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PSUs growing at fast pace despite slowdown: ChidambaramUnion home minister P Chidambaram said public sector undertakings like BHEL were growing at a fast pace despite the economic slowdown.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 1:12 pm Jordan was a sex attack victim at the age of 6In an interview to Piers Morgan's Life Stories, the 30-year-old model choked with emotion as she revealed that she was sexually attacked in park.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:46 pm Are Lindsay and Samantha getting married?Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have sparked marriage rumours after the two were spotted visiting a London synagogue.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson to start family"Kate is over the moon and really wants to start a family with Owen now she feels that he has finally grown up, " the source said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm Rihanna and Chris Brown are back togetherRihanna is reportedly spending time with Brown at one of Sean "Diddy" Combs's homes, on Miami Beach's Star Island.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:42 pm Pakistan has to dismantle terror infrastructure, says Pranab - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Heritage structures in Delhi to sport new look before Commonwealth Games!Over 90 little known unprotected monuments in the national capital will sport a new look before the 2010 Commonwealth Games.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Hepatitis outbreak: Death toll climbs to 56!The death toll in the hepatitis-hit Sabarkantha on Saturday climbed to 56 with three more deaths reported from Modasa, the worst affected area.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Pappu Yadav seeks Patna HC nod to contest Lok Sabha polls!Eyeing another term in Lok Sabha, RJD strongman and MP Pappu Yadav, convicted in a murder case, will file a plea for suspension of his conviction in Patna High Court.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm LS polls to cost more than US Presidential Elections!At a staggering Rs 10,000 crore, the Lok Sabha polls this summer would cost more than what Barack Obama and others spent in the US Presidential race.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee likely to be discharged from AIIMS!Former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee is likely to be discharged on Sunday from the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Fresh women paramilitary recruits for upcoming elections!Nearly 270 newly trained women paramilitary personnel will be available for duties during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as they have finished weeks of intensive training.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Three Indian workers killed in chemical leak at Singapore plant!Three Indian workers were killed and two others badly injured in a toxic spill at a chemical plant in Singapore, officials said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm 480 CRPF personnel undergo IB training!The CRPF`s demand for a separate intelligence wing of its own is slowly getting shape with the Intelligence Bureau now imparting training to nearly 480 personnel from the force in gathering specific information.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm EC likely to announce poll schedule in couple of days!The Election Commission is all set to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections in the next couple of days. Assembly polls in Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim will also be held along with the Lok Sabha polls.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Maoists blast railway tracks in Bihar!Maoists blasted railway tracks in Bihar`s Jamui district on Sunday during a bandh call by them.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm `LeT sought operational base in Mumbai`s Colaba`!The Pakistan-based terror group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, had plans to set up an operational base in a rented accommodation in posh Colaba in south Mumbai in early 2008 to coordinate the 26/11 terror plan, according to investigators.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Now Congress and BJP are regional parties: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu!Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu has described Congress and BJP as "regional parties", saying that now they do not have an all India presence.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Pawar asks Congress to rethink decision over national tie-ups - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm PSUs growing at fast pace despite slowdown: PCUnion Home Minister P Chidambaram today said public sector undertakings (PSU) like Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) were growing at a fast pace despite the economic slowdown.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm HSBC to raise 12 bn pound; bad loans to touch 17 bn poundEurope's largest bank HSBC is likely to unveil a 17 billion pound provision against bad loans and a 12 billion pound rights issue alongside its annual results tomorrow, media reports say.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Govt to invest up to Rs 2,500 cr in pharma R&DIn one of the biggest pharma R&D initiatives, the government has proposed to invest up to Rs 2,500 crore with a similar amount from private players for promoting innovation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am HSBC to raise 12 bn pound; bad loans to touch 17 bn poundEurope's largest bank HSBC is likely to unveil a 17 billion pound provision against bad loans, media reports said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:50 am Five going jobless every passing minute this yearWith every one minute ticking on the clock, the companies from across the world are terminating an average of five positions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am Lalit Modi loses in RCA electionsLalit Modi has failed in his bid to be re-elected as the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am 16 US banks collapse in just two monthsUS has already seen the collapse of 16 banks in the last two months -- which is more than one-fourth the total number of failures in the last 9 years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am EC Navin Chawla to stay, Govt rejects CEC's recommendation - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Buffett admits to 'dumb' decisions; hints at Indian successorShowering praise on Ajit Jain, Buffett noted that there is no one like him and added that his business is "never the same".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Left Front loses crucial Bishnupur (West) by-poll - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am India set to launch its very own aircraft carrier - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am 16 US banks collapse in just two monthsWith the financial meltdown continuing unabated, the US has already seen the collapse of 16 banks in the last two months -- which is more than one-fourth the total number of failures in the last nine years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:27 am Recession-hit Oz women turning to brothelsWith the unemployment rate reaching new heights courtesy recession, women in Australia are turning to strip joints and brothels for work.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am New FDI norms fails to give a clear picture: KPMGThe revised foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines have failed to give a clear picture and the government should clarify the doubts further, global consultancy services firm KPMG said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am ASEAN leaders say coordinating on financial crisisHUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders said on Sunday they backed stimulus plans, opposed protectionism and would coordinate policies to confront a deepening global financial crisis battering their economies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:19 am ArcelorMittal offered over 1,000 acres for Jharkhand plantArcelorMittal has made a headway for its proposed $10-billion steel project in Jharkhand as the state government has offered over 1,000 acres of land for its plant.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am Hero Honda sales up 24% in FebThe country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda Motors (HHML), today reported a 24 per cent jump in its total sale for the month of February, at 3,29,055 units, as compared to 2,65,431 units in the same month last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:13 am Ajit Jain may succeed Buffett in Berkshire HathawayLegendary investor Warren Buffett has blamed himself for making certain "dumb" investment decisions last year and has hinted at India-born Ajit Jain becoming the possible successor for his businesses.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 11:02 am Banks need to cut lending rates on SME loans: AIAIAn Industry body has sought Reserve Bank's intervention to make banks offer loans to small and medium enterprises (SME) at eight per cent to tide over the economic downturn.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:43 am 'Political system vitiated by communalisation, criminalisation' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:34 am Force India chasing regular points after empty 2008LONDON (Reuters) - Force India gave their new Mercedes-powered Formula One car its debut in Spain on Sunday with team owner Vijay Mallya targeting regular points after a barren 2008.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:32 am Special tribunals to try Bangladesh mutineers-govtDHAKA (Reuters) - Special tribunals will try paramilitary mutineers who killed at least 80 people, mostly army officers, as more than 70 others remain missing on Sunday after the uprising, government and military officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:20 am Gujarat aims to make Ahmedabad slum-freeGujarat has launched a massive urban development programme aimed at upgrading infrastructure and building houses for the poor in cities for which funds from a centrally-sponsored scheme will be utilised, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am Chawla set to be CEC, president refuses to remove himNavin Chawla is all set to take over as chief election commissioner (CEC) ahead of the April-May Lok Sabha polls with President Pratibha Patil Sunday rejecting the present incumbent N. Gopalaswami's recommendation to remove him.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am Kerala to host national drama festivalTheatre buffs in Kerala would be treated to more than a dozen award-winning plays at the fifth National Drama Festival that starts here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am Project delays prevent over 160,000 job creationsIndia has lost the opportunity of employing more than 160,000 people with 18 major steel, power and auto projects getting delayed over land acquisition and forest and environment clearance issues, says a study by a business chamber.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am CII advocates industry status for realty sectorThe Indian realty sector should be accorded an 'industry status' and the integrated township development activity an 'infrastructure status', the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has said in a report submitted to the government.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Warehouses raided, sealed in Gujarat after hepatitis-B outbreakWeeks after a hepatitis-B outbreak in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district claimed 56 lives, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sealed 14 warehouses and seized 25 tonnes of bio-medical waste, an official said Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Sri Lanka rebels boxed in further, army saysCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers battled Tamil Tiger rebels house-to-house in the last town the separatist rebels control, seizing more territory and pushing them closer to a final standoff, the military said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:16 am Anand held by Radjabov, stays 4th] tried hard but an alert Teimour Radjabov held on to steer the game to a draw in the eighth round of the Magistral Ciudad De Linares chess tournament.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:13 am Cell phones to drool over!They are at the cutting edge of technology so exciting that you can barely wait to get your hands on them. Here are some of the exciting new phones that were unveiled at the 2009 Mobile World Congress...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:13 am Maoists blow up railway tracks in Bihar, Lalu slams NitishThe banned Communist Party of India-Maoist rebels blasted railway tracks in Bihar's Jamui district and torched a portion of the Ratanpur station in adjoining Munger early on Sunday during a bandh call...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:13 am Young NZ pose serious threat to IndiaWhen Mahendra Singh Dhoni's legion set sail for the Antipodes 10 days ago they were a confident bunch, pretty much sure they could vanquish New Zealand in their own backyard.But having suffered back-t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am Sonia heaps praise on YSR - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 7:51 am VS throws away ‘bucket’ theory - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 7:17 am Pak navy chief cuts a sorry figure on Kasab - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 7:15 am I want to serve the poor, says Azharuddin - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 1 Mar 2009 | 6:57 am Recession a hurdle for reviving Nalanda university: Amartya SenGlobal recession is posing a hurdle to the revival of Nalanda University, the world's oldest centre of learning, says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 6:01 am Kerala continues to throw up paradoxesForty years ago the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) noticed that Kerala has achieved social progress comparable to that of the West without industrialisation. It asked experts to study the phenomenon, hoping it will yield a new model of development.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Students can be suitable brides - at this women's collegeStudents in a college are expected to study and broaden their horizons. But the principal of one such women's institution in Jharkhand thinks it can be a happy hunting ground for suitable brides.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 3:00 am Hrithik, Priyanka declared best actors at Filmfare Awards, 'Jodhaa Akbar' best filmBollywood stars Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra were declared the best male and female actors respectively at the glittering 54th Idea Filmfare Awards ceremony here late Saturday night.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 2:01 am How five hours in jail changed Neil's lifeSpending five hours with convicts at a prison as preparation for a film role has changed his perspective of life, says Neil Nitin Mukesh. The young actor adds that he came across 'faces and voices in there which I'll never forget'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am “Zardari is sincere, but his government must act”New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said he believes Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is sincere about ending terrorism, but underlined that his desire should be backed by actions by Islamabad. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Guard against ‘Gorbachevs,’ says VSThrissur: In what appears as an oblique reply to Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Pinarayi Vijayan’s ‘waves in the bucket’ remark during his speech at the conclusion of the ‘Nava Kerala March’ in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Srikrishna Committee begins probeLawyers give statements; officials, including police officers, make presentationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Vajpayee may be discharged todayNew Delhi: The former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is likely to be discharged on Sunday from the AIIMS here. On Saturday, doctors declared that he was fit to go home after 26 days of stay at the Intensive Care Unit. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress not opposed to Telangana: Sonia‘But certain issues and concerns have to be addressed first’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Overall charge for NavyMaritime security overhauledSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Troops close in on last bastionColombo: Sri Lankan forces moved to take control of the last urban area held by the retreating LTTE as troops captured an advanced satellite communications centre in the embattled north where heavy fighting killed at least 27 ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Road to polls paved with foundation stonesPATNA: With the announcement of Lok Sabha elections expected any time now, Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad gifted away 36,500 km of rural roads to his home state Bihar over the weekend under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am MRPS attacks Gandhi Bhavan in HyderabadAbortive attempt to set fire to the buildingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Advani condemns Mangalore pub attackBANGALORE: Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on Saturday condemned the January 24 attack on girls in a Mangalore pub by Sri Ram Sene activists. “Such attacks are basically against Indian ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am East Bengal recover to hold Mohammedan Sporting 2-2Three-time winners East Bengal staged a smart second-half rally to wipe out a double-goal deficit and finish with a 2-2 draw against Mohammedan Sporting in the second I-League here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 5:30 pm SAARC council of ministers discuss 'exclusive extradition treaty'Renewing their commitment to strengthen comprehensive region-wide cooperation among member states to combat terrorism in forms, the SAARC Council of Ministers in Colombo Saturday discussed how to work out an exclusive extradition treaty in the region.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:30 pm Nepal says bans protests near China embassyKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has banned all protests around the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu because of the "sensitivity of the situation", the government said on Saturday, before Tibet marks the 50th year of the Dalai Lama's exile.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:05 pm Ennore port container terminal foundation laidThe central government is determined to develop Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu as the country's 'eastern gateway port', Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:01 pm Achuthanandan asks people to be beware of 'Gorbachovs' in stateThe rift in the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) between Chief Minister V.S.Achuthanadan and state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan took an ugly turn Saturday with the former asking the people to be careful of 'Gorbachevs in Kerala politics'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm Online youth forum fights female foeticide) An online youth movement campaigning for gender justice and building public opinion against female foeticide has launched a new initiative to spread awareness among the medical fraternity against the social malaise.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Feb 2009 | 4:00 pm India urges Colombo to stop fighting, help refugeesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee urged Sri Lanka on Saturday to cease hostilities immediately and help evacuate thousands of people caught in a civil war with the Tamil Tigers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Feb 2009 | 3:19 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
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