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Holbrooke criticizes shallow US intelligence on Taliban in AfghanistanRichard Holbrooke has expressed dissatisfaction over the shallow US intelligence about the recruiting powers of the Taliban in Afghanistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:33 pm US aims to break Pakistan, make India a regional superpower: Pak ministerPakistan has said that the US aims to dismantle Pakistan, neutralise Iran and contain China to make India a regional superpower.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm Zardari admits killed Mumbai attackers may have been born in PakistanFor the first time Pakistan has admitted that the terrorists who were involed in 26/11 in Mumbai may have been born in Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Samantha Ronson denies seeking restraining order against Lindsay LohanDJ Samantha Ronson has rebuffed claims that she and her family are seeking a restraining order against Lindsay Lohan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:28 pm Jade Goody's widower wants to take her belongings to jailJack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, wants to take memory box consisting Jade's belongings to jail in her remembrance.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Laden, other top Al-Qaeda leaders hiding in Pak's mountainous region: BidenThe US has claimed that Osama along with other top Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders are hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:24 pm Airtel offers one cent per min call rates from US to IndiaBharti Airtel launched the never before calling rate of 1 cent a minute on its online calling card service www.airtelcallhome.com.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm Madonna 'vows to adopt Malawian totMadonna is determined to do "whatever it takes" to adopt African orphan Mercy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:19 pm U.S. envoy seeks to soothe India worriesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke sought on Wednesday to allay concerns in India that Washington's new regional strategy for Afghanistan is pandering to its old foe Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:16 pm Adriana Lima sizzles in Victoria's Secret photoshootBrazilian supermodel Adriana Lima has shown off her enviable body in a photo shoot for lingerie label Victoria's Secret.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm Pawar, Naveen to address rallies in Orissa today !After missing out from the much-hyped BJD-NCP-Left rally here last week, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is slated to address four poll meetings in Orissa along with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday, party sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:11 pm Soumya-Jigisha murder accused to be charged under MCOCA!The four accused in Soumya Viswanathan and Jigisha Ghosh murder case will be charged under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:11 pm Pranab hits back at Modi for calling PM weak!Hitting back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for calling Manmohan Singh a "weak" Prime Minister, Pranab Mukherjee has said prime ministers are not expected to be wrestlers but to deliver goods.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Advani to file nomination amid fanfare!Prime ministerial candidate LK Advani will file his nomination papers form the Gandhinagar constituency on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Taliban intruders surrounded in Gurez: Report!Taliban fighters, reported to have intruded into Kashmir have been reportedly engaged by the Army.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Millionaire MP Jindal violates poll code, booked!The Haryana police on Tuesday registered a case for violation of code of conduct against Congress MP and millionaire industrialist Naveen Jindal in this Haryana town following orders of the Election Commission.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm `Will make big disclosure to expose CBI`!Claiming that CBI has become a "political tool", SP General Secretary Amar Singh said he will make a big disclosure in the next few days to "expose" the country`s premier investigating agency.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Delhi Metro not safe for women anymore: Report!Delhi Metro may have lessened commuting problems for residents of the national capital, but it has also spawned incidents of molestation and quarrels over seats in the crowded compartments.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm I would say sorry to Chidambaram: Sikh journalist!Sikh journalist Jarnail Singh, who hurled a shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram during a press conference today, said he did not intend to hit the minister and would like to say "sorry" to him.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Kerala!Giving a momentum to the UDF campaign in Kerala, AICC president Sonia Gandhi will be addressing a string of election rallies across Kerala on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Cong candidate Priya Dutt to file her nomination!Congress candidate Priya Dutt will be filing her nomination papers from the North-Central constituency of Mumbai.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Unease in India-US relations as Holbrooke arrives!US envoy Richard Holbrooke will meet Indian officials on Wednesday amid concern in New Delhi that Washington`s new regional Afghan strategy is pandering to Pakistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Soumya murder: MCOCA invokedDelhi Police on Wednesday invoked MCOCA against five persons arrested in connection with the murders of two young women professionals Soumya Viswanthan and Jigisha Ghosh.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:09 pm Gold surges on firm overseas trendGold prices soar by Rs 315 to Rs 14,735 per 10 grams in the national capital today on emergence of buying by stockists for the current marriage season and firming overseas trend.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm US will not mediate between India and Pakistan: HolbrookeThe US special envoy, Richard Holbrooke has said that the US will not mediate between Pakistan and India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm Priya Dutt, Deora, Rawale file nominations - 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Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:03 pm I will speak to Amar Singh and Azam Khan: MulayamDownplaying differences between party colleagues Amar Singh and Azam Khan, the SP chief said, "Ours is a big party and such things keep happening in a big family."Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am Advani has assets worth over Rs 3.5crBJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani today declared that his and his family's assets are over Rs 3.5 crores, including two flats in Gurgaon and a house here.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am Leave out freight, insurance in excise calculation: SCThe Supreme Court has held that freight and insurance charges are not to be taken into account in determining the value of goods for imposing excise duty.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:41 am BJP pledges clapdown on off-shore accounts - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am Sensex ends up by 207 ptsIn a remarkable turnaround from the early steep fall, the benchmark Sensex bounced back and completed its five-day winning streak with a gain of a whopping 207.47 points to close at nearly a six-month high of 10,742.34, despite sluggish overseas markets.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am Cong, BJP fearful of Third Front, says Karat - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am BJP pledges clapdown on off-shore accountsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Opposition leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday vowed to get back money stashed by wealthy Indians in illegal accounts abroad as the party stepped up its campaign for good governance in the general election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:26 am Tata Nano booking starts from tomorrowAs month's of wait finally comes to an end, buyers will get the chance of booking their Nano when Tata Motors officially starts the booking process of the world's cheapest car from tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:24 am RockeTalk partners with IndiatimesIn a giant leap in the field of mobile social networking in terms of reaching out to the user and targeting the emerging user-oriented market, RockeTalk has tied up exclusively with Indiatimes.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:13 am Tytler claims Akali Dal behind shoe hurl - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:13 am Police constable shoots colleagueA police constable posted at the residence of former Punjab police chief A A Siddiqui shot at his colleague following an argument.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:12 am India's spy satellite to eye terrorists, infiltratorsIndia will launch a spy satellite from Sriharikota spaceport on April 20 primarily to keep an eye on its borders round-the-clock and help the Government in anti-infiltration and anti-terrorist operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:06 am Advani has assets worth over Rs 3.5 croreBJP's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani today declared that his and his family's assets are over Rs 3.5 crores, including two flats in Gurgaon and a house here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:04 am Auto sales stay positive in FY09 due to stimulus packageThe Indian auto industry, which was heading towards negative growth territory, managed to stay in the positive zone in the fiscal ended March 31, thanks to the government's stimulus packages, recording a 0.71 per cent increase in total vehicle sales.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 11:02 am Two Tibetans get death for role in Lhasa riotsBEIJING (Reuters) - Two Tibetans have been sentenced to death for their role in riots in Tibet's regional capital of Lhasa last year, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:58 am Pawar campaigns with BJD in Orissa - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:52 am EC to blame if terror strikes in UP: MayawatiEC's removal of the state home secretary because of baseless complaints from the opposition could lead to law and order problems in UP, Mayawati warned.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:38 am EC to blame if terror strikes UP: MayaEC's removal of the state home secretary because of baseless complaints from the opposition could lead to law and order problems in UP, Mayawati warned.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:38 am No lending rate cut till deposit costs fall: banksBankers today expressed fears that non-performing assets (NPA) are likely to go up and credit growth may moderate in 2009-10 in the face of the global financial meltdown.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:37 am Holbrooke denies push for India-Pak dialogueUS envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said he had no intention of trying to push the Indian government into resuming a peace dialogue with Islamabad.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:32 am CEO pay at US cos shrink 6.8% in 2008The average pay of a chief executive at an American company fell by 6.8 per cent in 2008, as entities made steep cuts in bonuses in the wake of the financial meltdown.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:31 am Bharti Wal-Mart launches associate volunteer programmeBharti Wal-Mart, the joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and US-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc, today announced the launch of its associate volunteer programme in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am Advani is worth more than Rs 3.5 crore - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:18 am LJP MP Surajbhan questioned in murder case - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:18 am JSL to raise Rs 500 cr to part fund Orissa projectJindal Stainless (JSL), the country's largest stainless steel producer, today said it will raise up to Rs 500 crore to part fund the second phase of its Rs 5,700-crore Orissa project.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:16 am Sensex may regain 21K mark: ReportThe Indian stock market has been termed as a potential "baby bull" as the Sensex may continue to advance over next 15 years, a report says.Source: The Times of India | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:14 am India s parties talk tough on security in push for votesMUMBAI: India's main political parties are talking tough on terror in the run-up to general elections, vowing to crack down on extremist violence in the wake of the deadly Mumbai attacks.The Congress-...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:12 am Man in white vs LalooI n a trademark white shirt, white pants and white shoes, Salim Pervez has entered Laloo Prasad Yadav's lair. The political greenhorn whose experience in politics has been restricted only to campaigni...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:06 am India joins the race to clean up Gulf War oil spillsBy Manish Chand, Kuwait, April 8 : Eighteen years after the first Gulf War, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has joined the race for a $3-billion contract to clean up oil spills caused by the I...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Gambhir, Bhajji stars of IndiaOpener Gautam Gambhir stood heads and shoulders above his fellow and rival willow-wielders with a whopping 445 runs, while Harbhajan Singh led the bowlers' chart with 16 wickets in India's first Test ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Protests across Punjab against clean chit to TytlerMembers of a conglomerate of radical Sikh organisations blocked rail traffic in several places in Punjab on Wednesday to protest against CBI's clean chit to Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots ca...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Rahul Gandhi to visit communally sensitive parts of OrissaCongress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day campaign in Orissa. He will be addressing rallies in the communally sensitive town of Baliguda in Kandhmal and Dharamgarh in Kalahandi on Wednes...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Small firms can now afford IIM managersGlobal recession might have brought a number of top level corporates to their knees but it seems to be a "good opportunity" for numerous small and medium companies, which can now afford to hire hot-sh...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Car sales up marginally in MarchAccording to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales in the country during the month was up by 2.98 per cent at 5,22,000 units as against ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:04 am Markets reverse losses, Sensex up 1.3 percentIndian equities markets, which had opened in the red and were trading in negative terrain till around 2 p.m., climbed back into the green about 40 minutes before closing bell Wednesday. A key index was ruling 1.33 percent above its last closing figure.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Lok Janshakti Party MP Surajbhan questioned in murder casePatna, April 8(IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP Surajbhan Singh was detained Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a murder case, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Mayawati slams EC for transferring top state officer - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:52 am Wisden name Sehwag international player of the yearLONDON (Reuters) - India opener Virender Sehwag was named as the international player of the year by the annual Wisden almanac.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:49 am India's winning streak triggers 'best team' debateCHENNAI (Reuters) - India's third successive test series victory since defeating top-ranked Australia in November has triggered a debate in the cricket-mad nation as to whether the team is the country's best yet.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:48 am Central team visits NE states, reviews situation - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:03 am NGO objects to GoM meet on pictorial warning on tobacco products - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 8 Apr 2009 | 9:03 am Indian-American actor Kal Penn resurfaces in White House after 'suicide'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood star Kal Penn has swapped television's "House" for the White House.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 8:32 am Communists face biggest electoral test in West BengalKALICHARANPUR, India (Reuters) - If this remote village heralds things to come, India's powerful communists face their toughest vote yet in their stronghold state of West Bengal as farmers rebel over policies to industrialise the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 6:51 am ELECTION EYE - "Shoe-gate" fallout can hurt CongressNEW 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 | 8 Apr 2009 | 5:49 am Poverty makes surrogates of women in GujaratANAND (Reuters) - Shabnam had dreamed of owning a home for years, but with few prospects for her husband, she followed the lead of many poor women in her town in Gujarat: she signed up to carry a baby for another couple.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Apr 2009 | 3:23 am Raising us singlehandedly wasn't easy for mom: Miss India WorldPooja Chopra, the newest Miss India World, has dedicated the crown to her mother who singlehandedly brought her up. But the 23-year-old is also grateful to other mentors, some of whom chipped in for free because she didn't have the funds.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am Tharoor as MP: An acid test for professional netasThe protests by Youth Congress activists in Thiruvananthapuram against the candidature of former United Nations undersecretary general Shashi Tharoor and a last-ditch fax message to the Congress high command by a Christian clergy urging the nomination of a Congress leader belonging to their denomination goes to show how very little has changed, or will change, in Indian politics.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am Amar Singh-Azam Khan rift flares upLUCKNOW: Differences within the Samajwadi Party flared up on Tuesday, when its national general secretary Amar Singh threatened to quit over the issue of Mohammad Azam Khan, with whom he is involved in a running feud. Agar ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Gawli not to contest Lok Sabha electionMumbai: Maharashtra MLA Arun Gawli has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha election, his daughter Geeta said on Tuesday There were reports that Gawli would be contesting against Congress nominee Milind Deora from Mumbai South ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am FIR against Lalu“I meant crushing Varun under roller of law”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Mumbai Police modernisation generates controversyWeapons purchased without conducting field tests or competitive evaluationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am CBI files charge sheet against 9 in Satyam caseHYDERABAD: Before the expiry of the three-month-long deadline, the CBI on Tuesday filed a voluminous charge sheet against nine accused in the Satyam Computer scam, including its erstwhile chairman B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother B. Rama Raju ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Vettori laments lost chanceWELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori lamented a lost opportunity to win the third Test against India at the Basin Reserve when his bowlers reduced the visitor to 204 for six on the first day on a good batting wicket. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Infrastructure may be a major poll plank in CoimbatoreCOIMBATORE: This time, the theory that local issues are irrelevant to Lok Sabha elections may go out of the window. Indications here are that allies Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) will stress good Centre-State relations for the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am JD(S) support to Congress in three segmentsBANGALORE: The Janata Dal (Secular), which has entered into a seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress Party of India (Marxist) and CPI in Karnataka, has decided to opt out of the electoral race in three Lok Sabha constituencies, and instead ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am No violation by Rahul, says Election CommissionNEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) has said Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi did not violate any poll code while filing his nomination from Amethi at Sultanpur on Saturday. The complaint was that he took many of his followers ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Patna-born lawyer stripped of Canadian awardToronto: Canada has stripped an India-born lawyer of a major civilian award, for professional misconduct and misappropriation of funds. T. Sher Singh, a member of Canada’s Sikh community, was appointed a member of the Order of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am CPI-M's nine missing former sympathisers found in BankuraNine former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) sympathisers Tuesday went missing from Bankura district of West Bengal but were traced when officials carried out a search in the area.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:31 pm Promising Bengal under-19 cricketer deadTarak Mistry, a promising Bengal under-19 cricketer, died of tuberculosis at a city nursing home Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Dasmunsi being mobilised on wheelchair: hospitalCongress leader and central minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who has been in hospital for almost six months, is now being mobilised on a wheelchair every day, the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Naveen Jindal faces action for election code violationThe Haryana police Tuesday registered a case for violation of code of conduct against Congress MP and millionaire industrialist Naveen Jindal in this Haryana town following orders of the Election Commission.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:01 pm Patnaik favourite to retain power in Orissa: surveyIncumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has emerged as the 'most popular choice' to return to power in Orissa, according to an opinion poll.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:01 pm Factory to come up in Singur: West Bengal ministerThe West Bengal government would construct factory on the piece of land in Singur which the Tata Motyors abandoned, the state's Industry Minister Nirupam Sen said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm Dikshit meets Sikh leaders, seeks support for CongressDelhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday met a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) led by its president Sardar Paramjit Singh Sarna and appealed to them to support the Congress.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm Meerut police get SMS threatening blastsA police official in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh received a message on his mobile phone warning of blasts in the area, a senior police officialSource: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm
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