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Squads formed in 90 police stations for intelligence gathering!Learning lessons from the 26/11 terror attack, police has formed special squads in all the 90 police stations in the city to collect inputs in a bid to strengthen its intelligence gathering.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Laila weakening as it inches closer to Andhra coast!The Andhra Pradesh coast may escape severe battering by cyclonic storm Laila that is showing signs of weakening Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Ten imprisoned on false charges to get compensation in Bihar !The Bihar Human Rights Commission has directed the government to pay 10 people, jailed on false charges of murder and kidnapping, compensation of Rs.40,000 each.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Voting for Haryana Municipal elections underway!The polling for the Haryana Municipal elections began on Thursday at around 7: 30 am and the process would continue till 4 pm.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am SC refuses urgent hearing to petition of Babulal Marandi!The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give urgent hearing to the petition filed by JVM chief Babulal Marandi seeking dismissal of Shibu Soren government.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Power tariff to rise by Re 1 a unit!Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said that power tariff would go up by about Re 1 per unit (kwh) owing to the government`s decision to hike gas prices last evening.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Hot, muggy day in store for Delhi !The mercury level may have dipped a little than the day before, yet the high humidity level made for an uncomfortably hot and sweaty start for the capital`s residents Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am With e-learning portal, DU gets tech savvy!Keeping pace with GenY, Delhi University (DU) in its new tech-savvy avatar will launch a portal Friday where e-learning material in 12 courses will be uploaded, supplementing classroom learning and making the process more fun.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am Old bombs found in Punjab school !Nearly 25 old bombs have been found inside the premises of a school in the border district town of Gurdaspur in Punjab, an official said Thursday.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am UP police to undertake DNA profiling of unclaimed bodies!Alarmed over rising cases of wrong identification of unclaimed bodies, the Uttar Pradesh police has decided to undertake DNA profiling of the victims.Source: Zee News : States | 20 May 2010 | 6:21 am India has an important role to play in Asia Pacific: US!Recognising increasing Indian role in Asia Pacific region, a top US official today said that the United States wants to have a strong dialogue with New Delhi about its look East Asia strategy.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Shanghai success to be repeated in India: US Comm Secy!Observing that Shanghai is one of the world`s greatest economic success stories, the US commerce secretary Gary Locke today said in the years ahead the story of the Chinese megapolis will be repeated in many parts of India.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Every panchayat will have access to broadband by 2012: Pilot!The UPA Government was committed to ensuring that every single panchayat in the country had access to broadband service by 2012, Union Minister Sachin Pilot said today.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Ruchika: Verdict on Rathore`s appeal today!SPS Rathore`s plea challenging his conviction in Ruchika molestation case will be heard today.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Laila weakening as it inches closer to Andhra coast!The Andhra Pradesh coast may escape severe battering by cyclonic storm Laila that is showing signs of weakening Thursday.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Mobile services for Amarnath pilgrims soon: Govt!Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology (IT) Sachil Pilot said the mobile connectivity to Amarnath pilgrims at the height of 13,500 ft. will be provided before June 30.Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2010 | 6:19 am Antony tells Navy to operationalise coastal security projects at the earliest - NetIndian
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 4:11 am Ruchika molestation: Verdict on Rathore plea deferred till May 25The much-awaited verdict on disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore's appeal against his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case has been put off till May 25.Source: The Times of India | 20 May 2010 | 4:07 am RBI sets underwriting commission for auctionRBI sets underwriting commission for auctionThe Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it fixed an underwriting commission of 0.0028 rupee per 100 rupees for the 7.02 per cent 2016 bonds and 0.0029 rupee per 100 rupees for the 8.20 per cent 2022 bonds.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 4:07 am Advance made in TB treatmentA new report appearing in an eminent medical journal has highlighted the progress in the development of the global tuberculosis (TB) drug pipeline.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 4:07 am Over 60% teachers suffer from voice problems: Spanish studyResearchers at the University of Malaga analysed the presence of voice disorders in teachers, in order to obtain a representative statistic.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 4:06 am Grasim Jan-March net up 15%Grasim Industries Ltd, part of India's Aditya Birla Group, a diversified firm making cement, textiles and chemicals, posted a 15 per cent increase in its net profit at Rs 654 crore for the quarter ending on March 31, 2010. The corresponding numbers for the same period a year ago was Rs 569 crore.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 4:03 am Calm after the stormThe turmoil in Europe, which left our markets battered and bruised, seems to have subsided atleast momentarily. In a welcome departure from their recent battering, green was splashed across the European screens in early trades and this had the desired effect on sentiment back home.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 4:02 am Cosmic link to calcium in our bones discoveredAstronomers have come across a new type of supernova, which they believe may be the chief source of calcium in the universe, including the Earth.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 4:01 am Rathore case verdict deferred to May 25 - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 4:01 am Court defers Ruchika case judgment till May 25The district and sessions court here Thursday deferred its judgment till May 25 in the molestation case of teenager Ruchika Girhotra by disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Storm snaps coastal Andhra's mobile phone linkHeavy rains and strong gales due to the severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal snapped mobile phone communication in several parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Cyclone crosses Andhra coast near BapatlaThe severe cyclonic storm Laila crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Bapatla in Guntur district Thursday afternoon.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Deadlock over Muivah endears Ibobi to ManipurFrom being a much disliked man to becoming the darling of Manipur, life for Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has come full circle, thanks to his government's firm move to ban the entry of Naga separatist leader Thuingaleng Muivah.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Maoists hijack truck, loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrateSuspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used in making explosives, police said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Always in the news, for right or wrongDenounced as arrogant by some of his colleagues but lauded as efficient by the opposition, Home Minister P. Chidambaram is the one member of Manmohan Singh's government who has ceaselessly hogged the limelight - for the challenging job of managing homeland security as much as for his persona.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 4:00 am Gen Y are shopaholics and Gen X looks for quality stuff: Australian studyThe analysis, conducted by research consultancy Directional Insights, split consumers into seven categories shopaholics, shopaphobes, shopping tolerators, quality seekers, price sensitive, traditionalists and online geeks.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:57 am Food inflation inches up to 16.49%Food inflation went up by a notch to 16.49 per cent for the week ended May 8 and analysts expect prices to remain stuck around this level until the advent of a normal monsoon. Annual food inflation in the previous reporting week was 16.44 per cent.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:57 am Gas generated power to cost moreThe selling price of power generated by gas-based plants will increase to Rs 1.20 per unit on account of the hike in the price of natural gas, the government said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:55 am Why men get liver cancer more often than womenThe study, conducted by University of Rochester researchers, shows a direct link between the androgen receptor, which is more active in men, and the hepatitis B virus as it relates to the deadly cancer.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:55 am Male antelopes trick females to boost their chances of matingMale topi antelopes deceive their female counterparts in order to increase their chances of mating, a new research has found.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:52 am What 3G telephony promises the Indian consumerYouTube experience on your mobile phone, video chats, internet TV, streaming music and near-instant data transfers -- these are some of the numerous applications Indian consumers can look forward to with third generation (3G) telecom services.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 3:50 am Shah Rukh to perform at IIFA this yearBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will perform at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards being held in Colombo June 3-5.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 3:50 am Malaria control to overcome disease spread as climate becomes warmTwo University of Florida researchers have found that global warming is unlikely to expand the range of malaria because of malaria control, development and other factors that are at work to corral the disease.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:48 am New method to make DNA sequencing faster and cheaperBoston University biomedical engineers have developed a new method to make DNA sequencing a lot faster and cheaper - and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:42 am Train schedule hit in Andhra Pradesh - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 3:41 am Train schedule in Andhra Pradesh hit due to cycloneAs coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh experienced heavy rains due to cyclone 'Laila', the South Central Railway cancelled two trains and partially cancelled thirty six trains while diverting 13 others, officials said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:36 am Maradona runs over cameraman in carBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina coach Diego Maradona yelled insults at an injured cameraman after accidentally running over his leg following his World Cup squad announcement.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 3:36 am Signs of cyclone Laila re-emerging in north Bay of Bengal: IMDAfter landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh near Bapatla, the cyclone track shows that it will move along coastal Andhra and re-emerge in north Bay, said the India Meteorological Department.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 May 2010 | 3:34 am Terror to be core issue of Indo-Pak talks: Krishna"Terror will continue to be the core issue for us even when I go to Islamabad. I will be talking to Foreign Minister Qureshi on terror, on terror instrumentalities and how those terror instrumentalities are operating from the soil of Pakistan," said Krishna.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:25 am Jet Airways FY10 net loss narrowsJet Airways, India's largest private airline operator, posted a net loss of Rs 420 crore for the fiscal year of 2010 that ended on March 31,2010. The loss is an improvement over the Rs 960 crore loss posted for the same period a year earlier.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:20 am Cyclone Laila weakens, but danger remainsThe Met department says there are chances of the cyclone intensifying further and moving towards north Andhra Pradesh, south Orissa and then towards Bangladesh.Source: The Times of India | 20 May 2010 | 3:20 am Juncker says markets irrational; Greek strike loomsTOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior euro zone official said on Thursday financial markets were acting irrationally over the euro area's debt problems and while he was concerned about the fall in the euro, immediate action was not needed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 3:18 am Pramerica to launch India fund biz in JunePramerica Asset Managers, the Indian arm of US-based Prudential Financial, said on Thursday it has received regulatory approval to launch mutual funds in the domestic market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:11 am Delhiites battered by heat, poor more than richEven as his employers disappear into their air-conditioned home or zoom out of the gates in their cool sedans, Shiva Kumar, a 64-year-old guard, has always been satisfied with a table fan to tackle Delhi's fierce summer. Not this year.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 3:10 am Once a teacher, now violent and in chainsHe was a teacher and leading a normal life until 10 years ago. Ratan Singh, 36, is now kept in chains by his parents and his wife and children no longer live with him, as he suffers from mental illness and is prone to violence.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 May 2010 | 3:10 am After Facebook, Pakistan blocks YouTubePakistan govt today blocked video sharing website YouTube for hosting "objectionable content", a day after cutting off access to Facebook over a page featuring blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed.Source: The Times of India | 20 May 2010 | 3:08 am Telcos up as costly 3G auction ends;hurdles aheadMUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Shares in India's top mobile operators rose as much as 6 percent on Thursday following the end of a frenzied auction for 3G mobile licences, but the cheer may be short-lived.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 3:05 am Booker profit tops forecast, plans India expansionBooker, Britain's biggest cash-and-carry wholesaler, beat forecasts with a 21 percent rise in annual profit, boosted by higher customer numbers and tight cost control, and said it was stepping up expansion in India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 3:04 am No misunderstanding in fighting Maoists: Raman Singh - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 3:01 am Louisiana shore sees heavy oil as BP prepares plugVENICE, La (Reuters) - Heavy oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill threatened Louisiana marshlands on Thursday after washing ashore for the first time since a BP-operated rig exploded a month ago, sparking ecological disaster.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 3:00 am Petrol pump owners demand roll back of VAT hikePetrol dealers, today, decided to close down pumps every Monday, starting May 24, to protest against the hike in VAT on diesel even as CM Sheila Dikshit promised to look into their demand for parity with neighbouring states like Haryana.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 May 2010 | 2:52 am Jamiat aids Mumbai train blasts accusedThe blasts had killed 187 people and injured over 800 in Mumbai.Source: Top Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 2:51 am Protesters abandon Bangkok refuge, curfew extendedBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters for six weeks.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 2:47 am Modi goes soft on Maoists - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 2:39 am Asian moms hooked on Internet for children, selves - studySINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - The Internet is a lifeline for Asian mothers, with a survey finding two-thirds use it to shop for themselves and their children and an even bigger number going online to research purchases and talk about them.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 2:01 am Ruchika molestation case: Rathore verdict on May 25Disgraced top former Haryana cop SPS Rathore will know whether his jail sentence will be upheld, increased or rejected.Source: Top Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 1:49 am How to hide an office romanceHaving an affair with a co-worker, but fearing that it might land your job in trouble? Well, now you can hide that office romance by following only a few tips.Source: The Times of India | 20 May 2010 | 1:49 am Pakistan blocks YouTube over "blasphemous" materialISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube in a bid to contain "blasphemous" material, officials said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 1:18 am CBSE Class 12 exam results to be declared Friday - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 1:12 am Pike concedes, setting stage for Trivedi vs. Gerlach in 6th Dist. - Philadelphia Daily News
Source: Nation - Google News | 20 May 2010 | 1:08 am Food price inflation inches up in early MayNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's food price inflation picked up for the second consecutive week in early May, but with headline inflation seen cooling and uncertainty over the impact of euro zone sovereign debt crisis, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to raise rates ahead of its July policy review.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 12:58 am Monsoon on track despite cyclone - Met officeNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Monsoon rains are on track to hit the country's southern coast on May 30, and the Laila cyclone in the Bay of Bengal would not derail the vital June-September rainfall, weather office spokesman B.P. Yadav told Reuters.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 May 2010 | 12:40 am Google 'screwed up': Co-founder Sergey BrinGoogle "screwed up" by accidentally gathering private wireless data while taking pictures for its "Street View" mapping service, co-founder Sergey Brin said.Source: The Times of India | 20 May 2010 | 12:28 am Indian designers in Obamas nude dress rowNit-picking has been high on the agenda when the US got its first non-white President and First Lady.Source: Top Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 12:15 am Pak sues India over damThe Kishanganga dam construction issue has been scaled up by Pakistan.Source: Top Headlines | 20 May 2010 | 12:05 am Milk producers' stir withdrawnSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Shahzad charged with attempted terrorismSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am UPA-II policies have spawned crony capitalism: KaratSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Who is in command in Naxal areas?Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Grosso excluded from squadSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Police took the same routeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Thai security forces storm Red Shirt bastion, crush protestSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Four CRPF jawans, deputy commandant killed in blastSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am 3G sale nets Rs. 67,710 cr.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Sensex tumbles 467 pointsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 May 2010 | 12:00 am Indo-Pak Business Meet: Key sectors for close tiesThe Indo-Pak Business Meet witnessed many emotional moments, but culminated with a pragmatic roadmap to fast-track economic ties between the two countries.Source: The Times of India | 19 May 2010 | 11:58 pm Probe into Pak scribe Hamid Mir's 'links' with TalibanPakistan's Jang media group has formed a committee to ascertain whether well-known TV anchor Hamid Mir had been taped speaking with a Taliban operative.Source: The Times of India | 19 May 2010 | 11:57 pm Modi goes soft on MaoistsThe hard-talking Gujarat CM voiced his preference for peace, making some indicate it as an anti-BJP stance.Source: Top Headlines | 19 May 2010 | 11:56 pm Govt likely to raise power tariff - ministerNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said power tariff are likely to go up by about 1 rupee per kilo watt hour, after the government more than doubled state-set gas prices on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 May 2010 | 11:47 pm Power tariff to rise by Re 1 a unitPower minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said that power tariff would go up by about Re 1 per unit (kwh) owing to the government's decision to hike gas prices on Wednesday evening.Source: The Times of India | 19 May 2010 | 11:44 pm US wants START to span India, PakThe nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan has figured during a Congressional hearings on the New START treaty between US and Russia.Source: Top Headlines | 19 May 2010 | 11:25 pm Mallika Sherawat shines on day 7 of CannesMallika Sherawat shines on day 7 of CannesSource: The Times of India | 19 May 2010 | 9:09 pm Cyclone 'Laila' closes in; may hit Andhra by noonThe cyclone is forecast to move towards Orissa after striking Andhra, but it is likely to weaken by then.Source: Top Headlines | 19 May 2010 | 9:01 pm US to tell Pak: Shun 'India-centric' policies - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 8:48 pm Guru can enjoy as govts undecided - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:55 pm MHA bans use of crackers to scare birds - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 May 2010 | 3:06 pm Sachin Tendulkar sponsors friend's surgerySachin Tendulkar has come to the rescue of his friend Dilbir Singh, who had been bed-ridden since a near fatal accident in 2002, by sponsoring his treatment.Source: The Times of India | 19 May 2010 | 1:02 pm
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