Congress General Secretary and MP Rahul Gandhi will undertake a four-day trip to Orissa starting Thursday. Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:52 pm
Four US nonproliferation experts have called on the Bush administration to make public comments about the US-India civil nuclear deal that it gave to US lawmakers on condition they be kept secret. Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:52 pm
The Centre on Wednesday accepted in the
Supreme Court that the list of offices exempted from coming
under the Office of Profit Act needs to be expanded. Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:52 pm
Foreign Secretary David Miliband
has asked British diplomats to reorient their world-view
considering that power is moving from West to East, with the
integration of China and India into the world economy. Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:52 pm
The US on Wednesday described as "sad and
unfortunate" the murder of an Indian medical student in that
country but suggested that it was not unusual for such things
to happen in a "big country". Source: Zee News : India National | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:52 pm
The Karnataka government has appointed
IT Secretary M N Vidyashankar as the Officer on Special Duty
(OSD) to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka. Source: Zee News : States | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:27 pm
As the national capital reported one more case of polio, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has said he would review the National Polio Surveillance Project being run in collaboration with international organisations like WHO. Source: Zee News : States | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:27 pm
The people of Meghalaya will in
likelihood witness another round of "musical chair" for the
"Kursi" of Chief Minister in the coming days as several
heavyweight state politicians have joined the race and the
possibility of a fractured mandate looms large. Source: Zee News : States | 6 Mar 2008 | 1:27 pm
Mukesh Ambani saw the highest fluctuation of about $35 billion in his net worth over the past year even as he trailed his estranged brother Anil as the world's second biggest wealth creator. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:12 pm
"We are a steel family and love steel more than anything. How can we give up in India when we did not give up on Arcelor despite hostility," Aditya Mittal said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:06 pm
If you order a pint of beer in an Indian restaurant in Britain, chances are you would be served an Indian beer. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:01 pm
The latest fad is to host dedicated phone lines which fuel propaganda aimed at hastening President Pervez Musharraf's 'exit'. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 11:58 am
Sania Mirza will be among the top ten players on the WTA Tour within two years, Eric van Harpen, one of the most famous coaches in the world of tennis, feels. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 11:40 am
RAW, country's external intelligence gathering wing, has come in for a sharp criticism for allegedly mishandling the espionage case involving Rabindra Singh. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 11:04 am
Riding on robust growth driven by new launches, Chinese consumer goods maker Haier expects to cross a turnover of Rs 550 crore in India this year. It is also targeting to achieve around 8% market Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:51 am
A taluka-level agricultural officer has been booked for his alleged involvement in a scam in the distribution of farm equipment under the Prime Minister's Relief Package. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:51 am
RAW faces criticism over espionage case NDTV.com - 1 hour ago PTI The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence gathering wing, has come in for a sharp criticism from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Five men arrested on suspicion of involvement in former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination were remanded to the four-day judicial custody. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:27 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a precedence for the smooth transfer of power by issuing a special decree introducing the official status of 'President-elect'. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:23 am
The meeting of the senior selection panel headed by Dilip Vengsarkar, to choose the Indian team for the first Test against South Africa, has been put off. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:16 am
Considering the demand for cut in interest rates on housing loans up to Rs 20 lakh, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that it is for the banks and Reserve Bank of India to take a call Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:13 am
Kolkata-based Adhunik Metaliks is in talks with private equity players for acquiring stake in its wholly owned subsidiary, Orissa Manganese & Minerals.The deal is likely to be struck in Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 10:09 am
The country's fourth largest commercial vehicle maker Eicher Motors' grew by less than 1% in February selling just 420 units as against 418 units sold in the same month of the previous year Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 9:50 am
As government raised the pitch on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the face of Washington's insistence on a May deadline, the Left allies have also stepped up pressure by seeking an immediate meeting of Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 9:26 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's $15 billion farm debt waiver announced in the 2008/09 budget will strengthen the banking sector and the central bank supported the idea, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Thursday.
Having missed the opportunity last year to hit the market, power sector giant NHPC is likely to approach market regulator Sebi by May for its Initial Public Offer (IPO)."We are waiting for the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
In an initiative aimed at strengthening Indian capital markets through greater transparency for investors, CRISIL will classify capital market instruments based on their complexity. The voluntary and Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:58 am
The Association of National Exchanges Members of India (ANMI) is likely to be the first self regulating organisation for investment advisors in the capital market."I hope ANMI will become the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:22 am
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil was little changed on Thursday after surging 5 percent to touch a record high near $105 a day ago, boosted by an unexpected fall in U.S. crude stocks that rekindled supply worries after OPEC left output unchanged.
The Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 604.94 crore in the futures & options segment on Wednesday.According to data released by the NSE, FIIs were net buyers of Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 7:23 am
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Harbhajan Singh left Australia with a parting swipe to his critics and opponents by saying he would not tone down his on-field behaviour.
Both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange are closed on Thursday on account of Mahashivratri, a bank holiday. However, both the major commodity exchanges MCX and NCDEX are Source: Business Standard | News Now | 6 Mar 2008 | 5:46 am
Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan made a perfect couple and their on-screen chemistry sizzled in both 'Dhoom 2' and 'Jodhaa Akbar'. The actress attributes the chemistry to their rapport off screen. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 3:01 am
Over the past week, both India and China have announced their respective annual budgetary allocation towards defence spending and the contrast is striking. This contrast has long-term implications for the South Asian strategic framework. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 3:00 am
Kamal Haasan's daughter Shruti stunned everyone at the Hard Rock cafe in Mumbai by belting out her own compositions. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Mar 2008 | 3:00 am
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Governor S.M. Krishna has resigned, sources in the government said here on Wednesday night. Mr. Krishna has sent in his resignation to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil. The sources said Gujarat Governor Naval ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Many prime ministerial aides have found themselves exasperated at Manmohan Singh’s preference for bland, give-no-offence-to-anyone prose over their sharply-worded, cogently-argued drafts. On Wednesday, Dr. Singh seemed ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
HONOLULU: Kenichi Horie, who has crossed the Pacific in a solar-powered boat made of recycled aluminium, is getting ready for his next solo sea adventure. The 69-year-old Japanese sailor will set out March 16 on what he says will be the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Act, 2006, exempting 55 offices from disqualification. Page ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile, on Wednesday lifted off from the Indian Naval ship “Rajput” speeding in the Bay of Bengal and destroyed a target on an uninhabited island in the Nicobar group of islands situated in ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the famed U.S. investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four U.S. nonproliferation experts on Wednesday called on the Bush administration to make public comments about the U.S.-India civil nuclear deal that it gave to U.S. lawmakers on condition they be kept secret.
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth time in five years with a 3-0 rout of Olympiakos Piraeus at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
Himachal Pradesh's growth rate in the current fiscal is expected to be 8.5 percent, lower than the target of 9.3 percent. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:31 pm
India will soon legislate a law to make education a fundamental right, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Arjun Singh said Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:31 pm
Raziuddin Nasir, a terror suspect recently arrested in Karnataka, was brought here Wednesday to probe his role into last year's bomb blasts in Hyderabad and was sent to jail in connection with a four-year-old case. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Santos FC of South Africa set up a title clash with Mahindra United for the 113th IFA Shield as they beat Mohun Bagan and Churchill Brothers respectively in the semi-finals here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday described his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Bhishm Pitamah of Indian politics and urge him to convince his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the merits of the India-US nuclear deal. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
On a day of upsets, Serena Williams and Patty Schnyder ensured not to fall prey to the seed scalping curse and registered their quarterfinal berth at the $600,000 Canara Bank Bangalore Open at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Former football player George Thomas, who played for clubs in India and Pakistan, died at a home for the destitute here Wednesday. He was 89. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Mar 2008 | 5:32 pm
BANGALORE (Reuters) - American world number 11 Serena Williams warmed up after a month-long break by beating Israeli Tzipora Obziler 7-5 6-0 at the Bangalore Open on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday defended a massive scheme to bail out debt-ridden farmers and sharply attacked the opposition in a speech seen by analysts as a further pointer to early elections.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered to meet Pakistan's new leaders "halfway" on Wednesday, inviting them to put the past behind them and build a new relationship based on cooperation and enduring peace.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday time was tight to seal a controversial nuclear deal with India, but it was still possible to wrap it up if it reached the U.S. Congress by July, ahead of November's presidential poll.
