Faced with an inordinate delay in
key projects and acquisition, Defence Minister A K Antony
on Tuesday told DRDO scientists to share expertise with private
industries to harness the flow of advanced defence technology
into the country. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
The Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the constitution of a five-member Special Investigation Team to carry forward the probe of ten communal riot cases in Gujarat. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued
contempt notices to Karnataka Chief Secretary and six other
officials for their alleged attempts to disobey its orders on
permitting the smooth construction of the multi-crore rupee
Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP). Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
India has expressed hope to
"renew" composite dialogue with the newly elected government
in Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
With the Indian government
refusing to give any timeframe for finalising the civil
nuclear deal, the United States has said there was still some
more time before it can say "now or never" on the agreement. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
Relations between India and Russia
are witnessing a dynamic development in all walks of life,
first Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov said on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
India`s foreign minister on late Tuesday declined to say whether his government can achieve agreement on a nuclear pact with the United States within a time frame recommended by the Bush administration. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Sushil and Gopal Ansal, owners of the Uphaar cinema who were sentenced to two years jail term in the 11-year-old fire tragedy, on CBI`s plea seeking imposition of fresh conditions while releasing their passports for going abroad. Source: Zee News : India National | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:05 pm
The proposed higher remuneration for top regulators is likely to offer sufficient incentive for not just the private sector executives but also for serving bureaucrats to resign from service and turn Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 11:24 am
MUMBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - India's Tata Motors Ltd geared up for a bigger international presence on Wednesday with the expected announcement of its $2 billion-plus purchase of luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 53 points at 16,270. After the initial volatility the index advanced to a high of 16,310 in early morning trades.The index, however, could not hold Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 10:26 am
Brazil, the world's largest ethanol producer, has thrown open its doors to investment by Indian companies in sugarcane farming, extracting ethanol and exporting it back home for mixing in petrol Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 10:11 am
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 53 points at 16,270. After the initial volatility the index advanced to a high of 16,310 in early morning trades.The index, however, could not hold Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 10:03 am
Government is in a fix over closure of petrol pumps by Reliance Industries over denial of subsidy on par with public sector companies, with Oil Minister Murli Deora today admitting that dealing with Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:55 am
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and its partner Hinduja Group may sign a multi-billion dollar deal next month for developing oil and gas fields in Iran.The ONGC-Hinduja combine would meet Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:43 am
The Sensex is now down 14 points at 16,203.The NSE Nifty is down 10 points at 4,868.Hindustan Unilever has slumped 4% to Rs 235. Bharti Airtel has plunged 3.7% to Rs 803.ICICI Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:33 am
Standard & Poor's, a global index provider, today announced the launch of the S&P India 10, an index designed to provide overseas investors with tradable exposure to the Indian equity markets Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:15 am
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath today congratulated Tata Motors on successfully closing a deal with Ford on acquiring the Jaguar and Land Rover brands."My congratulations to the Tatas and entire Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:05 am
The Sensex is now down 110 points at 16,108.The NSE Nifty is down 35 points at 4,842.Bharti Airtel and Hindustan Unilever have plunged 4% each to Rs 801 and Rs 235, respectively Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Mar 2008 | 9:03 am
This certainly isn't cricket. Actress Celina Jaitley alleged that cricketers from across the border abused her after she performed at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) match between Pakistan and India. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Mar 2008 | 8:30 am
LONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Shares in India's Tata Motors fell more than 4 percent on Wednesday as investors waited for full details of its expected $2 billion-plus purchase of luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co.
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Openers Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie gave South Africa a solid platform in the first session of the opening test against India on Wednesday.
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - England will play two tests and seven one-day internationals on their tour of India in November and December, the Indian board (BCCI) said on Wednesday.
Television and cinema content major Graphiti Multimedia is launching several projects in India over the next three-four years and has hired global creative heads to drive the initiatives, a top official has said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Mar 2008 | 4:30 am
It may take yesteryear lover boy Rishi Kapoor and his son Ranbir some time to showcase their talent together. But the young actor's girlfriend Deepika Padukone already has that privilege. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Mar 2008 | 4:01 am
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Mar 2008 | 4:00 am
Model-turned-actor Upen Patel says he is fed up of his 'bad boy' image and he is not a wild person in real life. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Mar 2008 | 2:00 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - India's foreign minister on Tuesday declined to say whether his government can achieve agreement on a nuclear pact with the United States within a time frame recommended by the Bush administration.
London: Forget Jaws . Sharks can save lives too by giving early warning of storms. Researchers in Britain carried out a study and found that the fearsome predators can sense minute changes in air pressure — a ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Monday said his government was willing to hand over British teenager Scarlette Eden Keeling’s death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Kamat made the announcement on the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 26 Mar 2008 | 12:00 am
The working committee of BCCI informed that the three members of the support staff of the Indian team have been appointed but only for the South Africa series. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:29 pm
This will be India's first Test after the eventful series Down Under and the South Africans are known to give it back as good as they get. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:13 pm
For all the scripts fate has penned for Kumble, the champion leg-spinner, stood tall on Tuesday evening, armed with a speech that was written from the heart. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:12 pm
Big bucks are welcome. Babus are unanimous on that. But performance-based incentives? The babus are not sure. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:05 pm
Two patriarchs belonging to completely opposite political ideologies, CPI(M)'s politburo member Jyoti Basu and BJP leader LK Advani, are in the news once again. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:02 pm
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee met US president George Bush at the White House to discuss the nuclear deal which is weighed down by domestic political opposition. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 11:00 pm
Prakash Gurav had no fixed job. Often, he used to fix leakages in water pipelines or repair nullahs or clean septic tanks to earn a couple of hundreds. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 10:49 pm
Unlike in India, where everyone has an opinion on every nuanced aspect of Indian foreign policy, ordinary Chinese folks don't often give voice to controversial matters of state. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 10:45 pm
The Sensex opened like soda pop and kept fizzing till nearly a 1000 points were taken as bear-weary investors and frantic shorters rushed to buy. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 25 Mar 2008 | 10:43 pm
Acting on petitions by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), rights groups and individuals affected by the 2002 communal carnage in Gujarat, the Supreme Court Tuesday decided to constitute a special team to probe 10 cases. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Assailants in a car shot at and seriously injured a murder accused and one of the policemen escorting him while they were returning from a court hearing here Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday said the country would continue to pursue a comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Mar 2008 | 6:30 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf swore in Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday as two senior U.S. officials arrived for talks that included Pakistan's role in the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism.
Control, which has been Anil Kumble's forte throughout his 18-year international cricketing career, was very much evident here Tuesday night as he accepted felicitations and encomiums at a function to hail his milestone of 600 Test wickets. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Mar 2008 | 5:01 pm
The government's success in bringing back three Indian truck drivers kidnapped in Iraq in 2004 was an example of its crisis management capability, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Tuesday as he released a book on the incident. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 25 Mar 2008 | 5:01 pm
BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two people have died in fresh protests in a Tibetan part of western China, reports said on Tuesday, as authorities made arrests in Tibet's capital Lhasa in an effort to reassert control over the restive region.
KOLKATA (Reuters) - Rising seas and water shortages will displace about 125 million people living along the coasts of India and Bangladesh by the turn of the century, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ordered a fresh probe on Tuesday into one of India's bloodiest Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002, responding to calls for an independent inquiry into the killing of nearly 2,500 people.
