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Orissa opposition protests Assembly adjournment!Orissa`s opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members continued to protest inside the state Assembly on Sunday against the abrupt adjournment of the Winter Session 14 days ahead of schedule.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:09 am Karunanidhi hints at retirement after mid-2010!Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi took the state and his Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) party by surprise on Saturday by announcing his retirement post World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:09 am Jharkhand polls: About 70 candidates face criminal charges!About 70 candidates in the third and the fourth phases of Assembly Elections on December 8 and 12 respectively have criminal cases, including rape and murder, pending against them, a report says.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:09 am Ludhiana tense as curfew continues!Ludhiana continued to remain tense on Sunday as curfew continued in most parts of the city.Source: Zee News : States | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:09 am SC Collegium to decide Dinakaran`s fate by Tuesday!The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, will within a couple of days decide the fate of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Kalyan to form own party after BJP`s cold shoulder!Kalyan Singh Saturday announced he was setting up his own "pro-Hindutva" party.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am India will seek to strengthen ties with Russia: PM!Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday left for a three-day visit to Russia during which the two sides are expected to sign a framework agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and three pacts in the field of defence.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Babri Masjid demolition anniversary marked!The 17th anniversary of the Babri demolition was observed on Sunday amid tight security in Ayodhya.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am India`s fast breeder reactor achieves second milestone!India`s first indigenously designed 500MW fast breeder nuclear power project achieved its second milestone albeit silently when the huge main vessel was lowered into the safety vessel, an official said.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Forged signatures of VIPs, VVIPs on the rise: Experts!Forging signatures has become so easy that fraudsters even dared to duplicate those of former presidents and prime ministers, including late Giani Zail Singh and Indira Gandhi, for personal benefits, forensic experts have claimed.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Key negotiator pulls out of India`s Copenhagen talks team!India`s campaign at the crucial climate change talks appeared set for a rocky start with a key negotiator pulling out of the delegation to Copenhagen.Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am 'I will come out with clean hands': PD DinakaranThe judge, who has been at the centre of a controversy over alleged land-grabbing, said his delicate position as chief justice has forced him to observe self-restraint to 'counter and expose'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:36 am Swamy to move court seeking sanction to prosecute RajaThe Janata party along with BJP and others would hold protests across the state if the government failed to meet to his demand.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:34 am Setback for Madhya Pradesh's plan for thermal power projectThe state government had made MPPTCL, the nodal agency to facilitate setting up of the project with the help of private player to increase the power avaliability in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am FIR filed against Asaram Bapu, two others in attempt to murder caseThe FIR has been lodged following an attack on Raju Chandak, who was shot at by two unknown persons in Ramnagar locality of Sabarmati late last night.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Hurriyat leader still critical, docs hope for best - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am ULFA's Baruah terms Rajkhowa's assertion as 'moral victory' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am India, Russia reach broad agreement on aircraft carrier dealThe general agreement being worked out is to the mutual satisfaction of the two countries, who have been unable to attain a finality on the deal after India decided to buy it re-christened as INS Vikramaditya.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Children feared trapped as dumper-truck overturnsChandigarh, Dec 6 (IANS) Several children were feared trapped under loose earth after a dumper-truck overturned here Sunday afternoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Gas leak at Indore pharma plant kills twoIndore, Dec 6 (IANS) At least two workers were killed and six were in a critical condition after inhaling a gas that leaked out at the pharmaceutical plant they worked for in this Madhya Pradesh city, police said Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Three injured at Delhi Metro construction siteNew Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Three labourers were injured after falling off an elevated platform at an under construction Metro site in south Delhi and authorities Sunday said an enquiry had been initiated into the accident, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Will expose Rajapaksa's misdeeds, says Sri Lanka's war heroSarath Fonseka the common opposition candidate for the forthcoming presidential election, said he 'will expose the president's regime of its misdeeds and rampant corruption at the opportune moment'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am New 3-drug combo may effectively treat multiple myelomaThe three-drug combination has shown in a phase 1/2 clinical trial that it is a 'highly effective regimen' in the treatment of this form of cancer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Just in: Four killed in landmine blast by Naxals in ChhattisgarhSource: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Vitamin D levels linked to survival in lymphoma patientsWhile these findings are very provocative, they are preliminary and need to be validated in other studies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Spl fund soon to rehabilitate overseas job losersIndians pink-slipped in the Gulf region following the Dubai debt crisis may look for some breather on their return to India with the Centre deciding to soon announce a special fund to rehabilitate overseas returnees who has lost jobs due to economic downturn.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am PM visiting Copenhagen under pressure from developed countries: BJP - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Appeasement of radicals responsible for violence in Ludhiana: CPIYesterday, one person was killed and 15 others, including three policemen, were injured when Sikhs objected to a religious congregation by a different sect.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Indian film bags four awards at Singapore festNew Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Debutant director Sona Jain's feature film 'For Real' has won four awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Chhattisgarh Congress veterans revive rivalryRaipur, Dec 6 (IANS) Two Chhattisgarh Congress veterans - former chief minister Ajit Jogi and nine-time MP V.C. Shukla - have revived their rivalry ahead of this month's polls to civic bodies.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Uncertainties in new tax code may hit fund inflows: DeloitteUncertainties in the government's proposed Direct Tax Code (DTC) may affect the foreign fund flows into the Indian market and these need to be resolved in time, a top industry official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Jairam Ramesh denies rift in government on climate pactNew Delhi, Dec.6 : Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Sunday denied there were any differences in the government over India's negotiating stance at next week's Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Hindu, Muslim groups' demo in Delhi to mark Babri anniversary - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:56 am Indian ADRs add $5.33 bn in a weekIndian stocks trading on the American bourses $5.33 billion to their cumulative market capitalisation, with the IT bellwether Infosys Technologies and private sector lender ICICI Bank accounting nearly half of the gain.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am 'Anarkali' actress Bina Rai passes awayMumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) Legendary actress Bina Rai, who won the Filmfare award for her performance in 'Ghunghat' (1960), died of cardiac arrest here Sunday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am India will finish 2009 as No.1 Test teamMumbai, Dec 6 (IANS) The Indian team will finish the year as the number one Test sideSource: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Anti-inflammatory diet keeps cancer at bayThe latest diet craze may not promise instant weight loss but it can help prevent illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer's and possibly cancer, and significantly ease the pain of chronic conditions such as arthritis, say researchers.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:34 am Cricket fraternity lauds India's rise to topThe Indian cricket fraternity on Sunday hailed the team's elevation to the top of the Test rankings but warned Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men that staying at the summit is always tougher than reachi...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Corus may get the Tata tag next yearThe Tatas are planning a new-look for their first prestigious acquisition Corus Steel next year, a move that coincides with the company emerging from the financial burdens and the global downturn.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am India's economy set to grow in 2yrs(MENAFN) World Bank president, Robert Zoellick, said that India is expected to return to a higher growth rate of 8-9 percent in the coming two years, urging the government to spend more in infrastruct...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:31 am Canon to set up outlets in six citiesDigital imaging company Canon India today said it would set up six outlets in various cities in the country over the next few months.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am Sri Lanka's Sangakkara laments costly umpiring decisionsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Umpiring decisions cost Sri Lanka more than 500 runs and several wickets in their three-test series against India and the ICC's new review system should be used in all tests, captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:17 am Nine of top-10 firms add Rs 49,000 cr in m-capNine of top-10 country's most valued firms added nearly Rs 49,000 crore last week with the exception of power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:02 am Asaram Bapu booked for attack on ex-disciple - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:01 am FIR against Asaram Bapu, two othersAn FIR has been filed against Asaram Bapu and two others for allegedly attempting to murder a former follower in Ahmedabad.Source: The Times of India | 6 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Posco seeks more time for Orissa steel SEZPosco India has sought more time from the Centre for implementing Rs 54,000 crore SEZ project at Jagatsinghpur in Orissa, as the South Korean steel giant could not get land due to protests by tribals.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 1:46 am I will now focus on tourism: Narendra Modi - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 6 Dec 2009 | 1:38 am CIL to seek legal opinion on reserving stocks for employeesState-owned Coal India (CIL), which is mulling over 15 per cent stake dilution, will soon seek legal opinion on reserving some shares for its employees and land losers, as suggested by the disinvestment department.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Dec 2009 | 1:34 am World concerns about climate change dwindle - surveyCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - World concern about climate change has fallen in the past two years, according to an opinion poll on Sunday, the eve of 190-nation talks in Copenhagen meant to agree a U.N. deal to fight global warming.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 1:32 am Muralitharan doubtful for Twenty20s against IndiaMUMBAI (Reuters) - Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan may miss Sri Lanka's two Twenty20 Internationals against India next week due to a finger injury on his bowling hand.Source: Reuters: Top News | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:49 am Sand transporters to strike againHalf the load entering Bangalore is illegalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Where will cash-for-news take us?South Asian Free Media Association panel discusses phenomenon of paid newsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Online CAT fiasco turns the focus back on virusEffective security solutions are a crucial line of defence for organisationsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Health advisoryUdupi: District Health and Family Welfare Officer Ramachandra Bairy on Saturday urged the people of the district to take precautionary measures against A(H1N1). In a press release issued here, Dr. Bairy said that precautionary measures ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Tight security for Babri anniversaryBabri Masjid demolition anniversary, with various organisations planning to hold meetings here. —PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am IIST to conduct its own entrance test nowIt will be modelled on IIT-JEE and AIEEESource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Dialogue only way out, says MirwaizHurriyat leader Qureshi continues to be criticalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am A brief reunion after decades of separationBangladesh behind conspiracy in arrest, says Rajkhowa and Raju BaruaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan to attend climate meetNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the climate change summit at Copenhagen on December 18. Dr. Singh will be in the Danish capital on the 17th and 18th, the Prime Minister’s Office said here on Saturday. U.S. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am TV report on TRS chief’s health sparks violenceHYDERABAD: Trouble erupted in some parts of the Telangana region and in Hyderabad, where students went on the rampage near the vicinity of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences following unfounded reports about a sudden deterioration ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am India top test rankings after 2-0 series winMUMBAI (Reuters) - India secured top spot in the test rankings for the first time after handing Sri Lanka a second successive innings defeat and wrapping up their three-match series 2-0 on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm Telangana protest hits Hyderabad - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:23 pm Sarah Palin in the belly of the beast: WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican firebrand Sarah Palin invaded the city she loves to hate on Saturday and rubbed shoulders with the herd of journalists she usually holds in disdain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:06 pm India-Russia ties a factor of peace and stability: PMDescribing India-Russia relations as 'a factor of peace and stability' in a changing world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left for Moscow on a three-day trip during which the two strategic partners are expected to take 'yet another step forward' by signing a framework civil nuclear cooperation agreement.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:04 pm India beats Sri Lanka, becomes No.1 test teamIndia defeated Sri Lanka in the third and final test match here Sunday to claim the series 2-0 and became the number one test team in the International Cricket Council's rankings.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm People in Africa have massive money: Tanzanian designerTanzanian designer Mustafa Hassanali says the African fashion industry needs to take a leaf out of the book of Indian stylists and make a mark internationally to clear a lot of misconceptions about the continent. In love with Bollywood, he also wants to dress up Aishwarya Rai some day.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm I am not a school kid to show report card, says angry OmarJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, ticking off a reporter for asking whether he was happy with his government's performance, said he was not in a school where he would have to show his annual report card to qualify for higher studies.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm India's fast breeder n-reactor achieves second milestoneIndia's first indigenously designed 500MW fast breeder nuclear power project at Kalpakkam achieved its second milestone when the huge main vessel was lowered into the safety vessel, an official said Sunday.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:03 pm Orissa opposition protests assembly adjournmentOrissa's opposition Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members continued to protest inside the state assembly Sunday against the abrupt adjournment of the winter session 14 days ahead of schedule.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm Telangana shutdown cripples life, TRS chief continues fastThe 48-hour shutdown called by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) demanding a separate state of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh crippled normal life in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region Sunday as party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao's fast-unto-death entered the eighth day.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm Digitise land records, ease acquisition norms: CIIThe proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, slated to be introduced in parliament this winter, needs to include provisions for easing land acquisition norms and digitising land records, according to an industry lobby report.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 to become top Test teamIndia crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test to claim the series 2-0 at the historic Brabourne Stadium here Sunday and became the top Test team in the International Cricket Council's rankings.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm States should compete to promote tourism: Kumari SeljaTourism Minister Kumari Selja believes state governments should 'wake up' and compete among themselves 'aggressively' abroad to promote tourism in India. And the middle class tourist is high on her list.Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:01 pm Special: Babri Masjid demolitionSource: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 10:36 pm Bihar sends a fact finding team to Punjab - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Dec 2009 | 10:35 pm I would like Vindu to win Bigg Boss: RajuComedian Raju Srivastava, the latest contestant to be evicted from reality TV show "Bigg Boss 3", says he would like Vindu Dara Singh to emerge the winner despite many controversies as he entertains the audience by providing action and drama.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 10:13 pm Lanka trounced, Team India becomes No.1 in Test cricketIndia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs on the final day of the third Test to win the series 2-0 and secure their spot at the top of the Test rankings.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 9:39 pm Bollywood's most beautiful brideSource: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 9:11 pm LA Episcopal Diocese elects openly lesbian bishopSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Los Angeles' Episcopal Diocese elected an openly lesbian priest as assistant bishop on Saturday, a move likely to stoke more tensions in the global Anglican community over the divisive issue of gay clergy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 8:24 pm Key negotiator pulls out of Copenhagen climate meetIndia's move to push for a new line on climate negotiations by announcing carbon emission cuts hit a major air pocket with key negotiator Chandrashekhar Dasgupta deciding not to leave for Copenhagen.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 8:15 pm Genes may protect some people from TB infectionCANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A study involving 128 South African families has identified genetic traits that may protect some people from tuberculosis in a finding that could help lead to a new TB vaccine, scientists said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 7:46 pm Protesters rally against 9/11 trial set for New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Demonstrators angered by the Obama administration's move to prosecute the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks in civilian court on U.S. soil called on Saturday for the trial to be moved to a military tribunal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 7:33 pm Britain's queen writes to editors over paparazziLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has written to newspaper and magazine editors over the issue of paparazzi photographers intruding on the royal family's privacy, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 7:26 pm Delhi records 223 swine flu cases in a day223 H1N1 influenza cases, including one death, were confirmed in the capital. This is the highest number of cases reported in a day since the infection entered the city.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 5:53 pm Kids made to run 10 laps, do 50 sit-ups over ID cardsThree six-year-old girls in Class I of a school were made to run 10 times around the school playground and do 50 sit-ups - all because they forgot to pin their identity cards to their uniform.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 4:34 pm 300 crorepati babus in Bihar!A staggering 300 Bihar government employees earning modest government salaries are crorepatis.According to official figures, 71 such corrupt babus were caught until November this year by the state vigilance bureau.Source: The Times of India | 5 Dec 2009 | 2:11 pm Bhopal pants amid apathy - Business Standard
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Dec 2009 | 11:38 am The world banks on India: Robert Zoellick - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 5 Dec 2009 | 10:31 am Just A Minute With: Abhishek BachchanPANAJI (Reuters) - The pressures of being Amitabh Bachchan's son must be immense but in the ten years that Abhishek Bachchan has been a part of the Hindi film industry, he has never complained.Source: Reuters: Top News | 5 Dec 2009 | 4:03 am PM to attend Copenhagen SummitPrime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the Copenhagen Summit on climate change on December 18, reflecting the seriousness attached by India to the meet where it is expected to play a crucial role. Singh will undertake a two-day visit from December 17, the Prime Minister's Office said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Dec 2009 | 4:00 am RBI stimulus exit has to be gradual: GokarnThe Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn today said exiting from the accommodative monetary policy has to be a gradual process and cannot be done at a single stroke.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 5 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am
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