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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India Gazette.com http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/10/id/701ee96610c884a6/ en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:29:45 -0500 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:29:45 -0500 30 Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been named the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611483/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:06 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611483/cs/1/ A group of Gujarat legal luminaries has criticised the Supreme Court's decision to appeal the Delhi High Court judgement on the disclosure of assets of judges and formed a panel to decide the future course of action and mobilise public opinion. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611571/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:05 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611571/cs/1/ Fake currency notes of Rs.2.48 crore were recovered from a train in Uttar Pradesh's Chanduali district, a railway official said Saturday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611572/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:05 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611572/cs/1/ Former Agra mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kishori Lal Mahaur has been arrested following a complaint from his widowed daughter-in-law who accused him of duping her of property, police said Saturday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611567/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611567/cs/1/ The Gujarat State Information Commission (GSIC), which was functioning only with a chief information commissioner so far, has got two new information commissioners following the high court's intervention. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611563/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611563/cs/1/ Four members of a family, including two children, were injured early Saturday when the compressor of their refrigerator exploded in their home in east Delhi's Shahdara area. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611557/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611557/cs/1/ Eager to do his bit to save the environment, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP has asked Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar for permission to come to parliament on a bicycle. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611559/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611559/cs/1/ Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Rs.425 crore new Tamil Nadu Assembly complex in Chennai this evening. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611556/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:10:02 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611556/cs/1/ Local lad and star Kings XI Punjab player Yuvraj Singh is again in the news for all the wrong reasons. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611552/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611552/cs/1/ In an inclusive democracy, political power is perhaps the strongest tool to eradicate all forms of inequality. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has brought forward some interesting scenarios for the Indian polity. This struggle for political rights by women's groups has been the longest in the history of independent India as the proposed constitution amendment bill ha... http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611550/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611550/cs/1/ A calendar, playing cards, a diary, a tabloid - what have all these got in common? They are all innovative Bollywood film press kits not only meant to give information but also create recall value. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611549/cs/1/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611549/cs/1/ Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Nalin Bhatt has been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for questioning in connection with the 2002 communal riots in Gulberg society. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611548/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611548/cs/1/ A 5.6 magnitude earthquake rocked Meghalaya Saturday morning, triggering panic among residents. No casualties have been reported. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611542/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611542/cs/1/ Bihar's young teenage icon Farzana Begum, who was given the National Bravery Award for saving five people from drowning, alleges her medal has been stolen from her house. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611543/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611543/cs/1/ There is no better symbol of Tuensang's disconnect with the rest of Nagaland than the road between it and Mokokchung, the closest major town. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611540/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611540/cs/1/ Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, has expelled main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP). http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611538/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611538/cs/1/ Eveready Industries India has hiked the prices of its range of dry cell batteries by 5 to 10 percent, a senior company official said here. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611536/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:30:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611536/cs/1/ Suspected Maoist guerrillas torched machines of a road construction company in Bihar's Buxar district early Saturday, police said. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611535/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611535/cs/1/ Film: 'Well Done Abba'; Music Director: Shantanu Moitra; Lyricists: Ila Arun, Ashok Mishra and Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Ila Arun, Daniel B. George, Mohit Chauhan, Swanand Kirkire, Shreya Ghoshal, Rupankar and Raja Hasan; Rating:*** http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611534/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611534/cs/1/ The second Konkan Turtle Festival-2010 has got off to a flying start with over 375 Olive Ridley turtles released in the Arabian Sea during the past four days. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611533/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611533/cs/1/ A stunning display of powerful batting from Angelo Matthews and Owais Shah guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 11-run win over defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611516/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611516/cs/1/ Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has announced her latest venture on micro-blogging site Twitter. She is all set to open a new club called Royalty in Mumbai with her businessman husband Raj Kundra. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611514/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611514/cs/1/ There is an urgent need to spread awareness about cardiovascular diseases like stroke and diabetes, Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611513/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:50:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611513/cs/1/ A 45-year-old man died after falling into a sewer in east Delhi, police said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611511/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611511/cs/1/ Indian boxer Jai Bhagwan thrashed Botswana's Oratile Segokgo 16-0 to reach the 60 kg quarterfinals, while Balwinder Beniwal went down 5-14 to Richarno Colin of Mauritius in the 64 kg bout on the opening day of the XXX Energy Drink Commonwealth boxing championship at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611509/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611509/cs/1/ Bollywood actor Harman Baweja was named worst actor and Kareena Kapoor got the worst actress title Friday night at the second annual Golden Kela awards, a spin-off on Hollywood's Razzies. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611507/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611507/cs/1/ In a move that could benefit thousands of migrants entering Mumbai each year, 200,000 rental homes will be constructed in Thane and Raigad, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) announced here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611506/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611506/cs/1/ The Orissa government website has gone blank since last two days due to some technical snag and officials of the state government and the National Informatics Centre (NIC), which hosts the site, are blaming each other. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611504/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611504/cs/1/ Automotive component major Bosch Ltd decided to lift the lockout Saturday at its plant on the outskirts of this tech hub following an agreement with its workers in restoring normalcy, an official said late Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611505/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611505/cs/1/ A teenaged Pakistani boy who ran away from his home near Lahore city in Pakistan two months back after a scolding from his father and landed up in the custody of security agencies in India, was finally repatriated to Pakistan to be re-united with his family. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611500/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611500/cs/1/ West Indies cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers said Friday that he is a great fan of India's dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611501/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611501/cs/1/ The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Friday told officials to ensure that the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) March 15 rally must not disrupt normal life in the state capital. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611502/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611502/cs/1/ India's ties with Russia got a fresh sparkle Friday as Russian state monopoly Alrosa signed a clutch of agreements with Indian companies to supply diamonds worth about $1 billion. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611503/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611503/cs/1/ India went down 2-4 to Argentina to finish eighth while Spain took the fifth place getting past Korea 2-0 in classification matches of the Hockey World Cup here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611499/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611499/cs/1/ Infusing new vigour in their time-tested ties, India and Russia Friday signed a slew of pacts, including three nuclear accords that could see Moscow building at least 12 more nuclear reactors, and sealed the price of refitted aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov at $2.3 billion. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611497/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611497/cs/1/ The sole eyewitness in the Nitish Katara murder case Friday said the Allahabad High Court has stayed his arrest in cases filed against him by the father of the convict. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611495/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611495/cs/1/ Terming female infanticide as 'a sin against god', the Delhi High Court Friday upheld the life sentence handed down to a woman for killing her newborn daughter. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611496/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611496/cs/1/ A weak defence, missed chances and poor showing from seasoned campaigners like Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur spoiled India's chances in the World Cup, chief coach Jose Brasa said after the side finished eighth following a 2-4 loss to Argentina here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611491/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611491/cs/1/ Even as his team Kings XI Punjab prepared for their first encounter against the Delhi Daredevils at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali here Saturday, Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has flown back to Australia for treatment of his elbow injury. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611493/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611493/cs/1/ Indian archers continued their fine run in the Invitational World Archery by bagging two gold, four silvers and three bronze on the fourth day of the tournament here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611487/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611487/cs/1/ Only 7,116 new schools were set up across India in 2009-10, meeting only half of the target set for constructing new school buildings under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). Among the worst performers were West Bengal and Orissa, the government said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611488/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611488/cs/1/ Visiting women entrepreneurs from Pakistan on Friday called for strengthening of trade and commerce with India. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611485/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:07 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611485/cs/1/ The Kishore Chandra Deo committee's fourth report has observed that the root cause of the ills plaguing the National Aviation Company India (NACIL) was the 'merger' of Indian Airlines and Air India. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611481/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:04 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611481/cs/1/ At least six people were killed and four injured Friday when crackers laden in their vehicle exploded in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, police said. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611477/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611477/cs/1/ The Union Government on Friday said the 11th Five Year Plan envisages increase in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 15 percent of the population in the age cohort group of 18-24 years by 2011-12. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611478/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:03 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611478/cs/1/ Defending champions Germany and Australia have met four times, twice in the finals of the Hockey World Cup. Germany leads the head-to-head 3-1. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611475/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611475/cs/1/ An additional charge will be imposed on realtors to arrange the funds for Metro rail service here and for speeding up the pace of development, Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611476/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611476/cs/1/ India-Germany science and technology cooperation touched all time high with a visiting German delegation proposing to set up the German House of Science and Innovation in India. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611472/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:20:01 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611472/cs/1/ India and Russia will intensify their cooperation on Afghanistan and jointly combat the challenges of terrorism in the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611471/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611471/cs/1/ Law makers in Karnataka Friday fought in the state assembly over the passage of the Azim Premji University Bill, as the opposition parties wanted a joint house panel to study some of its provisions. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611468/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611468/cs/1/ Over 100 Japanese products are on display at a four-day exhibition 'Feel Japan Style in India', which opened here Friday to the cherry blossom dance by renowned Japanese classical performer Yuri Shirahane. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611469/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:10:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611469/cs/1/ New Delhi, March 12 (IANS)Striker Prabhjot Singh lost his cool and showed his middle finger to an irate crowd that booed the players after India lost to Argentina 2-4 to finish eigth in the 12-team Hockey World Cup here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611467/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611467/cs/1/ Almost a month after its student was arrested on molestation charges in Boston, the US, Panjab University (PU) Friday decided to debar him from appearing in the exams and started the process of expelling him from the institution. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611466/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611466/cs/1/ The Indian Premier League (IPL) came alive at home with a gala opening ceremony, starred by some top entertainers like Lionel Richie, Ali Campbell of UB40's and Bjorn Again and Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611464/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611464/cs/1/ Four child labourers were Friday rescued while they working at a road construction site of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), said an NGO that assisted the police in the rescue mission. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611461/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611461/cs/1/ Two people were injured in clashes between stone-pelting protesters and security forces in Kashmir's Sopore town Friday after the visit of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611462/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611462/cs/1/ In a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court Friday asked the government to treat women and men officers in the army and air force at par while granting Permanent Commission, saying 'greater sensitivity was required' while dealing with gender issues. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611453/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611453/cs/1/ The security of the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir will be strengthened as it faces a threat of terror attack, an official said here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611454/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611454/cs/1/ Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday said there will be no board examinations for class 8 from the next academic session. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611455/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611455/cs/1/ India's gross domestic product (GDP) would be around 8.2 percent next fiscal, Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C. Rangarajan said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611456/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611456/cs/1/ City-based McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd has bagged a project worth Rs.245.42 crore from the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a company statement said here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611457/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611457/cs/1/ Germany and Australia's road to final in the Hockey World Cup: http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611458/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611458/cs/1/ Actress Hilary Duff is planning a small wedding with fiance, hockey player Mike Comrie, and says she doesn't want to look like a 'cupcake' on her big day. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611459/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611459/cs/1/ India and Russia on Friday finalized several important and long pending defence cooperation projects during a day-long visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to New Delhi. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611452/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:03 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611452/cs/1/ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi as he began his New Delhi visit eyeing upon boosting strategic and defence ties with India. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611450/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611450/cs/1/ Hollywood actress Charlize Theron admits she cannot live without her eyelash curlers. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611451/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611451/cs/1/ Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchirst won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of Indian Premier League (IPL) at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611446/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611446/cs/1/ India has expressed concern that more than 90 percent of the world's opium production is taking place in its neighbourhood. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611447/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:01 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611447/cs/1/ An Israeli nationalist group has urged Bar Refaeli to dump American boyfriend, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and settle down with a Jewish husband, says a report. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611448/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611448/cs/1/ A 35-year-old Nigerian national was arrested for running a fraudulent online lottery racket worth millions of rupees, police said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611442/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611442/cs/1/ 'Girls Aloud' star Cheryl Cole has sparked health fears after scrapping a string of TV and radio gigs. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611443/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611443/cs/1/ The workers of the Jessop and Co will get an immediate wage hike as the management and workers' union have signed a long-term wage settlement agreement. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611445/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611445/cs/1/ The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking strict implementation of domestic laws against witchhunts that has resulted in the deaths of over 2,500 women in the last 15 years. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611438/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611438/cs/1/ Literature is the flavour of spring in the capital. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611440/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611440/cs/1/ Automotive component major Bosch Ltd Friday withdrew notice to declare lockout at its main plant in this tech hub as negotiations were on with workforce on wage hike, while its other plant on the city's outskirts remained shut for the fourth day. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611441/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611441/cs/1/ R. Murthy of Bangalore took a one-stroke lead in round three of the Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship as he dazzled with a five under-67 at the Classic Golf Resort here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611435/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611435/cs/1/ Having missed an opportunity to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) II after he was sent back home from South Africa, middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif is happy to make a come-back in the third edition with Kings XI Punjab. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611437/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611437/cs/1/ Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said steps have to be taken for fiscal consolidation, saying the country cannot continue to live on borrowed resources. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611434/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611434/cs/1/ The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Friday claimed a 'major victory' after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued directive asking foreign airlines to reconsider their two-year-old decision depriving agents of commission. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611427/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611427/cs/1/ India has asked its nationals living in Afghanistan to take precautions, warning the Taliban could abduct Indian diplomats, highly placed sources indicated Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611429/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611429/cs/1/ New Zealand prevailed over South Africa 5-4 in sudden death to finish ninth in the Hockey World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611430/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:04 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611430/cs/1/ The child mortality rate in Jharkhand has fallen steeply over the last nine years, Health Minister Baijnath Ram said here Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611419/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611419/cs/1/ He was gazing at the sky, looking at kites flying and the moment inspired filmmaker Rakesh Roshan to pen down his forthcoming romantic saga 'Kites' about love going beyond boundaries and cultures. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611420/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611420/cs/1/ State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has set a target of producing 4.6 lakh tonnes of aluminium and 16.58 lakh tonnes of alumina in the 2010-11 financial year. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611418/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611418/cs/1/ Archaeologists are restoring medieval Mughal buildings in Jammu and Kashmir, in a bid to boost tourism in the state. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611417/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:10:03 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611417/cs/1/ Union Government on Friday informed the Parliament that it has initiated to develop coordinated research work on second generation bio-fuels. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611415/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:10:02 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611415/cs/1/ Moved by the plight of several Punjabi youth languishing in prisons in Spain after illegal immigration bids, the Punjab government Friday announced it would seek the central government's help in securing the release of these people. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611412/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611412/cs/1/ The Meghalaya government Friday asked New Delhi not to waste time and reach an 'acceptable tripartite accord' with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) for lasting peace in Garo Hills. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611413/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611413/cs/1/ Despite a ban on sale of cigarettes without pictorial warnings in the country, the Supreme Court Friday allowed their sale to outgoing passengers by the duty-free outlets at departure lounges of Indian airports. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611407/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611407/cs/1/ Thieves broke into the sealed house of kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar here in Haryana for the fourth time and fled with a few abandoned items while one of them was caught by locals, police said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611409/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611409/cs/1/ Nearly 11,000 tribal boys and girls in India's northeastern state of Mizoram Friday danced their way into the Guinness Book of World Records by setting a record of the largest dance ensemble in the world. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611410/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611410/cs/1/ Delhi Police Friday said it had busted an international human trafficking racket with the arrest of a man and a woman here. Two fake visa stickers of Canada, 15 Indian passports and nine Nepali passports were recovered from their possession. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611411/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611411/cs/1/ Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is here on a two-day visit, has expressed his concern over terrorism emanating from the AFPAK region and the danger it poses to India's security interests, but at the same time, has also hailed Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611405/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:04 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611405/cs/1/ Hailing Congress President Sonia Gandhi's efforts in paving the way for the Women's Reservation Bill, a group of women Congress activists from Uttar Pradesh met the UPA chairperson at her residence in New Delhi on Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611406/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:04 -0500 ANI http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611406/cs/1/ Sunny Deol and Irrfan Khan starrer 'Right Yaaa Wrong' was released on 21 screens in Pakistan Friday and producer Subhash Ghai says he didn't face any problems distributing the film there even though Islamabad had banned Indian films for nearly four decades. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611403/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611403/cs/1/ Major gas discoveries in India and the changing gas market will be discussed at the 6th Asia Gas Partnership Summit starting here March 22, a government official said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611399/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:02 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611399/cs/1/ Tens of thousands of Left activists rallied here Friday to protest against rising prices of essential commodities. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611395/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:01 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611395/cs/1/ Maoist militants have held up at least 300 road projects of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), a minister said Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611393/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:04 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611393/cs/1/ The government will fully reimburse families living below the poverty line (BPL) for treatment of heart and kidney diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok Sabha Friday. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611390/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611390/cs/1/ Eminent Islamic scholar Moulana Hameeduddin Aqil Hussami, who was also a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, died here Friday after a brief illness. He was 82. http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611391/cs/1/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:03 -0500 IANS http://story.indiagazette.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/701ee96610c884a6/id/611391/cs/1/