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Ganguly bats for debutant Manoj Tiwari Posted: 03 Feb 2008 05:31 AM CST Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has come out in support of his Bengal teammate Manoj Tiwari after the newcomer made a dismal debut getting out for just two runs against Australia Sunday.

Chhattisgarh plant produces electricity from jatropha oil Posted: 03 Feb 2008 01:31 AM CST Perhaps for the first time in India, a power plant in Chhattisgarh has been generating electricity using jatropha oil. That should be great news in a country where uninterrupted power supply remains a dream.

Raj Thackeray's remarks spark violence, probe ordered Posted: 03 Feb 2008 12:00 PM CST Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's controversial remarks on north Indian people led to clashes in parts of Maharashtra Sunday. While the state government ordered a high-level probe into the violence, a group called for a protest shutdown in Mumbai Monday.

Don't drink and drive, Shah Rukh tells youngsters Posted: 03 Feb 2008 06:31 AM CST Shah Rukh Khan has a new message for his fans - 'Don't drink and drive'.

BJP upbeat, but Lok Sabha win won't be easy Posted: 03 Feb 2008 02:00 AM CST Buoyed by electoral victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun preparing for the Lok Sabha battle next year. Following the recent reverses of the Congress, BJP leaders are increasingly speaking in confident tones, telling the world that they intend to rule India again.

Raj Thackeray, Samajwadi Party standoff turns violent Posted: 03 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST The acrimony between the Samajwadi Party and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) took a violent turn in parts of Maharashtra Sunday even as actor Jaya Bachchan finally replied to Raj Thackeray on behalf of her husband, film star Amitabh Bachchan.

Chiranjeevi fan commits suicide Posted: 03 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST A die-hard fan of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi committed suicide Sunday allegedly over the actor's delay in joining politics.

Agriculture thrust area in 11th Plan: minister Posted: 03 Feb 2008 08:00 AM CST External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said a major thrust in the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12) will be on agriculture and the aim would be to achieve a record four percent growth in the sector.

'Kidney racket kingpin may have undergone plastic surgery' Posted: 03 Feb 2008 08:30 AM CST Amit Kumar alias Santosh Rameshwar Raut, the absconding kingpin of the kidney transplant racket, may have undergone a plastic surgery in Nepal, the police said Sunday.

Probe hastened into Madurai nurse's death Posted: 03 Feb 2008 07:30 AM CST The controversy over the mysterious death of a teenaged nurse in the Madurai house of Nagesh, a close aide of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi's son Azhagiri, intensified Sunday as the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) interrogated over a dozen people.

Now, a cheap, bloodless test for diabetes patients Posted: 03 Feb 2008 01:32 AM CST Scientists in Kolkata have developed an inexpensive bloodless test for diabetes patients that requires just a sample of air breathed out by the patient.

Mumbai Champs beat Kolkata Tigers in ICL 50s Posted: 03 Feb 2008 08:00 AM CST Mumbai Champs defeated Kolkata Tigers by 54 runs and registered their second consecutive game in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 50s at the Mayajaal Sports Village here Sunday.

Hindujas keen to invest in Bengal's chemical hub Posted: 03 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST After billionaire L.N. Mittal of ArcelorMittal, the $12.4-billion Hinduja Group is considering investments in a proposed chemical hub in West Bengal.

Ready to concede power, not self-respect: Karunanidhi Posted: 03 Feb 2008 09:30 AM CST Irked over accusations made by some Congress leaders of being soft towards the banned Tamil Tigers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday said he would rather demit office than lose his self-respect.

Fresh bid for non-Hindu Dalit quotas Posted: 02 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is making a fresh bid to get quotas in government jobs and institutions for Dalit Hindus who converted to Islam, Christianity or any other religion.

Tagore's stolen Nobel medal could be in Bangladesh Posted: 02 Feb 2008 11:30 PM CST Poet Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize gold medal, stolen in 2004 from the university that he founded in India, could be in Bangladesh, media reports said Sunday as the government announced the arrest of an artefact dealer in connection with the theft.

Cancer kills over 400,000 Indians every year Posted: 03 Feb 2008 06:31 AM CST Over 400,000 Indians die every year from cancer and the disease is growing 11 percent annually - thanks to the widespread tobacco consumption in the country.

Rajput group goes Gandhian to stop 'Jodhaa Akbar' Posted: 03 Feb 2008 07:00 AM CST Adopting a Gandhian means of protest, workers of a Rajput organisation Sunday presented roses to cinema hall owners and appealed against the screening of Ashutosh Gowariker's film 'Jodhaa Akbar'.

Kerala government to run British Council Library Posted: 03 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST The British Council Library in the Kerala capital will be run by the state government from April 1 after the British Council of India decided to close it down.

Bollywood's never-ending fascination with Mughal era Posted: 03 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST Epical romances set in the courts of the Mughal rulers have enamoured filmmakers and audiences alike and the fascination continues even today with director Ashutosh Gowarikar mounting magnum opus 'Jodhaa Akbar' set for release Feb 15, which marks Valentine's Day weekend.

Samajwadi Party leader arrested in Mumbai Posted: 03 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST Abu Asim Azmi, the president of the Maharashtra unit of Samajwadi Party, and some of his supporters were arrested here late Sunday evening after they protested outside the chief minister's residence against violence in the state.

Congress failed to tackle northeast insurgency: Karat Posted: 03 Feb 2008 09:30 AM CST Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Sunday accused the Congress party of failing to tackle militancy in the northeast.

Bird flu scare in Assam, 85,000 poultry being culled Posted: 02 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST Assam has began culling an estimated 85,000 poultry following a directive by the central health ministry after the outbreak of bird flu in adjoining West Bengal last month, officials Sunday said.

Is Kashmir finally breathing an air of peace? Posted: 02 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST With a steep fall in violent incidents and militants on the run, peace may be finally descending on the Kashmir valley. But after years of bloodshed, people are wary though hopeful.

Madhya Pradesh bags National Tourism Award Posted: 03 Feb 2008 07:00 AM CST Madhya Pradesh has for the first time bagged the national award 2007-08 for its outstanding performance in the tourism sector among all states and union territories, a state official said here Sunday.

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