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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India's News.Net http://www.indiasnews.net/ en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:57:52 -0400 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:57:52 -0400 30 After working with Ranbir Kapoor in two films, director Siddharth Anand feels the young actor has the potential to follow in the footsteps of megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the 'complete Hindi film hero'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680220 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680220 Film: 'We Are Family'; Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal; Directed by: Siddharth Malhotra; Rating: **** http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680184 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680184 A 25-year-old student union leader was shot by unidentified assailants in the Patwadi locality of Greater Noida Thursday, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680178 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680178 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached a police station in his Amethi parliamentary constituency and asked the policemen there to investigate a murder case properly and within a stipulated period of time, a party leader said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680179 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680179 Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry in June. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680175 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680175 The Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games was welcomed in Bangalore Thursday by school children, sports enthusiasts and sports stars. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680173 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680173 The United Arab Emirates will rework its foreign trade policy to enhance the country's position in global markets, a minister said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680171 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680171 Several 'Govindas' were injured Thursday, some critically, across Mumbai while they formed human pyramids to reach 'dahi handis' - pots of curd - suspended high above the ground on the occasion of Janmasthami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, officials said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680172 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680172 With Sonia Gandhi set to be formally re-elected Congress president Friday, the focus has shifted to the state units, who have been advised to elect their chiefs and other office bearers and complete the process by Sep 17. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680169 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680169 Poor monsoon rains have triggered drought fears in half of Orissa, an official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680170 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680170 Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari will be visiting Russia for five days from Monday on an invitation from awareness group Water Freedom Revolution (WFR), a party statement said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680168 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680168 The Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price following the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680166 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:07 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680166 The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to honour master blaster Sachin Tendulkar with the rank of Honorary Group Captain on Friday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680165 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:05 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680165 Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680159 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680159 Rajni Devi, the wife of sub-inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav who was killed by Maoists Thursday, fainted several times and was inconsolable after being informed about her husband's death. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680157 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680157 The kicking in of new norms for unit linked insurance policies (ULIP) issued by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Wednesday has sucked out around 260 products sold by 23 life insurers in India. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680156 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680156 A group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with cases of marital discord. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680147 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680147 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday held a high-level meeting with top officials at his official residence after reports that Maoists had killed one of four abducted policemen. The Bihar police chief has said there is no truth in the Maoist claim of having killed a policeman. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680149 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680149 Tata Sports Club snatched a dramatic last-over win by one run for their first success in two outings in the BCCI-Airtel Corporate Cup cricket tournament, here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680146 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680146 Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani Thursday decried what he termed as the 'totally dishonest' attitude of the centre in the matter of huge amounts of money hidden in foreign banks. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680142 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680142 India Thursday asked Sri Lanka to look beyond the resettlement of war-displaced Tamils and start a political process that would meet the needs and aspirations of the country's minorities. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680143 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680143 Teenage archery sensation Deepika Kumari Thursday became the second Indian woman ever to sail into the final of a World Cup Stage IV meet. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680144 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680144 About eight percent of households in India are pushed to below the poverty line due to heavy medical expenses, said a new report on the Indian health sector Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680141 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680141 Two athletes and four wrestlers have tested positive in random testing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) during the trials in Patiala in the run-up to the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games and provisionally suspended by their respective federations. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680140 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680140 About 40 info-cafes will be launched here Friday to provide information to the over 100,000 tourists who are expected to visit the capital during the Commonwealth Games. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680137 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680137 The Delhi High Court Thursday imposed costs of Rs.75,000 on two brothers involved in a property dispute case for last 18 years, saying that no mercy can be shown to litigants filing frivolous applications in courts to delay judicial proceedings. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680136 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680136 Former chief minister of Haryana Om Parkash Chautala here Thursday criticised the land acquisition policy followed by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in the state. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680134 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680134 Maoists Thursday killed one of the four Bihar policemen they abducted four days ago, following a decision by a 'jan adalat' or kangaroo court, their spokesman said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680133 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:10:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680133 Wrestler Sushil Kumar unveiled an exclusive range of apparel and promotional merchandise for the 2010 Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680130 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:10:05 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680130 Karnataka police Thursday opposed granting bail to People's Democratic Party chief Abdul Nasir Maudany, now in jail here for alleged involvement in the 2008 serial explosions in Bangalore. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680131 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:10:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680131 President Pratibha Patil has signed into law a bill giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own children, it was announced Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680124 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680124 With over 1,000 suspected dengue cases being reported in New Delhi, the outbreak of the disease has added to the woes of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, which is already struggling against the backdrop of constructional delays and missed deadlines. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680125 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:10:02 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680125 Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday embarked on a two-day visit to South Korea to boost military ties with the East Asian nation amid a hushed row with China over visa denial to an Indian army officer and the presence of its forces in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680123 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680123 Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is in talks with Parkway Holdings of Singapore to set up more hospitals in West Bengal via their existing joint venture, a top official said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680119 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680119 Thousands of devotees Thursday gathered at temples across the capital to pay obeisance to Lord Krishna, one of the most revered gods of Hindus, on the occasion of Janmashtami. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680116 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680116 An executive of a cement company was kidnapped at gunpoint from near Assam's main city of Guwahati Thursday, a day after two businessman abducted over the weekend were rescued by police. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680117 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680117 It seems Ram Gopal Varma is not worried about the death threats he is getting as he is moving around in Hyderabad unescorted and says he isn't being brave, just practical. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680118 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680118 After successful stints at Istanbul and England, the Indian rugby team will leave Thursday night for the Shanghai Sevens tournament scheduled Sep 4-5 in Shanghai. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680115 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680115 Akshay Kumar only for Sajid Nadiadwala -- that's the amicable agreement that Sajid Khan has reached with his friend and producer before walking into an outside project. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680111 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:07 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680111 Four wrestlers, who were part of the Commonwealth Games squad, have tested positive and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Thursday provisionally suspended them. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680112 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:07 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680112 The Supreme Court has said that 'ordinarily' the appellate court could not order re-investigation or fresh investigation into an offence and also there could not be two FIRs for the same incident. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680107 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680107 The world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, Hero Honda Motors, Thursday launched a new model of its bestseller bike, Super Splendor, with new features in the deluxe segment and said it is planning to launch new models ahead of the festive season. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680108 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680108 Union Minister and Congress general secretary M. Veerappa Moily Thursday met party MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, a day before he is scheduled to resume his controversial 'odarpu yatra' in defiance of the party leadership. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680109 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680109 As Sonia Gandhi is all set to be unanimously elected Friday for a fourth term as the Congress president, she will be setting several records in the history of the 125-year-old party, among them being the longest-serving incumbent. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680105 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680105 Former India captain Kapil Dev Thursday called for severe punishment for Pakistan players found guilty in the spot-fixing controversy, and asked legendary Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan to take the initiative to save the game in his country. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680106 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680106 With whole country celebrating the birthday of Lord Krishna Thursday, many Bollywood stars took to the microblogging site Twitter to join in the celebrations by wishing their fans love, peace and happiness. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680103 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680103 Automotive major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is planning to launch a passenger variant of its recently launched mini truck Maxximo. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680101 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680101 A hospital in cooperation with a research group here, has conceptualised and launched a health service that uses mobile phones to detect cancer. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680095 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:10:05 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680095 Members of Muslim community at Dadar and Thane here, celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami (birth of Hindu God Krishna), joining the Hindu devotees in the revelries on Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680094 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:10:03 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680094 A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh figuring in the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680089 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680089 Osmania University students' Joint Action Committee (JAC) has called for Telangana shutdown Sunday to protest the government's decision not to postpone Group-I preliminary examination of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC). http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680087 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680087 Come Friday and commuters from Delhi will travel to the capital's satellite town of Gurgaon more easily as Delhi Metro opens its Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar section for public. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680088 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680088 Veteran actor Dharmendra will Saturday release Income Tax Commissioner Ajit Sinha's poetry book as well as his audio-visual album of devotional songs 'Bhaj Mann Hari Ka Naam'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680085 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680085 After a long stay in Los Angeles, Bollywood's glamour girl Mallika Sherawat has returned to India. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680084 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680084 The new disability law should ensure social security cover for the mentally-challenged in the country, the apex http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680080 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680080 Defence personnel seeking life partners will now be able to access a matrimony website designed exclusively for them. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680079 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680079 The Haryana police Thursday arrested the brother and grand-mother and a cousin of a teenaged girl from Rohtak after she was killed for her love affair with a boy. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680064 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680064 The widow of Francis Induwar, the special branch inspector who was abducted and beheaded by Maoists last year, has appealed to the Leftwing rebels to free the four policemen taken hostage by them in Bihar. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680065 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680065 Rishad Premji, heir apparent to India's IT czar Azim Premji, will shape the future growth strategy of Wipro's gobal IT business, a senior company official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680049 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680049 A commemorative postage stamp on Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister, was Thursday released on the occasion of his first death anniversary. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680044 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680044 The prevailing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir is playing spoilsport for the dry fruits business in the Kashmir Valley during the auspicious Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680029 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:16 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680029 The Kerala government Thursday gave the nod to a proposed airport to be built at Aranmula in the state's Pathanamthitta district in which the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) would have a 15 per cent holding. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680014 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680014 Veteran stage and screen actor-director Dilip Roy died of cancer in a private hospital here Thursday, family sources said. Roy, 79, left behind his wife and three sons. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680011 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680011 Yarn manufacturer Nakoda Limited will invest Rs.33 crore on a 5.25 MW wind power plant in Madhya Pradesh, the company announced Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680009 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680009 Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Thursday said Smart City Dubai, builder of the Rs.1,500-crore Kochi IT township, will be asked to say within 15 days whether or not it is going ahead with the project. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680004 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/680004 Tripura Health Minister Tapan Chakrabarty's only son Tuhin Chakrabarty died of jaundice and kidney failure Thursday morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, family sources said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679995 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679995 Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679996 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679996 A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday closed on a dull note, though broader markets saw more buying activity. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679990 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679990 The Indian Railways have bagged the second position in an international shooting event held in Krakow, Poland from Aug 23 to Aug 27, an official statement said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679988 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679988 The United Nations (UN) will support Mizoram in prevention of HIV/AIDS and in management of prisons in the northeastern state, an official said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679973 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679973 Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said the directive of the Supreme Court on a curative petition on the Bhopal gas tragedy will have to be 'factored in' within the proposed Companies Bill . http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679974 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679974 Fifteen mobile phones were seized from inmates of a Bihar jail during a raid early Thursday, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679970 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679970 Yesteryear Bollywood actor Kader Khan is recuperating in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here after a knee surgery, says his son. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679971 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679971 A leopard has killed a seven-year-old boy in a village adjoining the Katarniaghat forest reserve in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679957 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679957 Tata Power Thursday said a consortium it belongs to has won a bid for a 240 MW geothermal power project in Indonesia. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679954 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679954 Bajaj Auto Thursday reported an all-time high monthly sales of 3,29,364 vehicles in August, a 55 percent rise over 2,13,072 units in the same month last year. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679945 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679945 China has dismissed reports of the deployment of around 11,000 troops in the Gilgit area of Pakistan-controlled-Kashmir, saying they were fabricated stories designed to adversely impact Beijing's ties with New Delhi. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679941 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679941 Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL), part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), was trading at the upper circuit filter limit at Rs.116 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679940 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:20:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679940 Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been declared fit, nearly a month after he underwent three critical heart surgeries in Mumbai's Asian Heart Institute. He is expected to be discharged Friday and arrive here Sep 8. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679937 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679937 Australian selectors have opted for a blend of young and experienced players for next month's two-match Test series in India, the team's last before hosting England for the Ashes. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679935 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:48 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679935 Film: 'The Film Emotional Atyachar'; Cast: Mohit Ahlawat, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Anand Tiwari, Ravi Kishen, Abhimanyu Singh; Director: Akshay Shere; Rating: ** 1/2 http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679926 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679926 Temples across Braj Mandal, a large swathe of area around Mathura, are bustling with joy and fervour, celebrating Janmashtami -- the birthday of Lord Krishna. -- who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679923 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679923 Hyderabad is famous for the Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Biryani and IT companies -- and the Hyderabadi Haleem is now all set to join the vaunted list. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679924 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679924 As many as 210 SIM cards issued against fake identities were seized and four people were booked Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, along the Indo-Nepal border, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679919 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679919 Director Imtiaz Ali couldn't act in Sushil Rajpal's 'Antardwand' but is all set to work in his next film 'Old Monk'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679920 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679920 The clock is ticking fast and furious to the 19th Commonwealth Games here Oct 3-14. As Delhi works away at a feverish pitch in the last lap, the missed deadlines, corruption allegations, debris and resulting disease have put a question mark on the whopping Rs.16,000 crore ($ 3.2 billion) expenditure on developing and modernising the Indian capital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679918 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679918 The vice chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association, Randhir Singh, has hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention as a miracle. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679895 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:40:39 -0400 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679895 IndiaFirst Life Insurance, a three-way joint venture of Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda and British financial institution Legal and General, will open 12 new branches to sell its insurance plans. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679883 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:30:05 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679883 Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources has begun talks with the Gujarat government to ensure long-term supply of bauxite for its refinery in Orissa's Kalahandi district after its mining project in the Niyamgiri hills was refused permission by the central government on environmental grounds. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679877 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:20:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679877 Mumbaikars woke up to beating of drums on Janmashtami Thursday as Govindas got together at their venues to strategise and form human pyramids to reach 'dahi handis' -- or pots of curd and luck -- suspended high. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679878 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:20:06 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679878 The central government has no roadmap to revive the three state-run vaccine producing plants in the country, shut in January 2008, a parliamentary panel has concluded. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679871 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679871 A benchmark index for Indian equities Thursday was ruling lacklustre in afternoon trade, though broader markets saw greater buying activity. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679866 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679866 As a second deadline expired Thursday, Maoists said the fate of four Bihar policemen held captive by them would now be decided by a 'jan adalat' or kangaroo court. The families of the cops are desperately pleading with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for help. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679865 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679865 Uneasy quiet prevailed in the Kashmir Valley Thursday with few restrictions but a shutdown called by separatists ensuring that shops, educational institutions and businesses were shut again after the brief hours of normalcy the day before. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679863 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679863 India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679832 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:40:04 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679832 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi turned 'brother' for several women and girls of a village here who tied rakhis to him and he promised to turn their dreams of development into a reality, a party spokesperson said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679824 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679824 Andhra Pradesh Thursday remembered one of its greatest leaders, late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who had died in a helicopter crash a year ago, leaving the state in shock. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679825 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:03 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679825 Maoists in Bihar Thursday said they would decide the fate of four captive policemen at a 'jan adalat' or kangaroo court, as the second deadline set by them to release eight of their jailed leaders had expired. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679820 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679820 The Congress party Thursday withdrew its decision to show black flags to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari who is scheduled to tour Chhattisgarh for two days from Friday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679821 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679821 The controversy over nearly 100 girls taking ill in a Haryana town after being administered a Vitamin A dose in school raised its head again when seven of them had to be re-admitted to hospital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679822 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/679822