India's imports of sensitive items like fruits, cotton and automobiles were up Rs.9.74 ($207.52 million) in April-July this fiscal, said the ministry of commerce and industry here Friday.
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Friday, October 3
India's imports of sensitive items up by $208 mn
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:31 PM IST
18 trafficked children rescued in Delhi
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:31 PM IST
Acting on a cue by an NGO, police and labour department officials raided embroidery units here and rescued 18 children who fell victim to human trafficking.
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Woman forced to deliver baby outdoors
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:31 PM IST
An unmarried women in Jharkhand's Khuti district has been forced by her relatives to deliver her baby out in the open.
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Andhra Pradesh plans to set up nuclear power plant
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:31 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh plans to establish a nuclear plant of 2,000 MW capacity, the first such initiative by any state in the wake of the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
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'Maya Bazaar' - for Mammootty's fans only (Malayalam Film Review)
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:30 PM IST
Film: 'Maya Bazaar'; Cast: Mammooty, Kalabhavan Mani, Sheela, Suraj, Biju, Rajan P. Dev; Director: Thomas Sebastian; Music: Rahul Raj; Rating:*
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'Lashkar-e-Taiba recruiting Assamese youths to spread terror'
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:30 PM IST
Assamese youths are being recruited by Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to carry out terror strikes in India, police said Friday.
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46 arrested as violence spirals in Orissa district
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:30 PM IST
Forty-six people have been arrested in the past two days on charges of rioting as violence continues unabated in Orissa's volatile Kandhamal district, where communal clashes have claimed at least 34 people in the past month.
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Indian Oil loses Rs.12 bn following dollar appreciation
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 06:23 PM IST
Indian Oil Corp Friday said it has lost Rs.12 billion since the last revision of the dollar or its appreciation against the rupee.
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The glass ceiling is breaking, but slowly: Women honchos
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 05:28 PM IST
Women leaders in India's corporate world, though still small in numbers, see the situation changing for the better as the gender divide narrows and the glass ceiling disintegrates.
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Dino Morea plans to launch brother as director
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 05:28 PM IST
Bollywood actor Dino Morea, who recently started his own production house called Clockworks, says he plans to launch his younger brother as a director to fulfil his grandfather's wish.
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'P.U.C.' a message that fails to deliver (Kannada Film Review)
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:50 PM IST
Review: 'P.U.C'; Cast: Chethan Chandra, Harshitha Poonachcha, Ramakrishna, Avinash, Vinayaprakash, Sadhu Kokila; Director: S.R.Brothers; Producer: Sharanegowda Patil; Music Director: Raviraj; Camera: Suresh Babu; Rating: ** 1/2
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Infiltration bid from Pakistan, one killed
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:49 PM IST
One person was killed while others ran back into Pakistan when Indian troops foiled an infiltration bid from across the International Border (IB) near this Jammu and Kashmir winter capital, a Border Security Force (BSF) spokespers.
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Green economy can create millions of new jobs: UN report
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:49 PM IST
The global market for environmental products and services is projected to double from $1.37 trillion per year at present to $2.74 trillion by 2020, creating millions of new 'green jobs.
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Markets open weak, dip further on general nervousness
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:48 PM IST
Indian equities markets opened weak Friday and began to slide deep into the red reflecting all round nervousness on weak global cues and a severe liquidity crunch.
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Inside the financial tsunami: snapshots
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:44 PM IST
Here are the key developments that led to the US financial crisis:
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Inside the financial tsunami: what brought it on?
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:44 PM IST
The financial tsunami now inundating global economies and markets was brought on by imprudent easing of US lending norms and extreme over-leveraging by giant US investment banks, analysts say.
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Health insurance cover for poor spreads to 11 states
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:43 PM IST
A national health insurance programme, under which people below the poverty line (BPL) pay only Rs.30 and become entitled to treatment of up to Rs.30,000, has just become operational in 11 states.
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Now BRTS for nine more cities
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:43 PM IST
Never mind Delhi's harrowing experience. India is pressing ahead with the bus rapid transport system (BRTS) - which entails dedicated lanes for high capacity, low floor buses - in at least nine other cities.
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Azamgarh's looms once embroidered Benarasi silks
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:42 PM IST
Nursery of terror? That may be the epithet bestowed on this township now, but it was once famous for something beautiful - intricate Benarasi sari embroidery crafted by the looms and hands of its Muslim weaver.
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'Rock On' my biggest success so far: Arjun Rampal (Interview)
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:42 PM IST
He learnt to play the guitar, grew his hair really long and genuinely gelled with his co-stars. The effort has paid off for model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal who says 'Rock On' is his biggest hit so far.
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Metallica strikes back with 'Death Magnetic'
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:41 PM IST
Metallica is the thinking man's metal band. Unlike the more indigenous metal brethren, its genius is to infuse, adapt and synthesise alien sounds to create music that is loved by hardcore fans and mainstream fans.
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Bikes more exciting than movies: Zain Khan
by
Sumit
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:41 PM IST
Zain Khan of 'Hari Puttar' fame is one of the busiest child artistes in Mumbai but says he finds riding bikes more exciting than movies.
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Release more sugar for festive season: BJP
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:09 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday asked the government to release more sugar for the festive season to forestall artificial shortages that lead to inflated prices in the market.
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German's Lower Saxony state to open Mumbai office
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:01 PM IST
The German state of Lower Saxony will shortly open an office in Mumbai to facilitate trade and business relations with Maharashtra, it was announced here Friday.
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Ilayaraja to compose symphony of ancient Tamil verses
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:01 PM IST
National-award-winning music maestro Ilayaraja announced his next project - creating a symphony of yet another classical compendium of Tamil verses during a release function of their printed version here.
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Two Maharashtra airports to be operational Saturday
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:01 PM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh's home town, Latur, and the Sikh religious town of Nanded will come on the country's civil aviation map Saturday with an inaugural flight from Mumbai, an official said here Friday.
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Tata pullout a 'joint game plan' with Left government: Mamata
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
Terming the Tata Motors' decision to pull out of West Bengal as a
'joint game plan' between the auto major and the state government,
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said it would be
'unfair' if the Tatas blame her party for their decision.
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Drunk man claims blasts, creates ruccus at Noida police station
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
A drunken man created a scene outside a Noida police station in the wee hours Friday by claiming that the recent bomb blasts in the country were his handiwork.
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Art of Living launches Mission Green Earth
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
The Art of Living Friday launched Mission Green Earth, in collaboration with the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC).
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Private airline ferries stranded Kalam home in Chennai
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was stranded at the airport here Friday evening upon arrival aboard a scheduled flight from Madurai, said an employee of a private airline.
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Unfortunate, says India Inc. about Tata exit from Singur
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
Indian industry and the government were dismayed by the Singur developments, with a cross-section of India Inc describing the situation as unfortunate.
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Cabinet sanctions additional money for CWYG
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
The union cabinet Friday approved the release of additional funds of Rs.435 million for the Commonwealth Youth Games (CWYG) scheduled to be held in Pune Oct 12-18.
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Worker dies in poisonous gas-leak in Uttar Pradesh
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
A worker at a medicine manufacturing plant died in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, adjoining the national capital Delhi, following leak of a poisonous gas, the police said Friday.
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R.S. Lodha, beneficiary of Priyamvada's will, dead
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
Rajendra Lodha, chartered accountant and disputed beneficiary of Priyamvada Birla's will, died of a heart attack in London Friday.
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Tata exits Singur, wonders where Mamata got funds
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 01:00 PM IST
Tata Motors Friday announced it was pulling out its Nano small car
project from West Bengal's Singur and blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led
Trinamool Congress, which spearheaded the protests against the factory,
for the 'painful' decision.
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Nano pullout 'most unfortunate', say industry lobbies
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:05 PM IST
With Tata Motors formally pulling out of West Bengal, India Inc has described the event as 'most unfortunate'.
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Four feared drowned off Chennai coast
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:05 PM IST
The search for four missing bathers off the coast here was given up Friday evening as they were presumed drowned and washed away deep into the sea, fire services officials said.
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Family, lawyer meet Delhi blasts suspect in police custody
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:05 PM IST
Armed with a high court order, family members of a suspect arrested for the Sep 13 Delhi blasts Friday met him in the office of the Delhi Police Special Cell here.
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Dilip Kumar discharged from Delhi hospital
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:05 PM IST
Thespian Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital here due to complications resulting from a urinary infection, has been discharged from the hospital, a doctor said Friday.
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Manual scavengers given cold carts to sell vegetables
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
In an attempt to give manual scavengers a better life, the Delhi government in collaboration with an NGO and a technology major has given them carts that keep fruits and vegetables cold.
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Shuttlers Bhat, Anand enter Bitburger Open semifinals
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
Arvind Bhat and Chetan Anand notched up contrasting victories to sail into the semifinals of Bitburger Open in Saarbruecken, Germany, Friday.
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VHP, Bajrang Dal not behind attacks on churches: Togadia
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia Friday denied that the VHP and Bajrang Dal were behind the attacks on churches in Orissa and Karnataka.
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Mallika Sherawat's snake woman film is now 'Hissss'
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
Mallika Sherawat starrer fictional-fantasy 'Naagin - The Snake Woman', the first Hindi film to be directed by a Hollywood director, has now been renamed 'Hissss'.
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Hurriyat factions to go ahead with Oct 6 march
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
The hardline and moderate factions of the Hurriyat here Friday decided to go ahead with their proposed Oct 6 march to Lal Chowk in the Jammu and Kashmir capital in defiance of restrictions imposed by the government.
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Newly married man repeatedly stabbed, set on fire in Punjab
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
A man, who was married about 10 weeks back, was repeatedly stabbed and his body was set on fire near Punjab's Kharar town, the police said Friday.
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Injured McGain to fly back to Australia
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
Australian veteran spinner Bryce McGain would fly back home because of shoulder injury, Cricket Australia (CA) announced Friday.
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Government nod for upgrading 1,896 military officers' posts
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
In a major step aimed at improving career mobility and to improve
combat effectiveness by lowering the age profile of commanding
officers, the government Friday approved the Defence ministry's
proposal for upgrading 1,896 posts in the armed forces.
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500 people fined for violating anti-smoking law in Tamil Nadu
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
At least 500 people were fined all over Tamil Nadu for violating the smoking ban Friday, the police said.
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80 persons fined by anti-smoking squads in capital
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:04 PM IST
Anti-smoking squads fined 80 violators for smoking in public places across the capital Friday, a Delhi government official said.
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Tatas take Nano small car project out of West Bengal
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
The inevitable has happened. Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata Friday announced that the company was taking its Nano small car project out of Communist-ruled West Bengal due to continuing political opposition.
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Levy on telecom operators for social obligation fund cut
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
The annual revenue share of the license fee that telecom operators are required to pay towards the universal service obligation fund (USOF) will be reduced from April 1 next year, the government said in a statement Friday.
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Lightning strike kills 5 in Jharkhand village
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
Five people were killed and four others injured Friday evening when lightning struck a hut in which they had taken shelter in a Jharkhand village, the police said.
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'Durai' - a disappointing fare (Tamil Film Review)
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
Film: 'Durai'; Cast: Arjun, Kirath, Gajala; Director: A.Venkatesh; Rating:*
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Inflation slips to 11.99 percent
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
India's inflation rate showed moderation to 11.99 percent for the week ended Sep 20 as against 12.14 percent for the week before, but was calculated finally at 12.53 percent for the week ended July 26.
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Bollywood workers call off strike
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
The strike by Bollywood technicians and workers that had paralysed the
city-based film industry for the past three days, was called off Friday
evening after the producers' association agreed to most of their
demands, said an official.
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Cabinet clears SAARC-related pacts
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
The cabinet Friday approved the ratification of three SAARC-related pacts that will enhance development and trade in the region.
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My arrest was Mayawati's pre-planned move: Rights activist
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
The Congress party's Right to Information Task Force chairman
Shailendra Singh Friday alleged that his arrest was a pre-planned move
by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and that he was victimised for
his effort to expose the huge expenditure on rebuilding a memorial
dedicated to B.R. Ambedkar.
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Mixed response in Kerala to `creamy layer' decision
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
There was mixed reaction in Kerala Friday to the cabinet's decision to
raise the income limit defining the 'creamy layer' among other backward
castes (OBCs) so that more people from socially deprived groups become
eligible for affirmative action.
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Maoists blow up mobile phone tower control room in Jharkhand
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
Maoist guerrillas Friday morning blew up the control room of a mobile phone tower in Jharkhand's Palamau district, the police said.
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'Drona' reminds me of my childhood: Aishwarya
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai says that 'Drona', in which hubby Abhishek Bachchan plays the title role, reminds her of her childhood days.
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Four arrested in Mangalore for links with Indian Mujahideen
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:03 PM IST
Four people were arrested Friday in Karnataka's coastal city of Mangalore on suspicion of having links with Indian Mujahideen which has claimed responsibility for the recent bomb blasts in various cities across India.
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India can be automotive research leader: Scientific advisor
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
With the entry of global automobile companies into India and also their research arms, automotive research is one of the areas where India can be a leader, said a top Indian scientist here Friday.
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Media losing its credibility: Delhi Union of Journalists
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
Taking a hard look at media reports on the Jamia Nagar episode over the
past few weeks, after two suspected terrorists and a Delhi Police
Inspector were killed in a police shootout Sep 19, the Delhi Union of
Journalists (DUJ) prepared an interim report which was released in the
capital Friday.
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Voluntary group to press for Nalini's release: lawyer
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
Nalini Murugan, sentenced to death for her role in the assassination of
former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, has given the go-ahead for the
formation of a voluntary group to press for her premature release, her
lawyer S. Doraiswamy said Friday.
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Congress minister withdraws case against Bal Thackeray
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
Maharashtra Public Works Department Minister Chhagan Bhujbal created a
political flutter Friday when he abruptly withdrew an 11-year-old
private defamation complaint against Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray and
the latter's newspaper Saamna.
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Australia in troubled waters against Board President's XI
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
Australia stuttered to 191 for four against Board President's XI on the second day of their warm-up match here Friday.
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BJP MP injured in clash between encroachers, police
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentarian Virendra Khatik was injured in a baton-charge in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district when he tried to intervene between encroachers on a railway land and the police, an official said.
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Cabinet approves non-profit trust for diaspora charity
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:02 PM IST
The cabinet Friday approved the setting up of a non-profit trust that will serve as a channel for overseas Indians to take part in developmental projects in India.
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Another witness surfaces to testify in Delhi journalist's murder
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
Four days after woman television journalist Saumya Vishwanathan was
shot dead in south Delhi while returning home after a night shift,
Delhi Police Friday said they had been approached by a person who had
apparently heard some sound while passing by the way that night.
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Anil Ambani inks $1.5 bn deal with Spielberg and Snider
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
Industrialist Anil Ambani has struck a deal worth $1.5 billion with three-time Oscar winner Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider to create a new motion picture studio. The joint venture is set to be launched by January next year.
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Court reserves order on Nanda's bail plea for Saturday
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
Delhi High Court Friday reserved its order till Saturday over the bail application of Sanjeev Nanda, convicted and sentenced in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case, in which six people lost their lives.
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Centre's 'serious concern' over Orissa violence; two more killed
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
Expressing 'serious concern' over the continuing violence against Christians in Orissa, the central government Friday asked the state 'to do more' to restore normalcy, even as two more people were killed in the state.
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Girl molested, journalist assaulted at Punjab NCC camp
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) authorities in Punjab Friday initiated
action against an official after he allegedly molested a girl cadet. A
local journalist who went to cover the incident was beaten up by
officials at the NCC camp, the police said.
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Nano No-No: Events leading to the Tata pullout
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:01 PM IST
The following is the timeline of events surrounding the small car project of Tata Motors at Singur in West Bengal, that finally resulted in the group announcing a pull-out of the project from the communists-ruled state Friday.
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Government to spend Rs.20 bn on building girls' hostels
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:40 AM IST
India will spend Rs.20 billion ($424.6 million) on building girls' hostels for students of secondary and higher secondary schools in each of the country's 3,500 educationally backward blocks of the country.
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Infosys in no hurry to outbid HCL for Axon
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:40 AM IST
IT major Infosys Technologies Ltd does not seem to be in any hurry to make a higher offer than HCL Technologies to acquire UK-based SAP consultancy firm Axon Group, the company indicated Friday.
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High Court notice to police on terror suspects' rights
by
Bhavesh
on Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:40 AM IST
The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the home ministry and
Delhi Police for not abiding by the Supreme Court's guidelines on the
rights of terror suspects involved in the Sep 13 serial blasts here
that killed 24 people and left 124 injured.
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