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Aniston, Wilson taste dog biscuits after losing betThe duo came on a show Wetten, dass ...?, in which celebrity visitors are asked to bet whether a guest can perform the talent they claim to have.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:02 pm Govt to take legal course to prevent auction of Gandhi belongingsCulture Ministry officials on Monday met the senior Law Ministry officials to firm up the legal course of action, said the sources.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:01 pm Jessica Simpson 'can't resist' junk foodJessica Simpson 'can't resist' junk food - and has reportedly re-hired her former personal trainer in a bid to shed a few pounds.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:01 pm When Danny Boyle's dad left him embarrassed as a kidDirector Danny Boyle has revealed that his father once embarrassed him by getting him on stage to sing 'Danny Boy'Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:00 pm NDA lost due to over confidence,'India shining' slogan: AdvaniAdvani said after being in power for six years and giving good governance under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, NDA was confident of forming the next government.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:57 pm RIL-RPL merger India's 10th largest M&A deal ever; top in '09The new RIL shares to be issued as part of the merger would be worth Rs 8,478 crore (about 1.69 billion dollar) at the current market price.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:49 pm Tripura toasts its 'Indian Idol' all night long"Sourabhee's success proves beyond doubt that there is no dearth of talent in the northeast," Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm Franklin Templeton names Kudva as MD of India and CEEMEAKudva was serving as the President, India for Franklin Templeton Investments and has an experience of over 20 years in the banking industry, a press release said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:41 pm Sourabhee Debbarma wins 'Indian Idol'The 22-year-old winner is petite, charismatic and adds glamour to her stage performances with her perfect moves.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:37 pm At a glance: Elections 2009 complete schedule - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:33 pm BSP drubbed in Badhoi by-poll - HardNews Magazine
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm Depression 'associated with desire to be famous'A study has found that people who suffer from depression are more likely to focus on success, money and fame than others.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:32 pm RLD joins NDA, BJP expects gains in western UP - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:31 pm Sharif brothers spurn patch-up efforts with ZardariShahbaz's comments came after a meeting with ruling PPP leader and Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani, who was deputed by Zardari to hold talks with the Sharif brothers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm Max New York to train 10,000 IGNOU studentsLeading private life insurance company Max New York Life Insurance is all set to provide students an opportunity to earn while they learn through its recently launched Smart Move, an all India internship program. As part of the programme, the company has collaborated with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) to offer internship to over 10,000 IGNOU students across the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:25 pm No NCP-Congress alliance in North-East: Sangma - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:17 pm FACTBOX - Economic, regulatory issues at stake in Indian electionREUTERS - India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:01 pm FII net sell at Rs 580cr, DII net buy at Rs 334crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 580.43 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:01 pm ACC sales marginally up in February at 1.75 mtACC Ltd today said that it dispatched 1.75 million tonnes of cement in February this year, slightly up from 1.69 million tonnes in the same month last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 pm Indian Grape Processing Board set up in PuneIn a bid to regulate grape processing activities and improve standards of wine production in India, the government has set up Indian Grape Processing Board (IGPB) in Pune. The IGPB will have regulatory powers for wine industry on similar lines with other establishments like the National Tea Board.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:49 pm Govt to take legal course to prevent auction of Gandhi belongings - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:40 pm NDA, RLD join hands for LS polls!BJP-led NDA on Monday announced a tie-up with Chaudhary Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm CBSE class 10th, 12th exams begin!The class 10th and 12th CBSE board examinations began across the country today in which over 14.5 lakh students are expected to appear.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm EC meets to finalise Lok Sabha poll schedule !The Election Commission is meeting on Monday to finalise the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The meeting is being attended by CEC N Gopalaswami and ECs Navin Chawla and SY Quraishi.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm India lost a good friend with BDR chief's death: former BSF DG - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm CBSE boards begin, students happy at the end of round one - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm FACTBOX - Indian election: numbers, symbols & recordsREUTERS - India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:28 pm India: Democracy's dance - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm India sets dates for April-May general electionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13, election officials said on Monday, kicking off a mammoth process in which 714 million people will be able to cast their votes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm Reliance creates biggest refining opsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries, India's largest listed firm, said it is to absorb its 70 percent-owned Reliance Petroleum unit through a share offer, creating the world's largest refining complex.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:16 pm Update: General Elections scheduled between April 16-May 13The polling for electing a new Union government and the next Lok Sabha would be held between April 16 and May 13, Chief Election Commissioner, N Gopalaswami, announced here today. Counting will be held on 16 May. By the morning of 17 May, a new Lok Sabha Indias 15th will have taken shape.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Gowda announces Third Front for LS polls - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm 4 mn civilian officials, 2 mn security personnel in pollsA mammoth 4 million civilian officials and 2.1 million security personnel would be deployed for the smooth conduct of five-phased Lok Sabha polls beginning April 16, the Election Commission said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Terminally ill Jade Goody taken to hospitalLONDON (Reuters Life!) - Terminally ill reality television star Jade Goody has been transferred to hospital as her condition worsens.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:46 am HSBC to slash 6,100 jobs in USEurope's largest bank HSBC will be cutting as many as 6,100 jobs in America, as the entity has decided to close down majority of its business network for consumer finance segment.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:40 am Deve Gowda announces 3rd Front, to be launched on March 12Bangalore, Mar 2 (PTI) Former Prime Minister and JDS supremo Deve Gowda today announced the formation of the Third Front, an amalgamation of eight parties including the Left, and touted as a political alternative to the Congress and BJP.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:37 am Indian economy to take a year to recover: Moody'sThe year 2009 is set to be more difficult for the Indian economy and despite the government's stimulus packages, it would take at least a year before it starts recovering, economists at Moody's has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am FACTBOX - Likely scenarios after India's general electionREUTERS - India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13, election officials said on Monday, kicking off a mammoth process in which 714 million people will be able to cast their votes in the world's largest democracy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:20 am Star of "Smile Pinki", India's other Oscar, back homeRAMPUR DHABAHI, India (Reuters Life!) - She's not as famous as the child actors of "Slumdog Millionaire", but Pinki Sonkar is a legend in the village that once ostracised her, thanks to cleft-lip surgery and another Oscar-winning film.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:15 am Kashmir moves to save endangered snow leopardsSRINAGAR (Reuters Life!) - Authorities in Kashmir have launched a special project to save endangered snow leopards, and plan to spend nearly half a million dollars to train people and buy equipment to curb poaching and habitat loss.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 11:11 am 43 Indian workers in Malaysia to be repatriated - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 2 Mar 2009 | 10:51 am Charities target India's newly rich in global slumpNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - As charities around the world grapple with scarce funding amid the global economic meltdown, aid agencies in India are targeting what has until now been an untapped resource: the middle class.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:21 am Dravid leaves for NZDravid will play for Canterbury Wizards against the Central Stags at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, from March 6 to 9, while leg spinner Mishra will turn out for the Stags in the same game.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am Ajit Singh-led RLD joins NDAAjit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal on Monday joined the NDA fold and announced that the "formidable alliance" would work towards a change in government in the Centre and in Uttar PradeshSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am LS poll schedule to be announced todayThe much-awaited schedule for the Lok Sabha elections is likely to be announced on Monday afternoon. The full Commission will address a press conference at 1530 hours and is likely to announce the sch...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am India Infoline signs up with First Advantage for VerifyDirectMumbai, Mar 2 (Business Wire India): The Employer Services segment of First Advantage Corporation, Asia-Pacific's largest background screening and talent acquisition solutions provider, today announce...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am Reserve Bank of India fixes reference rate at Rupees 51.75 per US DollarMumbai, Mar 2 : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today fixed the reference rate at Rupees 51.75 per US Dollar, Rupees 1.20 up against its yesterday's rate of Rupees 50.73 per USD.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am Rupee hits record low against dollarExtending its losses to sixth day in a row, the Indian rupee today hit a new lifetime low of 51.81/82 against the American currency in morning trade due to continued capital outflows amid dollar deman...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am Sterlite sees opportunity in slowdownThough many companies are struggling to come to terms with the slowdown, Sterlite Industries sees the current economic climate a great opportunity for itself. Its chief Anil Aggarwal told NDTV Profit ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am US Republicans gear up for budget battleRepublicans signaled they are ready to seize a gauntlet thrown down by US President Barack Obama over his whopping $3.55 trillion budget, heralding a bruising Congress battle ahead.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am EC to announce Lok Sabha election dates todayThe three-member Election Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami is meeting on Monday to decide on the dates and schedule for the coming Lok Sabha elections.The announcement of...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am Banks, metals pull Sensex downThe Sensex has a support at 8,762 levels and the Nifty has a support at 2,709 levels. If they are broken then expect the markets to crack down further to test the lows made in October 2008. Interviews...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Mar 2009 | 9:14 am India eases ban on China toys, wants safety stampNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Monday relaxed a ban on the import of toys from China to allow shipments certified by global safety agencies, weeks after the government had imposed wide-ranging curbs for six months citing public safety.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Mar 2009 | 8:53 am Lata Mangeshkar's call perks up Adnan Sami's ailing fatherPakistani singer Adnan Sami says doctors noticed miraculous change in his ailing father's condition when singing legend Lata Mangeshkar called him up to enquire about his health.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 8:32 am Indian markets plummet as global cues weakenIndian equities markets were south-bound around noon Monday as global markets weakened further and investor confidence dampened, with a key index 2.11 percent below its last closing figure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 7:00 am Mercedes makers, dealer asked to compensate for misleading consumerDaimler Chrysler, makers of luxury car Mercedez Benz, and one of its dealers here have been asked to pay Rs.500,000 by a consumer court for misleading a customer by selling a limited edition of a car under the garb of it being the latest model.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 6:31 am Merger of Reliance Industries, fuel exporting arm approvedIn one of the largest merger deals in India, Reliance Petroleum will merge with its parent and the country's biggest company, Reliance Industries, in what the promoters say will create better synergies for them in the hydrocarbons space.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 5:30 am Tripura toasts its 'Indian Idol' all night longMost of Tripura was in party mode the whole night until Monday morning, bursting crackers and dancing on the streets to celebrate Sourabhee Debbarma being crowned 'Indian Idol' in Mumbai. The young singer from Tripura became the first woman 'Indian Idol' in the fourth year of the live TV competition.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 4:31 am Power yoga, the fitness mantra of Bollywood beautiesIn this age of treadmills and ab crunchers, Bollywood actresses like Kareena Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and Kangana Ranaut are among those banking on power yoga to shed extra pounds and look picture perfect at all times.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Instant stardom on world stage, the Freida Pinto wayShe's been catapulted straight to Hollywood. Freida Pinto, the poised, smiling beauty that Oscar winner 'Slumdog Millionaire' has thrown up on the global stage, has done what few Indian actors have managed to do before her.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 3:00 am Congress, Trinamool join hands for Lok Sabha electionsThe West Bengal based Trinamool Congress and the Congress will fight the Lok Sabha election together against the state's ruling Left Front, leaders of the two parties said here Sunday night.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:01 am Hard Kaur sheds weight, thanks 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'Indian rapper Hard Kaur has put on her dancing shoes for reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' and she is overjoyed that the rigorous dance rehearsals have helped her shed those extra kilos without visits to the gym.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am Mayawati to Centre: Redistribute allocated quota of power!UP Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday said the state was suffering from power shortage and demanded that the Centre redistribute unallocated quota of power for North India keeping in mind population and needs of the state.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am Orissa Congress disciplinary `fatwa`!In a move unheard of in political parties, the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has decided – for reasons best known to itself – to impose a ban on sloganeering during the campaigns in the coming elections.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am Hepatitis outbreak: Eleven new cases registered in Gujarat!With no deaths reported from hepatitis-hit Sabarakantha district on Sunday, the toll stood at 56, while 11 new cases were admitted from Modasa, Idar and Meghraj taluks, district health officials said here today.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am Konkan Rly to run 36 summer special trains!As many as 36 special trains will run on Konkan Railway Corporation`s route to clear the extra summer rush in addition to the 208 summer trains announced earlier, a railway official said.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am School headmaster kidnaps, marries 14-year-old girl!An elementary school headmaster has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a 14-year-old girl at a village near here, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am LDF seat talks in trouble: RSP to withdraw minister in Kerala !Lok Sabha seat-sharing talks in the ruling LDF on day ran into trouble with RSP threatening to withdraw its lone nominee in the state cabinet if the CPI(M) did not give back Kollam seat to the party.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am BSP MP Mitrasen Yadav, MLA son booked for threatening Dalit man!BSP MP Mitrasen Yadav and his jailed legislator son, facing murder and kidnapping charges in the killing of a Dalit student, have been booked for allegedly threatening the victim`s father and other family members.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am Karuna hails India`s appeal to Lankan govt on ceasefire!Karunanidhi on Sunday welcomed India`s appeal to Sri Lankan government to seize the ceasefire offer made by LTTE and pause the hostilities to help people trapped in conflict zones, saying it came as a "whiff of fresh air."Source: Zee News : States | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:56 am CBI begins probe into police-advocate clashSpecial team visits Madras High Court to assess damageSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Lalit Modi loses cricket association electionJaipur: Lalit Modi’s reign as the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association came to an end on Sunday after he lost an acrimonious election to Sanjay Dixit, an IAS officer, by five votes, marking the take over of a new regime at the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Earth Hour’ on March 28New Delhi: Keen to do your bit to save the Earth from threats of global warming? Join Nobel peace prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, actor Aamir Khan among others to create awareness on climate change. Over two million people across ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Mobile phones for all policemenBroad-band Internet connections for all police stations in the StateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Mulayam meets SoniaNEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh on Sunday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the seat-sharing arrangement in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections. The meeting lasted about 75 minutes and is expected ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am 750 to get jobs in BHEL unit at ThirumayamPUDUKOTTAI: Industrialisation of the backward district of Pudukottai has got a thrust with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commencing its Rs.250-crore project for setting up a new manufacturing unit at Olaikudipatti village in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am UPA must fight together, says PawarAsks Congress to rethink decisionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Police avoid going to courtsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Confusion in PR over list of candidatesHYDERABAD: Confusion reigned supreme in the Praja Rajyam as the time for release of the first list of candidates as promised by party president K. Chiranjeevi is due this week with some aspirants in the districts declaring before the media ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan yet to provide missing pieces of Mumbai puzzleOn eve of FBI visit, Islamabad stonewalls requests to interrogate suspectsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Samajawadi Party offers 15 seats to Congress in Uttar PradeshThe Samajwadi Party offered 15 Uttar Pradesh seats to the Congress, as chiefs of the two parties - Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sonia Gandhi - Sunday night held talks here to break the stalemate over seat-sharing in the state ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Mar 2009 | 6:31 pm
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