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Taregna disappoints eclipse watchers!Cloud cover left thousands of people gathered in Taregna, touted the best place to watch the century`s longest total solar eclipse, disappointed on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm CPI(M) leader shot dead in West Midnapore!A CPI(M) leader was shot dead by Maoists when he was working in his fields Wednesday morning in Belpahari in West Midnapore, the sixth victim of the ultras in the district this month.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm One killed at Metro site, DMRC says nothing major!A 22-year-old labourer was crushed to death when a steel beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) site in West Delhi on Wednesday, just 10 days after six people were killed at another Metro construction site. However, the corporation said the latest accident was not "major".Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm Maoist bandh in Bihar, police on alert!A 24-hour bandh called by Maoists in Bihar began since midnight last night with the ultras blowing up a house of their rival Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm Varanasi Ghat stampede kills one, 14 injured!One elderly woman was killed in a stampede that broke out when thousands rushed to the bathing ghats for the ritual bath after witnessing the solar eclipse.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:32 pm Kasab`s trial proceedings to resume today!A special court will on Wednesday resume proceedings in the trial of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved the terror attacks in Mumbai on November 26-29, 2008.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pm Frisking case: Airline apologises to Kalam!Under pressure, Continental has apologised to former Prez APJ Abdul Kalam for causing inconvenience.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pm 322 swine flu cases reported in India: Ghulam Nabi Azad!As many as 322 swine flu cases have been reported in the country so far, with 234 of them being treated and discharged compared to 200 deaths reported in the US, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pm 26/11: Kasab shifts blame on others!Lone surviving 26/11 terrorist, Mohammad Ajmal Kasab has midway into the trial diluted his role.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pm India, China not rivals, but partners: Krishna!Setting aside recent strains in bilateral ties, India`s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna held his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and stressed that India and China are not rivals but partners in an emerging Asia.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pm Coromandel sheds on dip in Q1 netThe stock slipped further to a low of Rs 175, down 4.5%. It ended at teh day's low with trades of 57,890 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:22 am Reliance Mutual Fund declares dividend for two schemesAnil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firm Reliance Mutual Fund today announced a dividend of up to 50 per cent for its two schemes: Reliance Regular Savings Fund and Reliance Equity Opportunities Fund.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:21 am Not confessing to escape death; hang me if you want: Kasab - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:21 am Bajaj Auto slips from highThe stock slipped 6% from its high to touch a low of Rs 1,156. It finally ended 2% lower at Rs 1,166. The counter clocked relatively thin volumes of 18,549 shares on the BSE as against its two-week daily trade average of 55,810 shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:18 am GAIL India to buy gas from ONGC at $5.5 per mmBtuState-run GAIL India will buy gas from Oil and Natural Gas Corp's (ONGC) new field to come on production in Mumbai offshore from next month at $5.5 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am First eclipse passenger flight a hit among passengersFor seventy-two passengers on board a special flight, the view of the solar eclipse could not have been any closer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:15 am Helicopter service launched for Amarnath yatra on Pahalgam routeEarlier, the facility, introduced in 2005, was available to the Amartnath yatra pilgrims through the Baltal route. The decision to start the service on the route was taken early this month.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:10 am Yahoo! posts 8% jump in Q2 profit; revenues fall 13%Internet major Yahoo! has reported 8 per cent rise in net income to $141 million in the second quarter ended June 30 this year, as the cost cutting measures taken by the company seemed to be paying off.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:08 am Prosecution sees larger motive in Ajmal's confessionSpecial public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam submitted before the trial court that Kasab has not made full disclosure in his confession.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:08 am Not confessing to escape death; hang me if you want: KasabLone surviving 26/11 terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab today told a special court that his decision to admit his guilt was not to seek mercy or escape death penalty.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:07 am UP student barred from board exams for remarks against CM Mayawati in answer sheetAnsari wrote some 'insulting' remarks in his answer sheets after he was allegedly given the Sanskrit question paper, instead of the English one, on the day of the exam.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:06 am Commerce Ministry wants Finmin to take up exporters' issueThe Commerce Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to take up the issue of refunding local levies like octroi and mandi tax to exporters in the next meeting of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, slated for next month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:02 am No restriction on export of iron ore, says MinisterThe government today said there would be no restriction on export of iron ore, as there is surplus of the mineral in the country even after its export.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Joint statement with Pak may not have been drafted well: Menon - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:59 am Centre sends forces to end GJM blockade - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:59 am Lightspeed Venture Partners leads Rs 50 cr investment in ItzCash CardLightspeed Venture Partners, a global venture capital and growth equity firm, has led an investment of Rs 50 crore in Itz Cash Card, multi- purpose pre-paid card company, along with existing investors Matrix Partners India and Intel Capital.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:58 am SC to decide on 'dividend stripping' by mutual fundsThe Supreme Court will decide whether mutual fund brokers can resort to a process (dividend stripping) of creating a short-term loss to avoid tax.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am Anti-personnel mine recovered in JK - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:42 am We went by the book: Continental - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am Govt knew about Kalam incident, had issued show cause noticeA day after an FIR was filed against Continental Airlines for frisking former president APJ Abdul Kalam, the government said it had issued a show cause notice to the airline on July 9.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am Gilani gave India dossier on its hand in Pak attacks: DawnProof of "India's involvement in subversive activities in Pakistan" was handed over by Pakistan's prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to Manmohan Singh in Egypt, Dawn said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am Joshi moves court, seeks CBI probe for arson attack - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am Evidence found of grand scale party by ancient humans 4,000 years agoResearchers have found evidence in the form of remnants that still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware at a Buena Vista site.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am Govt may let SBI stake fall to 55 pctNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government may let its stake in State Bank of India fall by 4.4 percentage points to 55 percent, a top government official said on Wednesday, as the country's top lender looks to raise equity this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:24 am Proof of RAW terror acts given to India: Pak paperDawn says Islamabad has handed over evidence of involvement of Research and Analysis Wing in terrorist activities in Pakistan, including attack on Lankan team.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am Bobby Jindal to take on Obama on health careImages ] on the contentious issue of health care, with the charismatic Indian-American Governor of Louisiana slamming the Democrats' reform plan as the one designed to 'tax our way into prosperity'. ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Kasab's trial is a telling commentary on Pakistanasab keeps looking at the media during his trial. Journalist Ariz S Chandra says, "We don't see remorse on his face. Hansi mazaak aaj bhi karta hai (He still cracks jokes). Many times he tries to smil...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Pakistan SC summons Pervez MusharrafImages ] to appear before it and issued notice to him to explain his action of imposing emergency in November 2007 and deposing over 60 members of the country's superior judiciary. A 14-member bench ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Saga of US-Indian relationship remains seamlessImages ] on Sunday. She may have underscored that the Obama administration looks forward to a broad-based relationship with India that goes beyond the highly militarised "strategic partnership" that t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Do you know extraordinary Indianso you know people leading extraordinary lives? Individuals who are an example to Indian society, are a constant source of inspiration and are changing lives? They may not be famous people but could...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Why America's Afghan surge worries PakImages ] administration has expressed its frustration many a times in the recent past over Pakistan's inaction against the full array of Islamic militants using the country as a base. After intense i...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Government under pressure to resume talks with PakistanImages ] joint statement with Pakistan, government managers privately concede that it was facing pressure from Western countries for resumption of the dialogue process with its western neighbour.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:57 am Caught joking about Zardari Face 14-year jail term"Terrorists have kidnapped our beloved Zardari and are demanding 5,000,000 dollars or they will burn him with petrol. Please donate what you can. I have donated five litres." Robber: "Give me all you...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am Solar eclipse bodes ill for India, Nepal, China, says soothsayerKathmandu, July 22 : One of Nepal's best-known astrologers, a globe-trotter who has attended astrological meets in Britain, Japan, France and Germany, warned that Wednesday's solar eclipse would cause...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:55 am Direct tax collections up nearly 4 percentThe 2009-10 Budget has been presented against the backdrop of extremely challenging times. Measures like withdrawal of FBT and CTT, raise in the personal income-tax exemption floor and abolition of th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:54 am Honey can be an effective agent in topical wound careLeptospermum honey has been shown to possess unique plant derived components that make it an ideal wound dressing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:51 am Pak SC asks Musharraf to appear before it on July 29Pakistan's Supreme Court asked former president Pervez Musharraf to appear before it and issued notice to him to explain his action of imposing emergency in November 2007.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am "Slander" Zardari jokes now banned in PakistanThe government has implemented a new Cyber Crimes Act under which any one who send jokes about Zardari by mobile sms, email or blog can be arrested.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am Hang me if you want, Kasab tells courtJudge Tahaliyani asked Ajmal Kasab, "Do you want the world to punish you or God?" to which the Mumbai attacks' accused replied: "Please hang me if that's the punishment." Blog: Take Kasab at his word, hang himSource: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:42 am Commonwealth Games chief impressed by India's progressNEW DELHI (Reuters) - After a few early setbacks, India is back on track to host a successful Commonwealth Games in October next year but there is absolutely no margin to ease up on preparations, games federation president Mike Fennell has said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:20 am Wipro Q1 net rises 13 pct; cautious on growthBANGALORE (Reuters) - Wipro Ltd, India's No.3 software services firm, beat estimates with a 13 percent rise in quarterly profit, but joined its bigger rivals in giving a cautious forecast due to uncertainty in the global economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 8:08 am Total solar eclipse dazzles VaranasiWhile clouds blotted out view in many places, the most spectacular solar eclipse of the century was witnessed in full glory in the holy city. In Pics: Solar eclipseSource: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:52 am Chasing an eclipsed sun through India - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:20 am India, China partners, not rivals: KrishnaSetting aside recent strain in bilateral ties, external affairs minister Krishna met his China counterpart and said there is enough space for both countries to grow.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:12 am New accident at Delhi metro site - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 7:10 am Asia darkens under longest solar eclipse of centuryVARANASI/WUHAN, China (Reuters) - A total solar eclipse on Wednesday swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 6:41 am Another accident at Delhi Metro site, 1 deadA labourer died early Wednesday when a beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro construction site in Punjabi Bagh, the third incident in two weeks.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am APEC agrees against protectionism; pushes for DohaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries issued a declaration on Wednesday against protectionism, saying such policies would be a setback to the global economy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:41 am Exclusive aerial shots of the solar eclipseVaranasi has witnessed a total solar eclipse while Taregna lost out on account of a thick cloud cover.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:35 am Saif's too old, Shahid right for Kaminey: Vishal"I genuinely found that Saif was a little over age according to the character and I wanted someone younger. So it was my choice, I never offered it to anyone," Vishal Bhardwaj says.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:31 am Ronaldo will come back one day: FergusonManchester United manager Alex Ferguson feels that Cristiano Ronaldo could still make a return to Old Trafford one day.Source: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am U.S. to boost engagement with ASEAN at regional meetPHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - The United States will signal its renewed interest in Southeast Asia on Wednesday when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs a treaty that could assuage concerns in the region about China's growing influence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:13 am Longest solar eclipse | Solar eclipse in ChinaSource: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 5:11 am Apple's smashes profit forecasts, iPhone shinesSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's quarterly profit blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Macs and iPhones and higher-than-expected gross margins, boosting its shares 4 percent on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 4:52 am Continental apologises for frisking KalamUS airline Continental issues an apology to former President Dr Abdul Kalam for frisking him at the IGI Airport in New Delhi on April 21. Blog: Insult to nationSource: The Times of India | 22 Jul 2009 | 4:46 am FACTBOX - Solar eclipses, history and scienceREUTERS - The longest eclipse of this century was passing through the world's two most populous nations, India and China, on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Jul 2009 | 2:05 am Experts baulk at acceptance of US 'prying eye' on India - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:06 am Rs. 13.4-crore UGC grant for varsityCentre for Development of Tamil Software for the Differently Abled to be set upSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Gangubai Hangal passes awayHUBLI: The doyenne of Hindustani classical music and one of the foremost exponents of the Kirana Gharana, Gangubai Hangal, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday morning following cardiac arrest. She was 96. A recipient of more than ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Supreme Court notice to MaharashtraBabli: contempt petition filed by A.P.; Maharashtra denies installation of gatesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am A date with the SunSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Aug. 1 deadline for reflective stickersHeavy vehicles should install speed governors before Independence DaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Frisking of Kalam unpardonable: PrafulPreliminary inquiry ordered; show-cause issued to Continental AirlinesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am I was asked to take hostages at CST, Ajmal tells courtMedia barred from highlighting part of confession pertaining to purpose of attackSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Drawal from Siruvani Dam increasedCOIMBATORE: Contentment writ large on their faces at the sight of water overflowing from Siruvani Dam on Tuesday, officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board told The Hindu that the full quota of 101 ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am The matriarch of the Kirana GharanaGangubai’s music was true and unpretentiousSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am “India’s sovereignty compromised”NEW DELHI: A government statement on the End-Use Monitoring Agreement (EUMA) between India and the United States in Parliament on Tuesday failed to satisfy Opposition parties, leading to a walkout after they charged the government with ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am BJP will go with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra polls - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jul 2009 | 10:56 pm U.S. envoy heads to Afghanistan and PakistanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke left for Pakistan on Tuesday in a trip that will focus on the plight of people displaced by recent fighting, the State Department said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jul 2009 | 10:16 pm Nature trail at Dikshit's residence will be biodiversity parkChief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said the nature trail at her official residence here would be developed as a biodiversity park.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pm Deora hints at fuel price cut if global rates fallThe government Tuesday indicated that retail prices of fuel could be reduced if international crude prices fell.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pm Businessman slapped Rs.1 mn fine for pirating softwareCounterfeiting licensed software products of global giants Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems proved costly for a businessman here as the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked him to pay Rs.1 million in compensation to the two firms.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pm India lose to South Africa in Emerging Players' matchIndia lost to South Africa by 10 runs in their opening match of Emerging Players cricket tournament at the Fred Kratzman Oval in Brisbane Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:32 pm India's insurance penetration lower than world average: ReportDespite achieving a healthy 16 percent annual growth rate, India's general insurance business accounts for just 0.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), compared to the world average of 2.14 percent, says a report released here Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pm Trinamool team to visit West Bengal's LalgarhA three-member Trinamool Congress team will visit troubled Lalgarh in West Bengal July 28 to study the situation in and around the enclave, where security forces are carrying out operations to flush out Maoist ultras.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pm Delhi minister conducts surprise checks of street lightsDelhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rajkumar Chauhan conducted a surprise check of new street lights Monday night and found many were not working.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pm Bill Gates to visit India this weekMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates will arrive in India this week to oversee the various programmes initiated by the philanthropic organisation that he has set up.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pm Saina gets a bye in World Badminton Championships first roundIndia's world No.6 Saina Nehwal got a bye in the women's singles first round of the World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad August 10-16.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:31 pm 24,000 cartridges recovered in ChhattisgarhThe Chhattisgarh police have recovered over 24,000 live cartridges and 151 illegal arms in the past seven months, the state assembly was informed Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm Maoists threaten to kill PM, Sonia GandhiRANCHI (Reuters) - India's Maoist guerrillas on Tuesday threatened to kill Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in what analysts said was the most aggressive threat yet from an increasingly lethal and widespread insurgency.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jul 2009 | 12:14 pm
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