http://news.smashits.com/449129/Hilda-happy-she-was-not-a-39beautiful-teenager-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:13 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Hollywood star Mel Gibson's girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has revealed she is confident the actor will...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449128/Mel-Gibson-is-solid-and-faithful-says-girlfriend.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:13 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman says she was getting itchy to resume work as soon as possible after givi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449127/Kidman-wanted-to-prove-there-39s-life-after-motherhood.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:13 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) More than half of the eligible seven million voters cast their ballot Saturday in by-elections to one...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449126/Heavy-voting-in-Lok-Sabha-assembly-by-polls.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:09 PM IST Srinagar, Nov 7(ANI): With an aim to spread the message of unity and national integration amongst fellow countrymen, two police officers embarked o...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449125/Two-police-officers-embark-on-bicycle-rally-to-spread-message-of-unity.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7(ANI): Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is facing arrest as soon as he is discharged from Apollo Hospital in Ranchi ove...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449124/Madhu-Koda-to-remain-in-hospital-for-another-day.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of sixth one-day international between India and Australia, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that this...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449123/Middle-order-has-not-performed-consistently-in-the-series-says-Dhoni.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Midnapore, Nov.7 (ANI): Trinamool Congress party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters clashed with each other here on Saturday, as Wes...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449122/TMC-CPM-workers-clash-Maoists-kill-three-ahead-of-CM-39s-visit-in-Midnapore.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7(ANI): Alert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized cou...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449121/Fake-currency-worth-Rs-900-000-seized-in-Punjab.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Allahabad, Nov 7(ANI): To accelerate the tourism industry in Uttar Pradesh and to promote adventure sports among the masses, a three-day water spor...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449120/Allahabad-hosts-Ganga-Water-Rally-to-accelerate-tourism-industry-in-Uttar-Pradesh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): By-elections for one Lok Sabha seat and 31 Assembly seats in seven states remained by and large peaceful, as over 60 per ce...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449119/Over-60-percent-turnout-in-Assembly-by-polls-53-percent-in-Firozabad-LS-poll.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7(ANI): A local court on Saturday sent Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, to 10 days into the cus...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449118/Madhu-Koda-39s-associate-sent-to-ten-days-in-Enforcement-Directorate-custody.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:57 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) Faced with power shortage in the state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday urged the centra...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449117/Badal-asks-centre-for-additional-power-for-Punjab.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:50 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) More than 27,000 additional institutions of higher learning would be required to meet the targeted Gr...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449116/Over-27-000-institutes-of-higher-learning-needed-Sibal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:49 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Fauzia Khan, a Muslim, and Congress party's Varsha Gaekwad, a D...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449115/Two-women-in-new-Maharashtra-government.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:48 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot at by unidentified men...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449114/Former-CPI-M-legislator-shot-at-seriously-injured.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:47 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) After assuming office as Maharashtra's chief minister, Ashok Chavan's first official duty Saturday...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449113/Chavan-39s-first-act-letter-congratulating-Tendulkar.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:16 PM IST Ferozepur (Punjab), Nov 7 (IANS) Sleuths of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered counterfeit currency notes with a nomin...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449112/BSF-recovers-counterfeit-currency-in-Punjab.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:11 PM IST Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) There was moderate to heavy polling in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in H...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449111/Moderate-to-heavy-polling-in-Himachal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:08 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday postponed her proposed visit to Amritsar in Punjab scheduled for M...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449110/President-39s-Punjab-visit-postponed.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:01 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The government Saturday launched a micro insurance drive in Tamil Nadu aimed at expanding the Rural P...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449109/Rural-micro-insurance-scheme-launched.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:54 PM IST Agra, Nov 7 (IANS) Two men were killed and another critically injured when a speeding milk tanker hit their scooter here Satu...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449108/Two-killed-in-Agra-accident.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:53 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) After Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit personally intervened in the matter, three people have been arres...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449107/Three-arrested-for-beating-two-Naga-students.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:53 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) plot to launch new terror attacks in India with the help of two Pakistan-bor...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449106/Al-Qaeda-videos-recovered-from-LeT-operative-39s-house-in-US.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:47 PM IST New York, Nov 7 (IANS) Karan Singh, president, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), was conferred with an honorary do...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449105/Karan-Singh-honoured-by-New-York-varsity.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:47 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday resurrected the idea of the international community imposin...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449104/British-PM-revives-global-tax-idea-at-G20-meet.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:47 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) At least 29 fresh cases of dengue were reported here Saturday, taking the total number of people affe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449103/29-new-dengue-cases-take-Delhi-39s-total-to-527.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:46 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Starting this Children's Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449102/Amend-Right-to-Education-Act-NGO.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:35 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) About 49 percent of the 4.9 million electors in Saturday's by-elections in Uttar Pradesh turned out ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449101/49-percent-turnout-in-39peaceful-39-Uttar-Pradesh-by-poll.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:34 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths, including two in Kerala, were reported Saturday, taking the toll due to Influ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449100/Three-swine-flu-deaths-take-India-39s-toll-to-484.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:34 PM IST Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Armed policemen were deployed after an old man was killed and three others critically injured in a ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449099/Police-deployed-in-Orissa-village-after-man-killed-in-clash.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:34 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot by unidentified men in...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449098/Former-CPI-M-legislator-shot-in-West-Bengal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:33 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and suga...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449097/Food-prices-to-decline-after-winter-crop-Sharad-Pawar.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:33 PM IST Mumbai, Nov.7 (ANI): Congress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharash...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449096/Congress-NCP-alliance-forms-government-in-Maharashtra-for-the-second-time.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST Chennai, Nov 7(ANI): At a time when gold prices have touched the sky, gold lovers in Chennai are seeing it as a promising investment.

Gold pr...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449095/Gold-lovers-in-Chennai-see-gold-as-a-promising-investment.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua s...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449094/Curator-hopes-sixth-India-Australia-ODI-to-be-a-high-scoring.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST Srinagar, Nov 7(ANI): Police were compelled to use tear gas and air firing on Saturday to disperse violent mobs protesting against the death of a l...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449093/Protest-against-death-of-a-local-youth-in-Jammu-and-Kashmir.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): Ahead of the much awaited visit of Tibetans' spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday, Arunachal Pradesh has geared up for ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449092/Arunachal-Pradesh-gears-up-for-Dalai-Lama-39s-visit.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST Chennai, Nov 7(ANI): The ban to play cricket at Chennai's Marina beach has come as a big setback to ardent cricket lovers, who now have no alter...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449091/Cricket-enthusiasts-upset-over-ban-on-playing-cricket-at-Chennai-39s-Marina-beach.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:29 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle between coalition partners the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP),...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449090/Ashok-Chavan-37-more-ministers-take-oath-in-Maharashtra.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:23 PM IST Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) More than 100 people have been arrested on charges of 'disturbing the public order' during a demons...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449089/More-than-100-arrested-at-Tehran-opposition-rally.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:23 PM IST Noida, Nov 7 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri was five strokes ahead when play was suspended due to bad light on day three of the BILT O...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449088/Lahiri-maintains-lead-at-BILT-Open.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:22 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) The 1st Mumbai International Children's Film Festival (MICFF) began here Saturday with a special scre...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449087/Mumbai-children-39s-film-fest-starts-with-39Smile-Pinki-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:16 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449086/Hooda-accommodates-all-independents-in-Haryana-government.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:16 PM IST Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) A professor teaching in a private technical institute committed suicide by hanging himself from a cei...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449085/Professor-commits-suicide-in-Ghaziabad.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:16 PM IST Agra, Nov 7 (IANS) Dressed as dead cows, sheep and pigs, volunteers of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Ind...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449084/-39Cows-39-39sheep-39-39pigs-39-lie-in-coffins-to-protest-animal-slaughter.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:09 PM IST Mexico City, Nov 7 (EFE) Ten people have been arrested for killing a police chief in northern Mexico, officials said.

http://news.smashits.com/449083/10-arrested-for-killing-police-chief-in-Mexico.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:08 PM IST Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Left with little option but to bow to dissident's demands to save his chair, Karnataka C...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449082/Yeddyurappa-sheds-tears-at-fate-dissidents-firm-on-his-sack.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:04 PM IST Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 7 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman stormed into the semifinals while compatriot Sanam ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449081/Somdev-in-Charlottesville-challenger-semis-Sanam-bows-out.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:01 PM IST Munich, Nov 7 (DPA) Bayern Munich are lagging behind the European football giants because they don't have a football philo...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449080/Bayern-Munich-need-a-football-philosophy-Lahm.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:00 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The level of particulate matter in the atmosphere - in other words, the pollution level - has trebled...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449079/Capital-39s-unprecedented-haze-due-to-increased-pollution-CSE.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:00 PM IST Frankfurt, Nov 7 (DPA) Joachim Loew will not nominate goalkeeper Robert Enke into Germany's football squad for two upcomin...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449078/Adler-withdraws-from-Germany-squad-over-eye-infection.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:00 PM IST Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Five railway employees working on tracks in this town adjacent to the national capital were killed Sa...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449077/Two-trains-run-over-five-in-Ghaziabad.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:00 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) Ending a 16-day tussle with its ally over power sharing, Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449076/Ashok-Chavan-37-more-ministers-take-oath-in-Maharashtra.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:53 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Stung by a disappointing loss in Hyderabad, India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449075/We-have-to-stay-fresh-mentally-Dhoni.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:52 PM IST Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) A court in Bihar Saturday convicted Kameshwar Yadav, accused of killing a Muslim teenager during the 1989...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449074/One-convicted-for-1989-Bhagalpur-riots.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:45 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) The lingering crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka has broug...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449073/Karnataka-muddle-raises-question-who-forms-the-BJP-high-command-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:39 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda got a reprieve from imminent arrest by the Enforcement Direct...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449072/Upset-stomach-saves-Koda-from-arrest.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:15 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted enthusiastically Saturday in by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly co...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449071/Heavy-voting-in-Lok-Sabha-assembly-by-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:15 PM IST Tawang, Nov. 7 (ANI): In a bid to extend a warm welcome to Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, residents of Tawang hung decorations and cleaned t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449070/Tawang-residents-prepare-to-welcome-Dalai-Lama.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST Mathura, Nov. 7 (ANI): Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday slammed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for stating that migrant labou...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449069/Baba-Ramdev-condemns-Shivraj-Singh-Chauhan-39s-anti-Bihar-remark.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST New Delhi, Nov. 7 (ANI): Almost 20 per cent polling was recorded by mid-day for the assembly by-elections in seven states.

Thirty-one constit...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449068/20-percent-turnout-till-mid-day-in-assembly-by-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST Kolkata, Nov. 7 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's visit to Midnapore, suspected Maoists gunned down three per...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449067/Maoists-kill-three-local-CPI-M-leaders-in-Midnapore.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Nov.7 (ANI): Ghotul has existed as an institution among Muria Gond tribals of Chhattisgarh in which children six years onwar...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449066/Naxals-want-Ghotul-culture-to-vanish-from-tribal-life.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST Sydney, Nov 7(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which con...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449065/Haddin-first-choice-wicketkeeper-for-Windies-Test-series.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): An archaeology professor has discovered the missing legs of a 900-year-old Buddhist statue deep in the Cambodian jungle, ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449064/Missing-legs-of-900-year-old-Buddhist-statue-found-in-Cambodian-jungle.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): A bust of Julius Caesar, recovered from the Rhone riverbed, is now on display as part of an exhibition of artefacts disco...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449063/Bust-of-Julius-Caesar-recovered-from-Rhone-River-on-display-at-exhibition-in-France.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:54 PM IST Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Kerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449062/Around-70-percent-polling-in-Kerala-by-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:03 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7(IANS) Around 30,000 students from across the country will vie for the gold medal at the Salwan Cross Country...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449061/Salwan-cross-country-attracts-30-000-students.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:03 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Over 65 percent of voters exercised their franchise in by-polls to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal, an...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449060/Over-65-percent-votes-cast-in-West-Bengal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 7:00 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) An average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh S...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449059/Moderate-turnout-in-Uttar-Pradesh-by-polls.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:47 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The government has yet to grant permission to foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's week-l...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449058/Dalai-Lama-visit-No-permission-yet-to-foreign-journalists.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:43 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) The narrow loss in Hyderabad pushed India on to the backfoot in the seven-match series as Australia to...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449057/India-under-pressure-as-Australia-look-to-clinch-series.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:41 PM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) An estimated 50-55 percent of the over 200,000 electorate exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarh'...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449056/Chhattisgarh-records-50-55-percent-voting.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:40 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh, who is spearheading a campaign against the central governme...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449055/Ajit-Singh-threatens-to-lay-siege-to-parliament-over-sugarcane-pricing.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:34 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) About a decade back, the age group of women most vulnerable to breast cancer was 50 and above. But wi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449054/Younger-women-becoming-vulnerable-to-breast-cancer-doctors.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:33 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career reso...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449053/India-has-one-of-the-lowest-teacher-student-ratios-expert.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:33 PM IST Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy polling was witnessed in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449052/Moderate-to-heavy-polling-in-Himachal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:33 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of supporters of Shoba Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the beleaguered first Bharatiy...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449051/Suicide-threat-by-fans-if-Karandlaje-dropped.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:15 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Delhi Metro's Noida link may be opened to the public Nov 13, if necessary safety checks are comple...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449050/Metro-39s-Noida-link-may-start-Nov-13.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:14 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Geeta Koda, wife of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda -- who is accused of laundering Rs.2,500 ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449049/Koda-39s-wife-sacrifices-goats-for-husband-39s-well-being.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:07 PM IST Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) A man paid with his life for trying to gatecrash into a reality show here, police said Saturday. He and n...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449048/Man-dies-after-baton-charge-at-Patna-reality-show-venue.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 6:07 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of school students, teachers and villagers took out rallies and observed a black day Saturday ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449047/Black-day-observed-as-Buddhadeb-visits-West-Midnapore.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:57 PM IST Gurgaon, Nov 7 (IANS) Cases of abuse and discrimination against northeast youth have seen a rise in the capital's neighbou...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449046/Harassment-of-northeast-youth-rising-in-Gurgaon.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:53 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) A new Democratic Front government headed by Ashok Chavan took office in Maharashtra Saturday evening. http://news.smashits.com/449045/Ashok-Chavan-sworn-in-Maharashtra-chief-minister.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:53 PM IST Lille (France), Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan are looking forward to an emphatic win in the World Cup hockey qualifiers final here Su...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449044/Pakistan-looking-for-final-win-in-World-Cup-hockey-qualifiers.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:49 PM IST Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Around 50 percent polling was reported Saturday in bypolls from Rajasthan's two assembly constituenci...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449043/Around-50-percent-polling-in-Rajasthan.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:47 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Dissident Karnataka Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who is leading a campaign for the removal of Chief ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449042/Karnataka-tourism-minister-firm-in-oust-Yeddyurappa-stand.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:47 PM IST Patna, Nov 7 (IANS) Eradicating polio from Bihar continues to be a big challenge with at least 100 new cases of polio recorde...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449041/100-cases-this-year-eradicating-polio-remains-big-challenge-in-Bihar.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:33 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has praised the Indian-themed launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in Lo...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449040/Queen-applauds-39wonderful-end-39-to-Patil-39s-Britain-visit.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:27 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Hindu leaders in Britain have teamed up with Prince Philip and the UN to launch a long-term action plan ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449039/Prince-Philip-joins-British-Hindus-to-fight-climate-change.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:27 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of Indira Gandhi National Op...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449038/President-to-inaugurate-IGNOU-39s-silver-jubilee-celebrations.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:26 PM IST Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Incessant rain in Tamil Nadu over the past few days has not only thrown life out of gear in the state b...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449037/Heavy-rain-hits-normal-life-in-Tamil-Nadu.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:26 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, facing arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 cro...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449036/Koda-evades-arrest-thanks-to-upset-stomach.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:17 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) By-polls in two assembly constituencies in Assam ended on a peaceful note Saturday with an estimated 6...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449035/Voting-ends-65-percent-turnout-in-Assam-by-polls.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:13 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) With 29 new dengue cases reported in the capital Saturday, the total number of those affected by the ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449034/29-new-dengue-cases-take-capital-39s-total-to-527.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:08 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Two senior leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Sasha Choudhury and Chitra...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449033/ULFA-leaders-deny-surrendering-sent-to-10-day-police-custody.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:07 PM IST Film: 'Parichaya' Director: Sanjay; Cast: Tarun, Rekha, Shobharaj, Avinash, Chidanand, Master Anand and Monisha; Music...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449032/-39Parichaya-39-fails-to-live-up-to-hype-Kannada-Film-Review-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:05 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Discussing a report by software industry group Nasscom which says that 75 percent engineering student...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449031/75-percent-Indian-engineering-students-unemployable-Report.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 5:02 PM IST Thimphu, Nov 7 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought a road to Bhutan through India for bettr trade and p...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449030/Bangladesh-seeks-link-to-Bhutan-via-India.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:59 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449029/Yeddyurappa-sheds-tears-over-his-plight.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:48 PM IST Frankfurt, Nov 7 (DPA) The European chief of General Motors (GM), Carl-Peter Forster, may switch to Indian car manufacturer T...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449028/Head-of-GM-Europe-may-join-Tata-motors-Report.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:44 PM IST Islamabad, Nov 7 (DPA) Pakistani troops have killed 12 Taliban militants in the ongoing operation in country's northwest, ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449027/12-militants-killed-in-Pakistan.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:43 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) A traffic jam on the busy Ambala-Chandigarh highway Saturday held up a minister of state in Haryana ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449026/Haryana-minister-misses-oath-taking-due-to-traffic-jam.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:42 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday set up a coordination committee for Haryana, hours after Chi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449025/Sonia-Gandhi-sets-up-coordination-committee-for-Haryana.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:42 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449024/-39Supportive-39-Independents-gain-most-in-new-Hooda-government.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:38 PM IST Shanghai, Nov 7 (IANS) Jyoti Randhawa seems to have found his rhythm and focus at the right time as he added another two-unde...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449023/Randhawa-in-line-for-career-best-finish-in-world-golf-tourney.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:32 PM IST Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) Ignoring a rebuff by Nepal's ruling parties, who have asked the UN not to intervene in the republi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449022/UN-says-Nepal-parties-should-fix-president-39s-powers.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:32 PM IST New York, November 7 (ANI): Oprah Winfrey has reportedly set a deadline on whether she wishes to renew her talk show contract with channel bosses.<...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449021/Oprah-39sets-deadline-39-over-talk-show.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): In a new research, a theologist has said that mankind has nothing to worry about the world ending in 2012, as prophes...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449020/Track-record-of-ancient-apocalyptic-prophecies-quashes-gravity-of-2012-prediction.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): R 'n' B singer Toni Braxton has reportedly split from her hubby of eight years Keri Lewis.

According to Essenc...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449019/Toni-Braxton-splits-from-hubby-Keri-Lewis-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit kids have been banned from paddling in water during school trips under new health and safety guidelines.

The studen...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449018/Brit-kids-banned-from-paddling-in-water-during-school-trips-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): American socialite Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she is keen on buying singer Britney Spears' old home, as she has ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449017/Khloe-Kardashian-eager-to-buy-Britney-Spears-39-old-home.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit commuters at West Ham station were shocked when they heard loud groans of a couple having sexual intercourse being broadc...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449016/Sexual-noises-broadcast-over-London-station-speakers-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Sopranos star James Gandolfini is said to have been caught on tape allegedly threatening a paparazzo.

Gandolfini, 48, is...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449015/James-Gandolfini-caught-on-tape-threatening-paparazzo.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has revealed that his eight-year-old son Isaac Drogba had reprimanded him for his infamous rant a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449014/Eight-year-old-son-reprimanded-Drogba-for-his-infamous-rant-at-referee.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7(ANI): A British National Party-backed political film, which has been posted on YouTube, has erupted a race row for showing a British ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449013/Race-row-erupts-over-British-National-Party-backed-film.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): George Clooney's girlfriend has bared her assets for the new issue of U.S. Playboy.

Italian TV personality E...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449012/Clooney-39s-girlfriend-bares-all-for-wet-Playboy-shoot.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Sydney, Nov 7(ANI): The Sri Lankan Government has said that the leader of a boatload of asylum-seekers held in Indonesia on their way to Australia,...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449011/Detained-asylum-seekers-39-spokesman-39Alex-39-a-smuggler-Sri-Lankan-Govt-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): Products with detailed nutritional information are picked more from the shelves than the so-called light items, accor...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449010/Products-with-detailed-nutritional-info-sell-more.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): Britney Spears could prompt the Australian government to come up with a new legislation after the star was criticised...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449009/Britney-39s-onstage-miming-may-prompt-new-Oz-legislation.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST New York, November 07 (ANI): A 29-year-old British woman who has two vaginas will soon open up about her life in The Tyra Banks Show.

Lauren ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449008/The-British-woman-who-has-two-vaginas.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, Nov.7 (ANI): While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating ca...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449007/Pakistanis-blame-39foreign-powers-39-for-deadly-Peshawar-blast.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Patna, Nov. 7 (ANI): Violent clashes ensue between two communities in Patna on Monday following the alleged killing of a Muslim businessman.

...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449006/Violent-clashes-ensue-in-Patna-following-businessman-39s-death.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST New Delhi, Nov. 7 (ANI): CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday asked the Union Government to withdraw the new ordinance, which requir...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449005/Karat-asks-Centre-to-withdraw-sugarcane-ordinance.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449004/Computer-simulations-may-be-overstating-impact-of-climate-change-on-biodiversity.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Ace midfielder David Beckham has raked in a whopping 10.7 million pounds last year in sponsorship deals, doubling his payout f...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449003/Beckham-earns-whopping-10-7-million-pounds-doubling-his-payout.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new analysis has revealed that the period of climate warming and loss of ice being witnessed currently in the Antar...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449002/Climate-warming-and-loss-of-ice-unprecedented-in-last-14-000-years.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:24 PM IST Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) Tension gripped Srinagar's Lal Chowk and adjacent areas as stone-throwing protesters clashed with p...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449001/Protests-in-Srinagar-after-civilian-found-dead.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:02 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinay Katiyar Saturday asked union Home Minister P. Chid...]]> http://news.smashits.com/449000/Chidambaram-Swami-Ramdev-should-apologise-Vinay-Katiyar.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 4:01 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) An Indian American scientist was Saturday asked to vacate his government house here in three days, ne...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448999/CSIR-asks-sacked-Indian-American-scientist-to-vacate-house.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:51 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, Germany, have developed a way of automati...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448998/Scientists-use-lasers-to-put-a-shine-on-metals.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST Melbourne, November 7 (ANI): The stripper who alleges having bedded singer Fergie's husband Josh Duhamel has given out startling details on a ra...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448997/Stripper-spills-details-of-39sex-with-Fergie-39s-husband-39-on-air.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): The last book inked by Vladimir Nabokov, the author of 'Lolita', has been published - against his dying wish.

Atkinson, 24, teamed up with Strictly ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448994/Gemma-Atkinson-unveils-her-new-2010-calendar.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST London, November 07 (ANI): Take That members Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald have reached Scotland for the wedding of their bandmate Ma...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448993/Take-That-members-reach-Scotland-for-Mark-Owen-39s-fairytale-wedding.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST Paris, November 7 (ANI): Mars Express recently flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring specta...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448992/Mars-Express-acquires-spectacular-views-of-chaotic-terrain-on-Red-Planet.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Former glamour model Katie Price, a.k.a. Jordan, could be making a sensational return to I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448991/Jordan-to-return-to-39I-39m-A-Celebrity-Get-Me-Out-Of-Here-39-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST London, Nov. 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai that he would lose international support if...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448990/Karzai-will-lose-international-support-if-he-fails-to-get-rid-of-corruption-Brown.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST London, Nov. 7 (ANI): If Britain fails to make any progress in the Afghanistan war, the reputation and long-term future of its Armed forces will be...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448989/-39Reputation-of-British-Armed-Forces-at-risk-in-Afghanistan-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is so petrified of being misconstrued at an upcoming event that the organizers have ba...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448988/-39Petrified-39-Palin-bans-phones-laptops-cameras-from-speech-venue.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST Paris, November 7 (ANI): Reports indicate that the communications payload for Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, has been shipped from...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448987/Payload-for-Hylas-satellite-shipped-to-India-from-England.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:34 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) The mother and 18-year-old sister of a young man were kicked, stripped and paraded naked in an Uttar Pr...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448986/Woman-daughter-kicked-stripped-in-Uttar-Pradesh-village.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:30 PM IST Film: 'Mooru Guttu Ondhu Sullu Ondhu Nija' Director: Dinesh Baboo; Cast: Ramesh Arvind, Komal, Nancy, Asha Latha, Sree...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448985/-39Mooru-Guttu-39-a-laugh-riot-Kannada-Film-Review-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:28 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Oscar winning actor George Clooney's Italian girlfriend is baring all in the new issue of US Playboy....]]> http://news.smashits.com/448984/George-Clooney-39s-girlfriend-bares-all-for-Playboy.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Irish pop group Boyzone has been honoured by gay rights campaigners here, with a special tribute for lat...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448983/Gay-rights-activists-honour-Boyzone.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:23 PM IST Kuala Lumpur, Nov 7 (IANS) Change of loyalty to the party may require lawmakers belonging to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448982/In-Malaysia-defection-may-lead-to-divorce.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) Friendship will be on the back burner when Roger Federer faces childhood mate Marco Chiudine...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448981/Federer-lines-up-a-childhood-friend-for-Basle-semis.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:11 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna wants to relaunch her movie career by making a love story, but says she won't star i...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448980/Madonna-to-make-romantic-movie.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:10 PM IST Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) Exhausted Novak Djokovic is determined to make the most of the remainder of the marathon Ass...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448979/Djokovic-joins-the-call-for-more-rational-ATP-season.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:10 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who caught up with actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif on the sets of re...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448978/Katrina-is-a-modern-day-marvel-Amitabh-Bachchan.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:10 PM IST Shillong, Nov 7 (ANI): Raising new hopes for the blind, a first ever cricket tournament for the visually impaired was recently organised here.

The veteran singe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448973/Sir-Elton-John-ready-to-rock-again.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST Agra, Nov 7 (ANI): Agra police detained physiotherapy students of the Ambedkar University after they blocked a road, demanding appointment of facul...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448972/Agra-police-detain-protesting-students.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST Bijnore (UP), Nov 7 (ANI): Wildlife authorities rescued a leopard, which fell into a well, with the help of villagers in Bijnore district of Uttar ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448971/Leopard-rescued-from-a-village-in-Uttar-Pradesh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST Bankura (WB), Nov 7 (ANI): West Bengal police recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from Bankura district.

More than 18 kilograms of ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448970/Huge-cache-of-arms-recovered-from-Bankura-in-West-Bengal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST Jaipur, Nov 7 (ANI): Around 150 jewellery units, which are functioning in Sitapura industrial area of Jaipur have incurred huge losses due to the m...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448969/Jaipur-gems-and-jewellery-industry-affected-by-oil-depot-fire.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Trade Minister Anand Sharma has said that India will resolve a dispute with the European Union over generic drugs in an ami...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448968/India-EU-to-resolve-generic-drug-dispute-says-Anand-Sharma.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:13 PM IST London, Nov 7 (IANS) Legendary British singer Elton John is out of hospital and is feeling 'fine' after being struck do...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448967/Elton-John-discharged-from-hospital.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:05 PM IST Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) The Goa Police said Saturday that it was 'natural' for officers from Israel's Mumbai consulate ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448966/Israelis-check-if-Goa-is-safe-for-Israelis.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:05 PM IST Shillong, Nov 7 (IANS) India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone p...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448965/-39India-can-become-a-developed-country-in-near-future-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:05 PM IST Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448964/Villagers-worship-rare-turtle-in-Orissa.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 3:01 PM IST Film: 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif; Director: Rajkumar Santoshi; Rating: ***

http://news.smashits.com/448963/-39Ajab-Prem-39-one-big-goofy-comic-joyride-IANS-Film-Review-Rating-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:59 PM IST Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Heavy polling was reported Saturday in the three Kerala assembly constituencies of Kannur, E...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448962/Heavy-polling-in-Kerala-by-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:55 PM IST Leverkusen (Germany), Nov 7 (DPA) Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfur...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448961/Bundesliga-leaders-Leverkusen-crush-Frankfurt-4-0.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:54 PM IST Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) At least one person was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers Saturday over a piece of ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448960/One-killed-in-Orissa-clash.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:53 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) In highly ill-reputed Uttar Pradesh, four senior officials have voluntarily declared their assets.

Tal...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448958/Karnataka-CM-Yeddyurappa-claims-state-crisis-has-been-resolved.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Dehradun, Nov 7 (ANI): Security was beefed up in two prestigious boarding schools in Dehradun following intelligence alert of a possible militant ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448957/Security-beefed-up-in-boarding-schools-in-Dehradun.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (ANI): Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived here for the 6th ODI series, which will be played on Sunday.

A three-tier ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448956/Indian-and-Australian-cricket-teams-arrive-in-Guwahati-for-6th-ODI.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda on Saturday inducted six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state in his...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448955/Haryana-CM-forms-Cabinet-eight-Ministers-sworn-in.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Residents of New Delhi woke up to a day of dense fog on Saturday that engulfed the entire capital making mobility difficult...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448954/Delhi-experiences-maiden-fog-of-the-season.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Dr Wahid Baloch, who is the head of Baloch society of North America has rubbished Pakistan's allegation that India is fu...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448953/Balooch-leaders-rubbish-Islamabad-39s-blame-of-India-fomenting-terror.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Sydney, Nov 7 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hopes that luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Virender Sehwag, who has not be...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448952/Ponting-hopes-luck-will-continue-to-favour-him-against-dangerous-Sehwag.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, who as manager of AC Milan twice bundled Alex Ferguson's team out of the Champions League, he...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448951/Chelsea-boss-heaps-praise-on-Ferguson-39s-unparalleled-reign.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Judge Anthony Goldstaub QC dismissed the appeal of ace England footballer Jermain Defoe, and blasted his shameful behaviour. http://news.smashits.com/448950/Judge-blasts-Defoe-for-his-shameful-behaviour-in-skipping-court-date.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Sydney, November 7 (ANI): Reports indicate that sea levels on Australia's eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448949/Rise-in-sea-levels-on-Australia-39s-eastern-seaboard-much-slower-than-predicted.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST London, Nov. 7 (ANI): Critics have expressed fears that madrassas backed by the UK Government might be grooming vulnerable children for Islamic ext...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448948/Govt-backed-UK-madrassas-may-be-grooming-kids-for-Islamic-terrorism-fear-critics.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan's current turbulent political scenario seems to have the former President General Pervez Musharraf worried. http://news.smashits.com/448947/Musharraf-fears-Sharif-would-make-his-life-39miserable-39-if-he-replaces-Zardari.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:46 PM IST Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) The writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lama's week-long visit to Ar...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448946/Indian-flags-pro-Tibet-banners-a-rebuff-to-China.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:39 PM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Steeping up attacks on government buildings, Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chha...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448945/Maoists-blast-school-building-in-Chhattisgarh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:34 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Moderate to brisk polling was recorded till Saturday afternoon in two Assam assembly constituencies, o...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448944/Moderate-to-brisk-voting-in-Assam-by-polls.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:31 PM IST Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of C...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448943/Dissidents-insist-on-Yeddyurappa-39s-removal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:28 PM IST Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Brisk voting was reported Saturday in the two Himachal Pradesh assembly constituencies of Jawali and Roh...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448942/Brisk-voting-in-Himachal-by-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:24 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Sporadic incidents of violence marred voting Saturday for the 10 assembly seats in West Bengal whose ou...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448941/Minor-incidents-of-violence-mar-West-Bengal-elections.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:20 PM IST Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) India's Home Decretary G.K. Pillai Saturday wound up bilateral security talks with Nepal here with...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448940/No-import-of-Nepal-39s-Maoists-arms-to-India-Home-secretary.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 2:13 PM IST Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) The picturesque border town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is all set to welcome the...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448939/Rousing-reception-awaits-Dalai-Lama-in-Tawang.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:59 PM IST Mogadishu, Nov 7 (DPA) Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has stoned a man to death in the port town of Marka for committing a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448938/Man-stoned-to-death-in-Somalia-for-adultery.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:45 PM IST Ghaziabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Four railway workers working on tracks were killed after being run over by the Dehradun-Delhi Jan Sha...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448937/Jan-Shatabdi-runs-over-four-in-Ghaziabad.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:43 PM IST Paris, November 7 (ANI): Estimates have shown that European Space Agency's (ESA) comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby is right on schedule, a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448936/Comet-chaser-Rosetta-39s-Earth-swingby-right-on-schedule.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit actress Emma Thompson has said that historic city Exeter in Devon is a place where BNP leader Nick Griffin would feel ver...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448935/Emma-Thompson-criticises-son-39s-39racist-39-university.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Ronan Keating has confessed that the sudden death of fellow Boyzone member Stephen Gately has hit him harder than the los...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448934/Ronan-Keating-says-losing-Stephen-Gately-worse-than-losing-mum.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, November 07 (ANI): A new poll has found that one in three women aged over 40 years in Britain seek young lovers.

Online dating servic...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448933/One-third-of-Brit-women-in-their-40s-prowling-for-toyboys.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has ordered his men to get their act together ahead of the crucial clash against Chel...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448932/Ferguson-asks-Man-U-to-get-their-act-together-against-Chelsea.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Irish pop group Boyzone have been honoured by gay rights campaigners in London as part of a special tribute for late member St...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448931/London-gay-group-honours-Boyzone.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Ace Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, who is suffering from a groin injury, will defy his doctor's orders to bring his clu...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448930/Torres-to-play-through-pain-defying-doctor-39s-orders-to-halt-Liverpool-slump.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new research has suggested that when tree-dwelling ants run out of space in their trees of choice, they can get des...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448929/Ants-can-be-both-friends-and-enemies-of-trees.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Head injuries could aggravate depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experien...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448928/Head-injury-could-amplify-depression-in-survivors-of-torture.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Drug, acriflavine, used in the 1930s for treating gonorrhea, has now been found beneficial in battling cancer, according t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448927/1930s-gonorrhea-drug-could-fight-cancer.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST London, November 07 (ANI): Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole has said that she treasures her pet dogs more than her husband/soccer star Ashley Cole. http://news.smashits.com/448926/Cheryl-Cole-treasures-pet-pooches-more-than-her-husband.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST Sydney, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448925/Indian-students-left-stranded-in-Australia-with-closure-of-tenth-school.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:36 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Tens of thousands voted across Uttar Pradesh Saturday in 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections, wi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448924/Heavy-turnout-in-Firozabad-constituency.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:33 PM IST Bangalore/New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of C...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448923/Dissidents-insist-on-Yeddyurappa-39s-removal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:22 PM IST Ranchi, Nov 7 (IANS) Apollo Hospital authorities said Saturday doctors will decide whether to release former Jharkhand chief ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448922/Apollo-Hospital-to-decide-on-Madhu-Koda-39s-release.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:22 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a batt...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448921/Videogame-designs-military-strategies-based-on-ants-39-movements.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): 'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner struggled to pile on weight for forthcoming sequel - because he hated having to eat every...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448920/Taylor-Lautner-struggled-to-bulk-up-for-Twilight-sequel.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Scientists from University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York have dis...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448919/Novel-drug-candidate-may-help-treat-inherited-muscular-wasting-disease.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found effective in reducing inflammation in patients with Graves' ey...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448918/Arthritis-drug-may-help-treat-inflammation-in-Graves-39-eye-disease-patients.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): A survey has found that men and women have different approaches when it comes to dealing with technological problems.

Ac...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448917/Men-women-deal-differently-with-technological-problems.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Brit music company EMI has won a temporary injunction against a US website for allegedly selling Beatles' tracks without pe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448916/EMI-wins-injunction-against-US-website-for-selling-Beatles-tracks.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:11 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is expected to arrive here from Tokyo Saturday evening before...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448915/Dalai-Lama-to-reach-Delhi-Saturday.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 1:18 PM IST Dhaka, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has blamed 'instigation by competitor foreign countries&#...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448914/Zia-blames-39foreign-hand-39-for-industrial-violence.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:57 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) The first batch of 270 pilgrims bound for Haj left for Jeddah by a Saudi Arabian airlines flight from Ch...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448913/First-batch-of-270-pilgrims-depart-for-Haj.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:51 PM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Thousands voted Saturday in the Vaishali Nagar assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, with the ruling Bh...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448912/Brisk-peaceful-voting-in-Chhattisgarh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:50 PM IST London, November 07 (ANI): Drinking eight cups of tea daily might sound a bit too much for some people, but health experts say the intake can help ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448911/Eight-cups-of-tea-a-day-can-boost-your-heart-and-brain.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST Washington, November 07 (ANI): Sir Paul McCartney has said that the Beatles were not that good when they first formed.

The singer added that ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448910/Beatles-weren-39t-that-good-says-Paul-McCartney.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST Melbourne, November 07 (ANI): A new book has revealed that Tom Cruise spent three weeks talking to books, bottles and door knobs, as part of Scient...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448909/Tom-Cruise-39s-bizarre-Scientology-39book-and-bottle-39-ritual-revealed.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST Washington, November 7 (ANI): A team of scientists has debunked six myths about the world supposedly ending in 2012 according to an ancient Mayan p...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448908/Scientists-debunk-six-2012-end-of-the-world-myths.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST Washington, November 07 (ANI): Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline is set to become a father again, according to sources.

It will b...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448907/K-Fed-to-become-father-again-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Manchester United's star midfielder Darren Fletcher is ready for the crucial game against Chelsea and has made sure that he...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448906/Man-U-39s-39Muscleman-39-Fletcher-beefed-up-for-clash-with-Chelsea.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott has made a run-filled return to South Africa, the country of his birth, and insisted that he di...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448905/Trott-39s-stroke-filled-soiree-draws-no-abuse-from-South-African-crowd.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:49 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has increased pressure on Rafa Benitez by ruling out Liverpool's title chances.

Ancelot...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448904/Chelsea-boss-Ancelotti-rules-out-Liverpool-39s-title-chances.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST Karachi, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan Intelligence agencies have issued warnings regarding a probable terror attack on the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base i...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448903/PAF-39s-Karachi-base-NATO-containers-under-severe-terror-threat-warns-Pak-intelligence.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 7 (ANI): In a memorandum submitted to the Malaysian Education Ministry, eleven Malay-Indian organisation have asked the ministr...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448902/Malaysian-education-ministry-urged-to-allow-Indian-students-to-take-Tamil-paper.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST London, Nov. 7 (ANI): With nearly half of Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers complaining of racial discrimination, schools in Britain have de...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448901/Indian-Pakistani-Black-teachers-facing-39endemic-culture-of-racism-39-in-British-schools.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Watching a match live from the stands might be an exciting experience, but it does not allow you to have instant replays, ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448900/eStadium-app-brings-replays-chat-features-to-smartphones.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): A Indian doctor has come under fire over claims of treating incurable or terminal illnesses using embryonic stem cells without...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448899/Indian-doctor-condemned-over-miracle-cure-claims.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Pamela Anderson has said that she won't stop showing off her assets until the day she dies.

The 'Baywatch' babe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448898/Pammie-would-continue-with-body-show-until-she-dies.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has himself revealed that certain political quarters in the country are trying relentle...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448897/Zardari-sensationally-reveals-how-he-thwarted-three-dethroning-attempts-till-date.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Derek Acorah, the psychic who arranged a televised s?ance with Michael Jackson, said the King of Pop told him that he was tryi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448896/I-wished-to-lie-alongside-Marilyn-Monroe-MJ-tells-TV-psychic.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:24 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): It's not just genes, environmental exposure too determines if a person would develop asthma, says a leading expert.

The two a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448891/-39Boring-39-Rob-Pattinson-Kristen-Stewart-39keeping-romance-under-wraps-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Women will no longer have to undergo painful and lengthy boob jobs, thanks to 'Breastox' which allows girls to boost the...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448890/500-pound-Breastox-39-lifts-bust-in-just-30-minutes-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Melbourne, November 7 (ANI): Fans of Britney Spears stormed out of her Australian debut of The Circus concert in Perth after being disappointed wit...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448889/Disgruntled-Britney-fans-storm-out-of-Oz-show.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Despite being violently attacked, singer Rihanna says she still loves Chris Brown.

The 21-year-old star says they areobs...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448888/Rihanna-still-loves-Chris-Brown.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Singer Usher has legally ended his two-year marriage with wife Tameka Foster Raymond.

The Superior Court in Fulton C...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448887/Usher-wife-39s-divorce-finalized.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Those looking to get into the mind of Simon Cowell had their wish granted after the music mogul decided to put his grey m...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448886/Simon-Cowell-39s-mind-fetches-19k-at-grey-matter-charity-auction-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Children's classic The Gruffalo has been named the best bedtime story in the UK, says a poll.

The book, penned b...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448885/The-Gruffalo-voted-best-bedtime-story-in-UK.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): Skipper Ricky Ponting asked his team to be brave and face the might of Sachin Tendulkar and India in the nail biting fifth ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448884/Ponting-39s-emotional-pre-match-talk-inspired-Oz-win.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Sydney, Nov 7 (ANI): Australian opener Shaun Marsh, who scored run-a-ball 112 against India in the fifth ODI says Sachin Tendulkar's spectacular...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448883/Marsh-not-unhappy-at-Sachin-having-stolen-his-thunder.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): A South African man has scooped lottery jackpot twice in seven years.

The 34-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448882/SA-man-hits-jackpot-twice-in-7yrs-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): At least seven students were injured when their school van was hit by a mini-truck near Kashmere Gate here this morning. http://news.smashits.com/448881/Seven-students-injured-in-truck-school-van-collision-in-Delhi.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): Dark chocolate can protect the skin against the ageing effects of the sun, says a new research.

According to scientis...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448880/Dark-chocolate-39protects-skin-against-sun-39s-ageing-effects-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): A female civilian officer is being hailed as a heroine for shooting down the Fort Hood gunman who allegedly killed 13 Ame...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448879/Brave-policewoman-who-shot-down-Fort-Hood-gunman-hailed-a-heroine.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Many people describe sex as a mind-blowing experience, but for one woman it turned to be mind-erasing.

An American woma...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448878/American-woman-suffers-amnesia-after-having-sex-with-hubby-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Brisk polling was reported Saturday in Rajasthan's two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumb...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448877/12-percent-polling-in-Rajasthan.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:16 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448876/Haryana-gets-nine-ministers.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:09 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India's traditional six-yard wonder is igniting imaginations anew. The sari, say fashion designers...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448875/Sari-over-jeans-belt-over-sari-new-fashion-fads-in-India.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 12:01 PM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson's father Joe is seeking an unspecified amount from his son's estate to help cover his monthly expen...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448874/MJ-39s-dad-seeks-allowance-from-son-39s-estate.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Michael Jackson's father Joe is seeking an unspecified amount from his son's estate to help cover his monthly expen...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448873/MJ-39s-dad-seeks-allowance-from-son-39s-estate.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): A simple blood test could soon determine if a women is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, long before any signs of ill...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448872/Soon-simple-blood-test-to-tell-if-a-women-is-at-Alzheimer-39s-risk.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge has been crowned the new Miss England after former winner Rachel Christie withdrew from the ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448871/-39Combat-Barbie-39-steps-in-as-new-Miss-England.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Wellington, November 7 (ANI): A team of scientists has to claimed to have found 70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Golden Bay, which they b...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448870/First-dino-footprints-recognized-in-New-Zealand-date-back-to-70-mln-years.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST London, November 07 (ANI): Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told the president of Kazakhstan on Friday that a recent rise in the country...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448869/Berlusconi-applauds-Kazakh-men-39s-virility-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Worried by the current turbulent political scenario in the country emanating due to the government's failure to table th...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448868/Singh-Gilani-meet-unlikely-after-latter-39forced-39-to-skip-Commonwealth-summit.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): The US Army psychiatrist, who allegedly killed 13 soldiers and injured 30 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas,...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448867/Fort-Hood-gunman-gave-his-belongings-to-neighbour-before-rampage.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST London, November 7 (ANI): A cockpit ergonomics researcher has determined that the artificial horizon, the instrument that tells pilots how their ai...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448866/Pilots-39-artificial-horizon-due-for-a-revamp.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Wellington, Nov 7 (ANI): New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one day international in Abu Dhabi today.

A century by man of the...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448865/McCullum-spurred-New-Zealand-thrash-Pakistan-by-64-runs-in-second-ODI.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): N95 respirators don't offer additional protection against H1N1 influenza than provided by the use of surgical masks, in...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448864/Modification-urged-for-H1N1-protection-among-healthcare-employees.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:34 AM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle was amazed to learn that his film's co-stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are dating...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448863/Dev-Patel-Freida-Pinto-39s-romance-surprises-Danny-Boyle.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST London, November 7 (ANI): A laser-powered robotic climber has won 900,000 dollars NASA prize in a competition designed to spur technology for a fut...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448862/Award-winning-laser-powered-robotic-climber-paves-way-for-39space-elevator-39.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST London, November 7 (ANI): Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found their plans to emulate the big bang postponed this week when a passin...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448861/A-bit-of-bread-dropped-by-a-bird-grinds-39Big-Bang-Machine-39-to-a-halt.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): The success of horror films like 'Paranormal Activity' and the classic 'Exorcist' has left many scientists won...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448860/Why-people-love-horror-movies.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST London, Nov 7 (ANI): Sharks from the Pacific Ocean hang out at a place called the 'white shark cafe' so that they can to look for local mates...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448859/Great-Whites-hang-out-in-Pacific-39s-39shark-cafe-39-to-pick-39local-39-mates-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): A former prisoner, who was kept behind bars at the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for six years, has vowed to lodg...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448858/Former-Gitmo-detainee-vows-to-drag-Musharraf-to-court-for-illegal-imprisonment.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan would soon discuss the issue of India's involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries wit...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448857/We-39ll-discuss-India-39s-involvement-in-terror-activities-soon-Pak-FO.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Washington, November 07 (ANI): Alternate-day fasting can be the right way lose weight and boost cardio-vascular health, experts from University of ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448856/-39Alternate-day-fasting-the-best-bet-to-fight-flab.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Listening to music can significantly enhance human brain's ability to distinguish between various sounds, say researche...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448855/Music-enhances-brain-39s-ability-to-recognise-sounds.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:10 AM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Three people, including the Chhattisgarh health services director, have been arrested on charges of frau...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448854/Chhattisgarh-official-held-for-scam.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:44 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) With new players like India and Brazil taking a seat at the table of global influence, the internati...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448853/India-has-a-seat-at-table-of-global-influence-US-official.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:44 AM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Seven students of Delhi Public School on Mathura Road were injured Saturday when a speeding truck jum...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448852/Seven-DPS-students-injured-in-accident.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:33 AM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448851/Maoists-blow-up-school-building.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:22 AM IST Dhaka, Nov 7 (IANS) Bangladesh is set to release three flood-tolerant rice varieties to farmers that would help prevent up to...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448850/Bangladesh-readies-flood-tolerant-rice-varieties.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:17 AM IST New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Visibility in the national capital dropped to 500 metres Saturday morning as a fog cover hung over th...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448849/Delhi-under-fog-cover-visibility-drops.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 11:06 AM IST Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Saturday began a probe a bus accident that killed 35 people in Kangra district.

http://news.smashits.com/448848/Probe-begins-in-Himachal-bus-accident.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:52 AM IST Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) Dozens of Indian flags fluttered alongside Tibetan prayer flags Saturday as Buddhist...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448847/Indian-Tibetan-flags-flutter-ahead-of-Dalai-Lama-visit.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:43 AM IST Dharamsala, Nov 7 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday greeted the people of Sikkim on the occasion of a f...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448846/Dalai-Lama-greets-people-of-Sikkim.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:35 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) As FBI agents joined the probe into the shootings at the largest US military base, neighbours of Maj...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448845/Fort-Hood-gunman-emptied-apartment-before-shooting.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:12 AM IST Indian Muslims continue to suffer from the misfortune of being led by people with a limited vision whose initiatives appear t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448844/India-39s-Muslims-lack-an-enlightened-leadership-Comment-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 10:02 AM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Three villagers were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's violence-hit West Mid...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448843/Maoists-gun-down-three-in-West-Bengal-district.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:24 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) Fearing a backlash after a Muslim US Army psychiatrist allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448842/Fearing-backlash-South-Asian-bodies-in-US-appeal-for-harmony.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:24 AM IST Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuz...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448841/Polling-begins-in-Kerala.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:21 AM IST Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) Karnataka - the state that is known to the world as being the home of India's outsourcing industry...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448840/Karnataka-39s-tryst-with-political-instability-continues-Letter-from-Bangalore-.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:14 AM IST Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency began Saturday amid tight s...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448839/Voting-begins-in-Uttar-Pradesh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:11 AM IST Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) India has been kept informed about the case of two Pakistan-born Chicago men charged with planning a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448838/India-kept-informed-of-terror-plot.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 9:04 AM IST Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling for the assembly seat of Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh began Saturday amid tight security, an o...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448837/Polling-begins-in-Chhattisgarh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:57 AM IST Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began peacefully for by-elections to 10 West Bengal assembly seats Saturday amid heightened sec...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448836/Polling-begins-in-West-Bengal.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:46 AM IST Jaipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling Saturday began in the two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber in Rajasthan, an offi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448835/Polling-begins-in-Rajasthan.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:42 AM IST Shimla, Nov 7 (IANS) Polling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, offic...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448834/Polling-begins-in-Himachal-Pradesh.htm Sat, November 7, 2009 8:30 AM IST Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Voting for two Assam assembly constituencies began Saturday amid tight security, officials said.

http://news.smashits.com/448821/Nicole-Kidman-down-with-flu.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 11:03 PM IST London, Nov 6 (IANS) Former 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson's kids loved living in a trailer while their house was g...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448820/Pamela-Anderson-39s-kids-want-to-live-in-a-trailer.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 11:02 PM IST London, Nov 6 (IANS) 'Sex and the City' actress Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed that she loves the smell of her babie...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448819/Sarah-Jessica-Parker-loves-the-smell-of-diapers-.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 11:01 PM IST London, Nov 6 (IANS) British filmmaker Danny Boyle says he was surprised to learn his 'Slumdog Millionaire' stars Dev P...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448818/Boyle-was-surprised-to-hear-about-Freida-Dev-romance.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 11:01 PM IST London, Nov 6 (IANS) Oscar winning actress Hilary Swank says she is not bitter over her divorce with actor Chad Lowe and insi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448817/Swank-to-remain-best-friends-with-ex-husband.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 11:00 PM IST Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Friday alleged that some top leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal are i...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448816/Biju-Janata-Dal-leaders-involved-in-mine-scam-BJP.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:45 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) India won a bronze medal in the women's compound bow team event in the archery competition of the 3r...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448815/Indian-women-claim-bronze-in-team-compound.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:37 PM IST Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) A man was Friday stabbed by a youth in the premises of a local court in Orissa's Cuttack city, p...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448814/Witness-stabbed-in-Orissa-court-premises.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:29 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) Fairfax County in Virginia state Friday invited India Inc to explore business opportunities in the US...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448813/Fairfax-County-in-US-beckons-India-Inc-to-invest.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:24 PM IST Regensburg (Germany), Nov 6 (DPA) A little girl playing hide-and-seek seemed to vanish into thin air, prompting a manhunt by ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448812/Police-helicopter-called-to-find-little-hide-and-seek-girl.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:13 PM IST Abu Dhabi, Nov 6 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France have pledged to enhance cooperation in the trade sector, wh...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448811/UAE-France-seek-to-boost-economic-cooperation.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:02 PM IST Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Swine flu treatment is now available at all government-run and private hospitals in the United Arab Emira...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448810/Swine-flu-treatment-available-at-all-UAE-hospitals-Officials.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 10:02 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Three swine flu deaths were reported in the country Friday, taking the toll to 489, health authoritie...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448809/Three-swine-flu-deaths-take-India-39s-toll-to-489.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:59 PM IST Port-of-Spain, Nov 6 (IANS) The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in mil...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448808/Bhagvad-Gita-used-to-smuggle-cocaine-in-Trinidad.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:59 PM IST New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership Friday directed Karnataka Chief Ministe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448807/Yeddyurappa-extends-Delhi-stay-Reddy-flies-to-Hyderabad.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:39 PM IST Bangkok, Nov 6 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team edged past South Korea 3-2 to enter the final of the Asia Cup and als...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448806/Indian-women-39s-hockey-team-in-Asia-Cup-final.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:28 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Friday launched a centre where functions relating to human res...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448805/Airtel-brings-service-tax-operations-under-one-roof.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:27 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Upset over incurring business losses, a shopkeeper killed his wife and two small daughters Friday before...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448804/Mumbai-shopkeeper-kills-wife-two-kids-and-himself.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:25 PM IST Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Osama Ahmed Al Shafaar of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was named the chairman of the World Bodybuilding...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448803/UAE-to-lead-world-bodybuilding-federation.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:20 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Two men belonging to northeast were beaten up by four men over a minor issue in Kotla area of the nat...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448802/Two-Naga-men-beaten-up-in-Delhi.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:20 PM IST Nainital (Uttarakhand), Nov 6(ANI): To give the tourism sector a boost in the Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, the scenic Nainital city is hosti...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448801/Nainital-hails-the-colourful-autumn-festival.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:06 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6(ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday said that all the militant camps in Pakistan are intact with many of them operatin...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448800/Militant-groups-still-operating-in-Pakistan-says-Antony.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:06 PM IST Dimapur (Nagaland), Nov 6(ANI): An orphanage in Nagaland's Dimapur district is rehabilitating destitute children who have fallen victim...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448799/An-orphanage-for-Nagaland-children-victim-of-terrorism.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:06 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday deeply condoled the passing away of veteran journalist Prabhash Joshi, ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448798/Prime-Minister-condoles-demise-of-noted-journalist-Prabhash-Joshi.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 9:06 PM IST Bhopal, Nov 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday clarified that he had never said people of ot...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448797/All-Indians-welcome-to-Madhya-Pradesh-Chouhan.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:58 PM IST Xiamen (China), Nov 6 (IANS) China is drafting a new law to protect its islands and oceanic resources, Zhang Hongsheng, deput...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448796/China-to-strengthen-its-island-protection.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:56 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) As India warned of retaliatory action in case of a terror attack, the US Friday said both India and P...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448795/India-Pakistan-should-avoid-conflict-situation-US.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:56 PM IST Chuncheon (South Korea), Nov 6 (IANS) Indian challenge in the $100,000 Flea Market Cup ATP Challenger came to an end here Fri...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448794/Prakash-Purav-bow-out-of-Korea-ATP-Challenger.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:54 PM IST Meerut, Nov 6 (IANS) Medium pacer Abhimanyu Mithun made a sensational start to his first-class career, claiming a hat-trick a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448793/Karnataka-beat-UP-Abhimanyu-Mithun-claims-hat-trick-on-debut-Ranji-Trophy-Round-up-.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:51 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday gave the green signal to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to start a...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448792/Court-gives-green-signal-to-DDA-to-allot-flats.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:46 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is not opposed to exports of generic medicine by Indian companies through it...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448791/India-EU-to-resolve-generic-drugs-expots-tangle.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:43 PM IST Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) Lucknow's Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Prem Prakash Friday caught a traffic police const...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448790/Top-cop-catches-cops-taking-bribe.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:41 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) Some cheerful news for job seekers - the Haryana government's Overseas Placement Bureau, set up t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448789/Haryana-job-agency-gets-inquiries-from-US-Canada.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:38 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Maharashtra chief minister-elect Ashok Chavan Friday staked formal claim to form the next government wit...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448788/New-Maharashtra-government-to-take-office-Saturday.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:36 PM IST Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 6 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh moved into the quarterfinals of the...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448787/Somdev-Sanam-in-quarters-of-Charlottesville-ATP-Challenger.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:36 PM IST Allahabad, Nov 6 (IANS) The nearly week-long fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Jaipur and the resultant smoke...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448786/Jaipur-Indian-Oil-fire-pushes-migratory-birds-to-Uttar-Pradesh.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:32 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked five people, convicted of contempt of court, to stand in court till...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448785/5-convicted-of-contempt-made-to-stand-whole-day.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:32 PM IST Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Tel Aviv Friday deplored a UN resolution backing the Goldstone report that investigated human rights ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448784/Israel-rejects-UN-39s-endorsement-of-Gaza-war-report.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:24 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Jarnail Singh, the Sikh journalist who made headlines for hurling a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidamba...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448783/Shoe-thrower-Jarnail-Singh-releases-book-on-anti-Sikh-riots.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:19 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the government and the Delhi Police over underworld gang...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448782/Notices-to-government-police-over-Salem-39s-plea.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:17 PM IST Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) Infosys Technologies, in association with Oracle, will offer managed services platform that will help...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448781/Infosys-offers-multi-function-human-resource-solutions.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:17 PM IST Munich, Nov 6 (DPA) Fashion designer and filmmaker Willy Bogner will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448780/Willy-Bogner-to-lead-Munich-39s-2018-Winter-Olympics-bid.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:14 PM IST Hamburg, Nov 6 (DPA) Aaron Hunt and Thomas Mueller were called up for the first time by Germany coach Joachim Loew Friday for...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448779/Loew-calls-up-Hunt-and-Mueller-for-friendlies.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:13 PM IST Johannesburg, Nov 6 (DPA) The coach of dispirited World Cup hosts South Africa said Friday he believed Bafana Bafana could cl...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448778/Quarter-final-spot-is-achievable-for-South-Africa-Parreira.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:13 PM IST Bolangir (Orissa), Nov 6(ANI): A farmer in Orissa's Bolangir district committed suicide after incurring huge losses due to pest attack.<...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448777/Another-farmer-commits-suicide-in-Orissa.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:26 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6(ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday underlined the need for greater investment and innovation in the field of researc...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448776/Antony-calls-for-more-thrust-on-research-and-development.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:26 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): The Left parties today decided to oppose the Union Government's decision to disinvest 10 percent shares in all profitabl...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448775/Left-parties-to-oppose-government-39s-decision-to-disinvest-10-percent-shares-in-PSUs.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:26 PM IST Lausanne (Switzerland), Nov 6 (DPA) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Friday granted Chelsea a suspension of FIFA's...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448774/CAS-grant-Chelsea-stay-of-FIFA-transfer-ban.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:10 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Delhi High Court order to the union government to provide three ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448773/Delhi-High-Court-relief-to-disabled-on-job-quota-suspended.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:10 PM IST Coimbatore, Nov 6 (IANS) The government will open a Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), a centre for agricultural training, in each o...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448772/Government-to-expand-Krishi-Vigyan-Kendra-network.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:06 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Whether it's nurturing a vegetable garden in the White House or tending to their children's nee...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448771/-39Obamas-are-a-typical-juggling-American-family-39.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:04 PM IST Greater Noida, Nov 6 (IANS) Having won his last outing on the Indian domestic Tour, Anirban Lahiri indicated he is ready for ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448770/Lahiri-takes-a-three-shot-lead-in-BILT-Open.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 8:01 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Twenty five new dengue cases were recorded in Delhi Friday, taking the number of people affected by t...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448769/489-dengue-cases-recorded-in-Delhi.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:59 PM IST Havana, Nov 6 (EFE) Cuba must carry out democratic reforms in the country as a step to normalise relations with the European ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448768/EU-urges-Cuba-to-carry-out-democratic-reforms.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:59 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Assam captain and Mumbai discard Amol Muzumdar became the highest scorer in Ranji Trophy, surpassing P...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448767/Muzumdar-goes-past-Kaypee-to-become-leading-Ranji-scorer.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:54 PM IST Beijing, Nov 6 (IANS) An air force commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Friday called for peaceful use ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448766/Chinese-military-calls-for-peaceful-use-of-airspace.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:54 PM IST Chongqing (China), Nov 6 (IANS) A court here Friday sentenced brothers Zhang Bo and Zhang Tao to 17 years in prison for runni...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448765/China-jails-brothers-for-running-criminal-gang.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:54 PM IST Beijing, Nov 6 (IANS) A woman in China made a fire under her car, thinking it would warm up the vehicle's engine. The car ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448764/Woman-sets-car-afire-trying-to-warm-up-engine.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:54 PM IST Ranchi/New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) closed in on former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda Frida...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448763/Net-closes-in-on-Madhu-Koda-close-aide-arrested.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:54 PM IST Beijing, Nov 6 (IANS) Shanghai Police have detained five Filipino men who allegedly disguised themselves as women to rob othe...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448762/Five-held-in-China-for-dressing-up-like-women-to-loot-men.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:48 PM IST Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Two senior separatist leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), arrested in Bang...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448761/Top-ULFA-leaders-held-in-Bangladesh-now-in-Assam-police-custody.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:48 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer, who is on a visit to India, Frid...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448760/Now-a-Indo-US-bilateral-agenda-on-women-39s-issues.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:47 PM IST Washington, Nov 6 (DPA) The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 percent in October, the highest in 26 years, as another 190,0...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448759/US-unemployment-rate-rises-to-10-2-percent.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:41 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday condoled the death of veteran journalist Prabhash Joshi, describ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448758/PM-condoles-death-of-journalist-Prabash-Joshi.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:38 PM IST Chandigarh, Nov 6 (IANS) The Congress government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will induct new mini...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448757/Hooda-ministry-to-be-sworn-in-Saturday.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:37 PM IST Singhbum (Jharkhand), Nov 6(ANI): Rasika Koda, father of former Jharkhand Chief Minster Madhu Koda, on Friday defended his son and said that ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448756/Madhu-Koda-is-a-simple-man-not-a-corrupt-politician-says-his-father.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:25 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): The Editors Guild of India has deeply mourned the untimely demise of veteran editor, columnist and Gandhian activi...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448755/Editors-Guild-deeply-mourns-untimely-demise-of-Prabhash-Joshi.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:25 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 6 (ANI): An Indian man with a penchant for collecting railway stamps has compiled a book The Great Indian Railways Through ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448754/Journey-of-Indian-railways-depicted-through-stamps.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:25 PM IST Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 6 (IANS) Rail traffic on the busy Amritsar-New Delhi section was severely hit Friday as mobs demanding...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448753/Mobs-block-trains-seek-justice-for-1984-riots-victims.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:27 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday sought advocate Prashant Bhushan's response to a plea seeking launch of c...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448752/Advocate-39s-response-sought-on-contempt-of-court-plea.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:23 PM IST Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) After a 15-day long wait, Maharashtra chief minister-elect Ashok Chavan Friday staked formal claim to fo...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448751/Ashok-Chavan-stakes-claim-to-form-Maharashtra-government.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:17 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Friday launched a centre where functions relating to human res...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448750/Airtel-launches-centre-on-tax-issues.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:15 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) A full-grown elephant was found dead near a river in West Bengal's Purulia district Friday morning, ...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448749/Elephant-found-dead-in-West-Bengal.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:15 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, Justice S.H. Kapadia Friday quit hearing a lawsuit...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448748/Yet-another-apex-court-judge-quits-hearing-a-business-case.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:13 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Congress party Friday said 'Vande Mataram', around which a controversy has arisen after a M...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448747/-39Vande-Mataram-39-should-be-respected-by-all-Indians-Congress.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:12 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Smokers beware! Ticket examiners and Railway Protection Force (RPF) assistant sub-inspectors have bee...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448746/Now-ticket-examiners-railway-force-can-act-against-smokers.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:08 PM IST New York, Nov 6 (IANS) Four persons of Indian origin are among those charged in America's largest ever insider trading cas...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448745/Four-Indians-charged-in-US-insider-trading-case.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:08 PM IST Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) At least 3 kg of explosives, five guns and two improvised rocket launchers were recovered Friday from M...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448744/Explosives-gun-recovered-from-West-Bengal-district.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:02 PM IST Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 6 (IANS) Thirty-five people, including women and children, were killed when an overcrowded pri...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448743/35-killed-as-bus-falls-into-gorge-in-Himachal.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:01 PM IST New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Friday said there would be no review of present policy on foreign dire...]]> http://news.smashits.com/448742/No-change-in-foreign-equity-norms-in-retail-aviation-Minister.htm Fri, November 6, 2009 7:01 PM IST