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Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger to be made into filmHollywood is all set to adapt another India-themed story, this time it is Aravind Adiga's Booker prize winner The White Tiger.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am Naxal violence kills 18 in four polling states!Heavily-armed Maoists today struck in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa to disrupt the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, killing 18 people, including five election officials and 11 security men.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am 26/11 accused Ajmal Kasab wants to retract confession - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:49 am Zac Efron: I'm not getting married until 40Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron has revealed that he has no plans of getting married until he's 40.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:48 am Toshiba to cut 3,900 temporary jobsThe latest projection compares with its January forecast of a net loss of 280 billion yen and a year earlier profit of 127.41 billion yen.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am Posh enjoys early girly b'day bash in LAPosh has had an early celebration with her pals including Eva Longoria, Katie Holmes, Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Richie and Kate Beckinsale.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:41 am UTV launches Music Video channelUTV New Media, the digital arm of UTV, has launched a music video channel UTV@Play formobile TV available on Idea, Vodafone, BSNL and MTNL. Users can send an SMS and get a WAPlink that will allow them to download the application.They can also directly download theapplication from the operators WAP portals.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am Coach Flower could be removed if ECB chooses to axe StraussEngland team director Andy Flower may have to consider other employment options if Andrew Strauss were to lose the captaincy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:40 am Gujarat poll contenders flaunt wealthPolls are worth a fight but riches are worth showing off. Candidatesin Gujarat appear to be in a parallel contest on who is meanly placed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am Lewis Hamilton to stay on at McLarenFormula One racing champion Lewis Hamilton will stay on at McLaren.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:35 am Court evicts Mumbai cyber-squatter using Exxon Mobil namehe Delhi High Court today restrained Mumbai based firm cyber-squatter from operating a website that used worlds largest oil and gas company Exxon Mobil's name for its domain identification.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am Arsenal skipper Fabregas not losing sleep over taking on Man UArsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says he is not losing any sleep over a Champions League semi-final clash with Manchester United.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:25 am Rooney says Everton fans' giving him hell makes him play betterEngland and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney wants Everton fans to give him Wembley hell as it makes him play better.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am Smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil, wood harms cardiovascular systemOnly 10 minutes exposure of small doses of second-hand tobacco smoke could adversely affect the cardiovascular function.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:16 am Bangarappa enters polls to test the peopleParty hopper and the once-invincible Sarekoppa Bangarappa has returned to the election ring as a Congress candidate to test whether the people of Shimoga still believe in him.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:14 am Mulayam declares assets worth over Rs 2.23 crSamajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister MulayamSingh Yadav today filed his nomination papers from the Mainpuri parliamentary constituencyand declared assets worth over Rs 2.23 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:13 am Exercise during pregnancy could boost baby's healthPregnant women could strengthen their babies' lungs and nervous system by exercising, new research suggests.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:12 am Lalu files nomination for Patliputra seatRailway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today filed his nomination for thenewly-formed Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency, the second one after Saran seat, wherepolling took place in the first phase.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am Jet Airways enhance connectivity to EuropeJet Airways has expanded its 'code-share' agreement with Brussels Airlines to add the European cities of Marseilles, Toulouse, Geneva and Vienna.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am Shatrughan assets worth Rs 17.32 croreBJP star campaigner cinestar Shatrughan Sinha and his wife Poonam have moveable and immovable assets worth Rs 17.32 crore, according to the affidavit submitted byhim while filing nominations for the prestigious Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am Navin Jindal files papers from KurukshetraAccompanied byHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress leader Naveen Jindal, today filed hisnomination, seeking renomination from Kurukshetra Parliamentary seat, which is a Congressbastion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 11:04 am IPL confident of success in South AfricaCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The enthusiastic public response for the Indian Premier League (IPL) parade has convinced the league's chairman that the tournament's move to South Africa has already been a success.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:59 am NEWSALERT: RPower may tie-up funds for Sasan this monthReliance Power likely to tie-up funds for Sasan power project this month, says Power Finance Corporation CMD.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:59 am Hurriyat slams Jehad Council for poll boycott call - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am Monsoon forecast just below averageNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon is likely to be 96 percent of the long-term average, which would make it the worst season in five years, although the near normal forecast raised hope for economic support and bumper crops.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:39 am BJP's Kandhamal candidate gets bailThe BJP candidate was taken to custody while participating in a motorcycle rally with nearly 100 party supporters at Kandhamal town on April 14.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:21 am Delhi girl in coma after school punishment dies - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:19 am SP Rajya Sabha member joins BSP - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am Varun tortured in jail: BJP - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:51 am India leaders cower from "shoe-cide" attacks - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:49 am Congress fields JP Aggarwal, Ramesh Kumar from Delhi - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:45 am Political leaders cower from "shoe-cide" attacksNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security and are erecting metal nets at rallies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:33 am Prachanda hints 'another royal murder'"There is a link between the palace massacre and the Rara incident," the former guerrilla leader on Friday told a private television station.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:33 am Delhi girl in coma after school punishment diesDelhi mayor has ordered vigilance inquiry into the case. The girl slipped into coma after she was allegedly hit by an MCD schoolteacher and made to stand in the sun.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:31 am Shotgun's assets worth Rs17crBJP star campaigner Shatrughan Sinha and his wife Poonam have moveable and immovable assets worth Rs 17.32 crore.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:30 am Telgi sentenced to seven years imprisonment - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:18 am Vipin Sharma to contest from Rohatas NagarCongress on Friday announced the name of Vipin Kumar, son of former MLA and DPCC chief Ram Babu Sharma, for Rohtash Nagar assembly which fell vacant after the demise of his father.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:15 am Sports minister slams Dhoni, Harbhajan over awards snubCHENNAI (Reuters) - Sports Minister Manohar Singh Gill has criticised cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and spinner Harbhajan Singh for not attending a function to receive the Padma Shri award from the president this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:12 am Donors pledge $5 bln in fresh aid for PakistanTOKYO (Reuters) - Donors pledged over $5 billion in new aid -- more than originally expected -- over the next two years to cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday after President Asif Ali Zardari promised to fight the militancy destabilising the nuclear-armed country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:03 am Lalu files nomination from PatliputraRailway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday filed his nomination from the newly-formed Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency, the second one after Saran seat.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:02 am Bollywood greets Cape Town in IPL paradeTwo days before the actual action commences, the second edition of the Indian Premier League made its presence felt in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday, when some of the world's best cricketers an...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am In Bihar, caste is deciding factorA longtime Bihar native gives his take on Laloo Yadav, Nitish Kumar and the politics of caste: On Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar: Nitish Kumar's biggest contribution to Bihar has been the confidenc...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am BSP man worth Rs 622 cr is richest LS candidateDeepak Bharadwaj of the Bahujan Samaj Party has emerged as the richest Lok Sabha candidate in the country so far as he declared assets worth around Rs 622 crore while filing nomination papers from Wes...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Radical Lal Masjid cleric defiant on releaseJust out on bail, radical cleric Abdul Aziz, returned to the Lal Masjid mosque in the heart of the Pakistani capital, the scene of a bloody siege which left more than 100 people dead, and vowed to con...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am CBI clean chit for former top cop] Police officer Amod Kanth, accused of illegally allowing retention of 37 extra seats in Uphaar theatre, where a fire claimed 59 lives 12 years ago.In an investigation report filed in a Delhi court, ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Do film stars make good politiciansW e love our movie stars, and they know it only too well. That is why, many of them hope to convert their star power into votes when they join politics. But can reel stars be real leaders? For example...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am Pakistani Ambassador slams US policies on AfPak] rakes in the massive largesse of American economic and security assistance. The envoy, appearing along with the Afghan Ambassador to the US Said T Jawad, at an conference titled Afghanistan and Paki...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 9:00 am `Rise of Obama, India and China could trigger violence in USNew York, April 17 : After protests against Indian steel and a right-wing radio show host calling Indians 'slumdogs' for doing outsourced American jobs, India's rise could be a factor in triggering ra...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:57 am Google growth slows dramatically in Q1Google Inc. eked out a higher profit in the first quarter as the Internet search leader trimmed its work force and winnowed other expenses to overcome the slowest revenue growth since the company went...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:56 am Tim Roemer likely to be US Ambassador to IndiaTim Roemer, the former Democrat Congressman from Indiana and an ex-member of 9/11 Commission, will be the next US Ambassador to India, a prestigious US foreign policy magazine has said on its web post...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:56 am Lalu files nomination for Patliputra seat - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:45 am Retail sector reboots as slowdown pinchesMUMBAI (Reuters) - An economic slowdown is prompting India's retailers to sharpen their focus, while foreign firms are pausing after scrambling to enter a market named most attractive retail destination three years running.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:42 am Kasab should be tried in juvenile court: KazmiA special court on Friday rejected 26/11 accused Kasab's application to have his case transferred to a juvenile court. "Kasab is still under 18," his lawyer Kazmi claimed.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:37 am SRK to seek out new starlet at IPLThe Indian Professional League has announced a Bollywood movie role for one lucky South African lass as it prepares to launch the five-week Twenty20 extravaganza here on Saturday with an inaugural double header.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:29 am Politics, not poetry, on Mamata's lips - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:20 am Uphaar case: CBI clean chit for KanthThe CBI has given a clean chit to former Delhi Police officer Amod Kanth, accused of illegally allowing retention of 37 extra seats in Uphaar theatre, where a fire claimed 59 lives 12 years ago.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:16 am Telgi gets 7 years RI in fake stamp paper scamA Bangalore court sentenced Telgi and 7 others to rigorous imprisonment in the fake stamp paper case. Former Bangalore ACP, Sangram Singh gets 3 yrs in jail.Source: The Times of India | 17 Apr 2009 | 8:16 am Health before wealth for Asia's top-earners - surveySINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Rich Asians believe staying healthy is more important than being wealthy, with a regional survey showing the majority are also keen to spend more time with family and friends than at the office.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:47 am India asks Sri Lanka to extend truce, save TamilsKOLKATA (Reuters) - India asked Sri Lanka on Friday to extend a pause in war hostilities to enable civilians trapped in the conflict to leave for secure areas, saying the fate of Tamils could not be ignored.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 6:32 am ELECTION EYE - 62 percent turnout in first phase of pollsNEW 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 | 17 Apr 2009 | 5:10 am Asia may see more conflicts over water - reportNEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia may see more conflicts over scarce water resources in the coming years as climate change and population growth threaten access to the most basic natural resource, a report warned on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Apr 2009 | 4:54 am Noida grows, but poor infrastructure, closure of industries hauntDespite being a virtual extension of India's national capital, this industrial hub, software centre and leisure destination still laments over poor power supply and roads, making the hunger for such essentials as well as the closure of industries major election planks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 3:30 am Congress sideshows could damage prospects in KarnatakaThe Congress campaign in Karnataka has been overshadowed by niggling sideshows that could dampen the party's efforts to regain the ground yielded to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last parliamentary polls.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 3:00 am Anushka Sharma loses out 'Arundhati' remakeTelugu hit 'Arundhati' is all set to be remade into Hindi and the makers wanted to cast Anushka Sharma in the title role. But the 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' heroine couldn't be finalised for it because of some misconceptions.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am Caps that reveal your politicsIs your cap maroon in front? Then you must be a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter. Is it green? Then you are with the Congress. So goes the understanding in Himachal Pradesh.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am Samajwadi Party says may back Congress-led alliance!Samajwadi Party which held the balance of power in the last months of the Congress party-led government could again support a similar coalition, its leader said.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am Moderate polling underway in Andaman and Nicobar Islands!An average 26 percent votes were polled during the first couple of hours for the lone LS seat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands where brisk to moderate poll was recorded in different islands, with 11 candidates in the fray.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am Mumbai Police did not help me: Gangrape victim !The 23-year-old student of TISS, who was allegedly gangraped by her six companions, said that she tried to lodge a complaint the very next day of the incident but could not do so due to police`s non-cooperation.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am FIR against Jyotiraditya Scindia for poll code violation!An FIR has been lodged against Congress candidate from Guna constituency Jyotiraditya Scindia for allegedly violating the model code after an helicopter flying him landed at a ground here without prior official permission.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am UPA living in denial about Naxal problems: Jaitley!BJP gen secy Arun Jaitley on Thursday attacked the Congress led UPA government by claiming that the govt has failed to solve the many pressing problems faced by the country, especially its failure to prevent the Naxal violence.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am No sex education in schools, says Parliamentary panel!A Parliamentary committee has disfavoured introduction of sex education in schools and suggested inclusion of appropriate chapters in Biology syllabus, but not before plus two stage.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am This is a three-way contest, says Karat!The Lok Sabha elections are a three-way contest, Marxist leader Prakash Karat said Thursday, ridiculing both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am Abbas Kazmi appointed as Kasab`s new lawyer!The 26/11 special court on Thursday appointed Abbas Kazmi as the new lawyer to represent Md Ajmal Kasab.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am Govt mulls development fee from air passengers!After imposing development fee in four private airports, the government is mulling charging it from passengers departing from another nine airports in the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am Cong attacks Varun Gandhi, says release is temporary!Congress on Thursday attacked BJP leader Varun Gandhi and said his undertaking to Etah jail authorities that he will not make inflammatory speeches was a virtual admission that the Varun made hate speeches.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:11 am It’s cars versus ‘karyakarthas’ in Bhandara-GondiyaMUMBAI: Did Ms. Sonia Gandhi’s visit here help Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel pull through this time in Bhandara-Gondiya? It’s a question many were asking at the close of polls across Vidarbha on Thursday. But that ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Ajmal ‘Kasab’ gets a new lawyerSpecial court trying 26/11 cases appoints Abbas KazmiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Sehwag-Gambhir show set to sizzleDelhi Daredevils has the wares and talent to go all the waySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Knight Riders’ preparations hampered by captaincy issuesBangalore: A touch of gold and a hint of flames are the recurring images that flicker through advertisements and websites dedicated to Kolkata Knight Riders. The shades are perhaps reflective of the star power of team owner Shah Rukh ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am EC cries foul at Vatal selling coconuts at discountSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Varun freed on paroleNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the release of BJP candidate Varun Gandhi on parole till May 1 to enable him to file his nomination for the Lok Sabha polls. He was asked to give an undertaking that he would not make speeches ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am French aircraft out of the raceNew Delhi: French fighter aircraft ‘Rafale’ has been knocked out of India’s biggest-ever military tender to purchase 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Inflation close to zeroNew Delhi: Inflation eased to 0.18 per cent, a new low in over 30 years, although vegetables cost 25 per cent more than it did a year ago and so did other food items — making it a political scoring point in Parliamentary polls underway ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lankan Tamil MPs meet Narayanan, MenonNEW DELHI: A four-member Sri Lankan Tamil MPs team, led by R. Sambandan and belonging to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), called on National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon here, seeking India’s ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Slipper hurled at AdvaniKatni (M.P): A slipper was lobbed at BJP leader L.K. Advani on Thursday by a former functionary of the party during a public meeting here, but it did not hit him. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Building grand Ram temple would be real secularism: AdvaniCondemning what he terms as pseudo-secularism, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani here Thursday said that its pledge to build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya was real secularism.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm Left moves protected India from financial meltdown: BardhanThe United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government wanted to privatise nationalised banks, insurance companies and Navratna companies, but was stopped by the Left parties, which has helped protect the Indian economy from the financial meltdown, Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B. Bardhan said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm UPA rule led to farmers' suicides, job losses: JayalalithaThe five years of the United Progressive Alliance's rule has resulted only in price rise of essential commodities, job losses, stagnating industrial growth and farmer suicides, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalitha said here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Varun will campaign for party: Rajnath SinghBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Thursday night welcomed the release on parole of the party's Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi and said the young leader would 'certainly' campaign for the party.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Uttar Pradesh's Maoist areas record high voter turnoutUttar Pradesh's Maoist-prone areas witnessed violence-free polling, while the state's average voter turnout was around 50 percent, poll officials said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 4:31 pm Maoists fire on security personnel in OrissaContinuing their day-long violence aiming to stall the electoral process, Maoists opened fire on security personnel returning from polling duty in Orissa's Malkangiri district Thursday evening, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Apr 2009 | 4:30 pm
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