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Naxals had planned to free Kobad Gandhy?!Reports claim that the Naxals planned to hijack the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express in a bid to free Kobad Gandhy.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am Action on Tharoor only after checking `all facts`: PM!Amid demands for sacking of Shashi Tharoor, PM Manmohan Singh has said that any action, if necessary, would be taken in the matter only after he checks "all the facts" regarding allegations against the Minister of State.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am Shashi Tharoor gets death threat from D-Company!In a sensational development, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has received a death threat from the D-Company over his alleged links to the Kochi IPL team.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am I am not a proxy for Tharoor: Sunanda Pushkar!Sunanda Pushkar, who has been linked to the IPL Kochi team controversy, Wednesday blasted her critics and denied acting as a proxy for her friend and Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am Produce records of Indo-Pak talks of 1963: CIC to MEA!The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Min. of External Affairs to produce "top secret" documents pertaining to 1963 foreign minister-level talks between India and Pak to decide whether they can be made public.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am UP govt not working for the welfare of people: Rahul!Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh of not working for the welfare of the downtrodden and the underprivileged sections of the state.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am Congress divided over anti-Naxal strategy!Digvijay Singh differs from Chidambaram over treating the Naxalite issue as a law and order problem.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am No need to give further evidence to Pak on LeT: PM!PM Manmohan Singh Wednesday rejected Pak`s contention that there was not enough proof to act against those blamed for 26/11 attacks, saying proof was already in public domain and there was no need to give any more.Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:39 am Theo Walcott says not impossible to win Premier LeagueThe Arsenal winger believes his team needs to win all five of their remaining Premier League games to claim the top spot.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:18 am Son kills elderly parents in KarnatakaAccording to police, Shivappa, 80 and his wife Laxmibai, 70 were sleeping when the incident occurred. The accused was absconding.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:16 am Chennai, Delhi aim for IPL semis berthBoth the teams have 12 points but Chennai's better run rate has put them second behind Mumbai Indians in the points table. A win tomorrow would all but confirm their place in the semifinals.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Strides gets USFDA nod to market anti-nausea injectionsPharma firm Strides Arcolab today said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market Granisetron Hydrochloride injections used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Alexandra Burke buys a pooch despite Simon Cowell's disapprovalThe 'Bad Boys' singer has been desperate for a pet pooch but the music mogul told her to concentrate on her career. However, the singer couldn't fight her feelings for miniature terrier Alfie.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:14 am Now, tap your foot on floor to switch on the gadgetsPatrick Baudisch and colleagues have developed a prototype, called Multi-toe, which is made up of a 0.5mm thick sheet of silicone lying on an 8mm thick layer of clear acrylic, both of which sit on a thick glass sheet to provide rigidity.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:09 am Case registered against ex-MLA in MuzaffarnagarA case has been registered against former MLA of RLD Brijendra Arya and six others for trying to murder a man and rioting yesterday.ppSource: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Smoking ban works, says studyA study has found that in countries and states that have introduced policies that restrict smoking in public, people are being exposed less to second-hand smoke.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:08 am Councillor dismissed for misbehaving with women in MuzaffarnagarShahpur councillor Foda Hasan Qureshi misbehaved with women employees of sanitary department and also took their photographs on his mobile phone.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am Scientists discover new genes for cancer, other diseases in plants, yeast and wormsIn the case of blood vessel formation, or angiogenesis, the scientists found 62 genes that yeast use to fix their cell walls that matched with a few genes known to be responsible for vein and artery formation in humans.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Three of a family electrocuted in BangaloreThe deceased were identified as Siddalingamma (35), Pushpalatha (7) and Chethan (4), the sources said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Tripathi committee recommends refinery in RajasthanThe Tripathi committee appointed by the Rajasthan government to study future prospects of oil and gas sector in the state has recommended a 4.5 to 6 MT refinery in Barmer.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am ESOP for staff on Suzlon's 15th anniversarySuzlon Energy has granted stock options to a majority of its staff to mark its 15th anniversary. This special ESOP scheme is open to all permanent employees of the company and its subsidiaries (excluding REpower and Hansen) who have completed six months with the company, and have not been granted ESOP under any other scheme. According to a company release, the scheme reaches over 9,400 employees in 21 countries across five continents.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:03 am Private insurers upset over GIC cutting commission ratesA section of private non-life insurers are planning to take up with the General Insurance Council of India the move by the General Insurance Corporation of India to cut commission rates on obligatory reinsurance business.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Investor sentiment in India highest in Asia: INGInvestor sentiment in India has been the highest among the Asian economies in the January- March period of 2010 on the back of robust domestic consumption and expectations of increased stock market activity, a survey has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am ABB India bags Rs 63 cr Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam orderABB India has bagged an order worth Rs 63 crore from Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam to build a 400kV substation that will facilitate the transmission of electricity from new power generation plants being constructed in the region. The order was booked in the first quarter.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am India to contest steel subsidy complaint in ECIndia will counter an allegation in the European Commission that its steel exports to Europe are subsidised, a senior Commerce ministry official has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:54 am 3i Infotech wins global recognition for democratic practices3i Infotech, a global information technology company, has become one of only three companies from India and 44 worldwide, (including USA, UK and India) to win the WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces 2010 Award. WorldBlu is an Austin, US-based company specialising in organisational democracy and freedom-centered leadership. 3i Infotech qualified for this recognition after its employees completed a survey, evaluating the organizations practice of ten democratic principles, such as transparency, dialogue, listening, integrity and accountability.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Kaneria hopes to come out clean on match-fixing chargesPakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria, the main accused in the Essex betting scandal, has said he is confident of making his presence felt in the Pentangular Cup - Pakistan's domestic tournament - later this month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Punjab hospitals asked to make arrangements during powermen's strikeThe Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has asked hospitals, railway authorities and other essential services across the state to make alternate arrangements in view of the strike call Thursday and Friday by the PSEB employees to oppose privatisation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Rahul attacks Mayawati for 'misusing' central fundsRahul Gandhi said that Congress will change the face of UP by creating jobs for the youth of the state, where the BSP govt has been "neglecting" development issues forcing people to migrate to cities like Mumbai.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Digvjay vs Chidambaram over Naxals, Cong says Ssh - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Rahul to pay tribute to Ambedkar pic not statue in Mayawati land - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am My job is to verify shareholding in IPL teams: ModiUndeterred by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor launching an attack on him on Kochi franchise issue, Chairman of Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi today asserted that it was his job to seek details of every shareholder and authenticate.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am POLL - India's growth prospects pick upMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's economy is seen growing at a faster pace in 2010/11 than earlier expected, supported by a global recovery, domestic demand and a double-digit expansion in factory output, a Reuters poll shows.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:35 am AP arms haul indicates changed 'shelter strategy' of MaoistsThe recent recovery of a cache of Maoists arms near West Godavari district points to change in strategy of rebels, who are now choosing thickly populated areas as their hideouts, a top police official said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Heat wave continues in ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh Wednesday continued to reel under a severe heat wave with many parts of the state recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, a weather official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Jamia confers DLitt degree on Saudi princePrince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia was Wednesday conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by Jamia Millia Islamia, a leading central university of India.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Western forecasts signal good monsoon in IndiaPUNE (Reuters) - Weather scientists from the United States and Britain expect normal monsoon rains in India this year, reinforcing the top local forecaster's view that chances of another drought in the country are remote.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:29 am Lilliput to dilute more stake to raise funds for expansionPromoter Sanjeev Narula and private equity player Everstone Capital had yesterday agreed to sell a combined stake of 31 per cent in the company to Bain Capital, raising around Rs 270 crore, thus putting the total valuation of the firm to around Rs 870 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Thai protesters move to "final battleground"BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's "red shirt" protesters congregated at a ritzy Bangkok shopping district on Wednesday, preparing a "final battleground" in their campaign to oust army-backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Chhattisgarh to invest Rs.2000 crore on infrastructure - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am Storm in West Bengal, Bihar leaves 60 deadAt least 60 people were killed and over 200 injured when a severe storm with a windspeed of 125 kmph ripped through North Dinajpur district in West Bengal and four neighbouring districts of Bihar.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Chhattisgarh to invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructureChhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will invest Rs.2,000 crore on infrastructure in Maoist-infested Bastar region, Chief Minister Raman Singh said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am 75 percent health mission funds not utilised in HimachalThe Himachal Pradesh government has failed to utilise 75 percent of funds allocated under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in the last four years due to non-existence of 24-hour healthcare facilities, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am Quake kills 400; destroys homes on Tibet plateauBEIJING (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed about 400 people in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southwest China and left more than 10,000 injured as houses, schools and offices collapsed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am Indian PM to visit Pak soon: GilaniThe Pakistani PM is indicating that barring trivialities, everything is set for a state visit to Pakistan by India's Prime Minister.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:49 am SRK feels 'awful' after KKR defeatShah Rukh Khan says he is feeling 'awful' after the poor performance of his Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) that has been knocked out of the tournament. He has taken the blame for its poor show and makes an unconditional apology to all his supporters and well-wishers.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Storm kills 16, hundreds homeless in BiharA massive storm hit Bihar's Araria, Purnea and Kishanganj districts on the border with West Bengal Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and rendering hundreds homeless.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Assam reverberating with drum beats on BihuSounds of drum beats and cymbals echoed the hills and dales of Assam with the state heralding the Assamese New Year or Rongali Bihu with tremendous enthusiasm on the first day of celebrations Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:40 am Demolish Indo-Pak Berlin Wall: SinghThe ex-BJP man is looking to bat for renewing friendly ties between India and Pakistan.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:36 am I am not a proxy for Tharoor: Sunanda Pushkar"My own business interests and assets are substantial, and efforts to besmirch Tharoor by presenting me as a proxy for him are personally insulting for me as a woman and as a friend," Sunanda Pushkar said.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:22 am At least 30 killed in India West Bengal storm - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 2:15 am At least 7 killed in Kumbh stampede - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:43 am Tharoor gets death threat from D CompanyMoS for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's security has been tightened following an SMS death threat received by him from Mumbai.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:37 am At least 7 killed in Kumbh stampedeSeven people, including five women, one man and an infant, died in a stampede on Wednesday morning at Maha Kumbh in Haridwar.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:35 am India does not favour Iran sanctions - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:34 am Obama presses Iran, gains nuclear summit pledgesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pressed for bold, swift sanctions on Iran on Tuesday but acknowledged China has concerns about the economic impact and said negotiations are difficult.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:25 am Source of fresh radiation in W-Delhi Cobalt-60: DAE - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 1:19 am 'Go back', attackers tell Indian in Oz - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:28 am PM says no talks with Pakistan until it actsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ruled out serious discussions with Pakistan until it took "credible steps" to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to justice.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:10 am Another Indian attackedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am 3.5 % sequential growthSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Rendezvous alleges breach of trust by Lalit ModiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am India wants ‘zero tolerance' of nuclear traffickersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Super Kings canters to a big winSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am BJP wants Shashi Tharoor sacked as IPL row hots upSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Search on for new Chief SecretarySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Nuclear Summit adopts communiqué and plan of workSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am ‘Only serving government officials on climate talks team'Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am I did not pressure Modi, says TharoorSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Maoists worst human rights offenders: study - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Apr 2010 | 11:20 pm Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi in Ambedkar rowA controversy has erupted over UP CM Mayawati forcing Rahul Gandhi to play second-fiddle to her.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 11:09 pm Once non-entity, now celebritySource: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 11:03 pm Obama's nuclear summit: Good plan, action neededWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's nuclear security summit took a step toward lowering the risk of a terrorist group getting an atomic weapon, but real progress depends on countries keeping the promises they made.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 10:38 pm PM tells Obama that Iran sanctions will hit poorWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manhoman Singh said on Tuesday he told U.S. President Barack Obama that New Delhi opposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear plans and such measures often only affected the poor.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 10:36 pm Two more sources of radiation detected in Delhi's MayapuriTwo more sources of radiation were detected in the Mayapuri scrap market in the city where Cobalt-60 was recovered.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 10:16 pm Romance of books key in digital age, says Penguin CEOMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - With the excitement around the launch of Apple's iPad and the growing popularity of other digital devices, it is a challenge to retain the romance of the printed book, according to the head of publisher Penguin.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 10:15 pm Gym, Facebook key to your dream jobSource: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 10:03 pm IPL 3: KKR knocked out, SRK blames himselfDejected by Knight Riders' continuing poor run in IPL, team owner Shah Rukh Khan took the blame for the debacle and said he feels awful for the side and its fans.Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 9:18 pm 'Prince' wears the crown at box officeSource: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 9:03 pm India will get access to Headley, assures ObamaPresident Barack Obama has assured India that it would get access to Pak-American terrorist David Headley.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 8:11 pm Wal-Mart to make India a major sourcing hub - WSJNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is looking to make India a more important sourcing hub, the retailer's chief executive of its Asian operations said, according to the Wall Street Journal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 13 Apr 2010 | 7:15 pm Ash impresses Mani RatnamSource: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:49 pm Amend marriage law, demand khap elders - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 13 Apr 2010 | 4:15 pm New LPG plan: 5 cylinders/yr on subsidy, mkt price for restThe Petroleum Ministry is working on a new LPG distribution scheme to offset the losses in selling cooking gas cylinders.Source: Top Headlines | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:53 pm Food Act may cost govt Rs 63k cr every yearIf the Centre does go by 35kg foodgrain a family and 8.3 crore BPL households for the food security act, as hinted by Plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, it will incur a bill of Rs 63, 750 crore.Source: The Times of India | 13 Apr 2010 | 3:08 pm
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