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Chidambaram warns of another attack, wants radical changes!In view of the threat of terrorist attacks within the country, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday recommended radical changes in the security apparatus of the country to boost India`s terror response. “Sooner than you think, there might be another crisis like the hijack of IC-814 and we need to restructure the security apparatus to avert such tragedies,” he said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am BSF, Pak Rangers to hold flag meeting over ceasefire violation!In the backdrop of ceasefire violation by Pakistan yesterday along Indo-Pak border, the BSF will hold a flag meeting Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Congress, BJP fight it out for supremacy in Jharkhand!The poll result matrix is changing fast in Jharkhand as trends reveal a close turf battle with the BJP said to be leading on 23 seats while the Congress seemed to lose its lead in being ahead on 22 seats. However, the final scenario could be different as JMM has secured a lead on 16 seats and Independents are ahead on 14- both Congress and BJP will now look at joining hands with either of the two after the final results emerge.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Holbrooke says he is not envoy for Indo-Pak relations!Making it clear that he is not an envoy for Indo-Pak ties, US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on Wednesday said he gives great importance to India in the region.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am President Patil`s first `day at sea` on board INS Viraat!President Pratibha Patil will experience her first `day at sea` when she steps aboard India`s lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat Wednesday, an Indian Navy official said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Bhutan`s King meets with Indian leadership!Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck met with the Indian leadership here on Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Embrace India, kick Pakistan, says US columnist!Calling America`s ties with Pakistan a "sick relationship`` that "is becoming dangerously diseased,`` noted US columnist and author Christopher Hitchens says the US should recognize India as its "long-term ally in Asia.``Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am When protectors turned molesters in Punjab and Haryana!They were top police officers in Punjab and Haryana and both were found guilty. While one was caught molesting a teenaged girl, another slapped the posterior of a senior woman civil servant.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am $2bn WB loan will lower NHAI`s borrowing needs!The USD 2 billion World Bank loan the government is seeking for road development will reduce the total borrowing needs of the National Highways Authority by 20 per cent to Rs 1,53,421 crore over the next 21 years.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Rolling back of retirement age by ITDC not arbitrary: CAT!A decision to roll back the retirement age of its employees from 60 to 58 years by state-owned Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has been justified by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Dec 2009 | 6:34 am Reproduction-suppressing hormone may offer new contraceptives, cancer cureThe study opens door to development of a new class of contraceptive and possible treatments for cancer or other diseases.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Simon Cowell bidding adieu to American Idol, says broThe media mogul's brother, Tony, does a podcast called 'The Cowell Factor', and in his latest update, he has disclosed that Simon is definitely quitting the show next year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:24 am Scientists discover gene for devastating kidney diseaseFSGS attacks the kidney's filtering system, causing proteins to be lost into the urine and reducing the kidney's ability to filter wastes from the blood.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Sun Pharma up on new support in Taro warSun Pharma ended at its intra-day high of Rs 1542, stronger by Rs 38 or 2.5% on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am How smallpox kills youIn a new study, scientists have explained how variola, monkeypox, and related viruses disable immune systems to yield devastating consequences.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:20 am High-blood-pressure treatment 'too aggressive' for people over 80An expert has cautioned that high blood pressure treatment for people over 80 years is too aggressive.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:18 am French actor Gérard Depardieu smashes carThe 60-year-old Oscar nominee was seen "swaying and staggering" towards the vehicle parked at the roadside in the Left Bank district.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Go easy on glucose to live long, cancer-free lifeThis discovery by researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham could help lead to drugs and treatments that slow human aging and prevent cancer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Cash seizures by taxman nearly doubles in FY09Cash seizures by tax authorities during searches on evaders nearly doubled to Rs 400 crore in 2008-09 fiscal, while the size of total assets impounded grew by half to Rs 625 crore, says an official report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am IDFC to invest Rs 250 cr in Adhunik Metaliks' unitSteel product manufacturer, Adhunik Metaliks today said IDFC Project Equity Company will invest Rs 250 crore in the company's subsidiary, Adhunik Power and Natural Resources.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am EU lashes out as climate discord deepensEurope accused the United States and China of torpedoing the Copenhagen climate summit and vowed not to back down in its push for a tough, binding accord to avert the potential disaster of global warming.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Tata Teleservices adds 3.3 million mobile users in NovemberTata Tele, in which Japan's NTT DoCoMo owns a 26% stake, was the first mobile operator to introduce per-second billing and unlimited calls for a fixed price.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Jharkhand polls: Soren emerges kingmaker - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:11 am Sophisticated human behavior found half-million years earlier than previously thoughtHebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have discovered evidence of sophisticated, human behavior as early as 750,000 years ago.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am New system can detect plastic anti-personnel minesThe technique involves analysing the temperature of the ground in three dimensions using specific software and hardware.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Shriram EPC bags orders worth Rs 156 crEngineering firm Shriram EPC (SEPC) today said it has bagged three orders worth Rs 156 crore for construction related works.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Govt likely to issue statement on TelanganaA statement to diffuse the situation in the wake of announcement of a separate Telangana is likely to be issued by the government today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Chilly morning greets Delhiites on Wednesday, as temperature drops to 6.4 degree CelsiusNew Delhi, Dec 23 : A chilly morning greeted Delhiites on Wednesday, with the temperature dropping down to 6.4 degree Celsius; the season's lowest due to the snowfall witnessed in the upper reaches of the Himalayas and the Kashmir Valley.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Yelp walks away from Google dealLocal business review site Yelp has walked away from about $500 million acquisition deal offered by Internet search engine Google, says a report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Inc. India 500 launched - a peek into the next generation of India Inc.New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI/Business Wire India): Inc. India, the soon-to-be launched publication for India's growth companies, released the Inc. India 500, a comprehensive research study of India's fastest growing midsized enterprises at Hotel Oberoi on December 17th.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Britain opens Chevening scholarship for leadership trainingNew Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The British government has announced the Chevening Gurukul scholarship for 2010 under its flagship scholarship scheme for mid to senior level professionals in India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Pranab steers clear of question on govt formation in J'khandSenior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee today steered clear of questions with which party the Congress would align to form the next government in Jharkhand which is heading towards a hung Assembly.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:45 am Nitish Katara murder convict to get paroleNew Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted five-hour custodial parole to Vishal Yadav, who is serving life sentence for killing Nitish Katara, to attend his sister's engagement Dec 26.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Delhi Metro fines 3,000 unruly commutersNew Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Metro has fined at least 3,000 commuters for spitting, squatting and defacing its property inside the stations and has earned over half a million rupees from penalties.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:40 am Navy playing pro-active role to avoid 26/11 type attacks: Patil - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am Global crisis pinches FDI purse in 2009The global financial crisis that spilled over into its second year choked flow of foreign direct investments into India in 2009, forcing the government to loosen rules for investments but it kept multi-brand retail off-limits to foreigners.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:37 am Chidambaram suggests bifurcation of Home MinistryUnion Minister P Chidambaram today suggested bifurcation of his Home Ministry, saying subjects not directly related to internal security should be dealt with by a separate ministry.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Another Mumbai boy dies after falling into manhole - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:32 am Mobile booths outside schools to offer healthy milk productsLucknow, Dec 23 (IANS) Lucknow Milk Producers Co-operative Union (LMPCU), Uttar Pradesh's largest dairy organisation, will offer 'healthy milk products' to children by opening mobile booths outside schools and educational institutions.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am No white Christmas in Himachal tourist spotsShimla, Dec 23 (IANS) There will be no white Christmas in the popular tourist resorts of Himachal Pradesh, the weather office here predicted Wednesday. Thousands of holidaymakers have booked hotels across the state in the hope of playing in the snow.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Jharkhand lurches towards political uncertainty, JMM holds keyRanchi, Dec 23 (IANS) Jharkhand was Wednesday headed towards political uncertainty with a messy, fractured electoral verdict that gave no clear leads to any grouping. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was pitchforked into the role of kingmaker in the 81-member assembly.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am India's Urs tops in Malaysian rallyTemerloh (Malaysia), Dec 23 (IANS) India's Lohitt Urs was crowned the 2009 AAM Malaysian 4x4 Rally Championship when he drove his trusty Isuzu D-Max to a well-deserved victory in the final event here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am Aamir Khan who? Tour guide hasn't heard of the starMUMBAI (Reuters) - As one of Bollywood's most recognised faces, superstar Aamir Khan is not accustomed to drawing blank looks at the mention of his name.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:19 am Revamp judiciary, hang Rathore, cry MSN readers - MSN India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:15 am Sensex continues rise, gains 3 percentMumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) The benchmark index of the Indian equities markets continued on a rising trajectory and extended gains to 3 percent during afternoon trade Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 23 Dec 2009 | 2:10 am Chidambaram's radical idea: split Home Ministry - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:47 am 100 Indian fishermen to be released from Karachi jail today - India Today
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:37 am Jharkhand heads for hung assembly, JMM holds keyLatest results and trends indicate that the Congress-JVM(P) combine and the BJP-led alliance will get 22 to 26 seats each and JMM will be close behind with 16 to 19 seats in the 81-member assembly.Source: The Times of India | 23 Dec 2009 | 1:05 am Economy can grow 7.75 pct in FY10, inflation a challenge - MukherjeeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The economy could grow at a faster pace in 2009/10 compared with the previous year although inflation and high fiscal deficit are major challenges for the government, the finance minister said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:48 am Cheerful Dec 31 for Bangalore - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:48 am Home minister for National Counter Terrorism CentreChidambaram proposed the setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre to counter terrorism. It should be set up by the end of 2010, he said.Source: The Times of India | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:10 am No roll back of fiscal stimulus until budget - MukherjeeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will wait until the February budget to consider withdrawing some of the fiscal stimulus measures, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:05 am Driver arrestedIndore: The driver of slain professor of Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Amrita Pancholi was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of killing her while his accomplice apprehended for abetting the murder. - ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Centre seeks report on cross-border firing from BSFNEW DELHI: Concerned at a major infiltration bid, the Centre on Tuesday sought a report from the Border Security Force on the situation along the border in Jammu and Kashmir, where the Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing since ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Anxiety levels highHYDERABAD: Anxiety levels rose among leaders of political parties on Tuesday in anticipation of some announcement from the Congress central leadership on Telangana in the wake of a meeting on Monday night of the party’s core committee. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Paramilitary forces will engage Maoists: ChidambaramKOLKATA: Admitting that in dealing with the Maoist threat, “we had been in a state of denial,” Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Tuesday that the Centre did not accept the theory of an armed struggle, and that unless ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Kerala ready to introduce GST, says Thomas IsaacTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is fully equipped to change over to the goods and services tax (GST) regime from the beginning of 2010-11, if the Union government can work out a consensus on it among the States, Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Axelrod interpretation wrongNEW DELHI: India has rejected senior White House Advisor David Axelrod’s claim that the U.S. would not only “review” the implementation of domestic actions by India and China in tune with the Copenhagen Accord but also ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Marine police station gets interceptor boatSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Government spent a lot on BIA without returns: panelIt also lost revenues because of tax exemptions for the projectSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am India to draw road map for low-carbon growthJairam Ramesh asks Planning Commission to set up group of expertsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Sovereignty not compromised: JairamI moved from information to consultation; there has to be flexibilitySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 23 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am Congress T MPs threaten to quit - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:57 pm Maruti's new vehicle to launch on Jan 7NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Maruti Suzuki, the country's top carmaker, will launch a new multi-purpose vehicle EECO on Jan. 7, a senior executive said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:55 pm Congress gains as Jharkhand heads towards hung assemblyThe Congress-led alliance is emerging as the largest political grouping in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly but a hung House seems inevitable with indications that no political party or combine would get a majority.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:42 pm Mukherjee: Inflation, deficit are main challengesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Checking inflation and cutting fiscal deficit are major challenges for the government in the short-to-medium term, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:32 pm Govt open to changing direct tax code - MukherjeeNEW DELHI - The government is open to making changes in the draft direct tax code, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:28 pm Hospital sweeper claims he disposed off Karkare's missing bulletproof jacketThe sweeper's statement comes more than a year after 26/11 attacks. Kavita Karkare, wife of slain Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare said, "This theory had cropped up now because the govt is under pressure."Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 11:24 pm INTERVIEW - U.N. stops food aid to over half a million NepalisNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United Nations has been forced to stop feeding over half a million people in Nepal due to a critical funding shortfall caused by the financial downturn, a World Food Programme (WFP) official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 10:45 pm 40 injured as American Airlines plane crashes, breaks into twoAn American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica, leaving 40 of the passengers seriously injured. There are no reports of casualties.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 10:35 pm Pakistan to release 100 Indian fishermenKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan has ordered the release on humanitarian grounds of 100 Indian fishermen languishing in prison for illegally venturing into its territorial waters, the prime minister's office said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 10:08 pm Beijing billionaires wonder if money can buy loveBEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Lonely this Christmas? Spare a thought for Beijing's billionaires.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 9:17 pm Coming soon: Pa, Ma, Abhi & AshAfter the success of Paa, the Bachchans are planning a film featuring Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek and Aishwarya...Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 9:17 pm ANALYSIS - 2010 to be key year in fight against nuclear armsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Next year will be crucial for global nuclear non-proliferation efforts and all eyes will be on the United States and Russia to see if the two top atomic powers can reach a deal to reduce their arsenals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Dec 2009 | 8:34 pm 26/11 probe: Maharashtra babu sat on intel reports for 1 yearWhen Ram Pradhan Committee probing lapses in 26/11 attack spoke to senior most official in Maharashtra home department, they were in for a surprise the official didn't access any intelligence info for a whole year.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 8:31 pm Are you in an 'unconventional' sexual relationship?Right, wrong, conventional, unconventional - these are mere words. What is 'unconventional' for one, maybe 'conventional' for the other. Take a look at the ensuing pages and know for yourself the advantages and disadvantages of certain relationships.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 8:30 pm Darsheel has a girlfriend!According to his father Mitesh Safary, Darsheel who is now 12, has been kept away from the trappings of stardom so that he can concentrate on his studies.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 6:43 pm Only 131 of 440 questions answered in winter session - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 6:23 pm BSF foils infiltration bid by terrorists in Samba - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Dec 2009 | 4:38 pm India's water power hit by delaysThe Rs 18,798 crore Scorpene project to construct six submarines at Mazagon Docks (MDL) has been hit by huge delays and cost escalations.Source: The Times of India | 22 Dec 2009 | 3:57 pm
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