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World Bank gives $320 million loan to Andhra Pradesh!The World Bank has approved a USD 320 million loan to India, designed to improve quality, capacity and safety of roads in the state of Andhra Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:14 am Former Rajya Sabha MP MM Mishra dies!Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran Congress leader Mahendra Mohan Mishra has passed away following prolonged illness. He was 80.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:14 am Nine Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh!Nine Maoist guerrillas have been arrested in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:14 am Swine flu toll in country crosses 400 !Six swine flu deaths, including three from Maharashtra, took the total of India`s swine flu deaths to 405, the Health Ministry has claimed said.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am FIR against Amar Singh for Rs 500cr fraud!An FIR has been lodged against SP general secretary Amar Singh and his wife Pankaja Kumari Singh in Kanpur for alleged financial fraud amounting to about Rs 500 crore, a senior police official said here.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am India still vulnerable to 26/11-type attacks: Chidambaram!India remains vulnerable to Mumbai-style militant attacks, Home Minister P Chidambaram has warned.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am Distrust, fear among public about police in India: HRW!Decades of "partisan policing" has resulted in an "unprecedented" level of public distrust and fear of police across India, an international human rights watchdog has alleged in its latest report.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am `Will walk extra mile if Pak acts against 26/11 attackers`!India is prepared to walk the "extra mile" to normalise relations with Pakistan if it takes action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am Veteran economist KK Subramanion passes away !KK Subramanion, veteran economist and honorary fellow at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), died Friday morning at a private hospital here. He was 75, a CDS spokesperson said.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am Lahore jail where Bhagat Singh was held in ruins!The prison in Lahore, where Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh was incarcerated and executed, is in a dilapidated condition with broken doors and rough flooring.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:13 am Lion's body found in Gujarat's Amreli districtThe body was found outside the Pipalva village last night by some villagers returning from their farms.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:38 am George Clooney wants Ewan McGregor to learn acting from a goat!George Clooney has joked that Ewan McGregor should take acting lessons from the goat he has worked with in his new movie.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:31 am Wife commits suicide; husband sustains injuries in rescue actin OrissaKetaki Nayak of Kinjirima village succumbed to injuries at the district headquarter hospital at Sundargarh.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:29 am Nine naxals arrested in BastarNine Naxalites have been arrested from Bastar district in Chhattisgarh along with arms and other Naxal material.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:26 am Farmers in Maharashtra not to celebrate DiwaliSoybean and cotton farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region have planned to boycott Diwali, the festival of lights, this year after receiving poor crop yields.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:25 am Agitated locals beat policemen in West BengalSubash Biswas, the sub-inspector, two constables and a police driver, were attacked by locals when they went to lift a road blockade in Kazipara area.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am Stem cell-based therapy offers new hope for kidney disease patientsResearchers have suggested that several stem cell based therapies can help treat patients with Alport syndrome.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:22 am Another Air India flight stranded in VizagVizag, Oct. 16 : Just a day after leaving 40 passengers stranded at the Vizag airport for 24 hours, another Air India flight enroute to Chennai reportedly developed a technical snag and its 50 passengers were stranded at Vizag airport.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Ultratech second quarter net up 53 percentMumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Cement major Ultratech Friday said its profit after tax had gone up 53 percent to Rs.251 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, while net sales grew by 10 percent to Rs.1,541 crore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am IOA insists Hooper has to goNew Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A day after launching a scathing attack on Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper and asking for his replacement, the India Olympic Association (IOA) Friday said it would not budge from its demand.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am 'Lalu' atom bombs and 'Nitish' rockets this Diwali in Bihar'Lalu Prasad' and 'Ramvilas Paswan' firecrackers will go off with a bang, as 'Nitish Kumar' rockets will soar into the night sky this Diwali in Bihar.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am France born Indian princess leads cleanliness drive in LucknowA princess flew in from her home in France to lead a cleanliness drive at a slum in Lucknow to spread awareness about health and hygiene.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Goa casino vice-president held under Immoral Trafficking ActCrime branch sleuths today raided a hotel and arrested vice president of a renowned casino firm under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Six-month-old survives after train hits strollerPolice in Australia say a 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller that had rolled onto the tracks.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am President, VP, PM greet nation on DiwaliNew Delhi, Oct 16 : President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh greeted the nation on the joyous occasion of Diwali.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Arunachal an integral part of India: Nirupama Rao - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am Lalu Bombs and Nitish Rockets this Diwali! - Outlook
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am Nair set to retire; bemoans poor quality higher educationISRO chief G Madhavan Nair, who is to retire by this month-end after an illustrious career at the space agency, bemoans that the country's higher education system is not up to the mark, churning out graduates only for routine jobs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:41 am CWG: Kalmadi insists on Hooper's transferCWG OC chairman refused to back down from his demand that CEO Mike Hooper be replaced and said he will press for it when he meets CGF chief.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:41 am Goa offshore casino official arrested with prostitutePanaji, Oct 16 (IANS) The Goa Police's crime branch Thursday arrested a senior offshore casino official under the Immoral Trafficking Prevention (ITP) Act, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Nearly 3,000 participants for national school games in ChandigarhChandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) Nearly 3,000 students from various states and union territories (UTs) will participate in the 55th National School Games, being organised by the Chandigarh education department here Oct 22-27.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Amitabh, Amar Singh accused of Rs.500 crore scamLucknow, Oct 16 (IANS) Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh have been accused of involvement in a Rs.500 crore money laundering scam, according to a complaint lodged with Kanpur police.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Six tribal separatists surrender in TripuraAgartala, Oct 16 (IANS) Six more tribal separatists have surrendered to security forces in Tripura after fleeing from their bases in Bangladesh, officials said here Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Set off Nitish, Lalu and Paswan firecrackers this Diwali!Patna, Oct 16 (IANS) Firecrackers named after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his political rival and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi, and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan are selling briskly in Bihar ahead of Diwali.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Doctors, Delhi police offer safety tips for a safe DiwaliNew Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) It's the festival of lights and with all the diyas lighting up your home and crackers boosting your excitement level, don't ignore the simple steps of caution which prevent the joyous occasion turning into a scarred one.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Israel issues travel advisory, says India under terror threatIsrael's intel bureau said there was a "concrete" threat of attacks on Chabad centres and synagogues throughout India, including Goa, and other sites frequented by Israelis and westerners.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:38 am U.N. calls for more sophisticated biofuels debateNAIROBI (Reuters) - Countries must adopt a much more sophisticated approach to developing biofuels as a green energy option if they are to benefit the economy, the environment and society as a whole, the United Nations said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am WTO chief sees frustration from slow Doha Round paceDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Doha Round talks are moving so slowly that it will be difficult to wrap up the global accord next year as G20 nations have pushed for, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:23 am Suicide bomber kills 12 in Pakistan's PeshawarPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces attacked a Taliban stronghold with aircraft and artillery on Friday, as a suicide bomber killed 12 people in the city of Peshawar in the latest in a wave of militant attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am FACTBOX - What is holding up progress in climate talks?REUTERS - U.N. climate talks on expanding the fight against global warming have largely stalled, making the outcome of a major climate summit in Copenhagen in December uncertain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Unitech tops combined volume chartSBI continues to top the combined value chart with a total turn over of Rs 1,261 crore. It is followed by DLF (Rs 670 crore), Bharti Airtel (482 crore), Unitech (Rs 413 crore) and Tata Steel (Rs 306 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Asian markets pare gain; end mixedInterest rate worries dragged Asian markets from their highs today. The markets gave up early gains to end mixed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:04 am Goa Police deny arresting serial killer, reproach media - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:57 am Third party evaluation for babus?Cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar has expressed concern that in-house appraisals of civil servants fail to reward performers, and feels there could be a case for a system of "third party" assessment for India's babudom.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am Fingerprinting scan during 2011 census for UID scheme - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am A little less nationalistic hero worship, please, writes Nobel winner VenkatramanIndia-born Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan writes exclusively for TOI after some negative reactions to his comment about being deluged by emails from India.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Terror hits Pak again: Double bombing kills 11 in PeshawarThree suicide attackers, including a female bomber, set off two blasts outside a police station in Peshawar, killing 11 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terror plaguing the country.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am WB okays $320 mn loan for road projects in APIn order to improve the quality, capacity and safety of roads in Andhra Pradesh, the World Bank has approved a $320 million loan for road projects in the state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:55 am BASF India Q2 net rises 30% to Rs 34 crTotal income rose to Rs 368.39 crore in the latest quarter from Rs 324.70 crore in the same period last fiscal, BASF India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:51 am Google, IBM round out strong tech results weekSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc and IBM rounded out a strong week of technology results, outstripping already high expectations and providing further evidence that a recovery is brewing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:50 am Kanani Industries Q2 net dips 66.43%Total income declined to Rs 21.69 crore in the quarter under review, against Rs 23.12 crore for the same period last year, Kanani Industries said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:48 am Cong to engage in bargain with NCP over portfoliosCongress in Maharashtra may renegotiate the formula of sharing of ministerial berths with ally NCP in case the combine returns to power in the state where Assembly polls were held last week.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am Preparedness of 2010 Games far from satisfactory: HooperMiffed by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee removing him from the post of 2010 CWG Chief Executive, Mike Hooper has struck back by declaring that the preparedness of the mega-event was far from satisfactory.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am Sical Logistics forms JV with Japanese firmSical Logistics, engaged in port handling services, today said it has entered into an agreement with Japan's Mitsui O S K Lines to form a joint venture company to operate the automotives yard at the Ennore Port near Chennai.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 1:34 am UN envoy critical of proposed big dams in North-EastCritical of the proposed big dams in the North-East, an UN envoy has said such developmental projects should not infringe upon the rights of the local indigenous people.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:58 am Special coverage: Diwali celebrationsSpecial coverage on DiwaliSource: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:47 am INTERVIEW - India still vulnerable to Mumbai-like attacks: ChidambaramNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India remains vulnerable to a Mumbai-style militant attack because neighbouring Pakistan is struggling to rein in the Islamist groups blamed for last year's deadly assault, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:28 am Fish market to be ready by year-endNAGAPATTINAM: A fish market complex is under construction, with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank, under the Tsunami Emergency Assistance Project in Velankanni. The fish market complex, proposed to be spread over ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Mahato can be questioned in jailKOLKATA: A Jhargram court in West Bengal on Thursday granted a police prayer for interrogating Chhatradhar Mahato, convener of the Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee , while in jail. Mr. Mahato was remanded to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am U.S. aid to Pakistan tripledWashington: President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law the Kerry-Lugar Bill that triples U.S. non-military assistance to Pakistan to $1.5 billion annually over the next five years, after two key congressional panels refused to make ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am It’s for India, Pakistan to solve: ChinaResponds to concerns over Chinese projects in Pakistan-occupied KashmirSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am “We’re ready to give further aid to Sri Lanka”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Path-breaking DiwaliSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am TDP distributes relief material in KurnoolKURNOOL: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) distributed a massive quantity of flood relief material in Kurnool city on Thursday and reached out to most of the 30,000 affected families. Twenty-nine trucks carrying relief material each under the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am It’s Diwali time at White HouseWashington: U.S President Barack Obama celebrated Diwali on Thursday by lighting the ceremonial lamp at the White House amid chanting of Vedic mantras seeking world peace. He is the first U.S. President to personally grace the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Black Thursday for Pakistan as terror attacks leave 39 deadSynchronised triple-strike turns Lahore into war zoneSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Hakimullah threatens IndiaIslamabad: Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has threatened to dispatch terrorists to fight India, once an Islamic state is created in Pakistan. “We want an Islamic state. If we get that, then we will go to the borders and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am It's action for Sanjay, AjayThe camaraderie that grew between Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan during the making of All The Best will now spill over into a full-on action film to be directed by Ajay Devgan.Source: The Times of India | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:58 pm 'Bunny lines' can reveal if a person has had BotoxLooking for tell-tale signs of cosmetic surgery on a person's face has become easier, thanks to the bunny lines that appear after one has had Botox injections .Source: The Times of India | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:57 pm Oberoi hotel chain head in stake sale talksMUMBAI (Reuters) - The founding family of Oberoi hotel chain is in talks to sell a part of its stake to Analjit Singh, who controls healthcare services and insurance firm Max India, the chairman of the hotel group said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:00 pm Actors all set to light up their DiwaliActors all set to light up their Diwali...Source: The Times of India | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:57 pm In New Orleans, Obama fires back at criticsNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:32 pm Paracetamol dampens infant vaccine effect - studyLONDON (Reuters) - Giving paracetamol to babies to prevent fever after routine vaccinations may reduce the effect of the shots themselves, Czech scientists said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 9:17 pm Karuna rejects Jaya's charge on Mullaperiyar dam issue - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:51 pm Biologists find world's first known vegetarian spiderAKUMAL, Mexico - Biologists have found a spider in Central America with a difference -- the world's first known vegetarian spider who dodges ants to get to its favored, protein-packed plant.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Oct 2009 | 8:34 pm Significant impact, will check with China on dam: New Delhi - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:30 pm Rahul blames govt for red woes - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:16 pm Step-down breathing space for Raje - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 6:09 pm Mamata flags off stadium project - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 5:35 pm Sibal-Burns talks focus on India-US education council - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Oct 2009 | 4:38 pm Assam employees likely to get central pay scalesThe sixth Assam Pay Commission is understood to have Thursday recommended central pay scale for the state's nearly 500,000 employees, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 11:37 am US-India relationship key to global order and prosperity: BurnsVisiting American diplomat William Burns, who is on a two-day trip to India in preparation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's journey to the US, said Thursday that relations between India and US were key drivers for prosperity and stability in this century.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:03 am Four petty thieves held for sensational Goa murdersThe Goa police Thursday arrested four petty thieves for allegedly murdering four people and dumping their bodies into a creek running through Panaji.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:03 am Students' blockade against uranium mining turns violentA two-night blockade in Meghalaya, called by the Khasi Students Union (KSU) to protest a proposed uranium mining project, turned violent Wednesday night with many vehicles set on fire by protesters, police said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:03 am Three crushed to death by an elephant in West BengalThree women were crushed to death and four others, including two children, were injured by an elephant that went berserk in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Thursday, a forest department official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:03 am Man allegedly linked to HuJI arrested in BareillyA man having suspected links with terrorist outfits, including the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am Kalmadi's charges unwanted, unfair: HooperCommonwealth Games Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper Thursday vehemently refuted the charges levelled by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi of being an 'impediment' in the preparation of the 2010 Games, saying they are 'unwanted, unfair and unjust.'Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am Sania-King crash out of Japan quartersSecond-seeded pair of India's Sania Mirza and American Vania King crashed out of the doubles quarterfinals of the $22,0000 Japan Open tennis here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am IOA sets up panel to look into weightlifters' doping casesIndian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday set up a panel to look into the large number of doping cases that have surfaced among weightlifters, leaving a question mark over their participation in Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am Orissa drawing up plan to battle power shortageOrissa is faced with a grim power situation due to the scanty rainfall this year. The state government Thursday said it was drawing up a plan to meet the power shortfall in the coming days.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Oct 2009 | 10:01 am
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