Remember Parliament attack: Sonia to Advani

Advani, before pointing a finger at UPA, should recollect that the attack on Parliament took place during the NDA regime besides the riots in Gujarat, Sonia Gandhi said.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:34 pm

Mulayam's choice Nafisa takes potshots at ally Kalyan

Realising her gaffe, she quickly tried to make amends, saying everybody "deserves a second chance".
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:34 pm

Shoaib set for another comeback to Pak team

"I would definitely want to see Shoaib in the team for the Australia series," chief selector Abdul Qadir said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:25 pm

Amar seeks to justify naming Nafisa as nominee - Economic Times


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:24 pm

BJD's betrayal a blessing for BJP in Orissa: Modi - Times of India


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:14 pm

N.Korea launches rocket, provokes global outcry

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a long-range rocket on Sunday, provoking international outrage and prompting the U.N. Security Council to call an emergency meeting.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:09 pm

Pak Taliban claim Islamabad attack

A senior Pakistani Taliban commander says the group carried out a suicide attack against a paramilitary camp in Islamabad that killed eight members of the security force.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:09 pm

Pappu Yadav's wife joins Congress - Hindu


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:08 pm

Brawl among Tihar jail inmates leaves nine injured

Nine inmates of the high-security Tihar Jail here were injured Sunday after two groups of the prisoners clashed, using blades and iron strips, over allocations of cells, officials said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:00 pm

Dismantling terror setup in Pakistan

Amid a wave of terror blasts in Pakistan, India Sunday said dismantling terrorist infrastructure was in Islamabad's own 'interest'.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:00 pm

Third Front certain to win Lok Sabha polls, asserts Karat

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Sunday said it was now 'thousand percent confirmed' that the Third Front with the Left parties in the lead would form the government at the centre after the Lok Sabha polls.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:00 pm

Tytler let off, Cong in the dock for 1984 riots - IBNLive.com


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:36 pm

Pranab not to rule out alliance with Left - Hindu


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:20 pm

Varun refuses to meet investigating officer - Hindu


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:20 pm

Country needs strong NDA to ensure safety and security: Modi

Narendra Modi said "weak and old" Congress has become a burden for the country which needs a strong NDA to ensure safety and security.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:17 pm

Congress has no chance of winning Lucknow: Nafisa Ali

The social activist, who defected from the Congress to the Samajwadi Party, advised her former party to support her.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:08 pm

Pappu Yadav revolts against Lalu-Paswan, wife joins Congress

Patna, April 5(IANS) Murder convict Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Pappu Yadav, barred from contesting elections, Sunday revolted against the Lalu Prasad-Ram Vilas Paswan alliance in Bihar and said he would campaign for the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm

New Zealand woos Indian students with education fair

Hundreds of students, clutching brochures and study certificates, thronged the day-long New Zealand Education Fair held in the capital Sunday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm

A journey of 29 years

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can look back with some pride as it starts the 30th year of its eventful history Monday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm

Drunk man held for raping four-year-old daughter in Delhi

In yet another incident of its kind, a man has been arrested here for raping his four-year-old daughter when he was drunk, the police said Sunday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm

I still cannot wear a sari myself: Bipasha

Wearing a sari is so difficult for Bipasha Basu that the 30-year-old actress and model still needs someone to help her out.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 1:00 pm

Pak refuses to consider ICL players for national squad

Pakistan's selectors made it clear that players who had joined the rebel league would not be considered for the national squad.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:57 pm

ISRO chief given Z category security

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair and six other prominent space scientists have been provided with security cover following threat to their lives after a Lashkar-e-Tai...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:55 pm

Man held for raping daughter in Delhi

In yet another incident of its kind, a man has been arrested here for raping his four-year-old daughter when he was drunk, the police said.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:49 pm

Farah bosses over Kylie while choreographing for Blue

The Australian pop star experienced Farah Khan's infamous temper during the choreography for Blue.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:49 pm

Explicit Britney Spears, Lily Allen songs leave Oz parents livid

Family groups have called for radio stations to play explicit songs by Britney Spears and Lily Allen in restricted time slots.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:47 pm

Sri Lanka military says war against LTTE in final act

Sri Lankan forces have killed 420 Tamil Tigers in the last three days and pushed the rebels back into a "no-fire" zone set up to protect civilians, the military said.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:44 pm

Kate Moss says she's been pregnant for two years!

Supermodel Kate Moss says that she's been pregnant for two years if rumours are anything to go by.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:44 pm

Reese Witherspoon pigs out on fried chicken to beat the blues

Reese Witherspoon says that whenever she feels down in the dumps she reaches for a bucket of fried chicken.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:42 pm

Dark Ages village found in Austria

The ruins of a village dating back to the fall of the Roman empire, during the Dark Ages, have been found at an excavation site in Salzburg in Austria.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:36 pm

Obama sets out vision to rid world of nuclear arms

PRAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama set out his vision and strategy for ridding the world of nuclear weapons on Sunday, vowing to involve all states with atomic weapons in the process of reducing arsenals.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm

Kasab`s trial put off by a week!

The trial Ajmal Kasab, scheduled to begin in the premises of Arthur Road central jail on Monday, has been put off by a week as the construction of the special court is not yet over.
Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

Delhi court rejects bail plea of 2 POTA accused!

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail plea of two brothers, suspected to be members of the banned Pakistan-based militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), facing trial under the POTA.
Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

Don`t interfere in education policies, SC tells HC !

The Supreme Court has asked the High Courts to keep off their hands in matters relating to education policies of the Government as it would lead to chaos and serious erosions of the country`s educational standards.
Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

SP-RJD-LJP front to kickstart campaign on April 9 !

The newly formed front of SP, RJD and LJP will kickstart its election campaign in Uttar Pradesh on April 9 with an election meeting in Saifai, the native village of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

EC issues notice to Chidambaram!

The Election Commission on Sunday issued a notice to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

DMK candidates list released, Azhagiri to contest from Madurai - Times of India


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5 Apr 2009, 1745 hrs IST, PTI CHENNAI: Chief minister M Karunanidhi's elder son MK Azhagiri and grand nephew Dayanidhi Maran figure in the DMK's candidates list for 21 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, where the party has fielded a number of new faces and ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm

India's GDP to grow 4% this fiscal: Barclays

Projecting a GDP growth rate of 4 per cent for the current fiscal, British banking major Barclays has said tight liquidity conditions coupled with broad-based contraction in economic activity is likely to impact the country's performance.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm

DMK releases candidates list

Chief minister M Karunanidhi's elder son M K Azhagiri and grand nephew Dayanidhi Maran figure in the DMK's candidates list for 21 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm

Look at your record on terrorism, Sonia tells BJP

Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday said those who did not have any other issue were raising the issue of terrorism.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm

Indian men to clash for gold

The Indian men's recurve team reached the final of the team championship in the World Cup archery meet (Stage 1) at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm

Satyam seeks CLB nod to publish Q3 results

Satyam Computer, in the process of restating accounts following the admission of fraud by its disgraced promoter B Ramanlinga Raju, has sought the Company Law Board's (CLB) approval to publish its third-quarter results.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am

GCC to slip into recession in 2009: report

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are expected to slip into a recession in 2009 as a result of the severe deterioration in the global economic scene, a National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) report said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:39 am

Comexes turnover to touch Rs 60 lakh cr in FY10

Market regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) today said that commodity exchanges in the country would continue to grow despite the global financial crisis and expects turnover to rise by 18 per cent to touch Rs 60 lakh crore this fiscal.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am

Weider Germany plans India foray

European firm Weider Germany plans to foray into the estimated Rs 2,000-crore Indian food supplement market this year with muscle and body building products and is scouting for distributors.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

Chinese, European firms approaches RIL for hiring rig

Reliance Industries (RIL) has been approached by Chinese and European oil majors for hiring one of its drilling rigs, which had also been sought by state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:11 am

At least 22 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

CHAKWAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of minority Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan on Sunday killing 22 people a day after a deadly suicide attack in the capital, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:11 am

ED to file case against Satyam under Money Laundering Act

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will register a case against Satyam Computer and its tainted founder-chairman B Ramalinga Raju for alleged money laundering.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:06 am

Kodnani's police custody extended till April 9 - Indian Express


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Ahmedabad: A local court extended police custody of former minister in the Narendra Modi Government, Maya Kodnani, accused in 2002 Gujarat riot case, till April 9. Kodnani, who has already spent seven days in police custody in connection with the ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:05 am

TCS, RIL paid thousands of dollars to Obama aide: report

India's top-most corporate entity Reliance Industries (RIL) and Tata group firm TCS are among firms which paid thousands of dollars to President Barack Obama's top economic adviser Lawrence Summers either for his association with the firm or for giving speeches, say reports.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 11:01 am

EC to undertake EVM randomisation for the first time

In a bid to prevent any tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission (EC) has decided to use for the first time a two-stage randomisation of the machines to avoid pre-programming in favour of any particular candidate.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am

New Zealand offers India expertise in diverse sectors

New Zealand today offered its expertise to India in areas such as infrastructure, horticulture and cold storage and laid emphasis on boosting bilateral trade relations between the nations.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:49 am

EC warns Mulayam, issues notices to Chidambaram, Jaswant - Hindu


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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am

'TCS, RIL paid thousands of dollars to Obama's aide'

Reliance Industries and TCS paid thousands of dollars to Obama's adviser Lawrence Summers either for his association with the firm or for giving speeches, say reports.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am

Money laundering case on Satyam

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case against Satyam Computer and its tainted founder - chairman B Ramalinga Raju for alleged money laundering.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:25 am

Case against Satyam under Money Laundering Act

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case against Satyam Computer and its tainted founder - chairman B Ramalinga Raju for alleged money laundering.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:25 am

Exports likely to fall in 2009-10: FICCI

Amid falling overseas demand, India's export sector is likely to post negative or flat growth in the current fiscal, said an industry lobby Sunday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 10:01 am

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Source: Google News India - India | 5 Apr 2009 | 9:35 am

Obama sends strong message to Iran

As long as a potential nuclear threat persists from Iran, the United States will continue pushing plans for missile defense, US President Barak Obama said on Sunday.
Source: The Times of India | 5 Apr 2009 | 9:11 am

South India more attractive for investors: Assocham

Metros in South India are more attractive for infrastructure projects than their counterparts in the other parts of the country, an industry lobby report said Sunday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 9:01 am

'Billa' is good timepass

Film: 'Billa'; Cast: Prabhas, Anushka, Hansika, Namitha, Krishnam Raju; Direction: Meher Ramesh; Cinematographer; Soundararajan; Music Director: Mani Sharma; Rating: **1/2
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am

No safe drinking water, no votes, says Bihar village

Fed up with official apathy, people of a Bihar village, suffering for decades due to high fluoride content in drinking water, have sent politicians the simple message: no safe drinking water, no votes.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 7:30 am

Goa ministers splurge taxpayers' money

The Goa government has spent nearly Rs.1.5 crore on food and almost Rs.13 lakhs refurnishing the official residences of three senior ministers and the speaker, according to written replies given by the government to questions raised in the state assembly.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 7:01 am

Gambhir century virtually assures series win

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Gautam Gambhir virtually ensured India would win their first test series in New Zealand since 1968 when he guided his side to an imposing 531-run lead at the close of play on the third day of the third test on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2009 | 6:31 am

Satyam may announce buyer on April 13 - paper

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Satyam Computer Services Ltd could announce the buyer of the fraud-hit sofware company on April 13, the deadline for submitting financial bids, the Business Standard newspaper said on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Apr 2009 | 6:17 am

Dhaka rejects World bank's grim forecast on economy

Bangladesh's finance minister has rejected World Bank's forecast of its economy in the wake of global downturn and economists here insist that the economy was poised for a higher growth at 5.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 5:30 am

BJP candidate woos voters through drama in West Bengal

No big-size cut-outs, no festoons or political banners. Rahul Chakraborty, a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has chosen open-air drama to woo his voters in rural West Bengal.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 5:00 am

28 hospitalised after eating Indian-style food in Singapore

A woman fell into a coma and at least 28 people were hospitalised after eating a popular Indian-style deep fried food, the New Paper said Sunday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 4:30 am

Bollywood's 30-plus stars dethroned, young blood rushes in

After replacing Aishwarya Rai thrice - as the actress with most Internet downloads, ambassador of a jewellery brand and now as the Indian face of Barbie - 24-year-old Katrina Kaif has proved how young actresses in Bollywood are giving their 30-plus colleagues a run for their money.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am

Suicide attack in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan capital was shaken once again by a suicide attack on a security checkpoint on a VIP road that killed six paramilitary personnel and wounded five others on Saturday. The explosion came on a day when a missile ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

DMK to give ticket to new faces

540 persons interviewed for the 21 constituencies the party plans to contest
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

Police custody for Soumya case accused

New Delhi: A court here has allowed the Delhi police to interrogate the four accused arrested in the television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Page ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

Rahul files papers for Amethi


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

Zaheer knows how to adapt to conditions: Ishant

WELLINGTON: Zaheer Khan didn’t address the press after his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests, but his new-ball partner and an opposition batsman did, and sometimes it helps looking at a champion performer through others’ ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

Zaheer puts India in driver’s seat

Chennai: Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan’s five-wicket haul powered India to a commanding position on the second day of the third Test in Wellington on Saturday. Replying to India’s 379, New Zealand was dismissed for ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

All eyes on India

Ipoh: When put on centre-stage in 1983, the international tournament for the Azlan Shah Cup was primarily designed to enhance the contours of continental hockey. So much has happened since then that looking back on the eve of the 18th edition ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

15-20% drop forecast in March exports

Joblessness may worsen with slump in demand
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

U.N. official released

ISLAMABAD: A UNHCR official kidnapped in Quetta in February has been released, television channels said on Saturday. John Solecki, a U.S. national, was abducted on February 2 while going to work from his home in the Balochistan capital. A ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

6 BSP MLAs join Congress in Rajasthan

Jaipur: The ruling Congress in Rajasthan secured a majority in the 200-member Assembly on its own, as six BSP MLAs joined the party on Saturday. Rajkumar Sharma, Rajendra Gudha, Girraj Singh, Ramesh Meena, Murari Lal Meena and Ramkesh ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am

SGPC unlikely to send pilgrims to Pakistan on Baisakhi

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) is unlikely to send a group of pilgrims to Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi, the harvest festival of Punjab, later this month in view of security concerns in that country.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Apr 2009 | 7:31 pm

Thousands mourn UK reality TV star Jade Goody

BUCKHURST HILL, England (Reuters) - Thousands of people turned out to bid farewell to reality TV star Jade Goody on Saturday, a fittingly public end for a woman whose life and death were pored over by Britain's celebrity-obsessed media.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2009 | 3:10 pm

FBI rules out Taliban claim on New York killings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Saturday ruled out Pakistani Taliban militant leader Baituallah Mehsud's claim that he was responsible for an attack on a U.S. immigration assistance center in New York state in which 14 people were killed.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Apr 2009 | 2:07 pm