Naga blockade lifted, but trucks yet to reach Manipur - Hindustan Times


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Naga blockade lifted, but trucks yet to reach Manipur
Hindustan Times
Trucks carrying essentials to Manipur were yet to roll into the state on Wednesday, a day after the apex Naga tribal students' group lifted a more than two-month long economic blockade, officials said. "It might take a couple of more days for trucks to ...
Government convenes 'emergency meeting' over ManipurHindustan Times
ANSAM continues blockade of highwaysPress Trust of India
India set to end Manipur blockadeBBC News
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:15 am

Freed Scottish woman reveals her 10-yr kidnap hell in Pakistan

Joyous over being reunited with her family after a decade, Naheeda, recalled her terror of being kidnapped by two men at Islamabad Airport in April 2000.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:07 am

Nine dead as heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane - IBNLive.com


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Nine dead as heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane
IBNLive.com
Mumbai: Heavy rains threw life out of gear in Mumbai and Thane on Wednesday with many areas water-logged, trains services hit and flights delayed. Eight workers were killed and four others injured after a wall collapsed on their hutments following ...
Mumbai flights running late after heavy rainNDTV.com
Mumbai deluge kills 9, hits buildings, air, rail trafficExpressindia.com
Rains disrupt normal life, claim 9 lives in Thane, MumbaiDaily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am

George Clooney accepts life membership at foreign policy think tank

Clooney's role at the foreign-policy think tank will be to tackle US foreign policy issues along with Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and Madeleine Albright.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:04 am

IAF starts process to accord permanent commission to women

Court orders had come in March this year on a petition from 22 IAF and another 30-odd Army women officers, who accused the government of discriminating against them vis-a-vis their male counterparts.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am

Helen Mirren believes loyalty is better than romance

The 64-year-old actress and American film director Taylor Hackford have been together for 24 years and married for 13.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 4:02 am

Cheryl Cole to open up about split with Ashley

Actress Cheryl Cole will tell all about her split from Ashley Cole in an interview with Piers Morgan.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am

Mahindra sued by American distributor for delay in US launch

Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra's exclusive American distributor has filed a lawsuit against the company for taking too long to launch its pick-up truck in the country.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am

IBM to buy analytics software firm Coremetrics

Technology giant IBM has said it will acquire web analytics software firm Coremetrics for an undisclosed amount in a bid to expand its software and services business.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:57 am

Cameron Diaz dismisses Alex Rodriguez romance rumours

'In the past three years I've made a conscious decision not to be in a relationship for as long as I want,' she said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:56 am

\'Bakery blast probe taking time\' - indiablooms


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\'Bakery blast probe taking time\'
indiablooms
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): Maharashtra top cop D Sivanandan has conceded that investigations into the February 13 German Bakery blast case of Pune was 'taking some time', hinting that the police probe was possibly not moving in the right direction. ...
Maharashtra police chief wants no pressure on Pune blast investigation teamSify
Pune blast probe went wrong, admits police chiefOneindia
German Bakery blast suspect gets bailThe Hindu
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:53 am

Topical treatments offer effective local pain relief

Gels, creams and sprays containing painkillers such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam are safe and effective treatments for local pain, according to researchers.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:53 am

UV rays may have triggered life on Earth

Scientists have found that ultraviolet light may have triggered Earth's chemistry into forming the building blocks for biology.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:50 am

Sea snail venom offers potent pain relief

Scientists have developed a pill for nerve-related pain using sea snail venom that could be 100 times as potent as leading treatments.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:47 am

Yahoo! banks on mobile devices for its future growth

Yahoo! is banking on mobile devices for future growth, particularly in Asia, as consumers leapfrog cumbersome computers to access the Internet via feature-packed handheld gadgets.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:47 am

Pakistan's Punjab govt gave Rs 82.77m to JuD in 2009

The government of Pakistan's Punjab province provided Rs 82.77 million to the Mumbai attacks mastermind Jamaat-ud-Dawah and its allied institutions during the last fiscal year, according to official documents.
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:47 am

Probe launched into E audit of Lehman Brothers

A British regulatory body has launched a probe into global consultancy Ernst and Young's audit of the Lehman Brothers' financial statements in the months prior to the collapse of the US investment bank.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:46 am

Pak trying to act as bridge between Hamid Karzai, Haqqani network

Pakistan has entered the reconciliation process in Afghanistan by taking on the task of acting as a bridge between the network of militant commander Sirajuddin Haqqani and the government in Kabul.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:45 am

RCom offers unlimited mobile internet access

Reliance Communications, the country's second-largest telecom firm,said on Wednesday it would offer unlimited internet access to subscribers through their mobile phones at Rs 99 ($2) per month.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:44 am

High-level government involvement in Anderson's escape: BJP - Hindustan Times


Indian Express

High-level government involvement in Anderson's escape: BJP
Hindustan Times
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged there was "high level government involvement" in helping then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson leave the country after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. "It is too well known from the beginning, ...
Bhopal tragedy: Ex-top cop Swaraj Puri in the line of fireNDTV.com
Can Arjun Singh deny his 1984 statement?Times Now.tv
Old footage shows Arjun backing AndersonSify
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:41 am

CPI(M) demands withdrawal of higher 3G licence fee for BSNL

The CPI(M) today dubbed as "discriminatory" the government's order asking state-owned BSNL to pay higher licence fee for 3G spectrum than private operators and demanded its withdrawal.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:37 am

IAF starts process to accord permanent commission to women - Hindustan Times


IAF starts process to accord permanent commission to women
Hindustan Times
PTI After winning a three-year-long court battle, women officers of the Air Force will now be accorded permanent commission for which an exercise has been initiated by the IAF. "Yes, we have already started the process for according permanent ...

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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:36 am

Don't think you can love your neighbour?

Neighbours are considered friendly, but they can be annoying too...
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:34 am

Food inflation appears high because of base effect: Montek

Food inflation may see a further increase in the weeks to come, but that is no reason for alarm as the rise is more a result of low base effect, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am

CPI-M demands withdrawal of higher licence fee for BSNL

The Communist Party of India-Marxist Wednesday asked the government to let state-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) pay the licence fee for 3G spectrum at par with private operators.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am

Reliance Comm offers unlimited mobile internet access

MUMBAI (Reuters) - No. 2 Indian telecoms firm Reliance Communications said on Wednesday it would offer unlimited internet access to subscribers through their mobile phones at 99 rupees ($2) per month.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:28 am

Elephant Cap acquires stake in Amar Chitra Katha for Rs 22cr

Elephant Capital, a private equity venture floated by Dabur group promoter Gaurav Burman, today said it has acquired stake in children's book publisher Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) for around Rs 22 crore.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am

Iran parliament backs 20% uranium enrichment

Parliament speaker Ali Larijani today called on Iran's government to push ahead with its controversial programme to enrich uranium to 20 percent, despite being slapped with fresh UN sanctions.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:19 am

Food inflation appears high because of base effect: Ahluwalia

Food inflation may see a further increase in the weeks to come, but that is no reason for alarm as the rise is more a result of low base effect, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:18 am

Pak's Punjab govt gave Rs 82.77 million to JuD institutions in '09 - Hindustan Times


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Pak's Punjab govt gave Rs 82.77 million to JuD institutions in '09
Hindustan Times
PTI The government of Pakistan's Punjab province provided Rs 82.77 million to Jamaat-ud-Dawah and its allied institutions during the last fiscal year, according to official documents. The supplementary budget for the past fiscal tabled in the Punjab ...
No grant for defunct 'JuD' in budget: Punjab govt.The News International

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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:17 am

Locked BJP MLAs watch pirated Raajneeti, Jha furious - NDTV.com


Oneindia

Locked BJP MLAs watch pirated Raajneeti, Jha furious
NDTV.com
Asking how "lawmakers could be lawbreakers", director Prakash Jha is contemplating legal action against BJP legislators in Rajasthan who watched a pirated DVD of his film Raajneeti while they were locked up in a hotel ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls. ...
BJP MLAs watch pirated 'Raajneeti', Jha to sueOneindia
Filmmaker sues BJP MLAs for watching pirated RaajneetiIndia Today
Rajya Sabha polls for 4 seats in Rajasthan tommPress Trust of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:10 am

Advani takes Uma Bharti in special plane

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Wednesday took estranged colleague Uma Bharti in his special plane from New Delhi to Chhattisgarh in a sign that she may be returning to party fold.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am

Eight Maoists killed in police encounter in Bengal - Times of India


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Eight Maoists killed in police encounter in Bengal
Times of India
MIDNAPORE: At least eight Maoists have been shot dead and several others injured in an encounter between the rebels and joint forces in the Maoist affected West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Wednesday. The exchange of fire at Ranja forest near ...
Indian security forces kill eight MaoistsAFP
8 Naxals killed in encounter in West MidnaporePress Trust of India
Eight Maoists killed in West Bengal gunfightIBNLive.com
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am

RBI warns against overreaction on rates

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn signalled the central bank would continue to tighten monetary policy but warned against overreacting amid global economic uncertainty, casting doubt on the chances of an interest rate rise before a July 27 policy meeting.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:55 am

Dhoni accuses Kolkata firm of cheating

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has filed a police complaint against a Kolkata-based sports management company accusing it of cheating him of Rs.10 crore.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Locked BJP MLAs watch pirated 'Raajneeti', Jha furious

Asking how 'lawmakers could be lawbreakers', director Prakash Jha is contemplating legal action against BJP legislators in Rajasthan who watched a pirated DVD of his film 'Raajneeti' while they were locked up in a hotel ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Bachchans, Kapoors bond over dinner

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan recently dined with his family as well as Rishi-Neetu Kapoor and says they had fun remembering good old days.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

'Indian Idol' to celebrate Pancham's birth anniversary

Melody queen Asha Bhosle says she will grace the 'Indian Idol 5' stage for a special episode to celebrate her late husband, legendary music composer R.D. Burman's 71st birth anniversary June 27.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Naga blockade lifted, but trucks yet to reach Manipur

Trucks carrying essentials to Manipur were yet to roll into the state Wednesday, a day after the apex Naga tribal students' group lifted a more than two-month long economic blockade, officials said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Chhattisgarh's mobile clinics to battle disease

Chhattisgarh will launch mobile clinics to provide free medical support to an estimated three million people hit by sickle cell anaemia, Health Minister Amar Agrawal said Wednesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Haryana farmers get 8-hour power supply for rice sowing

Keeping in view the start of rice sowing season, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), a public sector power distribution agency, Wednesday began supplying electricity to agricultural tube wells for eight hours daily.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

Eight Maoists killed in Bengal, bodies recovered

Eight Maoist guerrillas, including three women, were killed in a gunfight with security forces near this Maoist stronghold, police said Wednesday, adding that all the bodies had been recovered and a teenage boy arrested.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am

After Jaswant, will BJP now take back Uma Bharti? - NDTV.com


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After Jaswant, will BJP now take back Uma Bharti?
NDTV.com
Only yesterday, the party cleared the decks to take back Jaswant Singh, who had been expelled nine months ago. Now, party patriarch LK Advani has taken along the rebellious Uma Bharti on a flight to Raipur, fueling speculation about her possible return ...
Advani takes Uma Bharti in special planeSify
Is Uma Bharti returning to BJP?Daily News & Analysis
After Jaswant, Uma Bharti to return?Times Now.tv
IBNLive.com -All India Today
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:13 am

Lashkar expands attacks in Afghanistan, targets Indians

Lashkar-e-Taiba has expanded its operations in Afghanistan, inflicting casualties on Afghans and Indians alike, setting up training camps, and adding new volatility to relations between India and Pakistan.
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 2:00 am

Plan panel deputy: Food inflation seen rising for 2 wks

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's food inflation could rise in the next two weeks, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, told reporters on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:17 am

Weather officials see revival this weekend as monsoon lags

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon is running four to five days behind schedule and has yet to reach half of the country's territory though rains are expected by the weekend, senior weather department sources said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:13 am

India shuns poor in Commonwealth Games makeover

NEW DELHI (AlertNet) - As millions across the globe focus their attention on the World Cup in South Africa, the Indian capital New Delhi is busy preparing to host another international sporting event - the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Jun 2010 | 1:07 am

Pakistan still financing Mumbai attack mastermind

The mastermind behind the Mumbai attack, Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, is receiving funds from Pak govt.
Source: Top Headlines | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:59 am

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, Thane; 8 killed, flights delayed

Heavy rains on Wednesday threw life out of gear in Mumbai, seriously affecting rail, road and air traffic. Eight people died in a wall collapse in Thane district.
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:57 am

Situation calm in Bishkek but gunshots ring over Kyrgyzstan's south - Xinhua


Oneindia

Situation calm in Bishkek but gunshots ring over Kyrgyzstan's south
Xinhua
BISHKEK/OSH, KYRGYZSTAN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The situation in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek is calming down Wednesday but riots are continuing to plague the country's southern regions of Osh and Jalalabad with gunshots still being heard. ...
All Indian students evacuated to Kyrgyz capital: MEAEconomic Times
Kyrgyzstan: Indians evacuated, will fly homeTimes of India
Stranded Indians evacuated to BishkekThe Hindu
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Source: Nation - Google News | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:26 am

Bring back the spring in your step

Your EMIs may be mounting and inflation making daily expenditures seem massive, a vacation may sound like a distant dream while your office work may be piling up at an alarming speed and your househelp may have taken off on an unscheduled holiday showing no signs of return .
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:10 am

Abhi's allergic to gorgeous!

Abhishek Bachchan has an allergy to one word... that is gorgeous. And it is with good reason.
Source: The Times of India | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:04 am

No tax on retirement benefits under new draft code


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Maoists torch station, bank in Bihar


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Dhoni's men start favourites


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

AI plane's tyres deflate on landing


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

57-month jail for Indian-American therapist


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

GoM on Bhopal to meet on Friday


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

“Think of us….”


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Government backtracks on nuclear liability change


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Shibu Soren acquitted in murder case


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Stowaway boy returns to India


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am

Lakers and Celtics all square in classic NBA finals

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Back at home and back in form, the Los Angeles Lakers thumped the Boston Celtics 89-67 on Tuesday to force the NBA Finals series to a seventh game.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:32 pm

Obama to demand BP pay for oil spill damage

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to counter an image of detached leadership of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, will demand on Wednesday that BP Plc set aside billions of dollars to pay damages from the catastrophe.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Jun 2010 | 11:05 pm

Cops kill 8 Maoists in West Bengal

The exchange of fire at Ranja forest near Lalgarh, around 30 km from district headquarter Midnapore town, was still underway when reports last came in.
Source: The Times of India | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:41 pm

India, bye, bye. Thank you: Post-Bhopal tragedy Anderson byte

Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson's words were as callous as then CM's Arjun Singh's were placatory.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 10:27 pm

'LeT, ISI nexus behind attacks on Indians in Afghanistan'

Pakistan has taken its anti-India activities to the Afghanistan theatre, attacking Indian govt's staff.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:59 pm

Game on: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft wage war

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Electronics hardware makers on Tuesday showed off snazzy new devices enabling motion-sensing play and 3D effects, intensifying a battle to introduce video-gaming to a new generation of casual users.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:41 pm

Brazil made to sweat for winning start

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Five-times champions Brazil began their World Cup campaign on Tuesday with a surprisingly difficult defeat of North Korea who summoned up some of the spirit of their astonishing run at England 1966.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:24 pm

UPSC topper attributes his success to Constitution

Dr Shah Faisal has attributed his success to the provision of equality for all enshrined in the Indian constitution.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:19 pm

8 Naxals, including 3 women, gunned down in WB

A joint team of CRPF, SAF and state police went into the encounter last night, recovered one AK-47, a SLR, one pistol and five single barrel guns.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:13 pm

Emerging humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan: US

Observing that the situation in Kyrgyzstan is tense, US said there is an emerging humanitarian crisis in this Central Asian republic.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:04 pm

Mumbai deluge kills 9, hits buildings, air, rail traffic

Rain has again brought death and destruction across Mumbai as numerous areas were flooded.
Source: Top Headlines | 15 Jun 2010 | 9:01 pm

Bollywood babes pose completely naked

Wearing a two piece bikini and smooching co-stars onscreen can take a back seat for posing nude is going to be the next bold thing to do in B town.
Source: The Times of India | 15 Jun 2010 | 8:17 pm

Alagh, Chidambaram in race for Delhi Univ VC!

With the term of Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental nearing its end, the University has set in motion the process of finalising the members of a panel that will select his successor.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

NDA Govt `apathetic` to Bhopal gas victims: BJP Minister !

In an embarrassment to BJP, its senior leader today said the Union government headed by his party was "totally apathetic" to the problems of the Bhopal gas victims.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Pacheco will have to give `agni pariksha`: NCP!

NCP Tuesday came out in support of former Goa minister Fransisco Pacheco, the prime accused in the death of a woman friend, saying the party was with the legislator but he would have to give `agni pariksha` by facing the law.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Muivah to go to Jotsoma from Pfutsero tomorrow!

After staying for nearly two weeks at Pfutsero in Nagaland`s Phek district, NSCN(IM) General Secretary Thuingaleng Muivah will go to Jotsoma village in Kohima district tomorrow on his `peace mission.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Four injured as fresh tension breaks out in Hisar !

Less than two months after the torching of Dalit houses which claimed two lives, fresh clashes have broken out between two groups leaving four persons injured in firing and stone-pelting at Surya Nagar area here.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Ram Jethmalani is RS candidate from Rajasthan: BJP!

BJP Tuesday stood firm behind noted lawyer Ram Jethmalani, its Rajya Sabha candidate from Rajasthan, and denied it was holding up its MLAs in a resort to ensure they do not indulge in cross-voting in the polls.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Mumbai monorail, Metro to get security from US-based institute!

Maharashtra government has signed a pact with US-based Minata Transportation Institute (MTI) to introduce security of global standards in public transport in Mumbai.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Bandra-Worli Sealink plunges into darkness!

A major portion of the busy Bandra-Worli Sealink plunged into darkness Tuesday evening due to a sudden power failure.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

Kerala reports 16 swine flu deaths in a month!

Kerala has borne the brunt of swine flu cases with the onset of monsoon this year, reporting 16 deaths since May 15 and prompting the Central Government to send a team to the coastal state to assess the situation.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

13 arrested for alleged Maoist links in West Midnapore !

Thirteen people, including two Kolkata-based professors, were Tuesday arrested for their alleged links with Maoists in West Bengal`s West Midnapore district, police said.
Source: Zee News : States | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:06 pm

30% girl students in IIM-K 2010-12 batch!

Aiming to create global and Indian women business leaders, IIM-K, will admit at least 100 girl students this academic year - the highest ever in the history of the elite institutions.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Rao to hold talks on June 24 to finalise FMs` meeting agenda!

Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir here on June 24 to finalise the agenda for an upcoming meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

`Delhi, M`bai have best living standards in India`!

Delhi and Mumbai have the best living standards in the country while Orissa`s Rayagada and Kandhamal districts are the worst, a survey said.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Smriti Irani to head BJP Mahila Morcha!

Smriti Irani, was appointed as head of BJP`s Women`s Wing while Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal`s son and MP Anurag Thakur will head the Youth Wing of the main opposition.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Bandra-Worli Sealink plunges into darkness!

A major portion of the busy Bandra-Worli Sealink plunged into darkness Tuesday evening due to a sudden power failure.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Delhi-Gurgaon Metro link still a week away!

Residents of Gurgaon have to wait for at least a week to enjoy the Metro comfort with the DMRC still undecided on when to throw open the Gurgaon-Qutub Minar corridor.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Arjun solely responsible for Anderson leaving Bhopal: Satyavrat!

Former MP CM Arjun Singh was solely responsible for allowing Union Carbide chairman Warren Anderson to leave Bhopal after the gas leak incident in 1984, senior Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said today.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP may support Mallya, backs Jethmalani!

The BJP on Tuesday indicated that it may support independent candidate and liquor baron Vijay Mallya in the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Bhopal tragedy: Cong tells leaders to keep shut!

Snubbing leaders like Digvijay Singh, Cong told them not to poke their nose in others` affairs.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Govt withdraws amendment to Nuke Liability Bill!

In the face of stiff opposition from BJP and Left, the government today retracted on its move to dilute a key provision in the Nuclear Liability Bill after tough questioning by members of a Parliamentary Committee.
Source: Zee News : India National | 15 Jun 2010 | 6:02 pm

Rambo on mission to kill Osama arrested in Pak

Pakistan detained an American armed with a 40-inch sword, a pistol and night vision goggles for allegedly trying to sneak into Afghanistan to hunt and kill al-Qaida head Osama bin Laden, police said on Tuesday.
Source: The Times of India | 15 Jun 2010 | 5:46 pm

Wary of China, Russia says no to Dalai visit

In yet another manifestation of China's might, Russian diplomats have met their Chinese counterparts in Delhi to assure Beijing that Moscow won't allowthe Dalai Lama to visit Russia "under the present circumstances".
Source: The Times of India | 15 Jun 2010 | 4:24 pm

Pakistan holds American reportedly hunting bin Laden

CHITRAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan detained an American armed with a dagger, a pistol and night vision goggles for allegedly trying to sneak into Afghanistan to hunt and kill al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden, police said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Jun 2010 | 7:12 am