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Fri, 20 May 2011
Mamata Banerjee's 18-year-long journey to Writers' Building 
- Times of India
Mamata walked to Writers' Buidling from Raj Bhavan and was escorted up the same flight of stairs she was dragged down in 1993. 
U.S. confident of safety of nuclear weapons, despite al-Qaeda presence - The Hindu
A good 15 months before it killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the United States was sure that al-Qaeda retained its presence in that country and was plotting “new attacks” again...
‘Many Pakistans, so we need many Pakistan policies' - The Hindu
‘India does not want to play into the hands of terrorists by shunning dialogue.'
Terror threats keep me awake, Manmohan Singh told U.S. official - The Hindu
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a visiting United States official in 2009 that he “did not sleep well at night” knowing there were threats of more terror attacks in India afte...
How India kept Kashmir out of U.S. Af-Pak envoy's brief - The Hindu
Weeks before the Obama administration appointed Richard Holbrooke as the Special Representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan, New Delhi sent an unequivocal message to the United States that a...
Ex-IMF chief released from New York jail under house arrest - Economic Times
Strauss-Kahn will temporarily be in a Manhattan building within the Police Dept's ``Ring of Steel'' _ a network of cameras near where the Twin Towers stood.
IMF approves 26 billion euro loan for Portugal - Economic Times
The total financing to Portugal for 2011 will include about 12.6 bn euros from the IMF and another 25.2 bn euros from the European Union.
Rampaul takes 3 early Pakistan wickets - The Hindu
Azhar Ali and Umar Akmal hit contrasting half centuries on Friday but Pakistan never fully recovered from the loss of three early wickets as their side limped to 180-6 at the end of a rain-hit open...
GSAT 8 launched from French Guiana - The Hindu
India’s heavy geo-stationary satellite GSAT-8 lifted off successfully onboard the Ariane-V rocket at 0211 IST on Saturday from Kourou in French Guiana, an official from the Indian Space Rese...
Lower commodity prices keep bulls in the hunt - Economic Times
Stocks on the gauge are valued at an average 13.8 times estimated profit, down from 21.5 times in March 2010, last year's high.
Spreading the art of pottery - The Hindu
‘Clay Modelling and Moulding' workshop organised
Bail denied, Kanimozhi sent to Tihar Jail - The Hindu
DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and her fellow stakeholder in Kalaignar TV Sharad Kumar, who is also the network's managing director, on Friday were arrested and sent to the Tihar Central J...
Tata Steel to slash 1,500 jobs in UK - Economic Times
The steel unit mainly manufacturing long products for construction biz, has been making losses over past 2 years due to sluggish demand.
Paddy procurement: Collector warns against malpractices - The Hindu
District Collector R. Palanisamy has warned of stringent action against those officials who might indulge in malpractices in the direct procurement centres. The Collector was addressing the farmer...
We will soon form government: Anbalagan - The Hindu
Newly elected leader of the AIADMK Legislature party A. Anbalagan on Friday said his party will shortly form the government in the Union Territory.Criticising president of All India NR Cong...
Retail investors may get unused staff quota in IPOs - Economic Times
This move follows another recent pro-retail investor measure that has allowed retail investors to place their bids at discounted prices.
“Distance education candidates too should be offered government jobs” - The Hindu
Policy-makers ought to remove the mental block in providing government jobs to those candidates who obtain degrees through distance education mode.It is not in the interest of higher educat...
Do not get upset by poll results, Panneerselvam tells cadres - The Hindu
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Democratic Progressive Alliance met at Neyveli on Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the severe drubbing the front suffered in all the nine As...
Medha Patkar to go on indefinite fast - The Hindu
Social activist Medha Patkar of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) on Friday announced an indefinite fast calling for an “immediate halt to slum demolitions” at Mumbai'...
Kalmadi was mastermind of TSR scam, says CBI in CWG chargesheet - Times of India
CBI squarely named Suresh Kalmadi as the "mastermind" in inflating costs of a timing, scoring and results contract awarded to a Swiss firm. 
Directive to hospitals on waste disposal - The Hindu
“They have liberty to enter into agreement with any other agency but should adhere to regulations”
Kanimozhi arrested: Denied bail, sent to Tihar jail - Economic Times
Daughter of India's top political supremo was thrown behind bars, sending a message that courts will show no leniency in high-profile corruption.
CBI may name Dayanidhi, Maxis in Aircel case FIR - Economic Times
The FIR is likely to be filed before July 6, when the Supreme Court reopens after the summer break, CBI officials said.
Sesa Goa accused of serious financial irregularities - Economic Times
The iron ore major said it had a "stellar" track record and that the development won't upset its plans to acquire Cairn India.
“Chase what you love, chase excellence” - The Hindu
Experts' advice to students at The Hindu Education Plus Career Fair
Lady Gaga finally hatches 'Born This Way' - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - She once performed in New York's small bars searching for followers, but pop's reigning queen Lady Gaga will likely score a huge audience when her second full-length studio album is officially released next week.
Flight-test of Astra fails - The Hindu
A flight-test of air-to-air missile Astra failed on Friday after it developed a snag during a manoeuvre after being launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa. The missile has...
Concern over dumping of garbage on banks of Adyar - The Hindu
Airport periphery just a stone's throw away
After conquering Everest, schoolboy now scales Mt. Lhotse - The Hindu
A schoolboy from Noida has achieved a rare double; after being the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest, he has ascended the neighbouring peak Mt. Lhotse. Arjun Vajpayee, a class...
Work on parking lot to resume - The Hindu
Facility can handle 300 cars
“Wage protection system needed” - The Hindu
A wage protection system is needed to secure the rights of low and semi-skilled workers from Tamil Nadu to other countries, said Protector of Emigrants Jai Shankar. Speaking at a wo...
Chains snatched - The Hindu
Motorcycle-borne youths allegedly snatched gold chains from two women in different cases here on Friday.Sudha Narayanan (54), a retired teacher residing in ‘V' Block at Anna Nagar, wa...
GSAT-8 to vastly augment DTH services, radio networking - The Hindu
Over 500 scientists and engineers worked for almost four years to build the satelite; costs Rs. 675 crore
Surveillance cameras, watchtowers to mount vigil on Marina beach - The Hindu
With two watchtowers and at least a dozen surveillance cameras on the anvil, the Marina beach is set to come under the close watch of law-enforcing agencies. The Chennai Corporation has agreed in p...
A.P. Shah criticises nuclear bodies for ‘half-hearted approach' - The Hindu
The former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, A.P. Shah, on Friday criticised the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Nuclear Power Corpo...
You will be on BPL list if your annual income is Rs.27,000 - The Hindu
The income limit for households for qualifying as a beneficiary under the BPL (below poverty line) list has been pegged at about Rs. 27,000 per annum, according to the methodology approved by the...
Plans to release award-winning movie afresh - The Hindu
Thenmerku Paruvakkatru had only a seven-day run in theatres
Rajinikanth “much better” - The Hindu
Actor Rajinikanth continued to remain in the Intensive Care Unit of Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre here on Friday, but was “much better,” according to doctors.No bulletin was is...
Purulia case: CPI(M) slams CBI - The Hindu
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday criticised the United Progressive Alliance government for its “shoddy” handling of the extradition of Purulia arms-drop prime accused, K...
Key Ministers of Mamata's Cabinet - The Hindu
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be in charge of Home, Health and Family Planning, Land and Land Reforms, Information, Hill Affairs, Minority Affairs and Madrassah Education as...
Swamy demands Chidambaram's resignation over terror list goof-up - The Hindu
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Friday demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for the “fiasco” in the list of 50 ‘most wanted persons' sent to...
Financial assistance given - The Hindu
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday ordered the release of Rs.1 lakh to the family of Sakthivel, whose three-year-old daughter Janani died on Wednesday after she was attacked by a leopard at Tha...
Kanimozhi's new address is Tihar Jail No. 6 - Times of India
Kanimozhi's cell has a small toilet, a fan, TV set and light. She will be given south Indian food. Her clothes & bedding came from home.
4 of family die in accident - The Hindu
Four members of a family died on the spot when a car they were travelling in collided head-on with a mini-lorry near the Thirumangalam-Perayur stretch early Friday. The Madurai Rural Police ident...
DMKs first daughter Kanimozhi sent to jail - Indian Express
2G: Witnesses are Kalaignar TV employees, could be influenced if accused given bail
Mamata is here - Indian Express
Works past midnight on Day one; Will return 400 acres in Singur; Special package for naxal-hit area; Minority package: Will call Sachar
For communal harmony, NAC proposes authorities at Centre, state - Indian Express
The full NAC will discuss the Bill in its next meeting and pass it on to the Home and Law Ministries for the Centre to take a final view
Before prison: a half-read Pamuk, saying goodbye to son - Indian Express
Once she was inside her cell in Ward No. 8, Tihar Jail No. 6, this evening, a quiet Kanimozhi shared her fear it was about her son
Tributes paid to Pattukkottai Kalyana Sundaram - The Hindu
Makkal Kavingnar Award in his name presented to poet Dill Roopa Shanmugam
Ace fighter pilot Browne next IAF chief - Indian Express
Browne will take over after Air Chief Marshal P V Naik retires from service on July 31
Karunanidhi to consult legal experts - The Hindu
It was the parent in him, and not the politician, that came to the fore, as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi reacted with barely contained emotion to the news of his daughter and...
Reputation of CAG at an all-time high, says former official - The Hindu
Urges it to widen role beyond regular audit
French woman won't testify in Dominique Strauss-Kahn US case - DNA India
US law enforcement authorities are reviewing at least two earlier cases involving alleged sexual misconduct by the French former IMF managing director.
Mamata to return 400 acres of Tata Motors abandoned land to Singur farmers - Economic Times
In her first major policy decision as CM, Banerjee announced the return of land taken against farmers' will by Left Front regime for Tata's Nano project.
16 women fall sick after spraying pesticide - The Hindu
Complain of unbearable smell
Court stays 35 per cent cut in terminal tariff at Chennai Port - The Hindu
The Madras High Court has stayed the 35 per cent cut in terminal tariff fixed by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) for Chennai Container Terminal Private Ltd at the Chennai Port.O...
Salem Government Museum in a state of neglect - The Hindu
Many important exhibits exposed to sun and rain
In Bhushan's world - Business Standard
Bheja Fry returns to the screens, bigger in many ways than its shoestring-budget original.
TANUVAS signs MoU with 4 foreign institutions - The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) signed memoranda of understanding with four institutions namely, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, Bogor Agric...
Six held for forging documents - The Hindu
A major case of land grabbing act by a gang has come to light in the suburban pockets, which are fast developing as extension colonies, of the city.After preliminary investigations, the Dis...
Demoralised DMK waits for some direction - Times of India
The arrest of Kanimozhi has come as a rude shock to the party trying to recover from the debacle in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls.
Congress MP evicted from dais she shared with Modi - The Hindu
The Congress member of the Lok Sabha representing the Scheduled Tribe reserved seat of Dahod, Prabhaben Taviad, was on Friday evicted from the dais from where Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi...
Upset Karunanidhi breaks down after Kanimozhi's arrest - Times of India
"If you have a daughter and if she is punished for no mistake, how will you feel? That's the way I feel," Karunanidhi told reporters.
Call to create awareness of diabetes - The Hindu
Prevalence of diabetes is alarming and there is a need for qualified people to treat diabetes, Nalla G. Palaniswami, Chairman and Managing Director, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital said he...
Pantaloon to expand operations in the South - The Hindu
Looking at places such as Madurai, Salem, Vijayawada
ITC net profit surges 25%, but stock stumbles - Business Standard
Cigarette-to-hotels major, ITC Ltd, has posted a 24.6 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 1,281.5 crore for the fourth quarter of 2010-11, as against Rs 1,028.2 crore during the same period during the last financial year.
Vedanta to raise $1.5 bn in bonds to fund Cairn buy - Business Standard
London-listed Vedanta Resources will be raising $1.5 billion in bonds to repay the short-term bridge loan of the same amount it raised to fund the $9.6-bn Cairn India buy.
CLB directs The Hindu to freeze shake-up - Business Standard
The Company Law Board (CLB) today ordered a freeze on the controversial April 18 decision by a majority of the board of directors of Kasturi & Sons, which runs The Hindu daily, to have five members of the family divested of all editorial responsibility.
Where perseverance brings desired result - The Hindu
Saravana Kumar is looking to join the Indian Police Service or the Indian Revenue Service
European shares end down on eurozone debt worries - Economic Times
Investors reduced exposure to riskier assets as concerns over the euro zone debt crisis intensified after Fitch downgraded Greece's credit rating.
Tata Steel to cut 1,500 more jobs in UK - Business Standard
Tata Steel Europe has announced job losses of 1,500 employees from two of its plants in north England — Scunthorpe and Teesside.
BJP acts on threat, begins stir against Bhardwaj - Indian Express
The chief minister had threatened to launch agitation if Bhardwaj failed convene Assembly session from June 2
Kalmadi had awarded TSR contract before bids - Indian Express
The trio later conspired to favour the contract to Swiss firm where Madan and Arya played a key role
“Stringent action against erring units” - The Hindu
426 textile processing units in Erode block have been shut down in three years
E-books outsell print books at Amazon - Business Standard
In the latest chapter in the unfolding tale of the book evolution from ink to pixels, Amazon.
Q&A: C P Joshi, Union minister, Road transport & highways - Business Standard
Predecessor Kamal Nath’s target of constructing 20 km a day of national highways did not work out, but road transport and highways minister C P Joshi thinks the target is achievable once project award is on track.
Govt shifts Rs 4,299 cr burden to oil firms - Business Standard
It has asked these companies to bear 38.76 per cent of the total oil subsidy as against the earlier estimate of 33.3 per cent.
Axis Bank, SBI Card in race for Barclays' credit card business - Business Standard
At least five institutions, including Axis Bank and SBI Card, have shown interest in buying the credit card business of Barclays India.
Out of business - Business Standard
Apart from the top few, most business schools are struggling to survive.
Hasan Ali earned commission in Boeing-AI deal: ED report - Indian Express
The information is contained in the report prepared by the ED in January 2007, which is a part of the annexure to the Enforcement Case Information Report (EICR)
Jan Lokpal Bill offers immunity to none except president: Santosh Hegde - DNA India
Hegde said even if there are allegations against the Lokpal, a bench of the Supreme Court would hear the complaint, investigate it, and if found true, it would make a recommendation to the president to remove it.
Mamata talks tough, to return Singur's 400 acres to farmers - Business Standard
Top Tata executives do not attend swearing-in despite invite.
Mamata to return Singur's 400 acres to farmers - Business Standard
Top Tata executives do not attend swearing-in despite invite.
Speak Asia talks of exit option to subscribers - Business Standard
Speak Asia, the survey-driven website, in the news for taking a hefty entry fee from people with the promise of it being a very good investment, appears to be retreating under the scrutiny.
NLC celebrates 54th raising day - The Hindu
“NLC is aggressively pursuing its goal of tapping renewable sources of energy”
Urbanisation, energy bigger challenges in 12th Plan: Montek - Business Standard
As the Planning Commission starts preparing itself to approach the 12th Five-Year Plan, its Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia identifies issues like urbanisation, energy as well as water management and environment-friendly growth as much bigger challenges than at the beginning of the current Plan.
Seoul management - Business Standard
Post-Videocon, KR Kim has authored a book, begun piano lessons and joined Onicra.
Inflation to fall below 8% if monsoon is normal: Anant - Business Standard
Chief Statistician T C A Anant expects headline inflation to fall below eight per cent by August-September if the country receives a normal monsoon.
VAOs in Salem remain unpaid for three months - The Hindu
Lack of funds cited as main reason
Hot on the shelf - Business Standard
War, history, neighbours, Maoists, fantasy, murder, Marxism, money, jihad, science: don’t miss this summer’s books.
Kanimozhi denied bail, sent to Tihar jail - Business Standard
Kanimozhi, DMK MP and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s daughter, was sent to the Tihar Jail today as the special CBI court rejected her bail plea in the ongoing 2G spectrum scam case.
Tata Steel to infuse 400 mn pound, slash 1,500 jobs in UK - Economic Times
The steel unit, making long products, used mainly in construction biz, has been making losses over the past 2 years due to sluggish demand.
Ashish Kaushik to join team - The Hindu
Ashish Kaushik, the physio at the National Cricket Academy, will join the Indian team during the tour of the West Indies. Kaushik has been at the academy for more than a year and prio...
AVB Group didn't favour public auction route for Domsjo buy - Economic Times
The April acquisition surprised the global fibre and pulp industry as it didn't have the participation of Grasim, the group's flagship and the world's largest fibre company by capacity.
Royal send-off for skipper Warne - The Hindu
Shane Watson silenced the home crowd with a blistering knock and led Rajasthan Royals to a stunning 10-wicket victory in its final IPL-IV league match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday.
Jaini overcomes Perera - The Hindu
Manav Jaini survived a scare against Mithun Perera to make the final of the SRF matchplay championship, here on Friday.In the title clash on Saturday, Jaini will meet top seed Ashok Kumar,...
NEWSMAKER - Curtain comes down on the Warne Show - Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The great showman Shane Warne took his final bow as a professional cricketer on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a 20-year career that was a heady mix of sporting greatness and high farce.
NSE changes algorithm approval process - Business Standard
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has revised the approval mechanism for tools and mathematical models used by brokers for efficient and speedy clearance through algorithmic trading.
