CBI arrests Krishna, compounder of dentist Rajesh Talwar who is accused of murdering his daughter Aarushi. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:07 pm
A seven-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrived to investigate circumstances leading to police firing on agitating Gujjars. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:03 pm
Consumer durables major Videocon Group, which has bagged national telecom licence through its subsidiary Datacom Ltd, would roll out the GSM services Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:53 pm
With inflation touching a high of 8.75 per cent, BJP blamed the "illustrious team" led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "monetary and fiscal failure". Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:51 pm
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Suspected separatist militants threw a grenade on Friday at a crowded marketplace in Indian Kashmir wounding at least 12 people, police said.
Hospitality group, Kamat Hotels, today announced the opening of its VITS hotel, in Aurangabad. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:48 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan expressed "deep concern" over the treatment of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails after the bodies of a young man and 60-year-old woman were handed over at the border on Friday.
The families of the 59 people who had lost their lives in the Uphaar fire tragedy gathered on Friday to remember their loved ones. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:45 pm
To address growing demand for animation professionals in the country, training company Frameboxx today announced its tie-up with UK's Anglia Ruskin University to provide animation courses to the students. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:41 pm
The Supreme Court today issued notice to 12 major companies including Honda Siel Cars India, Xpro India, LG Electronics and others on a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court's judgement that asked the Uttar Pradesh government to refund around Rs 4,000 crore collected as entry tax from traders. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:38 pm
Crime has outrun cricket and cinema in the battle for TRPs, at least as far as the brutal twin murders of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj are concerned. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:34 pm
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf defended shooting off the strongly-worded letter, saying it was his duty to point out the ills that plague the side. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:33 pm
The BJP today made public letters written by chief ministers of BJP ruled states and its allies to the government asking for a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy from RS 650 per quintal to Rs 1000 per quintal. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:31 pm
Yahoo Inc has struck a deal with rival Google to run the online search leader's ads alongside its own search results in hopes of boosting its sagging fortunes, hours after announcing that its talks with Microsoft regarding a potential transaction had fallen through. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:29 pm
As energy-hungry India looks for
alternative sources of electricity, a new study says there is
a potential of generating 2500 mw of power from urban,
muncipal and industrial wastes in big cities in the next two
to three years. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Buoyed by its victory in the
Karnataka Assembly polls, BJP would launch its country-wide
campaign for next year`s parliamentary polls from the south
Indian state of Kerala next week. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
A Sikkim government-appointed
commission has recommended that all indigenous communities
living in the state be included in the list of Scheduled
Tribes and the strength of the state legislature be increased
from the present 32 to 40 to give them adequate
representation. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Mines ministry is in the process of buying Rs 450-crore deep-sea research vessel for seabed mapping of unexplored minerals. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Criminals will find it difficult
to cover their tracks now, with the directorate of forensic
sciences launching a project to fingerprint firearms and
create a national ballistic imaging database. Source: Zee News : States | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Balbir Singh says he thought he was serving India and would be hailed as a hero when he became a spy. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
A deadlock on the issue of the release of 25 Gujjar women which had stalled the talks between Rajasthan government and Gujjar leaders has finally resolved with the release of the women and the protesting community has finally come on the talks table over the issue of giving ST status to the Gujjars. The meeting is taking place in Jaipur on Friday. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
With uncertainty continuing on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has expressed hope that at some point there will be a political consensus on the issue. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
It was a dance performed to
soothing carnatic music, but no mistaking it for a
bharatnatyam performance. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
Krishna, compounder at the Noida clinic of Dr Rajesh Talwar, who was subjected to narco analysis test by the CBI on Thursday, told cops that Aarushi was a `good girl` and it is wrong to tarnish her character after her death. However, the investigating agency does not seem satisfied with the outcome and will perform yet another analysis on Krishna soon. Source: Zee News : India National | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
The BJP appeared on the defensive after news reports that the party had accepted donations and contributions from Dow Chemical, the company which had taken over Union Carbide, implicated in the Bhopal gas tragedy. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:27 pm
Rane Brake Lining (RBL), a flagship company of Rs 1400 crore Rane Group is setting up its fourth plant in Tiruchy with an investment of Rs 60 crore, to manufacture two million disc pads and by 2011-12. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:26 pm
Government approved 13 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,524.70 crore including one by steel major ArcelorMittal for its operations in India and by Cyprus-based Golboot Holdings. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:25 pm
With nearest rival Vikram Rana fumbling in the final round, a level-par card of 72 was enough to fetch Delhi's Gagan Verma the Southern Indian Amateur Golf Tour title. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:25 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian inflation raced to its highest in seven years at the end of May and could top 10 percent this month as higher fuel prices feed in, stoking speculation of more central bank tightening after this week's surprise rate hike.
Reliance Industries, British Gas and Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) are likely to resume oil production from Panna-Mukta fields, off Mumbai coast, in a day or two, but the same for gas from the explosion-ridden facility may take at least another couple of weeks to restart. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:24 pm
Barely a week after FMCG major Nestle was restrained from using 'Yo!' for its noodles, the Delhi High Court in its interim order has allowed the company to sell its product under the mark "Masala Yo". Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:22 pm
The worst is yet to come for the present UPA regime, with economists projecting that inflation would cross the double digit mark in the coming weeks. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:21 pm
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The monsoon season, a lifeline of India's trillion-dollar economy, has progressed well, cheering farmers hoping for a good rice crop while giving the government an opportunity to ease restrictions on exports.
After making inroads into Hollywood and buying about 250 movie screen chains in 28 cities across the US, Reliance BIG Entertainment (RBE) has now acquired theatrical and other rights of a Bollywood film at a whopping price. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 8:02 am
Supporters of Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane vandalised the office of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna here to protest a caricature of their leader, who left the Shiv Sena to join the Congress four years ago. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 6:31 am
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft's plan to establish a strong footing in online advertising suffered a big blow on Thursday as merger talks with Yahoo finally, formally failed and Yahoo said it would let Google sell search ads on its site.
BONN (Reuters) - Developing nations might get help to build nuclear power plants under proposals at 170-nation climate talks in Bonn for expanding a fast-growing U.N. scheme for curbing greenhouse gases.
Spiralling prices, funds crunch, poor equipment and slow environment clearances have delayed some 900 major projects in India, burdening the exchequer with extra cost of over Rs.368 billion ($9.2 billion), says an official report. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:30 am
A slumdweller was killed and several huts were damaged when a cargo plane taking off from the Mumbai airport increased the thrust of its engine late Thursday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:33 am
The going has been tough for Rani Mukerji. Getting her new house constructed proved to be the biggest challenge for the talented actress. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:31 am
Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan has liked the 'Sarkar Raj' saga so much that she has urged director Ram Gopal Varma to make another sequel. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:31 am
The war of words between two Bollywood item girls continues as actress Kashmera Shah says she is far better than Rakhi Sawant who, she asserts, gets into controversies just for publicity. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State government has expressed dissatisfaction with the Central support price for paddy, with Agriculture Minister Mullakara Ratnakaran terming it a “negative” approach towards paddy ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: The government on Thursday commenced English medium from class VI with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus in 6,500 high schools in rural areas as a new experiment amid criticism against launching the scheme without ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
CUTTACK: With the onset of monsoon and prediction of pleasant weather, people of Cuttack district, particularly in rural areas, are all decked up for the grand ‘Raja’ festival. The three-day merriment this year is beginning with ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina Wajed left here on Thursday for the U.S. to undergo medical treatment. The former Bangladesh premier was released on Wednesday, after 11 months in detention following her arrest on graft charges. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Siliguri: Paramilitary force personnel conducted flag marches in the wake of violence in Siliguri town and adjoining areas on Thursday during a bandh called by anti-Gorkhaland outfits. Police fired teargas and imposed prohibitory orders as ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Indian troops stationed along the Line of Control had come under repeated attacks before an assault which claimed the life of a soldier earlier this month, an investigation by The Hindu has found. At least ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with a Madras High Court judgment allowing the screening of Tamil film ‘Dasavatharam,’ starring Kamal Haasan, thereby paving the way for its release on Friday. A ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 13 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Naturol Bioenergy Limited is all set to export 10,000 tonnes of biodiesel to Europe from its integrated biodiesel complex at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jun 2008 | 9:19 pm
A 26-year-old man Thursday committed suicide by setting himself ablaze in the CGO complex of south Delhi as he was angry with his father, a Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector, for allegedly having extra-martial relations. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 12 Jun 2008 | 9:06 pm
DHAKA (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir hit an unbeaten century to steer India to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the final round-robin match of a triangular one-day series on Thursday.
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Protesters clashed with police in India's rolling Darjeeling hills on Thursday as a strike over demands for a separate state hit the region's tea and tourism industries, police and officials said.
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mumbai city officials are upset by an American warning about the risks of falling into manholes in India's commercial capital during the monsoon season.
