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Goa NCP, Congress bury differences!After holding the Congress-led Goa government to ransom for several weeks, alliance partner NCP has decided to bury the hatchet and said it would support the Finance Bill in the Budget Session beginning Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Luxury goods taxes likely to increase in Delhi Budget!There may be more bad news in store for people in the city with Delhi government likely to announce a set of measures in the annual Budget on Monday to improve its dwindling finances.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Auto rickshaw driver electrocuted in Delhi!A 45-year-old auto rickshaw driver was electrocuted when a high tension wire fell on his vehicle here, police said Monday.Source: Zee News : States | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Kerala orders probe into bomb discovery on Kingfisher flight!The Kerala government has constituted a high-level committee headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jolly Cherian to probe the low-intensity country-made bomb that was found inside a Kingfisher flight IT-4731.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Maoists enforce bandh; strike in WB, J`khand!Security forces are on high alert in view of the 48-hour bandh called by Maoists in six states.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Maoists say their spokesman is safe and alive!The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said Sunday that its spokesman, who it claimed was missing and may have been killed, was safe after all.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am `Dr Death` pleads not guilty in manslaughter charges!India-American surgeon Jayant Patel, accused of gross incompetence and manslaughter while working at an Australian hospital, today pleaded not guilty at a Brisbane court.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Mumbai Customs detain four persons under FERA Act!The Mumbai Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Monday detained four persons at the Mumbai Airport for violating the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act norms as they were carrying digital phone memory cards worth Rs 52 lakhs.Source: Zee News : India National | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Man sets wife, children on fire; immolates self in LucknowAccording to the police, financial crisis is the reason behind the crime.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:13 am Factor that boosts stem cell growth, regeneration identifiedA new growth factor has been found that stimulates the expansion and regeneration of hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells in culture and in laboratory animals.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:12 am Biocon unit to develop drugs with US firmBiocon today said its unit, Syngene International, has entered into an agreement with Endo Pharmaceuticals USA to develop new cancer drugs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:11 am India on course for 7.2% growth: Pranab MukherjeeFor 2010-11, the country hopes to achieve a GDP growth of 8.5 per cent (plus or minus of 0.25 per cent), the Union finance minister said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Jay Shree Tea to acquire M.P. Chini IndustriesCity-based Jay Shree Tea and Industries, a B.K. Birla group company, Monday said it will acquire an unlisted sugar firm M.P. Chini Industries for Rs.112.50 crore by the next month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Tata Motors to set up heavy truck plant in MyanmarTata Motors Monday signed a turnkey contract with Myanmar Automobile & Diesel Industries Limited, a government enterprise, to set up a heavy truck plant at Magwe, around 480 km from Yangon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am One dead as temple water tank burstsOne person was killed and five people were injured Monday when a 40-ft high water tank on a temple roof burst here, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:10 am Vascon Engineers bags orders worth Rs 145 crReality firm Vascon Engineers today said it has recently bagged orders worth Rs 145 crore for infrastructure related works.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:09 am Gujarat HC asks Nanavati Commission to clarify stand on summoning Narendra ModiModi was summoned by the Special Investigation Team appointed by Supreme Court yesterday in Gulburg society riot case but he failed to appear before the team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am Tata Motors to set up truck plant in MyanmarThe plant, to be set up at Magwe about 480 km from Yangon, will have an annual capacity of 1,000 vehicles and is expected to be operational by the last quarter of 2010-11.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:05 am Lauri Malkki new Welspun Gujarat CEOPipe manufacturer Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren today said it has appointed Lauri Antero Malkki as its Chief Executive Office (CEO).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:04 am Constitutional reforms package to be tabled in Pak ParliamentThe package also includes a proposed amendment envisaging the trial of judges who validate any future military coup on charges of high treason.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am Genetically modified flowers will not lose fragrance due to global warming, say scientistsClimate change is also the reason Kuala Lumpur City Hall is increasingly turning to shady trees, because flowers which previously formed the centrepiece of its beautification programme have been wilting fast.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am Was Kingfisher bomb a dry run of Indian Mujahideen? - MSN India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:51 am Punjab, Haryana reel under intense heat even in MarchIt is still only March but residents of Punjab and Haryana have already started to feel the heat with the mercury climbing five to six degrees above the average temperature.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am Clarify stand on summoning Modi, court asks panelA division bench of the Gujarat High Court Monday directed the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the 2002 communal riots to clarify by April 1 whether its decision not to summon Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others was tentative or final.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am Advani blogs against Kashmir's autonomyOpposing autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of the pre-1953 status to the troubled state, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has said the party won't allow the constitutional clock to be turned back and vowed to get Article 370 completely abrogated.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am Minister bash up Cong party activist - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:47 am Kerala's panel moots realisation of Rs216 crore from CokeThe 14-member committee also recommended setting up of a tribunal to take the legal process forward since it would not be possible for the affected people to individually fight the legal battle.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:47 am Financial education must in age of complex products, says FMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said financial understanding has assumed greater importance in the wake of the global crisis, which was triggered by complex products that people invested in without realising the risks.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am Same sex NGO organises film festival on AIDS awareness in West BengalNorthern Black Rose came into being some 10 years back, having 160 gay or lesbian members, with 34 organizations from different regions of the North Bengal plains.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:43 am BJP leader weighed in blood - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:43 am Airtel Digital, Dish TV to launch HD service this yearDTH operators Airtel Digital and Dish TV today said they will launch their high definition (HD) services this year, in time for the Commonwealth Games.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am Govt's FY11 stake sale target feasible: FinMinThe government hopes to achieve the targeted Rs 40,000 crore ($8.8 billion) from stake sales for the fiscal year 2010-11, a senior finance ministry official told Reuters in an interview today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am Hindus want urgent restructuring of India film Censor BoardHindus are asking for immediate restructuring of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) of India because of continuous increase in the unnecessary vulgarity and violence in Indian films.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am Opposition stages walkout in Jammu and Kashmir assemblyThe opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly staged a walkout Monday charging the government with failing to honour its promise of providing one job to each family in the state.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am Mizoram to set up more technical institutesThe Mizoram government will soon set up four more polytechnic institutes and a National Institute of Technology (NIT) to provide technical education to the youth, state Education Minister Lalsawta said here Monday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am Missing railway engineer found dead in PatnaPraveen Rukhaiyar, railway divisional engineer (Signal and Telecom), East Central Railway was missing since Saturday evening from his Danapur railway quarter.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:38 am Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-outBEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:36 am Court dismisses CBI probeAllahabad High Court Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the gifting of a high-value currency note-garland to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am GAIL, Interoil in talk for stake in Papua New Guinea projectState-owned gas utility GAIL India today said it is talking to Canadian oil firm Interoil Corp for a possible stake in its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am Modi keeps riots panel waiting - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:28 am Switzerland's Hinduja Bank (Middle East) registers with DIFCHinduja Bank (Middle East) Ltd, a subsidiary of the Switzerland-based Hinduja Bank Ltd, has obtained authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to upgrade its license to Category 1. The new license enables it to provide a full range of banking services from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:23 am Infra investment in 11th Plan to be close to $500 bnThe Planning Commission today said investment in the infrastructure sector in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) will be close to the target of $500 billion, thanks to a better-than-expected show by the telecom sector.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:11 am Tata Motors to set up truck plant in MyanmarTata Motors, said on Monday it has signed a contract with Myanmar Automobile & Diesel Industries Ltd to set up a heavy truck plant in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:09 am Pakistan seeks to probe nuclear secrets scientistISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan wants to investigate a disgraced scientist on charges of transferring nuclear secrets to Iraq and Iran, a government lawyer said Monday, just before important nuclear talks begin with Washington.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:47 am Upset Shotgun not to attend Bihar Day celebrations - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:36 am US happy with progress on n-deal with India: Roemer - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am HC rejects PIL for CBI probe into Mayawati's cash garlandThe Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200cr, including currency note garland of Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati, during BSP recent 'maharally'.Source: The Times of India | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:25 am Energy security worry to drive India's low-CO2 planNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Worries over energy security will drive India's goal to slow the growth of its carbon emissions, the head of a government panel tasked with developing the country's low-carbon strategy said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:06 am Gujarat riots: HC asks Nanavati panel to clarify stand on summoning ModiThe Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Nanavati Commission, probing the 2002 riot cases, to clarify by April 1 whether it will summon chief minister Narendra Modi in the matter.Source: The Times of India | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:01 am HC turns down PIL against Mayawati's cash garland, rally - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:55 am Love Happens: Movie PreviewSource: The Times of India | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:25 am Maoists begin 48-hour shutdown in 6 states, trigger blast on rail tracks - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:04 am Maoists begin 48-hour bandh in 6 states, blast rail tracksTrain movement in West Bengal's West Midnapore district was disrupted when Maoists triggered a blast on Monday, the first day of their 48-hour bandh in six states.Source: The Times of India | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:46 am India interested in China partnerships for roads, railHONG KONG (Reuters) - India is interested in partnerships with China for road and high-speed rail projects, Kamal Nath, Minister of Road Transport and Highways said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:39 am Minister kicks alleged party worker in public viewMaharashtra minister Abdul Sattar was on Sunday caught on camera kicking alleged Congress worker Nisar in full public view during a meeting in Aurangabad.Source: The Times of India | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:22 am Qatar to supply more gas to IndiaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am National Free Software coalition formedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Democrats set to win healthcare voteSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Firecracker in plane sparks scareSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Indian-origin student wins Intel honourSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Vertical launch of BrahMos missile successfulSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Bus falls into gorgeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Pune, Kochi join IPLSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am DD loses its plot once againSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am NSCN (I-M) committed to talks, says SwuSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am U.S. House approves sweeping healthcare overhaulWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:55 pm Inflation to come down in 2 mths - AhluwaliaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Inflation is expected to come down in two months and the winter crop is likely to be good, plan panel deputy Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters on Monday, after the central bank's surprise rate hike late on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:29 pm New dads also get baby bluesMen also suffer from postnatal depression, according to a new study, which shows that for every two mums suffering baby blues, there is one dad going through it.Source: The Times of India | 21 Mar 2010 | 11:06 pm US Congress passes historic health care billThe Democratic-controlled Congress handed US President Obama a huge victory on Sunday extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans. The Senate-passed bill cleared the House on a 219-212 vote.Source: The Times of India | 21 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm Tata Motors to compensate Nano vendors - reportMUMBAI (Reuters) - Tata Motors has readied a compensation package for vendors of its Nano, the world's cheapest car, after they were forced to relocate their units following political agitation, the Economic Times said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:38 pm Pope apology disappoints, victims seek accountabilityPARIS (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's apology to Ireland went further than any other papal statement on child sex abuse by priests, but still fell far too short for many victims of the scandals shaking the Roman Catholic Church across Europe.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 9:22 pm Jaded-looking Tiger Woods finally answers questionsMIAMI (Reuters) - Looking jaded and despondent, Tiger Woods finally faced questions on Sunday about the sex scandal that turned him from the biggest brand in sport to the disgraced target of hundreds of jokes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 8:11 pm India launches Brahmos cruise missile - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 7:50 pm Tiger Woods nervous over response on returnTiger Woods, in his first interview since he was engulfed by a sex scandal, said he is nervous about the reception he will receive when he returns to golf.Source: The Times of India | 21 Mar 2010 | 5:06 pm Is it back to basics for BSP? - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 21 Mar 2010 | 4:23 pm French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional voteThe long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback on Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries -- and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.Source: The Times of India | 21 Mar 2010 | 3:38 pm Delhi water table falling by 2m/yearThe alarm bells are ringing right below the national capital. A status report on groundwater by the NCR Planning Board reveals that the water table in Delhi was dipping by 2 metres every year.Source: The Times of India | 21 Mar 2010 | 2:07 pm Explosives found aboard plane in T'puramTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) - Explosive material was found in a package on a passenger plane after it landed in Thiruvananthapuram, but it was not attached to a detonator and could not have exploded, officials said on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 Mar 2010 | 5:20 am
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