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Varun Gandhi refutes charge of making communal statementVarun Gandhi refuted the charge of making anti-Muslim comments and said he was strongly committed to the ideals of secularism.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:58 pm Goldman Sachs offers loan to employees: reportFinancial services entity Goldman Sachs is offering to lend money to over 1,000 employees impacted by the financial crisis, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:52 pm Coca Cola targets to be water neutral by 2012"Our target is to neutralise all ground water usage by the company in India by the end of the current calender year and become water neutral for all products and processes by 2012," said Coca Cola India Director (Quality and Environment) Navneet Mehta at a CII summit here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:50 pm Pak says Governor's rule to end soon in Punjab; reinstates CJ"I am against governor's rule (in Punjab and) will end it as soon as possible," Gilani said after president Zardari reinstated Iftikhar M Chaudhry as chief justice.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:50 pm Film exhibitors favour performance-linked revenue sharingProminent exhibitors on Tuesday, said that performance linked revenue sharing would be a win-win situation for the entire film industry.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:48 pm After lashing out at Lalu, Sadhu sets terms to join CongControversial brother-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, Sadhu Yadav on Tuesday, met union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and expressed his desire to join Congress.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:47 pm Advani's vision: Every girl a 'lakhpati' in India - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:41 pm DTH industry hit hard as rupee depreciatesThe hardening of the dollar against the rupee has impacted direct-to-home (DTH) operators adversely because they are having to offer set-top boxes (STB) at subsidised rates despite a 10-15 per cent increase in prices at which STBs are imported.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:26 pm Kashmir fake killing: Pay Rs 3 lakh in damages, ministry told - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:21 pm SCI postpones acquisition of eight ships to next yearShipping Corporation of India (SCI) today said it has postponed the purchase of eight new vessels and would now buy it in the next financial year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:20 pm Larsen in talks with PE firms for Satyam bid - paperMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro is talking to private equity firms such as Blackstone and The Carlyle Group over a joint bid for Satyam Computer Services, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:18 pm M&M could develop Obama's car for Indian politiciansMahindra and Mahindra said it could develop a vehicle on the lines of Barack Obama's official car nicknamed 'The Devil' for the country's political leadership.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:15 pm Four arrested for selling girlsTwo women and a couple were arrested for their alleged involvement in selling minor girls in the garb of a marriage bureau here, police said on Tuesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:13 pm SBI in pact with 3i for anti money laundering solutionState Bank of India (SBI) today entered into an agreement with IT-solutions provider 3i Infotech to implement anti money laundering software Amlock in the bank.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:12 pm Reliance Energy moves SC against tribunal's tariff orderA bench headed by CJ KG Balakrishnan, however, refused to give interim relief and directed that the matter will be heard on March 27, the notified date.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:12 pm Reliance Energy moves SC against tribunal's tariff orderAnil Ambani-run Reliance Energy Ltd today moved the Supreme Court challenging the sectoral tribunal's ruling that asked the firm to refund additional electricity tariffs of more than Rs 250 crore collected from multiplexes and shopping-malls in Mumbai.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:11 pm Lalu joins hands with Paswan - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm K'taka CM denies staying away from BJP CEC meetingsParty vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said that there was no question of dissidence and to say that the chief minister skipped the meeting was not correct.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:09 pm Tendulkar kidnap plot: HUJI militant confessed to their planPublic prosecutor Anita Hooda said the accused had come here to ensure release of Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HUJI) members Nasarullah Langrial and Abdul Rahim.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:08 pm No plans to tie-up with PE for Satyam: L&TLarsen & Toubro (L&T) today said it has no plans to rope in a private equity partner to jointly bid scam-hit Satyam Computer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:07 pm Airfares drop in Asia-Pacific, rise in India: studyThe global economic crisis saw air fares in Asia-Pacific region fall by an average nine per cent, but "reduced competition" in India saw them grow by five per cent in the last quarter of 2008 compared to the previous quarter, says a study.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 2:00 pm Maytas Infra seeks 6-mth extension for Metro Rail financial closureMaytas Infra Limited, promoted by the family of beleaguered Satyam Computer Services founder B Ramalinga Raju, has sought extension of time to achieve financial closure for the Rs 12,132-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) project. The consortium was to achieve financial closure for the high-profile project today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:58 pm BSP misusing govt. funds, Congress complains to poll panel - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:53 pm CIC rules out amendment to RTI Act - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:53 pm Varun's 'communal' remarks raised in BJP's CEC meet - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:52 pm PDP hits back at former Jammu & Kashmir governor - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:51 pm CIC rules out amendment to RTI ActCIC said that the Ministries of Finance and Urban Development received the maximum number of queries, seeking information under the Act.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm India says to meet direct tax collection goalNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India expects to meet its downwardly revised direct tax collection target of 3.45 trillion rupees ($67 billion) for the 2008/09 fiscal year ending on March 31, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:42 pm PW names two more for their role in Satyam auditPrice Waterhouse (PW), the audit arm of international professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, has named four of its accounting professionals as answerable to the Rs 7,800-crore corporate fraud at Satyam.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:38 pm Speaker helps Meghalaya govt survive trust vote - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:35 pm Kerala CPM-CPI tussle keeps LDF in a tangle - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:30 pm Pakistan to restore democracy in key province - PMISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's government will restore democracy quickly in its biggest and politically most important province as part of reconciliation efforts, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 1:23 pm Our Alliance will win at least 8 seats in Assam: BJP leader - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:58 pm Reuters poll sees Congress coalition leading in electionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - An alliance led by the ruling left-of-centre Congress Party is most likely to win the next general election but it could need communist support to build a majority, a Reuters poll of 14 leading analysts has predicted.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:55 pm Gangster killed in police encounter in Mumbai!A dreaded criminal was on Monday allegedly shot dead by the police in an exchange of fire in suburban Kanjurmarg, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Flights to Assam delayed due to poor visibility caused by dust storms!Three flights from Kolkata to Guwahati and one flight to Silchar in Assam were delayed Tuesday morning due to poor visibility caused by dust storms and fog here.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Varun Gandhi gets EC notice for communal remarks!Varun Gandhi, a BJP candidate in Lok Sabha polls, is in the eye of a storm for making inflammatory remarks with communal overtones which saw Election Commission slap a notice against the young scion of the estranged Gandhi family.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm EC transfers Bihar DM, SP for Union minister`s public meeting!The EC has ordered the transfer of two senior Bihar officials for allowing Union Minister of State for Home Shakeel Ahmed to hold a public meeting within the premises of a school at Darbhanga even as examinations were going on.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Army may seek Lt. Col. Purohit`s custody !The Army is likely to approach the special MCOCA court here Tuesday seeking custody of Malegaon blast case accused Lt Col Purohit.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Pawar violated code of conduct, says BJP in complaint to EC!The BJP on Monday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Union Minister and NCP President Sharad Pawar, accusing him of violating the model code of conduct while addressing rallies here.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Lok Sabha polls: Left parties give little representation to women in West Bengal !Despite championing the cause of the fairer sex, the Left parties in West Bengal have left only two of the state`s 42 Lok Sabha seats for women candidates.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Rift grows within BJP; Jaitley likely to skip CEC meet!The rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be growing every passing day, with senior leader Arun Jaitley likely to skip Tuesday`s Central Election Committee meet over his differences with party president Rajnath Singh.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Varun Gandhi says CD showing his speech was tampered with !Under attack for making alleged inflammatory remarks with communal overtones, a BJP candidate in the Lok Sabha polls Varun Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the CD containing his speech has been tampered with.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm US clears record $2.1 bn arms sale to India !President Barack Obama`s administration has cleared a USD 2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest US arms transfer to India to date.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Meghalaya govt faces trust vote!The Meghalaya House is set for a trust vote Tuesday after five MLAs` suspension Monday by Speaker.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:12 pm Dravid eyes rare test win in New ZealandMUMBAI (Reuters) - Rahul Dravid has tasted test success in every test-playing nation except New Zealand and the veteran batsman is determined to end that barren run in the upcoming series.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:04 am India, Chile sign four agreements to boost bilateral tiesNew Delhi, Mar 17 : India and Chile today signed four agreements in the areas of space, renewable energy, education and mineral resources to strengthen their bilateral ties further.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am IPL submits re-revised schedule to Home MinistryNew Delhi, Mar 17 : Organisers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday submitted a re-revised tournament schedule to the Union Home Ministry.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Two die after self-immolation over Sri Lankan issueTwo political activists who attempted self-immolation during anti-Sri Lankan government protests in different parts of Tamil Nadu succumbed to their burn injuries Tuesday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Now, Free Insulin for Diabetic ChildrenNew Delhi, Mar.17 : Diabetes mellitus Type 1 (also known as Type I diabetes, T1D, T1DM, IDDM, juvenile diabetes) is an auto-immune disease that results in the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am UPA united for polls in Bihar, RJD gets most seatsThe Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Tuesday announced they will contest the upcoming parliamentary polls together in Bihar as members of the United Progressive Alliance, with the RJD getting the lion's share of seats.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Maneka Gandhi refuses to comment on son VarunManeka Gandhi, mother of Varun Gandhi who has created a furore for his hate campaign against Muslims in Pilibhit, refused to comment Tuesday on the swirling controversy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Farhan gives Shilpa Shetty book on managing a cricket teamNew Delhi, March 17(IANS) Bollywood's multi-faceted star Farhan Akhtar pulled off a joke on actress Shilpa Shetty by gifting her a book titled 'How To Manage A Cricket Team Without Creating Controversy', authored by former Indian coach Greg Chappell.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Judge apologises for judgement overruling high court orderAdditional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Sondhi Tuesday apologised to a bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for passing an interim order of extension of lease for the Dera Bassi toll plaza in violation of high court orders.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am Kashmir house boat fearsBBC News, Srinagar The high court in Indian-administered Kashmir recently ordered that the famous house boats on Dal and Nagin lakes should be closed because they are causing too much pollutio...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:37 am India leaders blog, text to plug in to young votersWelcome to a newly-wired India, where political parties are using text messages to send updates and leaders are sprucing up their pages on social networking sites in an effort to connect with the coun...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:31 am Maneka Gandhi refuses to comment on son VarunManeka Gandhi, mother of Varun Gandhi who has created a furore for his hate campaign against Muslims in Pilibhit, refused to comment Tuesday on the swirling controversy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Farhan gives Shilpa Shetty book on managing a cricket teamBollywood's multi-faceted star Farhan Akhtar pulled off a joke on actress Shilpa Shetty by gifting her a book titled 'How To Manage A Cricket Team Without Creating Controversy', authored by former Indian coach Greg Chappell.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 10:00 am Asia's baby boomers saving more to spend more - pollSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - More Asian baby boomers are making saving a priority, but a regional survey shows that the money is just as likely to be spent on a holiday or their children as it is to cushion against an uncertain economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 9:56 am India chase rare series win in New ZealandWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand claimed an early victory ahead of the opening test against India when they kicked out a proposal to delay the start of the match by an hour, but it remains to be seen whether they will have similar success on the field.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am Telenor to have greater stake in Unitech WirelessNorwegian telecom major Telenor Tuesday said it will take 67.25 percent stake in Unitech Wireless, up from the previously stated 60 percent, for Rs.61.2 billion investment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 9:03 am Congress takes Varun Gandhi complaint to Election CommissionCongress leaders Tuesday met Election Commission officials here to complain about Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi and his alleged hate-Muslim speeches.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 9:03 am ELECTION EYE - Rift in BJPNEW 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 | 17 Mar 2009 | 8:57 am India leaders blog, text to plug in to young votersMUMBAI (Reuters) - Video clips on Youtube, updates on Facebook, blogs, and an online voter registration campaign.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 8:30 am Driving lesson nearly causes air disaster in PhilippinesA Philippine man nearly caused a disaster in an eastern city when he used an airport runway to teach his girlfriend to drive just as a passenger plane was about to land, an official said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 7:32 am RJD gets lion's share of Bihar seatsThe United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced a seat sharing arrangement for Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats - with 25 going to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 12 to the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and three to the Congress.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:32 am Sensex back in the green after negative startContinued positive cues from other Asian markets and buying across sectors helped Indian equities markets climb back into the green by late morning Tuesday. A key index which started trade in the red was back in positive terrain, ruling 0.52 percent above its last close.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:01 am Markets slip marginally at opening bellIndian equities markets slipped at the opening bell Tuesday, with a key index ruling 0.17 percent lower than its last closing figure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am Telugu film 'Mestri' takes a jibe at Chiranjeevi?The new Telugu film 'Mestri' has become a talking point in political and movie circles in the south with many saying that it takes potshots at superstar-politician Chiranjeevi. But director Suresh Krissna maintains that he never intended to hurt anybody's sensibilities.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Deepa Mehta's 'Videsh' a dream debut: actor Vansh BhardwajTheatre has been his life for 16 years but Vansh Bhardwaj says he couldn't have asked for a better entry into films than Deepa Mehta's 'Videsh', which he calls his 'dream debut'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 3:30 am U.S. OKs record $2.1 bln arms sale to IndiaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has cleared a $2.1 billion sale to India of eight Boeing Co P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the largest U.S. arms transfer to India to date.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:20 am Ban on MuthalikMANGALORE: The Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Dakshina Kannada, V. Ponnuraj, has issued an order banning the entry of Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Hanumanthrao Muthalik into the district for one year from Monday. Mangalore is the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am 3 new bacteria species foundCHENNAI: Three new species of bacteria, which are not found on the earth and are highly resistant to ultraviolet radiation, have been discovered in the upper stratosphere (more than 15 km above the earth) by Indian scientists, according to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Trailer hits car in Somnath’s convoyHowrah (West Bengal): A trailer hit a car in the convoy of Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on the National Highway at Chamrail in Howrah district on Monday. But there was no report of injury to anyone. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am MRPS places new demandHYDERABAD: In yet another move that could spell trouble for grand alliance seat sharing exercise, Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti president Manda Krishna has demanded that all four partners share 30 Assembly and four Lok Sabha seats which he ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am BCCI bid to end IPL stalemate failsNEW DELHI: The schedule for the second season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket matches continues to remain grounded in uncertainty with the Union government maintaining on Monday that there were “limitations” to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Neo-liberal policies will go: CPI(M)Party will usher in pro-poor policies, and an independent foreign policy, says manifestoSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am “The fear barrier of state terrorism is broken”But lawyers see many a slip between the cup and the lipSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Amarmani seeks bailNainital: Samajwadi Party MLA Amarmani Tripathi, undergoing life term in jail in poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case, has sought bail from the Uttarakhand High Court to enable him to contest the Lok Sabha ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Third alternative gathers momentum, says KaratNEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said on Monday the party envisaged more realignment of political forces and its effort to forge a third alternative had gathered momentum. Taking a dig at ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Litigants begin defending their casesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am
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