Today's news headlines - 18 Dec 2011

• Lokpal: Keeping up the pressure on central govt, Anna Hazare to hold rally in Chennai today, says Lokpal would have jailed Chidambaram. Union cabinet to discuss the Lokpal bill today.
  
• Pakistani actress Veena Malik reported missing...
  
• Home Minister Chidambaram's deliberations on Mullaperiyar irks Kerala political circle. All parties demand Chidambaram's apology.
  
• $1M: for Michael Jackson's personal belongings!
  
• Flash floods kill hundreds in Philippines
  
• India's ace badminton player enters Super Series final
  
• Iran will keep downed US drone unmanned aircraft on display
  
• Villagers in Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu) conduct protest rally as PM announced that the nuclear plant there will be operational in a couple of weeks.

News headlines and must read articles - December 26

Team Anna writes to PM, wants CBI under Lokpal

Hazare set for Mumbai fast, Delhi protest (Lead)

 Aakash tablet goes on sale for Rs 2500 online

 

1st Test: Australia 277/6 at stumps on Day 1

Sania Mirza to lead India in Fed Cup

Decision on petrol price hike on Dec 31 

16 tourists missing after boat capsizes near Chennai

 

Indian student returning from US held for nude pics  

International

Suicide bomb kills at least 20 in northern Afghanistan 

Syrian Christians Seek Only Christmas Peace

Egypt Islamist Blocs Score 90% of Seats

US Prepares for a Curtailed Relationship With Pakistan

DANGER 2012 as both China and Russia push back about IRAN and SYRIA

Iconic Moments of 2011

Conjoined twins share single heart

Media and the “girl in the blue bra”

Saudi school textbooks show the right way to chop off hands and feet

 

Science

Genes that increase risk of thyroid cancer identified Mood swings that time of the month may be treatable

Found: Gene that controls memory Necessity is the mother of ‘mompreneurs'