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Abducted cop returns home after 50 hours!Two days after being kidnapped from Sankrail police station in West Midnapore district by armed Maoists, police officer Atindranath Dutta returned to his North Kolkata residence in the wee hours on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Congress stakes claim to form govt in Haryana!The Congress on Friday staked claim before Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia to form the next government in the state.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Ashok Chavan to continue as M`rashtra CM?!Post its win in the polls, the Cong is now focusing on settling the leadership issue in Maharashtra.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am CAG slams UP Police for tardy pace of computerisation!Tardy pace of computerisation has affected Uttar Pradesh police`s ability to control, investigate and prevent crime, the CAG report pointed out.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Bal Thackeray blames people for pushing state into `hell`!Stunned by his party`s third consecutive defeat at the hustings, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Friday blamed the people of Maharashtra for "pushing the state back into hell" by re-electing the Congress-NCP combine.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Haryana Governor likely to invite Congress to form govt!Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia is likely to invite the Cong to form the next government in the state after the party formally stakes its claim.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Five Maoists held in Chhattisgarh!Five members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in a hamlet in Chhattisgarh`s southern restive area of Bijapur, police here said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Vikas Yadav gets permission to attend sister`s wedding !The Delhi High Court on Friday granted permission to Vikas Yadav to attend his sister Bharti`s wedding.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Manmohan Singh to meet Chinese PM at ASEAN meet!The serene Thai beach resort here is expected to provide an ideal setting for Saturday`s meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Poorvanchalis in the city get ready to celebrate Chhath!Around 400 ghats are being readied across the city for Saturday`s Chhath Puja, the biggest festival of the 40-lakh-strong Poorvanchali population here.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Pipeline falls over train near Mumbai; 6 hurt!Six passengers were injured when parts of a pipeline fell on a moving suburban train in Mumbai today.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Maoists have to abjure violence for talks: Chidambaram!The Centre can advice the state governments to talk to Maoists if the ultras abjure violence, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:13 am Raje resigns as leader of opposition - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am India, Russia mulling return to rupee-rouble tradeIndia and Russia are mulling returning to the rupee-rouble trade arrangement to end the dependency on the volatile dollar and step up economic interactions.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am 'Jordan killing publishing industry with her book'In an outburst against the growing trend of celebrity novels, Lynda La Plante, the doyenne of crime fiction, has hit out at glamour model Katie Price.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:22 am Chautala to Guv: Provide chance to other parties to form govt - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:21 am Poll results: Astrologers got it wrong, says ANSAstrologers who took up the challenge by Andhshraddha Nirmulan Samiti and attempted to predict the outcome of state assembly elections, have failed through and through.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:20 am Novel lab-on-chip test to find effective cancer cure for patientsDespite having numerous cancer drugs at their disposal today, doctors face difficulty in finding a treatment precisely tailored to the patient and the type of cancer in question.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:19 am Olivia Newton-John feels sorry for Britney SpearsNewton-John has said that she feels sorry for Britney Spears being constantly in the limelight because the amount of press coverage received by stars nowadays is unprecedented.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am PM leaves for Thailand for India-Asean and East Asia SummitsThe India-Asean and East Asia Summits will discuss Asia's response to the global economic slowdown and climate change among other important issues.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:15 am India, Russia may return to rupee-rouble tradeIndia and Russia are mulling returning to the rupee-rouble trade arrangement, to end the dependency on the volatile dollar and step up economic interactions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Raje resigns as leader of oppositionNew Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje met seniorSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Pakistan to tighten security ahead of Sikh pilgrims visitAuthorities plan to deploy paramilitary Pakistan Rangers for the security of the pilgrims expected to arrive from around the world next week.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am Suicide bomber kills eight in PakistanISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Taliban suicide bomber killed eight people outside a key Pakistani airforce facility on Friday, with officials quick to deny suggestions the target was linked to the country's nuclear program.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am Rawalpindi attack: Pak arrests mastermindsThe two commanders, identified only as Iqbal and Gul Muhammad, both hailing from Faisalabad were arrested earlier this week by law enforcement agencies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:03 am Bharta Forge net profit rises 138 percentMumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Forged and machined components manufacturer Bhart Forge Friday said its net profit for the quarter ended Sep 30 rose 138.48 percent to Rs.26.8 crore from Rs.11.25 crore in the like period last fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am At Patna, no private boats on Ganga during ChhathPatna, Oct 23 (IANS) For the safety of devotees, authorities here have banned private boats from the Ganga during the festival of Chhath, officials said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Two killed as pipeline crashes on Mumbai trainMumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipeline carrying water to the city came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing the driver and a commuter. At least 12 people were injured.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Top tips to boost your romanceIt's no secret that long-term relationships tend to lose their lustre.However, there are ways to return your relationship back to those early days of romance.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am Almost a third of Brits have had five near death experiences in their lifetimesThe poll revealed that 40% have claimed to see their life flash before their eyes during a car crash.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:58 am One killed, five injured in road accident in Uttar PradeshThe jeep, belonging to Ballia MP Neeraj Shekhar, was returning to Ballia after dropping the MP to Mughal Sarai.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Drop plans to emasculate the RTI Act: Intellectuals to PMMore than 100 eminent persons and activists, including Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar and Prashant Bhushan, have written to the Prime Minister to drop plans of making amendments in the RTI Act which will "emasculate" it.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:47 am I am not a contender for CM post in Maharashtra: DeshmukhUnion heavy industries minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said he is not a contender for the chief minister's post in Maharashtra after meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:42 am Pipeline bridge collapse: Railways announce compensation - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Boeing submits proposals to India for Apache, Chinook choppersNew Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) US aerospace major Boeing has submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force (IAF) offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and heavy-lift helicopter competitions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Water pipeline falls on train near Mumbai, 2 killedTwo people, including the motorman, were killed after a portion of a water pipeline on the Mulund-Thane route came crashing on a moving local train near Mumbai.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:35 am We have the numbers, says Haryana CongressChandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) The Congress in Haryana Friday claimed it had the numbers for a majority in the assembly after all seven independent candidates extended it support to form the next government.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Reliance Industries scrip falls over problems in gas drillingMumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Shares of petrochemicals-to-retail major Reliance Industries took a tumble Friday afternoon after its foreign partner in the D9 block of Krishna Godavari basin, Hardy Oil and Gas, said it had encountered problems at the gas find.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am Re-look at motor vehicles act to boost road safetyWith about 130,000 deaths being reported in road accidents in the country last year, the government will have a re-look into the Motor Vehicles Act and plan vehicle fitness testing units to strengthen safety measures.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am SAIL rules out price hike in NovThe country's largest steel maker, SAIL, today ruled out any increase in the prices of its products for November citing stable market scenario.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:22 am Northeast records 20 percent rainfall deficitAgartala/Guwahati, Oct 23 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the northeastern region, which has suffered a 20 percent rainfall deficit this season, India Meteorology Department (IMD) director Dilip Saha said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Assembly poll outcomes a blow to MayawatiLucknow, Oct 23 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) poor showing in the Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh assembly polls has dealt a blow to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her dreams of ruling the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am US trade representative Ron Kirk to visit IndiaNew Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) US Trade Representative Ron Kirk will be in India to chair the Indo-US trade policy forum Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am CPI-M for PM's intervention in spectrum allotment issueThe CPI(M) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should take appropriate steps to ensure accountability in the controversial spectrum allotment issue, in the wake of CBI searches and Telecom Minister A Raja ruling out resignation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am Bharat Forge profit zooms 138% despite dip in revDespite a dip in revenues, forging giant Bharat Forge posted a 138.48 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 26.83 crore during the July-September quarter this year. The Pune-based company had reported Rs 11.25 crore standalone net profit during the same period a year back, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am Reliance tops combined value chartReliance has topped the combined value chart with a turnover of Rs 840 crore. It is followed by SBI (Rs 397.23 million), DLF (Rs 395.76 crore), Unitech (Rs 360 crore) and Tata Steel (Rs 298.22 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:57 am Cong appoints observers for M'rashtra, Arunachal, HaryanaCongress today appointed central observers in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh, to facilitate election of the party's chief ministers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:56 am Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje resigns as leader of oppositionVasundhara Raje, the leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, has handed over her resignation to BJP leader L K Advani, after having defied the party high command for nearly three months.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:51 am Binani Cement posts three-fold increase in Q2 profitBinani Cement has recorded an over three-fold increase in its net profit at Rs 1,01 crore during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 against Rs 27 crore during the corresponding previous quarter.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:51 am Govt to give scholarships to 5 mn minority studentsThe Union government has decided to provide scholarship to 5 million students from the minority communities in the next financial year, Minister of State for Minorities Welfare, Salman Khursheed said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:46 am Bollywood invades fashion worldBollywood invades fashion worldSource: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:30 am Cong stakes claim to form govt in HaryanaAfter getting letters of support from all 7 independent legislators, the Congress has staked claim before Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia to form the next government in the state.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:22 am Politicians no longer role models for Indian studentsMahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru are their national heroes but the present politicians do not influence Indian adolescents. A study has revealed that a majority of children don't consider politicians as their role models.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:05 am Shutdown in south Kashmir's Shopian townSouth Kashmir's Shopian town observed a total shutdown Friday in response to a call given by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:04 am Sensex slips gradually after morning gainsA key Indian equity index was on a gradual downward slide after rising more than 217 points in early trade Friday. It was ruling 107 points in the green a little before noon.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:04 am Vikas Yadav can leave jail for a day to attend sister's weddingThe Delhi High Court Friday allowed Vikas Yadav, in life imprisonment for killing Nitish Katara in 2002, to leave jail for a day to attend his sister Bharti's wedding.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:01 am LeT threatens to kill Madhya Pradesh chief ministerIslamic terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has sent a letter to Jhansi Railway Police, threatening to kill Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other leaders, police said Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am Released cop hopes WB govt will secure release of two abducted officers - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 1:48 am India festival week gold sales up 5.7 pct on yrMUMBAI (Reuters) - Indians bought 56 tonnes of gold for Dhanteras and Diwali festivals last week, up 5.7 percent on year, even as prices struck a record high, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:45 am Maoists have to abjure violence for talks: PC - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:34 am Microsoft Windows 7: How much will it cost youHow much will Windows 7 cost youSource: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:18 am Despite Doha, India pushes ahead with free tradeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's rising number of free trade agreements signals a commitment to more open markets, but the question remains whether such deals will smooth the way for Asia's third-largest economy to sign a global trade pact.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:11 am Recession batters Spain's tourism industryMadrid, Oct 23 (EFE) Spain's tourism industry is forecast to end 2009 down 5.6 percent from last year's already depressed level, its worst performance in a decade, the Alliance for Tourism Excellence, or Exceltur, said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 am Troops kill militant hiding inside house in KashmirA separatist guerrilla was killed by troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 am Fractured opposition helped Congress sweep Arunachal pollsThe election results of Arunachal Pradesh were along expected lines, with a fractured opposition helping the Congress party sweep the polls. The surprise though was Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress emerging as the main opposition and the downslide of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am No home, no hearth, Karnataka flood victims flock to citiesForty-year-old widow Susheela P. had to bid goodbye to her native Chintamandoddi village and travel a distance of around 450 km to Bangalore to find a job and feed her two children. The floods in Karnataka left her with no choice.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am Sri Lankan refugees in Malaysian camp go on hunger strikeAt least six Sri Lankan refugees at a Malaysian detention camp have been on a hunger strike for more than seven days, demanding that they be allowed to meet officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a news report said Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 am Spectrum: CBI raids DoT headquartersAlleged irregularities in award of telecom licences being probedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am No rotation of CM post: CongressMUMBAI: Fighting anti-incumbency and riding on its success in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) touched the halfway mark of 144 of the 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, counting for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Ship with 24 Indian crew hijackedKUALA LUMPUR: At least 24 Indians were taken hostage by Somali pirates, who hijacked an Indian-managed and Panamanian-flagged ship near Seychelles on Thursday, officials said. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Maoists release abducted police officerKOLKATA: Bringing the curtains down on a 50-hour abduction episode, Maoists on Thursday evening freed police officer Atindranath Dutta in the Domohini forest near Lalgarh in West Bengal in the presence of a group of journalists. The ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Congress, NCP retain power in MaharashtraCongress sweeps Arunachal; hung Assembly in HaryanaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am 41,685 Tamils sent back home from Sri Lanka relief campsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am NSW Blues storms into the finalVictoria Bushrangers ambushed by WarnerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Licences issued as per norms’NEW DELHI: Minister for Communications and Information Technology A. Raja has maintained that telecom licences were issued strictly as per the new telecom policy and TRAI guidelines. Talking to The Hindu on Thursday, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Bravo, Daren Ganga guide T&T to finalPoor fielding costs Cape Cobras dear; Duminy’s effort goes in vainSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am BDA file related to ISKCON property goes missingPages missing in another file on land allotment to societySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Katara: Vikas allowed to attend sister's marriageHC refuses interim bail to Vikas Yadav, undergoing life imprisonment for the murder of Nitish Katara in 2002, but allows him to attend sister Bharati's wedding under judicial custody.Source: The Times of India | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:59 pm Australian jailed for racist attack on Indian studentOne of the attackers who nearly killed an Indian student during an armed assault in a grocery store in Melbourne has been jailed for four and a half years, a judge ordered.Source: The Times of India | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:56 pm Bangalore: BJP Unit to Elect New Chief in Mid-December - Daijiworld.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:45 pm UK troops in Afghanistan could be cut by 2014 - generalLONDON (Reuters) - British troop numbers in Afghanistan could be scaled back in five years as the Afghan army is strengthened, though some will have to stay behind in a support role, the British army's new chief said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:11 pm Suicide attack kills 7 near N-linked complex in PakThe attack took place near the aeronautical complex in Kamra, around 50 km from Islamabad. Kamra site is often mentioned by foreign military experts as a likely place to keep planes that can carry nuclear warheads.Source: The Times of India | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:10 pm Michael Jackson fans say film covers up grim truthLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small group of Michael Jackson's dedicated fans have started an "awareness" campaign surrounding the upcoming movie "This is It," saying it covers up the grim reality of the dead pop star's final days.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:07 pm U.S. details possible Sri Lanka civil war abusesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued a report on Thursday detailing possible atrocities by both sides toward the end of Sri Lanka's civil war and urged the government to investigate allegations of war crimes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 10:49 pm Kashmir's famed houseboats hit by conservation rulesSRINAGAR (Reuters Life!) - For nearly a century, hand-carved houseboats bobbing on a placid lake drew millions of visitors to the stunningly beautiful Himalayan region of Kashmir.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 10:29 pm Navy to get its own eye in the sky by '10 - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Oct 2009 | 4:58 pm 24 Indians in pirates' captivity - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Oct 2009 | 4:48 pm Kashmiri groups condemn Pakistan's 1947 invasion - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Oct 2009 | 3:35 pm Tuning into China's changing India mood - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Oct 2009 | 2:19 pm Sri Lanka war victims sue Rajaratnam in U.S. courtNEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on Thursday over allegations that they provided $5 million to Tamil Tigers militants in his native Sri Lanka's civil war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm Obama not doing enough on climate change - PachauriSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama should do much more to ensure Congress passes a greenhouse emissions bill, giving global climate talks a major boost, the head of the U.N. Climate Change Panel said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 11:38 am Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh on Nov.8DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader, will make a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, his aide said on Thursday, a trip that is bound to upset Beijing, which claims part of the territory as its own.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Oct 2009 | 9:56 am
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