- Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc. Announces A Reverse Stock Split
Avalon Oil & Gas, Inc., (OTCBB:AOGS) (“Avalon”) today announced that the Board of Directors has approved and implemented a reverse stock split and established a ratio of 1-for 20. This move followed a vote by written consent of the stockholders dated April 23, 2007 and an action by written consent of the Board of Directors on April 25, 2007. - Ancient Ideas Form Core of New Management Book
Accomplished corporate veteran and manager Venkatraman Srinivasan released a book on management and leadership aimed at current and aspiring business professionals. Drawing upon a 2000 year old Indian text, the Thirukural, Srinivasan combines a timeless philosophy with his own management experience and style........ - Teradyne and Tessolve Services Host Test Excellence Technical Seminar in India
Teradyne (NYSE:TER), a world leader in high efficiency, low-cost test, co-hosted its latest Test Excellence seminar with Tessolve Services in Bangalore, India on March 1, 2007. Tessolve Services specializes in providing world class and cost effective solutions for test development, failure analysis, and reliability test for semiconductor companies........ - EVE Opens Field Operations in India
EVE today announced the formation of EVE Design Automation Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary based in Bangalore, India, known as EVE DA... - India and Ivory Coast to cooperate in medium industries sector
New Delhi, Feb 14: India and the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) here today. Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries Minister Mahabir Prasad and Madam Amah Marie Tehoua, Minister of Industry and Promotion of Private Sector, Government of Ivory Coast signed an agreement on behalf of their counties. - BJP seeks clarification from PM
Dehra Dun, Feb 14: Seeking to rake up a controversy, the BJP today said it would raise the issue of a CPI-M leader's allegation that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh became Finance Minister in 1991 on the recommendations of the World Bank and the IMF in the coming budget session of Parliament."In a book penned by Marxist leader Ashok Mitra, there is a revelation that during the regime of Narsimha Rao, the IMF and World Bank had suggested two names for the post of India's Finance Minister. - More investment planned in Defence Research and Development
New Delhi, Feb 14: Union Defence Minister A K Antony today said here that as research and development activities are vital to the growth and development of the nation's economy and defence preparedness, there would be more investment in the sector. "Self-reliance can be achieved only through greater investment in the research and development in the defence sector. - Kalam to bestow President's Standard on two IAF sqadrons
Ahmedabad, Feb 14: President A P J Abdul Kalam will be visit Gujarat tomorrow to present the President's Standard to two IAF squadrons and inaugurate the two-day "Vibrant Gujarat: Urban Summit".In the morning, Kalam will honour the Bhuj-based MiG-21 squadron (number 37) and the Chandigadh-based An-32 transport aircraft squadron (number 48) with the President's Standard. - Ambika Soni launches national database of manuscripts
New Delhi, Feb 14: Culture and Tourism Minister Ambika Soni today launched the much-awaited national database of manuscripts here on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMMs). The event was also marked by the proclamation of 45 selected manuscripts as "Vijnananidhi: Manuscript Treasures of India", where there are an estimated five million manuscripts, most of which lie unknown and neglected. - Chinese Foreign Minister meets Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Feb 14: Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday, and discussed with him issues of mutual interest.The meeting comes a day after India and China agreed to have a hotline between their Foreign Ministers in a bid to improve mutual trust. - Pak proposes joint judges body to check inmates' torture, awaits India's reply
New Delhi, Feb 14: Pakistani Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Traiq Azim Khan has said that in order to check torture of inmates languishing in each other's jails, Islamabad has suggested to New Delhi to set up a commission of senior retired judges from both the nations. According to him, such a commission should be allowed to move freely visiting jails in both the countries where such inmates are lodged to verify about their health conditions. - BSF to raise militants cross-over to Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan Rangers
Wagah, Feb 14: India's concerns about militants crossing over to Jammu and Kashmir and aggressive posturing by Pakistan Rangers during the beating retreat event here will figure in the four-day talks between the border groups of two countries beginning in Jalandhar today.Issues of fake currency, inadvertent crossing, drug trafficking and trans-border crime will be other issues to be discussed during the talks, BSF Deputy Inspector General Raj Kumar Vishwakarma told reporters here. - Shape up or ship out, Antony warns defence PSUs
New Delhi, Feb 14: Defence Minister A.K. - To preserve the past, India creates manuscript database
New Delhi, Feb 14: In a move to preserve rare and priceless ancient manuscripts lying forgotten in temples and museums across the country, India Wednesday launched an online database of one million of an estimated five million such known documents.Tourism Minister Ambika Soni, who launched the online database www. - DDA to pay for not meeting housing targets; MPD clips wings
New Delhi, Feb 14: Fifty years after it was set up, the Delhi Development Authority's role is set to undergo drastic changes which will end its monopoly as a builder.Central government's unhappiness with the DDA's record was voiced today by the Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken who told PTI it was mainly because of the monopoly of the DDA that there was a shortage of more than six lakh houses in Delhi. - Sonia condoles Shukla's death
Raipur, Feb 14: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today expressed "deep sorrow" at the death of senior party leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shyama Charan Shukla.Gandhi telephoned the late leader's son Amitesh to convey her message over the demise of the veteran leader who died early this morning here. - Work on new engines for MiG-29 jets gets underway
Bangalore, Feb 14: After Russia's categoric assurance that it would not allow China to supply RD-33 aircraft engines to Pakistan, work on their production under a recent pact with India for upgrading its MiG-29 jets has started in Moscow.Under the 250-million dollar contract, licensed production of these thrust vectoring engines will be done by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited with Russia's Chernyshev Machine Building Factory. - ISRO to launch three satellites for better forecasts
Avinash Nair, Ahmedabad, Feb 14: India will get sharper eyes to track ravaging cyclones and forecast monsoon when the Indian Space Reserach Organisation (ISRO) launches the indigenously built INSAT-3D and Oceansat-2 satellites next year."The INSAT-3D satellite will be one of the three weather satellites that ISRO will launch in the next couple of years," said Abhijit Sarkar, a scientist at the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of ISRO here. - Manipur Assembly elections: 2nd phase polling begins
Imphal, Feb 14: Polling for the second phase of the Manipur Assembly elections in 29 constituencies, spread over three districts of Imphal East, Imphal West and Bishenpur, began this morning amidst tight security.A total of 7. - Former Madhya Pradesh CM and Congress veteran SC Shukla passes away
Raipur (Chattisgarh), Feb 14: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Shyama Charan Shukla died here early this morning.Shukla was hospitalised on February 10, with serious respiratory problems. - Kamal Nath to participate in India-Italy business forum
Mumbai, Feb 14: Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath will participate in the high-level India-Italy business forum here today.The meeting is being organised by ASSOCHAM, CII and FICCI from the Indian side along with their Italian counterparts – CONFIDUSTRIA, Instituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero and ABI ( Assozione Bancaria Italiana ). - Vice President to give away National Mine Safety Awards
New Delhi, Feb 14: Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat will give away the National Safety Mine Awards for 2002-2003 here today. For each year, sixteen winners and sixteen runner ups will receive the award. - Address safety concerns while adding floors, say engineers
New Delhi, Feb 13: With the capital's skyline set to change with the new Master Plan removing the vertical limit, a group of structural engineers today said certain serious safety concerns should be addressed as the city lies in a sensitive earthquake zone.Offering its services to ensure safety, the Indian Association of Structural Engineers also said soil conditions vary in the capital from place to place and the government should utilise its expertise in designing tall buildings. - Congress steps attack on Modi
New Delhi, Feb 13: With assembly elections in Gujarat scheduled later this year, Congress today stepped up attack on Chief Minister Narendra Modi charging him with failure on all fronts and dismissing his claims of taking the state on fast track of development.Seeking to debunk Modi's claim that Gujarat was one of the fastest growing states, Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat and senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia alleged the state has in fact slipped in growth rate. - India asks China to open Ladakh route to Kailash Mansoravar
New Delhi, Feb 13: India today asked China to open Ladakh route for annual Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage.During his talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the Chinese side should open additional route for the yatra via Damchok in Ladakh. - Space should be free of weapons: India to China
New Delhi, Feb 13: India today told China that outer space should be kept free of weapons as Beijing sought to allay concerns here over its recent anti-satellite missile test, saying it was carried out only for scientific reasons and was not targeted against any country.The Chinese position was conveyed during talks visiting Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here. - Italian PM Prodi to address industry representatives tomorrow
New Delhi, Feb 13: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will address industry chambers tomorrow in Mumbai at the India-Italy Business Forum.Prodi would deliver the keynote address at the Forum, being organised by Assocham, CII and Ficci, along with their Italian counterparts Confidustria, Instituto Nazionale per il Commercio Estero and Assozione Bancaria Italiana, an official statement said here. - Govt sets up projects to generate 2456 MW of renewable energy
New Delhi, Feb 13: The government today said around 2,465 MW renewable power generation capacity was under various stages of implementation.Of which around 434 MW would be generated by small hydro power, about 1,322 MW would be produced through bio power and 700 MW would be through wind power, an official statement said. - PDP to table 'self-rule' document at working group's meet
Jammu, Feb 13: The PDP today said it will table a document on "self-rule" at the next meeting of the Prime'Minister's Working Group on Centre-State relations."We are giving final touches to self-rule document - Road Map to Kashmir Resolution. - Only trained professionals to educate disabled kids: minister
New Delhi, Feb 13: Only "qualified, trained and registered" professionals will be engaged to provide education to disabled children, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar has today.Kumar made this assurance to the Consultative Committee attached to her ministry when it met here last night to review the functioning of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), an official release said today. - India, United States to set up centre to share satellite data
New Delhi, Feb 13: India and the United States will set up a centre to share and study satellite images related to climate, a step towards enhancing cooperation in the area of science and technology.The decision was taken during a meeting Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal had with visiting US Commerce Secretary Carlos M Gutierrez here today. - Supreme Court dismisses customs appeal against export company
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Supreme Court has dismissed a customs department's appeal, charging company with inflating value of its exports to claim duty benefits.Upholding a Customs, Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal order, a bench comprising Justice Tarun Chatterjee and Justice V S Sirpurkar said that the adjudicating authority was wrong in holding that Vishal Exports Overseas had inflated value of its exports to claim benefits. - Vajpayee, Advani still top leaders: Venkaiah Naidu
Mumbai, Feb 13: Describing as "media myth" reports of a leadership crisis in the BJP, former party chief M Venkaiah Naidu today said A B Vajpayee and L K Advani remained top leaders of the saffron outfit. Kashmir to be experimental ground for South Asia: Mufti
Jammu, Feb 13: Hinting at backwater parleys between India and Pakistan over joint management, PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said Jammu and Kashmir will soon become an experimental ground for free trade and economy for people of South Asia.17,000 visit Mughal Garden in three days
New Delhi, Feb 13: Inclement weather in the capital failed to dampen the spirit of people visiting the famous Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhawan, with over 17,000 making their way to it in three days.Of this, 4,000 people visited the sprawling garden today despite bad weather and rains since morning, an official said here. - United States open to more flexibility at WTO, wants India to take lead
New Delhi, Feb 13: The US today said it was willing to offer greater concessions at the WTO but India must also play a leadership role for achieving an agreement for conclusion of Doha Round of negotiations."We are willing to make difficult choices, but we have a shared responsibility to make the round a success. - Election Commission has no power to enforce guidelines on opinion/exit polls: NDTV
New Delhi, Feb 13: The NDTV news channel tonight said the Election Commission has no power to enforce the guidelines regarding publication of opinion and exit polls.The channel's lawyers, in response to EC's decision to file an FIR against NDTV for allegedly violating electoral laws in telecasting exit poll-like results during poll process today, said in a notice that in the EC's report 'Proposed Electoral Reforms', the Commission had issued some guidelines in this regard in 1998 which was challenged in courts. - 3D maps of Delhi within a year: Reddy, Sibal
New Delhi, Feb 13: The national capital will be mapped using a mix of satellite imagery and three-dimensional (3D) photography for effective management of services and preventing illegal construction.Within nine months, the government plans to make available a 3D model of the city that can be used to monitor services and check illegal activities. - Nitish Katara murder case: Court recalls two witnesses
New Delhi, Feb 13: A Delhi court has recalled two witnesses belonging to two major cell-phone service providers, for further examination in the Nitish Katara murder case in which Vikas Yadav, son of Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, is the main accused.Additional Sessions Judge Ravinder Kaur summoned Deepak Gupta and R K Singh, Nodal Officers of the Airtel and Hutch respectively, on February 21, on an application moved by the prosecution. - MHA's suggestions for naxal-hit states
New Delhi, Feb 13: Streamlining inter-state operations against naxalites, sharing intelligence and fine tuning action plan are among the suggestions made to the affected states by the Union Home Ministry today.At a meeting of the Task Force on naxalism, attended by nodal officers of nine naxal-hit states, it was found that barring Chhattisgarh, the situation was under control in other states, sources in the MHA said. - 2 channels predict Akali-BJP victory, one projects a tie
New Delhi, Feb 13: Exit polls on two television news channels tonight predicted majority for Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab assembly polls while another projected a tie.A survey conducted by Star News and NDTV gave a simple majority to Akali Dal-BJP alliance with similar projections centering around 60 and 50 seats to Akali Dal-BJP and Congress respectively. - Supreme Court may deliver judgement on taxing of BPOs issue next week
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the issue related to taxing of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPOs) units of multinationals in the country.The judgement is likely to be pronounced next week. - Price rise only 'minus point' of govt: Raghuvansh
New Delhi, Feb 13: In remarks that could embarrass the government, Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh today said measures taken to contain the spiralling price rise have not yielded the desired results and the situation has become "worrisome".Describing the price rise as a "burning topic" in the country, Singh, who belongs to UPA constituent RJD, told reporters here that it was the "only minus point" of the UPA regime. - Russia agrees to use debt to India to finance joint projects
New Delhi, Feb 13: Russia today agreed to use its long-standing debt to India to finance investments in the country, after both sides decided to identify the specific projects that would benefit from the arrangement at a later date."Both sides have agreed to broad principles of using the debt that India owes to Russia. - Lalu's parents-in-law caught without tickets in train
Patna, Feb 13: in an embarrassment for Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his parents-in-law were today caught travelling without tickets on a train in Bihar.Their journey, however, was legalised with tickets issued by a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) on board the Darbhanga-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express. - Fifth-seed Fedak crashes out
Sutram Suresh, Bangalore, Feb 13: Qualifier Yurika Sema of Japan caused the first major upset by sidelining fifth seed Yuliana Fedak of Ukraine in the opening round of the Sony Ericsson International Bangalore Open tennis tournament which began here today.The 237 ranked Japanese clinched the affair 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the prize money USD 175,000 WTA event at the KSLTA Signature Kingfisher Tennis Center. - SC may deliver judgement on taxing of BPOs issue next week
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Supreme Court today reserved its judgement on the issue related to taxing of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPOs) units of multinationals in the country.The judgement is likely to be pronounced next week. - Convergence of accounting std with the IFRSs by mid-2008: ICAI
New Delhi, Feb 13: In a bid to reduce cost of capital for investment, country's apex accounting body ICAI is considering to converge the national accounting standards with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) by mid-2008."Convergence would help Indian companies to raise capital at the lowest possible cost and promote growth and investment," ICAI President Sunil Talati told reporters here. - Delhi to host south Asian neurologists' congress
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Nearly 600 neurosurgeons from south Asia along with renowned specialists from the US, Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, and Canada are meeting in the Indian capital to discuss several health concerns related to iDuring the meet beginning Feb 15, they would discuss latest developments and future trends in the treatment of brain tumours, haemorrhage, crania vertebral anomalies and peripheral nerve surgeries.Besides speaking on the recent advances in interventional neuro radiology and endovascular neuro surgery, the experts will also deliberate on ethics and training in the medical practices of the field. - Rape victim dies after self-immolation bid
Giridih (Jharkhand), Feb 13: A woman succumbed to burn injuries sustained when she set herself on fire after being allegedly raped, police said today.Soon after being allegedly raped by a man on February nine, the 35-year-old widow torched herself. - India, China Foreign Ministers to have a hotline between them
New Delhi, Feb 13 : India and China on Tuesday agreed to have a hotline between their foreign ministers in a bid to improve mutual trust.This was decided in a meeting between visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee. - Kannada filmstars join protest against Cauvery verdict
Bangalore, Feb 13 : Kannada film fraternity took out a massive rally here on Tuesday against the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal's verdict.Holding banners and placards, actors shouted slogans and walked to the Governor's house to submit a memorandum demanding a revision of the verdict. - India-US trade poised for a major boost: US Secretary of Commerce
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Visiting US Secretary of Commerce, Carlos M Gutierrez on Tuesday pitched for higher trade ties with India.The bilateral trade between India and US could witness a quantum jump in the coming years, Gutierrez said. - EC to file FIR against NDTV
New Delhi, Feb 13 : The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday decided to file a FIR against a private news channel NDTV for telecasting an opinion poll called as Insta Poll on Punjab elections in violation of the People's Representative Act.The news programme on Punjab elections was a violation of the Section 126 of the Representation of People's Act, sources in the EC said. - Around 45 per cent voter turn out in rain disrupted Punjab polls
Patiala/Amritsar/Chandigarh, Feb 13 : Around 45 per cent of voters turned out to cast their votes for the 115 Assembly segments and Amritsar Lok Sabha by-polls in Punjab on Tuesday, in spite of inclement weather, as incessant rains lashed the State. According to official figures the polling continued to be higher in the Malwa belt as compared to the Majha and Doaba areas. - Snowfall, rain continue in northern, eastern India
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Many places in India's northern and eastern regions received rain for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday while it snowed in hilly areas at the fag end of winter, bringing cheers from some even as those in cities like Delhi awaited return of sunny days.In the national capital, there was a spell of heavy showers in the morning that caught citizens, mainly school students and office-goers, unawares amid long traffic snarls. - AIIMS quota policy challenged in high court
New Delhi, Feb 13: Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the government, the Medical Council of India and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to file their replies to the allegations in a petition saying the premier institute has reserved 50 per cent seats in super speciality departments for backward communities.Justice Kailash Gambhir asked the respondents to file their replies by March 23, the next date of hearing. - India important player in maritime world order: naval chief
New Delhi, Feb 13 : India has the capability to play an important role not only in the Indian Ocean but also in the emerging maritime world order, Indian Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said Tuesday.Visualising a much bigger role for the force, Admiral Mehta said the real impetus needs to essentially come from the awakening of the maritime consciousness of the common populace even as some steps have been taken by the navy through soft power projection. - Anti-satellite test purely scientific: China
New Delhi, Feb 13 : China Tuesday assured India that an anti-satellite test it conducted last month, which revived anxieties in world capitals about weaponisation of space, was "purely scientific in nature" and was "not directed against any country". "The Chinese side provided a suo moto briefing on the anti-satellite test and stressed that China was against the weaponisation of space," India's ambassador to China Nirupama Rao told reporters after talks between External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing. - 200 Indians visiting Katasraj in Pakistan for Shivratri
By Faraz Ahmad, New Delhi, Feb 13 : Nearly 200 pilgrims from India are leaving Wednesday for the Katasraj temple in Pakistan to participate in Friday's Shivratri celebrations there - being held for the first time since Partition.Pakistan issued visas to the pilgrims whose names were forwarded by the Indian government, Rai Riaz, minister counsellor (press) of the Pakistan embassy here, told IANS Tuesday. - India, China launch hotline, discuss border, n-energy
New Delhi, Feb 13 : India and China Tuesday took another trust-building step to launch a hotline between their foreign ministers and agreed to give an impetus to "a political settlement" of their decades-old boundary dispute.Three months after Chinese President Hu Jintao's "landmark" visit here, the two countries also reiterated the need to promote civilian nuclear energy "consistent with their international commitments" and agreed that the ten-pronged strategy formulated during Hu's visit had raised "ties to a new level. - Law to tackle security concerns in FDI proposed
Sandeep Bamzai, New Delhi, Feb 13 : India proposes to draft clear guidelines and even come out with a new law to ensure that its national security concerns are adequately addressed while welcoming foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, according to top officials.A National Security Exception Clause will first be introduced in all contracts, tenders, agreements entered by state governments, central government departments, state-run firms and local bodies, the officials said. - Focus on year-round relationship not candy, cards on V-Day
Seema Hakhu Kachru, Houston, Feb 13: It's the sweet nothings whispered all 365 days that matter more in a relationship and not the teddy bears and chocolate hearts once a year on Valentine's Day, experts have advised lovers.When it comes to gestures that matter, it's the mundane, everyday conversations over the other 364 days, Patrick Hughes, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Texas Tech University said. - Maharashtra to shop for power to stem shortfall
Mumbai, Feb 13: Facing a massive shortfall of nearly 5,000 MW, the Maharashtra government is planning to buy electricity from neighbouring states to provide relief to agriculture and industry.Fearing that failure to meet the growing demand for power in agriculture may cost it votes in the forthcoming district-level elections, the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress alliance has drawn up a proposal to get around 500 MW of power from neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh. - International engineering fair opens in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday inaugurated the 17th International Engineering and Technology Fair (IETF) here, asking India Inc to grab a 25 percent share of the global engineering process outsourcing market."Our engineering exports have crossed $24 billion, and this year these are expected to cross $30 billion. - Soaring onion prices a headache for consumers, government
New Delhi, Feb 13 : Onion prices in retail has crossed Rs.24 per kg in the national capital, bringing back memories of the 1998 crisis when the item, indispensable in many kitchens, soared past the Rs. - Ex-NCM chief Tarlochan seeks 2-hour extension in Punjab poll
New Delhi, Feb 13: Former chief of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Tarlochan Singh today requested the Election Commission to extend polling in Punjab by two hours, saying rains in the state have affected turnout."I went to the Election Commission and requested that the polling time should be extended as people have not been able to vote because of heavy rains in Punjab in the day," Singh, a Rajya Sabha member, said. - India in `free trade' talks with four European countries
Bangalore, Feb 13: India is in talks with four European countries -- Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein -- to strike a comprehensive economic agreement that would facilitate free trade relations, Swiss officials said here.A joint study group has been established by India and the four countries (EFTA States) to explore the feasibility of such an agreement, they said. - WEATHER-SUMMARY
Pune, Feb 13: Forecast valid until the morning of Feb 15: Rain/thundershowers at East: Many places in Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa and a few places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal Sikkim, Jharkhand and Bihar. North: Many places in Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir; a few places in north Rajasthan and isolated places in south Rajasthan. - Baglihar report a 'win-win' situation for India, Pakistan: Azad
Jammu, Feb 13: Terming the World Bank Baglihar report as a "win-win" situation for both India and Pakistan, J-K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the first phase of the 450 mw power project will be completed by December end after reducing the dam height."We welcome that the recommendations of the World Bank neutral expert (Richard Lafitte) who has cleared our state- owned project. - BJP raps Center on rising inflation
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre for the rising rate of inflation in the country.Taking a swipe on the government, party president Rajnath Singh said the government has failed to check the growth of inflation, which has been growing for the past three years. - Chinese Foreign Minister meets Pranab
New Delhi, Feb 13: Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee here on Tuesday and discussed with him issues of mutual interest.Although no official word was available on the meeting, reports said they undertook confidence-building measures, which included starting of a hotline between the two ministers and holding talks on implementing a ten-point plan to deepen strategic ties. - India will continue to strive towards achieving minimum deterrence: Antony
New Delhi, Feb 13: Defence Minister A K Antony today said that the Government will take all steps to provide 'minimum deterrence capability to the armed forces commensurate with the size and geo-strategic position of India in the world.' Addressing the meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to the Defence Ministry today, Antony said, "Modernisation of the armed forces is on course and in the next few years all the arms of our forces will get the equipment and platforms required to achieve this minimum deterrence. - India takes up with United States anti-dumping duty on shrimps
New Delhi, Feb 13: Concerned over the adverse impact on the shrimp industry, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath today took up the issue of anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp exports to America with US Commerce Secretary Carlos M Gutierrez."There were some problems with the US in the export of shrimps and we discussed this as well," Nath said after his meeting with Gutierrez here. - Govt creats online database of 1.8 million manuscripts
New Delhi, Feb 13: To preserve millions of neglected manuscripts, the government has created an online database of 1.8 million ancient texts to promote them as treasures of the country. - Nithari killings: bones from four women, 15 children
New Delhi, Feb 13: The forensic examination of bones found near the home of Moninder Singh Pandher, one of the two accused in the Nithari serial killings, has revealed that the skeletan remains were those of four women, four male children and 11 female children.Sources in the CBI's Special Crime team said the polygraph or lie detector test of Maya, a domestic help who earlier worked for Pandher, was "inconclusive" and that she would have to undergo the test again. - Indian govt bags Government Leadership Award 2007
New Delhi, Feb 13: Indian government has been conferred with 'Government Leadership Award 2007' for exceptional achievement in the field of mobile communications policy by GSM Association.India has been selected because of its success in establishing a framework of policies and regulations, which have enabled and stimulated the growth of mobile telecommunications over the past three years, an official statement said here today. - Govt likely to raise budgetary support for health
New Delhi, Feb 13: The government is likely to substantially raise budgetary support for the health sector from about Rs 12,000 crore provided in 2006-07 Budget, while health cess may not figure in the forthcoming budget.The Finance Ministry is concerned about the lack of cooperation from the state goverments to the Universal Health Insurance Scheme for the below poverty line (BPL) families, so it has been decided to raise the Central support for this scheme, apart from additional funds for health sector, ministry sources said. - Media should exercise restraint: round table
New Delhi, Feb 13: Advocating accountability of media establishments to readers and viewers, a round table discussion today called upon all stake holders to exercise restraint and responsibility while executing their duties.The Round Table organised here jointly by Indian Journalists Union, Press Club of India and the Press Academy of Andhra Pradesh titled, 'Media and Business -- Line of Control', commented critically on the issue of business interests in media. - Sonia praises Lalu for introducing 'new style' to improve Railways
Rae Bareli (UP), Feb 13: UPA chairperson and Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi today joined the chorus of praise for Railway Minister Lalu Prasad saying he has introduced "new style" to improve the functioning of the Railways.Militants explode powerful bomb near the gate of poll worker
Imphal, Feb 13: Suspected militants exploded a powerful bomb near the house of a Congress worker in Imphal West district of Manipur but no casualties were reported, official said today.They said the militants set off the device last night near the gate of the house of N Sangai Singh, who was working for Congress candidate Kh Ratankumar in Mayang Imphal assembly constituency. - Election Commission serves show cause notice to NDTV
New Delhi, Feb 13: The Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to privates news channel NDTV for violating the Representation of People's Act by telecasting Insta Poll on Punjab elections.According to Election Commission sources, the news channel has been asked to reply by 4. - Limited funds obstructs Plan Com to meet demands for schemes
New Delhi, Feb 13: Ahead of Union Budget, Planning Commission is finding it difficult to meet the demands for various schemes by Central Ministries and states in the face of limited allocation being provided by the Finance Ministry.Besides the direction from the Ministry that adequate allocation be made for the UPA government's flagship programmes has made things difficult for the Commission. - ARC for forfeiture of property acquired through corrupt means
New Delhi, Feb 13: Corrupt bureaucrats, beware! The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has recommended forfeiture of property acquired through corrupt means.In its fourth report on "Ethics in Governances", the ARC headed by Veerrapa Moily has recommended that the Government should enact "without further delay" a bill on "Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property)", which has also been suggested by the Law Commission. - Sonia Gandhi lays foundation stone of rail coach factory in Rae Bareli
New Delhi, Feb 13: Congress President Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of a Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Lalganj area in Rae Bareli today.The UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament from Amethi and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. - India a part of Italy's global strategy: Prodi
Kolkata, Feb 13: India was now a part of Italy's global strategy for gaining market access in this part of the world, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said today.Prodi said India was a part of Italy's global strategy to expand market base. - Thane Mayor blames NGO for blocking developement
Thane, Feb 13: Thane Mayor Rajan Vichare today squarely blamed an NGO for putting a spike in the city's development projects worth around Rs 2,000 crore in the past several years.Speaking to reporters here, he said that the civic corporation, in consultation with experts and concerned representatives, had prepared the Vision 2031 document, which dealt with various projects in the city. - Govt plans to rope in banks to provide loans to tribals
New Delhi, Feb 13: Tribal Affairs Ministry today expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of State Channelising Agencies (STAs) in providing soft loan to tribals living Below Poverty Line and said the government was planning to rope in banks for the purpose."Since performance of STAs and National Scheduled Tribes Finance Development Corporation in providing soft loans to tribals is not satisfactory, we are thinking now to provide loans to tribals without going through STAs," Tribal Affairs Secretary Meena Gupta told reporters ahead of a meeting of state Secretaries and Commissioners in-charge of Tribal Development department here. - Case against Singla for slapping election official
Amritsar, Feb 13: Punjab Police Tuesday registered a case against Finance Minister and Congress candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Surinder Singla for slapping an election official outside a booth in Majitha town.The complaint was filed following a complaint from returning officer of the area. - ARC recommendation on Office of Profit
New Delhi, Feb 13: Amidst debate on the issue of Office of Profit (OoP), the Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) has held that all offices involving executive decision making and control of public funds shall be treated as OoP and no legislator shall hold such offices.However, all offices in purely advisory bodies where the experience, insights and expertise of a legislator would be inputs in governmental policy, shall not be treated as OoP, irrespective of the remuneration and perks associated with it, the 263-page report on "Ethics in Governance" said. - Murli Deora seeks cut in excise duty on petrol
New Delhi, Feb 13: Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said on Tuesday that he has sought a cut in excise duty in petrol to check the rising inflation."I have written to (Finance Minister Palaniappan) Chidambaram that excise duty on petroleum should be reduced, it may help in checking inflation," Deora told reporters after meeting a Russian business delegation here this morning. - Polling picks up in Punjab, remains incident free
Chandigarh, Feb 13: After a low turnout in initial hours due to incessant rains, polling to the keenly fought Punjab assembly elections picked up as around 15 per cent of the voters exercised their franchise during the first four hours today.Seventeen per cent voters have exercised their franchise in Patiala constituency, from where chief minister Amarinder Singh is contesting, while 21 per cent casted their votes in Lambi, the seat from which Shirmani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal is fighting, during the first four hours. - Akali-Congress workers clash as voting picks up in Punjab
Chandigarh, Feb 13: Turbans went flying Tuesday morning at Badal village in Punjab's Lambi assembly seat, the political home turf of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, as ruling Congress and opposition Shiromani Akali Dal workers clashed at a polling booth during voting for the state assembly elections.State election department officials said that till 11 a. - 'India, Pakistan should move from dispute management to dispute resolution'
New Delhi, Feb 13: Visiting Pakistani State Information Minister Tariq Azim Khan has that the India-Pakistan peace process has gained momentum and it was high time that both the countries move from 'dispute management to dispute resolution'.Addressing a Rotary South Asia Goodwill Summit here, Khan laid emphasis on cooperation among the neighbours, saying that it was imperative for security and stability in the region. - Nobody is successor in politics: Badal
Chandigarh, Feb 13: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) stalwart and party chief Parkash Singh Badal today dismissed suggestions that his son and party MP Sukhbir Singh will be his successor."In politics nobody is successorOne has to do a hardwork which matters a lot," Badal said after casting his vote at his home turf Lambi. - Rupee continues downfall in morning deals
Mumbai, Feb 13: The rupee continued its downfall against the US currency and opened lower at Rs 44.1850/1950 amid firm dollar overseas and weak equity markets. - Amarinder, Badal express confidence of winning Punjab polls
Chandigarh, Feb 13: As rains lashed Punjab on the polling day today creating fear among politicos about the way which their electoral fortunes shape up, the chief ministerial candidates of Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal today exuded confidence in winning the polls with a thumping majority.While Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said his party would win about 70 seats, his arch rival and SAD's candidate for the top post Parkash Singh Badal said he was confident of his coalition's winnability. - Sonia Gandhi to lay foundation stone of rail coach factory in Rae Bareli
New Delhi, Feb 13: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit her constituency Rae Bareli today to lay the foundation stone of a Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Lalganj area.The UPA chairperson is expected to be accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi, MP from Amethi. - Polling begins in Punjab
Chandigarh, Feb 13: Polling in one of the most bitterly-fought elections to Punjab Assembly began this morning under overcast conditions, creating fear among politicos that it may mar the voter turnout.The voting for the high profile Amritsar Lok Sabha bypolls, from where former cricketer and BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is contesting, also began this morning. - Hussain paintings case: DCP summoned for tardy investigation
New Delhi, Feb 12: A Delhi court today summoned a Delhi Police Deputy Commissioner (DCP) for failing to file it's final investigation report in a complaint against the noted painter M F Husain for allegedly portraying Hindu gods and godesses in an indecent manner in his works and hurting religious feelings.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kamini Lau summmoned the DCP, New Delhi on February 19 to explain why the investigation could not be completed despite the two opportunities given to the Delhi Police to file it's final report.
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