The very ethos of the Western Ghats Development Programme (WGDP), launched in 1981 under the centre's Special Areas Programme, has been "laid to rest'' Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:51 am
Indian national Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, got a reprieve on Wednesday as his execution was stayed till April 30. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:41 am
The Sensex is now up 182 points at 15,015.The NSE Nifty is up 45 points at 4,578.Satyam has zoomed nearly 6% to Rs 392, and Wipro has soared 5.5% to Rs 380. Tata Motors has surged 5% Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:27 am
DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - The Dalai Lama met leaders of exiled Tibetan protest groups at his base in northern India on Wednesday, as many activists criticise what they say is the spiritual leader's soft stance on China.
Viswanathan Anand suffered his first loss as he was outwitted by Peter Leko in the fifth round rapid game. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:12 am
The Sensex is now up 296 points at 15,130.The NSE Nifty is up 75 points at 4,608.Wipro has zoomed nearly 6% to Rs 381, and Satyam has soared over 5% to Rs 390.HDFC Bank Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:02 am
Absconding gangster Iqbal Mirchi's Dubai-based son has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the Indian government's move to restrict his travel only to India from the UAE. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 9:00 am
Arvind Sawant, a police inspector with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), was so furious with two youngsters for teasing his daughter that he allegedly bashed them up Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:59 am
She had stamped her authority in the film industry with her performance in the early 1950s and 60s. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:56 am
Actors Suniel Shetty and Mithun Chakraborty clarified that they have had no role to play in the ongoing controversy regarding the anti-migrants campaign. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:55 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned of a "life and death" struggle with the Dalai Lama on Wednesday following a crackdown on protests in Tibetan regions that brought some calls for a boycott of Beijing's showcase Olympic Games in August.
Every builder will have to ensure that 30 per cent of the homes they build measure between 400 and 600 sq-ft Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:54 am
Just a month after a yellow box junction was painted at a Bandra crossing, it has disappeared completely Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:53 am
The Sensex is now up 454 points at 15,288.The NSE Nifty is up 128 points at 4,661.Wipro has zoomed nearly 7% to Rs 385. Satyam and Jaiprakash Associates have soared nearly 6% each to Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:36 am
The Sensex is now up 370 points at 15,203.The NSE Nifty is up 97 points at 4,630.Wipro has zoomed over 6% to Rs 382, and Jaiprakash (JP) Associates has soared 5.5% to Rs 212 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:10 am
Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) today launched its Samriddhi centre in Chhattisgarh. M&M is planning to set up 200 centres across the country over the next three years.Mahindra Samriddhi Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 8:07 am
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will invest Rs 4,375.35 crore for setting up a coal- based thermal power project of 750 Mw (3x250 Mw) at Salakati in Kokrajhar district of Assam.The Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:59 am
Poor performance across core areas of the infrastructure sector has led to a steep fall in the growth of six core infrastructure industries to 4.2% in January from 8.3% in January 2007.The Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:55 am
Chennai-based logistics company Sical Logistics today announced that it has achieved financial closure for its greenfield iron ore terminal project at Ennore Port.The project is being executed Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:49 am
PepsiCo India has signed Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif as the brand ambassador for its mango drink Slice.Katrina becomes not only the first brand ambassador for Slice but also the first Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:45 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India fielding coach Robin Singh will be fired before the home test series against South Africa starting next week, local media reported on Wednesday.
The Sensex is now up 414 points at 15,247.The NSE Nifty is up 114 points at 4,647.Jaiprakash (JP) Associates and Wipro soared around 6.5% each to Rs 214 and Rs 383, respectively. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:41 am
WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has said that it wants officials from its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be stationed in India to check the safety of food products bound for the US, and ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:25 am
DHAKA: Bangladesh should grant transit facilities to India through the Chittagong sea port as it will "significantly" improve the country's economy and reduce dependence on foreign aid, Indian High... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:25 am
Washington, March 18 (DPA) If your search for information on the Web starts and ends with Google, Yahoo, or MSN, you're missing out. Sure, you can use the big three search engines to find more types o... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:14 am
NEW DELHI: Indian campaign at the second Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifiers got off to a mixed start with KTT Singh advancing to the second round but Sanjay Kolte crashing out on the first day of the tou... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:12 am
new delhi Spirituality may seek to wean people away from material desires but it has emerged as a major factor driving India's $15bn realty industry that is growing at 35 percent per annum, say indu... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:03 am
Director duo Abbas-Mustan's expertise lies in the genre of suspense thriller and with the next titled 'Race', they carry on with the trend. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
Bollywood director Madhur Bhandarkar and actress Sonali Bendre are set to be the judges for Sony Entertainment Television's new talent show 'Mr. & Ms. TV'. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
Left-armer Avinash Yadav bagged for wickets for 14 and Raviraj Patil scored a rapid, unbeaten half century to propel Mumbai Champs to a six-wicket win over Ahmedabad Rockets with two balls to spare in the Edelweiss 20s Challenge of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
Orissa, which is prone to floods and cyclones, has sought over Rs.9.7 billion from the central funds to take steps to fight natural calamities in the future, an official said here Wednesday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 19 Mar 2008 | 7:00 am
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares rose more than 4 percent on Wednesday morning, riding a global rally after a U.S. interest rate cut and strong results from two top U.S. investment banks offered some respite to concerns about a global credit crisis.
DARJEELING (Reuters) - India's Darjeeling hills have come alive with fresh demands for a separate state within India for the Gorkha people, with protests threatening the area's renowned tea and tourism industries.
The Bollywood box office has been virtually dry since UTV's last release, 'Jodhaa Akbar', hit the marquee. Now all eyes are on Abbas-Mustan's action thriller 'Race'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2008 | 4:30 am
The debate over whether Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was anti-Hindu or not has taken a new turn here with the largest Tamil Muslim group saying he was a victim of distorted history. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2008 | 3:00 am
US stocks made their largest gains in five years Tuesday after the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate and two leading investment firms posted earnings that assuaged fears about the financial sector. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Mar 2008 | 1:30 am
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point on Tuesday, giving a lift to stock markets already jubilant over stronger-than-expected investment bank earnings.
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey", has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
In the backdrop of outrage over
the rape-cum-murder of a British teenage girl in Goa, Chief
Minister Digambar Kamat on Tuesday insisted that the state was the
"safest" destination for tourists as he briefed Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh on the incident. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Fourteen Maoists, including
four women, were killed in an encounter with police in Khammam
district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
There have been some complaints
of counterfeit notes dispensed through ATMs of leading banks,
the government said on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Goa tourism industry feels that the
Scarlett death episode has not affected tourism in the coastal
state despite the adverse publicity generated by it. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
DMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said his government attempted to
withdraw all the cases filed under POTA by the previous AIADMK
government and release all those arrested under the act, but
was hindered due to some technical reasons. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Fiona Mackeown, the mother of murdered British teen Scarlett Keeling, on Tuesday blamed the Goa Home Ministry for its alleged cover up of her daughter`s case and attempts to save those who drugged, raped and murdered the minor girl. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Micheal Mannion, a British national
who is a key witness in the Scarlett rape and murder case,
on Tuesday said he would leave the country once his `look out`
notice is lifted. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Apparently facing defeat, D D
Lapang, heading a minority government of a Congress-led
coalition in Meghalaya, may quit ahead of Wednesday`s crucial
floor test. Source: Zee News : States | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:11 am
Suspended Inspector General of
Police Ravi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday convicted for murder of
Delhi Journalist Shivani Bhatnagar by a city court which
held him as the "main conspirator" in the sensational
nine-year-old case. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
With a year to go for the next
Lok Sabha polls, the government on Tuesday said the Election
Commission had sought at least six to eight months to prepare
the electoral rolls under the redrawn constituencies. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Describing Sino-Indian border
row as a "complex issue", Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday
said it cannot be resolved overnight and that "new progress"
would be made in the negotiations as long as both countries
showed sincerity and "mutual accommodation". Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and its associates were planning to commit serial blasts and other serious offences in the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Amidst indications that she is leaving for an European country on Wednesday, exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has said she would like to return to India after the panchayat polls in West Bengal in May. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
The Indian Air Force on Tuesday said
CBI investigations into some defence deals were causing
inordinate delay in procurement of various weapons for the
force. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
There have been a "few isolated cases of subversion" of security force personnel but it would be inappropriate to draw any general conclusion of any nexus with terrorists, government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Pakistan on Tuesday said it has not received any official communication from the Indian government seeking clemency for its national Sarabjit Singh. Singh will be hanged on April 01 for his alleged involvement in terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Seven non-Manipuris were on Monday shot dead by unidentified militants in Imphal East district, taking the toll in attacks against outsiders since Monday night to 12. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
Suspended IPS officer R K Sharma has decided to challenge his conviction in the nine-year-old Shivani Bhatnagar murder in the Delhi High Court. Source: Zee News : India National | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:08 am
SHILLONG: Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, heading a minority government of a Congress-led coalition, may quit ahead of Wednesday’s crucial floor test. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday appealed to Pakistan for clemency to Sarabjit Singh on humanitarian grounds. He is to be hanged on April 1 as his mercy petition was reportedly turned down by President Pervez Musharraf. Prime Minister ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 19 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
At least 17 Maoist rebels were killed Tuesday in two gun battles with security forces in southern Chhattisgarh's forested region near the border with Andhra Pradesh. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Biotechnology firm Biocon's chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw late Tuesday unveiled a radiology training centre at Teleradiology Solutions (TS) facility in India's silicon hub. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 5:00 pm
The central government Tuesday banned export of all edible oils for one year with immediate effect to check the rise of domestic prices. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 5:00 pm
A day after Australian Ric Charlesworth rejected the offer to coach the junior teams, Indian Hockey Federation Tuesday climbed down and is considering to give him a greater role in the training of the national team. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 4:30 pm
An assistant manager of the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) was shot dead Tuesday by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants outside his home in Noida. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 4:01 pm
Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan, daughter of cricketer Mansur Ali Pataudi and actor Sharmila Tagore, is likely to face legal trouble for concealing facts when she renewed her gun licence here. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 4:01 pm
As coach it was Alok Mukherjee's first international success with East Bengal. He savoured it the most, but amid celebrations he did not forget the architects of the crucial victory over Yemeni club Ahli Sana'a in the Asian Football Confederation Cup Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 18 Mar 2008 | 4:00 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The family of an Indian man sentenced to death in Pakistan for spying appealed on Tuesday to President Pervez Musharraf to spare him, a spokesman for the Indian High Commission said.
LONDON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co could announce the sale of its UK luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors in the middle of next week, after Tata secured funding for the deal, sources close to the deal said on Tuesday.
