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Railway court grants bail to Karshima Kapoor in 12-yr-old caseA Railway Court here on Tuesday granted bail to actor Karishma Kapoor in a criminal case dating 12 years back.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:32 pm Akhtar can make a return to Pak team for Oz seriesPakistan's chief selector Abdul Qadir has said that Shoaib Akhtar can return to Pakistan duty if he proves his fitness.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:27 pm Rupee falls by 25 paise against dollarIn tandem with local equity markets amid month-end dollar demand, the Indian rupee washed off its initial gains and ended lower by 25 paise to 50.70/71.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm Pakistan to name ODI squad for Oz series after April 1Pakistan is likely to name its squad for the ODI series against Australia after April 1.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm Govt cancels tenders for 22 IAF attack helicoptersTenders for purchase of 22 attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), issued in May last, has been cancelled, Defence Ministry sources said on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:24 pm Not given nomination, BJP MP from Bihar quits partyBJP MP from Araria, Bihar resigned from primary membership of the party alleging the "democratic process" was not followed in allocation of party tickets.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:22 pm Goody's mum Jackiey breaks down over Mothers Never Really Die poemGoody's mum Jackiey Budden cried as she read the poem Mothers Never Really Die that had been left outside the house by a fan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:21 pm Bangladesh security forces seize arms from Islamic schoolBangladesh security forces on Tuesday seized a large cache of weapons including revolvers, shotguns and bomb making materials in a raid on a Islamic school.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:20 pm Petition seeks trial of Musharraf on treason chargesA man named Zahid Hussain filed the petition in the apex court's Lahore registry. The petition claimed that Musharraf had "violated the constitution" two times.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:19 pm Goody's mum, hubby plan on giving her "the perfect send-off"Jade's mom Jackiey and Jack Tweed have been working on the final plans of the funeral so as to give her the "perfect send-off".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:19 pm NACIL to select banker for $1-bn loan in a monthMumbai, Mar 24 (PTI) National Aviation Company of India (NACIL) today said that it would take a decision on mandating a banker for raising $1.06-billion loan to purchase aircraft within a month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm IPL shift won't hamper international cricket in India: MiandadJaved Miandad believes that relocation of the IPL will not have an adverse impact on international cricket in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm JNUSU demands speedy enquiry into violence!Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union on Monday asked the varsity official to expedite the enquiry against three ABVP activists, whose rustication order from the hostel was stayed by the Delhi High Court.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm President elevates three Addl Judges to Judges!President Pratibha Patil on Monday elevated three additional judges of the Kerala High Court to judges while issuing orders for three appointments to the post of additional judge in the Bombay High Court.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm IPL franchisees turn to BCCI to deal with financial lossIPL franchisee owners are turning to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to deal with commercial issues as potential loss looms large following the shifting of the Twenty20 cricket tournament out of the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm `Recognise the terror challenge within Pakistan`!India has told the US to confront the reality that terrorism posed a great challenge within Pakistan, noting that the international war against terrorism cannot be segmented with various militant groups cemented in their ideology.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm J B Patnaik unlikely to be fielded by Cong in state polls!Orissa veteran J B Patnaik is unlikely to be fielded by Congress for the assembly polls in which the party wants to start on a clean slate to oust Naveen Patnaik from power.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Delhi Police `crack` Soumya, Jigisha murder cases!Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved the murder mysteries of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and IT executive Jigisha Ghosh after interrogating four persons in connection with the latter`s murder.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Assam Chief Minister under scanner for receiving funds from tea industry!The Election Commission is set to hear a complaint against Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by taking a "political donation" from the tea industry.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Ramadoss may quit: Sources!Health Minister A Ramadoss may quit in the wake of PMK-AIADMK tie up, according to party sources.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm `India links CTBT signing to nuclear disarmament`!India has asserted it would not sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty - a top non-proliferation priority of the Obama administration - unless the world moves "categorically towards nuclear disarmament in a credible time-frame."Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Sonia Gandhi to release Congress` Lok Sabha poll manifesto today!With `aam aadmi` continuing to be its watchword, the Congress is expected to announce a series of promises for the common man in its manifesto to be released on Tuesday by party chief Sonia Gandhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm DMK shuts door on PMK ?!DMK on Monday virtually shut the doors on PMK which is reported to be veering towards an alliance with AIADMK for coming Lok Sabha polls with party chief M Karunanidhi not naming it among its front partners.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm BPO employee smothered by robbers: Police!Police on Monday said that the 28-year-old call-centre employee Jigish Ghosh, who was found murdered in adjoining Faridabad, was smothered to death and the motive behind the crime appeared to be robbery.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm PM pays obeisance at Golden Temple!PM Manmohan Singh has arrived at Golden Temple for a thanks-giving after his successful surgery.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:09 pm Sikh gp opposes Tytler, Sajjan poll bidA Sikh group on Tuesday expressed displeasure over Congress' decision to nominate Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar for the Lok Sabha elections from Delhi, alleging that they were yet to get a clean chit in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:07 pm KG basin D-6 field gas to lower India fiscal deficit: GoldmanGlobal financial services firm Goldman Sachs today said gas production from the Krishna Godavari basin D-6 gas field by end-March 2009, would help in reducing India's fiscal deficit and is also likely to provide "some downside protection" to economic growth rate.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:06 pm Shah Rukh, Preity to campaign for CongressThe Congress said that Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta will canvass for the party in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm Crompton to acquire 41 pc in Avantha Power for Rs 227 crElectrical equipment maker Crompton Greaves today said it will acquire a 41 per cent stake in Avantha Power & Infrastructure for Rs 227 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:04 pm Airbus plans to set up manufacturing base in India in 3-4 yrsMajor aircraft maker Airbus Industrie plans to have a manufacturing base in India in the next three-four years, a top company official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Reuters poll sees Congress coalition losing groundNEW DELHI (Reuters) - An alliance led by the ruling Congress Party has lost ground over the last week amid coalition squabbles, but is still likely to win India's next general election, a Reuters poll of 14 leading analysts has predicted.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Airbus to set up manufacturing base in India in 3-4 yrsMajor aircraft maker Airbus Industrie plans to have a manufacturing base in India in the next three-four years, a top company official said on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:57 am FACTBOX - Poll manifesto of Congress partyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Congress party said on Tuesday in its election manifesto that it would include a hugely subsidised food scheme in new measures to protect farmers and the poor from the impact of the global slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:56 am Traffickers prey on disaster-hit children in India - agenciesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Hundreds of children left vulnerable after devastating floods in eastern India are being trafficked to work as bricklayers, domestic servants and even sold as brides, aid agencies say.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:53 am Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta to campaign for CongressUnion MoS for home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said actors Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Govinda and Nagma will take part in the party's rallies and roadshows.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am SRK, Preity Zinta to campaign for CongressUnion MoS for home Sri Prakash Jaiswal said actors Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Govinda and Nagma will take part in the party's rallies and roadshows.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:52 am J&K encounter toll rises to 24: ArmyTroops in Kashmir shot dead five militants on Tuesday, bringing the death toll on both sides from several days of forest gunbattles to 24, the army said.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am BJP accuses EC of dual standards, says it must take action against ... - 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Source: Google News India - India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:36 am Brain waves could predict every day blunders: StudyIt may sound unbelievable but researchers have claimed that everyday blunders, like hitting one's head or accidentally knocking over a cup of coffee, can be predicted in advance by distinct brain wave patterns.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:33 am Varun had the guts to speak the truth: MuthalikSri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has come out in support of BJP's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi, who stirred controversy with his alleged anti-Muslim speech.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am Varun had the guts to speak the truth: MuthalikSri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has come out in support of BJP's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi, who stirred controversy with his alleged anti-Muslim speech.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:32 am Soumya murder solved, claim Delhi police - Indian Express
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Source: Google News India - India | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:14 am MCX, BSE in talks for crossholding, technology sharingThe country's top stock exchange BSE and its counterpart in commodity trading MCX have initiated a dialogue to explore a tie-up entailing sharing of technology for cross-holding to gain global markets.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 11:10 am Congress manifesto pushes rural help, jobsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The ruling Congress party said on Tuesday in its election manifesto that it would include a hugely subsidised food scheme in new measures to protect farmers and the poor from the impact of the global slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:43 am Cheers, rose petals as Pakistan's top judge returnsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Black-suited Pakistani lawyers cheered and threw rose petals as Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry returned to work on Tuesday more than a year after he was sacked by a military ruler.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:39 am Polls for 10 LS, 70 Assembly seats notified - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:24 am Five more militants killed in Kupwara encounter - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:21 am Modi, Majola meet at undisclosed place for crucial IPL talksIndian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi will meet Cricket South Africa CEO Gerald Majola at an undisclosed venue this afternoon to discuss the possibility of hosting the second edition of the Twenty20 event here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:20 am Govt recovers Rs 18,000 cr taxThe government's direct tax collection of Rs 3,12,000 crore as of March 17 includes Rs 18,000 crore recovered by taxmen from regular tax payers and corporate assesses who were trying to understate their liabilities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:15 am MRPL to buy Cairn output from Rajasthan fieldsThe government has named Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, a unit of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, as the buyer of Cairn India's initial output from its prolific Rajasthan oilfields that are expected to begin production within a month from now.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 10:15 am Essar, BG keen on taking capacity at Dabhol LNG terminalEssar, GVK and British Gas are among the companies that have expressed interest in taking capacity at the Dabhol LNG terminal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:57 am India cancels attack helicopter tender - EADS execNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has cancelled a tender for 22 attack helicopters, an official from EADS said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:30 am Salvation rites offered through snakes in Bihar!A man conducted religious rites for the salvation of his parents' souls in the presence of two snakes in Bihar's Gaya town after his neighbour dreamt that the snakes were his parents.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Police arrest four men, say they were behind Vishwanathan, Ghosh murdersDelhi Police Tuesday said they had arrested four men who were behind the murders of two young working women whose killings - one six months ago and one over the weekend - had rocked the capital.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Hong Kong-based telecom firm to invest $300 mn in IndiaHong Kong-based Pacnet, one of Asia's leading telecommunications service providers, Tuesday said it will invest $200-300 million in India over the next two-three years.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am US seeks applications from Indian teachers to study EnglishThe US-India Education Foundation is seeking applications from young Indians, currently teaching English at college level or training to be English teachers, to train them in the US universities. In return, they would be required to teach one of four Indian languages.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Jharkhand temporary teachers to field poll candidatesUnhappy with their payscales and working conditions, temporary teachers in Jharkhand have decided to either field their own candidates for the elections or support those who will fulfil their demands.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am PM blasts Advani, calls him opportunistPrime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday described Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani as an 'opportunist' and said his only contribution to 'national welfare' was his role in the demolition of the Babri mosque.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Runaway soldier arrested with Rs.5.9 mnA Rashtriya Rifles soldier, who had decamped from Jammu and Kashmir with over Rs.5.9 million meant for his colleagues' salaries earlier this month, has been arrested in his home state of Chhattisgarh, police say.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Singh, Patel among most common surnames in UK. The results of the research can be found at a website which lets people trace where their surnames originate from. To create the site, researchers examined the names of 360,000,000 people currently ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am VIPs who checked out the NanoThe Tata Nano is perhaps the Tatas' biggest gift to the world. It might very well be the turning point in the history of the automobile sector in India. No other car from India has generated so much i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am Red meat raises risk of cancer, says studyRed meat lovers have been warned of being at higher risk of cancer or heart attack, while those who consume white meat do not have the same effect, a study has said.According to The Age, the study rev...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am India has room to ease monetary policy - AhluwaliaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's growth is seen slowing to 6.5 percent in the fiscal year that ends on March 31, below official forecast of around 7 percent, and there is room for more monetary easing, a senior government official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 8:34 am PM: economy to revive in big way in 6-7 mthsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy will revive in a big way in six to seven months as stimulus packages start to take effect, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 8:05 am ELECTION EYE - Congress agrees deal with key allyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (Items are from own sources unless stated.)Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2009 | 7:15 am A Hindutva champion, a murder accused, a rebel... Varanasi has it allWith a known Hindu hardliner, a murder accused as well as an influential party rebel in the fray, the electoral battle in this Hindu pilgrim town is getting hotter by the day. Among the most prominent candidates is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, who has switched from Allahabad to Varanasi this time in search of better prospects.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Mar 2009 | 3:01 am PM reaches Golden Temple for thanks-givingA devout Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday morning arrived at Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines popularly known as Golden Temple, for a thanks-giving after his recent successful coronary bypass surgery.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Mar 2009 | 1:00 am Advocates return to court after more than a month of boycottCHENNAI: Advocates resumed work on Monday ending their boycott of courts, which lasted more than a month, bringing relief to the litigant public. However, the High Court complex was sans police personnel and the recently introduced ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am What motivated AjmalMumbai: Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ could have been inspired by the high regard shown to him by the people in his village. Police sources have indicated that when Ajmal returned home from his training camp, he saw that he ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Priyanka’s ‘advice’ to VarunLUCKNOW: Priyanka Vadra, cousin of Varun Gandhi, on Monday advised him to read the Bhagvad Gita and try to understand the meaning of the religious text. Ms. Vadra, who is on a two-day visit to her mother Sonia Gandhi’s ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress, NCP pact in place26 seats for Congress and 22 for NCP in MaharashtraSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Notification issued for first phase pollsNew Delhi: Notification for the first of the five-phase Lok Sabha elections beginning on April 16 was issued on Monday by President Pratibha Patil. The first phase covers 124 seats spread over 17 States and Union Territories. Notifications ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am A battle along familiar linesThe contest in Kerala is bi-polar in most constituencies and there is no evidence of a wave in the StateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am An ‘outsider’ vs local candidatesThe official map of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency resembles a “V.”. But who will emerge victorious at the end of the day in this constituency that is attracting global attention because one of the contestants has ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am BJP, Varun say EC has exceeded jurisdiction“He will remain party nominee in Pilibhit”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am The people’s car rolls outMUMBAI: The Tata Nano has finally arrived. Unveiled first in January 2008, the people’s car was launched commercially here on Monday amid great fanfare and expectations. The rear-engine car will be available in three variants. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Congress promises 6 kg. rice in manifestoHYDERABAD: The Congress party’s election manifesto has promised to enhance the quota of subsidised rice by 2 kg for each individual and assured power supply for nine hours daily to the agriculture sector. The increase in the rice ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am West Bengal rues missed Nano, but politicians continue to bickerThe little Nano may have quit West Bengal around six months ago, but the glittering launch of the Rs.100,000 car in distant Mumbai Monday kicked off a political row here as people rued afresh the missed chance for the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 6:30 pm Mohun Bagan prevail 2-1 over ChiragPowered by a Bhaichung Bhutia brace, Mohun Bagan returned to the winning path prevailing 2-1 over Chirag United in a I-League match here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 6:30 pm U.S. to work with India on nuclear non-proliferationWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to build on a U.S.-India civilian nuclear power deal to work with the Indians to strengthen the global non-proliferation system, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:26 pm Saina looking for a good finish in Indian OpenIndian badminton sensation Saina Nehwal is upbeat about her chances in the star-studded Yonex Sunrise Indian Open Gold tournament starting here Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:02 pm As Nano rolls out, blanket of grief engulfs SingurA blanket of grief enveloped this rural hamlet as global auto major Tata Motors rolled out world's cheapest car Nano from its stable Monday in Mumbai. A section of locals chose not to see the live telecast of the Nano launch.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:02 pm India gets the world's cheapest car in little NanoSix years after promising Indians the world's cheapest car that meets both their aspirations and budgets, the Tata group commercially launched the little Nano here Monday despite roadblocks, with bookings for the first set of 100,000 vehicles slated from April 9-25 and deliveries from July.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:02 pm 'Nano launch unfortunate day for West Bengal'Pillorying the opposition for its 'most destructive' agitation that forced Tata's Nano project out of West Bengal, the state government Monday said the launch of the small car in far-off Mumbai was an 'unfortunate day' for the state. Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress-led agitation had forced the project out, said she couldn't care less.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:01 pm Detailed price of Nano variants in Mumbai, DelhiThe following is the price list of Tata Nano variants in Delhi and Mumbai:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 5:01 pm Tips for interested buyers of NanoFollowing are a few pointers for interested buyers of Nano:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Mar 2009 | 3:31 pm
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