Once a pioneer in the vaccine and biotech industry, the Haffkine Institute faded from public memory, but the institute is awakening from its 25-year-long slumber. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:46 pm
Around 200 students of the Symbiosis Education Institute here marched to the Pune Mirror newspaper office on Monday, protesting the publication of pictures of semi-nude girls. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:39 pm
Muttiah Muralitharan has broken many records in his 16-year international cricket career and the Sri Lanka's spin king now says he is eyeing Wasim Akram's ODI record. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:34 pm
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's biggest mortgage firm Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd and leading private bank ICICI Bank said on Monday they were raising lending and deposit rates.
Abhishek Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of Idea cellular, appreciates the socially conscious messages that the company sends across through its new ad campaign. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:31 pm
Thousands of commercial sex workers in Delhi have demanded voting rights and have urged the city government to facilitate their voter identity cards. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:30 pm
A 24-year-old man was arrested here on Monday on murder charges after he fired a bullet into his friend's head who refused to buy more liquor for him, the police said. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:28 pm
Thousands of Spanish soccer fans on Monday took to the streets across the country to celebrate Spain's memorable 1-0 win over Germany in the Euro cup 2008. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:25 pm
Shoaib Akhtar has filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court against his 18-month ban imposed by the Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) holding him guilty of indiscipline. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 3:22 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon rains, crucial to farm output and economic growth, are expected to be 98 percent of the average between 1941 and 1990, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - As a standoff with its leftist allies intensifies, the government faces a crucial week that could decide the fate of a civilian nuclear deal with the United States and lead to the collapse of the ruling coalition.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A strong political will was stimulating India's fight against AIDS, raising hopes of controlling its spread in the country with the world's third-largest caseload, the U.N.'s AIDS agency said on Monday.
Kinetic Engineering said it will start supplying component for Tata Motors' small car project within the next two months. Source: Daily News & Analysis | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:30 pm
Field Marshals kept out of Warrant of Precedence Sify - 2 hours ago New Delhi: Already under attack over its handling of Sam Manekshaw's funeral, Government faced questions over Field Marshals being kept out of the Warrant of Precedence that apparently delayed announcement of a state funeral for the iconic former army ...
Huge stocks of adulterated spices along with harmful substances were seized Monday when the crime branch of the city police raided a spice factory here. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
Kolkata, June 30: The CPM on Monday launched a scathing attack on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government saying that it did not disclose that it was compulsory to approach International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for an India -specific safeguards agreement. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
The Supreme Court Monday upheld the ban on export of non-Basmati rice imposed by the central government earlier this year due to the fears of an impending food crisis in the country. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
Bangalore, June 30 : Anil Kumble expressed confidence on winning the Sri Lanka-India test series commencing from July 23 here today. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:01 pm
About 10 million Asians are expected to be infected with HIV by 2020, an independent commission on AIDS in Asia warned Monday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Jolted by the biggest attack on the elite anti-Maoist force Greyhound, the Andhra Pradesh government Monday warned the guerrillas that they would have to face consequences even as search was on to trace and rescue 35 policemen missing after Sunday's ambush. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Monday asked Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to prove his majority in the legislative assembly by July 7 as the ruling coalition partner People's Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn from the government. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
Samtel Display Systems has become the first Indian company to indigenise multi-functional displays (MFDs) for the Sukhoi Su-30 combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and has received clearance for their flight testing, it was announced here Monday. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
New Delhi, June 30 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today released India's National Action Plan on Climate Change, at a ceremony in New Delhi. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
As the Indian under-16 football team leaves for the US on a four-week exposure trip, technical director Colin Toal feels the tour will help the boys prepare for the finals of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Championship in Uzbekistan in October. Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 30 Jun 2008 | 2:00 pm
SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Thousands of Muslim protesters angry at transfer of land to a Hindu shrine trust in Kashmir rioted with police and shut down the region for the eighth day on Monday, even after authorities said the decision would be revoked.
BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Police and soldiers scoured a remote ravine in Orissa on Monday looking for dozens of elite anti-insurgency officers feared dead after Maoist rebels attacked and sank their boat in a reservoir.
Buoyed by the response for its Piramal Prize in its first year, Piramal Foundation along with its partner The Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is planning to attract more applications next year. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:36 pm
A Paris court today ordered Internet auctioneer eBay to pay $63 million in damages to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury goods online. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:31 pm
TVS Motor company's profit after tax dropped by 53 per cent to Rs 31.77 crore in 2007-08 as against Rs 66.60 crore last year, the fall in net profit is due to slow down, coupled with high material cost and non-availability of finance. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:29 pm
Riding on the strong growth in India's infrastructure sector, Simplex Infrastructures Ltd has reported an increase of 67.71 per cent in its net profit during the financial year 2007-08. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:27 pm
Global sports wear brand Reebok today said it is on a major expansion in India which would see the company open one store in almost every two days, taking the total number of stores to 850 by the end of 2008-09. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:25 pm
The Delhi Cabinet today approved a proposal to slash entertainment tax on cinemas, including multiplexes, from existing 30 per cent to 20 per cent. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:19 pm
Surging oil import bill has turned India's current account balance into deficit of $1.04 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007-08 against $4.25 billion surplus a year ago, despite growth in software services exports and rise in remittances from overseas Indians. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:14 pm
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd, the country's largest power equipment manufacturer has bagged a Rs 2,080 crore turnkey order from the ministry of electricity, Syria for setting up two units of 200 mw each at the Tishreen thermal power plant extension. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:12 pm
In a move that could escalate inflation further, railways have decided to levy special supplementary freight charges on transportation of commodities like coal, ore, petroleum products, fertilisers, machinery, machine tools and foodgrains. Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:11 pm
The Supreme Court Monday upheld the ban on export of non-Basmati rice imposed by the central government earlier this year due to the fears of an impending food crisis in the country. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:03 pm
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have lost their ability to wage a conventional war, but it would take another year to 'completely defeat them militarily', army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka said Monday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:02 pm
Samtel Display Systems has become the first Indian company to indigenise multi-functional displays (MFDs) for the Sukhoi Su-30 combat jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and has received clearance for their flight testing, it was announced here Monday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
As the Indian under-16 football team leaves for the US on a four-week exposure trip, technical director Colin Toal feels the tour will help the boys prepare for the finals of the Asian Football Federation (AFC) Championship in Uzbekistan in October. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 1:01 pm
It was nobly intentioned and got the support of a huge number of people. But a look at the garbage strewn around after the event and you realize that the 'Save the Environment' marathon organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India (ICAI) betrayed its very cause. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 pm
The BJP and the VHP on Sunday gave a shutdown call on Monday here and demanded the removal of Amarnath Shrine Board Chairman and Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra after the board gave up its claim on the forest land allotted to it. Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:58 am
Naval divers were today pressed into operation to look for 36 personnel of an elite anti-Naxal force who were feared drown in a reservoir in Andhra Pradesh-
Orissa border where their launch sunk after being fired upon
by Maoists. Source: Zee News : States | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:58 am
For a man pushing 50 and father of two, Chandrasekaran Rajaram put competitors half his age to shame with a stunning win in the premium Formula Rolon-Chevrolet class in the second round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship here Sunday. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 11:03 am
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India unveiled on Monday a national plan to deal with the threat of global warming, focusing on renewable energy for sustainable development while refusing to commit to any emission targets that risk slowing economic growth.
'I wish, I could be there,' was Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's reaction when she learnt about the Indian capital's first gay parade. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 10:01 am
Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta got emotional when she was told that the first gay parade took place in the capital where the screening of her lesbian film 'Fire' was forcibly stopped and disrupted. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:32 am
Sports goods manufacturer Adidas said Monday that its merchandise sales during the just concluded Euro-2008 football tournament had exceeded that registered during the May-June Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket fest. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:31 am
For 91-year-old Amar Kaur, getting justice for her son and son-in-law who went missing from police custody 14 years ago is a continuous struggle. Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 30 Jun 2008 | 9:30 am
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Senior envoys of the Dalai Lama arrive in China on Monday to meet the government over the issue of Tibet, the Tibetan government-in-exile said.
Reuters - The government faces a crucial week as it tries to breach a deepening divide with its communist allies over a civilian nuclear deal with the United States.
VISAKHAPATNAM: Thirty two Greyhound constables of the Andhra Pradesh police were missing and 10 injured after the banned CPI (Maoist) attacked a motor launch carrying a police team in the Chitrakonda reservoir in Orissa, close to the Andhra ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
BANGALORE: He was one among the thousands of youth in Bangalore engaged in the software sector. His life revolved around his work at an IT major, and his interest in cricket. But Lakshman Kailash’s small world came crashing ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
VISAKHAPATNAM: It is believed that a training session organised by the State military committee of the CPI (Maoist)’s Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee near the State border during the last few days prompted the Greyhounds to ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has advised Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to avoid any “unnecessary movement” outside his sect headquarters at Sirsa for security reasons. — PTI ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will soon direct all municipal corporations to waive octroi on drugs, so that their prices come down, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said on Sunday. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
Lucknow: BSP MLA Bhagwan Sharma, alias Guddu Pundit, was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly raping a research scholar. — ... Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 30 Jun 2008 | 12:00 am
VIENNA (Reuters) - Striker Fernando Torres's brilliantly executed first-half goal gave Spain a deserved 1-0 victory over Germany on Sunday as they were crowned European champions for the first time in 44 years.
