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Monsoon is finally here !Monsoon rains have finally lashed parts of Bihar, bringing respite to millions seeking escape from a scorching summer.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Suspected Naxal held in New Delhi!A suspected Naxalite, who was looking after recruitment of new cadres in Gujarat, has been arrested here, police said Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Three killed as bus hits train in Hoshiarpur!Three people were killed Friday when a mini bus rammed into a train at an unmanned railway crossing in Tanda town here in Punjab, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Three killed in hit-and-run at Gujarat!Three persons were killed in a hit-and-run accident near Chapri college here, police said Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Kamat`s office accused of curbing media freedom !Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat`s office has been accused of interfering with media freedom by a newspaper editor.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Congress rejects allegations against Rajiv Govt on Bhopal!Congress party has rejected claims that erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Government had assured "safe passage" to Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson before he came to India following the deadly Bhopal gas leakage that killed thousands.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am One held for Ballia boat tragedy !A man has been arrested for illegally operating the boat that capsized in the Ganges in Uttar Pradesh Monday, drowning 61 people, police said Friday.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Kerala cops hone English language skills!To keep pace with changing times, cops in a police station in Kerala are taking spoken English lessons to enhance their language skills and communicate better with people.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am Three Crime Intelligence Bureau officials suspended in Bihar !Three CIB officials, including an inspector of the RPF were suspended Friday on the charge of dereliction of duty in connection with a racket involving issue of fake rail tickets in Bihar`s Munger district.Source: Zee News : States | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 am GoM on Prasar Bharti meets!The Group of Ministers on Prasar Bharti met here today and discussed issues relating to recruitment and status of officers on duty in the organisation.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am Tribunal quashes order rejecting plea of brigadier!The Armed Forces Tribunal has quashed a Central government order rejecting the plea of a brigadier who wanted his case for promotion to the rank of Major General be considered.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am MPs laments poor condition in villages on Indo-Pak border!A Parliamentary panel today lamented poor living condition of people on Indo-Pak border areas in the district.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am Second Oz teen charged over Nitin Garg`s murder!A second Australian teenager was charged on Friday over the murder of Indian student Nitin Garg, the most serious in a wave of violent crimes which strained ties with New Delhi.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am Anderson was assured `safe passage` by govt: Rasgotra!The Home Ministry, under PV Narasimha Rao, had assured "safe passage" to UC Chief Warren Anderson before he came to India in the aftermath of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leakage, the then Foreign Secretary MK Rasgotra said.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am GoM on Bhopal to meet today !Amid raging controversy, the Group of Ministers on Bhopal gas tragedy would meet today.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am One year of Lalgarh: 325 people, 37 cops killed !Maoist guerrillas have killed 325 people, as also 37 policemen, in the one year since the launch of Operation Lalgarh June 18, 2009.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am RS polls fallout: Four BJP MLAs may be expelled!Taking a serious note of cross- voting by four of its MLAs in different states during the Rajya Sabha polls today, BJP said it is likely to expel them from the party.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am Prithvi-II missile test-fired successfully !India Friday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am Trains to run at 50 kmph in Maoist-affected areas!In view of protest days being observed by Maoists from tomorrow, Railways have decided to restrict train speed to 50 kmph till June 21 in certain sections in West Bengal and Bihar.Source: Zee News : India National | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:38 am CBI arrests son of railway recruitment board chief, unearths railway recruitment scamThe CBI today claimed to have unearthed a multi-crore railway recruitment scam and arrested eight persons, including son of chairman of Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, for allegedly leaking exam paper for money.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am Bhopal: Carbide plant saw 3 mishaps before gas tragedy - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:05 am CBI unearths Railway recruitment scamThe CBI today claimed to have unearthed a multi-crore Railway recruitment scam and arrested eight persons, including son of Chairman of Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, for allegedly leaking exam paper for money.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am LJP won't leave Lalu for Congress: PaswanReferring to his win in the Rajya Sabha polls, Ramvilas Paswan said it was a victory for both RJD and LJP.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am India, Pakistan to hold talks June 24Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad June 24 to reduce the trust deficit between India and Pakistan, the first such meeting after the thaw in Thimphu nearly seven weeks ago.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am JKLF chief courts arrest with 50 activistsAround 50 pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists, including its chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik, Friday courted arrest here beginning the group's week-long agitational 'jail bharo' programme.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Sara Khan to quit 'Bidaai'Television actress Sara Khan, who plays Sadhana in 'Bidaai' is likely to quit the show.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Husain, Souza highlights of OSIAN's auctionModern master M.F. Husain's composition 'Figures', estimated at Rs.36 lakh (nearly $78,000), and F.N. Souza's 'Couple' are among the highlights of an auction of 101 rare modern and contemporary art works by OSIAN's-Connoisseurs of Arts in Mumbai June 23.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:00 am Canadian PM promises action in Kanishka case; families say closure can never comeThe final report into the Air India tragedy that killed 329 people recommended ex-gratia payment to families of victims and blamed government for its failure to prevent the country's worst terrorist attack.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am Karlovic, Ancic and Gasquet out of WimbledonCroatia's Karlovic, who was seeded 25th, has a foot injury and his absence will provoke a sigh of relief among those who have been exposed to his destructive serving.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:58 am Dabur completes merger of Fem CareFMCG major Dabur today said it has completed merger of Fem Care Pharma with itself, following which the latter will be delisted from the stock exchanges.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am India, Pakistan to hold talks on June 24Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad on June 24 to reduce the trust deficit, the first such meeting after the thaw in Thimphu nearly seven weeks ago.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am CBI unearths Railway recruitment scam, RRB chief's son heldThe CBI claimed to have unearthed a multi-crore Railway recruitment scam and arrested eight persons.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am Ramvilas demands fixing responsibility for Bhopal gas tragedy'It is a matter of extremely serious nature. Thousands of people died in the worst-ever gas leak tragedy,' said the LJP president.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Holbrooke promises transparency in US aid to PakUS Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has promised "accountability" and "transparency" in America's civilian aid to Pakistan, a fortnight after a top Senator had expressed serious concern that the funds might end up in bank accounts of corrupt politicians and officials of the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Reliance Industries to bid for UMPPsEnergy major Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said the company will bid for so-called ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) as it makes a push into the power sector.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:48 am Sony CEO Howard Stringer gets $4.5 mln in annual payUnder new regulations, Japanese companies this year are being forced to reveal what they pay executives who earn more than 100 million yen annually.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:41 am New recruits to form 6-10% of cos' workforce by year-end: studyWith hiring activity in the country expected to continue unabated, about 6-10 per cent of the total workforce of the firms may consist of new employees by the year-end, global HR consultancy Mercer has said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:39 am Motorola to buy back debt, pump cash into spinoffAbout $3 billion to $4 billion is expected to be given to the new company to be called Motorola Solutions, which will be free of pension liabilities and most other obligations.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:39 am EU to press for global financial transaction taxThe European Union will press for an agreement on introducing a global financial transaction tax at the G-20 summit in Toronto by the end of this month.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:39 am India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:38 am Orbit board okays raising Rs 1000 cr via QIPOrbit Corporation said on Friday its board approved raising funds of up to Rs 1,000 crore through qualified institutional placement and other means.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:38 am Excitement at RIL's annual general meeting ebbs as Anil Ambani fails to turn upThe packed-to-capacity hall burst out in cheer and applause when Mukesh announced that he was looking forward to a 'harmonious and constructive relationship' with his Anil Ambani's group.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:36 am Retention of N-capability a compulsion for PakistanThe retention of an essential nuclear capability is a 'compulsion' for Pakistan because of the growing imbalance created by India's massive military build-up and 'assertive posturing', Pak military commander said.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:31 am Preity & co to sell 93% of Kings XIFollowing doubts being raised over the conduct of the fourth season of the IPL, Kings XI Punjab this week sent an application to the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) to sell the franchise.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am Madhya Pradesh CM's office returns RTI on Anderson's escapeThe office returned the application of social activist SC Agrawal saying there was no position of "Central Public Information Officer" in the office of the chief minister.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:27 am Safeguard and strengthen global recovery: ObamaAhead of the G-20 meeting in Toronto on 26-27th June, the US President Barack Obama has written to its member country leaders, urging them to take steps to safeguard and strengthen global recovery.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:26 am Kobe Bryant named Finals MVP after Lakers edge CelticsBryant, who averaged close to 30 points per game during the 2010 playoffs, had a game-high 23 points on 6-of-24 shooting as the Lakers dumped the Celtics 83-79 to take the series 4-3.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:25 am Carbide plant saw 3 mishaps before the gas tragedyPrior to the leakage of deadly methyl isocyanate gas from Union Carbide plant in 1984, 3 mishaps had taken place in the facility.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:24 am Malaysia pushes rubber bloc to manage global pricesMalaysia today proposed setting up a regional bloc with Indonesia and Thailand to control global rubber prices and keep production steady as the cost of the commodity rises.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Horse-trading, abduction cloud over Bihar, Orissa - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:22 am Anupam Kher walks out of 'Dear Friend Hitler'Veteran actor Anupam Kher has walked out of the movie 'Dear Friend Hitler' saying that he wants to 'respect my fans' opinion'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am RCom may hive off DTH, IPTV businesses into separate entityReliance Communications is planning to hive off its direct-to-home (DTH) and Internet protocol TV (IPTV) businesses into a separate company titled Reliance Digital Works.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:19 am Migration of labour to mfg essential for growth: GokarnIndian economy will benefit from rising young working population over the next decade but requires migration of workers from agriculture to industry and services to sustain growth, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor, Subir Gokarn, said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:12 am US dismisses mediation reports between India, PakThe US described as 'completely inaccurate' media reports that it had offered to mediate between India and Pakistan.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:09 am Reliance unveils big push into India power sectorMUMBAI (Reuters) - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, unfettered by a pact that banned it from competing with his brother's firms, announced an aggressive push into the power business but was short on specifics during a hotly anticipated shareholders meeting.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:04 am Outsiders dominate Jharkhand Rajya Sabha membersJharkhand may have been carved out to promote the local population, but the state is largely represented by outsiders in the Rajya Sabha.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Chandigarh to introduce feedback system in collegesIn a bid to improve the quality of teaching in this union territory (UT), colleges will introduce from this academic session a feedback system in which students can evaluate their teachers, officials said here Friday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-IIIndia conducted a successful test of the indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II off the Orissa coast Friday, an official said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am RJD expels two for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha pollsThe opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Friday expelled two legislators for six years for voting for the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) during the Rajya Sabha elections Thursday in Bihar.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Judge recuses himself from former Goa minister's bail pleaFormer Goa minister Mickky Pacheco's bail plea in the case relating to his 28-year-old alleged lover's death, could not be heard Friday as a Bombay High Court judge recused himself from the hearing.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Travel Picks: Leh top wedding destinationSINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - From the giddy heights of romance and commitment to the best places to be miserable and lonely, Lonely Planet has compiled them in all in one list.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 2:57 am Monsoon crawls in east India, lingers on over west coastThe south-west monsoon inched forward bringing rains to Bihar but a rapid advance over northwest-India and parts of Uttar Pradesh could be expected only next week. The seasonal rains ought to have reached Lucknow today.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 2:12 am Oz: Second arrest in Nitin Garg murder case - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 2:05 am Reliance Industries to have partners in telecomsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Industries, which has agreed to buy Infotel, the only company to win a nationwide licence in wireless broadband auction, will follow an "asset light" approach in telecoms and collaborate with partners, Chairman Mukesh Ambani told shareholders on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:54 am Shakira enters BollywoodSource: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:48 am Pakistani among two militants killed in Kashmir - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:35 am 'Dual technology denial not in interest of Indo-US relations' - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:28 am HC dismisses PIL against marriage in same gotraThe Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) in order to prohibit marriages in the same clan (gotra).Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:02 am Lakers win NBA title in Game Seven thrillerLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As gold and purple confetti fell like snow from the rafters, the Los Angeles Lakers basked in the glory of beating their greatest rivals to the NBA title.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 1:01 am Reliance Industries eyes shale gas businessMUMBAI (Reuters) - Energy major Reliance Industries aims to build a significant position in the shale gas business, Chairman Mukesh Ambani told shareholders on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:50 am Allegations of deal with Anderson outrageous: CongressCongress party has denied as "outrageous" allegations that there was a deal to give a safe passage to Union Carbide chief Anderson after the Bhopal gas disaster.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:28 am Ready to supply gas to Anil's ADAG: Mukesh Ambani"With the legal dispute behind us, we look forward to harmonious and constructive relationship with ADAG," Mueksh Ambani said at the RIL AGM, for which Anil did not turn up as speculated in the media.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:11 am BP chief “deeply sorry” about oil spillSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Compensation for all Kanishka victims: CanadaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am GoM on Bhopal to meet todaySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am 18 of marriage party killed in accidentSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Mumbai ATC suffers power outageSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Treatment for pollution from fire-fighting foamSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Higuain hat-trick sinks S. KoreaSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Ottawa could have averted Kanishka tragedy: probe panelSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Cultural complex coming upSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Australian teenager held for Nitin Garg murderSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 18 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am 2nd Australian teen charged in Nitin Garg's murderA second Australian teenager was charged on Friday over the murder of Indian student Nitin Garg, the most serious in a wave of violent crimes which strained ties with New Delhi.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jun 2010 | 10:27 pm Indian Maoists 'protest' begins - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 10:21 pm Anupam Kher withdraws from film on HitlerMUMBAI (Reuters) - Protests by India's small Jewish community have prompted leading actor Anupam Kher to pull out of a film on the last days of Adolf Hitler, a rare subject for a movie in the Bollywood film industry.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jun 2010 | 9:17 pm Prithvi-II test-fired off Orissa coastIndia on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore off the Orissa coast.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jun 2010 | 8:35 pm Bihar couple tracked down to Punjab, killedA young couple from Bihar, on the run from their homes for defying their families and marrying out of their caste, were allegedly tracked down and killed in a farmhouse in Maheru.Source: The Times of India | 17 Jun 2010 | 7:44 pm CRPF reaches Manipur to unclog blocked highway - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 6:41 pm CBI announces 1L bounty for Jnaneswari plotters - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 6:41 pm N-deal with Pak could hit ties, India cautions ChinaAs Pakistan Army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani steps up pressure on the Chinese leadership to formalise a nuclear deal...Source: Top Headlines | 17 Jun 2010 | 5:22 pm On eve of world Tamil meet, Karunanidhi faces lawyers' protest - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:57 pm Cops probe dead drivers letter blaming industrialistA 45-year-old man died of burns suffered at the Friends Colony residence of his employer Anil Nanda, MD of Escorts Ltd.Source: Top Headlines | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:07 pm Lawmakers accuse BP chief of evasion over oil spillWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers berated BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward at a hostile congressional hearing on Thursday, accusing him of evasion and ducking responsibility for the worst oil spill in U.S. history.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jun 2010 | 2:06 pm Report assails Canada on Air India attackOTTAWA/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada needs a security tsar to avoid repeating the "cascading series of errors" by intelligence and police agencies that led to the bombing of Air India Flight 182, an inquiry into the case said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jun 2010 | 12:39 pm BP's $20 billion spill fund echoes in Bhopal justice cryNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian activists seeking justice in the world's worst industrial disaster are accusing the United States of "double standards", saying it was punishing firms polluting American soil but ignoring their mistakes abroad.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jun 2010 | 6:01 am Rains 8 pct below normal in wk to June 16NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon rains, vital to the trillion-dollar economy's farm output and economic growth, were 8 percent below normal in the week to June 16, said India Meteorological Department on Thursday, reflecting slow progress.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Jun 2010 | 4:40 am
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