by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:39 | in
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday directed a lower court to hold the trial of NRI businessman Rajendra Singh Sethia - once described as world's biggest bankrupt - on a day-to-day basis. The trial would eventually commence 27 years after a case started against Sethia for allegedly defrauding the Punjab National Bank (PNB) of $10 million.
by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:37 | in
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With quota politics hotting up, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting May 23 to discuss the way forward on giving reservations to the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) in job promotions, an issue mired in controversy, sources said Friday.
by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:36 | in
New Delhi: Amidst pressure from the US on India to cut its oil imports from Teheran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek further expansion of bilateral ties and to extend an invitation for the scheduled Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meeting later this year.
by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:36 | in
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18: The government is considering to further curtail Air India’s international operations, if a group of pilots continue their strike, which has already lasted for 11 days and has cost the airline a Rs.200 crore loss, officials said.
by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:35 | in
New York, May 19 (IANS) Polytechnic Institute of New York University, America's second-oldest private engineering school, has conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering on Sam Pitroda, adviser to Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh.
by IANS | Sat, 19/05/2012 - 10:35 | in
Dallas, Texas, May 19 (IANS) Noting that India is acting as a responsible stakeholder in the international system, New Delhi's UN envoy has a made a strong case for a governance architecture that accommodates and acknowledges its contribution and potential.
by ANI | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:59 | in
New Delhi, May 17(ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said people expect "good governance" from West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and added that the latter should work hard to meet her pre-poll promises.
by ANI | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:59 | in
Poonch, May 17: Union Home Secretary R.K.Singh on Thursday said that India will raise the issue of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed at the secretary-level talks to be held later this month in Islamabad.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:58 | in
Washington, May 18, Certain types of fat are linked with deteriorating memory and mental functioning, says a new study.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:57 | in
New York, May 18 (IANS) India can grow at between 8 or 9 percent for the next 20 years with a supportive global environment, its Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 15:57 | in
New Delhi, May 18, Indian Premier League (IPL) player Luke Pomersbach was arrested Friday for allegedly molesting an American woman in a five-star hotel in the capital and beating her fiance, who was hospitalised with severe injuries.
by ANI | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 11:01 | in
Mumbai, May 17(ANI): The Mumbai police on Thursday filed cases of non- cognizable offences against Shah Rukh Khan and three others in relation to the brawl the actor allegedly got into at Wankhede stadium last night.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:23 | in
Srinagar, May 17 : A major tragedy was averted with the timely detection of an explosive-laden car here Thursday evening, police said.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:23 | in
Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh), May 17 (IANS) Suspected Maoists opened fire at the native house of Chhattisgarh's Sports Minister Lata Usendi Thursday evening, killing the security guard, police said. The minister was not at the house at that time.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:22 | in
Bangalore/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's 's senior leader Arun Jaitley is rushing to Bangalore Friday on a trouble-shooting mission to defuse the crisis in the state's faction-ridden ruling party following a revolt by a beleaguered former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his loyalists.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:22 | in
The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday removed the medical superintendent of G.B. Pant Hospital in Srinagar where 368 children have died since Jan 1 this year.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:22 | in
New Delhi, May 17, The government Thursday said it does not stand for censorship and regulation of free speech and assured Rajya Sabha members that it will evolve a consensus on guidelines on internet content after talking to various stakeholders, including industry representatives.
by IANS | Fri, 18/05/2012 - 10:21 | in
Washington, May 18, Pricing its IPO at $38 a share, Facebook, the highly popular social networking site that has over 45 million users in India, is expected to raise $16 billion, making it the largest tech IPO in history.
by IANS | Thu, 17/05/2012 - 15:12 | in
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Jagdambika Pal on Wednesday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids at former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurapppa's residence was a blot on the image of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
by IANS | Thu, 17/05/2012 - 15:12 | in
New Delhi, May 16 : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said the government is determined to facilitate return of Indian workers stranded in Angola.
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