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Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:35 pm

Pak doesn't rule out Manmohan-Zardari 'chance encounter' - Indian Express


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Pak doesn't rule out Manmohan-Zardari 'chance encounter'
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Pakistan 'sincerely wanted the dialogue process that was suspended to be resumed as quickly as possible'. Pakistan did not rule out the possibility of a chance encounter between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm

Two undertrails in Ludhiana escape

Two undertrials dodged police in a filmy style and escaped while being escorted in a police bus from the 'Ludhiana central jail' to the local court.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm

Minister gifts gold crown to Tirupati

Karnataka's minister for tourism and leading industrialist Gali Janardhan Reddy presented a diamond-studded gold crown, estimated to be worth Rs 450 million, to the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirupati.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Braless Posh braves London cold with nipple-flashing top

After being an international style icon for years, Victoria Beckham, it seems, has lost her mojo.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:13 pm

Affair of mum who dumped kids for toyboy doomed, says her dad

The dad of a mother-of-six, who abandoned her children to social workers to live with her 14-year-old son's best friend, has warned her: "It will never last."
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm

Man United accept record Real bid for Ronaldo

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United have accepted a world record bid of 80 million pounds ($131.7 million) from Real Madrid for Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, the English champions said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm

Two terror suspects in Air France jet crash cleared of charges

Two 'terror suspects' who died along with other passengers on the crashed Air France jet have been "cleared" of involvement in the disaster.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:07 pm

Anti-Taliban offensive in Pak has popular support: Holbrooke

The military operation against the Taliban in Pakistan is getting "popular support" as there was a "dramatic change" in the attitude of the people.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:04 pm

India Inc optimistic about economic situation in next 18 months

Corporate India is optimistic about improvement in the country's economic situation in the next 18 months and believes developing nations will become more powerful as a fallout of the global slowdown, a survey says.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:58 pm

Country Club eyes properties in US, Europe and Asia

Leisure and infrastructure company Country Club India (CCIL) is looking at expanding its overseas operations by acquiring properties in countries like the US, UK and Malaysia during the next 18 months, a top company official said here.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:56 pm

France, Germany deplore Myanmar attitude

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany criticised the Myanmar authorities on Thursday for their attitude over detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said they were trying to enlist China and India to exert further pressure on the country.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:56 pm

Lalu's free rail pass may be withdrawn

Railway minister Mamata Banerjee has hinted at the withdrawal of the free lifetime pass issued to her predecessor Lalu Prasad to travel in first class air-conditioned coaches with three companions.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:54 pm

CRPF in J&K to be reviewed; Chidambaram wants secondary role - Hindustan Times


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CRPF in J&K to be reviewed; Chidambaram wants secondary role
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PTI A high-level meeting today decided to review the deployment of CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir with Home Minister P Chidambaram saying the Centre would like the paramilitary forces to play only a secondary role in the border state. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

ATS submits chargesheet against Maoists arrested in 2007!

Two years after the arrest of suspected Maoists - Shridhar Srinivasan and Vernon Gonsalves - Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has submitted a chargesheet against the two for initiating `Guerilla war` against the state.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

Not possible to implement CTS in AP: Reddy!

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy on Wednesday said he was ready to implement the Cash Transfer Scheme, promised by the Opposition Telugu Desam Party in the recent elections, only if the state got adequate revenues.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

Swine flu case in Goa, another suspected!

A confirmed case of swine flu has been reported in Goa while authorities have sent samples of another man, exhibiting symptoms of the disease, for testing, an official said on Thursday.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

Suicide rate on decline in Kerala!

Kerala has registered a dip in the number of people committing suicide even as the growing suicidal tendency among adolescents continues to be a cause of worry.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

Ex-serviceman arrested under charge of raping daughter!

An ex-servicemen was today arrested in the national capital for allegedly raping his teenaged daughter for the past two-and-half months.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:51 pm

Rupee eases on choppy shares

The rupee fell on Thursday as sentiment was hit by a slight fall in the sharemarket and as rising oil prices triggered concerns of more dollar demand from refiners to pay for imports.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:49 pm

We'll start from zero, but will unseat NDA: Lalu - Indian Express


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We'll start from zero, but will unseat NDA: Lalu
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After his party faced serious drubbing at the hands of ruling NDA in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad asserted on Thursday that he would start from "zero" to regain strength in state assembly, facilitating ouster of the ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:49 pm

Top Satyam executive to sell shares in open offer

One of the top executives of Satyam Computer is considering selling his shares in the open offer beginning tomorrow, even as the scam-hit IT firm is trying to come out of woods under its new owner and guided by government-appointed directors.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:48 pm

Japanese economy shrinks 3.8% in Q1

The Japanese economy shrank at a staggering rate of 3.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2009, but the pace of contraction is still less than anticipated.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm

Fake doctor seeks renewal of medical registration

A fake medical practitioner, whose name was struck off from the records of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) in 2006, has been found to be still practising in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:36 pm

PSUs to be nursed to health before disinvestment

The government is working on a plan to nurse sick public sector units back to health before any disinvestment takes place in these companies, Chairman of the PSUs revamp board Nitish Sengupta has said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:31 pm

Bodies belonging to crashed aircraft being brought to Jorhat - Hindu


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Shillong (PTI) The bodies of 13 people, including seven IAF personnel killed in the AN 32 transport aircraft crash in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh, would be brought to the Rowriah air base in Eastern Assam's Jorhat district on Thursday. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:28 pm

TIMELINE - Cristiano Ronaldo career highlights

LONDON (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo career highlights.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:25 pm

Assocham sees India's GDP at 7.2% this fiscal

Indian economy may grow at 7.2 this fiscal on the back of improvement in consumer sentiment, policy reforms and projected growth in agriculture and industrial sector, a Assocham survey said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pm

Bodies belonging to crashed aircraft being brought to Jorhat

The bodies of 13 people, in the AN 32 transport aircraft that crashed would be brought to the Rowriah air base in Eastern Assam's Jorhat district.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm

Pakistan kills scores of Taliban in new combat zones

BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan unleashed helicopter gunships and artillery to kill scores of Taliban fighters, officials said on Thursday, after opening a second front against militants near their stronghold in the Waziristan tribal region.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:21 pm

NEWSMAKER - Ronaldo heads for natural habitat in Madrid

LONDON (Reuters) - Few players in world football fit the Galactico description better than Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese box of tricks appears to be on the verge of re-locating to his natural habitat at Real Madrid.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:19 pm

Sayali Bhagat aims for big success in Bollywood

Sayali Bhagat said her journey as an actress in Bollywood has not been easy and she is looking for a big hit to prove herself.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:01 pm

Central forces to play secondary role in J&K

In an effort to calm the frayed nerves in J&K, home minister P Chidambaram said the Centre would like the paramilitary forces to play only a secondary role in state.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:57 am

Coca-Cola launches first international TV ad

Soft drink major Coca-Cola today launched its first international television commercial as part of its global campaign 'Open Happiness' to be aired from this week.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am

10 million year old egg fossils of Ostrich like Bird from HP

A team of researchers led by experts from Punjab University, Chandigarh has recovered fossils of an egg shell, from Haritalyangar area near Dharmshala in Himachal.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am

Notice to GAIL in DVPL project

Admitting a petition of Man Industries, the Delhi High Court has issued notice to state-run gas supply firm GAIL seeking its reply on inviting fresh bids of the Dahej-Vijaipur pipeline project, for which the Mumbai-based pipe manufacturer was the lowest bidder.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:44 am

6 held for plotting attack on G8 summit

At least six people have been arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Group of Eight summit next month in Italy, news reports said on Thursday.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am

Most active stocks on the BSE

Reliance Capital topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 293.91 crore. It was followed by Unitech (Rs 283.61 crore), Suzlon (199.90 crore), Reliance Natural Resources (Rs 164.94 crore) and Sesa Goa( Rs 161.03 crore).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am

Bhandarkar to make Sobhraj film?

Will Madhur Bhandarkar, the man who exposed the murky side of the media in "Page Three" and the fashion industry in "Fashion", now delve into the saga of Charles Sobhraj?
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am

ARINC bags order for deploying systems at IGI airport

Major transport technology firm ARINC, which completed deployment of common-use systems for passenger and baggage handling at the new domestic departure terminal at the IGI Airport here, today said it has won the contract for the new international terminal as well.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:31 am

Centre yet to lift 40 lakh tonnes of rice for PDS, say millers

Rice millers have said the Centre has not lifted about 40 lakh tonnes of rice, meant for PDS, from mills and demanded that the government should either buy the foodgrain from them or allow them to offload it in the domestic and overseas markets.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:29 am

GSK tries to shore up blockbuster diabetes drug

The British pharma giant has brought out a study which shows that rosiglitazone does not increase the risk of heart ailment.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:27 am

Spy who triggered the Cold War

Secret files have at last revealed the identity of the top spy who transferred Britain's atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union and paved the way for the nuclear standoff with the west.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:26 am

Tushar Pradhan appointed CIO, HSBC Asset Management (India)

HSBC Asset Management (India), on Thursday announced the appointment of Tushar Pradhan as CIO of HSBC Mutual Fund from June 15.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:25 am

Air France chief questions sensor role in crash

PARIS (Reuters) - Air France is not yet convinced that faulty speed sensors were to blame for the loss of one of its planes over the Atlantic, but it is replacing old sensors as a precaution, the airline's chief executive said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am

People rejected caste politics, says Sonia in Rae Bareli

Images ] today said the results showed that people have rejected parties dabbling in caste politics or whipping up communal passions. "People of the country have discarded those parties which play po...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am

Indian community in Canada shocked at racial attack

Images ] for over three decades, is a worried man. The recent case of a racial attack by four men on a group of Indian-origin boys in Langley, on the outskirts of Vancouver, has shocked the sizeable p...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:07 am

Honda to build a mini car for India in two years

Mumbai, Jun 11 : Targeting the massive small car market in India, Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) will offer in two years time an all new small car, building it from the scratch and develop it for the lo...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:06 am

Ireland honours A P J Abdul Kalam

Internationally-renowned space scientist and former President A P J Abdul Kalam was conferred with honorary Doctorate of Laws by Queen's University Belfast, a prominent varsity based in Northern Irela...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:05 am

Cracks within BJP deepens

Cracks within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are deepening everyday. Now, Jaswant Singh, who criticised several decisions taken by the BJP leadership at a closed-door meeting of the party on Wednesd...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:05 am

CBI may conduct scientific tests on Padamsinh Patil

Mumbai, June 11: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it is considering conducting brain mapping and other tests on senior NCP leader Padamsinh Patil as he is not cooperating with investigators on the Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar murder case.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

BMC India Technical Exchange brings together BMC software customers, partners, local R and D teams

Bangalore, June 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): BMC Software is well known as the leader in providing Business Service Management (BSM) solutions to the world's largest enterprises.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Winner of BMW Hole-in-One Challenge receives BMW 320i

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): Kapil Kapoor received the BMW 320i by winning the ongoing BMW Hole-in-One Challenge at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

India to ban human habitation near tiger reserves

Bangalore, June 11 : Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that human habitation near tiger reserves would be completely banned.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Nikon India revamps retail strategy

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): With an aim to be 'within an arm's reach', Nikon India has revamped its retail operations to strengthen its network.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

Welfare measures secret of victory: Orissa CM - Business Standard


Welfare measures secret of victory: Orissa CM
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PTI / Bhubaneshwar June 11, 2009, 15:41 IST Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the secret of his party's return to power, third time in a row, was launching of welfare schemes by his government that touched the hearts of the people. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:46 am

People have discarded caste, communal politics: Sonia - Indian Express


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People have discarded caste, communal politics: Sonia
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'People of the country have discarded those parties which play politics of caste or raise communal slogans.' Fresh from victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday that the results showed that people have rejected ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:43 am

Deemed universities running off-campuses without approval - Indian Express


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Deemed universities running off-campuses without approval
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HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has recently reviewed the process for declaring an institution as a 'Deemed to be University'. The irregular practices by deemed universities of opening off-campuses, off-shore campuses, new departments and study centres ...
'Lack of regulation in admission process'Times Now.tv
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 10:31 am

Calls for Achuthanandan to quit over support to Governor - Hindustan Times


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Calls for Achuthanandan to quit over support to Governor
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Several posters asking Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan to "resign and go" were found plastered across the state capital on Thursday morning even as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) refuted media reports of friction among its ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:45 am

Jaswant letter targets BJP leadership over poll fiasco - IBNLive.com


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New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Jaswant Singh has virtually challenged the party leadership asks why no one is taking responsibility for election defeat. He has questioned the party leadership in a two-page letter written in ...
BJP rift widens, Jaswant attacks Advani at party meetHindustan Times
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:06 am

Pakistani pilots don't want to stay in top hotels

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pilots from Pakistan's national airline said on Thursday they do not want to stay in the country's top hotels after the Pearl Continental Hotel was bombed in the city of Peshawar.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 9:02 am

CPI-M reviews poll debacle in WB - Business Standard


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CPI-M reviews poll debacle in WB
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PTI / Kolkata June 11, 2009, 13:29 IST After its drubbing in West Bengal in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the state unit of CPI-M today began a two-day meeting to analyse reasons behind its poor performance in the Left Front-ruled state. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:25 am

Hurt by fake Chinese drugs, India starts drive in Africa

India has launched a mission in African countries to promote its $10.7-billion pharmaceuticals industry after recent seizures there of fake drugs that were labelled 'Made in India' but had their origins in China.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 8:04 am

ARMS TRADE - Defense contractors see open door in India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Global defense companies have found India. As the fast-gowing Asian economic powerhouse tackles a massive modernization of its forces to counter China and tackle security threats at home and from Pakistan, defense companies are lining up at India's door for a share of the pie.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 6:48 am

Inflation at 0.13 pct on May 30

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index rose 0.13 percent in the 12 months to May 30, lower than previous week's annual rise of 0.48 percent, government data showed on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Jun 2009 | 6:44 am

Raped Dalit woman struggles for justice in Orissa

A month after a Dalit woman in Orissa was allegedly gang raped by four men, including a former leader of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the police have arrested only one of the accused. Opposition parties claim that a minister is shielding them and are demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 6:31 am

No Shah Rukh Khan in Yash Chopra's TV venture

Reports suggesting that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will feature in a television series being produced by Yash Chopra have been slammed by Yash Raj Films (YRF) as false.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 6:01 am

Markets open on a negative note

Negative sentiments ruled Indian equities markets Thursday with a key index dipping more than 155 points about 20 minutes into trade.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 5:00 am

Playing a woman comes easily to me: Jaaved Jaaferi

Actor Jaaved Jaaferi dons the garb of a woman in forthcoming comedy 'Paying Guests' and says playing a woman comes easily to him.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am

'New York' impresses with nice, hummable tracks

Film: 'New York'; Music Directors: Pritam Chakraborty and Pankaj Awasthi; Lyricists: Sandeep Srivastava and Junaid Wasi; Singers: KK, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Pankaj Awasthi and Caralisa Monteiro; Rating: *** 1/2
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 3:30 am

Akshay, Saif go double-role way, cross time zones too

What is common between Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan? The two are playing double roles, their characters belong to two different time zones in their forthcoming films, and the two have to spend hours preparing for their double makeover.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 2:30 am

Hockey India to revive senior national championship

The newly-formed Hockey India (HI) met here Wednesday and decided to revive the senior national championships.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Jun 2009 | 1:32 am

Two militants killed in Sopore

Srinagar: A self-styled deputy chief operations commander of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM) was among two militants killed in a nearly five-hour gun battle with the security forces in Baramulla district on Wednesday. The encounter took ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

India a major foreign policy priority: U.S.

Washington favours India-Pakistan dialogue
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Governor’s action triggers divergence in LDF


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Jaswant wants free, frank debate on debacle

NEW DELHI: It was ‘zero hour’ at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s core committee meeting here, where for the first time senior leaders gathered on Wednesday to discuss how to go about analysing the reasons for the BJP’s ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Obama nominee backtracks on n-deal

Administration supports the agreement and intends to implement it, says Congresswoman Tauscher
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Lingayat sub-sect set for quota benefit


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Businessman relents, hospitalised

New Delhi: A swine flu-afflicted businessman, who refused to be hospitalised and passed on the disease to his mother, relented late on Wednesday night and is now undergoing treatment at the RML hospital here. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Reduce lending rates, Pranab tells banks

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday prodded the public sector banks (PSBs) to pare their lending rates further and provide cheaper credit to industry and consumers to spur economic growth. At his first meeting ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

NCP suspends Patil from party

NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party on Wednesday suspended its Osmanabad MP Padamsinha Patil from the primary membership of the party following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a double murder case. Announcing ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Girl identifies ‘Kasab’

Mumbai: A 10-year-old girl, disabled in the 26/11 terror strikes, on Wednesday identified in court Mohammed Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ as one of the two gunmen who fired at passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. — PTI ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am

Obama sends letter to Indian government - Holbrooke

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a letter to the Indian government, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Wednesday without providing details on the contents.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Jun 2009 | 8:21 pm

BJP must become a current party: Jaswant

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has called for making it a 'current party' and admitted that it had failed to effectively convey its message to the masses, leading to its election debacle.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm

Suspected swine flu case in Chandigarh

A suspected case of swine flu came to light here Wednesday, an official said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Jun 2009 | 6:30 pm

And now racial assault on Indians in Canada!

Four white Canadians were Tuesday charged with a racial assault on a group of Indians at Langley on the outskirts of Vancouver.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

EFC clears proposals for 374 colleges, seven IIMs, 10 NITs!

The process of setting up of seven IIMs, 374 degree colleges and 10 NITs has been set in motion with the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) approving the proposals in this regard.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Bad weather stops search for missing IAF jet!

Search operations for IAF`s missing transport aircraft were halted on Wednesday due to bad weather.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

No info on spy in Indira`s Cabinet: MHA, PMO!

After the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) refused information under RTI in a case pertaining to a mole in Indira Gandhi`s Cabinet, the Home Ministry and PMO have now denied any inputs on the issue.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

DoPT questions Arjun`s recommendation for CBSE top post!

A recommendation by former HRD Minister Arjun Singh for the appointment of CBSE chairperson has been sent back to the ministry by DoPT which has asked it to get the name approved by the new Minister Kapil Sibal.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Australian PM warns Indian students over revenge attacks!

The protests by Indian students over perceived racially motivated violence against them prompted Australian PM Kevin Rudd to warn against the formation of vigilante groups.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Burns arrives on 4-day visit; meets Menon!

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns arrived in India on Wednesday on a four-day visit, during which he is expected to pitch for the resumption of dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

No plans for special envoy for Kashmir: US!

The United States says it would support more dialogue between India and Pakistan but has ruled out the appointment of a special envoy to deal with Kashmir that Islamabad contends is the key issue with New Delhi.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Raise flu issue with affected nations: Azad to Krishna!

As swine flu spreads across the country, the Union Health Ministry has asked the External Affairs Minister to prevail upon affected countries to start screening all out-bound passengers to India.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm

Sulking Jena meets PM; may assume office on Wed!

After avoiding taking charge as Minister of State for over a week, Srikant Jena today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid indications that he may assume office in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers tomorrow.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm