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No sealing in Delhi till Dec 2010!Parliament today passed a crucial bill without discussion, which will allow a major relief to several Delhiites at least up to December 2010 from sealing and demolition of unauthorised shops and houses.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Polling underway for Maharashtra Legislative Council!Polling to fill in vacancies from the local self-government bodies to the Maharashtra Legislative Council began here Friday morning.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Passenger from Dhaka detained!Immigration department of the NSC Bose International Airport here today detained a man from Bangladesh following an anonymous tip off that he was an ISI agent.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Maoists kill CPM leader`s father, injure mother!Suspected Maoists shot dead a CPI(M) leader`s father and chopped off his mother`s left hand in West Midnapore district, besides killing another CPI(M) worker and setting fire to a party zonal committee member`s house, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Maoists explode landmine in poll-bound Jharkhand!Suspected Maoists exploded a landmine, injuring a policeman at Mahur in Jharkhand which went to the final round of polling for its 81-member Assembly on Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Terrorists planning `spectacular violence` in Goa: Naik!Goa government has intelligence inputs about Pakistan-based terrorists` design to indulge in `spectacular violence` in the state, Home Minister Ravi Naik said today.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:58 am Lebanon rescuers seek survivors from capsized shipNaval sources said that high waves and strong winds were hampering the search in the area where the ship sank 17 km (11 miles) off the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Mammals may be nearly half way towards mass extinctionA new analysis has shown that North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way towards mass extinction.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Novelist Radhika Jha travels into the heart of rural IndiaNew Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Journalist-cum-social worker-turned novelist Radhika Jha, winner of the French Prix Guerlain award, has journeyed into the heart of rural India - scripting a story of change - in her new novel 'Lanterns on Their Horns'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Sun, sand and suspense - Goa stayed newsyPanaji, Dec 18 (IANS) The mysterious death of a Russian woman and the alleged rape of another rocked Goa this year. The accidental arrest of a serial killer and a cyclone that killed several fishermen also made news. Ten landmark events of 2009 from the state:Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Vijender, Paes bring joy, India struggles to host CWGNew Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) Amid the sporting world raising doubts over India's ability to organise the 2010 Commonwealth Games, champion boxer Vijender Singh and tennis star Leander Paes have shown there is much more to achieve than merely cashing in on Olympic medals.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Australia rebuts 'cooking the books' on emissionsNew Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) With last-minute negotiations on at Copenhagen to rescue the UN climate summit, Australia Friday rebutted media reports that it had 'cooked the books' by allegedly ignoring emissions from agriculture and forestry sectors.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Delhi govt yet to start renovation work at Indira Gandhi stadiumOfficials of the Delhi Public Works Department have sought the Delhi Urban Art Commission's approval to upgrade and renovate the sports venue at IP Estate in Central Delhi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Lok Sabha nods to bill for free air travel by ministers' companionsThe bill entitles ministers to take along "any number of companions or relatives" by air at the same rates at which travelling allowances were payable to them and their family.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Calorie intake linked to cell lifespan, cancer developmentRestricting consumption of glucose can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed the death of precancerous human-lung cells.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Russian rape case: Supreme court refuses bail to rape accusedSenior advocate UU Lalit said that if the high court order is not stayed, the protection granted by the trial court would be lifted and Goa politician John Fernandes will be arrested.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Enzyme may help offer new approach to hypertension therapyAn enzyme called ACE2 may help offer an alternative therapy for treating some types of hypertension, a new study has found.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:09 am Human protein that prevents H1N1 influenza infection foundIn cultured human cells, those proteins, whose functions were previously unknown, block the replication of H1N1 influenza virus, West Nile virus, and dengue virus.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am Unseasonal rains damage crop in NashikCrops have taken a severe hit in Manjargaon, Mhalsakore, Thadisarole, Khedlezung, Tarukhedle, and other villages in Niphad tehsil in Maharashtra.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am Mercedes planning top-secret week-long desert test for SchumacherSchumacher, mulling over a return four years after he retired, is expected to test a car from the Grand Prix 2 feeder series.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:05 am White Paper shows railways below par during Lalu eraA status paper on the functioning of railways, presented in Lok Sabha on Friday, punctured former railway minister Lalu Prasad's tall claims of record profit.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:03 am Bandh affects normal life in Vijaywada - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Mamata Banerjee to disclose finances of the Indian Railways in ParliamentNew Delhi, Dec 18 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will present a document in Parliament on Friday, which will give details of the finances of the Indian Railways.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Antony asks Army to ensure non-violation of human rightsNew Delhi, Dec 18 : Defence Minister AK Antony today asked the top brass of the Armed Forces to ensure that there is no violation of human rights at any level.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am IIM-Indore professor found murdered in campus - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Hot babes trying to be Salma Hayek?Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am About 32 pct voting till noon in final round of polling in Jharkhand - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Advani to resign, BJP all set for a generation leapNew Delhi, Dec 18 : In what could be could be considered as a plan for the future, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to change the party's leadership. Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who is also the leader of opposition in Parliament, may resign on Friday from his post making way for Sushma Swaraj, and BJP President Rajnath Singh would hand over his office to Nitin Gadkari.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am 26/11 accused Kasab withdraws confessions in Mumbai special trial CourtMumbai, Dec 18 : Mohd Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman, whose statement was to be recorded today in the 26/11 special trial Court in Mumbai, has withdrawn from all the confessions made by him earlier.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am 30,000 troops withdrawn from KashmirNew Delhi, Dec 18 : Defence Minister AK Antony today said that the Centre has withdrawn nearly 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am Kasab does a U-turn on role in 26/11 - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:34 am Mukesh Ambani ranked 5th best CEO in the world - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:23 am Huge cache of arms recovered in Poonch in KashmirPoonch (J-K), Dec 18 : Security forces have recovered an arms cache from a rebel hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Rate talk swirls ahead of RBI, fin min meetNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao will meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday evening, sources said, amid speculation the bank would tighten monetary policy to help stem rising prices.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:09 am Taming inflation high on India's agenda - MukherjeeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Containing inflation is high on the government's agenda and it is monitoring the price situation, the finance minister said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:48 am Manmohan: we can do moreNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday reiterated India’s commitment to keep its per capita emissions below that of the developed countries and asserted that the country was willing to do more, provided there were credible ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Chiranjeevi quits as MLA; for united A.P.HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam Party president K. Chiranjeevi on Thursday announced the reversal of his party’s stand on Telangana and submitted his resignation as MLA to the Speaker owning moral responsibility for his political ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Maudany’s wife arrested in KochiTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Soofiya, wife of the People’s Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasir Maudany, was arrested by the police from her residence in Kochi on Thursday. The arrest brings to an end a high drama that has been enacted in ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Collegium decides to drop DinakaranThe Law Ministry has submitted another report to the Chief Justice of India on the chargesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am NREGS studyTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A study team sent by the Union government has found that Kerala is implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in a very efficient manner. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Excise officers in State get more powersTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has issued an ordinance conferring on Excise Department officers powers similar to those enjoyed by their counterparts in the Police Department to investigate abkari offences. The measure is expected ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am GJM to take part in tripartite talksKOLKATA: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha will take part in the tripartite talks scheduled for December 21. — PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Rajkhowa’s police custody extendedGUWAHATI: ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah were remanded to police custody for nine more days on Thursday. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am TRS president sounds a warning‘No amount of police or military force can stop us if Telangana is not given’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Court stays investigationKochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the investigation in a case where two accused were charged with an attempt to convert two women to Islam after enticing them through love affair. Justice M. Sasidharan Nambiar passed the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am 30000 troops withdrawn from Kashmir: Antony - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:57 pm Kasab denies all charges, claims forced confessionMain accused in 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Kasab, claimed before a special court that he was arrested on the night of November 25 and that he was falsely implicated. He also said he had met Headley while in jail.Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:50 pm 30,000 troops withdrawn from KashmirDefence minister AK Antony on Friday said that two Army divisions comprising around 30,000 troops have been moved out of Kashmir in the wake of improvement in the security situation there.Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm 'My Name is Khan... Shah Rukh Khan'Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:32 pm U.N. climate negotiators hammer out initial draftCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Negotiators facing a Friday deadline hammered out an initial draft U.N. climate pact overnight that calls for a two degree Celsius cap on global temperatures and billions in aid for poor nations, sources said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 11:30 pm 3 first date disasters to avoidDating with someone for the first time is always a nerve-racking experience. Here are some of the toughest situations and ways of getting out of them.Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:57 pm Most controversial judge Dinakaran's interviewSource: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:53 pm Families come out tops in Asia in recession - surveySINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Every recession has a silver lining, with a survey showing a majority of Asians believe their families are the most important part of their lives as the global economic turmoil puts more careers in jeopardy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:51 pm Soofiya Madhani: Interrogation to continue - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:45 pm Sushma BJP face in House, Advani its mentor - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:44 pm Bill Clinton lied under oath about our affair: LewinskyMore than 11 years after their affair rocked America, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has claimed the then US President Bill Clinton lied under oath when he described their romantic encounters during his impeachment trial, according to a new book.Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 10:40 pm 'My Name is Khan' a love story, not about terrorism - Shah RukhMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says his upcoming film 'My Name is Khan', which pairs him with co-actor Kajol after an on-screen hiatus of eight years, does not have terrorism as its main theme and is mostly a love story.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:58 pm Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Goa, IndiaPANAJI (Reuters Life!) - A small state on India’s Western coast, Goa boasts of quaint Portuguese colonial charm, sun-kissed beaches and great seafood.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 9:06 pm Ash, Salman cross pathsWhat happens when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan bump into each other?Source: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 8:49 pm Coup denied as Pakistan minister blocked from leavingISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Rumours of a Pakistan coup sparked by a government minister being barred from leaving the country were dismissed on Friday after briefly causing flutters in financial markets.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 8:47 pm Protests mar Akshay's Olympic torch relaySource: The Times of India | 17 Dec 2009 | 8:42 pm The Indian party system is facing a crisis - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:31 pm FEATURE - Tale of war and peace in the 2004 tsunamiCOLOMBO/ACEH (Reuters) - For two of Asia's longest-running insurgencies, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami offered a chance for peace in each.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 7:03 pm "Avatar" box office seen topping $75 million in debutLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Box office watchers expect widely-anticipated sci-fi movie "Avatar" to make more than $75 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters this coming weekend following its debut on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:51 pm Woods wins American golf writers' player of year awardNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has been voted male Golfer of the Year in the annual Golf Writers of America Awards, the PGA Tour said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 6:44 pm Air India One not spared, mishap delays PM's Copenhagen flight - Times of India
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