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Chiranjeevi is not NT Rama Rao: Naidu"There are so many actors, nobody can be compared with NT Rama Rao. Already he (Chiranjeevi) is losing his place," Naidu said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:55 pm Pregnant girl's body found in pit; father bookedIn a tragic end to a family's bid to evade social stigma, an unmarried teenaged girl died allegedly during their attempt to abort her pregnancy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm Find a solution to ICL issue: Cork to PCBMore than a dozen players including prolific batsman Mohammed Yusuf defected to the IPL league, draining resources of the Pakistan cricket team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm Rahman has a busy schedule ahead of India return on Feb 25With two Oscars in his kitty, music maestro AR Rahman has a hectic schedule in the US before returning home on Wednesday, his manager said on Monday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:36 pm FBI seeks access to Mumbai suspects in PakistanThe FBI has sought access to interrogate Mumbai terror attack suspects in Pakistan which has so far not agreed to it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm 'Cong maintaining restraint to ensure peace in TN'Congress leader Kovai Thangam told the state assembly that the party members were aggrieved by recent incidents of burning effigies of party leaders.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Muslim leaders irked by VHP letter; say Muslims are son of soilMuslim groups dismissed as "irrelevant" and "illogical" a VHP letter seeking a fatwa declaring India as a friend of Islam.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:29 pm India-NZ cricket series to be telecast live on Prasar BharatiThe public broadcaster Prasar Bharati will telecast live the upcoming Twenty20 and ODI cricket series between India and New Zealand, commencing on February 25.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:29 pm Jet Airways to lease 4 Boeing-777 aircraft to Gulf AirHit by economic slowdown, private air-carrier Jet Airways will be leasing out four of its wide-bodied Boeing 777 aircraft to Gulf Air.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm United Phosphorous promoters pledge 5.64% stakeAgrochemicals firm United Phosphorous today said its promoters have pledged 5.64 per cent stake in the company for an undisclosed amount.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm Pakistan threatened by 'non-state actors': ZardariPakistan said the country is not threatened by nations but by the "non-state actors" and sought China's help in eradicating the menace.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:20 pm LIC hikes stake in ICICI BankLife Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today said it has purchased 2.27 crore shares of country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm Karnataka celebrates Shivaratri with 'Ganga Jal' - Indopia
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:18 pm Subhiksha revival: No issues with ICICI, says PremjiAzim Premji-promoted private investment firm PremjiInvest today said it has no differences with ICICI Venture over its stake purchase in Subhiksha Trading Services (STSL), and the duo along with other banks were working together to revive the troubled retailer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Margao: Modi Compares Rahul to Aquarium Fish - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Karunanidhi asks police, lawyers to erase 'enmity' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm 'Cohesive diplomacy' forced Pak to admit 26/11 plot: PC - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Centre sitting over funds for Bihar flood relief work: Nitish - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Jharkhand journalist shot, in critical condition at hospital!A journalist in Jharkhand`s Lohardagga district was hospitalised in critical condition after being shot by unidentified criminals, police said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:56 pm More women in Punjab procuring guns - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:53 pm Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to visit Gujarat`s Ambaji temple today!Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit famous Ambaji Temple in Gujarat`s Banaskantha District on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Thirteen-member Indian delegation in Pakistan to promote peace!A 13-member Indian delegation, comprising eminent civil society members, journalists, peace and human rights activists, crossed the Wagah border on Sunday in a bid to promote peace and friendship between India and Pakistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Changes in CrPC likely to ease situation in overcrowded Tihar!Overcrowded jails in the capital including Tihar may soon get a breather due to changes in the Criminal Procedure Code which is likely to provide a reprieve to about 2,500 inmates.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm EC to hold pre-poll meetings!The EC will conduct series of meetings before announcing dates for the Lok Sabha polls.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Ravi Kishan in Congress ranks?!Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan may soon join the increasing number of celebrities from the silver screen to become posterboys for political parties as he says he is seriously considering an offer from the Congress.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Ram Sene chief Muthalik to sue `pink chaddi` campaigners!Irked by `pink chaddi` campaign against him following his threat to disrupt Valentine`s Day celebrations, Sri Ram Sene leader Pramod Muthalik has said he would soon sue the rights activists behind it.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Supreme Court refers negative voting issue to larger bench!The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a larger bench the question as to whether a voter should be permitted to cast a negative vote during elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm US govt may increase stake in Citigroup: reportFinancial major Citigroup is in talks with federal officials that may lead to the US government extending its control over the struggling bank.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Gujarat garners mineral royalty of Rs 281 croreGujarat government has collected Rs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm MTNL, DLF under Company Affairs Ministry's scannerThe government-owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam (MTNL) and real estate major DLF figure in the list of 150 companies in which the government has ordered inspection of books of accounts after receiving complaints from certain quarters.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm Big TV plans Rs 30cr ad spend on new interactive servicesReliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG)-owned Big TV isrolling out a new advertising campaign, with a Rs 30 crore budget to popularise its to be launched interactive services.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Bachchan hails Rahman, Resul on golden winAs accolades pour in from all corners for A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty for their golden triumph at the Academy Awards, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan too joined in the national frenzy of celebrations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Subhash Projects bags Rs 77-cr orderCivil engineering and industrial construction firm Subhash Projects & Marketing today said it has bagged an order worth Rs 77.04 crore for construction-related works.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Hotel Leelaventure buys back FCCBs worth $30 mnHotel Leelaventure today said it has repurchased 300 units of foreign currency convertible bonds worth $30 million.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:23 pm EC to hold discussion with Union Home Secretary - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm Nepal Maoists watch army day parade, tensions easeKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's prime minister attended an army parade on Monday in what analysts said could be a sign of growing confidence between the army and former rebel fighters, whose rehabilitation is crucial for lasting peace.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:03 pm MRPS men stage blockades, torch two RTC buses in AP district - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 11:35 am TDP warns TRS against announcing candidates - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:32 am Bollywood roots for Rahmanfor which Rahman won an Oscar, said, "It is a great thing to be a part of this composition which has won an award. It is an extra happiness and extra thrill for me." "My first reaction was surprise an...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Rahman dedicates award to God, mother(All glory and fame is to God)" was how music maestro A R Rahman reacted to his double-Oscar feat. Besides God, the 'Mozart of Madras' also dedicated his Oscars to his "loving" mother Kareema Begum, w...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am LTTE offers ceasefire, refuses to lay down armsThe Tamil Tigers said on Monday that they were ready for a ceasefire with the Sri Lankan government, but refused to lay down their arms. With the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam cornered in a fa...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Chennai lawyers go on fast near HCA group of around 300 lawyers on Monday went on a day-long fast in front of the Madras High Court, a day after their associations decided to indefinitely boycottSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Lessons to learn from LaluLike his colleague in the ministry of finance, has railway minister Lalu Prasad also blown it in his last year in office? Was his dream run, like P Chidambaram's, also largely based on a huge buoyancy...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Why Lalu will contest LS polls from Saran] , who currently represents Chhapra, will contest from Saran. He is not actually changing his constituency because, after delimitation, the Chhapra seat has been rechristened as Saran, Yadav said on ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Home Ministry witnessing the] will complete 100 days in office. He has asked for 150 days to roll out his blueprint for the revival of the home ministry. India is willing to give him 1,500 days--so long as it is clear that India...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Imran Khan advises US to strike a deal with Taliban] administration. Pakistan had 'absolutely no choice' other than to strike a deal with Taliban in Swat, he pointed out."My biggest worry is that the Obama administration is going exactly the same way ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am Hindus from India, Nepal visit Pashupatinath on ShivratriKathmandu, Feb 23 : Thousands of Hindus from India and Nepal today visited the Pashupatinath temple here to pay homage to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Shivratri.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:19 am India, China in race to woo NepalBeijing and New Delhi seem to be in a diplomatic race to woo Maoist-ruled Nepal with Communist China sending a high-level delegation to the mountain country, days after Foreign Secretary Shivshankar M...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Feb 2009 | 10:18 am Rs15 bn project for cleaning Yamuna ready - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Feb 2009 | 9:30 am "Slumdog Millionaire" wins Oscar goldLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A ragtag group of Indian orphans triumphed at the Academy Awards on Sunday as "Slumdog Millionaire" took top honors with an against-all-odds love story that resonated with recession-weary moviegoers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 9:30 am Resul Pookutty wins Sound Mixing Oscar for 'Slumdog'NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Resul Pookutty won a Sound Mixing Oscar for his work on Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" on Sunday, capping an impressive tally of eight trophies for the rags-to-riches romance set in Mumbai's slums.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 9:24 am Bollywood-style celebrations for "Slumdog" Oscar haulMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood met Hollywood for real on Monday as Mumbai slum dwellers celebrated the triumph of "Slumdog Millionaire", clapping, whooping and dancing like Indian film stars after the rags-to-riches romance swept Oscar gold.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 9:11 am India to pay 8.5 pct interest rate on EPF for FY09NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will maintain an 8.5 percent interest rate on its largest pension fund, subscribed to by over 43 million employees, in 2008/09.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 8:56 am Sri Lanka Tiger rebels say would accept ceasefireCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels told the U.N. and international community on Monday that they are willing to accept a ceasefire with the Sri Lankan government, as Asia's longest-running civil war may be nearing an end.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:12 am A.R. Rahman wins two Oscars for "Slumdog"NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bollywood's A.R. Rahman won Oscars for original score and original song in Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" on Sunday, becoming the first Indian composer to strike gold at the annual Hollywood awards.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:00 am Sahara India to sponsor Indian boxersAfter its success at the Beijing Olympic Games last year, Indian boxing received a major boost Monday as Sahara India decided to sponsor 13 boxers.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:00 am Tears, cheers and sweets at Pookutty's Kerala homeHis family was in tears, villagers crowding around a TV set in front of his house here cheered and plates of sweets did the rounds as Resul Pookutty became the first Indian to bag an Oscar for best sound mixing for critically acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 5:32 am Amazing Resounding Rahman is first Indian to get two OscarsGod Save Rahman. That's what Allah Rakha Rahman means. And that's what the country said Monday for the man who became the first Indian music director to win two Oscars for his score in the globally appreciated film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and for the film's theme song 'Jai Ho'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Rahman's Oscar wins give Bollywood big reason to celebrateIndian music maestro A.R. Rahman's wife used to wake up in the middle of the night and say 'I want you to win an Oscar'. Now he has won two. It's not only her dream that has turned into reality at the 81st annual Academy Awards, it's a milestone for Bollywood too.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Thai police search for body of beheaded foreignerThai police were searching Monday for the body and identity of a foreigner whose head was found hanging by a rope off a Bangkok bridge over the weekend.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 3:30 am West Indian umpire Bucknor to retireKINGSTON (Reuters) - West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor, who has officiated in a record 126 tests, will retire from international matches in March.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2009 | 1:39 am Politics of hate gave birth to top terror commanderFugitive Indian Mujahideen operative Shahbandri’s storySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Tension grips engineering collegeHYDERABAD: Tension gripped a private engineering college at Narapally on the city suburbs after seniors allegedly ragged and badly battered their juniors during the annual day celebrations on Saturday evening. Police said fourth-year ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Sirumalaiyar dam inauguratedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Gokhale is CJ of Madras High CourtNames of more CJs clearedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Malabar sanctuaryKozhikode: The State Wildlife Board, chaired by Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, will meet on March 2 to take a final decision on the Malabar Wildlife ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Hepatitis outbreak: 2 doctors bookedAhmedabad: Two doctors – a father-son duo – at whose clinic in Sabarkantha district several hepatitis patients took treatment have been booked by the police on charges of culpable homicide, as the outbreak has claimed 34 lives. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am BCI condemns attack on lawyersNew Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) at an emergency meeting on Sunday, condemned the “dastardly” attack by the police on advocates, litigants and staff of the Madras High Court, including a High Court Judge, inside the court ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Case filed against ArmyProbe ordered into killing of civilians in north KashmirSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am “Bail in bailable offence is absolute right”New Delhi: The right to claim bail under Section 436 of the Criminal Procedure Code in a bailable offence is an absolute and indefeasible right and court cannot have any discretion to reject bail, the Supreme Court has held. A Bench of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am An evening of poetry and music in store for Martin Luther King IIIKamal Haasan, Vairamuthu and A.R.Rahman’s group to host a special showSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Four robbers lynched near DelhiFour men who allegedly robbed a house at Loni, near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, were lynched Sunday night by people who caught them, a police official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm Clinton ends China trip with call to buy more US bondsUS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her trip to China Sunday with a call for Beijing to invest more in US treasury bonds, warning both countries would 'rise or fall together' in the global slump.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm Dying British reality TV star wedsLONDON (Reuters) - Terminally ill reality television star Jade Goody married her ex-convict lover on Sunday in a hurriedly arranged ceremony that dominated the media in celebrity-obsessed Britain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:43 pm Yasin Malik ties nuptial knot in PakistanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Kashmiri separatist leader who crossed into Pakistan two decades ago to fight against Indian rule has returned -- to marry a Pakistani artist.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:40 pm Businessman shot dead in Delhi's Ridge areaA businessman was shot dead in the heart of the capital Sunday afternoon in a possible case of a financial dispute gone wrong, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:30 pm Gunmen attack BJP leader's house in OrissaA group of masked gunmen Sunday evening attacked the house of a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa, the police and the politician said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:30 pm BSP legislator's staff beat up bus driverIn an incident of road rage Sunday, the staff of a Bahujan Samaj Party legislator allegedly thrashed the driver of a private bus when he did not let the politician's motorcade pass quickly, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Feb 2009 | 5:00 pm
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