Congress said that it was too early to say whether Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt would be given a ticket to contest the next Lok Sabha elections. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:49 pm
Ahmedabad is fully geared up to meet any eventuality in case of heavy rain during the upcoming monsoon season, the city's municipal commissioner I.P. Gautam said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:42 pm
A German national, employed with a leading real estate developer in the city, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house here, police said on Wednesday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:42 pm
The Telugu Desam Party has decided to organise a state-wide bandh in Andhra Pradesh on June 6 in protest against the hike in the prices of cooking gas, petrol and diesel. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:38 pm
Credit rating agency Fitch today placed Reliance Infrastructure Ltd on rating watch negative, indicating that ratings may be downgraded or remain at current level. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:38 pm
The members of the executive committee of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi unanimously rejected the resignation of K Chandrasekhar Rao as party president. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:36 pm
A Hong Kong research team has successfully tested a new drug combination that could help tackle the deadly bird flu virus in humans, scientists said in a paper due to be published tomorrow. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:36 pm
The government today announced the highest ever hike in retail price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas to bail out its bleeding oil marketing companies. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:34 pm
West Bengal PWD Minister Kshiti Goswami today suggested that a suitable compensation policy be drawn up for land acquisition for construction of highways in the state. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:33 pm
The Central government will incur a revenue loss of Rs 22,660 crore in the current fiscal 2008-09 on account of the duty cuts announced today. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:31 pm
Eleven people, including an eleven-month-old infant and three women, were killed in a bus accident at Kallahatti illage near this hill station, the police said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:31 pm
Two- wheeler manufacturer TVS Motors will launch two new limited edition scooters coinciding with the Wimbledon tennis tournament this month, company officials said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:30 pm
National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a Navratna company under the Union ministry of mines, plans to invest about Rs 40,000 crore in a host of greendfield and brownfield expansion projects both within the country and abroad over next 4-5 years. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Credit rating agency Fitch on Wednesday placed Reliance Infrastructure Ltd on rating watch negative, indicating that ratings may be downgraded or remain at current level. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Desperate to square the series against England, a couple of New Zealand bowlers will slip into 'micro-shine' trousers when the third Test gets underway at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Funds managed and advised by Motilal Oswal Venture Capital Advisors (MOVCAPL) and its associates, have invested Rs 60 crore in Parag Milk Foods, a rapidly-growing dairy and selling under the brand "Gowardhan". Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:27 pm
Mukherjee was received at the airport by India's Ambassador to China, Nirupama Rao, and senior Chinese officials. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:26 pm
With severe price hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) fuelling fears of an overall loss of $2 billion for the aviation industry this year, Indian carriers told the Ministry of Civil Aviation that they might go for a 20 per cent reduction in overall capacity deployed in the country. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:23 pm
MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least five people have been injured in a low-intensity bomb blast on Wednesday afternoon in the underground carpark of a theatre in Thane, police said.
Atleast five persons were injured when a bomb went off in the parking lot of a theatre here on Wednesday, the police said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:15 pm
German national found dead in Bangalore Times of India - 45 minutes ago BANGALORE: A German national, employed with a leading real estate developer in the city, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house here, police said on Wednesday.
CBI sleuths on Tuesday raided property dealer Vijay Bhardwaj`s office where the realtor allegedly killed Delhi Police ACP Rajbir Singh on the night of March 24 this year. Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
Thousands of schools under the Bihar education board will follow the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum in Classes 11 and 12 from the new academic session as a step to improve education standards in the state. Source: Zee News : States | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian shares fell 2.8 percent on Wednesday to their lowest close in two months, after a rise in state-set fuel prices triggered concerns of accelerated
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government finally showed the guts on Wednesday to raise fuel prices against the wishes of its own communist allies, but may struggle to sell the decision to an increasingly unhappy electorate.
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil on Wednesday fell below $124 a barrel to its lowest level in nearly three weeks after a fuel price rise in India, which is expected to curb demand.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, threatened by possible impeachment, is reconciled to stepping down before he is hounded out of office, according to a senior adviser to the new government.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the nation in a television broadcast later on Wednesday, hours after the government raised retail fuel prices, triggering protests from communist allies and the BJP.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's ousted King Gyanendra will move to a palace outside Kathmandu, a senior minister said on Wednesday, a week after the country abolished the 239-year-old monarchy as part of a peace deal.
The Indian equities market traded flat and extended its loss in the afternoon session after the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) approved a hike in fuel prices. Oil stocks reacted positively, but the overall impact on the market was negative. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
A system for early detection and reporting of potential disease outbreaks in Myanmar's cyclone affected areas has been put into place by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Baburam Bhattarai will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee here this month. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Kathmandu, June 4 : Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) leader Ram Bahadur Thapa has termed the latest derision by India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as purely "anti-Nepalese". Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Over four dozen forested villages of Chhattisgarh's southern Bastar region plunged into darkness Tuesday night after Maoist guerrillas pulled down electricity poles. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Some of India's top hockey players are auctioning their jerseys in a desperate bid to raise money for an annual hockey tournament that is starved of funds. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
Many villagers in the Vaishali region of north Bihar in India, are being compelled to drink contaminated water due to the prevailing caste system. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 9:48 am
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- In a bold move to protect state-run oil companies, the Indian government Wednesday allowed them to raise the prices of gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, and at the same time... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 9:43 am
ISLAMABAD: Iran will mediate between India and Pakistan to end a deadlock on the issue of transit fees to be paid by New Delhi for gas transported through a 7.5-billion dollar pipeline to be built ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 4 Jun 2008 | 9:28 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Communist allies of government and its chief rival on Wednesday condemned the decision to raise fuel prices, and called for street protests.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government raised prices for petrol by 5 rupees and diesel by 3 rupees on Wednesday, the biggest increase in recent times, curbing losses at its state-owned refiners but fuelling inflation worries and a political backlash.
The Rs.6.2 billion radio industry has emerged as a mainstream medium for advertising, but it will take almost five to seven years for it to acquire an adequate share - over 10 percent - in the total media spend, say industry experts. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 5:00 am
The cup that cheers is bringing woes to the thousands who work in West Bengal's tea gardens, with poverty, malnutrition and starvation deaths making life a living hell for plantation workers in the state's northern parts. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 4:30 am
Two- wheeler manufacturer TVS Motors will launch two new limited edition scooters coinciding with the Wimbledon tennis tournament this month, company officials said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 4:00 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - They add menace to the faces of Indian border guards and define the smiles of holy men and polo-playing aristocrats, and now the beards and moustaches of the subcontinent have inspired a guide to facial foliage.
Josephine Agular is an African American who is very sad that she may have to leave Chennai without a single Indian friend after living here for two years! Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
Renuka Eapen, a mother of two, switched to eating organic food because 'it would be better for my children and the environment'. Arkaja Singh made the move because organic food 'often tastes much better'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
Bollywood actor Anuj Sawhney, better known for his portrayals of a 'lover trapped in weird circumstances' in comedies like 'Nayee Padosan' and 'Funtoosh', is now going for a remarkable transition for his role in the Hindi remake of 'Departed'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 2:31 am
The actor who plays the lookalike of politician Raj Thackeray in the film 'Sarkar Raj' was recommended by actress-MP Hema Malini, says director Ram Gopal Varma. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 4 Jun 2008 | 2:31 am
NEW DELHI: Assam’s Education Minister Ripon Bora on Tuesday was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation from a guesthouse here while allegedly paying Rs. 10 lakhs as bribe to an officer of the investigating agency. Mukul Pathak ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
PANAJI: Police have filed a charge sheet in the Goa Children’s Court against the two persons held in the Scarlette Keeling murder case. The British teenager was found dead on the Anjuna beach here on February 16. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Is the dreaded HIV posing a threat to the APSRTC crew? It appears so. About 10 to 12 drivers and conductors are stated to be visiting the voluntary counselling and testing centres every month. And many of them are turning out HIV ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
CHENNAI: For Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, his 85th birthday on Tuesday meant more work and a longer day. The octogenarian is routinely up at 4 a.m. and labours close to midnight, but the day began half an hour earlier than usual and ended ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: A Ghaziabad court on Tuesday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation two days’ police custody of Rajesh Talwar, arrested by the Noida police for his alleged involvement in the murder of his daughter Aarushi and the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Post mortem on others still being performed; no sign of an initiative for a fresh dialogue between Gujjars and Rajasthan government Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 4 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Russia`s Sevmash shipyard, currently retrofitting aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov , on Tuesday said the warship would be ready for transfer to the Indian Navy in 2012 though the price escalation issue is yet to be resolved. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
You can get your new passport within three days of police verification under a new scheme, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here on Tuesday. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
The CBI was looking into the possibility that there could have been two killers involved in the gruesome murder of Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj as the agency on Tuesday took two more days of custody of her father Rajesh Talwar for further questioning. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
Ahead of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee`s visit, China on Tuesday said the two countries do not see each other as a threat and sought a "fair, reasonable and acceptable" solution to the boundary issue. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
The BJP, attempting to emerge as a `clear winner` in the next Lok Sabha elections, is giving conflicting signals on pursuing its pet issues like scrapping of Article 370 and Uniform Civil Code as its search for new allies continues. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
India`s corporate sector has lost some USD 1.25 billion since May 23 due to the ongoing Gujjar stir, apart from cancellations of at least 75 trains by the railways, as per estimates by official agencies and industry chambers. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
The CBI on Tuesday registered a case to probe the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Police Rajbir Singh. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
The BJP on Tuesday said it was not opposed to a nuclear agreement with the US but wanted the present deal to be redrafted so that there was no restriction on India carrying out atomic tests in future. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday quit the post owning moral responsibility for his party`s poor performance in the recently concluded by-elections. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
With investigations in the Jaipur serial blasts indicating links to Bangladesh, New Delhi has pressed Dhaka to end cross-border infiltration and launch a crackdown on anti-India elements operating from its soil. Source: Zee News : India National | 3 Jun 2008 | 11:51 pm
GMR Industries Ltd (GIL), the agri business arm of the infrastructure major GMR Group, plans to invest Rs.8 billion ($200 million) in new projects. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jun 2008 | 6:30 pm
The government Tuesday agreed to deploy additional personnel to man the security and immigration counters at the Delhi airport. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 3 Jun 2008 | 6:02 pm
