Google's Online News list:

Express India - http://www.expressindia.com
News portal from Indian Express newspaper group.

BBC News, South Asia - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/default.stm
The news service from BBC World Service for South Asia.

Samachar.com - http://www.samachar.com/
Aggregates news from all major Indian newspapers with discussion groups.

HindustanTimes.com - http://www.hindustantimes.com/
Comprehensive news coverage on politics, business and economy.

NDTV.com - http://www.ndtv.com
News, views, exclusives and live news videos from India.

Good News India - http://www.goodnewsindia.com/
A site reporting little known stories of positive action and quiet endeavor by Indians.

Press Trust of India - http://www.ptinews.com/
News agency sharing Indian news as well as international, business, and sports. Contains subscription information.

Bharat Online - http://www.bol.net.in/
Online news on sports, national and international politics, business from the Delhi and Mumbai telecom authority.

Mid Day - http://www.mid-day.com/
Dedicated to news from Mumbai, India

Mantra Online News - http://news.mantraonline.com/
Provides headline news, sports, entertainment, chat, daily email news updates, and links.

Asiadragons India News - http://news.asiadragons.com/world/india/
News portal for the country from the Asiadragons.com web-site.

Free News India - http://www.freeindia.org/news/
News, and news related links.

123India.com - http://news.123india.com/
News page with daily free newsletter, latest headlines, and breaking news.

Jal News - http://www.jalnews.com/
Latest news brought to you from the desk of Jal Khambata.

News.nabou.com - http://news.nabou.com/world/india_news.html
Headline news and information in English on local affairs, business, internet, economy, politics, society, sports, stocks and technology.

India News Headlines - http://news.newmalaysia.com/world/india/
Latest India news headlines from various news resources.

NewsWing.com - http://newswing.com/
A selection of features and top stories about India and abroad.

India Weekly - http://www.indiaweekly.com/
News portal presenting news stories from all over the web. Bollywood links included.

India Newspaper - http://www.indianewspaper.com
Online India related news.

India News Online - http://www.indianewsonline.com
Updated top news stories, business and sports news from most of the Indian news papers.

Zeenext News - http://news.zeenext.com/
Online news channel from Zeenext.

Sumanasa.com India News & Samachar - http://indianews.sumanasa.com/
Articles, news, and opinions relating to the Indian subcontinent and abroad.

News Center - http://www.asksiddhi.com/news/index.htm
Top stories, breaking news, business, sports, entertainment, health, and weather.

Doordarshan News - http://www.ddinews.com/cgi-bin/ddnews/ddnews/default.jsp
Online news updates from the official government news agency.

News Behind The News - http://www.india-newsbehindnews.com/
Some editorial content, and links to the top stories and major Indian newspapers.

Yahoo! India News - http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/India/
Yahoo's compilation of news feeds from national and international sources.

SaRiGa.NET - http://www.sariga.net
Categorized presentation of Indian and World news from hundreds of sources, customizable for each user. 01191.com - http://www.01191.com/default.asp?ct=1

News headlines from major newspapers of India.
Bharat Varsha 1947 - http://www.geocities.com/bharatvarsha1947/bv1947.html
Snippets from news relating to India.

The Indian News Maker - http://www.theindiannewsmaker.com/
Indian and global news.

India's News - http://indiasnews.net
Links to stories from a collection of web news sources.

Indiatimes News - http://news.indiatimes.com/
Portal for news from the Times of India Group.

India Online - http://indiaonline.hypermart.net/news
Latest national and cricket sports news.

I wander what the criteria were for drawing up this list. They have listed NDTV, Doordarshan, PTI and a host of other sites but not rediff for instance online news.

Media Headline:
MTV culture, made for India

Vamsee Juluri's research "shows how music channels scored with pop nationalism". The study Becoming a Global Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television is the result of three years of research. I searched around but couldn't get a copy of the report. Will keep trying.

Media Headline:
India sex survey arouses emotions
Vinod Mehta editor of Outlook magazine says it is important for the media to be provocative but not offend. "People in India are quite conservative and they get offended by what they see. Also, sex doesn't sell," he says. And we all can live happily ever after....

STAR News faces fresh round of questioning from government
Rupert Murdoch’s STAR News channel, even after getting Kolkata-based Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) as its majority partner, continues to face government scrutiny.

WEB SEARCHES: THE FIX IS IN
Some search engines, such as MSN and Lycos, accept money from corporations each time a paid-inclusion Web link is clicked. These links, which are essentially advertisements, are virtually indistinguishable from unpaid links. "Paid inclusion dilutes the accuracy and relevance of a search engine," says James Taylor, CEO of a search-marketing company. But companies using paid inclusion, including Yahoo, insist that search results are displayed in order of relevance. Anecdotal evidence, however, contradicts the claim that paid ads get no preferential treatment. In one example, the Lamps Plus e-commerce site turned up prominently on Google but was nearly out of sight on MSN. After paying to have the site included with LookSmart, which feeds search results to MSN and shares revenues with it, Lamps Plus pages soared to near the top of MSN's search results. An implication of paid inclusion is that smaller companies that can't afford to pay per click fees will be at a disadvantage. In addition, search engines may lose credibility if customers begin to see them as simply leading to a pile of ads.
SOURCE: Business Week; AUTHOR: Ben Elgin
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_40/b3852098_mz063.htm

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