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KL Prasad appointed Maharashtra intelligence chief!Mumbai`s Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) KL Prasad has been appointed State Intelligence Department (SID) chief, the Home Department said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Two Delhi swine flu patients in serious condition!Two swine flu patients admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here are stated to be in "serious but stable" condition, health officials said Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Badal family gainfully employed in public life! !In these times of recession, when millions have lost their jobs, one family in Punjab seems to be gainfully employed in public life - with the exception of a sole member.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Private hospitals in Mumbai to set up isolation wards!Private hospitals in Mumbai today agreed to set up isolation wards for treatment of swine-flu affected as government said patients can get admitted to such hospitals once officials found the facilities satisfactory.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am 81 more test positive for H1N1 in Maharashtra: Official!The total number of H1N1 cases in Maharashtra stood at 408 after 81 more people tested positive for swine flu on Tuesday, a top health official said here.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Maoists kill two cops in Jharkhand`s Dhanbad district!Two cops were shot dead by Maoist rebels in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, police said Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Eight arrested for illegal mining in Orissa !Orissa`s vigilance department Wednesday arrested at least eight people, including mining officials and a mine owner, for their involvement in illegal mining in the state, an official said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Aug 2009 | 6:13 am Pete Doherty slapped with £500 fine after latest brush with lawThe Cheltenham Magistrates' Court has imposed a fine of 500 pounds on rock star Pete Doherty.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am Aamir's wife Kiran suffers a miscarriageAamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao has suffered a miscarriage, the Bollywood superstar disclosed on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am STAR expands its South Asian content offerings to Comcast customersSTAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation and Asias leading media and Entertainment Company, has launched four additional South Asian channels on Comcasts California Bay Area cable platform. The launch represents the first time that a South Asian news channel has ever been carried by a U.S. cable platform.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:28 am Peter Andre reveals why he dumped wife JordanPeter Andre has spoken about his heartache over his failed marriage with estranged wife Jordan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Cairn's Rajasthan oil field set for inaugurationPrime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to inaugurate later this month Cairn India's Rajasthan oil fields, sources said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:27 am Branded eggs enter consumers' menu; grows 20% annuallyProtein-rich and low-fat branded eggs are slowly becoming the staple breakfast choice of families, reflected in the product's 20 per cent sales growth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:25 am Shikha Sharma's package to exceed Rs 2 cr as Axis Bank chiefFormer ICICI Bank veteran Shikha Sharma will take home a hefty pay packet as Axis Bank Managing Director and CEO that will be in excess of Rs 2 crore a year, if one counts allowances and other perquisites.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Usher slapped with lawsuit over outstanding plumbing bill!Usher has been dragged into a legal battle with plumbers after he allegedly failed to pay up for work done in his Atlanta, Georgia mansion two years ago.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am Chidambaram confident of passage of women's quota bill by year endUnion home minister P Chidambaram today expressed confidence that the long-awaited Women's Reservation Bill would be passed by parliament this year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am John Terry reveals why he was cool on Manchester City bidJohn Terry has claimed that the offer made to him by Manchester City was not tempting enough for him to quit Chelsea.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Wipro sheds marginally despite new order hopesWipro finally shed marginally to close at Rs 506. The stock touched an intra-day low of Rs 487 and a high of Rs 509. The counter clocked a volume of 197,129 shares as against two-week average trades of 282,838 shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am First swine flu death in NashikThe deceased Dr Rupesh Gangurde was admitted to a private hospital on Monday after he complained of vomitting and fever, hospital sources said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am ISRO launches beta version of 3D mapping tool - BhuvanThe common man can now view sharper pictures of any part of the world on their personal computer using satellite images with ISRO today unveiling 'Bhuvan', its version of Google Earth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Raj Oil Mills ends at marginal discount on debutRaj Oil Mills finally settled at Rs 118 on the BSE today. The debutant touched an intra-day high of Rs 133, up 6.5% from its opening. The counter clocked a volume of over 17.3 million shares on the first day.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Monsoon rain gap widens to 29 pct-sourcesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rainfall deficit widened by one percentage point from the previous day to 29 percent on Aug. 10, with rains in the soybean-growing central region weakening. The shortfall in the soybean-growing region of central India widened by 1 percentage point to 20 percent, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday, raising the prospect of increased imports from the world's top edible oil buyer.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am India-US investment treaty to take timeThe US today said its proposed bilateral investment treaty with India will take time to materialise, but when clinched it would offer protection to investors in each other's markets.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:14 am Unitech to invest Rs 600 cr for 5,000 affordable housesEnthused by the robust demand for its affordable housing projects, realty major Unitech today said it would invest Rs 600 crore to develop 5,000 such units in seven cities across India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am RCom partners with US firm for mobile conferencingAnil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom) has partnered with the US-based Kodiak Networks for a nationwide commercial roll-out of mobile conferencing service.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am After women, men turn to crash dieting, pills to achieve perfect bodIt's not just women who spend half of lives obsessing over their figures, men too have joined the ladies in their weight-loss bandwagon.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Mitchell Johnson is loving his newly discovered art of sledgingMitchell Johnson is loving his newly discovered art of sledging, and said he will ramp it up during next week's fifth and final Test.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Just a Minute with: Vishal Bhardwaj on ‘Kaminey’MUMBAI (Reuters) - Director Vishal Bhardwaj, known for his radically different approach to film making in Bollywood, is wooing audiences with the caper film “Kaminey”.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Two suspected of swine flu, quarantined in ChennaiThe two, hailing from Chidambaram and Ramanathapuram districts respectively, were immediately referred to the government-run Communicable Diseases Hospital (CDH) at Tondiarpet here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:04 am Two policemen suspended for Pak national's escapeTwo policemen were suspended and a special police officer (SPO) was dismissed from services today in connection with the escape of a Pakistani national.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Aug 2009 | 4:03 am Eight arrested in mining scam in Orissa - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am Acting classes for Victoria Beckham for American IdolEx-Spice Girl takes elocution, facial expression lessons to come across bestSource: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Maharashtra directs Mumbai schools to close for a weekMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Maharashtra government has directed all schools and colleges in Mumbai to remain closed for a week from Thursday, on concerns over the spread of swine flu, a spokesman for the state's chief minister said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am FBI confirms Pak link, says 26/11 attackers sailed from Karachi - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Children use web to look up sexAccording to a study of the top Web searches by youngsters, kids are using the Internet to watch YouTube videos and porn.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:20 am Industrial output surges to 16-month highNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's industrial output expanded at its fastest pace in 16 months in June, beating forecasts by a wide margin, as higher salaries of government employees and stimulus spending boosted consumer demand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 3:05 am Mumbai attack justice high priority for Obama - diplomatNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ensuring justice in last November's Mumbai attack is a "high priority" for President Obama and the United States will keep pressing Pakistan for action against its planners, a top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:48 am 26/11 trial: FBI confirms Pakistan linkDeposing before a special court in the Mumbai terror attack case, an FBI agent said the GPS data showed that the terrorists came from Pakistan.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:45 am Nepal Foreign Minister meets Anand SharmaNew Delhi, Aug 12 : Visiting Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala met Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Yoga can cure swine flu, says Baba RamdevNew Delhi, Aug 12 : Amidst growing concern on the increasing spread of the H1N1 virus in India, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev prescribed yoga as a cure for the disease.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Indian cricketers attend pre-season conditioning campMumbai, Aug 12 : India's cricket squad was shaping up well ahead of next month's Champions Trophy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Aptara transforms static online journal into open access publishing portal for plastic surgeryNew Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): Aptara, a pioneer in digital publishing solutions, and Open Science Co., LLC, an Open Access medical publisher committed to the free and broad dissemination of medical knowledge, are pleased to announce the dramatic success of the first phase of development for the medical portal ePlasty.com.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am Greenathon-II lends a fillip to TERI's 'Lighting a Billion Lives' projectNew Delhi, Aug 12 : The mass awareness campaign named Greenathon II was launched in New Delhi.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:31 am India swine flu toll rises to 15, 2 victims in RML HospitalPune/Delhi, Aug 12 : A 33-year-old succumbed to the deadly swine flu virus in Pune on Wednesday taking the country's' swine flu death toll to 15.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Pakistan rejects reports about attack on nuke sites"It is rubbish. These aspersions are factually incorrect and are part of typical propaganda campaign to malign Pakistan," The Nation quoted the Pakistan Army's [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:22 am Women spend 16 months of their lives cryingAn average woman spends the equivalent of one year and four months of her life crying, new research has shown. The survey of 3,000 females found, that during their first year, women shed tears for th...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:22 am 'Confident of passage of women's quota bill by year end'"...I am confident that by the year end the Women's Reservation Bill will be passed," Chidambaram said after flagging off three women special EMU train services at the Tambaram railway station near Ch...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:22 am 1 killed, 9 injured in militant grenade attackImages ] said militants hurled a grenade at a party of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force, near the bus stand in Sopore town, which exploded injuring 10 civilian bystanders.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:22 am China blocking sanctions against JeM chief, India gives info - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:13 am China blocking sanctions against JeM chiefWith China blocking UNSC sanctions against JeM chief Masood Azhar, India has provided detailed information to it about his involvement in terror activities.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 2:13 am Report on attacks on its N-sites, angers PakPakistan flew into a rage and saw all kinds of dark designs and conspiracies in questions about the security of its nuclear weapons examined in a UK study.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:27 am Industrial output surges to 16-month highIndia's industrial output rose by a much faster-than-expected 7.8%in June from a year earlier, data showed on Wednesday.Source: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 1:17 am Swine flu: Schoolboy dies in Pune, toll climbs to 15A Maharashtra schoolboy succumbed to swine flu on Wednesday morning, taking the toll in the deadly pandemic to 15. KNOW ABOUT SWINE FLUSource: The Times of India | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:50 am Suu Kyi found ‘guilty;’ sentence reducedSINGAPORE: In a courtroom drama in Yangon on Tuesday, Myanmar’s junta commuted a tough sentence within minutes of its being pronounced against celebrated democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, according to her ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Celestial treat for star-gazersNew Delhi: A celestial treat is in store for star-gazers who can look forward to fireworks in the skies in the form of Perseids meteor shower between August 8 and 14. Perseids, a prolific meteor shower is associated with the comet ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am It was 7.8 magnitude quake in AndamansAftershocks felt in many cities in the south and east of the countrySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Pregnant woman first flu casualty in State?Davangere District Health Officer refuses to confirm virus, awaits test resultSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Rangarajan heads advisory councilNEW DELHI: The Prime Minister has reconstituted his Economic Advisory Council with C. Rangarajan as head and Govinda Rao, V.S. Vyas, Suman Bery and S. Chaudhuri as members. Mr. Rangarajan has quit as Rajya Sabha MP. He will replace Suresh ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Private hospitals agree to pitch inBMC resorts to an SMS opinion poll to decide whether to shut down schoolsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Tremors felt in Vizag, VijayawadaVISAKHAPATNAM: People ran out of their homes in several parts of the city following mild tremors that were felt twice on Tuesday following an earthquake of 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale. However, there was no damage to life and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am 2 more deaths in MaharashtraMumbai: A 62-year-old woman from Thane and a 13-year-old girl from Pune have died of swine flu. Of the seven deaths caused by the infection in Maharashtra, five are from Pune, while one is from Mumbai and the other from Thane. However, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Preet Bharara confirmed as Manhattan attorneyWashington: Punjab-born Preet Bharara has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new Attorney for Manhattan in New York, considered the most prestigious federal prosecutor’s post outside Washington. President Barack Obama ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Death toll mounts to 11New Delhi: Four more persons — one each in Pune, Vadodara, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram — died of swine flu on Tuesday, increasing the toll to 11. Kerala recorded its first fatality, and the virus spread to Jammu and Meghalaya. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Retail food prices up 32 pct in June-July - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Retail prices of food items in India have surged up to a third in two months to July after deficient monsoon rains, the NDTV website said, citing a report by the Press Trust of India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:27 pm Shahid, Shilpa voted Bollywood's best dancersSource: The Times of India | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:20 pm Sensex starts in the redA key index of the Indian equities markets opened in the red Wednesday, and was 145 points below its last closing figure about ten minutes into trade.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:03 pm Prove Mehsud is alive: Pak govt to TalibanSource: The Times of India | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:49 pm Sharad Pawar to brief PM on high sugar prices - paperNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Farm minister, Sharad Pawar, has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Aug. 17 to discuss rising sugar prices and falling output, the Financial Express newspaper said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:40 pm Trinamool keen on Gandhi's second term - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm Call to make use of RTI Act - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:24 pm Here comes 'Movers and amp; Shakers' sequel - minus Shekhar SumanPopular TV talk show 'Movers and amp; Shakers' will be back in a new format - this time on the internet - with Sumeet Raghavan set to play show host instead of Shekhar Suman. Titled 'Jai Hind!', it will go live on the web Aug 15.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm 'Daddy Cool' doesn't mock funerals: DirectorForthcoming laugh riot 'Daddy Cool' is about a funeral gone wrong, but it doesn't make fun of the solemn ceremony, says Hyderabad-based director K. Murli Mohan Rao who marks his return to Bollywood with the film.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 8:00 pm Sixth swine flu death in PuneA 35-year-old man became the sixth victim of swine flu in Pune Sassoon Hospital early Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:30 pm Myanmar's Suu Kyi ordered back into house detentionYANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar sentenced opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 18 months in detention on Tuesday, a verdict that drew condemnation abroad and will keep her off the political stage through next year's elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:38 pm Darjeeling to have new administrative framework - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:07 pm Sonia's Dalit love a mere drama, says BSP - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 6:01 pm SC on drought - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 3:09 pm Manipur women protesters meet Governor - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 1:44 pm Kailash Kher sets Delhiites grooving at Rahman's concertDelhi music aficionados were left wanting for more at the A.R. Rahman Unplugged concert here Tuesday evening with no solo performance by the maestro. But their pulses were set racing by singer Kailash Kher who literally made them jig with an electrifying performance.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm 15 new suspected swine flu cases in ChandigarhAt least 15 new suspected swine flu patients were reported in Chandigarh Tuesday, a health official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Air traffic restrictions ahead of I-DayNew Delhi's airspace will remain closed for two hours Wednesday and seven hours Aug 15 for the Independence Day celebrations, the Delhi airport operator said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Indiabulls executive arrested for illegal tradingThe vice president of leading share trading firm Indiabulls Securities was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trading illegally by accessing the online trading account of a chartered accountant here.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Rahman won't attend Jackson tribute concertMusic maestro A.R. Rahman will not be attending the Michael Jackson tribute concert in Chennai due to a Hollywood project.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:01 am Officials, mine owners booked for illegal Orissa miningOrissa's vigilance department Tuesday filed cases against nine people, including state officials and two mine owners, for their alleged involvement in illegal mining in Keonjhar district.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Aug 2009 | 11:01 am President shares her concerns over swine flu with envoys - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Aug 2009 | 10:38 am Swine flu scare at Badminton world championshipsHYDERABAD (Reuters) - A Malaysian coach was quarantined with swine flu symptoms at the world badminton championships on Tuesday, while a doubles pair from Thailand pulled out of a match after one of them complained of fever.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Aug 2009 | 7:45 am
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