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Bridegroom leaves over rituals disputeA bridegroom and his marriage party left the wedding site without the bride after a dispute arose over observing religious rituals in solemnising the marriage at Likhvad village near here.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:47 pm India's nuclear plants improve power generationIndia's nuclear power reactors, which were running at only 40 per cent of their capacity, have now improved their generation with increased availability of uranium in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 12:40 pm Bangalore: Undertrial murderedAn undertrial involved in an attempt to murder case was murdered here last night by some unidentified persons, police said on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:36 pm Kingfisher Airlines launches new mobile ticketing solutionPrivate domestic air-carrier, Kingfisher Airlines today launched King Mobile, a mobile ticketing solution, which enables its customers to book an air travel ticket from any where.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 12:35 pm In MNS, Marathi voters have a choice, says RajMNS chief Raj Thackeray has said the success of his party in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections was a vote for change.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:35 pm Myanmar's Suu Kyi testifies at trialYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi testified at her prison trial on Tuesday as the nation's military regime tried again to justify a case that has enraged the West and annoyed its neighbours.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 12:32 pm Cyclone Aila kills 62 in BangladeshAt least 62 people were killed as cyclone Aila ravaged the southern coastlines of Bangladesh, where tidal surges inundated vast tracts of land and breached coastal embankments, officials said on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:31 pm Create separate ministry for electronics, hardware: AssochamIndustry body Assocham today said there is a need to create an independent ministry for electronics and hardware industry, which will lead to faster indigenisation and reduce dependence on imports.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 12:27 pm Cyclone Aila claims 31Cyclone Aila that lashed West Bengal on Monday has claimed 31 lives, official sources said on Tuesday. Unofficially, however, the death toll was put at 45.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:23 pm SAIL, NMDC, RINL to invest Rs 13k cr for expansionTop three steel PSUs SAIL, NMDC and RINL will infuse Rs 13,000 crore this fiscal as part of their programme to expand production capacities to about 35 million tonnes in the next two-three years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 12:19 pm Oxford's Professor of Poetry resignsThe first female elected as Oxford Professor of Poetry has resigned over allegations that she was involved in a smear campaign against her rival.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:17 pm Sensex down on Pranab's commentsFinance minister Pranab Mukherjee's comments on economic growth and fiscal consolidation failed to enthuse markets which after a buoyant start closed with a mammoth loss of over 320 points.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:15 pm Lebanon col held for spying for IsraelA Lebanese army colonel has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel, in the latest in a string of such cases, a security official said on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:12 pm McDonald's India to open 180-190 more restaurants by 2015Fast-food chain McDonald's India said it plans to open 180-190 company-owned restaurants by 2015 with an estimated investment of up to Rs 570 crore.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:11 pm Why did AIIMS need a private doc for PM's surgery?The Central Information Commission has questioned why a well-equipped institute like AIIMS decided to bring in a private doctor for the PM's Jan 24 cardiac surgery.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 12:09 pm North Korea says ready to repulse any threat from USNorth Korea warned the US against any "reckless" attempt to launch a preventive strike on the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:07 pm Karna minister dismisses reports of surveillance against him - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 12:01 pm Karna minister dismisses reports of surveillance against himKarnataka Minister S N Krishnaiah Setty, whose recent videographing by a policeman triggered allegations that some state ministers were under intelligence watch, dismissed the incident as "accidental"Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 pm Mike Tyson's daughter critical after accidentFormer heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter is "extremely critical" and is on life support after she accidentally choked herself.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 11:53 am Pak, Chinese counterparts greet SM Krishna - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 11:48 am Infofuse: The latest fad to communicate with friends!Infofuses are a bit like a multi-coloured version of Morse code. And, a message is encoded as a series of dots and dashes on a simple strip of paper.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 11:47 am Rs 20 monthly rail passes for poor - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 11:45 am Reddy announces portfolios, Sabita first woman home minister - SamayLive
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 11:44 am Uzbeks close border after Kyrgyz riotsThe Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan closed its border with neighbouring Kyrgyzstan after one of its customs posts was attacked by a group of unidentified militants.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 11:43 am Malaria cases on the rise in MumbaiMalaria-related cases in the metropolis have shot up by as much as 47 per cent this year due to increased construction activities and high humidity levels.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 11:41 am Gold marches up to Rs 14890Maintaining its upward march gold prices rose for the sixth straight day surging by Rs 130 to close at Rs 14,890 per ten gram in the bullion market here as funds shifted from melting equities to rising bullion.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 11:39 am Pakistani court clears election bar on ex-PM SharifISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that popular former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his politician brother can contest elections, removing a cause of political uncertainty in recent months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:37 am Mamata announces Rs 20 monthly rail passes for poorIn a break from tradition, Mamata Banerjee today took over as Railway Minister here instead of in Delhi and announced special monthly passes at Rs 20 for those with monthly income below Rs 500, besides a new train for West Bengal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:37 am Malaria cases on the rise in MumbaiMalaria-related cases in the metropolis have shot up by as much as 47 per cent this year due to increased construction activities and high humidity levels.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 11:34 am Zaheer's non-availability is speculation: BCCIZaheer suffered an injury on his bowling shoulder during the early part of the Indian Premier League (IPL).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 26 May 2009 | 11:34 am Mamata for Rs20 rail passes for poorIn a break from tradition, Mamata Banerjee today took over as Railway Minister here instead of in Delhi and announced special monthly passes at Rs 20 for those with monthly income below Rs 500.Source: The Times of India | 26 May 2009 | 11:32 am RCom shareholders okay demerger of optic fibre divisionAnil Ambani group firm Reliance Communications (RCom) today said its shareholders have approved the demerger of its optic fibre division to its infrastructure division Reliance Infratel. In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange RCom said the equity shareholders have approved the scheme of arrangement between the company and its infrastructure division Reliance Infratel.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:31 am NCDEX inks pact with Singapore bourseDomestic commodity exchange NCDEX and Singapore Commodity Exchange have signed an agreement for trading each others' products but the pact is subjected to regulatory approval from both the countries.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:22 am Waiver to Satyam for PSU bids may need CVC nod: SCOPE headGiving exemption to Satyam Computer to make bids for business from the PSUs without readying its accounts may require permission from the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and Auditor General of India, chief of PSUs' body SCOPE has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:20 am Tata Power to sensitise 1 mn people about energy conservationTata Power Energy Club (TPEC), a social initiative by private utility Tata Power, aims to educate and sensitise 1 million people in India about energy conservation this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:18 am Relief work begins in cyclone-hit Sundarbans, toll 27 - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 11:15 am McDonald's India to open 180-190 restaurants by 2015Fast-food chain McDonald's India today said it plans to open 180-190 company-owned restaurants by 2015 with an estimated investment of up to Rs 570 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 May 2009 | 11:12 am HIGHLIGHTS - Mukherjee: priority is growth, fiscal prudence - TVNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Maintaining India's growth momentum and fiscal prudence will be priorities of the government following its election win, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told CNBC TV18 on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 11:04 am Puducherry tops in CBSE class X results in Chennai region - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 10:43 am Fiscal deficit ceiling needs fresh look: Pranab - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 10:43 am Cabinet expansion may be shifted to ThursdayThe Union Council of Ministers is expected to be expanded on Thursday during which representatives of the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam and other United Progressive Alliance allies would be among those i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:40 am Woman found dead on Jagannath temple premisesA middle aged woman was found hanging, at the Shri Jagannath Temple premises in Puri on Tuesday, police said. The woman, aged about 50 years, was found hanging from a wooden structure in 'Koili Baik...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:40 am All 30 students of Super 30 clear IIT-JEE - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 10:40 am Our country needs more soldiers, says 26/11 martyrSix months have passed since the dastardly attack on Mumbai by ten terrorists from Pakistan that killed over 170 people and sent shockwaves across the world. The National Security Guards, which fough...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:40 am After N-test, North Korea fires two missilesA defiant North Korea on Tuesday fired two more short-range missiles from its east coast, heightening tension world-wide after its latest nuclear bomb test drew global condemnation. A pair of shor...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:39 am UPA must move quickly on national securityThe performance of the United Progressive Alliance government in its first five years in power presented a mixed bag of a few spectacular achievements and many dismal failures on the national security...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:39 am MTN-Bharti deal could create telecom giant straddling India to AfricaBy Fakir Hassen, Johannesburg, May 26 : South African telecom giant MTN believes a potential deal with New Delhi-based Bharti Airtel has the makings of a telecom giant that would straddle India, the G...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:38 am Parties seek punishment for Vienna culpritsStrongly condemning the Vienna incident which claimed the life of a preacher of Dera Sachkhand Ballan, political parties in Punjab on Tuesday urged the Centre to expedite parleys with its Austrian cou...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:37 am Mamata Banerjee takes charge as Railway MinisterIn an unusual step, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assumed charge of her office at the Eastern Railway headquarters here instead of Rail Bhavan in the national capital.The change in her s...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:37 am Punjab chief minister calls all party meetingLeaders of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance and the opposition were attending an all party meeting convened by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday to focus on restoring peace in the state,...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:37 am AP gets first woman Home MinisterShe is popularly called 'Chevella Chellemma' ever since she became Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's adopted sister.Patlolla Sabita Indra Reddy, 46, who has been elevated to the po...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2009 | 10:37 am Punjab violence: Thousands stranded as train services disrupted - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 10:01 am Communists put brakes on industry after voteKOLKATA (Reuters) - India's communists will limit land acquisition for industry in their heartland state after voters angry over seizures of fertile farmland rebuffed them in a general election this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 9:57 am Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, IndiaDHAKA (Reuters) - Nearly 120 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, officials and local media said on Tuesday, while millions remained marooned by floodwaters or living in shelters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 9:47 am Priority is growth, fiscal prudence: Pranab MukherjeeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Maintaining India's growth momentum and fiscal prudence will be priorities of the government following its election win, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told CNBC TV18 on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 9:09 am Controversial 'deras' add fuel to Punjab fire - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 26 May 2009 | 9:08 am Curfew imposed in Punjab after riotsCHANDIGARH (Reuters) - Troops and police patrolled towns, highways and train stations to enforce a curfew in Punjab on Tuesday after two people were killed in riots sparked by the killing of a Sikh preacher in Austria.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 7:27 am Chidambaram says Pakistan given enough Mumbai evidenceNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Monday Pakistan had been given enough evidence to prosecute those behind last November's attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people and led to renewed tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 May 2009 | 5:08 am Phishers start angling for Facebook, twitterTwitterers and users of Facebook, beware!Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 5:00 am Markets stay in narrow rangeIndian equities markets stayed within a narrow range shortly after opening Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 5:00 am I won't be kind to poor performers: Kirron KherAfter playing mother to Bollywood superstars like Aamir Khan in 'Rang De Basanti', Shah Rukh Khan in 'Om Shanti Om' and Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dostana', Kirron Kher is set to play a judge on the new reality show 'India's Got Talent'. The actress says she won't be kind to poor performers.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 4:30 am Scriptwriting classes for Bollywood nowAfter Jaideep Sahni and Abbas Tyrewala captivated audiences by penning super-successful scripts for hits like 'Chak De! India' and 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S.', the art of scriptwriting has come into the spotlight with film schools and experts organising workshops to train wannabe writers.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 3:00 am Over 60,000 pregnant Pakistani women live in relief camps, says UNThere are 66,000 pregnant women living at the relief camps in Pakistan and many of them are likely to give birth in the next three months, the UN has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 1:30 am DMK in, but no word on Cabinet expansionIt’s a tightrope walk for Congress managersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am DMK: portfolios finalisedCHENNAI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MPs who have been named for posts of Union Minister will take the oath on Tuesday, party president and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said on Monday. According to a DMK release, Prime Minister Manmohan ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Boys outdo girls in CET62,275 engineering, 10,914 medical, 42,152 ISMH ranks givenSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Mark sheets missing from bundles sent to schoolsSome mark sheets do not have the official signatureSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Gold heist at Mumbai airportMumbai: In a stunning daylight heist, four persons entered the cargo office outside the airport here on Monday and made off with four boxes of gold and silver coins. While fleeing, their vehicle hit a security personnel who died of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Cyclone pounds West BengalKOLKATA: Twenty-three persons were killed when a severe cyclonic storm accompanied by heavy rain brought by Cyclone Aila lashed the city and some districts of West Bengal on Monday. The death toll could be higher: reports from the districts ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Kiran Kumar to take over as SpeakerHYDERABAD: N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Congress MLA from Piler constituency in Chittoor district, is set to become the next Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. To be assisted by another young legislator Nadendla Manohar from Tenali as his ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Army called out in JalandharCurfew imposed in four cities following rioting and arsonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am “Sikh guru killed in planned attack”VIENNA/LONDON: Sant Rama Nand, associate head of the Jalandhar-based Dera Sacha Khand, a leading Indian Sikh sect, who died in Sunday’s assault by members of a rival fundamentalist group, was killed in a “planned attack”, the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am Nuclear test by North Korea is cause for concern: Antony“India is very much against nuclear proliferation”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 May 2009 | 12:00 am 35-member cabinet takes oath in Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Monday constituted a 35-member cabinet, inducting 20 new faces and dropping four ministers who were part of his earlier ministry.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 6:01 pm 24 killed, 110,000 affected as Cyclone Aila pounds coastal West BengalCyclone Aila battered coastal West Bengal as well as state capital Kolkata Monday as it unleashed storms that uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, killing 24 people and affecting 110,000 others. The army was called in for rescue operations in the worst hit South 24 Parganas district.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 6:01 pm Achuthanandan targetted at Kerala CPI-M meetingKerala Chief Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan Monday drew flak for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 6:01 pm Dera Sachh Khand sect was established 70 years agoThe violent unrest that has gripped Punjab after a leader of the Dera Sachh Khand was killed following a clash in a gurdwara in faraway Austria has brought the sect into limelight.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 6:00 pm DMK back in Congress coalition, stability boostedCHENNAI (Reuters) - The DMK, a major ally of India's ruling Congress party said on Monday it had returned to the coalition after settling differences over ministerial posts, boosting the government's stability.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 May 2009 | 4:32 pm Seats to be reserved for girls in ITIsFollowing the footsteps of Haryana, the central government has decided to reserve seats for women in all the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 May 2009 | 4:31 pm INTERVIEW - U.N. mulls asking Pakistan to pause fighting to aid trapped civiliansNEW DELHI (Reuters AlertNet) - The United Nations is considering asking Pakistan to pause its military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the country's northwest in order to provide aid to hundreds of thousands trapped by the conflict, a top U.N. official says.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 May 2009 | 2:21 pm No relief for UP from SC in police recruitment scam!The SC refused to suspend an Allahabad HC order threatening to initiate contempt of court proceedings against top Uttar Pradesh bureaucrats and police officials for disobeying an order on irregularities in police recruitment.Source: Zee News : States | 25 May 2009 | 12:26 pm Orissa raises cyclone warning!Orissa on Monday raised the storm warning levels along its ports and alerted coastal residents as a cyclone formed in the Bay of Bengal. Fishermen have been asked not to go out to sea.Source: Zee News : States | 25 May 2009 | 12:26 pm DMK appoints AKS Vijayan as LS parliamentary party leader!The DMK on Monday announced that its Nagapattinam MP, AKS Vijayan has been appointed as party`s parliamentary party leader in the Lok Sabha, while first time MP TKS Elangovan is party`s whip.Source: Zee News : States | 25 May 2009 | 12:26 pm Sena warns Kripashankar against insulting Thackeray!Irked over Mumbai Congress leader and former state minister Kripashankar Singh`s criticism of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, the Sena has warned that it would "paint the map of Maharashtra beneath Singh`s ears".Source: Zee News : States | 25 May 2009 | 12:26 pm Pawar takes charge as Agriculture Minister!NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday took charge as Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, beginning his tenure for the second time.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Over 10,000 students qualify in IIT-JEE!Over 10,000 students have qualified in the IIT Joint Entrance Examination this year with Nitin Jain, a student from Delhi zone, topping the list.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Chidambaram assumes charge as Home Minister!Palaniappan Chidambaram on Monday took over as the Home Minister for the second time in North Block here.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Supreme Court grants bail to Binayak Sen!The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to civil rights activist Binayak sen, who has been lodged in a Raipur jail for over two years under unproven charges of links with Maoists in Chhattisgarh.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Punjab burns after clashes at Vienna gurudwara!Mobs in Punjab on Monday set railway coaches on fire at the Jalandhar Cantt railway station and blocked National Highway No 1 to protest clashes at a gurdwara in Vienna.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm Guru wounded in Austrian Sikh temple shooting dies !The Sikh guru injured in a clash at a gurdwara in Vienna on Sunday, succumbed to his injuries.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm N Korea N-test a development of serious concern: India!India on Monday voiced its worries over the underground nuclear test carried out by North Korea, saying it is a "development of serious concern".Source: Zee News : India National | 25 May 2009 | 12:25 pm
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