http://indiainteracts.in/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Elton-John-discharged-from-hospital/ 07-11-2009 London, Nov 7 (IANS) Legendary British singer Elton John is out of hospital and is feeling 'fine' after being struck down with a bout of flu and an E.coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesperson said the 62-year-old had checked out and is now planning to resume his work, reported mirror.co.uk. John had postponed performances in Sheffield, Newcastle, London, Liverpool and Dublin since Oct 23 when he contracted http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Elton-John-discharged-from-hospital/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Israelis-check-if-Goa-is-safe-for-Israelis/ 07-11-2009 Panaji, Nov 7 (IANS) The Goa Police said Saturday that it was 'natural' for officers from Israel's Mumbai consulate to inspect the North Goa coast as it was frequented by Israeli tourists. 'They will obviously want to see the security arrangement here after what happened in Mumbai,' Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande told reporters, referring to last year's terror attack on Mumbai that left 170 people dead. http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Israelis-check-if-Goa-is-safe-for-Israelis/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/India-can-become-a-developed-country-in-near-future/ 07-11-2009 Shillong, Nov 7 (IANS) India is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become a developed country, the Prime Minister's Principal Scientific Adviser R. Chidambaram said here. 'If India wants to become an economically developed country, it should become near 100 percent literate without gender discrimination and boost its electricity production,' http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/India-can-become-a-developed-country-in-near-future/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Villagers-worship-rare-turtle-in-Orissa/ 07-11-2009 Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers in Orissa's Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest official said Saturday. The turtle was brought Thursday to Khadipala village, about 150 km from here, by Ramesh Patra from a nearby river. It has been kept in a village temple in a water container. http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Villagers-worship-rare-turtle-in-Orissa/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Ajab-Prem-one-big-goofy-comic-joyride-IANS-Film-Review-Rating/ 07-11-2009 Film: 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif; Director: Rajkumar Santoshi; Rating: *** If you've ever wondered what on earth is on-screen chemistry, here's your one-stop all-purpose encyclopaedia on celluloid magic. Fasten your seat belts as veteran filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi pulls out all stops to do a wacky, goofy weightless comedy of characters who walk in and out of frames, leaving behind fumes of http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Ajab-Prem-one-big-goofy-comic-joyride-IANS-Film-Review-Rating/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Heavy-polling-in-Kerala-byelections/ 07-11-2009 Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) Heavy polling was reported Saturday in the three Kerala assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha. Till 2 p.m., Kannur recorded the maximum turnout of 57 percent, Alappuzha saw 52 percent votes polled, while Ernakulam reported around 46 percent. There were long queues of voters outside most booths. The elections were necessitated after Congress legislators from these constituencies were elected to the http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Heavy-polling-in-Kerala-byelections/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Bundesliga-leaders-Leverkusen-crush-Frankfurt-40/ 07-11-2009 Leverkusen (Germany), Nov 7 (DPA) Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. Leverkusen led 3-0 after 11 minutes, with Stefan Kiessling striking from short-range, a header by Stefan Reinartz and Toni Kroos' blast high into the net from the edge of the penalty area. Substitute Lars Bender wrapped up matters Friday night from a tight left angle in the 86th. http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Bundesliga-leaders-Leverkusen-crush-Frankfurt-40/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/One-killed-in-Orissa-clash/ 07-11-2009 Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (IANS) At least one person was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers Saturday over a piece of government land in Orissa's Dhenkanal district, police said. The clash took place in Amlapada village, about 170 km from Bhubaneswar, when a group of villagers tried to vacate the government land occupied by another group. 'One person was killed in the clash,' Superintendent of http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/One-killed-in-Orissa-clash/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Four-Uttar-Pradesh-officials-declare-their-assets/ 07-11-2009 Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) In highly ill-reputed Uttar Pradesh, four senior officials have voluntarily declared their assets. Spearheading the campaign was additional cabinet secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey, better known as the crusader who initiated a secret ballot to identify the 'three most corrupt IAS officers' in the state way back in 1997. A bureaucrat of the 1979 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Pandey was joined http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Four-Uttar-Pradesh-officials-declare-their-assets/ http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Indian-flags-proTibet-banners-a-rebuff-to-China/ 07-11-2009 Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) The writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lama's week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh beginning Sunday is a rebuff to Chinese claims over this frontier region. 'Long Live Indo-Tibet Friendship' - reads a multi-coloured banner close to the Tawang monastery where the Dalai Lama will stay. Similar banners dot this picturesque town perched at an altitude of http://indiainteracts.in/template/columnist/2009/11/07/Indian-flags-proTibet-banners-a-rebuff-to-China/