Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 53!

With six new swine flu deaths being reported in Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state reached 53, a health official said here Friday.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

President`s son hopeful of getting Cong ticket from Amravati!

President`s Pratibha Patil`s son, Rajendra Shekhawat says he is hopeful of getting a Congress ticket to contest from the Amravati Assembly seat in Maharashtra.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

PM, Sonia discuss alliance with NCP for coming Maha poll!

The Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, tonight deliberated the issue of alliance with NCP for coming assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Veteran Congress leader Karunakaran hospitalized!

Four-time Congress Chief Minister of Kerala K. Karunakaran was admitted to the Sree Chithra Thirunal hospital here Friday following a case of fever.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

NCP to have separate entity: Bhujbal!

Maharashtra Dy CM Chhagan Bhujbal says his party, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, will continue to have its separate existence though the issue of Sonia Gandhi`s foreign origins, on which it was born, is of no consequence now.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

ITI topper, former HSBC manager among held for robbery!

Delhi Police today claimed to have cracked a robbers` gang with the arrest of three persons, including an ITI topper and former HSBC manager, from whom three pistols and stolen articles were recovered
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Govt extends rehabilitation package to `84 riot victims!

Government on Thursday decided to extend the rehabilitation package to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in order to fulfil an assurance given to Parliament.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Distraught mother cries inconsolably for dead daughter!

"It being the holy month of Ramzan, my daughter was fasting. She even did not have food in the morning before going to school".
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Himachal schools close due to heavy rain!

Himachal Pradesh has ordered closure of all government schools in the state for the next two days due to heavy rainfall across the state, officials said Friday.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Ishrat case: Centre for SLP challenging Guj HC order!

The Centre on Thursday said it was contemplating filing a Special Leave Petition in the SC challenging the Gujarat HC order staying the magisterial probe which held that the encounter in which Ishrat Jahan was killed was fake.
Source: Zee News : States | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:41 am

Three persons succumb to swine flu in Pune!

Three more persons succumbed to swine flu here, taking the toll in the viral fever in the city to 40, health officials said Friday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

Child labourers shouldn`t be sent back without education: Bombay HC!

The Bombay High Court today observed that sending the rescued child labourers back to their families without providing them any education opportunities was futile.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

`Mega Indian cities can learn lessons from Big Apple`!

Highly impressed by the steps taken by NYPD to secure the Big Apple from any terrorist attack, Home Minister, P Chidambaram, Friday said that mega Indian cities like Mumbai and New Delhi could implement some of their practices.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Chidambaram defends Guj affidavit !

Home Minister P Chidambaram Friday attacked the BJP government in Gujarat on the affidavit in the controversial Ishrat Jahan encounter case, saying Central intelligence inputs cannot be used as conclusive proof for killing people.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

SC issues fresh notice on beard issue!

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a fresh notice to a convent school in Madhya Pradesh on a Muslim student`s right to sport a beard.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

Allahabad HC acquits MS Pandher in Nithari murder case!

The Allahabad High Court on Friday acquitted Moninder Singh Pandher in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old teenager Rimpa Haldhar.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

`Pak not acting against 26/11 conspirators`!

Visiting Home Minister P Chidambaram met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and asked Washington to put pressure on Pak to conduct the trial of Mumbai terror attack conspirators, including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

`US acknowledges India`s security concerns`!

Chidambaram said the US has positive attitude towards the security issues being confronted by India.
Source: Zee News : India National | 11 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am

Protest outside Moninder Singh Pandher's Noida residence

Locals gathered in front of house no D-45 in Sector 31 of Noida soon after the verdict was pronounced and shouted slogans against the police and the CBI.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:32 am

Biocon limited, Amylin pharmaceuticals enter global development agreement

Bangalore/ California Sep 11(ANI/Business Wire India): Biocon, Limited (NSE: BIOCON) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to jointly develop, commercialize and manufacture a novel peptide therapeutic for the potential treatment of diabetes.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:30 am

J and K High court grants bail to four cops

Srinagar, Sep.11 : The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday granted bail to four policemen who were accused of having a role in the controversial Shopian murder case.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:30 am

J&K HC grants bail to police officials in Shopian case

Nearly two months after they were arrested, Jammu and Kashmir High Court today granted bail to four police officials in the Shopian rape and double murder case.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:30 am

WB says India weathered global crisis 'extraordinarily well'

"India has done extraordinarily well in weathering a global crisis which was the most severe in 70 years," WB Country director Roberto Zagha said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am

Govt's foodgrain reserves touch 47 mln tons till Aug-end

India has piled up food grain reserves of more than 47 million tonnes as of August-end, down by over 3 million tonnes from a month before, while procurement by government agencies has hit a fresh record of 58.39 million tonnes.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:22 am

I blame you India, for the love: Lisa Ray


Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am

The cure is Lisa's birthright, says director Dilip Mehta

Mumbai, Sep 11 (IANS) Lisa Ray has spirit and will combat the rare multiple myeloma cancer she has been diagnosed with, says her director Dilip Mehta who cast the actress as a diplomat's wife in his debut 'Cooking With Stella'.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Uma Shri, Girish Kasaravalli team up again

Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) Kannada actress Uma Shri, who has just won the best actress National Award for her performance in 'Gulabi Talkies', teams up again with director Girish Kasaravalli for 'Kanasemba Kudureya Benneri'.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Goa business chamber criticises government's 'callous' policies

Panaji, Sep 11 (IANS) In a scathing criticism of the state government's 'callous' policies and 'purposeless' high-expenditure projects, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has warned that investors were losing faith in Goa.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Teenager critical, thrown out of train for denying Rs.10 bribe

Patna, Sep 11 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was battling for life in a Bihar hospital Friday, a day after he was thrown out of a running train allegedly by a group of policemen for refusing to pay Rs.10 as extortion. The teenager lost one of his legs in the incident.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Delhi Metro gets coaches from Bharat Earth Movers

Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) State-run Bharat Earth Movers Friday rolled out India's first set of four standard gauge metro cars for Delhi Metro Rail Corp's second phase of mass rapid transport system.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Finland to set up Innovation Centre in Delhi

Helsinki, Sep 11 (IANS) Out to prove that there's more to Finnish technology than Nokia handphones, Finland is seeking collaborations with India in biotechnology and nanotechnology and will also set up a Finnish Innovation Centre in New Delhi.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

After 16 years, Tripura to scrap highway security escorts

Agartala, Sep 11 (IANS) With insurgency showing signs of abating in Tripura, the state Friday said it has decided to withdraw the 16-year-old system of escorting all vehicles plying through the arterial Assam-Agartala national highway.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Amity student killed in Noida road accident

Noida, Sep 11 (IANS) A student of Amity University was killed Friday when the car he was travelling in was hit by a heavy vehicle on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, police said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

BEML delivers India's 1st standard gauge metro car

Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) today achieved a milestone with the manufacture and delivery of India's first standard gauge metro car and the nation's first aluminium 80-tonne wagon.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

JK Rowling to be immortalized into comic star

The British author life and career will be turned into the subject of a 23-page comic, titled Female Force.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Govt under attack for backing RBS plans to shift jobs to India

The government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under attack for allowing the Royal Bank of Scotland to transfer jobs to India as part of its efforts to cut costs.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am

Two surrendered LTTE leaders released on bail

Two LTTE leaders Daya Master and George, who were arrested after they surrendered to forces during the last phase of the 30-year-old civil war in Sri Lanka were released on bail.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:18 am

Four India origin led firms in WSJ top 100 multinationals list

As many as four companies led by India-origin people have made it to the list of Wall Street Journal's 100 most admired multinational companies in Asia.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am

SC asks UP govt to file reply for constructing statues

The apex court asked the state government to file its counter affidavit on the issue of construction in a Noida park by October 9.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

Gold ETF outshines Sensex, posts 35 per cent returns

With gold prices surging past Rs 16,000 mark, the Gold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has given a return of about 35 per cent in the last one year outperforming Sensex that increased by 10.5 per cent.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am

Shopian rape and murder: Police officers get bail

J&K HC granted bail to four police officials, including suspended SP Javed Iqbal Matoo, involved in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Rising curve for India's outward FDI to US

The US officials are here to woo foreign direct investment from India which saw impressive annual growth rate of 64 per cent in the last five years.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Ajmal says slain militant Jindal didn't teach him Hindi: Police

Ajmal, facing trial in the Mumbai attack case, had told a special court in June that an Indian named Jindal had taught him to speak Hindi.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:03 am

Govt allows cost accounting body to change its name to ICMAI

Cost accounting body ICWAI will soon be known as Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI) with the government agreeing for a change of name of the body.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am

Kargil was bad, says ex-Pakistan NSA

Former Pakistan national security adviser Maj Gen (retd) Mahmood Ali Durrani has described the Kargil adventure as "bad" and favoured a probe to fix responsibility for it.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am

J&K High Court grants bail to four accused in Shopian rape case - Hindustan Times


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J&K High Court grants bail to four accused in Shopian rape case
Hindustan Times
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today granted bail to four accused cops in Shopian rape case. All the accused policemen are released on the bond of Rs 50000. However, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday formally approached the central ...
JK HC grants bail to cops accused in Shopian murder caseIndian Express
JK HC grants bail to police officials in Shopian casePress Trust of India
Policemen get bail in Shopian rape and murderThaindian.com
Kashmir Observer -GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:56 am

Indian cos in Forbes 'Best Under A Billion' list

Twenty Indian companies have made the cut to enter the list of 200 best companies having sales less than $1 billion in the Asian Pacific region, compiled by business magazine Forbes.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am

BHEL secures Rs 1,300cr order from NTPC

State -owned power equipment maker, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) today stated that it has bagged an order worth Rs 1,300 crore for supply and installation of the boiler, turbine and generator package to NTPC-Tamil Nadu Energy Company Limited (NTECL), a joint venture company of NTPC and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am

Rs 1.45 lakh cr needed to increase enrolment in schools: Plan panel

The country needs Rs 1.45 lakh crore in the 11th Plan to increase the gross enrolment ratio in secondary education, a study by Planning Commission has found.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am

Fewer jams and accidents, thanks to traffic brigade

The Traffic brigade has been aiding the traffic police at busy junctions.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am

Q+A - Pilot strike highlights fragile labour relations

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A standoff between pilots and management at India's top private carrier, Jet Airways, entered its fourth day on Friday, underlining fragile labour relations in India, where rigid employment laws have been blamed for a spate of recent strikes.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am

After Taiwan, Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama plans to visit Arunachal Pradesh, the northeast Indian state that China claims as its territory, in November, a trip that could again rile Beijing following its denunciations of his visit to Taiwan this month.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:27 am

US agrees with Indian view on 26/11 - Express Buzz


The Hindu

US agrees with Indian view on 26/11
Express Buzz
WASHINGTON: Amid Home Minister P Chidambaram's meetings with the Obama administration, a senior US official has gone public with the assertion that Pakistan has to show progress on prosecuting the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks and stopping ...
India should stop blame game over Mumbai attack probe: Rehman MalikHindustan Times
Pak reacts, says no need to go to US on 26/11NDTV.com
Security threats from Pak has not diminished: ChidambaramSamayLive
Times Now.tv -India Today -Times of India
all 231 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am

I blame you, India: Lisa Ray

Actress Lisa Ray, currently battling cancer, is overwhelmed by the love and support she has received from India in her time of crisis.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am

Killer whales have to raise their voices to be heard over ship noise

Killer whales have to raise their voices to be heard over ship noise, and the effort may be wearing the whales out as they try to find food.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am

Factory output rises in July for 7th month

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's industrial output grew for a seventh month in July, adding to signs of economic upturn and to the case for a gradual tightening of policy, although weak exports and the impact of a poor monsoon are risks to growth.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am

Pak Taliban spokesman arrested in Swat

Islamabad said on Friday that it arrested the chief spokesman of Pakistan Taliban along with four other most-wanted first ring leaders in the restive Swat valley.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 3:03 am

Stop work on memorial sites in Lucknow: SC tells Uttar Pradesh - Hindustan Times


BBC News

Stop work on memorial sites in Lucknow: SC tells Uttar Pradesh
Hindustan Times
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to "forthwith stop" all sorts of activities including construction, maintenance and repair work at various memorial sites in Lucknow. A bench of Justice BN Agrawal and Justice Aftab Alam ...
Court halts Mayawati statue spreeBBC News
SC gives UP govt 6 hrs to stop work on memorialsIBNLive.com
Despite Court order, work goes on at UP memorialsHindu
India Today -Times of India -Daily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 2:43 am

Delhi school stampede: 2 injured still critical - Hindustan Times


Indian Express

Delhi school stampede: 2 injured still critical
Hindustan Times
The condition of two students injured in a stampede in a government school in north east Delhi on Thursday remained critical on Friday, an official said. "Two patients still remain critical. Other patients are showing recovery," JP Kapoor, ...
Delhi school stampede: Eerie silence in Khajuri KhasIndian Express
Two stampede victims battling for lifePress Trust of India
Five girls killed in school stampedeHindu
Express Buzz -Times of India -Zee News
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 2:35 am

Buddhist Bhutan warns felling trees a threat to happiness

THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - Bhutan has warned its citizens over cutting down thousands of young trees every year to make prayer flags, a threat to the tiny kingdom's lush scenery and the government's duty to bring "Gross National Happiness".

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am

Pandher's family thrilled with acquittal - Hindustan Times


Indian Express

Pandher's family thrilled with acquittal
Hindustan Times
Justice had prevailed with the Allahabad High Court's acquittal of Noida businessman Moninder Singh Pandher in the rape and murder of a teenage girl, the family and lawyer of the key accused in the sensational Nithari killings said in New Delhi on ...
Protest outside Moninder Singh Pandher's Noida residenceDaily News & Analysis
Nithari killing: I am relieved, says Pandher's sonPress Trust of India
HC acquits Pandher in Nithari killings caseTimes of India
IBNLive.com -BBC News -Zee News
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am

Stop work on all memorials by 7pm: SC to Mayawati govt

SC has stayed construction activity at sites for memorials of Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram in Lucknow and ordered UP govt to remove all workers in 6 hrs.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 2:02 am

Michael Jackson Vienna concert line-up falling apart

BERLIN/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Plans for a Vienna tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson have been dealt a blow, with singers Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole not expected to perform, despite efforts by the late pop star's brother, Jermaine, to organize the event.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Sep 2009 | 1:56 am

Jagan loyalists shed belligerent posture - Express Buzz


Chandigarh Tribune

Jagan loyalists shed belligerent posture
Express Buzz
Schoolchildren presenting a portrait of YS Rajasekhara Reddy to his son YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the CM's camp office in Hyderabad on Thursday. HYDERABAD: State ministers and Congress legislators, who had earlier issued threatening statements that they ...
Jagan gets 3 choices: DyCM, mantri, PCCTimes of India
Jagan fans not yet ready to give upEconomic Times
YSR loyalists press for son as Andhra CMIBNLive.com
Indian Express -Hindustan Times -Daily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 1:53 am

Mahindra Satyam logs out of Australia IT hub

Its finally curtains for the Australian chapter of Satyam with the Mahindras finally deciding to log out of the proposed A$75 million IT hub.
Source: The Times of India | 11 Sep 2009 | 1:19 am

China - The Big Boss - Zee News


Indian Express

China - The Big Boss
Zee News
China's recent helicopter incursions into Indian airspace in Leh and then the violation of the International Border in Ladakh region have left New Delhi at the receiving end of Beijing's augmenting hostility. While the Indian External Affairs Ministry ...
New NE division with eye on China?Times of India
China makes 'inroads'Calcutta Telegraph
No need for excessive alarm over Chinese incursions: KrishnaIndian Express
Economic Times -The Malaysian Insider -Merinews
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 1:16 am

Review report in a fortnight: Sibal - Express Buzz


Deccan Herald

Review report in a fortnight: Sibal
Express Buzz
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal on Thursday announced that the report on the review of the deemed universities would be finalised in a fortnight. Sibal presented a status report regarding 100-day programme of the ...
Sibal for BA (Law) as part of legal education reformsTimes of India
21400 new schools, 52000 teachers to be recruited: SibalSify
Sibal gears up for next 100 daysCalcutta Telegraph
Business Standard -Daily News & Analysis -India Today
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Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Sep 2009 | 1:09 am

Five girls killed in school stampede

Incident occurred when some boys’ alleged misbehaviour triggered panic among the girls
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Jagan issue figures at core group meet

NEW DELHI: As the mourning period for the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, drew to a close on Thursday, the Congress core group met here and is understood to have taken stock of the developments in the State. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Anyone welcome to join Congress, says Rahul Gandhi

CHENNAI: While ruling out senior positions for cine stars who gain lateral entry into the party, All-India Congress Committee secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that anyone who wanted to join the party and the Youth Congress were welcome ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Church in Hebbagodi vandalised

Statues of Jesus and Mary pulled down; window panes broken
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Additional 5 % DA for Central staff

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday approved an additional 5 per cent dearness allowance for Central government employees and pensioners with retrospective effect from July this year. Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting chaired ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Talks soon to resolve Chengara agitation


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

We need time to evaluate veracity of Indian dossier, says Malik

Pakistan has ample evidence of Indian hand in Balochistan, he claims
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Fake currency seized in Tripura; 1 held

Agartala: Fake currency worth Rs.3.5 lakh was seized and one person was arrested in this connection in North Tripura district by security personnel, police said on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Tripura police and Assam ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Technical glitches in CAT registration

HYDERABAD: With the registration for Common Admission Test (CAT) opening on Wednesday, candidates faced a lot of problems beginning with the CAT voucher and glitches in the registration process on the web. Students alleged the voucher ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Rs. 87.89-lakh green cover planned

TIRUCHI: The Forest Department will implement the Tree Cultivation in Private Lands (TCPL) scheme in Tiruchi Circle at a cost of Rs. 87.89 lakh during the current fiscal. Saplings of casuarina and timber species are to be planted free ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 11 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Similar looking faces are big sexual turn-offs

A new study has shown that people tend to trust those whose faces resemble theirs, but members of the opposite sex who look too much like them are a big turn-off sexually.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:59 pm

Movies based on 9/11 terror attack


Source: The Times of India | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:53 pm

Leander Paes and Cara Black lose U.S. Open mixed doubles

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American wildcards of Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott stunned defending champions Cara Black and Leander Paes 6-2 6-4 to win the U.S. Open's mixed doubles championship on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:41 pm

New York's Sept 11 museum to display hijacker perspective

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A museum dedicated to the Sept. 11 attacks will display written quotations drawn from "martyrdom" videos made by the hijackers, along with witness testimonials that will be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:39 pm

HC acquits Pandher in Nithari killings case

The Allahabad HC has upheld the death sentence awarded to Surinder Kohli in the Nithari case while Moninder Singh Pandher has been acquitted.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:24 pm

Child, forced labor behind many products - U.S. study

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and forced laborers are mining gold, sewing clothing and harvesting cocoa around the world, and India is the source for the biggest number of products made by these workers, a U.S. government report said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 11:23 pm

Studies show one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Thursday confirmed that a single dose of swine flu vaccine can protect people from the new pandemic H1N1 virus -- welcome news to global health officials who had worried that people might need two doses.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 10:36 pm

150 Jet flights cancelled, impasse may end

As many as 150 Jet Airways flights, including 15 international, remained cancelled on Friday, the fourth day of the ongoing strike by the airline pilots.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Sep 2009 | 10:33 pm

150 Jet Airways flights cancelled as strike continues

As many as 150 Jet Airways flights, including 15 international, remained cancelled Friday, the fourth day of the ongoing strike by the airline pilots.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 10:31 pm

Jet pilots, management to meet Friday

Striking pilots of Jet Airways are hopeful as talks with the chief labour commissioner and the management will begin here at 11 a.m. Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 10:00 pm

'Main Aurr Mrs Khanna' offers good and bad music

Film: 'Main Aurr Mrs Khanna'; Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid; Lyricists: Junaid Wasi, Suzanne D'Mello, Jalees Sherwani and Arun Bhairav; Singers: Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Suzanne D'Mello, Wajid, Sunidhi Chauhan, Raja Mushtaq, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Bappi Lahiri, Shaan and Neuman Pinto; Rating: ** 1/2
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm

Pakistan to train Maldives Police

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Thursday that Pakistan will train Maldives Police.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 6:30 pm

Rahul lays out roadmap for revival - Times of India


Hindustan Times

Rahul lays out roadmap for revival
Times of India
CHENNAI: AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday ended a packed three-day visit to Tamil Nadu with a clear message to partymen work towards bringing the Congress back to power even as he sought to scotch suggestions that he might have slighted ...
Anyone welcome to join Congress, says Rahul GandhiHindu
Rahul starts mission TN with a bangEconomic Times
Rahul tugs at heartstringsExpress Buzz
Daily News & Analysis -BehindWoods -Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 5:00 pm

Ministers feel pinch of austerity drive, protest at Cabinet meeting - Times of India


Straits Times

Ministers feel pinch of austerity drive, protest at Cabinet meeting
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Travelling economy might be a lot more difficult than pledging austerity. For a minister, it could mean having your privacy invaded and contraints in dealing with paperwork that a long uninterrupted flight can afford. ...
Austerity drive: UPA ministers to shun 5-star hotelsIBNLive.com
Near revolt in cabinet forces PM to loosen austerity beltHindustan Times
How will I fit in economy seat, asks heavyweight PawarEconomic Times
Indian Express -Calcutta Telegraph -Business Standard
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Sep 2009 | 2:23 pm

Five girls killed, 34 injured in school stampede

Five girl students were killed and at least 34 other students were injured Thursday morning in a stampede in a school here after rumours that electric current had leaked into waterlogged classrooms, police said. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal described the tragedy as a shame.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:30 pm

Six education reform bills in pipeline

Asserting that his ministry has fulfilled all promises for the first 100 days, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday said he will bring in six new bills, including one to replace education regulators like the UGC and the AICTE with a commission.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:30 pm

Three BJP legislators in Maharashtra join NCP

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) got a boost when three legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra joined the party here Thursday, a top NCP leader said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:30 pm

Congress panel meets on Andhra succession, NCP poll tie-up

The core committee of the Congress party met Thursday to choose the next Andhra Pradesh chief minister and discuss seat sharing with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for the Maharashtra assembly polls, party sources said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:03 pm

Bibi Russell wants next birth in weaver's home

Bangladeshi designer Bibi Russell, who showcased her new collection on Day Two of the Kolkata Fashion Week-II Thursday, said she is so inspired by natural fibres, hand weaving and villagers that she wishes her next birth be in a weaver's home.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:03 pm

Government may offload 5 percent stake in NTPC

State-run power utility NTPC Thursday said the government may sell up to 5 percent in the company before March.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 10 Sep 2009 | 12:02 pm

Jet Airways to hold talks with pilots

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Jet Airways will hold talks with pilots on Friday in an attempt to end a stand-off over the sacking of four pilots that has forced the airline to cancel hundreds of flights, a union representative said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Sep 2009 | 6:39 am