India News / Press Releases on November 10, 2009

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My visit unnecessarily politicised: Dalai Lama
Tibetans Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama on Tuesday said that his visit has been unnecessarily politicised. ANI

Headley visited India many a times before 26/11, says Chidambaram
Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Tuesday confirmed that the key Lashkar-e-Toiba militant David C Headley visited India many a times before the Mumbai terror attack occurred on 26/11 last year. ANI

India eager to have better trade ties with China, says Tharoor
Despite being at loggerheads with Beijing on the Arunachal Pradesh issue, India is anxious to move on with China on all fronts, particularly trade, Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, said on Tuesday. ANI

MNS resorts to Hindi while seeking votes: Azmi
Highlighting the hypocrisy of the Raj Thackray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi on Tuesday accused the MNS of having resorted to the Hindi language while seeking votes during elections. ANI

Better water-management can keep water borne diseases at bay: Trivedi
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Trivedi, on Tuesday called for the need to have better water management, as it could help in keeping many water borne diseases like Dengue at bay. ANI

Landslide kills 42 in Tamil Nadu
A major landslide, triggered by seasonal torrential rains, has killed at least 42 people in Tamil Nadus Nilgiri district. ANI

Russia supports Indias proposal on terrorism, offers access to Glonass Satellite for civilian use
Russia stands with India in combating terrorism and backs Indias proposal of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation S.S. Sobyanin here on Tuesday. ANI

Heavy rains to continue in Tami Nadu: Met Dept
The heavy rains continued in Tamil Nadu for the sixth day consistently, with the regional meteorological department predicting that the heavy rains will not stop even for the next 24 hours. ANI

Students organize Ganga cleaning drive in Varanasi
Hundreds of college students in Varanasi participated in a cleaning drive aimed to keep the holy Ganges river pollution-free. ANI

Tragedy averted as Kingfisher plane skids off runway, all 42 passengers safe
A major tragedy was averted on Tuesday evening when a Mumbai-bound Kingfisher aircraft IT-4124 carrying 42 passengers from Bhavnagar,Gujarat, skid off the runway while landing here at the airport. ANI

Orissa villages worship turtle resembling Lord Jagannath
A fresh water turtle is being worshipped in Orissas Kendrapada district, as it reportedly has features resembling to Lord Jagannath. ANI

Maoists blow-up school building in Jharkhand
Maoists have blown-up a school building in Jharkhands Latehar district on Tuesday to prevent the security forces from using it as a temporary camp during the upcoming assembly elections due on November 25. ANI

Congress, Trinamool emerging victorious in by polls
Continuing with its impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress led UDF retained all the three assembly seats in Kerala. ANI

Ready to release pending salaries of SRTC employees: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said his Government is ready to release the pending salaries of the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) employees. ANI

MP CM, Governor have narrow escape at Gwalior airport
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Governor Rameshwar Thakur had a narrow escape on Tuesday when the state government-owned plane they were travelling in aborted landing after two vehicles were spotted on the runaway of Gwalior airport. ANI

Constitution Bench to hear Mullaperiyar dispute: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the Mullaperiyar dam issue between Kerala and Tamil Nadu to a Constitution Bench. ANI

Congress party a beneficiary of MNS misdeeds: Nitish Kumar.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the ruling Congress party of being the political beneficiary of the misdeeds of regional radical Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party. ANI

High price of saffron in international market leaves Kashmir Valley farmers delighted
With saffron in great demand abroad and attracting a high price in the international market, delighted saffron farmers in the Kashmir Valley are anticipating handsome windfall this year. ANI

Eight relatives of surrendered militants killed in Tripura
In retaliation to the surrender of seven of their underground members, banned militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) gunned down eight of their relatives at Pusparampara in North Tripura district here today. ANI

Pawar says sugar mills may start crushing this week
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh are expected to resolve their price row with farmers, and are likely to begin cane crushing this week. ANI

Columbian Foreign Minister meets Krishna
Columbian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez met his Indian counterpart S. M Krishna in New Delhi on Tuesday. ANI

Renault-Nissan announce plans for infra low-cost car with Bajaj
Indian carmaker Bajaj Auto has signed an agreement with Renault-Nissan Alliance to manufacture and market an infra low-cost car that would hit the market in 2012. ANI

PMs visit to US will set a new course in Indo-US economic ties: Nooyi
Prior to Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs visit to Washington later this month, Indra K. Nooyi, chairperson of Pepsico today said that the leaders of both India and US will use the visit to set a new course to fully capture the growth potential of the two economies. ANI

President awards standards to 47 SQN, TACDE
The President of India and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, today conferred the Presidential Standards to two premiere combat units of the IAF - No. 47 Squadron and Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) at an impressive presentation parade held at the Gwalior airbase. ANI

Keralas new IT park at Koratty attracts tech giants
The newly constructed IT park in Thrissur district of Kerala has started functioning and many tech giants are already lined up to have a space for their smooth functioning. ANI

Tibet festival held in Sikkim
Tibetans in Sikkim organised a five-day festival to acknowledge, honour and thank the government and people of India for providing the Tibetans a refuge. ANI

Cold wave sweeps across Dharamsala
Mercury levels dipped low in Dharamsala, following snowfall in upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh. ANI

Congress swipes all seats in bypolls in Kerala
The Congress won all three-assembly seats namely Ernakulam, Alleppey and Kannur in the recent concluded Assembly by election. ANI

Oath taking ceremony completed in Maharashtra Assembly
The oath taking ceremony of all newly elected members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was completed today, a day after four Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) members were suspended for four years on charges of assaulting Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi. here was pandemonium on the first day of the new Maharashtra assembly yesterday, when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators roughed up Samajwadi Party MLA, Abu Azmi for taking oath of office in Hindi. ANI

Sportspersons felicitated by Sahara sports in Mumbai
Sahara, a private company organised the Sahara Sports Award ceremony to felicitate sportspersons for their excellence here on Monday. ANI

Students take to streets to create awareness on underprivileged in Delhi
Around 100 school students participated in a walkathon here today to sensitise the people on issues related to health and education of underprivileged children . ANI

Jessica Lal case: Manu Sharma back in jail, Delhi Government seeks CCTV footage
Manu Sharma, the man serving a life sentence for the murder of model Jessica Lal, returned to the Tihar Jail here on Tuesday, almost two months after being out on parole. Sharma re-entered the jail after generating public ire and controversy for violating his parole terms. ANI

Village students to get world-class education through Edyounet TeleClassrooms
From now on, village students in India can get world-class education in their villages itself! ANI

Pune exhibition of chronicles of emperors
Memoirs of the medieval era emperors were recently displayed at an exhibition in Pune. ANI

Campaign on crop rotation at Chhattisgarh
The authorities launched an awareness campaign about crop rotation in Mahasamundara district so that the water table might be maintained. ANI

Kashmirs premier hill resort Gulmarg receives seasons first snowfall
Seasons first snowfall in Kashmirs premier hill resort Gulmarg brought cheers to tourists on Monday. ANI

Farmers stir turns violent in Chhattisgarh
A protest by farmers demanding bonus on paddy procurement turned violent here on Monday. ANI

3 British Council employees among 16 arrested over IELTS cheating
Police have arrested three British Council employees among 16 people for their alleged involvement in an English language qualifications test racket. ANI

Protest against price rise turns violent in Agra
Police baton-charged protestors as a demonstration against rising prices turned violent here on Monday. ANI

Migrant labourer killed in Manipur
Shankar Sahu, a migrant labourer working in Manipur was shot by unidentified people here on Monday. ANI

Counting on for by poll seats, Congress bags all three seats in Kerala
The counting of votes is on for the by polls to Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and 31 assembly seats spread across seven states held on November 7. The entire process is expected to be completed by this evening. ANI

Madhu Koda to be questioned by IT officials today
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda will be questioned by the Income Tax (IT) officials here today over an alleged Rs 2,000 hawala transaction case. ANI

IAF combat units to be conferred Presidents Standard today
In recognition of the distinguished service rendered to the nation, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will present the Presidential Standards to two premier combat units of the IAF, at Air Force Station here today. ANI

Sterlite Industries Announces Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F
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Village Students to Get world-class Education through Edyounet TeleClassrooms
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Travelmasti.com Breaks the Price Barrier on ROYAL Rajasthan Holidays
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Deloitte Showcases Way Forward for Organisations to ‘Win in a Changing World’
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Microsoft unveils Exchange Server 2010 for Indian Enterprises
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RICHFEEL Introduces an Innovative Technology -- Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) for the First Time in India at Trident, Mumbai
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WhiteMonk Aims to be Disruptive Financial Research Provider from Emerging Markets
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