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Clooney, Beckham and Craig pen messages of support for Suu KyiThe A-listers were approached by campaign group 'Not on Our Watch' to pen messages of support for Suu Kyi, who has been fighting for democracy in Burma.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:17 pm Getting a call from PM, Sonia 'extraordinary' moment: TharoorBecoming a minister in his very first outing in the Lok Sabha is an icing in the cake for Shashi Tharoor.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:14 pm Samantha Ronson infuriated by homophobic club attackLindsay Lohan's ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson is infuriated after a girl was badly injured in a vicious homophobic attack at one of her club nights.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:09 pm Childhood cancer survivors face lifelong cancer riskPeople who have been treated for cancer in childhood have a persistent and high risk for a second primary cancer throughout their lives.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:08 pm US may own 70 pc stake in General Motors: ReportThe US government may own 70 per cent stake in the restructured General Motors, the ailing auto maker which is battling to avert a possible bankruptcy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:07 pm 26/11 terror attacks: Panel submits report to Maha GovtSix months after the Mumbai terror strikes, a high-level committee which probed the audacious attacks submitted its report to the Maharashtra Government.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:03 pm Cong MLA resigns after winning LS poll in GujCongress MLA from Dhoraji, Vitthal Radadiya, who won the Lok Sabha election from Gujarat's Porbander constituency,submitted his resignation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 12:03 pm Over 7000 pilgrims register for Amarnath Yatra - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Sukhoi's flight data recorder sent to London for analysis - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Night curfew imposed near International Border in Jammu!Apprehending infiltration of militants, Jammu district authorities on Wednesday imposed night curfew in a kilometer-long vulnerable area along the International Border in the district for two months.Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Now, SMS your queries for railway enquiry!Opening up more options for travellers seeking details of train services, Railways have started an SMS service on the 139 passenger information system.Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Goa undertakes survey to plug holes in coastal security!In a bid to plug holes in the security along its 105 km coastline, the Goa government`s marine agencies have launched an exhaustive survey of illegally built jetties and contraband landing points along the Arabian Sea.Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Sachin Pilot of youth brigade makes it to ministrySachin Pilot is the lone entrant from the youth brigade of the Congress to make it to the Union Council of Ministers being expanded.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 11:52 am Govt set to roll out nationwide mega bus project!It may soon be a smooth ride for commuters of public transport as the new government is likely to roll out a mega bus route project to promote it across the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am India invites bids for $2 bn in helicopter deals!India has invited bids for two separate defence projects worth more than USD 2 billion to arm its air force, a defence official and the country head of Boeing Co said on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am `India, Canada to finalise nuke agreement soon`!India and Canada will soon finalise the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that will pave the way for new opportunities for both the countries, a senior Indian diplomat has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am India wants UNSC to reflect today`s world!India has called for a strong review mechanism of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to reflect contemporary world realities and ensure the legitimacy, credibility and effectiveness of the world body`s top decision making organ.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am West Bengal cyclone death toll reaches 82!A day after Cyclone Aila battered coastal West Bengal, especially 24 Parganas, rescue operations were on in full swing Tuesday with the Army also moving in to help, as the death toll mounted to 82.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am PM, Sonia to finalise Cabinet expansion!PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi will meet today to finalise Cabinet expansion.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am Punjab peaceful; train services restored!Peace is fast returning to violence-hit Punjab with no untoward incident reported.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am Nehru remembered on 45th death anniversary!President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were among a host of leaders who on Wednesday paid floral tributes to the country`s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 45th death anniversary.Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2009 | 11:51 am India expands number of ministers, allies come inNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday named 59 new ministers, including 14 of the cabinet rank, as he brought key allies into the government after his resounding general election victory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 11:50 am Prabhakaran's body was identified by birth marks, scars: ReportPrabhakaran was killed by commandos, who only collect the personal weapons of the slain terrorists and not their bodies as a rule.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 11:48 am Executive engineer arrested for offering bribe to MP ministerA suspended executive engineer was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs five lakh to Madhya Pradesh Public Health and Engineering Minister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2009 | 11:46 am JAL gets HC nod for merger of group firms with itselfDiversified infrastructure group Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) today said it has received approval from the Allahabad High Court for the proposed merger of four group companies with itself.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:44 am RIL strikes two more gas reserves in KG basinAfter D6 in Krishna Godavari basin, Reliance Industries has struck big in two nearby blocks with estimates putting in place natural gas reserves at 20 trillion cubic feet.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:39 am Deals in pipeline are rich: InfosysIn the backdrop of the global economic meltdown and cost cutting by several companies, Indian software major Infosys today said the deals in the pipeline for India and Middle East are rich.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:34 am Reliance MF to launch Islamic fund in Malaysia soonReliance Mutual Fund will shortly launch an Islamic fund in Malaysia, a top company official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:31 am Raju's remand extended by 14 daysThe remand of Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju and seven others accused in the multi-crore accounting fraud in the IT firm was further extended by 14 days by a local court in Hyderabad on Wednesday.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 11:30 am Sensex surges 520 points, regains 14000-levelBank and construction shares rose after the finance minister said the govt will raise infrastructure spending and get a commitment from banks for cheaper credit.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 11:28 am Delhi gets two more ministers at CentreIt was 'triple delight' for Delhi in ministerial berths at the Centre.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:27 am Millions displaced by cyclone in India, BangladeshKOLKATA (Reuters) - Cyclone Aila has displaced millions of people in India and Bangladesh, only a fraction of whom have access to food and drinking water, officials said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 11:27 am India's space mission to have IAF menIndia's first manned mission to space takes off, possibly in 2017, will have Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 11:21 am Maytas Infra approaches govt for helpFaced with massive cash-crunch, Maytas Infra, the company promoted by kin of Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, has asked the government not to hastily withdraw projects awarded to it.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:19 am Tailor's label helps crack murder caseThe label of a local tailor on the shirt of a 14-year-old murder victim helped police trace his identity and arrest three persons for allegedly murdering him.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 11:17 am MTN may buy into Bharti parent to meet rules - sourcesMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Bharti Airtel may structure a stake sale to South Africa's MTN Group, part of a larger merger plan, through its holding company and parent firm so there is no need for an open offer, two bankers and a legal source said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 11:15 am Realty stands tall as cos plan new launchesSobha Developers, Mahindra Lifespace Developers and HDIL gained over 6.5% each at Rs 193, Rs 272 and Rs 282, respectively.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:13 am Govt to rely on market borrowings to raise public spending: FMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government would continue to rely on market borrowings to spur economic growth and restore the growth momentum witnessed earlier.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:12 am How Rahul is driving CongressIn the first part of her analysis of the results of Election 2009, Sheela Bhatt wrote about how the Congress party was recasting itself for a new India. In the second and concluding part of her column...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:11 am PM meets Sonia to finalise ministry expansionAhead of the ministry expansion on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday held consultations to give finishing touches to the list of ministers. Appr...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:11 am Pak indirectly blames Taliban for Lahore attackPakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday indirectly blamed the Taliban for the daring suicide attack on the Inter Services Intelligence's provincial headquarters in Lahore. "It appears ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:11 am Antony talks tough on corrupt defence dealsSending a strong message against corruption in defence deals, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday that the government will not hesitate to cancel contracts "if there is malpractice" in pro...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:11 am Rajasthan attracts highest investment in north IndiaNew Delhi, May 27 : Rajasthan attracted investments worth Rupees 69,052 crore, the highest among northern states, during 2008-09, a business chamber report released here Wednesday said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:10 am International hotel chain Novotel to launch its Mumbai hotelMumbai, May 27 : Leading international hotel chain Novotel will make a debut in this commercial hub of the country with its new property Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach, in a soft launch in July this year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:10 am Sharp India Q4 net up by 55 per centMumbai, May 26 : Electronics equipment maker Sharp India today said its net profit grew by 55 per cent during the fourth quarter ended March 31 to Rupees 1.77 crore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:09 am Lenovo India appoints K Ramakrishnan as country Marketing HeadMr Ramakrishnan will be responsible for the management and development of the Lenovo brand, and overseeing the marketing strategy for Lenovo's product line-up across enterprise, consumer and small-med...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:09 am Bata India plans 65-70 new stores every yearKolkata, May 26 : Footware major Bata India Ltd eyes unveiling 65-70 new stores and renovating 30-35 existing stores annually in the country, company Chairman P M Sinha said here today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:09 am Team Manmohan final, swearing-in tomorrowAfter several meetings, negotiations and tough talking, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers is finally taking shape.The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi have finalised the list and hav...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 May 2009 | 11:09 am Reliance Mutual Fund launches infra fundReliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group-controlled Reliance Mutual Fund, today annnounced the launch of its Reliance Infrastructure Fund.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:09 am Delhi: Airport authority gets new CEOGMR group has appointed CEO of GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, P S Nair as the new CEO of the Delhi International Airport Limited.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 11:07 am Trinamool MPs to be back in Bengal after swearing-in: MamataTrinamool Congress MPs, who will take oath as Union Ministers tomorrow in Delhi, will return to West Bengal to visit cyclone-ravaged districts, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2009 | 11:04 am PM Manmohan to head 79-member CabinetFormer chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh, Virbhadra Singh and Farooq Abdullah are prominent among those to be inducted in the Cabinet tomorrow.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 10:58 am 59 ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, to take oath Thursday - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 10:37 am Jaipur: 1 more dies of polluted waterTwo infants have died after drinking contaminated water in suburban Sanganer. Sohail died of fever, this was the second such death in last five days.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 10:34 am Gold prices fall as stocks surgeSnapping a six-day rally, gold prices fell in the national capital today on profit selling at existing higher levels and funds diverting from bullion to surging stocks.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 10:26 am Blast rocks Lahore; 35 dead, 250 injuredAt least 35 people were killed in a bomb blast targeting the ISI headquarters in Lahore. The blast could be an attempt to free JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, reports said.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 10:00 am Suu Kyi supporters pray as trial continuesYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked six years in detention on Wednesday as her supporters freed birds and prayed for the Nobel laureate facing a possible further five years in jail.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 9:59 am Sikhs in US say Vienna violence setback to their image - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 9:59 am TDP not to change its stand on Telangana: Naidu - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 9:55 am Tight security for Fatuha Assembly bypoll in Bihar - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 9:55 am 'Kasab among 10 who arrived by boat'Bharat Tamore, a foreman with Hotel Taj, said he had seen Kasab & others getting off a boat at Fishermen's Colony in Mumbai when he was going for his duty on Nov 26.Source: The Times of India | 27 May 2009 | 9:42 am Bomb in Lahore; 22 dead, many hurtLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, setting off a car-bomb that killed at least 22 people in what the government said was revenge for an offensive against the Taliban.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 9:39 am Mamata takes charge of Railways - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 9:38 am Achuthanandan refutes reports of facing pressure in party - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 9:25 am Mukherjee: Need lower rates to help growthNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian commercial banks should lower their interest rates, taking cues from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and step up loans to the industry to help bolster sagging growth, the finance minister said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 9:13 am Monsoon loses pace, no advancement since MondayMUMBAI (Reuters) - The annual monsoon rains, which hit the country's mainland on Saturday, has lost pace and there has been no advancement for the last two days, the weather department said on its website on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 8:43 am Memory of India strife inspires coming-of-age novelNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Hours spent trapped in a train as a child gave Indian-born author Anand Mahadevan the seeds of a coming-of-age novel set in a part of India wracked by civil strife over two decades ago.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 8:29 am Binayak Sen: Free at last - Zee News
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 8:21 am India to allow France's Dassault bid for fightersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has reversed a decision blocking France's Dassault Aviation from bidding for a $10.4 billion fighter jets deal after the company clarified technical details, India's air force chief said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 7:49 am Jubilation time in CBSE schools - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 27 May 2009 | 7:03 am G.V.K. Reddy to help EMRI, brainchild of Satyam RajuEminent industrialist G.V.K. Reddy has been unanimously elected chairman of Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI), a brainchild of disgraced founder and former chairman of Satyam Computer Services B. Ramalinga Raju.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 May 2009 | 6:00 am Budget to focus on jobs, revive growth - paperNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Reviving growth and creation of jobs would be key priorities for the Congress-led coalition when it unveils its budget in July, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 May 2009 | 4:58 am Besides exercising, now massage your way to good healthIf you think hitting a gym and regular exercising is your only gateway to a healthy lifestyle, think again. For a balanced life it's important to relax, rejuvenate and de-stress yourself through ayurvedic massages, say experts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 May 2009 | 3:00 am Imran jumps from plane onto train for 'Luck'Bollywood's celebrity action director Allan Amin, who is set to train passionate bikers to perform stunts on MTV's new adventure reality show, says he made actor Imran Khan jump off a plane onto a moving train in the forthcoming movie 'Luck'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 May 2009 | 2:00 am Composer Wajid turns lyricist, impresses Subhash GhaiAfter composing chartbusters for films like 'Welcome' and 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi' with partner Sajid, music director Wajid has turned lyricist for a song in 'Paying Guests'. And he's impressed none other than Subhash Ghai, the film producer.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 May 2009 | 2:00 am Cyclone Aila toll rises to 91 in BangladeshThe toll in cyclone Aila has risen to 91 in Bangladesh, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 May 2009 | 12:30 am West Bengal cyclone death toll mounts to 82Heavy rain triggers landslips in Darjeeling; Aila weakens into depression and causes downpourSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am No major incident in PunjabLimited relaxation of curfew; all-party meet condemns Vienna killingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Disqualification of Sharifs set asideISLAMABAD: The former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and his brother and Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif, won a crucial political battle on Tuesday with the Supreme Court finally setting aside its own earlier order and a Lahore High Court ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Krishna rules out talks with PakistanNEW DELHI: India on Tuesday ruled out resumption of talks with Pakistan until it showed more evidence of, and commitment to, action against terror groups responsible for the Mumbai attacks. “That is the policy we are pursuing as ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Adnan Sami gets anticipatory bailMUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Pakistani singer Adnan Sami in connection with the harassment case filed by his wife. Sami will have to produce two sureties of Rs 15,000 to get bail if arrested. He ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Union Ministry expansion tomorrowOnly 50 per cent of the names finalised so farSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Budget in early July: PranabNew Delhi: Faced with the challenge of revving up the economy, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the Union budget would be presented in the first week of July with focus on the ‘aam aadmi’ and special attention to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Probe into complaint against Modi beginsGANDHINAGAR: The Special Investigation Team, which is probing some post-Godhra riots cases, on Tuesday began its inquiry into the complaint against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others and did not rule out his interrogation. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Downpour in southern districts of StateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am Sabitha Indra Reddy becomes first woman Home MinisterHYDERABAD: Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy (46) became the first woman Home Minister of the State after Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy allocated portfolios to all the 35 members of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday. The three-time ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2009 | 12:00 am 22 killed in Darjeeling landslides after cycloneAt least 22 people were killed and several injured in landslides - triggered by Cyclone Aila - in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling Tuesday, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 pm Shoe major Bata eyes defence forcesFootwear major Bata India has made an application to the defence forces to supply shoes, chairman P.M. Sinha said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 7:00 pm Ghaziabad police bust fake medicine racketThe Ghaziabad police Tuesday claimed to have busted a racket in counterfeit medicines of internationally renowned prestigious brands. A huge cache of fake medicines worth at least Rs.five million was recovered in the raid.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 5:01 pm Prasar Bharati chairman resignsPrasar Bharati Chairman Arun Bhatnagar has resigned, bringing to an end his brief tenure that was marked by a standoff with the public broadcaster's CEO B.S. Lalli and reports of the board becoming a hive of intrigue and politicking.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 5:01 pm West Bengal cyclone death toll reaches 82, rescue operations onA day after Cyclone Aila battered coastal West Bengal, especially 24 Parganas, uprooting trees, snapping power cables and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, rescue operations were on in full swing Tuesday with the army also moving in to help, as the death toll mounted to 82.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2009 | 5:00 pm
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