Andhra solution in couple of days: PM
In an attempt to cool the emotionally charged atmosphere in Andhra Pradesh over a separate Telangana state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may set up a committee to look into various aspects of the issue.
BSF foils infiltration bid near Jammu
IANSThe Border Security Force (BSF) had foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants who fired at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramgarh sector in an attempt to sneak in, a senior official said Tuesday.
Delhi shivers at 6.4 C, season's lowest
PTIDelhiites experienced a chilly morning today with mercury plummeting to the season's lowest of 6.4 degree Celsius due to snowfall in upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir valley.
Heavy firing on India-Pakistan border
Tue, Dec 22 12:40 AM
Jammu, Dec 22 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy firing at the international border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, an official said.
According to the Border Security Force (BSF), the Pakistani border guards opened fire on the Indian positions in Ramgarh sector in a bid to infiltrate terrorists, provoking the Indian side to retaliate.
'The firing from across (the border) seems to be a cover to facilitate infiltration (of militants),' a BSF official told IANS.
The firing started around 7.30 p.m. in Ramgarh, about 45 km southwest of here.
'The Pakistani firing was unprovoked,' he said. Intermittent exchange of fire is still on, the official added.
Indian Army units along the international border have been alerted, defence sources said.
Blast at Press club in Pakistani city of Peshawar
Tue, Dec 22 12:32 PM
A blast went off on Tuesday outside a Press club in the Pakistani city of Peshawar but there was no immediate word on casualties, police and witnesses said.
"There was a blast at the gate of the press club," said a Reuters reporter in the northwestern city.
Police said they were investigating.
(Reporting by Fayaz Aziz; Writing by Robert Birsel)
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- Nepal violence spreadsTue 22 Dec
- Malaysian IAEA governor dismissedTue 22 Dec
IE
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- Pakistan's corrupted reconciliationSun 20 Dec
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HT
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IANS
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ANI
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HT
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- India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, take 2-1 leadTue 22 Dec
- Late burst gives Bagan an easy winTue 22 Dec
- India win best team award C'wealth wrestlingMon 21 Dec
IE
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- Jadeja's the unlikely hero as bowlers strikeTue 22 Dec
- Hughes called up as cover for PontingTue 22 Dec
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FE
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- IPL pegs new teams' bidding price at $225Fri 18 Dec
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PTI
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- Modi threatens to terminate contract of AussieTue 22 Dec
- Dilshan's wicket made all the difference:Mon 21 Dec
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AP
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- Oar named in Australian squad, SOCTue 22 Dec
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Technology News
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Reuters
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- Nokia to close U.S. flagship storesThu 10 Dec
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IANS
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- Cardiac drugs found effective in colon cancerMon 21 Dec
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Reuters
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FE
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National News
Churu coldest at 4.7 degree C in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Dec 22 (PTI) Churu remained the coldest place in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 4.7 degree Celsius followed by Mount Abu at 6 degrees early this morning.
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- Blast at Press club in Pakistani city of Peshawar Reuters - 12:32 PM
- BJD comes into its own, Orissa dance group wins TV show IANS - 12:25 PM
- Russian tourist found dead in resort PTI - 12:22 PM
General
- - 12:24 PM
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- - 12:16 PM
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- IBM gets $83 mln deal from DigicableReuters - 12:15 PM
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Politics
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- Iran nuclear trigger report fabricated - AhmadinejadReuters - 11:26 AM
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Features
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Doing good really does pay, with a global survey finding more than six in 10 people would buy, and recommend, a brand that gave back to society or helped the environment, even if it wasn't the cheapest.
- Find the truth behind Banerjee's charges against her predecessorHT - 10:30 AM
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- Cane and unableHT - 10:30 AM
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- Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger WoodsReuters - Mon, Dec 21
Former tennis champion Boris Becker says he sympathises with Tiger Woods, whose life is in turmoil after he admitted cheating on his wife.
- India's last "dancing", endangered bear set freeReuters - Mon, Dec 21
Raju the bear will never have to smoke cigarettes or dance on his hind legs under the hot sun again thanks to a multinational project to save an endangered species and end a cruel centuries-old tradition in India.
Crime
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- Former DGP convicted for molesting teenagerHT - 10:00 AM
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- Mobile banking fraud: Man cheated of Rs 2 lakhHT - 10:00 AM
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- Execs harassed, cab snatchedHT - 10:00 AM
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- Loni family robbed in early morning attackHT - 10:00 AM
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Business News
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- Reliance discovers gas in KG basin FE - 12:59 PM
- Rise in food prices excessive: Montek FE - 12:59 PM
- GM names Microsoft finance chief as CFO FE - 12:59 PM
- Adani Power unit to supply 1200 MW to Rajasthan utility FE - 12:59 PM
General
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- U.S. pay czar allows incentives for key AIG employeeReuters - 12:24 PM
U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg yielded on Monday to pleas from American International Group to modify terms for a top employee the embattled insurer said was vital to its regaining stability.
- - 12:06 PM
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- Aluminium shed 0.19 pc on profit-takingPTI - 12:01 PM
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- UAE economy to grow 1.3 pc this year, says ministerPTI - 11:56 AM
Dubai, Dec 22 (PTI) The UAE economy is set to grow at 1.3 per cent this year, the Gulf countrys minister of economy, Sultan Al-Mansouri, has said.
India
- Reliance discovers more gas in Krishna basinIANS - 12:34 PM
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- Britain-based centre to work on Bihar's developmentIANS - 12:24 PM
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- IBM gets $83 mln deal from DigicableReuters - 12:12 PM
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- - 11:54 AM
MUMBAI Reuters) - Reliance Industries said on Tuesday it had made a gas discovery in one of its exploration blocks in the Krishna Godavari basin off the country's east coast.
- Ansal Properties to raise 6.5 bln rupees via QIP - paperReuters - 11:47 AM
Ansal Properties and Infrastructure will raise around 6.5 billion rupees through a qualified institutional placement (QIP) in February 2010, a banker involved in the process told the Financial Express.
International
- Rajaratnam, cohort plead innocent in Galleon caseIE - 10:54 AM
Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and co-defendant Danielle Chiesi pleaded innocent on Monday to charges of securities fraud in what US prosecutors describe as the biggest hedge fund insider trading case ever.
- Cuban economy grew 1.4 percent in 2009IANS - 10:51 AM
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- Tourist arrivals to Spain down 8.9 percentIANS - 10:38 AM
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- US stocks post modest gains as investors see recoveryIANS - 10:28 AM
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- Indians are head-and-shoulders above other immigrants in US: ForbesIANS - 09:35 AM
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Personal-Finance
- Markets start weak with negative biasIANS - Mon, Dec 21
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- How was 2009?Y! India News - Sun, Dec 20
Year 2009 can be said to be a year which provided excellent opportunities to the traders with its high volatility but may have disappointed many small investors who entered the market at 21000 levels.
- India to raise defence procurement from domestic marketIANS - Sat, Dec 19
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) India hopes to procure almost 70 percent of its defence hardware from domestic sources in the next 10 years, up from 30 percent now, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju said here Saturday.
- Sensex loses steam, ends 2.33 percent lowerIANS - Sat, Dec 19
Mumbai, Dec 19 (IANS) Bearish trends seem to be gaining at the Indian equities markets with a benchmark index shedding 2.33 percent in the week and posting its worst weekly performance since October.
- Sensex loses 174.42 pointsIANS - Fri, Dec 18
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, dragged down by heavy selling in blue chip stocks like Reliance, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank, plunged Friday to end 174 points lower than its previous close.
Markets
- INTERVIEW - Canon: to keep dividend stable despite buying OceReuters - 12:22 PM
Japan's Canon Inc said it plans to maintain a stable dividend payout policy despite the planned acquisition of Dutch copier and printer maker Oce for 730 million euros ($1.04 billion).
- DFM to buy Nasdaq Dubai for $121 mlnReuters - 11:52 AM
Dubai Financial Market said it has bid to buy Nasdaq Dubai for $121 million, to broaden the Gulf bourse's asset classes for investors.
- BSE Sensex up 0.4 pct on Asia gains; banks leadReuters - 11:37 AM
Bank stocks lead a rise in BSE Sensex on Tuesday morning after three days of losses, helped by gains in Asia, but the rally's momentum was not expected to sustain as activity thinned out into the end of the year.
- Rise in food prices excessive - AhluwaliaReuters - 11:30 AM
The rise in food prices is excessive but there will be a decline in January, the deputy head of India's planning commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, said on Tuesday.
- India gold futures lower on firm dollarReuters - 11:16 AM
India's gold futures were slightly lower in early trade on Tuesday under pressure from a firm dollar, though technical buying in international gold limited losses, analysts said.
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