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Punjab by-polls: 15 to 20 percent polling till noon!Between 15 to 20 percent of total about 4.76 lakh electors exercised their franchise till noon today in the by-polls to three Assembly constituencies of Jalalabad, Kahnuwan and Banur in Punjab.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am SC declines to entertain plea of conman Ashok Jadeja!The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain the petition of self-styled godman Ashok Jadeja, accused of duping people of several crores rupees in different states, seeking transfer of cases at one place.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am Swine Flu: Three more test positive in Pune!Three more persons tested positive for H1N1 virus last night, taking the total number of Swine flu cases in the city to 101, health officials said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am Flood situation worsens in Bihar!More than four lakh people were reeling under the impact of floods in Bihar with Lakhandei river breaching its embankments at two places, worsening the situation in Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur districts on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am Militants behead man in Jammu and Kashmir!The beheaded body of a man who had been abducted by a group of militants was found in a forest near his home in Jammu and Kashmir`s Rajouri district, police said Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am NC leader attacks separatists for calling bandhs frequently!Lashing out at separatists for giving frequent calls for strikes, senior National Conference leader Mubarak Gul on said the bandhs were adversely affecting the state`s economy and those calling them were "enemies" of the people.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am West Bengal minister Subhas Chakraborty dead!West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister and senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty died in hospital here Monday, party officials said. He was 68.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am Strike cripples life in Manipur!Normal life was on Monday disrupted in Manipur due to a 48-hour general strike called by a social organisation in protest against the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am Three Army jawans die in Arunachal road accident!Three Army jawans were killed in two flood-related road accidents at Tenga and Bomdir in Arunachal Pradesh while the strategic Balipara-Tawang road cut off since July 30 due of landslides was restored on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am `I don`t regret my statement seeking death for rapists`!After being caught on camera inciting mob to kill rapists in his constituency, Krishnanagar, first time Trinamool Congress MP and Tollywood actor Tapas Pal said that he does not regret what he said.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am `CBI carrying out political conspiracy against me`!Former home minister Buta Singh Monday accused the CBI of executing a "political conspiracy" against him by "framing" his son Sarabjot alias Sweety Singh, who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.1 crore.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:47 am Judges` assets bill in Parliament today!The govt will on Monday introduce in Parliament a bill on making declaration of judges` assets mandatory.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:47 am Parliament adjourned over Bundelkhand row!The Bundelkhand issue came up in Parliament and paralysed proceedings.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Aug 2009 | 6:47 am NHPC IPO to hit the market on August 7"Rs 4,000-crore will be used to finance the under construction projects of the company while Rs 2000 will be given to the government of India," NHPC's Director(project), JK Sharma, told reporters here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am IIT-K disappointed over rejection of setting up of n-reactor - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Social websites harm relationshipsModern technology is retarding social skills and increasing suicide risks, says head of the Roman Catholic Church in England.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am 'No impact of FDI cap increase in insurance cos on management'The government today said raising foreign direct investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector to 49 per cent will not result in automatic change of management in a company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Shree Cement at all-time high on Q1 net jumpThe stock finally ended below the day's high at Rs 1,730 - up 2.5%. The stock jumped 12.5% in teh past week itself. The counter witnessed compartively heavy volumes of 13,546 shares as against its two-week daily trade average of 6,481 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Bajaj Auto at new high; earnings, growth plans buoyBajaj Auto pared some of its gains and finally ended at Rs 1,305 - up 6.5%. The stock gained over 8% in the last week. Over 57,222 shares were traded at the counter on the BSE today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Suzlon tumbles on Q1 net lossThe stock finally settled at Rs 96, down 4%. The stock dropped 10% in the past week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Aurobindo Pharma hits 52-week highThe stock extended gains and soared to a high of Rs 624 - up nearly 8% from its low. Finally it ended with a gain of 7% at Rs 631. Around 811,98 shares changed hands at the BSE today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am More than one third of jet fuel price is taxes: GovtThe government today admitted in Parliament that central and state taxes made up for more than one-third of the jet fuel price, corroborating the statement of private airlines which had threatened to go on a 'strike' over their demand for a cut in the levies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am No bailout for private airlines; Govt promises to look into grievancesGovernment today ruled out any financial package for them but promised to do whatever possible to address the "reasonable" grievances of the aviation industry.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Cricketers should follow WADA rule: GillSports minister MS Gill has opposed the BCCI stance on the whereabout clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency and said cricketers should fall in line without cribbing.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am Cricketers should fall in line, says GillSports minister M S Gill opposed the BCCI stance on the "whereabout" clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am SAMT hikes stake in Sun TV group firm to 20%Media house Sun TV Network today said South Asia Multimedia Technologies (SAMT), a shareholder of the company's subsidiary South Asia FM Ltd (SAFL), has increased its stake in SAFL to 20 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Govt rules out bailout, promises to address grievancesA day after private airlines called off their planned strike, Government today ruled out any financial package for them but promised to do whatever possible to address the "reasonable" grievances of the aviation industry.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am SC asks Guj govt to pay compensation to Sohrabuddin's familySC directed the Gujarat government to pay compensation to the family of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, an alleged gangster who was shot dead along with two others in a fake encounter in 2007.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Sentencing in 2003 Mumbai twin blasts case on TuesdayThe prosecution will advocate the noose but the defence will argue for life sentence Tuesday when a special court pronounces the quantum of sentence for the husband-wife team and their aide convicted for the August 2003 twin bombings in Mumbai.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Rights panel seeks compensation for staged-killing victim's kinThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government and sought compensation for the family of a man who was killed in a staged shootout seven years back in the southern state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Government retreats on judges' assets disclosure billThe government Monday deferred the introduction of a bill on the declaration of judges' assets after members across the spectrum said in the Rajya Sabha that it violated the Constitution and the Right to Information Act.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Deora's statement in Lok Sabha on Reliance gasFollowing is the text of a statement by Petroleum and Natural Gas minister Murli Deora on the controversy over gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin that was auctioned to Reliance Industries:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am SP demands resignation of Murli Deora over gas allocationSamajwadi Party's demand for the resignation of petroleum minister Murli Deora in the backdrop of the tussle between the Ambani brothers created an uproar in the Lok Sabha.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Govt re-introduces Companies BillThe government today re-introduced Companies Bill in the Lok Sabha to replace a 52-year-old law and simplify regulations dealing with formation, mergers and acquisitions and winding up of companies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am PDP nervous about being out of power, says OmarImages ] said on Monday that opposition in the state is nervous and worried as they were finding it difficult to cope up with the fact that they were out of power. Emerging after half-an-hour long me...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:48 am England beat India to clinch hockey seriesWith Sunday's victory, England clinched the three Test hockey series 2-1. England won the opener Wednesday while India levelled the series with a victory Friday. India led 2-1 at half time through str...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:47 am Melting icecaps bring India, China closerIndia and China are in talks to monitor the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, a border region crucial to both countries' water supplies, Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh has said. "We are t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Philips launches modular switches in IndiaIn some ways, Brand India may have turned 18, but it isn’t quite ready to embrace adulthood. In its need for constant validation from the West, Brand India reveals an adolescent infatuation with its...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Nothing for the disabledThe Right to Education Bill will finally be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. But Disabled Rights activists are livid about changes in the Right to Education Bill. They claim the changes discrimi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Leakage shuts 40,000 bpd oil output at Indian offshore fieldsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A sub sea pipe leakage has cut out of 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) and 5 million cubic metres per day (MMSCMD) of gas from western offshore fields of Panna and Mukta, an official at Oil and Natural Gas Corp said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am WiMAX growing in India, Russia, Brazil, says Infonetics ResearchIndia is the largest single-country WiMAX opportunity in the world, with most of the major operators actively pursuing WiMAX, such as BSNL, Tata Teleservices, and Bharti Airtel, according to Infonetic...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am SCENARIOS - Possible outcomes of Bharti, MTN deal talksMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group extended talks -- aimed at merging their operations to create the world's third-largest mobile operator -- by a month to Aug. 31.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:34 am Government forced to defer judges' asset billA united Opposition today stalled the introduction in the Rajya Sabha of a controversial bill, which seeks declaration of judges' assets without making them public.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Felipe Massa leaves hospital, flies home to BrazilBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa left a Budapest hospital after nine days of treatment on Monday, boarding a private jet home to Brazil on his own feet.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:05 am Pakistan court adjourns leaving LeT founder Hafiz Saeed freeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who is said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Buta ready to cooperate with CBI in probe in bribery case - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:58 am 10 kgs RDX recovered from militant hideout in J&KArmy today recovered a cache of explosives, including 10 kgs of RDX, from a militant hideout in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:56 am LS adjourned twice over gas allocation issueGovernment's statement over the dispute between the Ambani brothers led to an uproar by Samajwadi Party members in the Lok Sabha leading to its adjournment for two hours.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:48 am PDP nervous and worried as it is out of power: OmarTaking a dig at PDP in J&K, Omar Abdullah said opposition is worried as they were finding it difficult to cope up with the fact that they were out of power.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:47 am Fresher alleges ragging by two seniors at Delhi collegeThe incident was reported from the hostel of Kirori Mal College when a first year BSc student was ragged allegedly by two third year students Akshay Chaudhary and Hani Mohammad.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am Govt engineer shot deadManoj Kumar Singh, an assistant engineer with Flood Division in neighbouring Kushinagar, was shot at by the two men last night, police said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Judgement on emergency led to adjournment of Saeed's case - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am PDP nervous and worried as it is out of power: Omar - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 2:09 am Bharti, MTN extend M&A talks; terms maybe revisedNEW DELHI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group extended talks to combine their operations to create the world's third-largest mobile operator and analysts said Bharti might need to sweeten its offer to clinch the deal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:49 am Govt forced to withdraw Judges Asset Bill in RS - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:43 am June exports down 27.7 pct yr/yr - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's exports fell an annual 27.7 percent in June to $12.8 billion, its ninth straight monthly fall, the government said in a statement on Monday, as recessions at developed nations continue to slash demand for Indian goods.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:32 am Govt not partisan in Ambani gas row: DeoraOil minister Murli Deora on Monday addressed the Parliament and attempted to clarify the govt's stance in Lok Sabha over gas supply to Ambanis proposed power plant in Uttar Pradesh.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:24 am No bailout for private airlines, says govtCivil aviation minister Praful Patel ruled out any kind of bailout for private airlines saying that "we are not even bailing out Air India, which is owned by the government".Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:06 am West Bengal Communist leader dies - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 1:05 am Myanmar activist awarded Asia's Nobel prizeMANILA (Reuters) - An activist from Myanmar who was tortured by the military as a student and now runs an NGO probing infrastructure projects is among this year's winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, its committee said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:54 am 15-20 pct polling in Punjab by-polls till noon - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:44 am Pak SC indefinitely adjourns trial against 26/11 mastermindThe hearing in the case against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was apparently adjourned due to lack of evidence. Saeed's lawyer said he was a 'free' man.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:20 am Nuclear power reactors’ capacity factor will go up, says Anil KakodkarIndia will overcome problems relating to shortage of natural uranium by 2012-2013Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Private airlines put on hold protest actionFIA hopes talks with government will resolve issuesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Sand mining in Vaigai: violators to be booked under Goondas ActCancellation of driving licences to be recommendedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Tension over ‘brain-dead’ patientShe was found to be breathing after her relatives arranged for the funeralSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Maharashtra staff to go on strikeMUMBAI: Around 22 lakh Maharashtra government employees will go on a strike from August 4, demanding the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Nitish orders probe into breachPATNA: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday ruled out the possibility of “sabotage” while ordering “a thorough probe” by Water Resource Department officials into the cause of the breaching of the Rs. 792 crore Bagmati ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am BCCI opposes doping clauseMumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has declared the ‘whereabouts’ clause of the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) as unacceptable for its cricketers. In doing so, cricket’s apex governing body in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am PWR building shows indigenous capability, says KakodkarCHENNAI: India building an 80 MWe Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) at Kalpakkam near here “marks the beginning of its indigenous PWR capability,” Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Anil Kakodkar said on Sunday. An ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am NRI businessman held for cheatingLONDON: An NRI businessman and two of his British accomplices have been arrested here on the charge of duping more than 600 people, including the former cricketer, Darren Gough, and singer Jerome Flynn, to the tune of £ 80 million in a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Wildlife census takenTIRUCHI: A one-day wildlife census was conducted at Point Calimere Wild Life Sanctuary in Vedaranyam by the Forest Department on Sunday. The census covered about 400 hectares (ha) of the total area of 1,650 ha. It was carried out by ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Bank staff plan two-day strike from Aug 6MUMBAI (Reuters) - About 900,000 employees of Indian banks plan to strike work on Aug. 6 and Aug. 7 for higher wages and pension, a union representative said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:53 pm MP incites people to beat and kill rapistsFirst time Trinamool Congress MP and Tollywood actor Tapas Pal incites people to beat and kill rapists.Source: The Times of India | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:50 pm The men women love to hateThere might be ample qualities that make men irresistible. But women being the fairer sex have created certain stereotypes in men that they would never want to be seen with.Source: The Times of India | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:32 pm Authorities intensify rescue work in flood-hit Bihar - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:32 pm Give Nano land, will set up coach factory: Mamata - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:28 pm Ajay's expensive birthday gift for KajolAjay Devgan gifts wife Kajol a white Audi Q7 for her birthday, which is on August 5.Source: The Times of India | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:19 pm Manufacturing growth steady in July from June - PMIMUMBAI (Reuters) - Growth in India's manufacturing activity held steady in July amid robust local demand and a slight rebound in exports, but intense competition curbed companies' pricing power even as raw material costs jumped, a survey showed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:11 pm Im just a vulgar, dumb star: SRKBollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was in Delhi to host a quiz show for IIPM, but TOI decided to quiz him instead. Excerpts from the interviewSource: The Times of India | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm Sunny-Santoshi set for 'Ghayal 2'Sunny Deol and filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshis friendship is just like any Bollywood film.Source: The Times of India | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:40 pm China detains 319 more in Urumqi riot probePolice in China's northwestern Xinjiang province have detained 319 more people in connection with the July 5 riots in this provincial capital.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Gorillas may be a source of AIDS, researchers findWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman from Cameroon has been found to be infected with an AIDS-like virus that came from gorillas, French researchers reported on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:45 pm 'Agyaat' - Varma's desi version of Hollywood thrillersIf the year started off on a spooky note with 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues', the first film from Ram Gopal Varma's stable this year is also an adventure thriller called 'Agyaat'. Releasing Friday, the film is inspired by Hollywood thrillers like 'Predator', 'Anaconda' and 'Alien'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm No plans to act or revive 'Rockstar' now': Imtiaz AliHis latest venture 'Love Aaj Kal' has opened to a favourable response worldwide. And Imtiaz Ali, who is basking in his second success, has no immediate plans of reviving his 2006 project 'Rockstar' or facing the camera in the near future.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 8:00 pm Colombian rebels release kidnapped oil workerBogota, Aug 3 (EFE) Colombia's rebel guerrilla group has released an oil worker they abducted nearly three months ago in the southern city of Puerto Asis, the oil worker's wife said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 7:00 pm Children's education bill faces protests from disability activists - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Aug 2009 | 5:40 pm Rakhi Sawant finally selects life partner in reality TV showIndia's first televised 'swayamvar' concluded here late Sunday with item girl Rakhi Sawant choosing Toronto-based Elesh Parujanwala as her life partner in a unique reality TV show.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm All eyes on Rakhi's choice nowThe stage was set for the grand finale of 'Rakhi ka Swayamvar', the reality TV show, with the three prospective grooms dressed in traditional shervani and turban arriving amidst pomp and pageantry at the Leela Kempinski Hotel here Sunday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am India's private carriers will fly after Aug 18 after allFaced with stern action by the government and all-round resentment and anguish expressed by air travellers, private airlines in India late Sunday called off their proposal to suspend domestic operations from Aug 18.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am Himachal assembly monsoon session begins MondayThe monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly beginning Monday is likely to be a stormy affair with the opposition Congress ready to corner the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on various issues, including the appointment of the chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) and the infamous ragging death at the Tanda medical college.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:02 am Private airlines call off move to suspend services Aug 18India's private airlines Sunday called off their proposal to suspend domestic operations Aug 18 in view of widespread public protest and a stern warning from the government.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am EVMs can be manipulated, claim expertsAn electronic experts group Saturday challenged the poll panel's claim that the electronic voting machines (EVM) are tamper proof, and said the voting devices can be tampered with in many ways.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Aug 2009 | 10:00 am
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