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Delhi CM announces cash awards for timely completion of projects!With most of the key infrastructure projects related to next year`s Commonwealth Games running behind schedule, CM Sheila Dikshit announced cash awards for govt engineers who complete the projects on time.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Gujarat resident doctors call off their strike!Resident doctors, who were on strike for the last 12 days, have called off their agitation on Monday night after a written assurance from the state government saying that all their demands would be accepted.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Swine flu death: Negligence on part of hospital, says Maha CM!Terming the death of a swine flu infected girl in Pune as "unfortunate", Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said negligence on part of the private hospital which treated the 14-year-old was to blame for it.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Swine flu death: Hospital says it followed standard treatment!The Jehangir Hospital authorities here tonight gave a sequence of the swine flu fatality and claimed that they stuck to standard treatment after the 14-year-old girl tested positive for H1N1 virus on July 30.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Poor monsoon to continue over next 2-3 weeks: Report!India will witness "below-average" rainfall in the next 2-3 weeks, says a US-based weather forecasting firm, dashing hopes of a monsoon recovery.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am CBI court acquits retired SP in fake encounter case!A CBI court here acquitted retired Superintendent of Police Mohinder Singh Sidhu and DSP Kishan Singh for their involvement in an alleged fake encounter in 1990 for lack of evidence.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Fake encounter killing: Strike cripples life in Manipur!Normal life continued to be paralysed in Manipur as the 48-hour general strike called by a social outfit to protest the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter entered the second day Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Man who filed complaint against Buta`s son in police custody!Police on Monday took into custody Ramrao Patil, on whose complaint Sarobjit Singh, son of former minister Buta Singh, was arrested by the CBI on bribery charges.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Lathis vs Ak-47s: Chhattisgarh cops are sitting ducks!It could well be dubbed the capital of India`s Maoist country. But thousands of policemen in Chhattisgarh who take on the AK-47-carrying rebels are armed with the humble `lathis` or bamboo staves.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Aug 2009 | 7:03 am Swine flu death: Family to sue hospital for negligenceThe family of the Pune girl who died of swine flu due to "delayed treatment", has threatened civil & criminal action against the private hospital.Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Tata Motors hits 52-week high on July sales jumpThe stock extended gains and surged 8.5% to a new 52-week high of Rs 468. It finally ended at Rs 443 - up 2.7%. Volumes more-than-doubled to 3.9 million shares as compared to its two-week daily average trade of 1.81 million shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Govt to take necessary action on CPSEs' lossesThe government will take action to curb losses incurred by the central public sector enterprises as pointed out by the auditing regulator CAG in its report, Parliament was informed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Hindalco ends up 4% on rising copper pricesThe stock touched a high of Rs 116 - up 7.5% from its previous close. It finally ended with a gain of 4.3% at Rs 113. The stock surged nearly 21% in the past week. The counter witnessed extremily hevay volumes of 12.38 millions shares as against its two-week average trade of 3.5 million shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am No blanket assurance to bail out states from financial problemThe Centre today said it cannot give blanket assurance to states to help them come out of financial problems following implementation of the pay commission awards by them.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:16 am Amway plans ad blitz, brick & mortar presenceDirect selling major Amway plans a host of new initiatives as it celebrates its 50th year of business.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Finmin report: fiscal consolidation neededNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will continue to focus on fiscal consolidation by cutting down unproductive spending, as part of its efforts to sustain a high growth rate, the finance ministry said in its quarterly review on TuesdaySource: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am NEWSALERT: 'Financial sector reforms not to slow down but to recalibrate'Financial sector reforms not to be slowed down in the face of crisis but to be recalibrated: RBI Governor.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am Floodwaters receding in Bihar - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Soccer body seeks cricket cash to assist Asian Cup bidNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cash-starved soccer body has held out a begging bowl to the affluent cricket board, seeking funds to support the national side's preparations for the 2011 Asian Cup finals in Qatar.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am HCL bags Rs 40 cr deal from SBIHCL Infosystems, a systems integration company, has today announced that it has bagged an order of Rs 40 crore from State Bank of India (SBI) and associated banks to deploy maintain and service automated teller machines (ATMs).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am Religare Hichen Harrison announces 3 senior appointmentsReligare Hichens Harrison (RHH), a part of Religare Enterprise (REL), India's leading diversified financial services group is pleased to announce three senior appointments to its London team as it continues to add talent to its global broking and investment business.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am SAIL, Tata Steel hike prices by up to Rs 1,000 a tonneLeading steel producers Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Tata Steel today said they have hiked prices of flat steel products by up to Rs 1,000 a tonne on account of improving demand in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Regular yoga promotes mindful eatingA new study has revealed that regular yoga practice promotes mindful eating and those who eat mindfully are less likely to become fat.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Paras Pharma launches two new variantsFMCG major Paras Pharmaceuticals today launched a variant of its pain-killer brand 'Moov-Neck & Shoulder', keeping in view its plan to achieve annual 25 per cent growth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Red Tape to invest Rs 100 cr in two yrs; targets 100 storesPremium men footwear and fashion lifestyle brand Red Tape is planning to invest Rs 100 crore by the end of next year as a part of its plan to treble the number of its exclusive outlets in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Gold buying trickles in ahead of festivalsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian gold buyers trickled in at lower levels on Tuesday as traders geared up to meet festive demand, dealers said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Health ministry to review guidelines on swine fluHealth minister GN Azad is holding a high-level meeting today to review the guidelines to contain the spread of the disease.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Mumbai twin blasts case sentencing postponed to Thursday - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am Maharashtra invokes Epidemic Act to check swine fluA total of 150 cases of swine flu have been reported in the whole of Maharashtra since April, when the epidemic broke out in Mexico and the US.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Fernandes takes oath as Rajya Sabha member - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am BCCI plans own testing regime after WADA decisionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cricket board, under fire for rejecting the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) "whereabouts" clause, wants to introduce its own testing system for domestic players from next year, local media reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:28 am Pune wakes up to flu reality; 27 people quarantinedA day after a city girl succumbed to swine flu, authorities swung into action quarantining 27 contacts of the 14-year-old.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 3:23 am Hospital's negligence responsible for girl's death: Maha CMMaharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan has said negligence on part of the private hospital which treated the 14-year-old was to blame for it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:59 am Advani asks government to explain 'contradiction' on PakistanPrime Minister Manmohan Singh or Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna must clarify their contradictory statements on Pakistan, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am What will you gift President Obama on his birthdayHowever, instead of taking a day off, the world's most powerful man prefers to have lunch with Senate Democrats at the White House. According to media reports, they are likely to discuss health care, ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Woman seeks Rs 1 cr compensation from TN AIDS control societyA 25-year-old housewife has moved the Madras High Court seeking Rs one crore as compensation and a public apology from the Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society for publishing her photograph along with that...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am 27 people quarantined in PuneA day after a girl IN Pune succumbed to swine flu, authorities swung into action on Tuesday quarantining 27 contacts of the 14-year-old besides putting on medication the staff of the hospital which...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Maharashtra CM blames hospital"This incident is really unfortunate. I feel there was total negligence on part of those who admitted her to the hospital and negligence on part of the hospital," the chief minister, who discussed the...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am India's merchandise exports decline ninth straight monthNew Delhi, Aug 3 : India's merchandise exports fell for the ninth straight month in June and were valued at USD 12.82 billion, down 27.7 percent over USD 17.73 billion registered in the like month las...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:35 am SC seeks reply from Samsung India on TDSIn 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 | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:34 am ANALYSIS - Reliance shifts fuel sales to Gulf, Europe; Asia fallsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Giant Indian refiner Reliance Industries' fuel exports shifted sharply in the second quarter after it doubled the size of its facilities to become the world's biggest, diverting fuel sales from Asia to the Gulf and Europe.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am Thousands pay their respect to Subhas ChakrabortyThousands of mourners showered petals and garlands as the body of West Bengal minister Subhas Chakraborty, one of the most popular leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was taken through North 24 Parganas district Tuesday on its last journey.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Sentencing in 2003 Mumbai blast case postponedA special court here Tuesday reserved till Thursday the sentencing of the husband-wife team and their aide convicted for the August 2003 twin bombings in Mumbai, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am School principal held for molesting teachersA principal of a private school in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly molesting two teachers of the same school, police said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Solapur to host International film fest from September 4Solapur, the melting pot of various cultures in Maharashtra, is all set to host an International film festival commencing from September 4.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:15 am I would rather end life than resign: ButaDescribing himself a saviour of dalits, Buta Singh claimed he served the community throughout his life and threatened he would "give up his life if asked to resign".Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:14 am Opposition slams govt over Pakistan freeing SaeedCreating an uproar in Lok Sabha, NDA, SP and RJD said release of 26/11 mastermind Saeed had exposed the hollowness of PM's statement of "trust and verify" with regard to Pak's actions against terrorism.Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:14 am INTERVIEW - Barclays India wealth arm sees 25 pct annual growthMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian wealth management unit of Britain's Barclays expects its business to expand 25 percent annually for at least three to five years as it taps into the country's growing rich, a top official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:11 am NDA, SP, RJD join hands to attack Govt on Pak policy - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 2:10 am Bill Clinton in N.Korea to free U.S. journalistsSEOUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed U.S. journalists, a move some analysts said could mark the isolated state's return to dialogue over nuclear weapons.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:56 am Australia detains 4 for plotting suicide attackMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian police arrested four men linked to a Somali militant group on Tuesday, accusing them of planning a suicide attack on an army base and raising concerns al Qaeda-linked militants were seeking targets outside Africa.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:55 am Navy to undergo infra development soon: Adm Mehta - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:55 am An average man spends a year ogling women!An average bloke devotes a good 43 minutes a day eyeing up 10 different girls, researchers revealed. As far as the ladies are concerned, they ogle up to six men for 20 minutes a day - or six months of their lives, reports The Sun.Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:47 am Patnaik meets PM to demand more funds for Orissa - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:47 am Let's make BRTS a successAhmedabad Janmarg Limited chairman, IP Gautam talks about the city's Janmarg or Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:28 am BRTS in Surat: First phase approvedSurat Municipal Corporation's standing committee has approved the first route for the 495-crore BRTS project in Surat.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:21 am Shahid-Priyanka in a hot photoshootSource: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 1:08 am Gujarat HC to decide IIM-A's legal statusIs IIM-A an autonomous institution, or an instrumentality of State, Gujarat High court will decide.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:56 am Sunny Deol to sue radio station for 'Son Sunny'Son Sunnya popular filler on radio station which is a spoof on Sunny Deol and father Dharmendra has run into trouble for actor Sunny Deol is in no mood to listen to his mockery being made on national radio.Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:55 am SIT may probe Sohrabuddin murder - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:41 am Mallika Sherawat compares herself to SrideviBollywoods sexy siren, Mallika Sherawat is highly banking on Jennifer Lynchs Hissss in which she plays a snake woman.Source: The Times of India | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:41 am YSR-Naidu face-off again in HouseBoth Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition claim credit for city’s progressSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Cricketers should fall in line: GillWorld Anti-Doping Agency Code: What is good for the world is good for us tooSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Mishap at Metro site: two workers hurtA steel cage of a pillar under construction came down at IndiranagarSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Two labourers drown in manholeHYDERABAD: Two labourers, who were hired to clean a manhole before the Seetaramanjaneya temple at Dayara Market in Ramnagar of Musheerabad, drowned in it on Monday morning. Bodies of the victims, K. Ramulu, 35, and K. Narsimha, 34, were ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Ahmadinejad gets nodFor second term as PresidentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am We will protect government’s interest over gas supply: DeoraMulayam Singh alleges discrimination against Uttar PradeshSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Pune girl dies of suspected swine fluMumbai: A 14-year-old Pune girl, who tested positive for swine flu on July 31, died on Monday evening. This is being seen as the first death caused by the H1N1 swine flu virus in India. Lung ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am State directed to pay relief for ‘fake’ encounter deathNEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Tamil Nadu government to pay a relief of Rs. 3 lakh to the family of Suresh alias Sura of Vyasarpadi here, who it found was killed by the police in a fake encounter on Ibrahim ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Web sitesTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government has directed all departments to develop their web sites in Malayalam to reach out to larger segment of the population. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Magsaysay Award for Deep Joshi, 5 othersKuala Lumpur/New Delhi: Prominent Indian social activist Deep Joshi, who has done pioneering work for “development of rural communities,” was on Monday named along with five others for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Coming soon: Rahul Mahajan's swayamvar!After wrapping up the televised betrothal of item girl Rakhi Sawant, buzz is that a similar swayamvar is being planned for her male counterpart Rahul Mahajan from Bigg Boss.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 11:26 pm Sensex slips into red at opening bellA key index of the Indian equities markets slipped into the red soon after opening higher Tuesday and was ruling 54 points down, about five minutes into trading.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm Maya seeks Rs 656 crore for statues, no funds for drought relief - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm Protesting Dhaka judges forcibly retired, reinstatedTwo judges who led a hundred others in a demonstration against a government decision were forced into retirement, but have been reinstated after they apologised.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 10:31 pm Rakhi Sawant says she won't invite mother to weddingSounding excited after her engagement to NRI businessman Elesh Parunjwala, item girl Rakhi Sawant says she wants all her friends, including ex-boyfriend Abhishek Awasthi, to attend her wedding but will not invite her mother.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm TTE strips woman for not buying ticketSource: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 9:48 pm Toyboy lovers don't make for lifelong unions!Want to have a lifelong marital union? Well, then don't marry a man who is nine or more years older than you or is two or more years younger than you are, revealed some of Australia's top demographers.Source: The Times of India | 3 Aug 2009 | 9:37 pm Bill Clinton to address IIT summit in ChicagoFormer American President Bill Clinton will be among many top leaders to address the seventh Pan-IIT Global Conference being held in Chicago in October.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm 'Chaloo Movie' not inspired by 'Munnabhai' series: DirectorDirector Vinod Pande, known for making films with sensual overtones like 'Sins' and 'Red Swastik', is now trying his hand at comedy for the first time with 'Chaloo Movie'. And he dismisses rumours that his film has been inspired by the hit 'Munnabhai' series.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 8:00 pm Chhattisgarh BJP leader Sai elected to Rajya SabhaSenior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Chhattisgarh Nand Kumar Sai was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha late Monday for the lone vacant seat for the upper house from the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 7:31 pm Beware gossip-mongers, celebrities will take you to courtThere are stories and rumours galore about film stars, but celebrities are no longer willing to tolerate gossip that will affect their relationships. Many like Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar have threatened legal action to stop gossip-mongers from spreading false news about their personal lives.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 7:30 pm Jackson's mom gets custody, seeks say in estateLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's 79-year-old mother was awarded custody of the singer's three children on Monday and given more time to spell out objections to having two music executives administer his multi-million dollar estate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 5:26 pm Subhas loses fight against cancer - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 4:36 pm “Confidentiality clause must be removed” - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Aug 2009 | 3:14 pm SP legislator denies assaulting Varanasi officialHaji Abdul Samad, a legislator of the opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh, Monday denied having assaulted Varanasi additional district magistrate (ADM) R.K.Singh and claimed the official was trying to implicate him.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm First swine flu death takes Pune health officials unawaresThe death of a 14-year-old girl due to swine flu here Monday has shocked health officials at how a serious H1N1 patient could remain under private treatment for over a fortnight.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm PM assures of protecting interest of Kerala's farmersPrime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured Kerala that interests of the state farmers will be taken care of after chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan expressed fears that a trade agreement with ASEAN nations would affect the state's agriculture.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Aug 2009 | 10:33 am India confirms first H1N1 deathNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government on Monday confirmed the country's first death from the H1N1 flu in Pune, a top official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Aug 2009 | 9:02 am
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