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Three charred to death in Mumbai !Three people were charred to death in their sleep when a fire broke out in a tenement of Santacruz west here early Thursday, a fire brigade official said.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Delhi in for another scorching day!The national capital woke up to yet another hot day Thursday with the mercury hovering well above the average for this time of the year.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Malegaon blast accused suffers mild heart attack!The condition of one of the prime accused in Malegaon blast Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, who suffered a mild heart attack last night, is now stable, sources said.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Death toll by storm rises to 41 in West Bengal!At least two more bodies were found in North Dinajpur district on Thursday, taking the death toll in the storm that hit on Tuesday night to 41, even as the relief operations are yet to commence here.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Rs 11,000 thousand cr spent for road and bridge works in TN!Tamil Nadu Government had spent Rs 11,000 crore during the last four years for development and construction of roads and bridges, Highways and Small Ports Minister M P Saminathan said here.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Punjab power board employees begin 2-day strike!At least 60,000 employees of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) have begun their two-day strike starting Thursday opposing government`s move towards privatisation of the board.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Night trials of UAVs in Chhattisgarh !In the aftermath of the Dantewada massacre of 76 security personnel by the Naxals, authorities have here begun night trials of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to equip security forces with real-time information of targets.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Parched Rajasthan stares at a crisis!In some villages, water is being supplied once or twice in a month. In others, people are hoping a train will arrive with water wagons.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Death toll in scrap blast rises to six!With three more persons succumbing to injuries, the death toll in the scrap blast at a shop here on Thursday rose to six.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Violence, crime and politics at Panjab University!Shootouts, cars on fire, ragging, display of money, muscle power and ugly politics. This is not a setup for a violent film on campus life, but the ground reality of Panjab University every now and then.Source: Zee News : States | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:17 am Malegaon blast accused suffers mild heart attack!The condition of one of the prime accused in Malegaon blast Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, who suffered a mild heart attack last night, is now stable, sources said.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am AFSPA dilution will "adversely" impinge operations: Army Chief!With the government mulling amendments to the AFSPA, Army Chief General VK Singh has said any dilution in the law will "impinge adversely" on the operations of security forces in troubled states of the country.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am India to receive $4.5 mn US assistance to fight terrorism !With India requesting for higher-level training from the US in the wake of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the Obama Administration has asked the Congress to double its anti-terrorism budget to India to USD 4.5 million for the fiscal 2011.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Plea seeking CBI probe into Tharoor`s Kochi IPL row withdrawn!A lawyer, who had sought a direction from the Supreme Court for a CBI probe into Union Minister Shashi Tharoor`s alleged proxy stake in the Kochi IPL franchisee, on Thursday withdrew his petition.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Congress may indulge in `horse-trading` to save govt: Yechury!CPI(M) today apprehended that the ruling Congress may indulge in "horse-trading" to save the UPA government from a likely fall in view of the cut motion being brought on the Finance Bill by Opposition parties.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Opposition launches bitter attack on UPA!A united opposition led by BJP and the Left parties today launched a bitter attack on the UPA govt.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Indian-American held for selling bomber secrets to China !An Indian-American B-2 stealth bomber engineer Noshir Gowadia is under trial in a US court on charges of selling defence secrets to China, but his lawyer says such "meaningless" information was no secret.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am CBI summons Parrikar in 2004 IFFI infrastructure scam!The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will summon Goa`s leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the alleged scam related to creation of infrastructure for IFFI, officials said here.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Threat to Tharoor: Forged documents used to procure SIM!Forged documents in the name of a city gym trainer were used by an unknown man to procure a SIM card from which "malicious" and "threatening" messages were sent to Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and others.Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am I-T, ED start `source probe` of some IPL franchisees!The Income Tax department and Enforcement Directorate are reported to have begun a discreet enquiry into the source of funds of certain franchisees of the cash-rich T20 Indian Premiere League(IPL).Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Apr 2010 | 9:15 am Stake sale offer from many IPL team promoters, says VideoconAfter losing out on securing a team for itself in the recently concluded bid, Videocon Industries today said it is talking to promoters of many IPL franchises to buy a stake.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:07 am Death toll by storm rises to 41 in West BengalTwo bodies were found from Raigunj and Kaliagunj, Additional District Magistrate, Pijush Kanti Dutta said, adding, over two lakh people have been affected in the storm.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:06 am Development, calibrated action to fight Maoists: Chidambaram - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:05 am Stake sale offer from many IPL team promoters: DhootAfter losing out on securing a team for itself in the recently concluded bid, Videocon Industries today said it is talking to promoters of many IPL franchises to buy a stake.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Parliament adjourned for a second time over Dantewada massacreA stormy debate between the treasury and opposition over the massacre of 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a Naxal attack in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh earlier this month, forced Parliament to adjourn for a second time on Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 4:00 am Rejuvenated Deccan Chargers up against resurgent Kings XIDeccan made a remarkable comeback in the tournament with three consecutive wins after they were down and out at one stage with a string of defeats.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:55 am India cannot lose the battle against Maoists: Jaitley - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:53 am Kim Kardashian in love with her new, slim bodySince her split from Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian has been strutting her noticeably shrinking bikini body in Miami while filming 'Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.'Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Nakheel to pay $8.2 bn to creditors in June: sourceNakheel aims to pay about $8.2 billion to its creditors in June, but the Dubai developer needs approval for its March debt proposal before making the payment, a source familiar with the matter said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:52 am Flying ash from Iceland's volcano cripples flights to Northern EuropeAsh clouds drifted from Iceland's spewing volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier forcing forecasters to announce that air space had been closed over northern Europe.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:51 am Gerard Butler named Most Attractive CelebGerard Butler beat hunks Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp and George Clooney to be named the celebrity that women find most attractive, says a British poll.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:50 am Onion, a natural alternative to artificial food preservativesOnion, one of the most cultivated and consumed vegetables on the planet, contains some components that have antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, making it possible to use it to preserve food.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:49 am Inflationary pressures to stay till June - MukherjeeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Inflationary pressures will stay till June, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Ranbaxy recalls antibiotic drug from US marketRanbaxy Laboratories today said its US subsidiary is voluntarily recalling two lots of an antibiotic drug from the American market after receiving certain complaints about them.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:48 am Phil Collins to pay tribute to soul music heroes in new albumEnglish singer Phil Collins will be paying tribute to his soul music heroes in his first album in eight years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am CNI launches market comments service in Marathi, GujaratiIn an effort to make inroads in rural India, stock market research firm CNI Research today said it has launched its market commentary segment--Chakry comments--in Marathi and Gujarati languages.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:47 am Russell Brand to chop off trademark locks to help his Hollywood careerComedian Russell Brand is planning to chop off his shoulder-length hair in a bid to land more movie roles.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:45 am Desperate Housewives stars back creator Marc CherryMarc Cherry has been accused of assault by former show star Nicollette Sheridan.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:42 am BoI slashes rates for large fixed depositsContrary to expectations of a hike in interest rates, public sector lender Bank of India (BoI) today slashed rates by up to 75 basis points on fixed deposits of Rs 1 crore and above.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:41 am Changing face of Indian cinema at 63rd Cannes film festThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is planning to showcase the changing face of the Indian cinema at the the 63rd Cannes Film Festival being held May 13-24.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Sensex still in red, realty stocks gainA key Indian equities index was in the red in afternoon trade Thursday, about 39 points down from its previous close, even as realty stocks saw buying interest.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am 150 huts razed in NizamuddinAbout 150 huts in a slum area were Thursday bulldozed for construction of a flyover near the Nizamuddin railway station in the capital, police said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:40 am Police defuse bomb on Delhi-bound trainLUCKNOW (Reuters) - Police recovered and defused a bomb on a passenger train travelling to New Delhi early on Thursday, officials said, stirring fears about possible attacks by militant groups.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:39 am City ambitions give Manchester derby unusual edgeUnited, of course, are not out of the Premier League title running but even victory at Eastlands would still leave Chelsea strong favourites for the silverware.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:36 am Tharoor meets Pranab, Antony over IPL rowUnder fire for his alleged meddling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise business, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Thursday met senior cabinet ministers Pranab Mukherjee and A.K. Antony at the Parliament House.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:30 am Ramesh promises rigid monitoring of tigers at all reserves - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:28 am Airlines in India eye turnaround, funding woes lingerMUMBAI (Reuters) - India's aviation industry, which is expected to lose $2.1 billion in 2009/10, is cautiously expanding routes and adding capacity as an economic recovery sets in, but fund raising continues to pose a challenge.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:25 am UN-appointed panel's report on Bhutto's murder set for releaseAn independent UN-appointed panel probing the killing of Benazir Bhutto will today release its sensitive report on the 2007 slaying of Pakistan's former prime minister after delaying it for two weeks.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:24 am Jethmalani seeks probe into Pune billionaire's wealthEminent lawyer and former Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani Thursday demanded a probe into alleged money-laundering by billionaire Pune stud farm owner Hassan Ali.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am Singapore's Raffles to open 5 more design colleges in IndiaSingapore-based Raffles Education Corp announced today it would open five more design colleges in India by this year-end with an investment of $24 million.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:20 am 125 dead in storm in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:19 am Uproar in Lok Sabha over Dantewada massacreCharges and counter-charges over links with Maoists flew thick and fast between the Opposition and the government today as the Lok Sabha began discussion on the Dantewada Naxal attack.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Change political culture: Rahul - Express Buzz
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:18 am Kochi furore impact: Deccan reveal ownership detailsWith the ownership of the Indian Premier League's (IPL)Kochi franchise kicking up a storm, the Deccan Chargers today sought to come clean on their shareholding pattern.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:17 am CPI-M for more autonomous bodiesThe Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday demanded the creation of constitutional bodies to provide autonomy to tribals and non-tribals in backward and hilly areas and said Tripura was a model of democratic decentralisation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am Food inflation drops marginally to 17.22 percentIndia's annual food inflation dropped marginally to 17.22 percent for the week ended April 3 from 17.7 percent a week before even as prices of milk, fruits and lentils rose during the period under review, data showed Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:10 am South Asia monsoon seen normal - IMD officialPUNE (Reuters) - Monsoon rains in south Asia are expected to be normal this year, helped by weakening El Nino weather phenomenon, a senior Indian weather official said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:08 am Look whos making SRK, Akshay famous in MGMSource: The Times of India | 15 Apr 2010 | 3:03 am Orissa seeks neighbours' help to check illegal miningOrissa has sought cooperation of neighbouring states to check illegal mining and proposed a joint task force with Jharkhand to combat the practice.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Man gets death penalty for rape, murder of minorA Jharkhand court Thursday awarded the death sentence to a man for rape-cum-murder of a minor girl in Dhanbad, some 240 km from here, in 2005.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:50 am Heat wave kindles hopes of good harvestPUNE (Reuters) - Summer temperature in India is set to remain above average, weather officials said, raising hopes of heavy rains at the start of the monsoon season that will help early sowing of rice, soybeans and lentils.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:49 am 'Gujarat CM behind Lalit Modi's anti-Kochi drive'It is being alleged that IPL supremo Lalit Modi is acting on the orders of the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.Source: Top Headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:17 am Team Kochi to turn into Ahmedabad?Union Minister Sharad Pawar said that key members of the Kochi consortium wanted the team to be based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.Source: Top Headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 2:17 am Parliament storm: Dantewada now; cut motion, Tharoor later - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:42 am Thai violence hits occupancy in Bangkok hotelsBANGKOK (Reuters) - Occupancy rates in hotels in Bangkok, the Thai capital that has been the scene of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces, are at about one-thirds of expectations, a spokesman for Federation of Thai Tourism Associations said on Thursday. "We were expecting 80-90 percent room occupancy rate in Bangkok, but I don't think we can make it to 30 percent," Charoen Wangananont, a spokesman for the Federation of Thai Tourism Associations, told localSource: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:32 am More cell phones in India than toilets: UN - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:20 am Inflation nears 10 pct in MarchNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price inflation rose at a slower-than-expected pace in March following an easing in manufacturing inflation, although a rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at its policy review next week remains a near certainty.Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2010 | 1:00 am IPL Kochi owners wanted to shift to Ahmedabad: PawarSharad Pawar did not name the persons who met him for help in transferring the Kochi team to Ahmedabad. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi also said the investors had wanted the team to be based in his state.Source: The Times of India | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:35 am India to get $4.5 million US aid to fight terrorWith India requesting higher-level training from the US in the wake of 26/11 attacks, the Obama administration has asked the Congress to double its anti-terrorism budget to India to $4.5 million for the fiscal 2011.Source: The Times of India | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:32 am No Maoists in West Bengal, claims MamataMamata Banerjee demanded arrest of West Bengal CM alleging that he had misused his powers under the Constitution.Source: Top Headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:31 am Videocon eyes stake in Kings XI PunjabVideocon Industries owner Venugopal Dhoot said he is interested in buying stake in Kings XI Punjab franchise, or even the full team. The price is being negotiated.Source: The Times of India | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:30 am Serious differences in Cong on tackling Naxals: BJPThe opposition BJP said that the ruling Congress was a divided house on tackling the Maoist menace.Source: Top Headlines | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:11 am ‘War against the poorest'Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Manmohan guarded on future Pakistan policySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Action if necessary: ManmohanSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am 120 killed as Nor'wester strikes Bihar, West BengalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Funds for Elephant Rehabilitation and Rescue Centre near TiruchiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Rural students to get free spoken English trainingSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Don't take narrow view: DigvijaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am UPA bracing itself for Opposition onslaughtSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am 120 dead as storm lashes Bihar, BengalSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Question mark over Kochi IPL owners: ModiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 15 Apr 2010 | 12:00 am Tribal project in West Bengal lends a hand to education aimsSANTINIKETAN (Reuters Life!) - It's an ambitious plan -- giving all children under the age of 6 a free education among India's 1-billion plus population -- but at least one local initiative is making sure millions of tribal people with oral traditions don't get left behind.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:56 pm Hrithik to dance at IPL3 finaleHrithik Roshan will dance to some of his popular songs at the IPL 3 closing ceremony on April 25Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:51 pm Concern for shelter after China quake kills 617YUSHU, China (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in China's remote and mountainous Yushu county has soared to 617, even as convoys of trucks carried in supplies and tents on Thursday for survivors braving the cold.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:47 pm Jaswant goes ga-ga over Jinnah in PakistanJaswant Singhs enormous love for Jinnah was once again on show during the launch of his controversial book.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:46 pm Wisden commemorates golden English summerLONDON (Reuters) - On the evidence of the 2009 English summer, international cricket enjoys robust health in its homeland even if its prognosis elsewhere remains uncertain.Source: Reuters: Top News | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:36 pm US eyes $4.5 mn anti-terror India budget, $1.2 bn for PakThe request by the US govt to Congress is for $4.5 million for India, the same for Pak is $1.2 billion.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:24 pm US Library of Congress to archive Twitter messagesThe US Library of Congress will archive the collected works of Twitter, the blogging service, whose users currently send a daily flood of 55 million messages, all that contain 140 or fewer characters.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 11:04 pm Smart dressing for petite beautiesSource: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:45 pm Mumbai beach tragedy: Lone lifeguard had a holiday - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 10:43 pm Tourists vote for Qutub Minar... after Taj MahalTourists continued to flock Delhi's 12th century monument Qutub Minar even as the revenue earnings of the Red Fort and the Humayun's tomb saw a drop.Source: Top Headlines | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:20 pm Top government meet on Delhi nuclear scare - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:18 pm Bollywood's bathing babesSource: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 9:18 pm Shane Warne consoles Shah Rukh KhanThe day after Kolkata Knight Riders crashed out of IPL 3, Shane Warne had some words of consolation for KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:18 pm Major error in Hindi version of IIT paperFaulty instructions in the Hindi version of paper II in IIT-JEE 2010 could cost students who took the test in Hindi a whopping 48 marks, a professor from IIT-Kharagpur claimed.Source: The Times of India | 14 Apr 2010 | 3:02 pm 1.45-crore people take dip in the Ganga - The Hindu
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