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Bollywood		National
US R&B star Akon (seen here in January 2010) is to record ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - US R&B star Akon (seen here in January 2010) is to record a track for a Bollywood film, following in the footsteps of rapper Snoop Dogg who raised his profile in the 1.2-billion-strong Indian market with a similar foray.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Merritt) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor (R) applies the traditional ... (Reuters) - Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor (R) applies the traditional tikka, a red mark, on the forehead of Akon at a news conference for the forthcoming movie "Ra.One" in Mumbai March 9, 2010. Akon is in Mumbai to record a song for "Ra.One". REUTERS/Manav Manglani (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (L), Kareena Kapoor (C) and singer ... (Reuters) - Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (L), Kareena Kapoor (C) and singer Akon pose at a news conference for their forthcoming movie "Ra.One" in Mumbai March 9, 2010. Akon is in Mumbai to record a song for "Ra.One". REUTERS/Manav Manglani (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (L), Kareena Kapoor (C) and singer ... (Reuters) - Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan (L), Kareena Kapoor (C) and singer Akon pose at a news conference for their forthcoming movie "Ra.One" in Mumbai March 9, 2010. Akon is in Mumbai to record a song for "Ra.One". REUTERS/Manav Manglani (INDIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)		No data since 1931, will 2011 Census be all-caste inclusive? The proposal of collecting caste-wise data beyond SCs and STs has been made in order to provide similar empirical support to quotas for OBCs in government jobs and educational institutions. Want your CAT score re-evaluated? File RTI The Right to Information Act seems to be holding out hope for candidates unhappy with their scores in Common Admission Test (CAT) 2009. Advani backs compulsory voting Observing that voting percentage among the educated section was far lower than that in the lower rungs of society, senior BJP leader L K Advani has favoured compulsory voting as a remedial measure. Communal violence leaves Bareilly tense Communal violence that flared up after a dispute over the route of a Muslim procession just after Holi celebrations and the subsequent arrest of a Muslim leader has left Bareilly in the grip of sectarian tensions and under curfew more than a week later. After RS ruckus, govt plays safe on bill in LS Suspense looms over when the women's reservation bill will be introduced in Lok Sabha, a move which is set to see a fresh bout of volatile reactions from its detractors. Elected to office, but home still 1st From the desperation of the two-day street-fight within the Rajya Sabha to the political self-congratulation after the passage of the Bill, the Indian public could be forgiven for thinking that women's empowerment starts now. Jharkhand, Bengal launch major assault on Maoists Jharkhand and West Bengal police have launched a massive coordinated assault in the Maoist strongholds of East and West Singhbhum, indicating that Jharkhand CM has dropped his resistance to the anti-Maoist offensive. No split in JD(U), says Nitish Kumar Bihar chief minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Wednesday rejected reports of a possible split in his party. Mamata no longer upset with Congress A day after a rift showed up between the two, for the Left getting greater attention from the government to ensure passing of the women's reservation bill in Rajya Sabha and TC abstaining, both sides have patched up. Govt wants a helipad every 100km The highway ministry now wants a helipad every 100km along the national highways. National and state highways account for almost 60% of road fatalities and most of the serious injuries in the country.

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
Parties bracing themselves for Lok Sabha showdown Mandal calculation evident in RJD-SP game plan Pending pensionary benefits cleared No advisory was issued to Indians in Afghanistan, says Ministry Judge holds meeting yet again Why not quota in Upper House too, asks Mamata Face-off over suspension of MPs Implementation will take over two years: Moily European hegemony to the fore PCB bans Younus and Yousuf		Putin's visit: Defence, space top agenda Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin comes here on Thursday for a visit lasting less than 24 hours, during which period Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to request access to nuclear reprocessing technology, which the US remains hesitant about transferring to India. Anti-suicide campaigner ends life for Telangana After students and youth, journalists have also joined the list of those committing suicide in support of a separate Telangana state. S & P 500, Dow now on NSE In a major development that will allow Indian investors access to the American market, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to begin trading in futures contracts of S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), two of the world's most influential market indices. Champions League: Rooney double sinks Milan Wayne Rooney scored twice again as Manchester United cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 4-0 win over a feeble AC Milan sent them through 7-2 on aggregate on Wednesday. 'No fresh biotech grads employment-ready' In an interview with Nandita Datta she talks about biotechnology becoming the new buzzword and what it takes to build a successful career.