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School bus plunges into a pond in TN, 10 dead!At least ten people, including nine children, were drowned to death when their school bus fell in a pond in Vedaranyam in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu on wee hours of Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:07 am TRS chief Rao admitted to Hyderabad hospital!TRS President K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is on a fast-unto-death for a separate Telangana state, was admitted to a government hospital here on Thursday after being shifted from Khammam.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:07 am Enforcement Directorate raids ten offices of EMAAR MGF!Enforcement Directorate officials have raided at least ten offices of EMAAR MGF, the main company involved with the Commonwealth Games construction project, since Thursday morning.Source: Zee News : States | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:07 am Only 9 of 600 districts have anti-trafficking cells: PC!Human trafficking happens on a "very large scale" in India but there are just 9 districts in the country which are having anti-trafficking cells, PC said.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am Rajkhowa says ULFA is ready for peace talks!ULFA Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has indicated that the banned militant outfit is ready for peace talks.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am US court adjourns hearing on Rana`s bail application!A decision to release Tahawwur Hussain Rana, one of the two LeT operatives arrested by FBI in October on terror charges, on bond was on Thursday postponed till December 15.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am Bhopal`s "factory of death" leaves toxic legacy 25 yrs on!It was seen as a symbol of the new emerging India -- a factory that would not only generate thousands of jobs, but manufacture cheap pesticides for millions of farmers.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am Kaiga incident: Wake up call or tempest in teapot?!Whoever spiked the water cooler in the Kaiga atomic plant with radioactive tritium on Nov 24 has not been original.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am Drastic overhaul needed in ASI`s rules and procedures: PM!PM Singh has pitched for a "drastic overhaul" to induct professionals for the ASI and give the body max professional freedom.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am “Our stand on Balochistan - an open book”!Delhi has nothing to hide about its alleged involvement in Balochistan.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am ULFA chairman Rajkhowa could get safe passage!In a move aimed at buying peace in restive Assam, the Indian government might consider giving safe passage to Arabinda Rajkhowa.Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Dec 2009 | 6:06 am Delhi 65th most expensive retail market: ReportThe national Capital is the 65th most expensive retail destinations in the world with an average monthly rental of $123 (Rs 5721) per sq ft, moving up four notches during the past six months, says a study by real estate consultancy CB Richard Ellis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:36 am Sugar stocks sweeten on hopes of robust growthBalrampur Chini ended flat at Rs 133, Around 410,679 shares were traded as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 1.04 million shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Dubai crisis may have some impact on remittances: RBIThe Reserve Bank today said the financial crisis in Dubai could have some impact on remittances and would affect those parts of the country that receive inflows from the Gulf nation in larger quantity.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am Delhi government comes under fire over safety of low floor busesThe fire incidents in DTC buses are becoming a regular affair now because of inadequate safety measure.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Assam CM appeals to Ulfa leaders to come for talksAssam chief minister Tarun Gogoi the government has received encouraging signals from the militant outfit to hold peace talks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am 16 Indian fishermen with three boats held in PakPakistani Marine Security Agency has apprehended 16 Indian fishermen and seized their three boats in the Arabian sea near Jakhau on the coast of Kutch, the Porbandar Boat Association said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am School building torched in ManipurUnidentified persons set on fire a vacant school in interior Manipur, in another instance of school buildings targetted by groups.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am OBC eyes up to 24% credit, deposit growthState-owned Oriental Bank of Commerce today said it is looking at credit and deposit growth of up to 24 per cent each in the current fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Pics: Farhan, KJo at 'HIV' and 'Soul Cages' campaignPics: Farhan Akhtar, KJo at 'HIV' and 'Soul Cages' campaignSource: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Fire in city building in New DelhiA fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building in the heart of the city today, fire brigade officials said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Tata Tele up on Mobile TV plansTata Teleservices finally ended at Rs 26.40, up 1.5% from its previous close. The counter clocked volumes of 639,409 shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 657,564 shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Tata Motors slips owing to Nano cancellationsTata Motors slipped to a low of Rs 701 and finally settled at Rs 705, down 3.5% from its previous close. The counter witnessed trades of 1.24 million shares as against the two-week daily average traded volumes of 939,906 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am India requests Lanka to lift ban on Indian pharma companiesIndia has requested Sri Lanka to lift the ban imposed on products of some Indian pharmaceutical companies after some of the medicine vials supplied by them were found contaminated with glass and plastic particles.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Piramal Healthcare okays Rs 1K cr fund raisingDrug maker Piramal Healthcare today said its board has approved the raising of funds up to Rs 1,000 crore through the issue of securities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Speculative reporting on Ulfa creating confusion: ChidambaramAgainst the backdrop of reports about the surrender of Ulfa chief Arabinda Rajkhowa, home minister P Chidambaram today said the media was creating confusion by "speculative" reporting.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am One person dead as Mumbaikars protest 15% water cut outside BMC office - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am LeT operatives admit involvement in Bangalore blastsNazir Tarian Dabede, 25, alias T Nazir told interrogators of the Meghalaya police and BSF that he had planted the bombs along with a person called Rahim.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Sehwag hits sixth double century, puts India in command against Sri LankaVirender Sehwag became the first Indian to hit six double centuries as he reached the milestone in 168 balls on the second day of the third Test against Sri Lanka.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Zero turnout in 21 Jharkhand polling booths - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am India to borrow one billion dollars from World Bank to clean up GangesNew Delhi, Dec.3 : India is expected to receive a World Bank loan of a billion dollars for cleaning and conserving the River Ganga.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Farooq Abdullah hopeful about 'quiet dialogue' with Kashmir separatistsNew Delhi, Dec.3 : Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah has said that the supposed 'quiet dialogue' between the Kashmiri separatists and the Home Ministry would be fruitful.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Disabled sailor successfully completes Mumbai-Goa voyagePanaji, Dec 3 (IANS) Triumphing against all odds, TV actor and writer Salil Chaturvedi, who is paralysed below the waist, led a four-member sailing expedition from Mumbai to Goa in a campaign for equal access for the disabled.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Bihar official demands huge amount for information under RTIPatna, Dec 3 (IANS) A Bihar government official has reportedly demanded Rs.137,000 from a lawyer for providing information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Protests against 15% water cut in Mumbai, one person killedOne person was killed after police baton-charged demonstrators protesting against the 15% water cut in front of the BMC office in south Mumbai.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am US looks forward to working with India to rebuild Afghanistan - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am US looks forward to working with India to rebuild AfghanistanUS ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer, who was in Washington during prime minister Manmohan Singh's state visit to the US, said Obama also sought Singh's "important" views on Afghanistan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Just in: One killed in police laticharge near BMC HQOne person was killed as police laticharged a mob that was protesting against water cuts in Mumbai.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am NPCL told to review radiation level, security at nuke plantsNew Delhi, Dec 3 : Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Singh Chavan announced here on Thursday that radiation levels and security measures of all nuclear power stations in the country will be reviewed in the wake of the Kaiga plant sabotage.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am PM pushes for affordable housing, making cities slum-freeNew Delhi, Dec 3 : Marking the fourth anniversary of the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission here, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, pushed for state governments and civic bodies to provide affordable housing, thereby relieving the city of its slums.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Friedman criticises Obama's Af-Pak PolicyPulitzer winning author Thomas Friedman has criticised US President Barack Obama's new Af-Pak policy and has expressed the need for more nation-building within the United States to secure its broader global role.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am Golfer who introduced Tiger Woods to wife wants to apologise to herThe Swedish golf professional who introduced Tiger Woods to Elin Nordegren has said he wants to apologise to her for the introduction.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:59 am N-plant processes under review after Kaiga incident: ChavanAn interim report of an internal probe by Nuclear Power Corporation indicated possibility of mischief by an insider.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am No end to tragedy for Bhopal gas victims - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:56 am Sehwag smashes India into strong positionMUMBAI (Reuters) - Virender Sehwag plundered his second successive century to put a rampant India in control of the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Authorities reviewing procedures after Kaiga contaminationNew Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is reviewing its processes and procedures after the contamination of a water cooler with radioactive Tritium in Kaiga nuclear plant, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Sehwag's hurricane century crushes Sri LankaMumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) Virender Sehwag's hurricane unbeaten 17th Test century powered India to a commanding 260 for the loss of one wicket at tea, in reply to Sri Lanka's 393 in the first innings, on the second day of the third and the final cricket Test here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Amitabh Bachchan reverts to childhood in unusual filmPANAJI (Reuters Life!) - An unusual film that casts 68-year-old Amitabh Bachchan as a 13-year-old school boy, with his own son playing the lead, has the film industry buzzing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:43 am Disabled employment foundation making a difference to the handicappedNew Delhi, Dec.3 : As the nation takes its time in realising the sensitivity of the disabled citizens even after half a century since gaining freedom, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is making a difference to their world as a Woodpecker in a forest.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Lalu Prasad attends parliament - with broken legNew Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad was seen in parliament Thursday limping and walking with the help of a stick.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Lahore High Court rejects Lakhvi's plea against indictment over 26/11 - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am ULFA down; CM offers peace talks - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 2:03 am Lara Dutta in London with Mahesh BhupathiSource: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:47 am Telenor launches operations in 7 Indian mobile zonesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Norwegian telecom firm Telenor announced the launch of its services in seven out of 22 mobile zones in the country on Thursday, amid an intense tariff war in the world's fastest-growing wireless market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:24 am TRS chief shifted to Hyderabad, continues fastTelangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao was Thursday shifted from Andhra Pradesh's Khammam to a hospital here in view of his deteriorating condition as he continues his fast unto death demanding a separate state of Telangana.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am 10 killed as nursery school van plunges into pondNine schoolchildren and their teacher were killed Thursday when their van plunged into a deep pond in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am Pakistan fabricating evidence on Balochistan: KrishnaIndia Thursday accused Pakistan of fabricating evidence about New Delhi's alleged support to insurgents active in Balochistan.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am 10 killed as nursery school van plunges into pondNine children and their teacher were killed Thursday when their school van plunged into a deep pond in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am Bus fires send Delhi government into tizzyConcerned over the spurt of fire incidents in the newly inducted low floor buses, Delhi government officials will Thursday meet the representatives of the manufacturing company Tata Motors Ltd.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am Openers lead India's charge against Sri LankaOpeners Virender Sehwag and Murali Vijay gave India a promising start after bowlers wrapped up the Sri Lankan tail for 393 runs in the first innings on the second day of the third and final cricket Test here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am India off to good start against Sri LankaIndia made 92 without loss in the first innings, in reply to Sri Lanka's 393, at the lunch break on the second day of the third and the final cricket Test at the Brabourne Stadium here Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Enforcement directorate raids realty firm Emaar MGFThe Enforcement Directorate Thursday raided the offices of realty major Emaar MGF in and around Delhi for alleged violation of foreign exchange rules.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Zero turnout in 21 Jharkhand polling boothsNot a single vote was cast in 21 polling booths during the second phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand's Maoist strongholds, officials said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Bikes, bulls: Spoof cinema redefines filmmakingPANAJI (Reuters Life!) - What does it take to make a movie? A bicycle, a bullock cart, a small handycam and a soaring imagination -- that's what director Shaikh Nasir will tell you.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:32 am RBI bank deputy sees inflation at 5.8 pct in FY11NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects wholesale price inflation to be 5.8 percent in the 2010/11 fiscal year, one of its deputy governors said on Thursday. The gross fiscal deficit would reach 10.2 of gross domestic product in the 2009/10 fiscal year, which ends on March 31, Usha Thorat said in a speech delivered at a conference.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:24 am Madhu Koda link: Offices of realtor Emaar MGF raidedThe Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on the premises of realty firm Emaar MGF in connection with the multi-crore illegal money laundering case involving former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:09 am Food price index up 17.47 pct on Nov 21 - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Food price index was up 17.47 percent in the 12 months to Nov. 21, while the fuel index was unchanged, the government said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:02 am ULFA chairman held in Dhaka?Likely to be flown to Delhi to facilitate peace talks with the CentreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Obama unveils new Afghan strategyPledges 30,000 more troops; vows to end war and begin pullout in 2011Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Disabled continue to struggle for accessGovernment job reservation observed more in the breachSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Merchants seek hike in rice stock limitThiruvananthapuram: Grain merchants have warned the government that the State might face acute shortage of rice in the coming months if the latter fails to issue orders increasing the stock limit for rice held by traders. In a memorandum ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Loan waiver: decision in a fortnightTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Fishermen Debt Relief Commission has recommended to the government full waiver of loans totalling Rs.121.30 crore taken by 56,695 fish workers across the State. In its report submitted to Chief Minister ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am No school buses yet for muscular dystrophy afflictedCHENNAI: Most students of the Chennai Corporation’s model school for students with muscular dystrophy are not able to attend classes. Out of the 42 students on the rolls, only seven are attending classes. “Many of them are ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am India welcomes U.S. moveNEW DELHI: Despite India not finding a mention in U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech on the new policy for Afghanistan, New Delhi said it was “not complaining” while U.S. Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer said India would be a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Talks soon with Tecom, says VSTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government would soon hold direct talks with Tecom authorities on the contentious issues relating to the proposed SmartCity project in Kochi, Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan said here on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am People with disabilities in State continue to fight for their rightsBANGALORE: Even as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities comes as a wake up call for society to be more sensitive towards the needs of people with disabilities, the marginalised section continues its struggle for ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Troops withdrawal in J&K planned‘Significant number of battalions will be pulled out’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 3 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am "Death factory" leaves toxic legacy 25 years onBHOPAL (Reuters) - It was seen as a symbol of the new emerging India -- a factory that would not only generate thousands of jobs, but manufacture cheap pesticides for millions of farmers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Dec 2009 | 11:46 pm 10 habits of happy couples10 habits of happy couplesSource: The Times of India | 2 Dec 2009 | 11:14 pm Man arrested in Orissa for killing daughterA man in Orissa's Dhenkanal district has been charged with killing his six-year-old daughter after his wife denied him money to buy liquor, police said Thursday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 2 Dec 2009 | 11:04 pm Loverboy Shahid to lose muscleLoverboy Shahid to lose muscleSource: The Times of India | 2 Dec 2009 | 10:28 pm Temple town reels under sex scandalTemple town Kancheepuram, about 75km from Chennai, is yet to recover from the brazenness of priest Devanathan, who allegedly played out his 'unholy' acts in the sanctum sanctorum of the Maheswarar temple.Source: The Times of India | 2 Dec 2009 | 10:22 pm ANALYSIS - No chance of anonymity for troubled WoodsTHOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - Apart from occasional erratic driving and a sharp tongue, Tiger Woods has displayed masterful control on the golf course on the way to 14 major titles and a place in the pantheon of sporting greats.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Dec 2009 | 9:48 pm Special: Bhopal gas tragedy victims still sufferingSource: The Times of India | 2 Dec 2009 | 9:44 pm Drunk Aamir lands director in troubleSource: The Times of India | 2 Dec 2009 | 8:36 pm World Bank set to triple lending to India - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Dec 2009 | 8:13 pm Ahmed checks out of 5-star hotel, blames stay on aides - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Dec 2009 | 5:31 pm Tiger Woods admits 'transgressions,' apologizesORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods, engulfed in speculation over his private life after a car accident in the middle of the night, apologized on Wednesday for "transgressions" in a statement that apparently addressed allegations he had extra-marital relationships.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Dec 2009 | 4:05 pm 'Govt ready for talks in 72 hrs if Naxals abjure violence' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 2 Dec 2009 | 3:36 pm Big developing states reject Copenhagen climate planNEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) - China and other big developing nations rejected core targets for a climate deal such as halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 just five days before talks start in Copenhagen, diplomats said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Dec 2009 | 1:32 pm FIR filed in Kaiga incident, no suspect yet - IBNLive.com
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