DDI NEWShttp://www.ddinews.comThe latest news from Doordashan news - India's largest broadcasterCopyright: (C) Doordarshan NewsFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday rejected in the Lok Sabha demands for rollback of the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel and reduction of excise duties hiked in the budget saying the "financial condition does not permit". http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/FM+rules+out+rollback+of+fuel+price+hike.htm3/12/2010 9:19:02 PMHome Minister P Chidambaram and Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik were engaged in an unusual exchange of words with the minister stating that all militant outfits across the border are supported by ISI and the envoy rebutting any involvement of state actors in terror acts against India.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/Chidambaram+-Pakistan.htm3/12/2010 9:17:27 PMAt least 39 people, including ten soldiers, were killed and 95 others injured in twin suicide attacks targeting an army patrol within the heavily- guarded cantonment in Lahore, the latest in a wave of terror strikes across Pakistan.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/20+killed+in+Lahore+suicide+attacks.htm3/12/2010 9:17:10 PMIndia's hockey World Cup campaign ended with a 2-4 defeat against Argentina as the hosts finished a lowly eighth in the mega-event in New Delhi on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/India+loses+to+Argenita.htm3/12/2010 9:16:54 PMIndia and Russia are expected to sign deals worth over USD 10 billion, including in defence and civilian nuclear sectors, and conclude the long-delayed agreement on aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov during the ongoing visit of Russian Premier Vladimir Putin.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/Putin+visit.htm3/12/2010 12:43:48 PMGiving a fillip to their ties, India and Russia on Friday signed 19 pacts, including three in civil nuclear field and one for purchase of 29 MiG-29 fighters besides inking the revised agreement on Gorshkov aircraft carrier. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Top+Story/Af+Pak+situation+a+concern+to+entire+world+says+Putin.htm3/12/2010 9:31:19 PMEncouraged by a robust 16.7 per cent industrial output in January, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the economy is on the path of fast recovery and will end the fiscal with a growth rate of 7.2 % as projected by the CSO.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/iip.htm3/12/2010 9:16:34 PMThe Obama administration on Thursday came down heavily on separatist insurgents and terrorists in Kashmir and North-east, charging them with indulging in gross violation of human rights.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/The+Obama+administration+comes++down+heavily+on+separatist+insurgents+and+terrorists+in+Kashmir+and.htm3/12/2010 4:15:23 PMMexican billionaire Carlos Slim has emerged as the richest person in the world with USD 53.5 billion in assets, while Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani ranks fourth with USD 29 billion in the US magazine Forbes annual list of world's top billionaires.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/mukesh.htm3/12/2010 2:55:06 PMBorder guarding forces of India and Bangladesh Thursday agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting the cross-border movement of "criminals" while ensuring that innocent people are not killed on the frontier.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/bsf.htm3/12/2010 2:54:14 PMIt is not only Indians who are divided in their opinion on the issue of giving 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures, Americans also share similar views over the matter. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/india.htm3/12/2010 2:54:09 PMGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team(SIT) to appear before it on March 21 for questioning in post-Godhra riots in the state in 2002. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Modi+summoned+by+SIT+to+appear+on+March+21.htm3/12/2010 2:13:26 PMParliament on Thursday approved three Railway Appropriation Bills with the Rajya Sabha returning the Vote-on-Account Bill for 2010-2011 to the Lok Sabha and the government promising a single-window mechanism to speed up private investments in infrastructure-building.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Parliament+approves+Railway+Vote-on-Account.htm3/12/2010 12:17:18 PMThe United Nations Wednesday launched an independent review of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which came under much criticism in the recent months due to the claims made in its fourth report released in 2007 pertaining to the receding of Himalayan glaciers.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/ipcc.htm3/11/2010 12:52:46 PMA parliamentary committee on Friday lambasted the decision to merge Air India and Indian Airlinesand asked the govt to have separate domestic andinternational airlines under a single holding company.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/Par+panel+slams+govt.htm3/12/2010 7:54:00 PMEncouraged by a robust 16.7 per cent industrial output in January, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the economy is on the path of fast recovery and will end the fiscal with a growth rate of 7.2 per cent as projected by the Central Statistical Organisation.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/iip.htm3/12/2010 7:38:23 PMMarkets on Friday shrugged off impressive factory output data for Janaury, with the benchmark Sensex closing flat after alternate bouts of buying and selling. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/Sensex+surges.htm3/12/2010 5:31:37 PMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked taxmen to be "humane" when dealing with taxpayers, as he felt that being considerate and treating people with respect helps in improving tax collections.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/fm+to+taxman.htm3/12/2010 3:56:39 PMHigh food inflation is likely to ease in the next few months as rabi harvest is expected to be good, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/montek+inflation.htm3/12/2010 7:54:39 PMGovernment on Friday assured the Lok Sabha that all concerns related to genetically modified crops were covered under the Food Safety and Standards Act.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/govt+food+standards.htm3/12/2010 7:38:47 PMOil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday, lifted by signs of stronger demand as the world economy recovers from recession, analysts said. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Oil.htm3/12/2010 3:57:05 PMAllowing futures trading in commodities will not fuel inflation, government's chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/basu+futures.htm3/12/2010 3:15:31 PMThe Reserve Bank on Thursday said high inflation, primarily driven by food prices, has started spreading to the broader economy now but it is likely to ease in the coming months on the back of an expected moderation in food prices with the arrival of fresh crops.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Food+inflation+slips.htm3/12/2010 3:15:00 PMRupee appreciated by 17 paise to 45.44 dollar in the early trade on Friday in line with other firming Asian currencies amid increased capital inflows by foreign funds into equities.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Rupee.htm3/12/2010 12:39:28 PMCommerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday assured exporters of government mediation to ensure that they get foreign currency loans at the new lower rate set by the RBI amid complaints against banks levying additional charges. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/sharma+exporters.htm3/12/2010 12:01:39 PMEmployee unions of BSNL on Thursday said they will launch a nation-wide protest against the board's decision to accept the Sam Pitroda panel report favouring 30 percent divestment and voluntary retirement to nearly one lakh staff.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/BSNL+Pitroda.htm3/12/2010 12:01:19 PMDisgraced Satyam Computers founder B Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in the multi-crore financial fraud in the IT firm, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court pleading that he be released on bail.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Disgraced+Satyam+chief+knocks+SCs+door+for+bail.htm3/11/2010 7:53:33 PMFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday ruled out rollback of petrol and diesel price hike saying the nation's fiscal condition did not permit him to do so.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Top+Story/FM+rules+out+rollback+of+fuel+price+hike.htm3/12/2010 7:37:59 PMRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed concern over terror groups operating from within Afghanistan and Pakistan, saying it was a threat to the entire world.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Af+Pak+situation+a+concern+to+entire+world+says+Putin.htm3/12/2010 6:56:22 PMJapan's premier Yukio Hatoyama told US Ambassador to Japan John Roos in December that Japan would eventually accept 2006 accord to relocate US Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station from Ginowan to Camp Schwab in Nago.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/US+marine+relocation.htm3/12/2010 6:22:56 PMBangladesh High Court has quashed a two-billion-dollar corruption case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina involving the awarding of three offshore gas fields to Canadian firm Niko Resources.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Corruption+case+against+Hasina.htm3/12/2010 5:59:19 PMHardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned "corrupt" powers Thursday against destabilising the Gulf as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates visited the United Arab Emirates.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/ahmedadinejad.htm3/12/2010 3:30:03 PMUS President Barack Obama will hold a situation room meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with his national security team Friday to take a stock of the current situation following arrests of some top Taliban commanders./NR/exeres/BA3BD76A-1620-4D07-B400-7A5B88AAF07D.htm3/12/2010 6:21:27 PMPresident Barack Obama has said that he is committed to a comprehensive immigration reform, which is expected to benefit lakhs of illegal immigrants and also large number of Indians living in the US who are having painful years of long wait to get permanent residency.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/obama.htm3/12/2010 3:30:20 PMA series of strong aftershocks rattled central Chile minutes before Sebastian Pinera was sworn in Thursday as Chile's new president, leaving him with the monumental task of rebuilding. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/chile.htm3/12/2010 3:08:58 PMIt is not only Indians who are divided in their opinion on the issue of giving 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures, Americans also share similar views over the matter. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/india.htm3/12/2010 2:54:35 PMSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday appointed a three-member court martial panel to try detained ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka on treason charges and the proceedings against him would be launched on 16th March.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/Fonsekas+court+martial+to+commence+on+March+16.htm3/12/2010 2:34:58 PMA top American Senator on Friday introduced legislation in the US Senate to promote the free dissemination of information in East Asia through the permanent authorisation of Radio Free Asia.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/radio+free+asia.htm3/12/2010 1:41:14 PMAt least 39 people, including ten soldiers, were killed and 95 others injured in twin suicide attacks targeting an army patrol within the heavily- guarded cantonment in Lahore, the latest in a wave of terror strikes across Pakistan.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/20+killed+in+Lahore+suicide+attacks.htm3/12/2010 5:28:10 PMIndia's hockey World Cup campaign ended with a 2-4 defeat against Argentina as the hosts finished a lowly eighth in the mega-event in New Delhi on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Top+Story/India+loses+to+Argenita.htm3/12/2010 8:45:38 PMForced to shift tent to South Africa due to security fears last year, the IPL returns to the country promising a heady mix of cricket and entertainment with last season laggards Kolkata Knight Riders taking on defending champions Deccan Chargers in the tournament opener in Mumbai on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Top+Story/IPL+to+announce+two+new+franchises+tomorrow.htm3/12/2010 7:17:13 PMSent in to bat, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 161 for four against Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the third edition of the Indian Premier League at D Y Patil stadium in Mumbai on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/Gilchrist+wins+toss+AS+elects+to+field+against+KKR.htm3/12/2010 10:05:12 PMMighty Australia continued their rampaging form in the tournament as they overcame a fighting Netherlands 2-1 in the second semifinal of the hockey World Cup in New Delhi on Thursday to set up a re-match of last edition's title-clash against Germany. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/hwc.htm3/12/2010 10:02:15 PMTwo days after taking disciplinary action against seven top players, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the Twenty20 World Cup but did not name the captain the side.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/PCB+announce+squad+for+T20+WC+but+no+word+on+captain.htm3/12/2010 9:03:44 PMThe humiliating 12th place finish in the World Cup threw Pakistan hockey in turmoil as the entire 18-member team announced collective retirement from international hockey after the sacking of the selectors and the team management by the national federation.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/Pakistan+register+worst-ever+WC+performance.htm3/12/2010 7:17:42 PMIndian archers clinched gold medals in the recurve category to match the efforts of England counterparts in the compound section on day three of the International archery test event for the Commonwealth Games at the Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/Indians+impress+in+qualifying+round+of+archery.htm3/12/2010 9:04:43 PMOlympic gold medallist sprinter Usain Bolt won the prestigious Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for the second consecutive time while American tennis player Serena Williams bagged the women's prize in a glittering function at the Emirates palace in Abu Dhabi.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/Usain+Bolt.htm3/12/2010 9:04:11 PMThe Pakistan Cricket Board Wednesday clarified that it has not imposed life bans on Muhammad Yousuf and Younus Khan and only barred them from playing for the country in all the formats of the game.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/pcb.htm3/11/2010 9:03:36 PMThousands of activists of Left parties on Friday hit the Delhi streets to protest against price rise with its leaders announcing observation of Civil Disobedience Day on 8th April demanding immediate action on the issue. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/Left+stages+protest+against+price+rise+in+Delhi.htm3/12/2010 9:15:09 PMCongress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the Women's Reservation Bill was part of the abiding commitment of the party to the empowerment of the aam aadmi along with several other legislations of the govt.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/sonia.htm3/12/2010 7:16:44 PMThe Left parties, which had sought ratification of the Indo-US nuclear deal by Parliament two years ago, on Friday pressed for such a provision for international treaties of national importance.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/Left+AND+BJP+for+ratification+of+important+treaties+by+Parliament.htm3/12/2010 6:25:39 PMThe government said treatment for heart, kidney and bone diseases is provided free of cost to all persons below poverty line (BPL) and at subsidised rates to others in government hospitals.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/Free+treatment.htm3/12/2010 5:48:12 PMIn a major blow to Maoists in Andhra Pradesh, two top leaders including Shakamuri Apparao -facing charges of making attempts on the lives of two former Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers were killed on Friday in separate encounters in Prakasam and Warangal districts.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Two+Naxal+leaders+killed.htm3/12/2010 9:15:33 PMThe Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the bail application of sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Pragya+Singh+Thakur.htm3/12/2010 7:20:49 PMLeader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj Thursday denied differences among BJP members of Parlaiment on the women reservation bill, claiming there is complete unity on the legislation.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/bjp.htm3/12/2010 7:20:22 PMGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team(SIT) to appear before it on March 21 for questioning in post-Godhra riots in the state in 2002. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Modi+summoned+by+SIT+to+appear+on+March+21.htm3/12/2010 7:19:33 PMWith the Special Investigation Team (SIT) summoning Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the post-Godhra riots, Congress while welcoming the decision Thursday said it would be appropriate if he quits, however BJP terms the probe as legal procedure.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/cong.htm3/12/2010 7:18:48 PMAIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Friday said all political parties should "look beyond narrow divides" and ensure that the Women's Reservation Bill becomes law without further hiccups or delays.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Jaya.htm3/12/2010 6:26:12 PMThe stand-off over Women's Reservation Bill ended on Thursday with government announcing that the proposed legislation would be brought in the Lok Sabha only after consultations with all sections.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Pranab+says+govt+to+consult+all+before+bringing+Women+s+Bill+in+LS.htm3/12/2010 5:48:55 PMThe Government on Friday said subsidised fertiliser was being smuggled out to countries like Nepal and asked state governments to take stringent action.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/india+to+nepal+smuggle.htm3/12/2010 2:45:18 PMTwo days after the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, Congress President Sonia Gandhi Thursday hosted a dinner for party MPs, Ministers along with their spouses.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/sonia.htm3/12/2010 12:47:49 PMHome Minister P Chidambaram advocated a robust real time decision support system to track down terrorists and organised criminals who have developed various channels of communication with the help of technology.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/India+needs+real+time+decision+support+system+to+nab+criminals.htm3/12/2010 12:21:48 PMIn a major boost to women serving in the defence services, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to allow grant of permanent commission to them.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Top+Story/Delhi+HC+gives+relief+to+women+defence+services+officers.htm3/12/2010 5:47:47 PM