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Can't beat 'em? Dupe ThemThere are two sides to an ad. The way it's made and the way it's seen. Here Pepsi explains the thought behind its latest boat ad and we get an expert view on it.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am Bury past animosities, begin new era of friendship: Former J&K CMFarooq Abdullah said that India, Pakistan and other Saarc countries should learn from the European Union countries.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am US ship at Alang poses toxic threat to India - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Oct 2009 | 4:08 am Suspicious items seized from Hindu right wing outfit's ashramGoa police, which is probing the role of Malegaon blast accused sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in Margao explosion, recovered suspicious items from the outfit's ashram at Ramnathi in Ponda town.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am Five Ulfa militants arrested in GuwahatiA total of five United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) militants, including a woman cadre, of the banned outfit's dreaded 28th battalion, have been arrested here since Friday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:49 am NTC's indefinite strike enters fifth dayThe workers have been on strike from October 13 to protest against the management's 'failure' to pay bonus by calculating the total earnings in a year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:46 am Pakistan army starts S.Waziristan ground assaultDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's army began on Saturday a ground operation against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border, with soldiers advancing from three directions, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:43 am Over 14 quintals poppy straw recovered from truck at LakhanpurOfficials of Jammu and Kashmir excise department today recovered over 14 quintals of poppy straw in Kathua district, police sources said here.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:43 am MULTA insurgent apprehended in AssamThe MULTA cadre was picked up by a joint police and 19 Madras Regiment men on specific intellegence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:42 am Maharashtra governor, chief minister extend Diwali greetingsMaharashtra governor SC Jamir and chief minister Ashok Chavan today extended their greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Apple's on a roll, but iPhone sales pivotalApple Inc is once again expected to top Wall Street's estimates when it unveils quarterly earnings next week, but it may have to beat by a lot to drive an already lofty share price higher.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Guinness upgrades record of all-women temple festGuinness had conferred the honour to the temple, based on convergence of 1.5 million women devotees to the festival in 1997.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:36 am J&K cricketer held in Bangalore with explosivesA cricketer from J&K has been arrested from Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium after explosives were found in his bag. Two Champions League T20 matches were scheduled to be played there.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am 14 quintals poppy straw found in J entry pointOfficials of Jammu and Kashmir Excise Department today recovered over 14 quintals of poppy straw in Kathua district, police sources said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am NPT and Obama: How long can India hold out?Even as India went into a frenzy thinking that Obama might be indirectly seeking to "pressurise" India to sign NPT, the real killer arrow, virtually forgotten, is the CTBT which may knock on our door yet again.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:24 am Parents demand uniform nursery admission processNew Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Tired of making multiple deposits and the unending wait for nursery admissions, parents in the national capital have come together with civil societies to launch a campaign demanding a uniform nursery admission process.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am Two killed in Goa blast, Hindu group blamedPanaji, Oct 17 (IANS) Two activists of a Hindu group were killed in Goa when explosives being transported in their scooter went off in a traffic jam, police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am Prime minister wishes president Happy DiwaliNew Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan here and wished her Happy Diwali.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:10 am BSF gifts sweets to Pakistan Rangers on DiwaliThe BSF today gifted sweets and fruits to Pakistan Rangers at the international border here as a gesture of goodwill on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:08 am Three Indian students thrashed, robbed in AustraliaThree Indian students were bashed and robbed when they were returning home in Melbourne on Thursday night.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Fire at India firecracker warehouse kills 32At least 32 people were killed in an accidental blaze at a firecracker warehouse in southern India, officials said today. The victims had gathered late yesterday at Pallipattu village, in Tamil Nadu ...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:03 am New record for Kerala all-women's templehe Guinness Book of World Records has upgraded the largest gathering of women attending a religious event set by the 'women's Sabarimala', the famed Attukal Bhagavathy temple in Kerala [Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:03 am US budget deficit reaches USD 1.42 tnFund flows into emerging markets touched $967 million in the second week of this month, the highest in 2009, as investors shifted their focus from US equity funds to these fast-growing markets, says a...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am Cricketer from J&K held in BangaloreA cricket player from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested by the Bangalore police on suspicion of having transported explosives.On Friday night, security sensors at the stadium detected presence of ex...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am Hindu group behind Goa blastIn a major development in the investigations into the blast in the main market of south Goa's Margao town, the state Home Minister has told NDTV that the two victims of the blast are the accused as we...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am Encroachments into no man's land on Indo-Nepal borderA number of Nepalese citizens have encroached into the no man's land on the porous Indo-Nepal border, an SSB official said here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:59 am Poker gets a full hand this DiwaliThey huddle around a felt table in an apartment in downtown Cuffe Parade. The silence is stifling, except for intermittent beeps from a cellphone. The River is turned over, it's a King of Spades. P...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am From bananas to bangles, take your pickDecoding the Election Commission's chart of poll symbols is a rather intriguing exercise in semiotics. Some are easy to decipher - like the Congress party's hand. It could be the hand that represen...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Muhurat trading from 1815 hrs on BSE, NSEThe Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) will remain open today between 1815hrs and 1915 hrs for 'Muhurat Trading'.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am KSU announces another series of blockadesThe Khasi Students Union (KSU) in Meghalaya has announced night road blockades on three consecutive days from October 20, to put pressure on the government to shelve its plans to begin the uranium mining project.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Margao blast toll rises to 2; two members of Hindu group held - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:42 am PM meets Prez; discusses internal security issuesPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today met President Pratibha Patil and discussed various national and international issues, including matters related to internal security.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:42 am Amar episode suspicious: Jaiswal - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Oct 2009 | 2:35 am Two Indian Americans arrested for insider-tradingSix persons, including two Indian Americans and a Sri Lanka-born billionaire, have been arrested in connection with the largest hedge fund insider-trading ever.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:47 am At 'ground zero' of swine flu, key drugs are in short supplyAs it continues to play a pivotal role in the management of swine flu patients in the worst-hit Pune and Western Maharashtra, the government-run Sassoon Hospital here is now facing shortage of drugs needed for supporting those put on ventilator.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am Mah Post Dept targets 40 kg gold coin salesThe Department of Post in Maharashtra is betting on the expected high-demand during the festival period to push sales of its gold coins and is targeting a sales of 40-kilogrammes by this month end.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:38 am Brown celebrates Diwali at 10, Downing StreetDiwali was celebrated for the first time at the 10 Downing Street here amid chanting of Vedic prayers for world peace, with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown terming it a "historic event".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:32 am Poll symbols: From bananas to banglesDecoding the Election Commission's chart of poll symbols is a rather intriguing exercise in semiotics. Some are just weird. Purses, televisions, violins, walking sticks, tables , coconuts and bananas - they were all there for voters to choose from during the Maharashtra assembly elections on Oct 13.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 1:27 am Naxal 'scientist couple' had video of slain cop: PolicePolice say that a laptop belonging to the arrested Naxal 'scientist couple' Ravi Sharma and his wife Anuradha contained videos and newspaper clippings of slain Jharkhand inspector Francis Induwar.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:44 am Margao blast: Two detained, death toll rises to 2Two persons were detained in connection with the Margao blast. Explosives carried on a scooter by two men went off on Friday, killing one of them. The other person succumbed to his injuries today.Source: The Times of India | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:10 am Bofors investigations over long ago, further action depends on courts: CBIWe have nothing to add to, or subtract from what is available on recordSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Inter student ‘ends life’ in hostelHYDERABAD: An Intermediate second year student, Mangamma, 17, ended her life in the hostel room at Kukatpally on Friday after the hostel authorities allowed her to meet her uncle, but refused to let her go out with him, the police said. It is, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Justice Dinakaran’s name delinkedRecommendation for elevation of four others to Supreme Court to be processedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Cracker godown gutted, more than 15 killedCHENNAI: Fifteen people were feared dead in a fire accident at a wholesale firecracker shop-cum-godown in Pallipattu, Tiruvallur district, on Friday evening. Apart from traders and their assistants, there were several customers at the place, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am India, China will continue talks to resolve differences‘Border issue alone shouldn’t determine our ties’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Terror attack again in Peshawar; 13 deadISLAMABAD: As terror revisited Pakistan on Friday with a suicide bombing at a Peshawar police station, Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani briefed government and opposition leaders on the deteriorating security situation in the country, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am IIM Directors, members to be appointed through independent collegiumThe institutes can open campuses abroad provided they fulfil domestic demand, says SibalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Making historySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Savings scheme evokes good responsePUDUKOTTAI: The Centrally-sponsored National Savings-cum-Relief Scheme for marine fishermen under the National Fund for Fishermen has evoked good response in the district, with 5,279 fishermen enrolling themselves as members of the scheme ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Ambani gas dispute: legal team expandedNew Delhi: The government has expanded the legal team in the Ambani gas dispute by including Additional Solicitor-General Vivek Tankha. He will assist Additional Solicitor-General Mohan Parasaran, who represents the government. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Foreign spies may have sneaked into LalgarhTwo English-speaking foreigners had sneaked into Maoist-dominated Lalgarh in April this year and stayed undetected for weeks after the security forces started their crackdown on June 18.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:30 pm Maradona could face ban and fine for outburstBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina coach Diego Maradona could be banned for several matches and fined for an obscenity-filled outburst at a news conference after Wednesday's World Cup qualifying win over Uruguay.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:29 pm Climate, WTO, Nukes: The heat's on IndiaRarely has India faced such serious international policy challenges all at the same time. The implications are far-reaching - domestic and global, political and economic, short and long term.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:26 pm I never rate my music: AR RahmanWorking on a Hollywood score has given the musician a chance to explore a variety of genres.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm Fire at firecracker warehouse kills 32CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - At least 32 people were killed in an accidental blaze at a firecracker warehouse in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm China damming India's Brahmaputra River? - Tibetan Review
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:35 pm Rock legend Peter Criss beats breast cancerPeter Criss aims to raise awareness about male breast cancer.Source: The Times of India | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:18 pm India opens door to climate deal, EU stuckNEW DELHI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - India softened climate demands on Friday, helping bridge a rich-poor divide, but said a global deal may miss a December deadline by a few months.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 10:14 pm U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with insider tradingNEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:48 pm Writers' showdown blocks roads, Kolkata suffers on Diwali-eve - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 8:07 pm Seeks PM's intervention to restrain TN - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:36 pm Free bus ride for Delhi women on Bhai Dooj!Women in the national capital can enjoy a free ride in Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) buses on Monday on the occasion of Bhai Dooj, chief minister Shiela Dikshit announced on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Assam govt concerned over Chinese dam on Bramhaputra!Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said his government is seriously concerned over reports of China constructing a dam on Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, the source of river Brahmaputra.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Suleiman Bakery case: Court calls firing cruel but lets off Tyagi!Bombay High Court upheld a lower court`s order discharging former Mumbai police commissioner Ram Deo Tyagi and eight others but said that firing in Suleiman Bakery by police during the 1993 Mumbai riots was cruel.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm AS BSP fights SP, Cong sees chance to expand in UP!With UP police lodging an FIR against Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and triggering a standoff, Congress sees this as an opportunity to expand its base in the key state.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm NE insurgents getting arms from China: Army!Northeast insurgents are known to get arms from Chinese markets, a top Army commander said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Goa serial killings: Two arrested from Mumbai!In a major breakthrough in the serial killings case, Goa Police arrested two persons who had fled to Mumbai for allegedly murdering a 16-year-old girl and later burning her body.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Bombay HC bench upholds 1980 order on Land Ceiling Act!A five-judge bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the 1980 ruling by a three-judge bench on holding of land in Maharashtra under the ceiling Act.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm CPM has moved away from people: Buddhadeb!CPI(M) has moved away from the people and the image of the party has dented, acc to West Bengal CM.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Two critically injured in explosion in Margao town!Two persons were critically injured and three vehicles gutted when an explosive hidden in a scooter went off on a busy street in the heart of Margao town, 30 kms from here.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm Cops molest pregnant woman, beat up minor children!A pregnant woman, hailing from here, on Friday lodged a police complaint alleging that a group of police personnel barged into her house last night, molested her and beat up her two minor children.Source: Zee News : States | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:28 pm `Ship will not be given permission unless checked`!Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) today said the ship from US allegedly carrying radioactive and hazarduous toxic substance would not be given permission for dismantling at Alang shipbreaking yard unless it is checked thoroughly.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm Except Manipur, N-E region peaceful: Army!Barring some problems in Manipur, the overall situation in north eastern states looked after by the Army`s 3 Corps is by and large peaceful, an Army commander has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm Crack team of NSG commandos to take position at IGIA!A crack team of NSG commandos equipped to undertake heli-borne operations is all set to take position at the Indira Gandhi International Airport to thwart hijacks or terror attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm India notifies N-reactors` separation plan to IAEA!Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s visit to the US, India has notified its Separation Plan to IAEA under which 14 of its 22 reactors will be placed under safeguards of the international nuclear watchdog by 2014.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm China looking at possible meeting between Wen, Singh!In the midst of a spat between India and China, an official Chinese newspaper on Friday spoke of a possible meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two countries next week in Thailand.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm Valuable lessons learnt from coastal exercise: Rear Admiral!The first ever major coastal security exercise, Operation Triton conducted in Kerala recently, was a good beginning and enabled security forces to learn valuable lessons in the process, a top Naval official said today.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm IIM directors, members to be appointed through collegium!Appointment of directors and borad members of the IIMs will be done through an independent collegium from now on, a move that will make the process broad-based, the government said Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm 25 schools of atomic energy across India planned!In an effort to assist India`s growing need of human resources for expanding nuclear power industry, about 25 schools of atomic energy are being planned in the next two years to produce at least 500 engineers.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm India set to get nuclear submarine from Russia!The Russian navy will formally commission the Akula-II class Nerpa nuclear attack submarine in Dec for subsequent lease to India.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm NSG procuring latest weaponry: Director!The elite counter-terror force NSG is in the process of procuring a wide range of latest weaponry and gadgets including door busters, taking cue from its experience during the Mumbai terror attack.Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Oct 2009 | 5:26 pm Post-26/11, India better prepared to deal with terror attacks, says PC - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:58 pm India, China will continue talks to resolve differences - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 3:24 pm IIMs win more autonomy, can set up shop abroad - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Oct 2009 | 2:47 pm Boyzone to bring Gately's body back to IrelandMALLORCA (Reuters Life!) - Members of Irish boy band Boyzone were on the Spanish Island of Mallorca on Friday to take the body of bandmate Stephen Gately back to Dublin where he will be buried on Saturday, band member Ronan Keating said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 9:24 am TCS profit up 29 pct, sees slow recoveryMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Consultancy Services beat forecasts with a 29 percent rise in quarterly net profit helped by demand from recession-hit financial customers, but said a sharp growth rebound in the near term was unlikely.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 8:23 am Gold buyers pause after festival shoppingMUMBAI (Reuters) - Gold buyers paused for breath on Friday after a pick-up in sales the previous day, when India, the world's largest consumer, celebrated Dhanteras, the biggest gold buying festival, dealers said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 6:37 am Brothers at war: Ambani gas hearings must clarify policyMUMBAI (Reuters) - Two of Asia's richest men, India's billionaire Ambani brothers, will slug it out next week in Delhi's sandstone Supreme Court in a row over gas pricing that highlights the political clout of powerful families and risks scaring foreign investors away from the energy sector.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Oct 2009 | 4:29 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
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