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Narendra Modi figures in CBI probe, Govt mumGovt chose not to comment on reports of Guj CM Narendra Modi's name cropping up during interrogation of Amit Shah by CBI.Source: Top Headlines | 5 Aug 2010 | 3:13 am 'Day hockey matches in CWG crazy'The Indian hockey team's former technical adviser Ric Charlesworth lambasted the Delhi CWG organisers, for scheduling matches in the middle of the day.Source: Top Headlines | 5 Aug 2010 | 2:51 am Sohrab case: CBI to grill top cop GeethaJohri had investigated murder of Sohrabuddin and Kauser bi. SC had slammed the investigation's failure...Source: Top Headlines | 5 Aug 2010 | 12:42 am Sohrabuddin case: CBI to grill Shah for second time today!Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah will Thursday face a second round of grilling by the CBI.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am Price rise: LS, RS adjourned!Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon following uproar over price rise.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am UN condemns death of Indian journalist!The United Nations has condemned the death of Indian journalist Vijay Pratap Singh who succumbed to injuries received in a bomb attack outside a state minister`s home in Allahabad this month.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am US looking at long-term strategic ties with India!The United States seeks to build a long-term strategic partnership with India that recognises and addresses potential, both in human terms as well as economic terms, a top diplomat said here today.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am India, Myanmar sign pact on combating terror!A strategic pact signed between India and Myanmar has been hailed in the country`s northeast as a major step forward in combating terror and boosting trade and commerce between the two neighbouring nations.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am Close shave for JetLite flight in Lucknow !A New Delhi-bound JetLite flight with 140 passengers on board had a narrow escape here on Thursday after a bird hit just as it was about to take-off, an official said.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am Lowest number of polio cases in Jan-June period in a decade!India has reported the lowest number of polio cases in January-June period this year in a decade apparently due to the Centre`s decision to introduce the new Bivalent Oral Polio vaccine.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am Aiyar-Kalmadi spat `free-style wrestling`, tweets Cong leader!With former Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and IOA President Suresh Kalmadi at loggerheads over the Commonwealth Games, Congress leader Anil Shastri has deplored the "free-style wrestling" between the two.Source: Zee News : India National | 29 Jul 2010 | 6:06 am NTC may garner Rs 5,000 cr from sale of Mumbai surplus landState-owned National Textiles Corporation (NTC) is expected raise over Rs 5,000 crore from sale of about 55 acres of surplus land in Mumbai in the current fiscal, textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran today said.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 4:03 am Pakistan's Kayani balances all sides of conflictGeneral Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's critical role in the Afghan conflict was reinforced this month when the civilian government extended his term by three years.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 4:01 am Sony surprises with Q1 profit, lifts outlookSony, the world's second-largest camera maker after Canon Inc and the No3 maker of flatscreen TVs after Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics made more than 25% of its sales in Europe in the year to March 2010.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am Mughal, Bengali touches in bridal collectionsTraditional Bengali designs and Mughal-inspired bridal wear - designers Anupama Dayal and Dev & Nil gave a glimpse of their collections to be showcased at the annual three-day wedding extravaganza Bridal Asia next month.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am Law to protect whistleblowers soonThe government Thursday said a bill to protect whistleblowers is in the final stage of formulation.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am Landon Donovan says evaluating transfer optionsDonovan indicated there had been interest from Italian Serie A clubs, while Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini also said last week that an approach for Donovan was "possible".Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:59 am Toyota to recall 4,12,000 cars in USJapan's Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 4,12,000 high-end passenger cars in the United States to fix steering problems.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:56 am Andhra Bank Q1 net up 25% to Rs 320 crHyderabad-headquartered Andhra Bank has registered a net profit of Rs 320.41 crore for the first quarter of the 2010-11 fiscal, with total business touching Rs 1,31,844 crore, Chairman and Managing Director R S Reddy said today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:56 am Toll in Himachal bus accident rises to threeRescue workers Thursday managed to retrieve two bodies from the wreckage of the bus that skidded off the road and fell into a swollen rivulet in Shimla district two days ago, officials said. The toll has now touched three.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Priyanka set to distract contestants on 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 3'Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is looking forward to providing a huge distraction to the male contestants on Colors' adventure reality show 'Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi 3'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Reigning Commonwealth champions India to train in ChinaReigning men's team champions India, with their singles gold medallist Sharath Kamal, will be in China for training-cum-competition next month in preparation for the Oct 3-4 Commonwealth Games here.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Refugee numbers may spoil Tripura-Mizoram talksA dispute over the number of Mizoram tribal refugees sheltered in Tripura for 13 years might create a fresh imbroglio between the two northeastern states, officials said here Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:50 am Siemens posts 40% rise in Q3 operating profitGerman engineering conglomerate Siemens raised its full-year forecast and posted a better-than-expected 40 per cent rise in third-quarter operating profit, thanks to cost cuts and a weaker euro that helped boost exports.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:41 am CBI pits Tulsi against JethmalaniEminent criminal lawyer K.T.S. Tulsi will appear for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case in which former Gujarat minister Amit Shah has been arrested, a government source said Thursday.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am 'Probe Goa home minister's son in Scarlett case' - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:38 am One killed, four injured as a building collapses in Mumbai - Sify
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:38 am Essar Oil in talks for Shell's European refineriesEssar Oil is still in talks to acquire three of Royal Dutch Shell's European refineries, a top company official said on Thursday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:36 am Singing has never been sexier with these girls on the looseDNA picks 5 singers who have redefined sexy for singersSource: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:36 am Trent's Noel Tata to step down as MD from Aug 12Retailer Trent Ltd, part of the diversified Tata Group, said on Thursday its Managing Director Noel Tata will step down effective Aug 12 to take over as MD of Tata International Ltd.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:33 am Anjan Srivastava to enter 'Mrs.&Mr. Sharma Allahabad Wale'Actor Anjan Srivastava is set to enter SAB TV's comedy show 'Mrs. & Mr. Sharma Allahabad Wale'.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am BJP presents memorandum to president over price riseThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday presented a memorandum against price rise with nearly 10 crore signatures to President Pratibha Patil and sought her intervention in finding a solution after talking to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am Kidnapped Indian farmer in Bangladesh police custodyThe Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday said it was in touch with Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officials for the safe release of an Indian farmer from Meghalaya who was abducted by Bangladeshi nationals.Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am HSBC tapped to sell BP stake in Vietnam gas project - sourcesHONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - BP has tapped HSBC to sell its stake in the Nam Con Son gas project in Vietnam as it scrambles to hive off $30 billion of assets to pay for the clean-up of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, three sources said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:26 am Vodafone Essar IPO plans at initial stage: Essar CEOPlans for an initial public offering by No 3 Indian telecoms firm Vodafone Essar is in a preliminary stage, the chief executive of Essar Group, Prashant Ruia, said on Thursday.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:26 am Suresh Raina 12th Indian to get Test hundred on debutThe diminutive left-hander, who came in place of an unwell Yuvraj Singh for the second Test against Sri Lanka, made full use of the opportunity to make a case for himself in the lower-middle order of the team.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:24 am Asia stocks up on earnings; dollar hits 3-mth lowRobust quarterly earnings from Europe drove world stocks higher on Thursday, while the dollar hit a three-month low on the back of weak US data and a downbeat assessment of the economy from the Federal Reserve.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:23 am Geetha Johri summoned by CBI in Sohrabuddin encounter case - The Hindu
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:21 am British PM David Cameron speaks to NDTV: Full transcript - NDTV.com
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:19 am Girl escapes unhurt in attempt of honour killing in Uttar PradeshNishu, 25, was in love with Banti but her family was opposed to their relationship. The girl eloped with Banti on July 18 and later returned to the boy's house.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:17 am DTH firms bet on premium services, but cost a worryMumbai (Reuters) - The Indian Direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast market is witnessing a flood of premium and add-on services like HD (high definition) and gaming features, but cost remains a stumbling block in efforts to woo customers, industry players say.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:12 am Central Bank launches CentFast2India for e-transfer of fundsPublic sector lender Central Bank of India has launched a channel CentFast2India for remitting funds online from the United States to India.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:12 am Sachin Tendulkar slams 200 in Sri Lanka TestTendulkar has slammed 200 runs in India's first innings on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo today. Tendulkar scored his fifth Test double century off 338 balls.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:12 am Emergency teams battle bad weather to search black box in PakRescuers are yet to recover even a single body intact with the wreckage of the aircraft strewn over two sides of a hill and a deep ravine located near the Daman-e-Koh viewpoint.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:08 am Parliament approves President's Rule in JharkhandCongress and BJP had both indicated their inability to form an alternative government in the state.Source: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:08 am Bus service between PoK and Jammu and Kashmir suspendedConsidered as a major confidence building measure between India and Pakistan, the bus service was inaugurated by the prime minister Manmohan Singh on April 7, 2005, to allow divided families to meet.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:06 am Engineers India FPO oversubscribed 1.56 timesThe follow-on offer of the state-owned Engineers India Ltd (EIL) has received good response from institutional investors and the issue has been oversubscribed 1.56 times by the third day today.Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am RBI official: aggressive monetary policy neededNEW DELHI (Reuters) - An RBI official said current policy rates will not tame inflation and aggressive action is needed, two days after it raised rates more sharply than expected and adopted a hawkish tone.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am Giuliano strikes again to give Inter edge in LibertadoresThe midfielder, who came on in the 65th minute, collected Andrezinho's pass with his back to goal and scored with a shot on the turn to give his side a slender advantage over the team they beat in the 2006 final.Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am Sachin Tendulkar slams fifth double century in Test cricketMilestone man Sachin Tendulkar re-wrote the record books, hammering the fifth double Test century to add another feather to his well-adorned cap. Dhoni came down from the striker's end to congratulate him.Source: The Times of India | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:58 am Monsoon strengthens further, crops to gainNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The vital monsoon rains were 38 percent higher than normal in the week to July 28, bouncing back from a 17-percent deficit in the previous week, the weather office said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:49 am Parliament approves President's Rule in Jharkhand without debate - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:37 am Indian state offers surrender package to Maoists - AFP
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:01 am Oil India says has $2 bln budget for foreign buysNEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-run explorer Oil India Ltd has set aside $2 billion for overseas acquisitions, Chairman N.M. Borah told reporters on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:58 am Raina's debut century helps India avoid follow-onCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Suresh Raina stroked a memorable century on his test debut to help India avoid the follow-on in the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:47 am PF scam: CBI clean chit to 17 judges - Economic Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:35 am Frank talk from Cameron shakes up British diplomacyNEW DELHI (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a plain-speaking streak during a tour of Turkey and India that raises questions over whether it is down to youthful inexperience or a bold new approach to diplomacy.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:32 am Govt does not plan to ban BlackBerry servicesNEW DELHI (Reuters) -The internal security chief said on Thursday that there were no plans to ban Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry services in the world's fastest growing mobile phone market.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:18 am Amazon launches cheaper KindleSource: The Times of India | 29 Jul 2010 | 1:14 am Maruti to fix oil leakage in 6000 AltosThe company has asked its more than 800 sales network centres and nearly 2,740 service workshops to check and repair the affected Altos, but a spokesman played down the episode, saying it is not a recall.Source: The Times of India | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:56 am Cheetah will run again in India - BBC News
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:54 am Heavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan planeISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad on Thursday hampered recovery efforts at the site of a Pakistani plane crash that killed all 152 people on board a day earlier, a senior police officer said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:34 am Do we deliberately show anger or sadness?Source: The Times of India | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:17 am Price issue rocks Parliament for 3rd day, both Houses adjournBoth Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon within minutes of assembling for the day.Source: Top Headlines | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:14 am Ban asks India, Pak to address all issues with patience - Hindustan Times
Source: Nation - Google News | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:06 am I never ordered Indians killed in Afghanistan: Ex-ISI chiefFormer head of Pak's ISI Gen Hamid Gul has described the 91,000 leaked US military documents, which allege close connections between Pak and Taliban militants, as "fictional". Gul has, instead, blamed General Kayani.Source: The Times of India | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:03 am INTERVIEW - Cash-rich Fortis eyes acquisitions in AsiaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fortis Healthcare is eyeing acquisitions of other healthcare companies in Asia after losing out in the bidding war for Singapore's Parkway Holdings but making a tidy profit, its chairman said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:01 am Opposition plea for adjournment motion rejectedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am Amnesty scheme for Maoists notifiedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am NIA to set up unit in citySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am Cameron: we can't tolerate Pakistan exporting terrorSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am Unapproved weights, balances seizedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am 152 die in Pakistan plane crashSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am David Cameron sees vast opportunities for British firms in India's growth storySource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am BlackBerry maker told to comply with security rulesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am HDFC Bank, 2 others raise deposit ratesSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am Illegal sand mining continues unabatedSource: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am Shahid's scared of papaSource: The Times of India | 28 Jul 2010 | 11:48 pm Kajol-Kareena call a truceSource: The Times of India | 28 Jul 2010 | 11:47 pm 100m Facebook users' personal info leakedAn online security consultant used a code to scan Facebook profiles and compiled a list of URLs of every "searchable" user's profile, name and unique ID, the BBC reported. The list has already been downloaded by over 1,000 people on Pirate Bay.Source: The Times of India | 28 Jul 2010 | 11:29 pm 31 nations to monitor Games security todaySecurity heads of 31 participating nations, including Pakistan, will today take stock of the security in Commonwealth Games village and venues.Source: The Times of India | 28 Jul 2010 | 9:36 pm After public outcry, HC cancels bail of 4 in Kachroo death case - Times of India
Source: Nation - Google News | 28 Jul 2010 | 5:52 pm Cameron warns Pak on exporting terror: You cant look both waysBRITISH PM meets singh today: Says he is in India on a jobs mission, calls for stronger, wider, deeper ties across sectors...Source: Top Headlines | 28 Jul 2010 | 3:45 pm A teacher says no to burqa in a West Bengal Muslim university, isnt allowed to teachFor the past three months, 24-year-old Sirin Middya has not been able to hold her classes at West Bengals first Muslim university.Source: Top Headlines | 28 Jul 2010 | 3:42 pm Does the govt know how to control rising prices?A quick survey of statements made by everybody from the PM downwards shows a picture of groping in the dark, while handing out empty assurances every time. What is worse, it's all smoke and mirrors for the public.Source: The Times of India | 28 Jul 2010 | 1:01 pm
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