NOIDA: A young woman was killed and her husband along with their two children was taken seriously ill here on Saturday after their domestic help allegedly drugged the family and decamped with jewellery, cash and other valuables from the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: The State government has decided to ensure that banks provide loans up to Rs. 5 crore without collateral security to interested entrepreneurs from the under-privileged communities for their ventures. The government, through ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
PHOENIX: The Phoenix lander has made its first attempt to dump a sample of Martian soil into its tiny testing oven, but scientists say an unknown glitch kept any of the dirt from reaching the instrument. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Chengdu: In a special gesture, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday flew to quake-shattered Sichuan province of China and handed over a consignment of relief supplies to the local administration. The supplies, part ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Ranchi: A dawn-to-dusk Jharkhand bandh called by the CPI (ML-Liberation) on Saturday against price rise had no impact on normal life except in Giridih. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
TENERO (Switzerland): Germany hopes the advice of three “insiders” will help it snap a 12-year winless streak at the European football Championship when it opens against Poland on Sunday. Three German players were born in ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 8 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
I remember the incident. After the impact I was nervous. The first thing I concentrated on was moving my feet. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:25 pm
Punjab seamer Manpreet Gony was included in the Indian squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh after paceman Sreesanth was ruled out due to a side strain, sustained in an Indian Premier League match. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:18 pm
Since Manchester United won the Champions League on May 21, Cristiano Ronaldo has been asked this one question by everyone everywhere - when is he leaving for Real Madrid? Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:16 pm
It would involve the winners and runners-up of T20 league of England, Australia, South Africa and India. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:12 pm
It was supposed to be a thrilling and exciting Day I in the Hella International Rally of Whangarie. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:10 pm
A chain of restaurants in China that serves Indian cuisine has been certified for the Beijing Olympics Source: Daily News & Analysis | 7 Jun 2008 | 10:05 pm
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton ended her historic presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama on Saturday, urging her supporters to unite behind Obama and help recapture the White House for Democrats in November.
PARIS (Reuters) - A new French Open era dawned on Saturday as Serbia's Ana Ivanovic mesmerised Russian Dinara Safina 6-4 6-3 to win her maiden grand slam title.
LONDON (Reuters) - A Twenty20 Champions League involving eight teams playing 15 matches will be staged this year either in India or the Middle East, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.
A criminal case has been registerd against 11 people after a mob ransacked the Tamil Nadu Basketball Association's premises Saturday, police said. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 5:00 pm
BASEL (Reuters) - Switzerland opened up Euro 2008 with an alpine-themed opening ceremony in Basel on Saturday, featuring mock-up mountain scenes and waltzes.
The Santosh Trophy quarterfinal league match between hosts Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab in the national football championship was abandoned midway as angry spectators ran on to the field at the Bakshi Stadium here Saturday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:31 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he had no immediate plan to resign or go into exile, in a bid to quash rising speculation he will quit office soon.
The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn a letter to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), seeking to know how the central bank would protect the interests of depositors of the Lucknow-based Sahara India Financial Corporation (SIFC). Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 3:00 pm
Three former software engineers and their three accomplices have been arrested by police on charges of kidnapping for ransom techies in this IT hub of India. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 2:30 pm
Indian motor sport Saturday witnessed the birth of a brand-new motor sport team called Red Rooster Racing, containing a bouquet of rally and racing (cars and bikes) drivers. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
Percept Picture Company (PPC), which is riding high on the success of "Khuda Kay Liye" and "Jannat", has joined hands with Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC) for the worldwide distribution of the upcoming film "Ugly Aur Pagli". Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
Closing a sensational second round with a brilliant eagle on the ninth after teeing off from the tenth India's Jeev Milkha Singh opened up a four-shot lead after second round of the Bank Austria Golf Open. He added a brilliant eight-under 63 to his first seven-under 64 to go a whopping 15-under for two rounds and he was four clear of the nearest rival Simon Wakefield (65) who is at 11-under. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
Singer-composer brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh, better known as Meet brothers, who had earlier launched Indian Idol contestant Neha Kakkar, now plan to provide a platform to yet another newcomer. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 1:00 pm
REUTERS - India have chosen uncapped Manpreet Gony in place of injured fellow paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth for next week's one-day tri-series in Bangladesh, the cricket board said in a statement.
The long-standing demand of Delhi's basketball fans for an indoor stadium at the Ajmal Khan Park been finally been met, thanks to the Commonwealth Games. An air-conditioned stadium is coming up at the Ajmal Khan Park in West Delhi Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:30 pm
UK-based $6 billion Woolworth's Plc, which owns "Chad Valley" range of toys has tied-up with Spencer's, the retailing arm of the Rs 13,500 crore RPG Enterprises, to mark its entry into India. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:27 pm
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy today turned down the request of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Chairman M Satyanarayana and Vice-chairman and Managing Director V Dinesh Reddy's request for a hike in bus fares due to the rise in fuel prices. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:24 pm
The Uttar Pradesh government has withdrawn a letter it wrote to Reserve Bank on June 4, seeking explanation as to what was being done to protect the interests of investors of Sahara Group's para-banking company SIFCL. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:18 pm
India joined the US, Japan, China and South Korea to voice "serious concern" today about a record spike in oil prices but vowed to keep scaling back politically sensitive fuel subsidies. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:10 pm
The Bihar government wants the record procurement of wheat piled up in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns to be moved out of the state as it is coming in the way of further procurement from farmers, depriving them from the benifit of the minimum support price. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:05 pm
The war of words between BJP and the Finance Minister escalated today with the main Opposition strongly contesting P Chidambaram's claim that the economy was in a bad shape during the NDA regime. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:02 pm
Reliance Petroleum's new export-oriented 29 million tonne refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat is will start generating revenues from this year. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Describing the recent hike in prices of petroleum products as inevitable, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has said the rail and freight fares will not be affected. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
A day-long shutdown called by Left parties in Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand against the hike in fuel prices began on Saturday. Source: Zee News : States | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
Rail traffic between Delhi and various destinations in Rajasthan was restored on Saturday with eight trains resuming their services after being suspended for nearly two weeks due to Gujjar agitation demanding ST status for the community. Source: Zee News : States | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
The Marxists have no love for a genre of fiction that takes digs at their leaders. Author Darshan Singh is feeling the heat over a book that caricatures former Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI (M) general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet. Source: Zee News : States | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will expand his week-old ministry on Saturday. According to Chief Minister`s Secretariat sources, Katta Subramanaya Naidu will be sworn-in at 4:45 pm in Raj Bhavan today. Source: Zee News : States | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:45 am
The prime accused of Noida double murder case, Dr Rajesh Talwar`s lawyer is expected to file a fresh bail plea on Saturday. Talwar was remanded in judicial custody on Thursday for 14 days. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:43 am
The Gujjar leaders on Saturday morning named a 50-member representative panel to hold talks with the Rajasthan government on their demand for ST status. In a letter sent to the Vasundhara Raje government through Zee News, Gujjars proposed to hold talks on Saturday afternoon in Bayana. Swinging into action after receiving the letter, the state government has called a high-level meeting to chalk out its future course of action. Source: Zee News : India National | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:43 am
Arunachal Pradesh government has sought security clearance from the Union Home ministry for development of traditional trade routes to revive border trade with Myanmar and Bhutan, and China in the later phase. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:41 am
The mismatch between uranium demand and supply in the country would continue for some years despite the efforts to secure additional supply of the commodity, said Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Secretary Anil Kakodkar. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:38 am
Close to 30 leading directors Saturday resigned from the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), bringing to the fore a crisis plaguing film industry organisations in Kerala. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 7 Jun 2008 | 11:31 am
AOMORI, Japan (Reuters) - Energy officials from five top consumer nations urged producers to step up investment on Saturday, a day after crude's biggest surge ever, but they offered no new ideas on how to deal with record prices and remained divided on fuel subsidies.
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Seven Western governments have expressed "deep concern" over violent attacks on exiled Bhutanese seeking resettlement and aid workers assisting them, urging Nepal to stop the attackers.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil jumped nearly 9 percent to a record $139 a barrel on Friday, extending a two-day rally to more than $16 as the slumping U.S. dollar and mounting tensions between Israel and Iran attracted a stampede of buyers.
