|
|
Saturday, November 12

SkodaAuto expands Aurangabad unit
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 06:07 PM IST
Czech auto maker SkodaAuto on Saturday announced the commissioning of expanded assembly line at its facility at Aurangabad which the company said was necessitated for the arrival of new technologies and products.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05GY to read the complete article.


Aamir, Kajol in Delhi for shooting of Kunal Kohli’s ‘Fanaah’
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 06:02 PM IST
Aamir Khan’s love affair with Delhi Continues. The actor, who has lately been frequenting Delhi quite often -- last year for the shooting of ‘Mangal Pandey. The Rising’, then for the music release of the film in August, and, for the shooting of Rakesh Mehra’s ‘Rang De Basanti’ - is here now for the shooting of Kunal Kohli’s ‘Fanaah’.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05GW to read the complete article.

India, US to double trade to $ 40 bn
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 05:48 PM IST
In a bid to boost bilateral economic engagement, India and the United States today decided to double two-way trade to 40 billion dollars by 2008 while identifying the small and medium enterprises sector as a focus area for achieving the ambitious target.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05GT to read the complete article.

Hurriyat awaiting green signal to visit PoK
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 05:38 PM IST
The hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference, headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Saturday said it was still waiting for the green signal from authorities to visit Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to express solidarity with the survivors of the October eight earthquake.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05GP to read the complete article.

Dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Dhoni hammered
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 05:34 PM IST
Dashing wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Dhoni hammered three sixes in a 73-ball 80 as India completed a dominant 6-1 series victory over Sri Lanka at Baroda.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05GL to read the complete article.

Tania scores win, among leaders
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:53 PM IST
Whiz-kid Parimarjan Negi continued to delight by proving equal to sixth seeded Chinese Grandmaster Wang Yue and Madurai boy Poobesh Anand held 12th seeded Dutch International Master Erwin L'ami on a day .
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05G8 to read the complete article.

New faces likely for Afro-Asian Cup
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:50 PM IST
Rating India’s prospects in next year’s under-19 World Cup as ‘good’, junior selection committee chairman Mr Pravin Amre today said some new faces were likely to be tried out in the Afro-Asian Cup later this month in the lead-up to the big event.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05G6 to read the complete article.

Joshna, Ritwik triumph
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:43 PM IST
Joshna Chinappa asserted once again that rivals need more than `josh' to catch up with her on fitness or finesse front. Covering court with grace and mixing deceptive crosscourt shots with languid drops, India's .
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05G5 to read the complete article.

Policy makers urged to promote packaging ind
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:23 PM IST
Packaging industry should be promoted first for food processing to progress. But, the Centre is talking of developing food processing without sufficient focus on packaging, which underpins processing and retailing, say experts.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05G2 to read the complete article.

IIFT to focus on power, communications
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:19 PM IST
The silver jubilee edition of India International Trade Fair (IIFT) beginning here from November 14 for two weeks would put on display manufacturing and economic achievements of India and other countries over a broad sectoral canvas.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05G0 to read the complete article.

Delhi High Court allows accused in urea scam to visit London
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:15 PM IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed A.E. Pinto, a London-based Brazilian businessman and one of the key accused in the Rs. 133-crore urea scam case, to visit the British capital to meet his family members and attend to his wife who is suffering from cancer.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FZ to read the complete article.

Rs 2,300 crore grant for road link to 4,500 villages
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:13 PM IST
Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh announced on Friday a grant of Rs 2,300 crore to Orissa under the Bharat Nirman Yojana for providing road connectivity to about 4500 villages in the next three years.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FX to read the complete article.

JM Court issues NBW against Kushboo, posts case to Dec 16
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:11 PM IST
A Judicial Magistrate (JM) court here today issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against actress Kushboo in a defamation case filed by a PMK activist, following her recent remarks on pre-marital sex.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FW to read the complete article.


MES Chief condemns attack on Mayor
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 03:05 PM IST
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) Working President Deepak Dalvi has condemned the attack on Belgaum Mayor Vijay More, former mayor Shivaji Sunthakar and former MLA B I Patil in Bangalore on Friday.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FV to read the complete article.

Taslimuddin, Shahnawaz asked to leave Kishanganj
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 02:57 PM IST
With barely a day left for elections in three assembly constituencies in Kishanganj, the local administration today asked Union Minister of State for Civil Supplies Mohammad Taslimuddin and former Union Minister Syed Shehnawaz Hussain to leave the district limits to ensure fair polling.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FU to read the complete article.

Extortion case: Police invites court's ire
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 02:02 PM IST
A complaint has been filed in the Arun Gawli extortion case against the police.Ayesha Qureshi, wife of Mohammed Qureshi who filed an extortion complaint against Gawli, says she fears for her family's life.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FN to read the complete article.

India need 245 to win at Baroda
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 01:59 PM IST
India need 245 to win the seventh and final one-day international against Sri Lanka at Baroda today.Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu won the toss and elected to bat first, but his decision failed to bear fruit as some spirited bowling effort by the Indian seamers kept the Lankan batsmen in check.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FM to read the complete article.

'Banks must raise capital'
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:23 PM IST
The banking sector in the country will have to raise Rs. 60,000 crore as additional capital in the next five years, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FI to read the complete article.

NCCB gives excellence awards
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:20 PM IST
Government research organisation National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCB) on Friday awarded cement producing industries in 26 different categories for their outstanding performance during last two fiscals.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FH to read the complete article.

Shukla brothers divided on steel plant
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:17 PM IST
Veteran politician V C Shukla has joined issue with his brother S C Shukla over the setting up of a five-mn-tonne Tata Steel plant in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FG to read the complete article.

Maoists shot dead police official in Andhra Pradesh
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:13 PM IST
Maoist in Andhra Pradesh's Mahabubnagar district on Friday shot dead a police official, sources said on Saturday.Mohiuddin, sub-inspector of police of Chinnachinakota, was shot dead near the Atmakur police station in Mahabubnagar district. Three guerrillas fired on him outside the police station building.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FF to read the complete article.

Bollywood bombshells to perform at AIDS awareness concert
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:11 PM IST
Bollywood actresses and well known singers will perform at an AIDS awareness concert organised by MTV in Mumbai on Saturday. The aim of the concert is to promote responsibility among young people and educate them about the precautions .
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FE to read the complete article.

Terror, Kashmir to figure in Singh's talks with Aziz
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 12:03 PM IST
The issue of cross-border terrorism and Kashmir are expected to figure Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz here on Saturday when the two leaders will review the progress in Composite Dialogue Process on the sidelines of the SAARC summit.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FD to read the complete article.

Terms of reference of Pathak probe notified
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:56 AM IST
Pathak inquiry “Authority” to probe the allegations in Paul Volcker report against the Congress and former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh in the oil-for-food scam, vesting the single-member probe body with the powers of a civil court under Section 11 of the Commission of Inquiry Act (CIA).
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FC to read the complete article.

PM went ahead with Dhaka visit despite disturbing reports
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:53 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has gone ahead with his visit to Dhaka for attending the 13th SAARC Summit beginning tomorrow to demonstrate India’s good intentions to have good relations.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05FB to read the complete article.


Shame of west, turning its back on Kashmir: Rushdie
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:47 AM IST
Global "compassion fatigue" could deliver a shameful blow to "smashed" Kashmiri earthquake survivors worse than the tremor and years of bloodshed, novelist Salman Rushdie said on Saturday.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F8 to read the complete article.

WorldSpace inks pact with Webel Mediatronics
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:43 AM IST
Webel Mediatronics Ltd (WML) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with WorldSpace India Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of WorldSpace Inc of the US, to collaborate in the arena .
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F7 to read the complete article.

Customer is king, says RBI governor
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:40 AM IST
Reserve Bank of India governor Y.V. Reddy today made it clear to banks that customer is the king. Coming down heavily on the current customer-care service, Reddy said the entire system has to be overhauled.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F6 to read the complete article.

Tune in, India !
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:36 AM IST
Prasar Bharati's second round of bidding has media houses excited about the possibility of 24x7, pan-India FM radio. Come 2006, driving around in the country is set to become a whole lot more interesting. For there is going to be round-the-clock FM radio entertainment to take care of soaring tempers at traffic snarls.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F5 to read the complete article.

Tight security for third phase of Bihar Assembly polls
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:27 AM IST
Polling will be held in 57 of the 243 constituencies of Bihar on Sunday in the third and penultimate phase of assembly elections amidst tight security.Over 1.17 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F2 to read the complete article.

CBSE amends bylaws to waive fees for girl child
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:23 AM IST
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently introduced changes in their existing bylaws to promote and safeguard equal educational opportunities for the girl child.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05F0 to read the complete article.

Sonia and Lalu on campaign trail in Bihar
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:20 AM IST
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is in Bihar on Friday to canvass for votes along with Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad on the last day of campaigning for the third round of the assembly poll Nov 13.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05EZ to read the complete article.

Lone not involved in blasts: Delhi Police
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:17 AM IST
The Delhi Police have said that Ghulam Mohinuddin Lone, arrested in Kashmir as a suspect for the Delhi blasts, had no role in the explosions. "He does not appear to be involved in the Delhi blast case," Joint Commissioner (Special Cell) Karnal Singh said after the police questioned Lone for two days.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05EY to read the complete article.

DRI issues alert against Andaleeb Sehgal
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:15 AM IST
sounded against Andaleeb Sehgal, his partner at Hamdan exports Vikas Dhar and his father Vijay Dhar. The alert was issued by the Department of Revenue Intelligence so that the three are not able to leave the country.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05EX to read the complete article.

Dawood's extradition: Pak no Portugal
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:12 AM IST
If Portugal could deliver criminal Abu Salem to Indian justice, can India pile up enough pressure on Pakistan to follow suit? The extradition of Abu Salem from Portugal was a happy day for Indian diplomacy, because the foreign office worked tirelessly to get the wanted criminal from Lisbon to Mumbai.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05EW to read the complete article.

Salaam Mumbai, Salem in jail and to face trial
by
anshul
on Sat 12 Nov 2005 11:00 AM IST
It was on the fateful Friday of March 12, 1993 that Abu Salem along Dawood Ibrahim and others allegedly carried out the massacre of 257 innocents in Mumbai. Twelve years later, on another Friday, India's dogged endeavour to bring the suspected killers to book bore fruit.
Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/05EV to read the complete article.
|
|