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More rain, thunderstorm in store for Delhi!Delhiites can continue to enjoy a respite from the scorching heat with the weatherman predicting rain and thunderstorm in the capital late Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm SP candidates say Azam and other factors led to tally dip!The manner in which Kalyan Singh factor was raked up by senior party leader Azam Khan, organisational flaws and intra-party indiscipline have been cited by Samajwadi Party candidates as reasons for their party`s dip in tally.Source: Zee News : States | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Maya`s hope of cornering Brahmin, Dalit votes dashed in Bihar!Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati`s magic of cornering the combined votes of Dalits and Brahmins on the lines of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections did not click in Bihar as the voters outrightly rejected the party.Source: Zee News : States | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Govt to speed up deals to buy 126 fighter aircraft!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: Zee News : India National | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Accused in Gulshan Kumar murder case goes missing!An accused in the high-profile Gulshan Kumar murder case, Abdul Rauf Merchant, is absconding after being released on parole, reports said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm DMK meets to discuss Cabinet berths !DMK leaders are meeting at the residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and party supremo M Karunanidhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm `Six more from TMC likely to be inducted in UPA govt`!Mamata Banerjee, who was sworn in as a Cabinet minister, has indicated that there could six more ministerial berths for her party in the first expansion of the Manmohan Singh ministry which is likely on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm PM holds Cabinet meet, to take decision on Parliament session!A day after being sworn in as Prime Minister for a second term, Manmohan Singh called a meeting of the Union Cabinet on Saturday morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 May 2009 | 12:22 pm Denise Richards loves dining with ex hubby, familyDenise Richards loves sharing the dinner table with former husband Charlie Sheen and her two daughters.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 12:17 pm Mamata favours cheap passes for unorganised labourNew Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her priority in the ministry would be to provide "economic freedom" to marginalised sections.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 12:12 pm Stung by Raj attack, Uddhav rakes up Kini murder issueResponding to criticism by Raj Thackeray, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray raked up a murder case in which Raj faced conspiracy charges.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Fraud of Rs 16 crore recovered in co-operative bankA fraud of around Rs 16 crore, in the Ravi Co-operative Bank, here was unearthed by the auditors involving the former bank chairman.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 12:08 pm Two dozen human skeletons recovered from pondOver two dozen human skeletons were today recovered from a pond adjacent to the district mortuary here, prompting authorities to order a probe in the matter.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Two dozen human skeletons recovered from pond; probe orderedAround 30-35 skeletons were recovered from a pond adjacent to the district mortuary.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 11:54 am Al-Qaeda, Taliban threaten Zardari over military operationThe al-Qaeda and Taliban have threatened Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari and the army of "dire consequences".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 11:54 am Now, painless nanoneedles to deliver drugs to cell organelles directlyThinner than a human hair, the new nanoneedle distributes molecules directly to the right organelles, doing away with the problem of the cell organelles' failure to collect and use drugs released into the bloodstream.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 11:52 am 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court reserves order on plea of victimsA Delhi Court today reserved its order on the petitions of victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 11:45 am Power supply for agri sector in Maha to be raised by 2 hoursMaharashtra's power distribution company Mahavitaranannounced to increase the supply of electricity to the agricultural sector from 8 hours to 10 hours daily, with immediate effect.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 11:42 am Everest girl gets loan waiver of Rs 30 lakhThe Saraswat Cooperative Bank announced to waive off the entire loan amount taken by 19-year-old Krishna Patil after she accomplished her mission to climb the 8,848-metre peak.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 May 2009 | 11:33 am Rohit Sharma named best under-23 player of IPLDeccan Chargers' batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as the best Under-23 player of the second Indian Premier League which concludes here tomorrow.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 11:19 am Gold advances further on higher global cuesGold prices advanced further for the fourth consecutive day on the bullion market on sustained stockists buying triggered by higher global advices.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 11:15 am NEWSMAKER - Mukherjee takes charge of slowing Indian economyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee takes over as finance minister at a time when Asia's third-largest economy faces slowing growth, worsening public finances, falling exports and massive job losses.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 11:15 am Delhi aviation player introduces PAC 750 XSTOL aircraftIn a bid to tap the market for connecting the far-flung areas of the country, Delhi-based aircraft distribution player ASAP (Aircraft Search and Aviation Professionals) today introduced the PAC 750 XSTOL airplane that can take-off and land on relatively small strip.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 11:12 am Pakistan forces enter Swat main town: MilitaryPakistani troops entered the main town in Swat valley and were fighting in the streets on a mission to capture the city from Taliban control, the military said.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 11:09 am MSN India ties up with BankBazaar.Com for financial contentMSN India has partnered BankBazaar.Com, a neutral online loan market place, for financial content.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 10:58 am Monsoon hits Indian coast, early crop sowing likelyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Annual monsoon rains, vital for India's farm-dependent economy, have hit the country's southern coast raising hopes of early sowing of rice, oilseeds and cotton, the weather office said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 10:45 am Goa to host MRF National Supercross ChampionshipGoa will host the first round of the MRF National Supercross Championship Sunday, which is expected to see nearly 100 riders spread over six categories participating in the event.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Two robberies by motorcycle riders in GhaziabadMotorcycle-borne men robbed two transport company employees of Rs.510,000 and stole valuables from the house of a businessman in this Uttar Pradesh town adjacent to the capital Saturday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Rape accused lynched in BiharA man accused of raping a four-year-old girl was Saturday lynched by a mob in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Karnataka set for near normal monsoonFor the fifth consecutive year, Karnataka is set for a near normal south-west monsoon, which is crucial for farmers and hydel power generation in the energy-starved southern state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Teenager commits suicide after being scolded by parentsA 19-year-old college student fatally shot himself in the stomach after being scolded by his parents over studies in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Mukherjee is point person again on matters economicVeteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee, who has been given the finance portfolio, will have his hands full in the coming weeks and months as he has the onerous task of lifting the Indian economy out of its current woes, presenting a national budget and get reforms back on track.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Six portfolios announced, talks with DMK continueFormer Karnataka chief minister S.M. Krishna was appointed the new external affairs minister while Pranab Mukherjee returned as India's finance minister after 25 years as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday allocated portfolios to six senior colleagues in his new cabinet.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Pranab is finance minister, Krishna gets external affairsVeteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee was Saturday named India's finance minister while former Karnataka chief minister S.M. Krishna took charge of the foreign ministry as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh allotted portfolios to six of his 19 cabinet ministers, a day after taking oath at the head of a new Congress-led government.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am Punjab, Services strong contenders for Santosh TrophyHistory beckons 29-time champions Bengal ahead of the 63rd National football championship for the Santosh Trophy, commencing at four venues in Tamil Nadu from Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am No differences with DMK, says Congress, as ally discusses offerNew Delhi/The Congress said Saturday that there were no differences with its 'pre-poll ally and important partner' DMK despite reports of a rift between the two over allocation of ministerial berths, though DMK chief M. Karunanidhi said around the same time that his party would discuss the matter 'further'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 May 2009 | 10:40 am HDIL Q4 net dips 91.25% at Rs 61.92 crHousing Development & Infrastructure today said that its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009 has declined by 91.25 per cent to Rs 61.92 crore, compared to the same period previous year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 10:38 am Congress wants to part ways with CPI in ManipurCongress, major partner of the ruling Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government in Manipur, was considering to part ways with junior partner CPI, party sources said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 10:35 am SP supported UPA to keep communal forces at baySamajwadi Party's support to the Congress-led government at the Centre was aimed at keeping the communal forces at bay, SP's Madhya Pradesh unit President Deep Narayan Yadav today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 10:33 am Lalu convenes RJD meeting, to review poll performance - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 10:17 am DMK to participate in Manmohan's ministry, formal decision soon - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 10:16 am PROFILE-Pawar bats for farmers again building on buffer yieldsSharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar, 68, describes himself as an agriculturist by profession, but for the last 42 years the Maratha strongman has remained in the thick of Indian politics broad-basing his grass roots much beyond Maharashtra.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 10:12 am Ashwin Naik meets Uddhav Thackeray - Indopia
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 10:10 am Krishna gets External Affairs, Mamata RailwaysS M Krishna was today made the new External Affairs Minister and Mamata Banerjee given Railways in partial allocation of portfolios by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has retained veterans Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram in Finance and Home Ministries respectively.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 9:58 am PROFILE: Pranab's first priority to present budget for 2009-10Veteran politician Pranab Mukherjee, hailed as one of the five best Finance Ministers in the world in 1984, will re-enter the North Block as Finance Minister of the new Congress-led UPA government.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 May 2009 | 9:48 am FM Pranab's first priority: Presenting budget 09-10 - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 9:44 am India names party veteran Mukherjee to steer economyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Saturday named veteran Congress party leader Pranab Mukherjee to head the key finance ministry at a time when Asia's third-largest economy has been hit harder than expected by the global recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 9:43 am U.N.'s Ban visits Sri Lankan refugee campMANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon toured Sri Lanka's largest war refugee camp on Saturday during a trip to press for wider humanitarian access and political reconciliation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 9:33 am Top US general says Taliban moving into PakistanThe remarks suggest a larger transfer into Pakistan than has been seen previously, as the fighting between the Pakistan troops and Taliban has intensified.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 9:21 am Portfolios: Krishna gets Defence, Finance goes to Pranab, PC ... - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 9:00 am Team Manmohan: Six portfolios announcedNot many surprises in the first batch of Cabinet portfolios announced by Manmohan Singh on Saturday while the other 13 ministers continue to wait. Know your ministerSource: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 8:49 am Cong-DMK deadlock on Cabinet berths may end soonIndicating that the stand off over the number of cabinet berths could end soon, M Karunanidhi on Saturday said the PM's remarks on the issue has cleared the air.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 8:44 am Mangalore: Sangh activists attack twoSangh Parivar activists allegedly assaulted two members belonging to the minority community in separate incidents in the city.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 8:38 am BJP Parliamentary board to consider fate of Uttarakhand - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 8:19 am New govt plans budget by end-JulyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The new coalition government hopes to win parliament approval for the union budget for 2009/10 by the end of July, cabinet minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 7:52 am Mexico to lay off 700,000 workers in '09Mexico will lay off around 700,000 of its total workforce in the current year because of the sharpening of the economic crisis in the country, official sources said.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 7:41 am Biodiversity catches 'em young - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 7:31 am Manmohan Singh begins his first day in officePrime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday began his first full working day in office in his second five-year term at the head of a Congress-led coalition government.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 7:30 am 3 get life sentence for murder in UPA father-son duo was among three persons sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here today in connection with an attempt to murder case.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 7:07 am First Lok sabha session from June 1The first session of 15th Lok Sabha will be convened from June 1 to June 9, Union minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the first meeting of the Cabinet.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 7:01 am First session of 15th Lok Sabha from June 1The first session of 15th Lok Sabha will be convened from June 1 to June 9, Union minister P Chidambaram told reporters after the first meeting of the Cabinet.Source: The Times of India | 23 May 2009 | 7:01 am Ladakh Cong opposed to Farooq's induction in UPA Cabinet - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 23 May 2009 | 6:23 am Two killed in Nepal blast as PM vote nearsKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least a dozen wounded when an explosion ripped through a church near the Nepali capital on Saturday, police said, hours before the country's parliament was set to elect a new prime minister.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 May 2009 | 6:10 am No swine flu worries while shooting in New York: Rensil d'SilvaDirector Rensil d'Silva shot a large part of his upcoming film starring Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi in New York last month and says there was no swine flu scare while filming.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 6:00 am Country's lone Stutz race car finds home in DelhiThe lone Stutz vintage car in the country, one of the earliest racing cars manufactured by the US-based Stutz company between 1913 and 1938, has found a new home in the capital.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 4:00 am Shillong singer keeps Bob Dylan legacy blowin' in the windThe sunlit hall of the local St Mary's College for girls in this picture postcard capital of Meghalaya sways to the chants of 'Forever Young' - a signature 1974 Bob Dylan track.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 3:00 am Hrithik turns English teacher for Barbara MoriIt's not just fame that 'Kites' has brought to Mexican actress Barbara Mori. She has also learnt English while shooting for the romantic-action thriller and it was none other than co-star Hrithik Roshan who turned teacher on the sets.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 2:30 am UN secretary general arrives in Sri LankaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Sri Lanka late Friday night on a one day to assess the humanitarian needs of around 300,000 people displaced in the recent conflict with Tamil rebels in the north of the island, government officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 May 2009 | 1:31 am IIM-B to help entrepreneurs initiate start-upsUnder a Central scheme, it will provide infrastructure, overhead costs and guidanceSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan, 19 Cabinet Ministers sworn inExcept Pawar and Mamata, only Congress MPs make it to the first list; Cabinet to be expanded in a few daysSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am DMK committee meeting cancelledSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Web counselling for engg. admissionsHYDERABAD: Engineering admissions from this year will be totally web-based and the official decision is likely to come in a few days. In the new procedure, candidates can opt for a college and a course on the net after entering the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Binayak’s bail plea hearing on MondayNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to grant urgent hearing on Monday on a bail petition filed by civil rights activist Binayak Sen, in jail for the last 22 months. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan hopes DMK will join MinistryNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Friday hopeful of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) reconsidering its decision to stay out of the Congress-led government at the Centre. In a fleeting interaction with the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am BJP hopes to fully occupy Opposition spaceIt will strengthen itself by behaving responsibly, says JaitleySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am 10 hurt in firing by Assam militantsGuwahati: Eight security personnel and two railway employees were injured when suspected militants of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel faction) fired on a special security train between Hatikhali and Dijaobra in North Cachar Hills district in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am IAF to get its first AWACS on MondayNEW DELHI: The first Indian Air Force AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) platform, which is set to alter the dimension of the see-through capability of the IAF beyond conventional visions of ground-based and tethered electromagnetic ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Limit admissions to allowed strengthUniversity’s advice to affiliated collegesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 May 2009 | 12:00 am Farmer death stirs up Singur - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 11:33 pm BSP's strength reduced to more than half in the state - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 May 2009 | 11:33 pm U.N. seeks aid for Pakistanis; bomb kills sixISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $543 million for more than 2 million people displaced by fighting in northwest Pakistan, where officials said villagers were turning against the Taliban.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 8:42 pm Suu Kyi pleads not guilty in U.S. intruder caseYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty on Friday after a prison court formally charged the Nobel laureate for allowing an univited American intruder inside her home.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 7:09 pm Gilchrist blasts Deccan into IPL finalCENTURION, South Africa (Reuters) - Australian Adam Gilchrist blasted 85 off 35 balls to lead Deccan Chargers into the Indian Premier League final with a six-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 7:05 pm Last surviving member of Ghadar Party dies in BritainBhagat Singh Bilga, the last surviving member of the pre-independence Ghadar (revolution) Party and a well-known freedom fighter, has passed away in Birmingham, according to information reaching the Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Memorial Committee at Jalandhar in Punjab. He was 102 years old.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 6:00 pm DMK reviews plans, Manmohan hopes it would be backEven as sulking DMK leaders Friday held strategy meetings in Chennai after the deadlock over allocation of ministerial berths, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, soon after his swearing-in ceremony, hoped that better sense would prevail.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 4:31 pm No bullying case at Bishop Cotton School: officialsThe Himachal Pradesh government Friday gave a clean chit to the prestigious Bishop Cotton School here regarding a case of bullying reported in the institution, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 4:30 pm Mamata's mother rejoices after watching swearing-in liveSeventy-one-year-old Gayetri Banerjee was a proud mother as she watched on television her daughter, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, take oath as a cabinet minister Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 May 2009 | 4:30 pm Australia fined $10,000 for Davis Cup forfeit against IndiaLONDON (Reuters) - Australia avoided a ban but were fined $10,000 by the world governing tennis body on Friday for forfeiting their zonal Davis Cup tie against India this month because of security concerns.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2009 | 4:22 pm
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