The Uttar Pradesh Police have seized a large quantity of explosives, including detonators, safety fuse and gelatin sticks, from Bahraich and Mahoba districts last night. Source: Zee News : States | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:56 pm
The turnaround of the Indian Railways effected by his leader Lalu Prasad is exactly the miracle story Raghunath Jha is looking for in his new ministry. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:14 pm
At the end of yet another much-awaited ministerial reorganisation, eager hopefuls in the Congress party expecting a berth in the cabinet were left out in the cold. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:03 pm
Four anti-China activists and a politician were arrested in Paris as scuffles forced the interruption of the Beijing Olympic flame's tour of the city Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:50 am
Gujarat has applied for accreditation of its district hospitals and medical colleges with National Accreditation Board of Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).NABH is a constituent board Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
The Election Commission is deputing a high-level team of its officials, including three Deputy Election Commissioners, to Karnataka on Tuesday to review the poll preparations. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:24 am
India to stop fishermen from straying into Pakistan Reuters India - 58 minutes ago AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian coast guards are carrying out a census of fishermen in the western part of the country, to help prevent them from straying into neighbouring Pakistan, a top commander said on Monday.
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Indian coast guards are carrying out a census of fishermen in the western part of the country, to help prevent them from straying into neighbouring Pakistan, a top commander said on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is not opposed to Microsoft Corp's bid for the Web media company, as long as it is at the right price, Yahoo's board said on Monday in a letter to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer.
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Amnesty International has appealed to Indian authorities to urgently investigate nearly a thousand unmarked graves in Kashmir discovered by a local human rights group over the past year.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's opposition parties are organising nationwide protests against rising prices of basic foodstuffs, in the latest sign inflation could become the major issue for voters ahead of general elections.
Sotheby's auction house on Monday withdrew from auction a body armour after protests from Sikh groups. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:42 am
Faced with increasing political pressure, the government will facilitate more cement imports from Pakistan in its efforts to rein in inflation, which has touched a three-year high of 7%."Lot Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:12 am
Over 100 Tibetans, including 50 women, observed a one-day fast, appealing to the UN to 'wake up and act against the human rights violations against their colleagues' in Tibet. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 10:03 am
German gasket maker Victor Reinz will manufacture a variety of products for the Indian as well as the overseas markets from its new plant in Talegaon near Pune.Victor Reinz India, a 51:49 Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:56 am
Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland finished the year ended March 31, 2008 with sales of 83,309 vehicles when compared with 83,094 units sold in 2007, according to an official statement released Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:40 am
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - The liquid gold bubbling in giant vats at a refinery near Mumbai attests to the sentiment on the streets of India, the world's largest consumer of gold, as people rush to melt down jewellery to cash in on high gold prices.
With increasing number of women climbing the competitive corporate ladder, companies seem to be leaving no stone unturned to lure them. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:12 am
A businessman was shot dead on Monday morning by three motorcycle-borne men in the national capital. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:08 am
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has been fined 70 percent of his match fee for breaching the International Cricket Council code of conduct for slow over rate. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:06 am
More of the men who misbehaved with two women and thrashed their husbands and a friend with iron rods and hockey sticks at a bar here two days ago will be arrested soon, police said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:02 am
Mumbai April 7 (IANS) The Indian equities market surged in early afternoon trade Monday, taking the benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange on a surge of nearly 450 points. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Alarmed at the rise in number of attacks on journalists working in northeastern India, the North East Media Forum (NEMF) has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure their safety in the region. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
The benefit of scrapping the entertainment tax on cable television by the Tamil Nadu government has not been passed on to the subscribers. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
New Delhi, Apr.7 : The head of the organization representing the 205 national and regional Olympic committees has dismissed calls for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, saying politicians who are pushing for it are making an error. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
Over 150 top aviation firms and airlines, including Air India, GVK, GMR, Kingfisher and Jet Airways, are set to take part in a three-day international exhibition on airport infrastructure, security and services beginning here Thursday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 am
HYDERABAD : Communist Party of India welcomes Chiranjeevi to start a party and it does not want to comment on it in any way at this point of time unless the new party announces its manifesto/policy, b... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
HYDERABAD : With Sunday's reshuffle, the Congress high command has sent out a clear message to the state units that it would pull all the strings for the 2009 elections. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Ra... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
HYDERABAD : Two Congress workers were injured in a clash between the Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) cadres in the presence of minister for roads and buildings T. Jeevan Reddy during a... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
The flood of controversy threatening to swamp the author has come at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was all revved up to answer the final call. He had finally got the backing of h... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
Criticising the railways for hiking freight rates by almost 300% in the last three years, the mining industry today demanded a long-term freight policy to make it more cost-competitive and enable Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:33 am
Gammon Infrastructure Projects, a unit of construction firm Gammon India, will increase its stake in Vizag Seaport (VSPL) for about Rs 33 crore.According to a release issued by Gammon Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 8:04 am
Reliance Money, a part of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's Reliance Capital, has finalised an aggressive expansion plan for the overseas market. "We will be setting up offices in six-seven strategic Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:59 am
The Planning Commission has suggested opening of medical education to the private sector to meet the shortage of at least 600,000 doctors in the country.A report, prepared by a group headed by Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 7:31 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday denounced protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and IOC chief Jacques Rogge expressed concern at the demonstrations, but said there was no momentum for a boycott of the Beijing Games.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the commitment of some players in the India squad following the side's crushing second test defeat to South Africa in Ahmedabad.
Although more Indian tourists are visiting China, officials of the ministry of culture and tourism say arrivals of Chinese tourists has been on a steady rise - from 1,371 in 1981 to 62,330 in 2006 - Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:35 am
Dabur India's retail subsidiary, H&B Stores, has made its entry into South India with the opening of two beauty, health and wellness retail stores under the brand name 'newu' at the Rajiv Gandhi Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Apr 2008 | 6:10 am
CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian man and his adult daughter went public about their relationship after having a baby together, as new revelations emerged on Monday that a previous child of the couple died a few days after birth.
India's auto component manufacturer Sundram Fasteners Ltd, part of the city-based TVS Group, is expanding its production capacities in China, Germany and Britain, and also looking at aerospace and petrochemical sectors for accelerated growth. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 4:00 am
NIIT and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will join hands to 'help develop ICT (information and communication technology) capacity in the African continent', the Mumbai-based technology training and software solutions company has announced on the eve of the India-Africa Forum Summit. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 4:00 am
It took music maestro A.R. Rahman three years to finish the album for the stage adaptation of 'The Lord Of The Rings', working with 200 musicians and technicians for every song. The album, which has pushed up his international status, was released in February. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 3:31 am
After a stellar performance in 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' and 'Kal - Yesterday And Tomorrow', actress Chitrangada Singh bowed out of the industry because she felt 'betrayed' and cheated. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am
After earning ancillary revenues from freight and sale of food, drinks and gifts on board, more and more low cost carriers (LCCs) are teaming up with insurance companies to offer travel insurance to passengers against flight delay, trip cancellation and baggage loss. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiselled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84.
Rallying behind its prime ministerial candidate L K Advani on the Kandahar issue, the BJP on Sunday called the hijack episode a "forced situation." Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Australia said on Sunday that it will
push for India to become a permanent member of the United
Nations Security Council which should be expanded to reflect
the "modern world". Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
The much anticipated Union Cabinet reshuffle took place on Sunday. Seven ministers were inducted into the Council of Ministers. While six were inducted as Ministers of State, former Chief of the Election Commission, M S Gill was sworn in as Minister of State with independent charge. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
The income tax department has
launched an `internal probe` into the entire episode of the
alleged "manipulation" by one of its senior officers in the
appraisal report of arms dealer Suresh Nanda, leading to his
arrest along with two others. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Stressing the need for all round welfare of troops serving in the difficult terrain along the Indo-China border, Defence Minister A K Antony Sunday
said the government was committed to modernisation of the country`s Armed Forces. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Nearly 3.2 lakh students would appear in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) on April 13 for admission into IITs across the country, registering an increase of about 70,000 candidates over last year. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Noting that the government was
concerned about inflation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday
said more steps could be taken to contain it and a moderation
could be expected in a couple of weeks. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
The European Parliament (EP) has
rejected an attempt to include a reference on Kashmir in its
latest global annual report on human rights but went ahead to
criticise the worsening rights situation in China and
Pakistan. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Left parties supporting UPA from outside, UNPA and main opposition BJP today warned the government that it would have to pay "heavy political price" in the elections if it did not rein in soaring prices and announced nationwide stir from April 16. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
India-born surgeon
Jayant Patel, facing charges of manslaughter and negligence
for the death of 17 patients in Australia, has been denied
bail by a US court. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:12 am
Rajgarh (M.P.): Three more activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India were arrested from Narsinghgarh town in Rajgarh district, police said on Sunday. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Though he refused to commit himself to a time-frame for the prices to decline, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday was hopeful of the situation easing in a couple of weeks. In an informal interaction with the media at the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Colombo: A powerful Sri Lankan Minister was on Sunday assassinated by suspected LTTE rebels in a suicide attack on a marathon opening that also killed a former Olympian and 12 others while injuring nearly 100, in a bloody start to the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
PORT OF SPAIN: Vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan steadied West Indies after it lost three quick wickets on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. At lunch, West Indies, chasing 253 and seeking to square the series, ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Patna: Bihar’s NDA government has decided to extend a five-year tax holiday to multiplexes with at least three cinema halls and three-year tax holiday to digital cinema halls. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday admitted that she would have liked to have her son Rahul Gandhi enter the Union Council of Ministers. Interacting informally with journalists after the swearing-in ceremony of seven ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 7 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) termed Sunday's reshuffle of the union council of ministers as an attempt to project 'sacrifice and self-denial' of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who refused to take up a ministerial post. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 6:02 pm
Former chief election commissioner M.S. Gill has been made the minister of state with independent charge of youth affairs and sports while Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia is the minister of state for IT and communications in the cabinet reshuffle effected Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 6:01 pm
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, young MP and scion of former royal family, hogged the limelight at the swearing-in ceremony Sunday of seven new faces in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 6:01 pm
With an eye on crucial assembly elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday gave a push to refurbish the image of the Congress party and his government inducting fresh faces and veterans but not going the whole hog for an overall image overhaul. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 6 Apr 2008 | 6:00 pm
