BEIJING (Reuters) - China sought on Sunday to contain an outpouring of nationalism triggered by protests along the route of the Olympic torch relay, with state media urging people to channel their patriotism into "rational" expressions.
Canines of Delhi Police`s dog squad are soon to get more `friends` in the force with the government planning to raise additional teams to help policemen track crimes efficiently. Source: Zee News : States | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
Maharashtra forced a woman to deliver in a cab late Saturday evening. The woman, Seema Bano, was on her way to the government-run Baba Hospital in Bandra, north Mumbai, but was denied admission by the striking doctors. Source: Zee News : States | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
Arunachal Pradesh is soon expected to have a Unified Command structure to combat separatists from neighbouring Assam and Nagaland who are using the mountainous region as a base to carry out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes. Source: Zee News : States | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
Ahead of next month`s Panchayat polls, a local leader of the CPI(M) was allegedly shot dead by Maoists while a JMM candidate was allegedly killed by CPI(M) cadres in Purulia district. Source: Zee News : States | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:09 pm
Indian restaurateurs in Britain take to streets Hindu - 1 hour ago London (PTI): Can a Polish cook 'tarka dal' to the right level of spice? Or, is a Bulgarian migrant here culturally sensitive enough to rustle up 'chicken tikka masala' widely considered Britains national dish?
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in the country will be increasingly looking at non-traditional sources for financing needs, a business outlook survey conducted by Confederation Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:23 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William landed a Royal Air Force helicopter in the garden of his girlfriend Kate Middleton's family home but the Defence Ministry defended his actions, saying he achieved essential training objectives.
For attracting private investment in transport sector and developing the sector through the public-private partnership route, the UP government will soon invite Expression of Interest from the private Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:07 am
New Delhi - Ten people were killed and 24 injured when two trucks rammed into each other in India's western state of Gujarat on Sunday, a news agency reported. The accident occurred near a village in ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 11:02 am
England will play a four-Test series against India in 2011, the England and Wales Cricket Board has announced. The ECB reached an agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) abo... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:37 am
The operations to Kochi on May 26 will start with three flights a week and become a daily service from October this year, the airline's Managing Director Ibrahim Al Hamer said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:36 am
Kathmandu, Apr 20 (ANI): Nepalese officials on Sunday said that dozens of army and police personnel have been deployed on the Mount Everest for the safe and smooth relay of the Olympic torch when Chin... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:03 am
Hundreds of men, women and children participated in a colourful procession. "We have been taking part in this every year since the past eight years. And since it is Lord Hanuman's birthday today, we a... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:03 am
Guadalajara (Mexico), Apr 20 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will embark on Chile later in the day on the third and final leg of her 12-day long tour to Latin American countries. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:02 am
There were about 87 labourers in the factory and got stranded in the factory when the fire broke out. Around 20 Fire engines were rushed to the spot immediately to douse the fire before it spread to t... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:02 am
, the latest dope on what seems like one of the most extravagant pre-release events is Kollywood’s latest interest. Apart from Jackie Chan and other senior artists from different parts of the c... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 9:58 am
A regulatory commission on the lines of the power and telcom regulatory bodies is on the anvil in Uttar Pradesh (UP) for the transport sector. The UP government has taken an in-principle decision to Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Apr 2008 | 9:54 am
New Delhi - Germany's Fresenius SE acquired a 73-per-cent stake in India's largest anti-cancer drugmaker Dabur Pharma for 219 million dollars, news reports said Sunday. The German firm bought the stak... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 20 Apr 2008 | 9:50 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc faces a critical week that could decide whether the pioneering Web company can remain independent or must surrender to an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has deployed two dozen soldiers and armed police at the base camp of Mount Everest to stop Tibetan protesters when the Olympic torch is taken to the top of the world next month, an official said on Sunday.
Warning that the battle against inflation will fail if states do not join hands with the centre, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath today said the fresh offensive on price control may include a Source: Business Standard | News Now | 20 Apr 2008 | 7:34 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, whose party heads a coalition government, said he does not have the power to confront President Pervez Musharraf.
KABUL (Reuters) - Scarred by decades of turmoil and grief, 66 percent of Afghans suffer from depression or some form of mental disorder, and an increasing number are turning to illegal drugs, a top health official said.
Just a month ago, Sujata Jha, a homemaker, was buying bananas for Rs.24 a dozen. But today, she reluctantly doles out Rs.36 for what is considered the staple fruit of an average Indian. With prices hitting the roof across the country, she is not alone in feeling the pinch. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 4:30 am
Studies are the first priority for 11-year-old Darsheel Safary, who endeared himself to audiences in 'Taare Zameen Par'. Having fun is second on the list and movies, surprisingly, come last. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:32 am
Hrithik Roshan is a strict dad as far as his son's diet goes. Little Hrehaan, who turned two recently, is not allowed to indulge in chocolates. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:31 am
Director Vishal Bharadwaj, known for his Shakespearean dramas, plans to make a feel-good love story now. And Shahid Kapur and Priyanka Chopra are the stars he has in mind this time. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:31 am
The results of the Uttar Pradesh byelections have shown the plummeting electoral graph of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the country's most populous state. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:30 am
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne said Saturday night his side would have a more formidable look after overseas players like Graeme Smith of South Africa and Dimtri Mascarenhas of England join the team. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:31 am
After Delhi Daredevils scored a thumping nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), their captain Virender Sehwag said Saturday that his team is stronger than it looks on paper as they have some of the best domestic players. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:31 am
Taiwan and China will resume joint exploration for oil in the Taiwan Strait as Taiwanese president-elect Ma Ying-jeou hopes to fully open trade with China, the Liberty Times reported Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:30 am
The execution of Indian national
Sarabjit Singh, sentenced to death for his alleged involvement
in bomb attacks in Pakistan, has not been postponed further, a
presidential spokesman said on Saturday. The hanging of Sarabjit was deferred for 30 days by
President Pervez Musharraf last month so that Pakistan`s new
government could review his case following an appeal for
clemency from the Indian government. Sarabjit was originally
set to be executed on April 1. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
Holding that corruption is a challenge to both government and judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today favoured setting up special courts to combat the menace, an idea endorsed by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
India on Sunday said military action
or sanctions against Iran would exacerbate the situation and
favoured a solution which involves Tehran. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
Observing that the word "creamy
layer" to exclude economically well-off OBCs from reservation
benefit was "confusing", Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK
leader M Karunanidhi on Saturday said such a concept was not needed
at all and should be removed. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the Centre might step in to establish family courts in the country as many states have failed to discharge their legal obligation in this regard. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
Sarabjit`s daughters Swapandeep and Poonam and wife Sukhpreet Kaur are coming to Pakistan along with his sister Dalbir Kaur and her husband Baldev Singh on April 23 to meet him. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
India on Saturday did not give much
credence to the test-firing of a ballistic missile by Pakistan
saying such tests were regularly required as the technology
was imported. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
Stepping up her attack on Rahul Gandhi and the government at the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday asked him to stop his "political drama" and repeated her threat of withdrawing support to the UPA coalition. Addressing a press conference a day after Gandhi staged a dharna in Jhansi in Bhundelkhand region, she told him that instead of hiding the Congess defeat in the recent bye elections, which he has been doing for the last two days, he should, as an MP from the state, persuade the Centre to implement the special development package for Uttar Pradesh. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:19 am
AHMEDABAD: The SIT , probing the post-Godhra riots, has arrested Parbatsinh Thakore allegedly involved in the Gulbarg Society massacre here six years ago. “We have arrested one Parbatsinh Thakore,” Joint Commissioner of ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
BELLARY: Police arrested B. Sriramulu, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Minister, on Saturday in connection with threatening Anil Lad, the prospective Congress candidate from Bellary (City), on Friday. He was later released on bail. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Two Sub-Inspectors and a police constable involved in the assault of a farmer at Moinabad on Friday have been placed under suspension on instructions of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who is camping in Kadapa. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Islamabad: The execution of Sarabjit Singh, on death row in Pakistan, has not been postponed further, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday. According to the ARY TV channel, Major General (retired) Rashid Qureshi denied reports in ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 20 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Rohit and Moneeta Kaila spend all their vacations in the US. The corporate professionals, who live and work in Bangalore, go on holiday several times a year. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 10:04 pm
As a woman living in Pakistan, I know the importance of freedom. He has a sexy quality - something that Amitabh Bachchan has for many women. For me, it's Musharraf. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:59 pm
By day, Kenneth Valpey dons his academic robes to elevate his students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to a higher orbit of understanding about Indian religions Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:55 pm
Once upon a time, flying was a novelty. And when you held that paper booklet ticket in your hand, the feeling you felt was hard to replicate. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:54 pm
We are seeing an alarming number of 2-6 year-olds with cataract. Five years ago, a dozen children with it would come to me in a month - but now I see at least 40," says Dr TP Lahane, ophthalmologist Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:52 pm
Two months short of his 35th birthday Leander Paes tells Sukhwant Basra that retirement is the last thing on his mind. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:35 pm
"The Sehwags, the Haydens, the Gayles, the Gilchrists... there are so many who can go out there and break the mark. With these smaller boundaries, no score is safe." Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:29 pm
Force India team might feel encouraged following its recent showing in the Bahrain Grand Prix but it would have to wait for another three to five years. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:26 pm
Suresh Warpulkar, 22, lost a marriage proposal when the bride's father heard that his prospective son-in-law, a Diploma in Education (DEd). Source: Daily News & Analysis | 19 Apr 2008 | 9:06 pm
A total of 16 sixes were hit by Chennai Super Kings batsmen against hosts Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL), equalling a world record for maximum sixes in a Twenty20 game. Chennai won by 33 runs. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:01 pm
Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan scored unbeaten half-centuries to help hosts Delhi Daredevils thrash Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the Indian Premier League here Saturday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 19 Apr 2008 | 7:00 pm
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's unpopular king should be allowed to leave his palace with dignity and live as a common citizen, Maoist party chiefs said after a strong showing in elections expected to lead to the abolition of the monarchy.
Mumbai-based Geometric reported a 55 per cent decline in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the quarter-ended March 31, 2008. Its PAT fell to Rs 4.67 crore during the quarter under review Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Apr 2008 | 1:20 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, who went missing in February in the Khyber region, appeared on Arabic television on Saturday saying he was being held by the Taliban and urging Islamabad to meet their demands.
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector in the country will be increasingly looking at non-traditional sources for financing needs, a business outlook survey conducted by the Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:57 am
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today said that India is open to hosting a nuclear fuel bank, which is a concept aimed at providing access to enriched nuclear fuel to nations, without the need Source: Business Standard | News Now | 19 Apr 2008 | 11:56 am
