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All Rights Reserved. http://www.webindia123.com/123menu.jpg http://www.webindia123.com/ 144 28 Visit webindia123.com http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091123/1389622.htmlIndia would not like to see any outcome at the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change in December which would constrain the process ofdevelopment, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091123/1389620.htmlAn Afghan Aircraft today made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Air port here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091123/1389619.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was bereaved with death of his sister tonight.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091123/1389617.htmlPrime Minister Manmohan Singh was greeted by a cheering crowd of enthusiastic Indians settled in US as Air India One touched ground at the Andrews Air Force Base. The PM jumped protocol and went to meet the Indians including women and children some of them dressed in Indian national attire were shouting slogans Bharat Mata Ki Jai and waving tricolour. The Prime Minister had brief interaction with Indians at the Air Force Base and shook hands with them.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091123/1389616.htmlPrime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on the four-day state visit for discussions with the US leadership on various crucial bilateral matters and global issues.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389615.htmlUnion Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken today said the Centre was ready for talks with the Maoists and it would ensure development for all sections of people, but underground outfits must shun violence to achieve their goal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389614.htmlPolice today resorted to lathicharge after students in the prestigious JNU pelted stones on them, following refusal by the police to hand over to them some miscreants, found indulging in drinking in the campus.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389613.htmlOrissa Tribal Welfare Minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha has again been embroiled in a controversy over activities of his nephews. The Ministers nephew, working with the Orissa police, has been dismissed from job just three days back for anti-social activity, including alleged rape of a schedule caste girl. For the Minister the matter did not end here. His other two nephews were arrested at Paikmal in Bargarh district, 130 km from here, yesterday for allegedly assaulting a woman and another villager.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389611.htmlShock defeat of former world champion and Indias title hope Pankaj Advani marked an eventful eighth day at ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship 2009 being held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre here today. The jaw dropping result of the day was undoubtedly the loss of one of the top contenders and local favourite Pankaj Advani of India who was shown the door by Cypruss Anthony Brabin as he secured a 5-3 victory over his much celebrated opponent. Brabin rose like a phoenix from the Ashes against his previous match with Sourav Kothari of India after having trailed 1-3, going on to win the encounter by 4 frames to 3. He carried the similar form this morning and immediately made Pankaj aware of his intentions when he won the first frame after trailing by 59 points. Pankaj showing great grit and determination lived up to his billing of performing under pressure and managed to bag 2 frames after trailing 1-4. In the eight frame (with the scores 4-3 in favour of Brabin) Pankaj who was trailing by 09-59 showed signs of making a comeback but was halted by an exceptional pot pulled off by Brabin along with top side cushion followed by the black and sealing victory against the dismayed faces of the Indian supporters. The Indian challenge kept falling like 9 pins as Manan Chandra and Aditya Mehta lost their matches to Anthony McGill of Scotland and Gavin Pantall of Wales respectively. The only ray of hope in the mens section was provided by exceptional display of cuemanship by Yasin Merchant, Kamal Chawla and Lucky who won their respective matches proceeded to the Top-16 stage. In the womens section, there was little to cheer about with Chitra M. and Meenal Thakur both crashing out in the quarter final of the ladies event losing their matches against. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389610.htmlIndias leading lifestyle bookstore Crossword today hosted the launch and reading of Tum Kabhi Boodhi Mat Hona, a book of Hindi poems written by city-based poet Mukesh Anand.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389609.htmlMeena Takalkar, wife of former Editor of Loksatta, passed away here today, following a protracted illness.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389608.htmlShiv Sena workers here today protested the obscenity in the Saif-Kareena starrer Kurbaan, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389607.htmlThe fast track court-III of N K Lal has awarded life imprisonment to four accused in connection with a murder case.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389606.htmlBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today condemned the serial blasts in Nalbari district of Assam.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389605.html2262 Howrah-Mumbai Duranta Express has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 1715 hrs, instead of 0820 hrs tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389604.htmlPusha Yagam was performed at the Goddess Padmavathi Ammavari temple at Tiruchanur today to mark the conclusion of the annual nine-day Kartika Brahmotsavam.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389603.htmlMizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana today rubbished the allegations of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) that the government was behind the recent communal strife between the Mizos and the Brus in Western Mizoram.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389602.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said the cultural capital of the state, Vadodara, is all set to become the Speed Capital of India with a massive industrial expansion. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Rs 2,700 crore steel wagon manufacturing plant of Jindal Rail Infrastructure Limited at Karjan, about 35 km from here, Mr Modi said, With setting up of projects by Jindal, General Motors, and US transport and aviation major Bombardier in vicinity of Vadodara city, the city is all set to become the Speed Capital of India. Mr Modi said his government has drawn up a long term plan to activate Central Gujarat with a special emphasis to setting up manufacturing projects here. The Chief Minister also said his government would welcome the setting up of arms and ammunition manufacturing facilities for Indian armed force in the state. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389601.htmlThe BJP today announced candidature of the partys sitting MLCs Ashok Mankar and Madhu Chavan for another term in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Nagpur and Mumbai local bodies constituencies.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389600.htmlIndian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reiterated that there is no question of New Delhi considering a proposal to redraw the international boundary that separates Indian Kashmir and Pakistan Kashmir.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389599.htmlAhead of a key visit to the United States where he will be the first head of state or government to be received and feted by President Barack Obama since he took office in January 2009, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reiterated his unhappiness over Pakistan efforts in bringing the culprits of the6/11 terror attack on Mumbai to book.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389598.htmlThe Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has said that he does not have any apprehension about the United States viewing India differently because there has been a change of administration in Washington.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389597.htmlA large number of people, including students filmstars and public representatives today took part in the 10K run organized by the 10K Run Foundation in the city.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389596.htmlAsian table tennis Championship held here in the runup for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was a failure for the Indian paddlers but they have learnt a lesson which could be useful for them in the Delhi games next year.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389595.htmlIndian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Namdhari XI qualified for the semi-finals by winning two matches each in their Group A quarter-final league in the 46th Jindal Steel Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament here this evening.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389594.htmlNotwithstanding all the controversies which have been dogging the Indian mens hockey team in recent times, chief coach Jose Brasa today asserted that his wards will prove their true worth during the upcoming Champions Challenge I tournament in Argentina.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389593.htmlSine Qua Non won The RWITC.Com Trophy, the feature event of the third race day of Mumbai Meeting held here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389592.htmlSecurity forces today busted a militants hide out in twin districts of Jammu region and recovered a haul of ammunition including one-kg RDX and Chinese grenades, official sources here said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389591.htmlThe Uttar Pradesh government tonight transferred two senior IAS officers and gave additional charge to one.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389590.htmlWintry conditions intensified in Jashpur district after a wet spell lasting three days.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389589.htmlBollywood actor Shilpa Shetty today tied the nuptial knot with London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a glittering ceremony at a posh farm house in Khandala.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389588.htmlRetorting to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhals remarks on the role of Shiv Sena in Babri Masjid demolition, senior Party leader Manohar Joshi today said Shiv Sena does not need any certificate from VHP.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389587.htmlThe city police with the assistance of Chennai police today arrested four people who kidnapped a person and held him in their custody over financial dispute.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389586.htmlA six-member gang from Madikeri, belonging to underworld don Altaf, were arrested here on charges of making a bid to kidnap a businessman here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389585.htmlPusha Yagam was performed at the Goddess Padmavathi Ammavari temple at Tiruchanur today to mark the conclusion of the annual nine-day Kartika Brahmotsavam.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389584.htmlThe urn containing the ashes of former Union Minister P Upendra, who died on November 16 in Hyderabad, was immersed in river Krishna today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389583.htmlRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagawat today attributed weak laws as the reason for India facing problems like terrorism and external threats and said a strong Hindu nation is the only remedy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389582.htmlThe city police today arrested a gang indulging in making forged RC Books with the help of RTA agents.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389581.htmlRajya Sabha MP and poetess Kanimozhi and the Tamil Nadu Minister for School Education Thangam Thennarasu had handed over employment orders to 19,098 candidates under Kalaignar 86 employment scheme during the recruitment camps conducted by various companies here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389579.htmlPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the Vice Chancellors of all the universities in the state to prepare a comprehensive plan to revamp the education system in order to impart vocational training to one lakh youth in a year, especially to the economically poor and bright students with rural background. Presiding over the first meeting of the Vice-Chancellors consultative group here, Mr Badal said it was his endeavor that none should be left illiterate and uneducated in the state because the growth and development in terms of physical infrastructure was meaningless until there was improvement in human resource development through quality education to the youth at all levels of schools, colleges and universities. The state government had constituted this consultative group to seek realistic and relevant solutions for contemporary problems, which are of concern. The basic objective of forming the group was to raise the standard of higher, technical and professional education to enable students to compete globally. Taking part in the brainstorming session, Mr Badal asked the Vice Chancellors to start add on courses in the colleges affiliated to their respective universities to enable the students to get vocational training so that they could be gainfully employed later on. The Chief Minister underlined the need to motivate the students to bring a paradigm shift in their mind set to opt for professional courses rather than traditional bachelor degrees courses. He further directed the VCs to start some instructor training courses also to impart quality technical training in a proper manner to further train students in vocational courses. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389578.htmlMost places in Madhya Pradesh are experiencing chilly conditions with the mercury dipping to 7 degrees Celsius at Satna, Rewa, Mandla and Seoni while Jhabua recorded 8 C.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389577.htmlMore than a quintal of explosives were seized and 14 people arrested in a forest near Naxal-affected Bastar divisions Burgum village in the wee hours today. The tip-off came from a Naxal commander. After seizing the explosives, police are conducting searches in surrounding areas, Inspector-General (Bastar Range) T J Longkumer told media here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389576.htmlThe Jammu and Kashmir government appointed 125 people on the compassionate grounds in different departments in the frontier district of Kupwara.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389575.htmlUnion Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah has reiterated that the Centre and state governments had initiated various developmental and welfare programmes for the socio-economic development of the people of Jammu and Kashmir .http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389574.htmlA moderate intensity quake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, today shook the Fiji Islands.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389573.htmlLeader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani today sought to debunk the impression that the BJP is anti-minority and anti-Christian.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389572.htmlThe Government is keeping track of the development in Italy where a Pakistan father-son, suspected to be involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, have been arrested. Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor told reporters on the sidelines of seminar here that the arrests in Italy were being studied.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389571.htmlUnion Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken today said he repented why former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda lasted so long in the post and asserted that anybody, irrespective of the party, found involved in the money laundering scam would be dealt strictly.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389570.htmlUnion Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said with the threat of terrorism looming large on the country, there is an urgent need for modernisation and upgradation of the police force.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389569.htmlA large number of people, including students filmstars and public representatives today took part in the 10K run organized by the 10K Run Foundation in the city.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389568.htmlChina proved its supremacy in the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship when it won all the seven titles at stake leaving the other countries far behind.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389567.htmlThe Chinese pair of Ma Long and Xu Xin annexed the mens doubles title at the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship here today. The Chinese pair defeated Wang Liqin and Zhang Jike, also of China, in an one-sided affair 4-0.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389565.htmlThe urn containing the ashes of former Union Minister P Upendra, who died on November 16 in Hyderabad, was immersed in river Krishna today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389564.htmlRobert Charles Cotton, great grandson of Sir Arthur Cotton will visit here on November 28, former Andhra Pradesh Minister M Buddhaprasad said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389563.htmlThe East Godavari district administration is planning to increase the area under paddy cultivation in agency areas by extending more incentives to tribals. Informing this at the district-level review meeting here today with officials of the ITDA and other departments, District Collector Gopalakrishna Dwivedi said extending of several other incentives was also proposed to tribals for their all-round development.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389562.htmlTwo Sivalingams which lay buried amidst thorny bushes and believed to be belonging to Chola era have now been unearthed near Kumbakonam in this district of Tamil Nadu.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389561.htmlMiscreants struck at the house of a landlord and decamped with valuables worth Rs two lakh at Malkipuram village today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389560.htmlPolice have arrested two cheats who used to extort police officials on the pretext of conducting fake sting operations. The accused, Pankaj Kumar and Pushp Sharma would threaten that they had caught them accepting bribes on camera which they would show to their seniors, said the police adding that they were arrested on November 17 following a trap.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389559.htmlMinister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today said India did not see the emergence of China as a threat and wants cooperation and peaceful relationship with the country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389558.htmlVice President Hamid Ansari today expressed concern that the rule of law is being challenged by corruption and malicious influence of money power.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389557.htmlTop seed and world number-two Ma Long of China won the mens singles title at the 19th Asian Table Tennis championship here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389556.htmlMember of Parliament from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda today said the Haryana government had decided to open a wrestling academy in Jhajjar district to promote the traditional sport.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389555.htmlRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagavat today attributed weak laws as the reason for India facing problems like terrorism and external threats and said a strong Hindu nation is the only remedy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389554.htmlThe 334rd martyrdom of ninth sikh guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahibji, who spread the message of peace and communal harmony across the world concluded today with thousands of Sikh devotees and people of other community faiths observing it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion by offering prayers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389553.htmlThe Sri Lankan Navy allegedly stripped off three fishermen in the mid-sea and assaulted them when they were fishing within the International Maritime Boundary Line(IMBL) off Kottaipattinam in this district of Tamil Nadu yesterday, triggering tension in the district, according to fisheries department.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389552.htmlA police head constable, caught in a lodge in Amalapuram in the company of two sex workers last night was arrested.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389551.htmlVisakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) Chairman Ajeya Kallam today launched a mega housing project Haritha at Madhurawada, near here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389550.htmlAmid a whirlwind of corruption in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Partys assembly poll manifesto enshrines a clause stating that the BJP would make it compulsory for every elected representative to make public an annual social audit.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389548.htmlSymbolising growing cooperation between India and the US over terrorism and its trails, CIA chief Leon E Panetta has held elaborate discussions with heads of the Indian Intelligence agencies here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389547.htmlThe Government is keeping track of the development in Italy where a Pakistani father-son, suspected to be involved in the Mumbai terror attack, have been arrested. Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar here that the arrests in Italy were being studied.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389546.htmlCongress MLA Naba Das today demanded a CBI probe to scrutinise all the original mining leases and their subsequent renewals by the Naveen Patnaik government in Orissa during the last one decade.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389545.htmlTwo Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI) were today suspended for committing a fault in the convoy of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389544.htmlDefending champions Bengal would take on Karnataka in the finals of the 1X All India BSNL Football tournament, scheduled tomorrow. Earlier, Bengal defeated Maharashtra convincingly(5-0) in the semi-finals. In the first half, Gopal Das scored for the winners in the third minute of the play. In the second half, Bengal surged ahead when its striker Ayan Chowdhri scored twice in the 56 and 60th minute. Rajat Biswas and the substitute Soumen Mondal increased the tally by scoring a goal each in the 65 and 70th minute respectively. In the other semi-final, Karnataka beat hosts Kerala by (7-6), in the penalty shoot out. At the regulation time, the two teams were on par when they scored two goals each. Kerala was leading in the first half when its captain M K Suresh scored the goal. In the second half, Kerala surged ahead with a goal scored by its striker Sunil Kumar in the fifth minute. Karnataka reduced the margin when G Rajakumar banged the ball home from a penalty. Mohammed Nazim Bepari, restored parity for the winners after ten minutes. In the penalty shoot-out Karnataka emerged winners from the dreaded spot. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389543.htmlThe Panchalinga darshana event in Talkad came to an end with the participation of lakhs of devotees last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389542.htmlThe Central Crime Branch Police today arrested two people and launched a dragnet for another on charges of defrauding Railways by misappropriating a cheque for about Rs 17 lakh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389540.htmlAt least 12 residents of Guru Tegh Bhadaur colony here were attacked and bitten by a monkey today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389539.htmlA migrant labourer was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow labourer near Sunami Gate in the town here last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389538.htmlMinister of State for Heavy Industry Arun Yadav has said instead of indulging in politics of self-benefit the Madhya Pradesh government should create a favourable industrial atmosphere through drafting a policy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389537.htmlHaryana Janhit Congress (HJC) would work for a common Opposition candidate of good image who could give a stunning defeat to the Congress in the by-elections to the Ellenabad Assembly seat, HJC chief Kuldip Bishnoi said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389536.htmlA man was allegedly set on fire by his brother-in-law at his home in Nurmahal town in the district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389535.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced Rs 11 lakh grant for upgrading educational facilities in Gurukuls and bringing them on a par with modern education in schools. Mr Hooda reiterated that the government was committed to making Haryana an educational hub of the country as number of universities had already been opened and many more like defence, central, and medical universities besides Rajiv Hgandhi Education City were being set up in different parts of the state. He was addressing the 96th annual function of Gurukul Senior Secondary School, Matindu in Kharkhoda region of the district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389534.htmlUnion Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has lambasted the Election Commission of India for not taking action against candidates against whom complaints of misconduct and violation for the Model Code of Conduct are made.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389533.htmlAs suspected, the Indian Consulate in Chicago has been found guilty of a major security lapse in issuing visas to LeT suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana and his wife.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389532.htmlUnderlining that the victory of Taliban would have catastrophic consequences for the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India would like the United States and the global community to stay involved in Afghanistan. ...particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, for Middle East....The triumph of religious fundamentalism in Afghanistan would have far-reaching consequences for peace and stability in the world as well, said Dr Singh in an interview to Newsweek before his departure for his US visit. Dr Singh said the religious fundamentalism in the 1980s was used to defeat the Soviet Union, and it was the same group of people now. If they defeated the Soviet Union and now they defeat the other major power, this would embolden them in a manner which could have catastrophic consequences for the world at large, he said. Asked whether he would like to see President Obama send the troops as Gen Mc Crystal has demanded, Dr Singh said he was not an expert on military strategies and had no fixed views about the amount or number of troops that the US would have, but it was very important that for providing security and sustained development, the United States and the global community should stay engaged with Afghanistan. Replying to a question, he said there was a close connection between Al Qaeda and the Taliban. I mean they are the offshoots, they are chips of the same block. On a question about the performance of the Hamid Karzai regime, Dr Singh said, President Karzais regime is not perfect. There are imperfections, there are problems of improving governance. But you cannot transform Afghanistan overnight. It is going to be a long-term affair. Democracy as the west understands may be not possible to introduce in a short period of time in Afghanistan. For safeguarding human freedoms one has to take a balanced view. Now that President Karzai has been re-elected, I think the time has come when the global community should rally behind him to give Afghanistan a stable, purposeful, and relatively corruption-free administration, he added. On the situation in Pakistan, he said he was very much concerned about the scenario in that country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389531.htmlThree members of a family today allegedly committed suicide by consuming insecticides at Haflaganj village under Muffasil Police Station here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389530.htmlTrain services and traffic were today hit by the demonstrations staged here by CPI(M) supporters to protest the black marketing of fertilisers and failures of the Bihar government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389529.htmlAustralian middle order batsman Mike Hussey has accepted that he is under pressure to hold on to his Test spot despite scoring a battling 121 in his last outing at The Oval and returning home with fine performances in the Champions League in South Africa and the one-day series against India.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/world/20091122/1389528.htmlPakistans Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has backed the idea of making Armys financial records public.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389527.htmlExperts have warned that if Pakistan continues to neglect the current favourable ratio of productive young to old and does not address the needs of its younger generation, it could have a catastrophic effect on its future.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389526.htmlMadhya Pradesh Congress President Suresh Pachouri allegedly pushed and punched a party worker at the Indore airport after he was mobbed by a aspirants seeking nominations for upcoming civic polls in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389525.htmlFormer Australian leg spinner Shane Warne believes that off-spinner Nathan Hauritz is the countrys number one spinner.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389524.htmlAustralias fourth specialist paceman, Doug Bollinger is likely to be 12th man in the first Test against the West Indies, starting on Thursday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389523.htmlControversial Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtars close doctor friend, Tauseef Razaq, said the fast bowler had always consulted him before any medical treatment, but, didnt heed his advise against going for liposuction surgery.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389522.htmlThe Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday demanded action against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for trying to divide the country in the name of language and humiliating the lingua franca.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389521.htmlCome winter and authorities in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir have to ensure that there is ample procurement and stock of foodstuff and other essential commodities since the region will remain cut off from the rest of the mainland due to heavy snowfall on the approach links.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389520.htmlA first-ever rally of eco-friendly vehicles with the theme Save the Earth was hosted in the national capital on Sunday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389519.htmlPeople have strong belief in Iraniamman Amma, commonly known as the highway goddess in Chennai.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389518.htmlLucknow Zoo authorities, aided by veterinarians, are treating a man-eater tiger diagnosed with cancer.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389517.htmlWorld number nine Ding Ning of China upset compatriot world number three Li Xiaoxia to win the womens singles event at the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389516.htmlGM Parimarjan Negi of India was streched to the limit before scoring an upset win over Vadim Milov of Switzerland in a hard-fought first round encounter at the World Chess Cup here last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389514.htmlThe Central Crime Branch Police today arrested two people and launched a dragnet for another on charges of defrauding Railways by misappropriating a cheque for about Rs 17 lakh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389513.htmlThe body of former UNI staffer V Sasidharan Nair, who died yesterday, was cremated here today. He is survived by his wife and two children.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389512.htmlUnion Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh today said the Neutrino Observatory (INO), an underground experimental physics project, at Singara in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu is a closed chapter. Talking to newspersons here, he said he said there were strong arguments from environmentalists and scientist for and against the project in the biosphere of Nilgiris and the Centre has decided against locating the project at Singara.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389511.htmlA snake with two heads was found in a haystack at Subhadrampet village in this district of Andhra Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389510.htmlA youth was killed and two others were injured when the motrorcyle on which they were travelling was hit by another vehicle near Chogatti Chowk last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389509.htmlThe cold wave sweeping the North West claimed its first victim with a 55-year-old man dying at Jalandhar last night due to the intense cold.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389507.htmlCongress General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh today assured that a person with a clean image and no link with the land mafia will be chosen for the mayoral post.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389506.htmlTwo Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) workers were killed and five others injured when their vehicle collided with a Roadways bus near Indirapur village under Pyagpur police station today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389505.htmlAs many as 797 cases were settled in the Lok Adalats and Rural Lok Adalats, which were held today in the state wherein an amount of over Rs 47.63 lakh was awarded as compensation.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389503.htmlThree Maoists, including an area commander, were nabbed from various police station areas here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389502.htmlWest Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today appealed to the Opposition to shun their do-nothing attitude and participate in the on-going developmental projects in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389501.htmlThe 54th Annual Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association(IOACON), attended by over 5000 delegates from India and abroad, will focus on the Disability free society.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389500.htmlVisakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) Chairman Ajaya Kallam today flagged off the first lorry carrying 10,000 saplings to New Delhi for the Common Wealth Games-2010.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389499.htmlTwo school boys were found drowned in a canal at Veerankulam near Tidivanam in this district of Tamil Nadu today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389498.htmlPolice and CPI Maoists exchanged fire in a dense-forest where tribals concentrates on large numbers, at Pedapydapalli village in this district of Andhra Pradesh last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389497.htmlLeader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramiah today demanded that state government hand over the probe into illegal mining in the state to the CBI. Talking to mediapersons here, he said there was clear evidence that illegal mining was going on in the state as mentioned by the Central Empower Committee (CEC) report submitted to the Supreme Court. The CEC report submitted on November 19 mentioned that illegal mining has been carried out by as many six companies, including Obulapuram and Anthapuram mining companies owned by Karnataka Tourism minister Janardhana Reddy and his brother Karunakara Reddy. The Obulapuram and Anthapuram mining companies in Andhra Pradesh has been permitted to take up mining in 68.5 hectares and 6.5 hectares areas respectively. However, these companies had encroached Karnataka forest land and even laid roads to transport iron ore, the Congress leader alleged. The district forest officer Biswas had served as many as four notices to both the companies to explain, but they have not replied properly and also violated the Forest Act 1980, he pointed out. Mr Siddaramaiah said he had already submitted a report to the state government under instructions from the Lokayuktha stating that mining had taken place outside the licence areas by these companies. Despite knowing the fact very well, the state government had not taken any action against these companies and instead protected them, the Congress leader charged. He said why the state government and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was hesitating to hand over the probe relating to illiegal mining to the CBI, now that the Andhra Pradesh government has handed over the mining case to CBI for further investigation.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389495.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here today that the state government was committed to providing jobs to the jobless.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389494.htmlCongress General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh today described as an internal matter an alleged dispute between the partys state President Suresh Pachouri and workers at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport yesterday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389493.htmlRejecting the demand to hike the State Advisory Price (SAP) of sugarcane to Rs 280 per quintal, the Uttar Pradesh government today said district authorities would convene meeting between cane farmers and sugar mill owners to decide the price of cane.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389492.htmlThe Haryana Government has made available templates of various types of deeds under Haryana Registration Information System (HARIS) and also on the Internet for the facility of the people.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389491.htmlThe Haryana Government has made it mandatory for the recruiting agencies and recruiting agents of the state, who are facilitating sending job seekers out of India, to get themselves registered as recruiting agents under the Emigration Act, 1983.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389490.htmlThe Haryana Government has decided to celebrate Swachta Week (sanitation week) in the rural areas of the state from November 23 to 29.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389489.htmlThe Supreme Court has ruled that court cannot dictate to the landlord which portion of his property he should use for commercial or residential purposes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389488.htmlIn the latest death on Delhi roads, a speeding Delhi Jal Board (DJB) water tanker crushed to death a three-year-old girl in the residential area of Mayur Vihar in East Delhi today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389487.htmlThe former BJP MLA from party nominee for the Assembly polls from Barkathha Assembly segment in Hazaribagh district, Chhataranjan Yadav, today died at the Apollo Hospital here. He was 50.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389486.htmlJharkhand Mukti Morchas (JMM) Orissa unit has slammed the Naveen Patnaik government for its failure to announce a special package for distressed farmers to recover from the shock of their crippled economy resulting from crop loss and pushing them to follow the paths of suicides.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389485.htmlThree former ministers, facing a vigilance inquiry in connection with a disproportionate assets case, have been asked to appear before the vigilance court on November 23 and 24.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389484.htmlChief Minister Narendra Modi today said trained and highly skilled youth will change the face of the tribal belt of Gujarat in the near future.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389482.htmlMalayalam playback singer T T Sainoj died at a private hospital after a brief illness here this afternoon.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389481.htmlA three-corner contest is on the cards in the December 19 by-elections to Vandavasi and Thiruchendur assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, but the Pattali Makkal Katchi(PMK) and the Left parties are yet to announce their stands.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389480.htmlTwo people were arrested for carrying out an e-mail campaign to tarnish the image of CPI(M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389479.htmlTwo physically-challenged candidates will have to travel 400 km to appear for a shiksha karmi (education workers) test being organised by the Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389478.htmlDenizens of Bastar districts Chandela village have to trudge 37 km for material from a cooperative ration shop said a former Sarpanch here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389477.htmlA big pension scam has been unearthed in this Uttar Pradesh district in which 337 dead people were getting old age pensions.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389476.htmlRejecting the demand to hike the State Advisory Price (SAP) to Rs 280 per quintal, Uttar Pradesh government today said that district authorities would convene a meeting between the cane farmers and the mill owners to decide the rate of the cane.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389475.htmlRelatives of a patient created a ruckus in a private nursing home in Hari Parvat area here today following the death of the patient allegedly by doctors negligence.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389474.htmlIn furtherance of its no comments position on Ottavio Quattrocchi, the CBI has refused to disclose details on the Italian businessman in an RTI appeal stating it would impede the process of apprehension and prosecution of the accused, despite it filing for closure of cases against him in a local court in the infamous Bofors kickbacks scandal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389473.htmlBihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today referred to Bihar to counter Congress youth leader and MP Rahul Gandhis statement that Congress government in the state could work better with UPA government at the Centre, ensuring development.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389470.htmlS Padmanabhan trained +Celestial way+ and ridden by Jockey C D Hayes lifted The Golconda 1000 Guineas 2009 the main event of the 7th day Winter races held here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389469.htmlThe world number one pair of Li Xiaoxia and Ding Ning of China won the womens doubles title in the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389468.htmlRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagavat today held a day-long interaction with various like- minded leaders and politicians belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) to strengthen the rightist movement in the country and to infuse new life into the party, which had received repeated setbacks in the recent elections.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389467.htmlK Rosaiah today said he would resign as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister if the Telugu Desam Party secures one corporator seat more than the Congress in the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389466.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today directed the officials to prerpare an action plan for upgrading Vijayawada into a Greater city. Responding to an appeal mady by Vijayawada City Mayor M Ratnabindu to the Chief Minister to take steps to upgrade the city by merging 15 villages, the Chief Minister directed the officials to look into the matter.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389465.htmlTwo girls were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Vallithode in this district of Kerala today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389464.htmlThe trough of low pressure over the South West bay, which lay centred over Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu coasts, now lies over South West bay over Tamil Nadu coast and adjoining Sri Lanka.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389462.htmlFormer Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda today said he would take up the matter of illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka allegedly committed by the Ministers in the BJP Government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389461.htmlThe 28-year-old son of a Rajasthan MLA was among two people killed while six were injured -- two severely -- this afternoon in an accident on the Bhopal road about 20 km from this district headquarters, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389459.htmlJats of Haryana today advocated checking the influence of Khap Panchayats and also demanded resservation for the community under the OBC quota.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389458.htmlTwo voluntary organisations working among victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy have submitted a public interest petition -- in the Madhya Pradesh High Courts Jabalpur Bench -- alleging flaws in compensation.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389457.htmlChairman of the breakaway Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani was released after he was granted bail by a local court.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389456.htmlA married couple was killed when their two-wheeler was hit by an unknown vehicle at Jakhan bridge in Rani Pokhri area of Rishikesh, police said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389455.htmlThe Supreme Court has held that a court hearing a criminal appeal could not interfere with the order passed by the competent authority like dismissal from service.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389454.htmlThe manufacturing sector in the country has registered a high growth during April-September 2009, mainly on account of fiscal measures taken by the government to reduce the impact of global slowdown on the Indian economy, a CII m-ASCON survey says. Out of the 100 sectors surveyed, about 10 per cent of the sectors, including construction equipment and auto, have registered excellent growth rates of more than 20 per cent in April-September 2009 as compared to seven per cent in April-September 2008. This improvement in manufacturing growth has been a result of the stimulus packages announced by the government, CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said today. The survey shows there is a discernible shift in the growth trends from negative and moderate growth category to high and excellent growth category in respect of about 12 per cent of the sectors during April-September 2009 over the corresponding period a year ago. It reveals that the buoyant manufacturing growth in the first half of 2009-10 is led by rise in production of basic, intermediate and consumer durables.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389453.htmlAltogether 20 people, including 13 activists of CITU and Trinamool Congress, were injured after workers of both the sides resorted to violence here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389452.htmlMaharashtra Governor S C Jamir has called for urgent filling of vacant teaching posts in state universities with qualified teachers in order to ensure highest standards of education. Speaking at the joint review of the state governments plans for improvement of higher, technical and vocational education at Raj Bhavan yesterday, Dr Jamir said that the process of reforming the Maharashtra Universities Act has already been initiated, including change of criterion for the selection of Vice Chancellors and prescribing of eligibility criteria for members of various bodies and authorities of the universities.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389451.htmlTo give impetus to tourism in the land of Gautam Budhha, the central government has initiated a project of Rs 424 crore with the association of Japan government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389450.htmlFog engulfed parts of Punjab and Haryana early this morning, even as night temperatures continued to remain below normal at all places in the North West region, including Himachal Pradesh where icy cold winds from the snow capped high reaches blew across the mid and lower hills.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389449.htmlWith seven fresh cases of dengue being reported in the past 24 hours, the total number of people afflicted by the disease in the national capital pushed to one short of the thousand figure mark.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389448.htmlAhead of Prime Minster Manmohan Singhs official visit to Moscow, in early December, India has categorically rejected Russian demand to sign a readmission agreement in order to facilitate visa regime for Indians.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389447.htmlNepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala, suffering from chronic respiratory diseases and pneumonia, returned from Singapore today after a week-long medical treatment. Koiralas daughter Sujata, who accompanied him to Singapore, told local media that doctors had suggested for a follow up check up after a month. She said Koiralas health was improving satisfactorily.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389446.htmlIn a continued attempt to cash in on the Koda controversy, the NDA today said it will not let anybody go scot free if found involved in the money laundering case worth more than Rs 2000 crore.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389445.htmlCriticising Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his comments against NCP national General Secretary Tariq Anwar, the NCP youth wing burnt the effigy of Mr Kumar here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389443.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today strongly objected to the remarks by TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) issue.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389442.htmlThe Tamil Nadu Government today appointed Minister for Higher Education K Ponmudi to coordinate with legal experts and deal with Mullaperiyar and other inter-state water disputes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389441.htmlThree accused, including two brothers, were slapped with life terms and a fine of Rs 20,000 each for their involvement in a murder case four years ago.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389440.htmlSamajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today celebrated his 71st birthday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389439.htmlChief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has said the government should make available all its informations to the citizens without asking to save the Right To Information Act.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389438.htmlPanic gripped this Uttar Pradesh district when a patient died by swine flu in hospital yesterday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389436.htmlThe countrys mobile operators added a record 16.67 million subscribers in October 2009, taking the total subscriber base to 488.4 million for the month, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389435.htmlThe Foreigners Detection Tribunals active in the state to detect and deport foreigners and illegal migrants from Assam has been a complete failure, Assam Public Works (APW), an NGO active in generating public opinion against insurgency and foreigners issue, alleged here today. The tribunals entrusted with the responsibility of detecting and deporting foreigners from the state cannot resolve the illegal migration problem from Bangladesh, APW president Abhijit Sharma said. The foreigners tribunals were formed as per provisions of the historic Assam Accord of 1985, which entrusted absolute powers with the tribunals for determining if a person was illegally staying in the state. At present, there are 32 such tribunals and four more will be set up soon. Mr Sharma pointed that mere 5160 foreigners have been detected by such tribunals till date against the alleged lakhs of illegal Bangladeshis staying in the state. He added that names of the detected foreigners were also not cancelled from the electoral roll. The APW had prepared and submitted a model for detection of all illegal people living in the state within six-eight months time and the model will be announced soon, Mr Sharma said. We have submitted our model to the Supreme Court in February, he added. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389434.htmlTwo Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed and seven injured as the ultras exploded anti-land mine vehicles near Jodibridge under Bishunpur police station near Gumla district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389432.htmlRain or snow are likely to occur at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. Rain or thundershowers may hit many places in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, few places in Assam, Meghalaya, coastal and south interior Karnataka and isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and north interior Karnataka. Mainly dry weather will prevail in Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat state, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada. The northeast monsoon has been active in Tamil Nadu. Night temperature was appreciably below normal in some parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chattisgarh and below normal in some parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat state, Marathwada, Telangana and remaining parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir. It was appreciably to markedly above normal in coastal Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka, some parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalseema, Tamil Nadu and above normal in some parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, remaining parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Tamil Nadu. Rain or thundershowers occurred at most places in Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, few places in Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal Karnataka and south interior Karnataka. Mainly dry weather prevailed in Gujarat state, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana, Rayalseema and north interior Karnataka. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389431.htmlIn an all-China affair, World Number two Ma Long will meet Zhang Jike and Li Xiaoxia will play against Ding Ning in the finals of the single events in the 19th Asian Table tennis Championship here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389430.htmlInsurance Brokers Association of India (IBAI) will hold its 6th annual summit here tomorrow, its president.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389429.htmlFour women drowned in river Krishna at Amaravathi temple town in this district of Andhra Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389428.htmlTwo people were killed on the spot and 18 injured when a state-owned bus plunged into a rivulet from a bridge on the National Highway 206 near Perimena village in Tarikere taluk, about 60 km from here, early today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389427.htmlHundred-and-nine-year-old Rosakutty, who shot into the limelight three years ago by becoming the oldest student to complete computer training course, died at her home after a prolonged illness here. Rosakutty was confined to the bed for the last one year after a bout of chikungunya fever and she breathed her last yesterday. She is survived by two sons and a daughter. Her husband Paili died in 1982. At the age of 106, Rosakutty hogged the headlines, nationally and internationally, for completing a computer training course through the computer literacy project of the Kerala Government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389426.htmlAbout 15 persons, including five women were injured in a clash between two groups in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389425.htmlDuring his recent visit to various government offices and institutions particularly jails, police stations, schools and colleges, Punjab Human Right Commission (PHRC) member Avinash Rai Khanna found loopholes in the working of the staff at these places, which also lacked the necessary infrastructure.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389424.htmlUttarakhand BJP will hold a statewide demonstration on November 28 to protest the Centres stepmotherly attitude towards the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389423.htmlPolice recovered two bodies of residents of New Delhi near IFFCO township under Bhaumara police station today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389422.htmlUttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today asked the police and other officials of the state to be sensitive to the public perceptions.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389421.htmlThe Indian Railways has named the weekly train plying between Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh and Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh as Patalkot Express . A South Eastern Railway spokeperson said that the Chhindwara-Jhansi weekly train which was started on October 13 had been named as Patalkot Express.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389420.htmlAmid possibility of the Centre withdrawing the Fair and Remunerative price, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), a frontal organisation of canefarmers in western Uttar Pradesh, has urged Chief Minister Mayawati to hike the cane price to Rs 280 per quintal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389419.htmlTata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd, today extended its one paisa per second billing offer to its roaming services for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers which will be effective from tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389418.htmlA chowkidar, Lal Babu, was shot dead at Kathguia village under Chamra police station in West Champaran district late last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389417.htmlVillagers today expressed concern over the illegal collection of boulders from Meghalayas Umngot riverbed near Bangladesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389416.htmlThe Oberoi Care Fund, a special donation fund set up by the Oberoi Group, has been giving monthly financial aid and ensuring the education of children of ten of its employees, who were killed in the 26/11 terror strike. The hotel has so far disbursed a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to families of the unfortunate staff members apart from continuing their monthly allowance for the next 10 years. Our staff has always been our most valued asset. Each family of the deceased staff has received approximately Rs 25 lakh, part of which has come through The Oberoi Care Fund, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts Mumbai Executive Vice President Devendra Bharma said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389415.htmlFormer Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has nominated Michael Clarke as his bunny for tonights All Stars Twenty20 match.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389414.htmlThe death toll in Sundays three bomb blasts in Assams Nalbari District has risen to seven people and 35 injured.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389413.htmlWest Indian cricket team coach David Williams has warned the Australians that the visitors will not to wilt under pressure from the hosts this summer, even as former players Shane Warne and Dennis Lillee have come up with doomsday predictions.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389412.htmlSenior officials of the Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax Department (Delhi unit) staged a mass protest at the Jantar-Mantar here on Sunday, demanding better pay scale and improved working conditions.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389411.htmlA teenager has been charged with the mutilation and murder of Brit Indian mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, who was left dying in a north west London street earlier this week.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389410.htmlThe Orissa Government on Sunday ordered heavy deployment of security forces in Korapat Distrct following the death of two activists of the Maoist backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) outfit in Narayanpatna town.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389409.htmlA fear of sweeping changes at Manchester United has not only senior players under scrutiny, but just everybody at the club.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389408.htmlTwo ministers in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzais cabinet are facing arrests on theft and fraud charges, as investigators in the countrys newly set-up anti-corruption force have gathered sufficient evidence against the two ministers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389407.htmlFormer star players have questioned Michael Clarkes capacity to ascend to the Test captaincy and believe Ricky Ponting must lead Australia to England for Ashes revenge in 2013.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389406.htmlGlobal terrorism accused David Headley always felt pulled between his strict Pakistani upbringing and bohemian American culture, where he arrived at the age of 17, Investigators have said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389405.htmlMariah Carey is all set to team up with Westlife to record a new, exclusive number.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389404.htmlAn Aussie housemistress has been charged with 34 counts of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated indecency after seven boys at the boarding school came forward with allegations of rape.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389403.htmlA group of persons allegedly owing allegiance to Youth Congress today staged a demonstration against Union Minister for Home Mullappally Ramachandran for advocating re-entry of a former party colleague to Congress fold, here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389402.htmlHundred-and-nine-year-old Rosakutty, who shot into limelight three years ago by becoming the oldest student to complete computer training course, died at her home after a prolonged illness here. Rosakutty was confined to the bed for the last one year after a bout of chikungunya fever and she breathed her last yesterday. She is survived by two sons and a daughter. Her husband Paili died in 1982. At the age of 106, Rosakutty hogged the headlines, nationally and internationally, for completing a computer training course through the computer literacy project of the Kerala Government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389401.htmlPolice arrested about 20 activists of Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK), when they attempted to show black flag to Union Minister of state for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh, accusing him of being biased in favour of Kerala on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389399.htmlThe Howrah-Porbandar Super Fast Express -- via Bilaspur and Nagpur -- will henceforth ply thrice a week instead of twice, South East Central Railway sources said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389398.htmlEven as its biggest test awaits public scrutiny vis a vis David Headley chase over 26/11, the National Investigation Agency filed its first chargesheet in the alleged siphoning off developmental funds by the ruling elite meant for North Kachar Hills in Assam. The chargesheet filed in a special court in Guwahati on November 17, after getting the go-ahead from the Centre, was against 14 people that included a number of political figures and bureaucrats.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389397.htmlThe NDA today petitioned the Election Commission to take action against Jharkhand Administration authorities for allegedly jeopardising the security of its leaders, L K Advani and Sharad Yadav, by giving wrong coordinates for flying of the helicopter carrying the two.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389396.htmlNatural disaster caused by climate change is putting increasing demands on the humanitarian community, says a survey by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). World powers expect humanitarian actors to face continuing or increasing humanitarian needs driven by climate change-related natural disasters, says the survey, released just three weeks before the start of the crucial UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen. In a country like Kenya one can already see the signature of climate change in terms of droughts and most recent floods.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389395.htmlMukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has made a non-binding cash offer to acquire a controlling interest in Americas bankrupt petro-chemical company LyondellBasell having a market capitalisation of 55 billion dollars.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389390.htmlAndhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation Development Committee (APIIDC) has urged the State Government to start work on Polavaram Irrigation Project and protect Godavari Delta, according to its General Secretary K Nageswara Rao.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389389.htmlThe Nationalist Congress Partys Madhya Pradesh unit today alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress were both limited to making promises.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389388.htmlPassengers stranded due to closure of 434- km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway at Kargil and Srinagar protested demanding immediate measures to airlift them to their respective destinations.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389387.htmlDescribing Kashmir as a political issue which has to be resolved through dialogue process, the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir said it was ready to play a positive role for settlement of various issues.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389384.htmlPrime Minister Manmohan Singh left this morning on a four-day state visit to the United States after an overnight technical halt here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389383.htmlBihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today took potshots at former BJP leader and ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi for striking a pre-poll alliance with the Congress saying it was nothing but politics of opportunism.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389382.htmlAdolf Lu Hitler R Marak, the rebel NCP Legislator, who was to reply to the showcause notice issued against him from his party, today denied receiving any such notice.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389381.htmlThe Arunachal Pradesh government has made an elaborate security arrangement in view of AICC General Secretary and youth icon Rahul Gandhis proposed visit to the state tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389380.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had a hectic day today in Vadodara attending various ceremonies in different parts of the district organised by industrial sectors.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389379.htmlSuspected naxalites set fire to a bamboo depot of the Department of Forests in Gadchiroli district of Vidarbha region today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389378.htmlA woman, who became a hooker to fund her studies, has revealed that she left her lawyers career behind and instead chose to work in vice full time to make 1million pounds.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389377.htmlExperts have revealed that ride-on lawnmowers are causing more accidents every year, landing thousands of people in hospital.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389376.htmlPharoah the cat has survived the 3, 000-mile voyage from Port Said in Egypt to the British port of Felixstowe after it was found crammed in a container on board the MV Maersk Batam.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389375.htmlA new research has found three different types of stem cells in breast milk which may be the reason why mothers milk is deemed best for babies.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/sports/20091122/1389374.htmlWayne Rooneys gay cousin Stephen Rooney wants to be a dad.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/entertainment/20091122/1389373.htmlMariah Carey has planned a grand 10,000-pound champagne bash for this seasons The X Factor winner.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/entertainment/20091122/1389372.htmlElizabeth Hurley seems to be getting tired of all things Indian - the actress-turned-businesswoman was recently missing from the launch of To India With Love, a book intended to raise money for the victims of the Mumbai terror attacks, to which she had also a contributed.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389371.htmlPopular tourist hub Goa is all set to host the 40th International Film Festival of India from Monday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389370.htmlOscar winning musician A. R. Rahman has urged the people to keep the surroundings of the Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Dargah here clean.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389369.htmlFrench striker Thierry Henry could miss the start of the World Cup if the FIFA disciplinary panel decides that his handball in the build-up to Frances winning goal against Ireland in Paris last Wednesday night constituted unsporting behaviour.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389368.htmlParents across the United States have a wide range of concerns about the safety of their childrens lives online, according to a new report.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389367.htmlFor people scared of needles, even the sight of an injection sliding into skin is enough to make them cringe and cry. Now, an expert has suggested some ways that can help ease the needle pain.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389366.htmlBetween 2000 and 2008, Greenland lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice, which is responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level rise, says scientists.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389365.htmlKatie Price a.k.a Jordan seems to be having a hard time in the jungle.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389364.htmlKaty Perry seems to be taking her relationship with comedian Russell Brand to the next level.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389363.htmlWest Indies skipper Chris Gayle, who came back home to visit his sick mother here is all set to return Australia for the first Test to be played from November 26 at the Gabba, Brisbane.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389362.htmlThe Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) here today urged the Puducherry Administration to take immediate steps to make the now defunct Ariyur Sugar Mills (ASM) operational forthwith.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389361.htmlA midele-aged woman was assaulted and robbed of her Thali at Thirubhuvanai near here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389360.htmlChhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar has admitted that the Maoist network is far stronger compared to that of the state government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389359.htmlPanic gripped Leh after the bodies of two Udhampur and one Jharkhand residents were recovered under mysterious circumstances, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389358.htmlA Nepali labourer was killed in Nobra in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389357.htmlIn order to explore potential for Indian handicrafts in the global markets, as many as 12 companies will participate in Heim+Handwerk Fair which will begin at Munich in Germany on Wednesday. The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has set up an India Pavilion in the five-day fair, where Indian companies will showcase their eco-friendly handcrafted products ranging from textiles, furnishings, fabrics, costume jewellery and accessories, kashmiri products and handicrafts and Christmas decorations among others.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389356.htmlFour former ministers, six former MPs and a former Speaker are among the 470 candidates in the first leg of the five-phase polling to 26 Assembly seats out of the total 81 scheduled to be held on November 25 in Jharkhand.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389352.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by world famous Olympian Milkha Singh, popularly known as Flying Sikh, flagged off Vadodara Marathon-2009 this morning at the famous Navlakhi Ground in Vadodara.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389351.htmlThe Gujarat government is targeting to create a network of trauma centres across the state in a period of two years, state health minister Jaynarayan Vyas has said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389350.htmlVeteran supermodels Eva Herzigova, 36, Helena Christensen, 40, and Claudia Schiffer, 39, have proved that age is no object when it comes to looking stunning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389349.htmlCoach Carlo Ancelotti has told his hyperactive Chelsea stars to calm down, even though he is seriously impressed by the quality of the Blues players.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389348.htmlLate Aussie actor Heath Ledgers final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, will be bringing together celebrities next month in Hollywood.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389347.htmlA Brit woman, who shed 10 stone from her 21 stone weight, has decided to get married again so she can have the perfect wedding pictures.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389346.htmlTainted Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif is aiming to utilise the three match Test series against New Zealand to announce his come back on the international cricketing scene.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389345.htmlCommunist Party of India (Marxist)s politburo member Sitaram Yechury has condemned the vandalisation of IBN news channels in Mumbai by the Shiv Sena activists.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389344.htmlHe is everyones idea of the perfect midfielder, but there is one man Cesc Fabregas cannot satisfy - coach Arsene Wenger.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389343.htmlIn a new research, scientists have found that ocean acidification can cause fish to become fatally attracted to their predators.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389342.htmlCoach Rafa Benitez believes Frances battered reputation could help Liverpool complete another Euro miracle.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389341.htmlFormer wicketkeepeer-batsman Ian Healy has said Ricky Ponting must lead Australia to England in 2013 Ashes series asserting that Michael Clarke, who was tipped as future Test captain, has yet to prove his leadership qualities.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389340.htmlAndhra Pradesh unit of Communist Party of India (CPI) today demanded the State Government to conduct a thorough probe into the illegal mining activities in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) and the report of Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of Supreme Court.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389339.htmlA case has been registered against a man for confining his sister-in-law as a second wife at his residence and abetting her suicide in this districts Anantpur village, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389337.htmlTwo government officials of Jammu and Kashmir Public Works Department (PWD) were arrested along with an amount of Rs 16.60 lakh from mountainous Reasi district of the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389336.htmlA leader of ruling National Conference (NC) was shot at and injured by unidentified gunmen in north Kashmir, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389335.htmlContrary to the Power Development Departments (PDD) claim about distribution of power to consumers, people in Kashmir valley are witnessing unscheduled curtailments.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389333.htmlULFA triggered blasts claimed six lives and injured 20 others with the administration sounding a red alert here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389332.htmlThe Western Railway has introduced a weekly train 9065 Bandra Terminus-Jodhpur Express from November 27 which will run every Friday from Bandra Terminus at 2325 hrs reaching Jodhpur at 1735 hrs the next day.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389331.htmlWhile both the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) clarifying that they support former President General Pervez Musharrafs high treason trial, Baloch leaders doubt that the former general would ever be prosecuted as he enjoys world powers sympathies.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389330.htmlA Wake Forest University researcher has challenged the traditional view of happy holidays by pointing out that the higher our expectations, the less likely we are to be actually happy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389329.htmlIn July 2005 and in the months and years that followed, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, was feted as the visionary architect and driving force of the landmark US-India civil nuclear cooperation deal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389328.htmlResearchers from University of Illinois have discovered that a particular class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful as well as harmful effect depending on their molecular activity.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Health/20091122/1389327.htmlA new study has revealed that doctors often fail to detect high blood pressure in kids with chronic kidney disease, thereby increasing a childs risk for serious heart problems.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389326.htmlToo much parental nurturing is making adolescents less independent, less skilled at common tasks. Now, a new book provides tips on how to help the teenagers grow up before they enter adulthood.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389325.htmlEver wondered what the word most really signifies? Well, a researcher from Tel Aviv Universitys Department of Linguistics has actually quantified the meaning of this commonly used word.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389324.htmlBenito Mussolini, the fascist dictator, had 14 lovers at the same time, the diaries of his long-term mistress reveal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389323.htmlSocial networking site Bebo has set up a special onscreen panic button for users to report abuse without delay.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389322.htmlRescue teams have recovered at least ten bodies of snowstorm victims in the Manali hill resort area.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389321.htmlThe beach ball that bounced Liverpool out of the Premier League title race has been put on display at the National Football Museum after being won by a Sunderland fan in a News of the World charity auction on eBay.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389320.htmlChelsea midfielder Deco will return to former club Porto this week still haunted by a drugs slur which threatened to destroy his career.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389319.htmlNew Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI) : Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily has opined that the Election Commission of India should be given more powers to check electoral malpractices.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389318.htmlThe Conservative party is ahead of the Labours just by six points, according to a new poll.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389317.htmlA new study has revealed that search engines are no longer just part of our daily routines, as they are fast becoming a part of our learning process.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389316.htmlPrince William surprised planners on his royal visit to Australia and New Zealand by telling them - Just call me Will, mate.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389315.htmlScottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is snubbing luxury mansions and purchasing her shabby council house instead - because of her pet cat Pebbles.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389314.htmlA LOral advert fronted by Cheryl Cole is at the centre of a row after viewers accused the X Factor judge of misleading them.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389313.htmlSouth Australian Premier Mike Rann has opted to remain silent and out of the public eye over allegations that he had secret intimate meetings with a married Parliament House barmaid.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Health/20091122/1389312.htmlThe US Food and Drug Administration has announced that drinks, which contain a combination of alcohol and caffeine, will be banned within months if proven to be unsafe.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389311.htmlAssam Police on Sunday suspected the involvement of nine most wanted United Liberation Front of Assom (ULFA) terrorists behind the Nalbari serial blasts.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389310.htmlMichael Jacksons nephew Taj has reportedly been roped in by the administrators of the late singers estate to join the board of executors in charge of his 1-billion-dollar property.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389309.htmlHoping to spur-up a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban in Afghanistan, American and local officials have started supporting independent militias which are defending their neighbourhoods from Taliban insurgents.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389308.htmlThe England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is eager to host India - Pakistan Test series in 2011 in England.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389307.htmlTwilight actress Nikki Reed believes in keeping her career options open - she is becoming a music video director.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389306.htmlLindsay Lohan is booked for the New Year - she will be headlining the premiere SYD.NYE09 event in Australia.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389305.htmlHaving spent endless summers as a cricket commentator of note, former Australian captain Richie Benaud is set to use his golden voice for the sport for another four summers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389304.htmlA web video showing a drunk wedding guest wrecking a marquee and injuring the bride in the process has turned out to be a fake, it has emerged.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389303.htmlMassive irregularities have been reported in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during the regime of Dr Nasim Ashraf.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389302.htmlFrench defender Patrice Evra has come out in defence of his team-mate Thierry Henry saying that a statue should be erected in honour of the handball cheat.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389301.htmlManchester United chiefs will offer Wayne Rooney an astonishing 170,000-pound-a-week contract when negotiations open next February.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389300.htmlThe England team will be allowed to score with their WAGs during next years World Cup, but only for one night after theyve played each game, News of The World reports.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389299.htmlTwo hoods have stolen England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooneys 30,000 pound sporty black C220 Mercedes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389298.htmlPolice in Ludhiana have recovered three and a half kilograms of heroin from a fruit consignment.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389297.htmlThe second Test match between India and Sri Lanka starting November 24 at the Green Park Stadium could be a dull one with authorities deciding to use the old pitch for the match here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389296.htmlAbsence of seasoned players Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir from the Delhi squad has provided Uttar Pradesh an upper hand in their forthcoming Ranji Trophy Elite group B match starting November 24 at the Babu Banarasi Das stadium here. But absence of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Amit Mishra, who were on the national duty against Sri Lanka, from the Delhi team, would be an added advantage for UP, he added.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389295.htmlAll arrangements have been completed for the smooth conduct of elections of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) tomorrow even as the city police had made elaborate security arrangements for the elections.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389293.htmlA case has been registered against five people in connection with the kidnapping of a 12-year-old tribal girl from Khelkunta village in the district, police said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389292.htmlThe Progressive Medicos and Scientists Forum, an organisation of senior faculty members of AIIMS, has charged the government with trying to commercialise and corporatise the premier healthcare institute by planning to implement the Valiathan Committee report which would make AIIMS out of reach of the common people and subservient to the interest of pharma industry, CII and FICCI.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389291.htmlIndia requires at least 50,000 clinical research professionals and 10,000 investigators trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) by the year 2012 when global clinical outsourcing investment in the Indian pharmaceutical industry is expected to touch a whopping US two billion dollar as against US 300 million dollar now.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389290.htmlFive people were killed and 11 others injured in two separate road accidents in Junagadh and Rajkot districts. According to police, the first accident took place near Vanathali in Junagadh district yesterday when three youths riding on a motorcycle were knocked down by a speeding truck.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389289.htmlThe Saurashtra team has arrived in the city to face Bengal in a group B Ranji trophy tie which begins here on Tuesday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389288.htmlTension prevailed here following an altercation between fishermen at the World Fisheries function.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389287.htmlThe polling for 46 civic bodies including Municipal Corporations in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Kota, will be held tomorrow under adequate security arrangements.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389286.htmlExpecting a 10 per cent growth in Indias entertainment industry to reach a level of Rs one lakh crore by 2014, Assocham today urged the government to act as a coordinator to bring parity in the entertainment tax rates, which currently vary between 30-40 per cent across the country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389285.htmlAfter laying off employees during recessionary period, as many as 30 per cent of Indian companies are now in the mood to hire more personnel to expand their operations as the economy is recovering and industrial output is picking up, according to a survey released here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389284.htmlThe Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed extra forces on the Western border of Tripura following BDR firing on Indian villagers last evening, which left two youth injured.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389283.htmlSikkim would soon acquire the distinction of having a hydro power station at an altitude of around 13,000 ft, the highest in the country. The work on this proposed mini-hydel power project would start soon with an active intervention from the state Department of Science and Technology, departments advisor GJ Samadhanam said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389282.htmlVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Ashok Singhal today demanded that the assets of the Lord Balaji temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh should be made public.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389281.htmlVishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Ashok Singhal today said Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief was a separatist and should be punished for insulting the national language, Hindi.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Sports/20091122/1389280.htmlBritish tennis star Andy Murray has vowed to stick to his game plan, as he begins his quest for glory at Londons O2.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389279.htmlRihanna recently flaunted her gun tattoo above her sexy corset which she wore for a steamy photo shoot.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389278.htmlThe list of political leaders and other prominent personalities who benefited from the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) has been made public.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389277.htmlThe Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would not create a hindrance in former President General Pervez Musharrafs high treason trial under the Article Six of the Constitution and would support any political party that takes the initiative in this regard, Pakistan Industries and Production Minister Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo has said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389276.htmlPakistans Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389275.htmlA Hollywood version of Harry Potter has emerged in the form of a 12-year-old boy named Percy Jackson, a demigod who turns out to be the son of the Greek god Poseidon.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389274.htmlPakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has denied reports about corruption cases being filed against him, saying he is being targeted for not going against assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389273.htmlAmy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil are set to walk down the aisle once again just three moths after their divorce, it has emerged.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389272.htmlScientists claim to have created the worlds cleverest rat by introducing modifications in a single gene.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389271.htmlThe British mission in Iraq faced critical failure because former Prime Minister Tony Blair misled the nation by claiming that Britains objective was disarmament, not regime change and that concealment constrained the planning process for the military action, according to secret government reports.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389270.htmlNearly a third of the large country houses sold in Britain in the past four years have been bought by foreign buyers, a new research has revealed.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389269.htmlA new book has revealed that European thinker Jean-Paul Sartre used to have hallucinations of lobsters, which once even chased him down the Champs Elyses.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389268.htmlBritish actor Robert Pattinson is said to have signed a 500-million-dollar Twilight television deal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389267.htmlKatie Price a.k.a Jordan is said to be looking forward to get married again but not to her cage-fighter beau Alex Reid.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Entertainment/20091122/1389266.htmlKatie Price a.k.a Jordans cage-fighter beau Alex Reid is heading to Australia to propose the glamour model.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389265.htmlJust four days before the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, bomb blasts in Assam claimed the lives of five people and injured about 30.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389264.htmlColleges in London and Birmingham are selling British Home Office-regulated English and Citizenship certificates to immigrants who dont understand and speak English.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389262.htmlAfter Samajwadi partys defeat in the just concluded by-polls on 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha seats, now the parties are preparing themselves for another round of battle of ballots for 36 seats of Local Authority constituencies in the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council next month.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389261.htmlThe 40th edition of the prestigious star-studded International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will start here tomorrow amid tight security cover of the paramilitary forces.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389260.htmlLegendary bowler Shane Warne has termed Nathan Hauritz as the number one spinner of Australia in the lead-in to the first Test against West Indies starting next week.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389259.htmlTension prevailed here last night following an altercation between fishermen at the World Fisheries function.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389257.htmlAs part of its efforts to modernise the Railway system, the South Western Railway (SWR) will soon be installing escalators at Mysore Railway station to facilitate easy movement of passengers from one platform to another. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Anup Dayanand told UNI today that the work of replacing the wooden steps at platform with escalators would be taken up a cost of Rs 30 lakh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389256.htmlA youth shot dead his friend and committed suicide over a dispute in the Titawi area of this Uttar Pradesh district late last night, police said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389255.htmlThe police here is on a look out for a manager of a petrol pump in the Kshipra police station locality who ran away with Rs 50 lakh last night, police said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389254.htmlAt least four people were killed and 20 injured as suspected ULFA militants triggered three blasts in Nalbari district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389253.htmlThe Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra of the Indian Air Force will perform here tomorrow as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Eastern Air Command headquarters.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389251.htmlThe Animal Husbandry authorities in the border districts of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have joined hands to check illegal transportation of cattle in order to prevent spread of diseases in domestic animals.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389250.htmlThe public courts (Lok Adalats) held under the aegis of Madhya Pradesh State Legal Aid Advisory Board in the state this year helped dispose off 1.29 lakh pending cases.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389248.htmlThe Punjab Agricultural University is creating awareness among farmers on medicinal and aromatic plants even as the cultivated area for these plants goes up to 5,000 hectares in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389247.htmlTwin blasts rocked Nalbari town of lower Assams Nalbari district this morning, injuring several people. Preliminary reports said that the first blast occurred at about 1000 hours in front of the Sadar police station. Less than 10 minutes later, a more powerful explosive went off barely 10 feet from the first spot. Several people have been critically injured in the blasts. The injured were taken to a nearby civil hospital, while those seriously hurt have been referred to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital here. The ULFA is suspected to be behind the blast. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389246.htmlAustralian troops stationed in Afghanistan are getting addicted to cocaine, heroin and other hard drugs which are as cheap as chips in that country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389245.htmlUnited Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leaders and cadres will be given safe passage and a chance to return to mainstream society only if they give up the path of violence and unconditionally lay down their arms, sources here have said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389244.htmlIn a new study, scientists have discovered the only known predator corals to eat adult jellyfish.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389243.htmlPhysicists at UC (University of California) Santa Barbara have made an important advance in electrically controlling quantum states of electrons, a step that could help in the development of quantum computing.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389242.htmlResearchers from Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands, achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389241.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced to set up a State Sports Fund to promote sports and sportspersons and enhance amount of cash awards being given to the medal winners of National Games. He also said the government has a plan to open a Sports Academy and a Sports University in the state. He announced that wrestler Ramesh Kumar Gulia, who won gold medal at international level, would be appointed as DSP in Haryana Police. Mr Hooda was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Haryana State Games organised at the campus of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU here yesterday. The four day games are being organised by the Haryana Olympic Association. About 6000 players from all over Haryana are participating in this mega sport event in which 28 sports events would be organized.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389240.htmlCommonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has denied suggestions that the Government has lost faith in him and asserted that he still enjoys the support of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the success of the games next year.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389238.htmlEven as the high political drama between the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedyurappas group and mining lobby led by Reddy brothers is slowly waning, iron ore and manganese lorries are back on the highways mainly between Hubli-Karwar, making life miserable for road users.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389236.htmlHimachal Pradesh government has decided to provide insurance cover to mango and apple growers of the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389233.htmlThe International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2009 will kickstart in Goa from tomorrow with the screening of the Chinese historical drama Wheat, a film based of the long and bloody war between the Qin and the Zhao clans in ancient China.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389232.htmlAltogether 19 Rock bands from various parts of the country will contest in the Hornbill National Rock Contest, to be held during the Hornbill Festival begining from December 1, at the Heritage Village in Kisama.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389231.htmlA team of scientists organized and led a team of university and government researchers on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine the spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389230.htmlIn a new research, scientists have shown how a family of genes are responsible for production of ethylene gas, a discovery that could make plants disease resistant, able to survive and thrive in difficult terrain, increase yields, and other useful agronomical outcomes.This discovery of the family of genes (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, or ACS genes) was made with the weed Arabidopsis thaliana, but it will be applicable to plants used in agriculture.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389229.htmlScientists and Web developers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have created a new educational Web site with crucial tips on how to prepare for and survive a tsunami.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389228.htmlThe Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, is likely to use his four-day visit to Washington commencing from today, to firmly and emphatically reiterate and re-emphasise to the American leadership, that New Delhi does not see a role for China in South Asia, nor will it tolerate attempted third party guardianship initiatives in the region by Beijing.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389227.htmlA new generation of green automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability, and in the process, cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, is rolling their way through the research pipeline.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389226.htmlIn a new study, scientists have determined that DNA recovered from fossilised bones of the moa, a giant extinct bird, has revealed a new geological history of New Zealand.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Health/20091122/1389225.htmlThe Department of Dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is now offering a new non-invasive skin tightening procedure.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389224.htmlAn Austrian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a Hammurabi seal in Cairo, Egypt, which is made of burnt clay with inscriptions in cuneiform.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/Health/20091122/1389223.htmlOlder people have to drink more than the younger ones in order to get the same level of high, a new study claims.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389221.htmlEven as the high political drama between the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yedyurappas group and mining lobby led by Reddy brothers is slowly waning, iron ore and manganese lorries are back on the highways mainly between Hubli-Karwar, making life miserable for road users.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389220.htmlNumerologists bug seems to have bitten this famous firecracker hub, housing about 8,000 factories and producing 90 per cent of the total fireworks output, with the local body deciding to add one more a to its name so that the town is spelt as Sivakaasi to ward off the evil eye responsible for many fatal accidents in the units and bring prosperity. The 33-member Municipal Council unanimously passed the resolution on Friday, hoping to bring about peace and prosperity to this town which is also the home to gigantic printing presses with in-house studios and artists producing a kaleidoscopic range of colourful posters and calendar art for millions across the country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389219.htmlThe water level in the Stanley Reservoir across River Cauvery stood at 88.970 feet this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389218.htmlStressing that teaching is not an index for a childs learning, former Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Academics Director G Balasubramanian said a change in evaluation and assessment techniques was the need of the hour.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389217.htmlUN Envoy Ellen Margrethe Loj has said the Indian policewomen peacekeepers had infused a culture of tolerance, a tradition of respect and a natural inclination towards peaceful coexistence in UN operations.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389215.htmlStressing that the audience and the media calls the shots, theatre, television and film actor Manoj Pahwa said an actor does not have anything in his hands.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389214.htmlAfter industry chamber Assocham feared weakening of Indias export competitiveness through rupee appreciation and inflation, exporters body FIEO too has expressed concern over depreciation of the US dollar, saying it would affect Indian exporters competitiveness in overseas markets.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389213.htmlNumerologists bug seems to have bitten this famous firecracker hub, housing about 8,000 factories and producing 90 per cent of the total fireworks output, with the local body deciding to add one more a to its name so that the town is spelt as Sivakaasi to ward off the evil eye responsible for many fatal accidents in the units and bring prosperity. The 33-member Municipal Council unanimously passed the resolution on Friday hoping to bring about peace and prosperity to this town which is also the home to gigantic printing presses with in-house studios and artists producing a kaleidoscopic range of colourful posters and calendar art for millions in India.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389210.htmlCarnatic vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and playback singer Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna has been appointed as the Asthana Vidwan of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for the third time. Dr Balamuralikrishna, who performed in more than 25,000 concerts worldwide and made over 400 compositions in various languages including Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu, has now become the official singer in the Lords court.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389209.htmlThe Department of Culture and Archaeology has decided to take up a survey to locate archaeology sites on the banks of four rivers of the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389208.htmlReliance Big Entertainments creative partnership with Hollywood star Brad Pitts Plan B Entertainment and Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, have joined hands to develop a Sci-Fi thriller based on Capcoms New Video Game Franchise.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389207.htmlObesity is a disease which can be treated effectively by surgical intervention, according to the experts.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389206.htmlKerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac has said that the historical remnants from Muziris Project area would be collected with the public participation and preserved in 22 museums, Inaugurating a two-day workshop on Muziris heritage project at SNM College in Maliankara near here yesterday, he said cleaning Muziris Campaign would be completed within a couple of years.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389198.htmlThe Indian Government has said it is willing to talk to any of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, even give them safe passage so long as they give up violence. Unconditional talks is acceptable to the Centre, the only condition being that ULFA give up the path of terror, said sources.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389197.htmlWith India raising strong objection to the U.S. suggesting a role for China in South Asia, Beijing seems to be backing away from mediating between India and Pakistan.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389196.htmlThe Indian Government has said that it has a plan in place to deal with the vexed issue of Maoist violence.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389195.htmlIndia is to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of its counter-terror cooperation with US.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389194.htmlIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama are reportedly putting pressure on their respective teams on the nuclear issue in the hope of completing the final stages of the over four-year-old civil nuclear cooperation deal as fast as possible.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091122/1389192.htmlTwo boys died and three others injured when a septick tank crashed evening in Thane city fire brigade officials said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/World/20091122/1389191.htmlThe Indian Government has a plan to counter the growing threat of Maoists and is willing to give safe passage to ULFA leaders Paresh Barua and Arvind Rajakhova who are holed up in Bangladesh.