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Cong downplays Pawar-Thackeray meet!Congress on Monday refused to read any political overtures in the meeting between NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray in Mumbai, saying it was to ensure conduct of a hassle-free IPL.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am Andhra HC strikes down Muslim quota in educational institutions!The Andhra Pradesh HC on Monday rejected the Muslim Quota Bill which proposed 4% reservations for Muslims in educational institutions.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am MAMC gangrape: Delhi HC awards life term to prime convict!The Delhi High Court on Monday sentenced the prime convict in the 2002 Maulana Azad Medical College student rape case to life imprisonment.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am Maoists torch truck, tractor in Bihar!Maoist guerrillas torched a truck and a tractor in a Bihar village early Monday to enforce a 72-hour shutdown to protest a proposed security operation against them, officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am Militants injure three Hindi speakers in Assam!Three Hindi-speaking migrant workers were injured, two of them critically, in an attack by tribal separatists in Assam, officials said on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am Maoists blow up Howrah-Mumbai train route!Suspected Maoists blew away a portion of railway tracks on the Howrah-Mumbai route on Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:11 am Australia tightens rules, cancels 20K visas!Australia has decided to overhaul immigration rules, which is likely to affect 20,000 visa applicants.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:10 am `Look poor` remark taken out of context: Victorian police!Under attack for the "try to dress poor" advice for Indian students, Victorian police has said the remarks were a "light hearted summation" of the safety advice which was drawn "absolutely out of context".Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Feb 2010 | 5:10 am Tata Chem aims to sell 1 mn Swach unitsTata Chemicals today said it expects to sell one million units of the low-cost water purifier Swach in the next one year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:28 am Andhra to challenge high court order on Muslim reservation - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am WB announces 10% govt jobs for MuslimsOn a day when the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down job reservation for Muslims, the West Bengal government today announced 10 per cent quota in employment for the community under the OBC category.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:27 am Shree Ashtavinayak ends at 10% lower cicuitThe stock extended losses and ended at its 10% lower cicuit at Rs 23. The counter clocked volumes of 43.52 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:26 am Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announces reservation for Muslims in govt jobsThe state government declared the quota for the Muslims who were educationally, socially and economically backward in the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:24 am AP high court strikes down law on quota for MuslimsThe order was passed by the seven-judge bench headed by chief justice Anil Ramesh Dave on a petition filed by an advocate K Kondala Rao.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:21 am Delhi High Court asks to speed up 1984' riots caseNew Delhi, Feb 8 : The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the trial court to conduct the hearing of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case within six months, and informed that a special team has been formed to look after the case.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Toyota to file recall over Prius brakes in US, JapanToyota Motor Corporation is set to file a recall over brake problems with its 2010 Prius hybrid both in the United States and Japan, in a move that will affect more than 270,000 vehicles, sources familiar with the matter said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Jharkhand village orders last rites of woman charged with adulteryRanchi, Feb 8 (IANS) A Jharkhand 'panchayat' (village council) has ordered the last rites of a woman to be performed for allegedly having an extra-marital affair, media reports said Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Jindal Worldwide hits sixth straight upper limitThe stock ended at its 5% upper circuit at Rs 233 and the counter clocked volumes of 4,837 shares on the BSE.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:20 am Bones, jaw of animals found in Panna tiger reservePanna Tiger Reserve spread over an area 543 sq km in Panna and Chhattarpur district situated in eastern Madhya Pradesh had become devoid of big cats last year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am Not just Pawar, UPA Cabinet responsible for inflation: BJPThe BJP president Nitin Gadkari who many felt was soft on agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar as he hails from his native state of Maharashtra, was more vocal against him on price rise.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am Price rise will be in control soon : Pranab MukherjeeThe wholesale price-based general inflation, from sub-zero level last year, crossed 7% in December and is estimated to climb to 8.5% by March.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am Ukraine's Yanukovich to remain winner: Election official"Objectively, the leader of the election can no longer change. The difference can only increase," Mykhailo Okhendovskiy, a member of the Central Election Commission, said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:13 am Raymond eyes 40% rise in retail biz revenue in 2 yrsApparel house Raymond today said it is aiming to increase revenue from retail business by up to 40 per cent in two years from the current Rs 1,000 crore, for which it will add more stores in smaller towns.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am Face of 2000-year-old woman reconstructed by sculptor, medical examinerReasonably well-preserved when she was discovered, the woman's 2000-year-old skull was broken into several pieces.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Disclose Haj agreement between India and UAE: CIC to MEAThe application of one RTI applicant AM Attar seeking details of the agreement was rejected by the ministry on the grounds that its disclosure would affect the relations between the two nations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am West Bengal announces reservation for Muslims in govt jobsOn a day when Andhra Pradesh HC struck down job reservation for Muslims, West Bengal govt announced 10% quota for educationally, socially and economically backward members of the community under OBC category.Source: The Times of India | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am Scientists make stem cells pluripotent using virus-free techniqueExperts at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a novel method using minicircles, rings of DNA, to induce pluripotency in stem cells.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:06 am Bill for greater empowerment to IIITA bill which is on the anvil will confer upon the Indian Institutes of Information Technology the status of institutes of national importance.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am India all out for 233, South Africa enforce follow-onNagpur, Feb 8 (IANS) India were all out for 233 runs in their first innings, in reply to South Africa's 558 for six, after tea on the third day of the first cricket Test here Monday. South Africa have enforced the follow-on.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Bengal to adopt Ranganath Mishra Commission recommendationsKolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front government Monday decided to adopt the Ranganath Mishra Commission's recommendations for the betterment of economically, socially and educationally backward minority Muslims in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Bill for greater empowerment to IIITA Bill is on the anvil to ensure greater empowerment for Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) by conferring on them the status of institutes of national importance.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Price rise will be in control soon: PranabAs food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the government today said that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am 'No. 1 Test team' India all out for 233, SAfrica enforce follow-onDale Steyn took a career-best 7/51 to bundle out India for 233 as South African captain Graeme Smith enforced the follow-on on the third day of the first Test. The Proteas had declared their first innings at 558/6.Source: The Times of India | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am BJP woos parties against government on price rise platformNew Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Ahead of the budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said it will launch a nationwide stir and get opposition parties, including the Left, on board to corner the government for its 'wrong' economic policies triggering food prices skyrocketing.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am China gives parents power to pull the plug on kids' web gamesNew Delhi, February 8 : Parents in China can make use of a program that can help terminate their kids' online gaming accounts.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Manipur to have new Industrial Training InstituteNew Delhi, Feb 8 : Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will lay the foundation stone of an Industrial Training Institute (I T I), at Lilong in Manipur's Thoubal district tomorrow.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Trai starts consultation for 4G telephonyEven as the government debates as to when the auction of spectrum for the third generation telephony will take place, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today started consultation for the next level of telecom services.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am Birla Kerala Vaidyashala for tie-ups with pharma cosTo tap the needs of end-users, Birla Kerala Vaidyashala, a part of the Rs 3,000-crore Yash Birla group, intends to tie-up with local pharma companies to sell its range of products across the country, a top company official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am Sehwag's hits century but S.Africa in controlNAGPUR (Reuters) - Opener Virender Sehwag was dismissed after making his 18th test century as India battled to save the opening test against South Africa on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am Big B set to feature in Malayalam film 'Kandahar'Kochi, Feb 8 (IANS) Director Major Ravi says that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has given his nod for his Malayalam film 'Kandahar', a film about plane hijacking that will also star veteran Mohanlal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Molester cop Rathore stabbed in face outside courtChandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, was stabbed thrice in the face by a youth wielding a sharp-edged pocket knife outside the district court complex here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Andhra to challenge high court order on Muslim reservationHyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday decided to challenge in the Supreme Court the verdict of the high court quashing a legislation for four percent reservation to Muslims in education and jobs.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Pak negates that Kashmir issue is close to settlement through backchannel - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am Rathore stabbed outside court - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:18 am Riding green wave, Philips says 'let there be LED'AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - More than a century into its existence, Philips is once again betting heavily on semiconductors. This time the consumer electronics firm is looking to harness their potential as a source of light.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am 40 Army personnel trapped in avalanche in Kashmir - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am After politics, is Bollywood Amar Singh's next destination? - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 1:36 am 6 killed, 450 trapped as avalanche buries J&K campAt least six soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and more than 450 trapped on Monday when a massive avalanche struck a high altitude warfare training camp in J&K's Baramulla district.Source: The Times of India | 8 Feb 2010 | 1:17 am 'Molester' cop Rathore stabbed outside courtFormer Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, who is convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, was attacked on Monday with a sharp-edged knife by a youth. Rathore's condition is said to be stable.Source: The Times of India | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:53 am Maoist rebels blow up railway track - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:49 am Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee slams Centre for price rise - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:47 am It is India which blinked on talks: PakistanHours after India proposed dates for foreign secy-level talks, Pakistan has claimed that it was New Delhi which had blinked. "Pakistan hasn't knelt...it held its ground," Pak foreign minister Mehmood Qureshi said.Source: The Times of India | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:37 am Toyota readies global Prius recall - sourceTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is preparing a recall of its new Prius hybrid car in Japan as early as Tuesday, followed by similar steps in the United States, Europe and other markets, a source familiar with its plans said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Pakistan claims hockey goldSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am India proposes two dates this month for talksSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Entrepreneurs make a killingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Mock drill to check readiness of various agenciesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Agni-III launch a complete successSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Sharad Pawar meets Bal Thackeray on IPLSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Rs. 500 crore unearthed in raidsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Not a single discordant note: ChidambaramSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Bodies of 2 women found in MadhapurSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Emirates flight grounded after hoax callSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am 'Cong upset over Pawar-Thackeray meet' - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Feb 2010 | 11:40 pm Montek Singh sees softening food prices on better outputNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's farm output in the year to March 2010 will be better-than-expected and could lead to a softening of food prices, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 11:28 pm Economy seen growing at 7.2 pct in FY10 - govtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is expected to rise to 7.2 percent in 2009/10, the government said on Monday, reinforcing the possibility it may start to unwind its fiscal stimulus in the forthcoming budget.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm Do you feel excited in the wee hours?Do women really warm up to mens desire for a great morning wood?Source: The Times of India | 7 Feb 2010 | 11:01 pm Yes, we had a secret nikaah: Adnan SamiAfter the singer was barred by the court from travelling to Munich for his wedding to Roya Faryabi, they opted for a quiet ceremony in MumbaiSource: The Times of India | 7 Feb 2010 | 10:22 pm Sena yet to withdraw IPL 'ban' on Oz players"For me, the country is more important than the game," Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' quoted Thackeray as telling Sharad Pawar during their meeting on Sunday. The Sena supremo said he would take a final call in 2-3 days.Source: The Times of India | 7 Feb 2010 | 10:08 pm Australia shifts immigration seeking higher skillsCANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy and help meet growing Chinese resource demand, the government said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 8:04 pm 'Avatar' loses box office crown to 'Dear John'LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It had to happen sometime, but nobody expected the biggest film of all time to lose its North American box office crown this weekend to "Dear John," a low-budget "chick flick" with a pair of little-known stars.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 7:29 pm Protesting teacher sets herself afire - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Feb 2010 | 4:53 pm Katrina lookalike, Zarine, a tennis enthusiastSource: The Times of India | 7 Feb 2010 | 3:46 pm Several Indians pack bags, head home from AustraliaAustralian authorities have been promising action to curb the continuing attacks on international students and communities. But Indian students aren't waiting despite incurring a loss ranging from Rs 12-20 lakh per student.Source: The Times of India | 7 Feb 2010 | 3:34 pm Dubai flight delayed 4hrs by hoax 'terror call' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pm Water at core of climate change impacts - U.N. expertsOSLO (Reuters) - The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong Rivers to help avert future conflicts, experts said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am Dubai-bound flight held back on security alert in MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Dubai-bound Emirates flight was delayed at the Mumbai airport by several hours on Sunday morning after airport officials received a security alert, a spokesman for the Mumbai International Airport said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 8:09 am India, Pakistan talks seen good for Afghan effortsISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An easing of tension between India and Pakistan should help U.S.-led efforts to stabilise Afghanistan though no one is expecting any quick breakthrough between the nuclear-armed rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Feb 2010 | 2:25 am
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