Orissa university shuts campus following clash!

The Utkal University campus here was shut following clashes between two groups of students, police said Saturday. The clash was over students union elections, about a month away.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Strike paralyses normal life in Kashmir Valley!

A separatists-sponsored strike to protest against Prime Minister`s Manmohan Singh`s statement on Kashmir paralysed normal life across the Valley on Saturday.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Delhi rains: Flight operations resume at IGI airport!

Normalcy was on Saturday restored at the Delhi airport with 130 flights taking off, a day after operations were hit following heavy rains.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Two Chhota Rajan aides arrested in UP!

Two aides of underworld don Chhota Rajan were arrested after a brief gunfight with security personnel in Uttar Pradesh`s Allahabad district, police said Saturday.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Security forces kill two militants in Kupwara!

Two militants were on Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces in the frontier district of Kupwara.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

No grudge against Sonia Gandhi, Nitish: Lalu!

Brushing aside speculations about his party exploring the possibility of forging an alliance with the Congress in Bihar, Lalu Prasad asserted that no issue of tie-up came up for discussion at the meeting with Sonia Gandhi.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Maharashtra plans special police stations for women!

The Maharashtra government is planning to set up special police stations and helpline for women in Mumbai and eight other police commissionerates in the state, Minister of State for Home (Rural) Nitin Raut said.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Tirupati priest steals temple jewels to marry daughters!

In a shocking and first such incident, a head priest of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has confessed to stealing ornaments from the temple to marry his daughters.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Satyendra case: Former MP remanded in judicial custody!

A local court today remanded former MP and JD(U) leader Vijay Krishna, who was arrested in connection with the killing of his aide Satyendra Singh, in judicial custody till September 2.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

`IRB trooper lobbed grenade in Manipur for Rs 5,000`!

A grenade attack outside a hospital in the restive northeastern state of Manipur that wounded five people on Friday was carried out by a paramilitary trooper lured by just Rs 5,000 offered by separatists.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:39 am

Budha Jayanti Park gangrape convicts to be sentenced !

A Delhi court will pronounce the quantum of sentence to four members of the President`s Bodyguard in connection with the Buddha Jayanti Park gang rape case on Saturday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

Vasundhara Raje in Delhi to meet top BJP leaders!

Vasundhara Raje is likely to meet LK Advani and party chief Rajnath Singh over resignation issue today.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

Arrested Pak infiltrators to undergo lie-detector test!

Three of the nine Pakistanis, who were arrested on August 17 by the BSF from a boat in the Sir Creek area in Gujarat`s Kutch district, will be subjected to polygraph (lie-detector) test.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

Advani opposed action against Modi over Guj riots: Jaswant!

In a startling disclosure, Jaswant Singh said that it was LK Advani who opposed action against Narendra Modi over the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

School kids forced to donate blood by Congress MLA!

In a shocking incident, school kids were lured into donating blood at a camp organised at Chomu village by a local Congress MLA, Bhagwan Sahay Saini, to commemorate the birthday of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

“Will keep providing info to Pak on 26/11”!

Foreign Minister SM Krishna on Saturday said that India will keep providing info to Pak on Hafiz Saeed.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

Another swine flu death in Pune; city toll at 20!

The city recorded its 20th swine flu death on Saturday with a 60-year-old man succumbing to the virus.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am

Lizards sunbathe for a vitamin D boost

Keeping warm isn't the only reason lizards bask in the sun. A new study has found that chameleons sunbathe for vitamin D.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am

Young women exercise less than male counterparts: Study

A new study has shown that young women in their '20s consistently exercise less than young men.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am

Everybody free in BJP to kick 'ideological football': Jaswant

The June 9 letter he had written to the party's core group calling for a "deep review" of the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections raised the hackles of the party leadership.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am

Ethnic tension a factor in Afghan vote, envoy says

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his chief rival, who have both claimed election victory, have assured U.S. officials they will respect the outcome despite fears of ethnic unrest, Washington's top envoy said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am

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Everybody free in BJP to kick 'ideological football': Jaswant
Times of India
PTI 22 August 2009, 03:27pm IST NEW DELHI: Jaswant Singh, who was unceremoniously ousted from BJP for "attacking" the party's "core ideology", had described the saffron organisation as "an open field where one gets to kick an ideological football ...
Naidu justifies Jaswant's ouster from BJPPress Trust of India
Jaswant Singh speaks out against Advani over Kandahar, Gujarat RiotsBreakingNewsOnline.
FTN: BJP caught up in the past, needs to changeIBNLive.com
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am

Cong to act against MLA who forced ki... - IBNLive.com


Cong to act against MLA who forced kids to donate blood
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New Delhi: Embarrassed by reports of one of its MLA in Rajasthan forcing school students to donate blood on the occasion of the 65th birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Congress on Saturday promised to act against the MLA if ...
Rajasthan MLA forces minors to donate blood on Rajiv's anniversaryHindustan Times
Schoolkids made to donate blood; Residents protests against itSamayLive
On Rajiv anniv, minors made to give bloodTimes of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am

Doha breakthrough possible with more focus - official

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An early agreement on a global trade deal is possible with more cooperation and negotiators are working overtime for the success of the Doha round of talks, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) official said on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am

Debate on partition unnecessary, says Ravi

Vayalar Ravi said Jaswant Singh's argument that Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel were also responsible for the partition of India "does not deserve a reply."
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am

Simon Katich vows Aussie fight back in Oval Test

Simon Katich has predicted a fierce Australian fight back in the Ashes decider after Stuart Broad blitzed the touring side's batting line-up.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am

PM not mediating in Ambani brothers' gas dispute

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not intervening or mediating in theAmbani brothers' gas dispute, though he believes that the two top industrialists shouldpatch up in national interest, an official in Prime Minister's Office said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:43 am

Lleyton Hewitt loses to Roger Federer in Cincinnati Masters

Lleyton Hewitt bowed out of the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals, but said his performance had whet his appetite for the US Open.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am

Swine flu: 111 positive cases in TN, four in Puducherry

With five more persons testing positive for swine flu, the total number of confirmed cases in Tamil Nadu rose to 111, a senior health official said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am

I will give tips apart from batting also: Miandad

Javed Miandad has said he would not only impart batting tips to the team, but would also advise players on other aspects of the game.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am

Berbatov rates Rooney a better player than Ronaldo

Manchester United player Dimitar Berbatov rates Wayne Rooney a better player than former team mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am

Ferguson backs goalless Owen, Berbatov to come good soon

Sir Alex Ferguson has defended his Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov, who have failed to score so far for the reigning Premier League champions in this season.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am

Andy Roddick stalked his wife

Tennis ace Andy Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker has revealed that her husband 'stalked' her.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am

TV actress beats, burns little maid for eating

The police nabbed a television actress here on Saturday after she beat and burnt her 10-year-old maid because the child had been "caught eating", an official said.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am

Females say no to flashy males with sexual display

Females say no to flashy males with sexual display.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am

New guidelines on swine flu aim to quell paranoia

Issuing a new set of guidelines for the use of drugs against swine flu, the World Health Organization has said otherwise patients with uncomplicated illnesses do not need to take antiviral drugs.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am

Swine flu vaccines found safe in early trials

Early indications are a new swine flu vaccine is safe and is on track to be made available to the public by mid-October, US health officials said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:21 am

US economy on verge of recovery: Bernanke

A top Obama Administration official today said the US economy is on the verge of recovery, even though it is likely to be relative slowly at first.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am

Honda to introduce electric vehicle in US in 2010

Honda Motor Co. Will join two domestic rivals in introducing electric cars, seeking to market the environmentally friendly vehicles in the United States in the first half of the 2010s, sources said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:17 am

'Advani stopped Vajpayee from acting against Modi'

"He (Vajpayee) pulled a piece of paper and he started writing his resignation by hand. I held his hand and he looked at me severely and I said what are you doing. Don't do this," Jaswant said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:08 am

'India will keep providing 26/11 evidence to Pak'

The statement comes in the backdrop of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's claim that India was not responding to Islamabad's request for intelligence sharing on possible terror attacks a...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:08 am

Chiranjeevi furious over 'Cong-merger' allegation

The Praja Rajyam Party seems to be facing lot of problems even as it is completing one year of its existence shortly and its chief, megastar Chiranjeevi [
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:08 am

Bengal industrialists in race to prai... - Economic Times


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Bengal industrialists in race to praise Mamata
Economic Times
KOLKATA: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, known for leading agitations against the Tata Group's small car project in Singur and a special economic zone in Nandigram, was lavishly praised by West Bengal industrialists at a meeting here. ...
Mamata business bash bowls over Bengal IncTimes of India
Mamata says ta-ta to Singur, woos industryIndian Express
Mamata means businessCalcutta Telegraph
mydigitalfc.com -Economic Times -Calcutta Telegraph
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am

Ethiopia Calls on India for investment

Mumbai, Aug 22 : Northeastern African nation Ethiopia has called upon Indian investors and entrepreneurs to invest in their country. Presenting the investment opportunities here yesterday, Ethiopia's...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

Emergency landing at Chennai airport

There were 132 passengers on board when an Indian Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport on Saturday morning. The flight, IC 556, was on its way to Chennai from Singapore. Af...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

Probe ordered into Jaipur blood donation incident

The Jaipur collector has ordered an inquiry in an incident where minor children were asked to donate blood in a camp. Out of four children who took seiously ill, three are better another child's condi...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

The politics of drought

It's a bewildering statistic -- a preposterous claim really. If 78% of land did indeed have water supply then why would a delay in the monsoons or erratic rainfall create a drought situation in 58 out...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

Children study, feet in water

Education for all is a constitutional promise, but the means to that end may often be terribly difficult. In Guwahati, a state capital no less, some children have to wade through dirty water from drai...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

India helped fight LTTE, book reveals

In the eelam War IV in Sri Lanka that ended with the death of LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran on May 19, India had outwardly adopted a hands off policy in the Sri Lanka conflict because of domestic...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:06 am

Expert worried over safety of swine flu vaccine

A leading virologist has raised concern about the safety of the swine flu vaccine that Indian companies are trying to bring out in a hurry at the request of the government.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am

On Rajiv anniv, minors made to give blood

People in a small Rajasthan town took to streets after teenagers were lured into donating blood at a camp organized on Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:54 am

India, South Africa discuss ways to strengthen trade ties

DURBAN: India has discussed ways to diversify and consolidate the strategic and economic partnership with South Africa to strengthen its trade ties with the African nation. India's Minister of C...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am

North Korea envoys meet South minister, to stay on

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean envoys to the mourning of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung met Seoul's top official for unification policy on Saturday, the highest-level meeting between the rival states in nearly two years.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:36 am

Priest steals temple jewellery - Express Buzz


Calcutta Telegraph

Priest steals temple jewellery
Express Buzz
TIRUPATI: In a shocking revelation, the chief priest of a subtemple under the control of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) admitted to having pawned temple jewellery to a private lender to raise money for personal use. The priest in question, ...
Tirupati priest mortgages temple jewellery, arrestedIBNLive.com
Tirupati priest booked for mortgaging temple jewelleryBombay News
Suicide bid by priest rocks TTDHindu
Times of India -Calcutta Telegraph -Deccan Herald
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:23 am

Advani stopped Vajpayee from acting against Modi: Jaswant

Firing a fresh salvo at L K Advani, Jaswant Singh has claimed that the former home minister prevented action against Narendra Modi over the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:10 am

Yet another swine flu death in Pune

The city recorded its 20th swine flu death today with a 60-year-old man succumbing to the virus.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:56 am

Suspected swine flu death in Goa

A 67-year-old man suspected to be suffering from swine flu died at a private hospital here today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:54 am

'India will keep providing 26/11 evidence'

S M Krishna's statement comes in the backdrop of Pak claim that New Delhi was not responding to Islamabad's request for intelligence sharing on possible terror attacks in India as indicated by Manmohan Singh.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:30 am

India will keep providing evidence to... - Press Trust of India


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India will keep providing evidence to Pak : Krishna
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) A day after India gave "additional information" to Pakistan on the Mumbai terror attacks, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said that New Delhi will keep providing more evidence to Islamabad "as and when" it is ...
Pak to verify 'legality' of fresh Indian dossier on 26/11Indian Express
Will keep providing info to Pak on 26/11: SM KrishnaZee News
India gives Pakistan info on PM's 'credible threat'Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am

Karamsad bandh to protest Jaswant book

AHMEDABAD: Most educational institutions and business establishments in Karamsad, the birthplace of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, observed a bandh on Friday protesting against Jaswant Singh’s book questioning the patriotism of the Iron Man ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

BJP’s victory muted by Somanna’s defeat

Valmiki Nayak defeats Priyank Kharge’s son in Chitapur
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Good showing by Congress, BJP in bypolls

New Delhi: In the first litmus test for political parties after the recent Lok Sabha polls, honours were even as the Congress and its allies on Friday won nine of the 17 seats in Assembly byelections spread over five States. The win for ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

New dossier on 26/11

New Delhi: India on Friday handed over a new dossier to Pakistan seeking the prosecution of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, a prime accused in the 26/11 attacks, saying there was “cogent and convincing evidence” to prosecute him. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Advani will continue to lead: Rajnath

NEW DELHI: Even as the expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Jaswant Singh, continued to deliver blows to his former party and its leadership here on Friday, party president Rajnath Singh said in Shimla that L.K. Advani would continue to be ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Bus fire: 3 students still critical

Mumbai: The condition of three students who were injured on Thursday when their school minibus caught fire still remains critical. Twenty students were injured on Thursday when the bus caught fire. Of the seven seriously injured, the ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Suicide bid by priest rocks TTD

Deekshithulu is head priest of Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

DMK, Congress sweep by-elections

CHENNAI: The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its ally, the Congress, have won the by-elections to five Assembly constituencies. While the DMK bagged Bargur, Cumbum and Ilayangudi, the Congress won Srivaikuntam and Thondamuthur in ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Pranab: commodities will be imported if need be

Raising limit of 100 days of employment under NREGA ruled out
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

RBI limits free use of ATMs

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India , which made third party ATM transactions free from April, has said not more than Rs 10,000 can be withdrawn each time they are used and limited the number of such transactions to 5 a month.— ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

Salman believes in one God


Source: The Times of India | 21 Aug 2009 | 11:28 pm

Roof flies off at IGI's new terminal ... - Times of India


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Roof flies off at IGI's new terminal in Delhi
Times of India
NEW DELHI: It took half-an-hour of heavy rain for things at Delhi airport to unravel. On Friday evening, 31.8 mm of rain and a wind speed of 91.2 kmph saw part of terminal 1D's roof fly off. The new terminal, that became functional earlier this year ...
GMR under scanner after Delhi airport roof collapseIBNLive.com
Government takes grim note of Friday's Delhi airport chaosBombay News
Flight operations resume at IGIPress Trust of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Aug 2009 | 11:26 pm

Weekly review: Sensex subdued as monsoon worries, Asian markets weigh

Monsoon worries and Asian markets led Sensex to a topsy-turvey session this week.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Aug 2009 | 11:10 pm

Vasundhara Raje to meet Advani, Rajnath today

Vasundhara Raje may resign as Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly after meeting senior leaders, thus bringing to an end the week-long political drama.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:48 pm

New immigration proposal to hit Indians in UK

New immigration proposal to hit Indians in UK
Source: The Times of India | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:39 pm

Director's dilemma - where to fit Sanjay Dutt song

Apart from casting him as Ringmaster, a blend of rogue and angel with a touch of the supernatural, director Sujoy Ghosh has managed to make Sanjay Dutt sing a song for his film, but is now in a dilemma about where in the film he should place the item number.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm

Shahid Kapoor: superstar on the ascendant

It's all about Shahid Kapoor these days. His portrayal of the morally-incompatible twins - the ruffian with the endearing lisp and the simpleton who stammers - in 'Kaminey' has catapulted the chocolate hero into an A-lister and audiences can't stop raving.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:30 pm

FIIs net buyers Rs 514cr in F on Friday

The Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 513.96 crore in futures and options segments on Friday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm

UP bypolls give BSP a morale booster - Indian Express


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UP bypolls give BSP a morale booster
Indian Express
After the drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party on Friday got a much needed morale booster when it won three of the four Assembly seats for which by-elections were held on August 18. The BSP, incidentally, had won none of these ...
BSP wins three seats in bypollsTimes of India
It's BSP again, Cong has long way to goEconomic Times
BSP wins in UPThe Statesman
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Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Aug 2009 | 10:11 pm

Bangalore girls make a splash in Bollywood

After Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma, another actress from this city is all set to conquer the Hindi film industry. Priyamani will make her Bollywood debut with Mani Ratnam's 'Ravan'.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm

'Wake Up Sid' another musical hit by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Album: 'Wake Up Sid'; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Kavita Seth, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Clinton Cerejo and Uday Benegal; Rating: ***
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm

Jackson burial postponed, judge approves exhibition

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's family on Friday delayed his burial by five days as a judge ruled that a touring show of his memorabilia could go on and police raided another pharmacy in their ongoing probe of his sudden death.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 9:09 pm

On statues, Mayawati tells SC to stay out

Rs 203cr for the statues has been sanctioned by state government through budgetary allocations approved by the Assembly, Mayawati government told the court.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Aug 2009 | 8:40 pm

'Kaminey' not an abuse, it's an endearment: Gulzar

Many felt the title of Vishal Bharadwaj's latest hit 'Kaminey' was odd. But lyricist Gulzar says that far from being abusive, it is a term of endearment.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm

Congress-DMK honeymoon continues in T... - Economic Times


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Congress-DMK honeymoon continues in TN by-polls
Economic Times
CHENNAI: As the Tamil Nadu assembly by-election votes went in for counting on Thursday, it was a deja vu of the recently conducted Lok Sabha elections — phenomenally high voter turnout, the ruling DMK-Congress combine gaining easy majority and ...
BSP claws back 2 in UP, but Cong-DMK does well in TNTimes of India
DMDK vote share goes up, Left parties lose outExpress Buzz
DMK, Congress sweep by-electionsHindu
The Statesman -Press Trust of India -BreakingNewsOnline.
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Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Aug 2009 | 7:03 pm

Jeev Milkha Singh eyes Presidents Cup after shooting 64

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jeev Milkha Singh is back in form and chasing a place in the International team at the Presidents Cup.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 4:30 pm

BJP's victory muted by Somanna's defeat - Hindu


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BJP's victory muted by Somanna's defeat
Hindu
GIANT-KILLER: Congress candidate Priya Krishna being taken in victory procession in Govindraja nagar Assembly constituency in Bangalore on Friday. BANGALORE: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the byelections — it won two of the five Assembly ...
Karnataka BJP meet to discuss by-election resultsThe Hindu
Cong, defectors trumped; BJP, JD(S) make inroadsTimes of India
Somanna caught JD(S) bowled CongressExpress Buzz
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Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Aug 2009 | 3:55 pm

Haryana Assembly dissolved - Hindu


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Haryana Assembly dissolved
Hindu
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Vidhan Sabha was dissolved on Friday by Governor Jagannath Pahadia on the recommendation of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, according to highly-placed sources here. Earlier in the day, the State Cabinet headed by Mr. Hooda ...
Haryana to have polls in mid-OctEconomic Times
Haryana assembly polls likely in OctoberTimes of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Aug 2009 | 3:54 pm

Angry Azad gives 'bloody' states a tongue-lashing

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday lost his cool while holding a meeting with state health ministers over swine flu.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Aug 2009 | 2:19 pm

Rains disrupt Delhi flights, damage portion of terminal

At least 20 flights were delayed and 10 diverted in the national capital Friday evening following gale and torrential rains that also flooded and damaged a portion of the new domestic terminal building.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:31 pm

Anti-Posco leader released on bail

Anti-Posco leader Abhaya Sahu, who was arrested in October last year for his alleged involvement in several crimes, was released from jail Friday, a day after the Orissa High Court granted him bail, police said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:30 pm

Anil Ambani group bags contract to develop five airports

The Anil Ambani Group's Reliance Airport Developers Ltd (RADL) has bagged contracts worth a total Rs.63 crore (Rs.630 million) to develop airports at Yavatmal, Nanded, Osmanabad, Latur and Baramati in Maharashtra, according to an official announcement here Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 12:30 pm

Former Jharkhand minister quizzed in graft case

Jailed former Jharkhand minister Enos Ekka was questioned by vigilance sleuths for nearly four hours in the graft cases against him, but he failed to give 'satisfactory' answers, vigilance department sources said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Aug 2009 | 11:32 am

India gives Pakistan new evidence on Mumbai - TV

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India gave Pakistan on Friday a new dossier of evidence to prosecute Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the three-day carnage that killed 166 people in Mumbai in November, television channels said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 8:08 am

Bharti-MTN talks extension weakens deal chances - UBS

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The extension of exclusive talks that could lead to a merger of Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group weakens the probability of the deal closing, UBS said in a research note.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 7:09 am

India begins $10.4 bln fighter jet trials

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India started field trials to buy 126 fighter jets this week, defence officials said on Friday, moving forward on a $10.4 billion deal to modernise the air force.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 5:41 am

Farmers struggle to survive in drought-hit India

JUNNAR, India (Reuters) - Nilesh Wahardi's sugarcane field in western India is normally abuzz with activity this time of year, with workers planting stubs of cane in the moist ground.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Aug 2009 | 5:38 am