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Batla case: Amar`s bouquet for Sonia, brickbats for Digvijay!Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Tuesday claimed that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was in favour of a judicial probe into the Batla House encounter.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Brinda Karat protests HPV vaccination drive in AP!Protesting against an HPV vaccination drive by an NGO in Andhra Pradesh, CPI(M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat has said it is a "worst practice" programme that raises many questions.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am IG level inquiry in Goldmohur Mill fire!Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on Tuesday said an IG level inquiry would be conducted in the case of `deliberate attempt` to torch Goldmohur Mill in central Mumbai area in January.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Court sentences Hawara to 10 years imprisonment!Jagtar Singh Hawara, who has been sentenced to death for killing former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, was on Tuesday awarded 10 years imprisonment by a court here for attempting to kill a policeman.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Heat wave claims 3 lives in Orissa!Heat wave conditions prevailed in parts of Orissa with the mercury hovering around 40 degrees C in several parts amidst reports of three sunstroke deaths.Source: Zee News : States | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:41 am Now Mahila Congress wants one-third reservation in govt jobs!After the passage of the Women`s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Women`s wing of Congress now wants one-third reservation for the fairer sex in all central government jobs.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Women make less than 7% of country`s lawmakers till date!As the Bill for reservation of one-third seats for women in Parliament and state Assemblies is set to be tabled in the Lower House, an analysis of all 15 Lok Sabhas shows an appalling figure of their representation.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Headley will cooperate with Indian authorities: Lawyer!David Coleman Headley, who has confessed to plotting Mumbai attacks, will cooperate with Indian authorities as required under the terms of his plea agreement if the US government allows, his lawyer has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Modi confirms, will appear before SIT on March 27!Chief Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to present himself before the SIT, probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, on March 27.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am 11,000 km rail routes under Maoist radar: Railways official!With naxals targeting railway property and prestigious trains, a senior official today said over 11,000-km rail line across the country has become vulnerable to Maoist attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Govt panel for stoppage of work on Sarovar Project: Patkar!Claiming that a Government- appointed panel has recommended that no further construction work on Sarovar Sardar Project should be permitted, Medha Patkar demanded the Centre issue a `stop work` notice to concerned agencies.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Top MHA official meets Solicitor General; discusses Headley!The Home Ministry is considering legal options to gain direct access to American terrorist David Headley, notwithstanding a declaration by the US that no decision has been taken to allow India direct access to him.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Buddhadeb visits Kolkata fire site; toll rises to 24!West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday visited the site of Tuesday`s major fire in Kolkata, in which at least 24 people were killed.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Congress downplays Roemer`s comments!Congress on Tuesday downplayed the statement of US Ambassador Timothy Roemer that no decision has been taken to provide India direct access to 26/11 accused David Headley, saying the issue of access will arise after sentencing.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Three SOG men killed in encounter with Maoists in Orissa!At least three security personnel were killed and six others injured, four of them critically, in a fierce encounter with Maoists in Orissa`s Gajapati district early Wednesday, police said.Source: Zee News : India National | 24 Mar 2010 | 6:39 am Govt employees can travel first class from April 1With signs of economic revival becoming more pronounced, the government has relaxed the austerity drive undertaken last year and from April 1, government employees will be allowed to fly first class.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:08 am Up to Argentina to get best out of Lionel Messi, say BarcelonaThe World Player of the Year has been in sensational form for the European champions, with consecutive league hat-tricks making it 11 goals scored in his last five matches.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am Bharti Airtel to sell Apple iPhone 3GS from FridayThe phone will be available from Rs35,500 ($784) for the 16 GB model, and Rs41,500 for the 32GB model, Bharti Airtel said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:07 am Fiat reported to cut 5,000 jobs, shares rallyIndustrial group Fiat is planning more than expected job cuts of 5,000 in Italy and may spin off its car activities sooner than thought this summer, press reports said, boosting its shares sharply today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:05 am Chelsea eyes Dutch playmaker Rafael Van der VaartChelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has been tracking Real Madrid's £10 million Dutch playmaker Rafael van der Vaart for several months.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:02 am Israel plans 100 more new homes for East JerusalemSheikh Jarrah has become a flashpoint of tension in the city since last year when Israel evicted several families descended from Palestinian refugees.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:01 am Tamil film star signs up for F2 seriesTamil film actor Ajith Kumar became the latest Indian entrant to international Formula racing as he Wednesday announced his participation in the Formula 2 series this year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Two alleged bank agents held for suicideTwo alleged agents of ICICI Bank have been arrested for abetting the suicide of a 35-year-old auto driver who failed to repay a loan, police said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am IT raids in Madhya Pradesh yield Rs.12 croreIncome tax raids at several places across Madhya Pradesh have yielded Rs.12 crore, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Skipping census duty will land Goa teachers in jailThe Goa administration has threatened government primary teachers with jail if they avoid the census survey. The education department is unhappy with the order.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 4:00 am Philllip Hughes facing axe if injured Watson found fit for Hamilton TestTest opener Phillip Hughes, who scored an unbeaten 86 from 75 balls to take Australia to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over New Zealand, still faces the prospect of losing his Test spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am ICAI investigations in Satyam case in final stages: KhurshidThe government today allayed apprehensions that accounting regulator ICAI was not working speedily against auditors involved in the accounting fraud in erstwhile Satyam Computer, even as the US counterpart has already banned two such auditors.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:59 am 9 people killed in bus-truck collision in Madhya PradeshThe mishap occurred when a bus carrying the passengers from Jabalpur collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction, killing seven persons on the spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:58 am Police suspect explosive in flight placed in ThiruvananthapuramThe suspicion that the incident had a local connection was "reinforced" as the low-intensity material was wrapped in two layers of paper, first of which was a question paper of 10th standard model exam held in Kerala last year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am New way to fight fat with cold temperatures shows promiseAn experimental procedure has raised hopes of being a new way to decrease fatty deposits under the skin by applying cold temperatures.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:57 am Building education assets in youth need of the hour: SibalIndia will need at least 800 more universities and another 35,000 colleges in the next ten years to increase the percentage of students going for higher education from the present 12.4 per cent in the country, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:56 am 'Roll back hikes in diesel, CNG and LPG prices' - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:55 am India will write to US seeking date to gain Headley's accessIn the letter, the home ministry will tell the American authorities that a team of Indian investigators was ready and it could visit the US once a confirmation is given.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:54 am Fiat seen cutting 5,000 jobs with new planThe job cuts would affect three plants in Italy and represent 15% of the 30,000 workers employed on assembly lines in the country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:53 am Pak-based terror groups vow to step up 'jihad' against India - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:52 am 'Green climate fund needed to tackle climate change'A green climate fund was essential to help the poor tackle the effects of climate change, global aid agency Oxfam International said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:50 am Bharti Airtel to sell Apple iPhone 3GS from FridayNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel will start selling Apple Inc's iPhone 3GS from Friday, the Indian firm said in a statement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am RBI: demand-side pressures can build upMUMBAI (Reuters) - Demand-side pressure on the Indian economy can build up further and it is better to take some action now, the Reserve Bank of India governor said on Wednesday, days after it surprised markets by raising interest rates.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am 'Pirate' dies as ship's guards repel attack off Somalia - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:41 am Sharif urges EU to help India, Pak reduce tension and establish regional peaceFormer Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the European Union (EU) to play a role in reducing tensions between India and Pakistan and establish peace in the region.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:40 am Fifth national commex likely by JuneAhmedabad Commodity Exchange (ACE), promoted by the financial services major Kotak Group, may get final nod to function as a national bourse by June, a top official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:39 am Taco Bell enters India; targets 100 restaurants by 2015Yum! Restaurants, which operates brands like Pizza Hut and KFC, said it is looking to tap the young consumer segment with Taco Bell's Mexican offerings as part of effort to increase footprints in the estimated one billion $ Indian fast food market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:38 am Divya Dutta Hollywood boundVersatile actress Divya Dutta, who wowed audiences with her performances in 'Delhi 6', 'Morning Walk' and 'Welcome to Sajjanpur', has bagged a couple of Hollywood projects. One of them is 'Hisss', and she says it's one of her best roles.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am Fashion designers get fidgety as WIFW opening delayedAn indefinite delay in the opening show of the 15th Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) Wednesday dampened the spirits of designers, visitors, buyers and mediapersons alike who were all looking forward to the gala being held at an expansive venue.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am Attack on Andhra news channel condemnedThe Editors Guild of India Wednesday expressed 'dismay' over the attack on the ABN-Andhra Jyothi news channel in Hyderabad allegedly by Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) activists.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:30 am Mahindra FirstChoice, TYV group in tie upMahindra Group's pre-owned car business Mahindra FirstChoice Wheels has tied up with multi-brand car service network MyTVS of the TVS Group to offer roadside assistance to its vehicle users, a top company official today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:28 am NTPC fixes computerised system for power plantsState-owned NTPC today said it has established a computerised monitoring system for its power projects across the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:25 am IPL will do $1 billion business this year: Lalit ModiIPL would generate a revenue of $1 billion this season, thanks to huge fan following across the globe, commissioner Lalit Modi said. Revenue from the official broadcaster alone would be about Rs 700 to Rs 800 crore.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:24 am Another CPI(M) activist killed by 'Maoists' in W Midnapore - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:24 am India confident of getting 'direct' access to HeadleyIndia is getting ready to question David Headley, undeterred by US ambassador Timothy Roemer's remark that no decision has been taken on giving New Delhi direct access to the Pakistani American terror suspect, a home ministry official said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:20 am IPL will do billion-dollar biz this year: ModiIndian Premier League (IPL) would generate a revenue of $1 billion this season, thanks to a huge fan following across the globe, attracting a large number of advertisers, its Commissioner Lalit Modi said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am 800 varsities, 35000 colleges needed in next 10 years: Sibal - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:13 am 800 varsities, 35,000 colleges needed in next 10 years: SibalIndia will need at least 800 more universities and another 35,000 colleges in the next 10 years to increase the percentage of students going for higher education, HRD minister Kapil Sibal said.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Infosys to observe Earth HourInfosys Technologies will observe Earth Hour on March 27 by switching off lights at campuses worldwide.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 24 Mar 2010 | 2:47 am Goldman applies for India banking licence - reportsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has applied for a banking licence in India, local media reported, citing the company's India chief executive.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2010 | 2:43 am Direct access to Headley a must, says Law Minister - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 2:40 am India insists US allow access to Headley for interrogationIndia on Wednesday insisted that US must provide a direct access to its investigators to interrogate Pakistani-American David Headley, who has confessed to plotting the Mumbai terror attacks.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am Your photos on Kolkata fire - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 2:16 am Pak hindu priest slaughtered daughtersA Hindu priest committed suicide after killing his three minor daughters, all under 6-year-old, to please Hindu goddess Kali Mata in Bhemomal area of Sind province.Source: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2010 | 1:59 am Delhi celebrates Ram Navami - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 1:37 am Elder son trips Karuna's succession plan - Times Now.tv
Source: Nation - Google News | 24 Mar 2010 | 1:25 am Eat Love Pray: Movie TrailerSource: The Times of India | 24 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am Finmin adviser sees growth at 8.5 pct in Q4 FY10MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's economy is expected to grow at 8.5 percent in this quarter, a top adviser said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:56 am Sunil Chhetri close to Kansas City deal - reportCHENNAI (Reuters) - Striker Sunil Chhetri is close to signing for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Kansas City Wizards, local media reported on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:52 am Students given wrong question paperSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Manmohan: don't take faster growth for grantedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Maoists blow up track, disrupt rail servicesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am British fugitive dies in GoaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Indian taxi driver attacked in New ZealandSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Modi responds to SIT summonsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am 3 persons killed in lorry-tractor collisionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Mulayam “unveils” Lohia statue amid scuffleSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am 6 killed in Kolkata blazeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Racecourse to morph into a gardenSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 24 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am Outlawed Pakistan group LeT calls for holy warMUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - The head of outlawed Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for the 2008 attack on Mumbai, urged supporters on Tuesday to wage holy war against "oppressors".Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 10:46 pm I feel it my duty to help the needy: Vivek OberoiSource: The Times of India | 23 Mar 2010 | 10:40 pm Toll in Kolkata's Park Street fire rises to 24Eight more bodies were recovered from the 150-year-old heritage building on Kolkata's Park Street, raising the toll in the devastating fire that swept the building on Tuesday to 24, fire brigade sources said today.Source: The Times of India | 23 Mar 2010 | 10:25 pm Hillary douses Pak's ire on waterThe United States has doused a major Pakistani complaint against India on water sharing, telling Islamabad it would be "sensible" to look to the existing bilateral mechanism to resolve the issue with New Delhi.Source: The Times of India | 23 Mar 2010 | 9:22 pm Live-in, pre-marital sex no offence: SC - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 6:28 pm IOC and Oil India say no plan to hike Gulfsands bidLONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India are not planning to raise their $570 million takeover bid for Gulfsands Petroleum, which the UK-listed explorer rejected as inadequate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 6:07 pm INTERVIEW - BRICs downplay currency issue, look to boost tradeBRASILIA (Reuters) - The world's four biggest emerging economic powers are unlikely to push for a new global reserve currency but will seek to boost mutual trade and investment at a summit next month, a senior Brazilian diplomat said in an interview.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:36 pm Maoist attacks put brakes on flagship RajdhanisFollowing an attack that derailed the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express on Tuesday, the Railways imposed a 75 kmph speed cap on all East-bound Rajdhanis as these traverse Naxal strongholds.Source: The Times of India | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:08 pm MEA goes all out to block info on Sharm el-SheikhFaced with the prospect of making public 'sensitive' info on the controversial Indo-Pak joint statement in Sharm-El Sheikh, the ministry of external affairs has invoked a list of reasons to get relief from Delhi HC against an order asking it to furnish information under RTI.Source: The Times of India | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:56 pm Ahluwalia: must cap food, fuel subsidiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India must raise prices of fuel, fertiliser and food sold under welfare schemes to keep its subsidy bill at targeted levels, the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 9:36 am PM: 9 pct growth likely in 2011/12NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy will likely grow at 9 percent in the financial year 2011/12, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Mar 2010 | 6:37 am
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