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High-school student shoots at, injures class teacherA high-schools student allegedly shot at and injured his class teacher at a school here on Saturday afternoon.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:41 pm Indian cricket fans pray for a turnaround in their team's form against KiwisFans in India sought divine intervention for the team's success in the rest of the series involving five ODI's and three tests.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:41 pm Mickey Rourke asked to play baddie in fifth RamboMickey Rourke's career seems to be back on track, and that too in a big way-he has been offered a role by Sylvester Stallone in the next Rambo film.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:35 pm Return to work or face the axe: Ramadoss to striking employeesThe health minister said the process to advertise for walk-in interviews has begun.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:28 pm George Clooney denies renting Italian villa to BeckhamGeorge Clooney has dismissed suggestions that he has lent his Italian villa to British soccer ace David Beckham.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:19 pm Oram, Ryder and Mills recalled for India-Kiwi ODI seriesThe New Zealand cricket squad for the first three ODIs against India features the return of Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder and Kyle Mills.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:18 pm Gyanendra trying to restore monarchy in Nepal: Bhattarai - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:15 pm Lohan and Ronson's display of affection on trans-Atlantic flightLindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Ronson made a public display of their affection on a trans-Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:14 pm Major administrative reshuffle in J&KThe decision about these transfers and promotions were taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Omar Abdullah here, an official spokesman said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:13 pm Sonia unveils statue of Indira Gandhi at Andaman - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:12 pm Can achieve a lot in politics: AzharuddinAzharuddin, who recently joined the Congress party, said he would focus on bringing about a change in the field of health care and education.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:12 pm Sarah Jessica Parker 'unqualified' to advise other womenSex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker does not consider herself qualified enough to give advice to other females.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Feb 2009 | 2:08 pm Chennai lawyers, police give their versions to probe panel - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:55 pm India begins aircraft carrier construction - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:21 pm RBI chief meets govt officials before G20NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Duvvuri Subbarao met top government officials on Saturday to prepare for the upcoming G20 meeting but said monetary policy was not part of the discussions.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:06 pm Politics a different ball game: Azharuddin - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm Bangladesh army reaffirms support for governmentDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's powerful army has reaffirmed its support for the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a mutiny by paramilitary troops killed at least 80 people, mostly army officers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:25 pm Emergency biggest challenge faced by independent India: Advani - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:21 pm ICRA downgrades Tata Motors Finance ratingCredit rating agency ICRA has revised the short term rating assigned to the Rs 35 billion short-term debt programme of Tata Motors Finance Limited (TMFL) from A1+ to A1 (pronounced A One).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Union Bank cuts new home loan ratePublic sector lender Union Bank of India today reduced interest rates on new home loans by 25 to 100 basis points. Similarly, interest rates for new car loans were reduced by 125 to 150 basis points.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:18 pm Water cannons turned on Malaysian Indians, 17 held - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm Rajasthan CM expands cabinet, inducts 10 new ministers - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Maoists-sponsored bandh in Jharkhand, Orissa, WB!Security forces are maintaining a tight vigil as the day-long bandh called by CPI(Maoist) in Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal to protest against the arrest of their cadre began early Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm Maoists blow up railway station in Orissa!Maoists blew up a railway station, stormed another and are feared to have abducted two railway officials in Orissa`s Sundergarh district early Saturday just hours before the 24-hr bandh by the ultra left began in five states.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm Militants hurls a grenade near children`s park, none injured!Some suspected militants hurled a hand grenade near Childrens` Park near Bakshi Stadium in the city but no loss of life, however, was reported, a police spokesman said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm CM Gehlot expands Rajasthan cabinet; 10 new ministers inducted!The two and a half month old Rajasthan Cabinet was expanded on Saturday with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inducting 10 more ministers -- two of Cabinet rank and eight Ministers of State.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:13 pm Zardari sincere but it should be backed by actions: Pranab!External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said he believes President Asif Ali Zardari is sincere about ending the terrorism menace but underlined that his desire should be backed by actions by Islamabad.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm BSF on highest state of alert along Bangla border: Chidambaram!The Centre on Friday said the BSF has been placed on the "highest state of alert" in the wake of the rebellion in the ranks of the Bangladesh Rifles.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Indian-American fashion designer Anand Jon seeks fresh trial!Indian-American fashion designer Anand Jon, convicted of sexually assaulting aspiring models, is seeking a new trial because prosecutors stopped a juror who apparently tried to meet with his sister before a verdict was reached.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Malegaon accused Purohit gets bail!A Pune court has granted bail to Malegaon blast accused Purohit in a fake arms license case.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Stop aid to Pak till it dismantles terror: India!A day after US proposed a hike in military aid to Pakistan, India indicated on Friday that it wants all nations to suspend assistance to that country until it dismantles the terror infrastructure on its soil.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Gujarat riots: Missing victims declared dead - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 11:51 am ASEAN summit needs measures to ease economic crisisHUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders must agree measures to deal with a deepening global financial crisis that has hurt their export-dependent economies, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 11:40 am EC to use colour envelopes in coming pollsThe Election Commission (EC) has decided to use colour envelopes for poll materials during the coming general elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 11:06 am New Zealand to boost security after crowd troubleWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand cricket officials will beef up security during their five one-day matches against India after crowd problems in Friday's Twenty20 international.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 11:06 am House that? - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:57 am UPDATE: Public sector oil firms slash ATF priceState-run fuel retailers today slashed jet fuel or ATF rates by a further seven per cent, making it the 11th reduction since September last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:48 am SSI units seek relaxtion of norms for NPAsSmall Scale Industrial (SSI) units across the country have sought relaxation of norms for NPAs and extension of time limit for repayment of loans from the present 90 days, following the ongoing global recession.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:23 am PNB cuts car loan by 50 basis pointsTaking cues from the country's largest lender, SBI, public sector lender Punjab National Bank today announced a cut in car loans by 50 basis points with effect from tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am US to withdraw fully from Iraq by 2011: ObamaThe much expected announcement was made by Obama at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina yesterday and with this he has fulfilled one of his major promises he made to the people of the United States during his election campaign.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:17 am Pak Navy chief retracts statement on KasabAdding to flip-flops over the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan's Navy Chief today retracted his statement that Ajmal Amir Kasab did not take the sea route and said he backed Interior Ministry's report that nine terrorists had sailed from Karachi to launch the strikes.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:07 am ASEAN to sign discounted oil deal: officialSoutheast Asian nations are to sign an energy security agreement tomorrow that will allow their members to buy oil at a discounted price during times of crisis, a senior official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 10:04 am I believe in Zardari] is sincere about ending the menace, but underlined that his desire should be backed by actions. "I would like to say that I believe in his sincerity because he himself is a victim of the terror atta...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:19 am Hoops India Inc. Presents The Jam Sessions - A Basketball Extravaganza) February 28, 2009 -- India's basketball stars are set to delight fans and showcase their talents at The Jam Sessions - A Basketball Extravaganza. The full day event, which will take place ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:19 am Sachin Tendulkar celebrates ton at TussaudsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians have long believed no one holds a candle to Sachin Tendulkar and now the master batsman is having his image cast in wax at Madame Tussauds in London.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:17 am NZC to step up security for IndiaIndia captain MS Dhoni might have taken the bottle-throwing incident in Friday's second Twenty20 International as an exception, but New Zealand Cricket is in no mood to take any chances and is set to ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am Case against Tytler to be heard todayA Delhi court will hear the CBI's verdict on whether Jagdish Tytler was involved in the 1984 Sikh riots case.The allegations against Tytler have dragged on for the last 25 years.Amidst allegations of ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am Peerbhoy remanded to 10 days police custodyMohammed Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy, the computer engineer, accused of sending emails on behalf of Indian Mujahideen about several blasts in the country, was on Saturday sent to ten days police custody b...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am Father slaps Slumdog kid Azahar for not giving interviewThe dream run seems to be over for Azaharuddin Mohammed Ismail, the child star of Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire with his father slapping him for refusing to give interviews to media. The 10-y...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am US markets lowest since 1997The Dow, at its lowest close since May 1, 1997, is now down 50.1 percent from its record high of 14,164.53 reached in October 2007. It came within 34 points of 7,000, a level it hasn't fallen below si...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am Anger over Haryana forest officialThe drying water table in Haryana due to excessive mining in the Aravallis has been a concern for many.And now, the environmentalists and civil right groups are angry with the Haryana government's dec...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am Market price can't decide Satyam's sale: ModiNRI industrialist B K Modi, whose Modi group is interested in acquiring Satyam Computer, today said that the stock market valuation could not be the basis for putting a reserve price for the sale of troubled IT firm.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:16 am India moves against auction of GandhiNew Delhi - The Indian government is taking steps to ensure that Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings are not auctioned to private bidders in the United States, following an outcry in the country agai...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:09 am 2 I-T officers held for graftMUMBAI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has unearthed properties worth crores, besides cash and gold, owned by two Income Tax officials, agency sources said on Saturday. The illegal wealth ca...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Feb 2009 | 9:06 am Rahman's brush with death before the OscarsHis double win at the Oscars has been celebrated and talked about. But not many know that A.R. Rahman had a close shave while rehearsing for his performance at the Academy Awards - a chandelier came crashing down seconds after the music maestro moved away from the spot.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 8:31 am After IT, BT, it is time for FT revolution: Sahai'Doctor sahab, aap hamein kahaan chutney-bhaji mein phasaya (why have you got me stuck in this chutney-bhaji business)?' Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he was given this portfolio after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government came to power.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 6:31 am Pranab Mukherjee: jack of all trades - except oneEven as Pranab Mukherjee acknowledged with folded hands and a shy smile L.K. Advani's lavish praise for him in parliament, both he and members on both sides of the house knew that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was right in saying that without the external affairs minister, who is now also India's finance minister, at the helm, the government might have found it difficult to function during Manmohan Singh's hospitalization and recuperation.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:31 am Scorching heat in Karnataka to make poll campaign torrid affairPolitical parties struggling to find winning candidates and a strategy for the Lok Sabha polls due in April-May are already facing the heat - weatherwise - in India's IT hub and other parts of Karnataka.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:00 am Verizon offers direct connections through Mumbai, Chennai gatewaysVerizon Business, a global leader in communications and IT solutions, plans to offer direct connections to one of the world's largest global networks through its two international gateways in Mumbai and Chennai.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 3:30 am Gulzar, Ilayaraja come together after 26 years for 'SRK'The last time they worked together was in the 1983 movie 'Sadma'. Now, after 26 years, Gulzar is once again teaming up with Ilayaraja for 'SRK' and says the music maestro's ability to create 'perfect harmony' is still intact.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 3:00 am US stocks fall after Citigroup dealUS stocks plunged Friday as the government took a bigger stake in Citigroup Inc and figures showed the economy shrank at a far greater pace than expected.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:30 am Twin accidents interrupt Varma's 'Agyaat' shootRam Gopal Varma had to halt the shooting of his next thriller after two accidents on the sets of 'Agyaat', a movie that is ironically about the misadventures of a film unit shooting in thick jungles.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:30 am India rate cut seen as growth slows sharplyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economic growth slowed much more than expected in the December quarter, slumping to its weakest pace in almost six years and raising expectations the Reserve Bank of India would cut rates, possibly as soon as this weekend.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 1:03 am Impeachment notice admittedNEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has admitted a petition filed by 58 members of the House for impeachment of Calcutta HC judge Soumitra Sen on grounds of financial misconduct. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Health workers to test water qualityERODE: Health department workers of Erode Corporation will soon be armed with kits to monitor quality of water. According to sources, the department will be given bottles containing hydrogen sulphide to health workers in the rank of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Lawyers continue agitationCHENNAI: Ignoring the appeal of the Supreme Court, advocates protesting against the February 19 police lathicharge on the High Court premises have decided to continue their agitation demanding the suspension of senior police officials. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Reply to Pakistan next week: Chidambaram“Pakistan is indulging in prevarication”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Nirmala Venkatesh removed from NCWNEW DELHI: Nirmala Venkatesh, member of the National Commission for Women, was on Friday removed from her office for failing to conduct an unbiased enquiry into the Mangalore pub attack on girls last month by the Sri Ram Sene activists. She ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am DNA samples of innocent to be kept on fileLondon: The British government is planning to get around a European court ruling that condemned the U.K.s retention of the DNA profiles of more than 8,00,000 innocent people by keeping the original samples used to create the database. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am How the Lashkar planned Mumbai massacreNEW DELHI: Sahil Pavaskar used to leave home early and return late, and appeared to have no friends or family — in other words, leading a colourless life exactly like those of hundreds of thousands of young migrants to Mumbai. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Government to acquire Mahatma’s belongingsNew Delhi: The government on Friday decided to prevent Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings, including his famous metal rimmed glasses, from going under the hammer in the U.S. next month and bring them back to the country. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am India records slowest quarterly growthNew Delhi: Impacted by the global economic meltdown, the Indian economy has clocked the slowest quarterly growth in over five years, at 5.3 per cent in October-December of this fiscal as agriculture and manufacturing contracted, despite a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am Admiral Noman Bashir muddies Mumbai probe watersDomestic political turmoil will add to choppiness of India policySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am In Delhi's neighbourhood, two grooms ride to weddings in choppersThere have been several occasions when the rich and the famous in India have used choppers to arrive for their weddings by making a style statement - and Delhi's neighbourhood got to see two such examples Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 6:00 pm Bangladesh toll is 61 dead, Hasina vows actionPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday vowed to book the instigators of the bloody 33-hour mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel, saying 'a certain quarter must be involved' in the massacre of over 60 army officers who headed the paramilitary unit.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Feb 2009 | 5:02 pm India lauds Obama climate plan but sees concernsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's chief climate envoy said on Friday he welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama's policy on climate change but warned there would be no global deal if rich nations insisted on emission targets for all.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Feb 2009 | 2:41 pm Pakistan navy unsure if Mumbai gunman went by seaKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's naval chief said on Friday he did not have any evidence that Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, charged as one of the gunmen in last year's attacks on Mumbai, was among the raiding party that went by sea from Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm
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