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BJP crisis: Rajnath to meet RSS chief Bhagwat !BJP president Rajnath Singh is expected to meet Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday to discuss latest round of crisis triggered by Arun Shourie`s serious allegations against senior leaders.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am BJP mulls action against Shourie for attacking leadership!The BJP is weighing options on the action it plans to take against Arun Shourie who let off a fusillade against the party leadership on Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Rain brings down mercury in Delhi, creates traffic snarls !Delhites woke up to showers Tuesday morning, which brought down the mercury in the capital but also led to traffic snarls as roads were promptly waterlogged and traffic signals went on the blink again.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am `Jinnah was once secular, committed to undivided India`!After Jaswant Singh`s praise for Mohammad Ali Jinnah, ex-RSS chief KS Surdarshan has called him a one-time supporter of the idea of undivided India.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Shooting at Ludhiana railway station; one killed!A suspected terrorist Tuesday opened fire at the Ludhiana Railway Station and killed a vendor.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am DGCA report on near-miss at Mumbai airport likely today!The DGCA is likely to submit its preliminary report to the Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday on Sunday night`s near-miss incident at Mumbai airport when two aircraft took off almost simultaneously from the same runway.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Maoists continue attacks on last day of bandh!Maoists on Tuesday blew up a railway station in Orissa`s Sundergarh district, abducted three railway employees and blasted a mobile tower and a community hall in Jharkand and Bihar.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am IIT-Delhi professors on mass casual leave today!After their colleagues in IITs in Chennai and Mumbai, it is now the turn of faculty members of IIT-Delhi to go on a mass casual leave on Tuesday in protest against disparities in their pay.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Aug 2009 | 6:18 am Talks with Pak not possible till terr... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:34 am Justice Kannan, only judge to make as... - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:32 am Cranberry juice fails to combat urinary tract infectionsExperts have expressed doubts over the use of cranberry juice as a preventative against urinary tract infections (UTIs).Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:21 am NTC in talks with NBCC for sale of surplus landThe National Textile Corporation (NTC) has begun talks with the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and others for sale of its surplus land in four cities that is expected to fetch the state-owned firm Rs 5,000 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Lashkar suspect arrested from New Del... - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am Crying can strengthen personal relationshipsWhile crying is known to be a symptom of pain or stress, it has emotional benefits too and can make interpersonal relationships stronger.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:18 am 500 students pool funds to gift house to teacher on Sep 5Come September 5, a retired teacher will get his 'Guru Dakshina' when 500 of his students, whom he taught Tamil over 20 years back, will gift him a newly built two storey house.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:09 am Nemanja Vidic vows to prove his commitment to Man UNemanja Vidic has vowed that he will prove his commitment to Manchester United with his performances in the coming weeks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:02 am Jessica Simpson calls her pet dog lesbianSinger Jessica Simpson has called her pet dog Daisy a lesbian.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am Rupert Grint desperate for a girlfriendHarry Potter star Rupert Grint is desperate to find a girlfriend.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:56 am Catherine Zeta-Jones to star alongside Angela Lansbury in Broadway musicalCatherine Zeta-Jones is all set to star in Broadway musical A Little Night Music, directed by Stephen Sondheim.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Janet Jackson eyes personal tell-all bookJanet Jackson is reportedly planning to write a personal tell-all book, in order to help herself cope with the grief of her brother Michael's death.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:50 am Flintoff wants to become best one-day player in the worldAndrew Flintoff, who underwent a knee operation after the Ashes series, wants to become the best ODI player in the world.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am Lily Allen confesses to being obsessive about cricketLily Allen has confessed that she is obsessive about cricket, and just cannot stop talking about it all the time.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:42 am Strike impact: AI staff to get pay on timeWith its staffers staging a hunger strike, Air India management today said there would be no delay in disbursal of salaries and wages this month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am F1 race wont help develop sport in India, says govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government believes hosting a Formula One race will have no impact on the development of sport in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am Comm sector to emerge as largest contributor to GDP: StudyThe communication sector will emerge as the largest contributor to India's GDP and one of the major growth-drivers of the country's economy in the next five-years, a study said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am Jaswant to visit Pakistan to promote his book on JinnahFormer external affairs minister Jaswant Singh will arrive here on Thursday for a tour to promote his work on Pakistan's founder.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:38 am Sun TV appoints Sanjay Reddy as AP Television biz headPrior to this appointment, Reddy was the Chief Operating Officer of Zee Network and was incharge of its South India business, Sun TV said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:34 am Mcleod Russel's UK arm acquires 75% stake in OlyanaTea producer Mcleod Russel India today said its UK-based group firm has acquired a 75 per cent stake in Olyana Holdings LLC for $2.75 million (nearly Rs 13 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:23 am Cong 'misleading' Kerala on ASEAN pact: CPI-MThe CPI (M) today asserted that India's free trade pact with ASEAN would severely hamper Kerala's agriculture dominated economy and further drive the State economy into deeper crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:12 am Jaswant likely to visit Pak for launch of his bookJaswant Singh, expelled from BJP for his controversial book on Jinnah, is likely to visit Pakistan for the launch of the book after Ramzan.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:04 am KRCL to re-sell Sky bus technology"The corporation will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Research Design and Standard Organisation (RDSO) next month which will facilitate the certification of the project," KRCLs public relation manager Baban Ghatge told PTI this morning.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:04 am Himachal approves 311 mini-hydro projects since December 2007Himachal Pradesh has approved 311 mini-hydroelectric power projects with a combined generation capacity of 608 MW since December 2007, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Retired armed force personnel train for corporate jobsThey were earlier men in olive green protecting the country. After bidding farewell to arms, these retired armed forces personnel are honing their skills at India's premier management institutes to equip themselves for crack civilian jobs in the corporate sector.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Bollywood on self-healing path with four hitsEnergetic openings to Bollywood's four recent releases, 'New York', 'Kambakkht Ishq', 'Love Aaj Kal' and 'Kaminey', have succeeded in getting the business perk up. Wounded by a long strike earlier this year, the film industry is perhaps on a self-healing path now, say trade pundits.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Lashkar suspect arrested with explosives in DelhiA suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative was arrested with explosives in the national capital Tuesday by the Delhi Police special cell.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Vidya Balan's disappearing act in CambridgeVidya Balan proved to be more adventurous than her sedate image suggests. While shooting for R. Balakrishna's 'Pa' in Cambridge, she fell in love with the place and disappeared. The story goes that the crew returned to India without her.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Allahabad University student alleges raggingA student of Allahabad University has complained that he was forced to take off his trousers, smoke and carry his slippers on his head by his seniors inside the campus, an official said Tuesday. He said he was also beaten during the ragging.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Swine flu claims its third victim in DelhiThe national capital recorded its third death due to swine flu Tuesday when a 44-year-old woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus, health authorities said here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Over 400 IIT-Delhi professors on leave over pay disputeFollowing the protest move of the other Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), over 400 professors of IIT-Delhi went on casual leave Tuesday over pay disparities.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am Winning dance group gets rousing welcome in OrissaMembers of Orissa's victorious Prince Dance Group, all daily wage earners and none with professional dance training, got a rousing welcome in Berhampur railway station early Tuesday morning after winning the hotly-contested TV reality show 'India's Got Talent'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am K'taka loses Rs 1,387 cr farm crops due to drought, floodsThe Karnataka government is estimated to have lost about Rs 1,387 crore worth of Kharif crops like paddy and pulses due to drought and excess rain in some districts of the state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:54 am Ex Arunachal MP quits party, to join CongImages ], its national secretary and former Arunachal Pradesh Member of Parliament Kiren Rijiju, has resigned from the party to join the Congress ahead of the assembly polls in the state in October.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:48 am BJP under pressure to play fair, rein... - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:46 am Delhi: LeT terrorist with Pak passport heldThe suspected Lashkar terrorist, arrested at the New Delhi Railway Station, also had an identity card from J&K along with the Pak passport and several explosives.Source: The Times of India | 25 Aug 2009 | 2:05 am India may build $5.1 bln power statio... - Reuters India
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:51 am All in one day: Maoists blow up station, building and towerMaoists blew up a train station in Orissa, a wedding hall in Bihar, a mobile tower in Jharkhand and torched over a dozen vehicles during their 48-hr bandh.Source: The Times of India | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:41 am Michael Jackson's death ruled homicideLethal levels of powerful anaesthetic propofol killed pop star Michael Jackson, according to preliminary findings of coroner which were unsealed in a Houston court.Source: The Times of India | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:19 am Games - Sports minister allays venue fearsCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Sports minister, Manohar Singh Gill, has dismissed fears that venues for the Commonwealth Games wil not be ready in time, despite a government report suggesting many of the projects are running late.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Aug 2009 | 1:09 am Wasim Akram may become new KKR coachKolkata Knight Riders manangement, searching a coach for their IPL franchise, now targets former Pakistan skipper and ace seamer Wasim Akram.Source: The Times of India | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:20 am Maoists continue attacks on last day ... - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:16 am Hot image makeovers for Rani, Ash, BeboSource: The Times of India | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:07 am Jhabua on its way to becoming Vidarbha-II?With shift to a high-input cash cropping system, the debt process bears an uncanny resemblance to the ‘catastrophe’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Government may monitor phone callsNEW DELHI: The government is planning to set up a centralised agency to monitor phone calls as part of a security exercise against terror acts. In the present dispensation, service providers can tap phones and provide details of conversations ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am 9 die as bus hits trailer-truck on NH7HOSUR: Nine persons were killed on the spot when a Bangalore-bound Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus hit the rear-end of a Haryana-registered trailer-truck around 3-30 a.m. on Monday. The dead include the driver and the conductor. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Maoists blow up railway track, mobile towerTrack blown up an hour after Rajdhani Express crossed the spotSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Bid on to save endangered Karanjali and AdimundanEfforts are on to reintroduce the trees in the wildSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Crisis in BJP deepens as Shourie attacks RajnathCalls him “Alice in Blunderland” and leadership “Humpty Dumpty”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Mukherjee to look into Swiss banks’ reluctanceNEW DELHI: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday that he would look into the matter of reservations expressed by Swiss banks about disclosing the details of their Indian clients. “What can I comment? I have read in the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Consensus being evolved, says CJINew Delhi: A consensus is being reached on disclosure of assets declared by Supreme Court judges to the Chief Justice of India on the basis of the in-house mechanism evolved. This was stated by CJI K.G. Balakrishnan here on Monday. Speaking to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am YSR admits to lapses in housingSays money will be recovered by invoking provisions of Revenue Recovery ActSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Three more A(H1N1) deaths in StateBangalore: Even as the State Government braces itself to combat the spread of A(H1N1) virus, three more deaths were reported in Bangalore on Sunday night. While Sarojamma (50), a resident of Manjunathnagar, died in Tirumala Hospital in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Looking for the perfect partner? Do the mathsSYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Looking for "the one"? An Australian mathematician says singles face much better odds if they date, and then reject, 12 potential partners, and then start searching for love.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 11:42 pm Your carpet may cause cancerYour carpet might be putting you at a greater risk of developing cancer, warns a Respiratory physicianSource: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 11:41 pm Tibetans welcome mountain spirits in faith ceremonyREBKONG, China (Reuters Life!) - Every summer the green hills of Rebkong are home to unique celebrations during which local Tibetans believe the mountain gods visit villagers -- and each other -- through human mediums.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 11:13 pm Govt to review impact of weak monsoon rains - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A panel of ministers will meet on Tuesday to review the impact of patchy monsoon rains and discuss if there is a need to modify some of the steps initiated to manage drought, the Financial Express said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 10:50 pm Goodies for labourers who won India's Got TalentApart from Rs 50 lakh and a car, Prince Dance Group, the winner of Indias Got Talent, also get a crore and four acres of land from the Orissa government.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 10:22 pm Maoists blast mobile tower, burn four trucks in JharkhandMaoist rebels blasted a mobile phone tower and set four trucks on fire in Jharkhand, police said Tuesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm Indian difficulties with South African visas, more air links to get attentionThe difficulty faced by Indians in getting visas to travel to South Africa as well as the possibility of more flights between the two countries is to be addressed at high level by both sides .Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 10:00 pm IISc-Bangalore is India's top tech instituteThe other institutes in Top 10 include Jadavpur University (6), IIT-Madras (7), IIT-Roorkee (8), Anna University (9) and IIT-Guwahati (10).Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 9:19 pm Man opens fire at Ludhiana station, 1 deadA suspected terrorist opened fire at the Ludhiana railway station killing a vendor and injuring two GRP cops when they tried to check his luggage.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Satyajit Ray's famous private eye enters world of comicsDetective Feluda is here, Tintin-style. The iconic private eye - a character created by legendary filmmaker-writer Satyajit Ray in his Bengali whodunits - has entered the animated, colourful world of comic books.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm Solo option gains currency in Cong - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 8:37 pm Comparing me to Rahman not fair: Sohail SenAfter teaming up with music maestro A.R. Rahman in hits like 'Lagaan' and 'Jodhaa Akbar', director Ashutosh Gowariker has roped in budding composer Sohail Sen for 'What's Your Raashee?' and the young musician says drawing comparisons between him and the Oscar-winning genius wouldn't be fair.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Let RSS take over BJP: Shourie | 'Won't interfere'Former minister Arun Shourie savaged his party leadership calling it humpty-dumpty and Alice in blunderland", while saying the party was adrift like a kati patang'. He now faces expulsion.Source: The Times of India | 24 Aug 2009 | 8:16 pm Advantage Cong in Haryana as BJP & IN... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 8:16 pm 10 Bhishmas join Army - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 7:49 pm UN team quizzes doctors who treated Benazir BhuttoA UN team probing the murder of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto Monday visited the hospital where she was rushed after the fatal attack on her life in December 2007 to collect details about her wounds and treatment, the Online agency reported.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 7:30 pm Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol - coronerHOUSTON (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect his doctor of manslaughter, court documents showed on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 5:26 pm 'Two bullets in Ombale's body were fi... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Aug 2009 | 4:16 pm Media multitasking doesn't work say researchersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Multitaskers of media activities like watching YouTube, writing e-mail and talking on the phone are not very good at any of their tasks, according to a Stanford University report on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 3:08 pm Afghan minister claims Karzai poll win, U.N. says waitKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's finance minister claimed victory on Monday for President Hamid Karzai in last week's presidential election but, with no official figures released, the claim was rejected by his main rival's camp.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:55 pm Two swine flu cases in Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh reported its second case of swine flu Monday with a software engineer testing positive for the disease in his hometown Sagar.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:02 pm Sri Lanka tri-series will prepare us for Champions Trophy: HarbhajanHarbhajan Singh believes the Sri Lanka tri-series will serve as a build-up to the upcoming Champions Trophy. The Indian cricketers will begin their long season with the tri-series in Colombo that involves New Zealand besides the hosts.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:01 pm Gajjar advances to ITF tournament second roundSixth-seeded Rohan Gajjar of India got account of qualifier Sudanwa Sitaram 6-4, 6-2 to move into the second round of the $10,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament at the DLTA complex here Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:01 pm 37 new swine flu cases in DelhiThe national capital has reported 37 new cases of swine flu, Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:01 pm Fortis acquires 10 Wockhardt hospitalsSuper-speciality hospital group Fortis has acquired 10 hospitals from Wockhardt for Rs.909 crore, the company said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Aug 2009 | 1:01 pm Govt to meet deficit target despite drought woesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit is unlikely to widen further this year, a top policy adviser said on Monday, even as the government spending on food imports and drought relief is expected to rise following a poor monsoon.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 9:04 am Nokia to enter PC industry with first netbookHELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it would start to make laptops, entering a fiercely competitive but fast-growing market with a netbook running Microsoft's Windows operating system.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Aug 2009 | 8:25 am
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