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Intelligence agencies warn of heightened threat to politicosIntelligence agencies have warned of a "heightened" threat from across the border to some political leaders during the Lok Sabha elections.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:56 pm Zardari may face fresh trouble, this time from familyThough details of the interview have not been posted on Barak's website, a media report suggested Zardari may face another crisis of credibility.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:55 pm BJP should withdraw Varun's candidature: YechuryGandhi, on his part, has claimed that the video footage of his speech was "doctored" and a "political conspiracy" hatched to malign him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:53 pm I want to photograph Lalu and Mayawati, says Raghu RaiThe 66-year-old photographer who is known to have done extensive work in photo documentation, and is a member of Magnum Photos.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm KP could captain England ODI sideKevin Pietersen is in line for a dramatic recall as England captain, just 10 weeks after being axed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:48 pm Shilpa in no hurry to marry Raj KundraAbout the huge heart-shaped ring, 33-year-old Shilpa said, Raj gifted the beautiful ring on Valentine Day this year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:46 pm Younis likens current Pak cricket crisis to Woolmer tragedyPakistan captain Younis Khan on Wednesday, likened the current crisis facing the country's cricket to the trauma of being "treated like criminals".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:45 pm ICICI Bank mulls hiving off ATM operationsICICI Bank, the country's biggest private lender, is believed to be exploring ways of hiving off its ATM management and points of sale terminals into a separate entity.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:39 pm Info provided by Pak on its Mumbai probe sketchy: India - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:18 pm Maytas Infra board to meet tomorrowMaytas Infra, a company promoted by the kin of disgraced founder of Satyam B Ramalinga Raju, today said its board will meet tomorrow to approve, among other things, appointment of O P Vaish and Ved Jain as directors of the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:18 pm MPA to move SC against Cabinet decision to impose President rule - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 1:10 pm Malaysia's Maxis Communications commits $10 bln to AircelNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Malaysia's Maxis Communications Bhd, which owns 74 percent of Indian mobile operator Aircel, has committed $10 billion for the expansion of its Indian unit, its chief executive said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:48 pm IOC may respond to RIL's invitation for petrol pumps JVState-run fuel retailers including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) are likely to respond by this weekend to Reliance Industries' (RIL)proposal for forming a joint venture for reviving 1,432 petrol pumps it had closed last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:46 pm Chidambaram asks leaders to move carefully during polls - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:45 pm Domestic institutions net buyers of Rs 526crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 526.34 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm BJP speaks in two voices over Varun hate speech - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:37 pm Advance tax from top 50 firms up 10.5% in Q4The government has collected 10.5 per cent more advance tax from 50 largest corporate tax payers in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year-on-year, but the impact of slowdown is clearly visible, with 36 per cent of these companies coughing up less payment during the period.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm Chirajeevi in talks with parties for poll symbol - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:23 pm Julia Roberts bans her kids from becoming child actorsHollywood actress Julia Roberts has forbidden her kids from becoming child actors.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Bal Thackeray lauds Varun!Even as he faces flak over his alleged communal speech, Varun Gandhi has received support from Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who has lauded his statements.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm Naxal-police exchange fire, one policeman killed in Giridih district of Jharkhand!A policeman was killed during an encounter with the Maoists near Meharpahari in Giridih district, a senior police officer said Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm Rohtang Pass to reopen in April for the first time in 20 years !For the first time in 20 years, the majestic Rohtang Pass, located at an altitude of 13,050 feet in Himachal Pradesh`s Kullu district, will be reopened in the first week of April.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm Varun's anti-minority statement condemnable: NitishVarun, a scion of the estranged Gandhi family, had drawn a flak from leaders of several parties, including his own, by his alleged communal remarks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm CPI may climb down to save Kerala Left bloc - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Mayawati will lead the next Govt. at Centre: BSP - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm Three ex-Cong men get BJP tickets in GujaratThree former Congressmen have got the Lok Sabha ticket from BJP, indicating exodus from ranks and files of Congress before the crucial Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:04 pm IMF sees India's inflation at 2% in FY10International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects India's inflation to hover around 2 per cent during 2009-10, mainly on account of declining commodity prices and weakening demand resulting from economic slowdown.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Modi cites security concerns for taking out Delhi, JaipurModi explained that if Delhi and Jaipur desire to conduct IPL matches they need to talk directly to the MHA and get the clearance.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Little Nano carries a big burden for India's TataSANAND, India (Reuters) - What a difference a year makes. In early 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its Nano to a rapturous media reception as the snub-nosed, 4-seater with a 100,000-rupee ($1,945) price tag created a new category of super-cheap cars for the masses.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am LIC hikes stake in 11 firms for Rs 6,450 crCashing in on the current lower value of different stocks, the Life Insurance Corporation has increased its stake in as many as 11 firms, including SBI and ICICI Bank, so far this year through open market transactions worth a little more than Rs 6,400 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am Cong strikes back, seals seat-sharing deal with JMMSmarting under Bihar snub, the Congress today struck back at RJD by sewing up a seat sharing agreement with JMM in Jharkhand leaving Lalu Prasad just two seats his party had won in the last elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am Ashok Leyland to set up captive vehicle finance armCommercial vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland today said it will set up a captive vehicle financing arm by the middle of the next fiscal to cater to the hinterlands.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Police hunting for Karnataka's 'moral cops' - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am Ex-DM, SP cry foul, talk injustice - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:25 am Congress-SP alliance in tatters - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:16 am Austria's Fritzl admits murder and enslavementST POELTEN, Austria (Reuters) - Josef Fritzl, who fathered seven children with a daughter he imprisoned and raped in a cellar for 24 years, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to enslavement and murder, reversing his denial of the charges.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Varun Gandhi denies anti-Muslim hate speechNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Varun Gandhi, great-grandson of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and scion of a family dynasty, said on Wednesday he was a victim of political conspiracy over allegations he made inflammatory comments against Muslims.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 10:06 am India on top despite New Zealand fightbackWELLINGTON (Reuters) - Daniel Vettori and Jesse Ryder both struck centuries to lead a New Zealand fight back in the first test against India at Hamilton on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am Varun Gandhi should be arrested: Kapil SibalSlamming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi for his alleged communal speech and his unapologetic stand, union minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said there was no place for people like him in politics and he should be arrested.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 8:01 am India 3G auction unlikely before polls - officialNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A global 3G spectrum auction planned by India is unlikely to happen before month-long general elections that begin in mid-April, the country's top telecom official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 6:13 am Polish contract killer nabbed in Goa to be extradited to GermanyThe Polish contract killer who was arrested in Goa last week following an Interpol notice will be extradited to Germany, where he allegedly murdered a construction magnate in November 2008, police officials here said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:02 am Rohtang Pass to reopen in AprilFor the first time in 20 years, the majestic Rohtang Pass, located at an altitude of 13,050 feet in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, will be reopened in the first week of April, officials said here Wednesday. It is usually opened to traffic in May.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:02 am Chidambaram to review security situation in J-K todayJammu, Mar 18 : Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir today to review the security situation in the State.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:01 am 'Ek' is a raw action film like 'Ghajini', says SivanSangeeth Sivan says his 'Ek - The Power of One', starring Nana Patekar and Bobby Deol, is a raw action film like blockbuster 'Ghajini' and he is confident it will do well. The film has Bobby jumping down 14 stories in a stunt scene.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am India will be big technology innovator in next decadeEconomists have been predicting it, stargazers have been forecasting it, and now the technology trend watchers are saying it - the coming decade is surely going to belong to India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:00 am These skills can save your jobndian students can become employable if they just improve their communication skills. This statement is not more than just a myth. While communication is an important skill, the complete set of employ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:07 am Move more, eat less"M ove more, eat less; it makes perfect sense," says Rita (Shah) Batheja, dietician and nutritionist, who was the recent recipient of the 2009 Diabetes Care and Education Legislative Activity Award of...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:07 am U.S. mulling expanded covert war in Pakistan - reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his national security advisers are considering expanding the covert U.S. war in Pakistan far beyond the tribal areas near the border with Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:05 am India to host OZ Davis Cup tie in ChennaiThe hard court of Chennai's Nungambakkam Tennis Centre will host the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia in May, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) said on Tuesday.The Asia-Oceania Group I ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:04 am No friendly fight between Cong, SP in UPIf getting numbers can make opposites attract, parties with similar ideologies should technically have an easier time striking alliances. But that's hardly the case.Similar party profiles means the sa...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:04 am American taxpayers only losers in AIG messThis is Obama's outrage at the world's largest insurance firm AIG and he now wants to stop the company from paying out millions in executive bonuses.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:04 am 26/11 leads to spurt in voter registrationThe bloody terror attack in Mumbai on November 26, 2008, made angry citizens take to the streets and demanding a change in the system.Few believed the mood would last. But more than three months later...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:04 am ELECTION EYE - Cracks appear in ruling allianceNEW 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 | 18 Mar 2009 | 3:53 am Asia climate policy on track despite recession, pollsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Asia's biggest carbon emitters face dual challenges this year that risk undermining their fight against climate change -- a global recession that's crippling domestic business and elections in a pivotal year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 3:42 am Katrina focussing on two 'difficult films'After a slew of out and out comedies like 'Namastey London', 'Partner' and 'Singh Is Kinng', Katrina Kaif is now working on two 'difficult' films - Prakash Jha's political drama 'Rajneeti' and Rajkumar Santoshi's romantic comedy 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'- and the actress wants to devote extra time and thought to the projects.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 3:02 am Bobby Deol shot fight scenes in heavy rainBobby Deol didn't bother about the pouring rain and freezing temperature while shooting fight scenes in muddy fields for Sangeeth Sivan's 'Ek - The Power of One' in Punjab in December, leaving producer Jaswant Khera highly impressed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 3:01 am IMF sees India's growth rate slowing dramaticallyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - India's economy is slowing dramatically and uncertainty surrounding the outlook is unusually large, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:05 am Lalu, Paswan strike a dealIn Bihar, RJD to contest 25 seats, LJP 12; Congress given a mere threeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Attack on gurdwaraLondon: One of London’s most important gurdwaras housing priceless religious books, has been gutted in a suspected racist attack , a report said on Tuesday. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Egypt to open inner chamber of pyramidCAIRO: Travellers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old “bent” pyramid, known for its oddly shaped profile, and other nearby ancient tombs, Egypt’s antiquities chief announced on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Varun communalising situation: CongressParty obtaining CDs of his speeches for legal examination to lodge formal complaintSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Stop Hindu Samajotsava, poll panel urgedChief Electoral Officer asks for written complaints from Congress, JD(S)Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Appointment of 14 additional judges clearedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Charles, Camilla meet a veteranQUITO: Prince Charles and his wife Camilla have met the last surviving member of a subspecies of giant Galapagos tortoise, and they came away impressed by his girth. Upon seeing the tortoise called Lonesome George, Charles said to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Varun in trouble for inflammatory speechesElection Commission orders filing of criminal casesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress rejects Bihar seat-sharing accordNEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday described the seat-sharing arrangement for Bihar proposed jointly by allies, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) as “unacceptable” but maintained that the United ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am It’s between Lalu and Congress: PaswanNew Delhi: Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan said on Tuesday the allotment of seats to the Congress in Bihar was a matter betwen Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and the Congress. “We tried to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am No Pakistani players in Indian Challenger squashPakistan players have stayed away from the $30,000 PSA Indian Challenger squash meet beginning here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:31 pm India wants Pakistan to act fast in Mumbai caseFour days after India responded to Pakistan's 30 questions in connection with the Mumbai attacks, New Delhi Tuesday asked Islamabad to act fast in bringing the perpetrators of the carnage to justice and underlined that it will do everything it can to encourage this process.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:31 pm Stronger Pakistani PM in India's interest: Brajesh MishraAmid shifting power equations in Pakistan, former national security adviser Brajesh Mishra said President Asif Zardari could not deliver on promises despite being 'warm' towards India, adding a stronger Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani would be a better bet for New Delhi to deal with Islamabad.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 6:30 pm Krishnam Raju not included in BJP's second list for AndhraTelugu film actor and former union minister U.V. Krishnam Raju did not figure in the second list of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the Lok Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh, adding to the speculations that he was planning to join the ruling Congress.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:01 pm Samajwadi Party's doors open for Shatrughan Sinha: Amar SinghSamajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Tuesday said his party's doors were always open for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha if he does not consider the party 'untouchable'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:01 pm Strategic junction ahead of last LTTE stronghold captured: Sri LankaAdvancing Sri Lankan troops captured a strategically important junction lying ahead of the last stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence ministry said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Mar 2009 | 5:00 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 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 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. 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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 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 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 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 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 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
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