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About 40 million people live in slums: OfficialThe statistic highlights the prevailing poor infrastructure and haphazard environmental condition in urban areas across the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 1:14 pm IOC seeks 50% partnership in RIL's petrol pumpsState-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has sought a 50:50 partnership with Reliance Industries (RIL) for operating the private firm's closed 1,432 petrol pumps.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:48 pm Mayawati announces list, puts money on party hoppers, criminalsWhile Arun Kumar Shukla, a history sheeter from Luckow, has been fielded from Unnao, DP Yadav will contest from Badaun.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:44 pm IPL spends big on securityBullet-proof buses, armoured SUV's and an international security firm to manage it all, the IPL will be spending big on protecting its players.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:42 pm BSNL announces nationwide launch of Blackberry solutionsBharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd announced the countrywide rollout of its blackberry solutions on the 3G network by launching Blackberry smart phones.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:39 pm Verma's supporters meet Advani; decide to hold mahapachayatSupporters of Pervesh Verma, who has been denied a ticket by the BJP, have decided to hold a mahapanchayat of Jats on Sunday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm Geithner takes responsibility for AIG bonus fiascoTimothy Geithner, has taken the responsibility for the controversy over $165-million executive bonus paid by troubled insurer AIG after getting the taxpayers' money.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm Geithner takes responsibility for AIG bonus fiascoTimothy Geithner, has taken the responsibility for the controversy over $165-million executive bonus paid by troubled insurer AIG after getting the taxpayers' money.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:34 pm RBI to announce annual credit policy on April 21The RBI's credit policy is significant as it comes amid fears of further deterioration in the global economy and its consequent impact on the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:32 pm Reese Witherspoon forced to give up pork after buying daughter a pet pigWitherspoon's nine-year-old Ava has fallen in love with the pig, and named him after legendary civil rights leader Booker T. Washington.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:32 pm I&B ministry asks channels not to telecast footage on AjmalSuspecting that a video clip of Ajmal court hearing has been leaked, govt has advised television channels not to broadcast it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm FIIs net sellers of Rs 149cr in cash mkt todayForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 149.18 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pm We are making "best" efforts to resolve toy dispute: ChinaChina is doing its "best" to resolve through bilateral talks the dispute on the import of its toys by India, which has imposed safety restrictions on the Chinese products, prompting Beijing to raise the issue at the WTO.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:17 pm Not responsible for Varun's speech: BJP to ECDistancing itself from Varun Gandhi's hate speeches, the BJP today told the Election Commission that his remarks do not represent the views of the party even as it asked the poll panel to check the genuineness of the CD containing the comments.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm BJP fielding candidates discarded by Cong in Gujarat: Cong!Congress on Thursday hit out at BJP saying that the party has given tickets to those "who were discarded and rejected by the Congress".Source: Zee News : States | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm `Spurious` milk factory raided in Agra, nine arrested: Police !Nine people were arrested and charged with selling spurious milk following a raid on a synthetic milk factory in the Nunihai industrial estate here, police said Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Filmstars cast a spell on Andhra Pradesh election scene !Star power is exploding on the Andhra Pradesh election scene, with popular actors attracting fans and curious voters alike in thousands as they campaign for the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Time extension plea for Metro plan justified: Maytas directors!The two government-appointed independent directors on Maytas Infra board on Thursday said the company has offered valid reasons to the state government for seeking extension of time for achieving financial closure.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Bombay HC admits PIL against Sanjay Dutt!The Bombay High Court has admitted a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding that actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt be barred from contesting the general elections from Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:15 pm Chidambaram in Orissa to review security !Union Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived here on Friday to review the security situation in state in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, an officials said.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm Authorities to hold talks on Mizoram-Assam border dispute today!Talks on the border dispute between Mizoram`s Kolasib district and Hailakandi district of Assam would be held at the border village of Phaisen Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm Could be my last election: Pranab !Pranab Mukherjee has hinted that the polls could be the last hurrah of his political career.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm Hate speech: Varun Gandhi, BJP file reply to EC!Varun Gandhi, against whom a criminal case was filed over his alleged communal speeches and his party the BJP on Friday, filed their respective replies the Election Commission explaining their stand on the issue.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm Sangma meets Advani over Prez`s Rule in Meghalaya !Reportedly angry over imposition of President`s Rule in Meghalaya by the Congress led Centre, NCP leader P A Sangma on Friday called on senior BJP leader L K Advani to drum up support for his campaign against the Centre`s action.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm India is a `significant strategic partner`, says US Admiral!Describing India as a "significant strategic partner", a top US naval official on Friday said the dialogue between the two countries in the field of strategic and military relationship is much healthier than during 80s.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:14 pm Congress faces storm from within over candidates' choice - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:08 pm Half a dozen RJD leaders leave party after being denied tickets - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Petition against Chawla's continuance as EC dismissed - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Rejected ticket seekers to make it tough for BJP in Delhi - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Avesthagen ties up with Chilean biotech firmAvesthagen Limited,a leading Indian biotechnology firm, has entered into stategic alliance with Uxmal S.A., a Chilean biotechnology firm for promoting research and development of bioactives for commercialisation and use in products like functional foods and healthcare.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Court disallows IM's member plea for books for preparing examsIn the application, his counsel said the accused had already been granted permission by a MCOCA court in Mumbai to appear in the examination.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:58 am Sangma seeks Advani's help in Meghalaya - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am Retail sales top concern for Indian insurers: pollManaging sales and distribution is the biggest challenge for Indian insurers, while globally it is strong investment performance, consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has said in a latest survey.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:34 am After Varun, Maneka Gandhi gets notice for violation of poll code - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:31 am Army indicts 3 over Sopore firing incident - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:22 am Octogenarian Gandhi disciple puts best foot forwardRANCHI, India (Reuters) - At first glance he looks like India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, wearing only a knee-length wraparound and slippers, but Bagun Sumbarai is a seasoned politician bidding for a sixth stint in parliament.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:05 am SP not averse to have post-poll alliance with CongThough the Congress and the Samajwadi Party were unable to have a pre-poll alliance, SP General Secretary Amar Singh today indicated that his party is not averse to have an alliance with the UPA-led government.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:01 am Pak approves opening Wagah-Attari trade routeThe Pakistan government has approved the start of bilateral trade with India through the Wagah-Attari road link and the development of infrastructure to facilitate commerce.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 11:00 am BSP releases candidate list for UPBSP chief Mayawati today released the list of party candidates for all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and announced that she would launch her nationwide campaign from Kerala tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Mar 2009 | 10:57 am BSP releases candidates list for UP; more Brahmins, fewer Dalits - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 10:50 am BJD asks BJP not to help Congress - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am I am getting old, this could be my last election: Pranab - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Mar 2009 | 10:47 am Nano launches Monday, but wait not over yetMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors will launch the much awaited Nano, slated to be the world's cheapest car at less than $2,000, on Monday but it may be the middle of the year before it is seen on Indian roads.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:59 am How the Mumbai police broke Ajmal Kasab26/11 Mumbai Attacked, one of the first books on last winter's murderous acts of terror, explains the reality behind the attacks. It reiterates the chilling reality that India is under grave threat an...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am Sonia to start campaignNatarajan said that Sonia Gandhi will kickstart the Congress campaign from Davangere on March 23. The Bharat Nirman campaign of the Congress will focus on the common man unlike the India Shining campa...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am Why the US is losing foreign graduatesForeign students who graduate from U.S. universities with degrees in science and engineering are increasingly leaving the U.S. to pursue job opportunities in their home countries, according to a repor...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am Sangma meets Advani, KaratCentral rule in Meghalaya , senior Nationalist Congress Party leader P A Sangma on Friday held discussions on the issue with opposition leader in the Lok Sabha L K AdvaniSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:20 am Lalu Prasad, Ram Vilas Paswan meetRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan met at Lalu's home in Delhi late on Thursday night.The meet came a day after the Congress expre...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am Satyam board meets to evaluate proposalsThe Satyam board met today to evaluate the proposals of the suitors for acquiring up to 51 per cent stake in the crisis-ridden IT company among other issues.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:17 am Omar favours withdrawal of AFSPA in KashmirNew Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has favoured the withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state, saying that the situation was "normalising" there."I bel...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:11 am Uk credit card details on sale in IndiaLONDON: Revealing a case of data theft by a call centre employee in India, a UK-based media group has unearthed a racket allegedly involved in selling credit card details of British customers in Ne...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:05 am Pak anti-terror court remands Mumbai suspects to judicial custodyISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has remanded three LeT operatives arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Mumbai attacks to judicial custody for 12 days. Judge Sakhi Mohammad Kah...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:04 am SP not averse to have post-poll alliance with CongVADODARA: Though the Congress and the Samajwadi Party were unable to have a pre-poll alliance, SP General Secretary Amar Singh indicated that his party is not averse to have an alliance with the UP...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:04 am Tendulkar scores ton as India take controlHAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar scored 160 for his 42nd test century to guide India to a dominant position at the end of the third day of the first test against New Zealand at Seddon Park on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 9:03 am 'Gulaal' stirs politics ahead of general pollsMUMBAI (Reuters) - A dark, angry film exploring the labyrinthine underbelly of Indian politics is winning handsome reviews from critics just as the country gears up for general elections beginning in April.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 8:18 am 'Slumdog' kids turn models at India fashion weekNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The child stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" relived their Oscar night fairytale at one of India's premier fashion events, walking the ramp in glitzy designer outfits far removed from their own humble origins.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 8:08 am IPL seeks 80 bullet-proof vehicles - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Twenty20 cricket league organisers are looking for 80 bullet-proof cars and buses to transport players as they bid to secure government clearance for their tournament, local media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 7:50 am Satyam board meets as bid interest deadline nearsBANGALORE (Reuters) - The board of Satyam Computer Services Ltd began a meeting on Friday as the deadline neared for suitors to submit their expressions of interest in acquiring a majority stake in the fraud-hit Indian outsourcer.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 6:50 am Confusion of sexuality at its infancy in 'Straight'Film: 'Straight'; Cast: Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag, Anuj Chaudhri, Sid Makkar; Director: Parvati Balagopalan; Rating: **1/2Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 6:31 am ELECTION EYE - Congress ally NCP bargain hardNEW 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 | 20 Mar 2009 | 4:17 am Designer Ranna Gill sees global as the way to goMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - For globally renowned Indian designer Ranna Gill, one collection fits the world.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Mar 2009 | 4:07 am Chick lit novelist Advaita Kala writing maiden Bollywood scriptBest-selling chick lit writer Advaita Kala, author of 'Almost Single', is writing a script for a Bollywood film.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Cocktail of glamour, sports at Manish Malhotra's WIFW showWith cricketers Aakash Chopra and Murali Kartik sashaying down the ramp, and Bollywood beauties Amrita Rao and Sophie Chaudhary supporting him, designer Manish Malhotra served the audience a cocktail of sports and glamour at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Spectre of protectionism haunts emerging markets: IMFWith demand for exports falling, investment slumping, and cross-border lending drying up in a spreading economic crisis, emerging market countries are increasingly concerned about protectionism, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 3:30 am Love without the food of music - 'Aloo Chat' crew shows howThis one may make it to the 'Believe It Or Not' category. When the song 'Dhadke Jiya' was choreographed for the film 'Aloo Chaat', there was actually no song playing during the shoot and the lead actors - Aftab Shivdasani and Aamna Shariff - had to get cosy on Delhi streets and assume there was music being played.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 3:00 am Nandita Das sees 'no reason' to screen 'Firaaq' for ModiGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has apparently expressed keenness to see Nandita Das' directorial debut 'Firaaq', which is about the 2002 communal riots in the state that targeted the Muslim community and left over 1,000 people dead. But the actress-filmmaker sees 'no reason' to hold a special screening for him.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Mar 2009 | 2:30 am Communalism, casteism nation’s foes: ManmohanTerms Varun Gandhi’s inflammatory remarks ‘unfortunate’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Businessman held for raping daughterMumbai: A businessman, who allegedly raped his daughter over a period of nine years following a tantrik’s advice for getting rich, his wife and a tantrik were arrested on Wednesday in Thane district. The tantrik was known to the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am 7-year jail for TelgiAhmedabad: Abdul Karim Telgi, kingpin in the fake stamp paper scam, was on Thursday sentenced to 7 years imprisonment by a local CBI court. It rejected his plea for a minimum term for health reasons. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Varun seeks anticipatory bailNew Delhi: Varun Gandhi, BJP candidate for the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the criminal case filed against him for his alleged inflammatory communal ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am LDF announces list of candidatesJanata Dal (Secular) leaders walk out of LDF panel meeting; likely to quit frontSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Hotel owner gets life term in murder caseCHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Thursday convicted P.Rajagopal, proprietor of the Saravana Bhavan hotels, under section 302 IPC (punishment for murder) and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment. The court reduced the total fine ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am CIA chief meets ChidambaramNEW DELHI: Terrorism, post-26/11 Mumbai terror strike, the security scenario in South Asia, the situation in Pakistan and Bangladesh and cooperation in operational areas of security were some of the topics that came up for discussions which ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Lawyers to end boycott of courtsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Meghalaya brought under Central ruleNEW DELHI: Meghalaya was brought under President’s rule on Thursday and the Assembly kept under suspended animation. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson here, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil approved the decision ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Grand Alliance gears up for first listConfusion prevails over sharing of some seats among the partnersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress names 16 Lok Sabha candidates from KeralaEminent writer and former UN official Shashi Tharoor was named by the Congress in its list of 16 candidates who would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 6:32 pm Tharoor gets Congress ticket, calls it a 'challenge'Former UN under-secretary general Shashi Tharoor was Thursday named the Congress candidate for the key Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, and he said he would 'take this as a challenge'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 6:31 pm Noida students allege cheating, college says they damaged propertyStudents of a private management institute here Thursday complained to the police about their college cheating them by making false promises of assured placements but instead found themselves booked for damaging college property. The institute termed the incident a 'conspiracy'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 6:31 pm Italian 'slow food' movement delegation to visit KeralaA 15-member Italian delegation from the University of Gastronomic Sciences [UNiSG], an academic institution founded by the 'Slow Food' movement, will visit Kerala Saturday, the organisers said in a statement Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2009 | 5:31 pm Inflation heads towards zero; rate cuts seenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Inflation headed towards zero in early March and analysts say it will 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 | 3:14 pm
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