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Feasibility report gives green signal to AC suburban trains!The first AC suburban train project in the country has received a boost with a feasibility report giving a green signal for running such a service in Mumbai.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am Maoists call 2-day Bihar-Jharkhand bandh!The CPI (Maoist) has called a two-day shutdown in Jharkhand and Bihar from October 12 in protest against what it alleged the Centre`s effort to put down its campaign using para-military forces.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am Nirupam, Parekh arrested for unlawful assembly, rioting!Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam and party candidate Bharat Parekh were arrested by the city police and later released on bail under charges of unlawful assembly and rioting at Charkop in suburban Kandivali.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Oct 2009 | 6:07 am Train derails in Bihar; one dead, 22 injured!One person has died and at least 22 injured when 5708 dn Amrapali Express met an accident in Bihar.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Oct 2009 | 6:06 am `Advani will not be BJP leader in 2014 polls`!The BJP will not contest the next LS polls under the leadership of LK Advani, Naidu said today.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Oct 2009 | 6:06 am Dengue cases on the rise in Madhya PradeshBhopal, Oct 8 (IANS) Mosquito-borne dengue fever is fast spreading in Madhya Pradesh with the disease having claimed at least nine lives in the past three months and affecting more than 300 people, health officials said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Congress condemns Kabul embassy bombingNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Condemning the suicide bombing outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, the Congress party Thursday said such incidents would hamper the reconstruction process in strife-torn Afghanistan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am India, Uganda to co-operate 'more vigorously' in agricultureNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) India and Uganda will co-operate 'more vigorously' in the agriculture and fisheries sector, Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas said here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Wives hope to succeed husbandsShimla, Oct 8 (IANS) Two women are hoping to make it a family affair by contesting for two Himachal Pradesh assembly seats that were vacated by their husbands who are now Lok Sabha MPs.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Don't laugh at my mom, Rakhi tells 'Bigg Boss' inmatesNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Reality show veteran Rakhi Sawant is not at all pleased with the way her mother Jaya is being treated on the third instalment of 'Bigg Boss'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Travellers to Europe could undergo full-body X-ray after bum bomb scareTourists travelling to Europe could now be subjected to a full-body X-ray after a terrorist tried to kill a Saudi prince with a bomb he had inserted into his rectum.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am NEWSALERT: Anil Ambani group calls oil & gas sector regulator's allegations absurdAnil Ambani group calls oil and gas sector regulator's allegations on 'threat to life' absurd, baseless; to file criminal proceedings for defamation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am Tata Steel jumps on strong Q2 sales growthTata Steel touched a high of Rs 538 - up 4%. The stock ended with a gain of 3.5% at Rs 535. Around 2.82 million shares changed hands at the counter on the BSE today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am Karuna writes to PM on dam issueThe TN CM is locked in a dispute with Kerala, whose plans for construction of a new dam, is being opposed by it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am When Everton striker Saha 'wanted to pack everything in' with depressionLouis Saha has revealed how a spate of injuries suffered during his four year stint at ManU had driven him to the brink of quitting football with depression.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am SAIL sales sail ahead 14% in Q2The country's largest steel-maker SAIL today reported 14 per cent growth in its sales at over 3 million tonnes during the second quarter ended September 2009, over the year-ago period.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Banker performs 190 ops under guise of surgeon!A banker is said to have worked 14 months in a major hospital, and taken part in 190 operations before he was discovered.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Teen Patti to release in February next yearTeen Patti, a thriller starring movie legends Ben Kingsley and Amitabh Bachchan is set to release in February next year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Mike Fennell caught napping during Commonwealth Games presentationNew Delhi, Oct 8 : Mike Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), was caught napping during the 2010 Commonwealth Games presentation here on Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am India's nuclear subs delivery could be delayedThe delivery of the nuclear submarine could be further delayed as repairs have been hit by a cash-crunch faced by the Russian shipyard.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am MACT awards Rs70K in compensation to man in accident caseThe resident of Delhi said that the injuries suffered in 1999 rendered him permanently disabled.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am No acquisitions this fiscal: DaburFMCG company Dabur today said its acquisition plans are unlikely to happen this fiscal as it is still scouting for potential targets, but is hopeful that it could make a buyout next year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:08 am Strauss says Royal Armed Forces heroics inspired his Ashes chargeAndrew Strauss has revealed that the Royal Armed Forces had inspired him during England's dramatic 2-1 Ashes victory against the Australians.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:03 am Ashes 2010-11 series schedule announced, to begin in BrisbaneCricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board have announced the schedule for the 2010-11 Ashes series to be held in Australia.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:02 am Venkaiah Naidu says Advani may not lead BJP in 2014 elections - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am India's imports of sensitive items up 34.5 percentNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Import of sensitive items into India, ranging from automobiles and alcoholic beverages to edible oil and vegetables, rose 34.5 percent during the first four months of this fiscal, despite a 32.5 percent dip in the overall import of merchandise goods.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am World coffee body mulls forum to finance producersBangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) is planning a forum to arrange institutional finance to producers facing credit crunch, a top official said here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am No 'Rambo style ' offensive against Maoists, IAF saysNew Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) said Thursday that it was not contemplating a 'Rambo style' offensive against the Maoists.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Strauss hopeful of Pietersen's recovery for South African tourAndrew Strauss has said that he is hopeful of Kevin Pietersen making a full recovery to be part of the squad for the winter tour of South Africa.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:59 am Goa Carbon Q2 net loss at Rs 5cr; to raise Rs 100 crGoa Carbon today reported a net loss of Rs 5.10 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, while it had a net profit of Rs 2.81 crore in the same quarter last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:56 am Blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul kills 12KABUL (Reuters) - A large bomb exploded outside the Indian embassy in central Kabul on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 83, officials said, in the second big attack on the mission in 15 months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am Sanraa Media signs $10 mn deal with Malaysian firmSanraa Media today said it has entered into an agreement with Malaysia-based In Fusion Solutions for developing several programmes including production of a movie at an estimated cost of $10 million (about Rs 46 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am World to invest $83 bln/yr to feed all in 2050 - FAOMILAN (Reuters) - The world needs to invest $83 billion a year in agriculture in developing countries to feed 9.1 billion people in 2050, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am EOSL to achieve financial closure for jack-up rigs by Oct-endEssar Oilfields Services (EOSL) expects to tie up Rs 1,250 crore funding for two jack-up rigs by the end of this month, a senior company official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am Inflation falls to 0.7% on easing food pricesAfter a gap of almost two months, inflation dipped marginally to 0.7 per cent but there is no respite for people as prices of items of common consumption like potato and vegetables continue to rule high.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am Larsen and Toubro raises $600 mnMumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) Construction and engineering major Larsen and Toubro Thursday said it has raised $600 million through qualified institutional placements (QIP) and issue of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Scribe arrest: Film Artists' Association ready for talks - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:31 am PE firms investment drops by 70% to $763mnPrivate Equity investment dropped by 70 per cent to $763 million across 47 deals during the quarter ended September 2009, according to a study by Venture Intelligence, a Chennai-based research firm focused on Private Equity and M&A transaction activity in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:28 am Get affidavit for gift over Rs 50,000 from kinFrom now on, when you get gift-in-kind valued at more than Rs 50,000 from your parents or other relatives, make sure you have a sworn affidavit declaring the donor as your kin.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:26 am US announces $100000 aid for India's flood victims - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:21 am Are you the hip & single dad?All you single girls, who are out searching, watch out for the best on the shelf - the sexy single 'da-da'.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:12 am Shiv Sena, NCP clash in Mumbai; poll frenzy picks up - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 3:02 am In pictures: Kabul blast - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 2:47 am Commonwealth Games' delegates in Delhi to take stock, jams in some areasThe movement of CWG delegates, in Delhi to review preparation, is causing congestion in many areas as buses ferrying them are being given free passage.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Just a Minute With: Amitabh Bachchan on going back to TVMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Almost three years after he left the Indian version of hit quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", superstar Amitabh Bachchan is ready for another stint on television -- this time as the host of the Indian version of "Big Brother", titled "Bigg Boss".Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2009 | 2:11 am India inflation dip adds to policy outlook debateNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's headline inflation rose at a slower-than-expected pace at the end of September on firm food prices, adding to the debate over when the central bank should exit from its accommodative monetary stance.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:42 am IAF to deploy commandos in choppers flying in Naxal-hit areasThe IAF on Thursday said it will deploy its commando units to defend its helicopters in Naxal-infested areas, but they would not carry out any "Rambo-style" operation against the Maoists.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:33 am Men with educated wives live longer!Men wanting to enjoy a long life should marry a well educated woman.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:31 am Blast near Indian embassy in Kabul; 12 dead, 83 woundedA Taliban suicide bomber on Thursday blew up his car outside the compound of the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital killing at least 12 people and leaving 83 wounded, including three ITBP jawans.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:30 am Gandhi's South Africa home sold - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Oct 2009 | 1:04 am KJo was right to apologise to Raj: Hansal MehtaKJo was right to apologise to Raj: Hansal MehtaSource: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:23 am Walt Disney arm in content deal with India's Zee EntertainmentMUMBAI (Reuters) - Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific, the international distribution arm of Walt Disney Company, said it has entered into a multi-year content deal with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (Zee).Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:08 am Advani will not be BJP leader in 2014 polls: Naidu"We are not going to fight the next elections under his leadership. Next general elections are going to happen when... you know (2014)," former BJP chief Venkaiah Naidu told a news channel.Source: The Times of India | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:02 am Girish Kumar assumes charge as DGPHYDERABAD: R.R. Girish Kumar, an IPS officer of the 1976 batch, assumed charge as Director General of Police (DGP), replacing S.S.P. Yadav who has been appointed Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Nobel laureate kept his home linksSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Talks if naxals abjure violence: ChidambaramMumbai: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Wednesday that the government was ready to hold a dialogue with naxals or supporters of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) provided they “abjure violence.” “They ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Thankful to Cambridge colleagues: VenkiLondon: A delighted Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan said he was deeply indebted to his associates, students and researchers in his Cambridge-based laboratory for the path-breaking work he has conducted in the area of ribosomes. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Two militants nabbed in ManipurIMPHAL: Assam Rifles troopers have arrested a hardcore cadre of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (General Secretary Group) from Sekmaijin. He has been handed over to the police station at Kakching. Another ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Miraculous escape for baby born in train toiletKOLKATA: In a bizarre accident aboard a moving train, a baby was born inside a toilet and fell through the toilet outlet on to the railway tracks in West Bengal’s Purulia district late on Tuesday night. He was rescued later and is now ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Centre releases funds for A.P., KarnatakaNew Delhi: The Centre has released Rs.209.1 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund to flood-hit Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to tackle the situation. Andhra Pradesh will receive Rs. 156.84 crore while Karnataka will get Rs.52.26 crore, an ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am HC admits Supreme Court’s plea on assetsNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted an appeal filed by the Supreme Court challenging its order which held that the office of Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the RTI Act and constituted a special three-judge ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am IAF will protect itself against naxals: ChidambaramMumbai: Talking tough a day after the beheading of a Jharkhand police officer, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the security forces would engage the Maoists till they abjured violence and the Indian Air Force would take steps to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Missing Indian reportedly found deadMELBOURNE: A body, believed to be that of a missing Indian businessman, was found in Victoria State. Thirty three-year-old Pardeep Kumar, who has been missing for last two weeks, was last seen in the Mildura library on September 25, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Salman looking for Katrina's lookalikeActor Salman Khan is looking for a Katrina Kaif lookalike for sister Alvira's film, 'Paris'.Source: The Times of India | 7 Oct 2009 | 11:07 pm Who is Bollywood's 'Alice In Wonderland'?Director Shashanka Ghosh is planning to make a pure fantasy film based on Alice In Wonderland. The director says, "It's not based on Alice In Wonderland. It's a straight adaptation."Source: The Times of India | 7 Oct 2009 | 11:03 pm Serena poses nude for ESPN, may be barredWorld number one tennis champ Serena Williams could be stripped of her right to play in the Australian Open in 2010Source: The Times of India | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:29 pm North Korea not near restoring nuclear plant - SouthSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister said on Thursday there were no signs that the North was in the final stages of restoring an ageing nuclear plant, knocking down a report that operations could soon resume at the facility.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:16 pm Tirupur industrialists fined Rs.55 crore for polluting riverThe Supreme Court has imposed a steep Rs.556 million (Rs.55.6 crore) fine on industrialists engaged in dyeing and bleaching work in Tamil Nadu's Tirupur town, known for fine cotton T-shirts and hosiery, and polluting the Noyyal river.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm One dead, 50 injured in Bihar train accidentA passenger was killed and at least 50 injured when the Amritsar-Katihar Amarpali Express express train derailed in Bihar, police said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 9:30 pm Pakistan wants US 'trust,' drones, market accessWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Barack Obama discusses the U.S. strategy toward Pakistan with his top advisers on Wednesday, Pakistan's foreign minister appealed for market access, military technology -- and above all, trust.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2009 | 9:17 pm Australia Michael Jackson skit sparks racism callsCANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian talent show skit based around late pop star Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has backfired after U.S. guest star Harry Connick Jr called for an apology and viewers accused the programme of racism.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2009 | 9:05 pm UN data show Afghan vote discrepancies - newspaperWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidential United Nations data on Afghanistan's disputed presidential election show the official vote count in some provinces exceeded the number of voters by 100,000 or more, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm Satish Kaushik excited as 'Road, Movie' heads to TokyoDirector-actor Satish Kaushik is happily giving Diwali celebrations at home a miss to be at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) for the Asian premiere of much-acclaimed film 'Road, Movie', in which he plays a wanderer.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm I will prove myself as an actor now: Himesh ReshammiyaHe has shed his famous cap, got rid of the nasal twang in his voice and now wants to prove to the world with his film 'Radio' that he's a good actor. Himesh Reshammiya, who has sung and composed numerous hit songs, says acting is his only passion at the moment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 7:30 pm Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan keeps his links with Vadodara alive - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Oct 2009 | 3:28 pm Power shortage, inflation will be shortlived, assures Manmohan - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Oct 2009 | 2:40 pm EU officials raid Ranbaxy French unit - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Oct 2009 | 1:30 pm Pakistani military expresses concern over US aid billPakistan's army Wednesday expressed 'serious concern' over a US financial aid package that critics say has conditions that compromise the sovereignty of the Muslim country.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pm Nobel for Ramakrishnan: Gujarat's MSU celebratesAs Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others Wednesday, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in this Gujarat city - where he did graduation in physics - reacted with pride and joy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 11:30 am Indian coffee growers told to improve yield, qualityIndian coffee growers have to increase their productivity and quality of beans to compete in the global market and sustain the growth momentum achieved after years of cyclical downturn, a top official said Wednesday at the International Coffee Festival (ICCF 2009).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am Rosaiah removes Yadav as Andhra police chiefTightening his grip over administration, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday removed controversial police officer S.S.P. Yadav as the director general of police and appointed Girish Kumar as the new state police chief, besides shifting other key officials.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am Opposition, media defaming Mayawati, alleges MisraThe opposition and media are running an orchestrated campaign to defame Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, her confidant and Bahujan Samaj Party general secretary Satish Chandra Misra said Wednesday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am Trio wins chemistry Nobel for solving ribosome riddleSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Three scientists who produced atom-by-atom maps of the mysterious, life-giving ribosome won the Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for a breakthrough that has allowed researchers to develop powerful new antibiotics.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Oct 2009 | 9:47 am McGrath to replace CollingwoodFormer Australia pacer Glenn McGrath will replace injured England batsman Paul Collingwood in the Delhi Daredevils squad while Stiaan van Zyl will come in place of Richard Levi in the Caper Cobras squad in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament Oct 8-23.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Oct 2009 | 9:31 am
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