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Taiwan leads rival China in quake aid to HaitiThe rivals have long-competed for international recognition, and Haiti is one of only 23 mostly small, impoverished nations that still has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am GAIL to raise Rs50 billion in 2010-11Indian gas transporter GAIL (India) Ltd plans to raise Rs50 billion ($1.1 billion) in 2010-11 to fund its capital expenditure.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:29 am Baidu Inc announces resignation of chief technology officerLi Yinan was appointed as Baidu's CTO in 2008, before which he was in a similar role with Huawei Technologies.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:28 am New robot can flexibly and autonomously switch between different gaitsGerman scientists have developed a walking robot, which can flexibly and autonomously switch between different gaits, depending on the situation.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Keylong freezes at minus 9.9 degrees CelsiusShimla, Jan 18 (IANS) The temperature rose marginally in the lower areas of Himachal Pradesh Monday, while Keylong was the coldest place in the state with a low of minus 9.9 degrees Celsius.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Among death and destruction, Indians help tirelessly in HaitiNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Pronob K. Roy, and 150 members of the Indian UN contingent in quake-ravaged Haiti have been working without sleep straight for a week, escorting relief teams, providing medical treatment and providing logistics support to the United Nations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Payments to workers under rural job scheme to be expeditedNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi Monday said the government was taking steps to cut delay in payment to workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Mulayam rules out reviewing decision on Amar's resignation - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Security beefed up at Ahmedabad's SVP AirportVisitors' entry in the terminal building has been suspended till January-end, after the Union ministry of home affairs issued an alert to all the airports across the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Afghan forces seize besieged Kabul shopping centreAfghan security forces took control of a besieged shopping centre in the capital on Monday after a standoff with Taliban fighters.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Markets reverse early losses; end upMarkets ended in the green, reversing early losses as IT giant TCS announced Q3 results.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Mphasis, IIM-B partner to set up disability services officeThe office will make an assesssment of all incoming students with disabilities, identify what support the institute needs to provide to them and then liaise with respective departments to provide such support.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Afghan president Hamid Karzai says Kabul 'under control'The Afghan president wants to assure the inhabitants of Kabul that the security situation is under control and order has once again been restored.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am Rann does not attempt to deliver social message: Ram Gopal VarmaThe film is probably the first of its kind where it takes a hard look at the inner workings of the objectives of the people who run media channelsSource: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Indian-American doctor trapped for 50 hours by Haiti quake's meeting two days before the killer earthquake, had a miraculous escape from beneath tons of rubble where she was buried for 50 hours in a collapsed Port-au-Prince hotel.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am One man's crusade to bring riches to rural areasAavishkaar CEO Vineet Rai has been raising the 'social entrepreneurship' bar that will help create excellent, livelihood-generating rural enterprises, says Rajni Bakshi.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:06 am Iran tries five people over December unrestIt was the first trial reported by Iranian media of people detained in connection with December 27 protests, in which eight people were killed.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am JAL to decide tie up with Delta, SkyTeam by Jan endJapan Airlines Corporation will decide their tie up with Delta Air Lines Inc, the largest US carrier by the month-end and switch to the SkyTeam global airline alliance, led by Delta, from oneworld in April 2011, sources close to the matter have said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:04 am Centre to invite bids for UMPP in Chhattisgarh and TheyyurNew Delhi, Jan 18 : The Centre has said that it would invite bids for the 4,000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) by the end of January in Chhattisgarh, and before March at Theyyur in Tamil Nadu.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Basu was a great patriot, Manmohan tells comradesNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday visited the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters here to condole the death of Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, saying the country has 'lost a great statesman and patriot'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Teen girl refuses to marry merry man!Patna, Jan 18 (IANS) Chances are that Mohammed Abdul Hakim is now sober. And still single. A day ago he was dumped at the altar by the teenage bride-to-be for being a drunkard.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am ArcelorMittal foundation donates $1,00,000 for Haiti victimsArcelorMittal today said its charitable arm--ArcelorMittal Foundation--will donate $1,00,000 to help Haiti earthquake victims.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Gail Q3 net jumps over three-fold to Rs 860 crState-run gas utility Gail (India) today said its net profit jumped over three-fold to Rs 860 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, over the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Two-year-old toddler falls into borewell in AndhraHyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Efforts are on to rescue a two-year-old toddler, a day after he fell into a 35-feet deep borewell at a hamlet in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, authorities said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Large investors show interest in NTPC FPOIndia's largest power producer NTPC has said that the world's leading financial investors, including US-based Janus Capital and Capital Group, have shown interest in subscribing to its shares to be issued through the Follow-on Public Offer route.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am 'Rise in infiltration attempts due to melting of snow'Infiltration attempts by the militants from across the border have risen due to melting of snow in the mountain passes and the armed forces are fully prepared to thwart such endeavours, Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Zaheer leads fightback in BangladeshCHITTAGONG (Reuters) - India grabbed three wickets in three overs just before bad light forced an early tea break to reduce Bangladesh to 59-3 on the second day of the first test on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:32 am Maoists blow up mobile network in BiharPATNA (Reuters) - Maoist rebels blew up three mobile phone towers, destroyed railway tracks and forced shops to close during a day-long strike in Bihar on Monday, police said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:31 am A pillar has fallen, says Amitabh of Basu's deathNew Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who had visited Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu in a Kolkata hospital a day before his death, Monday said 'a huge pillar' in the political firmament has fallen.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am CIC seeks details of perks, privileges of top AI bossesThe Central Information Commission (CIC) today directed the state-owned Air India to make public the details of all the perks and privileges enjoyed by their top-brass.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am Moser Baer launches Micro SD cardsMoser Baer has launched content-loaded Micro SD cards for the use on mobile devices.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:22 am IDBI Bank zeroes in on Federal Bank for acquisitionState-owned IDBI Bank is believed to have zeroed in on Kerala-based private sector lender Federal Bank for acquisition.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:21 am 'Talks with China in progress over border disputes'With reports from Jammu and Kashmir indicating Chinese hold over Indian territory in Ladakh, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju today said India "need not be alarmed" as talks were in progress to settle the border disputes.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:21 am Afghan forces seize besieged Kabul shopping centreKABUL (Reuters) - Afghan security forces took control of a besieged shopping centre in the capital on Monday after a standoff with Taliban fighters holed up inside the flaming building, a security source said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am Turk who shot Pope John Paul released from prisonANKARA (Reuters) - The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II, Mehmet Ali Agca, was released from a Turkish prison on Monday, nearly 30 years after the assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am Suicide bombers, gunmen attack central KabulKABUL (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen, some wearing suicide vests, launched a commando-style assault on government buildings in the centre of Kabul on Monday, underscoring the perilous security situation in the Afghan capital.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:42 am Sharapova makes early exit from AustraliaMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova's belated return to the Australian Open ended swiftly on Monday when the former world number one was knocked out just hours after the first grand slam of 2010 began.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am Google probing possible inside help on attack - sourcesSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:34 am Leaders mourn Basu's death - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:19 am Red Carpet: 67th Golden Globe AwardsRed Carpet: Golden Globe Awards 2010Source: The Times of India | 18 Jan 2010 | 1:14 am Day 2: Efforts on to rescue toddler from borewell in Andhra - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:53 am IPL to reach US in next 18 months: ReportIndian Premier League, cricket's wealthiest and most flamboyant tournament, will soon be played in the United States of America, according to a British newspaper.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:45 am Hearing on Rathore's bail plea adjourned - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:41 am Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:15 am Taliban strike heart of Kabul; 5 killed, 38 woundedMassive explosions shook Kabul as fighting between Taliban militants and security forces raged in the centre of the Afghan capital. The Taliban had taken over several buildings, including a shopping mall.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am 2 Indians found murdered in Fiji - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am BSF foils infiltration bids along Indo-Pak border - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:09 am Pakistan accuses India of "unprovoked" border fireISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani and Indian forces exchanged fire across their border at the weekend, a Pakistani spokesman said on Monday, the latest in a series of incidents raising tension between the nuclear-armed rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:04 am Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa condole Basu’s demiseCHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has expressed his condolences to Jyoti Basu’s family members and CPI(M) workers. “I was deeply grieved on hearing the news of the death of one of the foremost leaders of the ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am The journey to Writers’ Building and beyondThe end of Jyoti Basu’s well-fought life truly marks the end of an eraSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Haitians desperate for suppliesU.N. chief terms it one of the most serious crises in decadesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am No power purchaseHYDERABAD: The State government has decided not to buy power from the Kayamkulam power project of the NTPC in Kerala.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Jyoti Basu - a long and glorious innings in politicsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am President leads nation in mourning Jyoti BasuNEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil led the country in paying rich tributes to the former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, as leaders across the political spectrum condoled his death while recalling the contribution of the nonagenarian ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am An era has passed: Prakash KaratNEW DELHI: Describing Jyoti Basu as a great leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Left movement and the country, the party general secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that with the passing away of Mr. Basu “an era has ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Jyoti Basu, 95, passes awayA life of struggle and unprecedented political success; integrity and commitment all the waySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am The tallest leader of the Communist movement, says CPI(M)NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has described Jyoti Basu as the tallest leader of the Communist movement in the country and a symbol for the Left, democratic and secular forces who was respected across the political spectrum ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Fisherfolk join the fight against nuclear plant in JaitapurNearly 6000 people depend on fishing in the areaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Sex during pregnancySource: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm Blockbuster 'Avatar' wins top honors at Golden Globe AwardsScience-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" took top honors at the 67th Golden Globes in Los Angeles on Sunday, winning best picture and best director to cement its status as an Oscar frontrunner.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:57 pm Sachin Tendulkar slams 44th Test centurySachin Tendulkar started 2010 with a bang hitting his 44th century on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Monday.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:43 pm Salman races with top jockeysSource: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:18 pm Cold wave continues to grip northern India - MSN India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jan 2010 | 10:18 pm 'Most Caesarean births in India aimed at financial gain''Most Caesarean births in India aimed at financial gain'Source: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 9:15 pm Nepal, India agree to tackle terrorism - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jan 2010 | 5:47 pm `No reservation for child if father from upper caste`!The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a child born out of wedlock between a man from upper caste and a woman belonging to Scheduled Tribe is not eligible for the benefit of reservation.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm UN officials inspect sites at Alang ship-breaking yard!A team of United Nations (UN) human rights officers on Sunday inspected various sites at the Alang ship-breaking yard here to assess the working conditions and facilities, officials of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board said.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Delhi govt freezes walled city land deal!The Delhi government has frozen a land deal between some alleged local mafia elements and a Dubai-based company, claimed to have "questionable antecedents", to set up a luxury hotel near the historic Jama Masjid in the capital.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Telangana leaders` hunger strike enters second day!The relay hunger strike by leaders of all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana entered the second day on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm German national alleges rape!A 46-year-old German national, living in Mcleodganj area near here for the past 10 months, has alleged rape by two Tibetan youths, police said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm UP to bring new education system for students up to class 8!Now, students up to class eight, in schools run by the Basic Education Council, have a reason to cheer as the government has decided to bring in a new system so that they no longer fail in exams.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm There is no place for terrorism in Islam: Maulana Madni!MP and senior leader of Jamiat-ul Ulema Hind, Maulana Syed Mehmood Asad Madni said he would oppose the Central Madarsa Board which infringes religious and cultural identity of Madarsa.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Not interested in forming govt, says Goa BJP!Even as the BJP went in for change of leadership in Goa on Sunday, the party leaders said that they were not interested in forming government by cashing in on disappointment within the ruling coalition.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Eight-month ban on new projects in "critically polluted" areas!Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the government will not give clearances for the next eight months to companies that propose setting up industries in 88 areas.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Lawlessness would not be tolerated: New Jharkhand DGP!Newly appointed Jharkhand police chief Neyaz Ahmed on Sunday said lawlessness would not be tolerated in the state and assured the people that prevailing loopholes in the police department would be plugged soon.Source: Zee News : States | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Rana likely to be arraigned on January 21!Canadian-Pakistani Tahawwur Hussain Rana, indicted on charges of helping plan the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is expected to be arraigned in a court here on January 21 along with co-accused David Coleman Headley.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:59 pm Mulayam Singh accepts Amar Singh`s resignation!Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday accepted the resignation of his close associate Amar Singh from all party posts including that of general secretary and parliamentary board.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm `Australia should take action to prevent attacks on Indians`!The Australian government should take "strict action" to prevent unabated attacks on Indians, which are hurting the image of that country, Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said on Sunday.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm China encroaching on Leh with specific design!China is encroaching with specific design to extend its control till Indus river.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm Jyoti Basu not to be cremated; body to be given to hospital!CPI-M patriarch Jyoti Basu will not be cremated but his body will be handed over Tuesday to a state-run hospital as he had donated his body.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm Nepal, India agree to tackle terrorism!India and Nepal on Sunday pledged to work closely in the fight against terrorism and extremism.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm Foggy conditions in north India; toll reaches 425!The cold wave across North India abated slightly with mercury rising by a few notches on Sunday even as 17 more people died, raising the toll this winter to 425.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm US Defence Secretary Gates coming to India next week!US Defence Secretary Robert Gates would visit India next week during which the situation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and regional security issues would dominate the agenda of his talks with the Indian leadership.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm M F Hussain says he misses India `tremendously`!Legendary painter M F Hussain, now on a self-imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates, says he misses India "tremendously" but cannot return to his country because of the numerous cases filed against him for his art.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm Fierce gunbattle in Poonch; one militant killed!A fierce gunbattle has broken out between security forces and a group of militants in Poonch district in which a militant was killed, police said.Source: Zee News : India National | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:57 pm Sikhs fume over BBC documentary on 'Bluestar'A BBC documentary on the storming of the Golden Temple in 1984 has sparked outrage among Sikhs in Britain who say Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was portrayed "in a similar way to Osama".Source: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 4:34 pm In '70, a bullet just missed Jyoti Basu | An Era EndsThe life-threatening attack on the CPM patriarch took place on March 31, 1970, at the Patna railway station as he got down from the Delhi Express train.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jan 2010 | 3:33 pm Govt bans sale of land left behind during Partition - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jan 2010 | 11:44 am INTERVIEW - U.S. Afghan envoy: India-Pakistan detente "useful"KABUL (Reuters) - Easing tension between India and Pakistan would help Western efforts in Afghanistan, but it is up to Islamabad and New Delhi to find their own path toward better ties, the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2010 | 7:09 am Gates looks to bolster ties in India, eyes on PakistanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates leaves for India on Monday seeking to strengthen military ties with the rising Asian giant, even as Washington focuses on rival Pakistan as a top foreign policy priority.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jan 2010 | 6:08 am
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