The Eastern Railway on Friday said it has formed a committee to probe the May 26 accident in which three members of a family were killed when a train rammed into their car stuck on an unmanned level crossing in Burdwan district. Source: Zee News : States | 31 May 2008 | 11:57 am
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a plea by Amit Jogi, son of former Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, and three other accused challenging a trial court`s order on charge against them in connection with a sting operation against former Union Minister Dilip Singh Judeo. Source: Zee News : States | 31 May 2008 | 11:57 am
US President George Bush has telephoned embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and assured him of his full backing in his struggle to remain in power. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:31 am
The south west monsoon, set in over the southern state of Kerala on Saturday, two days later than the average onset date. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:29 am
The National Defence Academy (NDA), that trains male cadets to eventually serve as officers in the Indian defence forces, has welcomed the idea of opening its doors to women. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:28 am
India is likely to emerge as a global petroleum refining hub in the next few years, Essar Oil CEO and managing director Naresh Nayar said here. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:23 am
Pakistan government has told leading rights activist Ansar Burney's family that it had no role in his deportation from India to Dubai, his brother said on Saturday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:14 am
About 200 BJP activists burnt an effigy of Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the party office in retaliation to the burning of an effigy of party state president, L Ganesan at Chennai. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:12 am
Tata Steel on Saturday said that it would raise the production capacity of its Jamshedpur plant to 10 million tons per annum from 6.8 million tons at present. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:03 am
Ansar Burney was refused entry into India and deported to Dubai on Friday night as he was on a "look-out notice" in Indian airports that had not been updated, an official said Saturday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 10:02 am
After leading Rajasthan Royals to the final of the inaugural Indian Premier League, ace spinner Shane Warne now wants to be the "spin bowling mentor" for young talents in the country. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 9:54 am
Sterlite Industries (India), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources PLC, said that it will buy the operating assets of Tucson-based Asarco LLC, for USD 2.6 billion in cash. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 May 2008 | 9:41 am
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's ousted King Gyanendra is looking for a house and consulting astrologers to find out when to quit the palace after a special assembly abolished the monarchy, newspaper reports published on Saturday said.
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar must stop forcing cyclone survivors to return to their shattered homes where they face more misery or even death, rights groups said on Saturday, as a U.S. official accused the junta of being "deaf and dumb" to foreign aid pleas.
Bomb scare at Metro station in Delhi Times of India - 1 hour ago NEW DELHI: Panic was triggered in a metro station in the national capital on Saturday afternoon when its officials received an anonymous phone call threatening to blow up the facility.
Sterlite Industries (India), a subsidiary of Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta Resources plc, has reached an agreement to buy the operating assets of Asarco LLC, a Tucson (US)-based mining, smelting and refining company for $2.6 billion in an all-cash deal, Sterlite announced through a media statement in Mumbai. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 May 2008 | 8:10 am
By simply eating three servings of fruits and vegetables everyday, and drinking green or black tea, smokers can be able to substantially reduce their risk of developing lung cancer. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 May 2008 | 7:47 am
PATNA, India (Reuters) - An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in Jharkhand, officials said on Saturday.
Two arrested in J&K Hindu - 3 hours ago Srinagar (PTI): Two persons were arrested and a cache of ammunition and some electronic gadgets recovered from them, a defence spokesman said on Saturday.
Nurmahal (Punjab), May 31 : Two MI-17 helicopters of the India Air Force (IAF) had to make an emergency landing at Gumtala village near Ludhiana after they developed technical snags in their engines. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
Corbett May 31 : Experts at the Corbett National Reserve in India's northern Uttarakhand state are carrying out a census on the number of leopards in the area, using the pugmark technique. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
Srinagar, May 31 : Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the Chairman of the hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), has launched a protest to close liquor shops in Jammu and Kashmir. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
From June 1, India's commercial aircraft will not have foreign co-pilots on board. This will open fresh opportunities for thousands of aspiring pilots in the airline industry, said a government official. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in all probability will soon begin a probe into the murder of Noida teenager Aarushi Talwar and her family's domestic help, an official said Friday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
A woman in a Bihar village refused to marry after the family members and relatives of the groom turned up drunk, caused trouble and abused her family members. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 7:00 am
HYDERABAD: As many as six Telugu-speaking MLAs from Karnataka could get place in the first-ever BJP government formed by B S Yeddyurappa in Bangalore on Friday. They include controversial Andhra Prade... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 6:49 am
EC asked to book cases against them for having violated the model code of conduct in the 48 hours before polling was to take place in the May 29 bypolls. "The EC directed us to file cases against... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 May 2008 | 6:49 am
Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday suddenly turned unconscious and fell down while attending the passing out parade (PoP) of the 114th batch of National Defence Academy (NDA) here. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 May 2008 | 6:22 am
LEIDEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - A Dutch geneticist has become the first woman to have her DNA mapped -- a process that is rapidly becoming faster and cheaper as equipment and techniques improve.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A government panel began collecting details of assets and properties of Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra on Friday, two days after the Himalayan nation's monarchy was abolished, a top minister said.
The Indian film fraternity is yet to be convinced about banning scenes showing tobacco consumption. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 May 2008 | 2:32 am
HYDERABAD: Nearly 2,000 students from the State will enter the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) this year, which is nearly 30 per cent of the 6,000 odd seats, including the new IITs coming up from this year. The All ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
BHUBANESWAR: Controversial senior IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was on Friday summoned to Baragada Police Station for questioning in connection with the Biranchi Das murder case. Mr. Patnaik, who arrived at the police station at about ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Private bus operators in the State will resort to a strike on June 5 in protest against the alleged indifference of the government towards their demands. Announcing this at a press conference here on Friday, chairman ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: A panel on Friday recommended a hefty pay hike for over 2.5 lakh officers in Central PSUs, whose heads may take home a salary of up to Rs. 1 lakh a month, along with liberal benefits.— PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday scotched speculation about any threat to his position after a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi. “All is well. I am satisfied,” he said. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: Hundreds of autorickshaws seized by Regional Transport Offices remain unclaimed inside a forlorn open shed on Pallavan Salai here. A middle-aged man, posted to guard the vehicles, sits listlessly. Besides the dust-coated vehicles, he ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
VIRUDHUNAGAR: With a success rate of 95.48 per cent, Virudhunagar district continued to reign supreme in the State in 10th examination (SSLC) overall pass percentage for the 22nd straight year. In fact, the district has bettered its ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Tourism in Agra has been badly hit by the Gujjar agitation that continued for the seventh day on Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 10:04 pm
Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne Friday lauded his team for 'perfect execution' of their plans to rout Delhi Daredevils in the semi-final and urged them to produce one last such performance in the final of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 8:00 pm
Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 116 crore on the BSE Friday-an decrease of 25.37% from Rs 155 crore clocked on Thursday. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 7:00 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main communist party, an important government ally, said on Friday it would protest in the streets if ministers agree to raise retail fuel prices to help ease mounting losses of state oil firms.
Shane Watson starred with bat and ball as Rajasthan Royals forced Delhi Daredevils to a timid capitulation by 105 runs in a lopsided contest to storm into the final of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
For Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it was flash back in time as he met his childhood friend from Pakistan, Raja Mohammed Ali, after nearly six decades here Friday evening. Both warmly hugged each other and talked of their childhood. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:31 pm
A team of doctors from the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre here Friday performed the first ever liver transplant in Gujarat. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
Rajasthan Royals cruised into the finals of the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) by thrashing Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs in the first semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
The following is the scoreboard of the first Indian Premier League semifinal in which Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs at the Wankhede Stadium here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - Scotland's kilt and sporran shops are making room for tartan skullcaps and turbans as the country's minority groups create their own patterns to go alongside traditional clan tartans.
A 20-member Indian team led by Bhaichung Bhutia will leave Saturday for Maldives to compete in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup tournament. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 5:01 pm
The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has launched new series for futures contract in non-ferrous metals, menthol crystal and raw jute. All the new contracts will be available for trading on NMCE e-platforms from Monday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 May 2008 | 5:01 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Surprisingly strong Indian growth and a jump in inflation above 8 percent put an interest rate rise back on the agenda on Friday, although many analysts thought the Reserve Bank of India would remain focused on cash management.
After much bickering with states, the finance ministry today reduced the Central sales tax (CST) rate on inter-state sales from 3 per cent to 2 per cent with effect from June 1. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:33 pm
Addition to power generation capacity last year has been much worse than what the official figures show. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:27 pm
??Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the diversified Godrej group, has filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today, as part of its plans to tap the capital markets. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:21 pm
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) might be back on track with its plans for its intial public offer (IPO). Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:19 pm
Hemalata Hospitals and Research Centre (HHRC), a multi-speciality hospital for cancer and neurosciences, has planned to foray into other areas of healthcare specialities like orthopaedics, trauma and critical care by the end of 2009. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:12 pm
The centre is studying legalities and other ramifications of the Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje's proposal that Gujjar's be given reservations under the de-notified tribe category. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 May 2008 | 2:06 pm
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will impose new visa rules for Indian and Bangladeshi tourists as part of its drive to curb the influx of illegal immigrants, a minister said on Friday.
Dr Rajesh Talwar, the prime accused in Aarushi murder case, who had been kept at an undisclosed destination by the police from the past couple of days was taken by the police to Haridwar where he had performed the last rites of his daughter Aarushi. The police questioned the family priest Upendra Pancholi and took away his register, which carried the details of Aarushi`s death. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
Lok Janshakti Party Chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday assured support to the Gujjars demanding Scheduled Tribe status and said he would take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
India and European Union will discuss ways to enhance their ties and strengthen the strategic partnership at a meeting here on Friday. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
A Delhi court is set to announce on Friday the quantum of punishment for Vikas and Vishal Yadav who were declared guilty this Wednesday in the Nitish Katara murder case. Supporting the prosecution, the court had found Vikas guilty of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence and charged them under sections 302, 364, 201 and 34 of the IPC. The maximum punishment under these sections is death while minimum a life sentence. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
The Pay Revision Committee Report for public sector enterprises is scheduled to be handed over to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Pubic Enterprises on Friday. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
Scripting a new chapter in Karnataka`s political history, the first-ever BJP government led by B S Yeddyurappa will be sworn in on Friday. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
A British man who killed an elderly Indian driver by mowing him down with his own taxi has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Source: Zee News : India National | 30 May 2008 | 12:23 pm
JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - At least three people were killed on Friday in clashes between police and members of the Gujjar community demanding job and college quotas, taking the death toll to 42 in a week of protests.
