Good run in IPL will help me perform well in England: Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja is on seventh heaven these days after getting selected in the 15-man India squad for the ICC World Twenty20.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 1:41 pm

Unfair to blame McCullum alone: Buchanan

Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan threw his weight behind Brendon McCullum
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 1:37 pm

US, EU deal to end beef trade spat

The US and the EU struck a deal to end a 13-yr-old spat over hormone-treated beef, a move that will see the US drop its threat to slap retaliatory import duties on Italian mineral water and French Roquefort cheese.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 1:36 pm

Prachanda grapples with damaging video tape

An embarrassing video tape showed Maoist PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda boasting his guerrilla troops' number had been five-fold inflated during a UN count.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 1:25 pm

Cong drops 'Jai Ho' campaign song

After aggressively using Oscar winning tune 'Jai Ho' for its election campaign across the country, Congress has dumped the slogan in the last phases of elections.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 1:23 pm

15 dead in bomb attack in Baghdad

A car bomb exploded on Wednesday at the entrance to a fruit and vegetable market in south Baghdad, killing 15 people and wounding about 40.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 1:13 pm

Captured video shows LTTE using civilians as forced labour

A video recovered from a slain LTTE cadre shows the rebels forcibly recruiting Tamil civilians
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 1:13 pm

M mulls shifting production from Nashik unit

Facing a difficult situation due to the strike by workers at its manufacturing facility in Nashik, auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is believed to be considering shifting production to other sites.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 1:04 pm

Amitabh Bachchan is not playing Pranoy Roy in Rann: RGV

When, RGV decided to make Rann about a media house starring the Big B himself, comparisons with existing media honchos was inevitable.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:59 pm

FIIs net buyers of Rs 531cr in cash mkt today

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 530.92 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 12:58 pm

Indore municipal corporation warns to shift pigs out of city

Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has issued a warning to pig breeders here to shift down their animals outside the city limits or else they will be culled.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:58 pm

Rupee down 31 paise against dollar

The Indian rupee on Wednesday turned weaker by 31 paise to close at 49.61/62 against the dollar in line with negative trends in local equity markets.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 12:56 pm

Choose between Trinamool or Left, Mamata warns Congress!

A day after Rahul Gandhi signalled openness to having an alliance with the Left post LS elections, Trinamool Congress has sent out a warning that it will walk out of the alliance in the eventuality of a Congress-Left tie-up.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

US pushes India, Pak, Israel to sign NPT!

India, Pak, North Korea and Israel should join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a US official said.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Sonia`s election rallies in TN, Puducherry cancelled!

Congress President Sonia Gandhi`s election rallies in Chennai and Puducherry were on Wednesday cancelled due to security reasons, police sources said.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Court to frame charges against Kasab today!

The 26/11 Special Court will on Wednesday frame charges against Ajmal Kasab, Faheem Ansari, Sabauddin Ahmed for their involvement in the Mumbai attacks.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Centre to implement tobacco products warning rules from May 31!

The Centre has assured SC that it will implement tobacco products warning rules from May 31.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

US eager to fight terror with new India govt: Holbrooke!

The US is eagerly looking forward to the formation of a new government in India so that it could start the process of effective cooperation with New Delhi and Islamabad to root out the common threat of terrorism from Pakistan.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Zardari for fresh dialogue after Indian elections!

Wanting peace with India, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he is awaiting the formation of a new government in New Delhi to start a "fresh dialogue" with it.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Six Indians selected for prestigious Gates scholarships!

Six Indian students have won prestigious Gates scholarships to study at Cambridge - including one who wants to find out if the Harappan Civilisation was brought down by environmental changes.
Source: Zee News : India National | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Jeev paired with Allen, Laird in The Players Championship

Jeevwould lead the continent's challenge in the tournament, which is regarded as the unofficial fifth major
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:52 pm

Ajmal pleads not guilty to charges framed against him

"Yeh sab galat hai, mujhe kabool nahin hai" (these charges are wrong, not acceptable to me), Ajmal said in his plea, adding that he wanted to face the trial.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:49 pm

Q+A - India's economy -- on the road to recovery?

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy, which has been hit harder than expected by the global recession, may be on the path to recovery, some recent data suggests.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 12:46 pm

Renee Zellweger taking break from acting

Renee Zellweger is putting acting on hold to spend time doing nothing and 'getting bored'. The actress has been working constantly since she rose to fame in the 1990s and hasn't had time for any vacations.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:45 pm

AFP chief to quit; Haneef lawyer says should correct mistakes

Australian federal police commissioner Mick Keelty, who was criticised for the handling of Haneef's case, will exit from his post in September
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:45 pm

Obama's statement has nothing to do with outsourcing: IT

The IT industry said that US president Obama's Bangalore-Buffalo reference had been misintepreted and that it had nothing to do with 'outsourcing.'
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 May 2009 | 12:40 pm

26/11: Kasab, two others plead not guilty to charges

Pakistani gunman Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, who unleashed terror in Mumbai last year with suspected LeT operatives, and two conspirators, today pleaded not guilty to charges framed against them by a special court.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 12:38 pm

Pakistan says kills 64 Taliban ahead of U.S. talks

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces attacked Taliban fighters on Wednesday killing at least 64 of them, the military said, after the United States called on the government to show its commitment to fighting militancy.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 12:27 pm

Prostitution racket busted in Bangalore

A prostitution racket has been busted and ten persons including six women arrested, police said.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 12:25 pm

Mumbai attack accused Kasab says not guilty of charges

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the man accused of being the lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attack, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to 86 charges against him, including murder and waging war against India, lawyers said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 12:24 pm

Pak troops kill 64 Taliban ahead of US talks

Pakistani security forces attacked Taliban fighters on Wednesday killing at least 64 of them, the military said. Facts about conflict in Swat
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 12:19 pm

Elections in Kashmir, a test for separatists

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Kashmir's separatist leaders are struggling to win back popular support, and are hoping that a boycott of Thursday's election to the parliament may yet breathe new life into the 20-year movement.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 12:11 pm

After Nano, Tatas offer flats for less than Rs 4 lakh

After Rs 1-lakh people's car Nano, Tata Housing will build one-room-kitchen flats for just Rs 3.91 lakh in a township being developed at Boisar, 100 km from Mumbai.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 12:05 pm

Pakistan braces for flood of displaced from Swat

MARDAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan is bracing for its biggest ever displacement of people, as many as 800,000, as a military offensive against Taliban militants in their stronghold in the Swat valley appears imminent.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 11:52 am

Mumbai Terror: Ajmal `Kasab' pleads not guilty to the charges - Hindu


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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 11:47 am

Nepal crisis deepens as Maoists clash with police

Police clashed with protesting Maoists, who vowed to block a new government from forming unless the president supported the firing of the country's army chief.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 11:37 am

Crisis deepens as Nepal's Maoists clash with police

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Around 1,000 stone-throwing Maoist protesters chanting "we are ready to fight" clashed with police in Nepal on Wednesday as political parties struggled to form a new government.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 11:35 am

RIL starts selling Jamnagar diesel to local cos

After a gap of over two years, Reliance Industries has begun selling diesel from its Jamnagar refinery to local companies, with Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd receiving the first consignment this week.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:32 am

Mumbai attack suspect pleads not guilty

Firefighters attend to a fire as it burns at Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel following an armed siege on November 29, 2008 in Mumbai, India. (Julian Herbert, Getty Images) MUMBAI, India (AP) - The on...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:31 am

Land mine blast kills nine in eastern India

(Getty Images) NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police say a land mine explosion in the country's restive east has killed nine people, including two police officers.Police official Amarnath Upadhyaya says th...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:31 am

Landslide in PoK kills 28

At least 28 people were killed in a landslide in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, local residents said on Wednesday.
Source: The Times of India | 6 May 2009 | 11:30 am

JSW Bengal Steel project cost may come down

The project cost of JSW Bengal Steel project at Salboni in West Bengal may drop in view of the recession which has gripped the steel industry worldwide.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:29 am

Ten killed in landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

Ten persons, including two Central Reserve Police Force personnel and four special police officers, were killed on Wednesday in a landmine blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada distric...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:23 am

Raina is paisa vasool

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Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:23 am

Terrorists targeting helicopters in J & K

Terrorists are attempting to shoot down helicopters over the jungles of Doda in Jammu and higher reaches of North Kashmir, prompting the Union Home Ministry to advise on the appropriate height to main...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:23 am

BJP agenda: No nuke deal if Obama targets outsourcing

A BJP-led government will not implement the nuclear deal with the US if the Obama administration withdraws tax incentives to companies outsourcing works, a senior party functionary said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:23 am

Kasab charged with waging war against India

Mumbai, May 6 : A special court on Wednesday charged Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone survivor of the Mumbai terror attacks, with waging war against India.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:20 am

Daily wage labourer scores 92 per cent at SSLC

Like in many states, Karnataka's SSLC examination results are out and the toppers have had their share of limelight locally. But one high-scorer stays unsung in his village, 52 km from Bangalore, unce...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:20 am

Nepal crisis its own doing, believes India

The political crisis in Nepal continues with no consensus among parties, which have been asked to form a new government by Saturday. Maoists continue to blame India for the fall of their government an...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:20 am

Flu virus kills Texan, European cases rise

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texan with H1N1 flu died earlier this week, state officials said, only the second death outside Mexico where the epidemic appeared to be waning.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 11:18 am

Maoists thrash NC, UML workers in rural Nepal

Amid the Maoist threat to take to the streets after resignation of Prime Minister Prachanda, the former rebels have attacked members of other political parties in some districts of Nepal. Prachanda resigned on May 4 after his Maoist government's decision to sack the army chief Chief Rukmangad Katawal was scuttled by President Ram Baran Yadav, deepening the political crisis and raising the specter of renewed rebel unrest in the country.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:16 am

We still want peace with India, says Zardari

Washington Wanting peace with India, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he is awaiting the formation of a new government in New Delhi to start a "fresh dialogue" with it."Democracies have n...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:12 am

Dabur India open offer for Fem Care to start on May 7

FMCG major Dabur India today said its open offer for acquiring an additional 20 per cent stake in Fem Care will begin on May 7. Dabur India said its open offer to the shareholders of Fem Care Pharma (FCPL), a leading player in the women's skin care products market, would now begin on May 7 and close on May 26, 2009, it said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:12 am

'Indian equity mkt to see profit-booking at current levels'

Signaling a downtrend ahead, global research firm Macquarie has said profit-booking is likely to emerge at current levels after the Indian equity markets emerged as the second best-performing market in Asia in the last three months.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:09 am

China inroads into Nepal army gives India the jitters

NEW DELHI: Much more than the recruitment of Nepalese in its Gorkha Rifles, the Indian Army is actually worried about the deft Chinese strategic inroads into Nepal and the possible ‘Maoisation’...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 May 2009 | 11:04 am

Demand for office space declines in India: CBRE

In the wake of global economic meltdown, demand for office space in India, along with that in other parts of Asia, remained weak with rentals plummeting by up to 10 per cent across the country in the first quarter of 2009.??Rentals in prime buildings went down by 10 per cent in the commercial business districts of New Delhi and Bangalore and by 6.7 per cent in Mumbai and there is not much chance of demand bouncing back in the near term, according to a report by global consultancy CB Ricchard
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 May 2009 | 11:03 am

Court allows CBI transit remand of CRPF commandant - Zee News


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New Delhi, May 06: A Delhi Court on Wednesday gave transit remand of a CRPF commandant and two others, allegedly involved in corruption in recruitment for the anti-Naxal force COBRA, to CBI to produce them in special court in Patna.
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 10:31 am

NREGA workers in Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Govt panel - Business Standard


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PTI / New Delhi May 6, 2009, 15:55 IST Employment under the job guarantee plan should be extended beyond 100 days in SC/ST-dominated districts and the beneficiaries under UPA's flagship programme should be involved in projects like Mid-Day Meal Scheme ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 10:31 am

Congress wooing NDA partners as they are on backfoot: Najma - Times of India


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6 May 2009, 1516 hrs IST, PTI KOLKATA: The BJP on Wednesday said that Rahul Gandhi's 'praise' of JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar and his attempt to woo NDA partners was an indication that the Congress party was on the backfoot in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 10:01 am

Singur, Nandigram vote in round two - Economic Times


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KOLKATA: The second phase of elections in West Bengal will be of interest not just to politicos but also India Inc with Nandigram and Singur, the two areas which hit the spotlight for anti-industrialisation protests, going to the hustings Thursday.
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 9:29 am

3 seats in Bihar go for polls tomorrow amid heavy security - Business Standard


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PTI / Patna May 6, 2009, 14:36 IST Heavy security arrangements, including aerial patrolling in naxal-affected areas, will mark the final round of polling tomorrow in three of the 40 Lok Sabha seats of Bihar which will see RJD chief Lalu Prasad and ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 9:13 am

Kerala govt not to prosecute Vijayan in Lavlain case - Times of India


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6 May 2009, 1418 hrs IST, PTI THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The LDF-led Kerala government today accepted the Advocate General's advice against granting permission to prosecute former minister and CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC Lavlain corruption ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 9:10 am

Delhi goes to polls tomorrow; 160 aspirants in fray - Press Trust of India


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New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) A confident Congress hopes to repeat its spectacular victory in the recent assembly polls while BJP would try to improve its tally when Delhi goes to general elections tomorrow where nearly 1.1 crore voters will decide the fate ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 8:18 am

Fate of 210 in fray for tomorrow's election in Haryana - Business Standard


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PTI / Chandigarh May 6, 2009, 12:49 IST The fate of 210 candidates for 10 seats in Haryana, including former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, will be decided by about 1.20 Crore voters in the state during the fourth phase of countrywide polling for the 15th ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 7:48 am

CM's daughter-in-law, Amarinder's wife, son fate to be sealed tomorrow - Business Standard


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PTI / Chandigarh May 6, 2009, 12:45 IST The fate of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's daughter-in-law and that of the wife and son of his predecessor Amarinder Singh will be sealed in the election to four of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in ...
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Source: Google News India - India | 6 May 2009 | 7:47 am

Briton wins "best job in the world" on Australia island

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A British charity fundraiser won the "best job in the world" on Wednesday -- caretaker of an Australian tropical island -- after an innovative marketing campaign that highlighted the power of social media.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 7:12 am

Congress, BJP jostle for seats in Rajasthan

The Congress targeted the poor performance of the Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which in turn lashed out at its present Ashok Gehlot regime in the high powered game for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan that goes to the polls Thursday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 May 2009 | 7:00 am

Key contests in fourth phase of polls

Key contests in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections Thursday:
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 May 2009 | 6:32 am

Obama wants alliance with Afghan, Pakistani heads

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will urge the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside a history of mistrust and join Washington in an alliance against Islamic extremists at a White House meeting on Wednesday, senior administration officials said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 May 2009 | 6:12 am

Equity markets slip on opening

Indian equity markets opened lower Wednesday with a key index shedding about 50 points from Tuesday's close about 45 minutes into trading.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 May 2009 | 5:31 am

Congress competing with its own record in Haryana

The ruling Congress in Haryana would like to achieve a 'Perfect 10' in the state's parliamentary elections this time, but the party faces an uphill task in even equalling its own record of nine seats in the 2004 polls.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 May 2009 | 5:30 am

National Conference, PDP will slug it out in Srinagar

This prestigious Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir valley goes to the polls Thursday amid boycott calls by separatists and armed insurgents and will see the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) take on the ruling National Conference.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 May 2009 | 3:30 am

Obama ends tax sops to outsourcing firms

Washington: “Say no to Bangalore and yes to Buffalo,’ seems to be the latest mantra of U.S. President Barack Obama as he struggles to bring the ailing American economy back on track. Keeping one of his major election ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Election Commission examines code violations in Tamil Nadu

Its squads found overall adherence to the code “satisfactory”
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Rahul non-committal on any post-poll allies

“Manmohan for Prime Minister if Congress has the numbers”
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

KSCB denied refinance support


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Tamils stage protest in London

LONDON: Tamils staged a protest in front of the Indian High Commission here on Tuesday, prompting the mission to serve a demarche on the British Foreign Office, seeking adequate security to prevent demonstrators from paralysing its ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Financial reward for 4,237 meritorious students

The amount this year will be about Rs. 4,800
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

“Difficult to save tigers without protecting habitats”

CHENNAI: An apex-level consultation involving Forest officials, scientists, wildlife experts and the corporate sector will be held in New Delhi in July to formalise the recommendations of the four national-level consultations on the future of ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Polluted water claims five lives at Bholakpur

Water board official suspended; Rs. 2 lakh for kin of deceased
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Tamil Nadu officials shifted

CHENNAI: Madurai Police Commissioner K. Nandabalan has been shifted on the direction of the Election Commission. Abhash Kumar, an officer of the 1990 batch, is the new Commissioner. The move follows an enquiry into complaints of money ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

Lightning, rain wreak havoc in State; 8 killed

HYDERABAD: Unseasonal heavy rain that battered parts of State have claimed eight lives and caused extensive damage to crops over 4 lakh acres, though giving relief to people by pushing down the searing temperature. All the eight persons were ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 May 2009 | 12:00 am

SC declines early hearing in Guj encounter row!

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to grant an early hearing of arguments on the fake encounter killing of alleged gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his wife Kauser Bi and another person by the ATS of Gujarat police.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

BSP accuses Cong of "bribing" Haji Dilshad Ali!

A day after its candidate from North-East Delhi seat Haji Dilshad Ali withdrew from the electoral race and threw his weight behind Congress, BSP on Tuesday accused the ruling party at the Centre of "bribing" its nominee.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Gehlot more corrupt than Raje: JD(U)!

JD(U) on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of being more corrupt than opposition leader Vasundhara Raje as he inducted six BSP MLAs into Congress "unconstitutionally".
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Centre denied legitimate dues to Bihar: JD(U)!

Joining issue with Union Minister Shakeel Ahmed, JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP NK Singh on Tuesday said the UPA government at the Centre had `repeatedly and falsely claimed` that it had provided large financial resources to Bihar.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

17 killed in Bihar as buses touch livewire!

At least 17 people, including women and children, were burnt to death and several injured as two buses came in contact with high-voltage electric wires in separate incidents in Bihar`s Sitamarhi and Gaya districts.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

NHRC directs UP govt to pay relief to undertrial`s kin!

NHRC has directed the UP govt to pay monetary relief of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of an undertrial who died of cardiac arrest in jail.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Nitish to campaign for NDA: BJP!

Putting to rest all claims of Congress and other political parties that JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may leave the NDA fold and join them post-polls, BJP today announced that he would campaign for the NDA in Punjab.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Another rape hits shell-shocked Delhi !

A 16-year-old girl from Muzaffarnagar district has been allegedly raped by two men in the national capital, police said Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Family members of candidates seek electorate`s support!

It is not merely the candidates in Lok Sabha constituencies in Western Uttar Pradesh who have been sweating it out in the summer heat, but even their near and dear ones who pitched in for them and sought votes on their behalf.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

Mizoram to have elite commando force!

Mizoram would soon raise elite commando forces equipped with the latest equipment for any kind of combat operation.
Source: Zee News : States | 5 May 2009 | 11:54 pm

U.S. wants Israel, India in anti-nuclear arms treaty

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel should join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the global pact meant to limit the spread of atomic weapons, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 May 2009 | 7:38 pm

Sharif urges Pakistan, India to restore trust

Pakistan and India should restore trust between them so that peace could be established in the region, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 May 2009 | 7:00 pm

Nepal Maoists say they recruited 23,000 rebels after truce

Private television stations across Nepal Tuesday broadcast video footage of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' telling his guerrilla commanders his party had successfully recruited over 23,000 soldiers after the 2006 truce and of his aim to control the army to grab absolute power.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 May 2009 | 6:00 pm

NDA to hold show of strength in Punjab Sunday

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to put up a big show of strength with its allies at a political rally to be held in this industrial city of Punjab Sunday (May 10).
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 May 2009 | 5:02 pm

Spurious liquor kills four in Orissa, probe ordered

At least four people died and 15 fell sick after consuming illicit liquor in a village in Orissa's Khordha district, police said Tuesday. The government has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 May 2009 | 5:01 pm

Anti-tobacco group cries foul over cut in space to warnings

An anti-tobacco group Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take notice of the central government move to cut down pictorial health warning area on all tobacco products, including cigarette packets.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 May 2009 | 5:01 pm