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Gates on India-Bangladesh border fence open for Tripura voters !The gates on the barbed wire fence along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura would remain open till the balloting ends to enable all voters to exercise their franchise, an official said here Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm Naveen rules out supporting Cong, BJP!BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ruled out support to either a Congress or BJP-led govt after polls.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Thirty percent polling in Tripura in first three hours!About 30 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of voting in two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm 12-15% voting in Orissa in first two hours!Up to 15 percent turnout was reported Thursday in Orissa in the first two hours of the second and final phase of polling in 11 Lok Sabha and 77 assembly seats Thursday, officials said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Polling for Lok Sabha underway in Goa!Voting was underway across 1,339 polling booths for the two Lok Sabha seats in Goa on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Voting begins in Assam!Voting for the second and final phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of the 14 constituencies in Assam began on Thursday amid heavy security and sporadic rains, officials said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm `Will try to bring RJD, SP, LJP to UPA fold`!NCP chief Sharad Pawar said he will hold discussions with RJD, SP and LJP, to join the "umbrella of UPA".Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Voting begins in Madhya Pradesh!Voting began in Madhya Pradesh for 13 parliamentary seats in the first of the two phase Lok Sabha polls amid tight security on Thursday morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Second phase of polling begins in Uttar Pradesh!Polling for the second of the five-phase Lok Sabha election began in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Doors open for Left: Lalu Yadav!Lalu Prasad on Thursday said doors were open for a post-poll alliance with the Left.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm Excitement in Guwahati over PM`s vote !Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur are expected to cast their votes for the parliamentary elections in Guwahati on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm How seals got their flippersA newly discovered fossilized skeleton of a carnivorous animal, has helped scientists pinpoint the origin of flippers - limb adaptations for swimming in water, in seals.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:05 pm IPL Live: Chennai set to chase 190,AB de Villiers (105* off 54 balls) helped Delhi Daredevils post 189/5 against Chennai Super Kings at Kingsmead, Durban. Blog: Who is fakeiplplayer? | VideosSource: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm Balmer Lawrie to exit domestic tea business"We are not trying to grow in tea," Balmer Lawrie managing director SK Mukherjee said, adding that the tea business in the country was 'lukewarm'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am Pakistan deploys troops in Taliban-held districtISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Thursday sent paramilitary troops to a district virtually taken over by the Taliban, a day after Washington said Islamabad had abdicated to the militants by agreeing to impose Islamic law in the region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am It takes kids an hour's exercise to burn off a packet of chipsThe news is worse for children who make a meal of a burger, hot chips and a soft drink.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am RPL Q4 net at Rs 84 cr, turnover at Rs 3,678 crThe company started commercial production from March 15. Hence, figures for the year-ago period were not available.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:52 am TISS gangrape case: Victim tests positive for cannabisThe TISS student who was allegedly gangraped by six youths, tested positive for cannabis, indicating that she may have smoked or inhaled it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:48 am 'Pak to review Taliban policy if peace not restored in Swat'As Talibanisation spreads rapidly in Pakistan, Gilani says that the government reserves the right to use other options if peace is not restored.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am Apple Q2 profits zoom to USD 1.21 bn on iPhone salesShrugging off the economic gloom shadowing the corporates, software giant Apple has reported a 15 per cent jump in net profit.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am Freida Pinto tenth, Cheryl Cole tops World's Sexiest Woman pollSlumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto has landed the tenth position in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women Of 2009 list.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:44 am Indian envoy to Sri Lanka meets Pranab, Menon - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am 48 per cent polling in Assam till 3 pm - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am TISS rape victim tests drug positiveThe US national studying in TISS, who was allegedly gangraped by six youths, was tested positive for cannabis, indicating that she may have smoked or inhaled it when others were taking the drug on the day of the incident.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:41 am Banks bad assets may double to 5 pc in next two yrsThe Indian banking sector is in for a tough time ahead with the non-performing assets expected to more than double in the next two years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:39 am Janata Dal (S) faces stress test in Kerala - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am Prakash in quarters of US ATP Challenger eventPrakash Amritraj upset fourth seed Vincent Spadea to advance to the singles quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger event in Tallahassee, US.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am More Emirates flights to Indian citiesPremier Gulf carrier Emirates may increase frequencies to its 10 Indian destinations in the next six months.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:36 am Protests against Delhi's Modern School over girl's death - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:33 am Banks' non-performing assets to triple: CrisilThe slowdown in the economy and aging of loans will deteriorate banks' asset in the next two years, a report from Crisil Rating agency said. This will be driven by delinquency in the corporate loans.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am Reliance Q4 net down 1 pct but beats f'castMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's biggest energy group, Reliance Industries Ltd, quarterly net profit fell 1 percent as global economic crisis hurt demand, but still fared better than market expectations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:27 am India summons ambassador to NepalThe UPA government on Thursday summoned Rakesh Sood to New Delhi as the ruling Maoist party continued to lock horns with the Nepal army.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:22 am 'AQ Khan world's greatest proliferator'Describing Pakistan's rogue nuclear scientist A Q Khan as "probably the world's greatest proliferator," the US has said that the damage he has caused is "incalculable."Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:22 am Firing along Georgia-SOssetia borderGeorgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia have reported gunfire exchanges along their tense administrative border. No casualties have been reported.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:17 am Congress might face setback in Andhra Pradesh - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:16 am Hurriyat U-Turn, now calls for poll boycottIn a U-turn, the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference today went back on its decision to call for a poll boycott in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the people to stay away from Lok Sabha elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:13 am Don't look at any politician as God: Priyanka - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:11 am Congress might face setback in Andhra PradeshHYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - If this Indian bellwether state of high-tech industry and struggling farmers is anything to go by, the ruling Congress party may suffer at the ballot box as regional parties woo frustrated voters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:06 am 16 B'desh 'mutineers' die in custodySixteen Bangladeshi border guards accused of taking part in a mutiny have died in custody, the military acknowledged Thursday, while insisting the deaths were the result of suicide or illness.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:04 am Indiatimes offers affiliate marketingIndiatimes Shopping has launched their affiliate program through Shoogloo Network, powered by UK's Online Media Group.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:01 am Don't view a politician as God: Priyanka"Never ever become a worshipper (to any politician). Politics will improve only when you will understand that politicians are your servant," Priyanka Gandhi said.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:01 am Goa voters show lacklustre responseA lacklustre response by voters marked the first half of the Parliamentary poll for two constituencies in Goa.Source: The Times of India | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am J&K: Hurriyat U-Turn, now calls for poll boycott - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am 25 per cent voting in six hours in Maharashtra - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am Fitch assigns highest rating to SAIL's long-term debtGlobal rating agency Fitch has assigned the highest national credit-quality rating to the steel maker SAIL's long-term debt programme of Rs 2,000 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am Moderate polling amid Maoist violence in Jharkhand - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:45 am Sri Lanka war politics shuts down Tamil NaduCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's war against the Tamil Tigers buffeted Indian politics on Thursday after Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which is sympathetic to the rebels, shut down Tamil Nadu a key electoral swing state in the middle of general election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:44 am 21.72 per cent votes cast in Udhampur-Doda LS seat - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:33 am Apple Q2 profits zoom to $1.21 bn on iPhone salesShrugging off the economic gloom shadowing the corporates, software giant Apple has reported a 15 per cent jump in net profit at $1.21 billion for the second quarter ended March 28, 2009, bolstered by strong sales of iPhones and iPods. In the year-ago period, the entity had a profit of $1.05 billion, it said in a statement.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:28 am 'Fourth Front' roadshows for SP in Mumbai tomorrowEyeing the 1.8 million strong north Indian vote bank in Mumbai, 'Fourth Front' leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan will hold a series of roadshows there tomorrow in support of Samajwadi Party's nominees.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 10:16 am Tata Communications to offer Cisco's Telepresence ServicesTata Communications, a Tata group company, today said it would introduce telepresence exchange services for Cisco Telepresence.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am Annual inflation unexpectedly nudges upNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual inflation rate unexpectedly rose in the second week of April on higher food and manufactured product prices, but analysts said inflation would turn negative in coming weeks paving the way for more rate cuts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:50 am PM casts his vote] and his wife Gursharan Kaur cast their votes for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls at a polling booth under the Brahmaputra Valley constituency in Guawahati on Thursday morning.Dr Singh and hi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:43 am Azim Premji earns Rs 4.64 billion as dividend] Chairman Azim Premji is set to take home Rs 464 crore (Rs 4.64 billion) in dividend payment for 2008-09. The board of Wipro on Wednesday recommended a dividend of Rs 4 per share. Premji holds a litt...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:43 am Worried stiff about Pakistan, US seeks to advance ties with IndiaBy Arun Kumar, Washington, April 23 : The situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan tops the reasons the US is 'advancing its relationship with India', Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said, while a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:39 am Prime Minister casts vote in AssamPrime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur cast their votes at a polling station under the Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday.Singh and his wife, after arriving at Lokopriya Go...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:39 am Inflation inches up to 0.26 percentInflation for the week ended April 11 rose to 0.26 per cent as against 0.18 per cent in the previous week. On a week-on-week basis, the wholesale price index surged 0.3 per cent to 228.8.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:38 am Around 28% voting in UP till 1 pmAround 28 per cent voters exercised their franchise by 1 pm in the second phase of polling in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.Election office sources in Lucknow said that poll...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:38 am Yes Bank Q4 net up 24% at Rs 80-crThe key benchmark indices extended gains in afternoon trade as Asian stocks rose after Credit Suisse Group's Q1 results beat market expectations and the Zurich-based bank said it is optimistic about i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:38 am PM parries questions on taking Left supportOn a day when his allies reached out to the Left parties for a post-poll tie-up, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today parried a question on whether he would take their support for a possible government formation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:31 am Hitler watercolours go on sale in BritainA series of watercolours by Adolf Hitler were set to go on sale at a British auction house later today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:30 am Demand of structured financial products decline: ICRAICRA has estimated that the overall issuance declined by 18 per cent in value terms and 30 per cent in terms of number of transactions over the previous fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:25 am Telugu Desam On TopThe major influence on the voters, especially women, seems to be the "Cash Transfer Scheme" promised by the Telugu Desam, hoping to have a monthly financial assurance.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:23 am Traffic woes due to 26/11 trialMUMBAI: Special Judge M L Tahilyani, who is conducting the 26/11 trial, was on Thursday appointed as commissioner by the Bombay High Court to look into the inconvenience caused to persons residing ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:23 am BJD MLA arrested during polling in OrissaA BJD MLA was arrested from near a polling booth in Patkura in Orissa's Kendrapara district for allegedly disturbing polling.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:23 am Two polling officials die, 2 ill due to sun stroke in OrissaBHUBANESWAR: Two polling officials died allegedly of sun stroke and two others fell critically ill in Orissa's Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts, official sources said on Thursday. With the death...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Apr 2009 | 9:22 am More than 100,000 civilians flee Sri Lanka warzoneCOLOMBO (Reuters) - The flight of more than 100,000 people from Sri Lanka's war zone is beginning to overload the system, the United Nations said on Thursday, after the Security Council warned those still trapped remain in grave danger.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 8:55 am Violence casts shadow as India votes in new roundGUWAHATI (Reuters) - Millions of Indians, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, voted on Thursday under the shadow of violence in the second stage of a month-long general election that could throw up a weak coalition.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 8:41 am Voter turnout improves marginally in Uttar PradeshAbout 14.5 percent of the 25 million-odd Uttar Pradesh voters eligible to vote Thursday exercised their franchise in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies till noon, election officials said here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 8:00 am Rising bad debts cast shadow over bank earningsMUMBAI (Reuters) - State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, is expected to post a 16.3 percent rise in quarterly net profit on strong loan growth, but rival ICICI Bank could see profit slump by a third on consumer defaults.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Apr 2009 | 7:55 am ELECTION EYE - Left says may join governmentNEW 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 | 23 Apr 2009 | 4:41 am 'Aladin' will be no less than 'Harry Potter': DirectorFilmmaker Sujoy Ghosh says his next venture 'Aladin', which has superstar Amitabh Bachchan playing the genie and is complete with the latest special effects, will be no less than a 'Harry Potter' or 'The Lord Of The Rings' flick.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 4:00 am Ranbir's role defines democracy in today's world: Prakash JhaActor Ranbir Kapoor is set to play a US-based NRI who has to suddenly return home to take over his family business, in this case politics, in upcoming film 'Rajneeti'. Director Prakash Jha says the young actor's character 'defines democracy in today's world'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 2:30 am India to Sri Lanka: Killings of Tamil civilians must stopExpressing concern at the plight of civilians in Sri Lanka, India Wednesday asked the war-torn nation to ensure that the killings of Tamil civilians are stopped and underlined that it will do 'all it can to also ameliorate the humanitarian crisis'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 1:32 am Boy’s bid to retrieve ball proves fatalCHENNAI: A 13-year-old boy of Venkatachalam Street in West Mambalam died on Wednesday morning after he fell into an open well near his house when he went in search of a ball. Police said the deceased, V.Manikandan, son of milk vendor ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Rebels galore in Uttar Pradesh Phase IILUCKNOW: The fate of a host of rebels and turncoats will be decided in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Polling will be held for 17 seats including Amethi, Faizabad, Allahabad, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Killing of Tamil civilians should end: India“Colombo should protect its citizens; LTTE must stop its barbaric attempt to hold civilians hostage”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am CSK looks to retain momentumDurban: After bouncing back from its opening match defeat, last year’s runner-up Chennai Super Kings will look to maintain the winning momentum as it takes on Delhi Daredevils in the DLF-Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am It’s the turn of the rural heartlandDespite the lack of focus on agrarian issues, the second phase of polling will see about one out of every three agricultural labourers in the country casting his or her vote today, says Yogendra YadavSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am UGC committee conducts enquiryFaculty members and officials of Gandhigram Rural University questionedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Rice, sugar showered on Bangalore South votersEnforcement Officer files a police complaint against R.K. Provision StoreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Phase II polls in 12 States todayNEW DELHI: As naxal attacks continue in Jharkhand and Bihar, the Election Commission has made “adequate arrangements” for Phase II polls on Thursday in 140 constituencies in 12 States. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, elected ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Over one lakh civilians leave NFZTwo senior LTTE officials surrenderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Replay of Assembly polls likelyRiding high on the popularity of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, the BJP has the faction-ridden Congress on the backfoot in Madhya PradeshSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Himachal court advances hearing on Brakel's hydropower projectThe Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday advanced the date of final hearing in a case filed by Reliance Energy challenging the state government's allotment of a multi-million dollar hydropower project to Dutch firm Brakel Corp.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 6:31 pm World economy in severe recession, IMF saysWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday slashed growth forecasts for every major country and urged governments to take forceful action to ensure the world economy's recovery from a severe recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Apr 2009 | 5:15 pm Haryana legislator resigns from BJPRam Kumar Gautam, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Haryana, Wednesday resigned from his assembly seat.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm OCA backs India to host 2018 Asian GamesOlympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Wednesday backed India to host the 2018 Asian Games in Delhi.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:32 pm Mamata declares her humble assetsWhile billionaire politicians are grabbing headlines, Trinamool Congress party chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday declared assets worth Rs.4.73 lakh (Rs.473,000). She does not own a car or a house.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:31 pm Two LTTE leaders surrender, over 100,000 flee war zoneTwo Tamil Tiger leaders surrendered to the Sri Lankan military as the mass of distraught Tamil civilians fleeing the war zone crossed the 100,000 figure Wednesday, the authorities said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:31 pm Second phase of general elections 2009India will hold its second phase of the 2009 general elections Thursday. Here are some facts:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Apr 2009 | 3:31 pm
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