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Bollywood		National
Bollywood stars Shruti Hassan (left) and Siddharth Narayan will ... (AFP) - Bollywood stars Shruti Hassan (left) and Siddharth Narayan will feature in an as-yet unnamed Walt Disney film due out in January 2011. Disney is making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to capture the country's largest movie market.(AFP) Indian Bollywood personalities Shruti Hassan (L) and Siddharth ... (AFP) - Indian Bollywood personalities Shruti Hassan (L) and Siddharth pose during a Walt Disney India event at a movie theatre in Mumbai. US studio giant Disney is making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to capture the country's largest movie market, the company announced Thursday.(AFP) Bollywood actor Preity Zinta looks on during a media conference ... (AP) - Bollywood actor Preity Zinta looks on during a media conference to announce her as a goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Bollywood actor Preity Zinta reacts during a media conference ... (AP) - Bollywood actor Preity Zinta reacts during a media conference to announce her as a goodwill ambassador for the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)		'Khawateen can't discard purdah for politics' Maulana Saidur Rehman Azmi Nadvi heads Nadva-tul Ulema, the biggest Islamic seminary in north India. His tone hardens at the mere mention of women's reservation bill. He says politics makes an unlikely profession for well brought up 'khawateen'. Women's Reservation Bill may now come to Lok Sabha only in May The government seems to have decided not to table the Constitution amendment bill, cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, in the Lok Sabha till the last week of the Budget session ending on May 7. In a first, Assam to guarantee right to health A quiet revolution to create a healthier India has kicked off in the east with Assam on Thursday becoming the first state in the country to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health and well-being. Gulbarg trial: Prosecutor quits, blames judge & SIT The special public prosecutor (SPP) and his assistant in the Gulbarg massacre trial quit due to an alleged lack of support from the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which they represented, and a 'biased' trial judge. Gujarat riots: SIT summons Narendra Modi The SC-appointed SIT summoned Gujarat chief minister for questioning over the murder of ex-Congress MP Ahsan Jafri and 68 others in the 2002 riots. The questioning will be on the basis of the FIR filed by Ahsan's widow Zakia Jafri. Riots flare again in Bareilly after leader Tauqir's release Parts of Bareilly witnessed rioting again after Mayawati government, in a late Thursday night decision, freed Muslim leader Tauqir Raza Khan, who had been arrested allegedly for inciting violence. Short on numbers, OBC leaders play on fears The numerical disadvantage has not deterred the Yadav chieftains from their determination to oppose women's reservation. A spouse-in-tow bash at 10 Janpath The women's reservation bill prompted the occasion and few could have missed it. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's dinner invitation to Congress MPs, with a 'directive' to come with spouses, saw members fly down their wives in a short time. Panel to probe appointments in tax departments Two sensitive departments handling high-level investigation into money laundering have come under the scanner with the finance ministry setting up a one-man committee to look into appointments at the top level in these organisations. No whip without consulting everyone: BJP Bowing to pressure from its MPs, BJP decided on Thursday that it will not issue a whip to party members in Lok Sabha without consulting all members and taking their views into account on the women's reservation bill.

Indian Express		New Delhi TV
37.2% of India is in poverty by criterion of consumption The poverty ratio or the number of poor as a percentage of total population in India for 2004-05 is estimated at... Team India tries to paper over cracks, Saran to brief PM Two days into the climate change conference, the Indian negotiating team is trying to get its house in order though some members continue... I am a pilot, won’t tell pilot to try landing in poor visibility: Rahul A day after UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi told a gathering in Sitapur that AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi had asked his helicopter pilot... India maps first Human Genome Sequence Using as little as 10 millilitres of blood from a “healthy 52-year-old-man”, scientists at the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology... All of us ready to be punished: Sushma A day after BJP president Rajnath Singh termed the Liberhan Commission report a “political document aimed at character assassination of... 26/11: Chargesheet to name Headley A day after American prosecutors filed new federal charges accusing American terror suspect David Coleman Headley of conducting... Jharkhand polls: 2 BSF men killed, 55% turnout Maoists killed two BSF personnel on Tuesday in the third phase of Assembly elections which saw 11 constituencies register around 55 per cent turnout.		Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (mismatched tag at line 59, column 186) in /homepages/9/d195360726/htdocs/BharatExpress/RSS/rss_fetch.inc on line 238

The Hindu		Rediff
SIT summons Modi in Jaffrey murder enquiry State-of-the-art Secretariat draws on Tamil Nadu's democratic traditions We will consult all concerned, says Pranab Nothing is achieved by stalling House: Pranab Like onion, women's Bill will bring tears, says Lalu SIT summons to Modi evokes mixed reactions Carlos Slim richest person in the world ?Gujarat cooperating in probe' Fearing virtual revolt, BJP cracks the whip Dalai Lama seeking to ?split? country: China		After RS, what next for women's bill? The government has given the Yadavs opposing the Women's Reservation Bill a face saver by which they can withdraw their agitation in the Lok Sabha and allow the House to function, and in return, the government has promised them nothing more than a dialogue and time to discuss the bill with Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, not even promising them an all party meeting. Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. Would be happy if Sachin surpasses my 400: Lara Congratulating batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person to hit a double hundred in one day internationals, West Indies cricket great Brian Lara on Thursday night said that he would be happy if the Indian went on to surpass his score of unbeaten 400 in Test cricket. The 23 richest Indians! The world has 1,011 billionaires, up from 793 a year ago. And that was despite the global economic slowdown, according to the Forbes annual list of the world's richest people. Among the top 10 richest persons across the world, there are two Indians. Video: Mandira sizzles in a sari Designer Puneet Nanda showcased yet another mesmerising array of sparkling saris, elegant lehengas and chic cocktail numbers from his label Satya Paul to mark the close of Day Four of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai.