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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Calcutta News.Net http://www.calcuttanews.net/ en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:59:08 -0400 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:59:08 -0400 30 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation for a Rs.860-crore rail coach factory in West Bengal that is expected to supply 500 EMU and Metro coaches annually. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614728 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614728 Actor Aamir Khan Sunday asked Indians to support hundreds of thousands of Haitians devastated by an earthquake. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614729 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614729 Air India rode on fast counter-attacks to beat East Bengal 2-0 in the I-League here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614725 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614725 A university student's union leader and a member of the Samajwadi Party was Sunday afternoon shot dead by unidentified assailants here, police said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614726 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614726 Veteran off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took three for 16 in his four overs as the Chennai Super Kings restricted Kings XI Punjab to 136 for eight in 20 overs, here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614727 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614727 A 33-year-old woman was found strangulated in her house in Lajpat Nagar area of southeast Delhi late Saturday, the police said Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614723 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614723 Twenty-seven passengers had a close shave Sunday when an explosive, a cocktail of sulphur, potassium chlorate and aluminum powder, was found in the cargo section of a Kingfisher flight after it landed in Thiruvananthapuram from Bangalore. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614717 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614717 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to depose Sunday, on accusations made by Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri killed during the 2002 communal riots. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614718 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614718 Punjab-based Aryans Business School (ABS) has become the first private B-school in the region to get approval from the US-based Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to use Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score for admitting students. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614719 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614719 Mercury soared above 40 degrees Celsius Sunday in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur for the first time during the current season. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614720 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614720 Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday laid the foundation for a Rs.860-crore rail coach factory at Kanchrapara which is expected to supply 500 EMU and Metro coaches annually over a period of ten years. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614722 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614722 Deccan Chargers registered a 10-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League encounter at Barabati stadium here on Sunday, courtesy Andrew Symonds who took three wickets for 21 runs. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614713 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:20:02 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614713 Professionals from various spheres of the tinsel world and Bollywood stars added glamour to the golden jubilee celebrations of the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune in Maharashtra on Saturday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614714 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:20:02 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614714 Five people were arrested with 26 kg of heroin, worth nearly Rs.130 crore, after a gun battle with police in this Punjab district. Five policemen were injured in the gunfight, an official said Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614711 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614711 The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing 'bonhomie between India and Israel.' http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614712 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614712 Two Ghaziabad women who fought off robbers were awarded certificates of bravery by the district police Sunday, an official said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614709 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614709 Deccan Chargers produced an all-round performance to beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614710 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614710 The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said Sunday that its spokesman who it claimed was missing and may have been killed was safe after all. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614705 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614705 A 35-year-old woman activist of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set herself ablaze in the national capital Sunday following some personal problems, police said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614706 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614706 India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Sunday announced it has tied up the whole financing requirement of $8.3 billion (Rs.37,350 crore) debt for its planned acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain Telecom's African unit. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614707 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614707 The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has undertaken restoration and renovation of historical spot that was earlier known as Nager Nagar near Srinagar. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614701 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:00:02 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614701 Hundreds of sports lovers and art enthusiasts on Sunday painted a 200-feet long canvas to mark the milestone event '200 days-to-Go' for the Commonwealth Games here. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614700 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:00:01 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614700 The Right to Education Act will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from April 1, state Minister of School Education Archana Chitnis said here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614698 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614698 Twenty-seven passengers had a narrow escape Sunday when an explosive, a cocktail of sulphur, potassium chlorate and aluminum powder, was found in the cargo section of a Kingfisher flight after it landed here from Bangalore. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614699 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614699 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Sunday nominated presidents and vice presidents for the party's units in four states and a union territory. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614694 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614694 Your love for karaoke can now make you famous. You can sing via mobile, upload on your profile and get heard by a larger audience with Airtel 'isinger', an online karaoke competition. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614690 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614690 Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, a two-day conference will start here Monday to debate India's options in view of the growing global pressure to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614691 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614691 Maoists triggered landmine blasts and exchanged fire with the joint security forces in two separate incidents in West Bengal's Bankura and West Midnapore districts Sunday, police said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614692 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614692 Millennia ago, Indian astrologers and soothsayers had perfected the art or science of looking into your past and peering into your future through a complex set of calculations based on planetary movements. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614689 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:50:05 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614689 In a bid to raise funds to help a teenaged girl selected for the Mount Everest expedition, a martial arts trainee of Mumbai Police climbed 15 storey building here on Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614688 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:50:03 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614688 Delhi Police have arrested a man who cheated people by purchasing the luxury cars they were selling by using fake demand drafts. Police have also recovered four luxury cars and a computer used to make the fake drafts. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614684 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:40:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614684 Kites of various colours flew in the sky Sunday as large number of people converged at the India Gate lawns to participate in a kite flying event organised to mark '200 days to go for Commonwealth Games' milestone. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614682 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614682 At 39.2 degrees Celsius, Delhi Sunday recorded the hottest day of March in the past six years, an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614680 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614680 Film: 'Kacheri Aarambam'; Cast: Jeeva, Poonam Bajwa, J.D. Chakravarthy, Vadivelu, Nisha Kothari; Director: Thiraivannan; Music Director: D. Imman; Rating: ** http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614678 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614678 The full Planning Commission, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will meet Tuesday to review the state of the economy and also consider the approval of the mid-term appraisal of the 11th Plan (2007-12), an official said Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614675 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614675 Delhi Police Sunday claimed to have busted a human trafficking racket with the arrest of a man who allegedly cheated people after promising them jobs in Saudi Arabia. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614673 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614673 Japan beat India 4-1 in the second women's hockey Test at the Gifu Green Stadium, Kakamigahara, Japan, Sunday. The hosts lead the four-match series 2-0. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614670 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614670 A two-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by former party president Rajnath Singh Sunday attended the funeral of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koiral. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614671 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614671 The vigilance cell of the Chandigarh police Sunday arrested the father of a government contractor after the latter tried to steal 200 bags of cement from a government store here. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614672 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614672 Two lower level revenue officials have been suspended in Haryana's Rohtak district for being party to an illegal decision of a 'Khap panchayat' (community council) which had declared a husband and wife as brother and sister. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614666 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:30:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614666 Film: 'Shaapit'; Cast: Aditya Narayan, Shweta Agarwal, Rahul Dev, Natasha Sinha; Director: Vikram Bhatt; Rating: ** 1/2 http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614663 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614663 Sahara Adventure Sports Group and Rendezvous Sports World Limited successfully bid for Pune and Kochi franchise teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614662 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614662 Top bureaucrats and police officers in Gujarat have come under judicial scrutiny over charges of usurping a piece of land belonging to the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) and building a posh residential retreat for themselves complete with golf course and ayurvedic spa. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614661 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:30:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614661 New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI):The Delhi Police have decided to bring parking lots next to Delhi Metro stations under close circuit television (CCTV) surveillance http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614659 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:20:26 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614659 India on Sunday successfully test fired Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from a vertical launcher fitted in a moving warship INS Ranvir off the Orissa coast. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614649 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:20:15 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614649 Pune, Mar 21 (ANI):Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has called upon the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) students to produce films with social values to spread the message of national integration. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614646 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:20:11 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614646 The Delhi government has fined over 11 lakh people for smoking in public places and earned over Rs.15 million since 1997. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614636 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614636 Kerala-based South Indian Bank (SIB) will Tuesday ink an agreement with Hatton National Bank (HNB), the largest private sector bank in Sri Lanka, to enable the exchange of expertise and services between the two financial institutions, an SIB official said here Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614634 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614634 The Indian government is set to procure around 60,000 lightweight bullet-proof jackets to be used by paramilitary troopers for counter-insurgency operations in the country. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614635 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:04 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614635 Police in Gurgaon plan to install liquid crystal display (LCD) screens at major intersections as part of an IT-driven system to streamline road traffic during the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614631 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614631 The promos of much-awaited Yash Raj Films' next offering 'Badmaash Company' will simultaneously hit internet and small screen March 24, says Shahid Kapoor who plays lead in the movie. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614632 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614632 Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, who holds the finance portfolio, is battling a brazen rebellion from a group of seven ruling alliance legislators, including five cabinet ministers, who have threatened not to support the state's Finance Bill during the assembly's budget session starting Monday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614629 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614629 Vikas Pawar, a student of Class 10, was so impressed by the Wise Water Management efforts being implemented in his Madhya Pradesh school by Unicef that he made it part of a science project. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614630 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614630 While both US and Pakistan are preparing themselves up for the upcoming strategic dialogue, which is scheduled to be held on March 24 in Washington, none of the sides have made any mention that whether the issue regarding restarting the composite talks between New Delhi and Islamabad would be discussed or not. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614609 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:41 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614609 Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that he has been "won over" by the shortest version of cricket, Twenty20. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614591 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:06 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614591 Tripura Sunday announced plans to make all public and private vehicles in Agartala run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by 2013, thus making the capital 'India's first green city'. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614590 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:04 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614590 A legal battle is afoot among the pharma majors and local companies of Gujarat over ownership of a trademark. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614589 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614589 It was a narrow escape for 27 passengers of a Kingfisher flight from Bangalore when explosive were found in the cargo hold after they had deplaned at the airport here. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614584 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614584 Film: 'Mundhinam Partheney'; Cast: Arvind, Ektaa, Lisna, Sai Prashanth; Director: Magizh Thirumeni; Composer: Taman; Rating:*** http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614585 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:20:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614585 Shantaram Naik, Congress MP from Goa, has 'appealed to all the political leaders' to refrain from meeting 'sadhus' and 'babas' in the interest of the state and its people. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614582 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614582 Film: 'Dildaara'; Cast: Aman, Nishma Chengappa, Rangayana Raghu and others; Producer: Aman; Director: Amar; Camera: Thoranagatte Ravikiran; Music Director: Praveen D. Rao; Rating: *** http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614578 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614578 The Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh will probe sexual abuse allegations against the warden of a church-run school hostel who has been arrested. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614579 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614579 Life is not a race but if one treats it like one, then a false start doesn't mean that the race is lost, says V. Raghunathan, the best-selling author of 'Games Indians Play - Why We Are the Way We Are', who has now come out with a motivation manual for teachers and parents. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614580 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614580 Now, travel through the heart of India in the lap of luxury. Equipped with LCD TVs, panoramic windows and internet connectivity, the new Maharajas' Express promises to make the journey from Kolkata to Delhi a royal experience. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614575 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614575 A policy meant to facilitate the return and rehabilitation of about 3,000 Kashmiri militants now in Pakistan is in the final stage and could be made public in May, official sources said Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614576 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614576 The Delhi High Court has said that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has no power to stay the telecast of a TV reality show without completing an inquiry. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614577 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614577 Stressing that Indians doing reconstruction in Afghanistan are soft targets for terrorists, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has indicated that the Feb 26 attack in Kabul that killed seven Indians was the work of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which wants to derail India-Afghanistan relations. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614569 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614569 Police protection has been sought for Bihar Congress president Anil Kumar Sharma after an alleged threat by former MP Pappu Yadav, convicted in 2008 for the murder of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Ajit Sarkar. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614570 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614570 Upholding the life imprisonment of a man who killed his wife with a wooden rolling pin used for making rotis, the Delhi High Court said the accused was aware the attack would prove fatal. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614571 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614571 Some traders doing business across the Line of Control (LoC) are diverting money to fund separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has said. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614572 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:50:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614572 The Indian arm of Dutch consumer electronics giant Philips sees a vast potential in healthcare business and has launched its first cardiovascular X-ray system developed here, with plans for exports. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614562 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614562 Filmmaker Karan Johar, otherwise known for his jovial and friendly nature, has hit back at people making comments on his personal life on microblogging site Twitter. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614561 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614561 Guess who figures high on the list of names for the coveted post of Indian high commissioner to London? None other than 10 Janpath favourite and Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614559 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614559 Maoist guerrillas have killed a village official in Orissa's Koraput district, police said Sunday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614560 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:10:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614560 The fourth Bollywood film festival in Poland opens Monday but this time there won't be any movies of superstar Shah Rukh Khan who has a huge fan following in the country. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614558 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00:04 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614558 After a range of top fighter aircraft and other weapon systems, the US has now offered another sophisticated system to India, the Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR), whose capability has been described as 'unmatched' by a former US navy official. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614556 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614556 Rendezvous Sports World Ltd emerged as the surprise package in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) bidding for two new teams. It won the rights for Kochi. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614553 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614553 A suspected explosive was found in the cargo compartment of a Kingfisher flight that arrived here from Bangalore, police said. The civil aviation ministry has ordered a probe into what officials admitted was a security lapse. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614554 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614554 ' 'Ratta', 'ratta', cram, cram... that is what our examinations are about,' is the frustrated echo of many youngserters taking their school leaving Class 12 examinations this year, as they flip anxiously through dry tomes on science, commerce and arts subjects trying to memorise endless passages and formulas. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614544 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614544 Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that vice-captain Michael Clarke's decision to leave New Zealand mid-tour to deal with his relationship troubles does not place a question mark over his ability to captain Australia in future. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614525 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:00:17 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614525 Flowers, fruits and incense sticks are not quite what devotees bring to a temple in Kanpur. To appease the deity, they make an offering of locks made of gold, silver and other precious metals. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614511 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:20:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614511 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Freida Pinto has been roped in to play the next Bond girl and her boyfriend Dev Patel is cool with seeing her 'rolling around' with the super spy, says a report. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614510 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:10:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614510 Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra kicked off the "Save Girl Child' campaign in New Delhi. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614498 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:50:09 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614498 Central Asian diplomatic missions, including that of Kazakhstan, headquartered in New Delhi gathered at a venue to celebrate the festival of Nauryz with traditional fervor and gaiety over the weekend. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614497 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:50:08 -0400 ANI http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614497 Nordic carrier Finnair has deployed an all-new fleet to India even as its passenger load factor on the Helsinki-New Delhi route has seen a major spurt this year after the turbulent past season due to the global slowdown. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614489 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:20:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614489 Five people, including a former village body head, were burnt to death when a group of men attacked them and set their vehicle on fire in Bihar's Banka district, police said Sunday. One person has been arrested and 15 people have been booked for the crime. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614487 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:00:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614487 Filled with rich visual imagery in miniature art style, Bihar is a tale of rise, fall and redemption in architect-writer Gautam Bhatia's new graphic novel, 'Lie: A Traditional Tale of Modern India'. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614485 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:40:02 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614485 Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen having special powers in her next Bollywood venture 'Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai'. No, she doesn't play superwoman...she plays a woman from planet Venus! http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614480 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:50:01 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614480 It was an enthralling finale to STAR Plus' 'Music Ka Maha Muqabbla', as popular composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan pipped playback singer Shaan in the mega reality show here Saturday night. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614457 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:00:04 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614457 Jacques Kallis struck a fine unbeaten 66 as Royal Challengers Bangalore romped home to a convincing seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614456 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:00:03 -0400 IANS http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/614456 Their winning streaks snapped, hosts Mumbai Indians as well as visitors Kolkata Knight Riders would be anxious to regain that momentum when they clash in the Indian Premier League match on Monday.Sach... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343623&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:36:08 -0400 NDTV http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343623&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, a two-day conference will start in New Delhi on Monday to debate India's options in view of the growing ... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343618&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:30:51 -0400 Hindustan Times http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343618&cat=701ee96610c884a6 BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Sunday appointed state unit heads for North Eastern states and Lakshadweep. The new appointees are K P Muthukoya (Lakshadweep), H S Siyamleh (Meghalaya) and Tongor Tapa... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343622&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:30:42 -0400 Hindustan Times http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343622&cat=701ee96610c884a6 RAE BARELI: At least 18 people were injured in a clash between members of two communities over the route of a religious procession in Parsadepur town in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh on Sund... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343614&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:21:19 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33343614&cat=701ee96610c884a6 our net worth is simply the value of what you own (total assets) less what you owe (total liabilities). The first step in calculating your net worth is to estimate the value of your total assets. The ... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342591&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:09:26 -0400 Rediff http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342591&cat=701ee96610c884a6 The SIT has also not received any communication from the state government regarding the summons issued on March 11, sources in the investigating team said. http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342585&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:09:24 -0400 Rediff http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342585&cat=701ee96610c884a6 The world of cell phones at your fingertips - the gizmos, the features, the latest add-ons. All you need to know to be cell savvy with our Cell Guru. http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342242&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:07:04 -0400 NDTV http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342242&cat=701ee96610c884a6 (MENAFN) An official at India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced that nine telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, have applied for radio frequency spec... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342593&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:06:01 -0400 MENAFN http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342593&cat=701ee96610c884a6 KANCHRAPARA(WB): Railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a Rs 860-crore state-of-the-art EMU and Metro rail coach manufacturing unit here, promising it will be one ... http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342584&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:52:36 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342584&cat=701ee96610c884a6 AN ADVERT for a new luxury train service has embarrassed India's rail ministry by placing the country's capital, New Delhi, inside Pakistan. http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342499&cat=701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:41:04 -0400 The Daily Telegraph http://feeds.calcuttanews.net/?rid=33342499&cat=701ee96610c884a6