Both India and Sri Lanka were fined for bowling their overs too slowly during their cricket tri-series match in Adelaide. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:04 pm
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's biggest ethnic Indian party will field its combative leader in next month's national election, the party said on Wednesday, despite growing dissatisfaction in the community over his leadership.
The robust trend in direct tax revenue continues with collection rising 41.4% to Rs 2,28,745 crore till February 15 in fiscal 2007-08 when compared with Rs 1,61,776 crore during the same period last Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:51 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The party of Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto began stitching together a coalition on Wednesday that could topple President Pervez Musharraf, after winning most seats in a general election.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares fell 2.53 percent on Wednesday to their lowest close in a week as persistent worries about the global economy eroded confidence, with ICICI bank and Reliance Industries leading the drop.
36 mins ago - A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, injuring at least three people and damaging several buildings, officials said. No tsunami was detected. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:14 am
India's biggest coal-based power generator NTPC Ltd plans an investment of Rs.60 billion ($1.5 billion) to build capacity of 1,000 MW of renewable energy in 10 years, said a senior company official. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and West Indian left-handed opener Chris Gayle were grabbed by Kolkata franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan in the third round of auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Anil Ambani's Reliance Energy Ltd (REL) has scored over his brother Mukesh Ambani-promoted Sea King Infrastructure Ltd (SKIL) in winning a bid for the prestigious Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project, to be built at a cost of over Rs.40 billion ($1 billion). Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Member of Goa's legislative assembly Atanasio Monserratte has been arrested for allegedly leading a mob that attacked a police station and injured at least seven policemen here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Swedish home products retailer Ikea is ready to enter the Indian market only if the government allows 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retailing, said a top company official. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The steep and fast appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar has hit the Indian textile and clothing industry, which is now demanding a reduction in excise and customs duties ahead of India's budget for 2008-09. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
A violent clash that took place Tuesday between two families over a love marriage has left two youths dead and ten others, including five women, seriously injured, the police said Wednesday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Inspector General of Police Nirmala Chaudhary has sought protection after she claimed to have received threat calls and SMSes from the underworld. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
The Congress led opposition Wednesday demanded the resignation of Law Minister M. Vijayakumar after two newspapers carried highlights of the governor's address to the Kerala Assembly before it was read out in the assembly. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said he is not ready to resign despite suffering big losses in a parliamentary election this week.
Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds on Wednesday said he was almost certain to make himself unavailable if the scheduled tour of troubled Pakistan goes ahead. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:45 am
Birmingham, with a large minority of Asian origin, is fast emerging as the most preferred destination of Indian investment after London. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:38 am
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 85 points at 17,991 on bearish cues from the Asian markets. Unabated selling saw the index slip deeper into the red as the day progressed. The index Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:34 am
A joint economic group comprising commerce ministers of India and China will meet on April 1 and 2 to discuss the India-China free trade agreement (FTA), Dinesh Sharma, joint secretary, ministry of Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:20 am
Swedish home furnishing retail chain IKEA today said India was not even 'an emerging market' ready for big retailers with players making more mistakes than success.The company, which sources Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:15 am
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 85 points at 17,991 on bearish cues from the Asian markets. Unabated selling saw the index slip deeper into the red as the day progressed. The index Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 10:03 am
The cash-and-carry joint venture of Wal-Mart and Bharati Enterprises is expected to open the first of its planned 10-15 wholesale facilities by December 2008. The JV is planning to open two-three Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:58 am
PARIS (Reuters) - The belief that rich countries are draining poorer ones of their best-qualified people is largely unfounded, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in a report published on Wednesday.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) and the Adani Group-promoted Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) will invest Rs 100 crore for developing a mega car terminal at Mundra, Gujarat. The terminal is Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:50 am
The Sensex is now down 439 points at 17,636.The NSE Nifty is down 120 points at 5,160.Tata Steel has slumped 4.8% to Rs 774. BHEL and Maruti have plunged 4.5% each to Rs 2,125 and Rs Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:46 am
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India's rich and powerful dug deep into their pockets on Wednesday to stock up on talent for their teams in India's new money-spinning cricket tournament.
Young children in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, are to be the first in the United Kingdom to benefit from an anti-racist curriculum that is being embedded in nursery schools. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:23 am
The Sensex has slipped back deeper into red and is now down 517 points at 17,559.The NSE Nifty is down 154 points at 5,126.BHEL has slumped 4.5% to Rs 2,126, and Tata Steel has plunged Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:21 am
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi hoped that Finance Minister P Chidambaram will address women and farmers' concerns in the Budget 2008-09, to be presented on February 29. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:19 am
Japan's meteorological agency issues a tsunami warning following a powerful quake off western Indonesia. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:12 am
The million dollar barrier was breached in the opening round itself when the Chennai franchisee of the Indian Premier League (IPL) bid a staggering $1.5 million (apprximately Rs 6 crore) for Twenty20 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Feb 2008 | 9:09 am
In the land of its birth, the bindi, however, continues to be manufactured unchecked as there is no agency to monitor the usage and harmful effects of spurious products. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:48 am
The tunnel, at a depth of 70-metre below the surface, is 3.6 km long will be complete by 2011. The cost of the project is Rs 157 crore as given under the JNNURM. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:32 am
Musharraf's aides met Zardari yesterday for discussions on the formation of the next government, their first contact since the February 18 general election. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:02 am
India's one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was grabbed by the Chennai team for a whopping $1.5 million while outgoing Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist was bought by the Hyderabad franchise for $700,000 in the first round of the players' auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 8:00 am
Pervez Musharraf has rejected demands for his resignation in the wake of the electoral drubbing of his allies in the parliamentary polls. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:58 am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian salaries rose an average 15.1 percent in 2007 with the highest increase coming from the real estate sector, according to a survey conducted by human resources firm Hewitt Associates.
The Indian School of Business (ISB), which was recently ranked among the world's top-20 business schools by the Financial Times, may open its second campus at the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:30 am
Thespian Dilip Kumar's ill health has delayed the government's plans to honour him, singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, Bengali director Tapan Sinha and south Indian actress B. Saroja Devi. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 4:00 am
PATNA (Reuters) - Young girls and their mothers huddle under shawls in the central reservation of one of the city's main streets, picking through trash for grimy metal scraps that might earn them 20 rupees a day.
TOKYO: Toshiba said on Tuesday it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, handing a victory to rival Blu-ray disc technology in a protracted format battle for next-generation video. “We concluded that ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Sangakkara, Jayawardene combine well to help Sri Lanka post a competitive total after early setback Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The strategic community here heaved a sigh of relief over the by and large fair polls in Pakistan. It is unanimous that President Pervez Musharraf may find it increasingly difficult to hold on to power, the U.S. would play a ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Musharraf suffers big setback; Zardari stakes claim to form government at the Centre with the help of allies Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
HAVANA: Cuban leader Fidel Castro defied America for nearly half a century, resisting U.S. attempts to topple him while leading his country he built just 145 km south of Florida. He resigned as President on Tuesday, two years after falling ill ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Each Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise squad must have a minimum of 16 players per squad, according the rules of the Twenty20 tournament starting April 18. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:32 pm
J.G. Hosiery Pvt Ltd, owner of the leading brand Amul Macho, Tuesday projected a turnover of Rs.2.1 billion ($52.6 million) at the end of the fourth quarter in March 2008 against Rs.1.5 billion in the corresponding period of last fiscal, with a net profit of over 10 percent. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:31 pm
The Punjab government and Tata Motors will set up a driving training institute in Muktsar at a cost of Rs.125 million that will help youngsters secure jobs as skilled drivers. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:31 pm
American defence equipment manufacturer Honeywell has offered the Indian Army its latest micro air vehicle (MAV) - a miniature version of a spy helicopter that can be used for surveillance, communication and dropping sensors at sensitive places for information gathering. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:31 pm
Two political outfits Tuesday demanded the bifurcation of Tamil Nadu into two smaller states 'for effective administration'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:30 pm
Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party, topping the election results tally, were set to join hands to form the next government, as Pakistanis decisively voted out the PML-Q backed by President Pervez Musharraf. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 6:00 pm
A total of 78 players, including Indians and foreigners, will be auctioned for the eight DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, starting here at 11 a.m. Wednesday, the IPL council announced here Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Feb 2008 | 3:33 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
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
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
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
