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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, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:35 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:35 -0500 30 Australia coach Ric Charlesworth says his team has shown its potential and deserved to be in Saturday's final of the Hockey World Cup. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611120 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611120 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived here Thursday night on a 22-hour visit during which India and Russia are to sign over a dozen agreements, including an umbrella civil nuclear pact. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611121 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611121 Police searching for a missing self-styled godman and a woman devotee he is accused of kidnapping have recovered photographs of the two as a married couple. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611119 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:40:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611119 A couple was found dead in their home here Thursday in what appeared to be a suicide pact, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611117 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611117 World and Olympic champions Germany outplayed European champions England 4-1 in the semi-final Thursday to set up their third consecutive World Cup final clash with Australia here. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611110 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611110 The graduating batch of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad has received placement offers from 110 firms, including international offers from firms like Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611109 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611109 The Chhattisgarh High Court Thursday rejected the bail pleas of three Chinese engineers, arrested for their alleged role in the chimney crash last year at the Korba-based Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) power plant that killed 40 workers. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611102 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611102 A 23-year-old employee of a call centre in Noida was allegedly murdered by her team leader, jealous over her dumping him for another man, police said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611103 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611103 Amid a heated debate in the Chhattisgarh assembly Thursday, Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik ruled that a house committee will probe into a TV sting expose of alleged sale of a minor by an orphanage centre based on outskirts of capital Raipur. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611104 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611104 The two early goals and the inexperience of his injury-hit side led to England's 1-4 loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final, said coach Bobby Crutchley here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611105 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611105 At least three Maoist training camps were dismantled during the joint forces' operation along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a senior state police officer said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611098 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611098 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday moved swiftly to quell rumblings within the party over supporting the women's reservation bill, saying it stood united and would issue a whip to MPs to support the bill when it is tabled in the Lok Sabha. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611100 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611100 Pakistan hockey plunged into a major crisis as the entire team announced retirement from international hockey soon after the national federation sacked the team officials and dissolved the selection committee following the four times champions' worst-ever World Cup finish. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611101 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611101 Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the semi-final of the Hockey World Cup and set up their third consecutive title clash with Germany. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611097 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611097 Lucknow's Vijay Kumar maintained his two-stroke lead in the Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship 2010 with a four under-68 to take his total to nine under 135, here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611095 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611095 A former Congress legislator from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh Thursday admitted that he unwittingly gave money to two Delhi blast suspects after they escaped from the September 2008 Batla House encounter. A Samajwadi Party (SP) legislator, however, denied providing any monetary help to them. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611096 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611096 Not only certain political parties, but even some influential Islamic scholars and clerics are strongly opposed to the women's reservation bill. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611090 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611090 More than 10 houses were burgled in upmarket sector 56 of Gurgaon in the last two days, police said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611091 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611091 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday summoned senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh government with an action plan for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) March 15 rally in the state capital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611092 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611092 India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday held wide-ranging talks that focused on expanding counter-terror cooperation and taking economic ties to new heights. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611089 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611089 Social activist and lawyer Teesta Setalwad, who is in the forefront of the fight to bring justice to the 2002 Gujarat riots victims, on Thursday demanded that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) should register a complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611088 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:06 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611088 The US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer on Thursday inaugurated an annual international food festival 'Aahar-2010' in the national capital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611087 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:05 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611087 The Union Government on Thursday said that it has constituted a high level committee to look into the problems of high cost of working capital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611085 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:04 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611085 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed the ruling Congress party for plans to extend quotas to deprived classes in jobs and educational institutes to minorities including those converted. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611086 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:04 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611086 The Union Government on Thursday said that it has given in principle approval for the introduction of translucent fiber glass LPG cylinder for domestic use. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611084 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:03 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611084 The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21 over his alleged complicity in the anti-Muslim violence that rocked the state, particularly in the death of Congress's former MP Ehsan Jaffri. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611081 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611081 Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell Thursday said that anti-doping procedures during the 2010 Games in Delhi would be all the more stringent thanks to the recent World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) approval of the testing lab here. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611080 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611080 India coach Jose Brasa is expecting a tough fight from the Argentines in their classification match for the seventh-eight places in the Hockey World Cup here Friday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611077 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611077 Zakia Jaffri in her petition has levelled serious charges against Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, and has made out a case of conspiracy and abetment to commit multiple offences of murder. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611074 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611074 Orissa is planning to form a separate ministry that would exclusively focus on the problems of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and work for their growth, the state's top official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611070 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611070 World and Olympic champions Germany ended England's fairytale run routing the European champions 4-1 to storm into the final of the Hockey World Cup. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611071 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611071 'You will be hearing more from me!' Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief Mike Fennell told the organisers of the 2010 Games, specially committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, as he sought a faster pace of work in areas like venues development, transport and catering. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611068 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611068 The government Thursday said that some terror groups had plans to target Indian missions abroad and underlined that it has taken up a slew of measures to strengthen security of the missions. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611064 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611064 Two-time defending champion Germany on Thursday defeated England 4-1 in the men's Hockey World Cup semi-finals to stay in the hunt for a third straight title. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611066 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:02 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611066 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) chief Helen Clark met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday and discussed several partnerships to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611062 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611062 The fate of the landmark women's quota bill Thursday appeared uncertain as the government, yielding to its critics, offered all-party consultations while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to paper over internal opposition to the proposed legislation. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611061 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611061 Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon Thursday pardoned Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, a former chief minister who was held guilty by a house committee of breach of privilege. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611057 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611057 The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21 over his alleged complicity in the anti-Muslim violence that rocked the state, particularly in the death of Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611058 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611058 Pandemonium prevailed in the Haryana assembly again Thursday during the general discussion on the state budget. The situation became so unruly that Speaker H.S. Chatha threatened to leave his chair if the members did not stop the chaos. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611055 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611055 Defending the video referral introduced at this World Cup, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Thursday said it is the teams and the officials who need to know how to use the system judiciously. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611056 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611056 Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday appeared before a special court in Mumbai as a prosecution witnesses in a 10-year-old case of one of his old movie. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611054 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:03 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611054 The 'Exhibition of Innovations' inaugurated by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan will remain open for viewing by the general public till Sunday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611052 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:02 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611052 International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Thursday said the world federation would not hesistate to disaffiliate India if it does not have an elected organisation in place by May 31. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611053 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611053 Five people of a family were killed Thursday in a Bihar village while trying to save a child who had came in contact with a high voltage wire, police said. The child could not be saved. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611048 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611048 Himachal Pradesh will invite private players to operate helicopter taxis in the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611045 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611045 The Delhi High Court Thursday upheld life sentences to a man and his mother for killing his wife for dowry. The court also regretted the stand of the girl's family, saying the case shows discrimination against the girl child still exists in Indian society. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611046 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611046 Three people were arrested for illegal mining in Orissa's mineral rich Keonjhar district Thursday, taking the total number of people held for the offence in the past week to 10, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611043 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611043 Security was strengthened outside a Jain temple in Punjab's Mohali district after its head priest committed suicide Thursday triggering tension in the area, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611037 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611037 City-based realtors PS Group and Infinity Park Ltd. would start work on their Colombo project within next six months, a company official said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611039 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611039 'Aamir' fame actor Rajeev Khandelwal, who was happy being attached to his girlfriend Manjari Kamtikar, is getting engaged in May to comply with his lady love's parent's wishes. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611040 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611040 Hollywood actor Gerard Butler, who has been romantically linked to Jennifer Aniston, is by his own admission 'paranoid' about sex and doesn't want to engage in bad behaviour, reports said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611041 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611041 The Supreme Court Thursday halted mining and transportation of iron ore from six mines in Bellary reserved forest area in Andhra Pradesh by Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611030 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611030 Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611032 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611032 The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back in India after shifting to South Africa last year because it could not get the expected security as it clashed with the general elections. The third edition of the Twenty20 razzmataz will spring to life Friday night when the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game in Navi Mumbai. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611033 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611033 The Walt Disney Company India, Indian arm of the Hollywood studio, Thursday announced a Telugu movie with leading southern stars Siddharth and Shruti Haasan. A yet to be titled epic fantasy adventure, is the company's first locally developed studio project aimed specifically at southern audiences. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611034 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611034 The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe Kandla Port Trust (KPT) officials who allegedly leased land to influential people at a throw-away rent without proper valuation. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611026 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611026 Nearly two weeks after the deadly terror attack in Kabul that killed 7 Indians, India and Russia Friday will discuss the volatile situation in Afghanistan and the implications of a reconciliation deal with the Taliban for regional stability. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611027 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611027 Indian pugilists are confident of a title-winning show at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championship, to be organized at the Talkatora Stadium in national capital New Delhi from Friday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611024 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:04 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611024 A library in Bangalore consisting of games, toys, CDs and books is gaining popularity among children. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611019 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:03 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611019 The fate of the landmark women's quota bill Thursday appeared uncertain as the government, yielding to the bitter critics - the Yadav troika, offered all-party consultations while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to stem growing internal opposition to the proposed legislation. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611020 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611020 An Australian audiology company, which has more than 180 clinics in Australia and New Zealand, has ventured into Asia for the first time with India as its destination. Indians make up 30 percent of its workforce, its CEO said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611021 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611021 The visiting African Union delegation on Thursday called on Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in the national capital. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611017 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:01 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611017 Automotive components major Bosch Ltd Thursday threatened to declare lockout at its main plant in the city as its agitated workers remained adamant over wage revision and healthcare benefits. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611014 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611014 Delhi Police's Special Cell arrested a criminal who was wanted for the murder of two troopers of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), police said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611013 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611013 Three children whose bodies were found near an army firing range in Himachal Pradesh died when three mortar shells they picked up exploded, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611011 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611011 Fuelled by their global ambitions, several Indian companies from an array of sectors are seeking to get listed on the London Stock Exchange to reap benefits from the liquidity and profile that a listing there offers. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611007 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611007 The Supreme Court Thursday decided to hear March 22 an Andhra Pradesh government's lawsuit challenging the state high court's ruling striking down a law reserving four percent of seats for Muslim students in professional colleges. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611008 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611008 Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt can finally heave a sigh of relief as his acquittal from terror charges for his alleged role in the 1993 Mumbai serial terror bombing has gone unchallenged in the Supreme Court. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611010 Real estate company Ambuja Realty plans to invest Rs.1,065 crore over the next three to four years on commercial and residential complexes and business parks, the company's chairman said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611004 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611004 Wondering whether your child is going to be good in sports? Here is a way to find out. A private laboratory chain in India Thursday launched a novel sports gene test that can provide answer to such queries. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611006 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/611006 Just hours before the arrival of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin here on a two-day visit, the country's Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin, briefed ANI TV on a number of issues, both of bilateral and regional importance. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610998 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:02 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610998 Backed by air cover, security forces Thursday pursued Maoists in eight districts of West Bengal and Jharkhand in a major crackdown, seizing a huge quantity of arms and destroying concealed rebel camps in thick forests. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610995 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:19 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610995 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday once again ruled out any move to privatise the country's railroad network but said the corporate sector will be roped in the best possible manner to bridge the funds deficit. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610996 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:19 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610996 A cache of weapons and explosive material was recovered from Jharkhand's Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts and a Maoist commander and an arms supplier arrested, police said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610997 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:19 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610997 Malaysia-based low-cost airline Air Asia is all set to fly to five more Indian cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai - this year, a company official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610990 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:18 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610990 Orissa plans to borrow at least 300 megawatts of electricity from three states to ease its power crisis caused due to the scanty rains last year, an official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610991 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:18 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610991 The Haryana government has proposed setting up a migrants resource centre in the state to check illegal immigration and facilitate migration of skilled and unskilled workers to other countries, an official said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610992 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:18 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610992 The Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be open to specially abled persons Friday, an official statement said Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610993 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:18 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610993 Win or lose, India will finish at their best in 16 years at the Hockey World Cup when they take on Argentina in the seventh-eighth place play-off at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Friday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610987 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:17 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610987 Leading telecom services provider Bharti Airtel Thursday announced the launch of its digital media business -- its foray into entertainment -- to deliver content to a range of users, including producers and media firms. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610988 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:17 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610988 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday denied reports that it was divided over the women's quota bill but the rift was evident with a section of MPs led by Yogi Adityanath said that quotas for women were 'needless' and would be opposed in the Lok Sabha. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610981 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:16 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610981 India needs 57,847,217 more hygienic toilets to counter the practice of manual scavenging, attributed mainly to use of dry latrines, especially in rural areas, the government said Thursday. The practice is still rampant in many parts of the country despite a law abolishing it. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610983 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:16 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610983 A late rally helped the benchmark index for Indian equities close Thursday 69 points higher than its previous close, with IT, telecom and banking stocks seeing buying interest. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610984 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:16 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610984 With only a day left for the start of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the bosses of the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament and an umbrella organisation of the country's news channels are yet to sort out the thorny issues that threaten the event not finding any space on the news channels. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610985 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:16 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610985 The central government Thursday banned Fashion TV for nine days for showing topless women, which offended 'good taste and decency'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610979 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:15 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610979 A strike by nearly half a million government employees in Jammu and Kashmir seeking payment of arrears and a higher retirement age paralysed the state administration for the third day Thursday, with teachers also joining the protest. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610980 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:15 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610980 Lawyers in Jammu Thursday observed a strike and held a protest over the introduction of a private member's bill that seeks to annul permanent resident rights of Kashmiri women who marry outside the state. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610973 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:14 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610973 The Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday said that Bangladesh has promised action against insurgents operating from its territory against India. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610974 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:14 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610974 Hockey India and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have agreed in principle to resume bilateral test series between the two countries. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610975 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:14 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610975 Sky gazers are set for a week-long celestial treat from Saturday with the start of Messier marathon, an annual astronomy event. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610977 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:14 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610977 Composers beware! Lifting Arabic tunes is no more a cakewalk as composers would have to take permission from music label T-series before using them. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610968 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:13 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610968 In a rare gesture, Tripura Governor Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil has sponsored a trip for ten budding cricketers to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Mumbai starting Friday, officials said here Thursday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610969 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:13 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610969 Julia Roberts starrer 'Eat, Pray, Love', which took the Hollywood star to Italy, Indonesia as well as India for what she describes as the 'acting Olympics', will release here Aug 27. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610970 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:13 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610970 The wedding card of this couple who eloped might read something like this -- Satish Kumar weds Maya Pasi. You are cordially invited to attend the marriage at a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district! http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610971 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:13 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610971 Indian novelist Rana Dasgupta's 'Solo' and Pakistan-based author Daniyal Mueenuddin's 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders' were Thursday declared regional winners of the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for 2010 in the European and South Asian categories. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610962 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:12 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610962 In a bid to let customers see the quantum of cooking gas being sold by oil retail companies, the government has approved a pilot project for the launch of translucent containers of the fuel in Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610963 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:12 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610963 Actress Priyanka Chopra says she is unnerved about her role in Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Saat Khoon Maaf', in which she will have seven husbands. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610965 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:12 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610965 A tax holiday granted to the hotel industry has been extended by three months to speed up the completion of the Commonwealth Games hotel projects that had slowed down due to the global economic recession. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610959 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:10 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610959 Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden Thursday formally launched the evolutionary 'Mongoose' bat that has a longer handle and smaller blade but a bigger sweet spot than the conventional cricket bat. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610952 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:08 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610952 A Nepali national working as a security guard at an educational institution here was arrested Thursday for selling drugs to college students, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610954 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:08 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/610954