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Coca Cola to leverage digital media to promote Thums UpThe company would be leveraging the digital media including mobile phone network and internet for the 'Thums Up Thunder Wheels' initiative.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:36 pm Don't cry hypothetical wolf, says Gill to CWG officialsSports minister MS Gill on on Monday, strongly reacted to the security concerns raised by some participating nations of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:26 pm Commonwealth Games head backs Delhi safety plansNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Security planning for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is on track and concerns that safety fears could scupper the event are premature, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:22 pm LG eyes 32% share in refrigerator marketIn line with its plans to garner 32 per cent share in an estimated 14 lakh unit domestic refrigerator market, Korean electronic major LG today announced the launch of 22 new models in the frost-free refrigerator category.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:02 pm SC admits Sebi pleas against Tatas' former brass, othersThe Supreme Court today admitted petitions challenging a sectoral tribunal's judgment that set aside Sebi's order that banned former Tata Finance Managing Director Dilip S Pendse from the securities market for two years for allegedly violating insider trading norms.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 2:00 pm CPI sticks to stand on Ponnani seat - Indopia
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:59 pm Indian banks' NPAs likely to go up in FY10: ING VysyaIndian banks may face rising non-performing assets (NPA) in the next fiscal because of the economic slowdown, financial services major ING Vysya said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm Gold snaps momentum, sheds Rs 60Gold prices snapped its gaining spree and dropped by Rs 60 per 10 grams on the bullion market here today due to fresh offerings by stockists on the back of fall in the overseas markets.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Sreeram Iyer is COO of Standard Chartered, IndiaStandard Chartered Bank on Monday said that it has appointed Sreeram Iyer as the chief operating officer for its India operations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:47 pm Pakistan defuses crisis, agrees to restore judgeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government agreed on Monday to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry as chief justice in a surprise move to defuse a crisis and end agitation by lawyers and activists that had threatened to turn into violent confrontation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:39 pm Daily turnover of MCX rises to Rs 19,000cr on metals pushThe average daily turnover of leading commodity exchange Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) has increased to over Rs 19,000 crore on the back of metal and bullion trading.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:37 pm India's GDP growth to stabilize around 7%: CMIEIndia's real GDP is projected to grow by seven per cent in FY 10, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:37 pm Two IEDs detected, defused in SrinagarMilitants' plan to set off massive explosions at Srinagar-Airport road and Srinagar-Baramulla National highway on Monday was foiled.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:34 pm No aspirations for top post: AIADMK chiefAIADMK chief Jayalalithaa does not not appear to have any problem with the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's ambitions to become the prime minister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:31 pm Govt screens 29 applications for Trai chief; disqualifies 16The Search Committee for selecting the next Telecom regulator has disqualified 16 applicants, including former telecom secretary D S Mathur as his application came in before the advertisement for the post.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm Hindalco to go for financial restructuring, EGM on April 2Aluminium major Hindalco is going for financial restructuring so that huge costs incurred by it on acquisitions do not impact the operating results, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange in a filing today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm With Karat at helm, Amar rules out joining Third FrontAmar Singh ruled out the possibility of his party joining the Third Front saying with CPI-(M) leader Prakash Karat at its helm, he saw no such hope.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:28 pm Won't sell stake in Indonesian coal mines: Tata PowerTata Power today set to rest speculation that it was trying to sell its stake in two Indonesian coal mines owned by PT Bumi Resources.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:26 pm Goldman Sachs sees deflation in India next monthAlready witnessing a sharp decline in inflation, India would see deflation or reduction in general price level from next month due to slackening demand, financial services firm Goldman Sachs said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:19 pm BSP to contest all Lok Sabha, Assembly seats in Orissa - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:17 pm Thirumavalavan meets Karunanidhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:17 pm Cong promises seat reservation for Limboo-Tamang!Congress on Sunday promised to reserve seats for Limboo and Tamang communities in the state legislature if comes to power in the coming assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Sikkim.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:01 pm BodhTree partners with Red HatCity-based IT service provider BodhTree Consulting has entered into a strategic partnership with Red Hat as independent software vendor (ISV), the company said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm Regulator plans separate agency to probe air accidentsIndia's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has assured its US counterpart that India will soon have a separate agency for investigating air accidents, a government official said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm CPI-M assures review of 123 AgreementNew Delhi, Mar 16 : The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has emphasised on the review and re-working of the 123 Agreement with the US for civil nuclear cooperation in its election manifesto released today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 1:00 pm SC seeks response from colleges on ragging incidents!The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Principal and Registrar of a HP medical college as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for the death of student Aman Kachroo allegedly due to ragging.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm India is more secure now than three months ago: Chidambaram!Asserting that India was more secured now than it was three months ago, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday warned that the country`s reply to any attack on its territory like the one in Mumbai "will be severe".Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm Narendra Modi is frontline leader of communal forces: Sharad Pawar!On a campaign trail in western Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar and Narendra Modi derided each other, with the Maharashtra strongman describing the saffron campaigner as the "frontline leader" of communal forces in the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh not to contest Lok Sabha polls!Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday said that he will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm Former Jharkhand CM Babulal Marandi extends support to Third Front!Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and MP Babulal Marandi has extended support to the Third Front.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm Venkaiah terms Third Front as `parking lot`!Doubting success of the Third Front, senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday termed it is as a "parking lot" for the political parties.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm India says readying energy efficiency trade policyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is pressing ahead with a trading scheme centred on energy efficient certificates that could possibly expand to renewable energy, the country's climate change envoy said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm LIC Housing cuts home loan rates by 75 bps"We have cut lending rates for existing customers by (75 basis points) from April 1. We have seen our cost of funds coming down in the recent period and this decision (to cut rates) is in consequent to that," LIC Housing Finance (LICHFL) Director and Chief Executive R R Nair said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:55 pm LTTE forcibly recruits UN staff member and three dependentsUnited Nations on Monday said one of its staff members and three of their dependents have been forcibly recruited by the LTTE.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm Sri Ram Sene chief Muthalik banned from Mangalore - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Pawar hoodwinked by Congress on premiership, says Modi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Jaya plays down differences with Mayawati, defends 3rd Front - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:04 pm UGC to issue strict measures against ragging - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:04 pm Advani bats for one rank, one pension demand of ex-servicemenReaching out to the aggrieved retired defence personnel who have been demanding one-rank one-pension, LK Advani said he wants the BJP to incorporate this demand.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm No rift within party, says Advani but Jaitley remains miffedBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday dismissed reports of any rift within the party over Sudhanshu Mittal's appointment as co-coordinator for election campaigning in the northeastern states.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm SAARC literary fest ends in AgraA four-day SAARC literary festival ended here Monday with a declaration calling for greater involvement of poets, writers and intellectuals in containing terrorist activities which affect lives of millions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm BJP announces seven candidates for Lok Sabha pollsNew Delhi, Mar 16 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released names of seven candidates from Assam for the Lok Sabha elections.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Holi courtesy call lands Bihar police chief in troubleBihar police chief D.N. Gautam and Additional Director General (headquarters) Neelmani may face action for flouting the pre-election model code of conduct by visiting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence on Holi last week, official sources said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Apex court cracks whip against raggingTaking note of the death of a student and an attempted suicide by another due to ragging, the Supreme Court Monday issued notices to the heads of two educational institutions asking why contempt proceedings should not be launched against them for failure to prevent ragging.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Motorcyclist falls off Palam flyover, eight killed in last eight daysA man was killed and another critically injured after their motorcycle fell off the Palam-Dwarka flyover in the national capital Monday, the police said. As many as eight people have died on the stretch in the last eight days.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Dutt asks Muslim clerics to pray for himBollywood star and Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow Sanjay Dutt Monday met prominent Muslim clerics and urged them to pray for him so that he gets the Supreme Court's permission to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Growth to slow to 6.5 pct in FY09 - ING VysyaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian economic growth will likely slow to 6.5 percent in the current fiscal year and drop further in the next year, an economist at ING Vysya Bank said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am Over 8500 Railway officers booked for fraudulent practicesIndian Railways has ordered departmental action against more than 8,500 officers for their alleged involvement in various fraudulent practices.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Two IEDs detected, defused in Srinagar - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am Holi courtesy call lands Bihar police chief in trouble - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:39 am Advani bats for one rank, one pension demand of ex-servicemen - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 16 Mar 2009 | 11:28 am Personal computer sales dip 19 percent in Q3Personal computer (PC) sales, including desktops and laptops, declined 19 percent in the October-December quarter as against the year-ago period, an industry lobby said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:01 am Jharkhand traders protest rising crime rateTraders here Monday closed their shops till noon to protest the killing of three businessmen in Jharkhand in one month.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am CPI(M) pushes financial regulationNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), India's most influential hard-left party, called on Monday ahead of a general election for state control of the financial sector and restrictions on foreign investment to overcome an economic slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:51 am Markets pull back into greenIndian equities pulled back into the green Monday afternoon after having slipped into the red around noon. A key index was ruling almost two percent higher about an hour before the closing bell.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am ELECTION EYE - Mayawati says to go it alone in voteNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. The sources of reports are in brackets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 9:08 am Home Ministry asks IPL to get security assurance from statesA crucial meeting between Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers and Home Ministry officials Monday turned out to be inconclusive as the central government once again raised concerns over providing security for players, spectators and venues during the tournament.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:01 am Bengali actor's campaign stage collapsesBengali film actor-turned-politician Shatabdi Roy suffered minor injuries Monday after her stage collapsed in West Bengal's Birbhum district where she was campaigning for the Trinamool Congress.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 8:00 am iGate sees Satyam bid below current mkt price -TVBANGALORE (Reuters) - U.S.-based outsourcer iGate Corp's bid for fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd will be well short of the current market price, its chief executive told a television channel on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:06 am HCL bags $350 million outsourcing deal from Reader's DigestHCL Technologies, a leading global IT solutions major, Monday announced a $350-million deal from Reader's Digest spread over seven years to provide a wide range of outsourcing services.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 7:01 am Debutant Alok shines in dull 'Baaji'Film: 'Baaji'; Director: Shidlaghatta Sreenivas; Cast: Alok, Raani, Anant Nag, Rangaayana Raghu, Kishor and Layendra; Music: G.R. Shankar; Rating: *1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:31 am India headed toward deflation: Goldman SachsThe Indian economy is headed towards deflation, which could raise unemployment, even as its central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was expected to cut the cash reserve ratio by some 150 basis points, says Goldman Sachs.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 6:01 am Markets open in the greenIndian equities markets opened in the green Monday, with a key index ruling 0.19 percent higher than its last closing figure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am State funding of polls still a far cryThe Lok Sabha elections are just a month away, but state funding of polls, regarded by many as the perfect pill to cleanse the country's electoral system of the influence of black money, remains a far cry.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2009 | 4:30 am China's Panchen Lama says Tibet needs CommunistsBEIJING (Reuters) - The Tibetan anointed by Beijing as the region's second-ranking spiritual leader was quoted by Chinese state media as saying that Tibet could only have a "bright future" under Communist Party leadership.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:51 am "Race to Witch Mountain" takes first at box officeLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Disney family adventure "Race to Witch Mountain" outran superhero movie "Watchmen" to take the top spot with $25 million in this weekend's contest at the North American box office.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Mar 2009 | 3:21 am BSP to go it aloneNEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party would go it alone in the Lok Sabha elections and made it clear that the issue of the prime ministerial candidate of the Third Front would be decided ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Siddique reinstated as YC presidentTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Youth Congress (YC) on Sunday reinstated T. Siddique as president of its State unit. In a dramatic U-turn to the decision made on Saturday, general secretary of the Youth Congress Nyamar Karbak announced that the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Youth killed in accident, brother survivesTAMBARAM: A 19-year-old youth died on the spot when he was run over by a tanker on Grand Southern Trunk in Meenambakkam on Sunday morning. His younger brother escaped with injuries in his legs. Tambaram Traffic Police (Investigation) ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Two suspected thieves lynchedThey were allegedly trying to steal electricity cablesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Nawaz Sharif defies house arrest, leads ‘long march’Reports talk of government-PML(N) agreementSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Third Front leaders resolve to work for defeat of BJP, CongressNEW DELHI: Leaders of nine political parties, which are working for a third national alternative, on Sunday resolved to work together to defeat the Congress and the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. “We shall work together to form an ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Mayawati, Third Front leaders join handsNEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and leaders of the Third Front, barring the AIADMK, joined hands at a dinner hosted by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister wherein they resolved to work for forming a non-Congress, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am 3 Pakistanis heldShillong: Three Pakistani nationals, suspected to be linked to the Inter-Services Intelligence, were arrested in Meghalaya while entering the country from Bangladesh, official sources said here on Sunday. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Poll security: State for tougher measures230 companies of Central forces sought, says Additional DGP (Law and Order)Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Gowda, Naidu to prepare campaign issuesThey include agrarian crisis and the UPA government’s loan waiver schemeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am
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