oct-18

Today's Important News (18-10-2011)

The Hindu

National:

Congress draws a blank in by-polls

Common symbol for registered unrecognised parties now

Advani demands White Paper on black money

Glad that rule of law has prevailed: Bhatt

By-elections and lessons for the Congress

Centre's multi-winged plan to tackle Naxalism

Are ‘scientific' institutions gender-prejudiced?

International:

Obama nod for Occupy Wall Street

India & The World:

IBSA needs to step up pace on trade within the grouping and security

Nepal PM to seek Indian support for peace process

Business News:

Europe must find own solution to sovereign debt crisis: Pranab

RBI & India's financial growth

ADB's role in infrastructure building lauded

Flexible modules needed for expanding civil aviation: Pratibha

S&T, Environment, Defence:

No News

Sports:

No News

Others:

No News

Editorials & Articles:

Japan's aid diplomacy & India

Supporting the export effort

Spanish separatist group Eta expected to announce definitive end to violence

The Times of India

National:

Congress beaten 0-4 in bypolls, its candidate loses deposit in Hisar

Govt cash sops push up deliveries at hospitals

Govt not to be saddled with high cost river networking this year: SC

Highways ministry seeks exit from Maoist belt

Recall right on all-party meet agenda: Khurshid

International:

Hunting for Haqqanis, US deploys troops along N Waziristan border

India & The World:

Business News:

You'll get more time to revive Ulips

Govt tries to fill Rs 50,000 cr revenue gap

New companis act to strengthen corp governance

House panel questions RBI's bid to allow corporate, non-banking finance bodies to set up banks

S&T, Environment, Defence:

Derailed modernization: Army needs Rs 41,000 crore to make up current deficiencies

Sports:

Age, tenure caps stay in reworked Bill

Others:

No News

Editorials & Articles:

Cleaning up the mess

A welcome respite

Shine a light

The Indian Express

National:

UPA draws a bypoll blank

SC orders filing of report on financial viability of river interlinking project

EC’s one-time offer: Common symbols for unrecognised parties

Proof against B S Yeddyurappa in another graft case

International:

US troops vent anger over firing from Pak side

Afghan Taliban turning Quetta into safe haven: Report

India & The World:

PM to urge Brazil, SA for common stand on Af-Pak

Business News:

Economy firm on growth track, to clock 8.5-9% in long-term: FM

Why shouldn’t banking licences be auctioned, panel asks RBI

FinMin rejects tax exemption for mining bonds

S&T, Environment, Defence:

Govt ignores experts, bans IVF drug

Sports:

Maken treads the middle path

Others:

No News

Editorials & Articles:

Elites don’t get it

CAG asks for more

Closed minds

Cairo dateline

‘Judges must know their limits...they must not try to run the government’

An Iranian bomb plot in America?

The Economist:

No News