The Congress is exploring possibilities for a tie-up with the H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S)
in the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka scheduled later
this month. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
Madhya Pradesh minister for
forests and tribal welfare Kunwar Vijay shah has said that the
state government was preparing an encyclopaedia of tribal
languages and also launching f m channels in tribal-dominated
districts. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
In a startling discovery, police
has found that two gangsters owing allegiance to gangster-
turned-MLA Arun Gawli were members of the Union Food and Civil
Supplies Ministry`s task force on food processing, prompting
them to start an enquiry into the matter. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
Talks with the GJM should take
place without any precondition and West Bengal Chief Minister
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee should lead a delegation to the
Darjeeling hills for the return of peace, the Forward Bloc
said. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
The agitation by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha has hit the tourism industry in the Darjeeling hills and Dooars area of North Bengal, Tourism Minister Manab Mukherjee admitted on Friday. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
The second round of talks between the 22-member Gujjar delegation and the Rajasthan Government will continue on Saturday. Source: Zee News : States | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:01 pm
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha,
which rejected the West Bengal government`s offer for talks on Friday, has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene
a tripartite meeting to solve the crisis in Darjeeling. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Changing tunes, the US on Friday
said India`s influence is the "healthiest" part of global
trade talks and New Delhi should shoulder bigger
responsibility for ensuring success of the Doha round. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Inflation, which touched a high
of 8.75 percent is unlikely to come down soon and there might
be "some trouble" in the weeks to come, Congress feared. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Amidst uncertainties looming
over the fate of Indo-US nuclear agreement, the US has asked
India to go for some "tough choices" in making the deal a
possibility. "... President Bush pressed for the civilian nuclear
agreement with India against strong opposition because he`s
committed to our long-term strategic partnership. Now India
needs to make some tough choices," a senior US official said. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
India and Pakistan will take
their dialogue process further when Pakistan Foreign Minister
Shah Mahmood Qureshi visits here on June 27, marking second IGH-level contact between the two countries in over a month. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Left Front will hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss ways to tackle the ongoing crisis in Darjeeling hills. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Friday pressed for having a system of ``right to recall`` MPs and MLAs to deal with misbehaviour of elected representatives in Parliament and state assemblies. Source: Zee News : India National | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
Eesha Karvade of Maharashtra, who remained unconquered throughout the tournament, lifted the National Women's 'B' chess championship title. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:38 am
Madhya Pradesh has registered a constant increase in its Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR) over the years and following improvement from March 2003 to September 2007 it has exceeded the national norms. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:23 am
Javed Zaman, adviser to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on cricket at grassroots, has quit, citing personal reasons, though board sources hinted that he has resigned. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:21 am
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna of India were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Artois championship tennis tournament. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:19 am
To keep a check on content of private television channels, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has set up a monitoring centre. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:15 am
DHAKA (Reuters) - Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against India in the final match of a triangular one-day series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
With the Muslim community in America growing steadily, a coalition of Islamic groups have launched a nationwide project to collect comprehensive data about mosques in the country. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:13 am
Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik won the toss and decided to bat against India in the cricket tri-series final. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 9:00 am
After India's Ishant Sharma, West Indian Jerome Taylor has made the the life of the Australian captain miserable out in the middle. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:57 am
Pervez Musharraf should desist from acting in a "petulant, childish manner" and accept the new reality that he was only a figurehead in the new dispensation. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:52 am
Paes and his Czech partner allied from a second set collapse and a rain delay to book their berth into the final of the 713 Euros Gerry Weber Open tennis tournament. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:47 am
A group of seven spinners has gained significantly after undergoing a nine-day training stint in Mohali. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:39 am
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stepped up his attack on President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, suggesting he could be hanged while addressing thousands of protesters outside the presidency.
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today launched "Housing Micro Finance Initiative" for mofussil and rural public under which Self Help Group members could avail housing loan. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:19 am
Noting that development programmes in disaster and conflict zones don't take into account the impact of tragedies on children, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has suggested changes in the national rehabilitation policy. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
Students of a primary school in Assam are in trauma after they saw their teacher stabbed to death inside the classroom by her jilted lover. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
Following is the fact file of Noida double killings in which 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj were murdered a month back in an apartment in Delhi's suburb Noida. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 8:00 am
. Though the anguished superman saga also got mixed reviews, many were glowing. Hulk Smashes, Happening Crashes, declared one headline. Critics complained that The Happening Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:07 am
arman Baweja is not your usual debutant actor who is unsure about himself, and very self-conscious offscreen. Harman knows exactly how his makeup should be, what the camera frame should be, what the b... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:07 am
Finance ministers from the G8 nations stressed on Saturday, the importance of cutting energy subsidies as they expressed strong concerns about soaring oil prices. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:04 am
With shares having jumped to $141 from just $56 last year, the combined share value of co-CEO and founder Mike Lazaridis and co-CEO Jim Balsillie has crossed the $10 billion mark, according to a manag... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:04 am
US stocks ended the week higher on Friday after an inflation report suggested surging petrol costs were not leading to a wider rise in consumer prices. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:03 am
While it may be have taken a lead, Vietnam is hardly alone in its fading fundamentals in the region, and the trend spells the end to almost two years of Asian currencies appreciating against the green... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 14 Jun 2008 | 7:03 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp sought on Friday to enlist support for its opposition to a new advertising collaboration deal between Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Bollywood producers are getting into disputes over the titles of their films, which they say are too similar for comfort. A recent case in point is 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic' and 'Thoda Life Thodi Magic'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jun 2008 | 3:00 am
Gee, what a pair! Ranbir Kapoor of 'Saawariya' fame is set to star opposite two-time National Award winning Konkona Sen Sharma in a film that will be directed by Kajol's cousin. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jun 2008 | 2:30 am
After years of uneasy silence, movie baron Pritish Nandy has embraced his son Kushan who is all set to direct a film called 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' for his production house. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 14 Jun 2008 | 1:30 am
NEW DELHI: Inflation soared close to its seven-year high at 8.75 per cent for the week ended May 31, mainly owing to the continuing spurt in the prices of food articles and vegetables. This has led to apprehensions that the cascading effect of ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
SEATTLE: Microsoft’s plan to establish a strong footing in online advertising suffered a blow on Thursday as merger talks with Yahoo failed. Yahoo would now let Google sell search ads on its site. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has asked Congress leaders in the State to come clear on the Central government stance in the lottery cases which are coming up for hearing in the Supreme Court on August 18. Dr. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Kamal Haasan’s new film uses an interesting narrative technique to intersect stories and connect disparate lives: a first-day-first-show review Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 14 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Cup winners Italy and runners-up France were in danger of tumbling out of Euro 2008 at the group stage after the Italians were held 1-1 by Romania and a superb Netherlands humbled the French 4-1 on Friday.
Vikram Mathias of Red Rooster Racing team came up with a spectacular drive in his Mitsubishi Cedia (N+) to top the time sheets in the Spectator Special Stage on the first day of Sidvin-Motorports Association of India (MAI) Rally of Mysore, the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 7:32 pm
In a cliff-hanger semi-final, Punjab defeated Karnataka 4-3 via the tie-breaker to enter the finals of the Santosh Trophy football tournament here Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 7:31 pm
The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RDAG) Friday said their talks with the South Africa-based telecom company MTN were 'ongoing' and alleged that some other entities were trying to disrupt the negotiations. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 7:31 pm
The wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate unexpectedly accelerated to a more-than-seven-year high at 8.75 per cent for the week ended May 31, surprising analysts and policy makers. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 7:05 pm
Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 91 crore on the BSE Friday-an decrease of 14.40% from Rs 105 crore clocked on Thursday. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 6:55 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Reliance Communications said Reliance Industries had claimed first right of refusal to buy a controlling stake in it, but the mobile operator said this would not delay its tie-up talks with South Africa's MTN Group.
India will go into the final of the cricket tri-series against Pakistan Saturday as overwhelming favourites but they cannot afford to take their rivals lightly. The past is replete with instances of Pakistan fiercely fighting back under pressure. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:30 pm
The Motorsports Association of India (MAI) has slammed Team MRF for making allegations against the sport's governing body while threatening to pull out of the 2008 Indian National Rally Championship (INRC). Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:03 pm
MAN Infraprojects, subsidiary of Britain-based MAN Group, Friday announced plans to invest Rs.10 billion in seven realty projects in the country over the next three years. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:03 pm
The Andhra Pradesh government Friday announced setting up of a trust to provide collateral security for loans to entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST). Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 13 Jun 2008 | 5:02 pm
JAMMU (Reuters) - Separatist rebels killed four Indian soldiers, including two senior officers, and their driver in an ambush in Indian Kashmir on Friday, an army official said.
State Bank of India (SBI) today deferred a decision on raising interest rates and said that it will prefer to wait for one-two weeks before taking a call on the issue. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:47 pm
Sales of Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahinda andTata Motors among others may be hurt after the government today raised taxes on big cars, multi utility vehicle (MUV) and sports utility vehicle (SUV) by as much as Rs 20,000 per unit. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:45 pm
India's forex reserves jumped to a record $315.66 billion for the week ended June 6, up $1.046 billion from $314.6 billion in the previous week. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 3:15 pm
Philips Electronics India today said it has earmarked Rs 180 crore for buyback of shares from existing shareholders at a price of Rs 260 per share. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 2:50 pm
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has approved 13 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 1,524.70 crore based on recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). Source: Business Standard | News Now | 13 Jun 2008 | 1:49 pm
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan expressed "deep concern" over the treatment of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails after the bodies of a young man and an old woman were handed over at the border on Friday.
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.
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.
