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Emma Watson to design clothing range for charityThe funds received from the clothes will be forwarded to the children's charity UNICEF.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:06 pm Banning CPI(Maoist) would serve no purpose: CPI(M)Asked why the Left was opposing a ban on the Maoists, he said "because it doesn't serve the purpose. They can change their name, their nomenclature and continue functioning."Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:05 pm Orlando auctions himself off for a dateLewis Hamilton, British TV presenter Vernon Kay and Jade Jagger joined Bloom at the Victoria and Albert museum, as they helped raise over £450,000.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:04 pm Jordan's splashes her wild sideThe glamour model, who parted ways with hubby Peter Andre last month, was spotted locking lips with hunky pal Anthony Lowther during a four-hour rave at a club.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:02 pm Jennifer Aniston not single anymore?Jennifer Aniston has fuelled rumours of romance with Bradley Cooper after the two were recently spotted enjoying a cozy date.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Apple sells more than 1 million iPhone 3GSNEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it had sold more than 1 million of its newest iPhone in the first three days of launch, beating analysts' expectations for the 3GS smartphone's debut.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:47 pm CPI-Maoist banned to avoid ambiguity: CentreThe Centre said it banned the CPI-Maoist as a terror organisation to avoid any ambiguity after the merger of CPI-ML and Maoist Communist Centre.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:40 pm Burqa not welcome in France: Sarkozy"The burqa is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience," France President Sarkozy has said."We can't accept in France... prisoners behind netting," he said.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm Rs 2105 crore for Commonwealth projectsRacing against time to complete the Commonwealth Games projects, the Delhi government increased the budget allocation by over Rs 900 crores for the puprose.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:24 pm Sarkozy says burqas have no place in FrancePARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday that burqas, garments that cover women from head to toe and hide their faces, had no place in France as they were a sign of the subjugation of women.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:23 pm Iran: Cops fire tear gas at protestersIran police fired tear gas on Monday as about 1,000 opposition demonstrators gathered in central Tehran in defiance of a ban by the authorities, witnesses said.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:21 pm SC asks Centre for an explanation on racial attacks in OzDK Garg, an advocate, had accused the Centre of inaction in dealing with the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia and Canada.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:18 pm I'm Not hankering after post: Yashwant - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:16 pm Parents of Indian student who died in Australia cry foul playBased at Rampura Phull of Bathinda, Mangat Rai Garg alleged his son was thrown in front of the train, and did not meet with an accident in Melbourne.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:10 pm Google India not liable for material on blogger, it tells HCA single judge of High Court had restrained Google from hosting any blog containing defamatory material about Dr Aswhin Mehta, a city-based cardiologist.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:09 pm No increase in tax; Delhi Budget focusses on transport, CWG - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 2:08 pm Exim Bank will get $60 million from IFC, Japan bankIndia's Exim Bank will get $60 million from International Finance Corporation and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTMU) to support small and medium enterprises hit by the global financial crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:51 pm Govt declares Maoists terroristsCentre has banned Maoists as a terrorist outfit but the CPM, whose govt is battling the Naxals in Lalgarh, said a ban won't work and that Maoists have to be fought politically. Blogs: Should Maoists be banned or engaged? | Naxals and privatisation of violenceSource: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:46 pm RIL signs gas sale purchase agreement with Essar Steel, IspatReliance Industries today signed gas sale agreements with steel makers including Essar Steel and Ispat Industries for supplying 3.75 mmcmd of natural gas from its offshore Krishna Godavari-D6 basin.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:44 pm Rupee ends at one-month lowThe Indian rupee ended at more than a one-month low because of persistent capital outflows on the back of weak equity markets coupled with a stronger US currency in overseas markets.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm 48-hours bandh in Maoist-infested States; 2 Maoists killed - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm Govt still considering freeing fuel prices - Murli DeoraNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is looking at ending subsidies on petrol and diesel retail prices but has no immediate plans to raise pump prices after the rise in global oil prices, Oil Minister Murli Deora said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm SC seeks Centre's explanation on racial attacks in Australia - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:24 pm Max India raises Rs 150 cr via allotment of sharesDiversified business house Max India today said it has raised Rs 150 crore through issue of shares to the World Bank group member International Finance Corporation (IFC).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:24 pm Seven killed in car bombing in IraqSeven people were killed and 13 injured in a car bombing on Monday in Abu Ghraib, just west of Baghdad, security officials said.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm NTPC acquires 44.6% stake in Kerala firm for Rs 31.34 croreState-run power major NTPC today said it has acquired a 44.6 per cent stake in Kerala-based heavy-duty transformer maker Transformers and Electricals Kerala for Rs 31.34 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:20 pm 8-time RJD MLA joins JD(U)The ruling JD(U) in Bihar received a shot in the arm with eight-time MLA and former RJD minister Ramai Ram, RJD MLC Dinesh Prasad Singh and many others joining the party.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:18 pm Pyramid Saimira MD held, released in Indiabulls loan caseThe MD of entertainment firm Pyramid Saimira, P S Saminathan, was today arrested by Haryana Police on a loan default complaint filed by Indiabulls, but the company claimed he was let out shortly after.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:13 pm Shopian rape, murder: SP among five suspended - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:11 pm Oz attacks: SC seeks govt's responseThe Supreme Court directed the Centre to explain by the steps initiated to ensure safety of Indian students facing racial attacks in Australia and Canada.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:05 pm BSY visits TN temples for rainsOn a pilgrimage to T Nadu seeking divine blessings for copious rains in his state, Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa hoped that the vexed Cauvery water dispute between the two states would be amicably resolved.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 1:02 pm DIIs net buy Rs 414 cr, FIIs net sell Rs 300 crDomestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers of Rs 413.74 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm Govt labels Maoist party as terrorist groupNEW DELHI (Reuters) – The government on Monday banned and formally labelled Maoist insurgents a terrorist group, hoping it would give security forces more enforcement powers after the rebels briefly created a "liberated zone" in West Bengal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:59 pm VLCC goes for image-makeover; increases adspend to Rs 75 crBeauty care services provider VLCC is undertaking a branding exercise to position itself as a "holistic wellness firm", taking its image beyond just slimming centres, and has increased its advertising spend to Rs 75 crore this fiscal for this purpose.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pm Third Front failed to be credible alternative: Karat - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:41 pm Canonization begins for Mother PetraBishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Kannur, southern India, announced that the canonization proces for Mother Petra Moeinningham - a German nun - will begin. She founded an orphanage in 1969.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Computer security industry grows 18.6 percentWhile most business sectors were affected by the slowdown last year, the anti-virus and computer security industry grew 18.6 percent totalling $13.5 billion in revenues, IT market researcher and consultancy Gartner said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Profit booking pushes Sensex 252 points downIndian equities markets closed in the red Monday after profit booking pushed a key index 252 points below its previous close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm J&K: 5 suspended for rape, murderThe J&K government suspended four policemen, including the then SP after the probe panel held the police responsible for "destroying evidence" into the Shopian rape and murder case.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm J&K judicial probe confirms Shopian rape, murderThe J&K government suspended four policemen, including the then SP after the probe panel held the police responsible for "destroying evidence" into the Shopian rape and murder case.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Third Front failed to be credible alternative, admits KaratCommunist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Prakash Karat Monday admitted that the Left-led Third Front 'failed to be a viable and credible alternative' in the Lok Sabha polls as the grouping lacked a country-wide reach.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Centre bans CPI (Maoist)New Delhi June 22: The Union Government has decided to ban the Communist Party of India (Maoist), calling it as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act 1967.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm 52 bonded child labourers rescued in DelhiWorking for 12-13 hours a day under inhuman conditions and being beaten at the slightest pretext - the nightmare for 52 bonded child labourers working in zari (embroidery) units here ended when they were rescued Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Two cabbies sent to judicial custody for British girl's rapeA court in Himachal Pradesh Monday sent two cab drivers, accused of raping an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher at Palampur town, to 13 days' judicial remand, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:40 pm Time to take bold steps in Kashmir, Tarigami tells PMImages ] on Monday, told a select group of journalists that the PM had promised to ensure the government had an open mind on Kashmir."I urged Dr Singh on behalf of people of the state that it was th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm Rajapaksa won't extend term without polls, says LankaDismissing reports that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was planning constitutional amendments to extend his term without holding elections, the Sri Lankan government said on Monday that he ha...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm Protesting Iranians have something to cheerIt was a shot in the arm for thousands of protesting Iranians when the Guardian Council the religious body entrusted with overseeing the election in the country -- said the number of votes counted in ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:38 pm World Cup triumph vital for Pakistan's recoveryKARACHI (Reuters) - Former Pakistan players hailed the side's Twenty20 World Cup win and hoped the victory can go some way towards unifying the troubled nation and restore its position on the international cricket map.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:33 pm Kanani down 7%, despite bonus issue plansThe stock finally ended the day at its at the upper circuit of Rs 606. The counter clocked a volume of around 17 shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:23 pm Iran Revolutionary Guard threaten protest crackdownTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's hardline Revolutionary Guards on Monday threatened to crack down on street protests after opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi called on supporters to stage more demonstrations over the disputed June 12 election.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:21 pm Fund raising plan lifts KEI IndustriesThe stock finally ended at 5% upper circuit at Rs 26.40. The counter saw trades of 36,843 shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:20 pm Naxals enforce bandh in five states; carry out twin strikes!Naxalism-affected states continued to be on tenterhooks on Monday as the Maoists began enforcing a two-day shutdown and carried out twin strikes in Jharkhand.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Three more test positive for swine flu, total 59!Three more persons, including a couple who travelled to India from the US, tested positive for swine flu on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the country to 59.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Pro-talk ULFA faction threatens to go underground !A year after the most potent strike unit of the separatist ULFA announced a unilateral ceasefire, the group on Monday threatened to go back to the jungles blaming lack of any government initiative to begin peace talks.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Callous Kasab asked to stop laughing or face Dara Singh!The lone surviving gunman behind the Mumbai terror attacks, Ajmal Kasab, has been reprimanded by lawyers for laughing during the court proceedings, and recently a lawyer asked him to be serious or else he would call Dara Singh.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Racist attacks: SC seeks Centre`s response!The SC has asked Centre to file an affidavit on steps taken to ensure safety of Indian students in Oz.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Another batch of 1,703 pilgrims leaves for Baltal!A fresh batch of 1,703 pilgrims left here on Monday for their onward journey to the Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Monsoon revives after two-week lull: Met Dept!The south-west monsoon, which had been stalled since June 07, revived on June 21 and is likely to cover more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the weather department said on Monday morning.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:16 pm Six lakh free LPG connections during 09-10The scheme for supplying free LPG connection with double-burner gas stove was launched in 2006-2007 to benefit families not having LPG connections.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:11 pm Mangalore: Police Team Formed to Crack Temple Robberies - Daijiworld.com
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 10:34 am Varun finds himself friendless at BJP meet - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 9:41 am Prachanda announces another 'people's movement' in Nepal - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 9:35 am Air India looks to cut employee costs by 5 bln rupeesMUMBAI (Reuters) - State-run Air India, which is grappling with a liquidity crunch, is looking to cut employee costs by 5 billion rupees annually, it said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 9:30 am Assam druglord arrested in WB - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 22 Jun 2009 | 8:29 am Super cars, premium beers help rich Indians beat bluesMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - The world economy is struggling and India is growing at its slowest pace in six years, but that hasn't stopped the wealthy from downing premium beers and revving up their super-luxury cars.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 7:28 am World Bank sees most economies in deeper slumpSEOUL (Reuters) - The World Bank warned on Monday prospects for the global economy remained "unusually uncertain" despite recent signs of improvement in parts of the world and cut its 2009 growth forecasts for most economies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 6:16 am Monsoon revives after two-week lull - IMDMUMBAI (Reuters) - The south-west monsoon, which had been stalled since June 7, revived on June 21 and is likely to cover more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the weather department said on Monday morning.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jun 2009 | 4:35 am Our Editor: a remembranceToday, June 22, 2009, commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the death of one of The Hindu ’s great Editors, Kasturi Srinivasan. Born on August 7, 1887 at Coimbatore, he was near or at the helm of the newspaper between 1905 — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Metro rail project hits another snagTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kochi metro rail project has hit another obstacle with the Planning Commission and the Union Finance Ministry raising objections. At a news conference here on Sunday, Sports and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Police fire in air to disperse clashing groupsAHMEDABAD: The police fired six rounds in the air to disperse clashing groups at Borsad in Anand district in central Gujarat on Sunday. The police said the trouble was a sequel to a minor road accident involving a motorbike. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Varun speech CD not doctored: FSLPilibhit (U.P.): The CD containing the alleged hate speeches of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi that created a furore ahead of the Lok Sabha elections was “not doctored,” the Hyderabad-based Forensic Science Laboratory ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Moots impartial federal agencyNEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday favoured the idea of a “federal agency” to deal with terrorism and naxalism, but it should be politically impartial. Senior party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu made this point here while drawing the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Consider people’s safety: MahatoLALGARH (West Bengal): As the joint operation launched by the Central paramilitary forces and the State Armed Police against Maoists and the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharoner Committee (PSBJC) entered its fourth day on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am A setback, not a rout, says BJPAdvani against “bigoted anti-Muslim” interpretationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am FAO warns of global hunger crisisNew Delhi: The number of hungry people in the world may cross one billion in 2009 due to the shocks of the global economic crisis combined with high food prices in a few countries, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. “The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Lalgarh tense, says ChidambaramIn a letter to Manmohan, Left MPs protest Ministers’ visitSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Fugitive arrestedKarwar: The Bhatkal police arrested one more person who had escaped from the Bhatkal sub-jail last week. The accused Sadashiv alias Nagappa Naik was arrested in Mumbai and brought to Bhatkal on Saturday. Sadashiv, Rashid and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am VHP defends Varun, disagrees he was responsible for BJP`s loss!The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today disapproved of suggestions by some key BJP leaders that the party`s debacle in the Lok Sabha polls was due to the hate speeches made by Varun Gandhi during campaigning.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm Lalgarh Maoists set condition for talks with govt!Maoists on Sunday said they have no objection to talk to the government to sort out issues concerning tribals at Lalgarh and adjoining areas provided the additional security forces were withdrawn from the area.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm Declare Maoist-affected districts as disturbed areas: Mamata!Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today demanded that Maoist-affected districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia be declared disturbed areas and anti-insurgency operation handed over to the Centre.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm MMS clips crucial in Mira Road gangrape case: Police!The video recording of alleged gangrape of a 19-year-old college girl at Mira Road on mobile phones would be a clinching evidence in the case than medical report, police said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm Surat rape: Experts prepare psychological profile of accused!The psychological profiles of three gangrape accused from Surat, who were brought here for narco-analysis test, has been prepared, sources in the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Gandhinagar said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm Chandrasekhar Rao withdraws resignation!Two days after quitting as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president, K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday withdrew his resignation in the wake of "fervent appeals made by the party leaders and well-wishers".Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm Repeal of AFSPA must for resolution of Kashmir problem: PDP!Asking the Centre to respond to the faith shown by people of Jammu and Kashmir in the democratic process, opposition PDP today said revocation of the AFSPA and demilitarisation of civilian areas will be a step in that direction.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jun 2009 | 11:56 pm
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