Even as security forces
maintain a close vigil at the violence-hit areas, the Gujjars
have created a "tiger force" to check "suspicious elements"
and ensure supply of essential commodities in area under their
control. Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2008 | 11:51 am
The bail application of Noida double murder case accused Rajesh Talwar will come up on Tuesday before a court as it could not be taken up on Monday following a section of lawyers striking work protesting against firing on agitating Gujjars in Rajasthan. Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2008 | 11:51 am
A day after MNS chief Raj
Thackeray held a rally in Pune without obtaining necessary
permission, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Monday
said strict action would be taken against such persons. Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2008 | 11:51 am
Activists of the banned CPI
(Maoist) blew up railway tracks at Masudan station in Munger
district, disrupting train movement on the Jamalpur-Malda
section. Source: Zee News : States | 27 May 2008 | 11:51 am
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday
issued a contempt notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh
Bainsla for allegedly violating its order restraining the
community leadership from taking law into their hands. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
India`s multi-faceted and rapidly
expanding defence capabilities will be on display at the
Berlin Air Show which gets underway here on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
A day after it claimed the support of five Independents to cross the halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly to form its government in Karnataka, the BJP will on Monday send letters of support to President Pratibha Patil. The party will also reveal the names of three more Independents whose support has put it in a position to form govt. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
The Padma Vibhushan award
conferred upon mountaineering legend late Sir Edmund Hillary
was personally handed over to his wife by the Commerce and
Trade Minister Kamal Nath recently. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
Zachariah P Zachariah, an influential NRI Republican who has raised funds for the party and has been close to Bush, has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a complaint filed at Miami`s federal court, the SEC charged Florida-based cardiologist Zachariah, and his brother Mammen P Zachariah, also a cardiologist, with illegal trading. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
Vice President Hamid Ansari and
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday led the nation in paying
homage to the country`s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
on his 44th death anniversary. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
A key Parliamentary Committee
comprising opponents and supporters of the Women`s Reservation
Bill would embark on an exercise on Tuesday to come out with a
report on the contentious measure that has been pending for
over a decade. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
Pitching for the formation of a federal crime agency, the head of a Parliamentary Panel on Law has favoured giving special powers as well as intelligence to a central agency like CBI to investigate terror-related cases on its own. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 May 2008 | 11:50 am
The Congress and the Samajwadi Party are likely to contest the 2009 Lok Sabha elections together in Uttar Pradesh. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 10:12 am
West Indies captain Chris Gayle and pace bowler Jerome Taylor, who sat out the first Test against Australia because of injury, have been included in the 14-man squad for the second Test. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 10:08 am
US director and Oscar winner Sydney Pollack died Monday at age 73, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website, citing the filmmaker's friend and spokesman, Leslee Dart. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 10:05 am
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Members of the Gujjar community demanding job quotas squatted on roads and rail tracks in Rajasthan for a fifth day on Tuesday, alongside the dead bodies of protesters killed in clashes with police.
Britain's largest retailer, Debenhams, has announced plans to expand its presence in the Indian market in order to achieve its target of more than doubling international sales over the next four years. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:59 am
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Not long ago he was revered as a Hindu god, waited upon by thousands of royal palace retainers. His face crowned banknotes and the national anthem hailed him.
Cords Cable Industries today said it has bagged a $12-million (about Rs 50 crore) worth export order for a project in West Asia, which will be executed within seven months. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:51 am
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - The Nepali government warned on Tuesday that it could use force to throw unpopular King Gyanendra out of the royal palace if he refuses to leave voluntarily after the 239-year-old monarchy is abolished.
PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry -PHDCCI's survey on Indian industries is of the view that it will take at least 6 months for inflation to come down to the comfort level of 4- 4.5 per cent in spite of monetary, fiscal and other supply side measures taken by the government. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:46 am
The proceedings of Noida double murder case accused Rajesh Talwar were postponed for an hour, after some lawyers agitating on the Gujjar issue entered the court room and shouted slogans. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:40 am
B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said after a good show in the Assembly polls his next priority would now be to ensure that the party leader L K Advani becomes the prime minister . Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:34 am
Having already ensured semifinal berths, IPL's table topper teams - Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab - would face each other to gain psychological advantage. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:33 am
The world's most wanted man Osama Bin Laden is hiding in the Karakorams and top US security officials are devising plans to hunt for the Al Qaeda chief, media reports here said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:29 am
Vijay Mallya returns with the twin convictions that he has got a world class driver in Adrian Sutil and that the team is capable of top five finish. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:27 am
President Pratibha Patil offered prayers at the Hindu shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:23 am
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad submitted his passport in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 May 2008 | 9:20 am
Indian business titan Ratan Tata, already named among the world's most influential business people from India, has now made to a list of 30 most powerful in the British construction space with a ranking higher than even the UK's Minister for Housing. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:18 am
Global steel player ArcelorMittal is about to complete survey of 20,000 acres of land for its proposed 12 million tonnes steel plant in Jharkhand, sources close to the development said. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:10 am
India has allayed fears of international defence manufacturers on its offset clause for military procurement saying it was a "bridge" between the industry and potential vendors to help private foreign players obtain licenses for joint manufacture of goods. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 9:08 am
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Maoist insurgents blew up railway tracks, blocked roads and killed a policeman in Bihar on Tuesday during a day-long strike, police said.
The government is considering options like revising import duties on petroleum products, imposing cess on income tax, as well as additional oil bonds to compensate for losses suffered by oil marketing companies and cushion an impending price hike in petrol and diesel, as international crude oil prices hovered around $ 133 a barrel. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 7:15 am
The Indian Rotavirus Vaccine Development Project (RVDP) announced encouraging results from a recent phase I/II clinical trial of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine 116E (ORV 116E), conducted in New Delhi. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 7:10 am
LONDON (Reuters) Vodafone Group Chief Executive Arun Sarin is to stand down in July after five years in charge, the company said on Tuesday, as it hit forecasts for annual revenues and earnings and issued a solid outlook for 2009.
Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company Suven Life Sciences has secured product patents in Russia and Australia for two of its new chemical entities (NCEs) for the treatment of disorders associated with neuro-degenerative diseases. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 6:53 am
Arun Sarin, chief executive officer of UK-based wireless-phone service provider Vodafone Group Plc is likely to announce his resignation today, reported London based newspaper Daily Telegraph citing unidentified people close to the company. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 May 2008 | 6:47 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning power in Karnataka, the ruling Congress party's chances of holding onto national office are dimming.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Government will soon take a decision on an oil ministry proposal to raise petrol and fuel prices, a senior official said on Tuesday without elaborating.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - A proposed deal between South Africa's MTN Group and Reliance Communications may result in a transfer of Chairman Anil Ambani's two-thirds stake in the Indian firm to MTN, the Economic Times said on Tuesday, citing sources.
PUNE: After targeting migrants from U.P. and Bihar, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray now trains his guns at North Indians coming to Pune for higher studies. “We know that these affluent students from U.P. and Bihar also ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Keonjhar: Taking a lesson from protests against various industrial projects in the State, the world’s largest steel maker ArcelorMittal on Monday sent its two chief executive officers of India operation to the tribal- dominated Keonjhar ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 am
CANNES (France): Critics hailed the first French victory at the Cannes film festival for 21 years, after the acclaimed classroom drama “Entre les Murs” (The Class) won the Palme d’Or for best picture late on Sunday. Its ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 am
MUMBAI: A special Court here on Monday acquitted 21 people in connection with the December 1992 riots that took place after the Babri Masjid demolition. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's June-September monsoon rains, vital for the farm economy and overall growth, are expected to reach Kerala in the next 3-4 days, weather officials said in a statement on Monday.
Expedia India, a travel portal from Expedia Inc gives a list of off beat tourist destinations for Indian travelers looking to escape the summer heat. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:55 am
Collins Stewart Inga and Ernst & Young acted as Advisors to the transaction on behalf of Intime and Link respectively Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:53 am
Air Arabia's 40th destination globally, second destination in Bangladesh; Largest South Asian destination network of any Middle East-based carrier; Dhaka service to begin in June 8, 2008; Flights to operate four times per week initially Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:52 am
Skelta Software was named a Finalist today in the Best New Product or Service - Computer Software category in The 2008 American Business Awards Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:52 am
K Raheja Corp, one of India's leading real estate and retail companies, has entered into an exclusive franchise agreement with Servcorp, global leaders and pioneers of the fully functional serviced offices and virtual offices' business, to establish a presence in the fully serviced offices business in India. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:51 am
Finance minister shri P. Chidambaram introduces the mobilestore in Karaikudi, The MobileStore is a one stop shop for all mobile telecom solutions. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:50 am
Nirvana Diamond Jewellery is a blend of modern designs, sleek finish and classy looks. Choose from their exquisite diamond collection of rings, bangles, earrings that are a mixture of white and yellow gold that is a perfect blend of nature's freshness and excellent craftsmanship Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 May 2008 | 11:50 am
President Pratibha Patil arrived here Monday on the final leg of her five day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. She is expected to inaugurate a new campus of the Jammu University and visit the famous Hindu shrine of Vaishno Devi. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to change the timing of Class 10 and 12 examinations in Gulf countries, a request that some schools had made three months ago. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
The Indian equities markets which opened in the negative zone Monday stayed in the red early afternoon. All key sectors faced selling pressure. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
New Delhi, May 26 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won the Karnataka Assembly elections on Sunday, but fell short of a majority by three seats, is now actively wooing independents in a bid to realise its dream of forming its first government in South India. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) success story continues. The party hasn't really known any major failure since its Uttar Pradesh debacle, which it shared with the Congress. Since then, it has forged ahead while its great rival has been steadily falling behind. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
Shops remained closed in villages of Nandigram region in West Bengal Monday following a 12-hour shutdown called by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to protest the death of a party activist. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 26 May 2008 | 9:00 am
