Home arrow Asia arrow India arrow India news




Welcome to India

India mixes ancient civilizations, fascinating religions, 22 official languages and over 200 other languages and dialects, monuments and cultures with modern technology, economy, and media.




Latest news from India


Geelani calls for boycott of local body polls in Kashmir Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a boycott of village and urban local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir due to be held next month.
Read more...
 
Pakistani boy, who strayed into India in a cross-border train, returns Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Thirteen-year-old Atiq Ahmad was reunited with his family on Friday after he was deported back to Pakistan through Wagah Border, within hours of his release from Hoshiarpur.
Read more...
 
Fate of Kochi IT park project hangs in balance Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The fate of the proposed Rs.1,500 crore IT park in Kochi to be built by Dubai-based developer Smart City Dubai will be decided at a board of directors meeting later this month.
Read more...
 
Maoists start killing dogs in Jharkhand, Bengal Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Carcasses of killed dogs have been found in the jungle areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal, triggering anger among animal lovers who say the Maoists are killing dogs to prevent them from barking and alerting security forces.
Read more...
 
Commonwealth Boxing Championships begin in New Delhi Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships got underway here on Friday.
Read more...
 
US Congress told of unholy LET-ISI nexus Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Majority of think tanks and experts have informed the US Congress of the close coordination between the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the Inter Services Intelligence organization of Pakistan in promoting Islamic militancy in south Asia.
Read more...
 
Vidya Balan is brand ambassador for sleep awareness month Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Scintillating Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has a new role - that of brand ambassador for the sleep awareness month of March. The awareness month aims to sensitise people about sleep disorders, the symptoms of which are often ignored but are nevertheless a serious health condition.
Read more...
 
'Hide&Seek' - This whodunit in mall works Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Film: 'Hide & Seek'; Cast: Purab Kohli, Arjan Bajwa, Mrinalini Sharma, Samir Kochhar, Amruta Patki, Ayaz Khan; Director: Shawn Arranha; Rating: ** 1/2
Read more...
 
Youth helpline rings non-stop Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Students so depressed that they want to commit suicide, hapless teachers at a loss to comfort pupils, harried parents...Calls have been pouring in at the Delhi government's Yuva counselling helpline for the past month thanks to the Class 10 and 12 board exams.
Read more...
 
Tearful memorial service for Gurshan held in Melbourne, body to be flown back to India Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Three-year-old Indian toddler Gurshan Singh's memorial service was held on Saturday at a funeral chapel in Thomastown, Melbourne.
Read more...
 
Gujarat legal eagles protest apex court decision on assets Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
A group of Gujarat legal luminaries has criticised the Supreme Court's decision to appeal the Delhi High Court judgement on the disclosure of assets of judges and formed a panel to decide the future course of action and mobilise public opinion.
Read more...
 
Fake currency notes of Rs.2.48 crore recovered Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Fake currency notes of Rs.2.48 crore were recovered from a train in Uttar Pradesh's Chanduali district, a railway official said Saturday.
Read more...
 
Former mayor held for allegedly duping daughter-in-law Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Former Agra mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kishori Lal Mahaur has been arrested following a complaint from his widowed daughter-in-law who accused him of duping her of property, police said Saturday.
Read more...
 
Gujarat gets two new RTI commissioners Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
The Gujarat State Information Commission (GSIC), which was functioning only with a chief information commissioner so far, has got two new information commissioners following the high court's intervention.
Read more...
 
Four injured in refrigerator blast Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Four members of a family, including two children, were injured early Saturday when the compressor of their refrigerator exploded in their home in east Delhi's Shahdara area.
Read more...
 
BJD MP wants to cycle to parliament Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Eager to do his bit to save the environment, a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP has asked Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar for permission to come to parliament on a bicycle.
Read more...
 
Manmohan Singh to inaugurate new TN Assembly complex today Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Rs.425 crore new Tamil Nadu Assembly complex in Chennai this evening.
Read more...
 
Yuvraj, VRV Singh breach security in Chandigarh Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
Local lad and star Kings XI Punjab player Yuvraj Singh is again in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Read more...
 
More women in parliament will change face of Indian politics Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
In an inclusive democracy, political power is perhaps the strongest tool to eradicate all forms of inequality. The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha has brought forward some interesting scenarios for the Indian polity. This struggle for political rights by women's groups has been the longest in the history of independent India as the proposed constitution amendment bill ha...
Read more...
 
Bollywood rediscovers a potent tool - the press kit Print E-mail
Saturday, 13 March 2010
A calendar, playing cards, a diary, a tabloid - what have all these got in common? They are all innovative Bollywood film press kits not only meant to give information but also create recall value.
Read more...
 
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>

Results 181 - 200 of 19035