India

  • We cannot allow the Republic killing its own children: Supreme Court
    New Delhi, January 14 (PTI): Observing that it cannot allow the Republic to kill its “own children”, the Supreme Court on Friday sought an “anwser” from the Centre and Andhra Pradesh gov
  • Govt. contemplating reduction of security forces in Jammu & Kashmir
    New Delhi, January 14 (PTI): As part of confidence building measures meant to reach out to the people in the State, the government on Friday said it was contemplating a reduction in the strength of security for
  • India, China can’t afford conflicted ties: Rao
    Singapore, January 14 (PTI): Seeking “more convergence and common ground” in Sino-India ties, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said “a conflicted or contest-ridden” relationship cannot
  • Centre seeks explanation from UP on Rahul’s ‘security breach’
    New Delhi, January 14 (PTI): The Centre has taken up with the Uttar Pradesh government the issue of “security breach” during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to Allahabad and asked
  • ‘Netas giving away onions for Rs 5’
    Mumbai, January 14 (agencies): Where do you think you will get the cheapest onions? Shiv Sena shakhas, MNS stalls, or Akhil Bharatiya Sena’s offices? Well, selling the vegetable at Rs 5 for a kg, the latt
  • Aircel-Facebook JV for voice-based updates
    New Delhi, January 14 (Agencies): Aircel subscribers can now update their status messages on popular social networking site Facebook using their voice. Facebook Voice Updates on Aircel lets people connect to th
  • HDFC is India’s most popular bank for 2010
    NEW Delhi, January 14 (PTI): Private sector lender HDFC Bank has emerged as the country’s most popular bank for the year 2010 in terms of online visits, while India’s largest bank State Bank of Indi
  • Anil Ambani barred from stock market investment
    Mumbai, January 14 (Agencies): Anil Ambani and four board members of Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL) have been barred by the Securities and Exchange Board of India from investing in the stock market t
  • Maruti Kizashi set to be launched
    NEW DELHI, january 14 (Agencies): Gearing up to intensify its play in luxury segment, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India will be launching its sedan Kizashi on the second of next month. The vehicle, to be im
  • India to become global hub for Volvo Buses
    BANGALORE, January 14 (Agencies): Over the next few years India will emerge as a global hub for Swedish company Volvo Bus Corporation. The company has laid plans to develop four regions in the world -- India, C
  • RIM says no access to enterprise mail
    New Delhi, January 13 (PTI): BlackBerry on Thursday said it has provided a solution for legally intercepting messenger and internet and email services, but denied such access on BlackBerry Enterprise Server, sa
  • Developing nations driving global growth: World Bank
    WASHINGTON, January 13 (Agencies): Led by India and other developing countries, the world economy is moving on from a post-crisis bounce-back phase of recovery to slower but still solid growth this year and the
  • Ambanis seek ‘trading scam’ settlement
    New Delhi, January 13 (Agencies): In what could be a coincidence, the two Ambani groups have separately approached SEBI for settlement of probes by the regulator in two separate cases of alleged violation of tr
  • Government to ban exports of wheat products: report
    New Delhi, January 13 (Reuters): The government may ban wheat product exports in a series of measures to tame spiralling food prices that have fuelled rapid inflation and increased pressure on an embattled ruli
  • Food inflation falls; vegetables still costly
    NEW Delhi, January 13 (PTI): Snapping the five week rising trend, food inflation softened to 16.91% for the week ended January 1, 2011, although vegetables, onions and protein-based items continued to remained
  • India summons Sri Lankan HC on fisherman killing
    New Delhi, January 13 (PTI): India on Thursday summoned Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam to lodge a strong protest over the killing of a fisherman by Sri Lankan Navy, asserting that such incident
  • PM’s panel recommends cheap food for poor
    New Delhi, January 13 (Agencies): Prime Minister’s expert committee on National Food Security Bill today recommended that the assured delivery of wheat at Rs 2/kg and rice at Rs 3/kg could be given only t
  • Government to pump in Rs 6 bn to fight Maoists
    NEW Delhi, January 13 (Agencies): The government is pumping in Rs 580 crore (Rs 5.8 billion) under a special security scheme which would include strengthening road connectivity and recruiting 12,000 more specia
  • Lalgarh massacre: W Bengal government opposes CBI probe
    Kolkata, January 13 (PTI): The West Bengal government on Thursday opposed a CBI probe into the Lalgarh massacre that claimed seven lives as also compensation and told the Calcutta High Court that the CID be all
  • Mumbai boy kills India’s most wanted
    Mumbai, January 13 (Agencies): Sources reveal how a small-time convict from Kandivli went to Pakistan and pumped bullets into IM mastermind Riyaz Bhatkal. Even as the daring shootout that killed India’s m