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Karnataka to distribute two lakh houses to poor by April nextThe state minister for housing held a meeting with officials of the Rajiv Gandhi housing corporation and housing department, has fixed a deadline of August one to commence work on these projects.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:17 am UPA not serious about terrorism: Rajnath SinghThe former BJP president alleged that inner politics and factionalism within the ruling alliance were preventing the government from taking the menace of terrorism seriously.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:16 am European Eurofighter project to create 20,000 jobs in IndiaThe contract would entail technology transfer and manufacture of the fighter planes by the buyer country.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:12 am Sharad Pawar undergoes surgery for oral infection'The procedure to remove infective granuloma took almost an hour and Pawar is recovering well,' Sultan Pradhan, who performed the procedure on him said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:09 am Govt reconstitutes GoM on Bhopal gas caseWith the verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy coming under all round criticism, Government today re-constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to go into range of issues concerning the worst ever industrial disaster.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am Pak military provided Rs 110 billion more than bud estimatesPart of the special funding for the defence will also go to provide more sophisticated weapons to the military for undertaking counter insurgency operations against Taliban militants in the country's restive north west.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:08 am Dr Reddy's gets prelim FDA nod for asthma drugDr Reddy's Laboratories has got tentative approval from US regulators to launch the generic version of AstraZeneca's Accolate, used to treat asthma, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:06 am Govt juggles GoM to look into Bhopal gas tragedy case - India Today
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:06 am One in 25 people from India carries a gene mutation that causes heart failureLoyola University Health System researcher Sakthivel Sadayappan, said that studying this gene, and the protein it encodes, could lead to new treatments for heart failure.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am Strike hits Taiwan machinery maker in China: ReportSome 2,000 workers at unlisted Shuyuan Machinery Enterprise (Kunshan) Ltd took to the streets over their demands, triggering clashes with police that left at least 50 people injured.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:04 am Obama to offer Gaza aid to Mahmoud Abbas in flotilla aftermathPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will urge Obama, who has been more measured in his response to the flotilla raid than the broader international community, to take a tougher line with Israel.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am Kerala CM flays govt, judiciary on Bhopal gas tragedy verdictBoth government and the judiciary were responsible for the judgement by a Bhopal court that allowed top officials of the Union Carbide Factory to go scot-free.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am Kashmir separatist group shun Indian PM's offer of talks - CNN International
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:56 am South Africa curbs state spending on ticketsNational Treasury issued a circular after it received information that certain local governments planned to buy tickets and T-shirts forcouncilors and officials ahead of the month-long sports event which starts on Friday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am Hiring drive continues; job index rises 5.6% in May: MonsterWith construction, steel and engineering sectors contributing largely, for the sixth month in a row India Inc's online hiring activity rose 5.6 per cent in May, leading recruitment service firm Monster India said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Railways to launch special train to promote CWGA special exhibition train will promote Commonwealth Games (CWG) across the country and is likely to be flagged-off from here by the month end.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Building roof collapse kills young girlA six-year-old girl has been killed in Mumbai after the roof of a building collapsed on her.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:48 am SBI to raise Rs 20,000 cr via rights issueCountry's largest lender SBI today said it was planning to mop up Rs 20,000 crore from rights issue by this fiscal end.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:44 am India, Sri Lanka ink pacts, discuss devolution of powers - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:34 am 'No pressure on CBI to quash case against Anderson' - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:29 am Indian auto industry records highest sales in MayThe Indian auto industry sold 12,08,851 units last month, a record sale for the month of May, fuelled by an improved economy and an increase in consumer spending.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:29 am World markets gain on China export riseEuropean shares pushed higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in most Asian equity markets, as news of strong Chinese exports sparked a tentative return of risk appetite while the euro stabilised on options demand.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:28 am Fuel reform at mercy of rain and politicsNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is hoping monsoon rains will soon give it the political cover it needs to start cutting costly fuel subsidies, but reforms will have to proceed slowly to keep reluctant coalition allies on board.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am Fuel reform at mercy of rain and politicsThe government is hoping monsoon rains will soon give it the political cover it needs to start cutting costly fuel subsidies, but reforms will have to proceed slowly to keep reluctant coalition allies on board.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:23 am Record May car sales for India; demand seen solidNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Car sales in India posted their best May ever, rising by almost a third from a year ago, an industry body said on Wednesday, as rising incomes and a rapidly expanding economy offset the impact of price increases.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:12 am India to set up eight more overseas tax units to curb evasionIndia will set up eight more overseas tax units to fight the menace of evasion as increasing cross-border trade of goods and services was throwing up new and complex challenges, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Maoist celebrations hit NMDC's iron ore shipmentA week-long celebration of revolutionary week by Maoists has hit iron ore shipments of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), India's largest iron ore miner, in Chhattisgarh, a company official said Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Anthrax infects Orissa villagers, 18 illThe total number of anthrax cases in humans in Orissa's Koraput district since last month has risen to 18 with health officials Wednesday confirming five more victims in the region.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Forced retirement may be dropped as penalty for officialsCompulsory retirement may no longer be imposed as a penalty on erring bureaucrats and corrupt officials, if a proposal by the government comes through.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Catch European classics at film fest in capitalCinema buffs in the capital can look forward to catching a quality selection of meaningful movies touching upon war, modern myths, environment, romance and religion at the European Film Festival (EUFF), being held June 12-20.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am Indian cos may raise up to Rs 2 lakh crIndian companies are expected to raise up to Rs 2 lakh crore from the primary market over the next three years, the country's top brokerage and investment banking firm ICICI Securities said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:09 am Q+A - How vital are regional parties in Indian politics?NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Smaller regional allies which give stability to India's ruling coalition are forcing a delay in cutting costly fuel subsidies, underscoring the political difficulties they can pose to the government's reform agenda.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 3:01 am Indian govt pleased with help on Headley, claims US - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:56 am India comfortable with US policy on Afghanistan: BlakeIndia, which initially had a number of concerns about America's Afghan policy, now seems to be comfortable with it after the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries, a top US official said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Send back Mizoram refugees, Tripura asks central governmentTripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Wednesday said he has again asked the central government to take steps to repatriate 37,000 tribal refugees to Mizoram.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Chandigarh bans carrying of firearms, weaponsThe Chandigarh administration Wednesday banned the carrying of firearms, batons and other weapons, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:40 am Manipur's food, medicine crises deepenManipur faces an acute shortage of food and medicines with supplies of essentials cut off for the 60th day Wednesday following an indefinite economic blockade by several tribal groups.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:40 am Another Haryana top cop charged with molestation - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:37 am Don't reject RTI applications on flimsy grounds: CICCentral Information Commission has warned the Delhi Municipal Corporation to refrain from rejecting RTI applications on 'flimsy' grounds.Source: Top Headlines | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:32 am Tamil Nadu MPs to call on RajapaksaA lawmakers' delegation from Tamil Nadu will call on visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Wednesday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:30 am Hyundai Motors resumes production at Chennai plantMUMBAI (Reuters) - Production at Hyundai Motor's Chennai plant has resumed, even as a section of workers continued with their strike for the third day, a spokesman for the local unit said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:25 am EADS Defence and Security plans Centre of Competence in India - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 2:03 am Govt reconstitutes GoM on Bhopal gas caseGroup of Ministers, headed by P Chidambaram, will examine all issues relating to Bhopal gas leakage.Source: Top Headlines | 9 Jun 2010 | 1:41 am 20 die in Jharkhand bus accident - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 1:36 am Goa death: Nadia Torredo's mother could be arrested today, say sources - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 1:32 am Bhopal gas verdict: Madhya Pradesh govt to file appealThe BJP govt in the state will constitute a committee to study the legal aspects before going in for the appeal, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.Source: The Times of India | 9 Jun 2010 | 1:21 am Gulf spill in Washington spotlightVENICE, La./LONDON (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc was forging ahead with efforts to capture oil gushing from its stricken Gulf of Mexico well as the spill remained high on Washington's radar screen, with several congressional hearings set for Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:46 am NBA - Fisher hooks Celtics to give Lakers 2-1 leadBOSTON (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers stunned the Boston Celtics 91-84 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals and snatch back homecourt advantage in the best-of-seven series between the league's fiercest rivals.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:11 am Power cut affects flight operations at Mumbai airportFlight operations at the Mumbai airport were severely affected due to the closure of main runway, coupled with water-logging at terminal 1-C and power cut.Source: The Times of India | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:09 am Im waiting to paint Vidya: M F HusainSource: The Times of India | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:07 am 'US pressing Pakistan to act against anti-India terror groups' - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:05 am Ex-Haryana IG faces molestation chargesAfter the Ruchika molestation case involving former Haryana DGP Rathore, another former top cop has been booked for allegedly molesting a woman 9 years back when he was SP.Source: The Times of India | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:04 am Pranab to head group on caste censusSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am India to seek Rajapaksa's word on devolutionSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am CoI into charges against Lt. Gen.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am U.S. won't reopen Bhopal gas leak probe, says Robert BlakeSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am HD technology to lift Assamese film industrySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Amid Bhopal rage, panel starts work on nuclear liability BillSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Case against Warren Anderson is not over, says MoilySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am “Anderson can still be tried”Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Grand old lady of IndonesiaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Cabinet sitting on Plachimada reportSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am US to Pak: Stop India infiltration, try 26/11 suspectsUnderlining its hands off policy on the Kashmir issue, the US has asked Pakistan to first show progress in stopping cross-border infiltration into India and the trial of the Mumbai terror attack suspects.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 11:42 pm After Rathore Ex-Haryana IG faces molestation chargesA former Haryana policeman has been booked for allegedly molesting a woman nine years back when he was superintendent of police.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 11:35 pm Short people more prone to heart diseaseShort people are 50 per cent likelier than tall people to die prematurely of heart disease, researchers reported today in a major review of three million people.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 11:17 pm India slips to 128th in global peace indexIndia, Pak and Lanka experienced decline in peace, experiencing more incidents of internal conflicts and terrorism.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 11:11 pm Mumbai airport: Runway closure, power cut affect flight opsThere was a delay of one to one and a half hour across flights at Mumbai airport due to the closure of runway for over an hour.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 10:31 pm Empire State Building says 'no' to Mother TeresaNew York City's Empire State Building said "yes" to Mariah Carey, dog shows and cancer charities. But the landmark skyscraper's owners have declined to illuminate it in honour of the late Mother Teresa.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 10:31 pm Warren Buffett lunch bid reaches $200,100NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top bid in an annual online auction to dine on steak with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has reached $200,100.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 9:34 pm Govt to try again to push fuel price reformNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government said on Tuesday it would seek again to reach agreement on a controversial increase in fuel prices to help improve its fiscal position, despite opposition to subsidy cuts from a key coalition ally.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 8:42 pm Ensuring Pak don't use military aid against India: USA top Obama Admin official has said that US is taking steps to ensure aid to Pak is not used against India.Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 8:26 pm Bhopal verdict brings nuclear liability law back in focus!Verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy has brought the controversial nuclear liability bill back into sharp focus with the Opposition demanding that the government re-examine the measure.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm Assam truckers hesitant to run vehicle through Nagaland!Private truck associations in Assam have expressed reservations in running their vehicles on National Highway 39 leading through Nagaland to Manipur, crippled by a blockade by Naga students.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm PM reviews J&K`s development projects, announces sops!PM Manmohan Singh announced a slew of sops amounting to over Rs 1,000 crore for J&K.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm EC to hear `paid news` complaint against Chavan on June 11!The Election Commission would on June 11 hear the complaint concerning `paid news`, allegedly involving Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm ATS files chargesheet against two for plotting terror strikes!Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad today filed a charge sheet against two persons for allegedly plotting terror strikes on ONGC headquarters and two malls here.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm MPs from Tamil Nadu to call on Rajapaksa!A delegation of DMK and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu will call on Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here on Wednesday to exhort him to take steps for early resettlement of over 80,000 Tamils displaced due to war.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm Raj`s wife complaints against share brokers for duping her!Two share brokers have moved Bombay High Court seeking quashing of a complaint filed by MNS chief Raj Thackeray`s wife Sharmila against them, after she was allegedly duped of Rs 25 lakh meant for investing in shares.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm Madras HC directs promotion of failed Class VI student!The Madras HC on Tuesday directed a city private school to promote a student, who had been detained in Standard VI for securing less than the stipulated marks in the annual examination, in keeping with the Right To Education Act.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm MNREGA workers stage demonstration demanding regularisation!About 700 people agitating under the banner of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), an apex body of MNREGA workforce, today staged demonstration here seeking implementation of their five-point demand.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm Enhanced pay for Grade III & IV employees of civil courts!Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday decided to pay hiked salary and allowances to Grade III and IV employees of civil courts with effect from April 2003.Source: Zee News : States | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:56 pm Bhopal verdict brings nuclear liability law back in focus!Verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy has brought the controversial nuclear liability bill back into sharp focus with the Opposition demanding that the government re-examine the measure.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Pray for CWG: Delhi minister to Urs pilgrims!Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chouhan today requested the pilgrims going for the annual `Urs` at Ajmer Sharif to pray for success of the Commonwealth Games to be held here in October.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm UK MPs seek scrapping of new student visa rules!British MPs have asked the government to scrap the new immigration rules that make it mandatory for students from India and other non-EU countries to have an intermediate level of English before coming to the UK.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm `Indo-Pak must solve Kashmir for new era of trust`!India and Pakistan must try to resolve the "core issue" of Kashmir and other outstanding problems to start a "new era" of trust, amity and friendship in the region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Former CJI defends verdict in Bhopal case!Former Supreme Court Chief Justice A H Ahmadi Tuesday rejected criticism of dilution of charge against Union Carbide executives in Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying in criminal law there was no concept of vicarious liability.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Rainwater harvesting still to make a big splash in Mumbai!Rainwater harvesting can be an answer to the water crisis in the metropolis, but the civic body says the actual implementation of the technique has been less than encouraging.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Go in for appeal against Bhopal court verdict: Yechury to govt!Terming the verdict in the Bhopal gas disaster case as unfortunate, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday asked the Central government to go in for an appeal against it.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Par Committee discusses Nuke bill vis-a-vis Bhopal verdict!A Parliamentary Committee on Tuesday discussed the controversial Nuclear Liability Bill which has come under focus in the wake of the court verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Tamil issue to dominate Rajapaksa`s talks with Indian leaders!Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to brief the leadership here about the post-war political reconciliation plan for Tamils during his visit, which will also see inking of pacts to deepen ties in key areas.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm Moily for `standalone` law to deal with man-made disasters!Taking lessons from the verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy the Law Ministry would work on drafting a "standalone" law to deal with man-made disasters.Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:54 pm U.S., France press for Japan-India nuclear deal - NikkeiREUTERS - The United States and France have urged Japan to sign a nuclear deal with India, a move that would clear the way for General Electric Co and France's Areva to use Japanese suppliers for nuclear projects in the country, the Nikkei reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 2:00 pm iPhone 4 your eyes onlyThe fact that Apple truly is a company that will make you buy things that you don't need, but really, really want. Welcome the iPhone 4, a product that is a combination of pure sorcery and very clever marketing.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 1:42 pm Mittal's Bharti seals Zain deal, now world No 5As congratulatory calls and messages poured in, Bharti Airtel's promoter chairman and group managing director speaks on the implications of the acquisition and the challenges ahead.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 1:15 pm LF must be ready to sit in Oppn: MinisterA year before the Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party, a constituent of the ruling Left Front....Source: Top Headlines | 8 Jun 2010 | 1:15 pm Badminton bodies oppose Azhar's candidatureAfter the bid-rigging controversy in the Indian Premier League, the decade-old cricket match-fixing row has now returned to haunt Indian badminton.Source: The Times of India | 8 Jun 2010 | 12:53 pm Bhopal gas verdict slammed, demand for stricter lawMUMBAI (Reuters) - Activists demanded reforms of justice system and stricter laws for industrial disasters after a court took nearly 26 years to hand down a verdict for the world's worst industrial accident in Bhopal.Source: Reuters: Top News | 8 Jun 2010 | 5:43 am
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