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Tripura votes in local body polls, test for Left Front !The ruling Left Front in Tripura faced a political test Monday as the state`s three-tier local bodies went to the polls.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:17 pm Shopian rape case: SC to hear cops` plea against arrest!The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition filed by senior police officers held in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:17 pm Orissa floods toll rises to 36, hundreds rescued!The flash floods that were triggered by heavy monsoon rains continued to play havoc in Orissa with the death toll climbing to 36 on Monday and officials rescuing hundreds of victims.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm SC to hear plea against legalising gay sex!The SC is scheduled to hear a petition challenging the Delhi HC`s ruling to legalize gay sex.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm Pak national arrested near Indo-Pak border!A Pakistani national was arrested on Monday for illegally entering into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm Maya rewards man behind Rita`s house arson!The war between the BSP and Congress has intensified with BSP chief and Chief Minister Mayawati `rewarding` the person who was allegedly behind torching of UPCC chief Rita Joshi`s house in Lucknow, according to media reports.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm General Deepak Kapoor to begin US visit from today !Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will begin an official visit to USA from Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm Dialogue the only way forward: Hillary!Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday asked both India and Pakistan to hold talks.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm BMW case: HC to decide Nanda`s fate today!The Delhi HC will give its verdict on Monday in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case in which trial court had convicted and sentenced Sanjeev Nanda to five years imprisonment for mowing down six persons with his car in 1999.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:16 pm DU passout's poem inspired chapter in Clinton's autobiographyClinton first heard the poem, written by Anasuya Sengupta, a then Delhi University student, when she had come to India as the US first lady 14 years ago.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am CORRECTED - U.S., India expected to sign defence pactNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States and India are expected to sign an agreement on Monday that would take a major step towards allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation, three senior U.S. officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am 3G spectrum auction may happen next yearAfter raising the hopes of both subscribers as well as telecom companies, the government is understood to be in no special hurry for auctioning spectrum for 3G mobile services this calendar year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:55 am Shopian case: SC stays narco test of police officers - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am B'desh wants tax-relief on garment exports to IndiaThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry today urged India to do away with certain taxes such as the value added tax imposed on duty-free garment exports to facilitate greater bilateral and regional trade.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:51 am 'PM's observations on SL augurs well for renewed friendship'Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's positive observations on Sri Lanka winning the war against LTTE augurs well for a "renewed friendship" between the two countries which were "somewhat strained" during the last phase of the civil war, the state media commented today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am Delhi High Court upholds Sanjeev Nanda's conviction, but reduces jail term to two yearsThe court reduced Nanda's jail term from five to two years, and also ordered criminal prosecution against controversial witness Sunil Kulkarni, for giving false testimony.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler in Los Angeles hotel bomb scareKatherine Heigl and Gerard Butler reportedly feared for their lives when there was a bomb scare at their Los Angeles hotel on July 18.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:37 am 70% defence equipment being imported: A K AntonyDefence Minister A K Antony today said it was "unfortunate and painful" that 70 per cent of defence equipment was still being imported and informed the Lok Sabha that government was working towards manufacturing state-of-the-art equipment indigenously.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:36 am No money to open new Kendriya Vidyalayas: SibalThe government intends to open more Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country but does not have the funds to do so, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said in Lok Sabha today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:32 am 26/11 attacks: Kasab pleads guiltyThe lone surviving terrorist in 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, today pleaded guilty before the trial court to the attacks that left over 180 dead.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am Andhra's fiscal management worsening: Finance CommissionThe 13th Finance Commission today pointed out the "worsening of the fiscal management" in Andhra Pradesh even as Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy detailed the achievements of the state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am Shopian case: SC stays narco test of police officersThe Jammu & Kashmir High Court had ordered the arrest of the police officers and collection of their blood samples for preparing DNA profiles.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am HDFC Bank cuts lending rate by 25 basis pointsThe country's second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank today slashed benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 15.75 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am Kasab pleads guilty in court - policeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The lone surviving gunman from the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people in November and raised tensions between India and Pakistan pleaded guilty in court on Monday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am Clinton has no regrets about not making it to White HouseClinton said she feels lucky at having being made it to the State Department as she never imagined that she would run for US presidency.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am Vehicle used in attack on Rita Bahuguna Joshi's house recoveredThe vehicle is registered in Varanasi and was spotted outside Joshi's residence on July 13, when her house was set on fire.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am Supreme Court asks Centre to file its opinion on homosexual offence, in eight weeksNew Delhi, July20 : The Supreme Court has asked the central Government to file its response within eight weeks on the verdict of the Delhi High Court to decriminalise the homosexual behaviour of consensual adults, which was a crime as per Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Andhra Pradesh seeks 'due share' of Reliance gasEven as the two Ambani brothers are locked in a legal battle over supply and price of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin, the Andhra Pradesh government has sought its 'due share' of the hydrocarbon asset.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Big B wishes Gayatri Devispeedy recoveryBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed concern for Jaipur's erstwhile royal Gayatri Devi's health and has wished her a speedy recovery.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Exciting times to be a woman, Clinton tells studentsThese were exciting times and a better time in human history than any other to be a woman, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday and asserted that this was an opportunity and responsibility she 'willingly' accepted.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Pakistan showing commitment, keep talkingDescribing terrorism and extremism as the 'number one challenge', US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said she had seen 'real commitment' by Pakistan to fight terrorism and made a pitch for dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am Stem cells hold great promise for regenerating insulin-secreting tissuesNew Delhi, July 20 : Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by a deficit in cell mass and a failure of glucose homeostasis. Both circumstances result in a variety of severe complications and an overall shortened life expectancy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am SC declines stay on HC verdict on homosexualityThe Supreme Court today declined to pass an interim order to stay the Delhi High Court verdict legalising gay sex among consenting adults.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:10 am 36 feared dead in floods in IndiaFloods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in the eastern Indian state of Orissa and inundated half a million homes. Hundreds of villages were submerged...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:09 am Kasab confesses in courtKasab, who had retracted his earlier confession, on Monday pleaded guilty to the charges against him. He also narrated the entire sequence of events that took place during the terror siege.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am Ghauri's arrest could reveal Gulf's terror links, says IBThe arrest of Shakatullah Ghauri, an Imam who was arrested from the Hyderabad Airport could help police join the dots relating to several cases of terror in the country, especially the attack on the A...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am 10 years after Kargil, Bofors upgrade hangs fireImages ] conflict, the gun that did so much to facilitate that victory -- the 155 mm Bofors FH-77B -- could be staring at a major setback. With India's artillery modernisation programme already stal...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am GM India offers buy back scheme for Astra, CorsaCar maker General Motors India today said it has offered a new scheme under which customers can exchange their Opel cars for Chevrolet brands.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am Supreme Court seeks explanation on gas dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court asked Reliance Industries and Reliance Natural Resources to explain why a gas supply deal between the two should not be cancelled and cleared the way for the government to be a party in the court battle, lawyers for both sides said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:05 am Hillary meets Manmohan - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:05 am BMW hit-and-run: Nanda jail term reducedThe Delhi HC on Monday reduced the sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, convicted in the infamous BMW hit-and-run case, from five years to two years.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 9:04 am Sensex up 411 points in midsessionThe BSE Sensex maintained its rising trend since last week as it shot up by more than 400 points at the midsession today.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am Ajmal confesses in court to his role in 26/11 carnageThe 26/11 terrorist attacker told a special sessions court the story of his journey from Karachi till he awoke on November 27 at Nair Hospital.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am SC declines to stay high court verdict on homosexualityThe country's highest court said it will wait for the central government to come out with a definite stand on the issue. The next hearing is on September 14.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:48 am Obama once congratulated Bono on dodging an embrace from BushOn a BBC program, Bono revealed how he stiffed president Bush out of the photo op in 2006 at the National Prayer Breakfast.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:41 am Shopian case: SC stays narco-analysis of copsThe Supreme Court on Monday stayed the narco-analysis of the police officers involved in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in Jammu & Kashmir.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:32 am 26/11 accused Kasab pleads guilty in court"I plead guilty to my crime," Ajmal Kasab told the court. He narrated for the first time his entire journey from Karachi to Mumbai. He also named Lakhvi, Qama and Hamza.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:28 am Special train for women in KolkataRailway Minister Mamata Banerjee kept up her promise of a 'ladies special' in Kolkata.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 8:17 am SC upholds HC order on homosexuality - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:54 am Silly handling of swine flu, Indian styleThe manner in which an epidemic or some emergency in our country is handled at the official level is really frightening.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:49 am SC refuses to stay HC order on gay sexSC refuses to stay Delhi HC judgment decriminalizing homosexuality. The ruling is now applicable all over India. Apex court also pulls up govt on the issue.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:47 am Hillary meets PM, defence pact likelyUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is holding talks with PM Manmohan Singh in Delhi. They are likely to announce the Indo-US defence pact shortly.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:30 am SC adjourns Ambani gas row hearing till Sept 1The SC has adjourned the hearing on govt's plea seeking a direction to declare as "null and void" the private family agreement of the Ambanis that provides for gas supply by RIL to RNRL.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:26 am Uproar in Rajya Sabha over J Ramesh's English replyJairam Ramesh on Monday ran into fresh trouble in Parliament for replying to questions in English when a BJP member objected to it in the Rajya Sabha, leading to uproar in the House.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:13 am Maya rewards MP behind attack on Joshi's home - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am Indonesia TV identifies Jakarta hotel bombing suspectJAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian television station on Monday named a likely suspect in the suicide bombings of two luxury hotels in Jakarta, saying he had school links to members of the radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am Earth's gravity may drop during solar eclipse - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 6:25 am Economy, rights on agenda for ASEAN ministersPHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers sought ways on Monday to boost their economies, fight terrorism and counter criticism that a new human rights commission will be a toothless body.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 6:18 am Mayawati 'rewards' Rita Joshi house attack accusedBSP MLA Abdi, allegedly involved in the arson at UP Cong chief Rita Joshi's house, has been appointed chairman of UP's sugar corporation.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jul 2009 | 6:04 am Kalam wants India to adopt Bangladesh's Grameen Bank model - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 5:38 am Akshardham: Over 20 accused still absconding - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 5:03 am Sensex moves up 239 points in early tradeA key index of the Indian equities markets opened stronger Monday, moving up 239 points from its last closing figure about five minutes into trading.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Jul 2009 | 5:00 am Flash floods kill 36 in Orissa, displace thousandsBHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week have killed at least 36 people in Orissa and inundated half a million homes, officials and witnesses said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 4:47 am Maytas Infra to sell stakes in expressways - reportMUMBAI (Reuters) - Maytas Infra Ltd, linked to fraud-hit Satyam, has decided to sell part of its stake in two expressway projects to generate liquidity, the Business Standard said on Monday without citing any sources.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 4:40 am FEATURE - Asia's beverage sector fizzes despite downturnSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The crowds drinking beer in the bustling bars of Mumbai and Shanghai underscore the motive behind a flurry of recent merger and acquisition activity in Asia, with forecasts of strong growth for beer and spirits in years to come.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 3:14 am I used to be a terrible actress: Priyanka ChopraShe is one of the reigning stars in Bollywood, but Priyanka Chopra says she was a very bad actress when she debuted with 'Andaaz' six years ago. While the former Miss World has set high goals for herself and is experimenting with roles like never before, she is also clear about what she is looking for in her 'Mr. Right'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am Cink ends Watson's dream with Turnberry winTURNBERRY, Scotland (Reuters) - Tom Watson's remarkable bid for a British Open victory at the age of 59 fell agonisingly short on Sunday when he lost to fellow American Stewart Cink in a four-hole playoff.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 2:52 am 'Harry Potter' smashes 'Spider-Man' recordsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Harry Potter cast a spell over moviegoers worldwide as the sixth entry in the fantasy franchise set a new opening record of $396.7 million, a clear sign that the lucrative franchise has lost none of its magic.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jul 2009 | 2:46 am Imran Khan's 'Luck' promises death-defying stuntsHe became popular right after his hit debut, but his last film 'Kidnap' didn't do him much good. Now Bollywood's latest heartthrob Imran Khan is hoping to hit the bull's eye with the edge-of-the-seat thriller 'Luck', which releases Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Jul 2009 | 2:00 am Poll plan on track, Didi flags off Ladies Special - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:33 am Case of arson handed over to CB-CIDRita Bahuguna demands CBI probeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am India unable to accept any legally binding cut in greenhouse gas emissions: RameshU.S. does not and will not limit India’s economic progress, says HillarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am One killed in firing during Army recruitmentLUCKNOW: One person was killed when applicants gathered for Army recruitment in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh clashed with security personnel on Sunday. The casualty occurred when the latter fired at the job aspirants. Unofficial ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am State for higher transfer of resourcesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Mosquito net making units in troubleOwing to smuggling by Bangladesh manufacturersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Moily hints at adequate safeguards for judgesCHENNAI: The Centre intends to provide adequate safeguards to protect judges against vexatious litigation in the standalone legislation that will require them to declare their assets, Union Minister of Law and Justice M.Veerappa Moily said on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Space agreement to help launch ‘India-U.S. 3.0’End-use pact on defence sales still uncertainSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Gangubai Hangal’s condition stableHubli: The condition of veteran Hindustani Classical musician nonagenarian Gangubai Hangal, undergoing treatment in a hospital here for cardiac and respiratory problems, was stable on Sunday, hospital sources said. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Industrial estate for DindigulDINDIGUL: An industrial estate would be established in Reddiyarchatram union in the district within a year, said I. Periasamy, Minister for Revenue. He was addressing a welfare aid distribution function held at Reddiyarchatram here on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Kakodkar sounded warning on NPT link to ENRSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Advani flays govt's stance on Pak - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jul 2009 | 11:07 pm What irritated Jairam Ramesh at green eventThe event was on climate change, but seeing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answering queries mainly related to terrorism and on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, an irritated Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh took the platform abruptly and brought the discussion back to the green agenda.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 7:01 pm World Archery: Indian women get bronzeThe cadet compound women's team gave India a bronze medal on the penultimate day of the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden (Utah) in the US Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 7:00 pm Farmers' suicides of great concern, says ClintonUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday said farmers need financial security to prevent them committing suicide as has been happening in India, and stop them from drifting away from agriculture, like in the US.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm Jyoti Basu discharged from hospitalCommunist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, 96, was discharged from hospital Sunday night after his condition became stable. However, he will remain under medical observation for some time, an aide said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm Clinton to visit Delhi University Monday morning amid tight securityBefore beginning her meeting with top Indian officials on the last leg of her India visit Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address a select gathering of students and professors at Delhi University in the morning amidst tight security.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 4:30 pm Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief's secret documentsSri Lanka's security forces and police have unearthed secret documents belonging to the deceased leader of Tamil Tiger rebels, a newspaper reported Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 4:01 pm Eight Maoist rebels with weapons arrested in JharkhandEight Maoist rebels have been arrested at three places in Jharkhand Sunday, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Jul 2009 | 4:00 pm
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