Flight operations were normal but basic passenger services continued to be seriously disrupted, turning the entire airport here into a litter zone on the second day of the indefinite non-cooperation movement by Airports Authority Employees Union on Thursday. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:24 pm
The son of slain Professor H S
Sabharwal on Wednesday threatened to go on a fast unto death if his
demand for a CBI probe into his father`s death was not met. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:24 pm
Goa Police on Thursday said its investigations reveal that the British teen-aged girl Scarlett Keeling died due to drug overdose and drowning in beach water. Earlier, a prime suspect in the murder of a British teenaged girl was arrested late on Wednesday night even as Goa police faced fresh embarrassment with a doctor, who conducted the first autopsy on her, claimed that the police had ignored his finding that she could have been killed. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:24 pm
Harish Khare of The Hindu has been made Chairman and M V Meenakshisundaram of PTI as Secretary of the first Media Advisory Committee for the Rajya Sabha constituted by its Chairman M Hamid Ansari. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Suresh Mehta will begin a six-day tour to Russia starting Thursday to boost military ties between the two countries. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
Airport employees across India have decided to continue with their strike after the government, rejecting their demand, made clear that the existing Bangalore and Hyderabad airports will terminate commercial operations once the new airports start functioning. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
The need for a third front, by the anti-Congress and anti-BJP "forces", will only be felt after the Lok Sabha polls, former Prime Minister H D Devegowda said here on Thursday. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
The UPA government in the centre has informed the Parliament that 4,571,595 houses were constructed in the period 2004-07 for people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) in rural areas. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has said it was former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who gave India a nationhood and democracy. "She was a great Prime Minister. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray`s response has been sought by the Lok Sabha Secretariat in the wake of a breach of privilege notice against him following an editorial in party mouthpiece `Saamana` targeting some MPs from Bihar. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
The Government of India is "committed" to the civilian nuclear deal with the US, the top Indian diplomat here has said, maintaining that New Delhi is
only bound by the bilateral 123 agreement that has been worked out by the two countries. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:23 pm
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi dismissed the issue of alleged violation of security rules during his visit to Orissa, saying he did not need permission of SPG to meet people. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 11:21 am
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian shares provisionally closed 4.85 percent down on Thursday, spooked by global equities turmoil and signs of a slowdown in the local economy. Top listed firm Reliance Industries Ltd led the slide.
CHENNAI (Reuters) - Several south Indian film personalities have been barred from the United States for their role in a visa scam, the U.S. consulate in Chennai said on Thursday.
The Income tax authorities are conducting searches at seven places which belong to diamond merchant and Hindi film financer Bharat Shah in Mumbai. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 11:01 am
There are only 1,411 tigers in the country against an earlier estimate of 3,508, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The studies, reported in the New Scientist journal, believes it reflects insecurities among men who are not society's 'ideal' height. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:58 am
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 255 points at 15,873, and continued to drift deeped into red as the day progressed on the back of weak global cues.The index dipped below its January Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:48 am
The Sensex is now down 746 points at 15,382.The NSE Nifty is down 242 points at 4,630.DLF has slumped 14.7% to Rs 608. Hindalco has plunged 9.7% to Rs 173, and Reliance Energy has Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:29 am
The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, which unfurled in the National capital, saw buyers from across the globe evincing interest in forging ties with Indian designers. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:29 am
Goa police has arrested yet another man and with it claimed to have cracked the case of the murder of British teenager Scarlette Eden Keeling. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:19 am
The BJP is preparing for the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Karnataka and would be happy to face the polls, if held together or separately, M Venkaiah Naidu said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:12 am
Member of Parliament from Amethi and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said in Lok Sabha today that the land ceiling of two hectare and the cut-off date of 31 March, 2007 for farmers availing Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:09 am
The Sensex is now down 825 points at 15,303.The NSE Nifty is down 266 points at 4,606.DLF, Hindalco and Reliance Energy have slumped over 9% each to Rs 646, Rs 174 and Rs 1,208, Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 10:06 am
Paramount Airways today ruled out its merger with any other airline in India saying they were a profit-making organisation and were looking at acquisitions."We are making profits. We are Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:48 am
The Sensex is now down 778 points at 15,350.The NSE Nifty is down 256 points at 4,616.Asian markets closed - Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Taiwan, Straits Times and Seoul Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:47 am
India's beleaguered chief coach Joaquim Carvalho may get another brief tenure with the Indian Hockey Federation making it clear that his resignation will not be accepted. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:45 am
The Pakistan People's Party and the PML-N will share positions in the new cabinet and parliamentary committees according to the proportion of their seats in the National Assembly. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:40 am
In a bid to resolve the airport employees agitation, the government today said old airports in Hyderabad and Bangalore were not being closed down and that efforts would be made to expand operations Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:38 am
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and PML (N) will share positions in the new cabinet and parliamentary committees according to the proportion of their seats in the newly-elected national assembly, which Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:30 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Piles of rubbish littered airports in India and toilets lay dirty as a nation-wide strike by airport workers affected most of the 127 centres around the country for a second day on Thursday.
Government will blacklist contractors who are responsible for delay in ongoing projects of airport modernisation. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:27 am
The Sensex continues to exhibit weakness and is now down 718 points at 15,410.The NSE Nifty is down 236 points at 4,636.Asian markets closed - Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 9:23 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - The biggest protests by Tibetan monks in nearly two decades have rippled into Chinese provinces populated by Tibetans, as the government's tough response draws condemnation from international groups.
The Sensex is now down 702 points at 15,426.The NSE Nifty is down 221 points at 4,651.All Sensex stocks are in negative zone.Reliance Energy has slumped 7.7% to Rs 1,225. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Mar 2008 | 8:56 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police have arrested a second suspect in the rape and murder of a 15-year-old British girl found dead last month on a beach in Goa.
US-based Steelcase Inc, a $3.1-billion company, is seeking to leverage its almost century-long expertise to grab a share of the pie in the business of providing stress-free workplaces. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Mar 2008 | 5:00 am
CANBERRA (Reuters) - The Australian government set up an inquiry into a bungled terrorism case against an Indian doctor on Thursday as a new report found more cases could fail if police and intelligence agencies don't work more closely.
Now that their relationship is out in the open, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone seem to have become the most talked-about couple in the Hindi film industry overnight. And Imtiaz Ali of 'Jab We Met' fame will direct them in another Pepsi advertisement. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Mar 2008 | 3:00 am
Four civilians have been killed in an air strike in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, the British defence ministry said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Mar 2008 | 1:30 am
HYDERABAD: A proposal is under consideration to introduce a toll policy after upgrading eight four-lane roads on State highways through the public-private partnership and build operate transfer scheme. Roads and Buildings Minister T. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday referred the CD case to theCBI. The controversial CD, entitled “Teesri Azaadi” (The Third Freedom), allegedly contains objectionable references to characters in the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
PUDUCHERRY: Lieutenant Governor Mukut Mithi has resigned on Wednesday. He has decided to contest the Rajya Sabha election from his home State, Arunachal Pradesh. Shortly before leaving the Raj Nivas, he told reporters that he had ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The political killings in the Kannur district of Kerala disrupted proceedings in Parliament for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party taking the offensive this time. Citing the Kerala High ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Decks have been cleared for holding an all-party meeting to end the killings at Thalassery and restore normality in Kannur district with BJP-RSS leaders informing the State government that they are ready to take part in ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Lucknow: A man miraculously escaped certain death when he came under a moving train. A TV channel showed Sanichar Kumar lying motionless on the rail track as a goods train sped over him. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates asked Congress on Wednesday for more visas for skilled professionals, echoing arguments often made by many in the tech sector.
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled a book on India's icons by columnist and film critic Anil Dharker here Wednesday, but said he was embarrassed to be included among India's top 20 iconic people. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) president Kanwar Pal Singh Gill refused to take the blame for India's failure to qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:03 pm
Food processing company Himalya International Ltd has entered the domestic food market with the launch of four brands - Himalya Fresh, American Harvest, Bufalabella and Uno Italiano. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:03 pm
A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl at his west Delhi home, the police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:03 pm
In a bizarre incident, a 61-year-old woman hacked her bedridden husband to death Wednesday in their house at Marad, a village near here, the police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:02 pm
India's eastern states need to cooperate with one another for proper development of the steel industry in the region, experts said at a seminar here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:02 pm
A three-day-old baby was killed when an incubator at a state-run hospital caught fire in Ahmedabad Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court dismissed one of two corruption cases against the widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday, his lawyer said, in a step towards clearing the way for him to hold government office.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has asked India to explain why one of its nationals, who went to India to watch a cricket match in 2005, was arrested and later died in an Indian prison, a Foreign Office spokesman said on Wednesday.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The makers of a new film about the Taj Mahal hope to have an edge over previous attempts with an epic romance that appeals to both Indian and Western audiences.
With a total output of 11 million bales of cotton during the season 2007-08, Gujarat has accounted for 35.48 percent of the national output in the commodity, according to Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) data. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Dancers swaying to the primitive beats of drums and sounds of the jungle, followed by models showcasing the creative brilliance of fashion designer Vikram Phadnis set the mood for the Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week (WIFW) that began on a dramatic note today. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
A group of nearly 36 women activists, under the banner of Tibetan Youth Congress, were detained Wednesday after they tried to storm the Chinese embassy in the capital's diplomatic area. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Inzamam-ul Haq sizzled with a half-century to lead Lahore Badshahs to a five-wicket victory over defending champions Chennai Superstars in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 tournament here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Air traffic across India remained largely unaffected Wednesday despite a nationwide protest by about 20,000 airport employees opposed to the closure of the existing airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Wednesday took serious exception to the Kerala High Court criticising the state government for its failure to protect life and property in Kannur district, which was rocked by political violence last week. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The central government Wednesday alerted states neighbouring West Bengal, where a fresh outbreak of bird flu has left over 190 birds dead over the past nine days. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday sought the resignation of Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar over the failure of the Indian hockey team to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
The union cabinet Wednesday revoked president's rule in Nagaland to pave way for the formation of a new government after the assembly polls. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 12 Mar 2008 | 11:00 am
