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UP Govt budget spares citizens from new taxes!Uttar Pradesh government today tabled the state budget for 2010-11 that proposed no new taxes to fund a Rs 9022.11 crore deficit in its Rs 15,3199.38 crores spending plan.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am West Bengal Power Minister passes away!West Bengal Power Minister Mrinal Banerjee passed away today at a hospital here after battling with cancer.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Brahmaputra erosion destroys nearly 4,000 sq km of Assam land!The mighty Brahmaputra has wiped out nearly 4,000 square kilometres of area at a rate of 80 square kilometres per year, destroying more than 2500 villages and affecting more than five million people in Assam.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Govt moves to finalise terms of reference of Telangana panel!The Government on Thursday started deliberations on finalising the terms of reference (TOR) of the five-member Committee constituted on the Telangana issue.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Action taken against 24 students for ragging in hostel!Action has been taken against 24 students of Agriculture college here for their alleged involvement in a ragging case, sources in the college said.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Eight Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh!Eight Maoist guerrillas were Wednesday shot dead by the police in two gun-battles in Chhattisgarh`s violence-hit Bastar region, an official said.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Bt Brinjal a conspiracy by MNCs: MP govt!Terming the move to introduce Bt Brinjal as a "conspiracy" by MNCs, Madhya Pradesh government today said it would not allow GM crops and would pass a legislation, if necessary, to ban them.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am UP govt presents tax-free budget!The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday tabelled a tax-free deficit budget of over Rs 1.53 lakh crore for 2010-2011 in the state Legislative Assembly.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am Can`t demote a former CM: Meghalaya deputy CM!Amid a row over the elevation of three MLAs of the ruling Congress-led alliance to the rank of chief minister, Meghalaya Dy CM Mukul Sangma has said a legislator who was a chief minister in the past cannot be "demoted".Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am We are following SC order on bandh: Meghalaya govt!Meghalaya government on Thursday said its decision to ban bandh calls was in line with the Supreme Court`s verdict and if anybody is aggrieved they can file a petition in the apex court.Source: Zee News : States | 4 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am No pressure on interest rates over next 9 months: KamathCountry's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank's Chairman K V Kamath today said there is no pressure on interest rates as there is enough liquidity in the system.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am Govt slaps anti-dumping duty on carbon blackThe government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to Rs 20 ($0.423) per kg on imports of carbon black used by the rubber industry to guard domestic players from cheap shipments from China, Australia, Thailand and Russia.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am A Kerala door mat eyes Guinness recordAlappuzha (Kerala), Feb 4 (IANS) Four workers of the Cherthala-based Travancore Cocotuft (P) Ltd spent 111 man days over a span of four months using 470,000 coir tufts between alternate wefts of coir yarn to make 'the world's longest door mat'. They are now eyeing a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am Court turns down poll hearing againThe case challenging the cancellation of BBMP polls was not heard on Wednesday too.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:29 am The reader in me helps fight my ailmentPrakash keeps abreast of the news, reading five newspapers every morning.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:28 am Allow the local govt to function independentlyThe state government and the election commission cannot escape blame.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am Vodafone raises outlook;competition in India fierceAnalysts said the improved trading in Europe and particularly the turnaround in Turkey should boost sentiment after fears that the recent revenue weakness was more structural than cyclical.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am Sanjay Nirupam backs Shah Rukh Khan; demands action against SenaNirupam also demanded a probe into MNS chief Raj Thackeray's comment targeting SP leader Abu Azmi.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am A slight change in lifestyle can keep 'the crab' at bayOver 60% of cancer patients could have saved themselves the suffering. All that they had to do was change their lifestyle a bit.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:25 am Forget cancer, I will read GandhiOne eve of World Cancer Day, afflicted children find resilience and strength in little wishes come true.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:25 am No rhyme or reason at musical fountainexperts suggest that trees be planted to celebrate martyrdom.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:24 am Governor spoils Somanna's dreams to become MLCThe ongoing verbal skirmishes between governor HR Bhardwaj and the state government over various issues took a shocking turn on Wednesday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:23 am Rebirth after 8 days under Bellary debrisEven nine days after an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed in Gandhinagar in Bellary, the death toll is on the rise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:22 am Mounteverest Trading soars on bonus issueThe stock touched a low of Rs 545 but thereafter was locked at its 5% upper circuit of Rs 569.. Around 7,118 shares were traded at the counter today, as aginst a two-week daily average trade of 867 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:21 am Germans to reduce consumption due to economic crisisGermans will reduce their consumption in 2010 due to problems in the labour market and the rise in prices, according to the Society for Consumption Research (GfK).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Sensex closes 252 points in the redMumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities shut shop 252 points in the red Thursday amid depressed global cues.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Cancer treatment made easy with hi-tech facilities in IndiaNew Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) For 54-year-old Sharda Sethi, who was detected with breast cancer last year, life couldn't be more unfair. She had lost all hopes of survival and every passing day was a misery. The thought of undergoing painful treatment made the going all the more tough.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Andaman tribe's extermination complete as last member diesPort au Prince (Andaman Islands), Feb.4 : The last member of a unique tribe has died on India's Andaman Islands.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am EU team meets Kandhamal riot victimsBhubaneswar, Feb 4 (IANS) An 11-member European Union (EU) team Thursday interacted with riot victims in Orissa's Kandhamal district and asked them about the prevailing situation in the region, police and eyewitnesses said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Global cues, food inflation drag marketsIt was another disappointing session for the markets. While Wednesday's rally had evoked the possibility of a sustained pullback, the weak global cues quashed any such hopes and a rise in food inflation exacerbated the damage. The Sensex almost reversed the previous day's gains to endat 16,224, down 271 points, and the Nifty closed at 4,845, down 86 points.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am Fame India hits fourth straight upper limitThe stock was locked at its 5% upper circuit of Rs 48.40 the whole day. Around 4.27 lakh shares were traded at the counter today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am QIBs, retailers give recent IPOs a missNot only retail investors, but qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) too opted to stay away from the small and mid-sized initial public offers (IPO's), partially owing to the prevailing negative market sentiment. And also for the fact that small issues turn out to be illiquid counters.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:17 am Digvijay Singh denies calling Batla House encounter fakeThe senior Congress leader, who has come under attack over his comments made on Wednesday on the Batla House shootout during his visit to Azamgarh, today said he never termed the encounter fake.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:15 am Pak says will accept resumption of composite dialogue - Expressindia.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:12 am 'Govt may not go for steep hikes in fuel prices'A day after an expert group suggested freeing petrol and diesel prices and steep hikes in LPG and kerosene rates to combat the rising input cost, the government today hinted that it may not accept the report in totality and will protect the common man's interest.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am Blaming Pachauri for goof up in IPCC report senseless, says BoerEmbattled IPCC chief R K Pachauri today found support in UN's climate chief Yvo de Boer who said holding him responsible for the goof up in the world body's report on Himalayan glaciers would be "senseless".Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Essar to double petrol pumps to 2,500 by March 2011Essar Oil, India's largest private fuel retailer, plans to nearly double its petrol pumps to 2,500 by March 2011, group Chairman Shashi Ruia said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:04 am India, S. Africa to seek coveted ICC Test Championship maceDubai/Nagpur, Feb.4 :The battle for supremacy atop the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table will come to a head in India over the next fortnight with the home side putting its mace on the line and South Africa primed to take possession.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am ACC third quarter net profit up 32 percentMumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Cement major ACC Thursday reported a 32.48 percent rise in net profits at Rs.1,212.7 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31, compared to Rs.1,606.7 crore earned in the like quarter of last fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Abhishek to spend 34th birthday at workNew Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Heir to the first family of Bollywood, married to one of the most beautiful women in the world and with a kitty full of projects, actor Abhishek Bachchan has no complaints spending his 34th birthday Friday quietly shooting for his next film.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Campaign to protest against Bt Brinjal launchedNew Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Hoping to persuade Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh against allowing the production of genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal in India, climate NGO Greenpeace has launched an online campaign, 'World's Biggest Baingan Bhartha' and are collecting people's signatures against the government's plan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am 10 ways to boost your libidoSource: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Get to know Gulf better - at World Book FairNew Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Displaying books on Islam and informational pamphlets, state-run publishers from the Middle East are hoping to increase awareness about the region in India through the World Book Fair.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Rahul to visit Mumbai tomorrow despite Sena threatUnfazed by the Shiv Sena's attack, Rahul Gandhi will go ahead with his plan to visit the city on Friday. The visit comes against the backdrop of Uddhav Thackeray questioning its timing.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:44 am Post-Amar Singh, SP in damage control mode - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am Toyota's $2 bln recall hit to keep it in the redTOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp expects costs and lost sales from its massive safety recall to total $2 billion by the end of March, keeping it in theSource: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am China defends currency after Obama criticismBEIJING (Reuters) - China dismissed U.S. threats to get tough on trade and exchange rates to ensure American goods are not disadvantaged, saying on Thursday that its currency was at a reasonable level.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:21 am Chidambaram's visit suggests change in India-Pakistan tiesNEW DELHI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram travels to Pakistan for a regional meeting this month, a visit that may lay the ground for improving ties which deteriorated after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 2:17 am SP used me as a dustbin: Amar Singh"My journey in SP has been from a dustbin to being termed as garbage. I am being blamed for the decisions which backfired including extending the hand of friendship to Kalyan Singh," the expelled SP leader said.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Govt moves to finalise terms of reference of Telangana panel - Business Standard
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 1:55 am Software industry cuts 2010/11 export forecastNEW DELHI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Software and services exports in the year to March 2011 will be less than earlier expected as the sector's growth has not been cranked-up enough by the recovering global economy, an industry body said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Food inflation picks up pace; govt steps seenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The annual food inflation picked-up pace for the second consecutive week, strengthening the case for more fiscal steps in the federal budget to tame prices after the central bank tightened monetary policy last week.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am India seeks 'right kind of environment' for its students in Oz - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 1:08 am Sena row: Bollywood supports SRK, RahulBollywood tweets in support of Shah Rukh Khan and Rahul Gandhi, who have spoken out against the Shiv Sena and MNS stand on the IPL controversy.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:57 am JuD holds anti-India jehadi rally in Pakistani Kashmir - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:49 am JuD holds anti-India jehadi rally held in PoKAn anti-India jehadi rally to express "solidarity with Kashmir" was organized on Thursday in Pakistan-administered Kashmir by the Jama'at-ud-Dawaah (JuD), a banned frontal organization of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:48 am Pranab Mukherjee welcomes PM's move for lawmakers to declare their assets - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:47 am Digvijay Singh demands probe into Batla House encounter - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:47 am Distracted South Africa face tough task in IndiaNAGPUR (Reuters) - South Africa are faced with the daunting prospect of taking on top-ranked India on their home soil just days after long-serving coach Mickey Arthur resigned.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:46 am Lights slowly fading for touring cinemasBANGALORE (Reuters Life!) - Picture a football field on a tea estate in northeastern India, where hundreds of workers sit before a metres-wide screen stretched across bamboo poles to watch the Bollywood hero bash up the goons and win the girl.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:10 am Food inflation rises to 17.56%Food inflation inched up to 17.56% for the week ended January 23 from 17.40% in the previous week on account of rising prices of potato and pulses.Source: The Times of India | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:08 am CBI team in Gujarat to probe Sohrabuddin caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am ‘Rs.1,000-cr. investment for Biotech Park’Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Indian faked attack to claim insurance: AustraliaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Political parties adopt wait-and-watch approachSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Constructive signal from Pakistan: KrishnaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Governor nixes move to make Somanna MLCSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Union budget on February 26Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Committee favours hike of Rs.6 a litre for kerosene, Rs. 100 for LPG cylinderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Three militants killed in encountersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Srikrishna heads five-member committee on Telangana issueSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am War of words between Sena & Rahul continues - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm Bellary: Miraculous Survivor Found After Nine Days of Building Collapse - Daijiworld.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Feb 2010 | 11:33 pm India warns Australia of 'consequences'Indian High Commissioner to Australia has reportedly met Australian Governor-General, warning him of long-term consequences unless more action was taken to prevent attacks against Indians.Source: The Times of India | 3 Feb 2010 | 11:11 pm BSE, NSE to hold special trading on SaturdayMUMBAI (Reuters) - The country's top two stock markets will have a special 90-minute trading session on Saturday, to enable the National Stock Exchange test an upgraded trading system, the NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange said on their websites.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Feb 2010 | 11:05 pm Help! My mother wants to be my online friend"One day when I logged onto Facebook I immediately saw that one of my 90 friends had changed relationship status from 'Single' to 'In a Relationship'. When I looked closely I got a surprise, it was my 62-year-old mother."Source: The Times of India | 3 Feb 2010 | 10:14 pm Movie Review: Law Abiding CitizenA cat-and-mouse game between a cop and a criminal is the formula that is bound to keep one on the edge of his seat.Source: The Times of India | 3 Feb 2010 | 9:46 pm Jammu and Kashmir Padma awardee cries threat to life - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 Feb 2010 | 11:56 am Govt to consider fuel price deregulation proposalNEW DELHI (Reuters) – The government will shortly consider a proposal that it give up control of fuel prices, the oil minister said on Wednesday, a move which would ease pressure on government finances and improve earnings of oil retailers.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 Feb 2010 | 8:35 am
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