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General insurers premium collection grows by 15%The industry had collected a premium of Rs2,598.52 crore in January last year, insurance sector regulator, IRDA, said in its monthly data.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 3:03 am Court records statements of Ajmal, 2 others in 26/11 trialThe 3 accused informed judge ML Tahaliyani that they had no knowledge that inquest 'panchanamas' of the bodies found at the terror sites had been drawn by independent witnesses.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Commonwealth Games: Railways to be lead partner, special train to mark eventRailway minister Mamata Banerjee said five sports academies would be set up across the country to strengthen the infrastructure. The proposed locations are Delhi, Secunderabad, Chennai and Mumbai.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Mining in reserved forests subject to four conditions: BS YeddyurappaYeddyurappa was responding to a letter written by Ramesh, who told the Karnataka government not to approve mining projects in forest areas without his ministry's approval.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am India Inc pleased with Rail BudgetIndia Inc today welcomed the Railway Budget for sparing freight and passenger fares from any hike and said that it also provided opportunities for private sector to participate in the world's fifth largest transport network.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am Outokumpu eyes supply pacts with Indian RailwaysWith the government exempting certain stainless steel products from anti-dumping duties, Finland-based Outokumpu today said it will look to enter into supply pacts with the Indian Railways soon.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Charge sheet against 7 for cheating Chatwal's hotel of Rs9 croreIn recent weeks, NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal has been embroiled in a controversy over the award of Padma Bhushan with his critics claiming that there were some cases pending against him.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Railways to be lead partner for CWG, spl train to mark eventRailways will run a special exhibition train across the country to mark the Commonwealth Games to be held here apart from being the lead partner of the mega sporting event.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am Why Tamoxifen fails to work on some breast cancer patientsAccording to British scientists, the drug is given to most women diagnosed with breast cancer to prevent the cancer returning, but not all of them respond to the drug, and experts estimate a third get no benefit.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Bharatiya Kisan Union to protest against acquisition of farm land on Mar 6BKU president Chaudhary Mahender Singh Tikait told a gathering of farmers here yesterday that "state governments have become property dealers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am SBI to raise up to $4.3 billion in rights issueOP Bhatt said on Wednesday the bank would need to raise Rs400 billion ($8.6 billion) to Rs500 billion to feed demand for loans over five years in the fast-growing economy.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:51 am Wipro wins 10-year outsourcing deal from Punjab and Sind BankWipro Ltd, India's third-ranked IT services exporter, said on Wednesday it had won a 10-year contract from state-run Punjab and Sind Bank for outsourcing services.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Milestone Religare invests Rs 31 cr in HCGMilestone Religare Investment Advisors, a joint venture between Milestone Group & Religare Enterprises, announced an investment of Rs 31.2 crore in HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG). HCG is a Bangalore-based pan-India chain of 20 super-specialty cancer care hospitals and also operates CyberKnife, a state of the art radiation treatment for cancer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am SBI for significant but not majority stake in Tata Motors FinState Bank of India (SBI) is eyeing a significant stake in Tata Motors Finance, a top bank official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Stay away from grocery store aisles to keep weight gain at bayGaye Lynn Hicks, with The Methodist Weight Management Center in Houston, said avoiding fat-promoting items on the aisles could be a head start on combating the bulge.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am Beheading of Sikh in Pak a matter of 'deep, serious concern': Govt"I rstrongly condemn the beheading of Sardar Jaspal Singh in the tribal areas of Pakistan...the matter is being taken up appropriately with the government of Pakistan," S M Krishna said.Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am 10 Railways Stations to be converted into world class stationsNew Delhi, Feb.24 : Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that her Ministry has identified 10 more railway stations to be converted to world class stations.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Indian Rail budget focuses on increased securityNew Delhi, Feb.24 : In presenting her maiden Rail-Budget, the Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee presented a 'please all Rail budget' for different sections of society keeping common man in mind, even though she kept on expressing her inability to satisfy disrupting voices coming from the Opposition Benches of Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Home Secretary Pillai to visit NagalandNew Delhi, Feb 24 : Union Home Secretary G K Pillai is expected to visit Nagaland on Saturday to discuss the current situation with the senior state government and Army officials.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Mamata presents passenger friendly Railway budgetNew Delhi, Feb 24 : Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Railway budget for the year 2010-2011 without any increase in the passenger fares for the second consecutive time.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Indian Railways to induct E-ticket based mobile vansNew Delhi, Feb.23 : Minister for Railways Ms. Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced extension of scope of 'Mushkil-Aasan' scheme.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am No hike in passenger, freight ratesNew Delhi, Feb 24 : Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has not proposed any hike in passenger or freight rates.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Naga leader Th Muivah to hold talks with Dr SinghNew Delhi, Feb 24 : National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) General Secretary Th Muivah is expected to arrive New Delhi on Saturday (February 27) to hold talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am Food grain prices may ease on rail freight cutMUMBAI (Reuters) - Railway's plan to cut freight rate slightly for food grains is unlikely to bring down prices sharply, but will help in price moderation, analysts and traders said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:35 am Markets edge lowerThe benchmark indices have edgedlower in the past one hour. The Sensex is down 37points at 16,268 andNifty is down 14points at 4,855. Consumer durables and auto sectors are weak, while realty and ca[pital goods are seing buying activity.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am Axis Bank launches mobile payment solutionAxis Bank announced the launch of mobile payment solution using its debit cards. The company claims that it is the first bank to provide a secure debit card-based payment service over interactive voice response (IVR).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:34 am Amitabh, do you know Gujarat: Mallika SarabhaiMallika Sarabhai: Amitabh, do you really know Gujarat?Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:33 am INTERVIEW - Distrust complicates India-Pakistan river disutesLAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Distrust between India and Pakistan and a "hawkish" Indian mindset were complicating efforts to resolve disputes over the water of shared rivers, Pakistan's top river water official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am In Pics: Elizabeth Hurley reveals allIn Pics: Elizabeth Hurley reveals allSource: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:31 am NEWSALERT: 3G auction from April 9, says govtDetails awaited...Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:29 am FM confident of ironing out differences over GST soonThe Centre today said it was confident of reaching an amicable solution with the states on the differences over the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST), which is now certain to miss the April deadline for its rollout.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am Essar Securities to sell stake in Essar TelecomSecurities today said it will sell its stake in Essar Telecom Infrastructure for Rs 49 crore to a subsidiary of US-based American Tower Company.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:24 am Sikh refugees demand Indian citizenship - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:17 am Victoria's top cop discredits 'voice' of Indian students - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:16 am 'B'lore building was about to explode' - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am Fax me truce offer, says Chidambaram; call on 9734695789, replies Kishanji - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:46 am Bangalore highrise sealed after fire, case against ownersCarlton Towers in Bangalore was sealed a day after a major fire killed 9 people and injured 50. Police have booked cases of negligence and culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the building's owners.Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am Sikh refugees demand Indian citizenshipAmritsar, Feb 24 : Following the brutal beheading of two Sikhs by Taliban in Pakistan, refugee Sikhs, hailing from Peshawar in Pakistan living in Amritsar have demanded that they should be given citizenship so that they can live in India safely with their families.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am Rajya Sabha adjourned for the second day over price riseNew Delhi, Feb 24 : The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the opposition continued with their uproar over price rise forcing Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari to adjourn proceedings in the House till noon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am India says fired at by Pakistan guards ahead of talksSRINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian border guards said their troops came under fire from Pakistan on Wednesday, a day before the two nuclear-armed neighbours are set for the first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:31 am Shouts and smiles, as Mamata reads her budget speech - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Body of guerrilla recovered after Kashmir gunfight - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:16 am Nirulas capture light, soul in stained glassNew Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) 'Captured Glass' - a body of 50-odd art works in stained glass on display in the capital - is about light and darkness which represent the two sides of life, symbolising the ying and the yang in eastern philosophies and the good (light) and evil (dark) in western philosophies.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am Govt says 3G auctions to start from April 9NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The long-pending auction of third-generation wireless spectrum will start on April 9, the government said, in a project it hopes will raise more than $7 billion.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:49 am Railways to increase earnings from non core areas - MamataMUMBAI (Reuters) - Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday the Railways expects to increase earnings from non core activities.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:35 am Bharti in talks over Zain deal funding - SBIMUMBAI (Reuters) - State Bank of India, India's largest lender, is in talks with Bharti Airtel over the telecoms firm's funding to acquire the African assets of Kuwaiti firm Zain, SBI's chairman said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:16 am Speaker rejects adjournment motion on price rise - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Man shot dead by U.S. security officersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am No progress if India adopts narrow agenda: QureshiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am MGNREGS: State says ‘no’ to NGOsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Carlton Towers fire kills nineSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Uproar over price riseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Pakistan wants third-party role for ChinaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Drinking water position comfortableSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Chidambaram wants statement, no ifs and butsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Below the radar, a new agribusiness pact with the U.S.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Police officers shiftedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Concessions for passengers in Mamata's rail budgetMamata Banerjee's rail budget proposed no increase in passenger fares and freight rates while reducing the tariff of transportation of foodgrains, kerosene and fertilisers to tackle price rise. Watch speech | Special coverageSource: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 11:34 pm Hyundai Motor to recall Sonatas in S.Korea, U.S.SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co will recall about 46,000 units of its Sonata sedan in the domestic market and another 1,300 in the United States, media reports said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 11:20 pm Kareena recommends Soha's boyfriendSource: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 11:14 pm Telangana panel to conclude consultations by July - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Is a 'loveless marriage' worth its while?Source: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 10:13 pm Home is where the heart is for A. R. RahmanMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - With two Oscars and two Grammy awards in less than a year, A.R. Rahman of "Slumdog Millionaire" fame is riding high on his international success, but his heart still remains at home.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm $40 limb puts amputees back on their feetNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - When Bhoopnarayan Jha lost his leg in an accident, the government employee also lost his will to live, until he got a "Jaipur Foot".Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm 'Bloom or bust' moment for NRI's power technologyHours before the launch of K R Sridhar's power plant-in-a-box that may change the world's energy paradigm, speculation is rife over whether it will live up to its billing.Source: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 9:09 pm 26/11 probe on agenda for February 25 talks - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 9:02 pm Rohit Bal undergoes emergency angioplastyThe leading fashion designer underwent an emergency angioplasty late on Tuesday night at Medanta Medicity after he complained of fresh chest pain. Bal had suffered a massive heart attack on Tuesday morning.Source: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 7:52 pm Do looks matter even at workplace?Source: The Times of India | 23 Feb 2010 | 7:11 pm `India should make clear its position on issues to Pak`!India should convey to Pakistan during the February 25 Foreign-Secretary level talks that it cannot take New Delhi`s patience for granted and speak out clearly on the country`s position on various issues.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:38 pm India rejects Pak media reports on alteration of delegates!India on Tuesday termed as "absolutely baseless" and "factually incorrect" Pakistani media reports that at India`s instance there was an alteration in the delegation coming from the neighbouring country here.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:38 pm Taliban abduct one more Sikh in Pak`s Swat Valley!Taliban have reportedly abducted another Sikh in Pakistan`s Swat Valley. Robin Singh was kidnapped three days back, reports say.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:38 pm `Visa applicants from India may face strict checks in Oz`!Visa applicants from countries like India, Pakistan and Indonesia may face tougher requirements in Australia, including bio-metric checks, an expert has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm UP court issues summons against Sanjay Dutt!A local court here has issued a summons against Bollyood actor Sanjay Dutt directing him to appear before it on March 22 in a case relating to alleged objectionable remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm Committee to probe intelligence input on Silda attack!A three-member inquiry committee constituted to probe the Maoist attack at the EFR camp at Silda in West Midnapore district would look into the Intelligence input prior to attack.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm Sonia`s adjournment motion was disallowed in LS in 2000!On the lines of the Opposition-sponsored adjournment motions in Parliament, Sonia Gandhi had made a similar bid in the Lok Sabha ten years back on the issue of price rise but it was disallowed by the BJP-led NDA government.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm India doing well economically, yet a long way to go: Tharoor!Indian banks not buying toxic mortgage-backed securities, robust remittances from abroad and the fact that the GDP does not come from the external sector, has helped India cope well with the global economic crisis.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm Centre to hold political level talks with GJM!The government has decided to hold talks at political level with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, which has been agitating for a separate state out of West Bengal.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm AFSPA likely to have more humane look with new amendment!In an attempt to make AFSPA more humane, the Centre is likely to introduce removal of some sections of the law in the current session of Parliament which may include withdrawal of shoot at sight powers given to security forces.Source: Zee News : India National | 23 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm Ramesh said Bt will destroy brinjal's ayurvedic value, experts beg to differ - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:50 pm India-Pakistan talks only the first stepping stoneLONDON (Reuters) - When Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao meets her Pakistani counterpart on Thursday, she is aiming, she says, to find a "graduated" way back into talks broken off after the November 2008 attack on Mumbai.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 11:31 am
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