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Sena workers protest naming of sealink after RajivDemanding the Bandra-Worli sealink project be named after Swatantryaveer Savarkar instead of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Shiv Sena staged protests over the issue.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm Acid attack on woman, toddler in APA farmer attacked his wife and their two-year-old daughter by throwing acid on them in the wee hours, police said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:23 pm India to develop swine flu vaccine ahead of others: AzadThe health minister said the number of testing laboratories has been increased from two to 18 and hoped that India will be able to develop the vaccine ahead of other nations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:11 pm Rupee ends 5 paise weaker at 47.94Rupee turned weaker after the initial firmness and ended five paise lower at 47.94/95 against the dollar as the American currency recovered overseas.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:08 pm 200 cases of fraud involving recruiting agents in 2008Action has been initiated in 118 cases against registered recruiting agents and in 93 cases against unregistered agents for offenses committed under the Emigration Act.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:07 pm Artist Tyeb Mehta dies after long illnessMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Artist Tyeb Mehta, who held the record for the highest price for an Indian painting in a public auction, died after a heart attack on Wednesday, his family said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:06 pm Aus delegation to visit India to give assurances about safetyA total of 20 Indian students have been attacked in a month in Australia, which is home to over 95,000 Indians pursuing their education here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:01 pm Johnny Depp wants to teach his kids to handle gunsThe star, who learnt shooting at the age of six in Kentucky where he grew up, wants to pass on his experience to his kids.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:56 pm Brahmputra overflows; red alert sounded in Assam !A red alert was sounded in Upper Assam`s Lakhimpur district as an embankment has been washed away by the Brahmaputra river inundating a large number of villages, official sources said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Kerala`s Catholic church to oppose legalising of gay sex!The Kerala Catholic Bishops Conference (KCBC) Thursday said it will oppose legalisation of gay sex after the Delhi High Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that termed homosexuality a criminal act.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Monsoon goes weak in Uttar Pradesh!After bringing in showers in parts of Uttar Pradesh, the monsoon that arrived in the state late this year has now gone weak due to changes in the wind pattern, met officials said Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Gogoi under pressure to drop non-performing ministers!Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is facing a rebellion of sorts from within his ruling Congress party with legislators seeking a reshuffle in the Cabinet and dropping of "non-performing" ministers.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Separatists kill five in Assam!Tribal separatists killed five people, including four teenagers, and wounded three more in an attack in Assam, officials here said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Misery caused by Aila still persists in West Bengal!The misery caused by Cyclone Aila in the two 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal, the hardest hit in the state, is still evident today with the affected people still living in camps uncertain about their future.Source: Zee News : States | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:54 pm Government approves signing of India-Korea trade pactThe government approved signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with South Korea paving the way for duty free trade between the two countries.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:53 pm Home ministry sets deadlines for deployment of new anti-naxal force CobraAccording to Action Plan II, September 30 has been set as the deadline for the completion of the training for the first batch of the Combat Battalion for Resolute Action.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:51 pm It's a 'black day', Sikh clerics slam ruling on gay sexStrongly criticising a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, Sikh clergy and religious leaders in Punjab Thursday called the ruling a 'black day' for mankind.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm Woman doctor poisons twin daughters, self after tiff with husbandA 30-year-old gynecologist, who had a fight with her surgeon husband, injected her twin daughters as well as herself with a poisonous substance, police said here Thursday, adding that the two girls have died and she was battling for life.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm Manipuri cinematographer arrested for aiding separatistsNoted Manipuri cinematographer L. Surjakanta was arrested here Thursday on charges of aiding a top separatist outfit leader, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm West Bengal power firm plans Rs.5,000 crore investmentsState-owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) is planning to raise Rs.5,000 crore in the next three years to fund rural and urban electrification, a top company official said here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm Little rain in Himachal on day 3 of monsoonThe southwest monsoon was below normal in Himachal Pradesh Thursday after remaining active during the past two days, weather officials here said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm President's rule in Jharkhand extended for six more monthsThe union cabinet Thursday decided to extend president's rule in Jharkhand for another six months beyond July 18.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:50 pm Union Cabinet decides to extend President's Rule in JharkhandUnion Cabinet decided to recommend the extension of President's Rule in Jharkhand beyond July 18 as no party or group has been able to form a government there.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:49 pm HC gives wider interpretation to constitutional provisionArticle 15 of the Constitution prescribes that the state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:45 pm Govt formulates Rs 3k cr debt waiver package for handloomThe government has formulated a Rs 3,000 crore package for debt waiver of handloom cooperatives and for providing loans at concessional rates, Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi said in a written reply to question in Lok Sabha today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:42 pm Indian Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in New DelhiA high court in India has decriminalized consensual gay sex between adults.The Delhi High Court made the landmark ruling on Thursday, saying that treating consensual gay sex as a crime violates fundam...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:39 pm Martha Bejar to head Wipro's global sales, operationsIT major Wipro Technologies today announced the appointment of Martha Bejar as president of its global sales and operations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:37 pm Orissa to get 150 Mw from NTPC for a monthOrissa is likely to get 150 Mw more from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for a month in addition to 270 Mw promised by the state-owned generator to the state earlier.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:36 pm The ticking time bombImages ] has rathar reopened a can of worms. As the investigations to unearth the reasons behind his death are underway, the 'truth' appears more difficult to pinpoint. But one point which cannot be...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:33 pm Top Taliban commander Fazlullah killedImages ] commander Mullah Fazlullah may have been killed in heavy shelling by the security forces, sources have said. Although the report could not be confirmed, sources in the Pakistan army [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:33 pm Vikram Seth's A Suitable Girl, titled A Suitable Girl. A Suitable Boy was set against the backdrop of a newly independent India and followed the lives of four families across several cities, as the central character Lata's mothe...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:33 pm Cooperative banks demand restoration of tax exemptionCooperative banks which were brought under the tax net in 2006 have demanded restoration of income tax exemption arguing retained earnings of the banks cannot be considered as profit given the nature of cooperative banking.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm Govt may include Europe, US in focus market scheme: DGFTWith India's exports declining for the eighth month in a row in May and the need to arrest the decline assuming urgency, the government may convert the US and Europe into focused markets, a top official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:29 pm Mahindra Navistar tie-up with Bank Of India for car loansMahindra Navistar Automotives, the commercial vehicle joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and US-based Navistar Inc, today said it has signed a pact with Bank Of India for financing its vehicles.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:28 pm Hindalco $982-mn loan terms revisedLeading aluminium and copper producer Hindalco today said it has reached an agreement with the lenders to relax the terms on a $982 million loan taken last year to part-finance the acquisition of Novelis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:26 pm Raids underway near Lalgarh to nab Chhatradhar Mahato - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:25 pm Euro zone jobless rate touches 10-year high of 9.5% in MayThe unemployment rate in the 16-nation euro zone ballooned to 9.5 per cent in May, the highest in 10 years, as the economies in the region continued to grapple with deepening recession.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:24 pm Survey for price band for commodities to protect consumersThe government should fix a price band for exports and imports of commodities to keep inflation under control, with a provision to slap duties to dampen prices if they change in the global market, the Economic Survey said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:21 pm RIL to close Jamnagar refinery for 2-3 weeksReliance Industries will partially shut down its old Jamnagar refinery (J-1) for 2-3 weeks to carry out maintenance work.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:20 pm Rains revive, 29pct below normal in July 1 wkNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains for the week ended July 1 were 29 percent below normal, improving from a 68 percent shortfall in the previous seven days, the weather office said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:19 pm Jayalalithaa names Raja in judge controversy - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:05 pm 'Arrogant' UPA won't be able to run the Govt: BJP - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:05 pm Medvedev raps Russia shipmaker over late India dealSEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday lashed out at Russian shipbuilder Sevmash for delays on a landmark contract with India, traditionally a close trading partner.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Final countdown to railway budget - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:49 pm 'Is it murder? Is it suicide?' Asks Oz student body - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:26 pm Homosexuality no crime: Delhi High Court - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:12 pm Union minister Raja tried to influence judge: JayalalithaaAIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa said Union minister A Raja pressurized the Madras High Court judge to grant bail to a father-son duo arrested by the CBI.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:09 pm Sonia summons Andhra MP - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:57 am Delhi High Court overturns ban on gay sexNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Delhi High Court on Thursday ruled gay sex was not a crime, a verdict that will bolster demands by gay and health groups that the government scrap a British colonial law which bans homosexual sex.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:54 am Sibal confident over his education reform plans - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:41 am Pak seeks resumption of composite dialogue with India - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:38 am Gynaecologist kills daughters in DelhiTwo girls were found dead in a hotel room after their gynaecologist mother allegedly injected them with poison before attempting suicide.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:33 am 3 killed in clashes over mosque desecration in MysoreTensions erupted over the desecration of the Alima mosque in Kyathamaranahalli when worshippers found the carcass of a swine, according to police.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am Sensex closes 13 points upBombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex ended moderately up by 13 points, partly on government plans and positive recommendations in the Economic Survey.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:25 am UN backs India gay sex rulingA UN agency said that a landmark ruling in India to legalise gay sex could set an example for about 80 countries which still outlaw homosexual sex.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:09 am Reforms needed to return India to high growth - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could see growth of around 7 percent this year and more in coming years if it makes sweeping reforms including removal of fuel subsidies, and speeds infrastructure development, a government report said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:00 am Death toll from Pak bomb reduced to 1Pakistani police on Thursday lowered to one from six the number of people killed in a suicide motorcycle attack that targeted a bus of government staff in Rawalpindi.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:49 am Suicide attack in Pakistan; 6 killedPakistani police on Thursday lowered to one from six the number of people killed in a suicide motorcycle attack that targeted a bus of government staff in Rawalpindi.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:49 am Growth could revive to 7.5%: PranabThe government proposed sweeping economic reforms and said growth could revive to as much as 7.5% this year if the US economy bottoms out by September.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:42 am NRI dies of suspected swine fluA 52-year-old NRI, who was suspected to have contracted swine flu, died shortly after he was admitted to a hospital in Kerala's Kollam district on Wednesday night.Source: The Times of India | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:08 am India seen extending IT tax break as business slowsMUMBAI (Reuters) - India is expected to extend in next week's budget a tax holiday scheme for outsourcing firms that is due to end in March 2010, giving a breather to a sector that is facing shrinking orders and a sharp earnings slowdown.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am India 3G auction will take time, rules awaitedNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will auction 3G wireless spectrum within three months after the government finalises the number of slots and the floor price for each, the telecoms minister said, indicating the process would take time.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:15 am ANALYSIS - Bangladesh struggles to tame violent militantsDHAKA (Reuters) - Violent militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan get more attention, but militant groups also challenge South Asia's other Muslim nation, Bangladesh, worrying neighbours and countries with Bangladeshi workers or immigrants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am WPI down 1.3 pct yr/yr on June 20 - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index fell 1.3 percent in the 12 months to June 20, compared with the previous week's annual decline of 1.14 percent, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:30 am ANALYSIS - Ailing national carrier Air India may test India's reform zealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been confronted by a high-profile challenge less than two months into his second term -- how to fix the ailing national airline carrier, which has asked the government for a bailout.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 5:16 am Foreign Secretaries of India, Pakistan to meet on July 14India would like to receive a detailed account of the steps taken to prosecute those involved in the Mumbai attacksSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Congress MP unrepentantHYDERABAD: Notwithstanding the controversy generated by his alleged slapping of a bank manager, the Congress MP from Nagarkurnool, Manda Jagannath, remained unrepentant. “I regret the incident, but will not apologise till proved ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Double pay for doctors in rural areasThis incentive will encourage them to go to remote locations, says AzadSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Omar sets deadline for CRPF withdrawal planDefying curfew, protesters take to the streets in BaramullaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Coop. organisations get a boost under ICDPERODE: The Gobichettipalayam Cooperative Marketing Society has posted a profit of over Rs. 50 lakh in the last financial year. In 2007-08, the Society had recorded a loss of Rs. 1.23 lakh. The turnaround has many reasons, including a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am CPI(M): “first cruel gift to Aam Aadmi”NEW DELHI: Left parties on Wednesday said the government showed its contempt for Parliament by hiking the prices of petrol and diesel on the eve of a session, and demanded its withdrawal on grounds that it was both “unjustified and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am “Let judge reveal identity of the Minister”CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will spell out its position on the issue of a telephonic call made by a Union Minister to Madras High Court judge R. Reghupathi after the judge reveals the identity of the Minister, Public Works and Law ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Moily assures action against MPNEW DELHI: Congress general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh, M. Veerappa Moily, on Wednesday said that the party high command would take appropriate action against the Congress MP from Nagarkurnool (SC), Manda Jagannath, for allegedly ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am “KVP panel is extra-constitutional”Opposition flays creation of advisory panel on public securitySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Petrol price up by Rs. 4, diesel by Rs. 2Domestic LPG and kerosene spared from the hikeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan hands over list of Indian prisoners!The Pakistan government on Wednesday handed over to New Delhi a list of Indian prisoners currently being held in the country`s jails.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Burqa issue: Thackeray, Sarkozy playing with fire, says Azmi!Warning that Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and French president Nicholas Sarkozy were `playing with fire` by opposing use of `burqa` by Muslim women, senior SP leader Abu Azmi said the government should act against Thackeray.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm BJP to raise in Parliament issue of minister calling up Judge!The BJP will raise in the forthcoming budget session of Parliament the issue of a Union minister calling up Justice R Reghupathy of Madras High Court to influence him in a case of forged marksheet, according to party sources.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Rains continue to keep north cool; wet days ahead!Light to moderate rains drenched most parts of north India today, maintaining mercury at lower levels and keeping up hopes of adequate rainfall this season.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm India condemns China move to block ADB loan!India on Wednesday termed as `outrageous`, China`s move to block a loan worth USD 2.9 bn for it.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Karunanidhi rules out Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka !Discounting the possibility of creation of a separate Tamil nation in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said he believed that the day is not far off when a Tamil would head the government in the island nation.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Kasab`s photographs firing from AK-47 rifle produced in court!A photojournalist on Wednesday tabled before a special court a couple of photographs clicked by him which showed Kasab firing from an Ak-47 rifle.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Nothing moves until court summons officer: SC!Supreme Court came down heavily on the government machinery saying it starts functioning only when top officials are asked to appear before any court in person.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Chidambaram parries questions on Liberhan panel report!Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday parried all questions pertaining to Liberhan Commission report on 1992 Babri Masjid demolition and said he would comment only after he had read the report.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Govt open to `new thinking` on homosexuality issue!Amid wrangling on legalisation of homosexuality, the Centre on Wednesday said it was open to bringing "new thinking" on the subject.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm Winds of change sweep away Left in West Bengal polls - Times of India
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