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Delhi Government ousts homeless for Games: UN expert!An independent UN expert has expressed concern about the deaths of homeless people in New Delhi due to cold as the government has `demolished` number of shelters due to the upcoming Commonwealth Games.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am No proposal for cable-stayed bridge across Manori: Centre!The Centre has said there is no proposal received from Maharashtra Government regarding construction of a cable-stayed bridge on the Manori-Marve creek.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am Over 40% voting in Bhiwandi by-poll!An estimated 40 to 45 per cent voters turned out to exercise their franchise in the Bhivandi assembly by-election on Wednesday, district election officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am Keep good relation with India for own interest: Omar to Pak!Taking a strong exception to frequent ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am Kerala HC directs police to issue instructions to prevent begging!Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the state Director General of Police to ensure that immediate instructions are issued to police to prevent begging.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am NCP support separate Vidarbha demand: Praful Patel!NCP leader and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Wednesday said his party supported the demand for separate statehood to Vidarbha.Source: Zee News : States | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:17 am Air, rail traffic suffer as dense fog grips Delhi!Dense fog engulfed Delhi Thursday morning and visibility dropped to zero in the early hours. At least 48 flights and nearly 75 train services were hit, officials saidSource: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am India a modern global success story: Gordon Brown!British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says India is a "modern global success story" that is marching toward prosperity.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Rajiv`s assassin Nalini may be released soon!After languishing in jail for 19 years, there is finally a ray of hope for Nalini Sriharan.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am See Indian attacks in context: Australian PM!Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday said attacks on Indians should be seen in context of "the broader incidences of violence to students of other ethnic backgrounds, acts of violence against Australian students".Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am David Headley, Tahawwur Rana to be arraigned next week!Terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, indicted on charges of being involved in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, will be arraigned in a court here next week.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Rana makes another attempt to be released on bond!In a bid to seek bail, terror suspect Tahawwur Rana on Thursday told a court here that his escape from the US will only force him to live as an "international fugitive".Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Don`t mistreat any student: CBSE to schools!the Central Board of Secondary Education has advised all its affiliated schools not to mistreat any child or parent in the name of enforcing discipline.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Maoist Kishanji`s laptop seized, claim forces !Security forces on Wednesday arrested three suspected Maoists and claimed to have seized a laptop and headphones used by elusive rebel leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji in West Midnapore district.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am `Robert Gates` visit bolsters Indo-US ties`!The visit of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to New Delhi - the first by a top Obama administration member after the State Visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here last year - is all set to bolster Indo-US ties.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Indian taxi driver stabbed in Australia!In another incident of an Indian being brutally assaulted that came to light on Thursday, a 30-year-old taxi driver was stabbed by a man masked in a balaclava outside his fiancee`s flat here last month.Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Jan 2010 | 5:16 am Three more commit suicide over TelanganaHyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Depressed over the delay in the formation of a separate Telangana state, three more people committed suicide, taking the deaths to six in three days.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am 8 students suspended for ragging in government polytechnicLucknow, Jan 21 (IANS) Eight students of a government-run polytechnic institute in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district were suspended for physically abusing and ragging a junior on the institute campus, an official said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Jaipur Literature Festival begins with Indian poetryJaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) The Jaipur literature festival, boasting of over 200 authors of national and international repute and with its focus on Dalit writings, took off to packed audiences at a royal palace here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Women Lok Sabha MPs concerned over price riseNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Three women Lok Sabha MPs Thursday criticised the rising prices of essential commodities, saying they were not satisfied with efforts of the central and state governments to check the situation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Sensex ends 423 points downMumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Traders chose to sell at Indian equities markets Thursday, resulting in a benchmark index closing 423 points in the red.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Reliance Infrastructure signs pact for $2.2-bn Mumbai Metro-IIMumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) A consortium led by Reliance Infrastructure, a part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government for the $2.2-billion second Metro Rail project (Mumbai Metro-II) in this India's commercial capital.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am 'Paathshaala' trailer to open with 'Veer'Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) The trailer of Shahid Kapoor starrer 'Paathshaala' will be unveiled with Salman Khan's much-publicised patriotic period film 'Veer', which is releasing Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am 'Harishchandrachi...' out of Oscar race, director unfazedNew Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Marathi film 'Harishchandrachi Factory', India's official entry for the upcoming Oscars, has been voted out in the Foreign Language Film category but director Paresh Mokashi is 'taking it in good spirit'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Cold wave continues in Kashmir, LadakhSrinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) The intense cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region Thursday even though snowfall in Ladakh helped raise the night temperature.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:30 am Learnt many things from Jhenda: Avdhoot GupteJhenda, based on the travails of political party workers, courted controversy as Nilesh, son of Congress leader Narayan Rane, objected to a character in the movie.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:24 am CCI shows green signal to establish National Knowledge NetworkNew Delhi, Jan 21 : The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Thursday accorded in principle approval for the establishment of the National Knowledge Network (NKN) to be implemented by the National Information Centre (NIC).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Australia to tighten immigration processCanberra has also commissioned an external review to see how to tighten the process of weeding out private educational institutions that do not measure up to quality levels.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Russia responds to US missile plans for PolandThe United States is dispatching the missiles to Poland after dropping an earlier plan to deploy interceptor missiles in the NATO nation as part of an anti-missile system in Europe.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Hitachi launches new range of air-conditioner in IndiaKAZE's launch marks Hitachi's foray into tier-2 and 3 cities through its competitive pricing.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:14 am Viewpoint: Does India need a National Security Advisor? - MSN India
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:12 am Australia govt to advise cricket board in view of Shiv Sena threatHowever, Australian high commissioner to India Peter Varghese made it clear that the government has nothing to do with individual players taking up private contracts.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:11 am ICICI Bank Q3 net profit dips to Rs1,101 croreIts total income in the reporting quarter stood at Rs7,763 crore as against Rs10,351 crore in the year-ago period.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:02 am Margao bomb blast probe in preliminary stage: NIANational Investigation Agency took over the probe almost two months after the October 16 explosion in the commercial city.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am Parliamentary panel slams govt for hasty decision on airlines mergerParliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture also recommended a probe into the plan 'to fix responsibility for taking such ambitious decision that has become a big financial liability'.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am US Secretary Gates to press Pakistan on militant fight - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am Cabinet committee reviews price situationThe meeting assumes importance, as prices of essential commodities continued to surge though the rate of price rise has come down in the recent weeks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am Centre-CMs meet on food prices on January 27States had demanded that the Centre convenes a meeting with chief ministers to devise a combined strategy to bring down the rising food prices.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs in first testCHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs on the fifth day of the first test at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am China plays down Google spat before Clinton speechBEIJING (Reuters) - Google's dispute with China should not be "over-interpreted" or seen as influencing Sino-U.S. ties, a senior Chinese minister said on Thursday before a planned speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Internet freedom.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Govt increases PDS supplies for two months to ease pricesThe government today decided to step up ration supplies of wheat and rice by 10 kg per eligible family during January and February to ease prices of these commodities.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Mumbai taxi unions mull action against permit directive - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:41 am SCENARIOS - Policy tightening expected at RBI reviewMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's central bank is expected to tighten monetary policy at its Jan. 29 review, most likely by increasing banks' reserve requirements, as it unwinds policies aimed at shoring up the economy against the global crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am India v Bangladesh first test scoreboardREUTERS - Scoreboard at the end of the first test between India and Bangladesh at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am Dhabol-Bangalore gas project expected to be completed by 2012Gas Authority of India (GAIL) expects work on the Dhabol-Bangalore gas pipeline project to be completed by March 2012, its Chairman and Managing Director B C Tripathi said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am WB $2.96 bn loan for roads may be split in tranchesThe $2.96-billion (about Rs 12,385.9 crore) World Bank loan that the Transport Ministry had sought is likely to come in tranches, with Finance Ministry favouring only $1 billion currently over repayment concerns.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:33 am BHEL Q3 net up 35% to Rs 1,072 crPower equipment supplier Bharat Heavy Electricals today reported a growth of 35.67 per cent in its net profit at Rs 1,072.50 crore for third quarter ended December 31, 2009, over the same period last year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am 'Safety situation in shipbreaking yards critical'The health and safety situation in many shipbreaking yards in India still remains "critical" and there is a need to improve training facilities and working conditions for labourers, a UN special rapporteur said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Web Special: India Inc raises Rs 42,000 cr via QIPsThe fund mobilisation through Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs) are back on track once again with five companies - Yes Bank, Karnataka Bank, Electrosteel Castings, HDIL and Shriram Transport Finance proposed to mobilise Rs 4,720 crore. Usha Martin closed its QIP issue on Monday, mobilised Rs 468 crore at price of Rs 85.90 per share. The stock is currently trading at Rs 91.30 on BSE. Karnataka Bank, Yes Bank and Shriram Transport Finance opened QIP booths last night.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:20 am Bihar tubes mulls setting up two Rs 100-cr plantsBihar Tubes, which supplies steel tubes to companies like NTPC and Ashok Leyland, is planning to set up two mills, one each in eastern and western parts of India, at an estimated investment of Rs 100 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:15 am 'Global economy to grow at 2.7% in 2010'The World Bank today projected that the global economy is likely to grow at a rate of 2.7 per cent in 2010, but warned that the economic recovery is still fragile.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:15 am "Avatar" shares nomination lead on BAFTA shortlistLONDON (Reuters) - Director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster fantasy film "Avatar" tied with British drama "An Education" and Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker" with eight nominations each at the BAFTAs, Britain's main film awards.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am Just A Minute With: Amitabh BachchanMUMBAI (Reuters) - Interviewing Amitabh Bachchan is an event in itself. You go over your questions several times, make sure the recorder has backup batteries and reach the venue before time.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:10 am 1st Test: India beat Bangladesh by 113 runsAmit Mishra took four wickets as India beat Bangladesh by 113 runs in the first Test in Chittagong to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.Source: The Times of India | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:08 am Govt lifts ban on pre-paid phones in J& K - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:05 am Centre lifts ban on prepaid mobile phones in J&KThe Centre on Thursday lifted the ban on prepaid mobile phone connections in J&K with immediate effect but put stringent conditions on operators for verification of customers.Source: The Times of India | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am British Prince visits 26/11 Mumbai attacks site, donates funds - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Two more mobile towers blown up in Malkangiri - odishatoday.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Funds for climate change missions in Union Budget: SaranIndia's eight ambitious missions to address climate change may get funds in the Union Budget that will be presented in Parliament next month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Eco-friendly buildings: Gulf wakes up to 'green' conceptRecent studies on energy consumption in the Gulf region have changed the misconceptions about the sustainability of eco-friendly 'green' buildings, prompting adoption of such models.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:44 am Watch: Uproar in UP AssemblySource: The Times of India | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:35 am Attacks on Indians 'regrettable', says Rudd - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Jan 2010 | 1:08 am Food prices ease, rate expectations unchangedNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual food prices eased in early January for the third week running, but the central bank is still expected to tighten monetary policy by increasing cash reserves held at banks at its Jan. 29 policy review.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:48 am 35 crore-worth ad deal for Aamir!35 crore-worth ad deal for Aamir!Source: The Times of India | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am Gunman kills eight people in VirginiaWASHINGTON: A gunman went on a shooting spree in a Virginia county near here on Wednesday, killing eight people. He fired at a helicopter before surrendering to police. — PTI ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Clinch economic pact by year-end: MalaysiaNEW DELHI: Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Tun Abdul Razak on Wednesday suggested that a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India be concluded by year-end to tap opportunities in biosciences, ICT and education, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Visa uncertainty weighed heavily on franchisesCHENNAI: Uncertainty over the availability of the cricketers was the primary cause for not a single Pakistani player being signed by franchises in the auction ahead of IPL Season-III held in Mumbai. Informed sources said the franchises ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Pilots’ error probably caused YSR copter crashAfter noticing a snag, crew was busy for six minutes, going through flight manualSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am U.S. warns of threat from terror syndicateIndia’s patience will be limited if terror attack recurs: GatesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Pakistan board to take up IPL snub with BCCIKARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accused Lalit Modi, commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), of betraying them after none of the 11 Pakistani players got a buyer in the IPL auction, and said it would take up the matter ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Ignoring Pakistani players very shocking: former Foreign SecretariesGovernment says visas were issued to all Pakistani players for the auctionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Students, police clash in Osmania UniversityHYDERABAD: The Osmania University campus here turned into a battlefield, with students repeatedly clashing with police on Wednesday. Violence erupted after the students were prevented from marching to the Gun Park with the body of a student, ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am NIA files FIRs in four casesNEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), an independent agency specially created to investigate terrorism-related cases, has filed first information reports (FIRs) relating to four of the six cases taken over by it from the Special ...Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am New pension scheme introducedApplicable to employees in service from April 1, 2006Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am Who wants marriage when the 'Net is there!Source: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:56 pm Govt did not prompt boycott of Pak players in IPL: Krishna"Govt has nothing to do with IPL. So, Pakistan will have to draw a line between where Govt of India is connected and where Govt of India is an actor," the external affairs minister said.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:42 pm Telangana haunts Congress - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:13 pm Bharti partners U.S. firm for CDN servicesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel said on Thursday it was partnering with U.S.-based Limelight Networks Inc for content delivery network (CDN) services in India.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:08 pm Rescue teams pull back as Haiti aid flows inPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The search for survivors of Haiti's killer earthquake has started to wind down as international rescue teams begin pulling back and aid, though more plentiful, is still not enough for the tens of thousands left homeless and injured.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:04 pm Dense fog disrupts flight schedules at IGI - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 Jan 2010 | 11:03 pm Zarine doesnt come close to Kat: SalmanSource: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:37 pm Mumbai cabbies can know any local language, not just Marathi: ChavanUnder fire for his govt's decision to give permits only to those taxi drivers who know Marathi, the Maharashtra CM on Thursday backtracked, saying cabbies should know any local language including Hindi and Gujarati.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 10:23 pm Literature Festival puts Jaipur on book lovers' mapJAIPUR (Reuters Life!) - Perhaps it's the location, a heritage hotel in a city of faded royal splendour. Maybe it's the crowd: a motley crew of writers, Bollywood stars, agents and critics, groupies and, of course, book lovers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Jan 2010 | 9:27 pm India a global success story: British PMBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown says India is a 'modern global success story' that is marching toward prosperity.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 8:44 pm Aman ki Asha: Inching closer to a great reconciliationIt is time for people of the Indian sub-continent to face up to an extraordinary reality the conflict between India and Pakistan is easy to describe, but painfully difficult to understand.Source: The Times of India | 20 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Dhumal orders CID probe into CD expose - Times of India
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