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IED blast kills Army Colonel, jawan in Assam!A bomb blast near an Army post in Central Assam`s Sonitpir district on Monday killed at least two persons, including a Colonel.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:53 pm BJP accuses BJD govt of allowing illegal mining!The BJD government in Orissa received huge kickbacks for allowing illegal mining in Joda area of Keonjhar district, the opposition BJP alleged on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:53 pm Opposition stalls Kerala assembly over feud in CPI-M!The Congress-led opposition in Kerala on Monday stalled the proceedings of the state Assembly, alleging lack of governance due to the feud in the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:53 pm Maharashtra for separate HIV+ kids` school!Maharashtra government is looking at the possibility of a separate school for HIV+ kids.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:53 pm Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi threatens to commit suicide!The prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has threatened to kill herself alleging ill-treatment meted to her in jail.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm `Govt will take steps to end ID card duplication`!Nandan M Nilekani, who was appointed as head of UIAI, on Monday said the government would take steps to end ID card duplication leading to fraud and create a network of verification and authentication.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm `Sreedharan to stay as Delhi Metro chief`!Delhi CM Sheila Dixit made it clear her govt would not accept DMRC chief E Sreedharan`s resignation.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Cranes topple at Delhi Metro accident site; 6 injured!Recovery operations at Sunday`s Delhi Metro bridge collapse site suffered a serious setback on Monday when three cranes trying to remove the debris toppled.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm PM hopes India-France build partnership in nuke energy!PM Manmohan Singh leaves on Monday for a visit to France and Egypt, during which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani with the hope of getting a categoric commitment that Mumbai attackers would be punished.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Mayawati DA case: SC adjourns hearing for 6 weeks!In a relief for embattled Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing into the disproportionate assets case against the Dalit leader for six weeks.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Police may file chargesheet against Varun Gandhi!With Uttar Pradesh government deciding to prosecute BJP MP Varun Gandhi, Pilibhit police may file a chargesheet against the leader in a local court on Monday for his alleged hate speeches made during poll campaign in March.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Chhattisgarh Naxal attack toll mounts to 36!Chhattisgarh was on Monday put on high alert, a day after Maoists killed 36 policemen in a triple strike.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Anand Jon fires attorney, wants to defend himself!Having lost a prolonged court battle, the high profile India-born fashion designer Anand Jon has petitioned a California court seeking permission to dismiss his attorney and defend himself.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Jaipal Reddy rules out `deadline pressure` behind Delhi Metro mishap!Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy on Monday ruled out `deadline pressure` as the reason behind the mishap at Delhi Metro`s construction site on Sunday, in which six persons were killed and many others injured.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm Economic crisis far from over, WTO chief saysGENEVA (Reuters) - The global economic downturn is far from over, and few countries have dismantled the dangerous protectionist barriers they imposed in response to it, World Trade Organisation Director-General Pascal Lamy said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:34 pm Gilani takes stock of progress in Mumbai attacks probe - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:33 pm ANALYSIS - Good G8 summit spurs India's hopes for global roleL'AQUILA, Italy (Reuters) - India made its voice heard on global trade and climate change at a G8 summit in Italy this month, in a sign of growing diplomatic heft that can help it push for a bigger role in global governance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:18 pm Maharashtra governor condoles Phule's deathMaharashtra governor SC Jamir grieved the demise of veteran film and theatre personality Nilu Phule in Pune today.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm Government preparing road map for judicial reformsVeerappa Moily, minister of Law and Justice said that reports of alleged corruption in judiciary have come to the notice of the government from time to time.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:09 pm Hasina, Singh to discuss Tipaimukh dam at NAM SummitBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to take up the issue of the cross border Tipaimukh dam project in Manipur with her Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh when the two leaders meet on the sidelines of the NAM summit in Egypt this week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:06 pm Centre suggests tripartite talks on 'Gorkhaland' issue - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:03 pm Govt denies virginity tests under CM's wedding schemeThe Shahdol collector said only pregnancy tests were conducted on some 150 women who were married under the Chief Minister's Kanyadan Yojana.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:01 pm Sreedharan withdraws resignation; CM says country needs him - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:54 am Private sector not liable to job quota for minoritiesCorporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said the existing Companies Act did not empower the government to ask the private sector for providing minorities with jobs.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am Jyoti Basu stable, brain scan shows old clot reducingVeteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who was admitted to hospital after he fell unconscious Sunday, is stable. He underwent a brain scan Monday which showed that a clot from a fall last year was healing, doctors said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am There is no tiger in Panna, admits government'Tigers have become locally extinct in Panna largely due to poaching,' the government admitted Monday, adding that the protected forest in Madhya Pradesh now has only two tigresses translocated there.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am 6 killed, 20 injured in West Bengal bus accidentAt least six people were killed and over 20 injured Monday as a speeding bus fell into a water body in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am 32 Ahmedabad liquor victims discharged from hospitalsA total of 32 victims of the Ahmedabad illicit liquor tragedy have been discharged from four hospitals of the city since Sunday morning after they were declared out of danger and able to be taken home, a health official said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am Yamuna not cleaned despite action plan, admits governmentThe water quality of the Yamuna river has not shown 'desired improvement', the government admitted Monday, despite spending Rs.872.15 crore since the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) was launched in 1993.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:50 am Downsized VS faces heat in state assembly - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:48 am Top Manager at RapidShare Personally Presents 50,000 Euro Prize in India, COO of RapidShare AG, personally presented the prize to 19-year-old Indian Srishti A. Over 500,000 participants from 60 countries took part in the RapidShare Lottery. The fact that the lucky win...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am 'India not worried by G-8 stance on nuke issue'The government on Monday asserted that India was not worried by the decision of G-8 nations to curb the transfer of some sensitive nuclear technology to nations which have not signed the Nuclear non-P...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am 16 killed, 120 hurt in madrasa blast in PakistanAt least 16 people, including several children, were killed and 120 others injured on Monday when a powerful explosion in a small village in Pakistan's Punjab [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am 'China may attack India by 2012'New Delhi, Jul 12 : China would attack India by 2012 for switching the attention of its own people from internal dissent, rising unemployment and financial problems threatening the hold of Communists ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:46 am Prof Sabharwal murder: 6 accused acquitted - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am All six accused in Prof Sabharwal murder case acquittedThe six ABVP activists were acquitted by a Nagpur court due to lack of evidence. The judge observed that the prosecution had "miserably failed" to prove the case against the accused.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:35 am Reliance gas for Tata only if it installs new turbineTata Power has requested for gas from Reliance Industries (RIL) KG-D6 fields to fuel one of its Trombay units, but the government has asked it to first install a gas-based turbine.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:35 am Metro chief Sreedharan withdraws resignationDelhi Metro chief E Sreedharan withdrew his resignation from the post, a day after he put in his papers owning moral responsibility for an accident at a construction site in which six people were killed.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:24 am Posh takes acting lessons for Sex And The City sequel...Victoria Beckham is so keyed up for her cameo role in the Sex And The City movie sequel that she has started taking acting lessons.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:22 am All accused in Sabharwal murder acquittedNearly three years after he was allegedly beaten to death, six ABVP activists accused in the case of murder of Prof H S Sabharwal in Ujjain in MP, were acquitted by a court due to lack of evidence.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:21 am 'London fears 26/11-like attacks'Terrorists are planning attacks on London's tourist hotspots by sending explosive-laden boats down the Thames river, with an intelligence official claiming that the Mumbai strikes showed the way, a media report said.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:15 am Sebi committee evaluating extending trading hours: BhaveMarket regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today said it is looking at extending trading hours at the bourses but any early decision on it is unlikely.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:14 am Godrej Security eyes 50% growth, Rs 1,000-cr turnover by 2012Cashing in on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Godrej & Boyce plans to step up its security solutions business to earn a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:13 am Congress demands dismissal of Modi govt over hooch tragedy - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 11:04 am India Inc raises Rs 1.74 lakh cr via corporate bonds in FY09India Inc has raised over Rs 1.74 lakh crore through issue of corporate bonds on private placement basis in the fiscal 2008-09, driven by huge mobilisation by the private sector firms, a report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:58 am Sena to launch stir if power tariff hike not withdrawnShiv Sena on Monday warned of a "no bill payment" agitation if power tariff hike by Reliance Energy and other power companies was not withdrawn.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:57 am India not worried by G-8 decision on N-issue: Pranab - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:57 am Govt examining debt waiver for coffee growers: ScindiaThe government said today it is examining a proposal to implement a debt-relief package for growers to revive the coffee industry.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:56 am Man killed in Delhi by gang for complaining against itA 25-year-old man was beaten to death in his shop in north-west Delhi allegedly by a group of 20 people which was enraged at the victim complaining to police about its betting activities, police said on Monday.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:55 am Programme to check drop out rate in higher education: SibalTaking forward the proposed education reforms, the government today said it would launch Madhyam Shiksha Abhiyan programme to check the drop out rate in higher education.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:53 am Gammon India rebounds in late trades, gains 3%The stock erased all its losses and rebouned in to the positive in late trades. The stock finally ended at Rs 166, up 3%.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:51 am Geojit BNP slips over 10% from high despite good Q1 nosThe stock slipped into the negative terrain to touch a low of Rs 36.75, down over 10% from the day's high.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:50 am Sterlite ends +ve on a weak dayThe counter witnessed trades of 977,214 shares as against the two-week daily average traded volumes of 644,073 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:45 am Incidents of Naxal violence in Chhattisgarh on the rise - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:43 am Tamil Nadu to setup 'country specific' industrial parksTamil Nadu Government has chalked out a major plan to setup 'country specific' industrial parks aimed at attracting more investments to the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:41 am Nine killed in explosion in central PakistanMIAN CHANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - An explosion killed at least nine people and wounded scores in Pakistan on Monday, as an explosives cache believed to have been stored by militants ignited in a house used to teach children the Koran.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am Government not averse to judicial probe into Metro mishap: MinisterGovernment said it was not averse to holding a judicial inquiry into the Delhi Metro accident but would await the report of an expert committee set up to go into the causes of the mishap.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:29 am Government accepts 'One Rank One Pension' recommendation: AntonyThe government has accepted recommendations of the cabinet secretary-led panel on "one rank one pension".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:17 am 16-year-old Orissa girl killed after wall collapses due to heavy rainHer brother was also injured. The mishap occurred at Merasahi village in Orissa's Ganjam district, when victims were asleep.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:17 am 13-year-old girl gang-raped in Orissa's SundargarhThe girl, who lives in a nearby village, was raped by five young men at Luhuradhipa, before being rescued by locals.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:10 am Uproar in Orissa Assembly over mining scam charge - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Nepal's per capita income is $473Nepal's inflation rate has reached 12% with the sharp rise in commodity prices, highest in the past two months.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am Chhattisgarh on alert after Maoists kill 29 policeRAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Authorities in Chhattisgarh deployed hundreds of paramilitary troops on Monday and searched for 13 missing policemen after Maoist insurgents killed 29 officers in a jungle ambush over the weekend.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am Teacher alleges molestation for 20 yrs by principalA 39-year-old school teacher in suburban Andheri has lodged a complaint alleging molestation by the principal of the institute for the last 20 years, police said today.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:18 am Israel to have road signs only in HebrewThe Israeli transport ministry said on Monday that it will get rid of Arabic and English names for cities and towns on road signs, keeping only the Hebrew terms.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:17 am CPM leader Jyoti Basu stable, to undergo brain scan - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:16 am Jyoti Basu stable, to undergo brain scanVeteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal CM Jyoti Basu, who was admitted to hospital after he fell unconscious on Sunday, is stable and making satisfactory progress.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:03 am Gammon shares plummet after Delhi Metro accidentThe shares of infrastructure major Gammon India took a beating Monday with authorities proposing action against the company after a section of the viaduct it was building on behalf of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp collapsed early Sunday killing six people.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 8:01 am Swearing can make you feel better, lessen pain - studyLONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cut your finger? Hurt your leg? Start swearing. It might lessen the pain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:56 am "Green" Asia resorts take the guilt out of luxury staysSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Who says you can't have it all? An Asian hotelier is offering luxury, boutique resorts at idyllic destinations and their carbon footprint is small, too.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:49 am NKorea leader Kim has cancer: ReportKim Jong-il, who looked frail during a public appearance at a memorial for his father Kim Il-sung, has pancreatic cancer, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jul 2009 | 7:44 am Sensex still in the red, down 211 pointsThere was no respite for Indian equities markets around Monday noon, with a key index continuing to rule in the red after opening lower. Losses were seen across the board, with consumer durables, realty and auto stocks seeing heavy selling.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 6:30 am Orissa BJP wants report on Kandhamal violence made publicThe opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa has demanded that a probe panel's interim report on last year's communal violence that claimed 38 lives in Kandhamal district be made public.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 5:32 am In Bihar eunuchs to be drivers, guardsThey come gaudily dressed and dance at weddings and other auspicious occasions. Next time, don't be surprised if you see the eunuchs also educate people about women and child healthcare.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 4:30 am Army officer, driver killed in Assam landmine explosionTwo army soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Monday, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 3:30 am Udaipur voted world's best city in travel pollSYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Udaipur, known as the "Venice of the East", was voted the world's best city for travellers in 2009 in an online poll by Travel + Leisure magazine, trumping last year's winner Bangkok.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jul 2009 | 2:49 am 'Jashnn' similar to my life story: Adhyayan SumanAdhyayan Suman, son of actor Shekhar Suman, says the story of his third film 'Jashnn' has a lot of similarities to his own life - as a budding actor and choosing career over love.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 2:30 am With stardom, the service at restaurants is great: Imran KhanImran Khan is a star. In the little time he's been in the film industry he has tasted success and failure, but hasn't let either get to him. And he says what he likes best about stardom is the fact that he gets 'great service' at restaurants.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jul 2009 | 2:00 am Achuthanandan out of Polit BureauBut he will continue as Chief Minister: CPI(M)Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am E. Sreedharan’s resignation not acceptedNEW DELHI: E. Sreedharan, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief who tendered his resignation owning moral responsibility for the accident on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line on Sunday, said his decision might perhaps cause a setback ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Baglihar power project on terror radarThis was revealed by the two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants arrested on Saturday in KupwaraSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Development work apace at GHNAGAPATTINAM: Extensive development works are in full swing at the Government Headquarters Hospital in Nagapattinam. The works that began during the post-tsunami period is under progress in phases. Work on construction of a couple of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Two killed in bomb explosionHowrah: Two persons were killed in a bomb explosion at Ghoraberia Damupara in Howrah district on Sunday. Police were enquiring into the cause of the explosion. The identities of the two victims were also being ascertained. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Women to join BSF combat duties by July-endNEW DELHI: The first women battalion of about 1,000 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) will be inducted for combat duties by this month-end. The women, who are now undergoing training at the BSF establishment in Khatka, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Nepal’s leaders unite on fieldPlay a football match to help a volleyball player who needs kidney transplantSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Jyoti Basu hospitalised, condition stableKOLKATA: Veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu was admitted to a city hospital here on Sunday after he lost consciousness for a while at his Salt Lake residence. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Stage set for fresh engagement with PakistanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Six killed as under-construction bridge collapses in DelhiChief Minister Sheila Dikshit orders probe into incidentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Chhattisgarh reels under Maoist attacks, 29 policemen killedMaoists Sunday struck thrice in their stronghold in Chhattisgarh, killing at least 29 policemen, including a district superintendent of police, in landmine attacks followed by indiscriminate firing.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:01 pm Sreedharan's resignation rejected: DikshitDelhi Metro managing director E. Sreedharan resigned after an accident on a construction site claimed five lives Sunday, but Delhi Chief Minister rejected his resignation.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm Protests against Achuthanandan's ouster from politburoHundreds of supporters of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan took to streets in different parts of the state Sunday evening after he was ousted from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm Maoists kill 23 policemen in Chhattisgarh attackRAIPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 23 policemen, including a district police chief were killed by Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh during routine patrolling on Sunday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Jul 2009 | 2:40 pm Sreedharan resigns after Delhi Metro mishap kills 5NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The chief of Delhi's metro rail system resigned on Sunday after a section of an overhead bridge under construction gave way and crushed five workers to death.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm
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