The Delhi High Court wants not
one but, at least, four mobile courts in the capital for the
on-the-spot disposal of cases related to beggars caught in
public places. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:39 pm
BJP, in search of friends
ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, does not feel that
Mayawati could be its natural ally as it has dubbed the BSP
supremo as a "feudal lord". Source: Zee News : States | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:39 pm
Rejecting the PMO`s refusal to provide a list of classified files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has
asked it to make public a list of 29 such files. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:39 pm
The eleventh plan (2007-2012) outlay for Uttar Pradesh has been stepped up to Rs 2,80,000 crore, a three and half times increase over the allocation
made during the tenth plan. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:39 pm
Two sloth bear cubs have been rescued from a poacher by a joint team of the state forest department and a non-governmental organisation Wildlife S.O.S. here. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 11:54 am
She pleaded 'Papa, Papa'. But it failed to change the minds of her parents as they abandoned their 12-year-old girl at the Lalgarh station in Bikaner. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 11:49 am
HAVANA (Reuters) - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - With over $1.7 billion being spent on franchise sales, television and promotion rights, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is poised to become one of the most lucrative sporting events to be launched in Asia.
Left-arm pacer Pradeep Sangwan dished out a fiery spell to claim five wickets as India coasted to a convincing six-wicket victory over South Africa. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 11:25 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents won a big election victory on Tuesday after voters rejected his former ruling party, raising questions about the future of the U.S. ally who has ruled since 1999.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin believes that India could be the largest defense market in Asia with $20 billion in possible air force, navy and communications contracts over the next decade, an executive said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): FinanceAsia has awarded Citi best cash management bank and best cash solutions bank in Asia for 2007. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Mumbai, Feb 19 (ANI/Business Wire India): Castrol India Limited today declared its audited results for the financial year ended December 31, 2007. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A team of senior British scientists is touring south India to meet R&D and private sector institutions and highlight their expertise in life sciences and stem cell research. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:50 am
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee cautioned that any efforts by the judiciary to take on itself the 'onerous responsibility' of the governance of the country will have 'serious implications.' Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:46 am
HYDERABAD: The Bharatiya Janata Party will shortly come out with a draft policy of a new agriculture policy that will address an 'imminent agrarian crisis', senior party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu has s... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:44 am
HYDERABAD : A technical snag encountered during the trial run of the prestigious Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme near the project site late Sunday night led to a major controversy with leaders of the ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:44 am
The MIM and the CPI(M) walked out of the Assembly on Monday to protest the "inadequate" share for Muslims in the four phases of land distribution by the government. During Question Hour, the MIM floor... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:44 am
"Some persons in the Congress high command have doubts about the Telangana sentiment. The Bhongir meeting is to prove them wrong," Mr Satyanarayana Rao said. "There is a str... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:44 am
HYDERABAD : The finance and legislative affairs minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Monday said the Opposition was wasting time of the Assembly on non-issues. "By now, the Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar R... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:44 am
A total of 267 people have died of AIDS between January 2004 and July 31, last year in Uttar Pradesh, the state Assembly was informed. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:33 am
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 167 points at 18,215 on positive cues from the Asian markets. After extending gains in early trades, the index exhibited range-bound movement for the major Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:30 am
The realty sector is projected to witness the highest salary rise in 2008 in India, even ahead of retail and telecommunications industries, says a survey. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:25 am
Ranbaxy Laboratories will demerge its new drug discovery research (NDDR) unit to a subsidiary, Ranbaxy Life Science Research, subject to requisite approvals.According to a release issued by Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:20 am
Ford India today launched a new version of its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Endeavour powered by a 3 litre turbo diesel engine. The new Ford Endeavour Thunder has been priced at Rs 17.32 lakh Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:15 am
] . There is a debate on Pakistan's role because people with guns are hurting Pakistan itself as they are now entering your cities.Yes, it is hurting us and this is the problem. We have a problem of i... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:08 am
Members of opposition and treasury benches came to blows inside the Orissa Assembly on Tuesday, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House. The problem started when the Opposition sought to cancel the Q... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:05 am
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 167 points at 18,215 on positive cues from the Asian markets. After extending gains in early trades, the index exhibited range-bound movement for the major Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:02 am
A new building, Globsyn Crystals, will open April at West Bengal's burgeoning IT hub at Salt Lake City here to meet the increasing demand for space in the core area. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Lakewood Malls, the Rs 50 crore retail arm of the Hiranandani Group, is set to expand its operations during the next fiscal.The company, which over the past four years has been experimenting Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A handful of leading Australians, including middle-order batsman Michael Clarke and strike bowler Mitchell Johnson, have turned down offers to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) to focus on their international careers.
The Sensex is now up 78 points at 18,126.The Nifty is up 19 points at 5,296.Bajaj Auto has zoomed 6.5% to Rs 2,342. ACC has soared 5% to Rs 794, and Ranbaxy has surged 4.5% to Rs 414 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:39 am
Daikin Air-conditioning India, the fully-owned subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Japan, has acquired an industrial site in the Neemrana industrial area in Rajasthan to establish its first Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:30 am
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to a five-year jail term by a Canadian court for trafficking in prescription pills. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:24 am
The Sensex is now up 121 points at 18,169.The Nifty is up 36 points at 5,313.Bajaj Auto has zoomed 6.5% to Rs 2,342. ACC has soared 5% to Rs 794, and Ranbaxy has surged 4.5% to Rs 414 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:14 am
A Russian tourist was assaulted by a mob when he allegedly desecrated a "cross" in North Goa's Pernem Taluka, 25 kms from here, police said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:06 am
Fidel Castro, who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States from a guerrilla uprising and defied attempts to oust him by 10 US Presidents, retired on Tuesday after almost half a Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:03 am
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said that he will not return to lead the country as president, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Feb 2008 | 9:02 am
Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has warned insurers not to issue policies without receiving the proposal form from customers as stipulated in Section 4 of the IRDA Act Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Feb 2008 | 8:53 am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat will play an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in a U.S. film that revolves around a legend that he visited India.
A woman set herself ablaze to prove her love to her husband after being influenced by a love song on a television channel. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:30 am
A new world of malls, multi-screen theatres, multi-starred hotels and corporate hubs, all in a radius of four to five kilometres, has come up in Ghaziabad, the new boomtown bordering east Delhi. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 4:01 am
In possible fresh trouble for Amit
Kumar, the alleged kingpin in the multi-crore rupee kidney
transplant racket, the Enforcement Directorate has begun a
probe to ascertain if he has violated Foreign Exchange
Management Act (FEMA). Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday
launched a scathing attack on Tripura`s Left Front
government ahead of the assembly election, saying she wants to
dismiss the notion that her party was not serious in fighting
the left which supported the UPA government at the Centre. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
In a veiled message to Left parties, Prime Minister`s Special Envoy Shyam Saran on Monday said India would not be able to have civil nuclear trade with the international community without the US taking the "lead on our behalf". Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
The Tis Hazari court in Delhi remanded Dr Jeevan Raut, brother of kidney racket kingpin Dr Amit Kumar alias Santosh Raut, to CBI custody till February 29. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
Former Joint Commissioner of
Police Shridhar Vagal, who is facing trial in fake-stamp paper
racket masterminded by Abdul Karim Telgi, has moved Bombay
High Court asking for discharge from the case. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
American armament major Lockheed
Martin on Monday said its offer of F-16 in fighters to IAF`s
requirement for a multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) was fully
compliant with the transfer of technology conditions sought by
India and in some cases exceeded the wish list. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
India is all set to test fire its
first ever under sea ballistic missile and join the select
band of five nations who have the technology. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
Describing the attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra as a serious issue of human rights violation, the NHRC on Monday issued notice to the State government and sought its reply within four weeks. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
The Patiala House court here on Monday announced the quantum of punishment in the Kunjum Budhiraja murder case, sentencing Romesh Sharma and 5 others convicted, to life imprisonment. The court did not award death sentence, saying the case didn`t fall under the rarest of rare cases. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:38 am
NEW DELHI: The Annual Plan for Puducherry for 2008-09 was on Monday fixed at Rs.1,750 crore at a meeting here between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy. Dr. Ahluwalia hailed the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Turnout in Pakistan election low; polling peaceful; no complaint by major parties of irregularities Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
KARUR: A concerted move is being made to bring together various stakeholders and players in the textile sector to forge a confederation and overcome crises such as rupee appreciation, yarn price fluctuation, availability of cotton and suggest ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday urged the Election Commission to hold the Assembly polls in Karnataka before May 31 on the basis of the Delimitation Commission recommendations, reorganising constituencies all over the State. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
TUTICORIN: A study conducted by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has attributed the mass mortality of fish at the Karapad Bay here on February 14 to high amount of ammonia concentration in water. Scientists belonging to ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Facing an acute power shortage, Kerala Monday alleged that the central government had been 'neglecting' the state's demands for more allocation and has even cut down its share of power. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 6:31 pm
The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) Monday declared Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would be the combine's 'future leader in parliament' and said it would capture 100 seats in the next general elections. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 6:31 pm
An extra-time golden goal by Birendra Lakra powered defending champions Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to a 4-3 win against Chandigarh Academy in the final of the 4th junior boys (under-18) National Hockey Championship here Monday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 6:30 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The central government told the Supreme Court on Monday it would have no objections if investigations into Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002 were moved out of the state, according to court documents.
A day after she lost her husband under the wheels of a Blueline bus, a 25-year-old woman hanged herself at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday evening. She leaves a one-month baby behind. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 4:32 pm
The controversial land deal for the $1 billion Cyber City project in Kerala has now come under scrutiny for possible evasion of land registration fee to the government. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 4:31 pm
Activists of the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Monday blocked roads in Darjeeling district of West Bengal demanding complete statehood and rejection of sixth schedule status granted to the region in 2005. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 4:31 pm
The Planning commission Monday approved Rs.17.5 billion ($440 million) as the plan outlay for Puducherry for 2008-09. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 4:31 pm
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Monday to press for a development package for the state and came away happy with the talks, indicating that her threat to withdraw support to the government has been put on hold. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Feb 2008 | 4:30 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Joynath Victor De, a retired Indian Airlines employee, is so fond of his moustache that he is defending it in court after he says it lost him his job with the airline.
