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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 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:48:41 -0500 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:48:41 -0500 30 Chandigarh, Feb 9 (IANS) The central government has sanctioned Rs.23 crore for upgrading security in the national capital region (NCR), particularly Delhi's suburban towns of Gurgaon and Faridabad towns in Haryana, in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599400 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599400 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress suggestion that Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar has the main responsibility to check food inflation is a 'mockery of the collective system of responsibility in the cabinet', an angry Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599394 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599394 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Placing an indefinite moratorium on the commercial release of Bt Brinjal, which would otherwise have been the first genetically modified food crop in India, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday said he took the 'precautionary approach' as there was no clear consensus on the subject among Indian scientists. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599395 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599395 Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) would make life cycle analysis (LCA) compulsory for environment clearance to projects within the next six months, its chief said here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599396 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599396 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities Tuesday shut shop 106 points higher and above the psychologically important 16,000-mark, pushed up primarily by IT and healthcare stocks. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599397 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599397 Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Members of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) alleged Tuesday their organising secretary Seema Azad has been falsely branded as a Maoist because of 'her campaigns exposing the police misdeeds, particularly their connivance with illegal miners'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599398 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599398 Agartala, Feb 9 (IANS) Citing India's poor statistics in terms of education, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has demanded a change in the country's policy to ensure education for all. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599391 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599391 Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The central government is awaiting a detailed proposal from the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to undertake capital dredging of the Haldia channel, union Minister of Shipping G.K. Vasan said here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599392 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599392 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Final scoreboard of the first cricket Test between India and South Africa here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599389 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599389 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) There will be no approval for the commercial release of Bt Brinjal in India till independent tests are carried out, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh declared here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599385 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599385 Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) India is set to develop a dedicated network-centric communication intelligence satellite for detecting conversations and espionage activities in the region, a top defence scientist said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599386 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599386 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Dry runs to check the level of security preparedness, emergency response, behaviour and coordination among various agencies ahead of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games will kick off at a shooting competition at the Dr Karni Singh shooting range in south-east Delhi Wednesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599387 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599387 Mumbai, Feb.9 : The nine-day ongoing annual art festival here is drawing a good response with art lovers along with international tourists visiting in big numbers. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599378 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:40:03 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599378 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Iran Tuesday welcomed India's offer to resume foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan and offered its help in the negotiations between the two countries to resolve difficult issues. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599371 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599371 Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Elvis Presley did it. But when a jailor decided to rock the jailhouse by taking it a step further by organising a dance by a semi-clad woman on Republic Day in an Orissa prison, he was suspended. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599372 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599372 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) South Africa defeated India by an innings and six runs on the fourth day of the first cricket Test here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599373 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599373 New Delhi, Feb 9 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to rescind the ban on the construction of Dalit memorial parks and statues in Lucknow, delivering a major setback to the Mayawati Government. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599364 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:13 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599364 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) India and Turkey Tuesday decided to scale up their cooperation in countering terrorism and gave a push to their economic ties in diverse areas, including infrastructure, energy, science and technology. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599352 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599352 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Amid speculation about China's keenness to join the tri-nation pipeline that involves Iran, India and Pakistan, the Iranian envoy Tuesday said Tehran 'can't wait indefinitely' for New Delhi to join the pipeline project. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599353 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599353 Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Country's largest coal producer Coal India Ltd (CIL), which is planning to come out with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of shares would be earmarking one percent of the share for its staff, a top company official said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599346 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599346 Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Leading Islamic clerics have taken strong exception to union minister Farooq Abdullah's reported views against Muslim women wearing the burqa. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599347 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599347 Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition in Kerala Tuesday said the proposed Rs.1,500-crore (Rs.15 billion) Smart City Kochi project has failed to materialise due to the ineffectiveness of the state government. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599348 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599348 Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) Legendary Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan's 200th film 'Aaptha Rakshaka' is scheduled to hit theatres Feb 12 on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival. After 'School Master', this is the second film of the late actor releasing after his death. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599349 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:10:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599349 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday opposed the decision of the West Bengal government to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs for Muslims under the backward class category. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599338 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599338 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) US diplomat Nina Fedoroff, science and technology adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, arrived in the national capital late Monday. She is here on an official visit. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599339 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599339 Surajkund (Haryana), Feb 9 (IANS) Close on the heels of Sri Lanka seeking the expertise of Haryana in organising a fair on the lines of the popular Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad district, Kerala too has sought the help of authorities in Haryana to hold a fair on similar lines. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599340 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599340 Guwahati/New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The deadlocked peace talks between New Delhi and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) will resume in April after nearly a year, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599316 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:06 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599316 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Over 150 delegates from 26 member countries of the Colombo Plan will meet here Wednesday and Thursday to boost economic ties in South and South-East Asian region. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599317 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:06 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599317 Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia Tuesday said his ministry has requested the finance ministry to continue the export stimulus for some more time until the export sector recovers completely. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599313 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599313 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities Tuesday shut shop 94 points higher than its last close to close above the 16,000-mark. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599314 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599314 Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) A hundred-plus and still counting! The number of gullible students wishing to go abroad for further studies and who have been duped of sums ranging from Rs.two to six lakh is estimated to be many times more -- or so the Gujarat police realized as it began unravelling the contours of a flourishing visa fraud. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599308 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599308 Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The euro 3.6 billion turnover Spanish wind power group Gamesa is setting up two wind farms in Tamil Nadu with a total capacity of 135 MW, said a top company official. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599307 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599307 New Delhi, Feb 9 : Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who is on a six-day visit to India, was on Tuesday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599306 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:10:09 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599306 New Delhi, Feb 8: Newly appointed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Vikram Srivastav has said that the challenge posed by Naxals to developmental activities of the country can be defeated and things are likely to improve very soon. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599301 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:10:05 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599301 New Delhi, Feb 9 : A Beijing supermarket may become a popular hangout for couples and singles looking for love this Valentine's Day. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599290 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:10 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599290 Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Many Muslim groups in Andhra Pradesh staged protests Tuesday, mounting pressure on the state government to press for a constitutional amendment in higher education and jobs, a day after the high court struck down reservations for the community a third time. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599284 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:06 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599284 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari was elected unopposed as the party's national president for a term of three years here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599282 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599282 New Delhi, Feb 9 : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the 42nd Consultative Committee Meeting(CCM) of Colombo Plan here tomorrow. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599280 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:04 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599280 Bhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta (ombudsman) has started fresh investigation against the IAS couple, Arvind and Tinoo Joshi, whose official residence was raided by the income tax sleuths last week yielding over Rs.3 crore in cash and documents pertaining to huge investments and assets, officials said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599281 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599281 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Tuesday attacked several places that will screen Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan', barely an hour after Mumbai Police assured full security at the 63 cinemas and multiplexes that will showcase the movie. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599275 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599275 Panaji, Feb 9 (IANS) Renowned wildlife activist Rajendra Kerkar has been named by the Goa forest department as an abettor in the killing of a tiger. However, Kerkar denied the charge. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599274 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599274 Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) Protests by more than 1,000 students against private coaching institutes here Tuesday turned ugly when police fired tear gas shells and resorted to baton charge to disperse the mob demanding closure of such centres that charge steep fees but fail to complete the courses on time. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599272 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:30:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599272 Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) A day after 17 soldiers were killed in Gulmarg, another avalanche struck an army border post Tuesday in Tangdhar sector of the Line of Control (LOC) in Kupwara district, killing one. According to officials, 13 people have been rescued so far. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599270 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599270 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) South Africa were just four wickets away from a crushing victory against India in the first cricket Test here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599266 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:30:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599266 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday gave a week's time to veteran politician and former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari on a paternity suit filed by a youth claiming to be his biological son. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599261 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:10:08 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599261 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) India were 223 for six following on at tea on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against South Africa here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599253 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:10:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599253 Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Maoist rebels blew up railway tracks at two places in Jharkhand's Giridih district early Tuesday and blasted a school building in Khuti district, police said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599234 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:07 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599234 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Here come the 'Soleckshaws'. Thousands of athletes and officials taking part in the Commonwealth Games here this year will get to travel in solar rickshaws - a zero carbon vehicle. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599231 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:06 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599231 Srinagar, Feb 9 : Another army soldier was killed in a second avalanche on Tuesday, even as 13 out of the 14 already trapped, were rescued from an Army forward post in Jammu and Kashmir Tangdhar District. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599224 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:02 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599224 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities shot up Tuesday afternoon to rule 154 points higher than its last close, after trading sluggishly during the morning session. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599222 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599222 Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the government would be ready to talk to Maoist guerrillas if they called a halt to their violence. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599220 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599220 Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren skipped union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's meeting in Kolkata to discuss the proposed offensive against the Maoists because he was unwell and had to be admitted to hospital, his aides said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599221 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599221 Islamabad, Feb.9 : Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has rejected his successor Shah Memhood Qureshi's view on there being no progress on the Kashmir issue for several years. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599203 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:31 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599203 Lucknow, Feb 9 : Uttar Pradesh Police arrested eleven Maoists including two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India outfit. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599187 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:20 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599187 Islamabad, Feb.9 : As the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan are expected to resume later this month, Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) officials are sceptic about New Delhi's overtures and believe the offer has landed Islamabad in a 'fix'. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599183 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:18 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599183 Islamabad, Feb.9 : Pakistan is looking to adopt a tough stance over India's offer to resume foreign secretary level talks, as it is worried about engaging New Delhi in 'open-ended' talks, diplomatic sources said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599184 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:18 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599184 Mumbai, Feb 9 : Despite the verbal battle between Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan and Shiv Sena activists coming to an end, Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is taking no chances ahead of the release of his film 'My Name is Khan' and has met Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599181 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:16 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599181 New Delhi, Feb 9 : The charges against former Military Secretary Lt General (retired) Avadesh Prakash in connection with the Sukhna land scam are expected to be framed in Kolkata on Wednesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599174 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:30:12 -0500 ANI http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599174 Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Hundreds of tourists, who have been stranded in Himachal Pradesh's resort town Manali due to massive landslides triggered by snow, Tuesday started to move out on foot towards Kullu as road connectivity remained disrupted. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599165 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:05 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599165 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Private carrier Jet Airways Tuesday said it has registered a 30 percent surge in international operations for the fourth month in December last year as against the corresponding period in 2008. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599162 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:04 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599162 Patna, Feb 9 (IANS) A rice trader was shot dead in a Bihar village by a man who was later caught by villagers and beaten to death, police said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599158 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599158 Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Snowfall continued to elude this Himachal Pradesh capital Tuesday, though higher slopes of the Himalayas had moderate to heavy snow. The weatherman said the snow may fall till the night here. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599155 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599155 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Car sales grew at 32 percent in January over the like period last year with financiers providing cheap loans to attract customers, says a Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) report Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599156 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599156 Bhopal, Feb 9 (IANS) Seven months after the shocking revelation that the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh had no tiger left, the state is set to conduct a much-awaited big cat census. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599154 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:20:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599154 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) How does the rest of the world looks at genetically modified (GM) crops? First introduced 15 years ago, GM crops are grown in a handful of countries with highly industrialised, export-oriented agricultural sectors. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599151 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599151 Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Eager to crack down on the rampant misuse of red beacons atop vehicles, the Orissa government has asked all the district collectors, superintendents of police and commissioners to remove them within less than a month, an official said Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599148 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599148 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Palestinian children are extremely motivated about getting an education as they feel this would give them a better life away from violence, says M.B. Menon, the education chief of UN Refugee Welfare and Advocacy (UNRWA). http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599145 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599145 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar struck a defiant half century, but India lost two more wickets as South Africa tightened their grip on the first cricket Test in the morning session on the fourth day here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599146 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599146 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) He made his first big screen appearance this year in a cameo in 'Dulha Mil Gaya'. Now superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to entertain fans with 'My Name Is Khan' and says the film is nothing but entertainment despite its subject -- religion and politics. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599144 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599144 Raipur, Feb 9 (IANS) Fire-hit Bhilai Steel Plant, the largest unit of public sector Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), will soon return to its normal production of about 17,000 tonnes hot metal a day. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599143 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599143 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is relieved after the Mumbai police commissioner gave him an assurance Tuesday that his movie 'My Name Is Khan' will release in the financial capital without any disruption. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599137 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599137 Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) One policeman was killed when separatist guerrillas attacked a police station in north Kashmir's Sopore town Tuesday morning. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599138 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599138 Nagpur, Feb 9 (IANS) Following on, India were 162 for four in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against South Africa here Tuesday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599136 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599136 Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) The death toll in Monday's accident where a tractor-trolley skidded off a road and fell into a deep, water-filled ditch in Uttar Pradesh, rose to 24 Tuesday, police said. The victims were 15 children and nine women. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599133 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599133 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Indian government is not providing adequate information about the hazards caused by an aluminium refinery of British mining major Vedanta in Orissa though it poses a serious threat to the health of the local communities, an Amnesty International report released here Tuesday said. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599134 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599134 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities Tuesday continued to trade marginally higher with investor sentiments still in favour of selling. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599135 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599135 Kanpur, Feb 9 (IANS) A class 11 student shot his classmate at a school here Tuesday and escaped by scaling the boundary wall. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599131 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:40:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599131 Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 (IANS) IBS Software, IT systems provider to travel, transportation and logistics industries, Tuesday said it had won the 'IT Systems Provider of the Year' award at the Air Cargo India 2010 event in Mumbai. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599126 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:11 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599126 Patna/Ranchi, Feb 9 (IANS) Train traffic was disrupted in several places in Bihar and Jharkhand when Maoists blew up rail tracks Tuesday morning, day three of their 72-hour shutdown to protest the proposed offensive against them. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599116 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:50:07 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599116 Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Rescue operations were over by Tuesday morning for people in the Indian Army's high altitude warfare training camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, which had been buried under a massive avalanche, an army spokesman said. Monday's avalanche killed one officer and 16 soldiers. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599112 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599112 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tired of candle-lit dinners in the city on Valentine's Day? Now you can escape to an island, sip margaritas on the beach and soak up the sun with your loved one. Remember Feb 14 is on a Sunday this year. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599106 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599106 Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) For the tenth consecutive year, the majestic Siberian Cranes - among the most endangered birds in the world - have skipped India this winter, say experts. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599108 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599108 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) It will be another rainy day in the capital Tuesday, the weatherman said. While it may have brought along a chill in the air, the rain has not really pulled down the mercury level, with the minimum temperature six notches above average for this time of the year. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599098 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:50:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599098 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Aamir Khan starrer '3 Idiots', that has gone on to become the biggest hit in Hindi film history, has helped multiplexes recover from the two-month strike last year. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599089 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599089 New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Acclaimed Irish novelist and Booker prize winner Roddy Doyle is going back to the heydays of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in his new book. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599083 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599083 New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Special courts should be set up to fast-track terrorism cases involving youth from Azamgarh, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has suggested after his 'fact finding' visit to the Uttar Pradesh district. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599050 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599050 Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Steel maker JSW Steel Ltd will complete the first phase of its project in West Bengal's Salboni in three years, its managing director Sajjan Jindal said here Monday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599044 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599044 Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The joint security forces Monday raided a camp used by banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kishanji in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, but the rebel leader yet again managed to escape. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599042 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:10:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599042 Gandhinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday sought an explanation from the state government on its changed stand over paying compensation for mosques destroyed or demolished during the 2002 communal riots. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599041 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599041 New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday gave a 10-day breather to Blueline bus operators who were issued a notice by the state government to phase out the bus service. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599038 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599038 Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) Padma Bhushan awardee and Jnanpith award winner Girish Karnad Monday called 'Slumdog Millionaire' the worst film he has ever seen. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599037 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:01 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599037 New Delhi/Guwahati, Feb 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Monday dared the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to stop the screening of Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan', and said he will watch the movie with his family after the rightwing Hindu group threatened to disrupt the film's release. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599034 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599034 Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday sought the intervention of union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to immediately clear the samples of '201' variety of paddy. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599036 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599036 Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will sit with the chief ministers of three eastern Indian states here Tuesday to draw up the details of a joint security operation against the Maoist menace. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599028 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:10:03 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599028 New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday ordered the Chhattisgarh government to find and bring before it 12 people who have gone missing after moving the court for a probe into the alleged killings of over a dozen villagers by security forces in state's Dantewada during anti-Maoist operations. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599025 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599025 Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday urged Defence Minister A.K. Antony to immediately grant approval for setting up the National Defence University in Mohali town of Punjab. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599027 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:10:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599027 New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the second floor of her house in Paschim Vihar area of west Delhi after she heard the news of her husband's death, the police said Monday. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599023 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:50:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599023 New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A city court Monday issued notice to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar asking her why she should not be proceeded against for perjury for allegedly filing a fake medical certificate to seek exemption from personal appearance in two criminal defamation cases. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599018 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599018 Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday announced a substantial hike of over 66 percent in the salary and allowances of the state's legislators, who will now receive around Rs.50,000 from the current monthly sum of Rs.30,000. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599019 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599019 Gandhinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Utsav Sharma, who attacked former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted for molestation, outside a Chandigarh court Monday, is a post-graduate diploma student of the prestigious National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, with an impressive academic track record. http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599020 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:02 -0500 IANS http://www.indiasnews.net/story/599020