Deshmukh`s son, Shinde`s daughter in Cong Maha list!

Union Ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde`s son and daughter respectively figure in the third list of Congress candidates for the Maharashtra Assembly polls announced by the AICC.
Source: Zee News : States | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:43 am

Kalavati hospitalised, unlikely to contest Maha polls!

Kalavati is unlikely to file her nomination for the Maharashtra Assembly polls as she has been hospitalised.
Source: Zee News : States | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:43 am

Nimbalkar case: Order on Padamsinh Patil`s bail plea today!

A sessions court here will on Friday pass an order on the bail application of suspended NCP leader Padamsinh Patil, arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar.
Source: Zee News : States | 25 Sep 2009 | 6:43 am

Indian taxi driver assaulted by Australian footballer

Football player Michael Hurley was arrested for kicking and punching an Indian cabbie outside a fast-food outlet on Hoddle Street in Melbourne.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:29 am

Saeed not under arrest or protective custody: Pak Police - Indian Express


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Saeed not under arrest or protective custody: Pak Police
Indian Express
Pakistan's claims regarding putting the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa's chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, under house arrest has been laid bare again as a senior Police official has clarified that ...
Pak police say Hafiz Saeed not under house arrestPress Trust of India
“Give us some time to probe Saeed's role in 26/11”Hindu
Hafiz Saeed's arrest will take time: PakistanSify
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am

No hike in interest rates on cards: SBI chief

State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman O P Bhatt said today no increase in interest rates is expected in the near future, allaying apprehensions on the return of the tight money policy.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am

Delhi Metro inducts new broad gauge train

New Delhi, Sept 25 : Delhi Metro has got an advanced train to its existing fleet. The new broad gauge train, that was rolled out today, is the first of the Phase-II project.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Manish Arora's geometry collection to dazzle fashionistas at Paris Fashion Week

New Delhi, Sept 25 : Indian fashion designer Manish Arora is all set to floor the fashion lovers with a collection entirely inspired by geometry at the upcoming Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Musharraf regrets his 'political misstep' that derailed 'possible Kashmir resolution'

Islamabad, Sep.25 : Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has regretted his decision of implementing emergency which created further trouble in the country and impeded his 'out of the box' solution for the Kashmir issue.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

M erases gains; ends down over 1%

The stock surged further to a high of Rs 884 but slipped 4% from there to touch a low of Rs 847. It finally ended with a loss of 1.3% at Rs 850. Around 196,185 shares changed hands at the counter today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:19 am

Lodha Developers to raise up to Rs 3,000 cr through IPO

Mumbai-based premium housing player Lodha Developers is looking at raising between Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 3,000 crore through IPO and is expected to file its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) next week.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am

Uddhav ordered attack on Manohar Joshi's house: Sarvankar

On September 20, Sarvankar's supporters demonstrated violently outside the Joshi's Shivaji Park residence, accusing him of being responsible for refusal of a ticket to him.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:16 am

'Uddhav Ordered Attack on Manohar Joshi's House' - Outlook


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'Uddhav Ordered Attack on Manohar Joshi's House'
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A day after joining Congress, former Shiv Sainik Sada Sarvankar today alleged that party executive chief Uddhav Thackeray ordered the recent attack on the residence of former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi. "Uddhav gave us the orders to attack Joshi's ...
Cong, Sena supporters face off in DadarZee News
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Rediff -Chennai Online -Daily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am

Lupin's three subsidiaries to merge with itself

Drug maker Lupin today said its three of its 100 per cent subsidiaries, including Lupin Pharmacare, would merge with the parent company.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am

Decks cleared for Orchid to market anti-infectives in US

Chennai, Sep 25 (IANS) Decks have been cleared for the city-based Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals for marketing the generic versions of Zosyn antibiotic, with a US district court rejecting rival Wyeth Laboratories' motion for a restraint on the sale of the drug.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

US court rules in favour of Orchid, rejects restraining order

Drug firm, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals today said a US court has rejected Wyeth's request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the Indian company from launching the generic version of the antibiotic injections, Piperacillin and Tazobactam in the US.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

REC FPO likely by Jan 2010, to raise Rs 3,200 cr

"The FPO can be expected by the end of January, 2010," company's Director (Finance) H D Khunteta said. The company would utilise the funds from the FPO to disburse loans to power projects.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am

Health care hit by Maoist menace in Kandhamal

The Maoist menace is scaring away doctors in Orissa's Kandhamal district, where 11 persons died of an unknown disease in the last one week.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:02 am

Talking cricket in times of India-Pakistan freeze

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The lengthening shadows of the Mumbai terror attacks vanished for a while as well-heeled Indians and Pakistanis talked cricket, Jinnah and nostalgia, barely three days before their foreign ministers meet in New York in a bid to thaw the deepening freeze in bilateral ties.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Ghai to be in Emmy awards jury again

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has been selected as a jury member at the International Emmy Awards for the fourth consecutive year.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Voluntary groups demand increase in health, education spending

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) A group of voluntary organisations Friday met President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari to demand an increase in education and health spending to achieve millennium development goals as laid down by the United Nations.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Kalavati travels in ambulance to file poll nomination papers

Nagpur, Sep 25 (IANS) An ailing Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer's widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, travelled in an ambulance Friday afternoon to the office of the returning officer in Wani constituency to file her nomination papers for the coming assembly polls.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

Global demand subdued, SAIL to freeze prices

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is unlikely to hike prices of its products because of softening demand in international markets.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am

G20 takes helm of world economy, to revamp bank rules

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 will take on the role of caretakers of the global economy, giving rising powers such as China more clout, and roll out tougher rules on bank capital by the end of 2012, a draft communique said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am

Power Ministry disapproves of RIL charging marketing margin

The Power Ministry today said it did not approve of Reliance Industries (RIL) charging marketing margin on the gas it sold, saying such levies are paid where distribution chain is involved and not when it's a "one-man show.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:58 am

Eleven killed, 13 injured in fire cracker explosion in Tiruvannamalai

The fire crackers, stored in a godown of a three-storeyed building exploded, bringing down the structure. Cash relief was announced for victims' families.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am

Kalavati travels in ambulance to file poll nomination - Times of India


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Kalavati travels in ambulance to file poll nomination
Times of India
NAGPUR: An ailing Kalavati Bandurkar, the farmer's widow from Yavatmal in Maharashtra who shot to fame after her encounter with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, travelled in an ambulance on Friday afternoon to the office of the returning officer in Wani ...
Kalavati files papers from Wani assembly seatDaily Pioneer
Maharashtra polls: Face of Vidarbha Kalavati files nominationIBNLive.com
Kalavati hospitalised, unlikely to contest Maharashtra pollsTimes of India
Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am

Pak hopes to replace India in Interpol's Executive Committee

Islamabad, Sep.25 : Pakistan may replace India in the Interpol's Executive Committee.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am

BJP welcomes Center's stand on CTBT, NPT

When NDA was in power, it had conducted Pokharan-II nuclear tests in 1998, making India nuclear-capable. Though the tests had led to severe economic sanctions against India, the government did not bow to international pressure.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:44 am

Pak police say Saeed not under arrest or protective custody

A senior Pakistani police official has said Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, blamed by India for masterminding the Mumbai attacks, is not under arrest or protective custody.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:38 am

Govt mulls 10% cess on minerals' royalty

The government is considering levying up to 10 per cent cess on royalty charged on minerals like iron ore, copper and lead that would be used to promote scientific mining practices an idea opposed by the mining industry.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:32 am

12 militants killed in fresh US drone attack in Pakistan

Mounting new attacks on militant hideouts in Pakistan, a US drone fired missiles killing 12 extremists in a house in North Waziristan close to the Afghan border.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am

NTPC seeks confirmation on marketing margin from RIL

State-run NTPC has asked the Power Ministry to seek confirmation from the Oil Ministry/EGoM on payment of marketing margin, on the gas it will buy from Reliance Industries, even though it has agreed to pay the levy.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:21 am

Kasparov beats Karpov in rerun of 1984 chess clash

MADRID (Reuters Life!) - Russian chess legend Gary Kasparov has won a re-match of his classic 1984 world championship contest with compatriot Anatoly Karpov, ending a 12-match clash in the Spanish city of Valencia 9-3.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am

Pak police say Hafiz Saeed not under house arrest

A senior Pakistani police official has said Hafiz Saeed, blamed by India for masterminding Mumbai attacks, is not under arrest or protective custody, adding to the confusion over his status.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am

On sale: Wipro's France facility - Times of India


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On sale: Wipro's France facility
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Wipro Ltd, India's third largest provider of software services, is seeking a buyer for its Sophia Antipolis centre, said Christophe Martinoli, country head for France at the company's Wipro Technologies business. “We have been always looking ...
Wipro looks to sell French unit as employee protests mountEconomic Times
Wipro-NewLogic employees get politicalEE Times India
Wipro weighing options on design centre in FranceHindu Business Line
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:07 am

Congress, Shiv Sena supporters face off in Dadar

Sena workers objected to the vehicles parked near the nomination office by Rane and demanded their removal, which led to slogan-shouting from both sides.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 3:02 am

Union Bank asks govt for Rs 1,800 cr capital infusion

Union Bank of India (UBI) has approached the government for a capital infusion of Rs 1,800 crore to fuel its expansion plans, a top bank official said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:59 am

Natco expecting Rs600 crore turnover by this fiscal end

Hyderabad-based Pharma company, Natco, which launched a drug similar to Tamiflu, is expecting a turnover of Rs600 crore by this fiscal end, a top company official said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:39 am

Chhattisgarh chimney collapse toll up to 36; many missing

RAIPUR (Reuters) - Rescuers have retrieved 36 bodies from the rubble of an industrial chimney that collapsed in Chhattisgarh, but officials fear the death toll could surge as dozens of workers were still missing on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am

India protests as US Senate votes to triple aid to Pak

As the US Senate voted unanimously to triple aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion per annum till 2014, India said it was concerned as Islamabad had in the past diverted American aid to bolster its defences against India.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:55 am

Cong-NCP to score over weak opposition: Ashok Chavan

"We are going to people again on our performance. But, at the same time, we will also benefit because the Opposition camp is in disarray," said Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:33 am

India Sees Fuel Subsidies Ending 'Over Time,' Official Says - Bloomberg


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India Sees Fuel Subsidies Ending 'Over Time,' Official Says
Bloomberg
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- India will support the Group of 20 leaders on withdrawing subsidies for fossil fuels “over time,” said Shyam Saran, the country's special envoy on climate change. The G-20 may issue a “general commitment” on ...
India cannot accept emission reduction: SaranPress Trust of India
India recommends inclusion of NAPCC in UN Framework ConventionAll India Radio
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all 19 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:25 am

Residents of Noida, East Delhi to get Metro trains by December

Delhi Metro began the trial runs on the Yamuna Bank-Noida corridor on July 26 with the train running up to New Ashok Nagar station on the Delhi-UP border. The trial run from New Ashok Nagar to Noida Sector-60 is expected to begin soon.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:25 am

Love scene reminds Jennifer Aniston of Brad Pitt

Jennifer Aniston broke down after a love scene in her new movie "The Bounty" as it reminded her of her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:24 am

Rahul Gandhi's surprise visit irks UP govt - Sify


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Rahul Gandhi's surprise visit irks UP govt
Sify
Lucknow: Officials in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday expressed their displeasure over the surprise visit of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to the state. Rahul Gandhi visited Bahraich district and met the villagers. He was also seen freely mingling ...
Rahul collecting evidence of UP govt misrule: JoshiTimes of India
Rahul's unannounced visit to Uttar Pradesh ruffles feathersHindu
Rahul's surprise UP visit angers MayaEconomic Times
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:16 am

SNAP ANALYSIS - New world economic order takes shape at G20

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 is set to become the premier coordinating body on global economic issues, reflecting a new world economic order in which emerging market countries like China are much more relevant, according to a draft communique.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:11 am

G20 becomes main world economic forum

In a historic move, world leaders announced on Friday the Group of 20 will replace G8 to become the top global economic forum, spreading influence to emerging powers such as China and India.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 1:03 am

Santhanam's views on nuke test are a clincher: ex-AEC chairman - Indian Express


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Santhanam's views on nuke test are a clincher: ex-AEC chairman
Indian Express
In the midst of the controversy over the success of the 1998 thermonuclear test, nuclear scientist PK Iyengar has said the views of former DRDO scientist K Santhanam on the issue are the "clincher". There is a "strong reason to believe that the ...
Pokhran II: “no scientific basis for doubts”Hindu
Nukes of 200kt yield possible: Architect of Pokhran-IITimes of India
India's N-tests were success, no repeat needed: top scientistsHindustan Times
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:51 am

Untagged baggage ignites at Mumbai airport

An untagged bag containing a inflammable substance had ignited at Mumbai airport causing a fire scare.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:44 am

India's own probe also found water on moon, says ISRO

India's own Moon Impact Probe on board Chandrayaan-I had discovered water on the moon, a finding confirmed by NASA's probe, G Madhavan Nair said on Friday.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:39 am

Victoria Premier says Melbourne safe for Indians - IBNLive.com


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Victoria Premier says Melbourne safe for Indians
IBNLive.com
New Delhi: Victoria Premier John Brumby is in New Delhi and has been trying to reassure everyone that Indian students need not worry about heading to Australia, especially Melbourne that hosts over half of the Indian students in the country. ...
India asks Aus to improve security for its citizensPress Trust of India
Brumby: Will follow up and provide details to Indian govtTimes Now.tv
Indian, sent by AustraliaCalcutta Telegraph
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Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:13 am

Arjun Rampal stalked in Bhopal

While shooting for Rajneeti in Bhopal last week, Arjun Rampal was troubled by a group of young women who decided to follow him everywhere he went.
Source: The Times of India | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:07 am

Delhi-Noida metro trains to start running by end of 2009

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Friday said its Delhi-Noida section will be operational by the end of 2009.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Clarification on FTA with Asean

  Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia clarifies : In the report “Free Trade Agreement will benefit India: Scindia” published in The Hindu on ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Pokhran II: “no scientific basis for doubts”

MUMBAI: Refuting the doubts raised recently over the success of the May 1998 Pokhran II tests, Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and R. Chidambaram, AEC Chairman in 1998 and now Principal Scientific Adviser to the ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Remember G20, ‘Smoky City’ is where global warming started

Pittsburgh: Known today for the decimation of its traditional economy by globalisation, this former steel town in western Pennsylvania where the summit of G20 major economies gets under way on Thursday has a darker history that the United ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Chandrayaan-I finds traces of water on moon

Very important step made with the discovery: U.S. scientist
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

“Give us some time to probe Saeed’s role in 26/11”

New York: Ahead of two key bilateral meetings here, Pakistan on Thursday sought more time to investigate the role of detained Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed in the November last Mumbai terror attacks. It, however, claimed that India had so ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Farmers move court against three Ministers

BELLARY: Farmers of Chaganur and Siriwar villages in Bellary taluk, who are opposing the State Government’s move to acquire 1,200 acres of land for construction of an airport in Bellary, launched a legal battle on Thursday. A case ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

India to US: Don’t tell us to sign NPT


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Another Indian commits suicide

Melbourne: A 35-year-old Indian immigrant committed suicide on Thursday by jumping in front of a speeding train in Sydney, less than a week after a student hanged himself in his house here. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Where did the water on moon come from?

Crashing comets and meteors might have brought water
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

No exercise planned

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday refuted media reports that a joint military exercise with China had been “called off,” emphasising that no such exercise was planned this year. — Special ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Q+A - Any chance of a thaw between India and Pakistan?

REUTERS - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will meet his Indian counterpart, S.M. Krishna, in New York on Sunday, hoping to get a peace process back on track.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:36 pm

5 things she's terribly attracted to

While some are big on hefty paychecks and flat abs, some are looking for more than what meets the eye. Here is the extra something women are terribly, terribly attracted to.
Source: The Times of India | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:27 pm

NASA finds ice on the moon and on Mars

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International space missions have found ice on the moon and more evidence of ice on Mars -- good news for future settlements and also for scientists looking for extraterrestrial life.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:17 pm

Hong Kong teenager admits making bomb from internet

A Hong Kong teenager has admitted to making a bomb which exploded and injured a friend, using instructions on the internet, a court report said Friday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:00 pm

Twitter's market capitalization to reach $1 billion

Twitter is set to raise about $100 million of new funding that would value the company at around $1 billion, a person briefed on the company's plans said on Thursday.
Source: The Times of India | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:40 pm

U.N. calls for nuclear disarmament, Obama presides

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council, at a summit chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama, unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that envisaged a world without nuclear weapons.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:26 pm

'Khatron Ke...' has disciplined me: Anushka Manchanda

Injuries notwithstanding, pop star-turned-VJ-turned-playback singer Anushka Manchanda is happy to be part of adventure reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi-Level 2'. She admits it has given her 'memorable' injuries but says it has disciplined her.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm

Massa to race again in kart event in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ferrari's Felipe Massa, recovering from a life-threatening head injury, said on Thursday he will race again at a popular kart event in Brazil in November.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 8:22 pm

Brad Pitt honored for humanitarian work in New Orleans

NEW YORK (Reuters Life) - Actor Brad Pitt was honored on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild hurricane-ravaged New Orleans at former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit, the Clinton Global Initiative.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 8:21 pm

Goa school shuts down for week over swine flu

The Goa education department Thursday directed a city school to close down for a week after two pupils were found suffering from swine flu and three other were suspected of being affected by the virus, a top education department official said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 7:01 pm

IIT teachers say fast is for dignity - Times of India


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IIT teachers say fast is for dignity
Times of India
CHENNAI: On a day when majority of the teachers across seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) observed a "working day fast" to oppose pay anomalies, the faculty members also questioned the union human resources development (HRD) ministry on its ...
Why the cap for promotion, ask fasting IIT facultyHindu
IIT teachers go on hunger strike, but Sibal unfazedEconomic Times
Sibal rules out world-class payExpress Buzz
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Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:51 pm

Cricket war cost: ODI with Aussies - Calcutta Telegraph


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Cricket war cost: ODI with Aussies
Calcutta Telegraph
Sept. 24: The cricket turf war in Rajasthan has cost Jaipur a one-day international with Australia — a demand raised by the camp loyal to the game's czar Lalit Modi. The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shifted the match, scheduled for October 25 at Sawai ...
RCA infighting sees Australia ODI shifted to VadodaraExpressindia.com
ODI shift angers Jaipur's cricket loversNDTV.com
Scindia tries to douse RCA fire but in vainDaily News & Analysis
Indian Express -Times of India -Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Sep 2009 | 4:02 pm

Pokhran nuclear tests "fully successful", say top govt scientists

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Leading Indian scientists said on Thursday the country's landmark Pokhran nuclear tests in 1998 were "fully successful", dispelling doubts the programme had been a dud that left India without a proper nuclear deterrent.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:58 am

Durga Puja festival magic grips West Bengal

Dressed in their best, people from all walks of life hit the streets to visit picturesque pandals (marquees) and pray to Goddess Durga as West Bengali's biggest festival began across the state Thursday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

Orissa seeks early central funds for tribal welfare

Orissa has requested the central government for early release of central funds to carry out various tribal welfare activities in the state, according to an official statement here Thursday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

'Green Jobs Fair' starts in Delhi

A unique 'Green Jobs Fair' was inaugurated Thursday here to create a national movement for a 'green economic revolution' to combat climate change in a better way.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am

NGO complains against reality show 'Pati Patni Aur Woh'

A Delhi-based NGO Thursday complained to Minister of State for Women and Child Development (WCD) Krishna Tirath against NDTV Imagine's upcoming reality show 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' citing health hazards to newborns and toddlers who feature in it.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am

India's lunar probe finds water traces on moon face

In a discovery hailed as path-breaking, India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan has found evidence of water on the moon.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am

Ban futures trading to stem price rise, says CPI-M

The government must immediately ban futures trading in all essential commodities to control the 'relentless rise' in their prices, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 24 Sep 2009 | 9:32 am