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Lalu Prasad wants `janata hotels` for Bihar`s poor!Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday asked the Bihar government to open "janata hotels" in rural areas to provide cheap food to poor people in view of the drought.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:17 am School bus catches fire in Maha, 5 critical!At least 10 children sustained burn injuries when their school bus caught fire in Panvel near Mumbai.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:17 am India hub of child trafficking in South Asia!Nearly 150,000 women and children are trafficked from South Asia every year, "most of them from, via and to India", says a new report.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am Army revises promotion policy for Maj Gen, Lt Gen!The General-rank officers of the Army will now either execute administrative duties only or lead troops in operational formations, according to a new promotion policy implemented by the force.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 65th birth anniversary!President Pratibha Patil, PM Manmohan Singh and others paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 65th birth anniversary Thursday, joining his widow Sonia, their son Rahul, daughter Priyanka at his memorial Veer Bhumi here.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am Former NCERT Director conferred international award!Former NCERT Director J S Rajput was conferred the `Jan Amos Comenius Medal and Certificate` for exceptional achievements in the fields of educational research and innovation, five years after he was declared a recipient.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am Jaswant terms Guj order on book a “ban on thinking”!Criticising a ban imposed on his book by Gujarat govt, expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday said it amounted to "banning thinking".Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am First suspected swine flu death in Delhi!In what could be the national capital`s first death due to the swine flu, a 38-year-old woman, suspected to be suffering from the deadly H1N1 virus, died on Thursday at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML).Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am BJP meet discuss roadmap for future!Beset with internal bickerings, top BJP leadership on Wednesday discussed the problems within and the causes of the recent poll debacle in a bid to lay a roadmap for the future.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:15 am BSNL strike continues; impacts work i... - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am Ousted Jaswant gets sympathy from Farooq AbdullahUnion minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said that the manner in which Jaswant Singh was ousted was not proper.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am Wake Up Sid is a coming of age film, says RanbirHe said he decided to do the film because it was the finest script he had heard in his two-year-old career.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:36 am Two students drownThe deceased identified as Javed Shaikh and Sunil Yadav, accompanied by their three friends bunked school and went for an outing to a picnic spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Maha Govt approaches Shah Rukh for anti-child labour campaignAfter actor Aamir Khan refused the offer to be brand ambassador for its anti-child labour campaign, Maharashtra Government has approached Shah Rukh Khan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Do not open up debt market for FIIs beyond $5 bn: AssochamThe government should not open up the debt market to FIIs beyond $5 billion (about Rs 25,000 crore) to support its borrowing plan as it could be counterproductive in the prevailing scenario, industry body Assocham today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am Singh's controversial book becomes su... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:20 am Book row signals change in BJP's politicsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A row over a controversial new book has underlined that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be leaning toward a more radical agenda to reinvent itself after a heavy election defeat in May.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Legal expenses multiply for Ambanis' group firmsCourt battles are both time consuming and costly and who would know better than the Ambani brothers, as their group firms, fighting over gas, are showing multi-fold increase in legal expenses over the years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Govt approves conversion of loan to HPL into equityThe government today approved the conversion of its Rs 128 crore loan to state-run Hindustan Prefab Ltd (HPL) into equity to help the company becoming a viable enterprise.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:05 am Bharti, MTN again extend M&A talks;keep mkts guessingNEW DELHI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group once again extended exclusive talks aimed at creating the world's third-largest mobile firm, frustrating investors and raising concerns the deal structure was too complex to succeed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Singh's controversial book becomes subject of debate in PakSeeking to give Muhammed Ali Jinnah a clean chit for country's partition might have caused his expulsion from BJP, but former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh's book has earned him supporters across the border.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Vardhman Fantasy to open for public in NovemberReal estate player, Vardhman Group, today said it has set up an affordable amusement theme park called 'Vardhman Fantasy' in Mumbai which will be opened to the public in November.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Inflation up, but still in negative zone; food prices riseAfter declining to a three decade-low the previous week, inflation rose marginally to (-)1.53 per cent even as food prices continued to be dearer amid an erratic and deficient monsoon.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am JSW Energy IPO likely in two monthsSajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy is looking to come out with its initial public offering (IPO) in the next two months to raise about Rs 3,000 crore for partly funding its expansion plans.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Tesco to create 800 personal finance jobsBritain's biggest retailer Tesco today said that its personal finance unit would open a customer centre in Scotland, creating 800 jobs and bringing the group nearer to providing full banking services.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:47 am Praising Jinnah is not fair: Ajit SinghRastriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh said he did not agree with the views expressed by Jaswant Singh in his book.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Pawar should consider merging NCP with Congress: DigvijayAICC general secretary Digvijay Singh said NCP chief Sharad Pawar should consider merging his party with the Congress.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Rajiv's impact - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am Swiss bank UBS shares edge up after US dealUBS's share price stuttered ahead on Thursday after the announcement of a deal to settle a bruising US government lawsuit, while Swiss authorities decided to sell their stake in the troubled bank.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am Arsenal's Fabregas at center of Barcelona power struggleIt is believed that a 30 million pound deal has already been struck between Barcelona and the Gunners for Cesc Fabregas.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am Reliance Private Equity to close Rs 1,500 cr fund by SeptReliance Private Equity, an Anil Ambani Group company, today said it expects to close its first Rs 1,500-crore fund by the end of next month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:32 am Lampard vows to continue his goal scoring spree for ChelseaFrank Lampard has promised his Chelsea fans that he will keep scoring goals after he equalled Jimmy Greaves record in the club's all time goal charts.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:29 am Aus court issues arrest warrant against Indian studentAn Australian court issued an arrest warrant against an Indian student, who is believed to have fled after killing a pedestrian.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:25 am Sonia, Kochhar in Forbes' power listCongress president Sonia Gandhi and ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar ranked in the top 20 of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by Forbes.Source: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am Adani Power shares make disappointing debutMUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in Adani Power bounced around the issue price of 100 rupees after a shaky opening for India's first large IPO in 18 months, a performance that may prompt other listing hopefuls to lower their valuation expectations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:18 am Afghans vote despite sporadic violenceKABUL (Reuters) - Two Taliban insurgents were killed in a gunbattle in the Afghan capital on Thursday as millions voted in an anxiously awaited presidential election marked by sporadic violence across the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am WPI falls, food prices surge on poor monsoonNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price index fell in the year to Aug. 8 for the tenth week in a row, but drought-like conditions continued to push up food prices and broader inflation is expected by economists to rise sharply in coming months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:04 am US files case against 26/11 attackers... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Ciggies deaden smokers taste budsCigarette smokers have fewer and flatter taste buds, says a new study on Greek soldiers.Source: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:56 am India conscious of Chinese presence in Indian Ocean regionIndia is conscious of the Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean region and is taking "adequate measures" to make sure that its neighbourhood is not threatened.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:56 am US files case against 26/11 attackers: FBIThe Federal Bureau of Investigation told a Mumbai court that a case has been registered in the US regarding the 26/11 terror attacks, in which six Americans were killed.Source: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:54 am Bangalore prays to ward off swine flu virusBangalore, Aug 20 : Residents belonging to the Jain community in Bangalore organised special prayers to invoke divine intervention to ward off the swine flu virus.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Conference of Secretaries of Administrative reforms tomorrowNew Delhi, Aug 20 : A conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms will be held here tomorrow.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Army adopts new promotion policy for Major. Generals, Lt.GeneralsNew Delhi, Aug 20 : The Indian Army's new promotion policy restricts officers of the rank of Major General and Lieutenant General, to handle either administrative duties or lead troops in operational formations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Early goal by Lebanese striker mellows India in Nehru Cup starterNew Delhi, Aug 20 : The fifth minute goal by Lebaneon made it tough for India to bounce back into Nehru Cup starter, Indian football coach Bob Houghton after losing 0-1 to Lebanon said on Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Two militant hideouts busted in KashmirPoonch, Aug 20 : Security forces on Wednesday busted two militant hideouts in Poonch district and recovered fake Indian currency along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Abhinav Bindra, Shahid Kapoor get Rajiv Gandhi AwardMumbai, Aug 20 : India's first Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif and other young achievers were felicitated with prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Award here on Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Congress minister and lawmakers take a 20% salary cutNew Delhi, Aug 20 : Congress party has said its ministers and lawmakers will take a 20 percent cut in salaries to express solidarity with poor people facing a severe drought in the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Jaswant's expulsion is the BJP's gift to the RSShe Bharatiya Janata Party has been a laughing stock since the 2009 Lok Sabha election results, and more so in the manner the party expelled Jaswant Singh, one of the BJP's founding members who proudly...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:25 am Adani Power lists at a premiumI have 20 stocks of Adani Enterprise purchased at 833.Need advice if I have to sell at a loss or hold on to get the price - if yes what would be the duration to hold. Regards...ShivaSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:23 am Railways earnings grow by over 10 per centInflation remained negative for the tenth straight week, with it falling 1.53 per cent from a year earlier in the week ended August 8. It declined 1.74 per cent in the previous week.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Aug 2009 | 2:23 am Two swine flu deaths in 24 hours in DelhiThe national capital has recorded its first swine flu deaths with a 31-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman succumbing to the viral infection. KNOW ALL ABOUT SWINE FLUSource: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:56 am Mumbai: School bus catches fire, seve... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:33 am CBI to question Buta Singh on Aug 24CBI will soon record the statement of Buta Singh, chairman of the All India Commission for Schedule Castes, in connection with the corruption case against his son.Source: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 1:04 am Candle-lit dinners can lead to cancerCandle-lit dinners can lead to cancerSource: The Times of India | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:55 am Lalu wants 'janata hotels' for Bihar'... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:37 am Naveen seeks design institute - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:04 am `Hanuman then, Ravana now'NEW DELHI: A visibly emotional Jaswant Singh said on Wednesday in Shimla he was “saddened and pained” by the decision to expel him from the BJP’s primary membership. For 30 years he had served it and discharged ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Raid on Pudupet auto spare parts marketSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Nepal promises steps to improve business climateWe will create ‘feel-at-home’ environment for Indian entrepreneursSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Agriculture Minister’s remark stings TDPFurore over Raghuveera Reddy’s “dig” at Naidu; Assembly adjournedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Lock making comes to a grinding haltDINDIGUL: Lock manufacturing in the district has come to grinding halt as 3,000 workers, who are engaged in the industry, downed their tools in protest against the poor procurement price here on Tuesday. An indefinite strike by small ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am BJP expels Jaswant SinghParliamentary Board’s stern message against ideological deviationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am BSNL engineers on strike for second dayNEW DELHI: The indefinite strike by over 10,000 BSNL engineers entered the second day on Wednesday, even as more than two lakh non-executive employees of the firm joined them, demanding early wage revision. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Rice output may drop by 10 million tonnes, says PawarNEW DELHI: Even as the number of drought-hit districts has risen to 246 in 10 States, the Centre on Wednesday declared that rice production might decline by 10 million tonnes this kharif, following a shortfall of 5.7 million hectares in paddy ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Security forces, Maoists trade fireMIDNAPORE: Maoists and security forces exchanged fire at three places in Lalgarh in West Midnapore district on Wednesday, for the second time in three days, the police said. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Fishermen Rights Bill comingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Gayatri Devi's will out: Grandchildren get it allThe mystery is finally over. Rajmata Gayatri Devi has left it all for her grandchildren, Devraj Singh and Lalitya Kumari, it was announced at a press conference.Source: The Times of India | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:40 pm BJP leaders quiet on Jaswant Singh's expulsionBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders who have gathered here for a three-day meeting to introspect on what ails the party are maintaining a studied silence on the dramatic expulsion of senior leader Jaswant Singh from the party.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:30 pm In pics: Remembering Rajiv on his birth anniversarySource: The Times of India | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:06 pm I was going through a very lethargic phase: SalmanSource: The Times of India | 19 Aug 2009 | 10:59 pm Swine flu masks sell like hot cakes in Madhya PradeshSwine flu masks have been selling like hot cakes in Madhya Pradesh though there has not been a single positive case in the state so far. While many shops have no stock, others are selling at twice or thrice the usual price.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm We live in Michael Jacksons world: SRKKing Khan pays tribute to the King of Pop. Bollywood unites for a music video to pay their respects to the late Michael Jackson....Source: The Times of India | 19 Aug 2009 | 9:42 pm Jaswant Singh's book on Jinnah already tops chartThe controversial book 'Jinnah: India-Partition Independence' by Jaswant Singh predictably tops the non-fiction section of the bestseller list here in the first week of its release while Ali Sethi's 'The Wish Maker: A Novel' continued at the No.1 position in the fiction category for the third week in a row.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm My show starts with Salman, ends with Shah Rukh: Farah KhanBollywood choreographer-director Farah Khan says it was a conscious decision to start her new television chat show with actor Salman Khan and his mother Salma, who has never given an interview before. And interestingly, the 'Tere Mere Beach Mein' series ends with none other than Shah Rukh Khan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 8:01 pm I don't think anyone is in my league: MadhavanVersatile actor R. Madhavan, who has mega projects like 'Teen Patti' with Amitabh Bachchan and '3 Idiots' with Aamir Khan in his kitty, says he doesn't see any actor as his competitor since there is no one in his league.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 8:01 pm Nepal promises steps to improve busin... - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Aug 2009 | 4:43 pm Sonia urges Cong leaders to take 20% ... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Aug 2009 | 4:32 pm Big setback for Gorkhaland dream - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Aug 2009 | 4:30 pm YouTube gets Time Warner's Adult Swim, "Gossip Girl"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online video site YouTube said on Wednesday it signed a deal with Time Warner Inc to feature program clips from a range of its cable networks including CNN, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Aug 2009 | 12:26 pm Orissa seeks more aid for backward regionOrissa Wednesday asked the central government to extend the long-term assistance to the state's backward Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) region.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm 'Jaswant's book not the only reason for expulsion'Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Jaswant Singh's expulsion from the party has to do with more than just his controversial book on the subcontinent's partition, a senior BJP national leader said Wednesday night.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm Houghton blames Ambedkar turf for loss against LebanonIndia coach Bob Houghton blamed Ambedkar Stadium turf for the defending champions' 0-1 loss to Lebanon in the ONGC Nehru Cup opener here Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:02 am Nepal assures India on peace process, discusses new trade pactIndia and Nepal Wednesday discussed the finalisation of a revised trade treaty as Kathmandu promised to push the peace process at home and made a pitch for more Indian investment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am Nehru Cup: Houghton's gamble fails as India lose to LebanonIndia coach Bob Houghton's desperate measure to bring in injured ace striker Sunil Chettri in the second-half did not pay off as the defending champions lost 0-1 to a gutsy Lebanon in the opening match of the ONGC Nehru Cup football at the Ambedkar Stadium here Wednesday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Aug 2009 | 11:00 am PluggedIn: Web tools help protect human rights activistsBOSTON (Reuters) - Chinese human rights activist Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2005 after authorities tracked him down using data provided by Yahoo Inc.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Aug 2009 | 10:28 am Lebanon strike early, down India 1-0 in Nehru Cup openerNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ali Al Saad struck early to hand Lebanon a 1-0 win over holders India in the opening game of the five-nation Nehru Cup soccer tournament on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Aug 2009 | 10:05 am Weak monsoon raises fiscal woes, hits sharesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's failing monsoon is beginning to exact a toll on stretched government finances, with the food subsidy bill for Asia's third largest economy set to rise by $1.5 billion or more from what was estimated in July.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Aug 2009 | 9:26 am BJP expels Jaswant Singh for praising JinnahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday expelled former finance minister Jaswant Singh for praising Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a book.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Aug 2009 | 8:26 am
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