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Train accidents in India: Chronology!Following is the chronology of major train accidents since 2002:Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am Rail mishap: Mamata announces compensation!Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh for the next of the kin of those killed in the train mishap near Mathura.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am Maldivian President to arrive in India today !Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed will arrive here on a five-day visit on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am Decent burial for those who commit suicide: Kerala churches !Life may or may not have been fair to those who commit suicide, but the churches in Kerala have decided they will be given a "decent" Christian burial.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am BSF on an anti-infiltration drive along Indo-Bangla border!In an ongoing anti-infiltration drive, the BSF has seized 67 cattles, motorcycle, country-made boats and some contraband items from the Indo-Bangla border.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am !Delhi, Mathura and Udaipur helpline numbers.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am `Hindu group not involved in Goa blast`!Goa Police did an about turn on their claim that right-wing Sanatana Sanstha was behind Margao blast.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am Goa Exp, Mewar Exp collide near Mathura; 15 killed!At least 15 persons were killed and 20 injured in a collision between Goa Express and Mewar Express trains near Mathura early Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am 2007 Rajasthan blast: ATS team questions six persons in MP!The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan police interrogated six persons in Khonknar and Khargone Kala villages here for their alleged role in a 2007 bomb blast case in Rajasthan.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Oct 2009 | 6:58 am Targeted melanoma treatment one step closerScientists have successfully synthesised a natural substance that shows highly unusual potential to selectively treat melanoma, a type of skin cancer that is often fatal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:33 am Katie Holmes shows off body in see-through dress at LA eventKatie Holmes took a break from her motherly duties and showed off her sexy bod by wearing a see-through top at a recent event.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am IOC officials in Bhopal to probe Nanke petrol pump blazeA five-member team from Mumbai including senior officials of the IOC reached Bhopal to probe the major fire that broke out at a local petrol pump on Monday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:29 am Manmohan Singh to meet China's Wen Jiabao amid war of wordsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on Saturday, hoping to douse an escalating verbal duel between the Asian giants centered around their decades-old border dispute.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Seismic noise tracks down missing hurricanesScientists are taking the help of the planet's seismic noise record to find the missing hurricanes that were not reported in recent history.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Security of Beant Singh's family beefed up: DGPSecurity of the family members of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, who was assassinated by terrorists in 1995, has been strengthened following intelligence inputs of threat.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:23 am Afghan president's political rival accepts runoffPresident Hamid Karzai's chief political rival agreed to take part in the November 7 runoff election, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:22 am Fetal tissue helps restore partial vision in the blindIn a novel study, researchers have successfully improved vision in people with blinding eye diseases by transplanting fetal tissue in the eye.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am Court on Reliance gas disputeNew Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday wondered why the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries did not opt for arbitration to arrive at a suitable arrangement to supply natural gas to younger sibling Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Ind-Swift looking at Rs 350 cr overseas acquisitionsPharma group Ind-Swift today said it is looking for a string of acquisitions worth Rs 350 crore ($75 million) in Europe, Middle East and Latin America to strengthen marketing and distribution network in the regions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Beyonce postponed Malay concert herself, says ministerBeyonce Knowles' concert in Malaysia was postponed by the singer herself, revealed information, communications and culture minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am OCL India Q2 net up 51% to Rs 33.41 crTotal income rose to Rs 296.32 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, against Rs 245.36 crore in the same period corresponding fiscal, OCL India said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Customs officials seize hashish from religious books at IGICustoms authorities seized 20 kg of hashish, worth around Rs20 lakh, cleverly concealed in a consignment of religious books bound for Canada.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Cheryl Cole accused of stealing old Top 10 hit for debut solo singlePop fans blasted Cheryl Cole, saying her first solo track is a "blatant" copy of Lil Star by US singer Kelis, which reached No3 in 2007.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am India to woo European investors for FDI in textilesAn industry delegation, led by Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, will leave for a nine-day visit from October 26 to Switzerland, Italy and Turkey.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:13 am Sesa Goa tumbles 8% on drop in netThe stock tumbled to a low of Rs 317 and finally settled at Rs 319, down 8% from the previous close. The counter clocked volumes of 4.2 million shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 3.68 million shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:11 am LIC hikes stake in Tata Tea to 13.93%Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has hiked its stake in Tata Tea to 13.93 per cent after buying shares worth Rs 109.75 crore through open market transactions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:01 am ULFA-LTTE links come to lightGuwahati, Oct 21 (IANS) Links between a leading Indian militant group and the Tamil Tigers have for the first time been confirmed by a rebel leader Wednesday, two days after the army seized documents stating payments made towards weapons bought from the Tigers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Mathura train collision: 22 dead, probe ordered - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am FCI to open 77 procurement centres in BiharFCI's procurement centres in the state have increased to 150 from 115 procurement centres, FCI Deputy General Manager, Bihar, Prashant Kumar Satpathy said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am China reaches out to India on Kashmir - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:44 am Carrying widowed mother, he is modern day Shravan KumarLucknow, Oct 21 (IANS) Balancing his mother and his few worldly possessions, a youth in Uttar Pradesh has set out on a pilgrimage just like Shravan Kumar of Indian epic Ramayana who carried his parents in two baskets slung across his shoulder.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am PM's panel calls for special focus on agri, power sectorsNew Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) The Prime minister's Economic Advisory Council Wednesday recommended that the agriculture and power sectors should be given special focus in the next few years.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Pak shuts schools fearing fresh attacksPakistan shut schools and colleges nationwide Wednesday a day after a suicide attack on a prestigious Islamic university as ground troops pressed home an anti-Taliban offensive.Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:34 am India joins $350 mn climate change projectIndia along with five other developing countries has joined a group of five rich nations to work on a $350-million project to fight climate change through forest management.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:32 am Rs 21,000 cr investment in fertiliser stuck for want of gasOver Rs 21,000 crore investment in six new fertiliser plants, that would have raised India's urea making capacity by 30 per cent, is stuck for want of natural gas, a senior government official has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am StanChart sees credit growth at 13-15% over next yearStandard Chartered Bank expects a steady 13-15 per cent growth in credit over the next one year, a top company official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:25 am Request for qualification for UMPPs likely by Jan '10The request for qualification (RSQ) for two UMPP in Orissa, one in Andhra Pradesh and one in Tamil Nadu is expected by January 2010, Power Secretary H S Brahma told reporters on the sidelines of a Ficci event here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:25 am Sukhbir demands Rs 100 crore budget for police modernisation - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:24 am Maharashtra Mulling a Ban on Sanatan Sanstha - Outlook
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:23 am India to top Asia salary growth in 2010 - surveyHONG KONG (Reuters) - Companies in Asia are set to offer bigger pay rises next year as the region continues to rebound from global recession, notably in India where base salary levels are poised to jump nearly 10 percent, a survey showed on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Roads deserted, uneasy calm at Bengal police stationSankrail (West Bengal), Oct 21 (IANS) Amid scattered furniture and blood stains, an uneasy calm prevailed at the Sankrail police station area Wednesday - a day after Maoists carried out a daring attack, killing two officers and abducting another.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Cross-LOC trade completes one yearSrinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) Trade across the line of control (LOC) in divided Kashmir completed one year Wednesday, with traders from the two sides celebrating the 'anniversary'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Sensex ruling in volatile zone, down 0.22 percentMumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) A key Indian equity index was ruling on a volatile note Wednesday and was down 0.22 percent from its last closing figure, less than 90 minutes before the end of trade.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Why can't Ambanis settle dispute through arbitration: SCHearing the dispute over supply of gas by RIL to RNRL at $2.34 per mmBtu, the Supreme Court suggested that Mukesh and Anil Ambani could arrive at a "suitable arrangement" through arbitration.Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 3:13 am Indian democracy can overcome terrorism, says Ian LuderMumbai, Oct 21 : London's Lord Mayor Ian Luder has said that Indian democracy was vibrant enough overcome the menace of terror.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am India to review fuel pricesNew Delhi, Oct 21 : Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has said he will review petrol and diesel prices in the next 15-20 days.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Mumbai film festival to begin on Oct. 29Mumbai, Oct 21 : The 11th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF), beginning October 29 will screen 200 films from 56 countries.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Australia look to maintain strong one-day form in IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Australia are looking to carry forward the momentum from this month's Champions Trophy success into a seven-match one-day series in India starting on Sunday in Baroda, skipper Ricky Ponting said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:49 am WB govt should secure release of kidnapped cop: CPI-M - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Trains collide near Mathura, at least 21 deadNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A speeding passenger train rammed into another waiting near Mathura city station early on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others, officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:43 am Assembly polls counting in 3 states to start tomorrow - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:34 am 26/11 attack: Pak judge wants to quit trialIn a setback to the trial of the seven Mumbai attack suspects in Pakistan, the judge hearing the case has said he can no longer continue with proceedings citing "unavoidable reasons".Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:14 am 21 dead, 17 injured in train collision near Mathura21 passengers were killed and around 17 injured when the driver of the Delhi-bound Goa Express apparently ignored signal and rammed into the last coach of the stationary Mewar Express near Mathura.Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 2:02 am NASA rolls out new moon rocket for test flightCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday carted a sleek, towering rocket out to the launch pad to test the vehicle planned to replace the retiring space shuttles and return U.S. astronauts to the moon.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am Henin to make tournament comeback at BrisbaneSYDNEY (Reuters) - Former world number one Justine Henin plays to make her return to tournament tennis at next year's Brisbane International as part of her preparations for the Australian Open.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 1:43 am Govt's easy monetary policy may remain through March - panelNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's accommodative monetary policy may continue until the end of March, with the need for tightening once inflation picks up, a government panel that advises the prime minister said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 1:26 am NCP suggests sharing CM's post - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:49 am 7 facts you didnt know about sexDo you believe that your bedroom life is on an all time high, thanks to the immense knowledge you have about sex? Well, we bring you seven never-heard-before facts about the S word, which are sure to leave you thinking...Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:48 am Some IIT coaches earn Rs 2 croreFaculty at some of India's well-known IIT coaching classes earn a whopping Rs 2 crore per annum. That's 50 to 100 times more than the compensation for IIT teachers.Source: The Times of India | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:47 am India, China ink pact to fight climate change together - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:35 am Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-offKABUL (Reuters) - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:15 am Manmohan: terror threat persists“There is no room for complacency”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Rajnath’s plane takes off under jeep lightsDumka/New Delhi: In a glaring violation of air safety norms, a small aircraft carrying BJP president Rajnath Singh took off from an unlit airstrip in Dumka in Jharkhand in pitch darkness on Monday night guided only by the headlights of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Central teams to assess flood, drought damageHYDERABAD: Two Central teams, each comprising eight members, will soon visit the State to assess the damage caused to crops and properties by floods and drought and recommend assistance from the National Calamities Contingency Fund ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Sibal clarifies on IIT entrance cut-offNEW DELHI: Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday termed “baseless” the proposal to allow only those students who score 80 per cent in their Class XII examination to sit for the Joint Entrance Examination ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Jairam: India not for legally binding emission cutsNEW DELHI: India will never accept internationally legally binding emission reduction targets or commitments as part of any agreement of or deal, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said. In a statement ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Chidambaram: ready for talks with Maoists if they abjure violenceNEW DELHI: For the first time, the Union government on Tuesday firmly indicated its readiness to start a process of holding dialogue with the outlawed CPI (Maoist) provided the outfit called a halt to violence. Home Minister P. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Over 50 million diabetes cases in India: reportCountry spends only one per cent of global costs to fight itSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Blues takes on Bushrangers in an all-Aussie semifinalThe teams expected to be fired up enough to give it their bestSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Central team inspects Platinum-IIAHMEDABAD: A five-member team of the Union Ministry of Environment on Tuesday inspected the controversial Platinum II, waiting in the high seas for permission to berth at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat. Team leader S. E. R. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am U.S. scientist linked to Chandrayaan heldHe allegedly had links with an Israeli defence firm for a decade and was paid for replying to its queriesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Government may give shares to small investors at discount - reportMUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian government plans to give small investors a 5 percent discount when it sells shares in three state-owned companies to lure individual investors, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 11:46 pm Higher entry bar for IITs? Experts say they agree - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 11:38 pm Emraan Hashmi to be a dadEmraan to be a daddySource: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 11:23 pm Obama troop plan hangs in balance as Afghan vote setWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has yet to decide whether to wait until after an Afghan election run-off on Nov. 7 before announcing his much-anticipated new war strategy for Afghanistan, the White House said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Oct 2009 | 9:09 pm Nude scene in 'Jail' won't offend moms: Neil MukeshHe does a full monty in Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming movie 'Jail', but Neil Nitin Mukesh insists the nude scenes won't distract any mother because the narrative is high on emotional quotient.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 8:00 pm Be vigilant against China, says PMPM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked the military to remain vigilant against China along the border but his remarks were 'censored' out.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:22 pm Save the cow, urges VHP leader TogadiaVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, who has been campaigning vigorously across India to save the 'mother cow', advocated wide use of products made of cow dung and urine, including handwashes, shampoo and incense sticks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:08 pm BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain gets US visa after PM intervenesAfter Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally intervened, the US embassy Tuesday issued a visa to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s lone Muslim MP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain to fly to New York for attending a UN General Assembly session, a day after four of his parliamentary colleagues left for the US.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:08 pm Kasaravalli ecstatic after receiving Crystal Globe AwardKannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, who was honoured with the South Asian Cinema Foundation's Excellence in Cinema Crystal Globe Award 2009, says receiving the prestigious award has been the most precious moment in his life.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:08 pm Daredevils set a 115-run target for Cape CobrasDelhi Daredevils scored 114 for six against Cape Cobras in the Champions League Twenty20 Super Eight match at Ferozeshah Kotla here Monday evening.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:06 pm Soni hopeful of news on FM radio clearance by year-endInformation and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Tuesday said she was hopeful of cabinet approval for phase III of FM radio that will also include first-ever broadcast of news bulletins on private radio channels.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm Congress emerges frontrunner in Arunachal PradeshThe ruling Congress party has emerged the frontrunner to form the next government in Arunachal Pradesh with counting of votes polled in the Oct 13 elections set for Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm Direction is my next career choice: Prosenjit ChatterjeeNational Award winning Bengali actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is keen to wield the megaphone and follow in the footsteps of legends like Guru Dutt to make movies that have 'intelligence and mass appeal'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm Apex court to hear Ambani gas dispute case TuesdayThe Supreme Court will Tuesday begin hearing of the dispute between the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Anil Ambani-led Reliance Natural Resources Ltd over supply of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:04 pm No trade barriers please in climate change talks: Shyam SaranAs India positions itself as a proactive player in the climate change discourse saying it is part of the solution, the real worry within industry and government is that negotiations should not be used to erect barriers to free trade and investment, says Shyam Saran, the prime minister's special envoy for climate change.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:04 pm Abjure violence for talks: Chidambaram to Maoists - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm By 2010, India will have maximum number of diabeticsInternational Diabetes Federation, which tracks the global spread of diabetes, says by next year, India will be home to 50.8 million diabetics, making it the world's unchallenged diabetes capital.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 3:43 pm I was Raj Kapoor's favourite grandchild: Ranbir"I was Raj Kapoor's favourite grandchild. Whenever my mom shouted at me I would call him up and he would fire her," says Ranbir Kapoor.Source: The Times of India | 20 Oct 2009 | 2:37 pm
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