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India express reservations on Goldstone report!India has expressed its reservations from making any "unqualified endorsement" on the findings and recommendations of the Goldstone report at a special session of the UN General Assembly.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am HC stays narco test on Kobad Ghandy!The Delhi HC restrained police from conducting narco analysis test on top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Political crisis to end soon: Yeddyurappa!Yeddyurappa today hoped that the political crisis in the state will be resolved within a day or two.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Another Indian student attacked in Australia!In yet another attack on Indians here, an engineering student from the community was racially abused by a group of Australians, including a woman, who also punched him in his left eye.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Sweden Prime Minister to arrive in India today!Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will arrive here on Thursday for the 10th India-EU summit.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Lashkar planning more attacks in India!A day after the LeT plot to attack key installations and schools was revealed by the FBI, more chilly details are emerging Thursday about the terror plan directed against India. More inputs suggest that popular tourist spots and foreign nationals residing in the country are also on the terror radar.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Environment Ministry to digitise its records!Grappling with shortage of space, the Environment Ministry is in the process of digitising thousands of its records to overcome the problem.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Two top ULFA leaders arrested in Bangladesh!The ULFA, a separatist group has claimed that two of its top leaders were arrested in Bangladesh.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Rahul Gandhi in Egypt; meets Arab League chief Amr Musa!On a visit to Egypt, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has met Arab League chief Amr Musa and discussed the current political situation in the Middle East and South Asia, including Indo-Pak ties.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Koda faces arrest on discharge from hospital!I-T sleuths made it clear that Koda will be arrested as soon as he is discharged from Apollo Hospital.Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am Meeting on resolving Karnataka crisis inconclusiveSenior party leaders M Venkaiah Naidu and Sushma Swaraj tried to convince Yeddyurappa on certain demands of the Reddy brothers but no consensus could be reached.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am Did Pakistan conceal truth on Delhi terror plot? - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am Mundra Port strengthens on net jumpThe stock extended gains and touched a high of Rs 532 - up over 9%.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:27 am Motorbike accident left me with a bruised ego, says Brad PittBrad Pitt has confessed he was left with a bruised ego from a motorbike accident involving the paparazzi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am Hormone behind finger length linked to social behaviourIn the study, researchers used finger ratios as an indicator of the levels of exposure to the hormone and compared the data with social behaviour in primate groups.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am India, China doing a lot to tackle climate change: USTodd Stern, the Special US envoy on climate change has appreciated the steps being initiated by India and China and their endeavour to be part of the solution for climate change.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am Kingfisher takes wings on dispute settlementThe stock opened Rs 47.80 and surged to a high of Rs 51.80 - up 11.5%. Finally the stock ended with a gain of 7% at Rs 49.60. The counter witnessed heavy volumes of 3.52 million shares as against its two week daily average trade of 1.66 million shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:21 am Scientists create lung tissue from human embryonic stem cellsThe new discovery would provide an alternative to lung transplants patients with lung injury due to chronic pulmonary disease and inherited genetic diseases.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:20 am Meeting on resolving Karnataka crisis inconclusive - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am US to hold Karzai govt accountable for aid to Afghan: Hillary ClintonThe Obama administration has said it would now hold the Afghan government accountable for the assistance by the US and others in providing security to the people of the war-torn country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am Yoga can reduce chronic low back painPain scores for the yoga participants decreased by one-third compared to the control group, which decreased by only 5%.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am IFFI to screen award-winning war moviesThese films will be a part of special section on 'War and Peace' curated by Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), a co-host for IFFI.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:11 am Ulema of Bareilly support fatwa against Vande Mataram - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Campaigning for Assembly by-elections in seven states ends todayNew Delhi, Nov 5 : The Campaigning for the Assembly by-elections in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Rajasthan, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Chattisgarh ends today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Commonwealth Games budget more than doubled to Rs.1,620 croreNew Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Direct tax collection up 3.9 percentNew Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Direct tax collection during the first seven months of the current fiscal grew 3.92 percent to Rs.173,447 crore as compared to Rs.166,905 crore in the like period last year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Wipro buys part of Yardley cosmetic business for $45 mnBangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) Consumer care arm of IT bellwether Wipro Thursday announced it had acquired part of Yardley cosmetic products business from the British-based Lornamead group for $45 million (Rs.2.14 billion/Rs.214 crore).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am 26 child labourers rescued from Delhi toy factoryNew Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Twenty six bonded child labourers have been rescued from a toy factory in north-east Delhi following a raid by the government's labour department and an NGO.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Indiabulls Financial hikes Suzlon stake to 6.38%Indiabulls Financial Services has hiked its stake in wind turbine supplier Suzlon Energy to 6.38 per cent by acquiring pledged shares of the company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:09 am Saawariya still holds a special place in my heart: RanbirBollywood star Ranbir Kapoor is all set to promote his film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, which is all set to hit cinema houses on November 6.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:09 am 2010 CWG gets Rs1,620-crore budgetary boostHit by delays and escalating cost of infrastructure, the central government allocated Rs1,620 crore as loan to the Organising Committee of the event.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:08 am Govt changes stake sale rule to cut fiscal deficitNEW DELHI (Reuters) – The government on Thursday changed rules on using stake sale proceeds and made it mandatory for all profit-making, listed, state-run firms to float at least 10 percent stake, in a move aimed at cutting its fiscal deficit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 3:04 am Commonwealth Games budget hiked from Rs 767cr to Rs 1620crThe 2010 Commonwealth Games received a budgetary boost with the central government allocating Rs 1620 crore as loan to the organising committee of the event.Source: The Times of India | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:53 am U.N. evacuates foreign staff from AfghanistanKABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks due to deteriorating security, a sharp blow for Western efforts to stabilise the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:52 am India downplays China's dam construction on Brahmaputra - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am PM to open India Economic Summit on SundayPrime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the three-day India Economic Summit on Sunday, being held here in the backdrop of the global financial crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am World Economic Forum to mark 25 years of ties with IndiaNew Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The World Economic Forum will hold its three-day India Economic Summit here from Sunday, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the key speaker, to mark 25 years of active engagement between the Davos-based organisation and India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am Rs.138 cr water supply plant for GurgaonChandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) The Haryana government Thursday announced sanctioning of a Rs.138-crore (Rs.1.38 billion) project to improve drinking water supply in Gurgaon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am Four held in Punjab with 15 kg of opiumRajpura (Punjab), Nov 5 (IANS) Four people were arrested in this Punjab town Thursday with nearly 15 kg of opium, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am Listed CPSEs to offload 10%, says ChidambaramThe government today decided that all listed central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) will increase the public holding to 10 per cent and all unlisted profitable state-owned entities should go public.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am NTPC to appoint merchant banker for S Africa coal mineState-run power producer NTPC, which is eyeing coal mines in South Africa to meet the gap in domestic fuel supply, will appoint a merchant banker next month to do the due diligence of those properties.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am Jamshedpur topped per capita carbon emission in 2007-8Jamshedpur had the highest per capita carbon emission, while Thiruvananthapuram and Asansol had the lowest in 2007-08, according to an energy status report of 40 Indian cities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am GVK acquires 12 percent stake in Bangalore airportMumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) GVK Power and Infrastructure has approved a 12 percent stake acquisition in Bangalore International Airport Ltd from Zurich Airport for Rs.484 crore, the company said here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am Sensex slips after stint in greenMumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) After a sharp spike of 300 points and a breach into the positive zone, a key index of the Indian equities markets slipped back into the red Thursday afternoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am MSP for rabi crops hiked, wheat up Rs 20/qtlThe government today hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 20 and chana (gram) by Rs 30 per quintal as sowing for the Rabi season has begun.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am Aegon Religare launches iTerm planSetting its eye on the growing internet users, Aegon Religare Life Insurance today launched iTerm Plan offerring it exclusivley online to its customers.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:24 am Exports from SEZs to grow by 15% this fiscalExports from the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are likely to grow by 15 per cent in the current fiscal over 2008-09, a senior government official today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am Australia choose to bat in fifth India ODIHYDERABAD (Reuters) - Top-ranked Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth one-day international against India on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 2:12 am Govt to list all unlisted profit-making PSUsThe govt announced that all listed central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) would increase the public holding to minimum 10% and all unlisted profitable state-owned entities would go public.Source: The Times of India | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am Father of Bollywood stars in India's Oscar entryMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - When Dhundiraj Govind Phalke decided to make a movie in 1911, he faced ridicule and a severe shortage of funds. Undeterred, he sold most of his belongings to create India's first feature film, "Raja Harishchandra", sowing the seeds for what is today the world's largest film industry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:38 am BJP and JD-U to contest jointly in Jharkhand - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:13 am 800 Lamas to welcome Dalai Lama in Arunachal - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 1:09 am INTERVIEW - Dassault Systemes seeing rising ordersMUMBAI (Reuters) - French software firm Dassault Systemes is seeing a rise in the number of projects it is receiving, but their size is smaller than earlier, its chief executive said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:57 am Telecom ministry to seek licence fee cut - paperNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Telecoms ministry will seek a fast-track approval from the finance ministry to cut the annual licence fee paid by large operators by up to a third, the Economic Times newspaper reported, a move that could bring some respite to the firms fighting a price war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am Life getting back on track as IOC fire abates - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:38 am Food inflation at 13.39 pct on Oct 24NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Food prices rose 13.39 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 24, highlighting concerns that the index could stay high despite government efforts to keep a lid on prices.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am Cong, NCP do the deal in Maharashtra - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am Textile manufacturers turn to domestic consumersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am I will go by directive of central leadership: YeddyurappaNEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said he was ready to go by the directions of the BJP central leaders to resolve the political crisis in the State. Talking to The Hindu here late on Wednesday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Woman boxer found dead in hostelHYDERABAD: A national-level woman boxer from Hyderabad was found dead in her room at the Centre of Excellence, a sports hostel run by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, here at Lal Bahadur Stadium on Wednesday. Eighteen-year-old ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Sustained economic activity not possible under shadow of gun: PM“Exploitation of our tribal communities can no longer be tolerated”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan expresses regretNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed regret to the family of a patient, who died for want of timely medical attention due to traffic restrictions during Dr. Singh’s visit to the Post Graduate Institute of ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am 2 deported Uzbek families detained at Tiruchi airportSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am DirectiveKochi: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the police to ensure a free and fair byelection in Alappuzha. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Congress-NCP government soon, says Ashok ChavanMumbai: A day after Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir met Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Mr. Chavan announced on Wednesday that the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would be forming the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Congress MLAs flay Danam NagenderHYDERABAD: With 48 hours left for filing of the GHMC nominations, the Congress party was grappling with serious differences over the selection of candidates. Some legislators are planning to ask their supporters to file papers even before the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am BJP-JD(U) talks failNEW DELHI: The seat-sharing talks between the JD(U) and the BJP for the Jharkhand Assembly elections failed on Wednesday. The two parties are set to go it alone. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 5 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Injured Pakistani Taliban leader surrounded: MinisterTaliban leader and radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah has been wounded and has been surrounded by security forces, a minister has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:04 pm Shoppers upbeat about revamping Karol Bagh, PaharganjDelhi shoppers are upbeat about the civic agency's plan to revamp the main markets of Karol Bagh and Paharganj, which house innumerable budget hotels and crummy guest houses.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Extremist groups' rivalry led to 285 killings in BangladeshRivalries between Bangladesh's Left extremist groups operating in districts bordering India's West Bengal state have led to 285 people being killed this year, a media report said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Passengers stranded as airline suspends Himachal flightThe decision of MDLR Airline authorities to suspend their operations in Himachal Pradesh without any notice has left many passengers stranded.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Delhi High Court stays Kobad Ghandy's narco testThe Delhi High Court Thursday put on hold till Dec 14 a planned narco test on Communist Party of India-Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm 'Paa' is an emotional film: DirectorThe film 'Paa', in which Amitabh Bachchan plays a patient of a rare disorder called progeria is not an educational movie, but in fact an 'emotional story about a father and son', says director R. Balki.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Indian enterprises face data loss risk: StudyIncreasing use of IT infrastructure by Indian enterprises to enhance productivity and expand operations in a competitive environment has led to growing security risks such as loss of critical data, a study by the intelligence marketing firm IDC (India) Ltd. has revealed.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Farooq asks Chidambaram to review Jammu and Kashmir pre-paid banUnion Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah told Home Minister P. Chidambaram to reconsider the continuation of the ban on pre-paid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir when Chidambaram concluded his day-long visit to the state Wednesday night, officials said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm EU's trade ties with India, ASEAN worries DhakaThe European Union's bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with India, Southeast Asian nations and South Korea may pose a potential threat to Bangladesh, a report quoting officials of the European Commission has said.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm Two top ULFA leaders arrested in BangladeshThe United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), an influential separatist group has claimed that two of its top leaders were arrested in Bangladesh and then handed over to India, a spokesperson for the outlawed group said. There is, however, no confirmation from Dhaka or New Delhi.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm Madhu Koda faces arrest on discharge from hospitalIncome Tax sleuths said that former Jharkhand chief minister Koda will be arrested for his alleged involvement in the hawala transactions and illegal investments case as soon as he is discharged from hospital.Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:59 pm Google seeks revenue from online retailersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm Ranbir is shy, lonely, complex"I am very ambitious. I have lots of directors to work with, lots of roles to play. I hope to be a working actor everyday of my life, to be able to go on a set. I really don't know what to do with my time when I am not on set," says Ranbir Kapoor.Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:18 pm See the future: Live streaming of TEDIndiaSource: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm Obama to US students: Take on Beijing, BangaloreUS President Obama has hit the road to push a new $4.35 billion grant programme to encourage American schools to develop internationally competitive standards to let its students take on 'folks in Beijing & Bangalore.'Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside U.S.TOKYO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Nov 2009 | 8:50 pm Hot trend in Bollywood: The beardSource: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 8:46 pm Riots: 'Modi abused Jafri when he called for help'A witness in the Gulbarg massacre case told a court that Gujarat CM Narendra Modi had abused former MP Ahsan Jafri when he called him for help on Feb 28, 2002.Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 8:34 pm In red bastion, Trinamool matches Marxists' powerplay - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Nov 2009 | 7:24 pm After call charges, SMS rates may be next to tumbleWith new entrants flooding the telecom market, SMS tariffs could become the next major frontier of the pricing war raging in the Indian mobile services industry.Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 4:15 pm Punjab cops plan 'shock treatment' for mobsIn probably a first for a security agency in the country, Punjab police is deploying Tasers, a hand-held electric shock device used extensively to bring down incidents of serious crime.Source: The Times of India | 4 Nov 2009 | 3:38 pm U.S. delegation holds talks with Myanmar's Suu KyiYANGON (Reuters) - A top U.S. official held rare talks with Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Wednesday as part of Washington's highest-level visit to the isolated army-ruled country in 14 years.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Nov 2009 | 2:59 pm Indian PM reaches out to tribes - BBC News
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