China angers India over J&K Mumbai Mirror India over J&K"> | Agencies | Posted On Friday, September 03, 2010 at 06:18:54 PM | China has denied the presence of troops in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir, but provoked further indignation in New Delhi with the language that it used in its clarification, which seems to...
As clock ticks, Dixit and Kalmadi say all is well Zeenews New Delhi: As the month-long countdown for Commonwealth Games begins, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, in the line of fire for tardy preparations, today voiced confidence that "hitches" will be overcome and the event will be a great success. | The OC chief...
PM to step in to fast-track Navi Mumbai airport? The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Chief minister Ashok Chavan on Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to send a team of experts to visit the site in Navi Mumbai where a second airport has been proposed. | The CM wants these experts to ...
New Delhi, Seoul sign 2 MoUs on defence The Hindu | Special Correspondent | Defence Minister A.K. Antony inspects a guard | NEW DELHI: India on Friday emphasised need to maintain balance and restraint in the sub-continent even in the face of grave challenges to its security and underscored its appro...
Games expenses exaggerated, says Jaipal Reddy The Hindu | Staff Reporter | "Need to differentiate between expenses linked to the Commonwealth Games and infrastructural development of Delhi" | 'Metro rail expansion was to be taken up' | 'Highlight the positive aspects of the Games' | NEW DELHI: Union Urban...
New definition for slums The Hindu | Aarti Dhar | NEW DELHI: A new "reliable statistical model" to enumerate people living in urban slums indicates that their population will be 93.06 million in the 2011 census, against 75.26 million estimated in the 2001 census. This shows a growth o...
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Education Tribunal Bill: Sibal shoots himself in the foot The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Human resource development (HRD) minister Kapil Sibal seems to be getting increasingly isolated in Congress with his party colleagues blaming his ‘unilateralism’ for...
Sonia set to be elected party president the fourth time The Hindu | Special Correspondent | New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi looks set to be elected unopposed for a record fourth term as Congress president, with party leaders from across the country headi...
India to target Google, Skype for data access The Guardian * India security worries echo other countries' concerns * India says begins accessing some BlackBerry communications * Expanded scrutiny may even help RIM - analyst (Adds detail, b...
Focus should now be in celebrations of CWG: Reddy The Siasat Daily | New Delhi, September 03: Dubbing questions over expenditure on Commonwealth Games as "ridiculous", Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said focus should be shifted to celebrations and highlighting of aspects like the "wonderful" stadia ...
Cricket 'fixers' from India are a reality The Times Of India NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar believes his India teammates have never been approached by bookmakers, but the trail in previous match-fixing investigations has often led back to India. | Reacting to the latest betting-related scandal engulfing cricket, ...
Govt issues notice to Gulf Oil over supply of explosives Deccan Herald New Delhi, Sept 3 (PTI): Friday, September 03, 2010 --> | The government has issued a showcause notice to Hinduja Group firm Gulf Oil Corp, apparently in relation to the supply of explosives to 61 trucks that went missing in Madhya Pradesh recently. ...
Two thirty seven million internet users in India by 2015: Report Zeenews Boston: India will see its number of internet users triple to 237 million from the current 81 million by 2015, according to a report. | In a study titled 'Internet's New Billion', the Boston Consulting Group said Brazil, Russia, India, China and Indonesia (BRICI) will have more than 1.2 billion internet users by 2015 - well over three times the num...
Living is dangerous; to the public health! The Times Of India Every breath of air you inhale, every morsel of food you chew and every drop of water you drink could be injurious to your health unless adequate precautions are taken, the electronic media has for quite some time been warning us in a manner reminiscent of Wendell Phillips’ exhortation that ‘Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty’ even whi...