India

  • Draft bill fixes sixteen years as age for consensual sex
    NEW Delhi, February 1 (PTI): Bringing sexual offences against children under legal purview for the first time, a draft bill on the issue fixes 16 years as the age of consent for sex and awarding harsh punishmen
    India / 1st February 2011
  • Maverick Jairam Ramesh makes waves
    NEW DELHI, February 1 (Reuters): Feared by big business and distrusted by politicians, India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is the kind of person that normally ends up in the political cold for defy
    India / 1st February 2011
  • India warns SL not to ‘repeat’ killings of fishermen, or else...
    New Delhi, February 1 (Agencies): Taking a serious note of the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India today told Colombo that use of force against them should not be repeated an
    India / 1st February 2011
  • Motorola launches smartphone Defy @ Rs 18,990
    New Delhi, February 1 (PTI): Handset maker Motorola Mobility India today announced the launch of its Android—based 3G smartphone ‘Defy’ priced at Rs 18,990. “With all the features consum
    India / 1st February 2011
  • Mercedes relaunches premium Maybach
    NEW Delhi, February 1 (Agencies): German carmaker Mercedes Benz reintroduced its hyper-luxury Maybach car in India on Tuesday, pitching it at the country’s growing number of super-rich. The car, which can
    India / 1st February 2011
  • Budget session to start on Feb 21
    New Delhi, January 31 (PTI): The budget session of Parliament will begin on February 21 and the general budget will be presented to the Lok Sabha on February 28. The session will be in two parts — the fir
    India / 31st January 2011
  • PC defends CVC’s appointment
    NEW Delhi, January 31 (PTI): The Selection Committee meeting to chose Central Vigilance Commissioner in September last year did discuss the issue of Palmolein case against P J Thomas, Home Minister P Chidambara
    India / 31st January 2011
  • Radio collars on students standard procedure: US
    New Delhi, January 31 (Agencies): The US on Monday sought to justify the use of ankle monitors on students, duped by now closed Tri-Valley University, saying it was widespread across America as a standard proce
    India / 31st January 2011
  • Posco gets approval for $12 billion Steel Complex in India after 6 years
    New Delhi, January 31 (Agencies): Posco, the world’s third-largest steelmaker, received approval for its $12 bn factory complex in India, paving the way for the nation’s single-biggest foreign inves
    India / 31st January 2011
  • Tatkal ticket holders will now have to carry ID proof
    New Delhi, January 31 (Agencies): Passengers travelling on tatkal tickets must now carry their identity proof in original or face the prospect of being treated as ticket-less travellers and penalised. Dogged wi
    India / 31st January 2011
  • Govt. cautious on onion prices
    New Delhi, January 30 (PTI): To prevent a repeat of last month situation when exorbitant onion prices troubled the common man, the government on Sunday said it is open to importing more of this vegetable to ens
    India / 30th January 2011
  • Repeat customers outnumber Maruti Suzuki’s 1st-time buyers
    NEW Delhi, January 30 (PTI): The first time car buyers may have been driving the growth of Indian car market, but it is the repeat customers who are increasingly adding to the sales numbers, according to Maruti
    India / 30th January 2011
  • Hilton Worldwide plans nineteen hotels in India
    MUMBAI, January 30 (PTI): To tap the growing hospitality business in India, the Hilton Worldwide is planning to develop 19 hotels in the next five years, of which six will begin operations in 2011, a top compan
    India / 30th January 2011
  • Warren Buffett, Bill Gates to visit India this year
    NEW Delhi, January 30 (PTI): Two of the world’s richest people Warren Buffett and software czar Bill Gates will visit India this year to seek support of wealthy Indians for philanthropic activities. Legen
    India / 30th January 2011
  • Mahindra Genio, pick-up truck launched @Rs 4.99 L
    MUMBAI, January 28 (PTI): The Mahindra Group, which launched its 1.2 tonne pick-up--Genio--in the domestic market today, plans to launch a series of vehicles from the Genio platform this year, a senior company
    India / 28th January 2011
  • Oil ministry wants Vedanta to surrender its rights, disputes
    NEW Delhi, January 28 (PTI): In a move that is being seen as fresh arm-twisting, the Oil Ministry wants Vedanta Resources to surrender all its rights in past and future disputes and agree to several other strin
    India / 28th January 2011
  • Nirupama to discuss fishermen killing issue with Colombo
    New Delhi, January 28 (PTI): Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will travel to Colombo on Saturday to discuss with the Sri Lankan government the killing of Indian fishermen in the past one month allegedly by its na
    India / 28th January 2011
  • Centre goes all out to ensure smooth budget session
    New Delhi, January 28 (PTI): The government is bracing itself up for the budget session of Parliament beginning next month and is finalising its strategy on handling issues arising out of “recent occurren
    India / 28th January 2011
  • Advani’s Rath Yatra root of terrorism in India: Digvijay
    New Delhi, January 28 (PTI): In remarks that could stir a fresh political controversy, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday accused BJP state governments of sheltering people affiliated to RSS, alleg
    India / 28th January 2011
  • Attacks on churches: Panel gives clean chit to Sangh Parivar
    Bangalore, January 28 (PTI): In a relief to ruling BJP, a one-man judicial commission has given a clean chit to the B S Yeddyurappa government and Sangh Parivar groups in the series of attacks on churches in Ka
    India / 28th January 2011
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