http://www.ddinews.gov.inhttp://www.ddinews.gov.inhttp://www.ddinews.gov.in/ddnews/images/ddnewslogo.jpeg10952The latest news from Doordashan news - India's largest broadcasterCopyright: (C) Doordarshan NewsThe Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill referred to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on Monday through a motion soon after Minister of State for Personnel V Narayansamy moved it for consideration and passage. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/0B776A9C-6471-4203-ADF8-713922BF1AEE/372317/ddss.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/Select+Committee+of+Rajya+Sabha.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:16:30 GMTTwo striking Air India pilots returned to work on Monday as the agitation by over 200 pilots entered the 14th day with Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh asking airline unions to help end the impasse.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/D8F7C154-E7AC-4DE5-A506-F0889A84FBDF/372209/AirIndiaw2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/AI+stir+enters+7th+day+as+Govt+calls+pilot+strike+meaningless.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:14:23 GMTCongress leader N D Tiwari was asked by the Delhi High Court to appear in person on 26th May before it to give blood sample for a DNA test to decide the paternity suit of a man claiming to be his son.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/DAFDBB5B-4819-4D30-A692-206C6CCD266E/372272/NDTiwariw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/Decision+in+the+Monsoon+Session+on+Bhojpuri+in+8th+Schd+HM.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:13:23 GMTThe nation pays homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary on Monday, the day is also being observed as Anti-Terrorism Day.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/D15D751F-528D-4A9B-AA2A-88BEED28754B/372280/tetw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/france+new+govt.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:09:59 GMTThe govt has tabled the much-awaited White Paper on black money in Parliament which did not disclose any name but made a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/288719A6-5C95-4ED8-8A0D-ACDD74F321DA/372279/Pranabw10.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Top+Story/usa.htmMon, 21 May 2012 10:01:41 GMTMember nations of the powerful NATO, including the US and its other international partners, would not walk away from Afghanistan after 2014 when all the international forces withdraw from this war-torn country, the NATO chief has said.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/9201FAFB-F4BC-4307-B5EC-268AD392DD64/372255/natow1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Bus+plunges+into+Vietnam+river+bank.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:02:43 GMTThe UN nuclear watchdog chief, Yukiya Amano, arrived in Tehran Monday to demand more cooperation from Iran on its nuclear activities, as Tehran prepares to engage with world powers in crucial talks in Baghdad over its controversial nuclear prog.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/D8A1D904-6A88-441C-8408-F7628B6AA7FA/372257/yuki.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/USA.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:01:59 GMTThe rupee on Monday tumbled to an all-time low of 54.99 a dollar, just one paise short of the psychological 55 level in pre-close trade due to increased demand for the American currency from banks and importers.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/29784C82-93FA-4ECF-9C9E-D3B9F9F47C9D/372295/RUPEEDOLLAR.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/RUPEE.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:01:42 GMTPiling up pressure on Iran, the leaders of the world's eight most powerful economies have asked it to swiftly address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear prog and vowed to ensure that crude markets are fully and timely supplied despite oil embargo on Tehran.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/891E1DFA-D056-4657-8E32-518A715F9786/372212/G8cp1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Obama+and+G8+leaders+to+discuss+IraN+Burma+and+European+crisis.htmSun, 20 May 2012 15:51:03 GMTDismissing concerns about policy paralysis in the Indian govt, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country has grown in the past at over 9 pc with the same set of policies.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/EA09E075-B14A-47F6-ACA3-559756A852A8/372227/MontekAhluwaliaw2.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Oil+slides+on+deepening+fears+over+eurozone.htmSun, 20 May 2012 10:20:43 GMTTwo striking Air India pilots returned to work on Monday as the agitation by over 200 pilots entered the 14th day with Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh asking airline unions to help end the impasse.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/D6B73DAA-0BA1-40C5-AA75-3BFF6AC39E74/372209/AirIndiaw2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/AI+stir+enters+7th+day+as+Govt+calls+pilot+strike+meaningless.htmMon, 21 May 2012 14:22:28 GMTThe rupee on Monday tumbled to an all-time low of 54.99 a dollar, just one paise short of the psychological 55 level in pre-close trade due to increased demand for the American currency from banks and importers.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/B9E314AD-9DD4-4765-9E11-2F159252D44A/372295/RUPEEDOLLAR.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/RUPEE.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:55:03 GMTAmid a weak stock market, seven of top 10 Sensex companies lost Rs 27,649 crore in their combined market valuations with Coal India taking the biggest hit of Rs 7,138 crore last week.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/EE6B8CAA-7826-40FA-A768-C2DB9817C879/372229/SensexBrokersw1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/Two+Pak+trainer+aircrafts+crash+over+civilian+area.htmSun, 20 May 2012 10:35:18 GMTThe country's foodgrain production is projected to grow by 0.6 percent to 247.6 million tonnes (mt) in 2012-13 as against 246.2 mt in 2011-12.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/DE66B832-C8DB-49F5-8ACF-F5E11D337527/372225/Wheatw1.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/Harbhajan+wins+toss+decides+to+bat+against+Kolkata.htmSun, 20 May 2012 10:34:43 GMTDismissing concerns about policy paralysis in the Indian govt, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country has grown in the past at over 9 pc with the same set of policies.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/337FDD19-E303-473B-BE98-1F5E70841612/372227/MontekAhluwaliaw2.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/Oil+slides+on+deepening+fears+over+eurozone.htmSun, 20 May 2012 10:34:06 GMTFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the steep fall in the rupee was a matter of great concern and the Centre was trying to resolve the situation.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A741E482-12FB-43E5-A2B8-AA1E5629D16E/372112/imagesCA3LGOCW.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/rupee.htmMon, 21 May 2012 05:13:32 GMTPiling up pressure on Iran, the leaders of the world's eight most powerful economies have asked it to swiftly address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear prog and vowed to ensure that crude markets are fully and timely supplied despite oil embargo on Tehran.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3CE27788-9C6B-4B01-AFFB-67AC5B3C9E9F/372223/IITexamw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Obama+and+G8+leaders+to+discuss+IraN+Burma+and+European+crisis.htmSun, 20 May 2012 16:32:31 GMTRetail inflation shot up to the double digit mark at 10.32 per cent in April on account of substantial increase in vegetable, edible oils and milk prices.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/445F76E8-DF4F-4E61-9FE0-C2BB131B9149/372127/imagesCA3A594K.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Vegetable+prices+push+retail+inflation+to+double+digit.htmSun, 20 May 2012 07:03:43 GMTMoody's has cut the debt ratings of 16 Spanish banks by one to three notches, citing the effects of the ongoing recession and the Spanish government's own reduced creditworthiness. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/9DDB5A5A-66FB-4AA2-A42A-AE435E88549D/372120/moodys.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/moody.htmSun, 20 May 2012 06:55:18 GMTThe Petroleum Ministry has sought cash subsidy of Rs 49,872 crore from the Finance Ministry to compensate state-owned oil firms for selling fuel at govt controlled rates in the Jan-Mar quarter.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3CBC88B9-C108-4FE7-982E-DC76118C6578/372094/PetrolPumpw2.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/nd+tiwari.htmFri, 18 May 2012 06:38:39 GMTThe govt on Thursday approved signing of an agreement to buy natural gas from Turkmenistan through a USD 7.6-billion pipeline passing through Afghanistan and Pakistan.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/B3677B0E-86D0-4362-842F-5844E2D8DC46/372085/GasFlamew.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/Oil+sharply+lower+in+Asia+on+eurozone+worries.htmFri, 18 May 2012 04:42:58 GMTAfter rising over 140 points intra- day, the BSE benchmark Sensex finally closed with a meagre gain of 30 points amid hectic selling in the last hour of trade triggered by the rupee moving towards its record lows against the dollar.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3012D36C-5648-4579-8DAC-2FA292E6ADE3/372252/Sensexupw.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Top+Story/Kollam+court.htmMon, 21 May 2012 11:19:58 GMTNATO on Monday endorsed plans to hand over to Afghan forces the complete responsibility of security in the war-torn country by 2013 as the military alliance gradually transitions in its role from combat to training before their final withdrawal in 2014. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/FAAC8752-3BEA-4BD4-B05B-54A9C167CDD8/372329/afghanistanmap666.bmp203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/NATO.htmMon, 21 May 2012 16:28:26 GMTPresident Vladimir Putin put his stamp on a new government on Monday that kept his most trusted allies in charge of finance while leaving tested veterans at the helm of foreign affairs and defence. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C9F0DB89-98C7-4C62-9625-EBC1840F3A38/372314/PUTIN55.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/PUTIN.htmMon, 21 May 2012 13:43:22 GMTThe UN nuclear watchdog chief, Yukiya Amano, arrived in Tehran Monday to demand more cooperation from Iran on its nuclear activities, as Tehran prepares to engage with world powers in crucial talks in Baghdad over its controversial nuclear prog.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A99AE3F3-3BD3-4800-8628-7DF7DB5BC5B9/372257/yuki.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/USA.htmMon, 21 May 2012 05:46:33 GMTPiling up pressure on Iran, the leaders of the world's eight most powerful economies have asked it to swiftly address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear prog and vowed to ensure that crude markets are fully and timely supplied despite oil embargo on Tehran.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/715FE883-E954-45D9-9506-3512E1458825/372223/IITexamw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Obama+and+G8+leaders+to+discuss+IraN+Burma+and+European+crisis.htmMon, 21 May 2012 05:25:49 GMTSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday ordered the release of his former Army Chief turned political rival Sarath Fonseka, paving the way for him to walk out of prison after two years. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/CB9BB3E4-1278-4493-90C7-BD13484E14AE/372214/SarathFonsekaw.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Rajapaksa+orders+Fonseka+release.htmSun, 20 May 2012 09:27:32 GMTRussian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday named a tank factory worker who once vowed on national television to protect him from Moscow protesters as one his personal regional representatives. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E3DA83D2-0774-4224-91C9-4A7DD8119A7B/372168/putin4444445.bmp203152/NR/exeres/E3DA83D2-0774-4224-91C9-4A7DD8119A7B.htmSat, 19 May 2012 13:25:00 GMT http://www.ddinews.gov.in203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/china+crackdown.htmSat, 24 Sep 2011 08:40:31 GMTA Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa on Monday, killing 96 troops and wounding around 300. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3F33B4D3-222F-4276-BE40-0B6BC166B80E/372299/SOLDIERYEMEN.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/YEMEN.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:07:32 GMTMember nations of the powerful NATO, including the US and its other international partners, would not walk away from Afghanistan after 2014 when all the international forces withdraw from this war-torn country, the NATO chief has said.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C76B3C86-8955-49D5-9691-36D9642A7F47/372255/natow1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/Bus+plunges+into+Vietnam+river+bank.htmMon, 21 May 2012 05:25:00 GMTIPL players Wayne Parnell and Rahul Sharma of Pune Warriors team, who were detained along with 94 others during a raid on a rave party in suburban Juhu, were let off on Monday after collection of their blood and urine samples. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/F62BD0B3-7D58-4AED-9628-6C0E99708A05/372285/iplraveparty.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Top+Story/IPL+players++others+let+off+after+medical+test.htmMon, 21 May 2012 14:51:40 GMTRafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic in Rome on Monday, defeating the world number one 7-5 6-3.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/122BB654-AAC7-4DD4-9913-5E687E6D3A48/372325/nads.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/Nadal+dominates+Djokovic.htmMon, 21 May 2012 16:20:23 GMTDefending champion Viswanathan Anand struck back with vengeance and scored the much-needed equaliser against Boris Gelfand in the eighth game of the World Chess Championship now underway in Moscow.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/F83E7436-6DA1-415F-89A3-99759A2A37B9/372269/anandchessw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/KKR+manage+to+score+136+for+4+against+Pune+Warriors.htmMon, 21 May 2012 15:07:21 GMTAmid charges of black money playing a part in the IPL, Sports Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to order an expeditious probe into it.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/AC229523-BA5E-4084-B3D9-B43DC57FE6D1/372282/ajaymaken.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/Sports+Min+for+probe+into+charges+of+black+money+in+IPL.htmMon, 21 May 2012 09:02:14 GMTMaria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by rain.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/2F86474B-EC3E-4B74-8EBA-948FB8BC0462/372264/shap.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/SYRIA.htmMon, 21 May 2012 08:52:07 GMTInvestigators on Monday claimed that Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach, arrested on charges of molesting an American woman, had told them that he inadvertently touched the victim and was under the influence of alcohol when the incident took place. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3B4B6AA9-BAD9-4AAF-BC5B-114A58238ED5/372277/pomersbachandzohal.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/Pomersbach+tells+police+he+was+under+influence+of+alcohol.htmMon, 21 May 2012 16:21:34 GMTFormer cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday sat on a hunger strike, lambasting the "greed, lust for money and sleaze" in the IPL and demanded transparency in the cash-rich league's functioning.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/DBB25C19-1151-4CE4-A6F7-8654D231C787/372237/ssdss.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/kirti+ipl.htmMon, 21 May 2012 09:03:09 GMTNoting that the legal status of the Model Code of Conduct is a "grey area", a Parliamentary panel on Monday recommended making it a part of the Representation of People Act. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E7B792E2-7EE2-4EE5-B2E3-1FF2D7B45C42/372306/parliamentgoooood78.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/PARL.htmMon, 21 May 2012 12:35:11 GMTAssam CM Tarun Gogoi on Sunday handed over the appointment letters to the officially appointed 26000 teaching candidates, who passed the TET, which was conducted by the state education dept.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C839607E-392D-4E3E-8162-8FC6E9DDD1E9/372276/tet.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/European+stocks+slump+as+euro+hits+four-month+dollar+low.htmMon, 21 May 2012 08:30:38 GMTCongress leader N D Tiwari was asked by the Delhi High Court to appear in person on 26th May before it to give blood sample for a DNA test to decide the paternity suit of a man claiming to be his son.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A7890C2F-105D-4693-B21E-B6CA17049107/372272/NDTiwariw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/Decision+in+the+Monsoon+Session+on+Bhojpuri+in+8th+Schd+HM.htmMon, 21 May 2012 07:41:18 GMTRubbishing all criticism of Manmohan Singh being a weak Prime Minister, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has said he is the best person for the job and has provided "thoughtful, philosophical" leadership in uncertain times. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/B8EE2D59-685E-4C5A-AAFF-F1967FE0D66A/372243/dss.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/manmohan+khurshid.htmSun, 20 May 2012 16:38:23 GMTWith over 360 infants dying in the GB Pant hospital in Srinagar since January, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday directed immediate recruitment of doctors and nurses there on an ad hoc basis till full-time arrangements were made.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E49E13A7-41FF-4EDF-B9A5-EA6CF689D323/372241/gb.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/azad.htmSun, 20 May 2012 16:23:55 GMTStepping up her campaign for former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma's candidature for Presidency, Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa contacted top leaders of several non-Congress parties including BJP veteran L K Advani, seeking their support to the tribal leader.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/28B118F0-61BA-477A-8988-851A1F3917FA/372232/Sangmaw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/dams+across+Pennaiyar+River.htmMon, 21 May 2012 08:32:03 GMTPresident Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of a domestic help, who had murdered a retired Brigadier and his two family members in Dehradun 18 years ago, to life imprisonment.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/658E3AF6-0D1A-4D27-A174-8CF38ED2A2E2/372218/Hangw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/Prez+commutes+death+sentence+of+servant+who+killed+3+persons.htmSun, 20 May 2012 16:40:47 GMTThe nation pays homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary on Monday, the day is also being observed as Anti-Terrorism Day.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/2E42E565-B634-4DE2-AE89-D8D482169AAA/372280/tetw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Top+Story/france+new+govt.htmMon, 21 May 2012 08:44:49 GMT