Virbhadra seeks CBI probe into Himachal call girl episode!

Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into police in Himachal Pradesh giving a clean chit to all the accused in an alleged high-profile call girl racket.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Sep 2009 | 7:01 am

Ex-Goa CM equates Advani to `rancid pickle`!

Manohar Parrikar has likened Advani to ageing pickle, saying his political innings was more or less over.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Sep 2009 | 7:01 am

CPI(M) supporters, Maoists exchange fire near Lalgarh!

Armed CPI(M) supporters and Maoists on Monday night exchanged fire at Enaitpur area in West Midnapore district of West Bengal in which some people were killed, police said.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Sep 2009 | 7:01 am

`Sonstroked` Cong to take time on tickets for leaders` kin!

Plagued by "sonstrokes" in the October 13 Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Congress high command is playing it cool to take a decision on the issue of giving tickets to the kith and kin of party leaders.
Source: Zee News : States | 22 Sep 2009 | 7:01 am

Fgn Secy Nirupama Rao meets Burns in Washington!

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met with her US counterpart William Burns and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including counter-terrorism and the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s proposed visit to America in November.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

Tamiflu in medical stores from today!

Tamiflu, the only drug for swine flu, will be available in select chemist outlets across the country from Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

We`re well prepared to counter terror threats: Chidambaram!

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday allayed fears of any possible terror threat and said that the country is well prepared and would give "swift and decisive" response to such challenges.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

ISI agent nabbed in Patna!

The police have arrested an ISI agent from Patna for spying on the Indian military.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

Act swiftly, book Saeed for 26/11: Krishna to Pak!

India on Tuesday reiterated its demand for prosecuting JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

Witty Twitter Tharoor meets Sonia Gandhi!

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi after returning from his official trip to Africa.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

US President Obama, Singh to meet informally!

Though no official one-to-one meeting has been scheduled between US President Barack Obama and Indian PM Manmohan Singh, the two leaders are expected to meet at Pittsburgh on the sidelines of G-20 Summit later this week.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

Another tremor jolts Northeast, Monday`s quake toll 11!

Another earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook India`s Northeast and adjoining Myanmar early Tuesday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am

Convicts on fast demanding premature release - Press Trust of India


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Convicts on fast demanding premature release
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Chennai, Sept 22 (PTI) Thirteen convicts, including those linked with outlawed LTTE and Al-Umma, lodged at the Puzhal prison here are on a day-long fast today demanding release of inmates who have completed seven years of jail term. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:36 am

New Delhi drivers could wreck city's image, says Chidambaram - Reuters India


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CHENNAI (Reuters) - Dangerous driving in New Delhi could dent the Indian capital's hopes of showing itself off as a truly global city during next year's Commonwealth Games, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said. Speaking at a police function in ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:29 am

Pakistan to open campaign against depleted Windies

Strong contenders Pakistan will have an easy task at hand when they open their Champions Trophy campaign by taking on a depleted West Indies.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am

5 reasons to watch 'What's Your Rashee'


Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Nitish orders probe into rumours about mehendi and milk - Press Trust of India


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Nitish orders probe into rumours about mehendi and milk
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Patna, Sept 22 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said vested interests were behind spread of rumours of skin rashes after applying 'mehendi' and contamination of milk supplied by a state-run diary firm and asked the police to go into the ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

NEWSALERT: Saeed is in custody, says Pak PM

JuD chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed is in custody, says Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am

Woman allegedly raped, burnt alive in Mumbai - IBNLive.com


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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:18 am

Coaching class owner commits suicide

The 42-year-old deceased identified as Ajay Wadke, a resident of Koldongri in Andheri was found hanging last night when his colleague went to his house.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am

Pakistan spy arrested in Bihar - police

PATNA (Reuters) - An Indian on the payroll of Pakistan's spy agency was arrested in Bihar in possession of important military secrets, police said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am

REC to take expeditious measures for proposed FPO

State-run Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) today said it has received approval from its board to take expeditious measures for the completion of its follow-on offer (FPO) process.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am

JAL may separate profitable operations for restructuring

The government and major creditor banks of Japan Airlines Corp (JAL) are examining an option to separate the ailing carrier's profitable operations from those making losses to accelerate its rehabilitation, sources close to the matter said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am

Ship fire in Mumbai Port brought under control

Mumbai, Sept 22 : A massive fire that erupted on a ship in Mumbai Port has been brought under control by fire fighters.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Tamil Nadu lawmakers request PM to intervene in Sri Lankan Tamil issue

New Delhi, Sept 22 : A group of lawmakers from Tamil Nadu submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday requesting him to intervene in the issue of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Sex scenes make sense, says Jennifer Connelly

New Delhi, September 22 : Jennifer Connelly believes that sex scenes are mostly uncomfortable, but insists they're nowhere near as bad as everyone make them out to be.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

Rs1000 crore to be disbursed in Kerala under NREG scheme

About Rs1000 crore would be disbursed in Kerala to provide employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

AIADMK to boycot Rajya Sabha poll in Puducherry

AIADMK today decided to boycott the October 3 Rajya Sabha polls in Puducherry in protest against the 'failure' of Congress government to fulfill their promises.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:09 am

Media Matrix to open chain of pubs in Indian subcontinent

Media Matrix Worldwide, a leading media company, today announced a joint venture with Irish Pub Company FZC, UAE to start chain of pubs across India and the Indian subcontinent.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:06 am

Dismissed army soldier caught spying - Press Trust of India


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Dismissed army soldier caught spying
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Patna, Sept 22 (PTI) A dismissed army soldier has been arrested after he was found to be allegedly couriering for Pakistan's ISI classified military plans about deployment of the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir and Secunderabad, besides information ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am

Veins left behind after surgery saves life of an 11-year old

In a first of its kind, doctors at AIIMS have used veins left behind after surgery to give a new lease of life to an 11-year-old boy suffering from Aorta Arteritis.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am

Beware of Nepal Maoists, rebel groups: Jaswant Singh - Indian Express


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Beware of Nepal Maoists, rebel groups: Jaswant Singh
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Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has said that the rise of Maoists in Nepal and the rebel groups taking sanctuary there pose a threat to India. Singh said the developments marked a "strategic error" on part of New Delhi. ...
BJP leader says Advani's career almost overIndia Today
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Vidarbha farmer's widow may not contest Maharashtra assembly polls

Kalawati Bandurkar,was scheduled to contest the October 13 polls from Wani Assembly Constituency in Yavatmal district as Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti (VJS) candidate.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

UPDATE: NTPC may sign RIL deal for gas at $4.20/mmBtu

After a series of flip-flops, NTPC is likely to finally sign an agreement with Reliance Industries (RIL) this week to buy government alloted natural gas at officially approved price of $4.20 per mmBtu (million metric British thermal unit).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Sanofi bags order from US for supplying swine flu vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine division of Sanofi-Aventis Group on Monday said it has received order from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to supply antigen for 27.3 million doses of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine for swine flu.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am

Congress not to ally with LJP or RJD in Bihar

The Congress has immensely gained in terms of vote share in the assembly polls and did not need to enter into an alliance to contest the next polls.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:52 am

Bid to host 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup finals kicks off

Plans for 12 new stadiums and strong corporate backing should make the joint Netherlands-Belgium bid to co-host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup finals compelling.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:52 am

FIA declares 2010 F1 schedule, S Korea to debut

South Korea will make its Formula One debut next year while Canada will return to the calendar:FIA .
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:43 am

Gujarat NRE Coke plans to raise Rs 300 cr via securities

Coke producer Gujarat NRE Coke today said it is planning to raise Rs 300 crore through the issue of securities that includes foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:42 am

Telenor unlikely to initially apply for pan-India 3G licence

Norwegian telecoms group Telenor has announced that it will not bid for a pan-India 3G licence on behalf of subsidiary Unitech Wireless, the Economic Times reports. It is understood that Telenor will ...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:41 am

Finally, Pak PM confirms Saeed's arrest - Times Now.tv


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Finally, Pak PM confirms Saeed's arrest
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The Pakistan government on Tuesday (September 22) confirmed that Hafiz Saeed, chief of banned JuD group and alleged Mumbai attack mastermind has been arrested. Saeed has been arrested on two charges -- for misusing loudspeakers and collecting charity ...
India wants Pak to act swiftly against Saeed: KrishnaTimes of India
Saeed invited in Pak army's 'Iftar' partyMSN India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am

The rush is on for super-luxury apartments!

he sales brochure offers you the opportunity to own Mumbai's first managed private residences with a 'lifestyle elevated up to the sky'. At Rs 28,000 per square foot plus other charges, Indiabulls Sky...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Dharmendra charms the Big Apple

T he 28th Annual Fundraising Dinner was held at Marriott Long Island, New York with a fashion show featuring Sahil's Timeless Fashion Show and themed Moulin Rouge to capture life in the legendary Pari...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

UN worried about lack of freedom for Tamils

Images ], lack the basic right of freedom of movement, according to a top United Nations official who visited the country recently. Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B Lynn Pascoe told a ...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Dismissed army soldier caught spying for ISI

A dismissed army soldier has been arrested after he was found to be allegedly couriering classified military plans, including details of deployment of the Indian Army [
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

TN leaders meet PM on rising fishermen deaths on Sri Lankan waters

Images ] on Tuesday to brief him on the recent killings in Sri Lankan waters, and also gave him a memorandum on the issue. The Sri Lankan navy has killed at least 50 fishermen in the last fortnight f...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Rs 1000 crore for Kerela under NREGS

About Rs 1000 crore would be disbursed in Kerala to provide employment under the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGS), Prof N Ramakantan, Director Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA), said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Woman gangraped, burnt alive in central Mumbai

The accused, identified as Rajesh Devendra, Kumar Devendra, Nitya Devendra and Shankar Mudaliyar gangraped the 25-year-old victim at her residence.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

President's son wants to contest polls

Worried by its image as a party that believes in dynastic politics, the Congress is meeting to resolve what's being called "the heir deadlock" in Maharashtra. With the state is ready to vote, many sen...
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am

Natco to make 10 mn strips of generic Tamiflu available by Oct

City-based drug firm Natco Pharma (NPL) will make ten million strips of its generic version of Roche's swine flu medicine Tamiflu available by October.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

IIT directors appeal to faculties not to go on hunger strike

IIT directors today termed as a "wrong step" the decision by faculty members to go on a day-long hunger strike on the issue of pay structure and appealed to them to do a rethink and resolve problems through talks.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:34 am

Briatore 'distraught' by life ban, may sue- reports

MILAN (Reuters) - Flavio Briatore is devastated by his life ban from Formula One for his role in a race-fixing scandal and may take legal action against motor sport's governing body, Italian media reported on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:12 am

Sonia asks Tharoor to end his controversial tweets - IBNLive.com


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Sonia asks Tharoor to end his controversial tweets
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New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked Minister of State for External Affairs to end all controversies over his remarks on social networking site Twitter. Tharoor who met Sonia to explain his cattle class remark has been asked by ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am

Kobad Gandhi sent to 14 days judicial custody - Press Trust of India


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Kobad Gandhi sent to 14 days judicial custody
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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Kobad Gandhi, a top leader of CPI (Maoist), who is in charge of spreading the organisation's influence in urban areas, was today sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Delhi Court. Gandhi, arrested here yesterday, was remanded to ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 3:02 am

Top 20 sex tips to rock your world

So, you thought you knew every trick in the book to get your partner going. Practice these tips to add to your prowess.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 2:16 am

Quake rescue teams scour Bhutan - BBC News


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Rescue teams are scouring eastern Bhutan after at least 11 people were killed by an earthquake which struck the Himalayan region. Thousands of people spent the night in the open after the quake damaged monasteries and destroyed homes. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 2:03 am

Tharoor meets Sonia to explain 'cattle class' remarks

Minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, whose "cattle class" remarks on Twitter had created a controversy, today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi amid demands for his resignation.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 1:17 am

A Q Khan's disclosures vindicate India's stand

India's position that disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist A Q Khan could not have acted individually stands vindicated with his admission that Islamabad was involved in the proliferation activities involving China, Iran, North Korea and Libya, experts say.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:28 am

Is John Abraham worth 12 crores?


Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:20 am

Advani's political career more or less over: BJP leader Parrikar

Calling for a change in guard at the party's helm, senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar has likened party veteran LK Advani to ageing pickle that had turned rancid.
Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:19 am

Chidambaram flags off bi-weekly Chennai-Delhi Duronto Express

CHENNAI: One more super-fast train, the non-stop Duronto Express, was added to the Chennai-Delhi route on Monday. It leaves Chennai Central on Mondays and Thursdays at 6.40 a.m. and reaches Nizamuddin at 10.35 a.m. the next day, on ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Hafiz Saeed confined to his house in Lahore

He is not arrested or detained, says his lawyer
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Countdown begins for Oceansat-2

CHENNAI: The countdown for the launch of Oceansat-2, which will help to identify potential fishing zones, and in coastal zone studies, from Sriharikota, 90 km from here began on Monday. — PTI ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Permits for construction getting delayed


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Maneka on tiger conservation body

NEW DELHI: The government has made BJP MP Maneka Gandhi a member of the newly reconstituted authority for tiger conservation, despite her opposition to legislation that paved the way for setting it up three years ago. However, when contacted ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Chidambaram wants Pakistan to question Saeed on 26/11

CHENNAI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday demanded that Pakistan question Hafiz Saeed, founder-leader of the Jamat-ud-Dawa/Laskhar-e-Taiba, for the November last Mumbai terror attacks. Asked whether India was satisfied with ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

IIT faculty protest curbs, to observe fast

KOLKATA: Faculty of all seven Indian Institutes of Technology will observe a token fast on September 24, to protest against restrictions imposed on the IITs. They “find the revised order from the Ministry of Human Resource ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

10 killed as quake strikes Bhutan

Thimpu: Ten people, including three Indian labourers, were killed on Monday when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Bhutan. The tremor, which hit around 2:53 p.m., destroyed houses, monasteries and other buildings across the mountainous ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Quake rocks Assam, Arunachal Pradesh

The 6.2 magnitude temblor was the fifth one in 42 days
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Festivity, solemnity mark Id

Feasts were organised in the city and alms given to the poor
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Suspected ISI agent with secret papers arrested in Bihar

The Special Task Force of Bihar police arrested Sudhanshu Sudhakar, a dismissed jawan of the Indian Army working as an alleged ISI agent, with "important military papers" relating to Indo-Pak border.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:46 pm

Delhiites must learn to behave before CWG: PC

Home minister Chidambaram said that Delhiites should undergo a behavioural change before the 2010 CWG to present the national capital as an international city.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:41 pm

Q+A - A primer on climate change at the U.N. and G20

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Worldwide efforts to fight climate change face potentially crucial milestones this week during United Nations and G20 meetings that activists hope will bring momentum to stalled talks on a new global warming treaty.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:15 pm

Another tremor jolts northeast, Monday's quake toll 11

The tremor was felt in the northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, besides Myanmar. The death toll in Monday's quake rose to 11.
Source: The Times of India | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:59 pm

No cash for an IPL team, says Rani


Source: The Times of India | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:44 pm

Public smoking bans cut heart attack rates - U.S. studies

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two U.S. research teams reported on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:39 pm

China to project naval, air power further off shore

BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to transform its naval and air forces to project power further from its shores, China's defence minister said a week before the nation puts on a massive military parade showcasing its strength.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:33 pm

GE CEO to test new management model in India

BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to test a new management model in India that the largest U.S. conglomerate believes will help it flourish through a long period of sluggish post-recession growth in developed markets.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:23 pm

Young children need 2 doses of H1N1 vaccine - U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger children will need two doses of the vaccine against the new pandemic of H1N1 influenza, U.S. officials said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:16 pm

Flu causes heart attacks but vaccine protects - study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Influenza can help trigger heart attacks and may account for a 35 percent to 50 percent rise in heart attack deaths during flu season, British researchers reported on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:09 pm

I can't afford an IPL team: Rani Mukerji

She took tips from Shah Rukh Khan to understand cricket for her role in 'Dil Bole Hadippa', but Rani Mukerji has no intention of following her good friend's footsteps by bidding for an Indian Premier League (IPL) team.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm

Aftab Shivdasani keen to play Anil Kapoor's 'Mr India' role

He was just nine when he played one of the orphan children in 'Mr India' and Aftab Shivdasani has great memories of it. With news that filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor is considering a sequel to the film, the 31-year-old actor says he would love to reprise Anil Kapoor's role in the 1987 hit.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm

Jackson movie to get mass worldwide premiere

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" -- based on footage from concert rehearsals before his death in June -- will have simultaneous premieres in more than 15 cities around the world next month, the studio behind the film said on Monday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 8:20 pm

From a receding glacier, an SOS to the world

From a ridge atop the fast receding Rohtang glacier, renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur Tuesday made a plea to the world - Fight global warming so that 1.3 billion people dependent on the Himalayas for their daily water can live.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 8:00 pm

Mehndi leaves hundreds with itchy, swollen palms in Orissa

Hundreds of women complained of itchy and swollen palms and hands in three northern Orissa districts Monday after applying mehndi (henna) on their hands to celebrate the Eid festival, health officials said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm

Politicians must learn to accept insurgency: Ved Marwah

Politicians in India must first learn to accept the problem of insurgency before they decide on policies to curb it, former Delhi Police chief Ved Marwah said here Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Ajay Chautala to contest from Dabwali in Haryana polls

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) general secretary Ajay Chautala will contest from Dabwali constituency in Sirsa district in the forthcoming October assembly polls.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Thousands suffer as Metro feeder buses go on strike

Thousands of commuters faced a tough time Monday as scores of Delhi Metro's feeder buses, which help passengers reach designated Metro stations, went on a two-day strike.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

'Harishchandrachi Factory' is India's entry to the Oscars

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A Marathi film that chronicles the making of India's first feature-length movie in 1913 has been chosen as the country's entry for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language film category.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am

10 killed as earthquake rocks Bhutan and India's northeast

A high magnitude earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale Monday killed at least 10 people in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and left dozens more injured, while several buildings developed cracks in India's northeastern state of Assam.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am

Import substitution should be the mantra: Chidambaram

It is an 'old mindset' that secrecy would be compromised if the Indian private sector is involved in the supply of defence equipment, which was hampering import substitution, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:01 am

India unseeded in Davis Cup World Group

India have been placed among the unseeded eight nations in the Davis Cup World Group in the seedings list announced Monday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am