Monday, February 18, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Chennai Super Kings unveil logo for IPL

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 06:00 AM CST

India Cements, one of the eight franchisees of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, Monday formally unveiled the name and logo of its team, the Chennai Super Kings.

Polling opens in Pakistan's historic general election

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST

Under the eye of stringent security, doors opened to polling stations across the country Monday morning to allow Pakistanis to vote in its historic 10th general elections.

Mahindra firm to work with Italian major

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST

Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS), a part of the $6-billion Mahindra Group and provider of bullet-proof vehicles to the armed forces, said it would strategically ally with Italian firm Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS).

PM condoles death of Amar Singh's father

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday condoled the death of Harish Chandra Singh, father of Amar Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and general secretary of the Samajwadi Party.

Puducherry gets Rs.17.5 bn as plan outlay

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 10:31 AM CST

The Planning commission Monday approved Rs.17.5 billion ($440 million) as the plan outlay for Puducherry for 2008-09.

Every day with Abhishek is Valentine's Day: Aishwarya

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST

Valentine's Day didn't turn out the way Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan had hoped for, but they are not complaining. For the couple, every day is full of romance.

Biotech Crops Experience Remarkable Dozen Years of Double-Digit Growth

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 01:23 AM CST

Socio-economic benefits becoming evident among resource-poor farmers

Reliance Power demands stock market inquiry

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 02:31 AM CST

Reliance Power Ltd (RPL), promoted by the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG), has sought an inquiry by the markets regulator into the factors that resulted in a steep decline in the company's stock prices on its debut Feb 11.

France does it differently at DEFEXPO-2008

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 01:31 AM CST

With 43 companies, France is the second largest foreign exhibitor at the ongoing DEFEXPO-2008 but what singles it out is that it has taken a very different approach from its aggressive competitors at the international defence exposition.

L and amp;T bags $315-million ONGC project

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 04:02 AM CST

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L and amp;T) has won a Rs.12.5 billion ($315 million) turnkey project from state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) for construction and installation of offshore platforms at Mumbai High.

'Das Kapital' now a rarity in Red West Bengal

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 01:32 AM CST

Karl Marx's 'Das Kapital', which laid the ideological foundation for Communism, has ironically now become a rare book in communist-governed West Bengal.

Jeev jumps 10 places to 83rd spot, Randhawa 82nd in world rankings

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 06:00 AM CST

Jeev Milkha Singh may have missed out on his first title in 15 months with his second place finish in the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesian Open tournament Sunday, but he did have the consolation of moving 10 places from 93rd to the 83rd spot in the latest released world rankings here Monday.

Indian research body promotes sweet sorghum as bio-fuel

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 PM CST

India has a naturally smart crop in sorghum (called jowar in the country) that is capable of producing both food and fuel, a top scientist of the country's premier crop research organisation has said.

Tata Investment becomes arm of Tata Sons

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST

Tata Investment Corp Ltd (TICL) has become a subsidiary of Tata Sons Ltd.

India's markets watchdog gets new chief

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 09:02 AM CST

Chandrasekhar Bhaskar Bhave took over the reins as the new chief of markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Monday evening from outgoing chairman Meleveetil Damodaran.

From royal patronage to AIDS - it's Tamasha on downslide

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 12:00 AM CST

Female artistes performing in Tamasha, a theatre form popular in Maharashtra and once patronised by rulers, were earlier seen as icons of beauty. Today they have difficulty making ends meet and many of them are falling prey to AIDS.

Arshiya International to develop warehousing zones

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 07:02 AM CST

Indian supply chain management company Arshiya International Ltd (AIL) has signed a contract with the Singapore government-owned Jurong International for the development of three free trade warehousing zones (FTWZs.)

India to buy six Lockheed transport aircraft

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST

The US defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has signed a deal with the Indian government worth an estimated $1.1 billion to sell six Super Hercules C-130J military transport planes.

Mayawati meets PM, to continue support to UPA

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Monday to press for a development package for the state and came away happy with the talks, indicating that her threat to withdraw support to the government has been put on hold.

Amar Singh's father dies

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 02:31 AM CST

According to a statement issued by Amar Singh, his father was suffering from cardiac ailment and had been under treatment at a hospital for a few months. He was put on a ventilator after his blood pressure dipped Sunday night.

Canada beckons Indian exporters to its Atlantic gateway

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 04:00 AM CST

Positioning its east coast as the quickest gateway to North American markets, Canada Monday forcefully urged Indian exporters to utilise this Atlantic gateway to further their business interests.

Wife of Blueline victim kills herself

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 10:32 AM CST

A day after she lost her husband under the wheels of a Blueline bus, a 25-year-old woman hanged herself at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday evening. She leaves a one-month baby behind.

SAIL wins national junior hockey championship

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 12:30 PM CST

An extra-time golden goal by Birendra Lakra powered defending champions Steel Authority of India (SAIL) to a 4-3 win against Chandigarh Academy in the final of the 4th junior boys (under-18) National Hockey Championship here Monday.

Localisation key in Indian market: Wipro chief

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST

Wipro Chairman Azim H. Premji Monday called upon the Indian semiconductor industry to focus on localisation, supported adoption and right business models to drive products in the Indian market.

Ramco Systems launches new resource planning software

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 06:01 AM CST

Tamil Nadu-based software solution provider Ramco Systems Ltd (RSL) Monday launched a full-fledged enterprise resource planning (ERP) software service.

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