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Mayawati orders suspension of Pilibhit SHO!The SHO of a Pilibhit police station has been suspended on the orders of UP CM Mayawati shortly after the EC took action against 4 senior officials in connection with the anti-Muslim speeches of BJP`s LS candidate Varun Gandhi.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm BSP banking on social engineering to woo voters!With an eye on the Centre, the BSP is focusing to make its strategy of `social engineering` work in the Lok Sabha elections given the dividend it got from the formula during the 2004 polls in Uttar Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Maya`s lawyer not to oppose remand by SIT but with a rider!Gujarat Minister Maya Kodnani`s lawyer on Wednesday proposed in the High Court that he would not oppose her remand sought by Special Investigation Team (SIT).Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Police have right to protect themselves: Karunanidhi!Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said the two police officers, ordered to be suspended by the Madras HC in connection with the February 19 police-advocate clash, have the right to protect themselves if they felt aggrieved.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Man rapes daughter to get rich; arrested!In a shocking story, a 60-year-old father was arrested from Mira Road in Mumbai for allegedly raping his two daughters for the sake of becoming rich.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm CIA chief Panetta meets Chidambaram!United States` CIA chief Leon Panetta on Thursday met Home Minister P Chidambaram.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm IAF likely to get first Israeli Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems in May!The Indian Air Force is likely to receive the first of the three Israeli Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) in the second half of May this year, almost a year and a half behind schedule.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Rajdhani Express survives a powerful bomb blast in Assam`s Karbi Anglong district!Rajdhani Express survived a powerful bomb blast in Karbi Anglong district of central Assam.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Two more cases against Varun Gandhi!Two more cases pertaining to breach of Model Code of Conduct has been registered against Varun.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Six disabled girls raped by teachers!In an appalling incident, six students of a school for the deaf and dumb here have complained of rape by four teachers including the principal.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Congress asks Pawar to come clear on PM issue!Trying to settle the issue once and for all, the Congress has asked its ally NCP leader Sharad Pawar to issue clarification on the PM issue. This after Pawar voiced his political ambitions of becoming the Prime Minister.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Lalit Modi draws flak from Rajasthan governmentThe Rajasthan government lambasted IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for dropping Jaipur as a venue in the revised schedule of the Twenty20 tournament.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am Indian CEOs raise H-IB visa issue with Obama administrationThe issue was raised by the visiting CII's CEO Mission led by Bharati enterprise chairman Sunil Bharati Mittal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am Congress to contest 50-55 seats in Uttar PradeshAfter collapse of the alliance with SP, the Congress has decided to contest 50 to 55 seats out of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in UP and has begun seat sharing talks with smaller parties having pockets of influence in the state, UPCC President Rita Bahuguna Joshi said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am Axis Bank to deploy 400 fraud-tracking ATMsNCR Corporation, a technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has entered an agreement with Axis Bank to provide 400 new automated teller machines (ATMs) equipped with a surveillance solution that captures the image of the ATM user along with transaction details to prevent fraud.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am Michael Jackson might perform in American IdolReports suggest that the erstwhile 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson might perform for the popular TV show American Idol.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:44 am Slumdog child stars of meet Sonia GandhiSlumdog children Rubina Ali Qureshi and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail on Thursday had a date with Congress president Sonia Gandhi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Rihanna 'ashamed' to be seen in public with Brown: ReportRihanna faced much public criticism for reconciling with Brown just three weeks after he infamously battered her.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:42 am Rapists of disabled girls will not be spared: Himachal CM - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:38 am Eva Longoria, Nicolette Sheridan indulge in messy food fightDesperate Housewives stars Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan celebrated the 100th episode by indulging in a food fight.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am PCB has made Pakistan cricket a laughing stock: AbbasFormer skipper Zaheer Abbas has blamed the country's cricket board for making Pakistan a laughing stock.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:35 am Anna Kournikova poses for sportswear adAnna Kournikova, 27, was pictured posing on a bed of tennis balls for the ad by sportswear firm K-Swiss.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am Suggestion on revising schedule: IPL organsiers yet to respondOrganisers of the Indian Premier League matches are still to respond to a suggestion on revising the schedule for playing the Twenty-20 matches in Bangalore.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am UPDATE: Instanex FII index gains 0.57%Following the lead of Asian Indices, the Instanex FII Index closed 0.57% at 201.90, slightly lower than its level at 1500 hrs. DIIs seem to have suffered due to a sharp fall in L&T that fell 4.14% to Rs 609.55. The Instanex Top 15 portfolio was also strong, up 0.55%, indicating emergence of strong hands in the last hour of trade. Nifty was up 0.45% and Sensex was up 0.28%.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am Varun had been warned before - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am Raise standards to compete with kids of India: ObamaUS president Barack Obama urged Americans to raise their standards of education as they have to compete with the students of India and China.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am Orissa Hindu activist shot dead - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am Kolkata Port faces huge viability threat for low productivityLow productivity coupled with draught in the Hooghly river have hindered the Kolkata port's performance, the port's cargo handling capacity would fall by at least two million tonnes to around 55 million tonnes this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am No gaps in India's reply to Pak queries: SharmaMinister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma today said that India's reply to the 30 questions posed by Pakistan on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks was "enough" to take tangible action.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am Govt revises coal imports target upwards to 28.7 MTThe Power Ministry has enhanced the coal imports target of electricity generation units by about 15 per cent to 28.7 million tonnes in 2009-10 to ensure that the utilities do not reel under any dry fuel shortage.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:16 am Sony India expects lower growth next fiscalConsumer electronics major Sony India is expecting a lower growth rate in the coming financial year, a company official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am Sharif could return, parliament to be supreme: Pakistan PM - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am 'Daughter' Uma Bharati goes home to meet Advani - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 11:07 am Jharkhand villagers burn group of robbers to deathRANCHI, India (Reuters) - Angry villagers in Jharkhand burned alive eight robbers and beat four others to death, police said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:58 am Maoists kill local RSS leader in OrissaBHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Suspected Maoists shot dead a Hindu leader in Orissa, police said on Thursday, raising fears of religious clashes in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:56 am Emami to sing a common tune for all productsIn a bid to boost the identity of its lesser-known brands, FMCG major Emami India is planning a common signature tune to be played in advertisements of its various products.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:55 am Varun in fresh trouble over money dealIn fresh trouble for Varun Gandhi, an inquiry conducted by the district administration has found that the BJP Lok Sabha candidate had given money to some people in a village here in violation of the model code of conduct, a Sub Divisional Magistrate today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:40 am Naveen faces tough seat sharing talks with new 'friends' - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:36 am Naveen faces tough seat sharing talks with new 'friends'After snapping its 11-year old ties with BJP, the BJD now faces tough negotiations with its new political friends who are likely to demand a major share of the 147 assembly seats besides 10 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Orissa.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:32 am Lawyers take out "victory" rally in Chennai - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am Teacher 'beats up' children, lands in police net in Delhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:28 am India's FY09 textile exports seen flat - officialMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's textile exports for the year ending March 2009 is expected to be flat compared with the previous year, as a falling rupee offset losses in the first six months, a government official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 10:26 am India inflation heads towards zero; rate cuts seenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian inflation headed towards zero in early March and analysts tipped it would soon turn negative, opening the way for the Reserve Bank of India to cut interest rates further to prop up demand and growth.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:55 am I am not in race to be PM: Sharad Pawar - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:26 am FACTBOX - Opinion polls before general electionREUTERS - An alliance led by the Congress party is ahead in pre-poll surveys carried out by several polls in India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:24 am Thousands protest police killing in KashmirSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched in the streets of a southern Kashmir town on Thursday, accusing police of killing a Muslim carpenter, witnesses said, the second incident in a month involving security forces.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:19 am Chinese doc mistakes bra padding in X-ray for pneumoniaNew Delhi, Mar 19 : In a rather bizarre incident, a Chinese doctor mistakenly diagnosed a woman with pneumonia after he saw a shadow in the X-ray exam, which was actually the padding in her bra.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:02 am CIA chief Panetta discusses security situation with ChidambaramNew Delhi, Mar 19 : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Leon Panetta met Home Minister P Chidambaram and discussed the security situation in South Asia.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:02 am Malaysian Indian Congress says Little India is already a famous iconKuala Lumpur, Mar 19 : A Malaysian Indian Congress leader has said there is no need to rebrand or rename Little India in Klang as it is already a well-known tourism icon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Designer mirrors dismal realities of metropolis lifeNew Delhi, Mar 19 : Sombre shades of city life were reflected in designer Nitin Bal Chauhan's collection for the Autumn/Winter'09 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Designers in Delhi ready to face global meltdownNew Delhi, Mar 19 : Sales of luxury clothes have gone down as people have started feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn, but designers at the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, sounded optimistic.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Dravid, Tendulkar spearhead India to dominant 278-4 in Hamilton TestHamilton, Mar.19 : A dominant India on Thursday were just a run short of New Zealand's total of 279 in their first innings in the first Test being played at Seddon Park in Hamilton, thanks to three half centuries from the blades of Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Shibu Soren to fight both Lok Sabha and assembly pollsThe Jharkand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress Thursday finalised a seat-sharing deal in Jharkhand with former chief minister Shibu Soren contesting both Lok Sabha polls and an assembly by-election.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Jharkhand villagers kill 12 dacoitsVillagers lynched four dacoits and burnt eight to death in Jharkhand's Pakur district, police said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Tension prevails in KarnatakaEighteen police platoons were deployed in Karnataka's Puttur town after violence erupted over the thrashing of three boys in an incident of moral policing, an official said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Little Rubina, Azhar have date with Sonia GandhiAll dressed up and smiling, the child stars of Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' - Rubina Ali Qureshi and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail Shaikh - came from the shanties of Mumbai and met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Mumbai businessman arrested for 'raping' daughters - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 19 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am India officials dismisses Sri Lanka's security concernsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian cricket officials downplayed security concerns surrounding their Twenty20 league next month after the Sri Lankan board said it would review the situation before allowing its players to participate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 7:59 am Recession the fashion at India Fashion WeekNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - India's biggest fashion event started on a dark note in New Delhi with designers using the global recession and emotional depression to set a sombre trend for their autumn/winter collections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 7:33 am Fearing attacks, India steps up security for leadersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian authorities are stepping up security for political leaders, fearing possible militant attacks as a general election approaches, home ministry officials and police said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 7:27 am Karat reaches out to Congress partyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prakash Karat, head of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said he would be open to talking to the ruling Congress party to support the formation of an alternative "Third Front" government after an upcoming general election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Mar 2009 | 7:03 am I got into TV at right time: Shilpa ShuklaShilpa Shukla made her presence felt with the role of Bindiya Naik in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer hit film 'Chak De! India'. Now, when she is proving her mettle on the small screen, the actress maintains there wouldn't have been a better time to take the plunge.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 3:30 am Punjabis dominate Bollywood releases this seasonIt's time for bhangra. Three films to be released in the next fortnight will have one common theme - a Punjabi background.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 2:30 am 'Firaaq' a graceful, glorious homage to human spiritFilm: 'Firaaq'; Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Raghuvir Yadav, Sanjay Suri, Tisca Arora, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash; Director: Nandita Das; Rating: ****1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am Security beefed up at Bhakra Dam after LeT threatSecurity at the Bhakra Dam in Himachal Pradesh has been beefed up following reports from central intelligence agencies that terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) intended to target the mega hydro-electric project.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 1:01 am Centre extends ban on pulses exportNEW DELHI: To augment availability and check prices, the Centre on Wednesday decided to continue with the zero customs duty on import of pulses and extended the ban on export of pulses, except kabuli chana, by another year till March 31. This ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Varun’s rallies to be video-trackedHe and party to reply to notice by 11 a.m. FridaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am TrainingKOCHI: All polling officials who are to be deployed for duty during the coming Parliament election will be given training., Central Election Commission Secretary K.F. Wilfred has said. — Special ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Political parties in State get ready to oppose ‘gag’ order by policeIt is perceived to be in conflict with the right to freedom of expressionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Chidambaram reviews J&K securityJammu: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday asked the security forces and police to remain on high alert in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. “The turmoil in Pakistan is not giving us comfort and therefore ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Double tumbler’ system still in vogue hereKRISHNAGIRI: Gandhiji called them ‘Children of God’. But Dalits in villages such as Mavanatti, Devanthotti, Urigam, Kottaiyur and Thakkatti in Thali block of Krishnagiri district are subjected to the pernicious practice of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am ‘I am a proud Hindu’NEW DELHI: BJP candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency Varun Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated that the tapes of his speech aired by some channels were “doctored” and there was a “political ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Shiv Sena asks BJP to back Varun GandhiMUMBAI: The Shiv Sena has come out strongly in support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency, Varun Gandhi, whose alleged communal remarks have raised a controversy. In an editorial in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am MRPS ultimatum to GA48 hours to recognise it as alliance partnerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress, JMM clinch dealNEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday announced a seat-sharing agreement with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for the Lok Sabha elections. The two parties would contest seven and five seats respectively in the State, leaving the remaining two ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Railway passenger robbed, set afire in Greater NoidaA railway passenger was attacked by robbers who set him ablaze for refusing to part with his money and valuables and then threw him out of the train, the police said Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 6:32 pm Two leopard skins seized in DehradunTwo leopard skins were allegedly seized Wednesday from a person in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:31 pm Madhya Pradesh BJP gets three new membersThe ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh got a big boost Wednesday when three prominent political leaders belonging to different parties joined it ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:31 pm West Bengal okays IPL scheduleThe decks were cleared for holding the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Kolkata with the West Bengal government Wednesday giving formal approval to the latest schedule drawn up by the authorities of the cash-rich league.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:30 pm IPL team visits Chhattisgarh to assess stadiumA three-member team of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Wednesday visited the Chhattisgarh capital to assess the facilities at a 60,000-seating capacity cricket stadium here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 5:30 pm Third Front can ask Congress support to form government: KaratThe Third Front could ask the Congress to support it to form a government in a post-poll scenario, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2009 | 4:30 pm
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