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Senior IAS officer, family found dead in Orissa!A senior IAS officer and four of his family members were found dead with bullet injuries and his son critically injured in their house in the district early Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am Swine flu: Fresh cases reported in 2 more Pune schools!Swine flu cases among students in Pune continued to rise with two more schools reporting the viral infection on Friday, taking the number of affected educational institutions in the city to nine.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am Erring fireworks units in Sivakasi to come under police scanner!The recent spate of accidents in the fireworks units in Sivakasi, the country`s fireworks hub, has brought to fore inadequate safety arrangements, lack of training to labourers and the growth of unregistered units.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am L N Mishra murder case still pending in Karkardooma court!The Bihar government on Thursday said the case relating to the murder of former Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra was still pending in Delhi`s Karkardooma court.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am SC says no to stay order on banning old vehicles in WB!The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant interim stay on the Calcutta High Court judgement directing the West Bengal government to phase out from the metropolis commercial vehicles which are 15-year-old.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am Human trafficking on rise in Bihar!The Bihar government on Friday admitted that there has been a marked increase in the number of women and children being smuggled from the state since the launch of its Human Trafficking Prevention Programme in 2007.Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am Krishnam Raju quits Chiranjeevi`s party!Veteran actor and former union minister UV Krishnam Raju on Friday quit Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi`s Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:34 am India first to buy Boeing P-8I Poseidon!India will be first global customer of Boeing P-8I Poseidon, US Navy`s newest reconnaissance aircraft.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am MMRCA trials to begin in Bangalore next week!India`s quest to buy 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft will shift gear when the flight trials of the six global contenders will begin in Bangalore next week with US major Boeing`s warplane F/A-18 being the first contender.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am Suspicious boat off Goa coast; Navy on alert!The Goa Police has alerted the Indian Navy after a suspicious boat was spotted close to the coastline.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am BJP seeks PM`s assurance on India not signing NPT!In the wake of recent G-8 decision of not permitting enrichment and reprocessing items (ENR) to non-NPT countries, BJP today sought an assurance from Prime Minister that India would not sign the NPT.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am Employees lay-offs least likely tool for cost cutting in India!Retrenchment of employees is the least likely cost-cutting tool for Indian companies, compared to their global peers, and they would be the first across the world to recommence regular salary revisions.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am Bribery allegations a conspiracy against me: Buta Singh !Buta Singh today described the bribery allegations against his son as a “conspiracy” against him, saying a Maharashtra-based political party was behind the entire incident.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am China, India to discuss border issue!The 13th meeting of the Chinese and Indian special representatives to discuss the border issue will be held on August 7-8 in India, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced on Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am CBI arrests Buta Singh`s son in bribery case!The CBI arrested Buta Singh`s son Sarobjit after he was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1 crore.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am EUMA will not give unhindered access to US: Krishna!Government today sought to dismiss concerns over the End Use Monitoring agreement reached with the US, saying it will not give unhindered access to American inspectors to India`s military establishments.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am Omar Abdullah resumes work!In what can be said as an expected move, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resumed office on Friday after state Governor N N Vohra dismissed his involvement in the 2006 sex scandal.Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2009 | 6:33 am 'Love' hormones being injected into cows to yield more milkDelhi Drug Department has launched a special drive against the illegal sale and possession of Oxytocin - a chemical commonly known as 'love hormone'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 5:14 am Leader of Nigeria's extremist group killed after captureThe leader of Nigeria's extremist Islamic sect likened to Taliban, was killed after capture by the military.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 5:05 am Woman thrown out of moving train on Delhi-Ambala routeWhen the train reached near Khatori railway station in the district, some persons tried to loot valuables from the woman and her husband following which the criminals threw her out.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:56 am Conspiracy to kill my political career: Buta on son's arrestHe ruled out his resignation from the NCSC in the wake of the incident.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:46 am 25 injured as engine hits bogie at a railway station in Madhya PradeshThe injured travellers were treated by the railway and government doctors at the station itself while five seriously injured passengers were admitted in the disrict hospital.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:41 am EU-India to invest 10 mn Euros for solar power researchThe European Commission and the Indian Department of Science and Technology have announced a joint initiative for solar power research for each side would contribute five million Euros (Rs 33.5 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:38 am Endurance test for women porters raises hacklesRailways have for the time allowed women to work as porters but the move has sparked a controversy with Woman and Child Welfare Ministry today objecting to aspirants, including those pregnant, being made to run with heavy loads on their head to qualify for license.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:36 am Schumacher tests Ferrari in first step of comebackROME (Reuters) - Michael Schumacher returned to the wheel of a Formula One car on Friday when he tested a 2007 Ferrari in the first step of his comeback.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:36 am BSE Sensex provisionally rises 2 pctMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally rose 2 percent on Friday, as hopes for a global economic recovery were revived by a set of solid corporate results overseas that boosted markets across Asia following a Wall Street rally overnight.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:32 am Steel ministry sends MOIL disinvestment proposal to FinminThe Steel Ministry has sent the proposal to sell 10 per cent of the government's holding in state-run Manganese Ore India Ltd to the Department of Disinvestment, Parliament was told today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:29 am Right to die: Woman wins landmark caseUK resident Debbie Purdy wins right to challenge whether husband should be jailed for helping her die.Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:28 am Baljit to get treatment in USA, sports ministry to foot billBaljit Singh will undergo treatment in the United States to regain his full vision after the sports ministry agreed to foot the bill for the trip.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:28 am Will PM name the tainted union minister? - 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Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:24 am Life insurers register over 4-fold increase in 2001-08The life insurance industry has registered more than four-fold increase in premium collection between 2001-02 and 2008-09, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:22 am Bobby Robson dies - British mediaLONDON (Reuters) - Former England manager Bobby Robson has died, British media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:21 am Australia takes steps for safety of Indian students: Krishna - Deccan Herald
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:21 am SBI Life appoints new managing director & CEOThe new managing director and chief executive officer, Mahadev Nagendra Rao will be succeeding US Roy who retired on July 31.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:20 am Snake bites claim two more livesTwo more students died of snake bite in the tribal regions taking the death toll to four in the district, health authorities said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:20 am 2004-05 to be the new base year for inflation index: FMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the wholesale price index (WPI) series, used to calculate inflation in the country, will have 2004-05 as the base year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:17 am Adani Power IPO subscribed 14 timesThe initial public offer (IPO) of Adani Power, which closed today, got subscribed over 14 times with most of the bids coming in from institutional investors.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:13 am SBI Life appoints M N Rao as new Managing Director & CEOSBI Life, today announced the appointment of Mahadev Nagendra Rao as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:12 am Parsvnath to raise up to Rs 750 cr via QIPRealty major Parsvnath Developers plans to raise Rs 500-750 crore through private placements of shares within two weeks for reducing its debt and completion of the ongoing projects.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:07 am No unrestricted imports in agriculture, says PawarThe government today said it does not favour unrestricted imports in the agriculture sector, keeping in mind the interests of farmers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:06 am AI, Boeing in talks to cancel 6 B 777 aircraft deliveries"Air India is in dialogue with Boeing for cancellation of six B-777 aircraft deliveries in 2010-11 and 2011-12 in view of the current global aviation scenario," an Air India spokesperson told PTI here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:04 am Underweight India rugby team told to eat at least 15 eggs a dayCHENNAI (Reuters) - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 4:01 am Bhujbal inaugurates Nashik film festivalThe second edition of the Nashik International Film Festival (NIFF) was inaugurated by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:46 am Omar Abdullah resumes office as Kashmir CM - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:43 am Kareena-Saif smooch on-screenSource: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:41 am NASA to provide web updates on objects approaching EarthThe "Asteroid Watch" site also contains links for the interested public to sign up for NASA's new asteroid widget and Twitter account.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:40 am Rajasthan gets 68% quota - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am Sensex holding on to gainsIndian equities markets were holding on to their gains Friday afternoon, with a key index ruling 273 points up from its previous close.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am IAS officer, four of family found dead in OrissaA senior official of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in New Delhi was found dead with four members of his family at his home in Orissa early Friday. Police said the officer may have shot himself after shooting his family members.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 3:00 am Trainer aircraft crashes in AP, two killed - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am Trainee aircraft crashes in AP, two killedA trainee aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Friday crashed in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district, killing two instructors. The mishap occurred at about 9.45 am when the HPT-32 training aircraft belongi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am New images taken by Chandrayaan-1","The Leibniz crater",""," ",""); j = 1 slides[j]=new Array("New images taken by Chandrayaan-1","http://im.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/31slid2.jpg","Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am 'Political forces' are out to damage me, reacts ButaChairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Buta Singh, whose son has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a bribery case, on Friday said "political fo...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am MPs demand statement from PM on judge influencing issueIn a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister, the MPs -- 85 from Lok Sabha and 95 from Rajya Sabha -- said that he should investigate the matter and make a statement in both Houses of Parliament.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am Obama holds beer summit at the White HouseSitting along a picnic table next to the White House's new swing set, the three were on Thursday seen drinking beer from clear glass mugs along and munching peanuts and pretzels served in small silver...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:54 am China, India to discuss border issueBeijing, July 31 : The 13th meeting of the Chinese and Indian special representatives to discuss the border issue will be held Aug 7-8 in India, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Frid...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:51 am Accused names Buta in bribery caseThe accused in the bribery case involving National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Chairman Buta Singh's son has claimed that the former Congress leader was present in the meeting...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:51 am AIADMK to boycott Tamil Nadu by-pollsThe AIADMK, led by former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, has decided to boycott the by-polls in the state. "The Executive Committee of the AIADMK has passed a resolution to boycott the by-...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:51 am Top Indian cricketers wary of WADA's whereabouts ruleCHENNAI (Reuters) - India's top cricketers are reluctant to sign up to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) controversial 'whereabouts' rule with just one day remaining before the Aug. 1 deadline, domestic media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:48 am Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resumes officeSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who quit over allegations of involvement in a sex scandal, resumed office on Friday after the state governor rejected his resignation, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:43 am Where's secularism, asks Emraan Hashmi"Am I a criminal or a terrorist?" asked the actor today, after allegedly being denied a house in an upmarket Mumbai area because he was Muslim.Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:40 am Bureaucrat, four family members found dead in their Orissa house - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:39 am Supreme Court upholds Calcutta HC order on banning old vehicles in WB - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:38 am Myanmar court delays Suu Kyi verdict to August 11YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court on Friday postponed the verdict in the high-profile trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Aug. 11, her lawyer said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:32 am IAF aircraft crashes in Andhra, two killedA trainee aircraft of the IAF on Friday crashed in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district, killing two instructors. Cause of the accident is not known yet.Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:07 am Navy Chief slams CAG report - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2009 | 2:01 am Special: Remembering Rajmata | Funeral processionSource: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:51 am Son's arrest a conspiracy against me: Buta Singh"The arrest is a conspiracy against my personal and political life", Buta Singh, chairperson of the National Commission for SCs and STs, alleged today.Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:45 am Landslides kill nine in NepalKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by torrential rains killed nine people and buried houses in three Nepal villages on Friday, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:41 am Bell says not bidding for $1 bln India helicopter dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bell Helicopters, a unit of U.S.-based Textron company said on Friday it will not participate in a bid to supply 22 attack helicopters to India's air force in a deal worth more than $1 billion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:31 am Bangladesh prime minister expands cabinetDHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina added six new ministers to her cabinet on Friday, seven months after she took office, taking the total to 44.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Jul 2009 | 1:08 am 7-year-old leads cops on car chaseSource: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:35 am Women more attracted to own sex than menWomen more attracted to own sex than menSource: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:28 am BJP dissatisfied with response on foreign policy issuesTerrorism remained important subject during NDA regime: SushmaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am T.Nagar shops still flout fire safety normsChennai: Many well-known and large multi-storied commercial establishments in T.Nagar which routinely attract large crowds of shoppers and others still do not have mandatory fire safety measures in place, despite the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Mittal looks for tenantsLondon: After failing to dispose of his palatial ‘Summer Palace’ in the recession-hit U.K., NRI steel baron Lakshmi Mittal is looking for tenants to rent it out. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am No compromise on terrorism: PranabBJP walkout on Balochistan issueSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Plea to defer probe against Modi rejectedNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted time till December 31 for the Special Investigation Team to probe a complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet colleagues that they orchestrated post-Godhra communal riots in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Officials get tough with hoardersVIJAYAWADA/MACHILIPATNAM: Officials of the Civil Supplies Department and sleuths of the Vigilance & Enforcement on Thursday conducted surprise checks on shops and godowns in the district and seized huge quantities of pulses. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am 24 coastal stations needed: KodiyeriSays nine coastal police stations sanctioned for the State are insufficientSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Pleas against Saeed next weekISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court is likely to take up only next week petitions challenging the release from house arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 attacks, as it is now focussing on a case relating ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Vohra gives clean chit to OmarAsks him to continue as Chief MinisterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Corporation to terminate contract of Speck Systems?Inordinate delay in GIS mapping project the triggerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2009 | 12:00 am Sensex surges 310 points to a 2009 highSensex surged by over 310 points to the highest in this year in early trade on increased capital inflows by foreign funds on the back of impressive corporate earnings.Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2009 | 11:05 pm TC, CPI (M) at loggerhead on Lalgarh violence - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:41 pm Coimbatore company creates 'confidence' in South AmericaThe name of a small but confident company from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu has inspired confidence among Latin American clients in Peru, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Argentina, who have given it orders worth $500,000 for textile machinery. And this, perhaps, is only the beginning.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 pm Senior IAS officer, 4 family members found dead in OrissaJagadananda Panda and four of his family members were found dead and his son critically injured in their house in Bargarh district in Orissa early on Friday.Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2009 | 9:48 pm Marriage made in heaven, or on TV? Rakhi decides SundayWill she? Won't she? Rakhi Sawant moved from being an outspoken item girl to a coy bride, and now the question whether she will actually get married through her televised 'swayamvar' has middle class India in a thrall.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm Good movie needs emotional director: David DhawanOne of Bollywood's most successful comedy makers directors, David Dhawan, says a filmmaker has to be emotional to make a good movie. He also admits to getting stressed even now before the release of each of his films .Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm First verify, then trust Pakistan, says BJP - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2009 | 5:27 pm Buta Singh's son quizzed by CBIThe Central Bureau of Investigation Thursday night picked up Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh, son of former central home minister Buta Singh, for interrogation in a corruption case, according to a high-ranking CBI official.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Work begins on Tata helicopters cabin facilityThe work on Tata Advanced Systems' facility on the outskirts of Hyderabad to manufacture Sikorsky helicopter cabins formally began Thursday as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy unveiled a plaque for the project.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 11:30 am Omar 'happy' after Kashmir governor turns down his resignationJammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday turned down Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's resignation he had submitted Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked him to a 2006 prostitution racket.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Parents protest 'forcible' hair-cutting of studentsParents of six students of a government school here Thursday accused teachers of the school of allowing adult education students forcibly cut the hair of their wards.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Don't interfere in state affairs, Mayawati tells PMUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to keep off 'the internal affairs of the state' after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded a central authority for development of Bundelkhand region.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am Maharashtra governor given additional charge of GujaratMaharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir has been given additional charge of Gujarat till the time designate Devendra Nath Dwivedi assumes the charge.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am 35 protected monuments not traceableOf the 3,675 monuments protected by the central government 35 are not traceable, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am
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