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New Year begins on a warm note!Relatively warm weather greeted Delhiites on the first day of the New Year on Friday. There was a rise in the mercury, with the minimum temperature settling at 6.6 degrees Celsius.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am India-Pak border trade suspended in Kashmir!Kashmir traders are disappointed at the move of the Pakistani authorities to ban the export of moong dal, a popular pulse and other commodities such as ginger to India.Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am IAF focus on acquiring `set of capabilities`: Air Chief!Asking air warriors to be "lethal, flexible and agile", Air Chief Marshal P V Naik today said the IAF`s focus was to acquire a "set of capabilities" as the force was fast emerging as a strategic aerospace power.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am First Indian woman to ski to South Pole!Reena Kaushal on Thursday became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am `Govt weakened talks with IC 814 hijackers`!Pressure from the govt prevented negotiators to force the hijackers of AI plane to scale down demand.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am Rathore`s bail hearing adjourned till 12.30 pm!The hearing of the anticipatory bail plea by SPS Rathore, convicted of molesting Ruchika Girhotra 19 years ago, has been adjourned till this noon.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am BJP questions delay in nod to prosecute Sajjan Kumar!The BJP on Friday questioned the time lag before the government gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the go ahead to prosecute Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh carnage.Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jan 2010 | 5:30 am Jayalalithaa flays move to re-hire retired employeesChennai, Jan 1 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition J. Jayalalithaa Friday charged that the Tamil Nadu government's decision to hire retired government employees on contract will benefit the ruling DMK party cadres and enable it to rig the 2011 assembly polls.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Doctors asked to stop taking gifts from pharma companiesNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) Friday asked the country's doctors to stop receiving gifts or favours from any pharmaceutical companies and said they must desist from endorsing products.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am India's exports rose 18.2 percent in NovemberNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India's exports in November rose 18.2 percent to $13.2 billion (Rs.6.6 lakh crore) for the first time after 13 straight months of decline, a government statement said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Achuthanandan under attack from aides for 'indiscipline'Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan came under attack from his own aides at the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) state committee meeting here Friday for violating the party's discipline, sources said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Uttar Pradesh cops herald New Year with blood donationLucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) Policemen in Uttar Pradesh ushered in 2010 in a noble way, donating blood Friday with a New Year's resolution to 'save more and more lives'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Maruti car sales up 50 percent in DecemberNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Friday posted an increase of 50.6 percent in sales to 84,804 units in December this fiscal, compared to 56,293 vehicles in the same month last fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am ONGC loses Algeria oilfield to Chinese firmState-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has lost an oilfield in Algeria to a consortium led by a Chinese oil firm.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Ford India posts 3% sales growth in 2009Leading car maker, Ford India today said it sold 29,499 vehicles in 2009, clocking a 3 per cent year-on-year jump in its annual sales as compared to previous year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Skoda sales up 52% in DecemberCzech luxury car maker Skoda Auto today reported a 52.05 per cent growth in its sales during December last year at 1,113 units.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am We will oppose Rathore's bail at next hearing: Girhotra lawyer - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am 11 killed in New Year road accident in MaharashtraMumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Eleven people, including three children, were killed and seven injured when their Tavera jeep collided with a stationary truck in Maharashtra's Beed district early Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Pantaloon transfers retail biz to Future ValueKishore Biyani-led Pantaloon Retail (India) today said it will transfer its value retail business to its group company, Future Value Retail.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Wells Fargo to give stock awards worth $425 mnFinancial services entity Wells Fargo will grant stock awards to the tune of 425 million to its four top executives including chief John G Stumpf.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Karachi shuts to protest violenceKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's commercial capital nearly shut down on Friday as religious and political leaders called for a strike to protest against violence after a suicide bomber killed 43 people at a religious procession this week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Nov exports up 18.2 pct y/y to $13.2 blnNEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's exports rose an annual 18.2 percent in November to $13.2 billion, the first rise after 13 straight months of decline indicating a partial recovery, the government said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am India, Pak exchange lists of nuclear installations - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am His Master's Tweeter - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am Mosquitoes sing in harmony 'to find sex partner'The pesky buzz of mosquitoes may just bug you, but the much-maligned insects "sing" in perfect harmony only to identify their sex partner, says a new study.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Japan's population sees sharpest fall since World War IIJapan's population fell by an estimated 75,000 people in 2009, the biggest fall since World War II amid soaring elderly welfare costs, according to data released today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:46 am Karnataka chief minister vows to bring in vast administrative changes - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am Q+A - Key factors in Sri Lanka's presidential pollCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seeking re-election this month, with the main challenger his former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who led the military to victory in a 25-year war against separatists.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am 189 booked for drunken driving in DelhiNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As many as 189 people were booked for driving under the influence of alcohol in the national capital on New Year's Eve, police said Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdownBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Kate Hudson's ex Chris Robinson, wife welcome baby girlNew York, Jan 1 : Kate Hudson's ex-hubby Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson has become a dad.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Family awaits return of first Indian woman who skied to South PoleNew Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) For Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu's family the year 2009 ended on a high note as she became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. However, as the family earnestly awaits her return, their first priority is to repay the loan taken to fund the venture, and not the celebrations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Stock markets want costs under check in 2010A friendlier tax regime, more retail investor participation, low interest rates and inflation, and speedy government disinvestment programme -- these are but some of the things that Dalal Street wishes comes true in 2010 to keep rolling.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am M Dec sales more than doubleAuto maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today said its domestic sales in December 2009 has more than doubled to 22,754 units, as against 10,253 units in the same month previous year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:24 am '3 Idiots' adds punch to bleak 2009 box officeMUMBAI (Reuters) - A stand-off between producers and multiplex owners and a shortage of hits marked a bleak year for Bollywood in 2009, but Aamir Khan starrer ‘3 Idiots’ may have saved the industry from hitting rock-bottom, trade analysts said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:22 am India Inc wants stimulus sops to stay in 2010If wishes were horses, then India Inc will ride the hope that in 2010 the government keeps intact sops announced last year to cushion the impact of the global economic downturn.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jan 2010 | 2:21 am Ruchika molestation case: Rathore gets interim bailFormer Haryana DGP Rathore was on Friday granted interim bail till January 7 by a local sessions court in two fresh FIRs registered against him in the Ruchika molestation case.Source: The Times of India | 1 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am Tweets, sexting 'unfriended' in U.S. banned word listKANSAS CITY (Reuters) - If you recently tweeted about how you were chillaxin for the holiday, take note: Fifteen particularly over- or mis-used words and phrases have been declared "shovel-ready" to be "unfriended" by a U.S. university's annual list of terms that deserve to be banned.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:24 am POSCO gets forest land approval for Orissa plantBHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - South Korean steelmaker POSCO has received final approval to acquire forest land needed for its long-delayed $12 billion India project, a company spokesman said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:05 am CBI mulls over charging Rathore with abetment to suicideNEW DELHI: Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decided to file an appeal for enhancement of sentence given to the former Haryana police chief, S.P.S. Rathore, in a molestation case, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am President invited to World Tamil meetCHENNAI: The State government has invited President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore in June, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Prasad takes over as Chief SecretaryRamakanth Reddy is new State Election CommissionerSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am The coolest device of the decadeBANGALORE: Today, it no longer makes news to see your neighbourhood vegetable vendor taking orders on his mobile phone, or for that matter a mason at work as he chatters away on his cellphone. A decade ago this was ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am 12 Telangana Ministers withdraw resignationsStudents accuse them of betraying cause; TDP opposes moveSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am No flip-flop on Telangana: ChidambaramNEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday maintained that the Centre tried its best to “bridge the differences” on the Telangana issue, asserting that there was no “flip-flop” on the issue. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Quake shakes northeastShillong: An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude shook parts of the northeast on Thursday, the second in two days, officials here said. The quake, which occurred at 3.28 p.m. has its epicentre in Bhutan, about 183 km North West from here and occurred ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Delhi girl dies of suspected overdosePANAJI: A Delhi girl died of suspected drug overdose while attending a music festival in Goa. — PTISource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Quake shakes northeastShillong: An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude shook parts of the northeast on Thursday, the second in two days, officials here said. The quake, which occurred at 3.28 p.m. has its epicentre somewhere in Bhutan, about 183 km North West from ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am CBI gets Lt. Governor’s sanction to prosecute Sajjan KumarIn connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am India to overtake China in 2020: Swaminathan AiyarIndia will gain demographically with a more literate workforce. The poorer Indian states will start catching up with the richer ones. This will take India's GDP growth to 10% by 2020, while China's growth will dip to 7-8%.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 11:45 pm People-to-people verdict on Indo-Pak ties: Peace is the answerAbout two-thirds of those polled in India and almost three-fourths of those in Pakistan said they want peaceful ties between the two nations. Only 17% in India and 8% in Pakistan are opposed to the idea.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 11:35 pm It's tough to play a simple, beautiful girl: PriyankaShe is smart, glamorous and one of the most sought after actresses in Bollywood, but Priyanka Chopra says it was difficult for her to portray a simple, beautiful girl in forthcoming film "Pyaar Impossible" and still try to hold the interest of audiences.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:57 pm Top 10 health concerns of the decadeFrom the recent Swine Flu pandemic to Cancer, AIDS and Obesity in children, we bring you a roundup of the most alarming ones which have managed to create ripples of tension in the minds of the young and old alike.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:54 pm CBI gets nod to prosecute Sajjan Kumar in '84 anti-Sikh riots cases - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 10:46 pm Obama summons U.S. intel chiefs for security talksKANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 8:21 pm Jayalakshmi seeks Renukacharya's removal - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:50 pm U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport securityWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 6:27 pm Sukna case: Pressure on Army chief - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 5:19 pm All court orders can now be challengedIn a move which can empower the common man who often fails to get justice, the Centre on Thursday notified a significant amendment that will allow a victim to file an appeal against a court order.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:57 pm Pranab's message to Bengal Congress: Strengthen the party to earn ally ... - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 3:48 pm Family's dreams crash with stowaway's flightHabib Hussain, the 25-year-old who made the headlines for flying from Medina, Saudi Arabia to Jaipur by hiding in the plane toilet, has little to look forward to as he returns home.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:32 pm Congress MPs from Telangana not to take back resignations - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:26 pm Bhutto assassination inquiry extended - U.N.UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. inquiry into the 2007 assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will be prolonged by three months because of the scale of the task, the United Nations said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 31 Dec 2009 | 2:23 pm President invited to World Tamil meet - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Dec 2009 | 12:24 pm Late or dozing in court? Judges could be in the dockAccording to the new Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2009, anyone can file a complaint against judges who are habitually late for work, doze off during hearings or delay judgments.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 12:23 pm 1984 riots: CBI can charge Sajjan KumarTwenty-five years after anti-Sikh riots shook the Capital, Delhi lieutenant-governor Tejinder Khanna on Thursday gave sanction for prosecution of former MP and senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 12:18 pm 1 in 3 professor posts in IITs vacantThe nine centrally funded technical institutions (collectively called CFTIs), which include the IITs and IIMs, are currently short of more than 3,000 faculty members or about one-third of the sanctioned strength.Source: The Times of India | 31 Dec 2009 | 12:17 pm
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