"The number of women entrepreneurs is still very low, only 13 percent of the total number," says a study by the Confederation of Indian industry (CII). Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 1:04 pm
Arjun Atwal got a huge monkey off his back after edging out defending champion Peter Hedblom of Sweden in a gripping play-off to win his second Malaysian Open title. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 1:00 pm
Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took his iconic Harley Davidson motorcycle for a spin in Ranchi after coming home from the triumphant Australia tour. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:54 pm
Almost 20 days after death of a 15-year-old British girl at a beach here, Goa police detained 3 of the 7 youths who were seen with the victim little before her death. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:50 pm
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, addressing a huge rally here Sunday, expressed concern over increasing inflation in the country and said the government was trying to check it. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:47 pm
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) have lodged a formal complaint with the Indian cricket board over comments made by Harbhajan Singh about Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist.
The Gujarat government has decided to withdraw the controversial Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill 2006 after Governor Nawal Kishor Sharma returned it to the Assembly for reconsideration. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:10 pm
Hundreds of passengers at the Delhi airport had a harrowing time early Sunday after out of season fog engulfed the runway delaying dozens of international and domestic flights, with alleged mismanagement by the authorities adding to the chaos. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:10 pm
The second autopsy report of 15-year old British girl Scarlette Eden Keeling has recommended that police should investigate her death in Goa as a case of homicidal murder. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:10 pm
The capital`s traffic system is in for a major overhaul before the Commonwealth Games in 2010, with Delhi Police planning to put in place an IT-driven Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) which will monitor and streamline vehicular movement. Source: Zee News : States | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:10 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities said on Sunday they were treating the death of a British girl as murder after a second autopsy revealed injuries that officials said were homicidal in nature.
As far as the Indian animation movie production is concerned, a new phase has now started after advanced software has been developed. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:09 pm
BHURBAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday he would join the late Benazir Bhutto's party in a coalition government.
With the anti-north Indian comments of Thackerays raising a huge controversy, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on declared that there should be no leniency. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:28 am
MUMBAI: At least two foreign lenders, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and Barclays, are likely to take the inorganic route to expand their Indian footprint either through acquisition of mid-s... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:20 am
Even as country's largest private lender ICICI Bank reported a Rs 280-crore mark-to-market additional provisioning to cover investments in Credit derivatives, public sector banks seems to be less Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:19 am
The Sensex ended on a dismal note last week with a massive loss of over 9 per cent (1,603 points). The index, which started the week and the month with a negative gap of 351 points, could not recover Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:06 am
Posted on: Sunday, 9 March 2008, 03:01 CDT HOUSTON, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the launch of the Global Plastics & Polymers Consulting Service -- Middle... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:05 am
The Nifty broke all crucial support levels on Friday as a result of weak global markets and a fresh assault from the bears.The fall on Monday and again on Friday not only wiped out market Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Mar 2008 | 11:05 am
Arms dealer Suresh Nanda, his son and two others were sent on a transit remand to Delhi by a court here for allegedly entering into a conspiracy to 'favour' the businessman. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:46 am
"What a tour! We won the ODIs. We played better cricket than the so-called 'best team in the world'," Harbhajan told DNA from his home in Jalandhar. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:40 am
Finance Minister P Chidambaram's pitch for a differential and lower rates for home loans below Rs 20 lakh has found few takers among public sector banks. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:38 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A fresh outbreak of bird flu in poultry has been reported from West Bengal, officials said on Sunday, a month after authorities there said they had contained the virus.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was committed to implement the farm loan waiver scheme by July even as he accused the erstwhile BJP-led government for the woes of the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:17 am
police said three persons had been detained and were being questioned. Though the police initially said Scarlette drowned to death, the two autopsy reports stated that she was sexually assaulted. poli... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:15 am
In what is being seen as a fallout of the recent violence in Kannur, Kerala, the CPM office on Bhai Mahavir Singh Marg in Delhi has been attacked.The CPM claims that the attack was carried out by RSS-... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:12 am
Imphal, Mar 9 (ANI): The banned People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) has reportedly owned responsibility for the bomb blast that took place in the Manipur Assembly premises. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:06 am
Dharamsala, Mar 9 (ANI): The Tibetans living-in-exile in Dharamsala are rehearsing for the upcoming Uprising Day march in which a horde of monks and commoners are participating in full swing. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:06 am
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct the Coast Guard and the Navy to carry out effective patrolling and surveillance to protect Tamil Nadu fisherm... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:02 am
Amritsar Mar 9, : After Kashmir Singh, who languished in various jails in Pakistan for the past 35 years, was released, another Indian who is in Pakistani jail has requested authorities in India to help him in securing early release. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
Kerala's violence-hit Kannur remained peaceful Sunday after four days of clashes between workers of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) left seven people dead. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 10:00 am
The protest turned violent as scores of Hindu Mahasabha activists clashed with CPM workers and started pelting stones at the party office where a CPI(M) Central Committee was meeting, police sources s... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2008 | 9:49 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's language, customs and traditions are fading away and Tibetans live in fear as they become an insignificant minority in their Himalayan homeland, the Dalai Lama will say in a speech on Monday.
Trade between India and Japan has the potential to double in the next two years if issues like trade facilitation and non-tariff barriers are addressed, according to industry body CII Source: Business Standard | News Now | 9 Mar 2008 | 9:18 am
Pakistan's Mohammed Yousuf and South Africa's Ashwell Prince, who were dumped by franchise owners at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last month, along with Misbah-ul-Haq will be among the 18 players to be auctioned Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 8:30 am
Trade between India and Japan is poised to double by 2010 from the current $7.5 billion, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 5:31 am
Jammu and Kashmir has to elect its new assembly before Nov 20 this year, but the authorities are finding it tough to decide on an appropriate time what with the two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage beginning in July and the holy month of Ramadan in September, with the security considerations an added worry. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 4:00 am
That John Abraham is director Deepa Mehta's blue-eyed boy is an open secret. After 'Water', the Toronto-based director has now roped in John for a mainstream Hollywood film 'Luna'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 4:00 am
'Hanuman', 'Hanuman Returns' and now 'Bal Ganesh'... the string of successful animation movies is an indication of the fast growth that the Indian animation industry is poised for after the development of some very advanced software. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 3:30 am
At least six states have siphoned off funds to the tune of Rs.471 million meant for the central government's flagship educational programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), say top government officials. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 3:30 am
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Diamonds might be a girl's best friend, but for those buying jewellery at a time of record gold prices, a new trend for lightweight pieces using semi-precious stones and organic materials might be a welcome ally.
Young television actors are no longer needed to play older characters as was the norm till recently. With a host of new shows and channels being launched across the country, opportunities for young talent to play their age are increasing manifold. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 9 Mar 2008 | 2:30 am
TIRUCHI: HIV positive people, looking for life partners, need not end up a blind alley any longer. Help is at hand. A Tiruchi-based voluntary organisation, Anbalayam, has floated an exclusive marriage information bureau for HIV (Human ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Guwahati: Political activity in Meghalaya shifted to the Raj Bhavan on Saturday with both the Congress, and the newly formed Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and regional parties, staking claims to ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Guwahati: The Nagaland People’s Front (NPF)-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) on Saturday emerged the front runner to stake claim for power in Nagaland for a second term. The DAN constituents together secured 29 of the 57 seats, ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: All existing multi-storeyed buildings, both residential and commercial, have to install water flow meters in their sumps by this month-end. Notices are being served to multi-storeyed buildings in various areas, instructing them ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will release 47 of the 59 Tamil Nadu fishermen detained by its Navy after they strayed into its waters on Thursday. Official sources said two of the six boats seized too would be released and the other fishermen would be ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
SALEM: Students of Periyar University and those studying in the affiliated colleges and Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE) will soon be able to pay their fees at the push of a button in the ATMs (Automated Teller Machine) of State ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Imphal: A powerful bomb, hurled by unidentified militants on Saturday, exploded inside the Manipur Assembly complex but no casualty was reported, official sources said. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 9 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
The BJP on Saturday asked the Congress and
Left parties to take a final stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal
to end "instability and "uncertainity" over the issue. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
A bill to set up a fund for taking
up afforestation programme in the country will be tabled in
parliament. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
India has concluded negotiations
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for safeguards
agreement and the UPA-left committee meeting will be held soon
to decide the future course of action, External Affairs
Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
The CPI(M) on Saturday said the government should take the next step on the Indo-US nuclear deal only on the basis of the UPA-Left committee`s findings and should drop it if it is not approved by the panel. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
India and Russia have signed an estimated billion dollar deal for upgradation of Indian Air Force`s 92 MIG-29 fighter planes to extend their lifespan by 40 years. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi have held a fresh round of discussions on the Indo-US nuclear deal amid hectic political activity in both countries. Gandhi and the party`s core group met Singh at his official residence late last night after CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan warned Singh that if the Government pushes ahead with the deal, his party would withdraw outside support to it. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
The women`s reservation bill will be introduced during the current budget session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a delegation of women rights activists on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
Scientists Rani Bang and Vijaya Lakshmi were on Saturday conferred National Awards by President Pratibha Patil in recognition of their work towards betterment of women through application of science and technology. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
Tinker, smuggler, soldier, spy - after 35 years in Pakistani prisons on charges of spying, Kashmir Singh does not seem to be able to make up his mind on what he was. But he was very clear on one point on Saturday - he was not a spy. Source: Zee News : India National | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:48 pm
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance (RIL)is looking for a gestation of 3 years for its investments in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The main contributor to its revenues will be its sponsorship partners Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Mar 2008 | 7:06 pm
Asma Jahangir, the chairperson of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (PHRC), Saturday visited the famous Hazratbal shrine situated on the banks of the Dal Lake here and offered prayers. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Mar 2008 | 6:00 pm
Third seed Serena Williams had the last laugh in a thrilling Williams sisters' clash, edging past Venus in three sets to set up a final encounter against fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the $600,000 Canara Bank Bangalore Open here Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Mar 2008 | 6:00 pm
Thousands of people greeted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi when he travelled through parts of Orissa Saturday, breaking security cordons and telling tribals displaced by development projects that he would take up their causes. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 8 Mar 2008 | 5:00 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, expressed his support for the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, rejecting Chinese allegations that he was trying to sabotage the games.
With tension between the Left parties and the Congress running high on the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, all eyes are now fixed on the rally of farmers organised by the Congress in Delhi Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:22 am
Claiming that the central government was only clearing the debt the nation owed to farmers by writing off loans to the tune of Rs 60,000 crore, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said he would soon Source: Business Standard | News Now | 8 Mar 2008 | 11:09 am
