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Ex-cop targets Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal: Who said what

NDTV - ‎21 minutes ago‎
New Delhi: In the season of revelations, Mumbai-based right to information activist, former Indian Police Service officer and lawyer YP Singh today made some about union agricultural minister Sharad Pawar, accusing him of helping in illegally acquiring land ...

Combative Sonia Gandhi deflects attacks on Congress over corruption

Daily News & Analysis - ‎20 minutes ago‎
A combative Sonia Gandhi on Thursday sought to deflect attacks on the Congress over corruption by accusing the BJP of running corrupt governments in several states, affirming that her party has done more to fight this "cancer" than others.

BJP members abstain from JPC meeting on 2G spectrum scam

Press Trust of India - ‎33 minutes ago‎
STAFF WRITER 18:19 HRS IST. New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) BJP members in JPC on 2G spectrum scam abstained the panel proceedings today saying unless Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram are called before it the ...

Ignore Kejriwal, he will get tired and shut up: Mulayam

India Today - ‎37 minutes ago‎
The best way to handle India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal is to ignore him till he gets tired of repeating his charges and becomes silent, said Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday.

Man held in plot to blow up Federal Reserve in New York

The Hindu - ‎2 hours ago‎
A Bangladeshi man who came to the United States to wage jihad was arrested in an elaborate FBI sting on Wednesday, after attempting to blow up a fake car bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan, authorities said.

Baseless allegations dangerous for politics, says Congress

Daily News & Analysis - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Congress on Thursday hailed as "landmark" a judgment of the Supreme Court rejecting a petition against Rahul Gandhi over alleged confinement of a girl, cautioning that baseless allegations are dangerous for politics.
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Julia Gillard's India visit more than successful: Oz analysts

Indian Express - ‎49 minutes ago‎
The just-concluded India visit of Prime Minister Julia Gillard was today hailed by Australian analysts and media as "more than successful" despite some apprehensions here over the country's decision to sell uranium to the Asian giant.

GoM finalises draft of Land Acquisition Bill

Press Trust of India - ‎1 hour ago‎
STAFF WRITER 17:1 HRS IST. New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Days after a ministerial panel finalised the draft of the Land Acquisition Bill, the government today said some land size thresholds on private purchases have now been left to the discretion of states.

UK high commissioner to call on Modi

Hindustan Times - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Following Britain government's unexpected shift in its policy on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, British high commissioner to India James Bevan is scheduled to call on Modi on October 22.

Achuthanandan supports Murali's demand in ISRO spy case

Press Trust of India - ‎51 minutes ago‎
STAFF WRITER 18:2 HRS IST. Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 18 (PTI) CPI-M veteran and opposition leader in the Kerala assembly V S Achuthanandan today endorsed the demand of Congress leader K Muraleedharan for a probe into the 'political conspiracy' ...

Farrukhabad is not Salman Khurshid's fiefdom: Sharad Yadav

IBNLive - ‎57 minutes ago‎
New Delhi: The JD-U on Thursday attacked Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his statement daring Arvind Kejriwal to visit his Parliamentary constituency saying Farrukhabad is not his "fiefdom".

Pakistan captured alleged mastermind behind shooting of schoolgirl … and then ...

National Post - ‎41 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD - The alleged organizer of the Taliban shooting of a Pakistani schoolgirl was captured during a 2009 military offensive against the hardline Islamist group but released after three months, two senior officials told Reuters.

ED freezes Rs.822 crore worth of fixed deposits of Satyam

Livemint - ‎47 minutes ago‎
Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the alleged fraud, says Raju and his family members have raised loans worth `2,171.45 crore by pledging shares with non-banking finance companies based on the inflated value of Satyam's shares.

Sensex jumps 181 points; banks, auto shares shine

The Hindu - ‎59 minutes ago‎
The Sensex on Thursday jumped 181 points to close at a one-week high of 18,791.93 on strong buying in banks, realty and consumer durables ahead of the festival season, amid strong global cues triggered by robust economic data from the US and China.

TCS shares up 2% ahead of Q2 results

NDTV - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Mumbai: Shares of IT major TCS today rose by nearly 2 per cent ahead of its second quarter results to be announced tomorrow. TCS shares ended the day 1.85 per cent higher at Rs 1,305.20 apiece on the BSE.

Kingfisher to lose flying permit if it doesn't respond to showcause by October 19 ...

Economic Times - ‎38 minutes ago‎
NEW DELHI: Once a premium carrier -- Kingfisher Airlines grounded since October 1 stands to lose its flying permit if it fails to explain to aviation regulator DGCA abrupt cancellations of flights and non-adherence to schedule in the past.

Hindustan Zinc Q 2 net profit up 14.50% to Rs 1539.79 cr

Hindu Business Line - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Vedanta group firm, Hindustan Zinc, on Thursday reported a 14.50 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 1,539.79 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, largely due to higher volumes of refined lead and silver.

Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
LONDON (Reuters) - Apple has lost its appeal against a ruling that cleared rival Samsung of copying its registered designs for tablet computers, in a decision which could end the two firms' legal dispute on the subject across Europe.

Nokia Posts Loss as Smartphone Sales Lag

New York Times - ‎13 minutes ago‎
BERLIN - Nokia on Thursday posted a loss of €969 million in the third quarter, citing sharply declining sales of its smartphones as customers await the introduction of a generation of handsets running a newer version of the Windows operating system.

Number of smartphones in use worldwide surpasses 1 billion: Report

Digit
15 minutes ago
Written by
Kul Bhushan
A new report from the research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics says global smartphone sales have gone past the 1 billion mark - 1.038 billion to be precise - for the first time in the third quarter and the numbers are set to double by 2015-end.

Muslim clerics tag Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor's wedding 'anti-Islam'

Zee News - ‎14 minutes ago‎
Muslim clerics tag Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor's wedding 'anti-Islam' Saharanpur: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband today termed as "anti-Islam" the wedlock between film actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, saying the bride did not ...

Arjun Rampal mobbed by Delhi University students

Indian Express - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Arjun Rampal, who visited a DU college here today to promote his upcoming film "Chakravyuh", was mobbed by crazy fans who tore off the Bollywood star's shirt as he was taking a tour of the campus in an open jeep.

Champions League Twenty20 2012 Live Score: Sydney Sixers vs Highveld Lions

Zee News - ‎9 minutes ago‎
SYDNEY SIXERS INNINGS 1st over: 6/0 Sohail Tanvir to bowl the first over, Watson and Lump to open for the Sydney Sixers. Some good swing bowling from Tanvir.

Bombay HC declines to stay termination of Deccan Chargers

The Hindu - ‎4 hours ago‎
The cash-strapped Deccan Chargers will remain terminated from the IPL after the Bombay high court on Thursday, set aside a status quo order passed by an arbitrator on cessation of its membership in the league.

IOA sets the ball rolling for November elections with 'provisional affiliation' to five ...

India Today - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) set the ball rolling for its elections next month by granting provisional affiliation with voting rights to five national federations and announcing a three-member election commission to oversee the November 25 polls.

Biodiversity heroes -- from tiger saviors to rejuvenating forests across India

Hindustan Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Poachers turning into tiger protectors in Kerala, villagers starting community movement to save Olive Ridley Turtles in Orissa and villagers in Naxal hit Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra joining hands with forest department to rejuvenate forests are some of the ...

Setting targets for resource mobilization to arrest biodiversity loss to remain ...

Economic Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
HYDERABAD: With just two more days left for the close of the 11th edition of the UN sponsored meeting on biodiversity, it is becoming increasingly clear that the question of setting targets for resource mobilization or funds to arrest biodiversity loss will remain ...

As Dengue cases cross 500, east Delhi suspected to be epicentre

Firstpost - ‎43 minutes ago‎
The number of Dengue cases has hit a season-high at 500, the Times of India reported today. East Delhi seems to be the new epicentre of dengue outbreak in the capital.

Shape of man's urine stream can indicate prostate problems

Indian Express - ‎27 minutes ago‎
The shape of a man's urine stream could suggest if he has prostate problems, according to a new research. Scientists from the Queen Mary, University of London, have discovered that a change in the characteristic arc-shape of a man's urine stream could ...

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