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Accused in Patrawala kidnap-murder case not minor: CourtThe Adnan Patrawala case has taken a new turn with the court rejecting the plea of a prime accused that he was a minor at the time of the crime.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 1:02 pm Gazprom, Eni in $4bn buyout dealRussia's Gazprom on Tuesday signed a deal worth over four billion dollars to buy out the 20 percent stake owned by Italy's Eni in its oil unit Gazprom Neft, in line with the Kremlin's aim to keep key assets in state hands.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:55 pm Americans optimistic under Obama's presidency: PollAmericans have grown more optimistic about the economy in the 11 weeks since president Barack Obama was inaugurated.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:35 pm Britain's RBS to cut up to 9000 jobsThe Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut up to 9,000 jobs over the next two years, half of them in Britain, the state-controlled British lender said Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:26 pm Bangalore cop inter-state dacoit gangA five member inter-state gang has been arrested in the city and seven cars and valuables, totally worth Rs 30 lakh, seized from them, police said.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:25 pm Lalu's comment on Varun against tradition of democracy: CongCongress on Tuesday termed RJD chief Lalu Prasad's recent statement on Varun Gandhi as against the tradition of democracy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:24 pm I will be an asset to Lucknow, says Nafisa Ali !After bagging Miss India title three decades back and winning hearts through screen roles, Bollywood actress Nafisa Ali is now confident of success in Lok Sabha elections, which she is contesting as the SP candidate from Lucknow.Source: Zee News : States | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:14 pm UK Court for honouring promises to HSMP visa holders!The HC has asked British Govt to honour vows made to Highly Skilled employees, mostly Indians, that they would be made permanent residents after 4 yrs.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Sonia Gandhi to address rally in Telangana!Congress president Sonia Gandhi is to start her whirlwind tour of Andhra Pradesh from today to campaign for party candidates in the Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm PM to campaign in Assam despite blasts!Notwithstanding bomb blasts, PM will hit the campaign trail in Assam on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Assam on maximum alert, toll in blasts rises to 10!A maximum security alert was sounded in Assam Tuesday, a day after a series of explosions rocked the state ahead of PM Manmohan Singh`s arrival here for poll campaigning.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Chidambaram, Jaswant to reply to EC notice today !Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will reply to an Election Commission notice on Tuesday for allegedly offering poll sops during his Rajasthan visit for a security review.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm BJP candidate Lalji Tandon files nomination from Lucknow!BJP candidate Lalji Tandon on Monday filed his nomination papers for the Lucknow Parliamentary constituency.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm IIM-K`s meet on `Marketing to Rural Consumers` begins!Aimed at exchanging research and practical experience concerning the social issues of marketing to rural consumers, a three-day conference organised by the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode began here on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Amar Singh invites Chiranjeevi to form Fourth Front!Already the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were coping with the possibility of losing votes to the Third Front and now they might have to deal with a Fourth Front also.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Today we are with NDA, who has seen tomorrow: Nitish!Giving rise to speculation on his loyalty to the NDA, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that "As of today we are with the NDA. Who has seen tomorrow? There is no reason for any change today, nothing can be said about the future."Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm FIR against Lalu for `roller` remark against Varun!An FIR has been registered against RJD chief Lalu Prasad over his alleged remarks against Varun Gandhi that the leader made during a rally in Kishanganj on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm Textile sector seeks govt aid to save 1 mn jobsSeeking intervention of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a moratorium on loan repayment, the crisis-ridden textile industry has said immediate government measures can help it save 1 million jobs and create additional 2.5 million employment opportunities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:11 pm Goody's hubby Jack Tweed wants to be buried next to herJade Goody's husband Jack Tweed has said that he would like to be buried next to her when he dies, so that they can be together forever.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Ferguson would like to play Barcelona in Champions League finalManchester United coach Alex Ferguson says that he would like to play Barcelona in the Champion League finals.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:07 pm Dravid gets match ball for becoming the world record holder for test catchesRahul Dravid received the ball that helped him to become the world record holder for catches in test cricket.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:06 pm Macheda's goal will galvanise Ronaldo, ManU to win Quintuple: FergusonSir Alex Ferguson has said new teen sensation Federico Macheda has kicked the club into overdrive.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:04 pm Cheryl Cole named 2009's Best Dressed Woman, Style Icon of the DecadeCheryl Cole has beaten Kate Moss and Victoria Beckham to be voted as the best-dressed woman of the year and style icon of the decade.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Murray will win Wimbledon this year, says doubles legend FlemingEngland's No1 tennis player Andy Murray has been tipped to win Wimbledon this year by doubles legend Peter Fleming.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am ManU's teen sensation cost them just 35,000 poundsThe 17-year-old Manchester United teen sensation, Federico Macheda, earns little more than a grand a week.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am Italy quake toll rises to 207A powerful earthquake struck central Italy as residents slept on Monday morning, killing more than 150 people and making up to 50,000 homeless.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am Rahul accuses NDA of neglecting tribals in Orissa - Indopia
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am CBI files chargesheet against Raju, eight othersThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed a chargesheet against Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju and eight others accused in the financial fraud at the IT major.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am Sikh bodies to give Rs. 2-lakh reward to shoe-thrower - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am Lalu gets defensive after arrest orders - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am Rio Tinto to slash over 700 jobs in AustraliaMining giant Rio Tinto will be slashing more than 700 jobs in Australia as the entity brings down production in the wake of falling demand.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am Swiss banks held securities worth $3.35 trn in 2008At a time when crackdown on tax havens have acquired a political colour, data shows that Swiss banks held securities worth $3.35 trillion in 2008, with over half managed on behalf of foreign entities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:43 am BJP condemns shoe hurling incidentCondemning the shoe hurling incident, BJP today said Congress should take lesson from it and withdraw its anti-Sikh riot accused candidates from the Lok Sabha elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am Insurance industry faces shortage of skilled force: reportThe Indian insurance sector is lacking adequate specialised skilled professionals in areas like actuarial science and treasury management, the Rakesh Mohan Committee on Financial Sector Assessment said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:29 am Satyam scam: CBI files chargesheet against RajuCBI has filed chargesheet in the multi-crore Satyam accounting fraud case against tainted founder chairman B Ramalinga Raju and eight others.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am Rita Joshi Cong's Lucknow candidateCongress has declared UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi as its candidate for the prestigious Lucknow Lok Sabha seat.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am ELECTION - Reuters poll sees food prices as major issueNEW DELHI (Reuters) - High food prices and the impact of a global economic slowdown are the major issues for voters in India's April/May general election, a Reuters poll of 14 leading analysts has predicted.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am Poland: 68 held in child porn raidsPolish police say they have detained 68 people suspected of possessing child pornography and spreading it on the Internet.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am Goodricke Group to enter ready-to-drink segmentTea firm Goodricke Group today said it is planning to enter the ready-to-drink segment by the year-end.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am Meltdown forces over 1.3 lakh units to seek debt revampUnder the global credit squeeze, over 1.30 lakh Indian entrepreneurs, mainly in the small and medium sectors, have sought relief from government-owned banks, which have completed corporate debt restructuring worth Rs 14,000 crore till February.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:58 am NKorea has right to use space: ChinaChina said Tuesday that North Korea had the right to peaceful use of space, as it refused to condemn its ally's weekend rocket launch.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:58 am Saudi beheads 3 Pak men for murderThree men convicted of murdering a fellow Pakistani were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the interior ministry announced.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am PM's Assam rally cancelled due to rain, hailstormPrime Minister Manmohan Singh's election rally in Assam's Dibrugarh district was cancelled today after hailstorm and rain rendered the helipad unfit for landing and he left for Delhi.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am Court nod for CBI access to Raju handwritingThe XIV additional chief metropolitan court allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take handwriting and signature samples of Satyam Computer founder B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju and the company's former chief financial officer Srinivas Vadlamani in front a magistrate on Wednesday and Thursday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am Rift in SP as Amar Singh threatens to quitSP leader Amar Singh said he couldn't take party member Azam Khan's insults any longer. SP can exist without me but not without Azam Khan, it appears," he said.Source: The Times of India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:39 am See, Read and ParticipateiSHARE Here's your chance to be part of the Election 2009 coverage. Send in your videos and photographs, and we shall run it on rediff. Mail your photographs to indiavotes2009@rediffmail.comSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:33 am India is a flawed democracy, says studyIndia is not a full democracy but a flawed one, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2008 Democracy index. The conclusion is drawn on the basis of the country's performance on 60 indicators ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:33 am A microcosm of India in the heart of oil-rich Kuwait - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:32 am 1 policeman killed, 5 injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:30 am India may top pay hikes in Asia-PacificIndia is expected to see the highest salary increases among nations in the Asia-Pacific region, of around 10.8 per cent this year, due to the huge demand for talent in the country, despite the global ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:29 am US lender to move jobs from IndiaSallie Mae, a US-based company which gives loans to students, Monday announced to move back as many as 2,000 overseas jobs, including those from India, even if it means an additional financial burden ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:29 am The face of GuwahatiAs three blasts went off on Monday in the heart of busy market areas in Assam, on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state, eight people were killed and almost 50 injured. A fathe...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:29 am Swain’s papers rejected, BJD loses in Athgarh - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:19 am Pakistan, U.S. stress trust, disagree on dronesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and the United States must build trust as they confront Islamist militant violence, said senior officials on Tuesday who failed to resolve disagreement on U.S. drone aircraft strikes in Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:18 am India for 3-fold increase in IMF equityNEW DELHI: India pitched for tripling the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) equity to SDR 650 billion (about USD 975 billion) to empower the multilateral funding agency to play an effective rol...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:15 am Independent candidate attacked during campaign, 3 injuredBERHAMPUR (Orissa): In the first poll-related violence in Ganjam district of Orissa, an independent candidate was attacked by a rival group while campaigning leaving three persons injured. The ve...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:12 am SAD announces cash award for shoe-throwing journoNEW DELHI: Praising Delhi journalist Jarnail Singh for his "courage and bravery" in hurling a shoe at home minister P Chidambaram during a press conference, Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:12 am Candidate in one constituency, voter in anotherMUMBAI: As many as five candidates of major political parties in Mumbai will not be able to cast their votes from where they are seeking an entry to the 15th Lok Sabha, due to delimitation of their...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:11 am Journalist throws shoe at Chidambaram, let offNEW DELHI: A Sikh journalist on Tuesday hurled a shoe at home minister P Chidambaram protesting against CBI's clean chit to senior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler accused in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cas...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:11 am I am hundred per cent Bihari: Shekhar Suman - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 10:08 am India can be the world's best team - SrikkanthCHENNAI (Reuters) - By winning their third successive test series since defeating top-ranked Australia in November, India have shown they are ready to stake a claim on the number one ranking, the country's chief selector said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 9:54 am Modi takes campaign to YouTube, Orkut - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 9:07 am Journalist throws shoe at ChidambaramNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Sikh journalist threw a shoe at Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram during a news conference on Tuesday after getting angry with the minister's reply to a question about 1984 riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were killed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 8:56 am Hassan: 'We will Perform Post-death Rituals of anti-Hindutva ... - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 8:49 am ULFA wages virtual war against India: Home Ministry - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 7 Apr 2009 | 8:42 am Winning series fantastic but adds to pressure - DhoniWELLINGTON (Reuters) - India's first test series win in New Zealand in 41 years is a big achievement but it set a benchmark that future teams would have to live up to, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 7:03 am Travel remains top passion for Asia's high-flyersSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Travel is the not-so-guilty passion of Asia's top money earners, according to a survey by Visa, with people from Hong Kong and India most likely to go on a weekend get-away.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 6:49 am India claim series victory as rain ends testWELLINGTON (Reuters) - India claimed their first test series victory in New Zealand since 1968 after rain forced the third match at the Basin Reserve to end in a draw on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 6:46 am ELECTION EYE - Mayawati promises job "quotas" for all poorNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The following is a snapshot of recent developments in India's general election campaign. (The sources are mentioned in brackets)Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 6:20 am VHP leader's murder, riots major issues in OrissaThe killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader last year and the communal violence it triggered in Orissa have become major election campaign issues.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 4:31 am Quarter of companies globally set to freeze pay - surveyHONG KONG (Reuters) - A quarter of the world's companies, and 40 percent in the United States, plan to freeze salaries this year, but employees in South America and India can look forward to robust rises, a global survey shows on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 4:01 am Saif and I will be smouldering hot in 'Agent Vinod': KareenaKareena Kapoor is finally going to play a full-fledged role in Saif Ali Khan's home production 'Agent Vinod'. She wants the spy drama to be hot and says even the posters will be designed to portray them as Bollywood's 'coolest hot pair'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am Four blasts in Assam kill 8 before PM visitGUWAHATI (Reuters) - Four bomb blasts killed eight people in Assam on Monday, a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was due to visit the region, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:42 am Airfield to be reopened in east LadakhNew Delhi: After successfully reopening the Daulat Beg Oldi and Fuk Che airfields in Ladakh last year, India is now working vigorously to operationalise the Neoma Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) this year for the Indian Air Force (IAF), close ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Chidambaram gets 24 hours more to replySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am New Zealand stuns PakistanHOCKEY / In-form Malaysia outplays EgyptSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Fortune favours InterMILAN: Inter Milan moved within touching distance of retaining its Serie A title after a fluke own goal from Udinese’s Mauricio Isla sealed a 1-0 win on Sunday. With eight games remaining, Inter has increased its lead to nine ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am ‘BJP will stand by Varun’Etah (U.P.): Unfazed by the attack over the hate speeches of Varun Gandhi, the BJP on Monday said it would stand by him “politically and legally.” Party president Rajnath Singh, who came here and met Mr. Gandhi, jailed under the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Nirupam Sen made Special U.N. AdviserNEW YORK: The former Indian ambassador to the United Nations, Nirupam Sen, has been appointed Special Senior Adviser to the president of the 192-member General Assembly on the world financial and economic crisis. Announcing the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am AIADMK, CPI(M) reach seat-sharing agreementCPI(M) settles for Coimbatore seat instead of TirupurSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Puducherry has over 48,000 known diabetics, says studyPUDUCHERRY: A community-based study in the Union Territory, the first of its kind, has revealed that about six per cent of the general population in the region are ‘known’ diabetics. The study includes both Type 1 and Type 2 ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Sonia files nominationIt was a low-key affair sans usual crowd of party supportersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Anil Kumar surrenders before SPYSR’s son-in-law released on bail laterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Senior Himachal cop released on bailSenior Himachal Pradesh police officer B.S. Thind, who was arrested Saturday on charges of cheating, conspiracy and intimidation, was released on bail Monday, the police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm 'Nomination cannot be cancelled for false affidavit'To prevent candidates from suppressing facts in their affidavits, the Election Commission has ruled that the nominees cannot leave any column of the form blank, a top electoral officer said here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Darjeeling CPI-M candidate faces GJM protestsPro-Gorkhaland activists Monday greeted the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate for West Bengal's Darjeeling seat with black flags when he went to file his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Firing outside Noida hospital, two injuredThree unidentified gunmen opened fire near the gate of a prominent private hospital in Noida Monday night, injuring two people, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Rain, thunderstorms pose threat to wheat cropRainfall accompanied by strong thunderstorms lashed Chandigarh and the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Monday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Would have run roller over Varun: Lalu PrasadRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Monday said that had he been the country's home minister he would have run a 'roller' over Varun Gandhi for his hate speeches against Muslims and bothered about the consequences later.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 5:01 pm US launches new crackdown on mortgage fraudThe US launched a new crackdown Monday on mortgage fraud that may have contributed to the country's worst housing downturn in decades.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm Hyderabad sitting on a powder keg, claims ModiGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday said Hyderabad and its twin city Secunderabad were sitting on a powder keg and that terrorists more dangerous than those in Kashmir reside here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm
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