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Patients pray as Bihar doctors` strike enters third day!Left with no other option, hundreds of poor patients in Patna prayed for an end to the doctors` strike that entered its third day Thursday, officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am House fire claims four lives in Delhi !Four youths were charred to death when a fire broke out in their house here early this morning, fire brigade officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Goans want Sanatan Sanstha to be banned!Bandora village panchayat, which granted permission for Sanatan Sanstha to set up its base in its jurisdiction, has now sought to ban the institution bowing to public pressure.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Deotale, Chavan frontrunners for Deputy Speaker`s post!Senior Congress Legislators Sanjay Deotale and Madhukar Chavan are front-runners for the post of Maharashtra Assembly Deputy Speaker, party sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Rampant use of children in arms smuggling in Munger!Children are increasingly being used for smuggling arms in Bihar`s Munger district, notorious for manufacturing illegal firearms, records available with the juvenile courts there indicate.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am PCPA-sponsored bandh affects normal life in Jhargram!A police van was set on fire at Sapdhara as a 72-hour bandh called by Maoist-backed PCPA in Jhargram sub-division of the district affected normal life on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Bihar: 45 quintals of explosives seized!About 45 quintals of explosives were seized by the Special Task Force of Bihar police from two places in Gaya district in the wee hours on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Rural sports meet begins in Himachal !The annual state-level rural sports championship began in this Himachal Pradesh town Thursday, an official said.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am Constellation of satellites needed for disaster management: IsroMany studies suggest at least 8 satellites, with dual capability sensors can collect both high and low spatial resolution data, and an equal split between optical (including thermal) and microwave instruments.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am CPI(M) state secretariat seeks reports on bypoll defeat in KeralaJolted by the drubbing it received in three Assembly by-elections in Kerala at the hands of the Congress, the CPI(M) state secretariat has sought detailed reports.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am Early man drew doodles to increase odds of survivalThe oldest known rock art is a 300,000-year-old panel of small chipped cups, called cupules, found in India.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am Largest-ever database for liver proteins createdIt is believed that the massive database in both protein and transcript levels could become a roadmap for finding possible new biomarkers and treatments for liver disease.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am Shree Renuka at new 52-wk high on overseas acquisitionThe stock touched a high of Rs 233 and finally settled 4% higher at Rs 228. The counter clocked volumes of 1.93 million shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:30 am IT raid at Pawan Mittal's home, FDRs worth Rs90 cr seizedIT officials said that while inspecting some documents found from Mittal's Katni residence, it was revealed that the money was transferred via laundering from some bogus companies in Kolkata.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am IT raid at Pawan Mittal's home, FDRs worth Rs90 cr seizedIT officials said that while inspecting some documents found from Mittal's Katni residence, it was revealed that the money was transferred via laundering from some bogus companies in Kolkata.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am Common ticket for travelling on bus, metro soonDelhi transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said the common ticketing will be introduced on November 24 on an experimental basis in certain areas of the city.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am Russia keen to build more nuclear reactors for IndiaRussian Federation is prepared to construct new cost-effective nuclear reactors for India, considering its energy needs, and negotiations are going on in this direction.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am Punj Llyod erases gains, ends down 2%The stock erased gains and touched a low of Rs 213. The scrip finally ended at Rs 215, down 2% from the previous close. The counter clocked volumes of 1.85 million shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 2.23 million shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am MSRDC seeks funds to safeguard Bandra-Worli sea linkWith the Bandra-Worli Sea Link on the target list of terrorists, MSRDC has again reminded the state government to grant funds to procure security gadgets for its safeguard.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am DoNER to create special cell for DPR preparationThe proposed technical cell will be equipped to prepare DPRs of different infrastructural projects.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am UBS fined 8 mn pounds over staff misusing client accountsSwiss bank UBS has been fined 8 million pounds in the UK after four of its senior employees were found misusing funds of customers, including two companies of Indian industrialist Anil Ambani-led group.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am Kupekar pacified; takes oath - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:16 am Govt nod to policy to digitalise cable TV operationsTwo years after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submitted its recommendations, the government today gave its nod to a policy to digitalise cable TV operations throughout the country, including remote areas.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am Road Safety Board Bill likely in winter sessionThe Transport Ministry will soon going to approach the Cabinet for setting up the Road Safety Traffic Management Board and a Bill for this purpose is likely to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am FBI team may come next week to probe Headley caseNew Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team is likely to be in the country next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national in custody in the US.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Congress leader Karunakaran in hospitalThiruvananthapuram, Nov 12 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after he complained of breathlessness and fever. Doctors said his condition was serious when he was admitted.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am 'Passport Seva' project delayed - Friday the 13th jinxNew Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Indian government's ambitious 'Passport Seva' project, which seeks to give out passports in three days, has missed another deadline -- Friday, the 13th of November.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am Australia to invest in India for research-enabling techAustralia will make an investment of around $70 million in India for research-enabling green technology to combat the challenges both countries face in energy, water, health and environment fields due to climate change.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am Avantha Power to raise Rs 1,000 cr via IPOAvantha Power, part of Gautam Thapar promoted Avantha Group, today said it is looking at raising up to Rs 1,000 crore through an initial public offer (IPO) in 12-18 months.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:03 am NIA registers case against LeT suspect HeadleyThe National Investigative Agency has registered a case against David C Headley, the Pakistan-born American in custody in the US for allegedly plotting terror attacks against India, P Chidambaram said on Thursday.Source: The Times of India | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:02 am NIA registers case against Headley and RanaNew Delhi, Nov 12 : The National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Thursday has registered a case against suspected terrorist Pakistan born US citizen Headley and his aide Canadian born Tahawwur Hussain Rana in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am River tourism makes a mark in IndiaNew Delhi, Nov 12 : For the first time in India, a tourist cruise has started from Kolkata to Varanasi with 50 foreign tourists. The 14 day trip, took them to several places of historical and tourist interest.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am IndiaMART.com launches free tenders serviceNew Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): After its hugely successful venture into print media (sourcing guides), IndiaMART.com has now taken a major step in turning another business model upside down. Tenders, which could earlier be accessed only after making a payment, is now available absolutely FREE on IndiaMART.com.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am Australia reaches out to India with climate aidNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Australia said it will invest $50 million to develop green technologies in India, in a sign Canberra was trying to bridge differences with New Delhi over climate change negotiations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am Didn't Mukesh know of Ambani family pact, asks apex courtNew Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) can't say it had no knowledge of the Ambani family pact between brothers Mukesh and Anil, which was brokered by their mother Kokilaben, the Supreme Court observed Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:50 am BHU student commits suicideLucknow, Nov 12 (IANS) A first semester student of law at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree inside the university campus in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi town late Wednesday night, officials said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:50 am Many Naxalites have joined us, says MamataWelcoming the return of a section of Naxalites to main stream politics, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today said the role reversal would strengthen the democratic system in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am India registers case against American let suspect Headley - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am Han Dynasty city ruins discovered in China's Inner MongoliaNew Delhi, November 12 : Reports indicate that Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) city ruins have been discovered in Wuyuan County, Hetao Plain, China's Inner Mongolia.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am Delhi CM flags off Metro for NoidaNew Delhi, Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 12 : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the first metro service from the Yamuna Bank metro station in Delhi to Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am 5 arrested in Goa blast have allegiance with Sanatan Sanstha - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:38 am China warns Obama about Dalai Lama, citing Lincoln on slaveryBEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, as a black president who lauded Abraham Lincoln for helping abolish slavery.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:34 am Yechury has close links with Maoists: Mamata - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am Indian students are welcome guests in Australia, says PM Rudd - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am Venus Remedies bags patent for Potentox in SAVenus Remedies has bagged patent for Potentox drug from South African patent controller. This is the companys third product patent in South Africa this year. Companies Intellectual Property Registration Office, South Africa, has granted the company patent of two more drugs Sulbactomax and Tobracef.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:24 am E-filing of service tax to be mandatory in 2 months: CBECThe government will make electronic filing of service tax mandatory within a couple of months, said a senior official of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:21 am Nepal Maoists block PM's office over army chief rowKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of former Maoist rebels blocked entrances to the prime minister's office and other ministries on Thursday in the worst standoff since they quit the government earlier this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:20 am Indian students are welcome guests in Australia, says PM RuddA day after India reiterated its concerns over recent attacks on students from here down under, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday said they were welcome guests in his country.Source: The Times of India | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:07 am Cyclone misses Mumbai, leaves behind Rs 100 cr dent - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am Goa: Two trawlers sink, eight others with 39 missingTwo trawlers sunk off-Goa coast and eight others with 39 crew members have gone missing in the cyclone-ravaged Arabian Sea.Source: The Times of India | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:55 am Delhi Metro enters Noida, to open for public from tomorrowThe 13.1 km Yamuna Bank-Noida line will be integrated with the existing 34.3 km Yamuna Bank-Dwarka Sector-9 segment and will open for public from 6am tomorrow.Source: The Times of India | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:15 am MP court issues notices to Raj, four MNS legislators - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:06 am 5,000 postcards to press for Tripura railway upgradeThe railway authorities are about to be bombarded with 5,000 postcards urging better train services in Tripura, courtesy the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am FBI chief in India next week to probe Headley caseFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief Robert Mueller will be visiting New Delhi next week to probe the India links of David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan born American national in custody in the US for allegedly plotting terror attacks.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am Gilgit-Baltistan faces first assembly pollsElections for the 24-member assembly in the strategic border region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir began early Thursday amid tight security and controversy following reports that hundreds of separatist leaders had been arrested and sent to Islamabad.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am Civil servant in Tamil Nadu declares his assetsIn what he said was his contribution to the war against corruption, Namakkal District Magistrate U. Sagayam has done what few civil servants would dare: declare his assets.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am Delhi Metro's Noida link flagged offThe Delhi Metro's Noida link was officially flagged off Thursday and will be open to the public Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am Strong industry data adds to stimulus debateNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Industrial output grew a faster-than-expected 9.1 percent in September from a year earlier, helped by stimulus measures and adding to the debate over when the government should pull back from its aggressive policies to drive growth.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:54 am Kolkata Asia's 4th most vulnerable to warming effectsDhaka, Manila, Jakarta and Kolkata top a new list of major Asian cities vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Kolkata is the fourth most vulnerable Asian city but number three among those least prepared to adapt.Source: The Times of India | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:36 am “Now it's between me and Rahul Gandhi” - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:32 am Infosys BPO buys U.S. firm, to pay $38 mln upfrontBANGALORE (Reuters) - The back-office services unit of Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's No. 2 software exporter, will acquire U.S.-based McCamish Systems for an upfront payment of $38 million to boost its service offerings.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:01 am Left Front minister favours early pollsKOLKATA: A minister belonging to a party which is a constituent of the ruling Left Front on Wednesday came out in favour of early polls in West Bengal following the latest electoral reverses in Assembly by-elections. Fisheries Minister ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Mining officials may visit ObulapuramHYDERABAD: The State Government is actively contemplating deputing a team of senior officials of the Mines and Geology Department to probe into the allegations on violations of mining lease areas against the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Water released from two damsTHENI: Water was released from Sothuparai and Manjalar dams for irrigation and drinking on Wednesday. The level in the Manjalar dam reached its total storage capacity of 55 feet (total height 57 feet). Public Works Department ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am IT Investment Region to be ready in six monthsState developing four electronic manufacturing hubsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Abu Azmi targeted again, Shiv Sena stalls House“Suspend him for his remark against Bal Thackeray”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am AI posts Rs. 5,548.26-crore lossCHENNAI: The Air India Board has approved the annual accounts for 2008-09, which showed a post-tax loss of Rs.5,548.26 crore. An official release said the accounts were considered by the Board here on Wednesday in the background of the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Koda case: letter rogatory to be sentNEW DELHI: A letter rogatory is likely to be issued to various countries, including Switzerland, as part of the probe into the illegal investment case against the former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Madhu Koda, and his associates. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Collector stands by report on encroachmentNew Delhi: Notwithstanding the denial by Karnataka Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, the Collector of Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu has reiterated his finding that the judge is in possession of a total of 199.53 acres of government land which he ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am David Headley ‘sleeper cells’ in some StatesNew Delhi: In the backdrop of American terror suspect David Headley’s visits to India, the Union government on Wednesday warned Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra against terror attacks, particularly on military ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Cyclone Phyan kills four in MaharashtraMumbai: Cyclone Phyan, which passed along the Mumbai and Konkan coasts, claimed four lives on Wednesday and caused massive damage to property in the coastal districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Thane and Palghar in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am Be careful while visiting Goa, Britain tells its nationals"Future attacks may target public places frequented by Westerners and expatriates, including the major metropolitan centres and tourist areas such as Goa," says a travel advisory on the British govt's website.Source: The Times of India | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm Food price index rises 13.68 pct yr/yr Oct 31NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The food price index was up 13.68 percent in the 12 months to Oct. 31, while the fuel index was down 1.71 percent, the government said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:42 pm Centre curbs Dalai Lama, tells media to leave Tawang - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:13 pm Zardari got millions as bribe in submarine deal: ReportFrench daily 'Liberation' claimed Pak President Asif Ali Zardari received $4.3 million from the sale of 3 Agosta-90 submarines and that non-payment may have led to the death of 11 French nationals in a 2002 terror attack.Source: The Times of India | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm Iranian consulate official shot dead in PeshawarAn official of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar died after he was shot at near his home, a media report said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm India International Trade Fair kicks off SaturdayThe 29th edition of the India International Trade Fair kicks of at the sprawling Pragati Maidan exposition grounds here Saturday with 7,500 domestic and overseas exhibitors from 28 countries taking part in the 14-day event.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:03 pm Uttar Pradesh farmers learn to live with floodsForty-year-old Ram Naval was struggling to feed his family of seven a couple of years ago as floods kept ruining his crops. Now he has learnt how to adapt.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm Three children die in China school canteen collapseThree children died and 28 others got injured in a primary school canteen collapse late Wednesday amid heavy snowfall in the northern Chinese province of Hebei, authorities said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm Pakistani police in the dark after power supply snappedFive police complexes in Pakistan's Sindh province were left in the dark after the power utility firm snapped their electricity supply due to non-payment of dues.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 11 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm Women with big breasts are smarter!A bigger bra size not only gives your sex appeal a boost but also reflects your intelligence, suggests a new survey.Source: The Times of India | 11 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm Rising jobless casts shadow over world trade - LamySINGAPORE (Reuters) - Rising unemployment is the biggest threat to free trade and could spark greater protectionist policies around the globe, the head of the World Trade Organisation said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2009 | 10:27 pm Deepika moves on to ImranDeepika Padukone to star opposite Imran Khan, who happens to be her ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoors closest friend.Source: The Times of India | 11 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm Obama pushes for changes in Aghan strategy optionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pushed his Afghan war council on Wednesday for revisions in strategy options presented to him before he will go ahead with a final decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2009 | 8:52 pm Shamita: From Bigg Boss house to big sis mandap?Source: The Times of India | 11 Nov 2009 | 8:25 pm China says eyes 10 pct of global auto trade by 2020BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims for its exports of vehicles and parts to make up 10 percent of global trade in those goods by 2020, the authorities said, unveiling guidelines for supporting such exports.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2009 | 7:21 pm SPECIAL REPORT - India's food dilemma: high prices or shortagesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - For a man who will inherit vast tracts of fertile farmland in Punjab, India's grain bowl, Jaswinder Singh made what seemed to him a logical career move -- he took a job with a telecoms company in New Delhi.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Nov 2009 | 6:46 pm Phone facility for jail inmates soon - Times of India
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