Govt pushes for Gujarat's IT solution to check illegal mining Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:16 AM PDT They may not see eye to eye politically but UPA government it seems is looking towards opposition ruled states for administrative best practices.   |
Barack Obama's jobs plan aimed at voters, not debt talks Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:08 PM PDT President Barack Obama's call for new job-creation measures won't make it easier to reach a budget-cutting deal with Republicans in Congress, but it could make it easier for him to win reelection next year.   |
Online retail industry to touch Rs 7,000 crore by 2015 Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:44 PM PDT The online retail industry in India is likely to be worth Rs 7,000-crore by 2015 due to easy availability of broadband services and increasing internet penetration, according to industry body ASSOCHAM.   |
134th Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath begins in Ahmedabad Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:02 PM PDT The 134th Rathyatra of Lord Jagannath began here on Sunday morning from the 400-year-old Jagannath temple in Jamalpur area amidst tight security as devotees jostled to have the first glimpse of the deity.   |
Nearly 2000 allottees may lose land in Delhi industrial areas Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT The Delhi Government may soon cancel land allotment to nearly 2,000 entrepreneurs in various city industrial estates for failing to set up factories years after they were given the plots.   |
Rescuers rush to reach 40 trapped Chinese miners Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:12 PM PDT A buildup of volatile gas hampered rescue efforts in one Chinese coal mine and high levels of water slowed them in another as emergency crews raced to reach 40 miners trapped Sunday for a second day.   |
No of drug users shoots up 33 times in ten years in Meghalaya Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:28 PM PDT Drug abuse has emerged as a serious problem in Meghalaya, with the number of users increasing 33 times in the last ten years, according to a survey.   |
Edgy Thailand votes, braces for further turmoil Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:13 PM PDT Thailand votes on Sunday in a general election that could trigger a new crisis after six years of turmoil centred on a man revered by the poor and living in luxury, and exile, in the Middle East.   |
Hillary Clinton urges Gaddafi to deliver democracy not threats Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT US secretary of state Hillary Clinton demanded that Muammar Gaddafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks unless Nato halts its air war.   |
Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: Report Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:48 PM PDT Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to a report in the Sunday Times newspaper.   |
New Greek bailout could be finalised by autumn: Berlin Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:17 PM PDT A new bailout for Greece could be finalsed by the autumn, before the payment of the next scheduled tranche of the first bailout, Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schauble said on Saturday.   |
Attackers shoot and kill peacekeeper in Darfur: UN Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:55 PM PDT The international peacekeeping mission in the troubled Darfur region says one of its members was killed when assailants opened fire on a UN vehicle.   |
Yemen Republican Guards killed in clashes with anti-regime gunmen Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:57 AM PDT Four Yemeni Republican Guards were killed in clashes with anti-regime gunmen in Taez on Saturday, witnesses and tribal sources said, as 79 people were referred to court over a March massacre in the capital.   |
Strauss-Kahn spends first full day free of house arrest Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:26 AM PDT Strauss-Kahn quickly took advantage of his newfound freedom, dining with his wife and another couple at an upscale Italian restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side.   |
Strauss-Kahn spends first full day free of house arrest Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:26 AM PDT Strauss-Kahn quickly took advantage of his newfound freedom, dining with his wife and another couple at an upscale Italian restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side.   |
No green nod for mining in Niyamgiri forests: Environment Ministry Posted: 02 Jul 2011 07:35 AM PDT Union Environment Ministry today made it clear that no green nod has been given to Orissa Mining Corporation to mine bauxite in the sensitive Niyamgiri Reserve Forests in the state and the status quo remains.   |
15 years for kidnapper of British journalist Richard Butler in Iraq Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:49 AM PDT An Iraqi court handed down a 15-year jail term on Saturday to a man it convicted of taking part in the abduction of a British journalist in 2008, a judiciary spokesman said.   |
Northern Railway suspends employee for Rajdhani rollback Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:14 AM PDT A Northern Railway employee was suspended in connection with yesterday's incident at New Delhi station where a Rajdhani train rolled back a few metres before coming to a halt.   |
Former Union minister Chaturanan Mishra passes away Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:16 AM PDT Former Union minister and senior CPI leader Chaturanan Mishra today passed away following prolonged illness.   |
Anand Vihar-Vaishali metro line inauguration may get delayed Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:11 AM PDT Inauguration of Anand Vihar-Vaishali metro line which was scheduled for July 9 could be delayed owing to chief minister Mayawati's unavailability, a Ghaziabad Development Authority official said.   |
Defiant Muammar Gaddafi threatens attacks in Europe Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:03 AM PDT A defiant Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to carry out attacks in Europe against "homes, offices, families," unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in Libya.   |
Emirate flight lands safely after technical snag Posted: 01 Jul 2011 10:38 PM PDT A Dubai-Kochi Emirate flight carrying 270 passengers and crew landed safely at the airport here after a technical problem.   |
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