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Portal to keep public abreast of relief measures!The Karnataka government on Sunday launched a portal to keep the public abreast of the latest initiatives carried out by the state for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:51 am Labour Minister asks states to help eliminate child labour !Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has stressed on the need to eliminate child labour, a social evil still widely prevalent in the country.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:51 am All flood hit villages to be relocated: Karnataka CM !Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that all villages that were marooned in the recent floods in Karnataka would be relocated to safer places.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:51 am Maoists blow up railway tracks, torch trucks in Jharkhand!Maoists on Monday set ablaze three trucks and damaged a bridge in Jharkhand as they began their two-day shutdown in Jharkhand and Bihar.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:39 am President to inaugurate 4th Annual Convention on RTI today!President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the fourth Annual Convention on Right to Information (RTI) here Monday.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:39 am Nuke capable Prithvi-II missile test fired successfully !India`s highly sophisticated and nuclear capable short range ballistic missile (SRBM) "Prithvi-II" was successfully test-fired on Monday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Oct 2009 | 6:39 am Indian, Scottish university bodies pledge commitment to sharing knowledge and expertiseNew Delhi, Oct.12 : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and its Scottish equivalent, Universities Scotland, to promote cooperation between Indian and Scottish higher education institutions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am CHRI Condemns Maoist Violence in Jharkhand and MaharashtraNew Delhi, Oct.12 : The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has condemned the killings and gory violent means being adopted by Maoists in the last few days.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Six of family hacked to death in Madhya PradeshBhopal, Oct 12 (IANS) A 40-year-old man axed six members of his family, including two minor daughters, in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh Monday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Princess to lead cleanliness drive in LucknowLucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) A princess, who is a French national, will lead a cleanliness drive in the slums of this erstwhile city of Nawabs, officials said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Sensex ends 2.2 percent upMumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) A key Indian equities index shut shop 2.22 percent up Monday, thanks to the strong buying interest in blue chip stocks like SBI, Reliance Infra and Reliance Industries.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Bangalore autos go on strike, hundreds stranded at bus, rail stationsBangalore, Oct 12 (IANS) Hundreds of passengers arriving in Bangalore Monday morning in trains and buses were in for a shock as the city's auto rickshaws were on strike and public transport could not cope with the rush, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am Salman, Kareena meet underprivileged kids in MumbaiMumbai, Oct. 12 : Underprivileged children in Mumbai literally had stars in their eyes when they met Bollywood actors Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Sohail Khan, as part of the promotion of their upcoming film, 'Main aur Mrs. Khanna'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am West Bengal has not given up industrialisation: CM - Business Standard
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am CPI(M) tirade against Maoist killingsA CPI(M) leader today criticised the Maoists for "killing innocent people" and praised the recent policies of the Centre and state governments to curb Naxalite violence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am F1 'Dhoom' on sea link: action only after report, says MSRDCMSRDC considers action against organisers of the exhibition event where British former F1 racer David Coulthard drove an F1 car on the sea link allegedly beyond permissible speed limits.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am Rosaiah faces ire of flood victims second day runningHyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah had to face the ire of flood victims for the second successive day Monday during his visit to the worst-hit areas.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Oil regulator says poor response to hydrocarbon auctionNew Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The response for the latest round of auction for handing over hydrocarbon assets in India for exploration and development has been 'poor', with even Reliance Industries refraining from making a single bid.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Administration lays stress on reconstruction in KandhamalAfter winding up relief camps, the authorities are stressing on reconstruction and resettlement for the riot-hit people in Orissa's Kandhamal district before Christmas.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Maharashtra polls under shadow of Naxal attackMaharashtra goes to polls tomorrow under the shadow of the recent Naxal attack in Gadchiroli district which claimed the lives of 17 policemen.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am 'Amitabh Chalisa' hits stands in PatnaAn Arrah-based advocate Sharad Kumar Singh has scripted the 'Amitabh Chalisa' -- a 40-verse compilation glorifying the Big B.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am CPI(M) takes exception to visit of MPs to Sri LankaThe CPI(M) today took exception to a delegation of MPs only from the ruling coalition visiting Sri Lanka to enquire about the displaced Tamils.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am West Bengal has not given up industrialisation: CMThe West Bengal government has not given up industrialisation of the state, including finalising an alternate project for Singur, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Monday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Idea offers lowest tariff at 40paise for all local callsAditya Birla Group company, IDEA Cellular, today announced the lowest tariff for mobile users in the city offering all local calls for 40paise per minute on its network.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Indian student goes missing in New ZealandAn Indian student has gone missing in Auckland, New Zealand and his close relatives, with whom he was living, suspect 'foul play' in his disappearance.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am NRIs seek Tharoor's help to protect properties in IndiaSeeking to protect their properties and investments back home, non residents Indians here have asked Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor to sponsor a new bill that will safeguard their interest.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am Lahore High Court orders 26/11 anti-terror case against Saeed to be disposed-offLahore, Oct.12 : The Lahore High Court on Monday ordered the case against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to be disposed off, saying the country's anti-terror laws did not apply to him.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Whitney Houston to embark on first major UK tour in more than a decadeAmerican singer Whitney Houston is all set to make her first major UK tour after more than a decade.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Scientists warn of increase in species extinctionsScientists have warned of an alarming increase in the extinction of animal species, because of threats to biodiversity and ecosystems.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am Maoists kill officials, hit railways in JharkhandRANCHI (Reuters) - Maoists shot dead two mine officials and blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand on Monday, reacting to an imminent government offensive against the rebels who are seen as the country's biggest internal security threat.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:08 am British youngsters crave for traditional valuesYoung Britons crave for traditional values, like eating at a family dining table, playing board games together and saying please and thank you.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:07 am Madhavan Nair takes over as President of IAAG Madhavan Nair, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has been appointed President of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am India Inc expected 8% salary hike this yr; MercerIndia Inc is expected to witness an average eight per cent salary increase this year and as much as 50 per cent of companies have strong hiring plans for the next three months, a survey by global HR consultancy Mercer says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 4:02 am SAIL Chairman appointed member of WSA councilState-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said its Chairman Sushil Kumar Roongta has been appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the World Steel Association, which comprises of CEO's of top global steel companies.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am TVS Motor eyes 50% of three-wheeler marketTVS Motor, a well-known player in the two-wheeler industry, is now eyeing at least 50 per cent of the three-wheeler market with the launch of its four-stroke autosrickshaw under the brand name TVS King Arjun in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:33 am New Michael Jackson single hits the airwavesLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's new single "This Is It" began streaming online and playing across the radio airwaves on Monday, nearly four months after the "king of pop" died of a prescription drug overdose aged 50.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:31 am Govt threatens to cancel block allotted to JSPL, Gagan SpongeThe government has threatened to cancel a coal block allocated jointly to Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron for captive use, citing unsatisfactory progress in development of the mine.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Blast near Pakistan's Swat valley kills 32ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed 32 people in an attack on the Pakistani military on Monday as the Taliban claimed responsibility for a weekend raid on the army's headquarters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am Airbus to move some engineering work to India - paperMUMBAI (Reuters) - European plane maker Airbus will transfer 20 percent of its engineering and design activities to India and other low-cost countries, an executive was quoted as saying by the Mint newspaper on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:14 am Indiabulls Power IPO subscribed 5.2 timesIndiabulls Power IPO as of 1400 hours is subscribed 5.21 times on combined (BSE + NSE) basis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:13 am Haryana polls: will Congress break the jinx? - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:12 am Citi set to pay $6,00,000 fine to FINRA: reportCitigroup will have to pay $6,00,000 in fine to an US regulator for providing derivative transactions as that helped foreign clients avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on dividends, a media report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:12 am Asian markets end mixed; Hang Seng down 200ptsThe Straits Times and Taiwan Weighted Index was up 25 points each at 2,676 and 7,599, respectively.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Oct 2009 | 3:04 am India keen to bring peace and harmony with Pak: PM - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:56 am Poorer countries to get donated H1N1 vaccines - WHOGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation plans to start sending H1N1 flu vaccines to poorer countries as early as next month, the United Nations agency's head of vaccine research said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:47 am India tests medium range missiles - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:45 am Maoist strike shuts down villages in Bihar - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:43 am Maha Assembly poll campaign among the most violent ever - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:38 am Pak court dismisses FIRs against 26/11 accused Saeed"The anti-terrorism act does not apply to Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed," the Lahore High Court said while dismissing two FIRs lodged against him for speeches inciting jehad.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Manipur media to boycott development-related news - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am Maoists on rampage in Jharkhand, BiharMaoists blew up railway tracks, three trucks in Jharkhand and blasted a telecom tower besides blocking roads in Bihar during a two-day bandh in protest against the Centre's decision to crackdown on Naxals.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:13 am Industry expands at fastest pace in 22 monthsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's industrial output grew at its fastest pace in 22 months in August as factories cranked out more big-ticket household goods and cars as stimulus spending drove demand, but economists said the Reserve Bank of India was unlikely to lift interest rates at its review later this month.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 2:01 am Bihar-based lawyer composes 'Amitabh Chalisa' - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:48 am 'An apple a day' must for married couplesA Taiwan couple has been living happily together for half a century because the husband has been giving his wife an apple a day to keep their marriage sweet, a newspaper said.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:26 am I'm on diet food even on Diwali: Ajay DevganIt's Diwali and time to celebrate. And it's double the celebration for Ajay Devgan whose film 'All The Best' releases this Friday which is the first day of Diwali.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 1:23 am Ambani patch-up hopes rise, but end long way awayMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's call for an end to a bitter feud with his elder brother Mukesh over the split of the family business empire is unlikely to lead to a resolution ahead of hearing next week in their ongoing battle over gas supplies, analysts said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:59 am TIMELINE - Key dates in Ambani brothers' dispute(Reuters) - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's call for an end to a bitter feud with his elder brother Mukesh over the split of the family business empire is unlikely to lead to a resolution ahead of hearing next week in their ongoing battle over gas supplies, analysts said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:57 am August IIP beats expectations, up 10.4%Industrial production grew by a whopping 10.4% in August on the back of double-digit growth in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors. Factory production had expanded by 1.7% in August '08.Source: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:57 am Indiabulls Power's $380 mln IPO fully subscribedMUMBAI (Reuters) - Utility Indiabulls Power Ltd's up to $380 million initial public offering was subscribed within half an hour of opening on Monday, reinforcing the robust appetite for new Indian share offerings.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:48 am DRDE scientists accused of human sacrifice bidTwo senior scientists of the Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) in Gwalior, allegedly tried to kill their junior colleague in a human sacrifice bidSource: The Times of India | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:10 am Naxalism the greatest internal threat: Manmohan“Government taking steps to deal with the menace”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Animal trials for H1N1 vaccine beginsNew Delhi: India’s hope for a H1N1 vaccine has got a shot in the arm with the Serum Institute of India beginning animal trials, a prelude to the much tougher human trials. Around 500 doses of the vaccine will be administered over 40 to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Games get a boostSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Remove outsiders, poll panel directs CEOsNEW DELHI: The Election Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Haryana, Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh to ensure that no outsider, who had campaigned or canvassed for votes, was present in the constituency as the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Commandos storm Army headquarters; 3 hostages killed, 39 freedFour militants killed, ‘ringleader’ captured; Pakistan military carries out air-strikes in South WaziristanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Jayalalithaa assails failure to stop surveyChief Minister accused of failing to take pre-emptive stepsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am MPs’ team visits Vavuniya campsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am 3 hostages killed in PakistanISLAMABAD: After an 18-hour tense standoff, elite commandos of the Pakistan Army stormed a building at the military’s headquarters early on Sunday, freeing as many as 39 people who had been taken hostage by militants during an audacious ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Afghan message to India: do not be deterredKabul, New Delhi to tell U.S. that Pakistan cannot have veto on bilateral tiesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Bihar on high alert as Maoists call bandhPATNA: Security has been tightened across Bihar in view of the two-day bandh called by the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) from Monday against the Centre’s move to intensify anti-Naxal operations. Additional Director ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Amitabh Bachchan gives Rs 7 lakh to dancersBachchans came to the rescue of two dancers who had lost all hope of realising their dream to participate in an upcoming international games competition due to lack of funds.Source: The Times of India | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:39 pm N-capable Prithvi-II missiles successfully test-firedIndia successfully test-fired in quick succession two nuke-capable 'Prithvi-II' surface-to-surface missiles with a range of 350 km from the ITR in Orissa.Source: The Times of India | 11 Oct 2009 | 11:10 pm CWG: Fennel 'quite satisfied' with govt response"We have come here amidst reports about Delhi's ill-preparedness, which are not quite accurate. With govt's backing, hopefully things will improve," Commonwealth Games chief Mike Fennel said.Source: The Times of India | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm Sensex opens higher, up 85 points in early tradeA key Indian equities market index opened in the green Monday and within five minutes had moved up 85 points higher than its previous close.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:30 pm Big B gets a blast from the past in 'Aladin'Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh is such a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan that he revisited many of the megastar's hit films, studied key scenes and dialogues and came up with his own take by presenting them in his forthcoming fantasy adventure 'Aladin'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm Female athlete sets new shot put record at age 100SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - The oldest female athlete at the World Masters Games in Sydney has broken a world record in the shot put -- at the age of 100.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:31 pm 'All The Best' is a laugh riot: Ajay DevgnActor-producer Ajay Devgn, who promises an entertaining Diwali package with his home production 'All The Best - Fun Begins', says a sequel to the laugh riot is not yet on the cards and that a decision would be taken only after its release Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm 'Ajab Prem...' music a must hearFilm: 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: KK, Alisha Chinoy, Atif Aslam, Javed Ali, Kailash Kher, Neeraj Shridhar, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh, Hard Kaur, Soham, Rana Mazumdar, Ashish Pandit and Suzzane D Mello; Rating: ***Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm Quick decision by CJI crucial in Dinakaran case: AG - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Oct 2009 | 4:33 pm RTI turns four - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Oct 2009 | 4:13 pm Scoreboard; Delhi Daredevils vs. Wayamba ElevenFollowing is the scoreboard of the Champions League Twenty20 Group D match between Delhi Daredevils and Wayamba Eleven here Sunday:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Daredevils bounce back with clinical win over WayambaGlenn McGrath showed his old mastery with the ball while Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik struck explosive half centuries to breathe life into Delhi Daredevils' Champions League campaign with a 50-run win over Wayamba Eleven in a Group B match here Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:30 pm Anil Ambani's conciliatory message welcomed by brother MukeshAfter a pilgrimage to two holy shrines, industrialist Anil Ambani sent a conciliatory message to elder brother Mukesh Ambani Sunday, saying there was ample scope to amicably end their dispute and the move was welcomed by the other side.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm Karnataka plans special tax to raise flood relief fundsThe cash-strapped Karnataka government plans to impose a special tax to raise additional funds for rehabilitating the flood-affected people in the state's northern districts, Home Minister V.S. Acharya said late Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am Daredevils set 171-run target for WayambaVirender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik smashed half centuries as Delhi Daredevils reached 170 for five against Wayamba Eleven in a Group D Champions League Twenty20 cricket match here Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am First Kolkata-Varanasi Ganga cruise hit by snagThe first ever Kolkata to Varanasi cruise on the Ganga river ran into rough weather, when a snag in the vessel compelled the tour operator to conclude the trip at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, 60 km short of the destination.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
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