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Pregnant woman dies of swine flu; Pune toll at 26!A 28-year-old pregnant woman has died of swine flu here, taking the toll in the viral infection in the city to 26.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Aug 2009 | 5:56 am Kennedy `unsung hero` of Indo-US N-deal!As people across the United States mourned the death of Edward Kennedy, the Indian American community remembered him as an "unsung hero" of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and as someone who "personified" Indian Americans.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Aug 2009 | 5:56 am RSS stamp on BJP`s succession plan? !A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat appealed to the BJP to put its house in order, speculation is rife that a succession plan has been chalked out.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Aug 2009 | 5:56 am Pakistan holds Mumbai conspirators' trial in secrecyISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan kept a veil of secrecy over court proceedings on Saturday in the case against five Islamist militants accused of planning attacks on Mumbai that killed 166 people last November.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2009 | 4:19 am Jamaat-e-Islami welcomes HC directive on Surya NamaskarThe Jamaat spokesman Anwar Safi said in a statement that the organisation had told the state government not to enforce Surya Namaskar on the students of all religions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 4:13 am Chandrayaan loses contact with ISRO ground stationIndia's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft today lost contact with ISRO's ground station, putting a question mark on the fate of country's maiden moon mission launched in October last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 4:08 am NEWSALERT: No succession plan in BJP, says SanghRSS says no succession plan in BJP is being chalked out by Sangh.BJP leaders and Sangh top brass only discussing current situation in the party and the overall political situation in the country, says RSS.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 4:07 am PM asks OilMin, ONGC to re-examine Barmer refinery proposalPrime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Petroleum Ministry and ONGC to re-examine possibility of setting up a refinery at Barmer district in Rajasthan to process the crude discovered by Cairn India in the state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Bollywood's musical tribute to Michael JacksonSome of Bollywood's biggest stars on Saturday released a free musical tribute to Michael Jackson to mark what would have been the late US star's 51st birthday.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Navy doctrine covers int, synergy gaps exposed by 26/11With the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks exposing gaps in intelligence sharing and synergy among maritime forces, the latest Navy's doctrine has laid greater emphasis on these two critical aspects of security.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am ICAI working a second report on SatyamThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the regulatory body of chartered accountancy in India, is now making a final report on the auditors role regarding the massive accounting fraud at the Satyam Computer Services Limited, according to ICAI president Uttam Prakash Agarwal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:52 am Azhagiri inaugurates swine flu health call centreUnion Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers M K Azhagiri today inaugurated the first 'Swine Flu Health Call Centre" by Apollo Hospitals in the country to provide information to public and answer their queries on H1N1 virus.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:49 am AI forms four committees to review PLI/flying allowance issueWith a majority of employee unions spurning the Air India management's proposal to slash productivity-linked incentives/flying allowance by 50 per cent, four committees have now been set up to focus on specific segments to review the whole issue, a source said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:45 am Navy doctrine covers intelligence, synergy gaps exposed by 26/11The doctrine, first brought out in 2004, lays down its task as an armed force furthering Indian security interests and also provides the fundamentals for readiness and response.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:39 am BJP heading for leadership change? - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am Communication link with Chandrayaan lost: ISRORadio contact with India's first lunarcraft Chandrayaan-1 was abruptly lost early on Saturday, the Indian space agency said.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:36 am Special coverage: UPA's 100-day report card100 days later, the UPA government has miles to go and many promises to keep.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am UPA II completes 100 days in officeThe UPA government completed 100 days in office in its second stint today with a mixed bag of good work on certain fronts while stumbling on the diplomatic front with Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:33 am India provides flood relief material for Tamil IDPsTo facilitate the resettlement of Tamil IDPs in their original homes ahead of the monsoon season at Wanni in Sri Lanka, India has provided a consignment of flood relief material for them.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am Forty students run away from school hostelThe students of a Seva-Shrama school (primary) at Bhaliapani village block fled from the hostel alleging that they were provided with inferior quality of food and were not given blankets and school uniform.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am WHO warns of severe form of swine fluWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:22 am Holding of major events before CWG annoys MS GillMS Gill lashed out at national Federations for overburdening the government by hosting mega events, such as hockey World Cup and shooting World Cup ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:19 am Enough food stocks to feed poor: PMThe country has sufficient food grain stocks to feed the Public Distribution System that will ensure no poor person goes hungry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:16 am UPA II completes 100 days in officeThe UPA government completed 100 days in office in its second stint today with a mixed bag of good work on certain fronts while stumbling on the diplomatic front with Pakistan as it grapples with a severe drought and its effect on the price front.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:15 am Cairn India starts oil output from Rajasthan blockBARMER, Rajasthan (Reuters) -Cairn India, a unit of U.K.-based Cairn Energy Plc, on Saturday began pumping crude from its Mangala oil field in the Rajasthan block, the first major crude oil discovery in the energy-hungry nation in two decades.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:11 am India's IT boom a brainchild of Indira Gandhi: New bookRajiv Gandhi is often credited with ushering in IT revolution by implementing the new computer policy, liberalising the hardware imports in 1984 but the policy which provided a headstart to India in software exports was actually brought in by his mother Indira Gandhi weeks before her assassination, a new book on Indian IT revealed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:08 am Is Victoria Beckham turning cheerleader?It seems Victoria Beckham is turning cheerleader, for she was recently spotted shopping in Los Angeles for a cheerleader outfit.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:06 am Lindsay Lohan in talks for reality showLindsay Lohan is reportedly planning to film a reality show on her life.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am Britney Spears takes kids to watch Shrek: The MusicalBritney Spears recently took her kids to watch Shrek: The Musical in New York.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am Michael Clarke keen on playing IPLDespite a jam-packed international cricket schedule, Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke says he is keen to try his hand at the IPL.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:44 am Northeast, spirituality, Jinnah - diversity at Delhi Book FairJaswant Singh's 'Jinnah - India, Partition and Independence', 'The Essence of Buddha' by Japanese spiritual master Ryuho Okawa, 'The Dhammapada' by Eknath Easwaran, 'The Idea of Justice' by Amartya Sen and literature from northeastern India - the 15th edition of the Delhi Book Fair offers book buffs all that's new in Indian and world literature.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Now, Maneka Gandhi terms Jaswant Singh's expulsion as unfairNew Delhi, Aug.29 : BJP Member of Parliament from the Aonla constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Maneka Gandhi, on Saturday extended her support to expelled party leader Jaswant Singh, saying that the party leadership had treated him unfairly with regard to his latest book on Jinnah.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:20 am Needless controversy over Pokhran II, says PMGet Quote ] Mangala oilfield in Barmer, Dr Singh said, "Kalam ji has already clarified that the tests were successful. A needless controversy has been created over the Pokhran tests."Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am 'Is party ko bachalo'The BJP denied that there was no question of Advani resigning from the post as the stories that appeared were part of fertile mind of the media who "tries to find links that Advani is going because of...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am Pak court resumes hearing against 26/11 accusedA Pakistani anti-terror court on Saturday resumed the hearing into the case against five Lashkr-e-Tayiba operatives, including its operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, in connection with the Mumbai ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched successfullyNational Aeronautics and Space Administrations's space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched successfully from the space agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:02 am India partners Canada for its biggest mining showThe Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Exports (CAMESE), which represents top 400 mining companies, is partnering with the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) to hold...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am How Modi's using Jaswant's bookJaswant Singh has already taken Naredra Modi to court for banning his book in Gujarat.The legal trouble could be a minor headache for Modi. At stake in his state: 7 assembly seats that will vote soon....Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Who will take over from AdvaniNDTV has learnt that the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has helped the BJP with a roadmap for the party's future. A key part of that roadmap: figuring out who will take over from LK Advani.At a press confere...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 2:00 am Jaitley frontrunner for BJP chief's jobThough BJP sources said nothing was final, Sushma Swaraj is tipped to be Leader of Opposition, while Arun Jaitley looks the frontrunner for the party chief's job.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 1:59 am Kumble's wife, ex-husband in custody battle over daughterCricketer Anil Kumble's wife Chethana has withdrawn her custody case over her 14-year-old daughter Aaruni with her former husband Kumar V. Jahgirdar in the Supreme Court. The case will now reopen in a family court in Bangalore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Aug 2009 | 1:50 am Healthy lifestyle keeps dementia at bayPhysical activity, non-smoking, social engagements and mental stimulation cut down the risk of dementia, a new study says.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 1:21 am No CTBT, India needs more nuclear tes... - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:58 am Khanduri meets RSS chief, airs his grievancesAfter criticising the BJP leadership for removing him from the post of Uttarakhand chief minister, B C Khanduri on Saturday met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and is understood to have aired his grievances.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:38 am Needless row over Pokhran-II tests: PMPM Manmohan Singh said a wrong impression was being given by some scientists about the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests and that former president Kalam has clarified that the explosions were successful.Source: The Times of India | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:33 am Govt cautions mobile firms on equipment sourcingMUMBAI (Reuters) - Telecommunications Secretary Siddharth Behura has asked the chiefs of the country's top mobile operators to adopt a policy of self-regulation in sourcing telecoms equipment, newspapers reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:20 am BJP will survive crisis, says Mohan BhagwatIt’s for BJP to decide on ‘generational change’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Court: no curbs on A.Q. Khan’s movementISLAMABAD: In an interim ruling on a petition from A.Q. Khan, the Lahore High Court ruled on Friday that no restrictions should be placed on the movement of the top scientist who was freed from a five-year house arrest earlier this year. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am BJP leaders make a beeline for RSS headquartersNEW DELHI: A number of leaders in the race for the two top jobs in the BJP — party president and Leader of Opposition — rushed to the RSS headquarters here on Friday evening to meet its chief Mohan Bhagwat. Sushma Swaraj, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Land acquisition to start for gas pipelineTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government is putting in motion the proceedings for providing Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) the land required for laying a far-flung network of pipelines from the upcoming LNG terminal in Kochi. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Two militant hideouts unearthedJammu: Two militant hideouts were unearthed by the security forces and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered by them in Reasi and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, an army spokesman said here on Friday. On a tip-off, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Contracts for Polavaram terminatedHYDERABAD: Agreements signed with two major construction companies to build the multipurpose Polavaram dam across the Godavari were terminated by the Government on Friday with a view to avoiding further delay in executing the work and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Historical blunder, says Amar SinghNEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh on Friday termed “historical blunder” the party’s decision to support the government during last year’s trust vote over the nuclear ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am We’re following resolutions on assets declaration: CJINEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Friday said every Supreme Court judge was following the 1997 resolutions on declaration of assets, and denied reports that these were not being implemented properly. Talking to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Electrification of railway goods yardWork expected to be completed by October end: Railway sourcesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Free’ treatment pegged at Rs. 2,000Bangalore: You heard the speech and now read the small print. After announcing free treatment for Influenza A(H1N1) patients in private hospitals, the State Government on Friday issued an order pegging the ceiling for testing, screening and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am Rs 20 lakh reward for Shopian case in... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:35 pm Gujarat Govt in line of fire for sale... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:29 pm To teachers, with love - and musicThey spend their lives shaping young minds and spreading knowledge, but teachers are an unappreciated lot. Now they can sit back and enjoy some good music as a musical tour paying them a special tribute gets going across India.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:01 pm Has Bollywood shut its eyes to movies on farmers?Emaciated farmers ploughing the fields, parched fields, scheming land sharks, broken down huts - these may reflect the reality of many Indian villages, but seldom get captured in Bollywood films.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm No smoking, please: BipashaBipasha Basu refuses to smoke for a song in Pankh; director respects her stance and figures out a creative alternative.Source: The Times of India | 28 Aug 2009 | 10:14 pm Govinda among 24 VIPs to lose X-level securityAs part of its review of VIP security system, the home ministry has withdrawn X-category cover of over two dozen individuals, including former CJ Y K Sabharwal.Source: The Times of India | 28 Aug 2009 | 9:50 pm Assets: CJ works his magic - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 9:27 pm Burqa 'ban' rocks Hyderabad collegeTrouble erupted after burqa-clad young girl students held an agitation outside Vani College after the principal allegedly asked students not to wear burqa to class.Source: The Times of India | 28 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm I would love to do more Bengali films: Bipasha BasuShe is known for her bold image in Bollywood, but dusky beauty Bipasha Basu will now be seen in a slew of non-commercial films like the Bengali 'Shob Charitro Kalponik', 'Pankh' and 'Lamhaa'. She insists she is not making any special attempts to change her image and would love to do more Bengali films if they are interesting.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm I don't want to do films any more: Sharmila TagoreAfter facing the arc lights for half a century, veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says she has done enough and wants an extended break from movies even though she looks forward to the release of her Marathi venture 'Samaantar' next month.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Stolen Brazilian monkeys found in DurgSeven of the eight rare Brazilian marmoset monkeys stolen from the Alipore Zoological Garden here Aug 9 were Friday night traced to Durg in Chhattisgarh.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 8:01 pm ATS seeks LeT man's custody - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 5:37 pm 26/11 key witness disappears, returns - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 5:37 pm Schumacher may return if Ferrari get third carLONDON (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher could come out of retirement to drive for Ferrari next year if the FIA (International Automobile Federation) governing body allow the team to run a third car.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 5:35 pm Jackson death ruled homicide, focus on doctorLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Michael Jackson's death was ruled a homicide from drug overdose on Friday, fueling speculation his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, may soon be charged with manslaughter or another crime.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 4:56 pm 50% quota in panchayats: Activists co... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 4:48 pm 26/11 wouldn't have occurred if India... - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 4:43 pm CESC acquires over 50 percent stake in DIPLCity based power utility CESC Ltd has acquired over 50 percent stake in Dhariwal Infrastructure Private Limited (DIPL) which is setting up a 600 MW thermal power station at Chandrapur in Maharashtra.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 12:31 pm Punjab seeks quick completion of road over bridgesPunjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Friday said he would soon meet Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Railway Board chairman to seek quick completion of road over bridges (ROBs) in the state.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 12:31 pm West Bengal government maligning railways: MamataRailway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday accused West Bengal's Left Front government of maligning her department by raising allegations of acquiring large tracts of land for railway projects.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 12:30 pm No proposal yet from Congress on Maha... - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Aug 2009 | 12:10 pm No proposal yet from Congress on Maharashtra poll tie-up: NCPWith the announcement of assembly polls in Maharashtra imminent, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday said he had received no proposal from the Congress on an electoral alliance.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:31 am Volkswagen expects 2 mn car sales in India by 2014German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen expects to sell two million cars in India by 2014.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 28 Aug 2009 | 11:30 am Monsoon worst in 40 yrs, crops, power at riskNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains may improve next month but are still set to be the worst in four decades, and the associated slow filling of reservoirs is putting winter crops and power supplies at risk.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 9:12 am RSS seeks to distance itself from BJP's crisisNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological parent of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said on Friday it will not interfere to resolve a leadership crisis within the BJP.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 8:15 am Communists to open up West Bengal food marketKOLKATA (Reuters) - West Bengal has begun amending laws that could eventually allow foreign corporations to retail agricultural produce, opening up an annual market potentially worth more than $600 million.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 7:43 am Fan sells business to fund Dhoni dreamCHENNAI (Reuters) - A cricket-crazy Indian fan has sold his business to fund a dream of meeting Mahendra Singh Dhoni, domestic media reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Aug 2009 | 3:28 am
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