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  • air india cancels 14 flights as stir by pilots continues

    Air India Cancels 14 Flights As Stir By Pilots Continues

    September 28, 2009 3:14 IST

    Air India on Monday cancelled 14 flights from the national capital as a section of the agitating executive pilots refused to accept the management's proposal to set up a committee to look into their grievances

  • ravana effigy burnt in srinagar after gap of 22 years

    Ravana Effigy Burnt In Srinagar After Gap Of 22 Years

    September 28, 2009 2:06 IST

    Several thousand  Kashmiri Pandits on Monday celebrated Dussehra at the SRTC ground in Srinagar after a gap of 22 long years.  The last Dussehra was celebrated in 1987 in Srinagar's Iqbal Park.  Effigies of Ravana,

  • talks between air india management pilots fail

    Talks Between Air India Management, Pilots Fail

    September 28, 2009 1:31 IST

    The talks between the agitating executive pilots and the Air India management on Monday  failed with pilots claiming that the airlines had refused to withdraw the cut in Productivity-linked Incentives.  Air India Chairman and Managing

  • india not prepared to face china says rss chief

    India Not Prepared To Face China, Says RSS Chief

    September 28, 2009 1:37 IST

    India is not adequately prepared in the event of any hostility with China and should take effective steps to secure its border, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said in Nagpur on Sunday.  Addressing his first Dussehra

  • shopian case doc sent fictitious slides for forensic lab

    Shopian Case: Doc Sent Fictitious Slides For Forensic Lab

    September 27, 2009 11:30 IST

    In a new twist to the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian, a doctor who prepared the vaginal slides of the victims has told the CBI that no samples from the duo

  • swami ramdev acquires scottish island for wellness retreat

    Swami Ramdev Acquires Scottish Island For Wellness Retreat

    September 27, 2009 7:39 IST

    It's nothing quite like the buyout of Anglo firms by the Tatas, but iconic yoga guru 'Swami' Ramdev has acquired a Scottish isle for about two million pounds to set up a wellness retreat. The

  • cruise on ganga from kolkata to varanasi from monday

    Cruise On Ganga From Kolkata To Varanasi From Monday

    September 27, 2009 9:03 IST

    Tourists will now be able to revisit the country's colonial past from Kolkata to Varanasi through the 1,280 km cruise on the River Ganga with the West Bengal Tourism launching the service from Monday. "This is

  • take your grandparents to hotel and get a discount

    Take Your Grandparents To Hotel And Get A Discount!

    September 27, 2009 6:44 IST

    Take grandparents out for a dinner and get a discount on your bill -- this could soon be a reality if hotels across the country accept an appeal of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants

  • ai cancels 13 flights as pilots agitation enters second day

    AI Cancels 13 Flights As Pilots' Agitation Enters Second Day

    September 27, 2009 3:53 IST

    As the agitation by Air India's executive pilots entered the second day, the airlines on Sunday cancelled around 13 morning flights, including six international ones, originating from in New delhi. Seven domestic flights to Kolkata,

  • tharoor to carry on tweeting

    Tharoor To Carry On Tweeting

    September 26, 2009 12:02 IST

    His tweets on a social networking website might have got him into trouble but Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has refused to stop tweeting.  Describing tweeting as "an innovative medium of communication",

  • establishing identity a cellphone call away says nilekani

    Establishing Identity A Cellphone Call Away, Says Nilekani

    September 26, 2009 11:31 IST

    Establishing the identity of any person would be a cellphone call away once the ambitious Unique Identity Project (UIP) becomes operational, perhaps making it the first such initiative across the world. The UIP, which aims

  • sukhram s appeal referred to high court divisional bench

    Sukhram's Appeal Referred To High Court Divisional Bench

    September 26, 2009 10:39 IST

    The fate of former Union Communications Minister Sukhram in a telecom scam case remained undecided as a single judge bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday referred his appeal against the conviction and three

  • key hawala operator nirmal jain booked by ed

    Key Hawala Operator Nirmal Jain Booked By ED

    September 26, 2009 10:12 IST

    Nirmal Jain, an Indian hawala trader accused of terror financing by Homeland Security of the US, was on Friday booked by Enforcement Directorate for running a hawala operation to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore.

  • iaf strengthening air defence radars along lac with china

    IAF strengthening air defence radars along LAC with China

    September 26, 2009 10:08 IST

    The Indian Air Force (IAF) is strengthening its air defence in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China by putting in place a series of special mountain and light-weight radars. Western Air

  • gurgaon police kill two criminals in shootout at maruti gm

    Gurgaon Police Kill Two Criminals In Shootout At Maruti GM's House

    September 26, 2009 7:04 IST

    The Gurgaon police in a two-hour long operation on Friday night shot dead two criminals in the upmarket C-Block of Palam Vihar, while three other criminals escaped in the dark, police said. Twenty two rounds

  • no economic crisis in india says pm

    No Economic Crisis In India, Says PM

    September 26, 2009 3:35 IST

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in Pittsburgh that there is no economic crisis in India.  "There is no economic crisis in India. It is certainly true that as a sequel to the global economic crisis

  • ai says operations unaffected despite pilots agitation

    AI Says Operations Unaffected Despite Pilots' Agitation

    September 26, 2009 1:39 IST

    National air-carrier Air India on Saturday in Mumbai said that its operations were unaffected despite a section of its executive pilots launching an agitation since Friday night. "Our operations have not been affected," Air India's

  • icpa extends moral support to agitating ai pilots

    ICPA Extends 'Moral' Support To Agitating AI Pilots

    September 26, 2009 2:43 IST

    Extending "moral" support to the agitating executive pilots, non-executive pilots of Air India on Saturday in New Delhi said they are in "non-cooperation with the company" and will not be flexible to report for work

  • water on moon detected by india s own mip says isro chief

    Water On Moon Detected By India's Own MIP, Says ISRO Chief Nair

    September 25, 2009 3:39 IST

    The presence of water on lunar surface was detected by India's own Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on Chandrayaan-I, a finding confirmed by US space agency NASA which also had an instrument onboard the craft, ISRO

  • delhi metro to run upto noida by december

    Delhi Metro To Run Upto Noida By December

    September 25, 2009 3:38 IST

    Residents of Noida and East Delhi will have to wait for some more time for the Metro trains as DMRC said on Friday that these areas will be able to enjoy the comforts of the

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