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Two killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh!Two people were killed and 35 injured when a state-run bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh`s Solan district early Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am Cyclone storm likely to cross TN coast Tuesday night!The cyclone strom `Ward, which had weekend and formed into a depression is likely to cross Tamil Nadu coast between Kaniyakumari and Nagapattinam districts tonight, Met officials said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am Rainfall in Delhi, but mercury stays above average!Did the dark skies and light rainfall make you wrap yourself with some extra woollies? The warm clothes were not required as the temperature despite the rain on Tuesday morning remained well above average, the Met department said.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am Beware of killer stretch on national highway in Punjab!A busy stretch on National Highway 22 that connects Chandigarh to Ambala and gets heavy traffic to and from Delhi is fast becoming a killer road, with one person dying in an accident every four days, reveal police records.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am No takers for ULFA`s Paresh Baruah`s public apology!He may have sought forgiveness, but the elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed ULFA, Paresh Baruah is under fire - from both his former comrades in arms and the families of those killed in blasts triggered by the outfit.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:57 am Villagers, police clash in Noida; 12 injured!At least 12 people were injured on Tuesday in clashes between the Noida police and protesting villagers following a move to vacate encroached land.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am India, Italy to cooperate in nuclear energy sector!Visiting Italian Minister for Economic Development, Claudio Scajola has said that Italy has promised to cooperate with India to double the latter`s nuclear energy production.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am `Non-performance on health grounds not to affect promotion`!Non-performance of a government employee due to leave on health grounds cannot hamper his promotion, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has held.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Amid violence, Maoists at war within!They may have stepped up attacks across different parts of India, but the debate still rages within the larger body of Indian Maoists: is the violence the way foward?Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Probe finds pilot error caused Dhruv crash in Ecuador!In a big relief to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, pilot error was found to have caused the crash of the defence PSU`s Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) "Dhruv" in Ecuador in October, a probe has revealed.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Shutdown in Kashmir against CBI`s Shopian report!A day after the CBI reportedly stated in its probe report that the two women in question in the Shopian rape and murder case died of drowning, the Kashmir Valley is shut on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Somnath, Bollywood on LeT hit-list: FBI!LeT was planning to attack the NDC, Somnath temple, and some Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Cong MP begins hunger strike for Andhra unity!Congress MP L Rajagopal has begun a indefinite hunger strike to oppose division of AP.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Dec 2009 | 4:55 am Wells Fargo to repay $25 bn bailout fundsFinancial services firm Wells Fargo & Company has said it will repay bailout funds worth $25 billion to the US government.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Advance tax numbers fail to cheer StreetThe markets shrugged off the higher advance tax numbers reported by India Inc for the third quarter ended December as inflation concerns occupied centre-stage. The Sensex ended at 16877, weaker by 220 points and the Nifty closed at 5059, lower by 46 points.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am SAIL erases gains, slips 1%The stock erased all its gains and slipped into the negative to settle at Rs 210, down 1.5%. The counter clocked volumes of 1.82 million shares as compared to the two-week daily average traded volumes of 1.40 million shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am CBI charges Raju, others in fresh Rs 430-cr scamThe CBI has charged Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, his brother B Rama Raju and eight others with creating fictitious customers and siphoning off Rs 430 crores from the IT firm.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am MetricStream chosen by Amedisys for managing risk effortsHeadquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Amedisys is one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Headley worked as FBI informer: Report - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Two drown as coracle capsizes in the middle of damSome villagers, who saw the coracle capsizing, immediately informed police and fire services and rescue personnel, who rushed to the spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Rajnath says no post-poll alliance with Jharkhand Mukti MorchaRajnath Singh said the NDA's main "concern" was to eradicate poverty and provide employment opportunities to the youth of the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Karunanidhi announces constituting welfare board for Tamil film worldThe board would be headed by information minister, Parithi Ilamvazhuthi and represented by popular actors Sivakumar and Khushboo among others.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Punjab tops list of female foeticide cases, Rajasthan secondAccording to figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau, in Punjab, 81 cases were registered for female foeticide while for Rajasthan the corresponding number was 51.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am BSE extends trading time by 10 minutesAccording to a circular issued by the exchange, trading in the equity and equity derivatives segments will commence from 9.45 a.m. onwards, instead of the present timing of 9.55 am.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am CAG ready to audit RIL's gas field expensesThe government today said Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries has provided most of the papers relating to its eastern offshore KG-D6 gas fields and the nation's top auditor CAG is ready to begin audit of expenses incurred in developing the fields.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am India's per capita emission 70% below world avg: reportDespite being the fourth largest economy, India's per capita emission levels are 70 per cent below world average and 93 per cent lower than those in the US, says a latest report on climate change.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am YSR's bro Vivekananda Reddy goes on fast for united stateLate Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's brother and MLC Y S Vivekananda Reddy today began an indefinite hunger strike here in support of a united state.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:14 am Two villages to use solar energy for power consumptionThe electricity department in the Union teritory maintains a low transmission loss with 12.6%, while the national average is 30%.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Lily Allen faces probe over smoking at Liverpool concertAcoording to reports, the British singer, was reportedly seen lighting up cigarettes during the concert at the Echo Arena.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am YSR Reddy's brother Vivekananda goes on fast for united state - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am YSR Reddy's brother Vivekananda goes on fast for united stateVivekananda Reddy began his fast after paying homage to Potti Sriramulu, who laid down his life for the formation of a special state for the Telugu-speaking people.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Nicolas Cage says films kept him from jailCage's former wife Christina Fulton has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Unidentified persons break glass case of statue outside churchThe glass case of a statue placed on the periphery of a church, 10 km from here, was found broken; The statue has not been damaged and is intact.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am ICICI's UK arm accused of mistreating whistleblower: reportIndia's leading private lender ICICI Bank's UK subsidiary has been accused by the Employment Tribunals in London of mistreating a whistleblower, a media report says.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am Piemonte in Italy woos Indian auto component firmsThe Italian region of Piemonte is wooing Indian auto component industry with special incentives, including faster clearance of investment proposals, to set up shops there.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Indian-American gets 12 years jail term in healthcare fraudAn Indian-American man has been sentenced by a US court to 12 yrs in jail and ordered to pay $68 million for his involvement in an Internet scam by illegally selling addictive medicines to cyber customers and drug users.Source: The Times of India | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:04 am Kashmir strike against CBI report into Shopian deaths - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 2:04 am Cong MP launches hunger strike for united Andhra - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:14 am Sehwag smashes career-best 146 in first Sri Lanka ODIRAJKOT (Reuters) - Virender Sehwag blazed to a career-best 146 to steer India to their highest one-day total of 414 for seven in the opening game against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Dec 2009 | 1:06 am 1st ODI: India make record 414 against Sri LankaRiding on brilliant knocks by Sehwag (146), Tendulkar (69) and Dhoni (72), India set a daunting 415-run target for Sri Lanka in the first ODI at Rajkot on TuesdaySource: The Times of India | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:43 am CBI rules out rape, murder in Shopian caseIt was an incident of drowning; charge sheet against 13 for misleading probe; Majlis calls for Kashmir bandhSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Manmohan, Wen likely to meetNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao at Copenhagen on the sidelines of the climate summit later this week to discuss a common strategy for climate change. The two are expected to meet on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Dinakaran impeachment plea moved76 Rajya Sabha members petition the Chairman seeking removal of Karnataka Chief JusticeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am GJM drops bandh call after meeting AdvaniNEW DELHI: Paying heed to Leader of the Opposition L. K. Advani’s appeal, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on Monday decided to drop its bandh call in the Darjeeling hills. GJM general secretary Roshan Giri said Mr. Advani and senior ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Ram Pradhan report on December 21NAGPUR: The report of the Ram Pradhan Committee, which went into the Mumbai terror attacks, will be tabled in the Maharashtra Assembly on December 21. Home Minister R R Patil made this statement while replying to the Opposition resolution on ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am CBI seeks nod to prosecute TytlerNEW DELHI: The CBI has sought permission to prosecute Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am 76 MPs move petitionNEW DELHI: Seventy-six Rajya Sabha members on Monday formally petitioned Chairman Hamid Ansari, seeking the removal of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran on charges, including corruption and land-grabbing. The motion was ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Bigger focus promised on Kyoto after African walkoutWe extracted a commitment on two-track approach: JairamSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Andhra Pradesh Legislature adjournedHYDERABAD: Chaos in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, arising out of the political uncertainty in the State over the Telangana issue, forced the Rosaiah government to opt for adjournment of the winter session of the Assembly and the Council. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Two Hizb commanders killed in J&KJAMMU: Security forces killed two ‘commanders’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in a fierce gunfight in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Monday. On a tipoff, a party of the police and the Army launched an ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Cyclone storm likely to cross Tamil Nadu coast tonight - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:56 pm Cong MP on hunger strike for united AndhraCongress MP L Rajagopal said the majority of the people did not want the division of Andhra Pradesh and demanded the Centre make a statement that the state would not be bifurcated.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:49 pm 1984 sikh riots: Chidambaram talks tough - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:30 pm 'Good job', Rana told Lashkar after Mumbai attacksTerror suspect Rana complimented members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, saying they did a "good job" during the terror attacks in Mumbai, US prosecutors have alleged.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:56 pm Obama to investment guru Buffett: Hi cuzWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama, who won political support and has sought advice from investment guru Warren Buffett, may now feel even closer to the world's second richest man.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:37 pm Boeing set for first flight of 787SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is set to make the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner on Tuesday, almost two and a half years after the new, fuel-efficient plane, which is key to the company's financial future, was supposed to leave the ground.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm Chicago man Rana knew of Mumbai attack beforehand - U.S.CHICAGO (Reuters) - Pakistani-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, charged with helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper, knew about the assault on Mumbai in advance and discussed other potential targets in India, prosecutors said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:55 pm Amitabh looks back on the hits and misses of 2009Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 8:17 pm Africa protest hits U.N. climate talks in final weekCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:50 pm Sis Raveena to choose bride for Rahul MahajanRaveena Tandon to play Rahul Mahajans sister and help him pick a bride...Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:35 pm High alert after 'fidayeen' enter Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 7:10 pm Final proof: Farm loan waivers won LS polls for CongUPA government's mega farm loan waiver scheme has often been touted as a significant factor in Congress's stunning victory in the elections. Now, there are numbers to back the claim.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:47 pm AIDS prevention gel fails in African trialsLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drug company Endo Pharmaceuticals' gel designed to prevent infection with the AIDS virus was ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain's Medical Research Council (MRC) said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 6:28 pm INTERVIEW - Tsunami-hit communities ready for future - ClintonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Communities devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami have "built back better" and lessons were learned for future disaster recovery, said Bill Clinton, who served as U.N. special envoy for tsunami rebuilding.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:58 pm RS MPs submit impeachment notice against Dinakaran - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:20 pm Jaswant reaches out to Advani for Gorkhaland - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:52 pm Delhi beats Mumbai in family planning: SurveyAccording to the National Family Health Survey, 41% of married women in Mumbai do not use any kind of contraception; the corresponding figure for Delhi's married women is a lower 33%.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 4:37 pm Strict action against Gafoor for cop remarks: RR Patil - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Dec 2009 | 1:51 pm India asks China to be 'sensitive' to key concernsWhile India and China bond at Copenhagen, India has taken charge of reshaping relations with China at a bilateral level, with some much-needed plain speaking.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 1:38 pm Suicide attackers in India: Intelligence sources'Pashtun-looking' suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat, security agencies have said.Source: The Times of India | 14 Dec 2009 | 1:20 pm Orissa journalists protest police atrocitiesBhubaneswar, Dec 14 (IANS) Hundreds of journalists in Orissa Monday protested against increasing police atrocities against media persons in different parts of the state since the past few months.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 11:20 am Galleon's Rajaratnam asks U.S. judge to reduce bailNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon hedge-fund founder accused in a coast-to-coast insider trading probe, asked a New York judge on Monday to reduce his bail, taking aim at the government's reliance on a cooperating witness.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:51 am Andhra MP arrested again, launches fastHyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Congress MP from Vijayawada L. Rajagopal was arrested by the police for the second time Monday as he tried to sit on a hunger strike to oppose the proposed bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh for a Telangana state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:50 am Tytler seeks clarification from home ministry over 1984 riotsNew Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Upset over reference to his name in Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remarks during the calling attention motion on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the Rajya Sabha, Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has sought a clarification from the home ministry.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:50 am Delhi assembly passes new excise bill with stringent finesNew Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Drinking in public places in the national capital will now invite a hefty fine, and in addition if you are a nuisance then a three-month jail term will be slapped, according to a new bill passed Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:50 am I have not been made Karnataka government counsel, Swaraj KaushalBangalore/New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Swaraj Kaushal, the husband of BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, late Monday denied that he has been appointed standing counsel for Karnataka.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:20 am Sand sculpture fest in Goa to focus on global warmingPanaji, Dec 14 (IANS) Goa, a popular beach tourism destination battling the effects of climate change, will host a sand art festival with global warming as its central theme, a tourism department official here said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 am Kerala court defers hearing on Sufiya Maudany's bail pleaKollam (Kerala), Dec 14 (IANS) A team of Kerala police officials who had come to take into custody Abdul Nasir Maudany's wife Sufiya Maudany in connection with the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case, returned after the state high court deferred hearing of her anticipatory bail till Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 am Mamata demands compensation for bus-trailer accident victimsKolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also the chief of state's principal opposition Trinamool Congress, Monday demanded compensation to the families of the victims who died in Sunday's bus and truck-trailer crash in Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah district.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 10:00 am Ranbir fails to charm audiences with 'Rocket Singh'New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor's attempts to highlight a salesman's life through his latest outing 'Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year' have gone awry, as the film has fallen flat at the box office.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 9:40 am 'West Bengal has made adequate security arrangements'Kolkata, Dec 14 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday said it has made adequate security arrangements across the state acting on a central intelligence agency's input that a few Taliban-trained militants have sneaked into the country and might launch attacks on vital installations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Dec 2009 | 9:40 am Rising inflation adds to case for tighteningNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale prices rose faster than expected in November, and analysts said inflation worries could prompt the central bank to tighten banks' reserve requirements in coming weeks and raise rates early next year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 5:47 am Protest widens against creation of TelanganaHYDERABAD (Reuters) - Thousands marched in ports and towns of southern Andhra Pradesh to protest plans to carve out a new state, as a backlash grew against demands for statehood in a challenge for the Congress party-led government.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Dec 2009 | 3:57 am
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