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Teenaged kidnapper arrested for holding toddler to ransomA toddler was rescued from the clutches of a teenaged kidnapper, who allegedly abducted his employer's son to fund his travel to Mumbai.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:07 pm Sant Rama Nand cremated, situation remains peacefulDera Sachkhand leader Sant Rama Nand, whose death in a shooting incident in Vienna sparked off large-scale violence in Punjab recently, was cremated with full state honours.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:07 pm Bank employees to go on nationwide strike on June 12Employees of state-owned banks have threatened to go on one-day nationwide strike on June 12 to press their demands including another opportunity to opt for pension scheme for bank staff.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:59 pm Barclays revises India's GDP projection to 7.2%Financial services provider Barclays Capital today revised India's growth rate projection upwards, from 5.5 per cent to 7.2 per cent for this fiscal on the back of recovery in consumer spending.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:57 pm Kashmir issue resolution essential for lasting peace: Pak - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:56 pm Anand draws first blood, beats Leko in second gameAfter drawing the first game, Anand had his sights trained to get ahead and the Indian ace converted his first white game in the match into a full point.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:49 pm Maha announces sops for women sarpanchsThe move will benefit 12,000 women representatives and will increase their participation in the Panchayati Raj Institutions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:47 pm Maha govt's spl package to celebrate state's golden jubileeThe special package is to be utilised for development of basic infrastructure, besides the state's annual plan of Rs 26,000 crore.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:43 pm Air France jet was flying too slowly - reportPARIS (Reuters) - The Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday was flying too slowly ahead of the disaster, Le Monde newspaper said on Thursday, citing sources close to the inquiry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Kasab had confessed to crime, police officer tells courtA police officer said on Thursday that Ajmal Kasab had confessed to him that he along with 9 others arrived from Pakistan and committed the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Satyam board may meet June 11, job cuts on agendaThe full board meeting of Satyam Computer is likely to be held on June 11 after its new owner Tech Mahindra assumed charge and the board may draw a consensus on the sensitive issue of laying off as many as 5,000 employees in phases.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm Nepal court nails Charles SobhrajCharles Sobhraj aka the Serpent is now destined to spend a long time behind bars with a lower court on Thursday nailing him for a lesser crime.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pm Youth's death triggers fresh violence in valley, 35 hurt - Press Trust of India
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:31 pm Girls outshine boys in Maharashtra HSC exams, Nagpur girl tops - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:30 pm Three injured in a chemical plantThe injured - Mahadev Phalankar, Sandeep Belause and Rajkumar Kamble, employees of Kopran, a chemical unit in the MIDC, in Mahad.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm Police unearth mini-gun factory during a raid at NawadaThe police unearthed a mini gun factory during a raid at Salempur village under Rajauli police station limits and arrested a father and son.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:25 pm Maha proposes provision of Rs 7578 cr to end irrign backlogThe Maharashtra government has proposed a provision of Rs 7578 crore to completely remove the backlog in the irrigation sector in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm Key Lashkar operative arrested in DelhiMohd Omar Madni (50) was caught by Delhi Police's anti-terror wing's 'Special Cell' this evening from a locality near Qutub Minar in south Delhi's Mehrauli.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:17 pm First woman IPS official in SPGThe elite Special Protection Group, guarding the Prime Minister, has got its first woman IPS officer, Binita Thakur.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:16 pm Symonds sent home for breaking alcohol rulesLONDON (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds is being sent home from the World Twenty20 tournament in England for disciplinary reasons, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:14 pm US probes hiring behaviour at Google, Yahoo: reportThe US Justice Department has initiated a probe into the hiring behaviour of some of the largest American technology companies, including Google, Apple and Yahoo, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm 'Key Lashkar operative' held in DelhiA 50-year-old man suspected to be a key operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba was arrested on Thursday evening near the historic Qutab Minar in south Delhi, police said.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pm Jaipur: 152 ill after food poisoningAs many as 152 people, including children, were taken ill after they consumed food at a dinner hosted by local, police said on Thursday.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm Crashed Air France jet flying at 'wrong' speed: reportThe pilots of the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic with the loss of 228 lives may not have been flying at the right speed to combat foul weather, the French daily Le Monde said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:50 pm Kapil Sibal orders review of all deemed universities - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:46 pm SSB becomes Nepal's new villainThe Seema Suraksha Bal, India's paramilitary forces deployed along the Indo-Nepal border, face allegations of attacks and rape against them.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm President says gov't to boost growth, help poorNEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Pratibha Patil said on Thursday that the new government would revive economic growth and help millions of poor with higher spending and expansion of social programmes, despite fears of a growing fiscal gap.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm Govt asks details of Bharti-MTN deal; to seek legal opinionThe government today said it has asked Bharti to furnish all details of its proposed $23 billion deal with South African company MTN for legal scrutiny.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:18 pm 24-hr bus from Delhi airport to cityIn order to provide a convenient public transport system to air passengers, the Delhi government will soon launch a high-quality 24-hour bus service.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:08 pm Union Budget on July 3; Rail Budget on July 1 - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:07 pm India objects to US travel advice - BBC News
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:06 pm Wal-Mart to hire over 22,000 people in USRetail giant Wal-Mart Stores will hire over 22,000 people this year, a move that will bring cheer to the country's strained labour market grappling with rising unemployment woes.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:51 am Symonds to be sent home from Twenty20 World CupAustralia all-rounder Andrew Symonds is being sent home from the Twenty20 World Cup in England for breaching team rules relating to alcohol.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am Avanta Serviced Offices in India Attracts Major CustomersMumbai, June 4 (ANI/Business Wire India): UK's leading serviced office space provider, Avanta, continues to grow in India as more companies now are looking for serviced office space over traditional long term leases.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Duo jailed for power theft, to pay Rs 1crIn the "highest ever" quantum of punishment awarded in a power theft case in Delhi, a special court here sentenced to jail an industrialistant and his son besides slapping them a Rs one crore fine.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Eddie Murphy makes 7yr-old co-star cry as he pulls rank on herNew Delhi, Jun 4 : American actor Eddie Murphy is said to have made his seven-year-old co-star cry when he decided to show her who's boss during filming.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Chinese man shocked to learn his girlfriend of 4yrs is a manNew Delhi, Jun 4 : A Chinese man was shocked to learn that the woman he had been dating for four years was actually a man.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am JD-U, Shiv Sena indicate opposition to Women's Bill - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:38 am SP demands Mayawati's resignationDubbing the Uttar Pradesh government as an "utter failure", Samajwadi Party on Thursday demanded resignation of chief minister Mayawati.Source: The Times of India | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am Airlines will take 3 years to recoveriovanni Bisignani, chief executive officer IATA, said that the forecast, to be announced in Associations general meeting on Monday, will be substantially worse than the March forecast of losses of $4....Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Pak to file appeal against JuD chiefImages ]. "The Lahore High Court ordered the release of Saeed and the Punjab government is filing an appeal," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told a weekly news briefing in Islamabad [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Former Indian student alleges abuse by Australian university officialsImages ], a former Melbourne University student from India has alleged that he was verbally abused by officials when he demanded basic amenities. 38-year old Richard Harvey, who was studying at the Me...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Tezpur Air Force base to host SukhoiThe strategically located Tezpur Air Force Station in North Assam is all set to host the Sukhoi-30 aircraft which will arrive in the second week of June. This will make Tezpur the third air force bas...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am India rejects US advisory, says country is safeImages ] said India is "safer than any other country in the world" and New Delhi will try to persuade Washington to withdraw such an advisory. He was reacting to an 'Urgent Warden Message' posted on t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am Neo Sports appoints Prasana Krishnan as COONEO Sports Broadcast has elevated Prasana Krishnan as chief operating officer with immediate effect.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am Audi launches luxury utility vehicle Q5 in IndiaMumbai, June 4 : German premium segment car maker Audi launched its luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) Audi Q5 in the Indian market Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am Mumbai office rents fall, but still among worldNew Delhi, June 4 : There's both good and bad news for people looking for commercial space in Mumbai. Average office rental has fallen in the past six months, but it is still the sixth highest globall...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:30 am US presses Pakistan to bring Mumbai attackers to justice - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:28 am Sebi asks Reliance MF to withdraw new scheme adMarket regulator SEBI today asked mutual fund arms of Anil Ambani Group (ADAG) to explain why they violated prescribed advertising norms in launching a new scheme to avert any action.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:27 am Kingfisher gets Rs 2,000 cr funding from banksVijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has got crucial funding of Rs 2,000 crore from State Bank of India and a consortium of other banks to meet working capital requirements.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:22 am Portland UK & Mudra Group to target the Indian Retail MarketMudra Group, one of India's leading marketing communication network announced today a joint venture with Portland Design, UK to set-up a consultancy venture that targets the retail, leisure and travel markets in India. Called Portland Mudra , the new company will start operating in July from its office in Mumbai.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2009 | 11:19 am Australia doing nothing to protect Indians: victim - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 10:50 am Thousands pour in for Dera leader's cremation in Punjab - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 4 Jun 2009 | 10:27 am Nadal's foundation to launch tennis school in IndiaCHENNAI (Reuters) - Spanish world number one Rafa Nadal will set up a tennis school in India through his foundation, local media reported on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 9:00 am China security tight in Tiananmen; U.S. criticalBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police were out in force on Thursday to prevent commemoration of the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square 20 years ago, a day after Washington demanded Beijing account for those killed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 8:12 am China concerned over student attacks in AustraliaCANBERRA (Reuters) - China's government joined India on Thursday in demanding Australia provide better protection for foreign students after a series of violent assaults on Indian students that victims have called racist.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 7:35 am President charts government's five-year economic agendaPresident Pratibha Patil Thursday outlined the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's broad agenda for the next five years, with economic revival, infrastructure development, financial sector reforms and divestments in state-run enterprises being accorded high priority.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am Sensex under selling pressure, down 149 pointsContinued selling in blue-chip stocks sent a key index of the Indian equity markets tumbling 149 points around Thursday noon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 7:00 am President outlines 10 priorities of governmentPresident Pratibha Patil Thursday outlined 10 areas of priority for the Manmohan Singh government:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 6:33 am India's restless youth want change: PatilCalling the youth India's 'greatest strategic resource', President Pratibha Patil Thursday said the challenge before the country was to invest in their education, employability and employment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 6:32 am Inflation at 0.48 pct on May 23 - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The wholesale price index rose 0.48 percent in the 12 months to May 23, lower than previous week's annual rise of 0.61 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Jun 2009 | 6:19 am West Bengal student takes 17 years to pass Class 10Sabaidul Islam, 31, from West Bengal's Murshidabad district, has cleared the Class 10 examination after nine attempts spread over 17 years, officials said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 5:31 am Sensex slips on openingA key index of the Indian equities markets slipped into the red at the opening bell Thursday, losing over 120 points within five minutes.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 5:00 am Project launched for green, affordable lighting in rural IndiaTo make life easier for millions of rural households who use the polluting kerosene lamps in their homes, a Britain-based NGO has partnered with a global power company to supply brighter, safer and more affordable solar lamps in India.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:01 am Mayawati's new mantra: zero tolerance for briberyHonesty, after all, may be the best policy. At least that's what Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati seems to be saying after a post-mortem of her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) losses in the Lok Sabha polls suggested that rampant corruption may have taken a toll.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am Visually impaired who set their sights on successMohammad Asif Iqbal, 30, went door-to-door to enlist in a private tutorial before appearing in a management entrance exam, but was refused every time. Reason: he was visually impaired. But Iqbal finally cracked the entrance test on his own.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 3:30 am When Rahman rubbed shoulders with Michelle ObamaBeing voted one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine has seen his popularity soar. Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman not only got an opportunity to share the same platform with US First Lady Michelle Obama, he also had the whole audience in New York chanting 'Jai ho'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2009 | 2:00 am Low turnout in Srinagar by-poll !Low voter turnout was witnessed in the Hazratbal Assembly constituency here for which the balloting began early on Wednesday amid shutdown and protests over the alleged rape and murder of two women last week.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Every police station to adopt poor, needy children: Guj DGP!In an attempt to create police friendly atmosphere and to generate trust for among the people, Gujarat police has decided to adopt needy and poor students, a top police official said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am 2 jungle warfare institutes likely to come up in Chhattisgarh!Aiming to check Maoist violence, the Centre is likely to set up two counter insurgency and jungle warfare training institutes in Chhattisgarh for providing specialised training to security forces.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am I am thrilled to be an MLA: Chiranjeevi!"I was thrilled. The ambience was new to me. It`s a gift of the God and people. I rededicate myself to the service of people."Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Three arrested in connection with Mauni Baba killing!Three youths, including a 15-year-old boy, were arrested and a sword seized from them on Wednesday in connection with the killing of Hindu religious figure Mauni Baba at Kumbharpara in the outskirts of this pilgrim town.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Mercury rising in Delhi, no relief for denizens even in night!Delhiites sweltered in scorching heat today as the mercury rose above the 40-degree Celsius mark again with high humidity levels.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Tiger killing: Goa Govt seeks report from forest dept!The state government has sought detailed report from the forest department about the tiger killing case reported at Keri village in Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary here.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am `Transfer of Gir forest land to non-tribals illegal`!The sale of forest land alloted to Maldharis, as part of rehab to non-tribals was illegal, the Gujarat HC has said.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Ten killed, 18 injured in road mishaps in Bihar!At least ten people were killed and 20 others injured, nine of them seriously, in two separate road accidents in Bihar`s Nalanda and Aurangabad districts on Wednesday, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am `84-riots: Court rejects DSGMC plea of being heard!A local court on Wednesday dismissed a plea of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) to make representation on behalf of victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots allegedly involving former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:23 am Mumbai near-miss: AI says pilots not suspended!Air India on Wednesday set to rest speculation that it has suspended two pilots for near-collision incident at the Mumbai Airport on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am `Transfer of Gir forest land to non-tribals illegal`!The sale of forest land alloted to Maldharis (tribals) as part of rehabilitation from Gir National Park to non-tribals, was illegal, the Gujarat High Court said.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am SC no to student thrown out of college midway!Beware! If you do not fulfil the minimum cut-off marks for admission, you could be thrown out of the college even if you are already half way through the course, the Supreme Court has ruled.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am Meira creates history, becomes first woman LS Speaker!History was scripted on Wednesday as senior dalit Congress leader Meira Kumar got unanimously elected as Lok Sabha Speaker.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am Pak Army violates ceasefire, fires on Indian posts!Pakistan Army personnel on Wednesday fired seven rounds of small arms at Indian Army posts in Copra of Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir, in the eighth violation of the ceasefire this year.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am Australia has to ensure safety of Indian students: India!Concerned over the recent attacks on its students in Melbourne, India today said Australia had the prime responsibility of ensuring their safety and bringing to justice the perpetrators of these assaults.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am India conveys to Pak disappointment over release of Saeed!India on Wednesday officially conveyed to Pakistan its disappointment over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am India`s `suffocating bureaucracy` worst in Asia: Survey!India`s civil servants are the least efficient among their Asian peers, a business survey on 12 economies released on Wednesday showed.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am India under the most extreme category of `severe threats`: AON!India, along with other adjoining South Asian countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, is classified under the most extreme category of `severe threats` on Terrorism Threat Map for 2009.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am `Govt planning NREGA-type scheme for urban poor`!Buoyed by the success of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme, the government is mulling an NREGA-type poverty alleviation programme for the urban poor.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:20 am Meira Kumar elected SpeakerSays Constitution remains sheet-anchor for allSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am List of nuclear sites put out accidentallyWASHINGTON: The U.S. government accidentally posted on the Internet a list of government and civilian nuclear facilities and their activities, but an official said on Wednesday the post included no data that compromised national security. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Nadal Tennis School at AnantapurSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Kiran Kumar Reddy to be Assembly SpeakerTelugu Desam Party drops move to oppose himSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Will Manmohan meet Zardari in Russia?India undecided over Prime Minister’s presence at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summitSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am India conveys displeasure to Pakistan on Saeed releaseFeels Islamabad is taking action only against terrorists on its western bordersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am British hostage killed in Mali: Al QaedaDUBAI/LONDON: Al Qaeda’s North African wing said on Wednesday said it carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it had been holding in the Sahara. Britain said it had reason to believe that the hostage, Edwin Dyer, was ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Karunanidhi reiterates DMK stand on State autonomyCHENNAI: Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi, who completed 85 years of age on Wednesday, used the occasion to reiterate his party’s stand on the concept of autonomy for the States of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am It has disturbed us all: HolbrookeISLAMABAD: U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, who arrived here on Wednesday, was quoted by Geo television as saying the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed “has disturbed us ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Jaitley is Opposition leader in Rajya SabhaSushma deputy leader in Lok SabhaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Sharma gives India another opening optionLONDON (Reuters) - Rohit Sharma, deputising for the injured Virender Sehwag, showed India had another opening option with 80 from 53 balls as the world Twenty20 champions defeated Pakistan by nine wickets at the Oval on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jun 2009 | 9:05 pm 2010 Commonwealth Games 6-8 pct over budgetLONDON (Reuters) - Higher construction costs will force the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games to go 6-8 percent over the planned $1.6 billion budget and there will be some delays completing the facilities, an organising committee director said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jun 2009 | 7:08 pm India says keen to normalise relations with PakistanNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Wednesday it was looking to normalise relations with Islamabad through diplomatic channels and was closely monitoring developments in Pakistan, a day after angrily reacting to the release of a militant leader.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Jun 2009 | 3:04 pm
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