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Ramadoss, Velu quit Manmohan ministryHealth minister Anbumani Ramadoss and minister of state for Railways R Velu on Saturday resigned from the union council of ministers, two days after the PMK quit the Congress-led ruling coalition.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:10 pm Taufik Hidayat storms into Indian Open finalTalismanic Indonesian shuttler Taufik Hidayat stormed into the men's singles final of the Indian Open, here on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:09 pm Court issues warrant against sitting MPA local court here has issued a bailable warrant against a sitting MP from Bhillor ordering him to appear before it on May 28.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 1:02 pm Congress releases list of 16 candidates for OrissaA list of 16 candidates was announced by the Congress on Saturday for Lok Sabha elections in the state of Orissa.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:59 pm US 'actively consulted' India on Afghan-Pak policy: BoucherThe Obama Administration has said it had "actively consulted" New Delhi during the comprehensive review of its Afghan-Pakistan policy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:54 pm Union Bank of India-Tata pact for NanoUnited Bank of India (UBI) on Saturday signed an agreement with Tata Motors for financing the Rs-one lakh Nano car.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:53 pm Gopichand lives a dream through academyFormer badminton ace Pullela Gopichand says he is living a dream by grooming 90-odd shuttlers in his academy here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:49 pm CBI files final report in anti-Sikh riot case against Tytler - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:44 pm Pakistan's Zardari backs Sharif govt return in PunjabISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday he would recommend the ending of central rule in Punjab and support the return of a government led by rival Nawaz Sharif's party in the province.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:43 pm CBI files final report in anti-Sikh riot case against TytlerThe CBI filed its final report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, allegedly involving senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:42 pm Saving UPA government was a big blunder, says Amar SinghSamajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh has claimed that saving the UPA government during the trust vote was a big blunder.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:38 pm Jade Goody's sons will not attend her funeralLate Brit celebrity Jade Goody's sons will not be attending her funeral, as they may find it very upsetting.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:37 pm Prince William enjoys night out at Guy Ritchie's London pubPrince William was recently spotted enjoying a night out with a friend at filmmaker Guy Ritchie's London pub, The Punchbowl.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:35 pm Hasina condemns Pak blast, wants effective anti-terror actionSheikh Hasina dubbed the perpetrators as enemies of "peace, democracy and Islam" and favouring coordinated action to combat terrorism in the region.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:29 pm Australia turns the lights out for Earth HourSYDNEY (Reuters) - Lights went out at Sydney's famous Opera House and Harbour Bridge on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event in which landmarks and homes go dark for an hour to highlight the threat from climate change.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:25 pm China marks "emancipation" of Tibet with new holidayBEIJING (Reuters) - China marked its inaugural Serfs' Emancipation Day on Saturday with testimonials by Tibetans on the merits of Communist rule, denunciations of the Dalai Lama and vows to crush any attempts at independence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:19 pm Salman Khan to campaign for CongAfter roping in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, the Congress will bring another Bollywood star Salman Khan to campaign for the party in Uttar Pradesh.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:10 pm Dhoni may be EC 'Poll Ambassador'The Election Commission is keen to rope in film stars and popular sportspersons like cricketer M S Dhoni with "non-political background" as Poll Ambassadors.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:05 pm Kodnani, Patel remanded in police custody till April 1 - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:03 pm Sonia can debate if PM can't: AdvaniWith Manmohan Singh refusing the debate offer, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Saturday said that PM could ask Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the same.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:02 pm Fire near Taj Mahal causes alarm!A fire that broke out near the Taj Mahal caused widespread alarm before it was doused after an hour, officials said Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm BIT student files FIR against seniors alleging ragging!A student of BIT, Sindri here has lodged an FIR against four senior students charging them with ragging, hours after the authorities debarred him from appearing in mid-semester for his alleged misbehaviour with a girl student.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm Criminals attack police, injured in firing!Two criminals were shot at by police when they allegedly attacked the officials with weapons Saturday morning, police said here.Source: Zee News : States | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:01 pm No assurance to Cong on govt formation: PMK!With Congress hoping that its estranged allies would return to UPA-fold after the elections, PMK on Friday said it has not given any "assurance" to Congress on supporting it in government-formation.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Advani criticises Manmohan Singh for not fighting LS elections!BJP`s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on Friday said that if NDA is voted to power they will amend the Constitution so that only members of Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister of the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Varun Gandhi arrives in Pilibhit to court arrest!The stage is set for another political drama to be played out in Uttar Pradesh, with BJP`s Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi arriving in Pilibhit to court arrest.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Obama administration says no to Kashmir!The United States has categorically ruled out involving itself in the Kashmir issue.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Is NCP divided between Pawar and Sangma? !The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) appears to have split into two groups - one led by Sharad Pawar and the other faction headed by former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm CPI announces list for LS, Assembly polls in AP!The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday released its list of candidates for the general elections and the Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh.Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 pm Third Front response good: BasuProjecting the Third Front as the 'real alternative' to Congress and BJP, veteran marxist leader Jyoti Basu has claimed the initiative is getting 'good response'.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:59 am Kodnani, Patel in custody till April 1Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani and ex-VHP leader Jaideep Patel were on Saturday remanded in police custody in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:48 am Gold declines on weak global cuesGold prices fell by Rs 50 to Rs 15,300 per 10 gram in the national capital on Saturday on emergence of selling by stockists sparked by weakening trend in overseas market.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:47 am .B. Patnaik missing from Congress's first Orissa list - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:43 am Murderer at 18 acquitted after 11yrsThe sessions court in Mumbai has acquitted a 29-year-old man arrested for murdering a senior citizen eleven years back after it was proved that he was then a juvenile, as per the amended Juvenile Justice Act.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am Australia, New Zealand kick off Earth Hour campaignThe 25-hour energy-saving marathon officially began in Sydney with a spectacular switch to darkness for an hour before spreading to more than 80 countries.Source: The Times of India | 28 Mar 2009 | 11:23 am PM sees scope for interest rate moderationNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday plenty of liquidity and low inflation gave room for further interest rate cuts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:59 am Big Story: Varun gets two-day judicial custody - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:55 am PM asks RBI to look into high interest ratesPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today informed industry leaders that he has asked the Reserve Bank to look into the issue of high interest rates coming in the way of reviving economic growth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:36 am PM urges India Inc to be sensitive - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:32 am Mahyco to focus on abiotic-stress resistant seedsBiotech company Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company Ltd plans to focus on developing abiotic-stress resistant seed varieties over the next five years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:23 am Court to hear CBI plea for lie detection on Raju on Apr 1The defence counsel were supposed to file the counter on Saturday but sought time from the court till Wednesday. The counter would be filed and the matter would be heard on the same day.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 10:19 am BJP rules out single-party rule - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:54 am AIADMK allots seven Lok Sabha seats to PMK - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:50 am BJP rules out single-party ruleSenior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M Venkaiah Naidu asserted that a single party rule in the country was impossible in near future.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:49 am Help clean up mess, have stimulus for 2010: IMF to G20Ahead of the G-20 Summit in London next week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Friday urged the participating world leaders to make cleaning up the financial sector as their top priority and ensure that the stimulus money is available next year too.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:15 am Ramadoss, Velu to hand over resignation to PMPMK nominees in the UPA Cabinet Anbumani Ramadoss and R Velu will today resign from their ministerial posts, party sources said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:10 am Indian economy needs more stimulus in 2009-10: AhluwaliaThe Indian economy needs more stimulus in the next fiscal to counter the impact of global economic slowdown, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:07 am Central Bank cuts BPLR by 50 bps from April 1Public sector lender, Central Bank of India, today said that it has reduced its benchmark prime lending rate by 0.50 per cent to 12 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:04 am Ramadoss, Velu to resign todayNew Delhi, Mar 28 : The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) nominees in the Union Cabinet, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and Minister of State for Railways R Velu, will resign today from their ministerial posts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:01 am Over one million devotees throng Rajasthan shrine for NavratrasMore than one million pilgrims thronged the famous Kaila Devi shrine in Rajasthan, waving red flags and singing religious songs to mark the start of the nine-day Navratras festival.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Scale the heights of adventure withNew Delhi, March 28(IANS) If you are adventurous and fancy an adrenaline rush, then the sixth edition of the Himalayan Odyssey is right up your street. It's a 15-day road journey that promises to leave you with a sense of achievement as you ride a motorbike on the tough and torturous tracks of the Himalayan region.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am China cradle of rice cultivation, indicates new evidenceNew Delhi, March 28 : Archaeologists have come across new proof which determines that China is the cradle of rice cultivation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Varun Gandhi jailed over hate speechesBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi was Saturday sent to jail here until Monday after he surrendered in a court over his reported hate speeches.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Indian equities end week on a high as global cues strengthenIndian equities markets climbed several notches into the green in the week just ended, enthused by strong sentiments across global bourses and short covering on account of futures and options contract expiry Thursday. A key index closed 12.06 percent higher than its previous weekly close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am PMK to contest seven Lok Sabha seatsThe PMK and the AIADMK Saturday formally announced a seat-sharing pact for the Lok Sabha election, with the PMK set to contest six seats in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 9:00 am Varun sent to jail,three injured in police firing] before which he surrendered earlier in the day in connection with a case filed against him for his hate speeches.The hearing on Varun's bail plea will come up on Monday. The surrender application w...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 8:45 am Family legacy and the Varun effect] political life. Column after column by Padma Shris in the media have created an atmosphere where supporting Varun has become a sin. Why? The simple reason is that the farmhouse of Gandhi-Nehru polit...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 8:45 am India face uphill task after following-onAt the end of Day 3, the tourists, following-on after being dismissed for 305, were 47 for 1 in their second innings, still 267 runs behind the Kiwis.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 28 Mar 2009 | 8:45 am New Zealand take control against IndiaNAPIER, New Zealand (Reuters) - New Zealand need nine wickets in two days to level the series against India after they seized control of the second test on the third day at McLean Park on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 8:23 am Cong copying my popular scheme: Raman Singh - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 8:14 am Naveen Patnaik files nomination for assembly - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 7:52 am Crisis of faith at Teresa's missionary? - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - India | 28 Mar 2009 | 7:49 am PM seeks industry view on India's G-20 stancePrime Minister Manmohan Singh today reviewed the current economic situation with top industry leaders and sought their views on India's stand at the G-20 summit in London for a way out of the global crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 7:40 am UPDATE: Varun surrenders, remanded to judicial custodyIn a bid to make political capital, Varun Gandhi today surrendered before a local court in connection with a case against him for hate speeches after which he was arrested and sent to judicial remand till Monday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Mar 2009 | 7:34 am The week that was: Most popular on ReutersREUTERS - Here is a roundup of the most popular stories over the week from the world of business, politics, general news and entertainment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Mar 2009 | 6:18 am Singur people want Nano back: BuddhadebGlobal auto major Tata Motors may have moved out its Nano plant from the state but the people of Singur still want the project, says West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 5:31 am BJP happy to play second fiddle in Punjab, HaryanaUnable to create a statewide mass base for itself, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is forced to be in the shadow of regional parties in Punjab and Haryana.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 4:30 am Sunil Mittal joins US think tank boardSunil Mittal, chairman and managing director of India's Bharti Group, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington think tank.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 4:30 am Will Varun Gandhi be arrested in Pilibhit?A large number of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers gathered in Pilibhit Saturday morning waiting for Varun Gandhi to arrive and possibly get arrested for reportedly making hate speeches.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 4:00 am Shift to South Africa could make IPL bigger: Preity ZintaPreity Zinta, who co-owns Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab, says the Twenty20 tournament moving to South Africa is like 'asking an actor to perform in a theatre where nobody knows him', but the Bollywood star also hopes the shift helps in making the event bigger.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Mar 2009 | 2:00 am Contractors’ association threatens to stop all construction workMADURAI: The Madurai Corporation Registered Contractors’ Association has threatened to stop all construction works if the local body did not pay for the works completed as early as 18 months back. Its president P. Raju said that ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Root out Al-Qaeda, Obama tells PakistanNew Afghan war strategy unveiled; U.S. vows to wipe out terrorists from PakistanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Coimbatore comfortable on the power frontSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Network to collect recyclable waste soonCHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will create a separate network of non-governmental organisations, rag pickers and other agencies to collect non-biodegradable waste. The initiative, to be launched after Lok Sabha elections, is aimed at ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Prisoners in State denied voting rightsPrison rules do not have provisions to enable prisoners to exercise franchiseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Miscreants attack Assam MP’s convoyGuwahati: Two party workers were injured when miscreants attacked the convoy of Congress candidate for Assam’s Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency Mani Kumar Subba at Borigaon on Friday. Mr. Subba, the party’s MP from the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am The gap has narrowed considerablyThe Congress is not as well positioned as before with the TDP-led alliance throwing a serious challenge and Chiranjeevi’s Praja Rajyam adding a new dimension to the electionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Varun Gandhi withdraws bail pleaNEW DELHI: Varun Gandhi, BJP candidate from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday withdrew his anticipatory bail application from the Delhi High Court. On March 20, the court granted Mr. Gandhi interim ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am “It has become fashionable to say news channels work for TRPs and money”Chameli Devi Award conferred on The Hindu correspondentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Indian fisherman dies in Pakistan custodyIslamabad: Bhambania Laka of Gujarat, who was among 74 fishermen arrested by Pakistani authorities on Tuesday, has died in custody. Forty-seven-year-old Laka was brought dead to a state-run hospital in Karachi, officials of the Maritime ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 28 Mar 2009 | 12:00 am Iran, India, other nations have Afghanistan stake: ObamaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that many nations, including NATO partners and also countries like Iran, India and China, have a stake in achieving security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 8:27 pm PM should contest for Lok Sabha seat: AdvaniThe Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani said Friday that Manmohan Singh should muster the courage to contest polls from a Lok Sabha seat instead of seeking re-election from the Rajya Sabha to become the country's prime minister.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm BJP contesting all West Bengal seats to help Left: MamataTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday charged her former ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with having put up candidates in all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in order to help the state's ruling Left Front.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm It will be non-Congress, non-BJP government now: BhattacharjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said that neither the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be able to cobble up a majority to return to power at the centre.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm Nano launch a conspiracy against me: MamataFour days after the launch of the Nano in Mumbai, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday alleged that the event was timed with the LokSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 6:00 pm Manmohan should fight Lok Sabha to be PM: AdvaniBharatiya Janata Pary's (BJP) prime ministerial aspirant L.K. Advani Friday reiterated his call to Manmohan Singh to contest the Lok Sabha polls instead of becoming prime minister as a Rajya Sabha member.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Mar 2009 | 5:02 pm Gujarat minister arrested over religious riots caseAHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Police arrested the child welfare minister of Gujarat on Friday for leading a mob that attacked Muslims during one of the country's worst religious riots seven years ago, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Mar 2009 | 1:29 pm
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