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Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on Chhath puja!Lakhs of devotees on Saturday took a holy dip in the river Ganga here on the occasion of Chhath puja.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am CPI-M not to contest Himachal by-polls!The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will not contest the Himachal Pradesh by-elections to two Assembly seats next month, a party leader said Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am US Army accepts first Sikh recruit!In a major step to end the exclusion of Sikhs, the US Army has accepted a Sikh recruit who had declined to either remove his `dastaar` (turban) or cut his hair as a condition for joining the military.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am Manmohan, Wen agree to build India-China trust !PM Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao have agreed to build "trust and understanding" in their bilateral relationship.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am “Marathi Manoos stabbed in me in the back”!Upset over Sena`s loss, party chief Bal Thackeray said that Maharashtrians had stabbed him in the back.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am CLP meet to select new leader in Maharashtra!The Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held here on Saturday to elect a new leader to set in motion the process to choose the next Maharashtra chief minister.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am China wants healthy, steady ties with India: Wen!China wants a "healthy and steady relationship" with India, Chineseprime Minister Wen Jiabao said Saturday.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am Four government officials booked for corruption in J&KThe State Vigilance Organisation today registered two separate corruption cases against four officials of J&K horticulture department for allegedly misappropriating Rs6.33 lakhs.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:32 am Karnataka prepares for possible second wave of swine fluBangalore, Oct 24 (IANS) With winter approaching and experts fearing a second wave of swine flu attacks, Karnataka health authorities say they are well prepared to prevent the spread of the disease that has killed 111 people in the state so far.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:30 am No need to have any worry on Games' security: Chidambaram'No player, no participant, no coach, no trainer, no visitor, no spectator' to the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October 2010 need to have any worry on account of security.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:28 am Nicole Richie, Joel Madden inaugurate new LA playgroundThe couple created the Richie-Madden Foundation in 2007 to raise money for children's charities, and the organisation helped fund a new play park.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am Dogs don't understand human deception: StudyWhile the dogs approached the cooperator more often than the deceiver, the difference was not significant enough to indicate an understanding of the intentions of the deceiver.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:26 am Congress wants Speaker's post in MaharashtraNCP's Krishnarao Rakhamajirao Desai alias Babasaheb Kupekar is the Speaker, a post that has been with the party since 1999 when the ruling alliance came to power.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:24 am Japan calls on India to make climate commitmentHUA HIN, Thailand (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on his Indian counterpart on Saturday to make an international commitment on climate change, saying it was vital for a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am Katrina Kaif shares chemistry with co-star in much-awaited flickBollywood actor Katrina Kaif hails the energy levels of her co-star Ranbir Kapoor on the sets of their much-awaited film Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am New system lets drivers see through wallsA computer takes the feed from the second camera and layers it on top of the images from the first so that the wall appears to be transparent.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:17 am Iran ignores deadline, delays reply on UN atom dealIranian officials said they would give an answer only next week to the UN-drafted deal, which has been accepted by the other parties -- Russia, France and the United States.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:16 am Land Cruiser is more eco-friendly than your dog!To measure the ecological paw, claw and fin-prints of the family pet, the Vales analysed the ingredients of common brands of pet food.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am Scientists invent robot that exhibits swine flu symptomsAccording to a report in National Geographic News, the life-sized humanoid was unveiled on October 22 at the Security and Safety Trade Expo, in Tokyo.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:12 am Thank god we're in Pragati Maidan again, say WIFW designersNew Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Fashion designers at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) are heaving a sigh of relief as the venue has been shifted back to the 'good old and practical' Pragati Maidan for the 14th edition.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am Nothing funny about 'Fruit And Nut'Film: 'Fruit And Nut'; Cast: Cyrus Broacha, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Rajit Kapoor; Director: Kunal VijaykarSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:10 am 26/11 trial: Pak appoints new judgeA new judge was on Saturday appointed to conduct the crucial trial of seven key suspects in the Mumbai terror attack case, replacing Judge Baqir Ali Rana who asked to be taken off citing 'security issues'.Source: The Times of India | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:09 am Maruti's Sept qtr net profit rises 93 pctMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's top carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Saturday reported a 93 percent rise in quarterly net profit, boosted by buying in India's August to October festival season and meeting analysts' forecasts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 4:08 am Govt sets Jan 14 date for 3G spectrum auctionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will begin a long-delayed auction of third-generation (3G) radio spectrum on Jan. 14, 2010, the telecoms ministry said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am 'I have not deviated from norms for spectrum allocation'Rejecting allegations of alleged irregularities in spectrum allocation to telecom firms, Communication and IT Minister A Raja today said he had not deviated from the norms followed by his predecessors.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:53 am Taliban threaten Afghan run-off vote, urge boycottKABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban called on Afghans on Saturday to boycott next month's presidential election run-off and vowed to disrupt voting in a repeat of their threat to derail the disputed first round.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:50 am Pakistani troops retake Taliban stronghold in WaziristanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:45 am UN approves standard for universal charger for all mobilesTechnology for developing a universal mobile phone charger that will work with all future handsets, regardless of make and model, has been approved by UN's telecom body.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:41 am Threat of rain - will it dampen Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Go away rains, come back after the Commonwealth Games - that's what the Indian capital may be left saying as the weatherman forecasts the possibility of thundershowers during the mega event in October 2010.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:40 am Contractor booked for shoddy work leading to bridge collapseMumbai Oct 24 (IANS) Taking a cue from Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's castigation of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for the water pipeline bridge collapse which killed two Friday, the Government Railway Police Saturday booked the contractor who is building the bridge.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:30 am 'We will provide fool-proof security for Games'Home Minister P Chidambaram today sought to allay apprehensions on the security arrangements for next year's Commonwealth Games here, giving a categorical assurance that "fool-proof security" would be in place and that no one needed to worry on that count.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:27 am Anurag Sinha to marry girlfriend Nov 19Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) Subhash Ghai discovery Anurag Sinha, who made his debut in Ghai's 'Black & White', is all set to tie the knot with his long-standing girlfriend Mitakshara Kumar, a writer and a budding filmmaker from Delhi.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am India-Benin ink key pact to boost bilateral tiesIndia and the West African nation Benin have inked a key pact to boost bilateral ties and set up a joint commission to deepen multi-sectoral co-operation to consolidate their trade relations.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:20 am Money, muscle fare well in assembly elections - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:15 am Muslims join Hindus to celebrate Chhath in BiharPatna, Oct 24 (IANS) In a show of brotherhood and communal harmony, Muslims in Bihar joined Hindus in celebrating Chhath, the state's biggest religious festival. While many Muslims are observing a fast and performing the ritual, others are helping their Hindu neighbours by cleaning river banks, streets and distributing coconuts and fruits for the puja.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 3:00 am Govt steps to bring down pendency of court cases by 2011Weighed down by a whopping 3.5 crore pending cases in courts nationwide, the Government today proposed a National Arrears Grid to compile accurate data and appoint high court and lower court judges temporarily to bring down 15-year delays in justice delivery to three years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:57 am Decision on swap with Maoists was an exception: Buddhadeb - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:56 am 'Low cane output won't affect sugar production in Uttar Pradesh'Lucknow, Oct 24 (IANS) The likelihood of a relatively low sugarcane yield this year would not affect sugar production in Uttar Pradesh, a government official said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am Turn off mobile while driving or face strict actionNew Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Talking on the mobile phone while at the wheel could soon leave you without a driving licence and considerably poorer.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am UN to inspect atomic plant as Iran delays nod on dealUN inspectors will enter Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant on Sunday, two days after Tehran postponed its response to a UN deal on supplying the Islamic republic with nuclear fuel.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:40 am Maoists get arms from Bangladesh, Myanmar: GovtMaoists are acquiring weapons through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, said home minister Chidambaram, who nonetheless has expressed govt's willingness for talks with them if they abjure violence.Source: The Times of India | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:37 am Myanmar, North Korea feature at ASEAN summitSoutheast Asian leaders, having launched the region's first human rights watchdog, called today on military-ruled Myanmar to conduct free and fair elections next year but refrained from criticising one of the world's worst human rights offenders.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:27 am US drones protecting ships from Somali piratesFor the first time, sophisticated US military surveillance drones capable of carrying missiles have begun patrolling waters off Somalia in hopes of stemming rising piracy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:24 am Arunachal, Dalai Lama not discussed at Manmohan, Jiabao meetHua Hin (Thailand), Oct. 24 : Seeking to lower temperatures between India and China in the wake of recent verbal spats, both Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao did not discuss the territorial dispute over Arunachal Pradesh nor the proposed visit to that state of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:10 am Yuvraj doubtful for first Australia one-dayerVADODARA (Reuters) - Explosive India batsman Yuvraj Singh is a doubt for their opening one-day international against Australia on Sunday after failing to recover from a finger injury.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:03 am CLP meet to select new leader in MaharashtraThe Congress Legislature Party meeting will be held here today to elect a new leader to set in motion the process to choose the next Maharashtra chief minister amid indications that incumbent Ashok Chavan is the frontrunner.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am Maoists get arms from outside, says ChidambaramMaoists are acquiring weapons through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, according to Home Minister P Chidambaram, who nonetheless has expressed government's willingness for a dialogue with them provide they abjure violence.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:47 am Dorjee Khandu elected Congress Legislature Party leader in Arunachal - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:46 am Raj, Hooda, Maya & 'other' lessons - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:26 am Ford Canada plant idled due to India labour unrestOTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Friday it will idle one of its Canadian plants next week due to a shortage of transmission parts that stems from a labor dispute in India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Oct 2009 | 1:20 am Special: Happy Birthday Mallika SherawatSource: The Times of India | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:49 am US army accepts first Sikh recruitThe US army has accepted Captain Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi who had declined to either remove his turban or cut his hair as a condition for joining the military.Source: The Times of India | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:30 am Manmohan to seek end to verbal sparring with ChinaHua Hin: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet here on the sidelines of the 15th Asean summit on Saturday morning in an attempt to put an end to the infelicitous and even sharp exchange of words between the two ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Logo of Classical Tamil meet unveiledCHENNAI: The image of saint-poet Thiruvalluvar’s statue in Kanyakumari, lashed by waves caused by the tsunami and encircled by seven icons from the Indus Valley Civilisation, forms part of the logo of the World Classical Tamil Conference ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am MiG-27 crashes, pilot bails outKolkata/New Delhi: An IAF MiG-27 fighter jet on a routine training sortie on Friday crashed in a tea garden near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. The pilot bailed out safely. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Congress poised to form government in HaryanaAll 7 Independents assure party of supportSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Vasundhara Raje quits post, at lastNEW DELHI: An 11-week drama in the BJP ended on Friday with party president Rajnath Singh’s announcement that he was accepting the resignation of Vasundhara Raje as Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan. At a meeting of the BJP ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Burglars decamp with 550 sovereigns of gold ornaments and valuablesEven as the inmates were fast asleep on the first floor of the houseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Jharkhand Assembly polls from Nov. 27New Delhi: Elections to the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will be held in five phases from November 27 to December 18, the Election Commission announced here on Friday. The counting of votes will be on December 23. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Raja must resign: BJP, LeftNEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Left parties on Friday demanded that Union Telecom Minister A. Raja step down from office in the wake of a CBI probe into spectrum allocation. The BJP, which initially said the government must ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Couple, daughter found murderedBangalore: A couple and their eight-year-old daughter were found murdered in their house in Jayanthi Grama, near Ramamurthy Nagar, here on Friday. The assailants had taken away all the cash and valuables, the police said. The bodies of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan military the targetSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am Hurt by Sena poll rout, Thackeray attacks Marathi manoosShiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray said it was not "outsiders" but Maharashtrians themselves who had stabbed him in the back.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 11:55 pm Manmohan, Wen agree to build India-China trustPM Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen met for nearly an hour in Thailand. The meeting was aimed at easing tensions between the two nations. Arunachal & Dalai Lama didn't figure in the discussions.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 10:53 pm Govt wants to end court adjournmentsNo adjournments, freedom from having to visit courts to pay traffic challans. These form part of the UPA government's bold plan to tackle the mountain of cases pending in courts.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 9:35 pm Orissa now Odisha, Oriya becomes OdiaJust when you were getting used to Bengaluru, they've decided to add another tongue-twister to your vocabulary. Orissa is Odisha and Oriya is now Odia.Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 9:10 pm WIFW 09: Fashion gets bigger!Source: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm Bobby Deol's film recommendationsSource: The Times of India | 23 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm Galleon insider trading web extends back to 1990sSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An informant in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal had a history of sending tips to the firm, according to a court document that surfaced on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 8:43 pm New BJP leader to be named after bypolls - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:05 pm Sanatan raid on, disks seized - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 5:42 pm Congress offers dy CM's chair to Bishnoi - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 5:15 pm EC announces five-phase polls in Jharkhand from Nov 27 - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:23 pm Bridge comes crashing down on local train, 2 die - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Oct 2009 | 4:04 pm St. Stephen issues notice for giving student zero markThe Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to Delhi University (DU) and St. Stephens college for giving a zero mark to a student in her internal assessment.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 pm China executes four Tibetans for 2008 Lhasa riots, claims NGOChina has reportedly executed four Tibetans this week for taking part in the unrest in Lhasa last year, according to a Dharamsala-based Tibetan human rights group.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 pm South Korean oil firm buys Canada's Harvest EnergySouth Korean state-run oil company Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has bought Canada's Harvest Energy company at a cost of $3.95 billion, WAM news agency reported.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 pm Three Maoists held in OrissaThree suspected Maoists were arrested Friday from Rayagada district in Orissa, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:04 pm Five killed in Chhattisgarh road accidentAt least five people were killed and two others injured when a speeding truck collided head-on with a jeep in Chhattisgarh Friday, police said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm Congress gets Independents support to form Haryana governmentThe Congress party Friday staked its claim to form the government in Haryana after getting the support of all seven Independent legislators, giving it the required majority in the 90-member assembly, Congress legislators in the evening left the chief minister's choice to party president Sonia Gandhi.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm Flood calamity in Karnataka very severe, says central teamA nine-member central team, which surveyed 10 districts of flood-ravaged north Karnataka, Friday declared that the recent calamity in the region was of a 'severe nature'.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm Policemen beaten up after car hits minorTension gripped a town in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjanpur district after a mob, angry after a 7-year-old boy was hit and injured by a speeding car, beat up some policemen, an official said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm We are satisfied with EVMs: Navin ChawlaThe Election Commission Friday stoutly defended the Electronic Voting Machines, saying none of those criticising the reliability of the machines had been able to prove that they could be tampered with.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm No conflict between Kalmadi and Fennel, says ministerUnion Minister of Sports M.S. Gill Friday said there was no conflict between Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennel and Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 23 Oct 2009 | 12:03 pm Polanski could face two years prison if extraditedZURICH (Reuters) - Film director Roman Polanski could face two years in prison if extradited to the United States after fleeing sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, the Swiss justice ministry said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 11:56 am Microsoft results top expectations, shares jumpNEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's results smashed Wall Street expectations on Friday, sending its shares up 7 percent, as the PC market improved and sales of its Windows software and Halo video game were stronger than expected.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Oct 2009 | 10:41 am
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