DDI NEWShttp://www.ddinews.comThe latest news from Doordashan news - India's largest broadcasterCopyright: (C) Doordarshan NewsAhead of the Budget, the EPFO's policy making body Central Board of Trustees meets on Saturday to take a call on interest rate on provident fund for 2008-09, which will benefit about 4.5 crore employees.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/OIL+PRICE.htm7/4/2009 11:02:12 AMThe CPI(M) Polit Bureau met in New Delhi on Saturday to find an end to the "disunity" in its Kerala unit and the open turf war between its top leaders.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/west+bengal+lalgarh.htm7/4/2009 10:57:46 AMPrime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for doing a "competent job" at a short notice, saying the Railway Budget will make train travel an "enjoyable experience". http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/PM+hails+Mamata.htm7/4/2009 8:48:53 AMMahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain's knock as India battled inclement weather to defeat the West Indies by six wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis method and take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match ODI series at the Beausejour Stadium, in Gros Islet. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/cricket.htm7/4/2009 8:36:15 AMRailway Minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures including launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains and air-conditioned double-decker coaches for inter-city travel. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Top+Story/Rail+Budget.htm7/4/2009 2:49:16 AMPakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that his upcoming meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/SSQA.htm7/4/2009 8:47:17 AMA delegation of Australian Department Education will visit Ahmedabad on 7th July during its India tour in the wake of numerous racial attacks on Indian students in that country.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/AUSTRALIA.htm7/3/2009 9:11:30 PMPunjab government on Friday filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court challenging the release of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, linked to the Mumbai terror attacks, from the house arrest.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/saeed.htm7/3/2009 12:24:19 PMAnil Ambani group company RNRL on Friday moved the Supreme Court for modification in the Bombay High Court order to ensure gas supply from Mukesh Ambani-led RIL without going through negotiations.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/rnrl.htm7/3/2009 8:44:20 PMIndia's largest auto maker Tata Motors will introduce its small car Nano-considered the world's cheapest,in Nigeria within the next 18 months,ahead of its planned launch in Europe. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/nano.htm7/3/2009 4:02:31 PMTrading sentiment turned bullish on the Bombay Stock Exchange as the BSE Sensex surged over 250 points in pre-close trading on Friday following a soft Rail Budget amid market participants covering their short pending positions. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/sensex.htm7/3/2009 3:34:34 PMOil fell further during Asian trade on Friday as investors continued to fret about the state of the US economy where the jobless rate has surged to a 26-year high, analysts said. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/ciii.htm7/3/2009 10:16:01 AMFM Pranab Mukherjee tabled the Eco Survey for 2008-09 that prescribes doing away with cess,surcharges on taxes,including Fringe Benefit Tax,sweeping refroms in areas like petrol pricing and financial sector and targeting 7 to 7.5%growth for 2009-10.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/PRANAB.htm7/4/2009 2:35:47 AMDefying threat of a wage cut, nearly 20,000 employees of cash-strapped Air India on Friday staged a mass walkout from work for two hours as part of their nationwide protest demanding immediate payment of their salaries.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Top+Story/air+india.htm7/3/2009 7:58:03 PMUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday he was ''deeply disappointed'' that military-ruled Myanmar's top general had rejected his request to meet with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/UN-MYANMAR.htm7/4/2009 11:43:31 AMSouth African Government has endorsed the call for celebrating former President and anti-Apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's birthday on 18th July as global Mandela Day.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/nelson.htm7/3/2009 8:29:19 PMSouth Korea will spend tens of millions of USD to build up defences against any North Korean nuclear attack, the defence ministry said today.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/qwq.htm7/3/2009 8:29:04 PMA US envoy who was expelled last year by President Hugo Chavez said he hopes to re-establish dialogue after resuming his post in Venezuela.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/VENEZUELA.htm7/3/2009 5:42:48 PMInvestigators have extended the search for the flight recorders of an Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic last month and still hope to find them, France's transport minister said on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/Air+France+black+box.htm7/3/2009 8:29:46 PMThe court hearing the case of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi adjourned her trial for another week on Friday, citing an administrative error, her lawyer said. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/BAN-SUU+KYI.htm7/3/2009 7:45:18 PMAt least 30 militants, including a top Taliban commander were killed in Pakistan's restive northwest and the adjoining tribal belt where a US drone fired missiles targeting a militant hideout and the Army continued its air and ground offensive.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/DWWW.htm7/4/2009 1:41:01 AMIndia defeated the WIndies by six wickets in the third one-dayer via the Duckworth-Lewis method and took an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series at the Beausejour Stadium on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Top+Story/dhoni.htm7/4/2009 3:55:09 AMIn Wimbledon men's Single, the Swiss world number two Roger Federer beat the German Tommy Haas 7-6, 7-5, 6-3 to enter the final as this was Federer's 7th consecutive Grand Slam final. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/sqqw.htm7/4/2009 2:35:10 AMReturning from a rib injury, Jeev Milkha Singh fired three-under 68 for the tied 20th place but compatriot Jyoti Randhawa's opening round of 76 jeopardised his prospects of making the cut in the Open de France Alstom golf tournament in Paris.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/jeev.htm7/3/2009 9:12:56 PMTop seeds Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black breezed into the semifinals of Wimbledon's mixed doubles event with a facile straight set win over 11th seeded Andre Sa and Ai Sugiyama on Thursday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/mahesh.htm7/3/2009 9:12:40 PMVenus Williams will play her sister Serena in Saturday's Wimbledon final after a crushing 6-1 6-0 victory over top seed Dinara Safina of Russia on Thursday. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/dadqw.htm7/3/2009 6:01:48 PMThe CPI(M) Politburo will meet in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss disunity in its Kerala unit and the open turf war between its top leaders V S Achuthanandan, Chief Minister, and Pinarayi Vijayan, state party secretary.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/west+bengal+lalgarh.htm7/4/2009 2:36:39 AMUttar Pradesh government on Friday gave the green signal for filing of chargesheet in a court against BJP MP Varun Gandhi for making allegedly inflammatory speeches in Pilibhit, moving a step closer to his trial in the case.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/VARUN.htm7/4/2009 1:45:02 AMIn one of the worst accidents in recent years in Uttarakhand, 30 people, mostly 'kanwarias' were killed, and 13 others injured when a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district on Friday, a day which also saw 11 people perishing in another mishap in Tehri district.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/DQSS.htm7/3/2009 9:51:54 PMThe Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a contempt petition filed against UP Chief Minister Mayawati for her remarks at a rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls in support of BSP candidate Mukhtar Ansari, facing trial in a number of criminal cases.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/MAYAWATI.htm7/3/2009 9:26:35 PMThe Amarnath yatra was suspended on Saturday from Jammu due to snowfall in some places along the Pahalgam route to the cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/amarnath.htm7/4/2009 12:41:36 PMOver three lakh people have been hit in Assam after incessant rains in catchment areas caused all major rivers to flow above the danger level as the flood situation in the state turned grim on Friday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Top+Story/wdq.htm7/4/2009 1:44:48 AM