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PM Manmohan Singh sworn in amid reform hopesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn in on Friday for a second five-year term with a host of old-guard ministers at a time of economic downturn and fraught ties with Pakistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 1:20 pm Manmohan sworn in as PM for second termManmohan Singh has sworn in as prime minister for a second consecutive term today by President Pratibha Patil.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 1:16 pm Punjab CM felicitate PM on fresh tenure - PunjabNewsline.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 1:16 pm I'm not as rich as SRK: AmitabhAmitabh Bachchan says he couldn't bid for an Indian Premier League (IPL) team because he doesn't have "as much money as (Kolkata Knight Riders owner) Shah Rukh Khan".Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 1:14 pm Manmohan Singh sworn in as PM for second term - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 1:12 pm Manmohan takes oath as PM for 2nd termManmohan Singh has taken the oath of office for his second term as prime minister of India following the Congress party's overwhelming election victory.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 1:08 pm Sania gets easy first round opponent at French OpenSania Mirza, India's first female Grand Slam winner, will open her French Open campaign against Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboev, ranked 95 in the world.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 1:00 pm Nepal PM quits guns blazingAfter remaining paralysed for 21 days due to continuous Maoist disruption, Nepal's interim parliament was finally allowed to sit on Friday, setting in motion the process to elect a new prime minister on Saturday.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 12:58 pm Ravi hopes differences with DMK will be sorted outSenior Congress leader Vayalar Ravi said on Friday that he hoped that the differences with key ally DMK will be sorted out "after discussions".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:57 pm Court grants Abhinav Bindra's dad bailAbhinav Bindra's father, who has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a bank and a finance company, got interim bail till June 5 from a Delhi court on Friday.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 12:53 pm FIIs net sell Rs 762cr, DIIs net buy Rs 435crForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 761.66 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 12:49 pm Proposal to provide Visa-on-arrival to foreign touristsForeign tourists may soon find it easy to get an Indian visa as the Tourism Ministry is working on a proposal to grant Visa-on-Arrival facility.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:49 pm Indiabulls, Videocon seek more time for developing SEZsThe Board of Approval (BoA) will consider requests of Indiabulls and Videocon among others for more time to develop their SEZ projects, even though these firms do not fulfil the criteria of possession of land for being given extension.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 12:47 pm Families in Lanka camps search for missing childrenA report by the Save the Children charity has suggested that a fifth of all children were either missing or separated from one or both of their parents in northern Sri Lanka.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:45 pm Two militant hideouts unearthed!Security forces have unearthed two militant hideouts and recovered arms and ammunition from them in Poonch and Ramban districts, a defence spokesman said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 22 May 2009 | 12:43 pm AIADMK exec meet on May 27 to discuss poll performance!AIADMK will introspect its poor showing in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections at its executive meeting here on May 27.Source: Zee News : States | 22 May 2009 | 12:43 pm I won't bet on myself returning next year: McGrathDisappointed at not being given a single opportunity in the on-going Indian Premier League, legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath has hinted at terminating his contract.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:42 pm Indian job market showing signs of recovery: StudyAmid uncertainty and global gloom, there is good news round the corner, as the job market in India is showing substantive signs of recovery with the current hiring level soaring.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:39 pm Era Infra bags Rs 118 cr project from Aravali PowerConstruction firm Era Infra Engineering today said it has bagged an order worth Rs 117.84 crore from Aravali Power Company for developing a permanent township at the Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project in Jhajjar, Haryana.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 12:31 pm Smiles, celebrations and some tears after Class 12 results'I am extremely happy with my result,' said an overjoyed Dhruv Bhati. The 18-year-old scored 92.8 percent in his Class 12 board exams and he celebrated by distributing sweets to his equally excited friends and teachers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm MRF strike enters 14th day, workers and family camp in ChennaiThe workers' strike at tyre major MRF's Arakonam and Puducherry plants entered its 14th day Friday with no sign of a swift settlement, and workers of the Arakonam unit camping at the labour commissioner's office here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Proposal to provide Visa-on-arrival to foreign touristsNew Delhi, 22 May : Foreign tourists may soon find it easy to get an Indian visa as the Tourism Ministry is working on a proposal to grant Visa-on-Arrival facility.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Rs.1.2 mn robbery at Ghaziabad bankThree armed robbers looted Rs.1.2 million (Rs.12 lakh) from a bank here Friday afternoon, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Trial runs for Delhi MetroTrial runs for the the newly procured broad gauge train that would ply on phase II of the Delhi Metro began here Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Navodaya Vidyalayas outdo others in CBSE Class 12 examsThe autonomous Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) performed better than other schools across India with a whopping 94 percent JNV students passing the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Chinese woman detained for posting own porn video onlineNew Delhi, May 22 : A woman who made a pornographic video of herself, and uploaded it onto the Internet, has been detained.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:30 pm Maya woos backward castes to revamp BSP - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 12:25 pm 'Satyam has 10,000 excess staff'Satyam Computer has 10,000 excess employees in its 40,000-strong headcount, its new owner Tech Mahindra said on Friday.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 12:23 pm Some reasons for the Congress-DMK tussleThe tussle between the Congress party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will be very difficult to resolve. There are multiple reasons behind the break-up of talks in allotment of ministerial portfolio...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Is Cong being unreasonable to allies Tell us!Congress flexes muscles against allies. It is a sight one has not seen in the corridors of power for some time. From 1998 onwards, when an alliance of political parties came to power in New Delhi, the...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Tech Mahindra appoints 4 directors on Satyam boardFour nominee directors of Tech Mahindra, including its chief executive Vineet Nayar, were on Friday appointed on the board of tainted IT firm Satyam Computer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:22 pm BJP holds meeting to elect new Uttarakhand CM - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 12:21 pm Blaming India, Nepal PM quitsBy Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, May 22 : After obstructing parliament for three weeks, Nepal's Maoist party finally allowed the house to convene Friday with caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 May 2009 | 12:20 pm Gorbachev blasts Kremlin 'managed' democracy in RussiaGorbachev said that up to that moment the elections in the country were "virtually an act of mandatory approval of the list (of candidates) compiled by the authorities".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:20 pm UPA deadlock: DMK may join Cabinet on May 26The first expansion of the Union Council of Ministers is likely to take place on May 26 during which DMK may join the govt if an understanding is arrived with Congress.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 12:19 pm Farooq to join when Cabinet expandsThe first expansion of the Union Council of Ministers is likely to take place on May 26 during which DMK may join the govt if an understanding is arrived with Congress.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 12:19 pm Indian job market showing signs of recovery: studyAmid uncertainty and global gloom, there is good news round the corner, as the job market in India is showing substantive signs of recovery with the current hiring level soaring to as much as 47 per cent, a study says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 12:18 pm Tony Blair is 'very traditional'Cherie Blair has claimed that her hubby is a "very traditional" man, who likes her to have the dinner ready when he gets home.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:17 pm Tech Mahindra appoints 4 directors on Satyam boardThe other three nominee directors on behalf of Venturbay Consultants (an arm of Tech Mahindra), which acquired 31 per cent stake in the Hyderabad-based company in April, include C P Gurnani, Sanjay Kalra and Ulhas N Yargop, Satyam said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 12:08 pm FACTBOX - Who will head the key ministries in India?(Reuters) - Prime Minister-elect Manmohan Singh will be sworn in for a second term on Friday after the election victory of his Congress party-led coalition, which has since won the support of enough lawmakers for a parliamentary majority.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 12:03 pm Now, you can hear global warmingA new study has determined that it's now possible to hear the rise of global warming, in the form of more larger and more intense storms, which are signs of climate change.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 May 2009 | 12:03 pm BJP holds meeting to elect new Uttarakhand CMA crucial meeting of the ruling BJP was held here today to elect the new chief minister for Uttarakhand following party's debacle in the state where it lost all the five parliamentary seats to the Congress in the recent elections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 11:55 am Ramabai Nagar firing case: Manohar Kadam gets bail from HC - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 11:46 am 'Inspector Iyer could have informed seniors of Naxal operation' - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 11:46 am Satyam has 10,000 excess staff: Tech MahindraSatyam Computer has 10,000 excess employees in its 40,000-strong headcount, its new owner Tech Mahindra said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 11:45 am Wish Prabhakaran was caught alive, says RajapakseRelieved after winning the battle against LTTE, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has said he wished Tiger supremo Vellupillai Prabhakaran had been caught alive so that he could have faced trial in India for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 11:44 am Wish Prabhakaran was caught alive: Rajapaksa"I wish we had captured him alive. Then we could have sent him to India to face trial for killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi," Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa said.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 11:26 am GM bankruptcy likely next week: ReportThe US government is preparing to steer General Motors into bankruptcy as early as the end of next week, a plan which would provide billions of dollars more in federal funds to the ailing auto maker, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 May 2009 | 11:14 am Satyam's revenue in downward slope: chairmanNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Revenues of Satyam Computer Services are in a downward slope, but the fraud-hit outsourcer was not looking at layoffs to tide over the slowdown, its chairman said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 11:00 am Sensex closes 151 points upAhead of formation of new government, institutional investors returned to bourses after a gap of two days helping the benchmark index cut short its losses and post over 150-point gain.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 10:57 am Gold up by Rs 60 on firm global cuesGold on Friday rose by Rs 60 per 10 gram in the bullion market here on constant buying by stockists and jewellery fabricators influenced by firming global trend.Source: The Times of India | 22 May 2009 | 10:55 am New government to speed fighter jet dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will soon hold field trials for the purchase of 126 fighter planes in a $10.4 billion contract that is one of the world's biggest current arms deals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 10:49 am Iran, Pakistan start new talks on gas deal-agencyTEHRAN (Reuters) - Tehran and Islamabad started a fresh round of talks on Friday over a deal to export Iranian gas to Pakistan, Iran's students news agency ISNA reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 10:09 am 11 disabled kids score over 90% in CBSE - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 9:55 am Ishant Sharma gets sharp for India's Twenty20 defenceCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Strike bowler Ishant Sharma is looking to sharpen his yorkers and widen his repertoire to help India defend their title in the Twenty20 World Cup in England next month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 9:25 am U.N. seeks $543 million for displaced PakistanisISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $543 million for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan who are enduring "incredible suffering".Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 8:15 am India tech firms see glimmer of hope but long way to goBANGALORE (Reuters) - Financials on the mend and signs the world economy is not falling off the cliff are good news for India's high profile IT outsourcing industry but that's still not enough for the sector to regain its past glory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 7:42 am Naveen retains key portfolios - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 6:50 am Poll result, economic revival to spur media - reportMUMBAI (Reuters) - A clear mandate for India's ruling coalition, indications of an economic revival and hopes of regulatory reforms will boost prospects for media firms, according to a report by Media Partners Asia (MPA).Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 6:39 am Ban to seek U.N. access to Sri Lanka refugee campsFRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will call on Sri Lanka on Saturday to allow full access to nearly 300,000 refugees who fled during the final months of the war against Tamil Tiger rebels, U.N. officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 6:05 am CBSE Class 12 results announcedPutting an end to the anxious wait of over 637,000 Class 12 students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the results of Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad zones Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 5:00 am NC not angling for Union Tourism ministry: Abdullah - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 4:16 am Cinépolis announces its foray in India Cinema giant will provide megaplex formats and world-class cinema experience to Indian audiencesFirst International Exhibitor to Enter India. Plan to open 500 screens by 2016Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 4:13 am 5 Infy staffers die in Belgaum - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 4:01 am Not ready to return to big screen yet: Sonali BendreHappy doting on her three-year-old son Ranvir, Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre says she is neither ready for another kid nor willing for a second innings in the film industry at the moment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 2:30 am I want to direct a film: Oscar winner Resul PookuttyOscar winning sound engineer Resul Pokutty says his ultimate dream is to direct a film and if possible he would like to work with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 2:30 am Chandigarh all-boys school fights for girl childOne of the city's oldest schools - a well known all-boys institution at that - has quietly taken up the cause of the girl child. The effort of St. Johns High School certainly counts as the Punjab-Haryana region is notorious for low sex ratios.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 2:30 am 26/11 trial: Court rejects Kazmi`s plea to inspect sites!A special court on Thursday rejected a plea of defence lawyer Abbas Kazmi seeking permission to inspect the November 26 terror attack sites and the vessel M V Kuber allegedly used by LeT terrorists to reach Mumbai shores.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am Somnath hospitalised for chest congestion; stable!Outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was today admitted to the Army`s Research and Referral Hospital here following a chest congestion.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am Obama respects "wise leader"; may visit India soon !President Barack Obama considers Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a "very wise leader" whom he respects and is looking forward to visiting India soon.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am India, Pak trading intel on terrorists at US prodding!India and Pakistan have begun trading intelligence on Islamic extremists, as a result of the prodding by the US, paving the way for an unprecedented cooperation between the two nuclear-armed South Asian nations.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am Aakriti case: Child rights panel to move Delhi HC !A day after Delhi Government sought suspension of two school staff in the Akkriti Bhatia case, a child`s rights body on Thursday said it will move Delhi High Court for registration of criminal case against the school.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am Advani beats Rahul as most searched leader on Google!It may not be on the political front but BJP`s senior leader L K Advani has managed to beat Rahul and Sonia Gandhi as the most searched political leader on Internet search engine Google since March this year.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am SL promises to give India Prabhakaran`s death cert: NSA!Lanka has promised to give certificate regarding LTTE chief Prabhakaran`s death to close the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, NSA M K Narayanan said.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am Varun Gandhi `misbehaves` with journalists!Controversy is not leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poster boy Varun Gandhi. Hogging the limelight for sometime for his alleged anti-Muslim speeches, the young Lok Sabha MP is now caught in a row with journalists.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am 11 Indians climb Everest in a single day!Marking a feat, 11 Indians, including a woman and a 19-year-old girl, conquered Mt Everest on Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am School fee hiked on basis of teacher students ratio: Govt to HC!The Directorate of Education, Delhi, today informed the High Court that the department`s decision to allow the schools to hike fee and charge arrears is based on pupil-teacher ratio in different schools.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 May 2009 | 12:02 am 16 policemen killed in naxal attackNagpur: Sixteen policemen, including an inspector, were killed in a naxal attack at Tawitolal in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Thursday. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Congress-DMK talks break downCongress reluctance to part with infrastructure ministries a hitchSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am A day of drama at Tamil Nadu HouseNew Delhi: It was high drama at the Tamil Nadu House, where over 100 journalists had gathered since morning, anticipating the arrival of senior Congress leaders to sign an agreement with the DMK. Around noon DMK leaders ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am S.S.P. Yadav replaces Mohanty as DGPHYDERABAD: Director General of Police A. K. Mohanty, who was appointed for the top job at the instance of the Election Commission in March, was replaced by his predecessor S.S.P. Yadav on Thursday. Two other IPS officers, Visakhapatnam ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am No talk of bargaining: TrinamoolParty keeps Congress busy in talks over ministerial berthsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am U.S. aid law soft on PakistanWashington: A key congressional committee on Thursday approved a law tripling U.S. non-military aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion annually, but went soft on Islamabad dropping all direct references to India on not allowing its soil to be used ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Five Infosys engineers killed in road accidentSix others die in two separate incidents in Belgaum, KarwarSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Inflation inches up to 0.61 per cent on costlier food itemsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Sri Lanka draws up resettlement plan for displaced6-month timeline for return of civiliansSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Monsoon advancingPune: Conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala during the next two or three days, according to the India Meteorological Department here. Conditions are favourable for its further advance into some ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 May 2009 | 12:00 am Congress in overdrive to assuage DMK after outside support threatCrisis managers within the Congress were making last-ditch efforts Thursday night to persuade the DMK to stay within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) after the Tamil Nadu party, dissatisfied over the allocation of ministerial berths, threatened to give outside support to the new government.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2009 | 7:30 pm Berth talks in trouble, DMK for outside support to UPAAs talks between the Congress and DMK over sharing of ministerial berths ran into rough weather, the Tamil Nadu party Thursday evening announced outside support to the UPA and indicated it may not attend the swearing in of the new government Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2009 | 6:00 pm Left Front asks ministers to regain voter confidenceAfter its dismal show in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal's ruling Left Front Thursday asked its ministers to speed up implementation of projects benefiting the common man and regain confidence among the voters who had veered to the opposition.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2009 | 5:00 pm Indians dominate Asian Grand Prix archery qualifying roundThe 16-member Indian archery contingent claimed top positions in all the four categories - Recurve men and women and Compound men and women - on the opening day of the second Asian Grand Prix archery tournament at Tehran, according to information received here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2009 | 5:00 pm Maoists kill 16 cops, Maharashtra vows to crush ultrasMaoists killed 16 police personnel, including four women, in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district Thursday evening - the second major attack by the ultras in four months.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2009 | 4:30 pm
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