A bus veered off a mountainous road in Indian Kashmir on Monday and crashed into a gorge, killing at least 14 people and injuring 27 others, police said. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
Sixteen BJP corporators of Pune
civic body have sent their resignations to party president
Rajnath Singh to express solidarity with party general
secretary Gopinath Munde, who resigned from all organisational
posts. Source: Zee News : States | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
The 12-hour state-wide bandh
jointly called by the Trinamool Congress and Left opposition
Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) began at 6 am Monday. The bandh call was initially given to protest against
the spiralling prices of food items but later issues like
alleged terror by CPI(M) cadres ahead of next month`s
panchayat election and the alleged attack on Trinamool chief
Mamata Banerjee`s convoy were added. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
With an eye on increasing
south-south cooperation, India and Chile will be signing four
agreements including an air services pact as President
Pratibha Patil arrived here on the last leg of her
three-nation visit to Latin America. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
Allaying apprehensions among
government servants over the Pay Commission recommendations,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said he favoured proper
remuneration for the civil and defence services. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
The third annual Indo-British naval exercise will be organised on the western seaboard in Goa from April 21 to May 2. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
While foreign office mandarins were a little apprehensive about the meeting between APJ Abdul Kalam and Pervez Musharraf, the scientist President turned out to be an astute diplomat giving no opportunity to the Pakistani military ruler to rake up the Kashmir issue. Source: Zee News : India National | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:29 pm
The Olympic torch relay began its Malaysian leg at the Independence Square here with hundreds of commandos guarding the flame to ward off any possible disruption and curious onlookers to get its Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:15 am
Environmental issues today dominated the Lok Sabha with members raising matters ranging from the drying up of Bhagirathi to contamination of water. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:15 am
England may not have much of a representation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as of now but the home of cricket, The Lord's, could play host to the grand finale of the cash-rich venture's Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:14 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition are due to meet on Monday to finalise strategy for the restoration of judges dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf when he imposed emergency rule last year.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army test-fired a long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Monday, the military said, the second test since the weekend.
Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Money today joined hands with the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) and the Bombay Bullion Association(BBA) to launch the country's first organised bullion trading platform Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 9:02 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil prices surged above $117, setting a new record high on Monday because of worries of supply disruptions from major producers and comments by OPEC reiterating there is no need to raise output.
The Olympic torch relay began its Malaysian leg at the Independence Square in Kuala Lampur amid heavy security and curious onlookers to get its glimpse. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:58 am
Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, who created a flutter in political circles by resigning from all posts in the party, today said that the party had not been functioning in a democratic manner which Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:57 am
The percentage of labourers engaged in agriculture sector dipped to 58.49 per cent in 2004-05 from 64.75 per cent in 1993-94 due to migration of the work force from rural to urban areas, the Lok Sabha Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
"I would like our civil and defence services to be properly rewarded. I also believe that the tax payers will not grudge anyone of us better remuneration": PM Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:50 am
Government today said states have issued 10.28 crore ration cards to Below Poverty Line(BPL) families, although official figures show that there are only 6.52 crore families that fall under that Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:48 am
PM award for IAS officers involved in relief work in J&K Hindu - 41 minutes ago New Delhi (PTI): A team of seven IAS and other officials which showed "extraordinary performance" in carrying out relief and rehabilitation work during the devastating 2005 earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir has been selected for the Prime Minister's ... Skoda in a spotCalcutta Telegraph all 2 news articles
The Reserve Bank of India has expressed its inability to accede to Karnataka Bank's proposal to rope in International Finance Corporation (IFC) as an equity investor. ?? Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:41 am
In a major breakthrough in the bio-fuel production business, Pune-based Praj Industries has devised a method to produce ethanol from ligno-cellulosic feedstock like straw, grasses and wood chips. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:38 am
20-year-old Sania Mirza slipped a couple of rungs in the latest rankings to 32 due to her absense in the WTA circuit because of her wrist injury. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:36 am
Denizens of national capital will get another chance to settle their pending challans this month as Delhi Police is organising a mega traffic ?lok adalat' after the success of its two earlier editions Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:32 am
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - A strike over rising prices shut schools, offices and businesses in West Bengal on Monday as nationwide protests against inflation continued, police said.
A 12-hour bandh called by the Trinamool Congress and SUCI to protest against price rise resulted in the disruption of trian services in West Bengal. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:26 am
The trial in the 2005 Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) IPO scam involving over Rs 80 crores, has begun in the sessions court. ?? Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:22 am
A controversial rural administration system which placed the charge of the local governance in the hands of a nominated candidate has been scraped. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 8:20 am
BJP summons Munde, Gadkari to Delhi for sorting out the differences "through dialogue". Prime BJP leaders refuse to accept Munde's resignation. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:56 am
Last Updated: April 21. 2008 2:10PM UAE / April 21. 2008 10:10AM GMT JAMMU, India (Reuters) - A bus veered off a mountainousroad in Indian Kashmir on Monday and crashed into a gorge,killing at least 1... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:55 am
Sixteen BJP corporators of Pune civic body have sent their resignations to party president Rajnath Singh, said their loyalties would remain with Munde. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:50 am
The second day of the test run of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand in south Delhi resulted in major traffic snarls Monday as offices opened up for the week. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
New Delhi, Apr 21 : In what would be the world's greatest rail journey, a new rail link, to be opened later this year, will enable one to undertake a 23-day journey by train from London to Dhaka via New Delhi. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
Tough theft-proof rifle racks manufactured by a Ranchi firm are widely used by security forces across the country, including at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and even by the Nepal Army. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
With international passenger traffic to India increasing by 18 percent every year, Indian carriers are busy expanding their reach across the continents through what is commonly known as code-share agreements with global carriers. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
India will enunciate by mid-May its revised norms for purchasing military hardware after bringing these in line with the best international practices, an official said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 7:00 am
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Daniel Radcliffe, the actor behind the boy wizard Harry Potter, is hunting for a mystery Australian girl who cast a spell on him at a film awards party, Australian media reported on Monday.
NEW DELHI: Giving some relief to the power-starved northern States, the 250 MW first unit of the Bhilai expansion thermal power project of NTPC-SAIL Power Company Pvt. Ltd. (NSPCL) — a joint ven... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 6:45 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China mounted a stern defence of its much maligned human rights record on Monday as the clock ticks ever nearer the Beijing Olympics, accusing Western countries of ignoring problems of their own and having double standards.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's conservative army must shed its royalist legacy and prepare to absorb Maoist fighters, a top Maoist leader said on Monday, a move crucial to cementing a peace deal that ended a bloody civil war.
Pakistan on Monday test-fired the Shaheen-II long-range ballistic missile for the second time in three days, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads and hit targets within India.The Shaheen-... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 Apr 2008 | 6:16 am
JAMMU, India (Reuters) - A bus veered off a mountainous road in Indian Kashmir on Monday and crashed into a gorge, killing at least 14 people and injuring 27 others, police said.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party has launched a political education drive in Tibet's restive capital, Lhasa, vowing a long campaign to attack pro-independence sentiment and support for the Dalai Lama.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese student studying in the United States has defended her role in a protest over Tibet at a U.S. university campus, which has made her and her family the target of a hate campaign in China.
South Africa's Mark Boucher hammered an unbeaten 39 to ensure that Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets with two balls to spare for their first win in the Indian Premier League here Sunday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 Apr 2008 | 1:01 am
Kathmandu: Maoist chief Prachanda on Sunday met Indian Ambassador Shiv Shanker Mukherjee and discussed the political situation in Nepal, including issues relating to formation of a new government. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Tahir Mahmood, member of the Law Commission of India and former chairperson of the National Minorities Commission, has sought intervention of Pakistan’s Islamic Ideology Council to get Sarabjit Singh’s mercy plea ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
VISAKHAPATNAM: Keeping your fingers crossed on ‘Rajiv Swagruha’? It’s time to cheer up. The housing scheme, that rekindled the dreams of many middle class people of owning a roof over their head in the city, will soon become ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s ruling PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has announced his plans to contest the parliamentary byelections and said he could become Prime Minister if ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Sunday asked all central educational institutions (CEIs) to extend reservation to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) – except those falling within the “creamy layer” ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 Apr 2008 | 12:00 am
Pitocin can be a live-saver. But in rural Maharashtra, the drug, which is used to induce labour, could be the cause for a large number of stillbirths. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:34 pm
Coal from the 'rust buckets' of Kazakhstan is more like it, says Pankaj Ghemawat, one of the youngest-ever Harvard Business School professors. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 20 Apr 2008 | 10:30 pm
Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets with two balls to spare in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 7:00 pm
Following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore Royal Challengers at the Wankhede Stadium here Sunday night: Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 7:00 pm
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan slipped out of the top 10 bowlers' list in the ICC rankings for ODIs for the first time in over a decade. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 4:32 pm
Riding on a brilliant 38 by Australian David Hussey, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their second successive win as they defeated Hyderabad Deccan Chargers by five wickets in a nail biting finish in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 4:32 pm
The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) came to the city with oodles of glitz and glamour, as the first match was played here Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium before a capacity crowd. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 4:31 pm
Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Sourav Ganguly, became the first team to register two successive wins in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament when they defeated Hyderabad Deccan Chargers by five wickets here Sunday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 4:31 pm
The government Sunday issued formal directions to all centrally-run institutions of higher learning, including IITs and IIMs, to implement the 27 percent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs) from the new academic session beginning later this year. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:30 pm
The following is the scoreboard at the end of Match No. 4 of the Indian Premier League, between Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Eden Gardens here Sunday: Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:01 pm
Union Minister of Textiles Shankersinh Vaghela has said the central government will consider sanctioning projects like an integrated textile park in Kerala's Kannur district if adequate land is provided. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 Apr 2008 | 3:00 pm
