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RPI to contest assembly polls on its own: Ramdas Athawle!Republican Party of India (RPI) President Randas Athavale on Saturday said that for the party would not have alliance with anyone in the forthcoming assembly elections.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:37 am Deserving new entrants to get Sena tickets for Assembly polls!Shiv Sena will give tickets to deserving new entrants to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra, party executive president Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:37 am Yogita`s mother lodges threat complaint with police!The mother of seven-year-old Yogita Thakre, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Maharashtra BJP president Nitin Gadkari`s car on May 19, on Saturday lodged a complaint.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:37 am Racial attacks: Indians in Oz cautious about safety!Avoiding late-night travel and sitting close to tram drivers here are among some steps being followed by Indian students, who have become "more vigilant" in the wake of a spate of racial attacks in Australia.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am `Docs not liable if patient conceals case history`!Doctors can escape liability for death due to alleged medical negligence if the patient had concealed his previous medical history, the National Consumer Commission has ruled.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Mother`s nomination does not end wife`s PF rights: SC!The Supreme Court has ruled that a wife`s succession right does not get destroyed merely because the husband prior to the marriage had made his mother the nominee for his provident fund and other retirement benefits.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Maoists call for two-day bandh in five states!The CPI(M) tonight called for a two-day bandh on Monday and Tuesday in five states of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to demand release of two of its cadres allegedly arrested by Bihar police.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Courts can`t substitute medical opinion: SC!The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the opinion of the medical board and decide that a person had developed "schizophrenia" on account of his service condition.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am PM CCC to discuss energy efficiency mission!After setting a target of generating 20,000 MW solar power by 2020 under the Solar Mission, the PM`s Council on Climate Change will take up the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) at its meeting Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am India seeks Anup Chetia`s deportation from B`desh!India has asked Bangladesh to deport outlawed ULFA leader Anup Chetia, whose jail term is going to end soon, and hopes the Sheikh Hasina government would accede to the request in view of its tough resolve against terrorism.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Another blow to BJP; top Advani aide Sudheendra Kulkarni quits!In yet another blow to the BJP, Sudheendra Kulkarni, a top aide of LK Advani and AB Vajpayee has announced his decision to quit the saffron party.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am N Korean ship`s cargo to be off-loaded for inspection!The cargo on board the suspect North Korean vessel MV Mu San will be off loaded here on Sunday and searched for any suspect material onboard.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am Over 4 lakh drivers fined for jumping red light in Delhi!Delhiites behind the wheels seem to be the most impatient drivers as a whopping 4.36 lakh of them were challaned for jumping red lights, making the offence the highest among traffic violations in the city this year.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Aug 2009 | 5:36 am No clue yet; CBI closes probe into Nobel medallion theftIn a letter to the university authorities, the SP, Special Crime Branch of the CBI, Kolkata, said that the investigation had been closed for want of any significant clue.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am At 51, nudity is no big deal for SharonSource: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:35 am Courts can't substitute medical opinion: SCThe SC has held that courts cannot substitute the opinion of the medical board and decide that a person had developed "schizophrenia" on account of his service condition.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:35 am Meet Amole Gupte, the villain!Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:33 am Kaminey pushes Vishal, Shahid into A-listSource: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am SC notice to Centre, CBEC on Hindustan Coca-Cola's pleaThe Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre, the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) and others on a petition filed by softdrinks major Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage against the department's notice asking the firm pay excise duty of about Rs 2.20 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am Cong declare candidates for 4 by-poll... - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:26 am BJP leader's killing sparks violence, policeman burnt aliveBalawant Singh, head of Kotabagh block in the district, was allegedly shot at by BSP constituency incharge Neeraj Tiwar after they reached Kaladunghi police station.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am Maharashtra minister apologises for entering tiger cageMaharashtra's agriculture minister Balasaheb Thorat has apologized to the ministry of environment and forest for violating the Wildlife Protection Act by entering the cage of a tiger cub.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Afghan challenger Abdullah says polls riggedKABUL (Reuters) - The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in last week's Afghan elections said on Sunday he had evidence the ballot had been widely rigged.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:10 am No fuel price hike yet: DeoraWith crude touching the years high above $74 a barrel on Friday, the government has no plans to increase fuel prices in the near future.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:08 am Bangladesh exports to India to reach $1 bln by 2011DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's exports to India will reach at least $1 billion by the end of 2011 as customers in that India now find several of its neighbour's products attractive, a business leader said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am DoT to seek legal view on extra spectrum allocationThe Department of Telecom (DoT) has decided to seek legal opinion in the matter of allotment of additional radio waves beyond 4.4 MHz to mobile operators.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Many states want two GST ratesStates and the Centre are yet to reach a consensus on the rate of proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) as many states do not agree to a single rate for the new indirect tax, as suggested by the Union government.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am CBI to approach Interpol seeking RCN against LeT founderThe investigating agency has collected all the papers from Mumbai Police which include the non-bailable warrants issued by trial court against Pakistan-based Saeed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am Govt begins hunt for first Institute of Corp Affairs' CEOThe government has started search for the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Indian Institute of Corporates Affairs (IICA), coming up at Gurgaon.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:51 am The mum-daughter duo who beat cancer four times between themMandy Kelly and six-year-old Eve are more than just the ordinary mother-daughter duo - they've beaten cancer four times between them.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Delhi, Mumbai lack solid waste treatment techniques: FicciDelhi and Mumbai, the highest generators of municipal wastes in the country, lack scientific facilities to treat the waste as they are dumping it in landfills, a Ficci survey said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am Deora rules out immediate hike in petroleum pricesPetroleum minister Murli Deora ruled out any immediate hike in the prices of petroleum products and said that a call would be taken after the crude prices stabilise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am Bollywood welcomes Lord GaneshaSource: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am SBI, ICICI home loan rates even out eventually: KochharWondering if State Bank of India (SBI) can steal a march with a low-interest home loan strategy, ICICI Bank today said the effective rate offered by the public and private bank was the same and claimed it was much faster in serving customers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am Shruti does not believe in restricting talentNotwithstanding the box office failure of her debut film Luck, Shruti Haasan has co-directed a music video for her father's Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am Kulkarni's exit will have no impact: BJP - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am SC comes to girl student's rescue after HC quashes admissionSecuring admission on the recommendation of a minister proved costly for a second-year BDS student of Himachal Pradesh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:11 am Bolt clone emerges in JamaicaThe Jamaican Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) has zeroed in on 13-year-old Shawn Salmon, who also hails from Bolt's hometown Trelawny.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:08 am JBM forays into education biz; aims Rs 1,000 cr revenueAt a time when the country's auto makers are trying different ways to beat the slowdown blues, components maker JBM Group is venturing into the educational sector to meet the growing demand for auto designers and engineers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:04 am Vajpayee snubs BJP, meets expelled JaswantJaswant Singh met ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the latter's residence today - Singh's first with a senior BJP leader after he was expelled from the party.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:02 am A new era of India-Arab economic ties dawnsAs the world fights an economic downturn, a new dimension is being added to trade and business relations between India and the Arab world, enhancing centuries-old ties between two sides of the Arabian Sea. Though Arab countries, particularly the Gulf nations, have traditionally been looked at as an important source of oil and gas for India, today it has changed into cooperation across multiple sectors marked by cross-investments from both sides.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:40 am Nine out of 13 sectoral indices outperform SensexWith investors cashing in on favourable valuations provided by the stock market in the last three months, as many as nine sectoral indices led by the IT index outperformed the benchmark Sensex during the period.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:35 am Will prefer acquiring a domestic bank over global: ICICIHaving missed the bus to a planned global acquisition in 2008, ICICI Bank today said it is open for a buyout in India as domestic takeover in the current environment makes better sense than an overseas buy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:26 am HC judge voluntarily declares assets - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:25 am Manipur under home ministry scannerImphal has been virtually paralysed since the August 2 following an alleged fake encounter, which was caught on camera. The revelation sparked off wide protests against Chief Minister Ibobi Singh and ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:17 am 5 cops die in Bihar Naxal attackAn encounter between Maoists and the security forces in Jamui in Bihar has left 5 policemen and one Naxal dead. A team of policemen from the Special Task Force and the CRPF have been carrying out com...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:17 am Ramji to be India fitness trainerRamji Srinivasan, who helped Sachin Tendulkar recover from a major shoulder injury in 2006, has been appointed as the trainer of the Indian team for next month's tri-series in Sri Lanka.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:09 am H1N1 claims five more lives, toll 55NEW DELHI: Five more people — three in Mumbai and one each in Pune, and Chennai — succumbed to swine flu in the last 24 hours, pushing the countrywide H1N1 toll to 55. In Karnataka, where 12...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am Muslims in India begin to observe RamadanNew Delhi, Aug.23 : Muslims across the country have started observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan from Sunday except in Kerala, where devouts have started the fast from Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Karnataka launches U viral drop to prevent H1N1 spreadBangalore, Aug 23 : Karnataka State Government has launched anti-viral drop-U Viral to prevent HINI from spreading in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Saba Ali Khan launches her signature jewelleryA jewellery designer by profession, Saba Ali Khan, daughter of Sharmila Tagore, has tied up with a diamond brand to design her signature line that she calls 'an exclusive piece of art'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am After politics, 71-year-old student seeks to master philosophyTwo-time legislator and once an MP, Narayan Sahu now wants to be a master of philosophy. The 71-year-old has just enrolled himself at a postgraduate course at Utkal University.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Skeletons tumbling out of HRD ministry cupboardsSkeletons are tumbling thick and fast out of the musty cupboards of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD). Apparently several millions of rupees were paid by individual private operators to secure deemed university status for their educational institutions, most of which had highly questionable academic credentials.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Pakistan Taliban name new leaderA successor to Baitullah Mehsud was announced today, but officials said it was a smokescreen meant to hold together a movement left leaderless for three weeks.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:53 am Ekta to chant Gayatri Mantra for Miss UniverseEkta to chant Gayatri Mantra for Miss Universe.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 1:44 am India behind Lanka victory on LTTE: BookEven as it refused to give Sri Lanka any weapons to fight LTTE, India had a 'hidden hand' in the success of the island nation's campaign, says a new book.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:41 am Rival Koreas meet ahead of state funeralSEOUL (Reuters) - The funeral on Sunday of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, whose efforts to reconcile the divided peninsula won him the Nobel Peace Prize, was marked by the rival Koreas' first top level talks in nearly two years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:18 am 4 of family murdered in lodgeHYDERABAD: An Indian Oil Corporation engineer working in Dubai, his wife and their two children, who were supposed to fly back to Dubai after being here on vacation, were found murdered in a lodge in Secunderabad in the small hours of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Why is Bangalore ‘hosting’ the virus?The city recorded 12 A(H1N1) deaths in the span of one weekSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Woman held for torturing minor maidMumbai: A 10-year old girl was allegedly beaten by a Mumbai housewife who was accused of pouring boiled water on her hand and hurting an eye. The woman, mother of a child artist, was arrested. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Seized trawler Kuber resumes fishingRAJKOT: Kuber, the trawler used by Pakistani militants to reach Mumbai before they launched the attacks in November last year, is back in business. The trawler was sent for fishing on Friday evening, with nine fishermen on board. The boat, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Raje meets Advani, RajnathNEW DELHI: Even as her fate hangs in the balance, Rajasthan BJP legislature wing leader Vasundhara Raje met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani and party president Rajnath Singh here on Saturday. About a week ago, the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Feuds at top figured at Shimla meetDecision against Jaswant was unanimous, says delegateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am India, Nepal firm up political, trade tiesNEW DELHI: After a five-day official visit, Madhav Kumar Nepal left India on Saturday, secure in the knowledge that the growing dissonance inside and outside his coalition government in Nepal will not affect the Indian commitment to underwrite ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Swine flu death toll rises to 54NEW DELHI: The total number of A(H1N1) influenza deaths in the country touched the 54 mark on Saturday. Maharshtra accounted for 31 deaths, Karnataka 12, Gujarat 5, Delhi 3, Tamil Nadu two and Kerala one. The total number of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am A musical jaunt underground, online“A social circle around common interest is still a novel idea”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Third A(H1N1) death in StateSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Special: Miss Universe 2009Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 11:21 pm Cops arrest pawnbroker, TTD priest - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:59 pm Interpol set to issue notice against Hafiz SaeedInterpol set to issue notice against Saeed.Source: The Times of India | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:42 pm Once upon a time...Storytelling for children in hospitalsBeing cooped up in a ward, surrounded by doctors, medicines and anxious family members can be nerve-racking for hospitalised children - but not if they are regaled with stories every now and then.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm A TV show puts street singers in spotlightThey have been singing on trains and in other public places to make a living all this while, but now 17 families of street singers in Kerala will find themselves in the spotlight, showcasing their talent on TV.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Elesh shouldn't be known as my husband: Rakhi SawantThey got engaged amid much fanfare on national television but item girl Rakhi Sawant is worried about her Toronto-based fiance Elesh Parujanwala.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Vishal Bharadwaj - from critical acclaim to blockbustersHis directorial debut 'Makdee' didn't rake in the moolah but was widely appreciated. So were 'Maqbool', 'The Blue Umbrella' and 'Omkara' for their alternative climaxes and literary influences. Now with the huge success of his latest 'Kaminey', versatile filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj has also proved to be a box-office hit.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm More gold for Bolt as Jamaica win relaysBERLIN (Reuters) - Usain Bolt made it three out of three as he helped Jamaica claim gold in the 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Saturday in the second-fastest time ever run.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 8:25 pm Zardari urges Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in PakistanVisiting Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has urged Chinese entrepreneurs to set up business ventures in that country in a bid to boost foreign investment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 8:01 pm 14-yr-old injured in school bus blaze... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 5:44 pm Enquiry into IGI terminal damage - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 4:39 pm Metropolis hitches a ride - Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Aug 2009 | 1:34 pm Husband beats wife to deathA 21-year-old woman who was married only a month ago was allegedly beaten to death by her husband after an altercation over a domestic issue, police said Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm Balu poised to win national rally titleArjun Balu and co-driver Sujith Kumar of Team MRF, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Cedia (N+), were poised to claim their first Overall title in four years, finishing Leg 2 with a lead of over three minutes on the penultimate day of the Karnataka-1000 Rally, the second round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm India, Nepal sign new treaty to boost tradeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Nepal signed a trade treaty on Saturday to allow Nepalese goods duty-free access to India and agreed to bolster security along their border to thwart militant attacks, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 11:29 am Baroda restrict Kiwis in Buchi Babu cricketNew Zealand A were restricted to 240 all out in 86.5 overs by Baroda, who, in reply, were five without loss on the first day of the final round of league matches in the Buchi Babu All-India cricket tournament here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:31 am Issaden the hero as Sri Lanka stun LebanonMohammed Issaden completed a hat-trick as Sri Lanka put on a sterling display to stun Lebanon 4-3 in their opening match of the ONGC Nehru Cup football at the Ambedkar Stadium here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:31 am Ganguly to head CAB's cricket development panelThe Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Saturday nominated former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly as the chairman of its cricket development committee.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Aug 2009 | 10:01 am Sri Lanka upstage Lebanon 4-3 after Issadeen hat-trickNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mohamed Issadeen scored a hat-trick to power Sri Lanka to an upset 4-3 win over Lebanon in a league game of the five-nation Nehru Cup on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 9:49 am Sutil fastest in shortened final Valencia practiceVALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Force India's Adrian Sutil was quickest on Saturday in a final European Grand Prix practice session interrupted by a long delay caused by oil and debris on the track.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 5:39 am Apple says Google Voice app alters iPhoneWASHINGTON (Reuters) - IPhone maker Apple Inc told U.S. regulators it has not approved Google Inc's Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industry's giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience."Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Aug 2009 | 5:07 am Doha breakthrough possible with more focus - officialNEW 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
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