Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) All the 17 accused for burning three employees of the Tamil daily Dinakaran in the Madurai office in May 2007 have been set free by a Tamil Nadu court as the key witnesses turned hostile.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:30:01 -0500

Islamabad. Dec.10 : Rejecting Interior Minister Rehman Malik's claims about having 'concrete evidence' regarding India's involvement in terror activities inside the country, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood has said that evidence against New Delhi is not enough.
ANI Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:20:03 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Celebrations continued across the Telangana region Thursday, a day after the central government decided to initiate the process of granting it separate statehood.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:00:08 -0500

Gandhinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) A Nigerian gang of foreign currency counterfeiters seeking to target gullible non-resident Gujaratis (NRGs) has ended up in the hands of the police.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:30:03 -0500

Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Large flocks of cackling geese and ducks dot the evening sky in Kashmir these days. They herald the arrival of avian visitors from far off Siberia, Eastern Europe, the Philippines and China at their winter home.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

Moradabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday - not to clean the premises but to offer the 'jhadus' to the deity, Hindu god Shiva.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) A key Indian equities index opened on a weak note Thursday and was ruling 53 points lower than its previous close, about 15 minutes into trade.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) In June, when then Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy asked Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao where he would hide after the humiliating electoral defeat, few would have thought that the goal of a separate state would be achieved in just six months.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan was stable and under observation in a city hospital here, a hospital official said Thursday, a day after he had been admitted with a stomach ailment.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:04 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 10 (IANS) Craftsmen gathered in Bangalore from across the country are popularising eco-friendly traditional artwork, with their raw material ranging from palm leaves to the roots of trees to cane.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:03 -0500

Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh mesmerised audiences for over four hours in the summer capital Srinagar with his performance Wednesday evening.
IANS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:01 -0500

Saharsa (Bihar), Dec 10 (IANS) If your vehicle runs over a chicken or a goat on a Bihar road and you happen to hail from outside, be prepared to shell out anything between Rs.5,000 and Rs.25,000!...
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:20:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) 'What The Dog Saw' dominates the bestselling non-fiction category this week while 'The Museum of Innocence' by Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk retains the number one position in the fiction section.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:50:01 -0500

Album: 'Ek Ladki Deewani Si'; Music Director: Adnan Sami; Lyricist: Irfan Siddiqui; Singers: Adnan Sami, Tulsi Kumar and Jermaine Jackson; Rating: **1/2...
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:00:01 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Bowing to mass pressure and fearing for the detereorating condition of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, on a fast unto death, the central government late Wednesday pledged to form a separate Telangana state carved out of 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) late Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to initiate the process of forming a separate state of Telangana by moving a resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:20:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has welcomed the decision of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to initiate the process of forming separate state of Telangana by moving a resolution in the state assembly.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:02 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) The railways Wednesday in principle agreed to set up a coach factory on the land abandoned by Tata Motors in Singur, and asked the West Bengal government to furnish all details about the plot.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:40:05 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subba Rao Wednesday expressed concern over the food price inflation in the country, saying that it could fuel 'inflationary expectations'.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:40:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The top brass of the Congress party held a series of meetings here through Wednesday to discuss the Telangana issue, party sources said here.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:50:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) The Chandigarh administration has asked all hotels and restaurants here to install CCTV cameras, an official said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) SAB TV that telecasts only comedy-based shows is all set to add another programme to it's bouquet of shows with 'Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo'.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.7 : The Government on Wednesday revealed the number of civilians and security forces personnel along with the number of terrorists, extremists and naxalites killed in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern states, and the Naxal affected states.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:30:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) would provide security to the 1200-MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project (RGTPP) at Khedar in Haryana, an official said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:30:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) A Hindi song 'Naya Aghaz' (New beginning) composed by a Gurgaon-based private school teacher has become the signature song of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for its Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in schools.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) YashRaj Films' 'Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year', slated for Dec 11 release in India, has been selected to be screened at the 6th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.9 : Bharatiya Janata Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders on Wednesday morning urged the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take an initiative in resolving the demand for the creation of separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:06 -0500

New Delhi, Dec. 9 : The Centre has tightened the norms to issue business visas to foreign nationals, as it has been noticed by the Government that a number of foreign nationals coming for execution of projects/contracts in India have come on Business Visa instead of the Employment Visa.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:06 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) A day after 21-year-old daughter of an assistant sub-inspector of police was found dead with burn injuries, police said they suspected it to be a case of honour killing and were probing it from all angles.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:02 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has confirmed that a senior officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in Uttar Pradesh made a false declaration of age.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:50:02 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) A group of sex workers from across the country at a conclave here Wednesday demanded legalization of their profession to end incidences of violence and discrimination against them.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:20:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) The prosecution in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial will overshoot the Thursday deadline to wrap up the recording of evidence as two key witnesses are not in town.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:20:01 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) One more death due to swine flu was reported in this union territory Wednesday, taking the toll from influenza A (H1N1) here to 25, a health official said.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:04 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) Three men were arrested with nearly 150 kg of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:03 -0500

Nagpur, Dec 9 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Twenty20 International match between India and Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday:...
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Baroda registered a sensational seven-wicket win over Saurashtra in two days while the Ranji Trophy Super League match between Bengal and Uttar Pradesh is poised for an exciting and early finish after the second day's play Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Questioning the credibility of the Liberhan Commission report, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday termed it 'a national joke'.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:02 -0500

Nagpur, Dec 9 (IANS) India failed to capitalise on Gautam Gambhir's explosive half century and went down to Sri Lanka by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 International at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.9 : A quiet celebration was held in the environs of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti in the national capital at Tees January Marg this week to mark the 15th Founder's Day of Charkha Development Communication Network.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India has decided to introduce visa on arrival on a pilot basis for citizens of Singapore, Finland, New Zealand, Luxembourg and Japan, a tourism ministry official said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:03 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) It was a trip full of nostalgia for former Bangladesh ruler General Hussain Muhammad Ershad as childhood friends welcomed him with flowers, poems and songs during the three-day visit to his ancestral home in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:03 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) A senior police official in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday quit her job to express solidarity with the mass movement for a separate statehood to the Telangana region.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:02 -0500

Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will open Dec 15 the price bids submitted by select companies to supply four million 14-inch colour television sets for the government's free TV distribution scheme.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:02 -0500

Ghaziabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Two Zenith two-seater trainer planes were reduced to ashes when the container transporting the aircraft caught fire in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Rejecting the opposition charge of being soft on China, the government Wednesday asserted that India 'is not a soft state' and said it will scale up infrastructure along the border to ward off any future threat.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:20:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Indian Air Force Wednesday ordered an inquiry into President Pratibha Patil's helicopter rotor blades grazing an abandoned building after landing at the airport in Bhubaneswar.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:10:01 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday slammed the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for failing to control rising prices of essentials and its pro-privatisation policies.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:00:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday urged the city government to appoint more public prosecutors so as to speed up disposal of piled up cases.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the Bihar government to appoint 35,540 primary school teachers as per their seniority based on the year they secured their Bachelor of Education or Bachelor in Teaching degrees.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a notice to the union health ministry on introduction of vaccines without proper medical research.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:40:02 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) A private management institute's decision to give awards Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and some intellectuals for their efforts to free West Bengal from 'Stalinists' has raised the hackles of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:40:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) demanded Wednesday that all cases related to the Babri mosque razing must be clubbed before the Supreme Court and it should be urged to give an early verdict.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:30:01 -0500

Dharamsala, Dec 9 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday urged Australian MPs to visit Tibet.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:02 -0500

Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) The high altitude areas in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday received fresh spells of snow, intensifying a cold wave across the state, a weather official said here.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday decided to waive the 12.5 percent value added tax on sugar imports, a move that authorities believe will bring down its price in the capital.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:01 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) To produce cattle of the desired sex, the animal husbandry and dairying department in Haryana has decided to import cattle semen.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) Over 80 'anganwadi' workers (village-level social workers) were arrested here Wednesday trying to enter the official residence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to submit a memorandum, police said.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:02 -0500

Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) Hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) Wednesday presented a draft for Rs.1 crore to the Himachal Pradesh government as contribution towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) At least 246 cases of swine flu - the highest for a single day - were recorded Wednesday in Delhi taking the number of people affected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the national capital to 6,598, a health department official said.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) With 17 of India's 38 tiger reserves in a 'precarious condition', Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the government may approach World Bank for monetary help to relocate people from the fringe areas of these reserves.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:10:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 : Top Israeli army officer Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi called on the Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma here on Wednesday.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Chief justices of 15 countries will come together for a conference in the capital Thursday to discuss human rights and stress the need for creation of a world parliament which can enact enforceable world laws.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:50:05 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Israeli chief of defence staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi Wednesday met the top brass of the Indian armed forces and discussed boosting cooperation in the field of counter terrorism besides talking about the delivery schedule of weapons and equipment purchased by India.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:50:03 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday had a narrow escape when the rotor blades of her military helicopter grazed an abandoned building while landing at the airport here, a spokeswoman for the president said.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Two Muslim MPs made an impassioned plea in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday for sanity in resolving the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row in Ayodhya.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:30:02 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is upbeat about the Indian market and hopes to grow over 18 percent in value terms this fiscal, a top official said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) India Wednesday said it valued China's friendship but urged Beijing to be 'sensitive to each other's concerns (and) aspirations' and address all outstanding issues through dialogue.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allied groups of resorting to a 'cold-blooded conspiracy' to demolish the Babri mosque in 1992.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:20:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) More than 100 residents of this union territory took part in a cancer awareness walkathon Wednesday to sensitise the masses about the perilous disease of cancer.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Parvinder Awana took five wickets as pacers put Delhi on top against Maharashtra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Roshanara Club ground here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:20:02 -0500

Gandhinagar, Dec 9 (IANS) Raju Chandok, the estranged supporter of Asaram Bapu who has accused the spiritual guru of masterminding an attack on him, continued to be in hospital Wednesday with a bullet in his chest.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:20:02 -0500

Bhopal, Dec 9 (IANS) Seven forest officials have been suspended for negligence after it was found that a private telecom company had undertaken illegal digging and cable laying work in Ratapani and Singhori wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:10:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) Six people, including a woman, were arrested and 21 stolen two-wheelers recovered as police Wednesday claimed to have busted a gang of vehicle thieves.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:10:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 9 (IANS) Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) president Kuldip Bishnoi Wednesday sought that five legislators who 'defected' from his party and joined the ruling Congress should be disqualified and thereby unseated from the state assembly.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:10:02 -0500

Dubai, Dec 9 (IANS) Riding on his match-winning 293 in the third Test against Sri Lanka, Virender Sewhag stormed into the top-five while his opening partner Gautam Gambhir continued to lead the charts in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings for Test batsmen.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:50:02 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will go on a two-day tour of her constituency Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh from Friday to evaluate the developmental schemes there, party officials said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2009 with a voice vote.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:07 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.9 : While reports about David Coleman Headley, a US national of Pakistani origin who was arrested in Chicago in October on terror charges, being indicted by a Federal court in Chicago are being splashed all over the media, former Additional Secretary B. Raman, in a report, has cited at least eleven instances that suggest that the Federal Bureau of Investigat...
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:06 -0500

Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday took suo-motu notice of media reports regarding thousands of trees facing the axe in Himachal Pradesh over the construction of a power transmission corridor.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Raising the spectre of an 'aggressive' China, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked the government to forge relations with influential international players who could help India in case of a confrontation with Beijing.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The construction of 61 roads along the India-China border have been delayed due to environment clearances not coming in time and inclement weather, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Wednesday shut shop 0.59 percent lower amid volatility even as banking and metal stocks came under selling pressure.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:01 -0500

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 9 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosiah has arrived in New Delhi, and is expected to hold talks with Congress President Sonia Gandhi this evening to seek her decision on the Telangana issue.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:40:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Liberhan Commission report on the Babri Masjid demolition was a 'national joke', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said Wednesday and wondered if it had been outsourced to some other people to be written.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:05 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes to Myanmar on a three-day visit Thursday to attend a multilateral meeting of seven countries which ring the Bay of Bengal that will focus on jointly combating terrorism and promoting free trade in the region.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) War veterans and ex-servicemen have returned nine cartons of gallantry medals to the defence ministry as a sign of protest against their demand of 'one rank one pension' not being accepted, union Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:04 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will soon make India's parliament house a highly protected place with its hi-tech electronic gadgets, a top official said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:03 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Mahindra Satyam Wednesday said it had settled a US lawsuit filed by Updaid, a client of erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, for $70 million.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Unhappy with the career prospects in the Indian Air Force (IAF), over 100 of its pilots have sought premature retirement in the last one year.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:10:03 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 9 (ANI/Business Wire India): Kronos Incorporated, the leader in workforce management solutions, today announced a next generation user interface as part of a vision for the future of workforce management.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:40:05 -0500

Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) The Hyundai Motor India Employees Union, which served a strike notice last week over a contentious labour union election issue, has decided to defer the agitation till the management declared elections for the Worker's Committee.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Fifty child labourers, all aged between eight and 11, were rescued from shellac ornament manufacturing units in the capital, members of an NGO who accompanied labour department officials on the raid said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:30:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) State-owned Punjab National Bank Wednesday said it will sell 26 percent stake in its home loan arm PNB Housing Finance to Destimoney Enterprises, previously called Dawnay Day.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:30:02 -0500

Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) One more person died of swine flu in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, taking the toll to four, a health official said.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:30:02 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 9 (IANS) Enough is enough, is what a group of Bangaloreans seems to be saying on International Anti-Corruption Day observed Wednesday. They have pledged to fight corruption which is rampant in public life.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:10:02 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in the Lalgargh region of West Bengal's West Midnapore district Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:10:02 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Dec 9 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday offered prayers at the famous Jagannath temple in Orissa's Puri city.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:10:02 -0500

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (IANS) The Kerala government Wednesday asked state agencies and builders to import construction sand from outside to overcome shortages and address environmental concerns.
IANS Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:50:10 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), a Delhi based regional human rights organization on Wednesday expressed deep concern over India's decision to resume military supply and training to the Nepal Army following the Joint secretary level talks in Kathmandu from December 4.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:50:08 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 9 : Union Textiles Minister Dayanadhi Maran inaugurated the Master Creation Programme as a part of "Handicrafts week" at a function organized at Dilli Haat here today.
ANI Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:50:06 -0500