India

  • Bugging issue? ‘Don’t waste time’
    New Delhi, June 22 (Agencies): As a controversy erupted over reported attempts of bugging his office, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday asked the media not to waste time on “bogus things”.
  • Clear divergence on key issues in Lokpal draft bills
    NEW Delhi, June 22 (PTI): The two draft bills on Lokpal are a study in contrast with clear divergence on key issues like inclusion of the Prime Minister and MPs’ conduct inside Parliament. The government
  • ‘Corruption bigger threat than Pak’
    New Delhi, June 22 (agencies): As the final round of talks between the government and the civil society failed, Anna Hazare sharpened his attacks on the government Wednesday, calling corruption and politician-b
  • India Grain Export Prospects Fade
    NEW Delhi, June 22 (ET): The prospects of India exporting wheat and rice have virtually disappeared, industry officials said Wednesday following a forecast that rains in the June-September monsoon season will b
  • Sale of Fresh Doyang Fish at Kma today
    Dimapur, June 22 (MExN):Department of Fisheries, Kohima, Nagaland is contemplating to sell Fresh Doyang fish at P.R. Hill Junction and High School Junction on June 23 from 6:30 am to 5:30 pm. It may be stated t
  • Facebook to take top spot in U.S. display ad market
    SAN FRANCISCO, June 21 (Reuters): Facebook's U.S. advertising revenue will total roughly $2.2 billion in 2011, displacing Yahoo Inc to collect the biggest slice of online display advertising dollars, according
  • Govt calls all-party to break Lokpal impasse
    Social activist Anna Hazare arrives to attend the first joint drafting committee for the Lokpal Bill, or anti- corruption bill, chaired by Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in New Delhi, India, Saturday
  • Didi asks MPs for Rs 1 cr each for state hospitals
    KOLKATA, June 18 (TNN): Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has urged MPs to donate 1 crore from their local area development funds to the state health sector. The CM conveyed her request through state chief secreta
  • Air hostess sets herself ablaze in Bangalore
    BANGALORE, June 18 (Agencies): A 21-year old air hostess allegedly set herself ablaze on Thursday night in a house she shared with a colleague, in Hunasamaranahalli in Yelahanka police limits. Asha Mohammed Ali
  • Adarsh scam: Deshmukh bent rules for ex-army chiefs
    MUMBAI, June 18 (Agencies): In a sensational disclosure, former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshkmukh said that he had bent the rules to give memberships to former army chiefs -- General Deepak Kapoor a
  • Indian military team leaving for China today
    New Delhi, June 18 (Agencies): For the first time in almost a year, an Indian military delegation headed by an Army general from Jammu and Kashmir will be in China on a five-day visit beginning on Sunday.India
  • India will get access to Swiss Bank
    Delhi, June 18 (IBNLive): Once the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is ratified at the Parliaments of India and Switzerland, India will be given access to the information it wants on bank deposits and
  • Silver rebounds on global cues, gold also firms up
    MUMBAI, June 18 (PTI): Silver prices shot up at the domestic bullion market here on Saturday on renewed speculative and stockist offtake on the back of higher global market. Gold also rose on heavy investment b
  • 2G Scam: CBI opposes Kanimozhi bail plea
    NEW DELHI, June 17 (PTI):  NEW DELHI: Two judges of the Supreme Court, who were scheduled to hear on Monday the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi, an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, today recused t
  • Govt harassing me, says Anna Hazare
    New Delhi, June 17 (agencies): A day after the civil society members of the Lokpal panel lashed out at the government for trying to kill the anti-corruption bill, Anna Hazare said he was being harassed by the g
  • Guwahati student awarded by Vogue Fashion Magazine
    Dimapur, June 17 (MExN): Sneha Agrawal, a student of Fashion Designing at JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Guwahati, wins the prestigious “Vogue Honours 2010” award. The award was announced in th
  • NIIT offers India’s first Cloud Campus
    Dimapur, June 15 (MExN): NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, announced the launch of new-age GNIIT programme that can be pursued anywhere anytime, by
  • Payment of DA to govt employees at revised rates
    KOHIMA, JUNE 15 (DIPR): The Government of Nagaland has notified for payment of Dearness Allowance to the State Government employees at revised rates. This was notified by the Finance Department Establishment an
  • ‘Sonia fighting corruption is like Pak fighting terror’
    Kolkata, June 15 (Agencies): BJP President Nitin Gadkari brought a personal edge to his party’s anti-graft campaign when he said on Wednesday that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s assurance to fight co
  • Chidambaram dismisses allegations on 2G scam
    NEW Delhi, June 15 (PTI): Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday dismissed allegations that he was a beneficiary in the 2G scam and termed statements attributed to a former Reliance Industries employee in thi