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100 starvation deaths in Bihar in three years!At least 100 people have died of hunger in the past three years in Bihar, asserts a Supreme Court-appointed official after extensive surveys. But the state government has trashed the claim.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am Gurgaon auto unions` strike turns violent!The situation at a Gurgaon auto component factory continued to be tense as angry workers struck work.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am 100 starvation deaths in Bihar in three years!At least 100 people have died of hunger in the past three years in Bihar, asserts a Supreme Court-appointed official after extensive surveys. But the state government has trashed the claim.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am TN mother-infant die as docs celebrate Diwali, probe ordered!Tamil Nadu Health Secretary on Tuesday asked for a departmental enquiry into the death of a 20-year-old woman and an infant on Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:09 am NRIs to build Taj Mahal replica in NZ!A group of Indians has drawn up a USD 20 million plan to build a replica of the Taj Mahal in this New Zealand city.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:08 am Goa blast - another Sanatan Sanstha member succumbs!Yogesh Naik, a member of the Hindu rightwing group Sanatan Sanstha, died here early Tuesday, four days after he was injured when the improvised explosive device (IED) he was ferrying exploded in Goa`s Margao town on Diwali eve.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:08 am PF scam: SC orders judicial probe into Asthana`s death!Ghaziabad PF scam assumed wider dimensions on Tuesday as the Supreme Court asked UP govt to hand over the viscera report of main accused to CBI.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:08 am German order of merit for MoC chief Sr Prema!Missionaries of Charity (MoC) Superior General Sister Mary Prema has been nominated for Order of Merit of the German state of North Rhine Westphalia.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Oct 2009 | 7:08 am The Loot mulls IPO route to raise Rs100croreLeading retail chain, The Loot India Pvt Limited, plans to raise Rs100crore through an IPO, likely to be launched in the next calendar year, a top company official said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:38 am Iran steps up pressure on Pakistan on suicide attackIran stepped up pressure on Islamabad, accusing that the group which launched a deadly suicide attack on its territory, was based in Pakistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am Why make national issue of differences with SRK: SalmanBollywood actor Salman Khan wonders why the differences between him and Shah Rukh Khan are being given "national importance".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am Farm credit offtake rises 57% during April-AugustFarm loans disbursal surged by 57 per cent till August this fiscal to 1.13 lakh crore as the government strove to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers through timely supply of credit.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am Raja seeks FM's help to usher in 3G mobile servicesTelecom Minister A Raja has held the Defence Ministry responsible for the slippage in the auction process for 3G spectrum and sought Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's help to clear the decks.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Karzai 'to accept vote ruling' to avert chaosAfghan president Hamid Karzai's team said he would accept a ruling from election authorities after a fraud probe that could lose him over a million votes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am 'India, SAARC not to move away from Kyoto Protocol' - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:01 am Battle intensifies as Taliban retake Pakistani townDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban militants attacked Pakistani forces and recaptured a strategic town on Tuesday on the approach to an insurgent base in south Waziristan, security officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Central team inspects toxic ship Platinum II - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:57 am Inflation, interest rate hike key concerns for Indian investorsRising inflation and a possible interest rate hike are key concerns for investors in India, with 40% of them willing to reallocate their investment portfolio to beat inflation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:55 am GoM to discuss AI restructuring plan tomorrow: PatelA group of ministers (GoM) will consider Air India's demand for equity infusion of Rs 5,000 crore and its financial restructuring plan at a meeting here tomorrow, as the airline has begun implementing a series of measures to reduce costs by Rs 3,000 crore annually.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:54 am Inflation, interest rate hike key concerns for investorsRising inflation and a possible interest rate hike are key concerns for investors in India, with 40 per cent of them willing to reallocate their investment portfolio to beat inflation, a survey by Dutch financial services firm ING said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am First Hajj flight takes off from New DelhiNew Delhi/Srinagar, Oct 20 : External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna along with New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit flagged off the inaugural Hajj flight from here on Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Shahnawaz meets Manmohan Singh over denial of US visaNew Delhi, Oct 20 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shahnawaz Hussain met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today over his inability to get a U.S. visa to attend the 64th session of the UN General Assembly.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Rajnath's plane takes off in dark, flouts DGCA rules - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:46 am Hiring activity up 4.1% in September: Naukri JobSpeakHiring activity is finally gathering steam among the Indian corporates. The job index increased by 4.1 per cent in Septmeber 2009 as compared to August 09, said the findings of Naukri JobSpeak.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am Shahnawaz gets US visaThe US embassy cleared the visa for BJP MP Shahnawaz Hussain after a delay due to "procedural" issues.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:42 am Hijacked China ship shows pirates extending reachBEIJING (Reuters) - The hijacking of a Chinese coal ship in the Indian Ocean shows Somali pirates are extending their reach beyond the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, shippers said as traders worried that more coal ships could become targets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:39 am Five killed in twin suicide blasts in Pak universityTwo suicide bombers blew themselves up near-simultaneously at a prestigious Islamic university in the Pakistani capital, killing at least five persons and injuring over 40.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am Liverpool keeper admits to taking eye off ballLiverpool keeper Pepe Reina has admitted to taking his eye off the ball that ensured the club's defeat against Sunderland on Saturday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:32 am Four dead as twin blasts rock Islamabad universityTwin blasts ripped through the Islamic International University in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Tuesday, police said. Students from around the world attend this university.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am Cyber crime gang member arrested in JaunpurA member of an international gang involved in cyber crime causing immense loss to mobile phone companies has been arrested in Jaunpur.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:26 am Pipavav Shipyard bags $111.84-mn order from ONGCPrivate sector shipbuilder, Pipavav Shipyard, today said it has bagged a contract worth $111.84 million (nearly Rs 513.83 crore) from ONGC for construction and supply of 12 vessels.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am Woman charred to death in Tamil NaduChellamma, worker of the factory at Tiruchengode in Namakkal district, was sleeping alone in the hut when the fire mishap occurred.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:17 am Q+A - What's on the agenda at the Asian leaders' summit?BANGKOK (Reuters) - Leaders of 16 Asia-Pacific countries will meet in the Thai seaside town of Hua Hin this week for the ASEAN and East Asia Summits, a forum twice postponed because of political unrest.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:01 am Emerging mkts take lion's share in global PE activity in H1Emerging markets, including India, accounted for a larger share in the global private equity (PE) activity in the first six months of this year, despite a decline in the funds raised compared to the year-ago period, a report has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am Trade ties, security to dominate Asia leaders summitBANGKOK (Reuters) - Trade ties, regional security, disaster relief and human rights will likely dominate a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders this week, offering a diplomatic test for host Thailand after embarrassing mishaps at past summits.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:59 am Haryana industrial belt hit by workers' strikeWorkers' unions in the Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal belt in Haryana went on a day long strike today to protest the death of a young worker on Sunday. The agitation was marred by violence, that saw an angry mob beat up a senior official of an auto component maker.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:48 am Asian markets end +ve; Hang Seng up 184ptsThe Seoul Composite Index and the Taiwan Weighted Index were marginally up at 1,659 and 7,753, respectively.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:44 am 'Air pressure along running trains can generate electricity'An engineering tools expert here has claimed to have developed an eco-friendly technique to produce electricity utilising the air pressure created along the tracks by running trains.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:42 am India's longest flyover opens in HyderabadHyderabad, Oct 20 : India's longest elevated expressway, built at a cost of rupees 4.39 billion, opened in Hyderabad on Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Manmohan Singh cautions defence commanders over deteriorating security in South AsiaNew Delhi, Oct.20 : The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday addressed senior defence commanders here in the wake of a deteriorating security scenario in the South Asian region, especially in neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Supreme Court directs handing over of viscera of Asthana to CBINew Delhi, Oct 20 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to hand over the viscera of Ashutosh Asthana, the prime accused in Uttar Pradesh multi-crore provident fund scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am New Delhi, Moscow to make efforts to bridge gap during Krishna's visitNew Delhi, Oct.20 : As Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna heads to Russia on his maiden visit from today, Moscow is making an all out effort to rejuvenate its relationship with its all weather friend.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Road blockade against uranium mining in MeghalayaShillong, Oct 20 (IANS) The influential Khasi Students Union (KSU) has decided to intensify its agitation by enforcing a night-long road blockade on national highways from Tuesday night to protest a proposed uranium mining project in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am No plans for law favouring sharecroppers: Nitish - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:12 am Release funds for Air India, Patel to tell ministersNew Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Tuesday said he would ask the ministerial group on civil aviation to immediately release funds for cash-strapped national carrier Air India as recommended by the committee of secretaries.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:10 am Himachal hydropower major upbeat over disinvestment plansShimla, Oct 20 (IANS) Authorities in hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) are upbeat over the central government's decision to divest 10 percent stake through public offer, saying disinvestment will help in branding and creating an identity for the company that is ready to invest Rs 23,000 crore in power generation in the next ten years.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:10 am BJP MP Shahnawaz Hussain gets US visa after PM's intervention - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:59 am Relatives of Haj pilgrims can now stay in touch - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:47 am Apple's "most profitable quarter ever"; net jumps 47%Technology giant Apple has reported a whopping 47% jump net profit at $1.67 billion for the fourth quarter, its "most profitable quarter ever", driven by record sales of smartphone iPhone and Mac computers.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:40 am Goa blast: Second injured man dies in hospital - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:09 am Asthana family fears for life, wants extra cover - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:06 am Shipping Firm Negotiating with Pirates for Crew Release - Outlook
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 1:03 am Spurious liquor kills one in BiharPatna, Oct 20 (IANS) A man died and four others fell seriously ill Tuesday after drinking spurious liquor in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:50 am A heart attack can affect your sex lifeA heart attack can affect your sex lifeSource: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:44 am PF scam: SC directs handing over of Asthana's viscera to CBIAshutosh Asthana, prime accused in the multi-crore PF scam, died mysteriously in a Ghaziabad jail. He was a treasury officer at the Ghaziabad court and had named 36 judges as alleged beneficiaries of the scam.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:29 am 80,000 workers on strike in HaryanaWorkers from 60-odd companies in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt struck work to protest the death of a worker in Sunday's clash. The strike may disrupt movement of finished products across the country.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:24 am Behind Sanatan Sanstha’s spiritual veil, a militarist faceInflammatory literature may have driven last week’s bombings in GoaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Seven die as auto falls into canalFive bodies have been recovered; two women rescuedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Jawans clash in Arunachal, one killedItanagar: A jawan of the third India Reserve Battalion (IRB) was killed after a drunken brawl with personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Seppa in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said on Monday. The ITBP and ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am No change in Indian stand on climate change, says Jairam RameshCritics are distorting my letter to PMO: MinisterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Jharkhand Assembly may be dissolved soonNEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to soon approve a recommendation for dissolution of the Jharkhand Assembly, paving the way for fresh elections. Well placed sources in Home Ministry said here on Monday that the recommendation for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Efforts on to identify site for ZooCoimbatore: Coimbatore Corporation has joined hands with the Forest Department and the District Administration to identify land where the existing mini zoo of the civic body at VOC Park could be shifted. Talking to The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Kannur police slap case on K. SudhakaranKANNUR: The Town Police here on Monday evening registered a case against K. Sudhakaran, MP, following a report by District Collector V.K. Balakrishnan. The case was registered under Section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am IIT aspirants must get 80% in Class XIINEW DELHI: The eligibility for appearing in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance test could be raised from 60 per cent marks secured in the Class XII Board examination. It will be applicable from 2011. Addressing ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Situation in Pakistan is very serious: Antony“Nation prepared to meet any challenge from Taliban”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Elaborate security arrangements for Thevar Jayanthi celebration: ADGPMADURAI: Elaborate bandobust arrangements would be made for the Thevar Jayanthi celebration on October 29 and 30, said Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) K. Radhakrishnan here on Monday. The ADGP who arrived from ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Drunk pilot delays AI fight to New York by 45 minA commander on Air India's Mumbai-New York flight failed the breathalyzer test on Monday delaying the departure of the 'zero delay' flight by 45 minutes. The pilot was replaced.Source: The Times of India | 19 Oct 2009 | 11:05 pm Reliance Ind eyeing refineries in U.S., Europe - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian energy giant Reliance Industries is in preliminary talks with U.S.-based Valero Energy, Sunoco and Flying J to buy refineries, the Business Standard newspaper reported, citing unidentified sources.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Oct 2009 | 10:42 pm A miracle? Immersed Kali idol resurfacesAn immersed Kali idol near Howrah apparently rose from its watery vault in the Hooghly, convincing thousands of a miracle and turning a temple into a pilgrimage spot on Monday.Source: The Times of India | 19 Oct 2009 | 10:38 pm Salman guides Shotgun's daughter in BollywoodSalman guides Sonakshi in BollywoodSource: The Times of India | 19 Oct 2009 | 10:30 pm INTERVIEW - H1N1 vaccine 'remarkably safe" - NIH chiefCHICAGO (Reuters) - There is nothing unique or scary about the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine that should keep people from getting it, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Oct 2009 | 10:02 pm IBM veteran exec on leave after insider arrestNEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM placed senior executive Robert Moffat on leave of absence after he was arrested in the largest ever hedge fund insider-trading scheme.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Oct 2009 | 9:36 pm Apple smashes Street forecasts, stock hits recordSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's profits and sales streaked past Wall Street forecasts as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares rocketing to all-time highs on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Oct 2009 | 9:14 pm Brazil plans Doha trade meeting in late NovemberGENEVA (Reuters) - Brazil plans to organize a meeting of trade ministers in late November to discuss progress in the World Trade Organization's long-running Doha round, a senior Brazilian official said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Oct 2009 | 8:47 pm Tribals have traditional jurisdiction over land: Arunachal CM tells PM - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Oct 2009 | 3:59 pm Three arrested for holding minor maid hostage in BiharThree people, including a woman, have been arrested for holding a 10-year-old maidservant hostage along with her parents in this Bihar capital, police said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:33 pm Hooligans harass Kangana Ranaut in LucknowBollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is here to shoot for a film, was harassed by a group of hooligans in the Kaiserbagh locality of the city.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:32 pm Neyveli Lignite to outsource mining in new Rajasthan minesIntegrated lignite mining and power company Neyveli Lignite Corp will outsource mining activities at Bithnok and Hudla in Rajasthan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:32 pm Mirwaiz tries to take others on board dialogue busThe contours of the proposed dialogue between New Delhi and Kashmiri separatist groups are yet to be made public, but moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has begun efforts to take others on board so that he's not seen as a 'lone ranger'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm Italians make best parents for adopted Indian childrenItalians and Spaniards make the best parents for adoptive Indian children among foreigners and they don't mind taking in children who are older, have faced trauma or suffer some handicap, says an adoption agency official.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm Somdev touches career best singles rankingsIndia's No.1 Somdev Devvarman climbed seven places to reach a career high singles ranking of 124 on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) charts Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:31 pm Apex court stops cremation of scam accused's bodyThe Supreme Court Monday directed that the body of Ashutosh Asthana, the prime accused cum witness in a corruption case involving judges of the higher judiciary, should not be cremated 'if it has not been until now', till further orders.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm Missing Israeli's father ends search in HimachalThe father of an Israeli-American backpacker, who went missing in Himachal Pradesh's Parbati valley nearly three months ago, has decided to abandon the search for his son.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm MindTree is Asia's most admired knowledge enterpriseIT solutions provider MindTree, set up by first-generation Indian entrepreneurs in this tech hub, has been declared Asia's 'most admired knowledge enterprise' (MAKE) for the second consecutive year, the company said Monday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm Bengal's Baul singers mesmerise BangaloreIt was the first brush with Baul music for most Bangaloreans. The wandering minstrels of Bengal came here, sang to their heart's content and made it an affair to remember.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Oct 2009 | 2:30 pm US robbers targeting Indian homes for goldPolice in the US have found a disturbing trend of Indian-American homes being targeted by burglars for gold, which guarantees the robbers of better money, thanks to the soaring price of the precious metal.Source: The Times of India | 19 Oct 2009 | 1:13 pm Eyeing IIT? Get 80% marks in Class XIIGetting into IITs would become tougher from 2011 as the govt has decided to give weightage to class XII results apart from the JEE score and the minimum marks could be anything between 80% and 85%.Source: The Times of India | 19 Oct 2009 | 1:09 pm
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