US-based telecom equipment maker Motorola is eyeing big Wi-MAX contracts in India and is planning to bid for state-run BSNL's urban Wi-MAX project. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:16 pm
According to BSNL officials, the company will be launching the card in six regions, namely the US and Canada, the Middle east, South East Asia, Western Europe, UK and Australia. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:15 pm
"By 2013 our plan is to have 300 outlets with presence in 92 cities. This could entail an investment of Rs 200 crore," FirstChoice Wheels CEO Vinay Sanghi said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:14 pm
Apparel chain Koutons Retail is scouting for partners to form a joint venture as it looks to expand in the Middle East with about 25 outlets in the region by 2009. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:14 pm
Prices of flat and long steel products have plunged by up to 14 per cent in May following government's measures to control inflation in the steel sector. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:13 pm
Rising inflation, has shaken India's business confidence with 64 per cent of industry representatives claiming the current situation to be worse than what it was six months ago. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:12 pm
Though the library is on Maharashtra Government's priority list of renovation, the work has been delayed in absence of clearance from the Heritage Committee. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:10 pm
Sri Lank's inflation of 25 per cent during April is the highest rate of price rise in Asia, the Financial Times has reported quoting a study by a leading international bank. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:10 pm
Automated trains that can run from one station to another without the driver are some of the features that will be seen in the city's first metro rail corridor. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:09 pm
Shiv Sena executive president, who now effectively manages the party, is a politician while his father Bal Thackeray was more like a social leader, says Sena leader Manohar Joshi. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 29 Jun 2008 | 1:08 pm
VIENNA (Reuters) - Hundreds of chanting and partying Spanish and German supporters gathered in Vienna on Sunday, transforming the historic city centre in to a big party zone ahead of the European Championship final.
President Pratibha Patil, who is in
Madhya Pradesh for a four-day tour, has arrived in Bhopal from
Indore on Sunday morning. Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pm
With intelligence agencies
warning that terrorists and anti-socials may use residential
premises to hide, Delhi Police has asked residents to ensure
police verification of their tenants or face imprisonment. Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pm
Next time you are travelling by a
DTC bus and are asked to produce a ticket, do check the
authenticity of the transport inspector as it is mandatory for
them to carry their identity cards. Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pm
The number of police personnel
who have tested positive for HIV-AIDS from January this year
has increased by 4.4 percent. Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pm
Perturbed by dwindling number of
members, students` unions in Delhi University have logged on
to the Internet to spread their ideology and swell ranks. Source: Zee News : States | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:20 pm
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Sunday it would revoke its decision to transfer forest land to a Hindu shrine trust, a move that could defuse mass protests by Muslims across the Himalayan region.
Two hideouts busted, huge cache of arms recovered in J&K Hindu - 2 hours ago Jammu (PTI): Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday busted two hideouts and recovered large caches of arms and ammunition in Rajouri and Poonch districts.
The Indian Army is acquiring 28 highly sophisticated India-made Weapon Locating Radars (WLRs) to track and neutralize hostile artillery fire. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:03 am
Kerala will host the 35th National Games in 2009 in three cities and the opening and closing ceremony will be held in the state capital, Kerala Sports Minister M. Vijayakumar said here Sunday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
Agartala/Two tribal separatist guerrillas were killed in a shootout with security forces in Tripura, as the police in Mizoram Sunday claimed to have recovered a huge haul of arms and ammunition from a Myanmarese national. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
At least six people were killed and 35 injured, including two policemen, in a powerful explosion Sunday at a crowded marketplace in an Assam village, officials said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:02 am
A boat carrying at least 64 policemen of Andhra Pradesh's special operations group (SOG) engaged to combat Maoist guerrillas capsized Sunday in a river in Orissa's Malkangiri district, an official said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:01 am
New Delhi, June 29 : Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat today reiterated his party's warning to withdraw its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in case the latter went ahead with the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 11:00 am
National Aviation Co of India (NACIL), which runs the state-run carrier Air India, will go for a $6.5 billion insurance cover from Monday, the highest insurance coverage by any airline company in the Indian sub-continent, an airline official said. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:01 am
Embarrassed by the involvement of its own police officials in rapes and other crime activities, the Haryana police has decided to carefully examine the service record of police officials and deal sternly with undesirable elements, a police official said Sunday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:01 am
In an era of competing strategies, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are scouting for talented young men and women and a brand new slogan that would give the two rivals a cutting edge in the coming assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:01 am
The Haryana government has initiated a move to give financial incentives to young couples going in for inter-caste marriage, an official said Sunday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
On the morning of June 28, 1969, armed squads of the New York Police Department (NYPD) raided the Stonewall Inn, an obscure pub in Greenwich village in New York that was a regular watering hole of gays. And several people were bundled into waiting vans. The gay groups at the bar protested and the outcry against the arrests led to full-scale riots and arson that lasted five days. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 10:00 am
National Aviation Co of India (NACIL), which runs the state-run carrier Air India, will go for a $6.5 billion insurance cover from Monday, the highest insurance coverage by any airline company in Indian sub-continent, said an airline official. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:33 am
Originals and impersonators dot the cast of Apoorva Lakhia's 'Mission Istanbul'. While Jammu and Kashmir's politician Omar Abdullah appears as himself in the film on world terrorism, Brent Mendenhall plays George Bush. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:31 am
The proposed Rs.15-billion Smart City project of this Kerala city has been given to British firm Colin Buchanan. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:30 am
Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Big Entertainment has announced a five films co-production deal with Vashu Bhagnani's production company Puja Films to roll-out in the next 2 years. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:05 am
India's corporate sector is nervous about spiralling inflation that hit a 14-year high of 11.42 percent in the week ended June 14, but feels there could be moderate recovery in the medium term, said a survey by an industry lobby. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:03 am
Rising school expenses are forcing young parents in India to have only one child, a study by a business chamber says. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 9:02 am
VIENNA (Reuters) - Germany will be sweating on the fitness of captain Michael Ballack as they prepare to face Spain in Sunday's European Championship final in Vienna (1845 GMT).
A Lucknow-based scientist, who uses cartoons to make complex scientific works easy to understand, has been invited to participate in a European science festival in Spain. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:01 am
It was time to celebrate. At least for one evening at New Delhi's Taj Palace Hotel where the Board of Control for Cricket in India was felicitating Kapil Dev's team for winning the World Cup 25 years ago it was improper to talk of anything else. The board had opened its heart in honour of Kapil's champion cricketers. And, in rewarding each one of them Rs. 25 lakhs, also its now swollen coffers. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 5:00 am
It's almost been a year since Italian beauty Rosa Catalono parted ways with Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. But Rosa says she is making no effort to shed the image of being 'Saif's ex-flame' even though she has moved on in life. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 3:02 am
Deepa Mehta's new film 'Heaven On Earth' is on domestic violence, but the acclaimed filmmaker insists that it is not the story of one battered wife, as projected by some reports. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 29 Jun 2008 | 3:01 am
KARAIKAL: The slow-down in the process of construction of a new 120-metre bridge across the Arasalar river in Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry has caused resentment among the public. The Rs.4-crore project to construct the ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Jabalpur: Thirtyfive people, including 15 policemen, were injured in a clash in the old city here on Saturday over alleged encroachment of a piece on a land near the Jama Masjid.—PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked party office-bearers to prepare for elections. She set a deadline of August 31 for them to come up with specific programmes, strategies and a proposed list of candidates. At a ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday set in motion the process of drawing a vision for the time-bound development of Bangalore city through public-private partnership and bringing about co-ordination among various civic ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Kolkata: The hospitalisation of a teenage girl, who had fallen ill after participating in a dance show on television, has sparked a fierce debate about reality shows and their impact on a young impressionable mind. The 16-year-old ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
HYDERABAD: Amidst a strident demand for a coordinated approach with other parties in the struggle to secure statehood for Telangana, former leader of Telugu Desam T. Devender Goud on Saturday kept the cards close to his chest about his plans ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 29 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
KARACHI (Reuters) - Suresh Raina continued his fine Asia Cup form, scoring a second tournament century to ease India to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first super league stage match at the national stadium on Saturday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A strong aftershock struck India's remote Andaman Islands on Saturday but there was no tsunami alert and there were no reports of damage, officials said.
KARACHI (Reuters) - A Pakistan cricket board official has said they will send their "A" team to Zimbabwe from Aug. 20 as planned, regardless of any sanctions that might be taken next week against the African nation by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Saregama India, the Rs 144 crore entertainment arm of the RPG group will invest close to Rs 150 crore over the next two years in producing seven movies. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 1:18 pm
An additional Rs 1,500 crore budget funding has been sought for the current financial year for speedy implementation of major and medium irrigation projects in Karnataka, Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:31 pm
People suffering from heart diseases in Uttar Pradesh will now be able to consult cardiologists from the country's top cardiac care institute at OPD in their respective regions in the state. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:29 pm
Mumbai-based Marathon Group expects around 50 to 60 companies to set up their shop in the newly commissioned IT-ITeS Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and generate about 15,000 direct employment . Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:26 pm
Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) today decided to increase its benchmark prime lending rate by 0.5 per cent to 13.25 per cent. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:24 pm
The Ministry of Railways and Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture (JV) company for fabrication of bogie frames for passenger coaches and side/end walls for the wagons of the Indian Railways. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:17 pm
The performance of Century Enka, a joint venture between B K Birla group and Accordis group of the Netherlands which produces polyester and nylon products, would improve appreciably in two years time, a top company official said today. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:16 pm
The roar of tigers will again be heard in Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan after almost seven years on Saturday when two cubs will be introduced in the sanctuary. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
The spending by working class
families in the country on housing, medical care, education,
transport and communications, has gone up considerably,
according to a survey conducted by the union ministry of
labour and employment. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
India-born surgeon Jayant Patel` bail plea will be heard in a court in Australia on Saturday. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
A multi-millionaire Indian-American businessman, found guilty along with his wife of virtually enslaving two Indonesian housemaids, has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison and fined USD 12,500. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
President Pratibha Patil on Friday dedicated the Choithram Eye Hospital to the nation in an impressive function here. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
Bangladesh on Saturday paid glowing
tributes to the iconic former Indian Army chief Field Marshal
Sam Manekshaw, recalling his "signal contribution" to its 1971
liberation war. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
In the backdrop of the UPA-Left
stand-off on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, Congress
president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of top party
functionaries on Saturday. The meeting is expected to take stock of the political situation across the country which could help the party leadership take a `political call` on whether to take
the next steps on the nuclear deal. Source: Zee News : India National | 28 Jun 2008 | 12:07 pm
