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Attack on SL cricketers show all teams vulnerable: VaughanFormer England captain Michael Vaughan feels sportspersons everywhere have been made to feel vulnerable after the terror attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:57 pm I never invited Congress for alliance: JayaAIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa said on Thursday that she only didn't want the Congress to get stuck in the "DMK quick sand".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:45 pm TDP releases its draft manifestoWith Andhra Pradesh assembly polls scheduled in April, the TDP released its draft manifesto, promising an "innovative" cash transfer scheme.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:40 pm MP Abu Ayesh Mondal expelled by CPI-M, joins TrinamoolVeteran Left leader Abu Ayesh Mondal was expelled from the CPI-M on Thursday for alleged anti-party activities.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:35 pm Sacked NCW member Nirmala Venkatesh joins BJP - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:31 pm Indian American Kundra to be Obama's infotech czarIndian American Vivek Kundra, who was a technology adviser on Barack Obama's transition team, is expected to be named the chief information officer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:30 pm Pak investigators looking into any LeT link to Lahore attackIf the players were taken hostage, the militants would have demanded safe passage to Pakistan's tribal areas for Lakhvi and others in exchange for the Sri Lankan team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:23 pm People of Amritsar want PM to contest LS pollsThe people of Amritsar and the Congress workers have strongly desired that Manmohan Singh should contest the upcoming parliamentary polls from the LS constituency.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:21 pm Suspense mounts over Gandhi memorabilia auction - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:17 pm Save cricket in Pakistan, appeals YounusPakistan skipper Younus Khan appealed to the administrators to save the game in the country and help prevent young minds from falling prey to terrorism.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:17 pm Satyam buyer will have to make 20% open offer: GuptaThe open offer allows existing shareholders to exit the company by selling equity to the acquirer at a pre-determined price.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:15 pm Pakistan identifies those who attacked cricketersLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities have identified the people responsible for this week's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team, a senior government official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:14 pm PCB chief calls Broad a liar, to lodge protest with ICCPCB chairman Ejaz Butt accused ICC match referee Chris Broad of making "fabricated, untrue and obnoxious" remarks about the security arrangements for the Sri Lanka team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Mar 2009 | 2:14 pm Top leaders to attend launch of Third Front - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm Expelled CPI(M) West Bengal MP joins Trinamool - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm Pak govt has not succeeded in tackling terrorism: Stagg - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 1:11 pm Sanjay Dutt seeks stay of conviction to contest poll - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:56 pm As long as people back me, I will stay in politics: Karunanidhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:56 pm Ghaziabad 'shoot-out': Inspector, 4 cops booked for murder - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:49 pm India agrees to lift ban on wheat exports - reportsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A panel of Indian ministers has agreed to lift a ban of exports of wheat and wheat products once elections end in May, local media reported on Thursday, citing sources they did not name.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm Advani lacks Vajpayee's appeal: Cong - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:06 pm No joy from rate cuts as outlook fears growNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Surprise interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) failed to shake off investor gloom on Thursday over an economy running at its weakest pace in years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm 2 BJP MLAs quit party in Orissa!In a jolt to BJP ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Orissa, two of its legislators today quit the party accusing it of deviating from its principles and values.Source: Zee News : States | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Congress workers `confused` over alliance with SP!The Congress-SP stalemate to reach an electoral pact in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls has left the Congress workers in lurch as they are unable to devise any strategy.Source: Zee News : States | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am JMM to contest LS polls with UPA: JMM MP!Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Wednesday said they had no differences with UPA and would contest coming Lok Sabha polls in alliance with UPA and its allies in Jharkhand.Source: Zee News : States | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am India faces tough terms for Gandhi`s belongings!India`s efforts of bringing back belongings of Mahatma Gandhi seems to bearing fruit as auctioneer James Otis and the Indian government reaching “some sort of agreement” over Gandhi`s memorabilia.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am BJP to finalise candidates for polls!The BJP will finalise its candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in key states today.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am AGP-BJP poll tie-up hits roadblock!The pre-poll tie up between the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the BJP in Assam for next month`s parliamentary polls has hit a major roadblock with the two parties failing to strike a formal deal.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Supreme Court foils underworld don`s plan to contest polls !In a judgment that could dim film star Sanjay Dutt`s chances of contesting the elections, the Supreme Court dismissed gangster Babloo Srivastava`s plea to suspend his conviction in a murder case and enable him to fight the polls.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am CVC recommends proceedings against 87 govt officials!The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has recommended initiation of major penalty proceedings against 87 government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption cases.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Sanjay Dutt moves SC seeking nod to contest polls!Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has on Thursday moved to the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. A stay by the apex court will allow him to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Several Indian Americans among finalists to White House Fellows!At least eight Indian Americans are among the 108 regional finalists to the prestigious White House Fellows for the year 2009-2010.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Global collective effort needed for financial security: Patil - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:51 am IPL to tweak schedule to avoid poll clashNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's leading Twenty20 tournament will go ahead despite security concerns but some fixtures are being rescheduled to avoid clashing with national election dates, the IPL tournament director said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am Samaraweera recovering after bullet removed from legCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Thilan Samaraweera has undergone successful surgery to have a bullet removed from his leg after the batsman was shot in Tuesday's militant attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in the Pakistani city of Lahore.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:50 am Inflation at 3.03 pct on Feb. 21NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 3.03 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 21, below the previous week's annual rise of 3.36 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 7:44 am Militants may try attack during polls - ChidambaramNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government fears possible militant attacks during the coming general election campaign, home minister P. Chidambaram said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:38 am European Union Film Festival to begin in India from todayNew Delhi, Mar 5 : The 14th European Union Film Festival in India will be held from today in New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kozihodhe, Chennai and Jamshedpur.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:00 am Foreign language students to guide tourists in ChandigarhStudent guides well versed in foreign languages are being recruited here in an effort to help international tourists go around one of India's prettiest and planned cities.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:00 am Conference of births and deaths registrars to begin todayNew Delhi, Mar 5 : The Annual National Conference of Chief Registrars of Births and Deaths will begin here today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:00 am Indian markets open higherIndian equities markets started trade higher Thursday, with a key index 0.11 percent above its last closing figure.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 6:00 am AGP-BJP poll tie-up hits roadblockThe pre-poll tie up between the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam for next month's parliamentary polls has hit a major roadblock with the two parties failing to strike a formal deal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:51 am New book documents survival stories of AIDS orphansNine-year-old Ganesh has no recolletion of his parents. He lost them to AIDS even before his first birthday. Ganesh, who lives in the fishing village of Chilakapeta in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, is HIV positive. His 60-year-old grandmother, Parvathyamma, looks after him.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:51 am Going back and forth in time - BollywoodOne often wonders what the future has in store for us and shrugs it off quickly, but Bollywood doesn't seem content doing that. The film industry has quite happily grabbed the idea of getting into a time machine in as many as four forthcoming movies.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am Homework on sets, naps between shotsShe may not get to do things children her age usually do, like playing with friends every evening, but little Sparsh, who plays a poor kid from the slums in daily soap 'Uttaran', doesn't mind doing her homework on the sets and napping between shots.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am official numbers tip of icebergWhen it comes to the number of women being subjected to violence on the streets of this tech hub of India, official figures conceal far more than they reveal, according to women's rights activists.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am TV host Hussain out of work, but doesnReality show 'Indian Idol' has come to an end and curtains will soon come down on long-running soap 'Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan' too, leaving popular television actor and host Hussain Kuwajerwala temporarily out of work.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:50 am Australian umpires slam Pakistan securitySYDNEY (Reuters) - The two Australian umpires caught up in the attack by gunmen on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan have slammed the security arrangements for the tour.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Mar 2009 | 5:15 am Manmohan attends official meetingNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday attended an official engagement nearly a month after heart surgery. Dr. Singh looked cheerful as he held talks with Boni Yayi, President of Benin, an African nation, at his Race ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Bionic eye gives ‘sight’London: British doctors have fitted a blind man with a bionic eye that has given the 73-year-old virtual eyesight. A team at the Moorfield’s Eye Hospital here, led by Lyndon da Cruz, carried out the “experimental” ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Nod for sanctuaryKozhikode: The proposed Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kozhikode has become a reality, with the State Wildlife Board approving it at a meeting in the State capital on March 2. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Left parties to project secular, democratic plank: VSTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said here on Wednesday that the Left parties would be projecting the need for a secular, democratic alternative to the Congress and the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Talking ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Gunmen make a cool getaway36 hours after Lahore outrage, Pakistan still struggling for a breakthroughSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am India believes Lashkar is behind Lahore attackAdditional Mumbai material to be given to Pakistan soonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am RBI cuts rates to boost economyMUMBAI: Signalling a further cut in home, auto and other loan rates, the Reserve Bank of India announced a fresh monetary stimulus that slashed the rates at which it lends and borrows short-term funds from banks by half a per cent. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Tomato farmers feel the squeezeDINDIGUL: Sharp fall in tomato prices has forced farmers to abandon tomatoes in their fields to minimise loss. Plucking and transportation of tomatoes from the field to market will increase the loss manifold. The current wholesale price ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Court rejects KMF plea to hike milk priceBANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected an interim prayer by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and several other milk unions seeking a direction to the government to allow them to increase the price of milk by Rs. 2 a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan’s jihadists no fans of cricketLashkar-e-Taiba has long loathed the region’s most popular sportSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Lack of security left us sitting ducks - BroadLONDON (Reuters) - International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Chris Broad said he and colleagues were left like "sitting ducks" by a lack of security in Tuesday's attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore that left six players injured.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:19 pm India ready for more games if Pakistan lose World Cup rightsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India are ready to host extra matches in the 2011 World Cup if Pakistan lose staging rights in the wake of the attack on the Sri Lankan team, the head of the Indian cricket board said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Mar 2009 | 11:05 pm FII-TO-FII TRADES: BoB traded at 4% premiumTrades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 16 crore on the BSE Wednesday-an decrease of 65.90% from Rs 48 crore clocked on Tuesday. As many as seven stocks witnessed trades of seven lakh shares on Wednesday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 6:36 pm RBI cites global developments for reducing ratesThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cited global developments while announcing reduction in repo and the reverse repo rates by half a per cent today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:27 pm Canara Bank cuts interest ratesHome loans up to Rs 30 lakh would now be at 8.25 per cent for the the first 12 months, 9.25 per cent for the next 48 months and BPLR minus 2.50 per cent subject to a minimum of 10 per cent thereafter.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:23 pm Kingfisher in talks with Arik Air to lease aircraftVijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines is in discussions with Nigeria-based Arik Air for leasing out its aircraft to the African air carrier.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:10 pm Merrill paid over $10 mn to top executives: WSJBeleaguered investment bank Merrill Lynch has paid more than $10 million in cash and stock to its eleven top executives last year, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:08 pm Shipping ministry seeks Rs 10,000 cr from FinMinThe Shipping Ministry has sought a Rs 10,000 crore loan from the Finance Ministry in view of the international credit crunch domestic shipping companies are facing in enhancing fleet.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 3:05 pm Fifth slump in a row: Exports dip 14% in FebIndia's exports contracted by 13.7 per cent in February 2009 for the fifth consecutive month in the current fiscal, because of slump in global demand. Imports, too, dipped by 18.2 per cent, continuing the trend that began in January where both exports and imports are in the negative territory, as per initial estimates available with the Commerce Ministry.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:30 pm ONGC borrows Rs 9,000cr to part fund Dahej plantOil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is borrowing about Rs 9,000 crore from a group of banks to part fund the Rs 12,440 crore petrochemical plant it is building at Dahej in Gujarat.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:25 pm UCO Bank reduces benchmark prime lending rateUCO Bank today announced reduction in the benchmark prime lending rate by 50 basis points from 13 per cent to 12.50 per cent a year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 2:07 pm Bhushan moves CLB against Orissa Sponge promotersAlleging that promoters Orissa Sponge have diverted the company funds, one of its three suitors, Bhushan Energy, has moved the Company Law Board (CLB).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm
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