ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suspected suicide bomber killed 14 people and wounded 24 at an election rally in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Raphael Jacquelin overcame testing course conditions to card an even-par 72 and lead by one shot after the third round of the Indian Masters on Saturday.
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday visited the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sport Complex and supervised the facilities available here for the sportsmen. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:28 pm
The Mouda police has detained 17 suspects for their involvement in the lynching of a local Congress leader Gyaneshwar Sathawane late on Thursday, reports said. The police have also registered cases in connection with the incident, which took place in Tarsa at about 10:30 pm. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:28 pm
The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who died at his home in Vlodrop, in The Netherlands, will be brought to his ancestral home on Saturday Source: Zee News : States | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:28 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States has warned India it was now or never for a controversial nuclear cooperation deal which was unlikely to be offered again after President George W. Bush leaves office.
At least six high power rifles and a wireless set were found missing Saturday from a police station on the main highway between Salem and Dharmapuri, 350 km southwest of the Tamil Nadu capital, police said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
The entire air-conditioned lounge of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium was gutted in a fire here Saturday afternoon. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
The preparations for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games to be held in Pune have impressed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi Saturday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will address a rally in Bhopal Sunday that is expected to set the tone for her Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) campaign ahead of the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh later this year. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
After a week of heavy snowfall, the sun shone bright in the Kashmir Valley Saturday bringing relief to the people although the threat of avalanches continued to loom in the higher reaches. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has formally taken over the probe into the illegal kidney transplant racket, is likely to send a formal request Saturday for kingpin Amit Kumar's deportation to India from Nepal, officials said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:01 pm
Hyderabad's new international airport is all set to receive its first commercial flights as part of test operations Tuesday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:00 pm
A group of Maoist insurgents attacked members of the special operation group (SOG) Friday in a forest in Orissa's Gajapati district, police said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:00 pm
Kerala's second botanical garden, the Malabar Botanical Garden, was inaugurated here Saturday. The 38-acre garden with rare species of plants will specialise in research on aquatic plants. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Feb 2008 | 1:00 pm
The markets extended losses for the fourth straight week, and both the major indices succumbed to unabated selling in the latter half of the week ended February 8.The Sensex, which rallied to Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:25 pm
Team India have played a total of 15 matches on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They have won seven encounters of which five victories came under the floodlights. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:14 pm
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the 1,980 MW Tiroda Super Thermal Power Station in Maharashtra`s Gondia District on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
Saying "time is wasting," US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday he hoped India could quickly get international approvals needed for the US-India civil nuclear deal to go through this year. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
BJP on Thursday said it would soon announce the new schedule of the `Sankalp Yatra` by the party`s Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani, which was cancelled in the wake of security concerns for him. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
Renowned social reformer Murlidhar Devidas Amte alias Baba Amte passed away at his `Anandwan` ashram in Chandrapur, Maharashtra on Saturday. He was 94. Despite being surrounded by wealth, he willingly sacrificed his life to the cause of the hapless lepers. He was a highly learned man who honoured his own education by practically matching its expectations. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that the indigenously built surface-to-air Akash missile is ready for induction. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condoled the death of noted social activist Murlidhar Devidas "Baba" Amte, describing him as a "saint" and a "true Gandhian" who committed his life to the welfare of the destitute. Source: Zee News : India National | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:02 pm
Accusing PCB of double standards, controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar said he was said he was unable to understand the board's 'inconsistent policies'. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 11:50 am
Amit Kumar Raut lived life king size thanks to the nearly 200 percent profit he gained per illegal transplant, according to his reported admission to Nepal Police. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 11:49 am
At least 47 combatants, including 25 LTTE cadres were killed and several more wounded, as fierce fighting between the advancing government troops and the rebels continues. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 11:35 am
M. Venkaiah Naidu challenged the CPI(M) to withdraw support to the UPA government if it was dissatisfied with the performance of the Congress led government. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 11:23 am
Reforms and investment in education are two mantras of the government, which is committed to improving access to education for all and encouraging excellence and creativity, Prime Minister Manmohan Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna scored a facile win over Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov in doubles to give India a crucial 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 10:48 am
A confident Virender Sehwag reiterated that Australians were scared of India, sounding a note of warning on the eve of the fourth one-day international between the two teams on Sunday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 10:40 am
The US has termed as 'credible' the Scotland Yard's findings that former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto died due to the impact of a suicide bomb and not from a gunshot. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 9:53 am
The mortal remains of noted social activist and Magsaysay award winner Murlidhar Devidas Amte, fondly known as Baba Amte, will be laid to rest tomorrow morning, family sources said.Amte (94) Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Feb 2008 | 9:15 am
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Twenty people were killed by avalanches and 15 others were missing in Jammu and Kashmir as the heaviest snowfall in recent years brought the Himalayan region to a standstill, officials said on Saturday.
An Australian man was convicted on Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a metal drum in his garage for 23 years. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Feb 2008 | 8:22 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Saturday a U.S. official's assertion that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar are operating from Pakistani territory.
A Chinese protest over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to the border state of Arunachal Pradesh has triggered angry reactions with regional lawmakers terming Beijing's attitude 'uncalled for'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Feb 2008 | 7:32 am
Pakistani publishers and exhibitors at the World Book Fair here are a happy lot as business this time has soared in comparison to earlier years. Works on literature and the Urdu language are doing especially well. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Feb 2008 | 6:00 am
The United States has termed as "credible" the Scotland Yard's findings that former Pakistan Premier Benazir Bhutto died due to the impact of a suicide bomb and not from a gunshot saying it has no Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Feb 2008 | 5:30 am
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi and Kolkata completed their final placements for 2008. The students were offered the highest annual domestic and international salary of Rs 25 lakh and Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Feb 2008 | 5:30 am
Investor sentiment for initial public offerings (IPOs) in India is turning tepid following the mega issue of Reliance Power. Adding to this are uncertainties plaguing the secondary markets, which compel some companies to withdraw their IPOs due to poor investor response. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Feb 2008 | 5:02 am
Eminent social worker Murlidhar Devidas Amte, popularly known as Baba Amte, died Saturday at his Anandvan ashram here. He was 94 years old. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Feb 2008 | 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saying "time is wasting," U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday he hoped India could quickly get international approvals needed for the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal to go through this year.
In a fit of rage, actor Upen Patel ripped apart the shirt provided to him as part of his costume for the comedy 'Money Hai To Honey Hai' while shooting in Mauritius. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Feb 2008 | 2:00 am
NEW DELHI: India is confident that the kidney racket kingpin Amit Kumar would soon be handed over by Nepal, where he was arrested on Thursday. The CBI has taken up the matter with the Nepalese government through the Indian ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Friday ordered issue of notices to the Union and State governments on an application by Administrator of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and Chairman of Bangalore Development Authority ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Amid warming of ties, China has taken exception to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh and his assertion that the State belongs to India, evoking a strong reaction from New Delhi. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
The findings of a Scotland Yard inquiry into how Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto died after being attacked during a political rally in Rawalpindi were presented to the Government of Pakistan on Friday. The conclusions of the inquiry were outlined in a ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka military on Friday claimed to have made some territorial gains along the Forward Defence Lines (FDLs) in Mannar district amid reports of heavy fighting and casualties. The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and the pro-LTTE ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Emaar MGF Land, the Indian arm of West Asia's largest property developer, became the second casualty in as many days of waning investor interest in the primary market. ?? Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2008 | 7:55 pm
Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 471 crore on the BSE Friday-an increase of 526.43% from Rs 75 crore clocked on Thursday. As many as 10 stocks witnessed trades of 3 lakh shares on Friday Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2008 | 6:50 pm
The first match of the much awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in Banglaore in April, while the semi-finals and the final will be in Mumbai, a top IPL official announced here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2008 | 6:30 pm
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's police have arrested an Indian man suspected of being the mastermind of an illegal kidney transplant racket in India that may have duped or forced at gunpoint hundreds of poor labourers into donating their organs.
Mohun Bagan take on I-league leaders Dempo S.C. in a crucial encounter at the Salt Lake Stadium Saturday with the scales tilted in favour of the Goan outfit. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2008 | 5:31 pm
Mansoor Zaman of Pakistan pulled off a stunner, winning the third Kolkata International Squash Championship Friday by defeating Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia 11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-8. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2008 | 5:31 pm
California-based IT major Digital Liberty Group (DLG), Friday announced it taking over 55 percent stakes in the Kochi-based Comprehensive Software Solutions and Services (CS3). Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2008 | 5:30 pm
Unidentified men pelted stones at the Kerala opposition leader Oommen Chandy during a Congress party meeting Friday evening here. He, however, escaped unhurt, a police official said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Feb 2008 | 5:30 pm
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Australia's Adam Gilchrist will take part in the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament in April, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Friday.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - British police investigating the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto concluded she was killed by a head injury caused by the impact of a bomb blast, not by a bullet, drawing scepticism from her close aides.
The export target for the next fiscal could be fixed around $200 billion, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath said today.Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of exporters Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2008 | 1:52 pm
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 797.25 crore (provisional) on Friday, according to data released by BSE. While FIIs made gross purchases of Rs 2,687.06 crore, Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2008 | 1:28 pm
The central government has notified, with immediate effect, the export prohibition of any non-basmati rice under the transitional arrangements under Para 1.5 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Feb 2008 | 1:15 pm
