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Month later, Rathore registers complaint against attacker Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, has lodged a police complaint against Utsav Sharma, who had attacked him outside the district court complex here Feb 8.
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Women's legislative quota set to become reality Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
As the world celebrated International Women's Day, India was Monday set to give its women 33 percent seats in legislative bodies through the landmark women's reservation bill.
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Suicide attack takes out Pak Federal Investigation Agency building Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
Pakistan-based Geo TV quoted police sources as saying that a security guard intercepted a man entering the federal agency's building. The man then blew himself up, destroying the building.The blast so...
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IT cos favour enabling women to get top positions Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
hey are being employed in substantial numbers at lower and middle rungs of the corporate ladder. However, women in leadership positions in the Indian information technology industry can literally be c...
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NMDC plans to set up steel plant in Karnataka Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
Mining major National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) is planning to set up a two million tonne per annum steel plant in Karnataka, a top company official said here Monday.
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Agra music legend struggles to survive Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
One of the last exponents of the Agra Gharana of Hindustani classical music, 86-year-old Ustad Akeel Ahmad Khan is not only unwell but is also a disenchanted man. He has no government support and says this city 'honours only the dead'.
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Parliament to vote on Women s quota bill on Women s Day Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
After 14 years and three failed attempts, the Rajya Sabha will vote on Monday to begin the legislative process for enacting a law reserving a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and states legislators for...
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India's Essar to buy U.S. coal company Trinity Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
NEW DELHI -- India's multinational Essar Group said Saturday it had clinched a deal to buy U.S.-based Trinity Coal Partners for US$600 million as it seeks to secure raw materials.
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Good times back again for India's IT workers Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
“I was unemployed and it was tough, but I've got work again,” said the 26-year-old Sen, who landed a job recently with a small outsourcing company in India's high-tech hub of Bangalore. Sen is ben...
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Top Hizbul militant killed in encounter with security forces in J&K Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
JAMMU: A top Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Doda district, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, troops of Rashtriya Rifles and police launch...
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Why wives of MP babus make good insurance agents Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
The recent Income-Tax raids that led to the suspension of an IAS couple and a few officials have brought to the fore a fact that wives of government officials make very good insurance agents as long a...
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Here's a hair-raising trend, thanks to celebs! Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
If you are worried about a receding hairline, don't go into hiding. Just follow in the footsteps of Bollywood actor Salman Khan or cricketer Virender Sehwag - get your crowning glory back through a hair transplant.
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Fire in Delhi slum settlement, four dead Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
At least four people were killed when a fire gutted 350 dwellings in a slum settlement in north Delhi early Monday.
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Sensex up almost a percent in opening trade Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
A benchmark index for Indian equities opened on a firm note Monday, and was ruling almost a percent higher within minutes of the opening bell.
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One killed, 11 hurt in Mumbai stampede Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
One person was killed and at least 11 injured Monday morning in a stampede that broke out during a police recruitment drive at Kalina in north west Mumbai, police said.
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Why Lahaul Lamas pray for Minister M.S. Gill Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
Book: 'Himalayan Wonderland, Travels in Lahaul and Spiti'; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Author: Manohar Singh Gill (union sports minister); Price: Rs.599
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Will BJP repeat its electoral success in Bangalore Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
After a three-year delay, Bangaloreans are set to choose representatives to the Greater Bangalore City Corporation March 28. It will be the third major poll in Karnataka in two years.
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In Chandigarh, are traffic rules meant to be broken Print E-mail
Monday, 08 March 2010
Jumping red lights, driving without helmets and seatbelts, using mobile phones behind the wheel, they do it all. It seems many Chandigarh residents throw traffic rules out of the window, accounting for over 500 'challans' or fines every day!
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Germany, Netherlands play exhilarating draw, four teams in semis race Print E-mail
Sunday, 07 March 2010
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Staunch rivals Germany and the Netherlands played out an exciting 2-2 draw while Korea demolished Canada 9-2 to leave the two semi-final berths from pool A open till the last round of league matches.
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Mayawati too has reservations on women's quota bill Print E-mail
Sunday, 07 March 2010
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday expressed strong reservations against the women's reservation bill to be introduced in Rajya Sabha Monday.
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