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View Article  Student stabbed to death

A class nine student was stabbed to death inside the premises of a private school allegedly by two boys working at a nearby shop, police said today.

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View Article  Jaffer's intense: Chandrakant Pandit

Those who have been through it will agree that playing at the international level is not as difficult as making a comeback.In the context, India opener Wasim Jaffer's performance, 73 not out, in the first Test against England.

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View Article  CERT-In warns of Nyxem worm

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Department of Information Technology (DIT) has warned of a computer virus worm, which activates on every third day of the English calendar month.


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View Article  Airtel launches `All for One plan’

Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services, India’s largest DSL broadband service provider, today launched the `Airtel All for One plan’ for its fixed-line customers.

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View Article  AES India to set up $1.2 billion coal-fired power plant

AES India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of AES Corp. (AES), Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Chhattisgarh state to set up a 1,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant.

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View Article  Indian, Pakistani coast guard jointly rescue Slovak crew

They had set out to document a film on Indian traditional navigation and lifestyle of crew on board, and ended up as a story themselves.In probably the first ever operation with Pakistan's maritime security agency (MSA).


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View Article  Two powerful bomb explosions rock Kerala

In a suspected terrorist attack in Kerala, two powerful bombs exploded in the heart of the city here on Friday, injuring at least two persons, even as security personnel were engaged in pre-empting such explosions in other areas, police said.


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View Article  Govt delay cost OVL two Nigerian blocks: Raha

The government delay in aproving the investment of ONGC Videsh (OVL) in two oil exploration blocks in Nigeria has cost OVL a majority stake in both the blocks, chairman Subir Raha said today.


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View Article  TCS plans brand building exercise

Country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services will embark on a massive brand building exercise, starting early next fiscal and said it expects its joint venture subsidiary with Microsoft in China to be operational by June this year.


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View Article  Munaf's presence will boost West

Sipping tea, waiting for a connecting train at the Kota platform at one in the morning, North Zone skipper Dinesh Mongia reflected on the significance of domestic cricket and its overall impact on a young mind.


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View Article  Mahasweta Devi, Habib Tanvir new Research Professors

Writer Mahasweta Devi and theatre personality Habib Tanvir have been appointed National Research Professors in recognition of their unique contributions to literature and the stage respectively.

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View Article  Chickens, eggs distributed free of cost in Vadodara

In a bid to remove fears of bird flu from the minds of people, the Gujarat Broiler Farmers' Association (GBFA) organised a ''chicken festival'' across the city by distributing chickens and eggs free of cost to all their customers.


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View Article  Plea for CBI probe into Veerappan's death dismissed

The Madras High Court today turned down a plea by the widow of slain forest brigand Veerappan, for a CBI probe into his death. Dismissing the petition by Muthulakshmi, who had also sought a re-postmortem of the bodies of her husband and his three associates, a Division Bench.


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View Article  BSP threatens to move court against UP governor

The BSP on Thursday threatened to approach the court if UP governor TV Rajeswar does not dismiss the Mulayam Singh government in the wake of the Allahabad High Court verdict.

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View Article  Help connect urban and rural India, Gopalkrishna Gandhi tells Frontline

Just as the great divide between urban and rural India had become sharper now, continuing the avowed role of connecting both should be the larger design of Frontline, the 21-year-old fortnightly of The Hindu group of publications, said West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi here on Thursday.

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View Article  MERC guidelines for Mumbai subscribers

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued strict guidelines to subscribers in Mumbai to avert a power crisis.The state faces a shortfall of 4,500 megawatts everyday, which will surge further in summer.


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View Article  SC comments on Jaya income tax case

The Supreme Court has said a decision should be taken within two months in an income tax case against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. The order was issued to a court in Tamil Nadu dealing with non-filing of income tax returns.

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View Article  Nagesh Kukunoor announces his next movie Dor

Writer, director Nagesh Kuknoor has announced his next movie Dor (meaning string) and this time he has teamed up with Sahara One Motion Picture’s association.


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View Article  ‘Pawar will decide action against Chappell’

Team India coach Greg Chappell may get a reprimand from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his comments on former captain Sourav Ganguly in an interview to a British newspaper.

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View Article  RCOVL lines up overseas issue

Reliance Communication Ventures (RCOVL), the telecom arm of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), is planning an overseas issue twice its authorised share capital.

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View Article  Ratan Tata non-committal on tussle with Birlas on 'Idea'

Tata group chief, Mr Ratan Tata, on Friday remained non-committal on the ongoing tussle with the Birla group on their GSM joint venture Idea. Asked to comment on the issue, which had triggered a confrontation between the two groups, Tata declined to take any questions.

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View Article  Uttaranchal slips on plan fund utilisation

It is a problem of plenty for Uttaranchal as central funds of Rs 800 crore out of Rs 2,700 crore allotted to the state remains unutilised and on the verge of lapsing.  
 

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View Article  Punj Lloyd to issue FCCBs

In order to finance its ongoing capital expenditures and possible international acquisitions Punj Lloyd, on Friday said that it would raise $125 million through issue of foreign currency convertible bonds.

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View Article  ONGC plans to sell GAIL stake

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp, the country's largest oil producer, said on Friday it plans to sell its shareholding in gas firm GAIL India Ltd but will hold on to its stake in Indian Oil Corp.

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View Article  Mumbai police raids liquor bars, 90 held

Over 90 persons, including bar girls and customers, were arrested on charges of indulging in obscenity following raids by police on two liquor bars in eastern Mumbai, police said on Friday.

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View Article  30 IAS officers transferred in Bihar

In a major administrative reshuffle, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has transferred 30 IAS officers. Agriculture production commissioner K D Sinha has been appointed member board of revenue.

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View Article  Mufti proposes ‘regional federalism’

In a bid to counter the autonomy demand of the National Conference (NC), Mufti Sayeed, former Chief Minister and PDP leader, has said that by introducing “regional federalism” in the state not only the Kashmir problem.

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View Article  Roman Catholic Church teams up with Bollywood for film on AIDS

At first glance the movie seems like just another Bollywood film: It has the disco-beat songs, the hip-swiveling dance number and the hero and heroine cavorting in the rain in drenched revealing clothes.

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View Article  Tata Steel, Ispat welcomes Budget 2006-07, Essar unimpressed

The country's major steel players today welcomed the Union Budget proposals for the fiscal 2006-07 with some hailing it as growth-oriented while a major player said the budgetary proposals fell "far below expectations".

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View Article  Mumbai transport project: World Bank suspends funds

The World Bank has temporarily suspended financial assistance to the roads and resettlement components of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) until concerns around the equitable treatment of people affected by the works are resolved.


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View Article  Eight killed in Bihar road accident

Eight members of a marriage party were killed and two others seriously injured when the jeep in which they were travelling crashed into a tree near Harrabari area of the district, police said on Friday.

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View Article  IAEA chief welcomes Indo-U.S. understanding

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei welcomed the announcement of a civilian nuclear cooperation understanding between India and the United States on Thursday.

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View Article  After N-deal, US offers fighter aircraft to India

The United States has offered to sell India advanced fighter aircraft as the next step in rapidly growing defence cooperation between the two countries.

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View Article  Raj Thackeray to launch new party on March 19

Raj Thackeray has said that he will launch his new political party on March 19.Raj, who has recently separated from the Shiv Sena, announced this at a public meeting at Shivaji Park in Dadar.

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View Article  Jora sets national decathlon mark

The standard rose somewhat on the penultimate day of the Federation Cup athletics meet here today with a decathlon national record, and the women’s 1,600m quartet striding well.

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View Article  ‘RIL has reduced financial flexibility of Reliance Comm’

The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) has said that actions by Reliance Industries, when Reliance Communication Ventures (RCOVL) was under its control have “reduced the financial flexibility” of the Anil Ambani telecom holding company.

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View Article  Jammed: SC bars states from imposing sales tax on telcos

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court said Thursday states cannot impose sales tax on services provided by telecom companies. The apex court added that telecom services cannot be equated with goods.

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View Article  CPS ‘encroaches’ on forest land

The Chief Parliamentary Secretary of Haryana, Mr Dharamvir, has been accused of encroaching upon forest land in Bhiwani. The allegation has come, not from an opposition party, but from the Forest Department.

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View Article  CRPF jawans battle stress

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has for the past year been battling extremists in Srinagar and other urban areas in the Kashmir Valley.But off late, it has been battling the enemy within - psychological stress.

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View Article  Revenge of the delivery boy

Mid-November, as the most celebrated deportation of extortionist and murderer Abu Salem progressed, an encounter specialist told me, this man is still on the hunt. Fresh images of Abu Salem were yet to be released.

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View Article  Yadav letter an afterthought: Ex-CP

Former Delhi Police commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma on Thursday came down heavily on the senior officers probing the Jessica Lall murder case for the delay on their part in informing him about evidence being tampered with in the case.


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View Article  Polls to State RS seats on March 28

Elections to fill up 58 vacancies in Rajya Sabha, including four from Karnataka, would be held on March 28, Election Commission said on Thursday.

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View Article  Bush set to visit Hyderabad

US President George Bush will visit Hyderabad amid tight security and a protest shutdown called by Muslim groups.The American leader is scheduled to visit the agriculture university and interact with students of the Indian School of Business.

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View Article  More Maharashtra colleges join docs’ strike

Medical colleges from six more cities in Maharashtra joined the resident doctors’ strike, which entered its fourth consecutive day today. With this the total number of medicos on strike has gone up to 5,000.

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