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Elena fell on tracks by accident, Goa policeA senior official of Goa police said that Russian girl Elena Sukhanova fell on railway tracks by accident and was crushed to death beneath the train wheels.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:33 pm First look at RannRann means battle. In society, large organised forces are not just involved in a fight with each other, but also battling a war within themselves.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:29 pm 'Businessmen prefer PSU banks for loans; pvt banks for ATMs'Majority of businessmen go for public sector banks for their loan requirements, barring home loans, as they find private lenders to be "clever" with their offers and charging higher rates, a survey has found.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 2:23 pm Post-poll alliances: 4 days to go, no clarity yetPerhaps the JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav summed it best when he said: "Every party, every group is negotiating and everybody is in everybody's strategy."Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 2:21 pm FDI dips in March but FY09 betters previous fiscalForeign direct investment (FDI) in India is estimated to have dipped by over 55 per cent to $2 billion in March from $4.44 billion a year ago in the face of the global credit crunch.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 2:18 pm Serial killer confesses to the murder of two more girlsThe former auto rickshaw driver is being interrogated by police to probe his link with 16 missing girls from the town, after they got his confession in nine cases.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:18 pm Jamie Lynn Spears' boyfriend fit enough to be cousin's best manJamie Lynn Spears' boyfriend Casey Aldridge has recovered fully to play best man at his cousin's wedding, just two weeks after he suffered brain traumaSource: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:16 pm Congress may lose key seats in Tamil Nadu - Reuters India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 2:15 pm Mayawati govt didn't apply mind for slapping NSA on Varun - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 2:13 pm India Inc raises pitch for tax sops, interest rate cutIndia Inc today raised the pitch for more tax concessions and further cut in interest rates to fight declining industrial output, which contracted by 2.3 per cent in March.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 2:12 pm Former Naval chief S M Nanda dies1971 Indo-Pak war hero and former naval chief Admiral S M Nanda died at a hospital here last evening.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 2:12 pm India draw 2-2 with China, out of medal contentionIndia's hopes of a second successive Asia Cup hockey title went up in smoke after Sandeep Singh's men squandered a two-goal lead against China.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:11 pm Court refuses to provide newspapers to AjmalA special court rejected the Ajmal's plea, the lone captured terrorist, for providing newspapers to him in jail.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 2:07 pm IPL: Bangalore beat Kolkata by six wicketsKallis (32) and Taylor ( 81* off 33 balls) guided Bangalore to a fighting six-wicket win over Kolkata at Centurion. Blogs: Racial rift in Knight Riders? | 12 flops of IPL 2Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 2:05 pm Videocon to invest up to Rs 200 cr on marketingConsumer durables firm Videocon today said it would invest up to Rs 200 crore on marketing this fiscal, with special focus on reaching rural markets and expanding product portfolio across categories.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 2:05 pm Stay within limits, Amar Singh tells Congress - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 2:04 pm Cong: CM's statement on Rahul's comment a 'political stunt' - Indopia
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 1:55 pm KKR declines to comment on Jadeja revelationKKR declined to comment on the sensational revelation by Ajay Jadeja that racial discrimination was prevalent in the side.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 1:52 pm Oil jumps above $60 on weak US currencyOil prices rose sharply today, with the New York contract hitting a six-month high above $60 as the US currency tumbled against other leading units, traders said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 1:51 pm AcMittal staff attack Luxembourg HQSteel workers attacked ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg headquarters on Tuesday, setting off smoke bombs and trying to break through the front door to protest temporary layoffs during the economic slump.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 1:49 pm Spirit rover stuck in Martian soil: NASANASA's Spirit rover, which has been exploring Mars for evidence of water, has gotten stuck, perhaps inextricably, in the soft Martian soil, said officials from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 1:47 pm India to take on South Africa in World Group play-offIndia will fight it out with South Africa to re-claim a berth in the Davis Cup World Group in an away play-off tie in September.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 1:47 pm SMS game introduced in IPL withdrawnAlthough no pressure was put for the game to be withdrawn, the organisers decided to stop it with immediate effect.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 1:45 pm Hinduja Venture FY09 net dips 15%Hinduja Venture, a Hinduja Group company, today reported 15 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit during the 2008-09 fiscal at Rs 46.79 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 1:42 pm Meghalaya: Congress-UDP to form govt with Lapang as CM - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 1:37 pm Titan plans 50 stores each of World of Titan and FastrackWatch maker Titan Industries is planning to open 50 more stores of its 'World of Titan' retail outlets, besides 50 standalone stores of Fastrack.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 May 2009 | 1:32 pm DoT to appoint special auditors for 4 telcosThe Department of Telecom (DoT) will appoint special auditors this week to verify the revenue figures of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Tata's telecom companies, which operate in different areas of communications.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 1:27 pm Six cos keen on Ratnagiri Power's LNG terminalReliance Industries (RIL), Essar Oil and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) are among the six firms, which have expressed interest in taking on lease the LNG terminal adjacent to the Dabhol power plant, even as the commissioning of the import facility has been put off by six months to October.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 1:23 pm Re up by 20 paise, ends at 49.30/31In active trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the domestic unit opened sharply lower at 49.70/71 per dollar from its previous close of 49.50/52.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 1:18 pm CPI(M) distances itself from Subhas' statements - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 1:15 pm HCL AXON inks pact with Jet AviationHCL AXON, a division of domestic software exporter HCL Technologies, today said it has entered into an agreement with Jet Aviation to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions to the aviation company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 1:13 pm FIIs net buy Rs 452cr, DIIs net buy Rs 178crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 452.18 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 May 2009 | 12:58 pm Delhi bus conductor shot deadA conductor of a blueline bus was shot dead by unidentified men in west Delhi on Tuesday morning with police suspecting family rivalry to be the motive behind the crime.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 12:58 pm Pakistan's Swat offensive risks wider backlashLONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's heavy-handed offensive against the Taliban in northwest Pakistan is misguided and risks further destabilising the country, western military and intelligence experts argue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 12:52 pm Delhi: Report on Aakriti case this weekThe Delhi Government-appointed committee formed to probe into the death of 17-year-old Aakriti Bhatia is expected to file its report later this week.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 12:52 pm LTTE's design to divide Sri Lanka 'crushed': RajapakseAs the Lankan forces enter no-fire zone in the embattled north, president Mahinda Rajapakse declared LTTE's effort to divide the country has been 'completely crushed'.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 12:52 pm Wheat procurement up by 18%Wheat procurement went up by over 18% to 220 lakh tonnes so far in the current marketing season compared to the same period last year.Source: The Times of India | 12 May 2009 | 12:47 pm ANALYSIS - Congress may lose key seats in Tamil NaduCHENNAI (Reuters) - In Tamil Nadu, a key southern state just a few miles from war-torn Sri Lanka, a coalition led by the Congress party may lose vital seats it needs to forge a winning alliance after the mammoth general election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 12:45 pm Air France denies ill-treatment of passengers - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 12:38 pm Serial killer confesses to two more murders - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 12:37 pm ANALYSIS - BJP gaining momentumNEW DELHI (Reuters) - After trailing for weeks, India's Hindu nationalist opposition may now be gaining momentum against a fumbling ruling Congress party-led coalition thanks to some savvy alliance building.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 12:21 pm Architect of Indian Navy's 1971 victory Admiral Nanda passes away - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 12:13 pm BJP accuses Naveen of favouring Posco!BJP on Monday accused Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of violating model code of conduct by "allotting iron-ore mines three days prior to polling" to the South Korean steel major Posco.Source: Zee News : States | 12 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Goa: Aspersions cast on dead Russian teen`s character!Less than four days after her mutilated body was found along a railway track in North Goa, tales of a Russian teenager`s fondness for late night parties and her "love affairs" have begun dribbling from police officials.Source: Zee News : States | 12 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Nine Hindi-speaking people among 12 killed in Northeast!At least 12 people, including nine Hindi-speaking migrant workers, were killed by separatists and up to 70 houses set ablaze in two separate incidents in restive northeast`s Assam and Manipur states, officials said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Four days to `Verdict 2009`; Cong, BJP scramble for allies!With less than a week to go before the `Verdict 2009` is out, political parties are scrambling to woo as many allies as possible before May 16.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm LJP denies reports of fissures in alliance with SP, RJD!The Lok Janshakti Party on Tuesday denied reports of fissures in its alliance with the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in UP and Bihar.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Chidambaram, Vaiko in fray for last phase of LS polls!Electoral fortunes of 824 candidates, including Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi`s son MK Azhagiri and MDMK chief Vaiko, will be decided on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Two eyewitnesses to depose in Kasab case today!The prosecution will examine two eyewitnesses in Mumbai terror attack case on Tuesday to throw light on how accused Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was captured alive while his partner Abu Ismail was shot dead on November 26 last year.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Former Navy chief SM Nanda dead!Former Indian Navy chief Admiral SM Nanda died in the capital following ill health. He was 94, naval officials said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm UP govt challenges revocation of NSA on Varun Gandhi !The UP govt on Tuesday challenged the recent quashing of NSA on BJP leader Varun Gandhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Harrowing time for Indian passengers flying Air France!Over 50 Indian passengers flying Air France had a "harrowing" time at Paris airport after their aircraft developed a technical problem and complained Tuesday on reaching here that they were victims of "racial" profiling.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Indian documents in black money case forged: Swiss govt!In a major embarrassment for the Indian government, the Swiss Justice Department Monday said it had received forged documents from New Delhi in the case against racehorse breeder Hassan Ali.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Doctor`s statement not ultimate test to prove rape: HC!Rape can be proven despite a contradictory medical report, the Bombay High Court held in a recent judgement.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Kerala government steps in to avert strike at Cochin PortKerala Port Minister M. Vijayakumar Tuesday said the state government will act as a mediator between the central government and agitating Cochin Port workers, who fear they will lose jobs over a new manning policy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 12:10 pm Mamata Banerjee comfortably placed in Kolkata SouthHer constituency has been redrawn to include many new areas and axe old strongholds. But as Kolkata South readied for the elections Wednesday, Trinamool Congress chief and the face of the opposition in West Bengal Mamata Banerjee looked perfectly placed for her sixth straight victory from the prized seat.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 12:10 pm Sensex crosses 12,000-mark, rises 475 pointsIndian equities soared Tuesday towards close of trade with a key index rising over 475 points from its last closing figure to breach the 12,000-point mark at day-end. Banking and IT stocks led the rally.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 pm SP supporters face charges of disrupting pollAt least 125 supporters of the Samajwadi Party (SP) have been named in a rioting case after they allegedly disrupted polling in an Uttar Pradesh village, police said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Bus conductor shot dead, family rivalry suspectedA Blueline bus conductor was Tuesday shot dead by unidentified assailants who fired at him from a car in west Delhi. Police suspect family rivalry was the motive.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Cong needs to surpass Khanduri`s popularity in Pauri-Garhwal - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 12 May 2009 | 11:57 am Bookies bet on Congress win in electionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - If India's faceless bookmakers are any guide, the ruling Congress party will probably scrape through the current election with Manmohan Singh the firm favourite to retain the prime ministership.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 11:42 am Political rivals join hands in Meghalaya for new governmentIn tune with the typical characteristic of shifting combinations in Meghalaya politics, the Congress party and its main rival, the United Democratic Party (UDP) Tuesday announced they would form a coalition government - the third government in just 14 months.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 11:40 am Former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh convicted for corruptionThirteen years after the case began, Runu Ghosh, former deputy director general in the telecom ministry, was Tuesday convicted by a city court for corruption during the tenure of former union minister Sukhram.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 11:40 am Sanjeev Nanda gets interim bailDelhi High Court Tuesday granted three weeks of interim bail to Sanjeev Nanda - in jail for the infamous 1999 BMW accident case - to enable him to attend the funeral of his grandfather, former navy chief Admiral S.M. Nanda.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 11:40 am Economic agenda will be more of the same with new governmentEven as uncertainty looms large in India over which party or coalition will run the next national government, what has emerged as a given is continuity in the country's economic policies - but for some sensitive areas like lifting the cap on foreign investment and divestment of stake in state-run enterprises.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 11:40 am Sensex soars, closes above 12,000-markIndian markets soared late Tuesday, with a key index rising over 490 points from its last closing figure to breach the 12,000-point mark at close of trade. Banking and IT stocks led the rally.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 May 2009 | 11:40 am Pakistan soldiers swoop on Taliban stronghold-armyKOTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Helicopter-borne Pakistani soldiers swooped into a Taliban stronghold in a remote corner of Swat on Tuesday, after the United Nations called for help for hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the fighting.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 11:24 am Sri Lanka brushes off criticism, guns for TigersCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops broke through Tamil Tiger defences on Tuesday and the government brushed off Western criticism of civilian deaths as a rebel-orchestrated bid for a last-minute reprieve.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 10:27 am BSE Sensex rises 4 pct on BJP win hopesMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally rose 4.2 percent on Tuesday, on speculation the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led group was gaining momentum in national elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 10:23 am Indian factory output slides sharply as exports fallNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's industrial output fell at its steepest annual pace in at least 14 years in March, leaving the door open for further interest rate cuts by the central bank, but analysts said the economy was still set for recovery from late 2009.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 10:03 am Troops enter 'safety zone' in Sri LankaTroops have entered a 'safety zone' which has been demarcated for civilians fleeing the Tamil Tigers-held area in north-eastern Sri Lanka, a move aimed at rescuing civilians trapped in the fighting, a minister said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 9:32 am "Shotgun" vs "Leno": stars battle it out in Bihar pollPATNA (Reuters Life!) - Playing out for real in Bollywood-crazed India: Star Wars, the election edition.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 8:56 am Akali-BJP alliance under pressureTwo days of rallies by top national leaders in Punjab may have generated renewed voters' interest in Lok Sabha elections but whether it will affect Wednesday's poll for nine parliamentary seats remains to be seen. The main political parties in the fray - the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance and the opposition Congress - are keeping their fingers crossed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 8:00 am Lok Sabha results will cast shadow on state governmentThe Lok Sabha elections for the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu are crucial for the ruling DMK, which has outside support in the state from the Congress.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 6:32 am Book on Rajnikant to be released as audio cassette, CDCapturing the struggling days and the 'mysteries behind the persona' of Tamil superstar Rajnikant, a Kannada book about the actor will soon be released in audio cassette and CD format, officials of an audio company said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 5:00 am Slowdown, political uncertainty hit India infrastructureMUMBAI (Reuters) - One of India's most ambitious infrastructure projects, an $325 million eight-lane bridge running through the sea off Mumbai, opens next month after negotiating a maze of bureaucracy, courts and street protests.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 May 2009 | 4:16 am Spring-autumn marriages gain popularity on small screenThe trend of older men marrying girls decades younger is fast catching the fancy of many TV serial makers. Be it just as a side track on hit serial 'Balika Vadhu' or 'Bandini', or an entire soap on a marriage of convenience between an 18-year-old girl and a man over twice her age - the subject has become popular.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 4:00 am Fill up a form: that was my swine flu screeningAs the Hong Kong-Delhi flight prepared to land, I was apprehensive about the screening for swine flu. But all that happened was that I was asked to fill up a form, and no one checked if I was stating the truth.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 3:00 am In Bollywood, it's a man's world: Bipasha BasuShe was ignored in part two of 2002 movie 'Raaz' and now she is not in the sequel of last year's hit thriller 'Race'. But Bipasha Basu is not complaining and says it's a tradition in Bollywood not to repeat actresses in sequels.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 May 2009 | 2:00 am P.J. Joseph acquitted in molestation caseKANCHEEPURAM: The District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Sriperumbudur has passed orders acquitting former Kerala Minister P.J. Joseph, chairman of the Kerala Congress (Joseph), an ally of the Left Democratic Front government in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am He sold his kidney for a pittanceAbdul Razaq got only Rs. 45, 000 for his sacrificeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Mumbai attack weapons identifiedMUMBAI: A police officer on Monday identified two AK-47 rifles, allegedly used by Mohammed Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab,’ to kill people in Mumbai on November 26 last. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lankan troops poised for big breakthrough“No shelling on New Safety Zone”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Meet takes stock of rising fever casesKOCHI: Health authorities will be taking random blood samples of the increasing number of fever cases in the district. This was decided at a review meeting held here on Monday in the presence of Anil Kumar, Additional Director, Health, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Looking for a marked changePrakash Karat spells out possible foreign policy perspectivesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Discharged in train blasts caseMUMBAI: Mohammed Saddik Shaikh, an accused in the July 11 serial train blasts case, was on Monday discharged by a court after the Anti-Terrorism Squad found no evidence of his ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Campaigning comes to an endArch-rivals Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa did not canvass on the last daySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am UPA will retain power, says PMLUDHIANA: Wrapping up his campaign for the next Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed complete confidence that while the UPA would retain power, the least that the Congress would do was emerge as the “single ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am 3 killed in militant attack in AssamGuwahati: Three persons were killed and at least 70 houses were set ablaze in two Zeme Naga villages in the North Cachar Hills district of Assam on Monday following an attack by militants. The State government ordered a joint operation by the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 May 2009 | 12:00 am Court transfers engineer's murder case to LucknowThe Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Monday transferred engineer Manoj Gupta's murder case from the Auraiya trial court to Lucknow on the pleas of the alleged killer's wife, as well as the government's counsel.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 7:01 pm India holds talks with NSG troikaMore than eight months after the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) granted waiver to New Delhi allowing the resumption of global nuclear commerce, India Monday held talks with an NSG troika comprising Germany, South Africa and Hungary.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 6:01 pm Lacklustre Himachal poll campaign endsThe curtains came down Monday on campaigning for the four Lok Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh that was by and large devoid of din and colour.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 May 2009 | 6:01 pm
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