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Meet Barack Obama, the comedian!President Obama sent the crowd into stitches with his jokes at the 65th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:44 pm Wimbledon ready with multimillion-pound rainproof roof on Centre CourtFor the first time since the world's oldest tennis tournament began in 1877, the biggest matches will no more be affected by rain.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:39 pm A batch of 1935 Amarnath pilgrims leaves Jammu for holy shrine - Sify
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pm Defiant Modi rejects changes in state terror actStriking an aggressive posture, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today rejected the amendments suggested by the Centre to GUJCOC, saying it would amount to taking away the "teeth and nails" of the legislation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm WB govt has no data of tribal population!The West Bengal government today said the state do not have any data of tribal population.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Man, son die due to hunger; UP govt extends help to family!In a heart-rending incident, a man and his son died allegedly due to hunger at Ghazipur, while seven of his family members, including his wife, were taken ill, prompting the UP govt to extend help to the suffering family.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Conflict between ruling alliance reaches at district level!A Day after BJP Ministers boycotted Punjab Cabinet meeting to lodge its protest over use of abusive language by SAD MLA Sarabjit Makkar with Local Bodies Minister Manoranjan Kalia, the conflict reached at District level.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Separatist shutdown affects Valley, VP arrives in Srinagar !A shutdown called by separatists in the Kashmir Valley affected life in the summer capital and other major cities on Saturday, even as Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived to preside over the convocation of Kashmir University.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Fransisco`s episode reveals casinos illegalities: Parrikar!The wrangle between Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco and a casino operator over payments has revealed the illegalities in the on shore casinos, Goa`s Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar said here on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Survey shows record jump in earnings of Delhiites!Global meltdown has failed to affect Delhiites, whose earnings have recorded a jump in the past few years.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Mumbai-based engineer tests positive for swine flu!A 36-year-old engineer with a private firm has been diagnosed as the first patient of swine flu in Maharashtra, health officials said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Iran council offers partial election recountTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's highest legislative body said on Saturday it was ready to recount a tenth of the votes in a disputed presidential election and riot police were deployed in force to foil another planned protest rally in Tehran.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Two judges arrested; sent to judicial custody!: A father-son duo, both judges in Andhra Pradesh, were arrested and remanded to judicial custody by a local court in connection with a dowry harassment case.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm RSS can do without BJP: Govindacharya!Virtually daring the BJP to snap links with the RSS, former party ideologue K N Govindacharya has said the RSS can "walk straight without the crutches of the BJP".Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Swine Flu prevention message in India-bound planes!"Swine flu can infect your children, family and community...", this message will now be played for passengers in India-bound planes.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Crew of intruder aircraft being questioned!Security agencies were engaged Saturday in questioning the crew of a Russian-make cargo aircraft which was ordered to land in Mumbai late Friday night after it violated Indian air space, according to an official.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Fresh batch of 1,935 Amarnath pilgrims leaves Jammu!A fresh batch of 1,935 pilgrims left here today for their onward journey to the holy Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm CPI(M) Central Committee meet underway!The crucial meeting of the CPI(M) Central Committee, the first after the party`s electoral debacle, began here on Saturday in the backdrop of the Maoist siege of Lalgarh in Left-ruled West Bengal.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm BJP national executive reviews poll debacle!BJP`s two-day national executive meet began today to review LS poll debacle.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Noose tightens around Maoists as security forces enter Lalgarh!The noose around the Maoists holding fort in West Bengal`s Lalgarh tightened further on Saturday with the security forces entering the `Red zone`.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm Madni admits "mistakes", seeks to spend life behind bars!Mohd Omar Madni, a suspected operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba, today told a Delhi court that he repented his "acts" and wanted to spend his life behind bars.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:22 pm PDP president cuts short her speechPDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday felt unwell while addressing a party meeting here and left the dias, cutting short her speech and offering an apology.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:18 pm Wife ends life as hubby was unable to allow further studiesUrvashi Vasava committed suicide after her husband Kiran Gulab Vasava expressed his inability to fulfil her wish of continuing studies further.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:13 pm Kolkata's missing millionaires and LalgarhAnger has a deep connection with economics and politics. Bengal is just not creating any wealth, opportunity or even employment for its people.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:09 pm UN commission to probe Bhutto's killingAn independent United Nations' commission will begin an investigation into the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from July 1.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:08 pm 'Russia ready for nuclear arms cuts'Russia is ready to dramatically cut its nuclear stockpiles in a new arms pact with the United States if Washington meets Russia's concerns over missile defence.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:59 am Infant mortality rate in India's capital doubles in 2 yrsThe medical fraternity admits the issue is worrying, especially as Delhi claims to be progressing towards a better future, bolstered by a higher spend on healthcare.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:58 am Suicide truck bomb kills 25 in IraqA suicide truck bomber killed at least 25 people near a Shi'ite Muslim mosque close to Kirkuk in northern Iraq on Saturday, police said.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:55 am Rajnath Singh's speech at BJP's national executive meetImages ] and Chhattisgarh. On account of the BJP's increasing strength and the UPA's unpopularity, the atmosphere appeared becoming favorable for us. No one can deny this that even one day prior to th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:54 am Never ending violence in NC HillsIn one of the worst massacres in Assam's N C Hills in recent months, 15 people were killed indiscriminately after setting the Michudi village on fire. The graves of the eight children killed in these...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:53 am 3 held in Mira road rape caseThree persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the gangrape of a 19-year-old college girl in Mira Road in neighbouring Thane, police officials said on Saturday. Two of the arrested accu...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:53 am Deshmukh wants party consensus on pre-poll alliance with NCPDeshmukh asked the state unit chief Manikrao Thakre to call the executive meeting to discuss the issue of pre-poll alliance with the NCP immediately.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:50 am Security forces enter Maoist stronghold in eastern India - SummaryNew Delhi - Indian security forces entered Lalgarh town in the eastern state of West Bengal Saturday in an attempt to reclaim the area from Maoist-backed tribes. The paramilitary troops and state poli...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am US chartered plane forced to land in India after aispace violationNew Delhi - A US-chartered aircraft carrying military supplies to Afghanistan was forced to land in Mumbai after it violated Indian airspace, news reports said Saturday. The aircraft, which was asked ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:47 am Shutdown in Indian Kashmir protests women's deaths - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:44 am Police should not bow to Shiney's celebrity status: CITU bodyThe Sanghatana also welcomed Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan's statement that the case will go to the fast track court so that speedy justice is provided.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:43 am RBI: must look at reversing expansionary policyPUNE, India (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should look at eventually reversing the expansionary policy pursued in the wake of the global economic crisis, Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:41 am Gold loses shine, falls by Rs 100Gold prices on Saturday fell by Rs 100 at Rs 14,690 per 10 gram in the bullion market here as demand for the metal waned amid weakening global trend.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:40 am Intruder US-chartered aircraft allowed to leave MumbaiMUMBAI: The intruder US-chartered Russian-make aircraft, AN-124-100, which was ordered to land in Mumbai late on Friday after it violated Indian air space, was cleared by the intelligence and secur...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:39 am HC sets aside conviction in rape caseThe Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has set aside the conviction of an accused in a rape case, holding that the trial court had relied on "rickety, and fragile" evidence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:37 am Patil's home: a treasure house of arms - Gunaah
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:35 am Intruder US-chartered aircraft allowed to leave Mumbai - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:33 am Tendulkar optimistic of economic recovery in six monthsPrime minister's economic advisor Suresh Tendulkar on Saturday predicted that the Indian economy would recover in the next six months.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:28 am India-Bahrain sign deal to protect workersIndia and Bahrain have inked a key agreement to ensure protection for Indian workers against unscrupulous employers, the Indian envoy here has said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am India-Nepal to set up mechanism to resolve border issuesThe move to set up the bilateral mechanism was decided after the visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshanker Menon had a meeting with the new Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal during which ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am Top Maoist leader denounces use of human shields in Lalgarh - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:24 am No threat of deflation says RBI governorEven as the inflation fell to a three-decade low of minus 1.61 per cent, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao today said there is no threat of deflation as food and crude oil prices are still firm.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:22 am Dog training centres in China cash in on pet crazeNew Delhi, June 20 : Dog training centres are cashing in on the latest pet craze in China.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:20 am BJP President Rajnath takes moral responsibility for election defeatNew Delhi, June 20 : Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh took upon himself the responsibility for party's defeat in the recent parliamentary elections on the first day of party's National Executive meet which commenced here on Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:20 am Mahindra Holidays IPO in Rs 275-325 band, opens June 23Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) is coming up withInitial Public Offer (IPO) to raise resources to fund its existing and expansion projects in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:19 am Steve Jobs undergoes liver transplant; may return this monthNew York, June 20 (PTI) Apple's iconic chief Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant abouttwo months ago and is expected to return to work later this month, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:16 am ABG Shipyard Q4 PAT up 12.84% at Rs 52 crMumbai, June 20 (PTI) ABG Shipyard today reported a 12.84 per cent jump in profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 51.96 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, over the same period lastyear.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am Rajnath Singh owns up responsibility for electoral debacle - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:13 am Air India Chief says time has come to face moment of truthCrisis-hit Air India Chief Arvind Jadhav today said the delay in paying the staff salary has become necessary as the airline is fighting for survival.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 11:10 am Searching a home away from homeYou may have heard about the Tibetan community in Delhi, but did you know that the national capital also hosts refugees from war-ravaged Iraq as well as from faraway African countries.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jun 2009 | 10:55 am Medical colleges offer PG degree with no hospitalAfter the capitation fee scam, SC has stumbled upon another violation of rules with private dental colleges being attached to government hospitals.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 10:30 am 'Goa ministers frequent casinos'Four of the ministers in Digamber Kamat-led cabinet are habitual gamblers who are frequent to casinos in Goa, a police deposition by staffers of a casino in Majorda Beach resort, a five star hotel, reads.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:36 am Police take back Lalgarh from MaoistsKOLKATA (Reuters) - Police on Saturday said they had regained control of Lalgarh, captured by Maoist rebels in one of the most brazen attacks in recent years that sparked unease among investors in the communist-ruled state.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:32 am 5 youths gangrape girl, circulate MMSFive young men allegedly raped a 19-year-old college student and circulated a video clip of the assault in Maharashtra's Thane district. Three of them have been arrested in the case.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:18 am No concern of deflation: RBI governorEven as the inflation fell to a three-decade low of minus 1.61%, D Subbarao on Saturday said there is no threat of deflation as food and crude oil prices are still firm.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:15 am Amendments will take away GUJCOC's 'teeth and nails': Modi - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:13 am Modi rejects amendments to terror lawStriking an aggressive posture, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday rejected the amendments suggested by the Centre to GUJCOC.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jun 2009 | 9:06 am GSPC submits $1.7 bn devlp plan for KG blockGujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), a Gujarat government-owned petroleum and gas company, plans to invest $1.7 billion towards development of its offshore Deendayal Upadhaya gas field in the Krishna Godvari basin off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in the Bay of Bengal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:49 am West Bengal govt may ban Maoists: BuddhadebWest Bengal government is considering banning the CPI (Maoists) after the Centre's suggestion to the state government in this regard following the Naxal violence in Lalgarh.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:45 am Indian spice delicacies find favour with ChinaIndian food delicacies with flavour and taste of spices are becoming a big hit in China, Spices Board sources said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:42 am Black flags greet foreign secretary Menon in Nepal, four held - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:39 am TRS leaders out to placare Chandrasekhar Rao - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:36 am Sensex snaps 14-week rally, drops by 716 ptsLast day's gain in share prices following several measures announced by SEBI failed to maintain a 14-week rally as the benchmark Sensex dropped 4.7% as profit-booking emerged at higher levels in view of capital outflow from foreign funds.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jun 2009 | 8:22 am Kashmir shuts down over women's deathsSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Kashmir valley closed down on Saturday in the latest protest over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women that has triggered massive anti-India demonstrations in the disputed Himalayan region.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 7:25 am Congress activists celebrate Rahul's b'day - Express Buzz
Source: Google News India - India | 20 Jun 2009 | 7:12 am FEATURE - India in doldrums seeking next singles saviourCHENNAI (Reuters) - India, a nation with a proud tennis tradition built on Wimbledon and Davis Cup exploits, is desperately seeking a male singles player who can help revive the game.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 7:08 am INTERVIEW - Business incentives must continue - Anand SharmaNEW YORK (Reuters) - New commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Friday that incentives given to businesses to help sustain export and trade would have to remain in place.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 5:14 am Chilean to head U.N.'s Bhutto assassination inquiryUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Chile's U.N. Ambassador Heraldo Munoz will head a six-month U.N. inquiry into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jun 2009 | 1:20 am Indian American shot dead at Indiana shopWashington: A 26-year-old Indian origin youth working at a convenience store in Indiana, U.S., was shot dead by robbers. The police are still searching for suspects involved in the June 14 incident. They have released a video captured by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am NIT-T asked to provide hostel, classroom space for IIMBHEL facility to be used in case admissions are started this year itselfSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Fire in ECIL unit, 10 injuredCompany spokesman denies explosion, doctors say otherwiseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am No plan to build watchtower at Katchatheevu: Sri LankaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Road lighting project in Tirupur to be expeditedTirupur: Tirupur Corporation has taken steps to expedite the project for lighting arterial road stretches at an outlay of Rs. 1.90 crore allocated as grant by the State Government. “We are expecting to complete the project before the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Khamenei endorses election results, warns protesters“There is a difference of 11 million votes. How can one rig the polls?”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Security forces exchange fire with MaoistsKOLKATA: The crackle of gunfire could be heard across the fields at Kuldiha village, 12 kilometres from here, as an hour-long gun battle raged on Friday evening between the security forces and Maoist activists and their associates belonging to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Shocking, says Gujarat“Foolproof law needed to keep anti-national forces at bay ”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Steve Waugh opens India chapter of his foundationTo improve lives of children with rare diseasesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am TRS president resignsHYDERABAD: Barely a year after resigning from his post and withdrawing his letter after protests by party cadre in the wake of the byelections in mid-2008, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao submitted his letter of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Dilshan sparkles as Sri Lanka crush West IndiesLONDON (Reuters) - Sri Lanka overwhelmed West Indies with bat and ball at the Oval on Friday to win their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final by 57 runs with 14 balls to spare.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jun 2009 | 10:52 pm Champion Nadal pulls out of WimbledonLONDON (Reuters) - Champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Friday after losing his battle to recover from a knee injury.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jun 2009 | 8:56 pm
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