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Bihar takes on crime with high conviction rate !If the nearly 48,500 convictions of criminals in Bihar in the last four and a half years are anything to go by, the state once a byword for lawlessness is finally taking on organised crime and the politician-crime nexus.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am Mild tremors in Uttar Pradesh !An earthquake of light intensity hit parts of western Uttar Pradesh, an official said here Tuesday. No damage of life or property was reported.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am West Bengal vehicles to have high security numberplates !To prevent theft and wrongful use of two and four wheelers, the West Bengal government has decided to introduce high security numberplates.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am CJM hearing Babri mosque demolition case transferred!The Chief Judicial Magistrate of the special court hearing the Babri Mosque demolition case has been transferred following which July 12 has been fixed as the next date of hearing.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am Anti-Rajapakse protests in Chennai !Tamils Movement is staging black flag demonstrations in TN to oppose Rajapakse`s visit to India.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am PM to review development projects in J&K !Manmohan Singh would review the progress of developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir before concluding his two-day visit to the state Tuesday, officials said.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am WB train attack: PCPA leader arrested!WB police has arrested a top leader of PCPA, the organisation behind the Gyaneshwari Exp attack.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am Mild tremors felt in Baghpat, Meerut!Mild tremors were tonight felt in Baghpat and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, Met officials said here.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:15 am Indo-Canada civil N-deal: PM to sign agreement!India and Canada will sign a civil nuclear agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s forthcoming visit to the G-20 Summit in Toronto later this month.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am Bhopal tragedy: No new probe against Union Carbide, says US !The US has ruled out reopening any new inquiry against Union Carbide in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak that killed thousands.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am Obama eyeing `ambitious results` from India visit !The United States says President Barack Obama is looking forward to "ambitious results" from his India visit as he sees relations with India "as one of the most consequential and indispensable."Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am US mum on Headley interrogation!US authorities continue to remain silent on the questioning of David Headley by India`s NIA.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am Heavy overnight rains cool northern plains!Heavy rains lashed parts of Haryana and Punjab since last night leading to a sharp fall in mercury.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am WB train attack: PCPA leader arrested!WB police has arrested a top leader of PCPA, the organisation behind the Gyaneshwari Exp attack.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am `Headley issue didn`t hijack Indo-US dialogue`!Refuting media reports that the Headley episode had hijacked the last week`s Indo-US Strategic Dialogue, a top American official has said that the issue "did not even come up" during the discussion between the two countries.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am India to raise trans-border terrorism issue at CICA today!India will put forth its views on trans-border terrorism and the need for a stable Afghanistan at the third Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Istanbul Tuesday.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am Anti-Rajapakse protests in Chennai !Tamils Movement is staging black flag demonstrations in TN to oppose Rajapakse`s visit to India.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am China is rail-linking Arunachal border: RSS chief!RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday alleged that China was laying railway lines close to Arunachal Pradesh border to ensure "supply of arms to its forces".Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am India gold breaches Rs19,000 markGold futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) hit a record high of Rs19,041 per 10 grams, before trading at Rs19,022, up 0.32%.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 4:06 am Missing Goa ex-minister files for anticipatory bail, says he is innocent - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am Tainted Swami Nithyananda's bail plea hearing adjourned to June 10A writ petition filed by Nithyananda's counsel against freezing of bank accounts of the four trusts of which Nithyananda is a trustee was also adjourned to June 10.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am PM impressed with Omar Abdullah's presentation on development issuesThe 40-year-old Omar gave a power-point presentation to the prime minister on the development needs and highlighted the challenges before the state.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am Rose withers, Romo withdraws, Lehman qualifies for US OpenFormer major winners Tom Lehman, Ben Curtis and Davis Love III qualified on Monday for next week's US Open.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am New COO Gustav Baldauf prepares plans to revive Air IndiaThe new COO, an Austrian national, said plans have been worked out for improving the operations and financials of Air India, but he would be primarily involved with operational issues.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:57 am Bharti Airtel says closes $9 billion Zain Africa dealBharti, India's top mobile operator, sees itself becoming the world's No.5 wireless telecoms firm with a presence in 18 countries after the deal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am Charlie Sheen assault plea bargain hits snag, case delayedSheen, 44, the star of CBS's "Two and a Half Men", had been expected to plead guilty at the Aspen court to a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault against Brooke Mueller.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am Case against Anderson not closed, says Moily - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Details of PM-Shashi Tharoor meetings confidential: PMOIt also said that details of meetings where 'confidential third party information' is discussed cannot be given under the transparency law.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am SRK flying to South Africa for World CupBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has some great vacation plans for his children - he is taking Aryan and Suhana to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup starting Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:50 am India most optimistic on Q3 hiring: SurveyIndia has emerged as the most optimistic nation in terms of hiring plans for the next three months, led by strong employment opportunities in the construction and mining sector, says a survey.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:48 am Low-allergy peanuts on the anvilPeanut allergies are relatively common and usually cause breathing problems.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:47 am Major welfare schemes feeding budget deficitThe government has deferred a decision on cutting fuel subsides, a move seen necessary to cut a budget deficit but which will also complicate efforts to tackle the political hot potato of high inflation.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:44 am Dozens more bodies found in Mexico drug gang dumpThe first 20 corpses were pulled more than a week ago from the bottom of a 500-foot (150-metre) deep air shaft at the Concha mine in Taxco, a pretty colonial town in western Mexico.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:44 am Details of PM-Tharoor meetings confidential: PMOThe PMO has refused to make public the details of the meetings Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had with Shashi Tharoor just before his resignation as Minister of State for External Affairs at the height of IPL controversy in April, citing exemption in matters of national security and "confidential" third party information.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:43 am Anil Ambani withdraws Rs10000cr defamation suit against Mukesh in HCAnil had dragged brother Mukesh to court over an interview to NY Times that was reproduced in two leading Indian newspapers in June 2008. The newspapers had also been made respondents in the suit.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:42 am Javed Akhtar joins TwitterPopular lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has joined the ever growing Bollywood club on microblogging site Twitter.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Rupee trims gains as shares fall; dollar eyedThe rupee trimmed early gains by Tuesday afternoon, tracking a choppy domestic sharemarket but the dollar's losses against major currencies helped sentiment.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:40 am Case against Anderson not closed: MoilyLaw Minister Veerappa Moily today said the case against former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson in connection with the Bhopal gas tragedy was not closed.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:38 am Key pending reforms in IndiaThe government has deferred a decision on cutting fuel subsidies, seeking time to convince reluctant political allies about the reform crucial to improve public finances and let private fuel retailers enter the market.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:37 am Bhopal gas tragedy: 'Case against Anderson not closed'Law minister Veerappa Moily on Tueday said the name of former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson figured in the chargesheet filed by the CBI in the Bhopal gas tragedy case.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:34 am Lodha to invest Rs 2,000 cr on Mumbai projectReal estate firm Lodha Developers plans to invest Rs 2,000 crore ($426 million) to build a 117-storey residential tower in central Mumbai, its managing director said on Tuesday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:34 am Bharti Airtel completes acquisition of ZainIn the largest ever telecom takeover by an Indian firm, Bharti Airtel today completed a deal to buy Kuwait-based Zain Telecom's African business for $10.7 billion (about Rs 48,000 crore).Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:26 am Drugmakers set to sell H1N1 vaccine, but margins diceyAlmost a year after India reported its first swine flu death in August 2009, four Indian drugmakers are set to compete for an estimated Rs 3000 crore indigenous H1N1 vaccine market in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:24 am FACTBOX - Major welfare schemes feeding India's budget deficitReuters – The government has deferred a decision on cutting fuel subsides, a move seen necessary to cut a budget deficit but which will also complicate efforts to tackle the political hot potato of high inflation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am Global emerging market stocks, Europe equity see inflows: EPFRMoney slowly flowed last week back into areas of the market hit hard by the European sovereign debt crisis, with emerging market stocks and global bonds among the benefiting asset classes, EPFR Global said on Tuesday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am FACTBOX - Key pending reforms in IndiaReuters – The government has deferred a decision on cutting fuel subsidies, seeking time to convince reluctant political allies about the reform crucial to improve public finances and let private fuel retailers enter the market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 3:16 am Deora bats for fuel reforms, ally opposesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Oil minister Murli Deora said on Tuesday lifting fuel price controls would not hurt people, but a key government ally opposed the move, signalling potential delay in implementing the reform seen needed to improve public finances.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:58 am RTI: Details of PM-Tharoor meetings confidential, says PMOPMO has refused to make public the details of the meetings PM had with Shashi Tharoor just before his resignation.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:52 am Lesbian partners tying the knot with gay couples to satisfy their parentsThere is an increasing trend of fake marriages between lesbian couples and gay partners in order to escape family and social pressures.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:51 am Rains lash north India, mercury scales downMost parts of northern India revelled in moderate to heavy rainfall Tuesday that brought temperatures down considerably and a much-needed respite for people from the sweltering heat.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am LeT commander feels the heat, seeks Pakistan returnWireless intercepts between militants in Kashmir and their Pakistani handlers reveal that Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abdullah Ooni is making desperate attempts to run away from the valley as Indian security forces turn the heat on cross-border militants.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Tiger kills man in Uttar PradeshA tiger killed a man and mauled two others in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, an official said Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Abhishek keen to attend football World Cup finaleMumbai, June 8(IANS) With the FIFA World Cup in South Africa only three days away, football enthusiasts are gearing up to fly there to see the exciting matches and one of them is Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Nagpur varsity bars admission to colleges sans full-time principalsNagpur University Tuesday barred admissions for the new academic year 2010-2011 to 353 colleges which have not appointed full-time principals, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Supermodel joins Assam women to create lifestyle productsFormer supermodel and internationally renowned fashion designer Bibi Russell has joined hands with ethnic Bodo women of Assam to train them in modern design techniques and help them weave a new line of lifestyle products and market them as a premium label.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Gunfight in south Kashmir, one guerrilla killedOne separatist guerrilla was reportedly killed in an ongoing gunfight in south Kashmir Tuesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am India gold breaches 19,000 rupees-markMUMBAI (Reuters) - India gold futures reversed their early losses on Tuesday afternoon to continue their record-breaking spree and breached the 19,000 rupees mark tailing overseas leads.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:47 am UN and global financial institutions have failed: Ansari - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:33 am 'Appropriate decision' on oil prices at next meet - secyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is likely to take an "appropriate decision" on fuel price reforms at the next meeting of the panel of ministers, which will debate whether petrol and diesel prices should be raised to international levels, Petroleum Secretary S. Sundareshan told reporters on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:25 am AIEEE 2010 online counselling kick starts - Oneindia
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:24 am DMK chief sends MPs to call on Lanka president - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:22 am US investigators mum on Headley quizzing - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:13 am Phet causes heavy rains in Rajasthan, hundreds evacuated - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:13 am Vaiko, 1000 others detained for protest over Lanka president's visit to IndiaMDMK founder Vaiko and leaders of CPI and VCK were detained when they tried to stage demonstrations in Chennai to protest Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit to India. Rajapaksa is scheduled to arrive in India today.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 1:54 am India is world's road deaths capitalIndia overtook China to top the world in road fatalities in 2006 and has continued to pull ahead courtesy a lethal brew of poor road planning, inadequate law enforcement, a surge in cars, and a flood of untrained drivers.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 1:43 am Bhopal enraged over sentencing in gas tragedy caseA day after the judgement delivered in the Bhopal Gas Disaster case, the city continues to seethe with anger at the sentences given to the accused.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:49 am 'China is rail-linking Arunachal border to ensure arms supply'RSS alleged that China was laying railway lines close to Arunachal border to ensure 'supply of arms to its forces'.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:30 am Inflation may ease with monsoon - RBISINGAPORE (Reuters) - Price pressures in India will start to ease if the country gets a normal monsoon season but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will further tighten monetary policy, RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:16 am Sonia behind Pawar's IPL scam woes: ThackerayApparently signalling an end to the bonhomie between Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar, Thackeray said his attempts to come clean on the IPL bid row have proved futile.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:13 am SRK apt for 'Twilight' remake!All you diehard fans of Twilight, Robert Pattinson and Shah Rukh Khan... before you jump to conclusions about Twilight being remade in Hindi and SRK to act in it, let us clarify, that isnt the case.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:13 am Jhargram train attack: PCPA leader Sameer Mahato arrested - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:06 am India renews Kashmir talks offer - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:03 am Bengal train derailment: PCPA leader heldPCPA leader Sameer Mahato, a key accused in the May 28 Jnaneswari Express disaster, was arrested by the West Bengal police on Tuesday.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Fateful moments of the tragedySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Keshub Mahindra, 6 others get 2-year jail for Bhopal tragedySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Isaac flays move to increase fuel pricesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Meet on fuel price hike inconclusiveSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Justice not done in this case, says TulsiSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Black day for us, says survivorSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Bhopal verdict will impact Nuclear Liability Bill: MoilySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Irresponsible tourists mar Ooty's beautySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am No stay on fresh CBI probe in Rizwanur caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Security for night trains to be discussedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am What influences your dating preferences?Men and women are greatly influenced not only by what their friends think of their potential fling or relationship partner, but also by the opinion of complete strangers, a new study says.Source: The Times of India | 7 Jun 2010 | 11:29 pm Bebo, Bipasha make up!Bebo and Bips, who once couldnt stand each other, were cosily discussing fitness and bling in ColomboSource: The Times of India | 7 Jun 2010 | 11:14 pm US hopes Bhopal gas verdict won't affect ties with IndiaThe US on hoped the Bhopal gas tragedy case will not 'inhibit' its expanding ties with India.Source: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2010 | 11:00 pm Warren Buffett lunch bid reaches $51,000NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a slow start, the annual online auction for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has drawn a $51,000 bid, a number sure to rise by the time the auction ends Friday night.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jun 2010 | 10:12 pm CJM hearing Babri case transferredCJM of the special court hearing the Babri demolition case has been transferred following which July 12 has been fixed as the next date of hearing.Source: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2010 | 9:53 pm Indo-Canada nuke deal to be signed during G-20 SummitThe agreement will be signed after a meeting between PM Manmohan Singh and his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper.Source: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2010 | 8:38 pm Apple unveils iPhone 4 to fend off GoogleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a new iPhone on Monday that goes on sale in scores of countries this year, preparing its fastest-ever global roll-out to try and stay a step ahead of rivals like Google Inc in a red-hot smartphone market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jun 2010 | 8:35 pm Desi scientists find way to reverse autism effectsNew research by a team of Bangalore-based scientists has given hope to those with emotional problems caused by the inheritance of a fragile X chromosome.Source: The Times of India | 7 Jun 2010 | 4:59 pm Bill to create database of all academic records soonAll educational institutions schools to universities will have to mandatorily lodge the academic records of their students with a National Academic Depository proposed to be set up through an Act of Parliament.Source: The Times of India | 7 Jun 2010 | 4:52 pm U.S. military holds soldier in classified video leakBAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier has been arrested in connection with the release of a classified video showing a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, the U.S. military said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jun 2010 | 4:29 pm Bhopal verdict will impact Nuclear Liability Bill: Moily - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 7 Jun 2010 | 1:33 pm Ex-Union Carbide officials sentenced over Bhopal leakBHOPAL (Reuters) - A court on Monday convicted seven Indian former employees of U.S. chemical firm Union Carbide of negligence and sentenced them to two years in jail for the world's worst industrial accident that killed thousands in 1984.Source: Reuters: Top News | 7 Jun 2010 | 9:44 am
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