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Naxals call for bandh in 5 states, blow up rly tracks in J`khand!The 48-hour bandh called by Left extremists in 5 states today began with the Maoists blowing up railway tracks in the Latehar district of Jharkhand.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Aug 2009 | 5:50 am Girl child dies of swine flu in Pune!A two-and-a-half-year old girl child has died of swine flu here taking the total number of fatalities due to the deadly virus in the city to 23, Health Department officials said Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Aug 2009 | 5:50 am BJP breaks ties with Chautala`s INLD!BJP has decided to part ways with INLD led by former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Aug 2009 | 5:50 am Impressed Dravid wants to play at DY Patil StadiumImpressed with the facilities DY Patil Stadium, Rahul Dravid said today he wants to play at least one international tie at the venue before quitting the game.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Pak govt forms new team to probe Bhutto's assassinationThe new probe team would comprise of law enforcement and intelligence officials and headed by the director of the SIG, a unit that is also probing last year's Mumbai attacks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:22 am Australia still missing Warne, McGrath: HarbhajanA familiar thorn in Australian flesh, Harbhajan Singh offered no sympathy to Ricky Ponting and his grief-stricken teammates on their Ashes debacle.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Uproar in JK Assembly, Opposition stages walkoutAbdul Majid Wani, a Congress member from Doda assembly constituency, threatened to leave the coalition after he was not allowed to raise supplementaries to a question.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Katrina is lucky for Salman: NumerologistsSource: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:06 am Biggest global companies 39 yrs behind IPCC recommendationsWorld's largest companies are 39 years behind in achieving the levels of green house gas reductions as recommended by Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), according to a new study released today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am Smoking may aggravate malnutrition in developing countriesSmokers may exacerbate the problem of malnutrition in developing countries because they tend to finance their habit by dipping into the family food budget.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am BlackBerries can turn staff into round the clock workaholicsPeople who use devices like Blackberries work an extra 15 hours a week because they constantly check e-mails, even after leaving for home.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Govt will talk to Swiss banks on disclosing details: PranabSwiss banks had declined India's request to unearth its black money parked in their banks. India was told not to come on 'fishing expeditions'.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am PM to discuss small units' problems on Aug 26Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet on Wednesday representatives of the small and medium enterprises who are seeking government intervention in rejuvenating demand that has slowed down since October.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am Abhijit Datta new chairman of ArcilAsset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. (Arcil) today announced the appointment of Abhijit Datta as the Chairman of its Board of Directors in place of N.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am Diving at dawn and dusk help tuna to navigate with internal compassA new study has suggested that tuna dive fast and deep twice a day, namely around dawn and dusk, because they use an internal compass to navigate.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am Announce scheme for rebate on state taxes in FTP: FIEOThe government should announce a scheme giving exporters a rebate on state and local levies to help them tackle the demand slowdown in the world markets, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations(FIEO) said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am IGL gets first supplies of RIL gas from KG-D6Reliance Industries' Bay of Bengal gas has reached the national capital with CNG retailer Indraprastha Gas Ltd receiving the first supplies from KG-D6 fields this morning.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Toyota to recall 690,000 passenger carsToyota Motor Corp will recall a total of 690,000 units of its four passenger car models produced in China due to problems with an electric window switch, company officials said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:34 am Four in fray for NHB chief's jobThe government has shortlisted four candidates for the post of National Housing Bank (NHB) Chairman and Managing Director.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am Ponting says consider returning to England in 2013Ponting has probably played his last Ashes Test in England however he conceded he could have unfinished business here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Aware of Swiss banks' reluctance in sharing details: FMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he has noted reports about reservations Swiss banks have in sharing client details with India, but did not say what course of action the government would take.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:27 am Bollywood stars celebrate Ganesha ChaturthiBollywood stars commenced the celebration of the ten-day-long Ganesha Chaturthi festival in Mumbai.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:22 am Delhi, Mumbai among least expensive cities in the worldIndia's political capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai have been ranked among the least expensive cities around the world by a survey, even as cost for food and housing in the country continues to rise.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am Reliance Money may up stake in NMCE by five per centAnil Ambani-run Reliance Money may acquire five per cent more stake in the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (NMCE).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:14 am Dharani Sugars to inagurate Rs 335 cr plant in SeptDharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd is set to enhance its capacity by setting up an integrated sugar complex in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of around Rs 335 crore. The new complex is expected to commence operation in the month of September.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am Plot to attack Pak Parliament foiled, says MalikImages ] has said that government forces had foiled a planned terrorist attack on parliament and buildings of the intelligence agency and other federal institutions last month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:51 am Fernandes wants apology from CongFernandes had come under the scanner following allegations that poor quality aluminium caskets were bought from the United States at "exorbitant rates" to transport bodies of Kargil [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:51 am Two jawans arrested with fake currencyTwo jawans of Territorial Army were arrested and fake currency worth Rs 1.70 lakh was recovered from their possession in Poonch district, police said on Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:51 am IIT Bombay professors on protest leaveAfter IIT Chennai and Kharagpur, 450 professors in Mumbai are on mass casual leave to protest against their salaries.Professors at the IIT Bombay have decided to go on a one-day mass casual leave to o...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am CBI to question Buta Singh todayThe CBI will question Chairman of the National Commission for SCs/STs and former union minister Buta Singh on Monday in connection with the Rs 1-crore bibery scam involving his son Sarobjit. Accordin...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Judges assets row heats upThe row over judges' assets is gathering more heat with two judges saying that they have no qualms about declaring their assets. A top judge of the Madras High Court is likely to disclose his assets o...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Reliance Money may up stake in NMCE by 5%Anil Ambani-run Reliance Money may acquire five per cent more stake in the National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (NMCE) to take its total holding to 15 per cent in line with the new guidelines.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:49 am Anil Ambani's ad campaign malicious: RILMukesh Ambani-led RIL has called the ad propaganda by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group on its gas field capex 'malicious, baseless, mischievous and ill-informed'.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:46 am Maharashtra govt challenges revocation of MCOCA provisionsMUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the revocation of the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the September 2...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Forces to get own mobile sat networkNEW DELHI: To augment its strategic communications infrastructure, government is proposing to build a state-of-the-art mobile satellite network for the dedicated use of the armed forces, Indian Rai...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:36 am Policemen frown at Bihar DGP's 'tika' - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:33 am 50yr-old Chinese woman planning to pull a plane with her pigtail!New Delhi, Aug 24 : A Chinese woman, who is in her early 50s, has made plans to pull a plane using just her pigtail, after she used it to pull five cars, with a man sitting inside each, for a distance of 50 meters along a road.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Boys get better grades at all-boys schools - studyWELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Boys get better grades at single-sex schools than when they're in mixed-gender schools, where girls consistently outperform them, a recent New Zealand study shows.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am Dry spell casts pall over RamadanNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - For Imrat Salaam, the holy month of Ramadan couldn't have come at a tougher time: the weakest monsoon in decades has hiked food prices, and her eldest son, the main breadwinner, lost his job in the economic downturn.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:22 am Close shave for Rajdhani Express as M... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 2:07 am Pakistan police arrest 7 "plotting Karachi attacks"KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested seven men belonging to an al Qaeda-linked militant group who were planning to attack high profile targets in the country's biggest city, Karachi.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:48 am Fake driving licence in Rahul Gandhi's name in BiharRahul Gandhi's address on the licence is the official residence of Saran's district magistrate. The picture on the driving licence is not of the Congress MP, but of an unidentified youth.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:41 am BJP breaks alliance with INLD in Haryana - BreakingNewsOnline.
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:35 am Venezuelan wins Miss Universe crownNASSAU (Reuters) - Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:34 am Jaitley assures Sehwag of selection fairness in DDCAThe meeting between Sehwag and DDCA president Arun Jaitley would finally put an end to players' revolt after Jaitley assured him of selection fairness in Delhi.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:27 am BJP narrow-minded, limited: Jaswant S... - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 12:24 am Bangladesh crocodile farm aims to bite into luxury marketBHALUKA, Bangladesh (Reuters Life!) - A Bangladeshi entrepreneur wants to add bite to the country's meagre exports with skin and meat from crocodiles, products he says are largely recession-proof as they're targetted at the rich.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 11:54 pm Laughter worst for asthmatics, says studyA good laugh is considered to be the best medicine, but a new research suggests that it may trigger serious asthma attacks.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 11:51 pm BJP parts ways with Chautala in HaryanaSmarting from a wipeout of the alliance in Haryana in LS elections, the BJP said it was unhappy with the number of seats the INLD was offering it for Assembly polls.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 11:48 pm Maoists blow up rail track, phone tower in JharkhandMaoists blew up a railway track in Latehar, about an hour after the Rajdhani Express crossed the stretch, and bombed a mobile tower in neighbouring Palamu district during a 48-hour bandh called by them in five states.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:18 pm Muthoot murder 1st blot on the Rs 20k... - Financial Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:09 pm Australia bemoans loss of Ashes, number one statusMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having been the cricket world's unremitting bully-boy for nearly two decades, Australia was brought down to earth with an almighty thud on Sunday, losing the Ashes to old enemy England, and their number one status to boot.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:05 pm Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is alive, says rebel commanderA commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Monday said his organisation will select a new chief in the next five days according to the instruction of their leader Baitullah Mehsud, a media report said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Madhya Pradesh chief minister praised for action against hoardersMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received a pat on the back from Congress president Sonia Gandhi for his action against hoarders, official sources said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Development must be pursued despite c... - KanglaOnline
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 9:05 pm I thought 'Kaminey' offer was a crank call: Amol GupteAmol Gupte has received praise for his performance as a Maharashtrian mafioso in Vishal Bharadwaj's recently released dark thriller 'Kaminey', but when the writer-director was first approached for the role he thought someone was playing a prank on him.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Venezuela wins Miss Universe crown | SPECIALMiss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez has won the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Miss India Ekta Chaudhary failed to make it even to Top 15. Miss Universe 2009 in picsSource: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 7:53 pm Buddha slams 'Didi tamasha' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 6:58 pm Plan likely to make Class X exam optionalCBSE is all set to give its roadmap to make the Class X exam optional and begin a grading system to the Union HRD ministry in the coming days.Source: The Times of India | 23 Aug 2009 | 4:31 pm Look, I'm on a metro with a view! - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:27 pm Funds boost for Nepal infrastructure - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:25 pm RJD losing hope of tie-up with Congress - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Aug 2009 | 3:05 pm Near miss at Mumbai airportTwo private planes took off almost simultaneously from the same runway at the Mumbai airport Sunday morning, narrowly averting an air disaster, an official said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:01 pm Scoring in my 100th game was like a dream: BhaichungIt was a perfect script for India captain Bhaichung Bhutia who was playing his 100th international match at the Ambedkar Stadium Sunday. The Indian skipper led the team from the front, scoring a goal in its 2-1 victory against Kyrgyzstan in the Nehru Cup football and later bagging the man of the match award.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Bhaichung shines on his 100th appearance as India beat KyrgyzstanIndian skipper Bhaichung Bhutia celebrated his 100th international appearance in style, slotting home a goal in India's 2-1 victory over Kyrgyzstan in the ONGC Nehru Cup football at the Ambedkar stadium here Sunday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm Afghan challenger says election "widely rigged"KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main challenger said on Sunday he had evidence last week's election had been widely rigged by the incumbent and that he had lodged more than 100 complaints.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:20 am Bhutia inspires 2-1 win over Kyrgyzstan on 100th appearanceNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Skipper Bhaichung Bhutia scored a goal and was involved in the other on his 100th India appearance to set up a 2-1 win over Kyrgyzstan in the five-nation Nehru Cup tournament on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 10:02 am Kerala police questioning suspects in Muthoot scion's murderKerala police Sunday said that several people were being questioned in connection with the murder of 32-year-old Paul M. George, the son of M.G. George Muthoot, a prominent businessman who heads one of the four groups of the Muthoot family business house.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 9:32 am Woman raped by black magic practitioner in DelhiA 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a black magic practitioner here, police said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 9:32 am Karnataka lead way into semis in Buchi Babu cricketDefending champions Karnataka expectedly made it to the semi-finals of the All India cricket tournament for the Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy here Sunday with a four-wicket victory over Mumbai.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 9:31 am Six more swine flu deaths in India take tally to 60Six more swine flu deaths were reported in India, taking the number of deaths from influenza A (H1N1) to 60, the health ministry said here Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Aug 2009 | 9:30 am Barrichello ends five year wait for victoryVALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Brazilian Rubens Barrichello ended five years of frustration on Sunday with an emotional victory for championship leaders Brawn GP in the European Grand Prix.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Aug 2009 | 8:31 am
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