The Supreme Court has upheld the
Karnataka government`s acquisition of land in Kannamangal
village for the construction of an access road to the
Bangalore airport. Source: Zee News : States | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:26 pm
Naxalites have set up new bases in Uttar Pradesh and are planning "major strikes" in the state, a top police officer has said. Quoting intelligence reports, the officer said the Naxals were planning to attack offices and camps of security forces besides planning to loot explosives from godowns of rock industry units and wholesale suppliers based in Sonebhadra and Mirzapur. Source: Zee News : States | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:26 pm
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least 12 other people attending a marathon race near the capital Colombo on Sunday.
The Tata group's awesome reputation for excellent human resources management was one of the critical factors that helped it clinch the deal with Ford Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:43 am
Microsoft Corp. has threatened Yahoo! Inc with a hostile takeover of the company if they do not agree to the offered deal within three weeks. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:43 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-China protesters draped in Tibetan flags disrupted the Olympic torch relay through London on Sunday, billed as a journey of harmony and peace.
The Union Council of Ministers will be expanded on Sunday with the possible induction of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Raghunath Jha Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:41 am
Cricket can be a cussed game. It can be as rewarding as punishing it can get. Lahore Badshahs, who had an impeccable record in the Edelweiss 20s challenge Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:19 am
India go down by an innings and 90 runs as the South African bowlers once again bowl with fire to bring the second Test to an end in just three days Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:18 am
With food grain prices spiralling, the state government has planned tough measures to ensure that food stocks are not hoarded. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:13 am
The greater pink flamingos, which have been in Mumbai since November last year, are all set to fly off to the Rann of Kutch for the breeding season Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:13 am
The drama continued in the sensational Gamdevi acid attack case on Saturday, when minutes before alleged prime suspect and plotter, 19-year old Gwendoline Naronha, slit her wrist in order to evade her arrest. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:11 am
South Africa won the Ahmedabad Test in three days and have now ensured that they cannot lose the series. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 6 Apr 2008 | 11:09 am
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India bolstered their bowling attack for next week's third and final test against South Africa by including fit-again paceman Ishant Sharma and recalling medium-pacer Munaf Patel to a 16-man squad on Sunday.
Posted on: Sunday, 6 April 2008, 00:00 CDT NEW DELHI: The home ministry has summoned Canadian firm Research In Motion (RIM) - makers of the BlackBerry device - along with service providers on April 9... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:08 am
Bala Mahadevan of CSC India (left) cuts the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of the new DDC in Bangalore with Cheryl Lynch, of Emirates Group IT. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:01 am
A 65-year-old man cycling from Jharkhand to Jammu and Kashmir to spread awareness about peace and environment has reached Orissa. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Some young MPs are set to join Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's ministry Sunday evening, and even the cabinet may see new faces, official sources said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
The Tata group's awesome reputation for excellent human resources management was one of the critical factors that helped it clinch the deal with Ford Motor Co. for acquiring the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, says a business relations expert. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, and chikungunya is rising in India due to climate change. These diseases are no longer restricted to old areas. They are spreading, as mosquitoes are now able to live and breed in new areas. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Madhya Pradesh has decided to impart school management training to 40,000 teachers of educational institutions run by the tribal welfare department, a senior official said Sunday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
The annual review of India's foreign trade policy (FTP) should seek to make the country's exports more competitive in the backdrop of a strong currency and global slowdown, industry leaders say. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Indian capital Delhi's Traffic Police suspended 98 policemen filmed on video accepting bribes from private bus operators Friday, local newspaper the Hindustan Times reported Sunday. The policemen were... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 6 Apr 2008 | 8:13 am
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who rang the first alarm bells over the ozone hole issued a warming about climate change on Saturday, saying there could be "almost irreversible consequences" if the Earth warmed 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees F) above what it ought to be.
Suzuki Motors' next world car will come from its Indian venture at Gurgaon, near Delhi, by the end of 2008, Shinzo Nakanishi, managing director of Maruti Suzuki India, has said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When he took office in 1985, Peruvian President Alan Garcia ordered controls on the price of rice, sugar and other goods to try to keep those staples within reach of his country's poor.
Actress Gautami Kapoor, who is currently playing the character Tulsi in 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', has no complaints about being replaced by Smriti Irani who is all set to reappear as the character. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 6:02 am
OSLO (Reuters) - Rajendra Pachauri said on Saturday he will seek a new six-year term as head of the U.N. climate panel that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.
It comes as a shock to know that 'Shaurya' director Samar Khan's hard-hitting look at the discrimination faced by Muslims in India comes from personal anguish. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 3:31 am
TV Actor Karan Patel, the rebellious Robby of 'Kasturi', is becoming tardy, and Ekta Kapoor does not like it one bit. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am
A huge bomb blast has taken place in Sri Lanka's Gampaha district few minutes ago, police sources said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar will miss the third and final test against South Africa starting in Kanpur on April 11, the Indian board (BCCI) said on Saturday.
Bangalore: The Bangalore police have stepped up efforts to trace the Pakistani militant, Abu Hamza, who allegedly carried out the attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) on December 28, 2005, and four others who were connected with ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: In what could be described as a major breakthrough for the $7.4-billion Iran-Pakistan-India peace pipeline talks, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Murli Deora is going on a two-day visit to Islamabad on April 23. The ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
MUMBAI: The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation initiated a probe into an incident at the airport here involving a GoAir flight, which landed on a runway closed for maintenance work on Friday. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Film star Chiranjeevi will make an announcement about his entry into politics in a month or two, according to his brother-in-law and film producer Allu Arvind. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Mr. Arvind, who is ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
ISLAMABAD: The Afghanistan government has ordered private TV stations to stop broadcasting popular Indian soap operas by April 15. Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: Political parties in Karnataka are happy with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s statement that talks will be held on the Hogenakkal drinking water project after the Assembly elections in this State. While some ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed that the present political situation in the country was conducive to its interests and hostile to the United Progressive Alliance. Addressing a meeting of prominent State BJP ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: The Highways department is developing a comprehensive Road Management System (RMS) that would include a ‘Road Asset Information Database’ of the core road network and a computerised Pavement Management System (PMS) to ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 6 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
The Tamil Nadu police on Saturday said that the man held at a rally to be addressed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Karaikudi in Sivaganga district was carrying a toy gun. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
In what would come as further embarrassment to the already beleaguered Goa Police, the Children`s Court granted bail to alleged drug dealer Placido Carvalho alias Shana Boy as there was no material to show that he had given ecstasy tablets or cocaine to Scarlett Keeling nor was there any thing concrete to prove his involvement in her rape and murder. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
The much-delayed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project is expected to receive momentum when the officials from three countries meet in Pakistan on April 23 to sort out the issues stalling its progress. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) on Saturday announced that it will charge a fee of Rs 7 lakh for its post -graduate management programmes for the academic session 2008-10. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
The CPI(M) will try to forge a third alternative at the national level sans the Congress by forging a tie-up with other secular parties on clear-cut policies and programmes to prevent the BJP from coming to power, CPI(M) politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
With the the aim of increasing tourist arrivals, India plans to introduce visa on arrival facility for foreigners, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said here on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
One of the oldest and most influential Muslim organisations in the country, the Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind on Saturday formally split, with the faction led by Maulana Mahmood Madani claiming to be the real Jamiat, dismissing the other as "null and void". Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
India and Turkmenistan on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
Dr Jayant Patel of Indian origin, who earned the sobriquet "Dr Death" for botching several surgeries resulting in patients deaths, is learnt to have lost his plea for getting released from a Portland jail while he fought extradition to Australia. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
India is vulnerable to its nuclear material being targeted by terrorists but this danger is no higher than faced by many other countries including the United States, a senior Bush administration official has said. Source: Zee News : India National | 5 Apr 2008 | 11:41 pm
On a stage made in the image of the outer space with a cut-out of the moon in the background, Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan crowned 13-year-old Aishwarya Majmudar as the first 'Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad' here late evening Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:30 pm
Aptech Ltd, a global learning solutions company, launched a new centre of its aviation training wing, Avalon Aviation Academy, in Kolkata Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:01 pm
Real estate developer Emaar-MGF Land Ltd Saturday signed an agreement with the West Bengal Tourism Development Corp Ltd (WBTDC) and Sunderbans Infrastructure Development Corp (SIDC) to accelerate the growth of tourism in the state. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:00 pm
Seventeen Tibetan settlers were Saturday arrested near the India-China border in Ladakh for attempting to cross over into Tibet. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 5 Apr 2008 | 6:00 pm
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Shops and most schools were closed in Kashmir's main city on Saturday after separatists called a strike to protest what they called inhumane treatment of Kashmiris in Indian jails.
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Indian police arrested at least 17 Tibetan exiles on Saturday who were trying to cross from India's remote Ladakh region into China to show solidarity with protesters in Tibet, police said.
