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Fisichella, Sutil warm up to Danica's F1 entryUSF1, an American outfit, plans to hit the F1 track in 2010 and its technical director Ken Anderson wants to offer Danica a test drive.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:53 pm Fit again Shane Watson set to make a comebackInjured Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will launch his latest comeback in Queensland's Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:51 pm Grand welcome awaits 'Mozart of Madras'A reception is being planned for the 'Mozart of Madras' at the airport on February 28 while a bigger event awaits the musician on March one in the city.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:36 pm Mumbai attackers' phones traced to Italy, U.S. - reportROME (Reuters) - Militants behind last year's attacks on Mumbai used cell phones that were activated in the United States and paid for with funds sent from Italy, an Italian newspaper reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:33 pm India says to file "waging war" charges over MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police will file the first formal charges over last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, a government lawyer said, accusing a man identified as the lone surviving gunman and several others of waging war against India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:33 pm Now, Stanford linked to fund run by BidensTexas financier Allen Stanford is said to have links to a fund of hedge funds run by two members of vice president Joe Biden's family.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:33 pm Lankan forces enter last LTTE held town of PuthukuduiruppuSri Lankan forces entered the last major town held by Tamil Tigers in the northern area as Colombo rejected increasing calls for a cease-fire.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:31 pm FBI chief praises agent for saving American lives during 26/11An FBI special agent in Delhi, who flew to Mumbai after terror struck the city, has been singled out and praised by the agency's top boss.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:30 pm Rushdie dismisses Slumdog Millionaire as unrealisticSlumdog Millionaire may have waltzed through Oscars with eight trophies but that does not make it a favourite with India born author Salman Rushdie.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:30 pm Younis sets record aplenty with triple tonPakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesday, set a plethora of records on his way to a unbeaten 306 on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:27 pm I will be fit for IPL: FlintoffEngland all-rounder Andrew Flintoff scotched speculation about his non-availability for the IPL, saying he will be fit before the second edition of the cash-rich event.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:24 pm News Corp President Chernin to step down in JunePeter Chernin, President of News Corp and a long-time associate of media baron Rupert Murdoch, will be leaving the company once his contract expires in June this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:22 pm After Oscar win, Jai Ho euphoria from Parliament to jailsAmid all the euphoria generated by the success of Slumdog Millionaire, even Speaker Somnath Chaterjee was unable to resist humming AR Rahman's Jai Ho.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:21 pm Pak wants more Mumbai info, India says action first, talks later - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 2:03 pm Sonia to outline Congress poll strategy tomorrow - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:59 pm India may be forced to cut spending: Moody's armIndian policymakers may be forced to cut down spending despite all the need to do otherwise, economic analysis provider Moody's Economy.com said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:57 pm Protests in Srinagar after suspicious death - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:57 pm Newborn sold for Rs 6000 to pay bribe - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:57 pm Former Naxals join Chiranjeevi's party - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:56 pm India ranks 10th globally for scientific researchThe government has said India ranked 10th globally in terms of quality of scientific research, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:42 pm India Inc welcomes duty cutsIndia Inc today welcomed the government's decision to reduce excise and service tax by 2 per cent besides extending 4 per cent excise duty cut beyond March 31, and said this would further stimulate and strengthen the economy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:39 pm Satyam fraud case shifts to CBI-designated courtWith CBI taking over the investigation into the Satyam scam, the process of transfer of the case from the VI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court to the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court began here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm Apple, Google among 10 US cos that won't cut jobs: TimeBucking the recessionary trend, US corporates Apple, Google and Colgate are doing so well that they are unlikely to fire their employees and may even recruit, a media report has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm Two child artists wont be left alone: Slumdog producersProducers of the Oscar winning film Slumdog Millionaire are contemplating "systematic protection mechanism" for the two slum-children artists in the film and they wont be "left alone" in their life.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:15 pm Duty cuts to impact revenue by over Rs 28,000crThe Finance Ministry said the fiscal sops given to provide stimulus to the slowing down economy will be effective from midnight today and will have revenue implications of over Rs 28,000 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm Fewer launches by Nivea as market slows downPersonal care brand Nivea will launch fewer products this year, and instead focus on existing products, particularly in face care range and deodorants, in view of the current slowdown in the market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:09 pm Pranab describes tax measures as another 'stimulus'Describing the tax concessions announced today as another "stimulus", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed hope that these measures would boost exports and encourage employment generation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Pakistani Taliban announce indefinite truce in SwatMINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants announced on Tuesday an indefinite ceasefire in the Swat valley in the northwest of the country, a day after the army said it was ceasing operations in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Punjab Congress ridicules Galib, Akalis' opportunism - PunjabNewsline.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm SC to hear AIADMK's petition on lawyer-police clash tomorrow - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:48 pm Wife, daughter of CPM leader set ablaze in Bengal village!A group of assailants broke into the house of a local CPI-M leader in the district and set afire his wife and daughter, killing the child, police said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm Jammu and Kashmir Assembly meets tomorrow, to elect Speaker!The newly elected Jammu and Kashmir legislative Assembly is set to meet on Wednesday and the first item on its agenda is to elect a new Speaker, officials said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm More warm days in store for Delhi!Delhiites may have to pack away thick winter blankets and brace themselves for more warm days with temperatures hovering around four notches above average, the weatherman said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:33 pm How FBI helped India probe Mumbai terror attacks!An FBI agent working in New Delhi was preparing to play cricket one day last November. Instead he flew off to Mumbai to coordinate US investigation agency`s efforts to help India deal with the aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Health Minister`s anti-smoking crusade wins overwhelming support in metros!In what may sound music to the ears of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, his anti-smoking crusade has won overwhelming support in a survey carried out in the four metros of the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Apex court dismisses Abhinav Bharat plea against old ruling!Supreme Court dismissed a plea of Abhinav Bharat to scrap a 1950 order of India`s last Governor-General and a 1960 ruling of the apex court that the two could legally help Commonwealth citizens to become Indian parliamentarians.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Sukhram`s sentencing deferred!A Delhi court on Tuesday deferred the sentencing of Sukhram in the DA case.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Pak envoy meets Foreign Secretary Menon!Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik on Monday met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and discussed the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Foreign Secretaries of the two countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Chargesheet against Kasab to be filed today!Mumbai Police is likely to file chargesheet against Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the Mumbai terror attacks, on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Pak seeks voice recordings of Kasab`s `handlers`!Pakistan has sought from India voice recordings of the persons identified as `handlers` by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the terrorist arrested for Mumbai attacks, and other technical information to carry forward its probe into the incident.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm LTTE may carry out attacks in India: SL Army Chief!A desperate LTTE may target India, Sri Lanka`s Army Chief has warned. Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka on Monday said that the Tamil Tiger rebels could attack southern India`s economic and civilian targets in aerial strikes.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm Madhav Chandra to be next High Commissioner to Botswana!Madhav Chandra, currently Minister in High Commission of India here, has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Botswana.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:32 pm FACTBOX - Troubled Kashmir's youngest ever chief ministerNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Here are some facts about Omar Abdullah, Kashmir's new leader sworn in last month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm Gujarat riots case: SIT arrests two Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm India granted a "lifeline" after Kashmiri electionsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has been granted a "lifeline" after most Kashmiris voted in landmark elections but the government must avoid complacency and intransigence if it is to bring peace, Kashmir's new leader said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Former bureaucrats, ministers to contest Kashmir Upper House polls - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 11:22 am Belgaum: Sri Ram Sene Gaining Popularity - Mutalik - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Feb 2009 | 10:40 am Indian Toners and Developers founder to receiveMumbai, Feb 24 (ANI/Business Wire India): Sushil Jain, chairman and managing director of Indian Toners and Developers Limited (ITDL) will receive a Recharger Magazine Hall of Fame award at ReIndia Expo on March 5 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 9:01 am Somnath Chatterjee unveils BN BasuNew Delhi, Feb 24 : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday unveiled a portrait of veteran freedom fighter Bhupendra Nath Basu in the Central Hall of Parliament.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am India asks Sri Lanka to evacuate civiliansIndia Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to work out 'appropriate and credible procedures' to evacuate civilians from the war zone and said it was ready to provide medical help to the wounded.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Damaged Jammu and Kashmir road repairedAuthorities have repaired and opened a road in Jammu and Kashmir, a portion of which had caved in following heavy rains early this month, cutting off more than half a million people living in two hilly districts from the rest of the state, officials said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Amarnath shrine board seeks preservation tips from environmentalistsThe Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has invited a team of environmentalists to suggest measures to protect the shrine in southern Kashmir and the area around it, officials said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 9:00 am Satyam may invite bid proposals by weekendBANGALORE (Reuters) - The board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd hopes to invite expression of interest from potential bidders by the end of this week, its chairman said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:59 am Obama to watch SM. I know he wants to," White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, told reporters during the course of his daily press briefing. Gibbs said Obama has watched several movies recently. "I think that a lot of t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:42 am Bobby Jindal opposes ObamaLouisiana's Indian American Republican Governor Bobby Jindal said on Monday he 'fundamentally disagreed' with US President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic recovery package and accused him of not ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:42 am Weather, not foe, keeps India worriedGiven their streak of success in this format and the plethora of talent they have in their ranks, India start as hot favorites in the two-match Twenty20 series.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:42 am Peace process with Pakistan has been paused, says Pranab] said in New Delhi on Tuesday."As far as the composite dialogue is concerned, it has been paused. We expect Pakistan to do more to dismantle the terror infrastructure," Mukherjee told reporters. Paki...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:42 am Practice makes Team India perfectS achin Tendulkar shows the way during a practice session at Christchurch. The Master Blaster, on his sixth tour to New Zealand, can use his experience to help his teammates, most of whom are on th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:42 am India asks Sri Lanka to evacuate civiliansIndia Tuesday urged Sri Lanka to work out 'appropriate and credible procedures' to evacuate civilians from the war zone and said it was ready to provide medical help to the wounded.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Feb 2009 | 8:30 am Indian wrestlers seek food for thoughtMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian wrestlers preparing for next year's Commonwealth Games are asking for more nutritious food at the national camp in Pune, local media reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:47 am Kalpana Saroj - slumdog billionaire and moreYou could call her India's real life slumdog billionaire. Kalpana Saroj, a Dalit woman who broke social shackles and left her ramshackle home in the poorest part of her village 26 years ago to begin life afresh, today heads a Rs.3 billion (Rs.3,000 crore/$60 million) business enterprise.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Feb 2009 | 7:01 am RBI says ready to act if neededNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India is constantly monitoring economic conditions and will take action as needed, Governor Duvvuri Subbarao told the finance minister after his recent meetings abroad with other central bank heads.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 5:50 am Anger really can kill you, study showsCHICAGO (Reuters) - Anger and other strong emotions can trigger potentially deadly heart rhythms in certain vulnerable people, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2009 | 5:43 am Rushdie slams 'Slumdog Millionaire'India-born 'Satanic Verses' author Salman Rushdie is not impressed by the triumph of 'Slumdog Millionaire' at the 81st Academy Awards and saysSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Feb 2009 | 4:30 am Hema Malini, Esha Deol team up for television showBollywood diva Hema Malini and daughter Esha Deol have often teamed up to perform on stage, but this time they are all set to enthrall television audiences with their moves.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Feb 2009 | 3:00 am Security forces kill 10 militants in Pakistan's Khyber areaPakistani security officials Monday claimed to have killed 10 militants in the country's restive tribal district along the Afghan border.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Feb 2009 | 1:33 am Garib Nagar erupts in celebration“We placed a television set here, outside this shanty. From 10.30 p.m. we watched the movie and then stayed up for the awards. We were around 35 people,” said auto driver Ramdas Gaikwad, who stays near Azharuddin Ismail’s ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Chief Justice briefed on court incidentsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Vaccination drive begins in SabarkanthaAhmedabad: A mass vaccination drive against hepatitis-B was launched on Monday in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, where the disease has claimed 43 so ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Public examination venues get exemption from load sheddingTNEB goes all out to ensure smooth conduct of examinations in 5 districtsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Great composer, greater human fetedEvery Indian has to be proud of Rahman and his team, says P.C. SreeramSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Tata Nano all set for grand launchIt will be offered initially to select customersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Pinki’s tale fetches OscarLos Angeles: Smile Pinki , the tale of an Uttar Pradesh girl and her fight against the social stigma of a cleft lip, won the Oscar award for Best Documentary (Short). Directed by Emmy award-winning Megan Mylan, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Colombo’s ‘no’ to LTTE pleaCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday rejected the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s fresh plea for a ceasefire, saying it would be prudent on the part of the Tigers to lay down arms and surrender to facilitate the safe passage of thousands of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am BJP rebuffs Jaswant, defends Operation ParakramNew Delhi: In an apparent rebuff to senior party leader Jaswant Singh, who stated last week that he would “not defend Operation Parakram,” the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said the operation was part of “coercive ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Trainee pilot makes emergency landingCessna reportedly ran out of fuel while Ganesh was on a third sortieSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Railways to execute three big-ticket projectsThe cabinet Monday gave its approval to the Indian Railways to execute on its own three big-ticket projects, including a rail coach factory at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, due to lack of suitable partners for joint ventures.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:31 pm India's cabinet clears 60 proposals in one goThe Indian cabinet was on an overdrive Monday, clearing as many as 60 proposals in a matter of three hours, including three major projects for petroleum, chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIR) and permission to Japan's NTT DoCoMo to acquire a stake in Tata Teleservices for a whopping $2.58 billion.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm Shutdowns 'undemocratic', says Amartya SenTerming shutdowns as 'undemocratic', Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen Monday appealed to political parties, especially the opposition, in West Bengal to ensure that the strikes called by them do not undermine the state's industrial future.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm Airtel congratulates brand ambassador Rahman on Oscar winTelecom major Airtel has congratulated A.R. Rahman, who has composed its very popular signature tune, for his double Oscar win for 'Slumdog Millionaire'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 6:30 pm Man, wife kill mother to cut down on expenditureA government employee in a West Bengal village and his wife were arrested for allegedly killing his 82-year-old mother, reportedly because they wanted to cut down on their expenditure, the police said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Feb 2009 | 4:31 pm
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