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Accused can`t be let off under political pressure: SC!Accused persons cannot be let off by police under pressure from influential persons like MLAs, the Supreme Court has held, slamming the Orissa DGP for releasing 12 persons in a murder case at the instance of a local politician.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am Chidambaram`s flight returns due to technical snag!A Coimbatore-bound Jet Airways plane with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram onboard returned to the Chennai airport Friday due to a technical problem that developed mid-air.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am No normalcy in Indo-Pak relations till action on 26/11 accused!India on Thursday said there could not be normalcy in its relations with Pakistan unless it took convincing action against the perpetrators of 26/11 terror strikes and dismantled terror camps on its soil.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am NREGA to be named after Mahatma Gandhi!The Centre`s flagship National Rural Employment Gurantee Act will be named after Mahatma Gandhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 2 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am Centre okays four-laning of Himachal highwayShimla, Oct 2 (IANS) The central government has approved a road project costing Rs.5.49 billion for the four-laning of the Parwanoo-Solan National Highway 22 in Himachal Pradesh, state Public Works Minister Gulab Singh said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Frito-Lay India aims to cash in on Diwali giftingBuoyed by festive gifting, which is likely to catch up by Diwali, soft drinks major PepsiCo's snack-food arm, Frito-Lay India, is introducing affordable gift packages aiming high double digit sales growth.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Bhel appoints Atul Saraya as Director (Power)State-run power equipment maker Bhel today said it has appointed Atul Saraya as Director (Power) in the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Indo-Americans laud Obama for expressing gratitude to Mahatma GandhiNevada (US), Oct 2 : Indo-Americans have applauded US President Barack Obama for stating: "The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violent social action movement for Indian independence which he led."Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Kashmir artists revive world famous Bashuli paintingKathua (J-K), Oct 2 : A group of women in Jammu and Kashmir have taken an initiative to revive an age-old Bashuli painting genre.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Cluster of dinosaur eggs found in southern India - Reuters India
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am Threat to blow up Charbagh railway station in LucknowSecurity has been tightened at Charbagh after an anonymous letter threatened to blow up platforms one, two and three on Gandhi Jayanti.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 4:04 am Ekta Kapoor & family take pay cut; still get over Rs 5 croreThe austerity bug seems to have bitten the idiot-box as Ekta Kapoor, the star TV content producer, as also her father Jeetendra and mother Shobha Kapoor, have taken a big pay cut at Balaji Telefilms.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:58 am Ten detained in connection with Bihar carnageTen persons were detained by police today in connection with the attack on villagers in Bihar's Khagaria district that left 16 people dead.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:52 am Re-examining M avenues; to expand in India: ArcelorMittalNRI billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who has created the world's largest steel empire through a slew of takeovers, is gearing up to restart doing what it is best at that is mergers and acquisitions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:51 am Tendulkar collapsed in hotel room, cut his cheek before Champions Trophy match against WindiesTendulkar, who ate something at the Centurion stadium, felt giddy after he returned to his hotel room.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:51 am Militants kidnap three Tripura villagersAgartala, Oct 2 (IANS) Militants from the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are demanding a ransom of Rs.56,000 for three tribals they had abducted two days ago, police said here Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Emaar MGF to use over half of Rs 3,850 cr IPO to repay debtRealty firm Emaar MGF, which plans to raise Rs 3,850 crore through an initial public offer, will utilise over half of this fund to repay its debt alone to strengthen its balance sheet.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Cluster of dinosaur eggs found in Tamil NaduCHENNAI (Reuters) - Geologists have found a cluster of fossilised dinosaur eggs, said to be about 65 million years old, in a village in Tamil Nadu, according to media reports.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am New bill to make immigration process simplerIt is good news for those wanting to go abroad for greener pastures as the proposed immigration bill, which is likely to be tabled in the next session of Parliament, seeks to transform the process into a simple and hassle-free exercise.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:45 am Muslim cleric to take Kumbh dip to wash away religious differencesLucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) A dip in the sacred river during the Maha Kumbh Mela is said to wash away all sins. A senior Muslim cleric who will perform the Hindu rite hopes it will also wash away differences between the two religions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Kerala government criticises centre for not providing planeThiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday criticised the central government for not providing a military aircraft to transport the bodies of the victims of the Thekkady boat tragedy.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am 'Wake Up Sid' a delightful movieFilm: 'Wake Up Sid'; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Rahul Khanna; Director: Ayan Mukerji; Rating: ***1/2Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Choppers, boats rescue flood-hit in Karntaka, toll 71Bangalore, Oct 2 (IANS) Helicopters and boats were deployed Friday to rescue hundreds of people marooned in north Karnataka battered by heavy rain since Wednesday. The number of people who have died in the torrential rain has risen to 71.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am SBI launchess SBI FinmartThe State Bank of India has launched 'SBI FinMart' which seeks to raise customer awareness, give new products a thrust and disseminate banking-related information under one umbrella.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:33 am IIT-Government stand off resolved: SibalThe month-long standoff between the government and the IIT faculty over pay structure was "resolved" today with the HRD Ministry agreeing to revisit the contentious norms, including 40 per cent cap on promotion of professors to senior grade.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:32 am Differences with TC on Siliguri polls a local issue: Congress - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am US to help capture clean energy from Chhatisgarh coal minesAs part of cooperation with India in climate change strategy, the US will fund a feasibility study on capturing coal bed methane to produce clean energy from a mine block in Chhatisgarh.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am Death toll due to heavy rains reaches 86 in KarnatakaTorrential rains continued to wreak havoc in North Karnataka with 35 more deaths being reported from the region since last night, pushing up the rain-related toll in the state to 86.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:11 am SFIO to be armed with additional powersThe government is likely to arm SFIO, an investigating wing of the Corporate Affairs Ministry, with powers to interrogate and seize documents among others, following the complaints that it faced problems in probing the multi-crore Satyam accounting fraud.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am AP CM reviews rescue, relief operations in flood-hit districts5 troupes of army personnel are being sent to flood-hit Kurnool and Mahbubnagar districts of AP while 4 defence helicopters too have been pressed into rescue and relief operations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Karan apologises after MNS disrupts film screeningKaran Johar on Friday tendered an apology to Raj Thackeray after MNS activists stopped screening of Wake Up Sid in some cinema halls, objecting use of 'Bombay' instead of 'Mumbai' in the movie.Source: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:03 am Maoists gun down 16 Bihar villagers, 11 detained - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am No hike in salary but IIT row resolved 'within norms'New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) There will be no increase in the salary of the protesting Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) professors but many aspects of their row with the government was resolved after Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal Friday promised 'flexibility' in promotions and fresh appointments.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am MPs, legislators also hit by Andhra floodsHyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) It is not just the common man who is trapped in the flood waters in Andhra Pradesh but MPs, state legislators and other public representatives too are hit by the natural calamity.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 2 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am India, China in row over Kashmir visasNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has protested against a Chinese embassy policy of issuing different visas to residents of Kashmir, the latest in a series of low-level border disputes between the Asian giants.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:58 am Rane looks to fulfilling his dream of becoming CM againNarayan Rane is looking forward to achieving his goal of becoming chief minister, from Kudal constituency in Sindhudurg district in the October 13 assembly elections.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am Plane with Chidambaram develops technical problem; lands safelyThe problem in the second engine of the plane was noticed 30 minutes after the aircraft was airborne, following which the pilot sought permission for a "safe landing".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Pakistan to target Taliban's 'epicentre' in South WaziristanAfter fighting peripheral wars for the last several years, Islamabad is poised to open a campaign in coming days against Taliban's main stronghold in Pak's tribal areas.Source: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:44 am Andhra CM reviews rescue operations in flood-hit areas in - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:39 am Powerful 6.3 quake hits off Tonga, Samoan islands: USGSA powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in seas off Tonga and the Samoan islands today, two days after a giant tremor and devastating tsunami killed 150 people.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am IIT faculty issues resolved 'within norms' - Hindu Business Line
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:15 am Navy commences search operations in Thekkady lakeThe Navy resumed search operations in Thekkady lake in Periyar wildlife sanctuary here this morning, scouring for any more trapped bodies of victims.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:15 am Death toll in Samoa tsunami reaches 150The day after the disaster struck, officials were expecting the death toll to rise as more areas were searched, a process that could take several weeks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 2 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am Frantic search as Indonesia quake toll tops 1,000PADANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers dug feverishly on Friday through the rubble of a school and other buildings toppled by an earthquake in the Indonesian port of Padang, but few victims were being found alive two days after the tremor.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am Brain waves can influence human behaviorSource: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:42 am Aamir-Kareena will kiss in '3 Idiots'Source: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am New Delhi urged to face up to 'enormous' Games challengesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) believes there are "enormous" challenges facing the event and urged New Delhi organisers on Friday to hire a slew of foreign experts to ensure the Games are a success.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:38 am Maoists SMS threat to kill Bihar CM Nitish KumarAfter killing 16 villagers in Khagaria, Maoists struck again as they threatened to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top leaders were not released from jail, official sources said on Friday.Source: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:32 am Four-volume Gandhi biography releases today - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am IIT-HRD standoff resolved, says SibalThe month-long standoff between the government and IIT faculty over the issue of pay structure ended on Friday with HRD minister Kapil Sibal saying the norms could be relaxed in exceptional cases.Source: The Times of India | 2 Oct 2009 | 1:25 am Renault robbed me of F1 title, says Felipe MassaSUZUKA (Reuters) - Brazilian Felipe Massa has accused Renault and Nelson Piquet junior of robbing him of the 2008 Formula One title by fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:55 am Modi & Congress fight over Sardar legacy - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:49 am IAF seeks nod to fire at Naxals - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:35 am Rejuvenated England takes on favourite AustraliaStuart Broad may miss out because of injury; Side winning toss would opt to batSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Tsunami death toll reaches 150APIA(Samoa): Samoans searched flattened homes and debris-filled swamps, while survivors told of being trapped underwater or flung inland by a tsunami that killed at least 150 people in the South Pacific. The day after the disaster ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Syndicate meeting proceeds smoothlyTIRUCHI: The proceedings of the Syndicate meeting at Bharathidasan University were reportedly transacted smoothly on Thursday. Thirteen members took part in the meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor M. Ponnavaikko and fulfilled the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Hu strikes a confident toneA socialist China is standing tall in the East, he saysSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Holiday turns tragic for Delhi familyNEW DELHI: The Sharma-Jain family at Paschim Vihar here is yet to come to grips with the tragedy in which six of their 10 family members, who went on a holiday to Kerala, lost their lives when their boat capsized in the Mullaperiyar ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Multi-specialty ESI hospital for Tirupur soonTirupur: The long-pending demand of industrial workers for a multi-specialty ESI hospital in the Tirupur knitwear cluster is looking to fructify soon as the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) protocol committee plans to visit the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am More than 700 killed in Indonesia quakePADANG: Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 777 people. The death toll was still expected to rise. The brunt of Wednesday's ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Kitchens may see steel LPG cylinders by year-endThey will weigh up to 8 kg, have a life of minimum 25 yearsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am IAF seeks permission to open fire in naxal areasNEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force, providing support to the government in its operations against naxalites, has sought permission to fire in self-defence in the event of its helicopters/crew coming under attack. Expressing concern over the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Tian’anmen showcases rise of ChinaNew generation weapons feature in military parade at 60th anniversary celebrations; country for harmonious world, people ‘full of confidence,’ says President Hu JintaoSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am My prayers have been answered: Shiney's wifeSource: The Times of India | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:58 pm Iran nuclear talks with U.S. and allies eases tensionGENEVA (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and six major powers over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday opened the door to improved relations as Iran agreed to allow U.N. inspectors into a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:40 pm Myanmar court upholds Suu Kyi guilty verdictYANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar upheld its guilty verdict on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a legal source said, a ruling likely to keep the Nobel laureate in detention until after next year's elections.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:36 pm Iran agrees to ship enriched uranium to RussiaIran agreed in principle on Thursday to ship most of its declared enriched uranium stockpile to Russia, where it would be refined as fuel for a small reactor producing medical isotopes, a US official said.Source: The Times of India | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:16 pm Half of babies born in rich world will live to 100LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to be 100 years old if current life expectancy trends continue, according to Danish researchers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm Goa's biggest offshore casino unfit, inferior: MinistryCasino Royale, Goa's biggest offshore casino, is technically 'inferior' and 'unfit' to carry 888 passengers as per a certificate issued by the Union of Comoros, says the union shipping ministry.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 10:30 pm 1,100 die in Indonesia quake, thousands missingAs the death toll climbed on Thursday -- to 1,100 by one UN estimate -- others looked for survivors, with thousands of people missing and feared trapped in the wreckage of shattered buildings.Source: The Times of India | 1 Oct 2009 | 10:15 pm 'India needs to commit more to fight HIV/AIDS'Some African countries like Kenya and Uganda are unable to sustain their HIV and AIDS prevention programmes due to the global economic recession and India should take lessons from that as it is home to the world's third largest HIV population after South Africa and Nigeria, says a UN official.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pm Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of YearLONDON (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Mitchell Johnson was named International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Johannesburg on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:24 pm America has its roots in India of Gandhi: ObamaAs the world observes International Day of Non-Violence today, US President Barack Obama on Thursday said the US has its 'roots in the India of Gandhi'.Source: The Times of India | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:50 pm 'Demand for designer clothes rising in small cities'Start small, think big. That seems to be the mantra of fashion designer Monisha Bajaj who in her new avatar as creative consultant for a multi-brand retail store chain believes that there is a demand for designer wear in smaller cities and it's better to 'start from there'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm Visa scrap for Chinese to hit power plants - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Oct 2009 | 6:26 pm Boat tragedy death toll goes up to 41 - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Oct 2009 | 4:17 pm Peter Siddle is Emerging Player of the YearAustralian fast bowler Peter Siddle won the Emerging Player of the Year award at the International Cricket Council (ICC) awards ceremony here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh to celebrate Oct 2 with DalitsCongress MPs, legislators and other office bearers in Uttar Pradesh have got instructions from the 'high command' to spend Gandhi Jayanti with the Dalits in their constituencies and native places, a party official said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am Congress forms Siliguri civic board with Left support, Trinamool fumesAfter a long-drawn political battle over the mayor's seat in Siliguri Municipal Corporation, the Congress Thursday formed the city civic board with support from West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF), leaving its national alliance partner Trinamool Congress in the lurch.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am Sujatha Rao takes over as new health secretaryKanuru Sujatha Rao, who was heading the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), took charge as the new health secretary Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:31 am GAIL completes funding for Assam petrochemical plantGAIL India has achieved financial closure for its petrochemical plant in Assam, company chairman B.C. Tripathi said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am Delhi Metro earned Rs.10 million every day in SeptemberThe Delhi Metro earned Rs.10 million every day, on an average, in the month of September and said this was the highest amount achieved by it since its inception in 2002.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am More paddy arrival in Haryana than PunjabMore paddy is arriving in grain markets in Haryana compared to neighbouring Punjab.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Oct 2009 | 9:01 am Shiney Ahuja gets bail in rape caseMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja has been granted bail by the Mumbai High Court more than three months after he was arrested on charges of raping his maid.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Oct 2009 | 7:28 am
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