- Sonia Gandhi all set to be re-elected Cong chief for 4th term With only her nomination papers being filed, Sonia Gandhi will be re-elected unopposed as the Congress President for the fourth consecutive term and the announcement is expected to be made on Friday.
- Israel-Palestine leaders meet at US brokered peace talks Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Washington on Thursday under the US brokered direct peace talks after 20 months hiatus, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressing them to forget the long history of failed parleys and overcome "suspicion and skepticism".
- Sania Mirza crashes out of US Open India's Sania Mirza saw her US Open hopes come crashing down on Tuesday when she lost a second-round tie 6-2, 6-4 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.
- Match-fixing: ICC provisionally suspends tainted Pakistan trio International Cricket Council (ICC) has provisionally suspended and charged three tainted Pakistan players under its anti-corruption code in the wake of the match-fixing scandal during the team's tour of England.
- Govt to allot 2.5 MT foodgrains for BPL families The government on Thursday decided to release an additional 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for distribution among the poor, following a warning from the Supreme Court over rotting foodgrains.
- Body of BMP havildar recovered, operations intensified The bullet-riddled body of kidnapped Bihar Military Police havildar Lucas Tete was on Friday recovered from Lakhisarai as the Maoist deadline for killing three remaining hostages expired with security forces intensifying operations to rescue them.
- Move beyond resettlement of displaced Tamils: India to Lanka India on Thursday asked Sri Lanka to move beyond the resettlement of people displaced due to the civil war in the country's north and find a political solution to the long-pending Tamil question.
- India, China hold talks to step up economic cooperation India and China on Thursday held high- level comprehensive dialogue on a host of financial issues to identify areas of convergence to step up their cooperation in the international and bilateral economic spheres.
- Food inflation rises 10.86 pc in third week of August After declining for two consecutive weeks, food inflation inched up marginally to 10.86 per cent for the week ended 31st August, as prices of cereals, fruits and milk rose.
- Bajaj Auto's August sales up 55 pc at 3,29,364-units Two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto on Thursday said that it has clocked all-time high monthly sales of 3,29,364 units in August, a 55 per cent jump over the same month last year.
- Hero Honda introduces new Super Splendor; priced at Rs 45,950 The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda today launched a new variant of its one of the best-sellers -- Super Splendor, priced at Rs 45,950 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
- India, China hold talks to step up economic cooperation India and China on Thursday held high- level comprehensive dialogue on a host of financial issues to identify areas of convergence to step up their cooperation in the international and bilateral economic spheres.
- Rupee gains 7 Paisa against dollar in early trade The rupee Friday appreciated by 7 Paisa to Rs 46.65 a dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in early trade, on capital inflows by foreign funds.
- GDP growth estimates to be revised if inaccuracies found: FM Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the estimates of 8.8 per cent GDP growth released on Tuesday could be revised if inaccuracies are found in computation.
- Sensex falls at midsession on inflation concerns The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 28 points at midsession on Friday on profit booking triggered by reports of rise in food inflation.
- Fresh wildfires destroy over 500 buildings in Russia Fresh wildfires have destroyed over 500 buildings leaving five people dead and more than 1000 homeless in Russia's Volga regions of Volgograd, Saratov and Samara.
- Over 13,000 have embraced Islam in Dubai since 1996 Dubai has witnessed over 13,000 conversions to Islam over the last 14 years particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, a senior official has said.
- Taliban facing financial crisis: US General Noting that the Taliban has been driven to desperation around Marjah in southern Afghanistan, a top US general stationed there has said that the terrorist outfit is facing an acute financial crisis.
- Son of Iranian 'stoning' woman urges global pressure The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Friday for sustained international pressure to save her life.
- Poudyal determined to stay in PM race amid no clear winner Ram Chandra Poudyal, the Nepali Congress candidate for the Prime Minister's post, on Thursday underlined his determination to remain in the race even as no clear winner was expected to emerge in the sixth round of voting in parliament on Sunday.
- 'Historic town in US could disappear due to climate change' Jamestown, a historic town in Virginia, where first permanent European settled in what became the American colonies and the United States could disappear due to rising water levels, researchers have said.
- Israel-Palestine leaders meet at US brokered peace talks Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Washington on Thursday under the US brokered direct peace talks after 20 months hiatus, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressing them to forget the long history of failed parleys and overcome "suspicion and skepticism".
- Match-fixing: ICC provisionally suspends tainted Pakistan trio International Cricket Council (ICC) has provisionally suspended and charged three tainted Pakistan players under its anti-corruption code in the wake of the match-fixing scandal during the team's tour of England.
- Sania Mirza crashes out of US Open India's Sania Mirza saw her US Open hopes come crashing down on Tuesday when she lost a second-round tie 6-2, 6-4 to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.
- Cleanest Imran should take over Pak cricket: Kapil India's World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Thursday said former skipper Imran Khan should take over Pakistan cricket team to save it from the crisis arising out of the 'spot-fixing' scandal.
- CWG official merchandise launched The long wait finally came to an end on Thursday with the Organising Committee launching the official merchandise for the Commonwealth Games with 29 types of products up for sale across Delhi.
- Four wrestlers, two athletes caught for doping Arjuna Awardee wrestler Rajiv Tomar and Commonwealth Games medal prospect shot putter Saurav Vij were among six athletes caught for doping on Thursday and they were handed provisional suspension by National Anti-doping Agency.
- Saina, Chetan to lead Indian badminton challenge in CWG Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand will spearhead Indian challenge in the badminton event of the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi from 3rd-14th October.
- Saina slips to third place in world ranking Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal slipped one place from her career-best position of world number two to the third place in the latest international rankings release on Thursday.
- Gymnastics federation names squad for CWG A 19-member Gymnastics squad was announced on Wednesday for the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held here from 3rd-14th October.
- IPL Governing Council to meet in Mumbai on Sunday The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is to meet in Mumbai on 5th September and is expected to take a decision on the match schedule for the expanded 2011 season, involving 10 franchise.
- Curfew lifted from Anantnag, life returns to normal in Valley Curfew was on Friday lifted from Anantnag after four days even as life returned to normal in the Kashmir Valley after hardline Hurriyat Conference suspended protests for the day, the last Friday of Ramzan.
- DU students to elect new union today Delhi University students will elect their new union on Friday and decide the fate of the 41 candidates who are in the fray, after days of campaigning that was rather sober and lacklustre this time.
- Sonia Gandhi all set to be re-elected Cong chief for 4th term With only her nomination papers being filed, Sonia Gandhi will be re-elected unopposed as the Congress President for the fourth consecutive term and the announcement is expected to be made on Friday.
- Pawar apprises PM of sugar decontrol plan Making a case for freeing the sugar sector from government controls, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday met the Prime Minister to apprise him about the proposed move to give freedom to mills for sale of the sweetener.
- CST-Qutub Metro opens, comfortable ride from Delhi to Gurgaon Gurgaon got a little closer to North and central Delhi on Friday with the opening of the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar Metro corridor cutting the travel time between Connaught Place to the satellite city to just 50 minutes.
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