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Changed boundaries add uncertainty to polls in Delhi!Party campaigners find they do not know many of the areas now within their constituency as delimitation has altered the political demography of the capital. The maps of all seven LS constituencies in Delhi have been redrawn.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Mirwaiz, some other separatists placed under house arrest!Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq along with some other separatist leaders was on Friday placed under house arrest ahead of a Friday congregation address by him here.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Five including 4 cops killed in Naxal attack in Bihar!Suspected Maoist rebels killed five people, including four policemen, returning from election duty in Bihar, police said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm Kirsten Dunst unlikely to join Spider-Man 4Kirsten Dunst wants the story to be a strong one, especially in terms of her character, Mary Jane Watson.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:10 pm Security threats in India can't be equated with Pak: ICCICC chairman David Morgan believes the security threats in India should not be equated to those in Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:04 pm HSBC uncertain about raising headcount in India"I am not sure whether we will increase it (headcount) this year," HSBC Holdings Plc Group Chairman Stephen K Green told PTI, when asked whether the global banking major was planning to raise its headcount in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:02 pm Transgenders, gays want their issues in parties' agendaThe sexual minorities feel that enough is enough and that if they don't speak up now, they will never be heard.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:59 am Aussies have to master Pak spinners to keep alive in ODI series: NielsenMichael Clarke did not have much knowledge about Pakistan before the ODI series, and handling their spinners is the key to the series.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am Michael Carrick urges Carlos Tevez to not leave ManUEngland midfielder Michael Carrick has begged Carlos Tevez to not leave the Manchester United.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:52 am Nothing to apologise for: Modi on Gujarat riots - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:49 am Gold touches Rs14,900/10gmExtending its gains for the second straight day, gold prices added Rs 180 to close at Rs 14,900 per ten gram in the bullion market.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am Global Crosswalk launches India operationsUS-based global talent management company Global Crosswalk Inc today announced the launch of its India operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am Police probe tampering of Anil Ambani's chopperMUMBAI (Reuters) - Police and airport officials in Mumbai are investigating a possible incident of tampering of a helicopter belonging to Anil Ambani, chairman of India's Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am PETA invites Anoop Desai to help stray dogsPETA wants Desai, to follow in the footsteps of previous Idol contestants Vanessa Olivarez, Kellie Pickler and Ruben Studdard.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:46 am After tampered chopper, Anil Ambani travels by road - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:39 am Fin Min raises question on new FDI policyThe Finance Ministry has raised questions on the new foreign direct investment rules which have prompted several domestic firms to rework their ownership structure for attracting FDI in areas like retail through backdoor.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:38 am Security, infrastructure may decide party fortunes in MumbaiThe polls are coming nearer and Mumbai is getting ready to vote.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am Rahul blasts Left, dubs them prisoners of past - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am NDA committed to stamping out terror: Advani - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am Sensex touches 6-month high of 11,329Bank stocks remained in the limelight due to a slash in interest rates. Institutional investors were believed to be heavy buyers in the frontline stocks during the day.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am Sensex rises to six-month highBank stocks remained in the limelight due to a slash in interest rates. Institutional investors were believed to be heavy buyers in the frontline stocks during the day.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am Muralitharan says Matthew Hayden is batting like GodMuttiah Muralitharan has revealed his joy playing alongside Matthew Hayden in the IPL, comparing the opener's performances to God.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am Committee to examine medical facility in Akruti's schoolBowing to pressure from the public,an inquiry committee has been formed to check whether Akruti's school was well equipped with medical facilities.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:30 am Gujarat riots: Modi remains defiantAs election fever rises, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi remains defiant over his role in the Gujarat riots saying he had nothing to apologise for.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:29 am Duminy feeling the pressure of playing behind Tendulkar, Jayasuriya in IPLJP Duminy is feeling the pressure of playing behind Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya in the Mumbai Indians batting line-up.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:29 am Scientists develop technique to trace alien lifeResearchers may be able to find extraterrestrial life even before it leaves its home planet - by looking for left or right-handed light.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:26 am Hurriyat urges people in Kashmir to shun election - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:20 am Swine flu strikes Mexico, US: WHOA rare outbreak of human swine flu has killed at least 60 people in Mexico and spread to the United States where authorities are on alert, the World Health Organisation said Friday.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am Shariah fund a hit with non-MusilmsUnder the Islamic investment philosophy, investment in banks, financial institutions, or any company engaged in business of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, pork is prohibited.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:18 am Russia restarts ops in ChechnyaRussia on Friday announced fresh counter-terrorism operations in Chechnya just a week after Moscow ended a 10-year security regime in the war-torn region.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:15 am Hurriyat urges people in Kashmir to shun electionSRINAGAR (Reuters) - The All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference, Kashmir's main separatist alliance on Friday appealed to the people of the region to boycott India's general election, prompting authorities to place two separatist leaders under house arrest.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am Left may ally with Congress after polls: BuddhadebWest Bengal Chief Minister and senior CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has not ruled out the possibility of the Left parties working with Congress again if the situation warrants after the Lok Sabha polls.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am Court to determine age of Mumbai attack accused KasabMUMBAI (Reuters) - A special court hearing charges against Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the alleged lone surviving gunman of last year's attack in Mumbai, has directed that medical tests be conducted to establish if the accused is a minor as claimed by the defence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:57 am Reliance to sell gas to Anil Ambani group power plantBillionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries will sell natural gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields to Anil Ambani Group firm's power plant in Andhra Pradesh at government approved rates.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:57 am J&K: Separatists under house arrestPolice in Kashmir placed the region's separatist leaders under house arrest Friday, triggering protests and clashes with police that left 10 people injured.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:56 am Nepal Army accused of second coupThe past reputation returned to haunt the Nepal Army with the countrys biggest media house accusing them of having planned a second coup this month.Source: The Times of India | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:53 am SBBJ expects business growth of 65% during current fiscalSBI's largest subsidiary State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur today said it aims to clock business growth of 65 per cent in the current fiscal, taking the total business to Rs 85,612 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:53 am Schools lack basic amenities in PM's constituency - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:50 am Sistema Shyam to complete pan-India rollout by Q3 2010According to India’s Economic Times, Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) aims to complete its pan-India rollout by the third quarter of 2010, citing comments by the operator’s chief executiv...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:48 am Taliban takeover of Pak is inevitable, imminent] or Persia has vanished. But unless we understand our weaknesses and rectify them, we may not get a second chance. The nature of warfare and threat has changed over the years and unimagined destructi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:44 am Nomura's full-year loss touches $ 7.2 bnJapanese financial services major Nomura Holdings today saw its net loss widen to 709 billion yen (about $7.22 billion) for the year ended March 31, as acquisition costs of Lehman Brothers and writedowns weighed heavily on the company's bottomline.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:44 am Voters Want Criminals In IndiaApril 24, 2009 · Elections are underway in India to choose a new parliament. Nearly one in four of the members of the country's parliament is charged with at least one criminal offense. There's...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am Inquiry ordered to determine QasabA special court on Friday ordered an inquiry to determine whether the prime accused in Mumbai terror attacks case Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is a juvenile. Judge M L Tahiliyani allowed special public p...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am Jet Airways cuts pay of senior staffIn view of the global economic meltdown coupled with mounting financial losses, Naresh Goyal-run domestic private air-carrier, Jet Airways, has slashed salaries by up to 25 per cent for all its employ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am Could Akriti have been savedThe family of a 18-year-old girl is going through its worst nightmare. Akriti died died on her way to hospital from school after she had an asthma attack and her parents have now filed a complaint aga...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:42 am Age tests ordered for suspect in Mumbai attacksMUMBAI, India -- An Indian court on Friday ordered the only surviving suspected gunman in the Mumbai attacks to undergo medical tests to determine his age after he claimed to have been a minor at the...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am IPL player-blogger mysteriously vanishesThe mole who created ripples in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by spilling out the juicy dressing room gossip of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has suddenly stopped posting his missives after his blog made waves in the media.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am Markets pull shutters in greenIndian equities markets closed in the green Friday, with a key index gaining 194 points over its previous close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am Third phase of general elections 2009The third phase of the staggered 2009 general elections is scheduled for April 30. Here are some facts about the poll that will be held in nine states and two union territories:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am Meltdown hits maritime trade;cargo traffic grows just 2%Global economic meltdown has cast its shadow on country's maritime trade with the cargo traffic growth in the top 12 state-owned ports nosediving in the financial year 2008-09, recording just 2.13% increase.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am Sonia slams BJP for changing stand on Indo-US nuke dealAttacking the BJP for L K Advani's remarks that if voted to power his party will not abrogate the nuclear deal, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today accused the saffron party of changing its stand on the issue.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:40 am UPDATE: Asian markets end mixed; Hang Seng up 44ptsThe Straits Times declined 7 points to 1,853 and the Seoul Composite tumbled 15 points tumbled to 1,354..Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:38 am Domestic politics forces India's hand in Sri LankaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's demand for a truce in Sri Lanka's war springs from its own domestic political sensitivities and a desire for a role in any post-conflict rehabilitation effort, analysts said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:36 am Panel to examine medical facility in Akruti's school - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:28 am India presses for Sri Lanka truce as casualties risePUTTUMATALAN, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Indian envoys flew into Sri Lanka on Friday to urge a truce in the closing chapter of a 25-year war in which U.N. data showed nearly 6,500 civilians have been killed in the last three months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:06 am 26/11: Court orders medical test to determine Kasab's age - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 10:01 am PDP questions EC decision to rescind by-poll notification - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 9:52 am Maruti Q4 net drops 18.5 pct, misses f'castMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, on Friday reported a surprising 18.5 percent drop in quarterly net profit, missing forecast, due to higher raw material costs and inventory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 9:36 am Muslim organisation adopts family of Shanno - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 24 Apr 2009 | 9:30 am Pakistani Taliban say withdrawing from key valleyBUNER, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban commander has ordered his men to withdraw from Buner district, a spokesman said on Friday, amid mounting alarm in the United States over the Taliban advance towards the capital of the nuclear-armed Muslim state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 8:55 am Unease grows in Congress as allies court leftNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Key regional allies of India's ruling Congress are putting pressure on the party to cede the leadership of the coalition if it comes to power after a general election ending in May.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 6:17 am ELECTION EYE - Allies press Congress to yield PM postMUMBAI (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 | 24 Apr 2009 | 5:07 am Local issues trump "religion card" in Indian pollNASHIK, India (Reuters) - Hindu nationalism, Muslim "vote banks", anti-Christian violence, caste rivalry -- Indian politics has more than enough interfaith tension to offer populist orators all kinds of "religion cards" to play.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Apr 2009 | 5:01 am Markets off to a green startIndian equities markets opened in the green Friday, with a key index trading 33 points above its last closing figure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Apr 2009 | 4:30 am I want my fans to learn from my mistakes: Miley CyrusTeen icon Miley Cyrus, who features in the big-screen adaptation of the hit teen sitcom 'Hannah Montana', describes it as a superhero movie for girls and says she doesn't mind being seen as a 'role model'. At the same time, she wants fans to learn from her mistakes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Apr 2009 | 4:00 am I won't mind wearing a bikini if required: Anjana SukhaniAnjana Sukhani says she is game for bikinis if her role really demands it. Though she has adopted a glamorous persona in films like 'Golmaal Returns' and 'Salaam-E-Ishq', the actress is yet to join the bikini brigade.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am Brad Pitt's makeup artist does scary job on Sonu SoodSonu Sood has just finished shooting for 'City Of Life' made by UAE filmmaker Ali Mostafa. A major part of the film requires the Bollywood actor to be badly disfigured and the makeup artist chosen to bring about half-mutilated face was none other than Jean Ann Black, who worked on Brad Pitt's face in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am India monitoring situation with “deep concern”New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the government was monitoring with “deep concern and anxiety the evolving situation in Sri Lanka, in particular the conditions of Tamil civilians in the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Car chase creates stir in TirupatiTIRUPATI: Praja Rajyam president Chiranjeevi and Congress candidate B. Karunakar Reddy, who are locked in a fierce contest for the Tirupati Assembly seat, were on Thursday seen on a virtual bumper-to-bumper chase through the streets of the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am New Delhi sending emissariesNEW DELHI: India will despatch National Security Adviser M.K. Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon to Colombo on Friday to urge the Sri Lanka government to immediately stop hostilities in the conflict zone. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am 55% vote in Phase IIChawla happy poll was held “without any large incident”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Hurriyat calls for poll boycottSrinagar: The moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference went back on its decision not to call for a poll boycott in Jammu and Kashmir and asked the people to stay away from the Lok Sabha elections. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am U.N. appeals for funds to help Sri Lankan TamilsAround 80,000 civilians who escaped the combat zone are being held in camps in VavuniyaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Voters brave heat; 2 killed in violenceHYDERABAD: Braving heat wave conditions and the tense atmosphere in some areas, people turned up in large numbers to caste vote in 140 Assembly and 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on Thursday. Long queues were ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Daredevils clinches a thrillerde Villiers notches up first century of season twoSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Probe ordered into death of studentNew Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday ordered a probe into the death of a school girl after an asthma attack, following allegations of “negligence” on the part of the school authorities. The authorities of Modern ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am RIL net profit drops 22 %Commissions large refinery and completes gas projectsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Apr 2009 | 12:00 am Priyanka advises people not to deify politicians!Campaigning for her mother Sonia, Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday advised people not to deify politicians and vote strictly on the issue of development.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Telgi convicted in yet another fake stamp paper case!Scamster Abdul Karim Telgi and nine others were Thursday convicted in yet another multi-million rupee fake stamp paper case by a court here.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Muzaffar Ali throws his weight behind Congress!Noted film maker Muzaffar Ali, who was at one time associated with the SP, today announced his support to the Congress, saying it is the only party whose secular credentials cannot be doubted.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Vaiko files nomination from Virudhunagar LS constituency!MDMK leader Vaiko, whose party is contesting the May 13 Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu as a constituent of the AIADMK-led front, on Thursday filed his nomination from Virudhunagar constituency.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm India to get Phalcon AWACS on May 18!India will get its first `eye in the sky`, the Phalcon Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), aircraft on May 18, which will provide the IAF means to track incoming missiles and look deep into the neighbouring countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm TISS gangrape: Victim tests positive for cannabis!The US national studying in TISS here, 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.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Lovely orders probe into Aakriti`s death!The Delhi govt has ordered a probe into the death of Aakriti, a student of Modern School.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Opposition parties are confused: Sheila!Claiming that the opposition parties are in a "state of confusion", Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said RJD chief Lalu Prasad and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav do not stand by their own words.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Telgi, eight others convicted in fake stamp paper scam!A Delhi court convicted Abdul Karim Telgi and 8 others after they admitted their guilt in case relating to recovery of counterfeit stamp papers having face value of over Rs 211 cr from the capital.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm Cong doesn`t need BJP advice to tackle terror: Sonia!Accusing the BJP of having bowed down to terrorists while in power, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that her party did not need its advice on how to tackle the menace.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Apr 2009 | 11:54 pm IIT student ends life over examsA fourth year chemical engineering student of IIT Kharagpur allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 7:30 pm Anil Ambani complains chopper sabotagedIndustrialist Anil Ambani Thursday evening filed a complaint alleging his helicopter had been sabotaged, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 7:30 pm Jhappi only for Mayawati, pappi for public, says Sanjay DuttUndeterred by two obscenity complaints filed against him for offering to give 'jadoo ki jhappi' and 'pappi' (magical hug and kiss) to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Bollywood star turned-politician Sanjay Dutt said Thursday he has reserved the 'pappi' for the people and will only give a 'jhappi' to 'sister' Mayawati.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Congress candidate in Bangalore cries foul over missing namesCongress candidate Krishna Byre Gowda, contesting from the prestigious Bangalore South seat, has alleged that names of about 30,000 voters were found missing in key segments of the parliamentary constituency that went to the polls Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:30 pm Madhya Pradesh records 47 percent votingMore than 47 percent voters in Madhya Pradesh cast their ballot Thursday for 13 of the 29 parliamentary seats in the first of the state's two-phase Lok Sabha elections. Four polling staff have died in the state, apparently of heat stroke, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:01 pm Lalgarh tribal group asks people to vote against CPI-MProtective sand bags, special search lights will be used and a large number of central forces deployed by the Election Commission for Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal's troubled Lalgarh, as an influential tribal group called for voting against the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm
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