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Students try to immolate junior in Uttar Pradesh!Three senior students of Amity University in Uttar Pradesh here allegedly poured petrol on a junior student and tried to set him afire after a petty dispute, police said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am Arunachal polls: Cong announces names of all, but one candidate!The ruling Congress in Arunachal Pradesh today announced the names of 59 candidates out of the 60 Assembly seats going to the polls on October 13.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am Maharashtra deputy CM, Patil in NCP`s first list!Maharashtra Dy CM Chhagan Bhujbal, state unit chief R R Patil and senior ministers Ajit Pawar and Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil figure in the first list of 80 candidates announced by NCP for October 13 Maharashtra Assembly elections.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am Live cartridges found in Taj city !Over 200 live cartridges were recovered from near the Agra Fort in this city of the Taj in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:30 am Poverty India`s main concern, Krishna to UN!SM Krishna told world leaders that poverty eradication remains the India`s top priority.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Indian girl asks for urgent action on climate change!A 13-year-old Indian girl, speaking on behalf of the world`s three billion children, asked world leaders here, including the Presidents of United States and China, for urgent action on climate change.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Rajiv`s assassin Nalini ends fast!Nalini, serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Wednesday ended her two-day long indefinite fast.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Indian American nominated as US` chief agriculture negotiator!Prez Obama has nominated an Indian American agricultural scientist for the post of chief agriculture negotiator, a position which has assumed a critical role in the days of tough global negotiations on the concerned issues.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am `India`s air power just 1/3rd of China`!Air Chief Marshal PV Naik admitted that India was no match to China when it came to air power.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Pakistan, Taliban still together: SM Krishna!New Delhi has charged that Islamabad`s disruptive role in the Taliban insurgency alongwith aid for the Afghan Taliban provided by Pakistan`s spy agency has complicated the military situation in Afghanistan, with India`s Foreign Minister asserting "they are still together".Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Globus Spirits dips 9% on debutThe stock slipped to a low of Rs 89 - down 20% from its high.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am Mobile Number Portability in metros by Dec 31Mobile Number Portability will be implemented from December 31 in metros and category A service areas, and by 20th March, 2010, in rest of the country, telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:27 am 2010 Assembly polls to bid farewell to Nitish: LaluRJD supremo Lalu Prasad today claimed people have now made up their mind to bid farewell to the former in 2010.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am Jaiprakash tumbles on treasury saleThe stock slipped further to a low of Rs 233 and finally closed near the day's low at rs 234 - down 6.3%. Around 32.29 million shares were traded on the BSE today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am Woman commits suicide, man killed in accident in J-KA woman allegedly committed suicide while a man was killed in a road accident in Kashmir valley today.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:16 am Over 100 pilots have applied for VRS: IAF chief - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:15 am NEWSALERT: Narotam Sekhsaria appointed chairman of Ambuja CementsLeading cement producer, Ambuja Cements today said its board has appointed Narotam Sekhsaria as chairman of the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:14 am Army major, jawan killed in gunfight with militants in KashmirAfter a night-long lull, the militants resumed firing this morning. The army along with police had strengthened the cordon around the house during night to prevent any attempt by the militants to escape under the cover of darkness.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:13 am Godrej Ind gets shareholders nod to invest in JV firmFMCG major Godrej Industries today said its shareholders have approved the company's proposal to invest in shares or give loans to its joint venture company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:11 am Uttar Pradesh's new police chiefLucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) The new Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police Karam Veer Singh Wednesday said that his top priority would be to increase the credibility of the police and make the force more sensitive.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Suzlon promoters offload 4.5 percent stake in companyMumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Three promoters of wind power major Suzlon Energy have sold approximately 70 million equity shares, representing 4.5 percent of the paid-up capital of the company.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am From next year, keep your mobile number when you change operatorNew Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India's telecom regulator Wednesday issued guidelines on mobile number portability (MNP) that will allow subscribers to change operators while retaining the original number, but only within a particular circle.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am $4.3-bn World Bank loan for IndiaNew Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The World Bank has approved $4.3 billion in loans for India to help finance infrastructure projects and support its economic stimulus programme.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Family of accused moves court against airing of narco testsKochi, Sep 23 (IANS) The family of one of the accused in the murder of Sister Abhaya Wednesday moved court against 17 media organisations for airing the narco-analysis tests conducted on her.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am Students hold protests in demand for Central varsityStudents of three colleges todayboycotted classes and held demonstrations here demanding setting up of a Central University in Jammu province.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Ford to produce small car in India from early 2010NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will launch production of its Figo small car in India in early 2010, it said in a statement on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am NEWSALERT: Siemens Healthcare appoints Narendra Jhaveri as chairmanThe board has also appointed Pradip V Nayak as chairman of the Audit committee, the company said in a filing to BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:04 am Tata Power to commission 2 units of Mundra UMPP by Feb 2012The country's largest private power producer Tata Power today said it would commission 1,600 MW capacity of its 4,000 MW Mundra project in Gujarat during the current XIth Five Year Plan (2007-12).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am An IAF officer skydives near Everest peakIndian Air Force officer Ramesh Chandra Tripathi became one of the few adventurers in the world who skydived near the world's tallest peak Mount Everest.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am Venus Remedies, Korean firm sign out-licensing dealDrug firm Venus Remedies today said it has signed an out-licensing deal with a Korean firm for selling Sulbactomax drug, used in the treatment of pre or post-surgical infection and also for respiratory infections, in South Korea.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am Local bodies' polls a chance to expand party's base in MP: NCPNCP Madhya Pradesh unit president Brijmohan Shrivastava today described elections to the local bodies, to be held by the end of this year as an opportunity for the party to expand its base in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am Pranab against tightening of monetary policyFinance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said Reserve Bank should not tighten the monetary policy as the government has planned to borrow huge amounts from the market.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:55 am Punjab to invest in road networkEcstatic over the awards instituted by the India Today group on the parameters of development, the Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal today said that the state has been able to withstand the slowdown and the delayed monsoon and is expected to surpass the previous year's records in terms of growth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:54 am Teacher held for sexually harassing girl student in APThe accused, Dayasagar, who teaches in a corporate school, which is organising tuitions for poor girl students in the Shamala Nagar area, has been arrested.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am Nalin Surie is Indian high commissioner to UKNalin Surie, an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1973 batch, has taken over as India's high commissioner here following the retirement of his predecessor Shiv Shankar Mukherjee.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:48 am Company official killed by sacked labourers in Coimbatore - 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Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am Our Air Force strength is one third of China: IAF chiefIndia's Air Force is just a third the size of rival China's and far short of the aircraft required to meet the security challenges it faces, said Air Chief Marshal PV Naik.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am Sensex trying to recoup losses in afternoonMumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities markets was trying to recoup losses Wednesday afternoon amid volatile trading conditions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Government aiming to bring fiscal deficit down to 4 percentKolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the government planned to scale down fiscal deficit to 4 percent by 2012.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Himachal Pradesh despatches 74 lakh boxes of applesShimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The apple season in Himachal Pradesh has finally picked up with 7,400,000 boxes having been transported out of the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Paradip Port to float tender to pump oil out of sunken shipBhubaneswar, Sep 23 (IANS) The Paradip Port in Orissa has decided to float a global tender to pump the stored oil out of a Mongolian ship that sank off its coast Sep 9.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Delhiites shying away from swine flu checkupNew Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) With a surge in flu cases in the Indian capital, Delhi health officials Wednesday said people were staying away from taking immediate medical help even after showing symptoms of the disease.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Heavy rains lash Thane district, thousands become homelessHeavy rains coupled with winds since last evening destroyed various parts in the Thane district rural region. Power supply remains affected since last evening in the district.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am India urges G20 to shun protectionism, U.S. pushes planNEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on Group of 20 nations on Wednesday to send a strong warning against protectionism this week as world leaders seek to shore up a tentative global recovery and prevent future economic crises.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:16 am Kobad Ghandy: The gentle revolutionary - Rediff
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am Purple-and-pink Games logo has Delhi architect in a stewNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The colourful branding for next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has left architects hopping mad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:08 am Pricol official beaten to death by employees in CoimbatoreCHENNAI (Reuters) - A senior official of auto-parts manufacturer Pricol was beaten to death by angry employees in Coimbatore after dozens of workers were sacked, police said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:05 am President, PM congratulate Isro for Oceansat-2 launchPresident Pratibha Patil and prime minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated the Isro team for successful launch of Oceansat-2 satellite.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Sep 2009 | 3:02 am Army major, jawan killed in Bandipora encounter in J&KArmy Major J S Suri and a jawan were killed in a fierce encounter with the militants in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Wednesday.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am UP DGP shunted out after Oppn protests against law and order - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:36 am Sonia advises Tharoor: Stick to tweet nothings - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 2:19 am Pak police await instructions to act on SaeedPakistani police today said they were awaiting instructions from the government for taking further action against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, who was placed under house arrest.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 1:50 am Dollar hits 1-yr low, Asia stocks at 13-mth highThe dollar slid to a one-year low against a basket of currencies as market players seized on surprisingly strong New Zealand economic growth data as a reason to push the kiwi dollar higher and dump the US currency.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 1:49 am Economy will do better in Sept qtr - MukherjeeKOLKATA (Reuters) - India's economic growth in the September quarter will be better than the June quarter, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:31 am ISRO launches 7 satellites in 1,200 secondsIndia successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite Oceansat-2 and six nano European satellites from Sriharikota at 11.51 am today.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:24 am How many partners have you slept with?The average British adult has indirectly slept with 2.8 million people, according to a new research.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:03 am 2010 Games: India promises enough security - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am India can learn lessons from China: Jairam RameshEnvironment minister Jairam Ramesh commended the commitments made by Chinese President Hu Jinato during the high-level Climate Change Summit and said India can learn lessons from China to help save the planet.Source: The Times of India | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:01 am Mind your words, Sonia tells TharoorNEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi is understood to have told Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor to be careful with his words in view of the controversy generated last week by his “cattle class” and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Another tremor jolts AssamGuwahati: A tremor of 5.7 magnitude at 1.09 a.m. on Tuesday woke up people in Assam, who had gone to bed in panic after experiencing a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Monday afternoon. Monday’s tremor quickly followed by the sixth ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Akrama-Sakrama: panel for 50 per cent cut in penaltiesCabinet subcommittee’s recommendations to come up for discussion shortlySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Climate talks: ‘wrong to blame India for deadlock’We want to be deal-maker, not deal-breaker: Jairam RameshSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Moderate earthquake jolts north-eastGUWAHATI: An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude shook Assam and some parts of the north-east early on Tuesday, the second tremor in the region in as many days. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Obama: U.S. determined to act on climate change“The journey is hard. And we don’t have much time left”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Woman jailed for killing daughtersLONDON: A woman of Indian origin, who stabbed her two teenage daughters to death at her house in Cambridgeshire, was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Tuesday. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Water discovered on moon?: “A lot of it actually”BANGALORE: Speculation is rife among space scientists that the quest for water on the moon may have reached a climactic end with the discovery of “a lot of water” by an instrument on board Chandrayaan-I. A report by the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Sibal: we are not interfering with the autonomy of IITsNEW DELHI: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the rationale of IIT faculty protesting like “trade unionists” against their revised pay scales. “Pained” at their decision to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Woman gang-raped, burnt aliveMUMBAI: A 25-year-old mother of two was allegedly gang-raped before being burnt alive here on Monday for having spurned a man’s offer to marry her, the police said. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Rajiv Gandhi assassin ends fast - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 11:26 pm President's kin should refrain from contesting polls: BJP - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 11:22 pm Air India may announce 50% incentive cutThe AI board, keeping with the govt view that the airline should take more steps to reduce expenditure and raise revenue, is likely to announce a cut in the productivity-linked incentives today.Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:45 pm Former world number one Henin to make comebackBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former world number one Justine Henin is to make a comeback, less than two years after retiring from tennis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:37 pm Sensex makes a wobbly startThe benchmark index of the Indian stock markets Wednesday made a wobbly start and was ruling 26 points in the red, about five minutes into trade.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:30 pm Rahul Mahajan wants bold & beautiful wifeRahul Mahajan is gung ho about finding his bride on a TV reality show; his astrologer has predicted Rahul will marry in 2010 and he (the astrologer) is a PhD in astrology....Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:28 pm India says it's a 'deal-maker' on climate change - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm Sri Lanka sink South Africa in Champions TrophyCENTURION, South Africa (Reuters) - Tillakeratne Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis led Sri Lanka to a 55-run win over hosts South Africa as the opening match of the Champions Trophy was decided by the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 9:38 pm Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini ends fastNalini Sriharan, serving a life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, on Wednesday ended her two-day long indefinite fast at Vellore prison. She has been demanding her premature release.Source: The Times of India | 22 Sep 2009 | 9:35 pm Bipasha doesn't like sitting on my bike: John AbrahamJohn Abraham's love for bikes is well-known but his lady love, actress Bipasha Basu, doesn't like riding pillion with him for that very reason.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm British Indian brings sterling silver ware to IndiaHe is striking when the silver is hot. With gold prices hitting the roof, Britain-based Indian origin jewellery designer and entrepreneur Suveen Kapoor wants to take 'sterling silver' - the new fashion alloy - to the masses.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm Microsoft developing new tablet PC device - reportSEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is developing a small tablet-style PC to rival a similar product that may be launched by Apple Inc, technology blog Gizmodo reported on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 8:35 pm Al Qaeda releases new 9/11 video showing ZawahriDUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Tuesday in a new video apparently marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, according to a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring service.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Sep 2009 | 8:21 pm Parrikar in pickle over LK quip - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Sep 2009 | 8:01 pm 'Kites' background score of global standard: Sulaiman MerchantKnown for their edgy and racy background scores in 'Dhoom 2', 'Chak De! India' and 'Krrish', music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant are now looking forward to their next creation 'Kites', which they promise matches international standards.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 8:00 pm Rebel commander captured in PhilippinesA rebel commander, who carried a $25-million bounty, was captured by the security forces in southern Philippines, the military said Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 7:30 pm Uttar Pradesh names new police chiefThe Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday night named Karamveer Singh as the state's new director general of police (DGP), an official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 6:01 pm Congress, NCP announce alliance for Maharashtra pollsThe Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) late Tuesday formally announced they will contest the Oct 13 Maharashtra assembly polls together.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 12:00 pm Orissa orders testing of mehendi after complaintsThe Orissa government Tuesday ordered testing of mehendi samples available in the market following reports of hundreds of women left with itchy and swollen palms after applying the henna on their hands.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am Oil spill on Orissa coast could be from sunken ship: expertA team of experts Tuesday found oil patches along the coast of Orissa's Paradip port and suspected it could have leaked from a ship that sank near the harbour Sep 9.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am Unable to meet official, Punjab teacher commits suicideA 35-year-old teacher from a Punjab town committed suicide by swallowing poison here Tuesday when she was unable to meet a top education official and submit an appeal for deferring her transfer orders, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 22 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am
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