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Italian coffee brand Caffe Pascucci forays into IndiaItalian coffee brand, Caffe Pascucci has entered Indian market by setting up its first outlet in Bangalore through its franchisee Madhura Beverages.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:07 pm INTERVIEW - Nepal PM says Maoist peace process stalledKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's new prime minister said on Thursday a peace process that ended a deadly civil war in the Himalayan nation had stalled after Maoists quit the government in May.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:06 pm Another Indian student attacked in Australia - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:02 pm Do you think the class 10 board exam should be scrapped? - Times of India
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:02 pm Tata Steel FY09 net drops 60 pct; 2,045 jobs at riskMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Steel Ltd, the world's No. 6 steel maker, on Thursday missed forecasts with a 60 percent drop in consolidated net profit for the fiscal year ended March and said 2,045 jobs in Europe units were at risk.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:01 pm Corus to cut 2,000 more jobs in UK: reportIndian conglomerate Tatas-owned steel maker Corus will be slashing 2,000 more jobs in the UK, says a media report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:48 pm Another Indian student attacked in AustraliaIn yet another attack on Indian students in Australia, a youth from the community was assaulted and robbed in Gold Coast, taking to 17 the number of such incidents within a month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:46 pm Bangalore: Murder accused ends lifeFearing arrest, the prime accused in a murder case committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in a park in Bangalore on Wednesday, as police waited to nab him at the main bus stand.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:42 pm Maoists greet Chidambaram by blowing up a railway station in Koraput - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:39 pm Engineering exporters oppose safeguard duty on steel productsExporters of engineering goods have opposed the Directorate General of Safeguards' recommendations to levy safeguard duty on steel imports, saying the move will hurt the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector as domestic prices may rise further.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:32 pm Why dumping Class X exams doesn't make senseHad Sibal asked students, parents and teachers, he'd know it's not so much the exams kids hate. It's the sheer lack of opportunities thereafter.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:31 pm Novartis raises stake in Indian arm to 76.42%Swiss drug maker Novartis AG has hiked its stake to 76.42 per cent in its Indian subsidiary Novartis India pursuant to the completion of open offer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm No 'green shoots' visible in US economy: BuffettAsserting that the American economy does not have the "bounce", legendary investor Warren Buffett has said that he is not seeing any green shoots.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pm Tata Motors promoter revokes 1.31 cr sharesTata Sons, one of the promoters of auto major Tata Motors, has revoked over 1.31 crore shares from the lenders, reducing the total stake pledged by the firm to 10.54 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:28 pm 'Al-Qaeda plans cyber war against Britain'Britain faces growing threat from the al-Qaeda, which is on track to launch a cyber-warfare campaign against the country, UK's Security Minister has warned.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:27 pm AI forms panel with reps from unions, mgtA day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered to put government's entire weight behind the cash-strapped Air India (AI), the flagship carrier, today said it has set up a committee with representatives from both the management and unions to turnaround the airline's operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:15 pm Sebi bans 5 for falsely cornering Pyramid Samira sharesMarket regulator Sebi today banned 5 persons, who are allegedly involved in the Pyramid Samira case, from buying and selling shares in capital markets for 3 years after the watchdog found they had cornered employee quota shares of the company by pretending to be on its roles.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:07 pm INTERVIEW - El Nino may be hindering Indian monsoonNEW YORK (Reuters) - India's faltering monsoon rains may be affected by a nascent El Nino weather anomaly forming in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, a leading U.S. scientist said Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 2:04 pm Suffering from stomach ulcers, Kasab complains to judge - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:58 pm Bhakra to cut water supply to four statesIn the wake of a delayed monsoon, the Bhakra Beas Management Board has decided to cut water supply to Punjab, Haryana, HP and Rajasthan by 6000 cusecs till July 10.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Red hot chilli peppers come to India's defenceGUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - India's security forces are planning to mix one of the world's hottest chilli powders in hand grenades to control riots and during insurgency operations in the remote northeast, a defence official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:55 pm Smart cards replace driving licenses in KarnatakaKarnataka's transport department turned tech savvy Thursday by launching 16-kb microchip embedded 'smart cards' to replace driving licenses and vehicle registration booklets.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Dikshit warns of tough days aheadDelhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday warned people in the national capital of possible water and power shortages in the coming days, following delay in monsoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Uttar Pradesh villagers perform rituals to usher in rainMarriages of frogs are being conducted, women folk are harnessing themselves to the yoke to plough the fields, and children are ritualistically rolling on the ground. In the large parched swathes of Uttar Pradesh, people are resorting to every known rite and ritual to invoke the rain gods.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Saina battles past Ratchanok into quarter-finalsWorld No. 8 Saina Nehwal battled past Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 18-21, 21-12, 21-18 to seal a quarter-final place at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold badminton at Johor Bahru Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Judicial custody for five accused of Soumya's murderA city court Thursday sent all the five accused in the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan to judicial custody.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm Chidambaram visits Orissa amid Maoist violenceMaoist guerrillas Thursday blew up a railway building and damaged three mobile phone towers in Orissa's Koraput, hours before Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the district to review security preparedness, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:40 pm US to help in 'every possible way' to settle KashmirUS national security adviser James Jones, after a meeting with Pak PM, responded to Islamabad's request for help in resolving the "core issue" with New Delhi.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:37 pm India's Military Concerned About Emerging Taliban Threat from PakistanA meeting of India's top military brass is under way - the first since last November's terror attack on Mumbai, in which more than 160 people died. The country's defense chief is telling his commander...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:29 pm Israel pulling out of 4 West Bank citiesBowing to pressure from Washington, Israel granted US-trained Palestinian security forces greater autonomy in four major West Bank cities, Israeli and Palestinian defence officials said Thursday.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:27 pm China-US looking to restore military relationsChina and the US are looking to restore military relations after resuming defense talks that have been in limbo for the past 18 months. Senior defense officials from both countries concluded th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Sibal plans to make 10th exam optionalAs part of efforts to reduce 'trauma' of students and parents and make the admission process smooth, government favours a single school board at the all-India level and make 10th board examination opt...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Footpaths are for walking onlyImages ], the visitor cannot park the car in the club's parking lot. It is "Members only" rule precludes that. But now, the CCI has asked the civic authorities to takeover the footpath so that more me...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:23 pm Hunger strike against Sourav's schoolFormer India captain Sourav Ganguly's ambitious school project in Salt Lake ran into further trouble as an NGO and local residents staged a hunger striker opposite the plot for the project.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:21 pm Rupee down five paise against dollarThe Indian rupee ended five paise lower at 48.60/61 against the American currency on Thursday on emergence of month-end dollar demand and stronger dollar overseas amid bearish local stocks.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 1:10 pm WB Cabinet panel to decide on ban on Maoists - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:57 pm Man beaten to death by in-lawsA 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws over a petty dispute in Thakurganj area of the city.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:18 pm Driving license, registration certificate turns 'smart' in Karnataka - Deccan Herald
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:15 pm Sensex down on delayed monsoonProspects of weak monsoon, the poor showing by ONGC in the fourth quarter and weak European cues dragged down the BSE Sensex by 77 points as investors squared off positions on the concluding day of the derivatives series.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:14 pm ULFA calls 12-hour Assam bandh!The banned ULFA has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on Thursday to protest against alleged killing of its cadres and members of other militant groups by security forces in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pm Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu!Amarnath yatra on Thursday resumed from Jammu with 1,667 pilgrims leaving for the cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pm Grover murder: Prosecution, defence oppose court martial trial!The prosecution and defence in the Neeraj Grover murder case on Wednesday opposed to court martial trial of accused.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pm CPI(ML) activist arrested in Delhi by TN police!A member of the banned CPI (ML), who was convicted for murder and had been on the run for 22 years, has been arrested in Delhi by Tamil Nadu police.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pm '1,184 died in police custody in 8 yrs'According to a report, the highest number of 192 custodial deaths were reported in Maharashtra followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh where 128 and 85 people died in police custody respectively.Source: The Times of India | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:04 pm Peace with Pakistan cannot be a one-way traffic: Antony - Hindu
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:51 am Sri Lanka allows Tamil aid ship to dock, says IndiaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will allow a ship carrying aid for thousands of war-displaced Tamils to dock, India's foreign minister said on Thursday, ending a standoff at sea over a cargo initially suspected of hiding weapons.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:43 am We'll not hand over 'any individual to India': Pak - Indian Express
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:32 am ANALYSIS - Solving inequality Sri Lanka's next challengeCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a 25-year war with the Tamil Tigers long viewed as unwinnable, but now faces the challenge of reducing social and economic inequality that fueled that war and other insurgencies.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:25 am India wholesale prices fall but price pressures mountNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale prices fell less than expected in mid-June from a year earlier, marking a build-up in price pressures as the economy picks up and the effect of past sharp falls in energy prices wears off.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 11:06 am Monsoon sets over Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions - Business Standard
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:57 am Public anger over power tariff rise will explode: Shiv Sena - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Google News India - India | 25 Jun 2009 | 10:40 am ICC clears controversial video review systemCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Players will be allowed to challenge close umpiring calls after the controversial video review system was cleared by the sport's governing body.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:54 am Terrorism, prejudice in Kabir Khan's "New York"MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Indian filmmaker Kabir Khan can't seem to get the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks out of his head: his first film, 2006's "Kabul Express" was set in Afghanistan just as the militant Taliban were fleeing the U.S.-led invasion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:45 am India aims talks at boosting civilian Pakistan govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India appears to be reaching out to Pakistan with the aim of helping the credibility of the civilian government in Islamabad, seen as the best chance of bringing some stability to the region since the Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Jun 2009 | 9:31 am Rathyatra passes off peacefully in VadodaraThousands of devotees in Vadodara took part in the Rathyatra, organised by Isckon temple authorities, to celebrate Ashadhi Bij.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 4:02 am Rath Yatra celebrated with great fervourLike Puri, Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balbhadra was taken out in Surat in heavy festive mood and peaceful manner.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 4:00 am Surat rapists confess to two murders: CopsSources in Surat police say the trio have also confessed to raping 7 girls.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:59 am BJP's Kutchi New Year a damp squibOnly five thousand people attended the event compared to the expected figure of 50,000.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:57 am Lightning claims eight in GujaratSporadic rains were experienced in parts of Jamnagar district. In neighbouring Porbandar district, heavy rains lashed the area for about an hour.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:54 am IGBC embarks on mission 'green building' in GujaratEight organisations have joined hands to promote concept of green homes .Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:51 am BJP councillors attacked by rival group in ViramgamSituation had become tense following clash during rathyatra.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:50 am Bhavnagar's Jagdish gets 4th seeding for ranking Table TennisHe was relatively unknown before his upset win at the Ahmedabad leg earlier this month.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:49 am UN award for Guj sanitation mgmt bodyAward was given for encouraging community's role in water supply.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:48 am GEIC gets functional headKireet Joshi has been appointed as the executive chairperson of the Gujarat Educational Innovations Commission (GEIC).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Jun 2009 | 3:46 am Tharoor for close ties with GulfDUBAI: On his first overseas assignment, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor impressed upon senior leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that India, abounding with youthful energy, visualised a high-octane relationship ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Sarabjit’s family pleads for his releaseAsks Union government to work with PakistanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Pokhriyal to be new Chief MinisterNEW DELHI: Uttarakhand Health Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal is to be the new Chief Minister of the State replacing B.C. Khanduri.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan: no extradition of our nationalsISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani Ministers on Wednesday ruled out extradition of any Pakistani national to India in connection with the Mumbai terror case, a day after a special court hearing the case in Mumbai issued warrants for 22 Pakistanis wanted ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am H.R. Bhardwaj, new Karnataka GovernorNEW DELHI: The former Union Law Minister, Hans Raj Bhardwaj, was appointed Governor of Karnataka on Wednesday, a Rashtrapati Bhavan press communiqué said. Mr. Bhardwaj replaces Rameshwar Thakur, who has been appointed Madhya ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am “No blank cheque for Air India”NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday assured Air India that the government would back it on condition that the airline undertake a full restructuring to become leaner. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Below normal’ rainfall forecastNEW DELHI: The Union government on Wednesday announced a downward revision in its estimates for the rainfall in the southwest monsoon season. The rainfall will be “below normal,” at 93 per cent of the long period average (LPA) with ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am FIR registered against Aparna SenLALGARH (Paschim Medinipur District): A first information report was filed by police on Wednesday at the Lalgarh thana against film personality Aparna Sen and seven other persons for violating Section 144 of the Cr. PC. when they went to meet ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Sarabjit’s petitions dismissedBut lawyer is confident of filing restoration petition in Pakistan’s Supreme CourtSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am Lanco consortium backs out of Vizhinjam projectCites uncertainty over work schedule as reasonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Jun 2009 | 12:00 am No voluntary retirement in absence of VRS: CAT!The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has held that a government employee cannot be granted voluntary retirement unless a scheme exists for the purpose.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm SC`s scathing attack on GPA transactions!The SC has made a scathing attack on the growing but illegal trend of people disposing off properties under the General Power of Attorney (GPA) saying if allowed to continue it would lead to growth of real estate mafia.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm Indian jailed in UK for stealing identity!An illegal immigrant from India has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for stealing another man`s identity and pretending to be him for 12 years.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm 26/11 judge angered by `allegations` of Kasab`s lawyer!The special court hearing 26/11 terror attack case witnessed heated moments with the judge venting his ire on the defence lawyer.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm NHRC fined Rs 1 lakh for violating rights of employee!The NHRC has been slapped with a fine of Rs 100,000 by the Delhi High Court for `blatant violation of the human rights` of a constable who was employed with it for 10 years before being `thrown out`.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm Burney to file fresh mercy petition for Sarabjit!Human Rights Activist Ansar Burney will file a fresh mercy petition tomorrow to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on behalf of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian facing the gallows in that country.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm Varun Gandhi meets RSS leaders!BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has drawn criticism from within the party for his alleged hate speech in Pilibhit during the Lok Sabha polls, on Wednesday met state RSS leaders here.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm Accountability will be fixed for Panna fiasco: Govt!Centre on Wednesday said "accountability would be fixed" for exaggerated projection of tiger population at Panna sanctuary in MP and the disappearance of the big cats after special probe team blamed poaching for the crisis.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm 26/11: India to urge Interpol to execute NBWs !India will urge Pakistan to arrest a key Islamist militant leader for his role in the Mumbai attacks, a day after an arrest warrant was issued against the raid`s alleged mastermind, an official said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm Maximum security for int`nl students: Rudd!Australian PM vowed to provide maximum security to foreigners pursuing education in his country.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Jun 2009 | 11:51 pm
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