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Toronto-based Akal Takht ex-jathedar sticks to stand on scripture!Toronto-based former Akal Takht head priest Darshan Singh Ragi, who was excommunicated by the Sikh high priests in December for questioning the authenticity of the scripture Dasam Granth, says his voice cannot be silenced.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:07 am Forty years on, cops face heat for killing Maoist in Kerala!Forty years after a Maoist leader was shot dead in an alleged shootout, a Kerala court is examining witnesses to ascertain the truth.Source: Zee News : States | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:07 am Obama asks Pak to bring 26/11 attackers to justice!US President Barack Obama today asked Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attack to justice, saying this action would be a positive thing in improving Indo-Pak ties.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am India, Kazakhstan to conclude talks for civil nuclear deal!India and Kazakhstan will soon wrap-up inter-governmental negotiations on civil nuclear cooperation, a move that came after meeting of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kazakh President Noorsultan Nazarbayev.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am India asks Canada to monitor Khalistan activists!India has asked Canada to monitor the escalating activities of Sikh separatists in that country when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am Take cognisance of nuclear world mart of A Q Khan: Congress!Congress today said it would be "undemocratic" to oppose a legislation even before it is brought before Parliament and maintained it was ready to discuss the issue with an "open mind".Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am Menon discusses India`s access to Headley with US !National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has met his US counterpart James Jones here and discussed modalities by which access could be given to David Headley, Lashkar-e Taiba operative blamed for role in Mumbai attacks.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am US, India to discuss Headley access !India`s request for access to David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani American key plotter of the Mumbai attacks, is expected to gain traction after Sunday`s meeting between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am PM meets Gilani briefly!PM Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani had a brief interaction at a reception organised in connection with the international nuclear security meet in Washington.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am MHA asks Naxal-hit states to be pro-active against Maoists!In the wake of Dantewada massacre of 76 security personnel, the Union Home Ministry tonight decided to ask Naxal-affected states to take pro-active action through their own forces and promised them all help in the task.Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Apr 2010 | 6:06 am Mastek net dips 54% to Rs 15 crInformation technology player Mastek today reported a net profit drop of 54 per cent at Rs 15.3 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 as compared to Rs 33.4 crore posted for the corresponding quarter a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:12 am Secretaries' panel to consider Maharatna status for 4 PSUsThe proposals for grant of Maharatna status to four bluechip public sector enterprises-- ONGC, SAIL, NTPC and IOC--will soon be referred to a high- level secretaries' panel headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Is Lara Dutta aping Bipasha?Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Dubai to host international energy efficiency meetThe one-day meet is organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) to educate key stakeholders on details of certification.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am First UAE woman in North Pole expeditionElham Al-Qasimi will become the first woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attempt an unassisted two-week expedition to the North Pole.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Most office-goers think their bosses are authoritarian or secretiveThe Chartered Management Institute (CMI) said its survey of 500 employees showed that the country's economic recovery was at risk because of the "dominant" style of managers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Countdown for India's ambitious rocket mission beginsThe stage is all set for flight-testing of indigenous cryogenic stage and engine on homegrown rocket GSLV-D3 for the first time as an air of expectancy and anxiety grips the Sriharikota spaceport on the Andhra coast for the ambitious mission.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:04 am Hugh Hefner ready to settle down for goodHefner, 84, found new love with his current girlfriend Crystal Harris, 23, after his number-one girlfriend Holly Madison left him in the summer of 2008.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:03 am China says any UN action on Iran must help diplomacyThe remarks from Chinese foreign ministry spok eswoman Jiang Yu followed a meeting on Monday between Chinese President Hu Jintao and US president Barack Obama.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:01 am Kumble-Warne duel a sideshow in Rajasthan-Bangalore faceoffTwo of modern cricket's greatest spinners would lead respective teams when Rajasthan Royals lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore here tomorrow.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Tiger Woods' return to golf a ratings bonanza for CBS channelThe final round of coverage generated the highest ratings for CBS in nine years, and was a 36% boost in viewership over last year.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Mastek net dips 54% to Rs 15 crInformation technology player Mastek today reported a net profit drop of 54 per cent at Rs 15.3 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2010 as compared to Rs 33.4 crore posted for the corresponding quarter a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:58 am Mitsubishi Heavy Ind in licensing pact with Anupam IndustriesMHI and Anupam are also considering floating a joint venture in India soon with an aim to capture India's rapidly expanding market and also to seek to develop markets in Asia, the Middle-East and Africa.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am IRDA to decide course of action on Ulip issue in 2 daysInsurance regulator IRDA today said it will decide its future course of action on the Ulip controversy in the next two days keeping in mind the government's directive to seek a legally binding decision from a court.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am Won't allow cultivation of Bt brinjal: Tamil Nadu govtThe Bt brinjal issue had been firmly opposed by civil societies, NGOs and a section of scientists and health experts on the genetically modified vegetable's effects on human health and soil fertility.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am Steel prices to hover at current levels in FY11Domestic steel prices are expected to remain at the current level during 2010-11, a top steel ministry official said, adding that any upward movement in the rates of the commodity would erode the rising demand.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am 40 lakh pilgrims take dip in GangaHar-Ki-Pauri and other bathing ghats in Haridwar and Rishikesh were flooded with pilgrims, while police personnel were helping the aged and handicapped.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Mob torches buses as man missing after police grillingA mob Tuesday went on the rampage, setting four roadways buses on fire, attacking policemen and damaging public property in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district after a man detained by the cops there went missing, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Pressure mounts on Thai PM after deadly clashesBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai "red shirt" protesters threatened on Tuesday to march on an army barracks where Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been based after the Election Commission unexpectedly recommended his party be dissolved.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:44 am Goa tweets to refurbish image, market itselfThe Goa Tourism Development Corportaion (GTDC) has begun using the social networking and micro-blogging site Twitter to market Goa as a safe tourism destination.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Fuel oil spills after ship hits berthAn Indian ship, sailing from Indonesia, with a cargo of coal hit a berth at Gopalpur port and fuel oil began leaking, a port official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:37 am Khap mahapanchyat protests verdict in Haryana honour killing - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Khap mahapanchyat protests verdict in Haryana honour killingThe apex body of 'khaps' or traditional caste councils in Haryana and adjoining states on Tuesday decided to extend its support to six people convicted in an honour killing case last month.Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am Aurobindo gets USFDA nod for anti-nausea tabletsAurobindo Pharma Ltd said on Tuesday it has received final USFDA approval for ondansetron orally disintegrating tablets.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:26 am Khap mahapanchyat protests verdict in Haryana honour killingThe apex body of 'khaps' or traditional caste councils in Haryana and adjoining states Tuesday decided to extend its support to six people convicted in an honour killing case last month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Will Kerala's snake boat sail down the ThamesKerala's famed snake boats attract thousands to the annual boat race in Punnamada Lake. Now, if all goes well, one of the over 100-ft-long boats may take to the waters of the Thames River as part of a trial run of the inaugural ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Yamaha launches commuter bike at Rs 41,000With an aim to strengthen its presence in thecommuter segment, Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha today launched its latest model YBR 110 into the Indian market. The bike is priced at Rs 41,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:17 am President, vice-president greet nation on BaisakhiPresident Pratibha Patil Tuesday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu -- festivals that are celebrated in different parts of the country to mark the advent of the new year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Help us, say tribals in India's new war zoneExactly one week has passed since Maoists butchered 76 security personnel in the forests of Dantewada. Hundreds of thousands of poor tribals in the Bastar region fear that the villages and forests they have called home for centuries are about to turn into India's deadliest war zone.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am New software to help empty stadiums during bomb threatsImagine trying to get out of a stadium with 70,000 fans after a bomb explodes, or even a bomb threat. For an evacuation on this scale, there are no dress rehearsals or practice drills - just simulation software.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Kuwaiti developer launches housing project on UAE islandKuwait's National Real Estate Company (NREC) has announced a four-tower residential project, worth 1.2 billion UAE dirhams (about $326 million), to be developed on Al Reem Island.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Canara HSBC Oriental Life to infuse Rs.300 croreThe Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company has decided to infuse Rs.300 crore this fiscal for operational expansion.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am India achieves UN Millennium Goal for drinking waterIndia has achieved the Millennium Development Goal for drinking water by providing 84 per cent of its rural population with access to improved sources of water, Rural Development Minister C P Joshi today said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:09 am Bangalore pub fire: Caretaker, 13 pandit - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Tourism ministry to help illuminate 20 Delhi monuments during GamesThe tourism ministry would finance the illumination of 20 centrally protected monuments in the national capital in time for the October Commonwealth Games.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am 'Godman' arrested for bomb hoax on Khajuraho flightNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A flight bound for the temple town of Khajuraho was delayed for several hours on Sunday after a self-styled godman threatened to blow up the plane, local media reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 2:45 am No Raj-Nargis film, Yash-Raj: KapoorsHe may be getting ready to reprise the role of Bollywood singer Kishore Kumar in a film, but Ranbir Kapoor might regret missing the chance to play his grandfather Raj Kapoor in a proposed Yash Raj venture.Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 2:30 am Mayawati, Rahul clash tomorrowCongress and BSP are preparing to play their Dalit card on the 119th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 2:14 am 'Timesofindia.com, NRI's most favoured news website'TimesofIndia.com has emerged as the most preferred site for NRIs looking for Indian news and infotainment. Economictimes.com follows a close second as the most preferred business news destination.Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 2:10 am Monsoon seen normal this year - weather chiefNEW DELHI (Reuters) - A second straight poor summer monsoon is unlikely, India's weather office chief said ahead of an official forecast for the rains that are crucial to the economy of the world's second most populous nation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 2:07 am Good Monsoon likely this year: Met DeptIn 2009, the worst monsoon rains in 37 years caused widespread losses in key crops.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 1:49 am Cops, CRPF troopers stoned in Srinagar - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Apr 2010 | 1:36 am RBI seen tightening policy furtherNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to further tighten its monetary policy, R. Gopalan, secretary for financial services in the finance ministry, said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 1:32 am Twitter set to make money through advertisementsREUTERS - Popular microblogging site Twitter is all set to unveil its advertisement model on Tuesday, which would mark its first step towards allaying concerns about its revenue generating potential.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:52 am Now, US applauds NAM, but omits India!India's NAM sacrifices are too many to list here, but as far as the US is concerned...Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:13 am Much at stake for both teamsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am First set of UID numbers to be issued in February nextSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am In South Asia, Obama juggles tactical, strategic considerationsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Assembly votes for Legislative CouncilSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Somali pirates hijack one more vesselSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Integrated station at St.Thomas Mount plannedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Nuclear Security Summit opens in WashingtonSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Details of India's access to Headley “not yet worked out”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Annual Plan outlay Rs.10,025 croreSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Pranab brokers truce over ULIPsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Microsoft launches Kin phones for youth marketSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched two new phones aimed at young people on Monday, marking a fresh assault on the low end of the growing smartphone market, where BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd and Apple Inc now dominate.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:57 pm After talks fail, Gujjars begin march to JaipurGujjar leader K S Bainsla along with hundreds of supporters began a march to Jaipur in support of their demands.Source: Top Headlines | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:52 pm Mob ransacks hospital after it refuses to admit injured people - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:29 pm Tharoor trains guns on Modi, refutes allegationShashi Tharoor is locked in a fresh controversy around the Kochi IPL team which he 'helped set up'.Source: Top Headlines | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:25 pm Infosys cautious on recovery; flags currency riskBANGALORE (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies, India's No.2 software services exporter, forecast stronger-than-expected annual revenue growth of 16-18 percent, noting that a pick-up in global technology spending was improving demand for outsourcing.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:20 pm Modi using 'unethical efforts' to thwart Kochi IPL: TharoorShashi Tharoor denied that he called up IPL chief Lalit Modi requesting him not to reveal the name of the stakeholders of the consortium that won the franchise of the Kochi team.Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:19 pm Menon, US NSA discuss access to HeadleyMenon's meeting with Jones to discuss next steps in the bilateral ties came a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised the issue of Headley with President Barack Obama.Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:19 pm Al-Qaida could get nukes from Pak: US"The US believes al-Qaida is actively in search of a nuclear bomb and fears it could get one through by infiltrating nuclear labs in Pakistan," John Brennan, the White House's counter-terrorism chief, said.Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:17 pm World leaders meet on nuclear terrorism threatWASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders meet in Washington on Tuesday for the biggest summit hosted by the United States since 1945, and they will have just one item on the agenda -- stopping terrorists from getting a nuclear bomb.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:13 pm Pak admits: No distinction between good and bad TalibanGilani 'denied' report in a US daily that the ISI still has links with the Taliban, Al Qaeda and other extremist elements.Source: Top Headlines | 12 Apr 2010 | 11:02 pm Pakistan seeks U.S. help to ease India tensionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani urged Washington on Monday to help ease tensions with India but said there were no plans for the rivals to meet on the sidelines of a nuclear summit.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Apr 2010 | 10:54 pm Obama nudges Pakistan - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 10:51 pm Infosys Q4 profit at Rs 1,617 croreInfosys Technologies on Tuesday reported a marginal rise of 0.25% in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,617 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2010.Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 10:20 pm Studies show more evidence of water on moon, MarsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ice deposits at least 6 feet (2 metres) thick can be found in some small craters on the moon, researchers reported on Monday in one of two studies showing more evidence of water on the moon and Mars.Source: Reuters: Top News | 12 Apr 2010 | 10:16 pm Menon discusses Headley access issue with US NSANSA Shivshankar Menon met his US counterpart and discussed modalities by which access could be given to David Headley.Source: Top Headlines | 12 Apr 2010 | 10:05 pm Is the break-up breaking you?Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 9:58 pm India asks Canada to curb Sikh separatists - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 9:38 pm Gorshkov deal: Navy officer in honey-trap? - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 4:50 pm BJP seeks apology from German embassy - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 3:11 pm Help me clear I-T dues: Mayawati's father to PranabUttar Pradesh CM Mayawatis octogenarian father Prabhu Dayal has moved an emotional plea before finance minister Pranab Mukherjee saying he wants to settle all his tax dispute cases in his lifetime.Source: The Times of India | 12 Apr 2010 | 3:09 pm Staring at the void - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 12 Apr 2010 | 12:02 pm Barin Ghosh to take over as Sikkim High Court Chief Justice tomorrow - The Hindu
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