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•  No effect of trade union shutdown in Mumbai
Life was normal in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra Wednesday as people ignored the all-India shutdown called by Left-backed trade unions.



•  Supreme Court gives Japanese grandmother custody of Manji
The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed 74-year-old Japanese woman Emiko Yamada to take custody of her 25-day-old grandaughter Manji, born to an Indian surrogate mother.



•  Delhi takes the cratered road to traffic snarls and stress
Anger, angst and absolute helplessness... those are the everyday negatives for millions of people who spend hours traversing the moonscape that are the potholed roads in the Indian capital and its suburbs post-rains.



•  Rail, road traffic disrupted as shutdown affects Orissa
Rail and road traffic were disrupted in several parts of Orissa as Left backed trade unions observed a shutdown Wednesday against the central government.



•  Congress king of all it surveys in Arunachal Pradesh
The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh is perhaps the only Indian state now where there is no opposition party legislator, with the ruling Congress government enjoying absolute control and authority.



•  Kashmir peaceful as Narayanan arrives
National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan arrived here early Wednesday as the Kashmir Valley remained calm for a second straight day after weeks of street protests.



•  Strike by Left unions cripples life in Kerala
A nationwide 24-hour general strike called by Left trade unions protesting against rising food prices and central government policies crippled life in Kerala Wednesday.



•  26 police officials suspended after Bihar jail raid
Patna, Aug 20 (IANS) Twenty-six police officials, including the officer in charge of the Siwan jail in Bihar, were suspended after the recovery of mobile phones from prison inmates, officials said Wednesday. Seven were seized from Rashtriya Lok Dal (RJD) MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's ward.



•  Congress attacks Arundhati over Kashmir remark
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy who had issued a statement advocating freedom for Kashmir was a 'loose cannon' who had 'abused the liberal traditions of India', the Congress said Wednesday.



•  Shooting coach Thomas gets rousing welcome in Kerala village
Kottayam (Kerala) Aug 20 (IANS) The last time Uzhavoor village near here came into the limelight was in 1997 when K.R. Narayanan became the president of India. It once again got an opportunity to celebrate when Sunny Thomas, the country's shooting coach, returned home after Abhinav Bindra won India its first individual Olympic gold medal at Beijing.



•  India needs to look beyond coal-based power, says coal minister
India needs to look beyond coal and tap non-conventional and renewable sources of energy such as hydropower and nuclear energy, says Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia.



•  Nokia touch screen phone by year end
Setting at rest speculations, cell phone major Nokia has confirmed it will launch a full touch screen handset by the end of this year.



•  Shutdown called by trade unions cripples life in West Bengal
About 80 flights were postponed and rail and road traffic were disrupted in West Bengal Wednesday following a 24-hour shutdown called by Leftist trade unions against inflation, price rise and the other economic policies of the central government.



•  Tamil radio jockey eyes world record
A popular Tamil radio jockey (RJ) is aiming to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by attempting to stay on the air non-stop for over 136 hours.



•  Chief justice wants high court judges to declare assets
Under mounting pressure for more probity and transparency in the judiciary, the chief justice of India (CJI) has written to all high courts across the country to consider adopting the apex court judges' practice of declaring their assets.



•  Sohail Khan willing to play second fiddle to brothers
Actor Sohail Khan says he loves experimenting for his brothers Salman and Arbaaz and adds that he doesn't crave to be recognised as an actor outside his home turf.

•  Big B to shave off beard for
Director R. Balakrishna of 'Cheeni Kum' fame has once again teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Pa' and says he is giving the legendary actor a complete makeover. Big B is said to have agreed to cast off his beard for this emotional drama.

•  Minissha Lamba loves criticising hersel
Petite actress Minissha Lamba, whose vibrant look in 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' is being appreciated, says she keeps criticising herself on her on-screen presence.

•  Curfew imposed in Jammu as protests rage
As violent protests raged in various parts of this Jammu and Kashmir winter capital till late Tuesday evening, the authorities clamped curfew on the entire walled city.

•  Karunanidhi blows hot and cold at the Left
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday blew hot and cold at Wednesday's day-long Left-sponsored general strike by announcing moral support to it and obliquely referring to the caste of a senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist derisively in a statement.

•  Mayawati appoints another BSP national vice president
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati late Tuesday appointed Alok Kumar Verma as the second national vice president of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

•  Do not send children for arrests, Jammu residents urged
As agitators prepared for the third day of their Court Arrest campaign on the Amarnath land issue Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir government urged the people here to keep their children away from the stir.

•  Top Congress leaders named in illegal construction case
Two senior Congress leaders and three others were slapped with cases by the Punjab vigilance department Tuesday for the illegal construction of a building on government land in Amritsar city, an official said.

•  RAW officer attempts suicide outside PMO
A woman officer of India's external intelligence agency, apparently suffering from what officials claimed a 'disturbed state of mind', Tuesday attempted suicide outside the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

•  Government targets 26,000 MW power from renewable sources
The central government has set a target of generating 14,000 MW additional power through renewable resources in the 11th Five-Year Plan, taking the total generation to more than 26,000 MW, a union minister said here Tuesday.

•  Jailed BSP lawmaker denied permission to attend session
A Faizabad court Tuesday denied Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Anand Sen permission to attend the ongoing legislative session of the state assembly, an official said.

•  Etihad Airways, Kerala tourism to develop tour packages
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, which started its daily service from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode Aug 2, said it is holding talks with Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) to develop tour packages.

•  Condom ringtone rocks mobile users
Imagine the expression on the faces of those around you when your mobile suddenly starts buzzing with an unlikely ringtone: 'Condom, condom'.

•  Two held with forged passports in Kerala
Two passengers with forged passports were arrested Tuesday by immigration officials at Kozhikode International Airport here.

•  Samiti finally agrees for talks, but extends Jammu shutdown
The Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti (SASS), leading an agitation for restoration of land to the Amarnath shrine management, late Tuesday agreed for talks with a panel set up by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra but decided to extend the Jammu shutown till Aug 25.

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