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Now, no more pamphlets calling Ayodhya `Ramjanmabhoomi` !The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw a pamphlet of its tourism department because it describes the disputed Ayodhya site as `Ramjanmabhoomi` (Lord Ram`s birthplace). The description has kicked up a big row.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:50 am Telangana supporter who set himself ablaze dies!A Telangana sympathiser who set himself on fire four days ago protesting the arrest of TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, succumbed to his burn injuries in a hospital here.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:50 am Empty shacks keep tourists away from Goa beaches!There is little business at the Goa beaches at the start of the peak tourist season because allotment of beach shacks has been delayed.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:50 am CCTVs set up to prevent suicides at Metro Railway!With the city`s Metro Railway emerging as a suicide point with nine deaths this year, the authorities have set up CCTVs on platforms to keep an eye on passengers behaving erratically.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:50 am Maoist leader`s body found in Uttar Pradesh forest !Police in Uttar Pradesh have recovered the body of a Maoist leader, wanted in more than 30 criminal cases in three states, from a forest and arrested two of his colleagues who said he was killed in a gang war.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:50 am Convict in cheque bounce case can reach compromise: SC!The Supreme Court has held that a convict or accused in a cheque bounce case can be let off if the complainant agrees for a compromise.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:49 am Electric locomotives to sport new look!Shedding its traditional look, Railways have decided to change the colour code of its high-powered electric locomotives from all-white to more vibrant hues.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:49 am Par panel pulls up Railways for not upgrading safety apparatus!Despite its claim of upgrading safety apparatus and passenger amenities, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has pulled up the Railways for failing to do so.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:49 am ULFA chief Rajkhowa handed over to India!Official sources claimed on Friday that ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa has been handed over to the BSF.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 Dec 2009 | 4:49 am Infosys advances on WalMart dealThe scrip pared almost allits gains to end flat at Rs 2,383. The counter has clocked volumes of 231,429 shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 100,377 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Ranbir Kapoor voted 'Sexiest Man Alive'The 27-year-old actor said that there are "a thousand things" wrong with his face and body and therefore the title is a total surprise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Excess liquidity driving up food prices: World BankWith global interest rates at historic lows, investors are piling into different markets and asset classes in search of higher returns, raising concerns about possible asset bubbles.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Govt warns farmers against selling sugarcane in other statesThe Uttar Pradesh today said it will not allow the sugarcane farmers of the state to sell their produce to mill owners in neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttarakhand, which they claimed offered better prices.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am SBI General Insurance to be operational by H1 2010The State Bank today said its general insurance foray, in a joint venture with Insurance Australia Group (IAG), will commence operations in the first half of next year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Rolta logs early gains on Infoterra tie-upThe stock slipped to a low of Rs 181 and finally ended flat at Rs 183. The counter witnessed trades of 1.55 million shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 633,428 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am RBI to review growth and inflation figures in JanThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today said it would 'revisit' the growth and inflation projection figures in January but side-stepped the question of its possible intervention to contain soaring prices. "RBI's next policy review is scheduled towards end of January... Then we will revisit the numbers for growth and inflation projections," RBI Governor D Subbarao told reporters here without elaborating.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am China to surpass India as world's top gold marketChina's appetite for gold could offset a slump in demand from India, which last year accounted for more than 20% of global consumption.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am LeT men taken to Bangalore to probe 2005 attackShillong, Dec 4 (IANS) The two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who were handed over to India by Bangladesh Wednesday were taken to Bangalore Friday as they had allegedly masterminded the attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in the Karnataka capital in 2005, officials here said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Slow start to India international fashion weekGurgaon, Dec 4 (IANS) Empty seats, few buyers and technical glitches -- the Oxybleach India International Fashion Week (OIIFW) got off to a rather disappointing start here. But the organisers hope the event will lead to exchange of ideas among designers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Migrants go on rampage in parts of LudhianaLudhiana, Dec 4 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in parts of this Punjab city as hundreds of migrants went on a rampage Friday morning, burning several vehicles and blocking theSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Watch 'Paa' for Amitabh and Vidya Balan's performancesFilm: 'Paa'; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal; Director: R. Balakrishnan; Rationg ** 1/2Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Discussion on Liberhan report on Dec 7 in Lok SabhaThe debate on the report was to be held on December 1 but it was postponed after several members protested that the Hindi version was not available to them.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am India, US in talks for Malabar joint services war gameIndia and US are in talks to convert its bilateral Malabar series of naval exercises into a joint services war game involving their navies, air forces and marine commandos.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am Mamata demands army deployment in Maoist-affected areas of West Bengal - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am South African diplomat wounded in Congo shootingThe shooting occurred in the sprawling riverside capital's Gombe district, home to most government ministries and diplomatic missions, in the wee hours of the morning.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am High food inflation may prompt RBI to reduce liquidity: PMEACThe Reserve Bank may start sucking out money from the system to combat inflation, but this depends on how food prices move this month, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Ex-Congressman wins Dhule-Nandurbar local civic body seatAmrishbhai Patel was today declared elected unopposed from Dhule-Nandurbar local civic body constituency after eight candidates, withdrew from the contest.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am 'One billion dollar loan sought from WB for urban dev projects'India has sent a proposal to the World Bank seeking a loan up to one billion dollar to fund its urban development projects here, Lok Sabha was informed today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Scientists present geological map of India's Lonar craterWashington, December 4 : In a new study, a team of scientists has presented a topographic model and a geological map of Lonar crater in India, which is one of the youngest and best preserved impact structures on Earth.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Expansion plans of Indian Navy on Navy DayNew Delhi, Dec 4 : The three chiefs of Defence staff today, on the occasion of Navy Day paid their homage to the martyrs at the national war memorial at India Gate.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Centre rules out revival of Kudremukh iron-ore minesNew Delhi, Dec 4 : Union Government on Friday clarified that it will not initiate mining activities in the Kudremukh area of Karnataka without specific clearance from the Supreme Court.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Information Ministers of States to meet in Delhi tomorrowNew Delhi, Dec 4 : The Biennial Conference of State and Union Territories Ministers of Information and Broadcasting (SIMCON) is scheduled to be held here tomorrow.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Railways accepts Khanna committee reportNew Delhi, Dec 4 : The Railway Ministry on Friday said that it has accepted 239 recommendations out of 278 made by the Justice H R Khanna Committee.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Railways owns 10,65 lakh acre land, discloses E. AhmedNew Delhi, Dec 4 : Union Minister of State for Railways E Ahmed informed the Rajya Sabha that the Indian Railways owns approximately 10.65 lakh acre of land.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Rahul Gandhi to meet workers in KanpurAICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will interact with labourers of this industrial town during his two-day visit to UP.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Mamata demands army deployment in Maoist-affected areas of West BengalTrinamool Congress today retracted from its demand for imposition of President's Rule in West Bengal saying it wanted rule of law to prevail.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Discussion on Liberhan in LS on MondayLok Sabha will discuss the Liberhan Commission report and Action Taken on it on Monday and Tuesday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am General Motors, Chinese partner to make commercial vehicles in IndiaGM will also sell majority control of its China car venture to SAIC in a series of deals that give the car major, a timely cash injection as it restructures after emerging from bankruptcy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Traders protest against metro project in KochiThe traders are protesting against the metro project saying it would harm their interests and are demanding that those affected should be properly rehabilitated.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Chasing CAT not an option for many - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am 59 trips of Delhi Metro cancelled in last 20 daysFifty-nine trips of Delhi Metro services were cancelled in the last 20 days after the extension of the new-age transport system to Noida.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Mosque fired on near Pakistan military headquartersRAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected militants fired on a mosque near Pakistan's military headquarters after Friday prayers and blasts were heard, a military spokesman said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am GM, China partner take aim at booming India marketSHANGHAI/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors and Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp are to team up to make commercial vehicles in India, taking their successful Chinese partnership into one of the world's fastest growing auto markets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:44 am China to pass India as world's top gold market - GFMSSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will overtake India as the world's largest gold consumer in 2009, with total demand forecast at 432 tonnes as wealthy investors defy record bullion prices, metals consultancy GFMS said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Migrant labourers block National Highway - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am Q&A - Bhopal gas victims fight for justice 25 years onBHOPAL, India (Reuters AlertNet) - Twenty-five years have passed since one of the world's worst industrial disasters hit Bhopal, where toxic gas from a pesticide factory leaked into the air, killing thousands of people in the surrounding areas and leaving many more ill.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am WITNESS - A derelict factory in Bhopal can surely harm no one?BHOPAL, India (Reuters AlertNet) - It's not difficult to spot the site of one of the world's worst chemical disasters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:25 am India to return to 8-9% growth within 2 yrs: WB chief - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:16 am India bat strong after Sehwag misses triple tonMUMBAI (Reuters) - Sachin Tendulkar and Vangipurappu Laxman struck half centuries as India continued to torment Sri Lanka in the third and final test on Friday after Virender Sehwag fell seven runs short of a record-breaking third triple century.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am 15 dead in terror attack on Pakistan mosqueAt least 15 dead in a terror attack after gunfire and explosion reports at a crowded mosque near military barracks in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi.Source: The Times of India | 4 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am Gujarat permits 21-floor buildingsBuildings of up to 70 metres height or equivalent of 21 floors can now be constructed across Gujarat.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:05 am Aamir didn't have to apologise: Shah RukhIt seems that Shah Rukh Khan has buried the hatchet with Aamir Khan ever since the 'Ghajini' star apologised to his children for making fun of him. Shah Rukh said he has no hard feelings for his colleague.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:04 am Rural Electrification Corp files draft prospectusState-run Rural Electrification Corp (REC) Friday filed a draft red herring prospectus with the markets regulator for a follow-on public offer to offload 20 percent of the government's stake.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:03 am Sehwag, Dravid depart early as India take 143 runs leadOpening batsman Virender Sehwag fell seven runs short of his third triple ton as India made 536 for three in the first innings, in reply to Sri Lanka's 393, at lunch on the third day of the third and the final Test match here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am Over 20,000 trees face the axe in HimachalHimachal Pradesh could lose as many as 20,000 trees, thanks to apparent lapses on the part of the state forest department, which has given the green signal to a power transmission corridor in a highly eco-sensitive zone.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am Lunch scoreboard: India vs. Sri Lanka, third day, third TestThe following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium here Friday:Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am TRS chief continues fast in hospitalTelangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao, who is pressing for a separate state of Telangana, continued his fast unto death at a hospital here Friday. The authorities have shut down all the colleges in the region as a precautionary measure.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am India to grow 8-9 percent in next two years: World BankIndia's growth rate over the next couple of years will be 8-9 percent, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said here Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am Police seize seven quintals of explosives in BiharPolice seized about seven quintals of potassium nitrate used to make explosives from a village in Bihar and arrested five people, officials said Friday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Dec 2009 | 1:01 am Left claims 'proof' of Maoist-Trinamool nexus in West BengalLeft leaders met PM Manmohan Singh and presented him with CDs in which top Trinamool and Maoist leaders were allegedly addressing joint meetings.Source: The Times of India | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:54 am Nepal cabinet meets at Everest to send climate messageSYANGBOCHE, Nepal (Reuters) - Nepal's cabinet began a meeting close to the base camp of Mount Everest on Friday to send a message on the impact of global warming on the Himalayas, days before global climate talks start in Copenhagen.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:29 am Assam rebel leader handed over to India - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:26 am US puts India on guard - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:10 am China to back India’s stance at CopenhagenSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am A.R. Rahman nominated for GrammyLOS ANGELES: Oscar award-winning musician A.R. Rahman’s victorious run at awards ceremonies continues with the Mozart of Madras getting nominated in two categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards for his Slumdog Millionaire ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Virender Sehwag sparkles as India takes command of Mumbai TestMUMBAI: Virender Sehwag’s unbeaten 284 (239b, 40x4, 7x6) helped India post 443 for one in 79 overs on the second day of the final Test against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium here on Thursday. This was India’s highest single-day ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Food inflation rises to 17.47 per centNEW DELHI: Food inflation soared to 17.47 per cent in the third week of November, driven by expensive onion and other essential items. But potatoes have become cheaper. On a weekly basis, onion became dearer by more than 12 per cent, while it ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Deported Indian unaware of Headley terror linksSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Pakistan arrests 16 Indian fishermenISLAMABAD: Pakistan has arrested 16 Indian fishermen and seized their three boats for allegedly operating in its exclusive economic zone. The fishermen were being interrogated, the Maritime Security Agency said on Thursday. It alleged ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Jairam Ramesh: 20-25 % carbon emission intensity cut by 2020Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Sehwag shines as India takes leadMUMBAI: Virender Sehwag’s unbeaten 284 (239b, 40x4, 7x6) helped India post 443 for one in 79 overs on the second day of the final Test against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium here on Thursday. This was India’s highest single-day ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am “Please listen to us….”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Encouraging signals on talks with ULFA: GogoiGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said he could neither confirm nor deny any information on the whereabouts of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. There were encouraging signals on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Amitabh missing in Paa: KJo, othersSource: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm Prosecutors investigated Rajaratnam a decade ago - WSJREUTERS - Federal prosecutors investigated Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on suspicions of insider trading more than a decade before he was charged with securities fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing legal filings.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 11:04 pm Sensex slips on opening, recovers partiallyA key Indian equities index slipped about 150 points at the opening bell Friday but soon recovered partially.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Dec 2009 | 11:04 pm Telangana supporter who set himself ablaze dies - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm Nepal holds highest cabinet meet at Mt EverestNepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks on Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid the frigid, thin air of Mount Everest.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 10:52 pm India to slow greenhouse growth in step to U.N. dealNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India set a goal on Thursday for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last major economy to offer a climate target four days before the start of U.N. talks on combating global warming.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 10:20 pm "Help! I'm unable to climax during sex!""Help! I'm unable to climax during sex!"Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 10:19 pm Bangladesh hands over Ulfa chairman Rajkhowa to IndiaUlfa's top leader Arabinda Rajkhowa, his wife and another key militant were handed over to Indian authorities by Bangladesh at an outpost along Meghalaya.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 10:16 pm Another low-floor bus goes up in flames - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 10:14 pm Amitabh grants Shah Rukh his wishAmitabh grants Shah Rukh his wishSource: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 9:34 pm Sehwag misses world record by seven runsVirender Sehwag missed out on a rare feat of scoring 3 triple-centuries when he was dismissed on 293 by Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan during the 3rd Test.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 9:28 pm CAT questions lifted from coaching guides: ExpertsOfficials of Hyderabad-based coaching classes claim that over 50% of the questions in CAT so far were lifted from their question banks.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 8:50 pm Radiation exposure: No camera at Kaiga cooler areaAdmitting a "lapse" at the Kaiga Atomic Power Station where 92 employees suffered radiation due to contamination of drinking water, the government said all aspects of nuclear installations were being reviewed.Source: The Times of India | 3 Dec 2009 | 8:30 pm Woods attracts fan sympathy, but slammed by media expertsTHOUSAND OAKS, California (Reuters) - While Tiger Woods continued to attract criticism from communication experts for the way he has handled his troubled private life, he gained widespread sympathy from fans at his tournament on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Dec 2009 | 7:14 pm Untouched Bhopal offers tourism potential - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Dec 2009 | 5:10 pm Pak fabricating evidence on Balochistan: Krishna - Times of India
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