With an aim to connect the
Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country through rail link,
work on a 11-km tunnel – the longest in Indian railway
network – is being carried out between Banihal and Qazigund
in Jammu and Kashmir. Source: Zee News : States | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Police forces in the country
will get a national-level disaster management institute in
Maharashtra in a year to train its personnel on how to respond
during natural and man-made disasters. Source: Zee News : States | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Moved by the plight of a
Punjab-based widow, whose husband was burnt alive during 1984
anti-Sikh riots here, the Delhi High Court has asked the local
government to decide her compensation plea within two months. Source: Zee News : States | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Three persons were killed and 53 others injured, including four
Assam Police personnel, in a powerful bomb blast by the banned ULFA in Upper Assam`s Dhemaji district around Saturday midnight. Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
The Nandigram experience, the
need to attract foreign and domestic private investment and
problem of land acquisition for industries in Left-ruled
states have forced the CPI(M) to formulate a political
approach on the role it would play in governments led by it. Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
The Supreme Court has upheld
the release of a 19-year-old convict on probation after the
woman he had raped decided to pardon him so that he could
reform himself. Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
A daughter-in-law cannot seek
a maintenance allowance from her mother-in-law as such a
liability is fixed upon only the husband, or in exceptional
circumstances on the father-in-law, the Supreme Court has
said. Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Possibly hinting at the cases of medical negligence that have come to light at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss wants the premier referral institute to focus more on patient care and safety. Source: Zee News : India National | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:49 am
Avishka Gunawardene struck a brilliant unbeaten 55 as Delhi Giants crushed Ahmedabad Rockets by nine wickets in a one-sided match of the ICL's Twenty20 tournament. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:28 am
China declared a 'people's war' to crush the most virulent monk-led protests against its rule in Tibet in two decades that has brought Beijing under scanner. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:25 am
The country may see inflation touch the six per cent mark by June-July period as global prices of crude oil, food items and commodities continue to surge, economists believe. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 11:20 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India joined a chorus of calls for dialogue on Sunday after pro-independence protests in Tibet spilled over into street violence, while Japan urged Beijing to consider the implications on the Olympic Games.
Hyderabad Heroes have scored a thumping seven-wicket victory over defending champions Chennai Superstars in a league match. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:56 am
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Sunday demanded an international probe into the Chinese crackdown against protesters in Lhasa. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:47 am
Ishant Sharma may have taken giant strides in Australia, but former skipper Bishan Singh Bedi has a word of caution for the youngster. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:25 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The first Indian-owned team to start a Formula One race were given a tough lesson in the realities of the sport when both their cars failed to finish Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.
Russian authorities foiled an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev on March two, the presidential election day. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:21 am
Richard Gere has criticised China for the way it has handled the protests in Tibet that has left 10 people dead. He wants the 2008 Beijing Olympics to be boycotted. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:19 am
Fiona MacKeown, mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was murdered in Goa, was on a recce mission to the Indian state as she wanted to settle down in the tourists' paradise Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:17 am
A 15-storey high crane being used in the construction of a skyscraper in mid town Manhattan has collapsed, killing at least four people, and injuring 10. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 16 Mar 2008 | 10:14 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in a province neighbouring Tibet on Sunday, two days after ugly street protests by Tibetans against Chinese rule in Lhasa that the contested region's government-in-exile said had killed 80 people.
DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama said on Sunday that there should be an investigation into whether cultural genocide, intentional or not, was taking place in Tibet, and said China was relying on force to achieve peace.
Melbourne: Force India’s Formula One debut lasted just 10 laps at the Australian GP. Driver Adrian Sutil was penalized for changing cars and started in the pit lane, but had to retire on the 10t... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:09 am
Long delayed by protests over land acquisition, Tata Steel's 5 million tonne steel plant project in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region is now moving ahead with 1,000 farmers surrendering nearly 1,050 hectares. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
The Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) will admit 330 students for its two-year management programmes starting in the new academic year. It has also increased the course fee by Rs.50,000 a year. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
Cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa set the ramp afire as they showcased creations by designer Raghavendra Rathore at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
The proposed 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam power project in Andhra Pradesh is awaiting clearance from the environment and forests ministry, pending clarification on the compliance plan. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
The government has sought funds from the World Bank to build all weather rural roads to provide connectivity to villages in the five districts of south Bihar where Maoists are active. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
Dharamsala, Mar 16 : Thousands of Tibetan living in exile in India gathered in Dharamsala on Sunday to protest against Chinese Government's action against demonstrators in Tibet. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
Chandigarh, Mar 16 : The US State Department's "Country reports on Human Rights Practices-2007" has reportedly taken note of former Union Cabinet Minister Jagdish Tytler's alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, while talking of India's track record in safeguarding human rights. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
He is in no mood to be written off. Actor Aditya Pancholi, known for his violent run-ins and controversies in the 80s and the 90s on the sets, is not the impetuous rebel any more. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
Film: 'We Own The Night'; Cast: Jaoquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, Eva Mendes; Direction: James Gray; Rating: ** 1/2 Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 16 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
The volatility in stock markets has forced investors across the world to pull out over $700 million from funds focused on Asian market last week, while there was an outflow of as much as $2 billion Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2008 | 8:28 am
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton avoided the mayhem around him to open the Formula One season with a pole-to-flag victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India, better known for its compact cars, has zipped past competition, including Honda and Hyundai, in the mid-sized sedan segment this fiscal on the back of Source: Business Standard | News Now | 16 Mar 2008 | 8:08 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Socialite Paris Hilton and her lifestyle inspired Indian designers at the fashion week in Delhi - as the epitome of a 21st-century dandy.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian top order batsman Gautam Gambhir is hopeful his solid showing in the tri-series win in Australia would earn a recall into the test squad for the home series against South Africa.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese forces on Sunday defended the crackdown on violent protests that have racked the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, despite international calls for restraint and concerns for human rights.
The global carbon market was worth $60 billion in 2007, up by 80 percent from 2006. And market analysts feel carbon prices have now become an important factor in the operating and investment decisions of companies. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2008 | 5:00 am
Even as the expansion and upgrade of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here continues at an agonisingly slow pace, several thousand overseas travellers, including tourists, continue to suffer serpentine queues, a squalid environment and unfriendly immigration officials, every day. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2008 | 4:00 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Turkish woman was killed and five Americans were among 11 people wounded in a bomb attack on a restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Saturday night, police said.
An explosion at an Italian restaurant in Islamabad Saturday night killed a Turkish woman and wounded 11 other people, the police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2008 | 1:31 am
After the super-hit 'Dil Chahta Hai', director Farhan Akhtar is set to work with Saif Ali Khan again in a new age film about the modern communication system. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 16 Mar 2008 | 1:30 am
NEW DELHI: A proposed strike by almost all sections of the Air India employees next Tuesday on various demands, including implementation of agreements relating to wages and cadre policy, has been declared illegal. After a meeting on ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation seems set to flush out touts from the premises of all its offices through a special initiative aimed at salvaging the image of the civic body. Free run The ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: With two days to go for a crucial meeting of the United Progressive Alliance-Left joint committee on the India-United States civilian nuclear deal, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday expressed the hope that ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said on Saturday she had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to trifurcate the State. She said this at a meeting on the birth anniversary of the party founder Kanshi Ram. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Hyderabad: The laws of prudent economics say you cannot run a business by giving away your core product free. The laws of the Open Source software business say you can. In an earlier era when data base tools were part of the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Kokrajhar: Normal life was hit by a 12-hour Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts (BTAD) bandh in lower Assam with an indefinite curfew continuing for the third day on Saturday in Chirang district, where five people were killed in ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy had his way with the Congress high command in getting the party ticket for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha to his close political aide K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao. Along with Mr. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: Adam Gilchrist may have felt “like a cow” after being auctioned at the cash-rich Indian Premier League, but the just-retired Australian wicketkeeper-batsman says he does not mind being part of the “unique and ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
ISLAMABAD: A woman of Turkish origin was killed and 10 other people, including eight foreigners, were wounded in a bomb attack on an upmarket restaurant here on Saturday night. The Italian restaurant in the F-6 area was a favourite haunt ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 16 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Signalling her move into campaign mode for the next Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday exhorted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers to ensure the party won power at the central level. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
Former India coach Greg Chappell was in Kolkata barely for a day but that was enough for a little crowd of cricket fans to register their protest. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:01 pm
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Saturday called for a revamp of the education system to orient it towards the task of nation building. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 6:00 pm
A traditionalist to the core, India's spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has taken a humorous swipe at the Indian Premier League. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 4:30 pm
A three wicket haul by Darreyl Tuffey steered Chandigarh Lions to a comfortable 34-run win over Delhi Giants in the sixth match of the Edelweiss Indian Cricket League (ICL) at Tau Devi Lal Stadium here Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 4:30 pm
Combined pressure from the International body for hockey, FIH, and the Sports Ministry has finally resulted in the Indian Hockey Federation finally agreeing to use former Australian star and coach Ric Charlesworth in a bid to improve hockey in India. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 15 Mar 2008 | 4:30 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - South Africa captain Graeme Smith replaced India's Sachin Tendulkar as the world's top-ranked one-day batsman after his fine display in the 3-0 series sweep in Bangladesh.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram indicated today that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not cut interest rates to boost industrial production because of high inflation."As long as there is a Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:34 am
The civil aviation ministry has termed the imminent strike by the employees of Air India (AI) on March 18 "illegal."The Joint Action Committee (JAC), which comprises eight employee unions Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:24 am
Extending support to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal that is in limbo because of opposition from the Left parties, R K Pachauri, chairman of the UN Intergovernmental panel on climate change, today said Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:12 am
Tata Motors will shift the entire production of its mini truck Ace and the passenger carrier variant of the vehicle, Magic, to Uttarakhand by next year."Currently, Ace and Magic are being Source: Business Standard | News Now | 15 Mar 2008 | 10:02 am
