Britain chooses India to introduce new visa regime
March 31st, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Britain will launch a new points-based visa regime Tuesday for professionals and highly-skilled people from India wishing to migrate to that country. India will become the first ... Read more...
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Court dismisses Uttar Pradesh plea against Bachchan
March 31st, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan Monday got a reprieve from the Supreme Court when it dismissed a Uttar Pradesh government plea to prosecute him on charges of forgery ... Read more...
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Bhaichung refuses to join Olympic torch relay
March 31st, 2008 - 9:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) To express solidarity with the Tibetan struggle for freedom, India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has declined to be a part of the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch relay ... Read more...
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Chinese court re-tries man, reduces sentence
March 31st, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Guangzhou (China), March 31 (Xinhua) A south China court Monday commuted the life sentence given to a migrant worker who took 175,000 yuan ($24,400) from a faulty ATM, to five years in ... Read more...
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Enough food stock buffer to meet needs: FCI
March 31st, 2008 - 9:28 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With inflation in India on the rise and fears growing over possible food shortage, an official agency Monday said enough buffer stocks will be bought to be ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to reintroduce division system
March 31st, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 31 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday said it would restore the divisional commissioner system in the state that the previous Congress government abolished in November 2002. "The state cabinet has ... Read more...
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Oberoi to expand Trident Hotel brand overseas
March 31st, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Oberoi Group will re-brand its Trident Hilton chain of boutique hotels as Trident hotels and expand the brand in India and abroad, said chairman P.R.S. Oberoi here ... Read more...
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Protests in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu over water supply project
March 31st, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by admin
(Lead, Changing Dateline)Bangalore/ Hogenekkal (Tamil Nadu), March 31 (IANS) Screening of Tamil films was stopped in several Bangalore theatres Monday as activists of a Tamil Nadu political party staged protests in Hogenekkal, ... Read more...
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Deccan adds 18 new flights in summer schedule
March 31st, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Low-cost carrier Deccan has added 18 new flights as part of its 2008 summer schedule, the company said Monday. The airline has also added a new destination - ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka offering overseas jobs to Tamil rebels
March 31st, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Colombo, March 31 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government said Monday it was contemplating offering overseas jobs to Tamil Tiger rebels who surrendered to the authorities. Keheliya Rambukwella, defence spokesman and minister of ... Read more...
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Sehwag 12th in the ICC test batsmen’s ranking
March 31st, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 31 (IANS) A brilliant 319 against South Africa in the first Test match last week propelled India's Virender Sehwag to 12th place in the Test batsmen's rankings released by the ... Read more...
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UAE largest projects market in Gulf
March 31st, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 31 (IANS) United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the largest real estate projects market in the Gulf with 37 percent of some $2 trillion investment in the region, according to a ... Read more...
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Arms dealer Nanda’s bail plea decision Friday
March 31st, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A city court Monday reserved till Friday its order on the bail plea of arms dealer Suresh Nanda and his son Sanjeev, arrested for allegedly trying to ... Read more...
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Illegal travel to India lands Sri Lankans in trouble
March 31st, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) Two Sri Lankans were arrested and another four including a woman detained for questioning Monday off the Rameshwaram coast in Tamil Nadu for trying to enter India illegally, ... Read more...
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Clashes as farmer leader allegedly abuses Mayawati
March 31st, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by admin
By Ritu Sharma
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh), March 31 (IANS) Hundreds of farmers clashed with the police here in Uttar Pradesh Monday after the authorities launched a house-to-house hunt for farmer leader Mahendra Singh ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh ticked off for arming Salwa Judum cadre
March 31st, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Saying that maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the administration, the Supreme Court Monday ticked off the Chhattisgarh government for arming tribals to form the ... Read more...
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India extends disputed export incentive scheme
March 31st, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A popular export incentive scheme in India, challenged at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been given another extension, as the commerce ministry is yet to finalise ... Read more...
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Government urged to slash olive oil import duty
March 31st, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Indian Olive Association (IOA) has regretted that its appeal to the central government to abolish the import duty on olive oil has been ignored though tariffs ... Read more...
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Mulayam rules out truck with Congress
March 31st, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
Kochi, March 31 (IANS) A day after the Congress indicated it is not averse to aligning with his party in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Monday ruled out any ... Read more...
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Turkish army chief on maiden India visit
March 31st, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Global terrorism and UN peacekeeping missions featured prominently during talks here Monday between the Indian Army chief, Gen. Deepak Kapoor, and his visiting Turkish counterpart Gen. Mehmet ... Read more...
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Bharathiar University to have Confucius Centre
March 31st, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin
Coimbatore, March 31 (IANS) The Bharathiar University in Tamil Nadu has announced it will set up a research centre in May for Indian students to study Chinese culture. The university, based in ... Read more...
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Air India begins direct Bangalore-Dubai flight
March 31st, 2008 - 8:24 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, March 31 (IANS) State-run national carrier Air India (AI) Monday began a direct service from Bangalore to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the growing demand for flights ... Read more...
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China to continue with tight monetary policy
March 31st, 2008 - 8:21 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 31 (Xinhua) China's central bank said Monday it would continue with tight monetary policy to adjust to changes in the domestic and world economies. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) ... Read more...
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Relatives say Heath Ledger fathered love child
March 31st, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Sydney, March 31 (DPA) Relatives of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger said he may have fathered a secret love child when he was 17, the Daily Telegraph newspaper said Monday. Ledger, 28, was ... Read more...
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South Africa fined for slow over-rate
March 31st, 2008 - 8:19 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 31 (IANS) South Africa were fined for a slow over-rate during its drawn first Test against India in Chennai. Skiper Graeme Smith was penalised 20 per cent of his match ... Read more...
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‘Australia will have to reverse ban on uranium sale to India’
March 31st, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by admin
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, March 31 (IANS) The Kevin Rudd-led Australian Labour government will be compelled to reverse its ban on uranium exports to India as one of the pillars of its foreign ... Read more...
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Maoists strike halts iron ore mining
March 31st, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by admin
Raipur, March 31 (IANS) A day-long general strike called by Maoist guerrillas Monday in Chhattisgarh halted iron ore mining and transport services, the police said. The protest in the Dandkaranya region was ... Read more...
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PM seeks global funds to fight climate change
March 31st, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The international community should consider creating financial mechanisms that will promote environment friendly technologies and technology transfer to developing countries to deal with climate change, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Sonia takes on BSP government in Uttar Pradesh
March 31st, 2008 - 8:11 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)Kanpur, March 31 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched a broadside against Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Monday and said her MP son Rahul Gandhi would go to jail if ... Read more...
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Indian Hockey Federation gets ultimatum on World Cup
March 31st, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 31 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has issued an ultimatum to the Indian Hockey Confederation in view of "inadequate preparations" for the 2010 World Cup that has been "conditionally" ... Read more...
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Powergrid to get $600 mn from World Bank
March 31st, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Power Grid Corp of India Ltd (Powergrid) signed a loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for $600 million March 28, the firm announced Monday. Powergrid chairman ... Read more...
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Scarlette’s mother flies home amid report of Goan ’scam’
March 31st, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)London, March 31 (IANS) Young Western women are being targeted in a "terrifying scam" on the beaches of Goa, a newspaper reported Monday as the mother of murdered teenager Scarlette Keeling left ... Read more...
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Powergrid signs $400 mn loan agreement with ADB
March 31st, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Power Grid Corp of India Ltd (Powergrid) has signed a loan agreement with the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $400 million, the firm said Monday. Powergrid ... Read more...
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LIC’s Kerala housing project caught in a legal tangle
March 31st, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by admin
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) An ambitious housing project in Kerala by the insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is yet to take off, tangled as it is in legal problems, over a ... Read more...
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Karat compares Tibet to separatist demands in India
March 31st, 2008 - 7:53 pm ICT by admin
Coimbatore, March 31 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Monday warned that supporting an independent Tibet would be a "great disservice" to India, which faced many separatist movements. ... Read more...
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