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  • tharoor s problems grow

    Tharoor's Problems Grow

    April 16, 2010 20:05 IST

    Trouble for beleaguered Shashi Tharoor grew on Wednesday with opposition paralysing Parliament demanding his removal and his own ministerial colleague Farooq Abdullah favouring his stepping down to protect the "honour" of the government. Congress party

  • sbi launches defence salary package for indian air force

    SBI Launches Defence Salary Package For Indian Air Force

    April 16, 2010 16:04 IST

    The State Bank of India on Friday launched a defence salary package for the Indian Air Force with an array of concessional services such as zero balance accounts, interest rate concessions on loans, preferential allotment

  • govt bans sms for post paid mobile users in j k

    Govt Bans SMS For Post-Paid Mobile Users In J&K

    April 16, 2010 15:56 IST

    The government on Friday banned short message service (SMS) for post-paid subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir while restricting the facility for pre-paid users from midnight tonight due to security concerns. The Department of Telecom has

  • full text of shashi tharoor s statement in lok sabha

    Full Text Of Shashi Tharoor's Statement In Lok Sabha

    April 16, 2010 15:15 IST

    Following is the full statement made by Minister of state for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor In Lok Sabha : “Madam Speaker, I am grateful to you for the opportunity to set the record straight on

  • shooter misses flight to world cup due to chinese stapled

    Shooter Misses Flight To World Cup Due To Chinese Stapled Visa

    April 16, 2010 12:54 IST

    Commonwealth Games gold medallist shooter Pemba Tamang was stopped by immigration officials in Mumbai from boarding a flight to Beijing as his passport had the "invalid" stapled visa, which China issues to the Indians from

  • kudko murder case transferred a day before judgement

    Kudko Murder Case Transferred, A Day Before Judgement

    April 16, 2010 12:50 IST

    The Kudko murder case in which Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren is the lone accused has been transferred to another court, a day before its judgement was to be delivered.  The First Additional District Sessions

  • volcano ash forces change in pm s aircraft route

    Volcano Ash Forces Change In PM's Aircraft Route

    April 16, 2010 12:47 IST

    Flying ash from Iceland's erupting volcano has forced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special aircraft to change its planned route and now he will return to home via Johannesburg in South Africa. Singh, who is currently

  • tharoor tells parliament i neither invested nor received a

    Tharoor Tells Parliament, I Neither Invested Nor Received A Penny

    April 16, 2010 21:37 IST

    Embattled minister of state Shashi Tharoor on Friday rejected Opposition demands for his resignation by asserting that the allegations against him on the IPL issue were "baseless, ill-founded and ill-motivated". "The real motive behind the

  • ash clouds in europe many west bound indian flights

    Ash Clouds In Europe: Many West-Bound Indian Flights Cancelled

    April 16, 2010 14:14 IST

    All long-haul flights between India and Britain, the US, Canada as well as some other European cities were cancelled or indefinitely delayed today as airspace remained closed over several North European airports due to drifting

  • sunanda gets mother of all sweetheart deals

    Sunanda Gets Mother Of All Sweetheart Deals

    April 16, 2010 9:23 IST

    Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's partner, Sunanda Pushkar, has a deal with the Kochi IPL team which is the mother of all sweetheart deals — arguably unprecedented in corporate India, says

  • ndma warns soil at mayapuri could be contaminated

    NDMA Warns Soil At Mayapuri Could Be Contaminated

    April 16, 2010 9:19 IST

    The Mayapuri radiation scare refuses to die down. Even as experts from BARC claimed that no "new sources" of radioactive cobalt-60 were found in the market on Thursday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) sent

  • i t says lalit modi may be called for questioning

    I-T Says, Lalit Modi May Be Called For Questioning

    April 16, 2010 19:42 IST

    After an overnight operation at the BCCI headquarters and the offices of IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, the Income Tax department may now call him for further questioning with regard to the bidding process for the

  • i wasn t marrying a pakistani i was marrying a person says

    I Wasn't Marrying A Pakistani, I Was Marrying A Person, Says Sania

    April 17, 2010 15:34 IST

    "I wasn't marrying a Pakistani. I was marrying a person I liked and he was marrying a person." This was how Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza responded in her  media interaction four days after she

  • uk airspace closed all flights cancelled today

    UK Airspace Closed; All Flights Cancelled Today

    April 15, 2010 20:46 IST

    Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways on Thursday  cancelled their flights to London as airspace was closed over several North European airports due to drifting ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. However, Air India operated

  • sebi moves court over jurisdiction on ulip schemes

    SEBI Moves Court Over Jurisdiction On ULIP Schemes

    April 15, 2010 20:29 IST

    In the face of insurance regulator IRDA's decision of moving court to challenge a ban on Unit Linked Insurance Products imposed by it, market watchdog SEBI today moved the Supreme Court and some High Courts

  • pm discusses border dispute with chinese president

    PM Discusses Border Dispute With Chinese President

    April 15, 2010 19:51 IST

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday  met Chinese President Hu Jintao and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral issues, particularly trade and investments. Singh met Hu in the Brazilian capital on the sidelines of the

  • it officials visit ipl hq for inquiry

    IT Officials Visit IPL HQ For Inquiry

    April 15, 2010 20:47 IST

    A special team of the Income Tax Department on Thursday  visited the headquarters of the cash-rich T20 Indian Premiere League(IPL) in connection with an inquiry into financial details and share holding patterns of all the

  • tharoor meets sonia gets respite oppn to raise issue

    Tharoor Meets Sonia, Gets Respite, Oppn To Raise Issue

    April 15, 2010 21:47 IST

    Shashi Tharoor, the man at the centre of a political storm over the IPL Kochi franchise, may get some reprieve from the Congress party but the Opposition gunning for his removal is in no mood

  • india s first indigenous cryogenic rocket mission fails

    India's First Indigenous Cryogenic Rocket Mission Fails

    April 15, 2010 20:50 IST

    Indian space engineers lost contact with a rocket showcasing new indigenously built booster technology on Thursday soon after launch, in a major blow to the country's space ambitions.The launch of the first India-made rocket powered

  • narendra modi under attack from ipl kochi franchisee

    Narendra Modi Under Attack From IPL Kochi Franchisee

    April 15, 2010 21:41 IST

    The IPL Kochi controversy deepened on Thursday amid allegations that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and IPL Commisioner Lalit Modi had come together to get a new team for Ahmedabad.  Bringing Narendra Modi in the

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