For the first time in 16 years, the financial capital will be witnessing water cuts during the monsoon due to scanty rainfall received over the last fortnight. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 3:01 pm
Porsche Design Group and Sagem Mobiles on Friday announced the launch of Porsche Design Mobile Phone P9521 in India. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:57 pm
Announcing its plans to invest Rs 4,000 crore in hospitality business in the next 5 years, Unitech Ltd said it would also raise Rs 4,000 crore from private equity players. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:47 pm
The blood stains found on Rajkumar's T-shirt can be because of his 'boils', his employer, Praful Durani on Friday said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:44 pm
Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin was on Friday ruled of the remainder of ODI series against West Indies after failing to recover from a broken finger. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:42 pm
Gautam Gambhir on Friday credited his success in Twenty20 and one-day cricket to captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who provided a secured atmosphere in the team and increased his confidence. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:39 pm
The national capital is all set to get an international standard indoor basketball stadium within two years. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:34 pm
Reliance Mutual Fund on Friday launched Reliance SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) Insure- an add on feature of free life insurance cover. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:31 pm
In a country where homosexuality is illegal, activists and supporters of gay rights will take to the streets in three Indian cities of Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata on Sunday. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:27 pm
A rigid and condensed airspace for civilian aircrafts coupled with increasing aviation fuel prices are contributing to the losses of the Indian aviation industry. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:25 pm
NEW DELHI (AP) - The Indian Meteorological Department says a 6.7-magnitude earthquake has stuck the Andaman Islands off the east coast of India. The office said the undersea quake struck at 5:40 p.m.... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:19 pm
A new set of guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and protocol for safety assessment of genetically engineered plants and foods derived from genetically engineered plants introduced by ... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:13 pm
India are overwhelming favourites in Saturday's clash, but Bangladesh are known to stun fancied teams once in a while, which has prompted Dhoni to remind his players of the perils of taking the opposi... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:12 pm
Every life has equal value, believes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which works 'to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world'. India was foremost on Bill Gates' healthcare plans. Gat... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:12 pm
B eginning in July, Bill Gates will switch jobs for the first time in his adult life, stepping out of a full-time job at Microsoft and moving over to philanthropy. The whole world is a far different p... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:12 pm
Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech, told NDTV on Friday that it is planning to sell 26 per cent stake in its telecom operations. He also said that the company is looking at raising up to $1 billion through... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:08 pm
Field marshal Sam Manekshaw, the best-known soldier of independent India, has died at 94.The funeral has started at Ooty at the Parsi cemetery. As the cortege, carrying his mortal remains, was taken f... Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:08 pm
Delhi-based anaesthetist bags BC Roy Award Hindu - 57 minutes ago New Delhi (PTI): Deepak Tempe, a leading city-based cardiac anaesthetist, has been selected for the prestigious Dr BC Roy National Award for his exemplary services to the field of medicine.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A strong earthquake shook India's remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of damage, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services said on Friday.
The Uttar Pradesh Power Generation Corp Ltd will set up two 500 megawatt power plants at Obra in Sonbhadra district, about 500 km from Lucknow, a top company official said Friday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
India and Pakistan Friday set a positive tone for the fifth round of their composite dialogue beginning July 21 and agreed to impart fresh momentum to the peace process by exploring new areas of cooperation ranging from food and energy security to the metro rail. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
The country's oil marketing companies are preparing for another round of increase in prices of aviation turbine fuel on July 1 as the average price of the fuel in international markets rose $10 per barrel to around $160 per barrel in June from $150 per barrel in May. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:53 pm
JK Paper recorded a net profit of Rs 15.86 crore for the quarter ended March 31, an increase of 33 per cent against the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:46 pm
Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank (MSCB), today tied-up with insurance service provider, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance to provide the latter's life insurance solutions through its 50 branches across the state. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:44 pm
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) today announced an "incentive" of Rs 0.50 per unit of wind-power fed by the independent power producers into the grid. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:41 pm
Indian auto-components manufacturers, represented by Automotive Component Manufacturers' Association (ACMA) have joined industry bodies CII, Ficci and Assocham in condemning the latest draft text on the Non Agricultural Market Access (Nama). Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:39 pm
Real estate firm Parsvnath developers today said it has received a Rs 125-crore order for constructing a park in Bihar. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:29 pm
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Maoist insurgents destroyed two mobile towers and have shut down six others in the country's east, blaming the network for revealing their movements to the police, officials said.
The annual inflation rate rose to a new 13-year high of 11.42 per cent for the week ended June 14, vastly higher than the 4.13 per cent in the corresponding week a year ago. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:19 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign minister on Friday touted a cross-border deal bringing gas from Iran to India as a "pipeline of peace". India and Pakistan, which have gone to war three times since independence in 1947, are trying to re-invigorate a sluggish four-year-old peace process.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 703.11 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:16 pm
The petroleum ministry has said that the income tax holiday of gas production would not be available to oil companies bidding for blocks under the seventh round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp VII), which closes on Monday. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:15 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil leapt to a new record high above $142 a barrel on Friday, extending gains after surging nearly 4 percent in the previous session, as tumbling global stock markets helped to trigger a wider commodities rally.
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares tumbled 4.3 percent on Friday, their biggest drop in three months, as record world oil prices kept the focus firmly on inflation and raised the spectre of more monetary tightening in coming months.
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Police on Friday fired tear gas and beat villagers protesting land seizures who had tried to force their way into a factory owned by Tata Motors Ltd near Kolkata.
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Violent clashes between police and protesters in Kashmir over the transfer of forest land to a Hindu shrine have scared away thousands of visitors, hurting the Himalayan region's tourism industry, tour operators say.
NEW DELHI (Reuter) - India's inflation rate jumped to 11.42 percent in mid-June, its highest in more than 13 years, and analysts said the central bank could follow up two rate increases this month with more policy tightening as prices climb.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's former army chief Sam Manekshaw, considered one of the country's greatest war heroes whose victory over Pakistan in 1971 helped create Bangladesh, has died in hospital, officials said on Friday. He was 94.
NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - Born with both male and female genitalia, a life of uncertainty seemed to await Ali and his family, but changing attitudes means hermaphrodites once-scorned in India are finding their place.
The Indian equities market crashed in the opening trade Friday tracking weak global cues and on concerns of rising oil prices. The Nifty slipped below the 4,200-mark and the sensex fell below the 14,000-mark in the opening session. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 5:31 am
Director Siddharth Anand is shooting a promotional video for his film 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' with Ranbir Kapoor and likens it to reliving a melodious past. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 4:30 am
Former Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw passed away at Military Hospital in Wellington, the Defence Ministry said Friday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
It has been 30 years, but FIFA stands by its interpretation of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina: It was 'a great World Cup'. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 3:30 am
Comic star Riteish Deshmukh's plans of breaking into the mainstream actors' league with 'Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai' seem to be in peril with his leading lady Ayesha Takia opting out of the movie. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:00 am
Exuberant, chirpy, happy-go-lucky Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, who has now turned into a businesswoman, says she invested in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in spite of warnings from an astrologer friend. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 2:00 am
Virender Sehwag's free-flowing century along with Suresh Raina's scintillating innings helped India register their second consecutive win in the Asia Cup, beating Pakistan by six wickets in a Group B match here Thursday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 27 Jun 2008 | 1:00 am
India has been ranked a lowly 74,
two steps down since last year, among 180 countries of the
world on the worldwide Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI),
prepared by independent international agency Transparency
International. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
A Dubai-Jaipur-Mumbai Air India
flight, which overshot its destination with about 100
passengers on board, had lost radio contact with the port
city`s Air Traffic Control (ATC) briefly on June 4 "due to a
momentary lapse of radio frequency". Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
A metropolitan magistrate on Thursday
remanded Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) chief
Safdar Nagori to police custody till June 30. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
Russia has completed delivery of
nuclear fuel for India`s Kudankulam atomic power plant, which
is in its final stages of construction in Tamil Nadu. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
Mahatma Gandhi`s licence to practise as a barrister was cancelled in 1923 after he was convicted of sedition. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
The WTO Ministerial Meeting will be convened on July 21 in Geneva, signalling a forward movement in Doha talks, but India said it will not budge from its stand on the issue of farmers` security. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
A high-level Army, Navy and Air
Force meeting was held here on Thursday to take stock of the
progress made in getting anomalies in the sixth pay commission
recommendations rectified. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
Dr Amit Kumar, alleged `kingpin` in the multi-crore kidney transplant racket and his brother Jeevan Raut, also an accused in the scam were today remanded in judicial custody till June 30 by the Metropolitan Magistrate here. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
will not attend the inaugural ceremony of the Beijing
Olympics, official sources said here on Thursday. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
A visiting Hurriyat Conference
delegation was "barred" by Pakistani authorities from
attending a reception organised here by people linked to
banned militant outfit Lashker-e-Toiba apparently "not to
annoy" India and western powers. Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:09 am
NEW YORK: A life jacket from the ‘Titanic,’ which sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg, fetched $68,500 at an auction at Christie’s. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai, now Governor of Bihar, was on Thursday named Governor of Kerala. The incumbent here, R.L. Bhatia, will now be the Governor of Bihar, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement in New Delhi said. Mr. ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
PATNA: BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy was elected to the Rajya Sabha in the byelection held on Thursday to fill the vacancy caused by the disqualification of BJP member Jai Narain Nishad. Mr. Rudy defeated an independent candidate by a ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig Thursday met new Governor N.N. Vohra and suggested he should withdraw the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board's (SASB) claim to a plot of forestland as a possible way out of the controversy over the issue. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Jun 2008 | 7:02 pm
