Wal-Mart Stores Inc abandoned the flailing HD DVD format, potentially ending a war over next-generation DVDs as it joined Best Buy and Netflix. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 3:07 pm
Blaming a vicious campaign by rival corporate interests for pulling down Reliance Power and other group firms stocks, Anil Ambani Group demanded a probe by market regulator SEBI into market abuse that hit millions of investors. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 2:18 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition politicians warned against vote rigging on Sunday, the eve of a general election that could usher in a parliament intent on forcing U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
Garry Kasparov may have been the biggest hurdle in his way to becoming to the world champion, but Viswanathan Anand continues to hold the Russian in high regard even after his retirement. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 2:01 pm
Mahendra Singh Dhoni insists he has not made any mistake by picking the out-of-form left-hander ahead of swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:49 pm
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting felt the Indian side lacked experience as the hosts secured a 50-run victory in the tri-series one-dayer on Sunday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:46 pm
Twenty Maoists were gunned down during the combing operation by security forces in border area of Nayagarh-Ganjam-Kandhamal districts. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:42 pm
Anil Ambani group announced on Sunday to consider free bonus shares for investors in the company and hit out at rivals for hammering down the shares of all the group companies. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:27 pm
A livid Sunil Gavaskar lashed out at Indian seamer Munaf Patel for his lackadaisical attitude on the field and suggested he should not have been included in the side. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:16 pm
BERLIN (Reuters) - The two most overtly political movies in competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their message and methods.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Power Ltd plans to issue bonus shares to all equity holders other than the founders, hoping to cheer retail investors after the firm's shares tumbled following a record $3 billion IPO.
Pakistani politicians were making final preparations for a general election the next day that could usher in a parliament intent on forcing President Pervez Musharraf from power. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 1:06 pm
World champion Viswanathan Anand suffered a rare setback with white pieces and lost to Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:55 pm
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday in the most deadly attack since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, the government said.
The insurance sector has demanded a hike in foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from the present 26% to 49% and exemption of service tax for health insurances."For the growth of the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:35 pm
Barely a week after listing on stock exchanges, Reliance Power Sunday said it would consider a bonus issue to shareholders Feb 24 to address investor complaints of overpricing of its maiden issue. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:30 pm
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Mitchell Johnson took three wickets as Australia defeated India by 50 runs in a low-scoring tri-series one-day international at Adelaide Oval on Sunday to move closer to a place in the tournament finals.
The minimum temperature increased by a couple of notches in the capital on Sunday bringing further relief for Delhiites who have been reeling under severe cold wave conditions. The minimum was recorded at 11.7 degrees Celsius against Saturday`s 9.5 degrees Celsius, according to the Met office. Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:12 pm
The influential church groups and social organisations in Nagaland have issued various dos and don`ts for political parties to ensure free, fair and morally acceptable state Assembly Polls on March 5. Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:12 pm
President Pratibha Patil inaugurated a scheme to provide financial help to get poor girls married off in Bihar. Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:12 pm
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced that Rs 10 lakh each would be paid to the family of the policemen killed in the Maoist attack, and asked the State Home Secretary to conduct an inquiry into lacunae in the security at the arms depots. Source: Zee News : States | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:12 pm
In an unprecedented move, Anil Ambani Group company Reliance Power will give free bonus shares to all its shareholders to compensate the losses they suffered when the company was listed a week ago Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 11:41 am
Amid speculations that Indian conglomerate Tatas may soon come out with a takeover bid, the global luxury hotel chain Orient-Express is seeing a rush of hedge fund investors seeking a play in any Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 9:58 am
Diversified group Indiabulls is looking to raise about $1 billion through bond offering or a hybrid instrument, which would include issuance of both equity and debentures, for its flagship firm Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 9:54 am
State Bank of India's subsidiary SBI Capital Markets plans to set up a $100 million (about Rs 400 crore) venture capital (VC) fund to invest in knowledge-based sectors in the country.The SBI Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 9:49 am
On the eve of parliamentary polls in Pakistan, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is 100% confident of garnering a majority but warned President Pervez Musharraf-led government not to rig the election Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 8:19 am
The change of guard in Indian cricket team is reflecting in the endorsement market, with soft drinks major Pepsi deciding to drop Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid as ambassadors while roping in Source: Business Standard | News Now | 17 Feb 2008 | 7:50 am
Gildemeister AG, the euro 1.6-billion ($2.3 billion) German maker of turning and milling equipment, is planning a production facility in India to meet the growing demand for machine tools by a vibrant domestic manufacturing industry. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 6:31 am
Britain, which is seeking to overhaul its immigration policy, cannot afford to upset the Asian community because of its increasing electoral clout, says the chairperson of the Indo-British Friendship Society. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 4:31 am
Work on Air India's third hangar at Thiruvananthapuram will begin next month and it will be fully operational in 18 months, an official said here. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 4:30 am
Actress Bipasha Basu is a fan of Pakistani singer Atif Aslam and she wants him to do the playback for her movie 'Race'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 3:01 am
It's a perfectly symbiotic relationship. The formula of turning bestsellers into feature films or serials often proves profitable. Interestingly, the trend works the other way as well with book sales soaring as soon as a film or soap based on it hits the screen. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 3:00 am
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has asked producers to boycott artistes who are not members of different associations affiliated to it. Several bigwigs in Bollywood do not have labour union cards, unlike Hollywood, where no one is allowed to work in movies without a union card. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 3:00 am
Hrithik Roshan intends to work more this year and combine business with fun. With his first costume drama, 'Jodhaa Akbar' striking the right chord at the box office and his second child around the corner, life has never been rosier for Hrithik. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 17 Feb 2008 | 3:00 am
Lahore: Confident of a victory for his party in a free and fair election on February 18, Pakistan People’s Party leader Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday refused to rule out working with President Pervez Musharraf and said the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Orissa was in the crosshairs of the central military commission of Maoists for carrying out a major raid Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Saturday quelled a protest “walk” organised by the Hindu Rights Action Force at a number of places here. In a dramatic show of force, the police fired teargas and targeted water cannon at several ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Chicago: Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, whose second around-the-world balloon attempt ended in India, has been declared dead five months after he vanished while flying in a small plane. — AP Back ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Jaipur: An Army personnel was on Saturday arrested for allegedly molesting an Australian tourist on board the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Express. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has made light of Home Minister K. Jana Reddy’s claims of not coming across any intelligence report that warned about escalation of naxalite problem if separate Telangana State was ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 17 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Police Saturday arrested 26 court employees here on the charge of swindling over Rs.70 million from the provident fund account of the court staff. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2008 | 6:00 pm
A Delhi Police inspector was suspended Saturday for not taking note of kidney scam kingpin Amit Kumar being let off by seven policemen after taking bribes, while a city court directed the city police force to confront a policeman arrested Thursday with the key scam accused. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm
