Coal prices will not be hiked in the current fiscal, Minister of State for Coal Santosh Bagrodia said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 1:22 pm
Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting will resume their battle for the coveted number one spot in ICC Rankings for Test batsmen. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 1:17 pm
UK-based wealth management firm, Barclays Wealth announced appointment of Deepak Rattan as its Director (Private Clients), India. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 1:14 pm
Nalini Murugan, setenced to life imprisonment for her involvement in former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, renewed her plea for early release on Wednesday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 1:05 pm
Business group Videocon today said it will start rolling out telecom network from mid August and is eyeing to garner about 10 per cent the Indian telecom market in five years. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 12:57 pm
Reliance Communications, an Anil Ambani group company, is gearing up to launch videoconferencing services across 1,100 cities in 113 countries, including the US, Europe, Japan and Middle East nations. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 12:51 pm
Hyundai Motor India has decided to raise prices of models on the back of rising input costs starting first week of June. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 12:40 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil climbed to a life-time high above $130 a barrel on Wednesday, driven higher by a combination of long-term production worries and a near-term focus on tight fuel stocks.
Industry Chamber FICCI has sought withdrawal of export duty on steel and steel products, saying it would affect prospective investment projects worth a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore in the country. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 12:28 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India can grow by an average 9 percent annually in the five-year period ending 2011/12, despite a slowing expected this fiscal, the deputy chairman of Planning Commission said on Wednesday.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's government-in-exile has urged Tibetans living abroad to stop protesting outside Chinese embassies worldwide and raise money for victims of an earthquake which killed more than 40,000 people in southwest China.
The youth in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the state capital, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Pakistani rock band Junoon. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 11:44 am
"AITA's position is extremely clear. We have already nominated their names as a team on February 28," Khanna said. "Olympics is bigger than Davis Cup. Only best players compete there and in India they... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:43 am
Sex before money - that seemed to be on the minds of a group of five armed robbers who struck at a house clad only in their underclothes and face masks. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 11:39 am
The panchayat polls were said to be a referendum on West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattaharya's industrialisation policy.The CPM's worst fears have come true as according to latest reports Trinamool Congress ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:38 am
It's now exactly a week since the serial blasts in Jaipur killed 65 people. The probe into the terrorist strike has made little headway. Amidst the slanging match between the Centre and state governme... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:38 am
Free software and open source tools are helping a range of Indian entrepreneurs to build software solutions that enhance the potential of computing for millions. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 11:38 am
NEW DELHI - India has rejected new draft texts on farm and industrial goods aimed at clinching a new deal in global trade talks as 'totally unacceptable.' Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:32 am
Proposal India has said the new WTO text ignoring livelihood concerns in agriculture is "totally unacceptable" and the country will thwart rich nations' efforts to "divide and rule" developing countri... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Iran gas Senior Pakistani and Indian diplomats Tuesday discussed gas pipeline from Iran and said they need energy for economies, the Indian Foreign Secretary said. Shivshankar Menon held talks with Pa... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:30 am
The Ministry of Coal has formed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) consisting of officials from its own ministry and public sector steel companies including Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd and Steel Authority of India Ltd with the aim to acquire coking coal mines abroad preferably Indonesia. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 11:25 am
Officials of the Indian and German governments today signed an umbrella agreement for financial and technical cooperation under which the latter will provide development assistance amounting to euro 302.79 million (Rs 1998 crore) to India. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 11:20 am
New Delhi - More than 150 people have died in India's southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after drinking adulterated liquor over the weekend, officials said Wednesday. Police said 85 people ha... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:16 am
In a significant development, the Petroleum ministry has set aside oil regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board's (P&NGRB's) ruling derecognising CNG projects in the national capital saying the regulator was not competent to judge entities that were formed by government order prior to its coming into existence. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 11:16 am
T o understand the mind of a terrorist, it has to be understood that he has to be fully motivated and the execution of his act has to be neat. Motivation requires weakness. It could be the weakness of... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:11 am
liquor tragedy , which struck parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, rose to 156 on Wednesday even as fresh cases were reported at Malur in Kolar district of Karnataka.As authorities continued with their ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:11 am
Even as the South African government strongly condemned the attacks on foreign nationals, violence continued in Johannesburg for the tenth night in a row with Pakistanis and Chinese becoming the lates... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 21 May 2008 | 11:11 am
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - At least 150 people have died in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka after drinking bootleg liquor laced with chemicals, and another 88 are seriously ill, police said on Wednesday.
Bosch, world's second largest automotive parts manufacturer, has decided to make a substantial investment in its non-automotive spares business to strengthen its presence in the country. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 11:10 am
Tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi justified his decision to prefer Rohan Bopanna ahead of Leander Paes to represent India at the Beijing Olympic Games. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 11:00 am
After the spat with SouravGanguly for refusing to walk on a fielder's catch, Shane Warne "mocked" at the Kolkata Knight Riders captain in their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 10:47 am
Mumbai-based property developer Orbit Corporation is close to buying defunct Orkey Mills land, measuring 9.18 acres or nearly 4 lakh sq ft, in Andheri for more than Rs 150 crore. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 10:23 am
The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals (RSMML) for long-term supply of low-silica limestone, a critical input for steel making. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 21 May 2008 | 10:20 am
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Hardline Kashmiri Muslim separatists vowed on Wednesday to launch protests to force the closure of liquor shops across the Himalayan region, a disputed territory torn by years of insurgency.
The country's largest public sector bank State Bank of India (SBI) retracted its decision not to give loans to farmers and apologised for the original decision. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 21 May 2008 | 10:00 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday as the nuclear-armed rivals resumed peace efforts after a lull caused by political turmoil in Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling party aims to push a set of constitutional changes through parliament in coming weeks to clip President Pervez Musharraf's powers to dismiss the government, the law minister said.
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is not looking to bid to buy all of Yahoo Inc but is in talks about other types of deals with the U.S. No. 2 search engine, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi wants to dump estranged partner Leander Paes to boost his hopes of a medal at the Beijing Olympics, local media reported on Wednesday.
MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - For years, Indian women have been relying on the surgeon's knife for that perfect body, that flawless face, and now, the men are muscling in.
The days of anything that looks good on the feet and does not snap into two are finally over in India. This summer, the hip-and-happening are putting their best foot forward, thanks to new technology and increased awareness about health. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 5:58 am
The body of an Indian student murdered in Birmingham will be brought here Saturday and will be cremated the same day at her home town Vijayawada. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 5:00 am
Glamour is making a comeback to Andhra Pradesh politics as top Telugu film stars are lining up to take a plunge in the run up to the next year's elections. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 4:00 am
Counting of votes polled in the three-phased panchayat welections in West Bengal began Wednesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 4:00 am
Telugu movie fans and producers are eagerly awaiting the release of two new films - 'Pandurangadu' and 'Bujjigadu' - to put an end to the string of flops. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 2:30 am
'Ramchand Pakistani', the latest India-Pakistan collaborative film venture, is unique because its protagonists belong to the minority Hindu community in Pakistan, says producer Javed Jabbar. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 21 May 2008 | 2:00 am
In the backdrop of the issue of
illegal Bangladeshi migrants gaining prominence following the
Jaipur serial blasts, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
on Tuesday said it is the tradition of India to welcome all those
who come here. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
Stepping up its campaign
against corruption involving top politicians of the ruling BJP
in Madhya Pradesh, Congress on Tuesday said that Shivraj Singh
Chouhan is the only Chief Minister against whom corruption
cases has been registered. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
Reviving ties after a long gap, the CPI(M) on Tuesday decided to enter into an electoral alliance with the Telugu Desam Party for the coming bypolls in Andhra Pradesh. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
Showing leniency towards a
convict involved in brutal murders may undermine public
confidence in the efficacy of law, the Supreme Court has said
while confirming the death sentence on a man who raped and
murdered two minor girls almost a decade ago. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
After spending nearly nine
years behind bars, the only juvenile accused Sudarshan Hansda
alias Chenchu in the murder of Australian missionary Graham
Stewart Staines and his two minor sons was released from a
reformatory home in Angul. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
Mumbai police invoke stringent MCOCA for the second time
against gangster Arun Gawli in connection with a Shiv Sena
Corporator`s murder on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
The Defence Ministry has outlined terms and conditions of an MoU with the Arunachal Pradesh government on developing Advanced Landing Grounds in remote areas of the Himalayan state bordering China. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
With parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu still reeling under a major hooch tragedy that claimed 107 lives, a fresh illicit liquor consumption incident today claimed the lives of 27 people at villages bordering Tamil Nadu. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
The bail plea of an accused in
Diwali-eve serial blasts case was today rejected by a city
court which said "the offences against him were quite serious
in nature." Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
In a dramatic turn of events on Tuesday, the Noida police raided and sealed the clinic of the murdered teen Arushi`s father. The makeshift clinic was being run from the garage of the Talwar household. Source: Zee News : States | 21 May 2008 | 12:15 am
MUMBAI: The hijacked Jordanian cargo ship with 10 Indians among its crew was traced off the Somalian coast. MV Victoria was located at Garacad, about 600 km north of Moghadishu. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
ISLAMABAD: As a goodwill gesture, Pakistan announced the release of 96 Indian fishermen and three other prisoners as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Tuesday for talks with his Pakistan counterpart, Shah Mahmood ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat will be the third woman member on the parliamentary committee to study the women’s reservation bill. Najma Heptulla (BJP) and Prabha Thakur (Congress) were earlier inducted into the committee, which ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Jaipur: In a crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Rajasthan after the serial blasts in Jaipur, 42 persons were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion over their identity. — PTI Varsity ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
COIMBATORE: From announcing results or providing marklists to rank analysis and counselling, websites have come a long way. A host of websites are offering help to students who have passed Plus-Two in deciding the course and even the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: The Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage this year has been postponed by nearly two weeks after China said it would be unable to receive the pilgrims due to “domestic reasons.” The yatra traditionally begins from June 1. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Srinagar: A self-styled battalion commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. Abdul Rehman alias Zia, a resident of Pakistan, was killed by the troops ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 21 May 2008 | 12:00 am
The following is the final scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match in which Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets here Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
Yusuf Pathan launced a brilliant counter-attack as Rajasthan Royals scored a thumping six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders', dealing a severe blow to their hopes of a semifinal berth in the Indian Premier League here Tuesday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
Rajasthan Royals maintained their position at the top of the Indian Premier League points table after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets here Tuesday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
Rajasthan Royals became the first team to register nine wins in the Indian Premier League after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets here Tuesday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 20 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
Besides Lok Sabha Opposition leader L K dvani, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and DMK leader J Jayalalitha are probables for the Prime Minister`s post in next 20 years, according to a book. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said on Monday that she planned to return to India by August, just months after she left the country after threats by Islamic radical. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
India and Brunei will sign four agreements, including one on trade and economic cooperation, boosting their bilateral ties during the four-day visit of Brunei ruler Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu`lzzaddin Waddaulah here beginning on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
Ahead of next week`s talks with the Left on the stalled Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement, the UPA government has said that it hoped that "national interest" will prevail and it will be able to persuade its allies who have reservations on the deal to go ahead with it. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
The results of the class XII examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be announced on May 21 and 23, while the results Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) will come out on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
With the new government taking charge in Islamabad, the stalled Indo-Pak composite dialogue process will resume on Tuesday with the Foreign Secretary-level talks to be followed by a meeting between Foreign Ministers. Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon has arrived in Pakistan late on Monday to resume the composite dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar
Menon arrived here on Monday night to resume the composite dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir.
Menon, leading a high-level official delegation,
declined to talk to the media at the airport here and drove
straight to his hotel. Source: Zee News : India National | 20 May 2008 | 11:59 am
