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| Indian Express |
West Bengal announces 10 pct quota for Muslims in govt jobs
West Bengal Govt declared the quota for the Muslims who were educationally, socially and economically backward in the state.
J-K avalanche: Rescue operations called off, 17 jawans die
The rescue operations launched to save trapped armymen and others in avalanche at Khilanmarg area of J-K called off after all the trapped persons were rescued.
Fonseka taken into custody by Sri Lankan military police: aide
Sri Lanka's defeated opposition presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka was arrested by the military police, a fortnight after he suffered defeat at the hands of incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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We have not knelt before India: Pakistan
Pakistan has said it has not knelt before New Delhi which has been forced to return to the negotiating table.
Ruchika case: Rathore attacked outside court
SPS Rathore was punched and stabbed with a blunt instrument by an unidentified assailant outside the court premises.
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| Times Of India |
Obama invites Bihari to entrepreneur summit
At the Entrepreneurship Summit called by Barack Obama, India will be represented by a man from a state hardly known for corporate activities. Irfan Alam of SammaaN Foundation works with rickshaw-pulle ...
Bihar's litti-chokha on Obama's plate soon
Bihar’s famous snack litti-chokha will soon find place on the plate of US President Barack Obama.
Delhi bomber warns of more attacks via sea route
The arrested Indian Mujahideen member Shahzad has told interrogators that terror outfits have plans to use waterways to smuggle men and ammunition hidden in cargo containers.
Chandrayaan-1 also found new types of rocks
Yet another feather has been added to the cap of India’s Rs 386-crore lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1; it has not only discovered water molecules but also new types of rocks.
Centre, J&K to talk surrender policy
A day after Omar Abdullah sought the Centre’s help to formulate a surrender policy for those who had gone to PoK for arms training and now wanted to return, the home ministry on Monday appeared to be ... |
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| The Telegraph |
Ruchika molester cop stabbed in face
Chandigarh, Feb. 8: Ruchika molest cop S.P.S. Rathore was today grabbed by the collar and stabbed thrice in the cheek before TV cameras by an "introverted" design student from Ahmedabad, who had been ...
Bihar CM invites the Dalai Lama
Patna, Feb. 8: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today met the Dalai Lama at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh and formally invited him to inaugurate the grand Buddha Memorial Park being built at an est ...
Naveen waits for central forces
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 8: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik said his government would launch anti-Maoist offensive "more vigorously" after the arrival of central paramilitary forces.
Shock at NID
Ahmedabad, Feb. 8: Utsav Sharma's project guide at the National Institute of Design was amazed today to learn of his "introverted, soft-spoken" student's spectacular attack on S.P.S. Rathore in full g ...
Andhra law struck down
Hyderabad, Feb. 8: Andhra Pradesh High Court today struck down a state legislation providing 4 per cent reservation in educational institutions and government jobs to 15 backward groups belonging to t ... |
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| Rediff |
Congress slams Pawar on price rise issue
Two days after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) witnessed Pawar-bashing at the hands of senior Congress leaders, the party once again attacked the Union Agriculture Minister, saying that prices we ...
Pro-Russia Yanukovych wins Ukraine President polls
Pro-Russia candidate Viktor Yanukovych has emerged the clear winner in Ukraine's keenly fought Presidential elections after the counting of over 99 percent votes polled in the polls.
Talks with Pakistan: Congress is in a bind
The Congress has offered conditional support to the United Progreess Alliance government on its decision to "commence" dialogue with Pakistan stating that the party was not "completely satisfied" wit ...
US: LTTE sympathisers sentenced to 25 years in prison
Two Tamils, who had fled the civil war in Sri Lanka about two decades ago and had become Canadians, were sentenced to 25 years each in prison last week by a New York court for attempting to buy heat-s ...
Lanka: Fonseka arrested, to be court-martialled
General Sarath Fonseka, the defeated candidate in the recent Sri Lanka's presidential election and the country's former Army chief, has been arrested, BBC has reported. |
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| CNN-IBN |
'I'm getting more careful about what I say'
I belong to Mumbai, says Shah Rukh Khan in exclusive interview.
Ex-Sri Lanka Army chief Fonseka arrested
Losing candidate of presidential election dragged away: witness.
Rathore's attacker angry, depressed | Molester ex-cop Rathore stabbed
Father of youth says his son was under medical treatment.
Kashmir avalanche makes Army camp graveyard
There were around 300 soldiers at the camp when the avalanche struck.
Pawar’s ministry's job to control prices: Cong
Party responds after Minister visited Shiv Sena chief. |
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| DNAIndia |
Trade gap with Arab block to narrow
Export-import transactions with the Arab block may close the fiscal down 14% year on year despite a drop of more than 35% seen during the six months to September.
Changing mutual fund agents still an issue
Take this Mumbai resident who works with a foreign airline. The 32-year-old man wanted to switch to a local mutual fund agent from a foreign bank, which had sold him the mutual fund scheme.
Four firms set to enter MF space in six months
Union Bank of India, meanwhile, has formed a joint venture with Belgium-based KBC Group for its asset management firm. The bank holds a 51% stake in the venture.
Margin squeeze at Bajaj Electricals
Rising input costs will crimp the margins of Bajaj Electricals in the current quarter, said Shekhar Bajaj, chairman and MD of the home appliances company, on Monday.
Overcapacity issues and the crash in prices
Though cement prices showed signs of firming up in the third quarter of the financial year, analysts predict that by May-June, prices will again start falling because of the oversupply. |
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| Reuters India |
RBI increases securitisation disclosure requirements
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday increased disclosure requirements for banks who sell securitised assets, to increase transparency for investors under the enhanced Basel I ...
Sri Lanka arrests defeated presidential candidate
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military arrested defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka on Monday on charges he conspired against the president while serving as the country's top mili ...
Steyn proves a bowler for all seasons
NAGPUR (Reuters) - Dale Steyn produced on Monday one of the best spells by a fast bowler on Indian soil, generally regarded as a graveyard for speed merchants.
Jackson doctor charged in singer's death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jackson's doctor with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's sudden death last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs.
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Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor Corp said it was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model, risking a fresh dent to its battered reputation for quality and reliability. ... |
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Armymen trapped after avalanche in Srinagar
At least 15 soldiers of the Indian Army, including an officer were killed, while 17 others were injured when a group of about 350 men were swept away by an avalanche in Khilanmarg, 70kms from Srinagar ...
Karnataka to impose ban on Bt Brinjal
Karnataka Horticulture Minister Umesh Katti on Monday (February 8) said that the state government would enforce ban on the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal in the state. "We will ban commercial cu ...
'Utsav couldn't tolerate injustice'
Former DGP SPS Rathore's attacker Utsav Sharma's father spoke out on his son's condition. He said that his son was a brilliant student but has off late been suffering from a pyschological disorder. Ut ...
Rathore stabbed outside court, assailant arrested
Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, was on Monday (February 8) attacked and injured when a student of the prestigious NID posing as a journalist stabbed him thri ...
States put pressure on Jairam over Bt Brinjal
Two days before the Centre's possible announcement over its decision on the commercialisation of Bt Brinjal, the pressure on the Union Environment Minister is building. The Andhra Pradesh government h ... |
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| Sify |
Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow
Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of
Iowa legislative panel backs prevailing wage bill
Contractors on some public construction projects would have to pay workers a set wage under a bill approved Monday by a House subcommittee, but the proposal would let cities, counties and school
Conn. governor calls for safety review after blast
Connecticut's governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown.
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He
MySpace Music experiments with audio ads
Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online. |
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| The Pioneer |
Maoists blow up rail track in Orissa
Maoists blow up rail track in Orissa
Australia to cancel 20,000 visa applications
Australia to cancel 20,000 visa applications
Thackeray to announce stand on Aussies in IP...
Thackeray to announce stand on Aussies in IP...
MAMC gangrape case: Delhi HC awards life ter...
MAMC gangrape case: Delhi HC awards life ter...
Govt, Modi spar on GUJCOC
Govt, Modi spar on GUJCOC |
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| Hindustan Times |
Lanka ex-army chief Fonseka held, may face court martial
Former Lanka army chief Sarath Fonseka, who lost last month’s presidential elections to incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the military police on Monday, reports Sutirtho Patranobis.
There is a 'cover-up' in Sukna land scam case: Army
The Army said there was a "cover up" in the Sukna land scam case in Darjeeling in which three Lt Generals and a Major General are in the dock and it needs to go to the "bottom" of the issue.
Case registered against youth for attacking Rathore
Police registered a case against the youth who attacked and injured former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, outside a local court today.Rathore stabbed outside court
Hearing in Ruchika case adjourned after attack on Rathore
A local court today adjourned the hearing on S P S Rathore's appeal against his conviction in the Ruchika molestation case to February 10. The hearing was put off after the former Haryana DGP, who was ...
Bt Brinjal decision will reflect general sentiment: Ramesh
Barely two days left for his ministry to take a final call on commercialisation of Bt Brinjal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said the decision would reflect "people's general sentiment". |
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| OneIndia |
Maoist torch vehicles in Bihar
Chitab (Bihar), Feb 8 (ANI): A group of Maoists set ablaze a truck and tractor on Monday in Bihar's Chitab village that falls under the Sherghati Police Station.
Prime Minister Singh asks ministers to stay away from Kumbh Mela
New Delhi, Feb 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday appealed to all his Cabinet colleagues and VVIPs to avoid visiting the Kumbh Mela on important days following rush and sec ...
Intl'community should work in unison to solve global problems efficiently, says Turkish President
Noida, Feb.8 (ANI): Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday said that the world is presently undergoing a phase of change which is being felt globally and hence there is a need for the int ...
Assam's tribal women to take-up mushroom cultivation
Guwahati, Feb 8 (ANI): Women make a significant contribution in most spheres of life. Even in farming, their contribution is substantial.
Sikkim to become a model banking state in Northeast
Gangtok, Feb 8 (ANI): Sikkim is all set to become a model banking state in the Northeastern region of the country. |
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