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Nitish snubs Modi, returns Rs 5 cr Kosi flood aid!Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday returned the Gujarat government`s aid to Bihar during the Kosi floods of 2008.Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:11 am Delhi to swelter at 43 degrees!No respite is expected from the sweltering heat in Delhi on Saturday as the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 43 degrees Celsius.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:09 am One man panel to probe Haryana`s Mirchpur caste killings !The Haryana government has set up a one man commission to probe the killing of an elderly man and his physically challenged daughter in an arson attack on the houses of Dalits at Mirchpur village in April.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:09 am Fake Railway ticket racket: Six officials suspended in Bihar!Six Railway employees have been suspended after it was found that they had shielded those involved in a fake Railway ticket racket in Bihar`s Munger district, officials said Saturday.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:09 am Nine killed in Uttar Pradesh accident !Nine people were killed and 20 injured early Saturday when a tractor trolley carrying over 40 people returning from pre-marriage function was hit by a speeding mini-truck in Uttar Pradesh`s Mainpuri district, police said.Source: Zee News : States | 19 Jun 2010 | 6:09 am 'Female viagra' fails to win approval from advisory panelA drug that claimed to treat female sexual desire disorder failed to win approval from a federal advisory panel on Friday.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:15 am Get your football fever this weekendCelebs share with DNA the place where they will be watching the World Cup...Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:09 am What's your football anthem?DNA got a few Indian artistes to speak about their favourite football anthems as they soak in the flavour of the season.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:06 am Railways postpone exam after recruitment scamIn the wake of the CBI unearthing a multi-crore recruitment scam, Railways decided to postpone the forthcoming exam.Source: Top Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:04 am Nitish Kumar's decision to return flood relief assistance unfortunate: Gujarat govtBihar government's move comes after local papers there carried advertisements last week about the help given by Gujarat government to Kosi flood victims.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:03 am Dirty cars pose health risk: StudyThe findings revealed that motorists are at danger from germs like Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus "each time they enter their car".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:03 am Pak to examine Indian dossier before FS level talks - Press Trust of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am Breast implants may need to be recheckedA French inquiry found that Poly Implant Protheses - or PIPs - are filled with an unapproved gel and are missing protective barriers.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am Ready to jam communication in naxal areas: RajaIT Minister A Raja said his Ministry will follow 'any instruction' from Home Ministry on security aspects.Source: Top Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 4:01 am 12 fasting advocates arrested in Chennai, MaduraiTwelve advocates on an indefinite fast in the Madras high court demanding that Tamil be made the official language of court have been arrested after the court declared the protest illegal.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:59 am Lindsay Lohan tests negative for alcoholAccording to Shawn Chapman Holley, a urine test taken shortly after the alert showed a negative result for alcohol.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:58 am Leonardo DiCaprio to play FBI founder in Clint Eastwood filmDiCaprio will team up for the first time with Eastwood, who has agreed to take on as the director for the movie tentatively titled Hoover, based on the life of J Edgar Hoover and produced by Warner Bros.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:55 am Seventh grade students discover cave on the Red PlanetA group of 16 seventh-grade students have found a cave on Mars using the Thermal Emission Imaging System camera aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:54 am Is Nitish returning empathy too: BJP - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:52 am Three suspected terrorists held in West BengalThree suspected terrorists of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) have been arrested from this West Bengal town, police said Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:50 am Bhopal gas disaster GoM discusses legal options - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:36 am Double farm growth rate to 4 pc to achieve food security: PM - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:33 am Rahul Gandhi turns 40 - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:30 am 'Raavan' a feast for the sensesFilm: 'Raavan'; Director: Mani Ratnam; Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vikram; Rating: *** 1/2Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am One more arrested in Gyaneshwari Express derailmentA pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month killing 148 people, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sources said Saturday. This is the fourth arrest in the case.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am Youth begin march in Maoist den on Rahul's birthdayYoung men and women led by Amit Jogi, the son of Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, began a seven-day march in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district Saturday, the 40th birthday of party general secretary Rahul Gandhi.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am Suspected Maoists kill two 'police informers'Suspected Maoists Saturday killed two people in West Bengal's Jhargram area in West Midnapore district after accusing them of being 'police informers', authorities said.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am Angry Nitish returns flood relief money to GujaratMiffed over advertisements featuring him and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and referring to the aid provided by Gujarat during the 2008 Kosi floods, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday returned the Rs.5 crore that had been given for the purpose.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:20 am Japan, US to explore joint power projectJapan and the US will explore a joint experimental project of a next-generation "smart grid" power transmission network in Okinawa and Hawaii, the Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said here.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:03 am Rahul Gandhi turns 40Congress General Secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi turned 40 on Saturday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 3:00 am Pak to examine Indian dossier before FS level talksPak's Interior Ministry will examine the 11th dossier handed over to Islamabad by India ahead of a crucial meeting of the Foreign Secretaries.Source: Top Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:57 am GoM on Bhopal tragedy discusses legal optionsGoM discussed all pending legal issues and legal options available to the govt after the judgement of trial court.Source: Top Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Fix Minimum Support Price before harvest: BKUThe Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) today demanded the government to fix the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various agricultural products on the basis of recommendations made by Swaminathan committee report.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:50 am Make efforts to raise agriculture growth rate to 4%: PMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today said agricultural growth rate should be doubled to 4 per cent to ensure food security in the country.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:38 am Bhopal GoM discusses legal options"We discussed all pending legal issues and legal options available to the government after the judgement of trial court," said home minister P Chidambaram.Source: The Times of India | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:36 am Major national news for the weekSrinagar: Defying prohibitory orders, hundreds of people take part in the funeral of the 17-year-old youth, who was killed during a clash between demonstrators and police, even as skirmishes between protesters and police left 35 persons, including 15 policemen, injured across the city.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:32 am Sensex climbs almost 3 percent amid global rallyIndian equities markets rose in tandem with global bourses in the week gone by, with a benchmark index rising almost 3 percent from its previous weekly close as investors across the globe continued to buy on hopes that there would not be another full-blown financial crisis, this time triggered by Europe.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:30 am Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festivalThousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country Saturday thronged the Khirbhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual festival. Local Muslims greeted them with sweets as part of a centuries' old practice in the state where the two religions have traditionally lived in harmony.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:20 am Hindi remake of 'Stepmom' titled 'We Are Family'After mulling over the title of his Hindi version of Chris Columbus' 1998 comedy drama 'Stepmom' for a long time, Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has finally decided to go with the name 'We Are Family'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:20 am Nitish snubs Modi, returns Gujarat's flood relief moneyIn a snub to Narendra Modi after his government advertised Kosi flood relief donations, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has returned Rs 5 crore given by the Gujarat chief minister for the flood victims.Source: The Times of India | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:17 am Ensure aid to Pak is not used against India: Congress tells USStating that New Delhi has credible evidence that a portion of US aid to Pakistan is being used against India, Congress party has asked the Obama Administration to have an effective monitoring mechanism of its civilian and military assistance to Islamabad.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:17 am Rooney outburst: Nice to see own fans booingThe English FA has made an official complaint to FIFA after an angry fan breached security and burst into England's dressing room at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town after their draw with Algeria on Friday.Source: The Times of India | 19 Jun 2010 | 2:03 am Supporters mark birthday of Myanmar's Suu KyiYANGON (Reuters) - Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, marked her 65th birthday on Saturday amid renewed calls in the West for her release.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:52 am Fitch: euro risk overstimated, ECB should do moreThe markets are exaggerating the euro zone's risks, but the European Central Bank needs to do more to show its commitment to financial stability, Fitch's head of sovereign ratings said on Saturday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:47 am Mashelkar to deliver lecture at CambridgeNoted scientist and former director-general of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), R A Mashelkar will deliver the inaugural BP Lecture for the Centre for India and Global Business (CIGB) at the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:33 am Nitish snubs Modi, returns Guj donation for Kosi floodBihar CM Nitish Kumar has returned Rs 5 crore given by Narendra Modi for the flood victims.Source: Top Headlines | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:31 am Bhopal tragedy: Arjun Singh lobs ball in Centre's courtSenior Congress leader Arjun Singh, who is in the eye of a storm over the issue of safe passage given to the then UCC Chairman Warren Anderson in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy, has sought to lob the ball in the Centre's court and the party declined to join issue.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:24 am Partner puts blame on BP as spill costs growHOUSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As BP Plc rushed to raise cash to pay for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, a partner in the out-of-control well said the British company was likely guilty of "willful misconduct" and should shoulder the financial burden for the worst U.S. oil spill.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:21 am Harper to meet Mamohan SinghCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of next week's G-20 summit, officials said here today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:16 am APEC energy mins eye Gulf spill, energy alternativesThe Philippines will meet next week with firms drilling for oil and gas in the country to assess safety measures as the largest oil spill in U.S. history prompts Asian nations to weigh likely risks from similar mishaps.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Jun 2010 | 1:07 am Prithvi-II test-fired successfullySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Planning Commission releases Rs.982 crore for victimsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Congress gets highest number of seats in Rajya Sabha polls; BSP, DMK, TDP are real gainersSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Nirupama Rao to hold talks in IslamabadSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Manisha ties the knotSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am One killed, 51 injured as bus overturnsSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Muivah's security men heldSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Indian Muslim preacher banned from entering U.K.Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Another boy held in Garg murder caseSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am Serbia rides on Jovanovic's goal to stun GermanySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Jun 2010 | 12:00 am China's positive ratings dips in IndiaChina's ratings in India have dipped with a new opinion poll showing 34% of Indians view it favourably and 85% of Pakistanis rated it as a friendly nation.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 11:52 pm China's positive ratings dip 9% in India, remain high in PakistanChina's positive ratings in India have dipped with a new opinion poll showing 34 per cent of Indians view it favourably compared to 43 per cent in an earlier survey, but 85 per cent of Pakistanis rated it as a friendly nation.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 11:52 pm Dad's the way it is!Today's fathers are as cool as can get, and yet, they continue to wield more authority.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 11:37 pm Quake off Andaman islands; no injuriesPORT BLAIR (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in the ocean near Andaman islands early on Saturday, but no casualties were reported, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and local officials said. No tsunami warning was issued. But residents fled their homes in panic, with the tremors shaking buildings and rattling furniture on the island of Diglipur, 340 km (210 miles) north of capital Port Blair.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 10:50 pm Radical Muslim preacher banned from entering UKLONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday banned from entering the country an Indian preacher who has expressed radical views about Islam, including some that appear to justify acts of terrorism.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 10:42 pm UK bans entry of Mumbai preacher NaikBritish media reports said Islamic tele-evangelist Dr Zakir Naik had justified terror in his speeches.Source: Top Headlines | 18 Jun 2010 | 9:56 pm Trisha loves desi dogs"Be Indian, Bark Indian... I'm a desi girl with a desi dog..." declares South Indian hottie Trisha. The young actress has been chosen as the goodwill ambassador of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 9:04 pm Mumbai RRB chief suspended - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 5:30 pm UP youth's cross-border rendezvous derailedA 24-year-old youth from Gorakhpur in UP who wanted to wing it across the Indo-Pak border to meet his lady love, perhaps inspired by Veer-Zara - Bollywood's cross-border love tale of a Hindu boy and Muslim girl - was stopped in his tracks even before he could leave the country.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 5:29 pm Kashmir teen died after firearm injury, says autopsy report - Indian Express
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 5:18 pm 'Not even cattle are carried on poles'Exactly a year after the joint forces moved into Lalgarh, intellectuals and human rights activists in the city organized a protest at the Metro Channel.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 5:06 pm Finally, Ansam lifts Manipur blockade - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:50 pm Cane and get sacked: La Marts to teachers - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:11 pm India, S Korea to start talks on N-ties - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:11 pm MNS stops Pak comedian from shootingA day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's film cell issued a letter to Sony Television warning it of dire consequences if it didn't remove Pakistani artiste Shakeel Siddiqui from its laughter show immediately, both the channel and the comedian seem to be defiant.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 4:10 pm Common engineering, pre-medical test from 2011From 2011, the CBSE-conducted All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) will be merged into a single examination.Source: The Times of India | 18 Jun 2010 | 3:52 pm FEATURE - Hi-tech navies take on Somalia's piratesNORTHWOOD HEADQUARTERS, England (Reuters) - How do you tell the difference between a Somali pirate in a small boat and a largely identical but innocent fisherman? It all comes down to the ladders.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 9:58 am May exports up 35 pct y/y; weak euro could hurtNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's exports rose from a year earlier for the seventh straight month in May as demand picked up for iron ore, oil and leather goods, but the 35 percent jump was flattered by a low level of shipments in May 2009.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 9:37 am Reliance unveils big push into power sectorMUMBAI (Reuters) - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, recently freed from a pact that banned it from competing with his brother's firms, unveiled a push into the power sector that gave little detail at a hotly anticipated shareholder meeting.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 8:55 am Monsoon three days late in covering half of IndiaNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Monsoon rains, vital for the farm-dependent economy, have covered half of the country and are three days behind schedule, but the delay is not a cause for concern yet, weather officials said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 8:27 am Thirsty Pakistan gasps for water solutionsKARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan is facing a "raging" water crisis that if managed poorly could mean Pakistan would run out of water in several decades, experts say, leading to mass starvation and possibly war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 18 Jun 2010 | 6:39 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
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