CHENNAI, January 23 (PTI): Voicing concern over alleged attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday asked the defence force of that country not to open fire o
New Delhi/Chennai, January 23 (PTI): With the washout of winter session of Parliament weighing heavily on its mind, Government on Sunday appealed to the opposition to ensure a smooth Budget session beginning ne
NEW Delhi, January 23 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today took on Governor H R Bhardwaj alleging that he was trying to throw BJP out of power and install a Congress government in the state. Ye
United Nations, January 23 (Agencies): India has underlined the need for the United Nations to focus on the humanitarian and infrastructural work in Haiti, which was rocked by a massive earthquake last year, sa
Bihar police order arrest of actor-politician Shatrughan SinhaPATNA, January 23 (Agencies): Bihar’s Bettiah district police have ordered the arrest of actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha for violating the m
New Delhi, January 23 (PTI): After the United Nations, the European Union has told India that it would like to keep a watch on the hearing on the appeal of rights activist Binayak Sen in Chhattisgrah high court
Mumbai, January 23 (PTI): Mahindra Aerospace, the first Indian private firm to manufacture small civil aircraft for the domestic aviation market, is likely to roll-out its first aircraft by March this year.
New Delhi, January 23 (Agencies): Financial regulators SEBI and RBI have enhanced vigil on Indian entities routing their funds from secretly-held Swiss bank accounts to India through Dubai and other locations,
Mumbai, January 23 (PTI): The India arm of global beverage maker Coca Cola plans to hire around 600 workforce this year, which accounts for around nine per cent of the existing employees, a top company executiv
New Delhi, January 23 (PTI): With the government clearing decks for video calling on mobile phones, the country’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Sunday said it will commercially launch 3G mobil
Dhaka, January 23 (PTI): India and Bangladesh have opened a key joint land port at the northwestern tip of Banglabandha bordering Phulbari of West Bengal to boost bilateral trade. Phulbari-Banglabandha land por
NEW Delhi, January 23 (PTI): With the US holding key to a vast number of issues affecting India and its corporates, the Indian government and companies together spent over $ 1.5 million last year on lobbying in
Dimapur, January 22 (MExN): The North-Eastern region has huge untapped economic potential and the challenge is to convert possibilities into success stories, Minister for DoNER BK Handique has said. He wa
NEW Delhi, January 22 (Agencies): With the ever increasing population of netizens in the country, the number of cyber-crimes in the country is also rising sharply, says data released by the National Crime Recor
NEW Delhi, January 22 (PTI): Cars have just got dearer with major automobile firms, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and General Motors, increasing prices this month in order to offset rising input costs.
New Delhi January 21 (BS): Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi, after assuming charge today, said making government carrier Air India a profitable business enterprise again would be his foremost priority. The
London, January 21 (Agencies): Pump prices of petrol In the UK are rising at the fastest rate for 10 years and it now costs £3 more than it did a month ago. A litre of unleaded petrol shot 6.13p in m
Tribal dancers from Madhya Pradesh state stand near their tableau during a press preview of various tableau participating in the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi on January 21. Twenty-three tableaus from 13 In
Mumbai, January 21 (Agencies): The deep striking warfare and strategic capabilities of the Indian Navy got a major boost Friday with the induction of the third fleet tanker, the state-of-the-art INS Deepak, whi
GHAZIABAD, January 21 (TNN): A special CBI court rejected on Friday Rajesh Talwar’s application seeking annexures submitted by the CBI along with its closure report in the Aarushi murder case. It will hol