http://www.24dunia.comNewsENWebdunia.com[India] Pvt. Ltd.http://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Railways-ad-shows-Delhi-in-Pak-Kolkata-in-sea/5688267.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Railways-ad-shows-Delhi-in-Pak-Kolkata-in-sea/5688267.htmladvertisement published by the Eastern Railway has left the department red faced as it shows New Delhi in Pakistan and Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal on the day of the inauguration of Maharajas’ Express from Kolkata to Nalanda.Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to flag off the Maharajas’ Express at 9 pm today in Kolkata.The map showed Kolkata, Gaya in Bay of Bengal, Varanasi in Orissa, GwaliorNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Headley-s-plea-bargain-not-a-setback-PC/5687784.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Headley-s-plea-bargain-not-a-setback-PC/5687784.htmlUnion Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday ruled out that Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley’s successful plea bargain has disappointed the Indian government. Chidambaram, while ruling out that Headley’s plea bargain was a setback to India, said, “He (Headley) has agreed to fully and truthfully testify in any foreign judicial proceedings held in the US by way of deposition, video- coNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:28:37 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Two-killed-in-Bhangor-bus-mishap/5688258.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Two-killed-in-Bhangor-bus-mishap/5688258.htmlpeople have been killed and at least sixteen others injured when a bus lost control and overturned in Bhangor this morning. The bus carrying 60-70 passengers from Dhamakhali to Babughat collapsed near a roadside drain at Bamonghata. Two people died on the spot. The injured have been admitted to Nilratan Sarkar (NRS) Hospital in Sealdah where they are undergoing treatment. The bus driver has escapedNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Father-suspected-for-teen-s-murder-in-Nadia/5688257.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Father-suspected-for-teen-s-murder-in-Nadia/5688257.htmlA 17-year old girl has been hacked to death in the Nabadwip area of Nadia this morning. Mamon Das was killed with a sharp instrument and died on the spot. Her mother Deepali was also attacked and has been admitted to a hospital, where her situation is said to be critical. The father, Nikunj Das is suspected to be behind the attacks. He is missing since morning. A family dispute is suspected to be theNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-injured-in-Naihati-clash/5688264.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-injured-in-Naihati-clash/5688264.htmlSix people have been injured in a clash that broke out between two faction groups in the Naihati area of North 24 Pargannas. There were reports of bombing and violence in the area in the clash. Police have reached the spot. Further details are awaited.Two people have been killed and at least sixteen others injured when a bus lost control and overturned in Bhangor this morning. The bus carrying 60-70AtNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-can-grill-Headley-Chidambaram/5688266.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-can-grill-Headley-Chidambaram/5688266.htmlHome Minister P Chidambaram today announced the United States’ decision to allow Indian investigators to interrogate 26/11 accused David Headley.Chidambaram made this announcement after a telephonic conversation with US Attorney General Eric Holder today on the issue.India can now interrogate Headley through judicial proceedings, said Chidambaram.The US’ stand has also been confirmed by US AssistantNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Wont-raise-lending-rates-SBI/5688261.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Wont-raise-lending-rates-SBI/5688261.htmlState Bank of India will not raise its lending rates despite a hike in key policy rates by the central bank, its chairman said Saturday.OP Bhatt, speaking at the sidelines of an event, said the bank will wait for the Reserve Bank of India's policy meeting on April 20 before making a decision on rates.In an unscheduled move late Friday, the RBI raised its key borrowing and lending rates by 25 basisNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/CNG-rates-to-increase-to-Rs-21-70-per-litre-milk-dearer-by-Rs-2/5688262.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/CNG-rates-to-increase-to-Rs-21-70-per-litre-milk-dearer-by-Rs-2/5688262.htmlMeanwhile, Delhiites also got a rude shock as Mother Dairy, one of the biggest suppliers of milk in and around the capital, raised its price by Rs 2 per litre.As per the revised rates, a polypack of full cream milk now costs Rs.30 per litre against its existing price of Rs.28. Toned milk, which cost Rs.22 a litre, will now cost Rs.23 a litre.State Bank of India will not raise its lending rates despiteNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indo-Bangla-exchange-drafts-on-Teesta-water-sharing/5688263.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indo-Bangla-exchange-drafts-on-Teesta-water-sharing/5688263.htmlBangladesh and India on Saturday exchanged draft agreements and vowed to move for a speedy resolution of the long standing Teesta water-sharing issue.In an official statement issued in New Delhi late last night, India reiterated ‘that it would not take steps that would adversely impact on Bangladesh and conveyed that it would also not take any unilateral decisions on its proposed river inter-linkingNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 20:02:09 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Government-employees-get-8-DA-hike/5687350.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Government-employees-get-8-DA-hike/5687350.htmlcentre on Friday announced 8 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners. Prime minister Manmohan Singh presided over the cabinet meeting in New Delhi wherein the decision to hike the DA.NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Anti-Sikh-riots-Court-declines-Sajjan-plea-to-face-trial/5687173.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Anti-Sikh-riots-Court-declines-Sajjan-plea-to-face-trial/5687173.htmlA Delhi court on Saturday declined to take on record an application of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar seeking certain documents related to the chargesheet filed against him in 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, saying it was aimed at causing hindrance in the progress of the case.DoNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:30:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Cabinet-clears-Anti-hijack-policy-8-pc-DA-hike-for-Govt-staff/5687171.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Cabinet-clears-Anti-hijack-policy-8-pc-DA-hike-for-Govt-staff/5687171.htmlThe UnionNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:30:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-assures-India-can-interrogate-Headley-PC/5687047.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-assures-India-can-interrogate-Headley-PC/5687047.htmlUnited States has assured India that it would be able to obtain access to LeT operative David Coleman Headley to question him on his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today.He said the assurance was given by Mr Eric Holder, Attorney General and Head of the Justice Department of the US Government, who called him last evening. Yesterday, David Headley had pleadedNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:16:26 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-can-interrogate-David-Headley-says-US/5687406.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-can-interrogate-David-Headley-says-US/5687406.htmlThe US today said it willallow Indian investigators to interrogate David Headley, who has pleaded guiltyto his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks, but made it clear that hecannot be extradited to India.Asked if Indian investigators wouldbe provided access to interrogate Headley, US assistant secretary of state forSouth and Central Asia Robert Blake said "Yes".Blake ruled outHeadley's extraditionNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:07:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/PM-s-visit-to-Malda-put-off/5687724.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/PM-s-visit-to-Malda-put-off/5687724.htmlPrime Minister Manmohan Singh'svisit to Malda in West Bengal, where he was was to attend thefoundation stone-laying ceremony of a Centrally-fundedengineering institute, on March 26 has been put off.The district magistrate of Malda, Sridhar Kumar Ghosh,told PTI today that he had received a fax message from theDirector, Special Protection Group (SPG), last night sayingthe "proposed visit of the PrimeNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/PM-for-setting-up-separate-department-for-wildlife/5687720.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/PM-for-setting-up-separate-department-for-wildlife/5687720.htmlgive sharper focus towildlife-related issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hasgiven approval for setting up of a separate departmentdedicated to wildlife and forests which will be distinct fromthe one for environment.The decision was taken at a meeting of the NationalBoard for Wildlife (NBWL) chaired by the Prime Minister onThursday."The objective is to strengthen field formation at thestate levelNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Local-Trinamool-leader-s-body-found-in-Gurap/5687771.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Local-Trinamool-leader-s-body-found-in-Gurap/5687771.htmlbody of a localTrinamool Congress leader, missing for the past three days,was found at Gurap in Hooghly district today triggeringprotests in the area.Police said the body of Khudiram Hembram, who had beenmissing since Wednesday evening, was found on the side of acanal at Benatoli locality this morning.Stating Hembram was the SC/ST Cell Block President ofDhaniakhali, TC activists, led by party leaderNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Woman-asked-to-carry-burning-camphor-in-palms/5687745.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Woman-asked-to-carry-burning-camphor-in-palms/5687745.htmltribal woman has alleged thatshe was ordered to carry burning camphor on her palms byelders in her village at Varushanadu hills in this district toprove she does not have an illicit relationship with a man.The woman has asked district Superintendent of Police VBalakrishnan to "save" her from fellow tribals, saying she wasasked to do a similar act about 10 years ago and that she cameout unharmed "byNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 17:19:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nominations-to-Rajya-Sabha-should-be-on-merit/5687345.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nominations-to-Rajya-Sabha-should-be-on-merit/5687345.htmlrefers to President of India nominating Mani Shanker Aiyyer to Rajya Sabha. Nominated seats of Rajya Sabha must not be misused for rehabilitating defeated politicians.NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Education-and-poverty-in-West-Bengal/5687351.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Education-and-poverty-in-West-Bengal/5687351.htmlis a geometrical way, wherein any illiterate is able to 'sign' his/her name just like line drawing. If that is done, one starts to be classified as literate. Abysmal but true!NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/V-K-Murthy-Priyanka-Chopra-receive-National-awards/5687177.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/V-K-Murthy-Priyanka-Chopra-receive-National-awards/5687177.htmlPriyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal joined an elite club of winners on Friday after being presented with the National Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi which also saw veteran cameraman V K Murthy receiving the Dada Saheb Phalke amid a standing ovation from the audience.87-year-old Murthy, who shot India's first cinemascope movie "Kagaz Ke Phool" and best remembered for his stunning camera work for allNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:30:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/SIT-yet-to-get-response-from-Gujarat-CM-on-summons/5687169.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/SIT-yet-to-get-response-from-Gujarat-CM-on-summons/5687169.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not so far responded to the summons issued by the Special Investigation team to appear before it on Sunday in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots even as his office remained tight-lipped over the matter.DoNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:30:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NTPC-signs-MoU-with-GPCL-to-set-up-solar-plants-in-Gujarat/5687029.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NTPC-signs-MoU-with-GPCL-to-set-up-solar-plants-in-Gujarat/5687029.htmlGandhinagar, Mar 20 : State-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) here today signed a memorandum of understanding with Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd. (GPCL) to set up solar and wind energy plants of 500 megawatt capacity in the state.In the first phase, two solar power plants of 50 MW each will be set up in Kutch and Banaskantha districts.The MoU for setting up renewable energy projects wasNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:29:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Youth-dies-during-police-recruitment-drive/5687088.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Youth-dies-during-police-recruitment-drive/5687088.htmlJunagadh, Mar 20 : A youth, who took part in the recruitment drive for police constables, died during the physical fitness test here, police said today.According to police, the deceased has been identified as Majbutsinh Bablubha Gohel (27), a resident of Ranbore village of Talaja Taluka in Bhavnagar district, fell unconscious when appeared for the physical fitness test of 1600 metre run, yesterday.Later,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:15:59 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indo-Poland-two-way-trade-to-grow-to-USD-5-billion-by-2015/5687091.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indo-Poland-two-way-trade-to-grow-to-USD-5-billion-by-2015/5687091.htmlKolkata, Mar 20 : The bilateral trade between India and Poland is poised to touch a record five billion dollar mark by 2015, registering about five-fold increase from the present volume of only about one billion dollar per annuam.This was stated here by Ambassador of Poland in India Piotr Ktodkowski while talking to UNI during his brief visit to the city last night in connection with an Indo-PolishNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 14:10:25 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/CNG-now-costlier-by-50-paise/5687019.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/CNG-now-costlier-by-50-paise/5687019.htmlIndraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the agency distributing compressed natural gas (CNG) in the national capital, today said it has hiked the gas price by 50 paise per kilogramme on account of increase in operational expenses.After the price hike, the gas is now available at Rs 21.70 per kg in Delhi, Rs 23.50 per kg in Noida and Greater Noida and Rs 25.50 per kg in Ghaziabad.''We are constrained to increaseNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:58:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-policemen-suspended-following-death-in-judicial-cusdoy/5687115.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-policemen-suspended-following-death-in-judicial-cusdoy/5687115.htmlMathura, Mar 20 : Six policemen including in charge of Sureel police station were today suspended and a case had been registered against them in connection with the custodial death of a person in this district of Uttar Pradesh.Horilal was nabbed by the police and died while being taken to the court last evening, Superintendent of Police (SP),City R L Verma said. Irate over the incident the locals gathredNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:45:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gulbarga-records-highest-temp-39-1-deg-cel/5687008.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gulbarga-records-highest-temp-39-1-deg-cel/5687008.html20 : Following is a summary of observations recorded by the Weather Office here at 0830hrs today.They were above normal at most places being appreciably so at many places over Coastal Karnataka; above normal at a few places over North Interior Karnataka and normal over South Interior Karnataka.Minimum temperatures fell at many places being appreciably so at a few places over North Interior Karnataka,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:54 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Terrorism-the-common-enemy-of-India-US-Roemer/5686533.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Terrorism-the-common-enemy-of-India-US-Roemer/5686533.html"We have a common enemy in Taliban, Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Al Qaeda. We are working shoulder to shoulder in field of information sharing and collection and analysis of intelligence," said Roemer, on the sidelines of a seminar in New Delhi [], this partnership is the defining partnership of 21st century. He has also called it indispensable partnership. One of the five pillars we work on everyday in WNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maoists-kidnap-five-in-Jharkhand/5686539.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maoists-kidnap-five-in-Jharkhand/5686539.htmlMaoists have kidnapped five people, including a junior engineer in Jharkhand's Simdega district in two separate incidents on Saturday.In one incident, guerrillas of the outlawed Pahari Cheetha (Hill Panther) outfit abducted junior engineer Ranjeet Kumar as he was returning home from his office.In another incident, four construction labourers working at the Ramrekha Dam site for the Vijeyata ConstructionNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/David-Headley-case-US-has-let-down-India-badly/5686540.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/David-Headley-case-US-has-let-down-India-badly/5686540.htmlgovernments indulge in spin. One should not, therefore, blame the government of Dr Manmohan Singh [] for indulging in spin in the case of David Coleman Headley, of the Chicago cell of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba [], and for trying to mislead the hapless Indian public with the help of obliging journalists that the plea bargain entered into by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with Headley was not a setback,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Schneider-Electric-forays-into-renewable-energy-mkt-in-India/5687021.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Schneider-Electric-forays-into-renewable-energy-mkt-in-India/5687021.htmlSchneider Electric India, a unit of French firm Schneider Electric SA, has forayed into the country's renewable energy market with the launch of 'Xantrex' range of products.The Xantrex range has been rebranded as Schneider Electric globally to help offer customers increased access to a wider range of integrated solutions.''The launch of Schneider Electric renewable energy solutions marks our entryNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Polytechnic-College-students-invent-Cell-phone-operated-tractor/5687018.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Polytechnic-College-students-invent-Cell-phone-operated-tractor/5687018.htmlMoga (Punjab), Mar 20 : Two students of the Moga Polytechnic College have invented a tractor that can be operated with the help of a mobile phone.Pavittar Singh Baraad, one of the inventors said that the tractor could be operated with mobile buttons from anywhere."With the help of this project, one need not drive a tractor, as the tractor can be operated with the help of the buttons of our mobiles.NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:28:55 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Related-Stories/5686417.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Related-Stories/5686417.htmlJamalpur, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com) – A local Jubo League leader has been beaten to death by BNP activists in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj area, police said.A group of BNP activists beat up 25-year old Masudur Rahman Masud at the local cattle market Friday evening as he protested their gambling at the market place, Bakshaiganj police chief Nasiruddin Ahmed said.He was initially rushed to Bakshiganj upazila healthNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Business-Stories/5686415.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Business-Stories/5686415.htmlLONDON, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - British Airways said it would fly more than 60 percent of passengers with flights booked for this weekend despite a three-day cabin crew strike that risks hurting the Labor government weeks before an election.The walkout over pay and jobs will disrupt travel for thousands after talks between the Unite union and management collapsed.A BA flight to Tel Aviv lateNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:29 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Stories/5686409.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Stories/5686409.htmlRIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 20 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Almost a quarter of a billion people moved out of slum conditions in the past decade, driven by rapid economic growth in emerging giants India and China, but the number of people living in them continues to rise, the United Nations housing agency said on Friday.The number of people living in shantytowns increased by 55 million to 827.6 million as populationNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:29 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Bangladesh-Stories/5686412.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Bangladesh-Stories/5686412.htmlDhaka, Mar 19 (bdnews24.com) — Abdul Malek from Bhola remembers every detail of his last visions before losing his eyes.Malek pleaded with his attackers—he refuses to name any names—and begged them for mercy, to no avail. "They gouged my eyes out with their nails."The brutal attack occurred because he voted for Awami League in the 2001 general elections, Malek said. His house was also torched.MalekNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:29 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Manmohan-Singh-greets-nation-on-Navroz/5687139.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Manmohan-Singh-greets-nation-on-Navroz/5687139.htmlPrime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday greeted the people of the country on the occasion of Navroz, the Parsi New Year.Dr Singh said the festival brings values of peace and religious harmony in India, adding that the festival is also a living symbol of the rich diversity and the vibrant composite culture of India.Jamshed-E-Navroz is the first day of the first month of the Zoroastrian year. ParsisNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:09:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Theatre-women-artist-s-problems-on-new-Rajya-Sabha-MP-s-mind/5687046.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Theatre-women-artist-s-problems-on-new-Rajya-Sabha-MP-s-mind/5687046.html20 : Noted Kannada theatre personality B. Jayashree, the newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, says she will raise in parliament the concerns of Indian theatre and the problems faced by women in the performing arts field."I am very extremely happy at this recognition. I think my responsibilities have increased. I think this recognition is not just for me but for the achievements of KannadaNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 13:02:17 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/B-desh-India-exchange-draft-pacts-on-Teesta-water-sharing/5686468.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/B-desh-India-exchange-draft-pacts-on-Teesta-water-sharing/5686468.htmla "significant movement forward" on the vexed Teesta water-sharing issue, India and Bangladesh have exchanged draft agreements and promised to go ahead expeditiously.Wrapping up the two-day ministerial-level meeting of the Joint River Commission last night, Bangladesh submitted a draft of an interim agreement on sharing of Teesta water while India presented a draft "Statement of Principles" of sharingNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Togadia-arrested-released-for-trying-to-enter-Kandhamal/5686478.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Togadia-arrested-released-for-trying-to-enter-Kandhamal/5686478.htmlBhubaneswar: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, who was arrested late Friday for attempting to enter Orissa's Kandhamal district, was released early Saturday, police said.Togadia was stopped at Charichhak in Boudh district as he tried to head to Kandhamal, which had witnessed large-scale communal violence last year, despite a ban imposed by the district administration on his entryNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Suspected-ISI-agent-held-in-Bihar/5686462.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Suspected-ISI-agent-held-in-Bihar/5686462.htmlPatna: A suspected ISI agent was on Friday arrested in Bihar's Katihar town, police said.Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a place in Katihar and arrested Gulam Waris, the suspected ISI man.After intensive interrogation, Gulam was produced before a court of judicial magistrate in Katihar, where he was remanded to 14-days judicial custody.NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/FBI-honours-Indian-American-for-community-leadership/5686472.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/FBI-honours-Indian-American-for-community-leadership/5686472.htmlManohar "Mike" Vaswani, an Indian-American who has worked for integrating all Asian communities into one strong and cohesive entity, has received Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director's Community Leadership Award for 2009.India born Vaswani was among 51 community leaders recognised in a ceremony Friday at FBI Headquarters by Director Robert S. Mueller for having "demonstrated outstanding NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-Afghanistan-links-symbiotic-No-scaling-down/5686469.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-Afghanistan-links-symbiotic-No-scaling-down/5686469.htmlits strategy clear onAfghanistan, India today said it was committed to itsdevelopmental partnership with it and rejected Pakistan'sclaim of gaining centrality in that country.Terming links between India and Afghanistan as"symbiotic", top officials here said the two sides were joinedtogether by history and civilisation and the developmentalwork being carried out by India was without any "ulteriormoNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Rana-knew-about-26-11-plan-Headley-to-US-court/5686481.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Rana-knew-about-26-11-plan-Headley-to-US-court/5686481.htmlChicago: Pakistan American terrorist David Headley, who has pleaded guilty to charges of plotting the Mumbai terror attack, has claimed that co-accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana too was involved in the conspiracy.Contrary to Rana claims of not being aware of the conspiracy, Headley, in his plea agreement, has said he not only told the former about his Lashkar-e-Taiba membership but operation details ofNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-extradition-but-full-access-to-info-from-Headley-US/5686479.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-extradition-but-full-access-to-info-from-Headley-US/5686479.htmlThe US has ruled out extradition of terror suspect David Headley to India, but assured New Delhi will have "full access" to all the information from him."But I think you will have full access to all the information and whether or not an Indian team itself can go there, I cannot answer that question because I was not in the US during that period but I encourage you to be in touch with our justice dNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:57:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Self-employed-women-s-group-to-go-global/5687048.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Self-employed-women-s-group-to-go-global/5687048.htmlThe Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), which assists poor women in the unorganised sector to make a living, is all set to take its apparel brand Hansiba to foreign shores by holding fashion shows in the US and Britain and exhibitions in Nepal and Bhutan.SEWA chairperson Reema Nanavaty said: "Our apparel brand Hansiba will now hold fashion shows in the US and UK this year, besides exhibitionsNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:50:40 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Festival-of-India-in-France-to-begin-April-14/5686513.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Festival-of-India-in-France-to-begin-April-14/5686513.html'Namaste India' festival will be flagged off in Paris April 14 to seal the Indo-French cultural exchange that began with Bonjour India, the three-month festival of France in India.Karan Singh, president of the Indian Council For Cultural Relations, will inaugurate the festival of India in France that begins with dance choreography by Mallika Sarabhai and her ensemble."The festival of India in FranceNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:50:17 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Anti-Sikh-riots-Court-declines-Sajjan-plea-to-face-trial/5686714.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Anti-Sikh-riots-Court-declines-Sajjan-plea-to-face-trial/5686714.htmlDelhi court todaydeclined to take on record an application of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumarseeking certain documents related to the chargesheet filed against him in 1984anti-Sikh riot cases, saying it was aimed at causing hindrance in the progressof the case."I am not impressed with the arguments andcontentions of the accused. It seems that the application has been filed tocause further hindranceNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:46:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Major-dies-in-Kashmir-explosion/5686520.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Major-dies-in-Kashmir-explosion/5686520.htmlmajor of the Rashtriya Rifles counter-insurgency force died when a grenade he was handling exploded in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district Saturday, an official said here.Major Joginder Shekhawat of 24 Rashtriya Rifles died in the Kangan area of Ganderbal when a grenade he was handling went off, army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Brar told IANS.“An enquiry has been ordered into the incidentNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:31:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-flays-govt-decision-to-sanction-additional-liquor-licenses/5686497.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-flays-govt-decision-to-sanction-additional-liquor-licenses/5686497.htmlBJP's Puducherry unit has flayed the government`s decision to sanction 90 fresh licenses to private players to sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in Puducherry and Karaikal regions.SPK Damodar, BJP unit President said in a release in Puducherry that the two regions were already dotted with a number of liquor shops,particulary near schools and religious institutions.He said Puducherry was alreadyNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:30:43 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/More-central-forces-in-Orissa-for-anti-Maoist-drive/5686492.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/More-central-forces-in-Orissa-for-anti-Maoist-drive/5686492.htmlAbout 1,000 more Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have reached Orissa's Koraput district to hunt down Maoist guerrillas, police said on Saturday."One battalion of BSF had already landed in the district. Two more battalions reached in the district yesterday (Friday). They will now familiarise themselves with the district," a senior police officer said.Jharkhand and West Bengal, both of which borderNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:17:26 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dropout-rate-falls-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-schools/5686196.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dropout-rate-falls-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir-schools/5686196.htmlJammu and Kashmir has seen a steady decline in the dropout rate in schools and the government is making the maximum efforts to expand quality education in the state, a minister has said.Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, in his reply in the state assembly on the grants of the departments under him, claimed Friday that the number of school children dropping out has gone down from 367,000 toNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:17:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-Kashmiri-migrant-has-returned-to-Valley-Minister/5686488.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-Kashmiri-migrant-has-returned-to-Valley-Minister/5686488.htmlOver 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits had fled the Valley two decades ago when Islamic militancy erupted and not a single migrant has returned in all these years, Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla said."So far, no migrant has returned to the Valley," Bhalla said in a written reply in the assembly Friday to a question by Hakim Mohammad Yaseen, an independent legislator.The thousands of Hindus who fled the ValleyNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:14:15 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-Pak-strategic-dialogue-not-at-India-s-expense-Holbrooke/5685819.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-Pak-strategic-dialogue-not-at-India-s-expense-Holbrooke/5685819.htmlSpecial envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on Friday said that there can be no strategic dialogue with Pakistan without the active participation of its military and the talks should not be at the expense of India.Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani and ISI chief Lt Gen Shuja Pasha have been included in the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue slated to be held in Washington next week.US NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:06:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Consumers-angry-over-hike-in-milk-prices/5687076.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Consumers-angry-over-hike-in-milk-prices/5687076.htmlCustomers here are angry over the announcement made by Mother Dairy, the biggest supplier of milk, that fresh milk would cost Rs two more per litre from Saturday.Major milk retailers in the country like Amul and Mother Diary had earlier hinted at a gradual rise in product prices, despite Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar refuting rumours of possible rise in milk prices, because of demand-supplyNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:37 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Will-torch-myself-if-not-given-a-home-says-poor-Dalit/5686192.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Will-torch-myself-if-not-given-a-home-says-poor-Dalit/5686192.htmlrural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her.Ramvati Devi, a resident of Begusarai district, has threatened to set herself on fire April 1 if she is not provided a house under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) before that. She says her name was inNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:53:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Andhra-Pradesh-Assembly-adjourned-twice/5687075.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Andhra-Pradesh-Assembly-adjourned-twice/5687075.htmlThe Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned twice as the Opposition stalled the proceedings over alleged largescale irregularities in the implementation of the Centrally-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG-NREGS) in the state.The trouble started as soon as the House assembled for the day when Speaker N Kirankumar Reddy disallowed the adjournment motions given noticeNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:46:58 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/COMMON-THREAD-Another-round-in-the-nuclear-argument/5687405.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/COMMON-THREAD-Another-round-in-the-nuclear-argument/5687405.htmlseems to be the season of contentious legislation in theIndian Parliament. First it was the women's reservation bill, and now it's theturn of the civil nuclear liability bill. But whereas in the former case the BJPand Left had united to support the government, in the latter they united tooppose it. In a March 16 editorial, The Hindu contended they did the rightthing, calling the civil nuclear liabilityNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:38:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Night-curfew-to-continue-in-city/5686489.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Night-curfew-to-continue-in-city/5686489.htmlWhile night curfew in the trouble-hit areas of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district will continue, the authorities Saturday decided to lift all restrictions on vehicular movement."Be it two-wheelers or four-wheelers, from today (Saturday) there will not be any restrictions on the movement of vehicles on the roads," District Magistrate Anil Garg said at a press conference in Bareilly.Earlier, barring autosNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:37:48 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Can-and-able-without-reservations/5687388.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Can-and-able-without-reservations/5687388.htmlWomenneed more opportunities opened up to them in the political sphere, notpatronage, says Meera Sanyal.The desired outcome of theWomen's Reservation Bill, namely to have more women MPs in Parliament and morewomen MLAs in our state Assemblies, is a very good idea. While I fully supportthe objectives of the bill, I do not believe reservations are the right way tobring about this outcome.ReservationsNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:27:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Murdered-Brit-teen-Scarlett-Keeling-s-mum-admits-to-benefit-fraud/5687161.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Murdered-Brit-teen-Scarlett-Keeling-s-mum-admits-to-benefit-fraud/5687161.htmlThe mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling has admitted to falsely claiming 19,000 pounds in benefits.According to The Times, 44-year-old Fiona MacKeown claimed the income support money between February 2005 and March 2008, including during the time of her daughter's death in Goa.MacKeown admitted to a Exeter Crown court that received the benefits while failing to declare she had additionalNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:21:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maoists-explode-two-landmines-in-Lalgarh-to-facilitate-escape-of-leader/5686495.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maoists-explode-two-landmines-in-Lalgarh-to-facilitate-escape-of-leader/5686495.htmlMaoists exploded two landmines to facilitate the escape of one of its leaders when the combined security forces raided a forested area in West Midnapore district on Saturday.Security personnel raided the area in search of Asit Mahato, a leader of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) when the Maoists exploded two landmines to enable him to escape, police said. MahatoNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:19:06 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-to-pressurise-developed-nations-on-carbon-emission-cuts-Shyam-Saran/5687096.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-to-pressurise-developed-nations-on-carbon-emission-cuts-Shyam-Saran/5687096.htmlPrime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, has said India would pressurise developed nations to commit on carbon emission cuts."We bring about as much pressure as we can so that the developed countries deliver on the commitment that they have already made, which is what they are trying to wriggle out of," Saran told reporters here during a seminar.India joined almost all other majorNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 11:18:25 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dept-of-Earth-Sciences-envisages-creation-of-underwater-corridor/5687094.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dept-of-Earth-Sciences-envisages-creation-of-underwater-corridor/5687094.htmlThanjavur, Mar 20 : The Department of Earth Sciences, Government of India, in its vision document, has envisaged creation of an underwater corridor in Poompuhar sea in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, to show the excavations done by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and Underwater Archaeology department of Tamil University.Delivering a lecture on the archaeological excavations doneNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:57:15 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Railway-initiates-free-distribution-of-CFL-lamps/5687052.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Railway-initiates-free-distribution-of-CFL-lamps/5687052.htmlTiruchirapalli, Mar 20 : Railway Board has initiated free distribution of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) as replacement to Incandescent (IC) lamps in all the Railway Quarters of the Tiruchirapalli Railway Division in Tamil Nadu.According to a release here today, Public Relations Officer C K Sivaraj said ''about 20,388 numbers of CFL at a cost of Rs 24 lakh are being distributed to about 7,278 railwayNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:56:37 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lust-for-luxe/5687386.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lust-for-luxe/5687386.htmlForestsbetween floors, Jeeves on call and purified air. TOI-Crest visits thesuper-luxury highrises and villas that are the new velvetoverground.It is impossible to overdo luxury if you areliving in its lap. Your wishlist may be modest: an uninterrupted view of sea andsky even through the bathroom louvres, a manicured and perfumed private garden,a well-muscled gym, a blue pool, and the cold hauteurNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:54:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pakistani-woman-held-with-fake-currency/5687056.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pakistani-woman-held-with-fake-currency/5687056.htmlAmritsar (Punjab), Mar 20 : Custom officials seized over Rs 45,000 in fake currency from a Pakistani woman at the Attari railway station.Begum Mehtab was nabbed after disembarking from the Samjhauta Express on Thursday night. She is being interrogated.Custom officials said Mehtab revealed during her interrogation that her Lahore-based cousin had given her the fake currency to deliver it to a personNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:53:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/SGPC-installs-Golden-Temple-replica-at-Wagah-border/5687084.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/SGPC-installs-Golden-Temple-replica-at-Wagah-border/5687084.htmlWagah Border (Punjab), Mar 20 : The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the supreme body of the Sikhs has installed a replica of the Golden Temple at Wagah border with an aim to establish peace with neighbouring Pakistan and attract tourists.SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar unveiled the replica of the shrine at the Wagah border."I think that the people coming from Pakistan will be able toNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:51:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gujarat-acts-on-critically-polluted-clusters/5686201.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gujarat-acts-on-critically-polluted-clusters/5686201.htmlAfter the state pollution control board declared eight clusters of Gujarat as critically polluted, an action plan has been rolled out to ensure that industrial units in these areas comply with the laid down norms, an official said Saturday.According to Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) official, efforts were being initiated to improve the situation in the clusters of Bhavnagar, Vatwa, Odhav, NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:38:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Modi-not-to-skip-SIT-summon-say-reports/5686498.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Modi-not-to-skip-SIT-summon-say-reports/5686498.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will not to skip Special Investigation Team (SIT) summons, said media reports on Saturday. The SIT is investigating Modi's alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. The SIT had summoned Modi after Zakia Jaffri, widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri, killed in the Gujarat riots, accused Modi and 61 others of orchestrating the riots.Zakia Jaffri in her petitionNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:23:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bow-wow-Social-petworking/5687407.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bow-wow-Social-petworking/5687407.htmlHeymutt, you've got fan mail. Networked pets now have their own profile pages andpost status updates.Dawood Ibrahim is not the only sultan ofDongri. This notorious area in downtown Mumbai, which was once home to the don,now boasts another self-proclaimed sultan — one who, however, possessesnone of the traits worthy of a place in the D company. The online profile ofthis sultan says he has a "centrist"NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:19:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Guided-by-zakat-a-village-funds-its-road-and-bridge/5686187.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Guided-by-zakat-a-village-funds-its-road-and-bridge/5686187.htmlGuided by 'zakat' - charity as envisaged by the Quran - villagers of Muslim-dominated Shirajpur in Uttar Pradesh have repaired roads, dug wells, established schools and are now building a bridge.The village is located in Azamgarh, some 300 km from Lucknow, and its people say the apathy of public representatives towards their problems prompted them to take up development activities themselves."It mayNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 10:03:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/An-unusual-crop/5687359.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/An-unusual-crop/5687359.htmlCityfolk who have traded their urban lives for that of a farmer's find peace, evenprosperity, among the melons and the bees.On a plateau inVikramgadh, western Maharashtra, Duke Ellington is letting it rip. He is singingto an audience of Bangalore mogras and hapus mangoes on the farm of a grizzled,sun-tanned man called Kailash Mehta. With his stock of blues and classicalfusion, Dostoevsky and Hemingway,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:57:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gujarat-to-build-expressway-soon/5687093.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gujarat-to-build-expressway-soon/5687093.htmlGujarat will build it's first expressway between Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar at a cost of Rupees 2,200 crore to provide superfast road connectivity to Special Investment Region.The investment region is coming up enroute at Dholera, an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat, 30 km away from Dhandhuka village of Ahmedabad district.According to Roads and Buildings Minister Anandiben Patel, the over 150 kmNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:55:46 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Is-santhara-against-the-law/5687365.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Is-santhara-against-the-law/5687365.htmlcentury-old practice of santharahas been in the eye of a storm since 2006 when the case of 93-year-old KeilaDevi Hirawat from Jaipur had the world's media debating whether there was anyplace for santhara in the modern world. Human rights activist and lawyer NikhilSoni and his lawyer Madhav Mishra filed a public interest litigation (PIL) inthe Rajasthan high court, claiming that santhara was a socialNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:54:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NATION-BRIEFS/5685459.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NATION-BRIEFS/5685459.htmlKarnataka Legislative Assembly today passed a revised cattle protection law that prohibits the sale and possession of beef in the BJP-ruled southern state and enhances the punishment for slaughter of cows to seven years.The Opposition parties, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular), called the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2010, draconian and accused the governmentNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Aiyar-surprise-in-RS-pick/5685430.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Aiyar-surprise-in-RS-pick/5685430.htmlPresident today nominated five eminent persons to the Rajya Sabha, one of them being Mani Shankar Aiyar.Although politicians have been included in the nominated category in the past, Aiyar’s name generated much curiosity in political circles. He is not merely a Congress member but has been an integral part of the high command, a parliamentarian, a minister and, to some, even infamous for his fierceNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Equality-light-in-Shia-marriage-charter/5685440.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Equality-light-in-Shia-marriage-charter/5685440.html— a marriage charter — which seeks to put Muslim women almost on a par with other Indian women in terms of rights.The move by the highest body of Shias in the country comes against the backdrop of previous, but controversial, attempts to reform Muslim Personal Law in favour of women. Shias constitute 12 per cent of Muslims in India.is that a divorced wife has the right to maintenance if she has noNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maiden-marine-campus-awaits-IIT/5685458.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Maiden-marine-campus-awaits-IIT/5685458.htmlmarine campus of IIT, Bhubaneswar, will study flora and fauna of Chilika lakeIIT, Bhubaneswar, is planning a marine campus as part of its upcoming School of Earth, Ocean and Environment Science.The campus, probably be the first marine campus in the country, will study climate, sea level rise, extreme weather events, changing ecosystem, fishery development and wildlife, air quality and pollution, waterNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/End-to-Lever-strike-in-sight/5685434.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/End-to-Lever-strike-in-sight/5685434.htmlHopes rose today of an end to the strike at Hindustan Unilever’s detergent unit in Haldia after talks between a senior Mumbai-based company official and the protesting Trinamul Congress union.Pankaj Gupta, general manager (operations) of Unilever, held two meetings, the first with leaders of the Trinamul union and the second with Subhendu Adhikari, the local Trinamul MP from Tamluk and the union’sNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nitish-refutes-slur-on-farmer-suicide/5685432.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nitish-refutes-slur-on-farmer-suicide/5685432.htmlRJD MLAs protest against the policies of the Nitish Kumar government in Patna on Friday. Picture by Deepak Kumar(PTI): Stressing on the fact that no farmer in Bihar had committed suicide because of maize crop failure, chief minister Nitish Kumar today announced that the state government would provide Rs 10,000 per hectare of crop damage to farmers as subsidy for the next crop.Making a statement inNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Police-grope-for-motive/5685457.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Police-grope-for-motive/5685457.htmlretired customs official’s “motive-less” shooting of his schoolgirl neighbour yesterday continues to baffle police and psychiatrists.The families of Harish Maroliya, 57, and Hemini Mehta, 14, separately performed the funeral rites at a crematorium today.Maroliya, apparently angered by the noise of renovation from the flat above his, had kidnapped Hemini, a resident of the building, and shot her inNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:11 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Education-watchdog-loses-funding-power/5685435.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Education-watchdog-loses-funding-power/5685435.htmlIndia is for the first time separating the task of regulating higher education from funding of universities, stripping its proposed watchdog of its planned role to also finance varsities.The human resource development ministry has decided to divest the National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER) of its funding role after criticism that it was perpetuating past mistakes,The commissionNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/States-share-Maoist-inputs/5685442.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/States-share-Maoist-inputs/5685442.htmlSenior police officers from Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa met today to exchange inputs for a joint anti-Maoist operation that sources said would last a fortnight and cover a 120-200km stretch.The officers, who met at the Midnapore police lines, discussed the “extent of Maoist presence” on the three states’ borders.A senior officer from West Midnapore who attended the meeting said that since last week’sNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Relative-Humidity/5685419.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Relative-Humidity/5685419.htmltoday rammed through the bill that offers freedom to Presidency College from government control, robbing Mamata Banerjee of a possible chance to carry out the reform herself.It looks like half a bat, maybe a toy, but… the Mongoose has struck like a cobra  |The Reserve Bank today raised two benchmark interest rates — the repo and the reverse repo — by 25 basis points each to 5 per cent and 3.5 per centNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Michael-Foot-sought-nothing-for-himself/5685413.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Michael-Foot-sought-nothing-for-himself/5685413.htmlMore recently, Lee Kuan Yew said the same thing during the conversations for my book on his role in Narasimha Rao’s ‘Look East’ policy. India would have been transformed, he argued, if “Mrs Gandhi had continued the declaration of Emergency for ten, t  |Sir — The new tax-sharing formula, as recommended by the 13th Finance Commission, is shocking. Acco  |Sir — The Russian prime minister’s visit, justNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pak-logo-confusion/5685424.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pak-logo-confusion/5685424.htmlNewspaper advertisements by police in Pakistan’s Punjab province asking Pakistanis to keep an eye on terrorists appeared today with the logo of the police in the Indian state of Punjab.The advertisements, on the front or back pages of leading local English and Urdu dailies, were shown by Geo TV.“This may be a printing error,” Punjab police chief Tariq Saleem Dogar told the private channel. He claimedNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-The-Personal-Telegraph/5685418.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-The-Personal-Telegraph/5685418.htmllaptop that’ll work even if you drop it — or drop coffee on it. A car charger that’ll take care of your electrical power needs as you trundle along as a road warrior. A world-band travel adapter that’ll help you plug-in eclectic  |So there I was, staring straight into the eyes of a rather livid pachyderm. All I could hear was the rustling of leaves in  |His intricately crafted metal screens and inNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Central-bank-ready-to-take-more-belt-tightening-measures-to-tame-the-price-demon/5685420.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Central-bank-ready-to-take-more-belt-tightening-measures-to-tame-the-price-demon/5685420.htmlReserve Bank of India (RBI) has left the door open for another bout of monetary tightening as it flagged inflation as its biggest worry amid clear signs of a rapidly reviving economy  |Apple Inc has scrambled to sign deals with four leading cellular players to launch its iPhone 3G Speed (3GS) next week  |The government has received applications of interest to bid for third-generation (3G) and wirelessNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-Entertainment/5685416.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-Entertainment/5685416.htmlRoshanWhat if you have a camera trained on you, 24x7. Recording every emotion, every movement, every design of the mind. Penetratin  |It is time for the last serve and smash at BOC and The Saturday Club presen  |Priyanka Chopra will replace old flame Akshay Kumar as the new host of the thir  |NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Device-can-hide-objects-by-bending-light-waves/5685415.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Device-can-hide-objects-by-bending-light-waves/5685415.htmlprototype “invisibility cloak”, similar to those worn by fictional wizard Harry Potter, has been developed by European scientists  |A row has erupted in West Asia after officials banned a Facebook user in Abu Dhabi for breaking the law after he “insulted” Islam by claiming to be Allah  |Actress Sandra Bullock’s husband yesterday broke his silence on reports that he cheated on his wife  |Harry Potter,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:50:10 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/The-fast-road-to-moksha/5687412.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/The-fast-road-to-moksha/5687412.htmlSanthara,a Jain spiritual practice which entails a voluntary giving up of one’slife through fasting, has been in the eye of a storm for years now. The law saysit’s suicide, Jains say it’s their religious right. Meanwhile,instances of santhara have been spirallingWrapped in a whitelinen cloth, his forehead pasted with sandalwood powder, 71-year-old Keshavjilies listlessly on the floor of his tiny apartmentNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 09:47:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mayawati-Will-her-garland-turn-into-noose-Comment/5686191.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mayawati-Will-her-garland-turn-into-noose-Comment/5686191.htmlapparently bizarre nature of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's politics can be understood by remembering that she is driven by an intense desire to make a mark in politics and, moreover, to do so in a manner which she believes will impress the core group of her supporters, the Dalits.As a newcomer in politics and that too from a depressed community, she has had to build her career from scratch,NationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 08:31:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Purana-Villa-offers-kebabs-curries-with-a-twist-IANS-Food-Review-With-images/5686184.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Purana-Villa-offers-kebabs-curries-with-a-twist-IANS-Food-Review-With-images/5686184.htmlPurana Villa offers kebabs, curries with a twist (IANS Food Review, With images)If you're game for some innovative Indian cuisine, try a visit to Purana Villa in South Delhi. It offers a delightful spread of delicate kebabs, currys and kormas - some cooked with a tasty twist.JammuNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 08:28:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Three-members-of-family-commit-suicide/5686522.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Three-members-of-family-commit-suicide/5686522.htmlThree members of a family died and one was battling for life after they consumed some poisonous substance in an apparent suicide in Mahavir Nagar area of west Delhi, the police said on Friday."According to initial reports, the couple - Pramod, 37, and Sonali, 35, - committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance alongwith their two children. Pramod, his two-year-old daughter Jiya and sevenNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 08:18:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Kandhamal-tense-after-VHP-leader-Togadia-arrested/5686486.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Kandhamal-tense-after-VHP-leader-Togadia-arrested/5686486.htmlKandhamal tense after VHP dharnaNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 07:24:40 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Three-members-of-family-commit-suicide/5686188.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Three-members-of-family-commit-suicide/5686188.htmlmembers of a family died and one was battling for life after they consumed some poisonous substance in an apparent suicide in Mahavir Nagar area of west Delhi, the police said Friday."According to initial reports, the couple - Pramod, 37, and Sonali, 35, - committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance alongwith their two children. Pramod, his two-year-old daughter Jiya and seven month oldNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:29:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-had-informed-India-of-Headley-s-plea-bargain/5683217.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/US-had-informed-India-of-Headley-s-plea-bargain/5683217.htmladministration had informed the Indian government before it finalized a deal with David Coleman Headley to change his plea to guilty, sources said.Headley, born Daood Gilani, an American citizen of Pakistani origin told a Chicago court on Friday that he played a "key" role in the planning and execution of the horrific 26/11 Mumbai [] terror attack. What the changed plea does is save Headley from aNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:26:26 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mission-India-was-a-solo-operation/5683197.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mission-India-was-a-solo-operation/5683197.htmlLashkar-e-Tayyeba operative David Headley’s half-a-dozen surveillance trips to India ahead of the 26/11 attacks in November 2008 was a solo mission, without any assistance from an Indian-based sleeper cell.As the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has been pinning the locations he visited, has not been able to unearth any Lashkar sleeper cells that it had set out to look for, New Delhi is comingNationalSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24:22 GMT