The Indian hockey team will start its Olympic Qualification campaign against Mexico on March 1 in a six-nation tournament in Chile. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:13 pm
Recent remarks of Orissa Hockey Association Secretary criticising the performance of Olympian Dilip Tirkey were 'unfortunate' Orissa Sports Minister said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:12 pm
India has been ranked ahead of China in a list of top 10 emerging markets that have mobilized huge funds through syndicated loans. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:08 pm
The Orissa Government on Thursday decided to restart land demarcation work for the proposed steel plant from January 21. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:04 pm
The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission has underlined the role of the people of the island state in ending the ethnic crisis, saying there is no military solution to the conflict. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:02 pm
"I urge upon the Centre not to delay holding of assembly elections in Karnataka and it should be held as early as possible," BJP leader L K Advani told here. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:01 pm
Seeking to play down her recent luncheon meeting with Gujarat CM Narendra Modi AIADMK General Secretary said it was too premature to talk about an alliance. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:00 pm
China had 210 million Internet users at the end of 2007 and would need to add five million more to bridge the gap with the US. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Jan 2008 | 11:59 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 : The West Bengal Government has been asked by the Centre to take stern measures at village level to curtail the spread of avian influenza in the other parts of the country. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Dharamshala, Jan 17 : A twenty-two year old Tibetan youth took a 500-kilometre journey on foot from New Delhi to Dharamshala demanding a free Tibet. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
India is hopeful that Australia will take a positive view of uranium sales to India after the conclusion of a safeguards pact with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), with Canberra indicating that it had not yet closed the issue. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
Goa is again in the news for all the wrong reasons. The political crisis that has gripped the coastal state's seven-month-old Digambar Kamat government with the resignation of three ministers had been waiting to happen. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 : A Chinese farmer recently came across a giant glossy ganoderma, a rare type of fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine, known as the "elixir of life" in ancient times. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 : A sword, said to be around 2,500 years old, has been discovered by Chinese archaeologists from an ancient tomb in the eastern province of Jiangxi. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 10:00 am
PERTH (Reuters) - India captured three quick wickets to rip through the Australian top-order after their own batting had collapsed on a dramatic start to the second day of the third test on Thursday. ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 17 Jan 2008 | 9:50 am
Orissa has banned poultry imports from the neighbouring state of West Bengal following confirmation of the outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus of bird flu in that state. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2008 | 4:31 am
Salman Khan's trip to London to unveil his wax statue at Madame Tussauds has put Boney Kapoor's film on hold. But the director isn't complaining too much. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Jan 2008 | 3:00 am
KOLKATA: The culling of nearly four-lakh chickens in parts of West Bengal’s Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts began on Wednesday. It was officially confirmed on Tuesday that the deaths of thousands of poultry birds in the area were ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
ISLAMABAD: At least seven Pakistan paramilitary personnel were killed after Taliban militants captured a fort manned by the Frontier Corps in South Waziristan. The whereabouts of 20 others are not known. The military said 300 militants ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
KOLKATA: The need to bolster the resistance against the Centre’s tilt towards imperialist forces in its foreign policy and the impact of these forces on national affairs was underscored at the delegate session of the 22nd State ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has refused to set aside the transfer order of a Railway employee who was found guilty of malpractices. It held that courts and the tribunal should not interfere in matters of routine ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Jan 2008 | 12:00 am
The minorities can look forward to education and job reservations, while a system to modernise madrasas was also on the cards, the Congress-led government indicated Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 6:30 pm
Grandmaster (GM) Marat Dzhumaev of Uzbekistan emerged as the sole leader, defeating Igor Kurnosov of Russia after the sixth round of the Parsvnath International chess tournament here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 5:32 pm
A blind teacher was arrested here Wednesday for allegedly raping one of his blind students in a north Delhi school, the police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 5:32 pm
Air India Express, the low-cost subsidiary of national carrier Air India, has been delivered its 11th Boeing 737-800 aircraft Wednesday, bringing the fleet size of the budget carrier to 18 aircrafts, seven of which are on lease. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 5:31 pm
The seven-month-old Congress-led coalition government in Goa was in trouble as three ministers and a supporting legislator Wednesday resigned over differences with the state cabinet. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 5:30 pm
The information on groups of professionals of Indian origin based in the US is now just a click away as Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday launched a dynamic and interactive website on them. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Jan 2008 | 5:30 pm
As the government is busy preparing Budget, the Army on Thursday sought more funds for the force, saying this would help in its modernisation process. Source: rediff News |
The TRAI has proposed to revise the penalty on registered telemarketers to Rs 500 for the first unsolicited call and Rs 1,000 for second or any subsequent call. Source: Times of India |
Britain's Gordon Brown heads to China and India on Thursday for his first visit as Prime Minister, looking notably to get the world's two most populou Source: NDTV News |
Diplomats, government officials and military personnel may soon be able to travel to Egypt without a visa. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Source: NDTV News |
According to a study, Indian employees working with MNCs are slated to get the highest salary hike of about 14 per cent on an average across the world in 2008. Source: Times of India |
Bangalore, Jan 17 (PTI) BJP today demanded holding of assembly elections in
Karnataka at the earliest.
"I urge upon the Centre not to delay holding of assembly elections in
Karnataka and it should be held as early as possible," BJP leader L... Source: PTI News : Top News |
All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his two-day tour to Bundelkhand from Wednesday to assess the drought by directly interacting with people. Source: rediff News |
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) "Self-defence is the best defence." This is the advice
of President Pratibha Patil, who today said girls should be taught self-defence
techniques like Judo and Karate from an early age in the wake of increased
incidence... Source: PTI News : Top News |
Pro-Taliban militants have abandoned a fort in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan region which they had captured during a fierce battle that left seven paramilitary troops and nearly 50 rebels dead. Source: rediff News |
The seven-month old Goa government may be on the verge of collapse as three NCP MLAs threaten to withdraw from the coalition. However, Congress Chief Source: NDTV News |
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) today
accused the Orissa government of being "negligent" while dealing with the
recent violence against Christians in the state and said the attacks were
"pre-planned".
... Source: PTI News : Top News |
The police have been given instructions to keep strict vigil on the activities of Maoists in Kerala, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said. Source: rediff News |
Hong Kong, Jan 17 (PTI) Latest Bollywood sensation Deepika Padukone has been
nominated in the best actress category for her scintillating performance in the
blockbuster "Om Shanti Om" at the second Asian Film Awards, organisers
announced here... Source: PTI News : Top News |
Floods in southern Africa have killed about 40 people in a growing humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the region and brought renewed appeals for Western financial help. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Omana Gangadharan has become the first Indian to don the prestigious Civic Ambassador's chain and badge worn by the speakers of municipal corporations in England. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
Bollywood, known to encash on patriotism, has shown a disinterest in making a film on the occasion of the Indian Air Force's diamond jubilee. Source: Times of India |
The cabinet gives its nod to the signing of an agreement between India and Egypt on the abolition of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and official passports. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) As the Congress-led government in Goa plunged into
minority, BJP today chose to adopt a wait and watch approach saying it was not
interested in forming the government in the coastal state.
"BJP not at all interested... Source: PTI News : Top News |
The BJP rules out that it is making moves to form a government in Goa following the Digambar Kamat government plunging into a crisis and being reduced to a minority in the state. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
The All India Ulema Association on Thursday said socialite and member of the Godrej industries family Parmeshwar Godrej should apologise to the Muslim Source: NDTV News |
Toal was in charge when India finished second in AFC Under-16 qualifiers in Saudi Arabia. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
The Congress is taking on Mayawati on her own turf. AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, on a tour of the Dalit stronghold of Bundelkhand has blamed t Source: NDTV News |
The Serbian beauty steamrollered Garbin 6-0, 6-3 in her first night match at a Grand Slam. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
The Australian police have said Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly accused of links to the failed UK terror plot, continued to remain under investigation Source: NDTV News |
Spanish league leader Real Madrid bids to rebound from its surprise Copa del Rey elimination when it crosses town to face third-place Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Kerala is poised to get a new airport, with the Union
Government today approving its establishment at Kannur through public-private
partnership.
The Union Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan... Source: PTI News : Top News |
Alarmed by the outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring West Bengal, an alert has been sounded in all the bordering districts of Assam to prevent the spread of the disease in the state. Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'News' | 1 Jan 1970 | 12:00 am
New Delhi, Jan 17 (PTI) Indians working with MNCs are slated to get the highest
salary hike of about 14 percent on an average across the world in 2008, as
firms readily adopt measures to prevent their employees from jumping the ship.
... Source: PTI News : Top News |
The police have said Haneef continued to remain under investigation despite the government ruling out an appeal against a court decision to reinstate his visa. Source: Times of India |
Dhanbad, Jan 17 (PTI) Veteran CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu and West Bengal Chief
Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have shocked communists in the country by
speaking in favour of capitalism, Forward Bloc said today.
National General Secretary of... Source: PTI News : Top News |
Congress legislator Shyam Satardekar is likely to quit the assembly to support NCP which will bring down Congress' strength from 15 to 14 in the 40-member assembly. Source: Times of India |
India led Australia by 170 runs with nine second innings wickets in hand at stumps on the second day of the third Test at the WACA on Thursday. Source: Times of India |
The All-India Ulema Council has asked Muslims to boycott Godrej products to protest against their hosting author Salman Rushdie, who is on a brief holiday in Mumbai. Source: Times of India |
The Centre has pointed out that surveillance had not been to the desired extent as India had declared itself free from bird flu in November 2007. Source: Times of India |
The Goa Assembly was prorogued on Thursday while NCP leader Sharad Pawar warned of "extreme action" to rein in his three MLAs whose decision to withdraw support to the Congress-led coalition government reduced it to a minority triggering a fresh political crisis. Source: rediff News |
A radical Islamic group in Pakistan's Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan has warned that any man shaving his beard will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. Source: rediff News |
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