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No dilution in strategy to tackle Maoists: Govt!The government today asserted its two-pronged strategy of accelerated development and calibrated police action to deal with Maoists will not be diluted.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Will Kasab get death or life sentence? !A special court would Tuesday hear arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Kasab.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am CBI to seek sanction for prosecution of Sajjan Kumar for sedition!CBI today told a Delhi court that it will seek sanction for prosecution of Sajjan Kumar and others on the charge of sedition for their alleged involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Proposal to bar tribunal members from working as arbitrators!The Government is working on a proposal to stop chairmen and members of various tribunals from working as arbitrators while in office.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Probe into conduct of Navy officer linked with Gorshkov: Govt!Government today said the Navy is inquiring into the conduct of Commodore Sukhjinder Singh, who was posted as the in-charge of Admiral Gorshkov project in Russia.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Compensation for family of journos` death hiked!Government has included electronic media persons in the ambit of Journalist Welfare Fund (JWF) scheme meant for providing ex-gratia relief to journalists and increased the compensation amount to Rs five lakh in case of death.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Centre blames states on failure to achieve sanitation target!The Centre today blamed state governments for non-achievement of its target of providing sanitation facilities in all rural schools in the country by March this year.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Promote growth of Hinduism, says Malaysian NGO!Malaysia Hindu Sangam, an NGO, has asked the government to promote the growth of Hinduism, a media report said Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Motormen`s strike paralyses Mumbai, ESMA to be invoked!Maharashtra Chief Secretary has recommended to Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to invoke ESMA in view of the motormen`s indefinite hunger strike.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Details of cancelled visit of CJI to US can`t be given: SC!The Supreme Court has refused to disclose the details of the proposed foreign visits of the Chief Justice of India, which were later cancelled, saying it will be a breach of personal information.Source: Zee News : India National | 4 May 2010 | 6:29 am Mumbai in a jam, govt strikes on train drivers - IBNLive.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 4:07 am Tenure regulations will have no bearing on Commonwealth Games: MS Gill"We have made it clear that all office bearers (sports bodies) continue their work and as and when future elections come which are mainly in 2012, 2013 and 2014, these regulations will apply," he said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 4:06 am FDI in food processing may touch Rs 1,200 cr in FY11Foreign direct investment in food processing is likely to rise 27 per cent to Rs 1,200 crore this fiscal in light of immense untapped potential in the sector, Union Food Processing Minister said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 4:05 am Top execs quit ICICI PE unit, to form new fundThree top officials at the private equity arm of ICICI Bank, India's No. 2 lender, have resigned and aim to launch their own fund following the footsteps of former CEO a year ago.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 4:01 am Bangalore to host global engineering & tech leadership summitAbout 150 delegates would attend the event, which would be addressed by experts from various domains such as healthcare, aerospace, simulation practice and satellite.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am Kohli held guilty in second Nithari killings case - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am J-K Govt launches drive to enforce ban on smokingThe Jammu and Kashmir Government has launched a drive in Srinagar to enforce a ban on smoking.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am Centre extends ceasefire agreement with NSCN-KThe Central Government has extended the ceasefire agreement with Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) for a period of one year with effect from April 28.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am ONGC refuels Tezpur Varsity's Centre for Petroleum BiotechnologyPetroleum major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has given an additional grant of Rs. 50 lakh to run the ONGC-sponsored Centre for Petroleum Biotechnology.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am Woman Maoist's parents accuse CRPF of mental tortureThe Chhattisgarh Police Tuesday began a probe into a complaint from the tribal parents of a woman Maoist leader that they were being harassed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 4:00 am Purple bacteria can be used in energy conversion devicesThe cellular arrangement of purple bacteria could be adapted for use in solar panels and other energy conversion devices to offer a more efficient way to garner energy from the sunSource: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:57 am Pakistan says will help US bring to justice New York bomb suspect"We will cooperate with the United States in identifying this individual and bringing him to justice," interior minister Rehman Malik saidSource: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:54 am Pakistan desires purposeful dialogue with India: Shah Mahmoud Qureshi"We are trying to find a durable resolution of issues as well as cover the damage done to foreign policy during the previous regime," said the foreign minister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:51 am Jet Airways seeks 6-months extension from MMRDA to pay for BKC landThe private air-carrier had planned to raise $200 million (about Rs 900 crore), but there has been no movement forward.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:48 am 515 posts of ATCOs lying vacant; process to fill 450 underwayA total of 515 posts of air traffic controllers are lying vacant in the country for which recruitment process is on to fill around 450 vacancies by June, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:48 am Aegis launches BPO operations in ValleyAegis, a business process outsourcing (BPO) company under the Essar Group umbrella, commenced its operations in Kashmir recently. Post-militancy, this is the first time that a venture of such magnitude has been undertaken in the Valley.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:46 am Grenade attack at CRPF bunker near temple in SrinagarThe grenade missed the target and exploded on the road near the gate of the Hanuman temple, which is usually crowded on Tuesdays, in Hari Singh Street area this afternoon, police said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:43 am Samajwadi Party against use of English in invites sent by party workers"This year, the party is celebrating the birth centenary of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and trying to fulfill the dream of the great leader by protesting the language," said Jitender Bahadur SinghSource: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:42 am Minority status for Jamia Milia Islamia?It is yet to be recognised as a minority institution. Teachers and students of the university have petitioned before the NCMEI, a quasi judicial body, to grant minority status to Jamia.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:40 am Left leader dies in TripuraEla Bhattacharjee, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and mother-in-law of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, died here Monday night. She was 89.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:40 am Mumbai train drivers' stir overshadows Kasab verdict in papersWhile Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab's trial was the highlight of the day for most news channels, many newspapers Tuesday led their local editions with the railway drivers' strike that paralysed the smooth running of Mumbai's local trains.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:40 am NALCO privatization move faces protests in OrissaPolitical parties and trade unions in Orissa Tuesday threatened to launch protests against the central government's move to offload 10 per cent of its stake in the National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO).Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:40 am 40% taxis off road in Mumbai due to motormen strikeThe situation for the commuters, already harrowed by the motormen strike, just got worse as 40 per cent of the city taxis stayed off the roads today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:40 am My directorial debut was smooth: Parmeet SethiThe actor-turned director said he wrote Badmaash Company in six days.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 May 2010 | 3:38 am Kasab's conviction evokes mixed reaction from Pak mediaAjmal Kasab's conviction by an Indian court for involvement in the Mumbai attacks drew mixed reaction from the Pakistani media today, with a section saying that it should help the victims' families to put a lid on an "ugly chapter" while another warning that it "will impact" the Indo-Pak ties.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:36 am Holcim Q1 beats poll, eyes emerging market growthHolcim, the world's second-largest cement-maker, posted a narrower first-quarter net loss than expected and said growth was likely to come from India and other emerging countries this year.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:31 am Uproar over Mumbai motormen's strike, Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pmThe opposition in the Parliament on Tuesday created a ruckus and forced the Lok Sabha to be adjourned till 2pm.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:30 am Cocaine seized in Haryana town, 7 heldPolice have arrested seven people, including two engineering students, in this Haryana district and recovered cocaine worth Rs.2.5 crore from their possession, authorities said here Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:30 am Grenade explosion in SrinagarSeparatist guerrillas hurled a grenade towards a bunker of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) near the city centre of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 May 2010 | 3:30 am Prosecution demands death penalty for Kasab - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 3:29 am ULIP policies must come with life cover: IRDAInsurance regulator IRDA, locked in a turf war with capital market watchdog Sebi over regulation of unit-linked policies, has reemphasised that insurers should offer assured life insurance cover with ULIPs.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:28 am U.S. arrests Pakistani-American over failed car bombNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-American man has been arrested for driving a failed car bomb into New York's Times Square last Saturday as investigators continue to pursue leads, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 3:25 am Nepal evacuates tourists as Maoist strike bitesKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal started evacuating on Tuesday scores of tourists stranded by a general strike called by Maoist former rebels in a political standoff with the government that could imperil a peace deal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 3:24 am Family questioned in India journalist death - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 3:22 am Pearson to sell IDC stake for $2 billionBritish media group Pearson Plc agreed to sell its 61 per cent stake in financial data provider Interactive Data (IDC) for $2 billion in cash, which it will use to accelerate its expansion.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:20 am Greek strikes test government austerity plansGreek public sector workers began a 48-hour nationwide strike on Tuesday that is a first test of the government's ability to enact new austerity measures agreed with the EU and IMF in return for billions of euros in aid.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 May 2010 | 3:17 am Rail motormen strike jams MumbaiMUMBAI (Reuters) - A strike over better pay by motormen of Mumbai's famed suburban trains threw city life out of gear on Tuesday, stranding thousands of office goers, college students and businessmen during morning rush hour.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 3:06 am Prosecution demands death penalty for KasabSpecial public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam sought the maximum possible sentence for Pakistani terrorist Kasab for the offence of waging war against India, murder of many and acts of terror.Source: The Times of India | 4 May 2010 | 3:02 am Motormen on strike, Mumbai local train services hitOver seven million commuters were severely hit on Tuesday, the second day of the agitation by motormen manning Mumbai's Central and Western Railway. Only 20% of these local trains are operating.Source: The Times of India | 4 May 2010 | 1:51 am BP fights oil spill with welding torches, cashGOLDEN MEADOW, La. (Reuters) - BP Plc sought to stem the damage from a giant oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico with technology, welding torches and money on Tuesday as crude kept spewing from an offshore oil well deep in the Gulf of Mexico that ruptured almost two weeks ago.Source: Reuters: Top News | 4 May 2010 | 1:18 am Kohli held guilty in 2nd Nithari killings caseSurender Kohli was found guilty in the rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti in one of the 19 cases of Nithari killings.Source: Top Headlines | 4 May 2010 | 1:01 am Govt ready for peace talks without Paresh Barua: Gogoi! - Zee News
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 12:56 am No delay in combat aircraft tender process: IAFLockheed Martin, Boeing, RAC MiG, D'Assault, SAAB and European consortium EADS had submitted their bids.Source: Top Headlines | 4 May 2010 | 12:54 am Hyd police nabs LeT man assigned to cause blasts - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 4 May 2010 | 12:42 am Pakistani-American arrested for New York bomb plotThe suspect, Faisal Shahzad, recently returned from a trip to Pakistan and bought the 1993 Nissan Pathfinder three weeks ago that was used in the failed car bomb attack on Times Square.Source: The Times of India | 4 May 2010 | 12:36 am All parties sought tenure limitations: GillMS Gill was taken aback by the reaction of the chiefs of various NSFs who vehemently opposed the regulation on tenure limitations.Source: Top Headlines | 4 May 2010 | 12:30 am 21 infiltration routes along LoC identifiedJammu and Kashmir Police has identified 21 major infiltration routes of militants along Indo-Pak border in the state.Source: Top Headlines | 4 May 2010 | 12:21 am Such preparations are made in a war: courtSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Four jawans killed in Maoist attackSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Hyderabad plot casts light on renewed Lashkar threatSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Kasab pronounced guilty of waging war against IndiaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Spectrum rocks ParliamentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Plot to bomb MNC in Hyderabad foiledSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Couple files criminal complaintSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Exemption to CJI among proposed RTI amendmentsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Mother arrested for journalist's murderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Mass hatching of Olive Ridley eggs beginsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 May 2010 | 12:00 am Congress launches state-wide agitation over Hartal Halappa controversy - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 May 2010 | 11:37 pm Karunanidhi stands by Raja, says 'canards' because he is Dalit - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 May 2010 | 11:12 pm Motormen's stir paralyses MumbaiRailway authorities said only 20 pct suburban trains were operating as a result of the hunger strike by motormen demanding pay hike.Source: Top Headlines | 3 May 2010 | 10:55 pm Hrithik lending a helping hand to Barbara's brother?Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 10:27 pm Pak-origin man arrested in Times Square bomb plotA US national of Pak-origin has been arrested in connection with a failed terror plot at Times Square.Source: Top Headlines | 3 May 2010 | 9:10 pm Death or Life? Court to decide Kasab's fate todayA special court on Tuesday will hear arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Kasab.Source: Top Headlines | 3 May 2010 | 8:41 pm China, Iran curtailing freedom of expression: ObamaUS President Barack Obama has alleged that countries like China and Iran are curtailing freedom of expression by "limiting full access" to use of connective technologies like internet and cell phones.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 8:34 pm U.S. says nuclear arsenal includes 5,113 warheadsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States disclosed for the first time on Monday the current size of its nuclear arsenal, lifting the veil on once top-secret numbers in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 5:36 pm Now, Tulsiram encounter claims an IPS officer - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 May 2010 | 4:45 pm 140 al-Qaida men have sneaked into India: IntelAn uncorroborated intelligence input from Assam has said about 140 alleged al-Qaida members may have sneaked into India from the western coast, using Sri Lankan fishing boats.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 4:22 pm 'No Bapu image on Mont Blanc pens' - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 3 May 2010 | 4:17 pm 'No Mahatma Gandhi image on Mont Blanc pens'Solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam told a Bench headed by CJI K G Balakrishnan that the Centre had refused permission to Mont Blanc to use Gandhi's image on their pens, the cheapest of which cost around Rs 1.5 lakh.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 3:59 pm Goldman subpoenaed in closely watched fund caseNEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Goldman Sachs Group Inc have been served a subpoena to testify or provide information in a closely watched case of illegal insider trading allegations, according to a court document made public on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 3:39 pm UAL, Continental to form largest airlineNEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines parent UAL Corp will buy Continental Airlines Inc for $3.17 billion in an all-stock deal that will form the world's largest carrier and potentially prune excess capacity in the airline industry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 2:27 pm Dishonour of cheques: Pay more for delayThe penalty for delayed settlement of the cheque amount, after conviction in the trial court, would rise steadily from 10% in district courts, 15% in high courts to a whopping 20% in the Supreme Court.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 1:05 pm Darsheel wants Aamir againDarsheel Safary, who teamed up with Aamir Khan in Taare Zameen Par, says he wants to work with his mentor again.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 12:30 pm Apple iPad reaches 1 mln sales faster than iPhoneNEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has sold 1 million iPads since their April 3 launch, as the company passed that sales milestone faster than many analysts had expected.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 10:15 am I-T dept gets Rs 400 crore as tax from IPL3The Income Tax dept probing financial irregularities in the IPL has collected the amount from the remuneration paid to players, umpires, coaches, commentators and from payment of overseas publicity rights.Source: The Times of India | 3 May 2010 | 7:23 am Court convicts Mumbai attack gunman KasabMUMBAI (Reuters) - A Mumbai court on Monday found Pakistani citizen Mohammad Ajmal Kasab guilty on 86 charges from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, including waging war on India and murder, in a trial that strained ties between New Delhi and Islamabad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 6:35 am Govt moves bill to allow foreign universitiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India took a step forward on Monday to allow foreign universities open local campuses, key to revamping the country's education system, but the bill presented to parliament may take time to win approval.Source: Reuters: Top News | 3 May 2010 | 2:25 am
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