NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The head of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) will be prosecuted for allegedly giving inadequate security to a female employee killed while travelling home after work, after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Thursday.
After over two decades of association with Congress, former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh has bid a goodbye to the party and might also resign from Rajya Sabha. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:55 am
Seeking to corner the UPA government over the women's quota issue, BJP on asked it to bring a bill providing for 33 per cent reservation in the coming Budget session. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:50 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it looked forward to working with a new Pakistani government with Pervez Musharraf as civilian president, despite indications that election winners might seek to force him out.
Shoaib Akhtar's apology after his outburst against the Pakistan Cricket Board on the contract issue has apparently not cut much ice and PCB would decide in its March 8 meeting. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:35 am
A 40-year-old woman was
allegedly raped by two Haryana armed police personnel and a
commando attached to the state Governor in the wee hours
today, police said. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:27 am
The Delhi High Court has severely
criticised insurance companies for their "apathy and
obstructive attitude" in settling compensation claims of motor
accident victims. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:27 am
The Delhi High Court has termed
Blueline buses as "killer" and held them responsible for
most of the accidental deaths in the Capital. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:27 am
An indefinite shutdown called by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, which is demanding statehood for Darjeeling, (GJM), crippled life in the three sub-divisions of the district in West Bengal Wednesday. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:27 am
A Pakistan Cricket Board official disclosed that they have sent a formal proposal to the BCCI for a short series of three one-day internationals against India in mid March. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:27 am
Ranbaxy Laboratories has said it will move the Delhi High Court against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal's order which will subject the company's cross-border transactions to scrutiny. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:20 am
Africa , Bush did not mention that he had talked with Musharraf on the phone following his party's sweeping defeat in the elections.Talking with reporters aboard Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:09 am
At least 67 Tamil Tigers and three soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's embattled northern region, officials here said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:09 am
The Best of the Booker will honour the finest novel to have won the The Man Booker Prize for Fiction since it was first awarded on April 22, 1969, the organisers announced on Thursday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:01 am
New Delhi, Feb 21 : Keen to speed up trails and clear up the backlog of cases, the Government has proposed an increase of Supreme Court judges from 25 to 30. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Mumbai, Feb 21 : Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has challenged Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to perform the 'Chhat Puja' on the Marina Beach in Chennai and to oppose the Tamil Nadu Government's ordinance to make Tamil compulsory in schools across the State. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
Microsoft India launched Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions platform in India to trigger online advertisement boom in the country. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 11:00 am
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Time is running out for Indian leaders to finalize a landmark nuclear cooperation pact with the United States, three U.S. senators said after meeting with India's prime minister. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:58 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The leaders of the two top parties in Pakistan's recent election meet on Thursday to discuss forming a coalition government that could force President Pervez Musharraf out of power.
Faced with opposition from Reserve Bank of India, the government today decided to subscribe to the rights issue of State Bank of India (SBI) by issuing special marketable government securities instead Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:37 am
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 207 points at 17,825 on positive global cues, and moved up to a high of 17,912 in early deals.The index could not hold gains on selling pressure in Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:32 am
Reliance Communications (RCom) has acquired the Uganda-based Anupam Global Soft (U), a company holding public infrastructure provider licence (PIPL) and public service provider licence (PSPL) - the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:25 am
For long, they hankered with their board about suitable gradations and now an open market has reflected their true worth. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:08 am
The Shiv Sena on Thursday offered to provide "Marathi workers" to industrial units in and around Nashik following the exodus of many labourers in the wake of the anti-north Indian campaign led by the ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
in the pre-season ]," he says. "From the bowling point of view I'm only 75 percent fit as of now and have set no scheduled time to start bowling again. But I definitely want to continue being a genui... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:06 am
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 207 points at 17,825 on positive global cues, and moved up to a high of 17,912 in early deals.The index could not hold gains on selling pressure in Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:03 am
New Delhi, Feb 21 : China has slapped a ban on horror films and other similar audio and visual products, except the Harry Potter series. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Shiv Sena today offered to provide "Marathi workers" to industrial units in and around Nasik following the exodus of many labourers in the wake of the anti-North Indian campaign led by MNS earlier Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Bangalore, Feb 21 : Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific, Japanese IT and communications solution provider, unveiled world's thinnest Ultra Mobile PC, Fujitsu Lifebook U1010s recently in Bangalore. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Security forces gunned down three separatist guerrillas of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant outfit during a gunfight in north Kashmir Wednesday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Lolab (J-K) Feb 21 : Braving the chill and snow, the soldiers deployed in the border area of Lolab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir are undeterred by freezing sub-zero temperatures as they go about patrolling the region to keep a check on infiltration. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Feb 2008 | 10:00 am
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today moved the sessions court seeking to set aside a police order prohibiting him from holding rallies within Mumbai.Raj, who triggered off a Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 9:56 am
The Sensex has rebounded into the positive zone and is now up 63 points at 17,680.The NSE Nifty is up 24 points at 5,178.Satyam has zoomed 8% to Rs 456. Wipro has soared 4.5% to Rs 430 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 9:41 am
The Sensex has recovered almost all its losses and is now down eight points at 17,609.The NSE Nifty is unchanged at 5,154.Satyam has zoomed nearly 9% to Rs 459. Wipro has soared 5% to Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 9:19 am
The Sensex is now down 47 points at 17,571.The NSE Nifty is down eight points at 5,146.Satyam has zoomed over 8% to Rs 458. Wipro has soared 5% to Rs 432, and TCS has surged 3.5% to Rs Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 9:05 am
It was auction fever at its peak, as the best cricketers from India and beyond were lined up and sold off by the IPL. Here is all you wanted to know about the League. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Feb 2008 | 9:04 am
Bajaj Auto, India's second-largest motorcyle maker, will list two newly formed companies, Bajaj Holding and Investment (BHIL) and Bajaj Finserve (BFL), in April after the company got the go-ahead from Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Feb 2008 | 8:52 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles (247 km) above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni's parents have urged him to forget about the cash from his bumper Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and concentrate on cricket.
Announces the launch of India's Leading Knowledge portal created on IBM Software, Systems and Services Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2008 | 6:48 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament will revolutionise cricket in the same way World Series cricket did in the 1970s, according to Australia fast bowler Brett Lee.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates travels to India next week to strengthen diplomatic ties strained by an impasse over a landmark nuclear deal and push American bids for a lucrative $10 billion fighter contract.
Ashutosh Gowariker's epic love story 'Jodhaa Akbar' saw a fair opening and grossed Rs.385 million worldwide in the opening weekend, but the film's box-office collections seem to have stagnated now. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Feb 2008 | 4:30 am
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - Elections in three small states in India's remote and revolt-racked northeast will provide another test for the ruling Congress party as it seeks to boost its shaky morale ahead of a national poll due next year.
PSU bank employees, who have
threatened to go on a strike on February 25 and 26, on Wednesday organise a nation-wide dharna to protest the proposed merger
of SBI`s associate banks with itself and press for their wage
related demands. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
The government is gearing up to confer constitutional status on the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) during Parliament`s budget session beginning Feb 25. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
With floods wreaking havoc every year across the country, the Centre has approved Rs 8,000 crore for flood management during the 11th Plan period. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
The CPI on Wednesday came out strongly
against statements by American senators that the Indo-US
nuclear deal should be wrapped up by May while the Congress
said the deal will be clinched "on our own terms". Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
Pressing India to speed up
implementation of the Nuclear agreement, three influential US
senators on Wednesday said the negotiations with IAEA and Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) should be wound up by May failing which
New Delhi will not get a "similar" deal. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
India`s indigenously developed pilotless target aircraft `Lakshya` was successfully flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here on Wednesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:32 am
Jakarta: A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, killing at least three persons and injuring 25, officials and local media said. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Panaji: The former Goa Minister and MLA, Anatasio Monserratte, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with Tuesday’s mob attack on the Panaji police station in which 15 policemen were injured. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Next time a policemen intercepts you for any traffic violation, don’t take out money to pay fine. Instead, you could help the policeman regulate the traffic! Saifabad Traffic Police Station Inspector A.V. Srinivas has ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: India must complete all necessary steps to conclude the nuclear deal by July-end to ensure that the U.S. Congress approves it before the presidential election. “Otherwise, it will be very difficult for Congress to ratify it. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: India has welcomed the elections in Pakistan and said it was prepared to resume the composite dialogue process on all outstanding problems once a new government assumes office. “The recent elections in Pakistan are ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee has expelled its leader G. Ramachandra Rao, who headed the party’s toddy tappers’ wing from the primary membership of the party for his “indiscipline” ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Feb 2008 | 12:00 am
Following is the full list of 75 IPL (Indian Premier League) cricketers auctioned , along with the prices. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:00 pm
India Cements-owned Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad overshot the maximum $5 million cap at the players' auction for the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 7:00 pm
Led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, wicket-keepers had a field day in the players' auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:01 pm
Two people from Kerala working for a Kuwaiti firm in Iraq were killed in an attack in Iraq, according to reports reaching here. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:01 pm
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Energy Ltd-Hyundai consortium Wednesday won the coveted bid to construct $1.5 billion (Rs.60 billion) Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), scoring over his brother Mukesh Ambani. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:01 pm
Ashok Jain, a former councillor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), was arrested Wednesday for his alleged involvement in murdering a city-based builder last year, police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm
India's Twenty20 World Championship-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was at $1.5 million the most expensive of the 77 cricketers auctioned for the maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm
An indefinite shutdown called by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, which is demanding statehood for Darjeeling, (GJM), crippled life in the three sub-divisions of the district in West Bengal Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Feb 2008 | 5:00 pm
