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Polling underway in TN, Manipur Assembly bypolls!Polling for by-elections to two Tamil Nadu Assembly and Manipur constituencies began this morning amidst tight security.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Dec 2009 | 5:26 am Proper analysis needed on Rangnath panel recommendations: Cong!Congress said patience is needed on the issue of implementation of Rangnath Mishra Commission report that recommended reservation for Muslims and other minorities.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Dec 2009 | 5:26 am Delhi gets colder, temp drops to 7.7 C!Delhi experienced a chilly and misty Saturday morning with the minimum temperature being recorded at 7.7 degrees Celsius. The weatherman predicted that the city would get colder in the coming few days.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Dec 2009 | 5:26 am How names of celebrities can help us rememberBesides making people buy tickets for movies, celebrities' names can help us remember, says a new research.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:31 am Protestors stop trains in Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Protestors agitating against the division of Andhra Pradesh Saturday stopped trains in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions, officials said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Sehwag to lead; Karthik replaces DhoniNagpur/ Chennai, Dec 19 (IANS) Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik will replace India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been handed two-match ban because of the slow over rate in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Nagpur Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:30 am Markfed's canned-food export to rise to Rs 10-12 cr in 2009-10With a spurt in demand from overseas for Indian cuisines like saag, rajmah and kurhi pakora, Punjab government-owned Markfed aims to achieve Rs 10-12 crore export turnover from canned food this fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Tiger Woods "doing everything possible" to save his marriageWoods has undergone gruelling therapy sessions with wife Elin Nordegren. Also, he hits golf balls in the dark to clear his head. However, Nordegren has no plans of staying long with Woods.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:28 am Alcohol outlets pave way for specific problems among youngstersOff-premise alcohol outlets and bars have a link with traffic crashes and assaults among youngsters, claims a new study.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Gadkari reaches Delhi, says 'very happy' to be BJP chief - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Nigeria rebels attack oil pipeline over president's absence in peace talksNigerian militants said they had carried out their first attack on an oil pipeline since an amnesty offer because the absence of president Umaru Yar'Adua was delaying peace talks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Chelsea's Ancelotti more special in Italy than me, claims MourinhoMourinho said that most Italians would want former AC Milan manager Ancelotti to win when both of them go head-to-head during the Inter Milan-Chelsea clash in the Champions League.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Fergie thinks four-horse race for Premier League title would be "fantastic"Chelsea is three points ahead of United, and Arsenal five points further back on 32 but with a game in hand.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Kamineni group to set up hospitals in Andhra PradeshCity-based Kamineni Hospitals today said it would set up a chain of hospitals across Andhra Pradesh under a Rs 300 crore-expansion plan in the next two to four years.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Use, misuse of alcohol and marijuana influenced by common set of genesA new study has found that use and misuse of alcohol and marijuana can be traced to common set of genes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am Nicole Kidman, daughter in Sydney to celebrate ChristmasNicole Kidman and singer husband Keith Urban are in Sydney to spend Christmas with their extended families for the second time at their Southern Highlands mansion.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Mature college students enjoy sex more than their immature counterpartsEmotionally mature students may get more positive benefits from sex than their less-mature counterparts, says a new study.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:17 am Jessica Simpson may sue Star Magazine over Tiger Woods link-upThe singer is very angry with the mag for running a cover story claiming she was the latest addition to the golfer's growing harem.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Reservation shouldn't kill competitive spirit: Ranganath panel - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am Gadkari 'very happy' to be BJP chiefNew Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari Saturday said he was 'very happy' to take charge of the main opposition party nationally.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Chandigarh to welcome 2010 with week-long celebrationsChandigarh, Dec 19 (IANS) Puppet shows, performances by prominent rock bands and Santa Claus distributing sweets among kids will be part of the week-long events planned here from Dec 25 to herald 2010, an official said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am GJM 'relaxes' hunger strike - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Centre may make statement on Telangana next week: PurandeswariCentre might come out with a clear statement on the issue of a unified Andhra Pradesh on Monday or Tuesday, Union Minister for State D Purandeswari today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Nigerian militants attack oil pipelineNigerian militants attacked an oil pipeline early today morning, breaking a tenuous cease-fire with the government over the long absence of its ill president.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Gujarat to make voting a must in local electionsGandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) A bill to make voting compulsory in all local self government bodies in Gujarat was moved in the state assembly Saturday - the first such move in the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am BSNL to expand network in Bihar's naxal-affected areasState-run telecom operator BSNL would expand its network in naxalite-affected areas of Bihar and update facilities in the region bordering Nepal, Union Minister of State for Communications Sachin Pilot said today. "We will lay thrust on expanding our network in the naxal-hit areas of Bihar, besides updating communication facilities in the areas bordering Nepal," Pilot told reporters here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:46 am Telangana stir: shutdown hits life in AP districtsRelay hunger strikes, road blockades and demonstrations in support of a united Andhra Pradesh continued for the tenth consecutive day today in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the state even as a 48-hour bandh was being observed in many districts in these regions.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:41 am Women power in Lok Sabha: Sonia, Meira and now SushmaThree of the top slots in Parliament are being held by women - Sushma Swaraj has become Leader of the Opposition, Meira Kumar is Speaker and Sonia Gandhi is chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party.Source: The Times of India | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Telangana tangle: Fasting Congress MP Rajagopal in hospitalCongress MP L Rajagopal, who has been on an indefinite fast in support of a unified Andhra Pradesh, was taken into police custody and forcibly shifted to a hospital today, triggerring protests from his supporters who staged demonstrations across the coastal city.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:39 am Ex IIM-B director elected new ISEC ChairmanK R S Murthy, former Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the city-based Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:39 am PM back after attending Copenhagen SummitPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today returned home after attending the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen where a US-brokered deal with India and other emerging countries that places no legally-binding emission cuts on developed countries ran into trouble.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Efforts to keep Ganga cleanNew Delhi, Dec 19 : Varanasi District administration on Saturday invoked section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code on the banks of the River Ganga to keep it clean.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Sehwag to lead the side in Dhoni's absenceNew Delhi, Dec 19 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that India opener Virender Sehwag would be the captain for the next two one-day internationals (ODIs) in the absence of the regular skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Hike in Railway fares not a solution, says Mamata BanerjeeNew Delhi, Dec 19 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee tabled a "White Paper" in Parliament on Friday, giving details of the financial position of the Railways which indicated the difference between the claim and the actual finances of the Railways during the term of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav as the Railway Minister of the country.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am BJP's leadership change not at the behest of RSS, claims Rajnath SinghNew Delhi, Dec 19 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh said on Friday (December 18) that no consultations were held with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the change made in party's top leadership.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Power defaulters pay Rs.14.7 croreChandigarh, Dec 19 (IANS) Haryana's power distribution agency, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), has recovered arrears totalling Rs.14.7 crore (Rs.147 million) from nearly 16,000 power defaulters in the past 15 days, a company official said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am National highlights of the week - Business Standard
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am National highlights of the weekNew Delhi: TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao throws 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 | 19 Dec 2009 | 2:08 am Rate talk swirls around RBI, finmin meetNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A meeting of India's central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee fuelled speculation on Friday that the bank may tighten monetary policy earlier than expected to stem rising prices.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:58 am Cong MPs lobby for Dinakaran, Dalits - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:21 am Geelani questions need for deployment of troops in Kashmir - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:12 am U.S.-led climate deal under threat in CopenhagenCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks fell into crisis on Saturday after some developing nations angrily rejected a plan worked out by U.S. President Barack Obama, China and other fast growing economies for fighting global warming.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:08 am Dhoni banned for 2 ODIs, Sehwag to leadVirender Sehwag was named captain of the Indian team for the next two ODIs against Sri Lanka after MS Dhoni was banned for the team's slow over-rate.Source: The Times of India | 19 Dec 2009 | 1:08 am 96.3 per cent turnout in Council electionsPolling was by and large peacefulSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Income must be the lone criteria for reservation: Misra panelSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Guyanese woman charged with smuggling Indians to U.S.Washington: A Guyanese was charged in a nine-count indictment on Friday for smuggling one Indian to the U.S. and trying to smuggle three others. Arrested by federal authorities on November 17, 52-year-old Annita Devi Gerald, was charged ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Two cops killed in landmine blastRANCHI: Two policemen were killed and two others injured in landmine blasts triggered by Maoists in West Singhbhum and Palamau districts of Jharkhand during the final phase of the Assembly elections on Friday. A landmine, triggered at ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Last-ditch efforts to salvage climate talks at CopenhagenLeaders delay departure to negotiate face-saving declarationSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Advani steps down as Opposition LeaderNEW DELHI: L.K. Advani on Friday became chairman of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s parliamentary wing leading to his simultaneous exit as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a position now taken by Sushma Swaraj. The post ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Denied bailNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to Goa politician John Fernandes, who has been accused of raping a Russian girl. — ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Maudhany’s acquittal upheldSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am I was in jail before 26/11, says ‘Kasab’MUMBAI: Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab,’ the lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai terror attack case, on Friday denied having ever fired at passengers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. He also told the special sessions court that he ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Income must be lone criteria for quota’Misra panel recommends extension of reservation to all religious minoritiesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Developing nations reject US-led climate change dealSeveral developing nations rejected on Saturday a climate deal worked out by US President Obama and four emerging economies including India, saying it could not become a UN blueprint for fighting global warming.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:40 pm Dhoni banned for two ODIs for slow over rateCHENNAI (Reuters) - Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been banned for two one-day international matches for his team's slow over rate in Friday's second ODI against Sri Lanka, the Indian cricket board said on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 11:00 pm Wanna avoid hangover? Stick to white spirits!Wish to avoid that post party hangover? Well, then avoid red wine and dark spirits and stick to white wine or vodka, say scientists.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:53 pm John's the Joker, not SRK!The script of the film was Joker was written with Shah Rukh Khan in mind but John has bagged the role.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:13 pm Sikh youth brutally attacked in TexasA Sikh graduate student, working as a part-time pizza delivery person, was thrown into a swimming pool and brutally assaulted by four men in West Texas, according a Sikh community advocacy group.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm First look: 'My Name Is Khan'Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:14 pm Kasab's sensational u-turn aimed at hampering trial - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:48 pm HC upholds Madhani acquittal in Kovai blasts cas - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 8:17 pm FACTBOX - Main points of the Copenhagen AccordCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and Brazil. The deal outlined fell far short of the ambitions for the Copenhagen summit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 6:13 pm Woods voted PGA Tour Player of the Year by peersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, who has taken an indefinite break from golf after being embroiled in a sex scandal, picked up another golfing honour on Friday when he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:50 pm ANALYSIS - Climate deal won't cap warming, big gapsCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A climate deal among world leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama puts off many tough decisions until 2010 and sets the planet on track to overshoot goals for limiting global warming.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:34 pm India, China triumph: No binding climate deal, for nowOn the verge of collapse, Copenhagen climate talks closed on a positive note with US President Obama saying the US had reached a "meaningful" deal with four emerging economies but it was not enough.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 5:23 pm "Avatar" midnight screenings pull in $3.5 mlnLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director James Cameron's big-budget film "Avatar" took in $3.5 million at its initial midnight screenings on Friday in the United States and Canada, ticket tracker Hollywood.com Box Office said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:36 pm Lok Sabha passes five bills in five minutesFive bills concerning crucial areas like the judiciary, trademarks, and perks and salaries of ministers, were adopted by the Lok Sabha on the last day of the winter session without even five minutes of discussion.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:59 pm Poll snub for Maoists - Calcutta Telegraph
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 3:45 pm 'Govt too timid to remove well-off castes from OBC list'In what may raise eyebrows of OBC satraps, Rangnath Mishra panel report has slammed the govt's timidity to purge the OBC list of castes which have ceased to be "backward". This, it says, is hurting genuine groups.Source: The Times of India | 18 Dec 2009 | 2:55 pm J&K hesitant to act on CBI findings in shopian case - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Dec 2009 | 12:29 pm Advani steps downNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani stepped down on Friday months after he led the Hindu nationalists to heavy defeat in the general election, officals said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 9:00 am Kasab retracts confessionMUMBAI (Reuters) - The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks retracted his statement in court on Friday, saying he was forced by the police to sign a confessional statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 4:41 am Pakistani minister barred from travel, tensions riseISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani minister has been prevented from leaving the country on the orders of an anti-graft agency, sparking rumours of a coup that were quickly dismissed, as political tension rose on Friday in the nuclear-armed country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Dec 2009 | 1:52 am
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