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Cong calls meet of Goa MLAs to discuss leadership issue!Congress legislators demanding leadership change in Goa will be attending a crucial meeting called by the ruling party on Thursday to discuss the issue.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:26 am Bodies of Sabarimala pilgrims taken to AP!The bodies of 11 Ayyappa pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, who were killed in a mishap at Erumeli near Sabarimala yesterday were taken to that state today after completion of all formalities, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:26 am Four Maoists held, bunkers demolished in Bihar!Four Maoists were arrested and as many bunkers demolished during an encounter between the rebels and police in a forest under Belhar police station in Bihar`s Banka district, police said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:26 am Pongal celebrated with traditional fervour!The Tamil harvest festival Pongal was celebrated with traditional fervour Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:26 am `` Haridwar opens for century`s first Mahakumbh !To the resonating sound of Vedic hymns, the first `snan`, or holy dip, of the Mahakumbh Mela at Haridwar began in the early hours of Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Freedom fighters closer to Mahatma than me: Rajmohan Gandhi!Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, today said the valiant freedom fighters were closer to the Mahatma than him as they spread non-violence and peace espoused by the Father of the Nation.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Conditions for suspending Neetu`s deportation absurd: CPM!CPI(M) today dubbed as "absurd" conditions set by Maharashtra government to suspend the deportation of Nepali FTII student Neetu Singh.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Two top Hizbul militants, jawan killed in Kulgam encounter!Two self-styled commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and a jawan were killed in a 15-hour-long gunbattle between security forces and militants that ended Thursday morning in Kulgam district of South Kashmir.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Moshe misses his parents, says Israel Minister!Three-year-old Baby Moshe, who lost his parents, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and Rivka, during the terror siege of November 26 at the Jewish centre here, often remembers them, a visiting Israeli Minister said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Important bathing dates during Hardwar Kumbh Mela!Makarasankranti today would mark the first major bathing day of the three-month long Kumbh Mela in Hardwar.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Toll mounts to 354 as rains worsen cold conditions in N India!Rains in parts of north India today compounded the misery of the people reeling under cold wave which claimed 354 lives this winter.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Gurudwara set ablaze in Oz, India concerned !The Indian government will take up the gurudwara fire incident in Melbourne with Australia.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Ram Gopal`s remarks made my heart cry: Amar!Sulking Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who quit from all organisational posts, today said he was hurt and "felt like crying" following Ram Gopal Yadav`s remarks that he has "lost his mental balance".Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am Stampede in Gangasagar; 7 dead, many injured!Seven people were killed and many pilgrims injured in a stampede while trying to go to Gangasagar.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jan 2010 | 5:25 am BSF nabs teenaged Pakistani suicide bomber in Punjab14-year-old Noman Arshad was arrested near the border while hiding behind bushes.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:26 am Bajaj Holdings up on huge leap in netThe stock touched a high of Rs 650 and a low of Rs 620. It finally ended near the day's low at Rs 623 - up 1%. Around 1.82 lakh shares were traded on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am Sena threat serious but players to decide on IPL: Oz govtAustralian government has taken Shiv Sena's threat against the country's cricketers "very seriously" but has left it on the players to decide whether they want to travel to India for the upcoming Indian Premier League in March.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:22 am One killed in truck-train collision in AssamThe truck was hit at an unmanned railway crossing at Halodhibari near Biswanath Chariali killing one on the spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Tata Comm, Tomizone tie up to offer Wi-Fi internet in IndiaIn a move that will usher a Wi-Fi revolution in the country, Tata Communications Internet Services (TCIS) has tied up with Australia-based Wi-Fi zone solutions provider Tomizone to offer low-cost Internet to subscribers in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Tata Metaliks shines on turnaround Q3 resultsThe stock ended near the day's high at Rs 161 - up 4.5%. Around 4.9 lakh shares were traded on the BSE as against the two-week daily average trade of 1.59 lakh shares.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Pakistan Taliban chief targeted by US droneTwelve militants were killed in the drone strike on a compound on the border between the North and South Waziristan tribal regions, near the Afghan frontier.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Tata Comm, Tomizone tie up to offer Wi-Fi internet in IndiaThe partnership would allow Tata Indicom broadband customers to set up Wi-Fi hotspots at their premises instantly.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:16 am Governors for 3 states likely before R-DayThe government is likely to appoint some governors in the next few days in states like West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Katara case: High court grants interim bail to Vishal YadavThe court allowed his bail plea and asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs1 lakh and two sureties of the like amount.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am I quit Samajwadi Party due to health reasons: Amar SinghThe SP leader is in Mumbai to campaign for party colleague Abu Azmi's son Farhan, who is contesting Bhiwandi Assembly by-election.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am Sania Mirza to quit tennis after marriageSania, who got engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in July 2009, did not elaborate when she plans to marry but said she will bid adieu to the game after tying the nuptial knot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am IBM, UTV sign 5-year biz transformation dealIBM today announced it has signed a five-year business transformation deal with UTV Software Communications, India's integrated global media and entertainment company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Orient Paper Q3 net dips 80%Orient Paper & Industries today reported an 80 per cent decline in its net profit to Rs 30.14 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, over the same period in last the fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Serena Williams, Dementieva through to Sydney finalWilliams was teetering on the brink of defeat after losing the first set and trailing 5-2 in the second when she suddenly raised her game to win 3-6 7-5 6-4.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am Jindal Saw Q4 net profit up by 50%Pipe manufacturer Jindal Saw today said its net profit rose by 49.73 per cent to Rs 170.10 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, over the same period in the previous fiscal.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am Pirate attacks up sharply in 2009: ReportPirate attacks around the world surged 38.5% in 2009 with suspected Somali pirates accounting for more than half of the 406 reported incidents.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am India, China developing technology to kill satellite in orbitLondon, Jan. 14 : India and China are simultaneously developing technology that could be used to kill satellites in orbit.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Bollywood enters Guinness Book of World Records for 'Bhavnao Ko Samjho'Mumbai, Jan 14 : Bollywood has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for a flick directed and produced by comedian Sunil Pal, titled 'Bhavnao Ko Samjho', for featuring 51 stand-up comedians.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Insurance firm manager found dead in GhaziabadGhaziabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The body of an insurance company manager was found lying in a drain in Ghaziabad Thursday, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Jyoti Basu continues to be criticalKolkata, Jan 14 : Former West Bengal Chief Minister and senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Jyoti Basu showed slight improvement in his health condition on Thursday morning, but the doctors attending him said he continues to be critical and is on partial ventilation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Eleven Iraqis sentenced to death for Baghdad bombingsThe sentences were handed down for planning and carrying out massive truck bombings in Baghdad last August that killed 95 people and wounded more than 1,000.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am BSNL to increase teledensity to 40%: Sachin Pilot"Teledensity which was about two per cent in 1995 is on a rise and efforts are being made by BSNL to make it 40 per cent by 2014," Pilot told reporters here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am BNP to protest 'compromising' treaties with IndiaRejecting the treaties signed during Premier Sheikh Hasina's India visit, Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP has said it will launch a series of protests "in and outside parliament" against the pacts that were made "compromising national interest".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am Germany planning multiple pacts with IndiaChennai, Jan 14 (IANS) The state visit of German President Horst Kohler early next month to India will see the two countries inking cooperation agreements in the areas of economy, technology and defence training.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Ritual bath at Mahakumbh Mela amid tight securityHaridwar, Jan 14 (IANS) At least five million pilgrims beat the early morning chill and the mist to bathe in the river Ganges in the temple town of Haridwar Jan 14, beginning an auspicious cycle of an over three-month long Mahakumbh Mela Thursday amid stringent security.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quakePORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and streets on Thursday, fearing aftershocks to the catastrophic earthquake that flattened homes and government buildings and buried countless people.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Dec WPI inflation at 7.31 pct y/y - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The wholesale price index rose 7.31 percent in December from a year earlier, strengthening the case for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tighten policy later this month to temper inflation expectations.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:31 am Sensex rises, ruling 94 points higherMumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, helped by gains in Reliance Industries, was trading 94 points higher Thursday afternoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am For monastery, American Buddhist monk displays rare snapshotsNew Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) A rare snapshot of the Dalai Lama standing on a mat with his hands folded is part of an exquisite collection of 20 black and white photographs that American Buddhist monk Nicholas Vreeland has put together for an exhibition in the capital.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Court gives interim bail to Vishal YadavNew Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday suspended the sentence of Vishal Yadav, serving a life sentence for killing Nitish Katara, and granted him interim bail till Jan 31 to enable him to attend his sister Bharti's wedding.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Sankranti celebrated with gaiety in Andhra PradeshHyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Sankranti, the colourful Telugu harvest festival, was celebrated with gaiety and traditional fervour across Andhra Pradesh Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am Centre working under influence of capitalists: MayaHitting back at the Centre for blaming states for price rise, Mayawati charged the govt with working under the influence of capitalists and threatened a nationwide campaign if no steps were taken to curb inflation.Source: The Times of India | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Sania Mirza says she will quit tennis after marriageSania, who got engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in July '09, did not elaborate when she plans to marry but said she will bid adieu to the game after that.Source: The Times of India | 14 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Oz police say gurdwara fire 'suspicious' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:55 am China defends censorship after Google threatBEIJING (Reuters) - China showed no sign of giving ground on censorship after U.S. Internet giant Google threatened to quit the country, telling companies on Thursday to cooperate with state control of the Internet.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:16 am Political twitters flutter India's old guard - Moneycontrol.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am Dense fog disrupts flight operations in Delhi - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am FACTBOX - Penpix of foreign entrepreneurs setting up in BritainLONDON (Reuters) - Government data show Britain is countering the "brain drain" in science and innovation as entrepreneurial talent that might previously have gone elsewhere moves in.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 1:02 am BSF nabs potential suicide bomber along border - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:43 am Government taking steps to tame inflation - adviserNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is taking a host of measures to tame inflation, Kaushik Basu, the chief economic adviser at the finance ministry said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:42 am Cherie Blair, Preity Zinta celebrate Lohri in New Delhi - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:36 am Indian student intake in Australia to be monitored - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:23 am BSF nabs potential suicide bomber along Indo-Pak borderThe BSF in Punjab on Thursday said they had captured a Pakistani teenaged potential suicide bomber who was on a reconnaissance mission to facilitate infiltration of a squad of seven suicide bombers.Source: The Times of India | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:13 am ‘Adhurs’ does well in Telangana tooFans throng theatres despite Kavitha’s “non-cooperation” callSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Rathore gets bailChandigarh: A sessions court on Wednesday granted bail to the former Haryana DGP, S.P.S. Rathore, till February 8 in his case challenging a CBI special court’s verdict sentencing him to six months imprisonment for molesting a ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Pilot project for youth enterpriseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am MakarajyotiPATHANAMTHITTA: Tens of thousands of pilgrims are camping in the Sabarimala Sannidhanam for the sighting of Makarajyoti.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Hockey crisis over, players to join campPune: The biggest crisis to hit Indian hockey was resolved after a compromise deal was worked out on Wednesday between the game’s administrators and striking players, who were promised an immediate disbursement of Rs. 1 crore. ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Mayawati offers Rs. 5 croreLUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has offered Rs. 5 crore to the Indian hockey team to enable it to participate in the World Cup. She said the State government was willing to sponsor the team for two years. In a release ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am SNC-Lavalin still a playerSubsidiary of Canadian company empanelled for Union Power Ministry schemeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Slew of new measures to check sugar priceManmohan to convene meeting of CMs’ on price riseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Full Court to decide on RTI Act appealNew Delhi: The Full Court of the Supreme Court would decide on filing an appeal against the three-judge Bench judgment of the Delhi High Court holding that the office of Chief Justice of India would come within the ambit of the Right to ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Manmohan to open Assembly buildingCHENNAI: Prime Minster Manmohan Singh will declare open the Assembly complex building on the Omandurar Government Estate on March 13. Accepting Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s invitation through a letter of December 30, the Prime ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Mahakumbh Mela begins, 4 lakh pilgrims take dip in Haridwar - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:58 pm Jyoti Basu remains critical - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:47 pm Opposition wants beef ban at Commonwealth GamesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bhartiya Janata Party wants to ban beef from the menu at this year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi to showcase the country's "cultural values and age-old traditions".Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 11:10 pm India takes up gurdwara fire with AustraliaIndia has taken up with Australia the incident of some people setting fire at an under-construction building on the premises of a gurdwara in Melbourne.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:58 pm Political Twitters flutter India's old guardNEW DELHI (Reuters) - When deputy foreign minister Shashi Tharoor tweets to his half-a-million followers, whether criticising tough visa restrictions or joking about holy cows, the old guard of the ruling Congress party shudders.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:56 pm Sushmita is desperately seeking AamirSource: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:44 pm 5 secrets of modern marriagesWhen two people are dating we often hear about their tiffs, both big and small. Yet when they get married, it's all behind closed doors...Source: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 10:24 pm Plastic paving for eco-friendly Indian roadsBANGALORE (Reuters Life!) - A waste management company has found a novel use for the heaps of ecologically unsound plastic that litter Bangalore: it's turning it into roads.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:53 pm Magazine identifies top over-exploited travel picks, Jaisalmer makes the listCANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Travellers yearning to explore prehistoric Stonehenge or Machu Piccu's Inca ruins better start packing, as both are on a list of endangered destinations, according to a British travel magazine.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:17 pm Thousands take dip as Mahakumbh mela beginsThousands of pilgrims dipped into the achingly chilly waters of the holy river Ganga at Haridwar. The bathing which began early morning will last through the day and continue tomorrow.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 9:01 pm WTO Doha round deal unlikely in 2010 - U.S. businessWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business groups said on Wednesday they expect slow progress in world trade talks in 2010 despite a goal set by President Barack Obama and other leaders to finish the long-running negotiations this year.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:50 pm 'Pakistanis want peace, not Pak government'Activist Asma Jahangir talks to Meenakshi Sinha on peace projects.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 8:15 pm BSP sweeps Council polls - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:40 pm It's official: Workplace interferes with personal lifeSource: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:39 pm CIC summons to Housing Board over RTI complaint - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:13 pm RTI activist Satish Shetty killed near PuneSocial activist Satish Shetty (39), who had blown the whistle on a series of land scams in and around Talegaon , Lonavala and Pimpri-Chinchwad near here, was brutally murdered by some unidentified assailants near his residence at Talegaon-Dabhade on Wednesday morning.Source: The Times of India | 13 Jan 2010 | 7:04 pm
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