Karuna Kalita was once an explosives expert with the terror group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). But he got fed up with life in the jungles and surrendered in 2003. He opted for a new life by forming a self-help group (SHG). Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:54 pm
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday night received `priya Gujarati` title based on an opinion poll conducted by a television channel. Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:54 pm
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B R Kundal, who resigned last night, is expected to be inducted as a minister in the Ghulam Nabi Azad government on Monday. Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:54 pm
Four Maoists were killed in an encounter with police at Sundermahto village in the district, police said on Sunday. Source: Zee News : States | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:54 pm
Defence Minister A K Antony, who had fainted during the Passing out parade of the National Defence Academy at Pune, was flown here on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:37 pm
A foreign passenger was killed and three others were injured when a bus hit them at Indira Gandhi International Airport here, airport sources said on Sunday. Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:37 pm
The recovery of a crude bomb planted in a Navi Mumbai auditorium hours before the IPL mega final has left Maharashtra Police in a tizzy, warranting that extra security measures are put in place on Sunday to ensure no untoward incidence happens during the high profile event. Meanwhile, BCCI`s chief administrative officer Ratnakar Shetty said, “We have full faith in the police force of Maharashtra and we are confident that they (police) will take all necessary safety measures for the finals." Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:37 pm
Beginning its probe in the sensational murder of Noida girl Aarsushi the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against Dr Rajesh Talwar and other unknown persons on Sunday. A 25-member CBI team led by IG Arun Kumar reached Dr Talwar`s house in the morning and are questioning Aarushi`s mother Nupur Talwar. Source: Zee News : India National | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:37 pm
A devout Muslim couple have built a temple for Hindu Goddess Mariamman in the backyard of their house and conduct regular poojas. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:15 pm
HRD Minister Arjun Singh's plain talk at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting that inflation cannot be wished away has raised many an eyebrow in party circles. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:08 pm
As the Gujjar unrest reached its tenth day and at least 12 dead bodies from sites of protest in Rajasthan were sent for post mortem, the shadow of these protests loomed large on the BJP's national executive in Delhi, despite the recent poll victory in Karnataka. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:54 am
With price rise continuing unabated, BJP stepped up its offensive against the government and claimed the Congress-led UPA is already "counting its last days". Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:52 am
With price rise continuing unabated, BJP stepped up its offensive against the government and claimed the Congress-led UPA is already "counting its last days". Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:51 am
The Union Government and various state governments have been the biggest gainers from the liquor business in the country, industry representatives said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:50 am
With the proposed hike in fuel prices turning into a political hot potato, the Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi had a meeting today to deliberate on how best to tackle the sensitive issue. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
Chennai Super Kings will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the title clash of the Indian Premier League after they thrashed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
Jeev Milkha Singh kept himself in the contention for his first title in 18 months despite numerous putts lipping out besides a late bogey in the crucial third round. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:41 am
Almost 14 years after her divorce with Nicolas Sarkozy, his first wife has emerged from self-imposed seclusion to throw an unflattering light on the French President's private life. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:34 am
Taking a cue from the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, the Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board has decided to charge for special-priority darshan at the cave shrine. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:24 am
Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton should grab a full-time job before the couple announces their engagement, the British Queen has said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:21 am
Hatsun Agro Products Ltd, a private sector dairy, plans to install retail chains in rural areas through its already existing 5000 collection centres across Tamil Nadu,R G Chandramogan , CMD of the company, said. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:19 am
The Joint Forum of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd Unions and Executive Associations will hold a nationwide rally tomorrow against BSNL's reported move to come out with an Initial Public Offer (IPO) on June 3 and over 'false' reports that they had accepted the management's proposals. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:06 am
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)--country's largest power producer?will set up a world-class Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Chhattisgarh. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
Stockholm, June 1 : Taslima Nasreen, the controversial Bangladeshi author has said that she would return to India by July or August. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal went back to work on Sunday as government offices and schools opened for the first time since the Himalayan nation became a republic, ending its centuries-old monarchy.
As many as 50 NPCIL engineers, including the site director of Kaiga Plant in Karnataka and 16 engineers from the newly built 540 Mw(e) plants at Tarapur, have resigned in the last five months. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:56 am
India's oil subsidy may shoot up three times to 2.2 per cent of the GDP this year even as the government dithers on raising fuel prices in step with the rise in input (crude oil) cost. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:44 am
Government may refer the issue of allowing foreign players in the third generation telephony, which allows faster data transfer, to an empowered-Group of Ministers (eGoM )as differences between DoT and regulator TRAI widen. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:40 am
For all those budget credits Railway Minister Lalu Prasad take for not hiking passenger fares or freight charges, the railways is adding to inflation woes and should pay for it, the commerce ministry has informed its finance counterpart. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:33 am
Pune-based, India's second largest bike manufacturer, Bajaj Auto, posted an 8 per cent growth in sales of motorcycles in May, a release from the company stated today. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:28 am
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta on Sunday defended its response to Cyclone Nargis after stinging criticism from the United States, while a U.N. official said food supplies had yet to reach at least 200,000 people.
Shocked by the defeat in majority of the Lok Sabha and assembly by-elections, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao Sunday offered to quit. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Mumbai/Bigger airliners are losing passengers to smaller players after soaring aviation fuel costs forced carriers across board to hike fares over the past year. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Hyderabad/In a setback to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the party could retain only two of its four Lok Sabha seats and is heading for defeat in a majority of 16 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh as more results were announced Sunday of by-elections held Thursday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Nerul/Mumbai, June 1 (IANS)The suburban township of Nerul, which is almost equidistant from the heart of Mumbai and Pune, has been catapulted to the world cricketing map as the Indian Premier League finals is going to be played here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
New Delhi, June 1 : India's top models have walked the ramp here and showcased the latest creations of budding fashion designers. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
After actors Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, it is now the turn of ace director Ram Gopal Varma to be bitten by the blog bug. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
The Madhya Pradesh government has issued transfer orders for eight Inspectors General of Police (IGs) and seven Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs), official sources said Sunday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
New Delhi, June 1 : Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Sunday condemned moves to brand the Muslim community as 'terrorists' in the wake of the recent spurt in terror activities in India. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 1 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A radical Muslim seminary in India, said to have inspired the Taliban, has issued a "fatwa", or edict, against terrorism in a meeting attended by thousands of clerics and students.
The ruling Congress party established initial leads in two Lok Sabha constituencies and was also ahead in four assembly seats as counting of votes for by-polls to four parliamentary and 18 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh began Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 5:01 am
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Four people, clad in white mourning clothes, carried a dummy corpse in a bamboo coffin. "Gyane is dead. We are carrying his body to the cremation grounds," they said, using an abusive shortened form of King Gyanendra's name.
A Nandalal Bose-inspired 'patua' style painting of a loving couple as a poster endorsing the use of condoms; a storybook in tribal Santhali language talking of the dangers that migrant male labourers face if they are promiscuous - messages on HIV/AIDS are getting more people-friendly and attractive. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 4:00 am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt set a world record in the 100 metres on Saturday by clocking 9.72 seconds at the Reebok grand prix meeting at Icahn Stadium.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A former Pakistani minister was denied entry to India because he arrived at the New Delhi airport without proper papers, not as reports said because he was mistaken for a criminal, the government said on Saturday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India, long starved of international matches, begin the defence of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Cup next week hoping to raise their profile on the Asian stage.
High-paced thrillers have become Hollywood's staple summer diet. Continuing the trend, the Indiana Jones franchise has returned with 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull'. Helmed by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg, the movie has done well abroad and is expected to do so in India too. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:02 am
It was supposed to be a dream day for Neha Uberoi. But the fun of her debut Bollywood film 'Woodstock Villa' premiering on the same day as her 23rd birthday was somewhat spoilt by her father himself staying away from it. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:01 am
Manoj Night Shyamalan has been one of the few filmmakers of Indian origin who have made their mark in Hollywood and his work has been acknowledged by India, which has honoured him with the Padma Shri. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:00 am
Indian women work more but earn less than men, says an eminent agricultural economist. In his latest book he shows how women continue to get a raw deal despite putting in longer hours and work that is critically more important for the farm sector and the family. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 3:00 am
Chennai Super Kings will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the title clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after they thrashed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a one-sided semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:31 am
Kings XI Punjab skipper Yuvraj Singh defended his decision to bat first but blamed his batsmen for his team's humiliating nine-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Saturday night. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 1 Jun 2008 | 1:31 am
CHENNAI: Traffic and law and order will be the priorities for R.Sekar, who on Saturday assumed office as the Chennai Police Commissioner. “Traffic is one area that will assume importance besides law and order,” he told ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
TIRUCHI: Paramount Airways has taken steps to consolidate its position in the south. It has decided to introduce twice-a-day service on the Tiruchi-Chennai-Tiruchi sector from the second week of July. The airline is in the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: The core group of the UPA government has reviewed the options available to tackle the spurt in global crude prices, but it was not immediately clear if the group cleared a price hike to be taken by the Cabinet on Sunday. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Khadakwasla (Pune): Defence Minister A. K. Antony fainted on Saturday during the passing-out-parade at the National Defence Academy (NDA) here due to exhaustion and dehydration and had to be rushed to a military hospital. Mr. Antony, ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday took exception to the reported stand of Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur that its government should prove its majority on the floor of the Assembly before convening a joint session of both ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
JAIPUR: The impasse over disposal of the bodies of Gujjars killed in police firing in Rajasthan continued on Saturday with the government and the Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti (Gujjar reservation action committee), leading the agitation ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 1 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Worried over the possible political fallout of hiking fuel prices, the ruling Congress Saturday said it would discuss the matter with its allies before the government takes any decision, even as it sought to pass on to state governments part of the blame for rising inflation. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
Following is the scoreboard of second semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which Chennai Super Kings defeated Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday: Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 31 May 2008 | 6:30 pm
