mega food park at Haridwar!Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been campaigning against aerated drinks, will be setting up an mega food park at Haridwar with processing units mainly manufacturing juices, herbal products and fruit pulp.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Gujarat Hepatitis outbreak: Death toll reaches 40, over 1,000 sick!The death toll in the Hepatitis outbreak in Gujarat`s Sabarkantha district reached 40 on Sunday. The disease has left over 1,000 sick.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm BJP fields Rahul Gandhi confidante from UP Lok Sabha seat!BJP has managed a coup of sorts by announcing candidature of Rahul Gandhi`s former confidante and IIM post-graduate from a Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm 86% Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa!Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa together account for about 86 percent of incidents of Naxal violence and casualties, both civilian and security personnel, in the country.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Security stepped up in Chennai for self-immolation victim`s funeral!Security has been tightened in and around the Tamil Nadu capital on Sunday ahead of the funeral of a man who set himself ablaze in support of the Sri Lankan Tamils, an issue that has led to widespread violence in the city.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm 11 Indian sailors still held by Somali pirates!Eleven Indian sailors from two vessels are being held captive by Somali pirates, the Directorate General of Shipping said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm PM Manmohan Singh fit to resume work: Doctors!A month after his repeat bypass heart surgery, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is now fit to resume his work, Dr Vijay D`silva, ICU specialist and one of the doctors from Asian Heart Institute attending on him, said.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm VHP seers seek fatwa favouring India and Hindus!In a first of its kind move by Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the organisation has appealed to Muslim bodies and clerics to issue a fatwa declaring India a `Dar-Ul-Amen`, against which `jihad` can not be waged.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm India becoming a `source` and `transit point` for drug cartels!India is gradually becoming a major "source market" for synthetic drugs and other pharmaceutical preparations besides being a key "transit point" for traditional narcotics like heroin, top officials have said.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Bomb alert at Mumbai railway stations!Fear and anxiety gripped the people of Mumbai on Sunday morning after a bomb alert was sounded in the city following a phone call threatening to carry out blasts at major railway stations in the city.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Coast Guard planning to procure used choppers for coastal surveillance!Faced with shortage of helicopters for carrying out surveillance in coastal areas, the Coast Guard is planning to procure used aircraft to plug gaps in its capabilities.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Muslims top list of minority community complainants with NHRC!Among minority communities, Muslims have topped the list in approaching the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) with complaints of rights violation in the past 11 months.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Gujarat gets first Muslim DGP!The Gujarat govt on Saturday replaced DGP PC Pande with Shabbir Hussain Shekhadam Khandwawala.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm India offers to provide training to new Bangladesh Parliamentarians!India has said it is willing to extend "all necessary cooperation", including training to lawmakers, to help strengthen further the newly-elected Bangladesh Parliament.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm TDP will never support Advani as PM: Naidu!Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, a key ally of the previous Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government, on Saturday said his TDP will never help LK Advani become PM.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:06 pm Bihar govt offers 2 plots of land to S'pore Buddhist Lodge for ... - Channel News Asia
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:45 am RIL opposes gas supply to NTPCReliance Industries (RIL) has opposed supplying its Krishna-Godavari basin gas to NTPC as its legal dispute with the nation's largest power generator, previously cited by the state-owned firm to block the sale of KG-D6 gas, is still pending at the Bombay High Court.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:29 am Chargesheet against Kasab to be filed within three daysChargesheet against Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 terror attacks, will be filed "within two to three days".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:23 am Muthalik faces possible ban on entry into Mangalore - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:14 am Case registered against Rashtriya Rifles troopers for Kashmir shootout - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 11:11 am SC dismisses I-T dept's plea against Zee TelefilmsThe Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Income-Tax Department against Zee Telefilms seeking to "recover tax" amounting to more than Rs 46 crore from the entertainment major.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:55 am India sitting on unutilised foreign aid of Rs 78,000 crIndia is sitting on unutilised foreign assistance of whopping Rs 78,000 crore and paying commitment charges to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank for not using the sanctioned amount.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:41 am Pakistan to allay U.S. fears on pact with IslamistsISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister has said he will try to allay U.S. fears about a pact with a group of Islamists in the troubled northwest, during a trip to Washington this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:35 am Ramdev to set up mega food park at HaridwarYoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has been campaigning against aerated drinks, will be setting up an mega food park at Haridwar with processing units mainly manufacturing juices, herbal products and fruit pulp.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:19 am Omar warns of stern action on personnel violating human rights - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:16 am Gold prices likely to dip on profit bookingGold, considered a safe haven for investors, may see a slight correction during the week in the futures market to hover around Rs 15,400 per 10 gram level on the back of profit booking, according to analysts.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:14 am Doctor arrested in Gujarat Hepatitis-B outbreak caseThe Health Department of the Gujarat government has finally swung into action following NDTV's relentless coverage to bring the Hepatitis-B victim's helplessness to notice in Modasa.The head of Govind...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:06 am Top-10 firms lose Rs 63k cr in a weekThe country's top 10 firms lost over Rs 63,000 crore from their market capitalisation last week, with Reliance Industries alone accounting for over one-third of the value erosion of the premier club.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:06 am Madras HC pulls up police over clash with advocatesThe Madras High Court has sought an explanation from the city police chief on the February 19 police-lawyers clash and said it could initiate contempt proceeding on the matter.A Bench comprising Actin...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:06 am Gold likely to dip on profit bookingGold, considered a safe haven for investors, may see a slight correction during the week in the futures market to hover around Rs 15,400 per 10 gram level on the back of profit booking, according to a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:06 am Ad industry to grow at 9% this yearThe estimated Rs 21,000-crore advertising industry is likely to witness retarded growth of nine per cent this year, compared to a healthy 18 per cent last year as the global financial slowdown takes i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:05 am iPhone hits UAE storesEtisalat has brought iPhone 3G to Saudi Arabia through its subsidiary Mobily. iPhones, which were sold more than 10 million units worldwide last year, were unavailable in the UAE.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:05 am UTI MF to use SMS, innovative channels for marketingBuoyed by the success of its strategy to use 'dabbawallas' for promoting sales of its mutual funds, UTI MF now plans to use the SMS service in mobile phones to deepen and widen its penetration, especially in rural areas.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:05 am Strong jolt triggers panic as houses collapse in KashmirISLAMABAD, 22 February 2009 (IRIN) - Fear swept across many parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir as an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit its capital, Muzaffarabad, and surrounding ar...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:02 am Rahul Gandhi meets women artisans in GujaratCongress general secretary Rahul Gandhi interacted with women artisans in a Kutch village Sunday as part of his two-day tour of the Kutch, Saurashtra and northern regions of Gujarat.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am Saina effect showing on Indian badmintonThe Saina Nehwal effect could be seen at the national badminton championships at Indore earlier this week. Quite a few youngsters showed exceptional talent and, more important, they all believe they can excel at the international level in the manner of Indian badminton's current role model.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 10:00 am India still a good bet for foreign investorsNew Delhi Even in the midst of a global downturn India is attracting one billion dollar foreign direct investment in a month, which is "encouraging", Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:59 am Honda to continue production cut in IndiaJapanese car major Honda will continue to cut its India output by over 45 per cent for the next six months in order to prevent inventory build up amidst the ongoing slowdown in the domestic market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:37 am World Bank to reveal vendor names at time of debarrmentDrawing flak from different quarters for delay in revealing its ban on Satyam Computer, the World Bank has said it will now make public its decision as soon as it decides to debar a vendor from doing business with it.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:11 am Madras HC pulls up police over clash with advocates - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Feb 2009 | 9:08 am Helicopter stops play in Indian cricket matchMUMBAI (Reuters) - A helicopter stopped play in a domestic cricket game in India after the pilot mistook the pitch for a landing pad, local media reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 8:13 am Protest in Kashmir over youth killingsSRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Protests erupted in Kashmir on Sunday over the killing of two Muslim youth in a shooting incident blamed on the army, police and witnesses said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 7:38 am Oscars set to shake up their actLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After three months of movie critics awards, audience awards and industry awards, Hollywood on Sunday finally gets down to the business of giving out its Academy Awards, the world's top film honors.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:05 am 'Slumdog Millionaire' people's favourite for OscarDanny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been voted the film people would most like to win the Best Picture Oscar. The Mumbai-set drama has already won seven BAFTAs and four Golden Globes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:00 am Pranks, cricket, street food - Divya's time with AbhishekVivacious actress Divya Dutta, who plays a character called Jalebi in 'Delhi-6', says she had a great time working with Abhishek Bachchan as they enjoyed playing cricket and eating street food during the shoot.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:01 am Varma's next thriller shot in 'sexy' Sri Lankan jungleMumbai, Feb 22 ( IANS) Ram Gopal Varma's next venture is a spooky crime thriller featuring newcomers, but the maverick filmmaker is more upbeat about the location he shot in - the Sigiriya jungle in Sri Lanka that he calls 'frighteningly sexy'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Myers loses his mojo with 'Love Guru' RazzieLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mike Myers really did lose his mojo in 2008.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 3:38 am Zoya Akhtar writes Hindi films in English!Zoya Akhtar, who has earned rave reviews for her first film 'Luck By Chance', reveals that she thinks and writes her movies in English due to her weakness in Hindi.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 3:00 am We cannot interfere, says Anand SharmaHYDERABAD: “We cannot be interventionist, we can only speak,” Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said regarding the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka. ‘Only ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Ceasefire deal in Swat valleyIslamabad: Pakistani authorities and the local Taliban have agreed to a ceasefire in the troubled Swat valley following peace talks between militants and religious hardliners, a top official said on Saturday. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Look before you leap2. Ensure that the application is supported for your mobile phone. This would save unnecessary data charges you would incur whilst downloading the application. 3. If you are downloading and installing an application that connects to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Suo motu contempt proceedings likelyAll courts in the State to remain closed on Monday and TuesdaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Miliband: I was undiplomatic on Indian tour“Look you learn everyday in this job…You’ve got to try and take that forward”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am New welfare schemes in Corporation budgetChennai: A host of new welfare schemes in the fields of education and healthcare and proposals for new facilities, including an auditorium in Mylapore and a multi-speciality hospital in Alwarpet, figure in the Chennai Corporation budget for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Coastal vigil panelsMALAPPURAM: Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan inaugurated the formation of coastal vigil committees at a function held in Ponnani on Saturday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Slumdog Millionaire hot favourite at OscarsRed carpet rolled out for nine child actorsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Satyam sacks Price WaterhouseHYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services Ltd has recommended to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs removal of Price Waterhouse (PW) as statutory auditors of the company. On being notified, the PW tendered its resignation and the company now proposes ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am POS system comes to the aid of retail customersIntel India, Bangalore introduces proof-of-concept modelSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Review space programme in light of China's, US expert urges IndiaIndia should undertake a strategic and comprehensive review of its space programmes as quickly as possible given 'the military character and military functions' of China's space programme, a senior US expert in Asian military affairs said Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm 10 civilians killed by suspected LTTE cadres in Sri LankaAt least 10 civilians including two children were killed and five wounded in a village in Sri Lanka's eastern Amparai district by a group of suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas, the defence ministry said late Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm Two civilians killed in Kashmir firing, probe orderedTwo civilians were killed and one critically wounded in indiscriminate firing by unidentified assailants in army uniforms in the Kashmir Valley Saturday evening, police and eyewitnesses said. The Jammu and Kashmir government ordered a probe into the incident.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:00 pm West Bengal slides in list of investment-friendly statesPost Nandigram and Singur fiascos, West Bengal slipped to 13th position in 2008 from fourth in the previous year among India's major investment-centric states, according to a paper brought out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:00 pm BSP will not give ticket to Atiq Ahmad: MayawatiUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday said her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would not field controversial Samajwadi Party parliamentarian Atiq Ahmad in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 5:00 pm Six extortionists arrested in JharkhandSix men allegedly involved in several cases of extortion and contract killing were arrested here Saturday, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2009 | 4:01 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 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
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