Call centre employee `sedated, raped` by colleague!

A 28-year-old employee of a call centre was arrested in Delhi on Sunday after his junior colleague accused him of giving her a sedative in cold drink and raping her in west Delhi, the police said.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:25 am

Another Indian student attacked in Australia!

A youth from Indore has now become the latest victim of racial attack in Australia.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:25 am

Pune doc, Chennai boy succumb to swine flu; toll rises to six!

India on Monday reported two swine flu deaths, with a 35-year-old ayurvedic doctor in Pune and a 4-year-old boy in Chennai succumbing to the virus.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Aug 2009 | 6:25 am

India-Nepal foreign ministers' meet tomorrow - Times of India


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India-Nepal foreign ministers' meet tomorrow
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KATHMANDU: The foreign ministers of Nepal and India will hold their first meeting in New Delhi Tuesday since the formation of a new government in Nepal and ahead of Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's first official visit to India starting August ...
Review of peace treaty, trade to top agenda of Nepal fm's visitHindu
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:24 am

'Allow pvt hospitals to diagnose, treat swine flu patients'

To control the spread of swine flu in the country, which have result in six deaths, industry chamber Assocham today asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to permit reputed private hospitals and accredited charitable institutions to diagnose and treat suspected such patients.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am

Investors put in over Rs1.23 lakh cr, mostly in fixed plans

Mutual fund investors put in more than Rs 1.23 lakh crore into various schemes in July the second biggest infusion in a month this fiscal mainly in fixed income plans.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am

L&T Infotech partners with Micro Focus to set up CoE

L&T Infotech today said it has partnered with Micro Focus to set up a Center of Excellence (CoE) in Mumbai.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:12 am

IBM opens centres of excellence at six colleges in Maharashtra

IBM today announced new and extended collaborations with six engineering and technology colleges across Maharashtra to provide a platform for development of software skills among students.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:08 am

OIL may price IPO at Rs 1,000-1,100 a share

Oil India, the second state-run firm to hit the market with an offering of equity shares this year, may price its IPO that opens on September 7 at Rs 1,000-1,100 a share.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am

Centre allots Rs 300 cr to Arunachal for paying arrears - Business Standard


Centre allots Rs 300 cr to Arunachal for paying arrears
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PTI / Itanagar August 10, 2009, 15:03 IST The Centre is giving Rs 300 crore to Arunachal Pradesh to meet the 'resource gap', which will enable the state government pay 15 months arrears to its employees to fulfil commitments made before the last Lok ...
Congress to contest on its own in Arunachal PradeshHindu
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Arunachal govt to carve out 2 more districtsPress Trust of India

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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am

CIL eyeing partnership with global cos like BHP, Rio

State-run Coal India is eyeing strategic partnership with mining behemoths like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto to mine coal abroad and has floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the same.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am

Kate Ceberano calls Tom Cruise her idol

Aussie pop vocalist Kate Ceberano has revealed that American actor Tom Cruise is her idol.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am

What you eat or drink may help you get pregnant

What goes inside a body may have a significant effect in improving female fertility, suggests a study.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am

Gade makes winning start, Bao toppled at worlds

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Danish third seed Peter Gade started with an easy win but Chinese 11th seed Bao Chunlai was upstaged in the first round of the world badminton championships which began under tight security on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am

Centre allots Rs 300 cr to Arunachal for paying arrears

The Centre is giving Rs 300 crore to Arunachal Pradesh to meet the 'resource gap', which will enable the state government pay 15 months arrears to its employees to fulfil commitments made before the last Lok Sabha elections.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am

Bandh in Vasai-Nalasopara

The Vasai-Nalasopara and Virar belt on Monday observed a spontaneous shutdown today.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am

Germany's c-Lecta joins hands with Acoris

Contract research organisation in pharmaceutical sector Acoris Research has signed a strategic partnership with Germany's industrial biotech unit "c- Lecta" to develop synthetic routes for chiral compounds.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am

Prince Harry dodges punch from UK rap star

British rapper says he felt like punching the royal for his 'cheeky' greeting.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am

ICICI Bank tops value chart on BSE, NSE

ICICI Bank is leading the combined value chart on both the BSE and the NSE with a total turnover of Rs 596.21 crore. It is followed by Reliance (Rs 525.35 crore), Tata Steel (Rs 512.51 crore), Bharti Airtel (Rs 500.74 crore) and Mahindra Satyam (Rs 447.47 crore).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:59 am

Michael Jackson buried in Hollywood

Michael Jackson was buried at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills without a fan in sight, according to a report.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:58 am

Monsoon rains shortfall widens - sources

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The shortfall in India's monsoon rains since June 1 worsened to 28 percent on Aug. 8 from 25 percent three days earlier, but rainfall is forecast to revive in two key crop regions, senior officials of the weather office told Reuters on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:54 am

Schools, colleges, malls shut in Pune over swine flu

While schools and colleges will be closed for the entire week, cinema halls will be shut for three days, a state government spokesman announced here.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:53 am

MP, MLA injured as protesters attack their motorcade

Thane MP Baliram Jadhav and MLA Hitendra Thakur were injured along with 10 policemen when protesters at their motorcade last night.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:43 am

India says to roll out solar power plan by Dec

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will roll out a 20 gigawatt solar power plan by the end of December, the country's renewable energy secretary said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am

Hang Seng hits 11-month closing high

Asian markets mostly ended in the green today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am

26/11 trial: MTNL to provide video conference facility

Services of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd have been requisitioned to provide video conference facility to a special court for deposition of three US nationals.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:41 am

Swine flu claims first victim in TN, four-yr-old dies

The boy, being treated for swine flu, died of multiple organ failure this morning. He was put on ventilator yesterday when his condition worsened.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:37 am

British chains threaten Australian wool boycott: report

Britain's leading fashion retailers are threatening to boycott Australian wool after farmers said they would continue sheep mulesing, cutting of the hide to prevent disease, a report said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:34 am

Stress, dieting may lead to positive cannabis test

A new study has revealed that stress and dieting can lead to a positive cannabis test long after the drug was last used.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:24 am

19-year-old receives UK's first eyelash transplant

Britain's first-ever eyelash transplant has been performed on a 19-year-old with a hair-pulling disorder.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:15 am

Sukhbir Badal gets back job in father's Govt - Hindustan Times


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Sukhbir Badal gets back job in father's Govt
Hindustan Times
Having remained out of power for about 40 days, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Monday sworn in as deputy chief minister in the Punjab government headed by his father, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Badal junior was administered the ...
Sukhbir Badal sworn-in as Deputy CM PunjabPunjabNewsline.com
Sukhbir to return as Deputy CM of Punjab tomorrowPress Trust of India
BJP on Sukhbir reinstatement as CM: 'It is a closed chapter'Indopia
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am

Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan

For months now they have been predicting this could happen -- now it has, say reporters Yochi Dreazen and Peter Spiegel of The Wall Street Journal. The Taliban [
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

Pakistan doesn't need secret deals with militants

he ongoing attacks by American drones are unpopular in Pakistan, but a large number of Pakistanis are happy over the news that the chief of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed ...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

More Indian women in UN peace-keeping force

India, which sends the second largest number of women police officers annually to the United Nations Peace Keeping Force, may soon have opportunities to send more women police personnel to the world b...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

India women beat Chile 3-1 in junior hockey World Cup

Boston, Aug 10 : India beat Chile 3-1 in their second round match of the Women's Junior Hockey World Cup here at Harvard University's Jordan Field.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:04 am

Markets reverse early gains, auto stocks decline

The key benchmark indices reversed early gains to edge lower in noon trade. Auto and capital goods stocks led the decline on the bourses today. M&M and Bajaj Auto were the biggest losers in the au...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 2:04 am

India to open new uranium mines, boost nuclear power

Bangalore India is embarking on opening new uranium mines and boosting nuclear power generation capacity as fuel supplies are expected to get a major push from domestic and international sources, a to...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:57 am

BCCI holds fitness camps in Delhi, Mumbai

The break in India's international calendar has allowed the BCCI to schedule fitness tests for select players in Delhi and Mumbai. The first batch of players, including Ishant Sharma, Harbhajan Singh,...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:55 am

DIFF introduces Europe, India, Africa and North America to best of Arab filmmaking

The Dubai International Film Festival's cultural bridges are reaching into four continents this year, taking the best filmmaking from the Gulf, Levant, Maghreb and Egypt to tens of thousands of men, w...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:51 am

Register case against Musharraf, Pak court orders cops

A Pakistani court has directed the police to register a case against ex-president Musharraf for "illegally" detaining members of the judiciary in 2007.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:51 am

Health minister meets govt officials to tackle swine flu

NEW DELHI: As deaths due to swine flu continue to rise, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday discussed with cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar the situation arising out of spread of the vira...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am

Pak national escapes from police custody in Jammu

JAMMU: A Pakistani national, arrested for illegally crossing into Jammu and Kashmir along the LoC, today escaped from Khour police station in the district, police said. Mohmmad Zahid, who was ar...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am

Bihar declares 26 of 38 districts 'calamity hit' - Press Trust of India


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Bihar declares 26 of 38 districts 'calamity hit'
Press Trust of India
Patna, Aug 10 (PTI) The Bihar Government today declared 26 out of 38 districts in the state as "natural calamity-hit" following deficient rainfall, and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sanction a special package to tackle the crisis. ...
26 Bihar districts declared drought-hitTimes of India
Bihar meet on drought listCalcutta Telegraph
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Patna Daily -SamayLive -Deccan Herald
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:39 am

Highest Army post on LoC to check infiltration


Source: The Times of India | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:24 am

Jammu bandh hits normal life, 25 BJP leaders held - Zee News


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Jammu bandh hits normal life, 25 BJP leaders held
Zee News
Jammu: Normal life was affected here Monday due to Jammu bandh called by a group of activists demanding location for the proposed central university in Jammu, even as 25 BJP leaders including state party chief Ashok Khajuria were arrested. ...
Students group threatens I-Day celebration boycott in JammuEconomic Times
Shutdown in Jammu over central university demandSamayLive
Two students in Jammu quarantinedHindustan Times
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 1:06 am

India to open new uranium mines, boost nuke power - Press Trust of India


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India to open new uranium mines, boost nuke power
Press Trust of India
Bangalore, Aug 10 (PTI) India is embarking on opening new uranium mines and boosting nuclear power generation capacity as fuel supplies are expected to get a major push from domestic and international sources, a top scientist said. ...
`Nuke Tech key to food security'Express Buzz
India to open new uranium mine, boost nuclear power generation ...All India Radio
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:23 am

H1N1 toll six after death of Pune doctor, Chennai child

A 35-year-old ayurvedic doctor in Pune and a four-year-old boy in Chennai died of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus early Monday, taking the toll of the viral disease to six in the country.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:01 am

World Tiger Summit in Ranthambore next year

NEW DELHI: India will host the World Tiger Summit next year and wildlife experts from various countries are expected to congregate to deliberate on conservation of the diminishing striped cats. “Rajasthan will host the World Tiger ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

NRI dies, first victim in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat recorded its first swine flu death on Sunday. Non-resident Indian Pravin Patel, who had returned from Atlanta, United States, on July 31, fell victim to the A(H1N1) virus at the government civil hospital in Ahmedabad. His ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Manmohan: step up drive against swine flu

Health Ministry team in Pune: Azad
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Five killed in cinema hall stampede

VIZIANAGARAM: Five persons were killed and several others injured on Sunday in a stampede for tickets at a cinema hall in Salur, Vizianagaram district, screening the Telugu film “Magadheera”. The tragedy occurred when ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Krishna calls on racial attack victim

Melbourne: External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Sunday called on Indian student Shravan Kumar, who is yet to fully recover from a brutal assault by a group of teenagers here in May, and enquired about his health. The 25-year-old ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Centre urged to sanction rice quota

State needs additional 35,000 tonnes of rice, says Civil Supplies Minister
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Ruling alliance wins majority in Jaffna poll

Tamil National Alliance wins in Vavuniya
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

The Brazilians have the last laugh

PUNE: Brazil, stretched to the fifth set for the second time in a row, had players with steady nerves in Mauricio Silva and Issac Santos to deliver the punches and won a nerve-wracking final 3-2 (30-28, 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-8) in the 2009 ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Strong quake rocks Tokyo

TOKYO: A strong earthquake shook Japan’s capital and surrounding areas on Sunday, halting trains and a professional baseball game, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. — AP ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

6 more bodies recovered; landslip toll 21

Dehra Dun: Six more bodies were recovered from the debris on Sunday, taking the death toll in the cloudburst that triggered a massive landslip in three villages of Pithoragarh district to 21. “We have so far recovered 21 bodies ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

U.S. targets Afghan drug lords tied to Taliban - report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has placed 50 suspected Afghan drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban on a Pentagon target list to be captured or killed, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing a Congressional report to be released this week.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 11:47 pm

Mums learn parenting from own mothers

Mothers, but not fathers, tend to follow in the footsteps of their own mums when it comes to learning parenting practices, suggests a new study.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 11:38 pm

Indian in Aus attacked with baseball bats, beer bottles - IBNLive.com


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Indian in Aus attacked with baseball bats, beer bottles
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: An Indian student who hails from Indore has become the latest victim of an alleged racist attack in Australia. Mohit Mangal, an engineering student who works as a mall supervisor in Sydney, was on his way to work when four men assaulted him ...
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Australia Should Regulate Education More, Indian Minister SaysBloomberg
Australia assures India of safety of Indian studentsTimes of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:41 pm

Critics will love me in Kurbaan: Kareena

Kareena Kapoor says "Kurbaan" has given her the opportunity to sink her teeth into one of the best roles in her career.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:39 pm

Fans preparing gala event to celebrate Kamal's 50 years in films

In his five-decade-long career he has acted in more than 150 films in different Indian languages, directed movies and won several awards. Kamal Haasan, one of the finest actors of Indian cinema, completes 50 years in showbiz this year and fans are busy preparing to celebrate his remarkable journey.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm

Priyanka is fun, says Shahid

Are they or aren't they a couple? That's a question Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur steered clear of, even as he praised his "Kaminey" co-star Priyanka Chopra to the skies saying she is at her "career's best right now".
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:28 pm

Chennai boy, Pune doctor die of swine flu; toll rises to 6

A 4-year-old Chennai boy died of swine flu after a Pune doctor died of the disease on Monday morning. The ayurvedic doctor died at Sasoon Hospital in Pune. All you need to know about swine flu
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:55 pm

Indian in Australia beaten with baseball bat

Mohit Mangal from Indore was attacked by four Australian youths on Sunday night while he was on his way to a shopping mall in Sydney.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm

Fifth swine flu death in India

A 35-year-old ayurvedic doctor died of influenza A (H1N1) infection here Monday morning, becoming the fifth swine flu victim in the country, an official said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm

Gear up for dark comic ride with 'Kaminey'

After his critically-acclaimed 'Omkara', director Vishal Bharadwaj is back with dark drama 'Kaminey'. Releasing Friday, this Shahid Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra-starrer is all about gangsters, rebel soldiers, rogue politicians and crooked cops.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm

You'll see a different me in 'Kurbaan': Kareena

She has played a prostitute, a bubbly girl-next-door and the ultimate glamour queen in her almost decade-long career, but Kareena Kapoor says 'Kurbaan' has given her the opportunity to sink her teeth into one of the best roles in her career.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm

China diverts Afghan plane after bomb threat

According to the official Xinhua news agency, the China-bound Afghan plane was suspected of being threatened by persons holding a bomb.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Aug 2009 | 8:25 pm

Regular polls hurt Mamata's plans - Indian Express


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Regular polls hurt Mamata's plans
Indian Express
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has said several projects are on the cards for the state but she is unable to announce them fearing the violation of the model code of conduct imposed before the Assembly by-elections. “We have several projects, ...
Mamata sees early electionsHindu
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All political roads lead to MangalkotCalcutta Telegraph
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Aug 2009 | 7:53 pm

China-bound Afghan plane makes emergency landing in Kandahar

An Afghan airlines flight on route from Kabul to Urumqi in northwest China was forced to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan's Kandahar City Sunday night following a mechanical problem in the aircraft, officials said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 7:01 pm

8 rare monkeys stolen from Alipore zoo - Times of India


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8 rare monkeys stolen from Alipore zoo
Times of India
KOLKATA: Eight Brazilian monkeys found in only two Indian zoos were stolen from Alipore Zoological Gardens on Saturday night. The theft of the Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) - a midget-sized simian species measuring 14-18 cm — was detected on ...
Eight exotic monkeys stolen from Alipore ZooHindu
Rare monkeys stolen from zoo as guards sleepCalcutta Telegraph
8 marmosets stolenThe Statesman
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Aug 2009 | 5:20 pm

Jaipur kept waiting, no word on Gayatri Devi's will - IBNLive.com


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Jaipur kept waiting, no word on Gayatri Devi's will
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PTI Jaipur: Heirs to late Jaipur royal Gayatri Devi's estate will have to wait to know who will inherit her properties worth Rs 1000 crore. Gayatri Devi's will was to be read out in Jaipur on Sunday but the document was not discussed at a ceremony in ...
Mourning ends, no Will in sightTimes of India
Gayatri Devi propertyCalcutta Telegraph
Who will inherit Rajmata's wealth? suspense continuesPress Trust of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Aug 2009 | 1:20 pm

Threatened Afghan plane lands in Kandahar

A China-bound Afghan plane of Kam Airlines, reportedly threatened by a bomb, landed at the airport in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan Sunday night, sources at Kabul International Airport said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 12:30 pm

Paperwork turns back China-bound Afghan flight

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A China-bound Afghan passenger flight was sent back to Afghanistan because it lacked the proper documents required to land, not because of a bomb or hijack threat, Afghan officials said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 12:28 pm

Priyanka is great...as an actress: Shahid Kapur

Are they or aren't they a couple? That's a question Bollywood actor Shahid Kapur steered clear of, even as he praised his 'Kaminey' co-star Priyanka Chopra to the skies saying she is at her 'career's best right now'.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am

Left Front can go for early elections, says Mamata

Trinamool Cognress leader and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday carried forward her twin strategy of initiating development work alongside launching sharp political assaults on her rival West Bengal's ruling Left Front.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am

Mamata assails Congress

Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Sunday came down heavily on her alliance partner Congress for forming the municipal board here after 'ditching' her party.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am

Chelsea beat United on penalties to win Community Shield

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea got their hands on the first trophy of the English season on Sunday when they beat Manchester United on penalties to win the curtain-raising Community Shield after a lively Wembley encounter had ended 2-2.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:46 am

England withdraws badminton team due to attack fears

HYDERABAD (Reuters) - England pulled out of the badminton world championships in Hyderabad on Sunday, citing a "specific terrorist threat".

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 10:02 am

Australia gain momentum with massive win

LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Australia will ride a wave of momentum into the Ashes decider following their crushing win over England in the fourth test on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:14 am

Pakistan Taliban commander denies shootout with rival

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani Taliban commander on Sunday denied reports of a deadly shootout with a rival, saying there had not been any fighting or a meeting to decide on new leadership for the group.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Aug 2009 | 7:38 am