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Poonam Mahajan to contest from Ghatkopar West!Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan`s daughter Poonam figures in the first list of 66 party candidates for coming assembly elections in Maharashtra announced today.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am Police arrest 3 people in Allahabad, recover 400 detonators!In what has come as an alarming signal, the police arrested three people and recovered 400 detonators in Allahabad on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am NHRC for probe into firing during Army recruitment drive!The NHRC has asked the Defence Ministry to investigate an incident of firing allegedly by Army personnel during a recruitment drive in Uttar Pradesh in which an 18-year-old youth was killed in July this year.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am IAF converting Nyoma ALG into full-fledged transport airbase!With the first successful landing of an AN-32 at Nyoma airstrip in eastern Ladakh, the IAF is all set to convert the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) into a full-fledged airbase for fixed wing transport aircraft.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am Decide on mercy petitions quickly: SC tells govt!The Supreme Court has said the government has a duty to decide on the mercy petitions of those sentenced to death by courts without much delay.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am Govt launches border development program!The Centre has launched an ambitious frontier area development program in 17 states.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am PM Manmohan Singh greets nation on Eid!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday greeted the nation on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, saying the festival reflected the true spirit of India`s composite culture.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am Teenage girl murder parents, five relatives!Facing opposition to her relationship with a neighbourhood boy, a 19-year-old girl murdered seven of her family members, including her parents and brother, in connivance with him, police said Saturday. Both have been arrested.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am NSA dismisses DRDO scientist`s Pokhran-II claims as `horrific`!NSA MK Narayanan further asserted that India has thermonuclear capabilities which have been verified by a peer group of researchers.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:12 am Bharatiya Kala Kendra 'Ramleela' now with contemporary faceNew Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Gender violence, terror and family politics - the 53rd edition of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra's much-feted 'Ramleela' dance drama weaves all the contemporary realities into the ancient Indian epic of Ramayana to give it a modern face.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am Himachal gets 33 percent less rainfallShimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has received 33 percent less rainfall this monsoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am Bihar Police to seek speedy trial of Patna boy's kidnappersPatna, Sep 20 (IANS) Following a public outcry over the kidnapping of six-year-old Patna boy last week, Bihar Police Sunday said they would seek speedy trial of the five men arrested for the crime.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am 'Up' an animation with lots of action and emotionFilm: 'Up'; Voices: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson; Director: Pete Docter; Rating: ****Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am Terror probe in US: Three Afghan-origin men arrested24-year-old Colorado resident Najibullah Zazi and his father Mohammed Wali Zazi were arrested last night in Denver suburb of Colorado. Their acquaintance Ahmad Wais Afzali of Flushing, New York, was also held.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am Fully fit Saina ready to fire at Japan OpenImages ] Open Super Series. Saina was down with chicken pox weeks before the World Badminton Championship last month but the Hyderabadi battled on to become the first Indian to reach the quarter-fina...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Buddha & rebellion on Gowariker's platethat he will be hugely busy with two very different projects in the next couple of years. The biggest among them is an English language biopic of Lord Buddha that could cost $100 million, more than t...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Kajol, Urmila, Amrita and moreMaybe she isn't too comfortable with all that attention. But please, please Kajol tell us when's your next film releasing? Photographs: Uday Kuckian and Hitesh HarisinghaniSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am India's 20 best IT employersCL Infosystems has emerged as the best employer in the information technology industry in India, according to a survey conducted by Dataquest-IDC (International Data Corporation).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am IIM ultimatum to Govt over world-class payThe Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, has given the government a one-month ultimatum to accept its demand for world-class pay for faculty members. Having rejected the new pay structure ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:06 am Sena MLA supporters protest outside Manohar Joshi's houseSupporters of Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar shouted slogans in front of former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi's house, over speculation that the party was planning to field Milind Vaidya from Dadar instead of Sarvankar.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am Future Group may hive off Big Bazaar: BiyaniFuture Group chief Kishore Biyani is looking to hive off hypermarket chain Big Bazaar and list it to unlock value as part of ambitious restructuring and growth plans to become a Rs 25,000-crore group in four years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am Anoushka complains of blackmail, Mumbai businessman arrestedNew Delhi Sitar player Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar, has been allegedly blackmailed by a businessman who has been arrested in Mumbai.Twenty-nine-year old Junaid...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am MNS to release first list of candidates tomorrowParty leader Satish Pradhan told reporters that the party was in the process of giving finishing touches to the list which will be released tommorrow.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am A driving license in the name of Ajmal Kasab!The license was issued by the office of Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) after a local news channel, carrying out a sting operation, got an application moved in Kasab's name.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am Konkani film wins Toronto International Film Festival awardThe Man Beyond the Bridge, a Konkani film by debutante filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, has won the International FIPRESCI Prize for the Discovery section of the 34th TIFF.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am Smuggling worth crores along Sino-Indian borderThe age-old barter system is back along the Sino-Indian border but with a twist as Indian traders smuggle daily needs into Tibet in exchange for fancy Chinese goods through the Line of Actual Control.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:49 am Victorian premier cancels Mumbai visit following terror alert - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:46 am Airlines dole out attractive schemes to woo biz travellersFaced with a major downslide in business traffic, airlines are now adopting innovative schemes to attract high-end and corporate travellers to fill in the seats on the front rows.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:43 am Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's prescription for G-20 - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:39 am Harishchandrachi factory India's entry for OscarsMarathi film Harishchandrachi Factory, by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi has been selected as India's official entry to this year's Oscars in the Foreign Film Category.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am Pawan Hans Helicopters aims more connectivity in NE regionWith an aim to take air connectivity to the remote areas of the North East, state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL) is planning to start a new model of operations in the region that will link smaller cities via Guwahati to rest of the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Indian envoy praises Sikh Community at Film FestivalTurbanology, a film highlighting west's reaction to the Sikh turban and the plight of the community of the 9/11 terror attacks, drew a lot of attention.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Rift over ticket turns violent in Sena - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:23 am Manali's Jewish houses under special security netHimachal Pradesh police has stepped up security for Chabad House of old Manali, against the backdrop of several Jewish festivals and Israeli security agencies warning its nationals visiting this resort of a "very serious" terror threat.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am Shamed Renault wait to hear fateLONDON (Reuters) - Renault's Formula One future will be decided in Paris on Monday when the governing body rules on a race-fixing controversy that has stunned and shamed the sport.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:17 am 'Indian biz behind global cos in contingency preparedness'Indian companies lag far behind their global peers when it comes to their preparedness for any natural or man-made disasters, which may throw them out of operation, even as awareness about it has grown significantly, global consultancy Deloitte says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am Bankers say multiple PLRs to enhance lending transparencyThe multiple prime lending rate (PLR) system with a cap on advance rates, which are likely to be recommended by a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel, would bring more transparency in the lending operations, bankers said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:01 am Virender Sehwag returns to cricket action todayIndian opener Virender Sehwag returned to the cricket field today at a corporate tourney in Chandigarh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:59 am India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants: media - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am Indian ADRs gain $3.4 bn last week; Infosys major gainerLed by IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, Indian stocks trading on American bourses gained more than $3 billion in a week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am Govt approval for CEO's salary not called for: KhurshidCompanies will no more be required to seek govt's approval for raising the salaries of directors once the new company law comes into effect, Salman Khurshid said.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:52 am 'Harishchandrachi Factory' India's entry for OscarsMarathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi has been selected as India's official entry to this year's Oscars in the Foreign Film Category.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:48 am Australian official cancels Mumbai trip over attack fearsVictoria state premier John Brumby was scheduled to visit Mumbai this week to assure Indians that Australia remains a safe place to study.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am Job mkt still grim; 27 people lose job per hourDespite the US economy showing indications of recovery, the global job market remains gloomy, with companies laying off at least 27 employees every hour to cut costs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:35 am Smuggling worth crores along Sino-Indian border in LadakhThe area--Changthang is located south east of Ladakh and has been a haven for smugglers who carry essential commodities like rice, wheat, vegetables having longer shelf-life, cigarettes and bidi and cooking oil.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:26 am FII inflows to cross $10 bn-mark this month: AnalystsForeign investment in the Indian stock markets may cross $10 billion-mark by the end of this month as a hefty $9.8 billion (Rs 47,674 crore) have already been poured into the bourses by overseas entities so far this year, analysts feel.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:24 am Top 8 cos add Rs 23,000 cr last weekAs many as eight out of the top 10 most valued companies added over Rs 23,000 crore to their market capitalisation in the last week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:08 am Quotable Quotes of the weekSource: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:22 am Pokhran II: NSA dismisses DRDO scientist's claimsTerming former scientist Santhanam's claims on Pokhran II as 'horrific', National Security Adviser M K Narayanan asserted that India has thermonuclear capabilities which have been verified by a peer group of researchers.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:11 am Indian forces capable of defending borders: Krishna - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:00 am Man held for 'blackmailing' Anoushka Shankar: CopsDelhi Police is investigating a case of blackmailing of young sitarist and legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar's daughter, Anoushka and has arrested a Mumbai-based man who allegedly accessed her photographs stored in her laptop.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:53 am Yuvraj Singh's father set to play political inningsWhile cricketer Yuvraj Singh would be battling out in South Africa during the Champions Trophy, his father and former cricketer Yograj Singh will be seen trying his luck in the forthcoming Haryana assembly polls.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:45 am NSA dismisses Santhanam's claims on Pokhran-II as 'horrific' - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:26 am As border issue hots up, India looks up to China in WTONotwithstanding reports of tension along the Indo-China border, the two countries need to move hand-in-hand at WTO to protect interest of over 100 developing nations in the Doha trade negotiations, sources said.Source: The Times of India | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:13 am Maoists suffer major blow in ChhattisgarhSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Media asked not to ‘overplay’ China border incidentsFIR to be filed against reporters who claimed soldiers were injured in Chinese firingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Sena, BJP clinch seat-sharing dealWith Guhagar, a BJP stronghold, given to Sena, the stage is set for a rebellion of sortsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Teething troubles over for RosaiahJagan’s post will be decided by high command, says Chief MinisterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Construction stayedLUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday stayed the construction activities, from the Jail Road Trisection to the Kanshiram memorial, till September 22. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am IMF clears gold sale to shore up financesWASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund has approved the sale of a limited amount of its gold to shore up its finances. China, India and Russia have evinced interest in the purchase to reduce their position in the dollar-denominated ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Lalu Prasad meets Sonia for alliancePATNA: Pitching for a secular alliance in Jharkhand and Bihar, RJD leader Lalu Prasad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking her cooperation in bringing secular parties together to keep the NDA at bay. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Roads in Udupi to be widened: MinisterUdupi: Home Minister V.S. Acharya said on Saturday that many roads in the city would be widened to facilitate smooth movement of traffic. He was speaking after inaugurating two bus-shelters at Parkala here. Dr. Acharya said that ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Not enough evidence yet to implicate Saeed: PakistanIf he is bailed out by Pakistan court, it should be accepted by India: Rehman MalikSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am No justification for summoning Modi now: Nanavati panelAHMEDABAD: The G.T. Nanavati-Akshay Mehta judicial commission, probing the Godhra train carnage and subsequent communal riots in Gujarat in 2002, has rejected all grounds advanced by the Jan Sangharsh Manch for summoning Chief Minister ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am 6 ways to protect your child from swine fluAs swine flu continues to infect school kids, parental anxieties have stirred up with each one trying to be cautious enough to avoid the spread of HINI virus that has caused severe illness and deaths worldwide.Source: The Times of India | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:53 pm Himachal to post names of corrupt officers on websiteHimachal Pradesh Police will post names of corrupt government functionaries on its official website, a senior official said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:30 pm We won't summon CM: Nanavati panel - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:03 pm My comedies are stress-busters for viewers: GovindaBollywood funnyman Govinda, who has teamed up with director David Dhawan for the 19th time in yet another comedy 'Do Knot Disturb', says he loves doing 'time-pass' films' as they serve as 'stress-busters for the audiences'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Ram Kapoor finally steps into Bollywood with four filmsAfter acting in several TV soaps for over a decade, popular actor Ram Kapoor is finally set to foray into Bollywood and that too with four projects that include Farhan Akhtar's 'Kartik Calling Kartik' and Anurag Kashyap's 'Udaan'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Kalavati enters poll fray - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 7:54 pm Lalu wants alliance with Cong in Bihar, Jharkhand - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:30 pm Cong buries hatchet with Tharoor - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:16 pm Wkly Tech Analysis: Sideways move seen at highsMarkets gained for the second week in a row, backed by positive sentiments on hopes of a speedy global economic recovery, higher advance tax numbers and fund buying.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:46 pm Mayawati gets another jolt from courtThe Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Saturday gave yet another jolt to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati as it stayed the construction of a boundary wall around the site of a memorial to her mentor, late Kanshi Ram.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm Teenager girl arrested for murdering parents, five relativesFacing opposition to her relationship with a neighbourhood boy, a 19-year-old girl murdered seven of her family members, including her parents and brother, in connivance with him, police said Saturday. Both have been arrested.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm Pakistan-India peace forum urges dialogue resumptionIndia and Pakistan have no alternative to serious dialogue to end the atmosphere of suspicion between them, said speakers at a public meet organised here by the Pakistan India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am India, Sri Lanka U-16 football match ends in drawThe second friendly football match between the under-16 teams of India and Sri Lanka ended in a goalless draw in Colombo Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am Lawyer murdered by robbers in GhaziabadA lawyer was murdered and his daughter beaten up in their home by six armed men early Saturday when he refused to hand over some official papers to them, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am Austerity measures not to compromise security: MukherjeeAusterity measures the government has introduced are not at the cost of security for top leaders, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee clarified here Saturday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Five swine flu deaths take India's toll to 238At least five people died of swine flu Saturday, taking India's influenza A (H1N1) toll to 238, health authorities said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am Financial regulation, reform top India's G20 agendaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India wants the upcoming G20 leaders summit to discuss ways of ensuring regulatory failures that led to economic crisis are prevented from recurring, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:08 am Pakistan says investigating Mumbai attack "mastermind" HafizISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Saturday it was investigating Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, who India accuses of masterminding last year's Mumbai attack, but said he would be arrested only after concrete evidence was found against him.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:38 am Govt against credit curbs to check price rise - Pranab MukherjeeBANGALORE (Reuters) - The government opposes tighter monetary policy to curb rising food prices as this would hit economic growth, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Sep 2009 | 6:16 am India's fielding must improve, says captain DhoniJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has told India to improve their fielding in this month's Champions Trophy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Sep 2009 | 5:18 am Everest "memento" for Obama to show climate change impactKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's sherpa community is sending a piece of rock from Mount Everest to U.S. President Barack Obama to underscore the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Sep 2009 | 2:45 am
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