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Jharkhand police use helicopter gunship to take on Maoists!Police in Ranchi used a helicopter gunship to flush out Maoists, eliminating two, on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Bandhs, protest paralyse life in Andhra, Rayalseema regions!Bandhs and protests over the Centre`s move to create a separate Telangana state continued for the second day on Saturday, affecting normal life in coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions of Andhra Pradesh.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Rs 4,400 crore for water supply, sewerage revamp in Punjab!The Punjab government has earmarked Rs 4,400 crore for revamping water supply and sewerage system in 131 cities of the state.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Another low-floor DTC bus catches fire in Delhi!A low floor bus of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) caught fire here on Saturday, a fire official said. No one was, however, injured in the incident.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Astrologer arrested in Delhi for extortion bid!An astrologer was arrested in the capital for allegedly attempting extort Rs ten lakh from a businessman who used to visit him regularly, police said on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Sonia unhappy with pace of development in Rae Bareli!Congress president Sonia Gandhi is "dissatisfied and disappointed" with the slow progress of the Central government`s public welfare schemes in her Uttar Pradesh constituency Rae Bareli, a party spokesperson said Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Fog hits flights at Kolkata airport!Flight operations were hit due to fog at the international airport here with 50 of them affected since last night.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Maoists blow up police outpost in Orissa!Maoist guerrillas have blown up an under-construction police outpost in Malkanagiri district of Orissa, police said Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Naxals kill ex-deputy Sarpanch in Gadchiroli!A 44-year-old former deputy sarpanch was killed allegedly by Naxalites in Gadchiroli district, police said today.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Orissa may say no to S.Korean Prez`s visit to Posco site!With anti-Posco activists intensifying the stir against Posco`s steel project near Paradip, the Orissa govt is likely to say no to a visit by South Korean president Lee Myung Bak early next year, official sources said today.Source: Zee News : States | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am SC no to probe to make Prez`s brother accused in murder case!SC today refused to direct further investigation by CBI into the murder of a Jalgaon Congress leader in a case in which the Bombay HC has rejected a plea to make President Pratibha Patil`s brother G N Patil as an accused.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Sentencing of Vikram Buddhi postponed till tomorrow!A US court today postponed till tomorrow the sentencing of IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi, who has been in prison since 2006 for posting hate messages against the then President George W Bush.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am India sees red in Copenhagen first draft!India will not agree to a concept of "peaking" year on emissions, says Jairam Ramesh.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Non-Cong states not implementing central schemes: Kidwai!Central schemes meant for the poor are not being implemented properly in the states ruled by non-Congress parties, AICC Minorities Committee Chairman, Imran Kidwai, alleged today.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Pravin Mahajan critical after brain haemorrhage!Pravin Mahajan, who is serving life sentence for murdering his brother and BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, has suffered brain haemorrhage and has been admitted to the ICU section of a local hospital in Thane.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am 66 Rajya Sabha MPs want Dinakaran impeached!Several Rajya Sabha MPs have initiated a move to get Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran impeached over allegations of misappropriation of assets.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am IIT alumnus Buddhi sentenced to 57 months in jail!IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi was on Friday sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and an additional three years of supervised release by a US court for posting hate messages in 2006 against former US president George Bush.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Slow start to 4th phase polling in Jharkhand!Polling began on a dull note in the Naxal-hit 14 constituencies of Jharkhand on Saturday with only 7.15 percent of voters exercising their franchise in the first two hours.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am Sikh with turban taken back in US Army!A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with his religious identity intact.Source: Zee News : India National | 12 Dec 2009 | 5:08 am 20 AP ministers plans to quit en masseThe political backlash in Andhra Pradesh over Telangana decision took a new turn today with as many as 20 ministers hailing from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions planning to resign from their posts en masse.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:33 am Govt seeks cooperation of states, parties on statehood demandsThe Centre today sought to downplay the growing momentum for carving out of small states in some regions after the decision on Telangana and said cooperation of (undivided) states and political parties is needed in addressing such demands.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Southeast Asian nations pose threat to Goa tourismPanaji, Dec 12 (IANS) Goa, one of the major tourism destinations in Asia-Pacific, could be losing out to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, say industry officials here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Haryana spearheads drive against female foeticideChandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) As part of its drive to curb female foeticide, authorities in Haryana have seized 114 ultrasound machines and suspended and cancelled registration of 245 ultrasound centres.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Six DTC buses caught fire this yearNew Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Six Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses have caught fire this year, raising serious concerns about safety of passengers travelling in them. Following is a chronology of the incidents:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Watch computers spread horror in 'www.bhaya.com'Film: 'www.bhaya.com'; Director: Vemagal Jagannatha Rao; Cast: Santhosh, Shankar Aswath and Sundar Raj; Music: Rajesh Ramanath; Rating:**1/2Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Simple keyhole heart op could cut stroke riskPatients suffering from an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation can now undergo a simple operation to avoid heart stroke.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:27 am Andhra, Rayalseema ministers decide to resignHyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) The political crisis in Andhra Pradesh deepened further Saturday with all the ministers from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions deciding to resign to protest the central government's decision to form a separate Telangana state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Gambhir, Dhananjay quarantined over swine flu fearChandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) After fast bowler Sreesanth tested positive for H1N1, health officials here Saturday quarantined opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and another Indian squad member Dhananjay for suspected swine flu.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Now, Congress demands higher sugarcane priceLucknow, Dec 12 (IANS) The Congress party in Uttar Pradesh has offered its support for the agitating sugarcane farmers in the state and urged the Mayawati government to announce a higher price for cane.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Centre backtracking on Telangana: KisenjiComing out in support of creation of a separate state of Telangana, top Maoist leader Kisenji today accused the Centre of "depriving" people of the region of their legitimate rights by "backtracking" from its move to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Plea filed for acquittal of 26/11 suspects in Pak's anti-terror courtSection 265-K of the Code of Criminal Procedure allows a court to acquit an accused at any stage of the case, if it considers that there is not probability of the accused being convicted of any offence.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am Drew Barrymore "hates" me, says Hugh GrantHugh Grant does not seem to have the best rapport with his co-stars.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Lanka formally informs India about Prabhakaran's deathSri Lankan government today formally communicated to India the proof and details of the death of LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, a move expected to help New Delhi to close the investigations into the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am Adolescents are more prone to substance abuse: StudyNicotine increases the level of dopamine in the brain, a neurotransmitter that is responsible for feelings of pleasure and well being.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Jermaine Jackson claims dad Joe is "misunderstood"aJermaine Jackson thinks public "misunderstands" his father just like the way Michael did when he was alive.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Lawyers file plea seeking acquittal of 26/11 suspectsLawyers defending seven suspects, including LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, in Mumbai attacks today filed an application in an anti-terror court in Pakistan seeking their acquittal on the ground that there is no probability of their being convicted.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Losing over half a stone could help beat heart diseaseShedding just over half a stone could be enough to beat heart disease, concludes a new study.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Dame Elizabeth Taylor loves TwitterDame Elizabeth Taylor loves social networking site Twitter. The 77-year-old actress is pleased she can directly connect to her fans.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Turkish footballer in soup over marathon sex orgyColin Kazim-Richards and three other players have reportedly been put up for sale after reports emerged that they had organised sex marathons.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Hugh Hefner congratulates former Playmate on birth of first childHefner's ex-lover Kendra Wilkinson and her NFL husband Hank Baskett welcomed son Hank Baskett IV in the early hours of Friday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:08 am Demand does not mean new states everywhere: PranabUnion Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that the demand for smaller states does not mean that new states would be created everywhere.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Why the England soccer team keeps losing in penalty shootoutsIn a new study, the boffins have shown the effect of anxiety on a footballer's eye movements while taking a penalty.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 12 Dec 2009 | 3:06 am Aamir Khan adopts unique strategy to promote his forthcoming filmMumbai, Dec 12 : In a unique marketing strategy to promote his upcoming film '3 Idiots', Bollywood actor maker Aamir Khan has virtually disappeared into thin air before the film's release.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Digest of foreign news from Dec 6-12 - Business Standard
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:48 am Industry not bothered who gets HyderabadHyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Will the city of Hyderabad become the capital of the proposed state of Telangana or get the status of union territory? The business community and industry are not bothered.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Digest of foreign news from Dec 6-12Washington: Voicing deep concern over "great synergy" among terror groups, top US military commander Mike Mullen said Pakistan-based LeT, which "fostered" Mumbai attacks, is associated with al-Qaeda and Taliban, and asserted India has a role to play in bringing stability to the region.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:39 am Telangana issue: We have full confidence in UPA, says TRSTRS today said it is confident that the UPA leadership will fulfill the announcement it made for the formation of a separate Telangana state despite vehement opposition from other regions of Andhra Pradesh over the issue.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Volkswagen starts production of first India carFILE - In this July 22, 2009 file photo, a Porsche 911 sportscar is reflected in the wheel cap of a Volkswagen Beetle from 1950 at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Germany's Volkswagen AG...Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:34 am Upto Centre to resolve Telangana issue: TRS chiefTRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao today threw the ball in Centre's court on the creation of a separate Telangana state and insisted that Hyderabad will be the capital of the proposed state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am India-Sri Lanka ODI in Vizag is on: ACAAmid rumours of cancellation of the India-Sri Lanka second one-dayer in Visakhapatnam, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) today said the match will be held as scheduled despite the Telangana crisis.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:28 am Hyderabad will be Telangana capital, says TRS chief - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:21 am No turning back on Telangana statehood: TRS chiefTRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao today threw the ball in Centre's court on the creation of a separate Telangana state and insisted that Hyderabad will be the capital of the proposed state. Special: Statehood for TelanganaSource: The Times of India | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am Sonia Gandhi meets party works, inspects projects at Rae Bareli - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am Close the Dinakaran chapter, opines former CJI - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:30 am 5 Americans held in Pakistan had contacted al-Qaida: OfficialsFive US men arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks had contacted someone linked to al-Qaida and were arrested just before a meeting.Source: The Times of India | 12 Dec 2009 | 1:27 am Sachin Tendulkar reveals Aamir Khan's secret!Source: The Times of India | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:19 am Expert group says every third Indian under poverty line - domain-B
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:18 am Bollywood biggies grace Farah's lingerie showSource: The Times of India | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:16 am Secret in this chest at Meghalaya's Raj BhavanAn impregnable iron trunk at Shillong's Raj Bhavan has left occupants of the colonial building baffled and quite at their wit's end for over a century. What lies within? No one knows.Source: The Times of India | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am 30 more MLAs quit in protestSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Rehabilitation package for IDPs in AssamGuwahati: The Assam government on Friday announced a Rs. 60-crore package for the rehabilitation of 11,092 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who have been staying in make-shift relief camps in lower Assam’s Kokrajhar, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am GJM: we are not piggybacking on TelanganaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Mayawati for splitting U.P. into smaller StatesLUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has extended support for creation of smaller States. On Friday, she backed the formation of the separate States of Bundelkhand and Western Uttar Pradesh by trifurcating U.P. and sent a letter to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Orientation on computer literacyFor District Educational Officers and 325 teachersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Union Home Minister draws flakOpposition wants fresh statement from P. Chidambaram to restore normalcySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am TNAU sets up automatic weather stationsSALEM: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, has established Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in 20 blocks in Salem district primarily to help farmers face “abnormal” weather conditions for better crop ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am State unhappy with decision to set up Mahadayi tribunalUnion Cabinet decision smacks of bias, says MinisterSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am 3G auction as scheduledNEW DELHI: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology A. Raja on Friday said the auction of spectrum for 3G mobile service would be held as scheduled. “There is no change in the schedule,” he told journalists ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Nothing will be done in haste, Manmohan assures MPsResolution on Telangana to be moved after consensusSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 12 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am GJM intensifies Gorkhaland stir - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:47 pm Superstar Rajinikanth turns 60Source: The Times of India | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:38 pm Questions surround Woods' future as marketing starLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods' decision to withdraw from professional golf due to a sex scandal raised questions on Friday about his future as a magnet for corporate sponsors, with AT&T saying it was evaluating its ties.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:30 pm Erring? Get ready for a digital divorceErring? Get ready for a digital divorceSource: The Times of India | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:27 pm Protests paralyse life in Andhra, Rayalseema regionsBandhs and protests over the Centre's move to create a separate Telangana state continued for the second day on Saturday, affecting normal life in coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions.Source: The Times of India | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:35 pm De-glam Katrina wants item numberWhile Katrina Kaif is trying her best to convince Prakash Jha to let her feature in an item song in Rajneeti, he is looking for another prominent actress as he doesnt want Katrina to deviate from her staid role in the film.Source: The Times of India | 11 Dec 2009 | 10:25 pm Woods taking break from golf, admits infidelityMIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods said on Friday he would take an indefinite break from professional golf, admitting he cheated on his wife and bowing to the pressure of two weeks of frenzied media scrutiny of his private life.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 9:40 pm US: IITian Buddhi gets 4yrs 9mths sentenceIIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison and an additional three years of supervised release by a US court for posting hate messages in 2006 against George Bush.Source: The Times of India | 11 Dec 2009 | 8:34 pm Text of statement from Tiger WoodsMIAMI (Reuters) - Here is the full text of a statement by golfer Tiger Woods issued on his website, www.tigerwoods.comSource: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:36 pm Paresh Barua calls for plebiscite - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:32 pm Draft deal gives lift to flagging climate talksCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A draft climate pact unveiled on Friday revived hopes that U.N. talks might be able to pin down an international deal to fight global warming, but developing nations said they needed more cash from the rich.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 3:26 pm Coast Guard sailors released - Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 2:26 pm Indian barriers cost U.S. farmers millions - U.S. studyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farmers and food manufacturers lose millions of dollars in sales to India each year because of that country's high tariffs and other trade barriers, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:37 pm Sreesanth in hospital with swine fluNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth is suffering from swine flu and will miss Saturday's second and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:33 pm Michael Jackson to get lifetime achievement GrammyLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Michael Jackson next month will receive a posthumous Grammy for lifetime achievement, along with six other artists, organizers of the music industry's top awards said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 1:11 pm A Headley mystery - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am Woods wins UK court ban against nude, sex photosMIAMI (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods, fighting to fend off intense media scrutiny over allegations he cheated on his wife, has won a British court order banning publication in Britain of any photos or video showing him nude or having sex.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 11:34 am Pakistani, U.S. agents interrogate five AmericansSARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues interrogated on Friday five young American Muslims who wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight U.S.-led forces, Pakistani officials said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 7:29 am Pooja Chopra:The other contestants call me 'India' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 11 Dec 2009 | 6:07 am Telangana statehood sparks more calls, Congress corneredNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's plan to carve a Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh on Friday sparked statehood demands in other parts of Asia's third largest economy in a new challenge to the Congress party-led government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 11 Dec 2009 | 5:58 am
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