12 security personnel killed in Jharkhand At least 12 security personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoist guerrillas near Jamshedpur town of Jharkhand Saturday afternoon, the police said More..

No let up in Bihar floods The flood situation in Bihar, triggered by the surging waters of the Kosi river, continued to be grave for the 13th day Saturday with hundreds of villages under water, millions displaced and many still crying for rescue.  More..

Bihar to get disaster response force With floods wreaking havoc in Bihar, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) plans to set up a base camp near the state capital.  More..

BJP demands immediate settlement of Amarnath land row Asking the government not to "buckle under the pressure of separatists", the Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday demanded an immediate negotiated settlement of the nearly two-month-old Amarnath shrine land row.  More..

Supreme Court seeks government's views on surrogate birth The Supreme Court Thursday sought the government's stand on surrogacy in the absence of any law as it considered the case of 29-day-old Manji, who was born through surrogate pregnancy and whose Japanese parents have separated.  More..

Five governments in eight years of Jharkhand Jharkhand is a state less than eight years old. It has already had five governments. The current one of Chief Minister Madhu Koda has been asked to prove its majority Aug 25 after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) withdrew support Aug 17.  More..

NATO targets militants in Pakistan Islamabad/Brussels, NATO forces have attacked targets inside Pakistan after coming under fire from militants in the country's North Waziristan region, the alliance has announced.  More..

Will go ahead with n-deal, face parliament: Manmohan Singh On Board Air India One, Prime Minister Mannmohan Singh said Monday he was ready to go ahead with the India-US nuclear deal, was not afraid of facing parliament and snubbed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for his unsolicited advice on when to hold elections.  More..

Manmohan rejects Bush's stance on climate change Aboard Air India One, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday rejected US President George Bush's contention that India and China should set emission goals, saying "India can't by any stretch of imagination be regarded as a major polluter of greenhouse gases".< More..

44 killed as suicide bomber targets Indian mission in Kabul Kabul/New Delhi, Four Indians, including two diplomats and two security personnel, were among 44 killed when a suicide bomber driving a car rammed into the Indian embassy gate in Kabul, the worst terror act in Afghanistan since the Taliban's fall and the first attack on any Indian mission in the world.  More..

Chinese drug cartels making incursions into India! New Delhi, All this time Indian law enforcement agencies had been battling Nigerian drug syndicates, but attempts by Chinese drug cartels to get a foothold in the country for production of 'designer drugs' have set the alarm bells ringing.  More..

PM presented 'new facts' Mulayam Singh Yadav New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday presented "new facts" on the India-US civil nuclear deal to Samajwadi Party leaders when they met him at his residence here, said party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.  More..

Inflation up to 11.63 percent; more monetary steps likely New Delhi, India's annual rate of inflation for the week ended June 21 maintained an upward trend, rising to 11.63 percent compared to 11.42 percent for the week before.  More..

Mayawati dubs Congress-Samajwadi ties Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday called the new found friendship between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress over the India-US nuclear deal "an opportunistic alliance".  More..

India’s inflation at 14-year high of 11.42 percent New Delhi, India's annual rate of inflation shot up to a 14-year high of 11.42 percent for the week ended June 14 - against the 11.05 percent the week before - due to higher prices of primary articles.  More..

Indo-US nuclear deal not dead: Robin Raphel London, The Indo-US nuclear deal is “not dead” but probably won't happen this year, former US Assistant Secretary of State Robin L. Raphel said.  More..

28 survivors recovered from sunken Philippine ferry Manila, Twenty-eight survivors have been recovered from a passenger ferry that sank in the central Philippines, the police said Monday.  More..

Thai Army helicopter crash kills 10 Pattani (Thailand), A Royal Thai Army helicopter crashed Friday while searching for Muslim separatists in the conflict-ridden deep South, killing 10 people on board, an army spokesman said.  More..

19 killed, 200,000 displaced in West Bengal floods Kolkata, The flood situation in West Bengal's East and West Midnapore districts remained grim Friday with the death toll increasing to 19 and nearly 200,000 people in the two districts rendered homeless.  More..

Maoists blow up railway track, goods train derails Ranchi, Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track that led to a goods train being derailed in Jharkhand's Gumla district, the police said Friday. More..

Government's fate to be decided June 25: Karat New Delhi, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said Friday that the Left's next meeting with the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on the India-US nuclear pact June 25 will decide the government's fate More..

CPI-M turns the heat on government over inflation New Delhi, The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Friday accused the government of failing to curb rising prices, saying the Manmohan Singh government was to blame for the "dismal situation".< More..

Price rise a challenge for UPA government: Sonia Guwahati, Spiralling prices are a challenge for the central government but it is trying its best to avoid burdening the masses, United Progress Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi said here Friday.  More..

Maoists shift stand on UN monitors Kathmandu, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas have indicated a sudden shift in their position on the deployment of the UN in the thorny peace process, saying the world body could be asked to stay on even after its tenure ended next month More..

Indian seizures show LTTE's game to fight long war New Delhi, Large quantities of explosives and other war material meant for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers are being seized in Tamil Nadu in south India, indicating the guerrillas' game to wage a long war.  More..

India, US agree to bridge Doha differences Washington, Ending their public acrimony, India and the US have agreed to intensify efforts to "narrow the differences and to build on convergences" to find the elusive breakthrough in the Doha round of world trade talks.  More..

Nepal's richest man to start slumming Kathmandu, Once regarded as the richest and most powerful man in Nepal, deposed king Gyanendra will start slumming from Thursday, when his deadline to vacate the royal palace expires.  More..

Mathematical model to help predict drought Sydney, Models developed by a mathematician will take the uncertainty out of predicting droughts and say exactly where and for how long they are expected to occur.  More..

Bihar propelling India's telecom growth, survey shows New Delhi, India, the second largest telecom market in the world, derives its growth in subscriber base from the otherwise underdeveloped states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, a survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) suggests.  More..

India sets up cell to counter threats to space assets New Delhi, India has set up a special cell to counter "the growing threat to our space assets", Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced here Tuesday.  More..

Instability growing in India's neighbourhood: Defence Minister New Delhi, India's most important challenge in the foreseeable future is the growing instability in its neighbourhood, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Tuesday.  More..

Gujjar, Rajasthan government talks run into trouble Jaipur, The talks between Gujjar leaders and the Rajasthan government ran into trouble Tuesday as the community insisted on the release of women protesters and withdrawal of murder charges against 20 Gujjars as pre-conditions to further talks.  More..

Nepal's ex-queen mum to stay in palace, crown goes missing Kathmandu, While Nepal's dethroned king Gyanendra has just 72 hours to vacate the royal palace, former queen mother Ratna Shah will stay on. She has wrested permission from the government despite growing public anger against the privileges of the erstwhile royal family More..

Nepal's ex-queen mum to stay in palace, crown goes missing Kathmandu, While Nepal's dethroned king Gyanendra has just 72 hours to vacate the royal palace, former queen mother Ratna Shah will stay on. She has wrested permission from the government despite growing public anger against the privileges of the erstwhile royal family.  More..

Rising crime graph makes Jharkhand traders uneasy Ranchi, Traders and industrialists in Jharkhand are wary of a rising crime graph with robbers striking at national highways and banks and known criminals roaming free.  More..

PM warns against terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons New Delhi, Prime Minister Manomohan Singh Monday underlined the "growing risks" of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons and urged all countries to work for universal nuclear disarmament in a timebound manner.  More..

36 killed in clashes between LTTE, Sri Lanka Army Colombo, At least 28 Tamil Tigers and eight soldiers were killed and over 60 injured in fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's northern Wanni region, the defence ministry said Monday.  More..

Indian economy to grow at 8.5 percent: Chidambaram New Delhi, Despite rising global crude prices and soaring inflation, the Indian economy will expand by 8.5 percent in the current fiscal, Finance Minister P. Chidamabaram said here Monday. < More..

Nepal king's 'crown' auctioned in Bond Street? Kathmandu, More than a month before Nepal's new lawmakers formally abolished the country's 239-year-old monarchy, a priceless crown went under the hammer at an auction in London's Bond Street.  More..

Fuel price hike, inflation dampen equities markets Mumbai, The Indian equities markets reacted negatively to the long-awaited hike in fuel prices and fears that inflation will go higher that the latest figure of 8.24 percent. Out of five trading sessions, four ended in the red.  More..

164 Indians get EU scholarships Brussels, The European Union's Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the academic year 2008-09 have been given to 2,000 students and 450 teachers from outside Europe, of which 164 have been selected from India, EuAsiaNews reported Friday.  More..

British governor wanted Ram Sethu declared national monument in 1914 New Delhi, A senior British official had sought national monument status for the Ram Sethu or Adam's Bridge off the Tamil Nadu coast almost a century ago, something that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and some Hindu groups are pressing for now.  More..

Tough laws won't stop illegal immigration: Spanish PM London, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said draconian laws would not be able to solve the problem of illegal immigration to Europe. More..

Inflation at 8.24 percent a problem, says Chidambaram New Delhi, India's annual inflation rate touched a 45-month high of 8.24 percent for the week ending May 24, prompting austerity measures by the government that include cancellation of visits abroad of some ministers and a ban on official engagements at five-star hotels.  More..

India seeks China's support for UN seat Beijing, India Friday sought China's support for its UN Security Council aspirations and underlined the need for both countries to be "patient and realistic" in resolving "difficult issues" like their boundary dispute. More..

New BJP government pledges to improve city infrastructure, initiate reforms Bangalore, The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has pledged to improve the crumbling infrastructure in India's IT hub and will set up a separate cell to focus on completing pending civic projects and initiating new schemes to expand basic amenities.  More..

Obama, Hillary Clinton hold "unity talks" amid VP push Washington, Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and his vanquished rival Hillary Clinton held "unity talks" hours after she disavowed a campaign by supporters to make her his vice presidential running mate.  More..

India to put disarmament back on global agenda New Delhi, Ten years after India declared itself a nuclear weapon state and 20 years after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi presented an ambitious peace plan to the United Nations, India is seeking to revive and put nuclear disarmament back on the global agenda. More..

23 killed, 80 injured in Sri Lanka carnage Colombo, At least 23 people were killed and about 80 injured Friday as suspected Tamil Tigers bombed two buses in strife-torn Sri Lanka, triggering a furious response from President Mahinda Rajapaksa. More..

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised at Golden Temple Amritsar, Radical Sikh elements raised pro-Khalistan slogans calling for a separate Sikh state Friday at a homage to those killed in the Indian Army's Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple complex here in June 1984. More..

Yeddyurappa wins trust vote, Congress walks out The first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India Friday formally began its rule in Karnataka with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa easily winning the trust vote in the assembly, after a walkout by the main opposition Congress. More..

New US general takes command of Afghan military mission Kabul, June 3 US General David McKiernan took command of the 40-nation NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan Tuesday. More..

Greek mayor performs country's first gay weddings Athens, June 3 The tiny Dodecannese island of Tilos played host to Greece's first ever gay wedding Tuesday despite protests by a Supreme Court prosecutor that such civil ceremonies were deemed illegal. More..

Advani bowls a googly to Congress, JD-S New Delhi, June 3 Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani finds all the hype and hysteria about Twenty20 cricket rather amusing, but that has not stopped him from using cricket to score a political point or two.  More..

Sharif demands Musharraf's trial over Kargil Islamabad, June 3 (IANS) Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that President Pervez Musharraf should be tried for treason for his "misadventure" in the Kargil war against India.  More..

CBI arrests Assam's education minister New Delhi, June 3 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested Assam's Education Minister Ripun Bora here while he was allegedly trying to bribe one of its officials.  More..

Kerala women's body wants minimum age for nuns Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 The Kerala State Women's Commission has asked the state government to ensure that girls who want to be nuns are at least 18 years old.  More..

Advani wants joint parliamentary panel to review 123 pact New Delhi, June 3 Rejecting the India-US civilian nuclear deal, Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday called for a scrutiny by a joint parliamentary committee of the 123 agreement, stressing it should be “redrafted” to give New Delhi the freedom to conduct nuclear tests.  More..

Scandinavian nations fear terror attacks after Islamabad bombing Stockholm, June 3 All Scandinavian countries have placed their respective embassies around the world on 'red alert' following the suicide car bombing Monday outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. More..

Scandinavian nations fear terror attacks after Islamabad bombing Stockholm, June 3 All Scandinavian countries have placed their respective embassies around the world on 'red alert' following the suicide car bombing Monday outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. More..

Rs.20 bn to upgrade police stations: Patil New Delhi, June 2 The central government has decided to upgrade police stations across the country and would spend Rs.20 billion ($472 million) for this, Home Minister Shivraj Patil More..

BJP asks UPA to end charade on n-deal, take stand New Delhi, June 2 With the India-US nuclear deal entering a make-or-break phase, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday poured cold waters on the government's attempts to forge consensus by again rejecting the deal and asking the ruling UPA coalition to “end the charade” and “take a clear stand” on the issue.  More..

Nepal royal palace under siege The Narayanhity palace has come under siege -- within hours of the declaration of a republic in Nepal, ending over two centuries of turbulent rule by its Shah dynasty of kings. More..

Globalisation in reverse gear as oil prices soar: Canadian report Trade liberalisation and technology may have flattened the world, but rising transport prices will once again make it rounder, says a report by a major Canadian bank. More..

Equities markets turn flat in early trade The Indian equities markets turned flat in early trade Thursday, despite buying interest in metal, realty and banking stocks. The markets had opened in the green mirroring strong markets elsewhere in Asia.  More..

Gujjar protesters blockade Delhi, paralyse western Uttar Pradesh Parts of northern India came to a standstill Thursday morning as members of the Gujjar community blockaded most major roads leading to New Delhi in support of their brethren who are carrying out a pro-reservation agitation in Rajasthan since May 23. They also paralysed train services by squatting on rail tracks in western Uttar Pradesh. More..

Nepal is world's youngest republic Nepal entered a new epoch minutes before Wednesday midnight with its newly elected constituent assembly voting overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to end the nation's 239-year-old monarchy and transform it into a federal, democratic and secular republic. More..

Yeddyurappa, Karnataka chief minister-elect, once saw no future in BJP B.S. Yeddyurappa, who will become the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in Karnataka and south India Friday, had thought of quitting the party after the 2004 assembly polls because he saw no future in it for himself. More..

Bihar court summons Sonia Gandhi for Durga poster A Bihar court Thursday issued summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and three others in a case related to allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus. More..

Embarrassed Congress tries to put up a brave face Red in the face over Home Minister Shivraj Patil's remarks drawing a parallel between Sarabjit Singh and Afzal Guru, senior ministers Thursday tried to wash their hands of the controversy. More..

Nasscom submits model project report on IIITs The National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) has presented a model detailed project report (DPR) to the human resource development ministry for establishment of 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).  More..

BJP flays Pranab's silence on Pakistan's Kashmir suggestion The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday criticised External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee for his "conspicuous silence" on Pakistan's suggestion that the two countries go back to the UN resolution of 1948 on Kashmir which suggests plebiscite. < More..

'Left Front lost due to lack of unity' West Bengal's ruling Left Front lost its hold in four districts in the panchayat elections because of lack of unity among its constituents, Transport, Sports and Youth Services Minister Subhas Chakraborty said Thursday.  More..

FM admits freeze on farm equipment loan unjustified Reiterating that farm loan waiver to the tune of Rs. 600 billion will be implemented by June 30 this year, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday admitted the State Bank of India's (SBI) freeze on farm equipment loan was “unjustified.”  More..

BJP says government failed on four major fronts The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has failed on four major fronts: national security, food and economic security, allowing erosion of democratic institutions, and corruption and criminalisation in governance.  More..

PM promises more steps as India's inflation up again New Delhi, Amid reassurances by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to curb price rise and a caution against "scare-mongering", India's annual rate of inflation rose to 7.33 percent for the week ended April 12. More..

Left MPs disrupt parliament over Kerala food grain share New Delhi, Members from Left parties Friday disrupted parliament proceedings to protest the reduction in Kerala's allocation of food grain for the public distribution system (PDS), staging a walkout in the Rajya Sabha and creating a ruckus in the Lok Sabha. More..

Left parties turn heat on UPA government on price rise New Delhi, April 25 Mounting pressure on the government to bring down food grain prices, the Left parties Friday submitted a six-point charter of demands to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as his administration braced for the passage of the Finance Bill with inflation climbing to a record 7.33 percent.  More..

India a 'genetically secular' country: study New Delhi, Genes found among Indians have similarity with genes found among Europeans, Australians, Americans and others across the globe, says a mega study released Friday by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).  More..

12 killed, 30 wounded in Sri Lanka bus blast Colombo, April 25 At least 12 passengers were killed and over 30 wounded when a powerful bomb ripped through a crowded bus on the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital Friday evening, military sources said. More..

IIMs begin identifying creamy layer among OBC New Delhi, In order to ensure that the 27 percent other backward classes (OBCs)reservation is implemented from the coming academic session, the Indian Institutes of Management have begun identifying the creamy layer or affluent among the community to keep them out of the benefits in accordance with an apex court ruling.  More..

Air force blames airports body for PM security scare The Indian Air Force (IAF) Wednesday blamed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the security scare Tuesday when one of its planes came close to a special aircraft carrying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.  More..

With hope, anxiety Sarabjit's family goes to Pakistan With hope in heart and anxiety on mind, members of the family of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on a death row in a Pakistani jail on terrorism charges, Wednesday crossed this joint land border check post between the two countries.< More..

US offers to help India expand renewable energy share Chennai, The US is all for helping India expand its renewable energy share, a top US official said here Wednesday, stressing on the importance of "clean technology".  More..

90 killed in Sri Lanka’s bloody battle Sri Lanka claimed Wednesday that at least 52 Tamil Tigers and 38 soldiers were killed and scores wounded in bloody battles between advancing troops and the rebels in the island's northern Jaffna peninsula.  More..

Bollywood beauties bowled over by Dhoni Indian One-Day cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's performance on the pitch and his good looks have earned him a huge female fan following, among them a bevy of Bollywood actresses. Here's what they say:  More..

India to look for 'broad political consensus' on n-deal New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Hopeful of overcoming differences with its Leftist allies, the Indian government Monday said it will search for "broad political consensus" within the country to take forward nuclear cooperation with the US and other countries. More..

Congress hails budget; Left, opposition term it populist As Congress leaders brought truckloads of farmers to party president Sonia Gandhi's home Friday to thank her for the loan waiver in this year's budget, politicians reacted along predictable lines - the Congress and coalition partners hailed it, while its Left allies and the opposition termed it populist and election-oriented.  More..

Finance Minister P.Chidambaram's Budget Speech 2008-09 Honourable Members! The India growth story, so far, has been an absorbing and inspiring tale. Beginning January 1, 2005, the economy has recorded a growth rate of over 8 per cent in 12 successive quarters up to December 31, 2007. In the first three years of the UPA Government, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 7.5 per cent, 9.4 per cent and 9.6 per cent, resulting in an unprecedented average growth rate of 8.8 per cent. In the current year too, according to the Advance Estimates by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), the growth rate will be 8.7 per cent - although I am confident that we will maintain the average of 8.8 per cent. The drivers of growth continue to be "services" and "manufacturing", which are estimated to grow at 10.7 per cent and 9.4 per cent, respectively More..

US defence secretary meets Advani over n-deal US Defence Secretary Robert Gates called on the Leader of Opposition in parliament L.K. Advani here Wednesday and discussed the India-US civil nuclear deal, informed sources said.  More..

Railways mull tickets booking through mobile phones Passengers may soon be able to book tickets through mobile phones, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.  More..

Opposition slams railway budget, Congress says it's great The opposition said it was disappointing, the Congress welcomed it as "excellent" and the Left termed it mixed. The reaction to Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's fifth budget on the trot Tuesday was on expected party lines - with some leaders viewing it from the prism of their respective states.  More..

Railways aims 12 percent higher returns coming fiscal Indian Railways proposes to raise Rs.819 billion in revenues in fiscal 2008-09 beginning April against the expected revenue of Rs.727.55 billion this financial year, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting Railway Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha Tuesday.  More..

CBI arrests senior Punjab police men for sex scandal The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested two senior police officials in Punjab for their alleged involvement in a sex scandal.  More..

Indian Railways to have 53 new trains There will be 53 new trains coming fiscal starting April, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, adding that 11 trains will run more frequently and 16 trains will be extended to include more destinations.  More..

Lalu's budget leaves Left MPs divided Railway Minister Lalu Prasad cleverly managed to create a rift among Left MPs by handing out handsome goodies to Kerala and leaving West Bengal comparatively in the lurch in his budget presented to the Lok Sabha Tuesday.  More..

Maya's dream project - 62 sandstone elephants for Rs.380 mn Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Mayawati's dream project, the Rs.5 billion Ambedkar park and memorial, will have as many as 62 statues of elephants - her Bahujan Samaj Party's election symbol - at a cost of more than Rs.380 million.  More..

Banks open as employees defer two-day strike The All India Bank Officer's Association (AIBOA) have deferred their two-day strike till Monday afternoon when they will meet the Indian Banks Association (IBA).  More..

India hopeful of global nuclear cooperation: President India is ready to resume dialogue with Pakistan and is hopeful of achieving civil nuclear cooperation with the US and other friendly countries as it improves its ties with the major powers of the world, President Pratibha Patil said here Monday.  More..

Paramount Airways to start international operations Chennai-based regional carrier Paramount Airways India Ltd. plans to start international operations by 2011.  More..

India Inc shone bright at defence exposition India Inc shone bright and clear at the just concluded international defence exposition here, sending out a clear message it was eager to manufacture military hardware comparable to the best in the world More..

Sharp decline in Indian markets A key market index shed more than 1,000 points in afternoon trade Monday, a loss of almost 5 percent, led by Reliance Industries and in line with weak global markets and a poor debut by Reliance Power.   More..

Reliance Power drops on market debut Reliance Power Ltd (RPL), which last month made the largest ever initial public offer (IPO) in India, slid sharply by over 9 percent Monday afternoon despite listing at Rs.548 at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), a premium of more than 20 percent over its offer price of Rs.450.  More..

Zee to launch Tamil entertainment channel Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), one of the country's leading entertainment groups, is all set to try its luck in the already crowded Tamil satellite channel market for a second time. More..

Pakistan finally understands terror danger: US A top Pentagon official flew to Pakistan to discuss security issues as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Islamabad  More..

Indian kidney scam kingpin in Kathmandu for interrogation on Friday a police team escorted Indian fugitive Amit Kumar, who had allegedly masterminded a massive illegal kidney More..

Sensex down 83 points in early trade The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell 83 points in early trade on fresh selling by funds and retail investors, in line with weak global markets More..

LEAD INDIA: Adrenalin rush in last lap If you are in Gujarat, it is quite difficult to miss the Devang Nanavati poll campaign blitzkrieg right now. More..

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