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Maha Chief Post-Master General held for taking Rs 2cr bribe!The Chief Post-Master General of Maharashtra and Goa was on Thursday arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore for transferring a piece of government land to private parties.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am Maoist attack West Bengal CPI-M worker, kill cop !A police officer and a Maoist were killed and two others injured in a gunfight between the security forces and the ultras at Sarenga in Bankura district, police said on Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am Soren meets Chidambaram, says Jharkhand working with Centre to tackle Maoists !Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren called on Home Minister P Chidambaram here on Wednesday and briefed him on the various measures taken by his government to tackle Naxals.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am Warm morning for Delhites!Winter is in its last phase in the national capital with the mornings getting more warmer than usual.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am 75 caught for taking bribe in police stations in Delhi!Seventy-five police personnel posted in police stations were arrested in the city in the past three years for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption and bribery.Source: Zee News : States | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am MF Husain conferred Qatar nationality !India`s eminent artist MF Husain has been given Qatar nationality, it was reported here Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am SIMI, IM own up to Pune blast: Police !The outlawed SIMI and the Indian Mujahideen have claimed responsibility for the terror blast at Pune`s German Bakery on February 13 that killed 16 people, Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said on Wednesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Main problems between India and Pakistan!The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday to resume official contacts which India broke off after militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in late 2008.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Speaker happy at consensus on price rise discussion !Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday said she was very happy that political parties had reached a consensus on holding a discussion on rising prices.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am First time since 26/11, India and Pakistan begin talks!The much awaited India-Pakistan talks have begun in Delhi with both sides preferring to take a cautious yet optimistic approach.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Court bans broadcast of CCTV footage of bombed German Bakery!Broadcast of CCTV footage of the bombed German Bakery here has been banned by a court to protect witnesses and ensure unhindered investigations in the case.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Army Chief violated norms: Sukna scam accused!Lt Gen (retd) Avadesh Prakash, the former military secretary at Army headquarters who has won a temporary reprieve against a court martial ordered against him, alleges that the Indian Army Chief violated a long-standing military practice in recommending the action.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am 1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar goes missing!Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar wanted in the 1984 Sikh riots case is "missing" for the past one week.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Gulshan Kumar`s killer to be brought back from Bangladesh!The killer of audio king Gulshan Kumar, who jumped parole last year, has been traced in Bangladesh and CBI is taking steps to bring him back here, police have informed the Bombay High Court.Source: Zee News : India National | 25 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am Tibetans-in-exile mark centenary of 13th Dalai Lama's exile to IndiaDharamsala, Feb 25 : The Tibetans living in exile in India marked the centenary of the 13th Dalai Lama's exile to India here today.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am BJP demands parliamentary probe on price riseNew Delhi, Feb 25 : The opposition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged 'food scam' that has led to the increase in prices of essential commodities like wheat, rice, pulses and sugar.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am India's food inflation now at 17.58 percentNew Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India's annual food inflation based on wholesale prices fell to 17.58 percent for the week ended Feb 13 from 17.97 the week before, as per official data released Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am No Metro service on Holi morningNew Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi Metro will operate only after 2 p.m. Monday on the occasion of Holi, an official said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Leopard strays into Himachal capitalShimla, Feb 25 (IANS) Panic gripped this Himachal Pradesh capital Thursday when a leopard was spotted strolling in areas adjoining the Mall, an official said. The animal was later trapped by the wildlife wing.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Apple holds annual meeting as stock seeks catalystApple's shares have been treading water around the $200 mark since last October, despite a strong December-quarter earnings report and massive hype around the iPad tablet.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Player unions want more adequate outline of security plans at IPLThe impasse between unions and the IPL looms as a stumbling block to the participation of contracted players of different countries.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:01 am MindTree targets Middle East IT services marketMindTree, global IT solutions company announced today that it is stepping up its efforts to leverage the growth on the Middle East IT services market which is expected to hit $3.5 billion by 2011, according to a recent report prepared from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Rs.1,300 crore spent on 'quality' education of SC studentsNew Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The government is committed to the welfare of the marginalized sections of society through public-private partnerships for economic and social development, says the Economic Survey for this fiscal.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am Larger and more frequent fires could aid ecosystems'Burning is a natural ecosystem process and generally helps restore forest ecosystems. It's ironic that we spend so much money to stop fire,' said a scientist.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:54 am Nissan, Suzuki, Daihatsu to recall cars in JapanSuzuki Motor will recall 432,366 units of two minicar models in Japan, while Daihatsu Motor will recall 60,774 units of four minicar models in Japan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Saudi capital gears up to receive Manmohan SinghSenior officials from the two countries are busy making arrangements to host the Indian political and business leaders as well as fine-tune several agreements to be signed during the visit, the first by an Indian premier since 1982.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Larsen & Toubro sees $1.7 billion contract from utility joint ventureThe leading construction and engineering firm signed on Wednesday a joint venture with the state utility in southern Karnataka to build the coal-based power plant.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am India asks Pakistan to arrest 26/11 mastermind Hafiz SaeedNew Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan concluded their talks here Thursday, with New Delhi making a strong pitch for the arrest of the suspected Mumbai terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed and airing its concerns over a recent spike in infiltration.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Second recession in developed world could mar recovery: SurveyThe Economic Survey today warned that second recession in quick succession in the developed countries could mar the economic recovery at home which is only at its nascent stage.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Economic survey stresses importance of primary schooling, higher eduUniversalisation of elementary education of adequate quality to ensure satisfactory learning standards among children is an objective that needs to be pursued vigourously, said the survey.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am Three killed in road accident in MaharashtraThe incident occured when the car in which the deceased were travelling collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction on Mumbai-Agra National Highway.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am BJP objects to Goa Assembly session on RamnavamiLeader of opposition Manohar Parrikar said said his party will bring the issue before the Business Advisory Committee, which decides the Assembly's agenda.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am Arrest warrants against Mahendra Singh Tikait and his sonThe police had registered a case against Bharatiya Kisan Union president Mahendra Singh Tikait and his son for indulging in violence during a farmer agitation here in 2005.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am United Bank of India IPO subscribed 11.24 timesThe Rs 330 crore initial public offer (IPO) of state-run lender United Bank of India has received robust response from investors with the issue getting subscribed over 11 times till 1300 hrs on its last day today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:37 am Top Maharashtra-Goa official held with Rs 2 crore bribe - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:36 am Absolutely phenomenal record by a truly phenomenal player: Imran KhanSachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 200 is a testimony to his fitness and commitment even as he heads for his 37th birthday, says former Pakistan captain Imran Khan.Source: The Times of India | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:33 am Steel consumption to rise 9% in 2010: SurveyThe Economic Survey today projected domestic steel consumption to grow in the range of 6-9 per cent in 2010 primarily on the back of improved demand from construction and automobile sectors.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am CIC orders disciplinary action against MCD employeeNew Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take disciplinary action against one of its employees for not fulfilling his duty as prescribed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Woman dies after doctor removes kidneyPatna, Feb 25 (IANS) A 22-year-old woman died after a doctor allegedly removed her kidneys during surgery, her family said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Court bans use of CCTV footage of bombed German Bakery - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am Spot exchanges to help in trading warehouse receipts: SurveySpot Exchanges, which have expanded significantly in 2009, will not only benefit farmers and producers but will also provide a platform for trading of warehouse receipts, the pre-Budget Economic Survey said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am Talks end, India hands over new terror dossier to Pak - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am Nissan to showcase new small car at Geneva auto showNissan Motor Company, Japan's third largest automaker will showcase its new global compact car next month at the Geneva International Motor Show along with a host of other vehicles such as the Juke small crossover and the Leaf Electric Vehicle.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:12 am Sushma Swaraj lashes out at Pawar over price riseNew Delhi, Feb 25 : Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Thursday lashed out at Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, blaming him directly for the rise in sugar prices.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Jan infrastructure output up 9.4%: govtIndia's infrastructure sector output grew 9.4 per cent in Januaryfrom a year earlier, higher than an upwardly revised annual growth of 6.4 per centin December, government data showed on Thursday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Aurobindo gets USFDA nod for HIV drugHyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Aurobindo Pharma announced today that it has received the tentative approval to manufacture and market Nevirapine tablets for oral suspension 50mg from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Deepika, Shahid... What's cooking?Source: The Times of India | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:58 am UPDATE: Govt allows 3 operators for 3G in most circlesThe government today invited applications from mobile operators to participate in the auction of 3G spectrum and allowed three private players in most of the circles while four in five states including Punjab and Bihar.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:58 am MP slaps new entry tax; to clear Pay Commission duesMadhya Pradesh today presented the Budget for 2010-11, which proposes a two per cent entry tax on a number of items including leather goods, SIM cards and carpets, and provides for implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations to government employees.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Pawar smiles as Sushma slams government on prices - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Finance commission says govt can raise $82 bln from stake salesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government can raise 3.81 trillion rupees ($82 billion), equal to 0.88 percent of GDP every year, in stake sales in state firms and banks in the next five years, the finance commission said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am Govt to auction 3-4 3G slots across telecom zonesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government will auction between 3 and 4 third-generation wireless spectrum slots in most of its telecoms zones beginning April 9, the telecoms ministry said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:51 am Last Goodbye to a Hero - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am India, Pakistan hold talks, seeking to repair tiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Pakistan held their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks on Thursday, a meeting that is unlikely to lead to an immediate breakthrough but may help thaw relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:48 am India asks Pak to arrest 26/11 mastermind Hafiz SaeedThe India-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks have concluded in New Delhi. India has asked Islamabad to arrest Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Reports say Pakistan has promised action.Source: The Times of India | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am Designer Rohit Bal recovering after heart attackNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Fashion designer Rohit Bal, who has designed clothes for celebrities like Pamela Anderson and Naomi Campbell, is recuperating in hospital after undergoing emergency surgery following a heart attack.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 1:01 am Economic Survey urges fiscal discipline ahead of budgetNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government should start rolling back its economic stimulus and impose a cap on debt in coming years, a finance ministry report said on Thursday, making the case for fiscal discipline a day before the annual budget.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:51 am US expanding sale of arms to India, Pakistan: WSJ - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:38 am Maoists attack West Bengal CPI-M worker, kill cop - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:16 am Pranab accepts major recommendations of finance commissionNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said the government has accepted all major recommendations of a panel, which has suggested the country must slash its fiscal and revenue deficits and cap debt.Source: Reuters: Top News | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am Double delightSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am It’s gimmickry: CPI(M)Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am I have come to bridge differences, says Pakistan Foreign SecretarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Mamata holds fares, freight ratesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Ageless Tendulkar breaks the 200-run barrierSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Militant, thought dead, emerges from debris and kills jawanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am M. F. Husain gets Qatar nationalitySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am I have zero friends in government: JairamSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Bt brinjal moratorium stays, but time frame needs to be setSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am AMU professor a victim of clash between ‘tradition’, privacySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 25 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Food price index up 17.58 pct y/y on Feb 13NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The food price index rose 17.58 percent in the 12 months to Feb. 13, while the fuel price index was up 9.89 percent, the government said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 11:42 pm Anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar 'missing'Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, whom the CBI has failed to arrest despite a non-bailable warrant against him in anti-Sikh riots cases, is "missing" for the past one week and his Personal Security Officer (PSO) has been suspended.Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 11:18 pm Economic Survey optimistic on growth, warns of rising pricesThe Economic Survey predicted growth would touch 8.75% in 2010-11 with the economy becoming the world's fastest growing in 4 years. It, however, criticized food management policies. Budget SpecialSource: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 10:54 pm Bollywood applauds Sachin TendulkarSource: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 10:41 pm M F Husain given Qatar nationalityReports say the eminent artist, who has been under attack from Hindu fundamentalists for his paintings of Hindu goddesses and has been living in Dubai and London, has been given Qatar nationality.Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 10:11 pm Britain's culture-clash comedy "East is East" gets sequelNEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - In 1999, the low-budget British film "East is East", about the clash of cultures in a Muslim Pakistani family living in Manchester, became a surprise worldwide hit, winning awards and grossing over $15 million.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 9:49 pm Anjali Sachin Tendulkar misses the excitementSource: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 9:18 pm Procedures violated in ordering court martial: PrakashLt Gen (retd) Avadesh Prakash, the former military secretary, alleges that Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor violated a long-standing military practice in ordering his court martial in the Sukna land scam.Source: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pm Avoid grocery stores to ban weight gainSource: The Times of India | 24 Feb 2010 | 8:54 pm I can't satisfy all because I'm not God: Mamata - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 7:50 pm FACTBOX - Main problems between India and Pakistan(Reuters) - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on Thursday to resume official contacts which India broke off after militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in late 2008.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 6:30 pm Rising drug abuse? UN watchdog blames India - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 4:17 pm Ramesh gets PM's backing on Bt moratorium - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Feb 2010 | 4:02 pm U.S. cites secret evidence in Mumbai attack caseCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors preparing to try a Pakistani-born Chicago businessman on charges he aided the 2008 Mumbai attackers invoked a secrecy law on Wednesday to control evidence disclosures in the case.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Feb 2010 | 12:06 pm
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