Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Top UN official fails to meet Tamil, Muslim parties

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 09:02 AM CST

A top UN official who was in Sri Lanka to study the worsening ethnic conflict in the island went back Tuesday without meeting leaders of the Tamil and Muslim minorities.

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 01:31 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 01:30 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:02 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 02:01 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Lalu Prasad begins presenting his fifth rail budget

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 01:32 AM CST

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad began presenting his fifth budget for his ministry in the Lok Sabha at noon Tuesday amid initial protests by opposition members from Karnataka over some remarks by the minister earlier.

Lalu Prasad set to present his fifth rail budget

Posted: 25 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is all set to present his fifth budget for his ministry at noon Tuesday amid expectations that passengers may be spared fare hikes and freight rates rationalised further.

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 01:31 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:31 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 02:00 AM CST

Following are the highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad:

'Jodhaa Akbar' picking up at the box office

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST

UTV and Ashutosh Gowariker have good reason to feel happy. The box-office performance of their co-production, 'Jodhaa Akbar', is improving slightly, especially in Mumbai, in the second week since its release.

Indian Railways to have 53 new trains

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 07:31 AM CST

There will be 53 new trains coming fiscal starting April, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, adding that 11 trains will run more frequently and 16 trains will be extended to include more destinations.

Pfizer introduces antismoking drug in India

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 06:33 AM CST

City-based $172-million Pfizer India Ltd, part of US pharmaceutical multinational Pfizer Inc, Tuesday launched the Varenicline prescription drug in India that helps smokers to kick their nicotine addiction.

Orissa university closed after violence over gang rape

Posted: 25 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST

A university in Orissa has been closed indefinitely following violent protests by students over the alleged gang rape of a student, officials said Tuesday. Four suspects have been arrested in this connection.

Central minister Dasari Narayan Rao's son kidnapped

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 12:00 PM CST

The son of Union Minister of State for Coal and well-known film producer Dasari Narayana Rao was allegedly kidnapped by some unidentified people Tuesday evening.

Infosys to develop IT-enabled application for agriculture

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:03 AM CST

Software major Infosys Technologies Ltd has partnered with ACDI/VOCA, a non-profit international development organisation, to develop an information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled application to improve the agro supply chain in India.

Legendary singer Mukesh's wife passes away

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST

The legendary singer Mukesh's wife Saral is dead.

Lok Sabha adjourned over farmer suicides

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST

There was trouble in the Lok Sabha Tuesday, the day of the rail budget, with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourning the house till 12 after MPs from various parties raised the issue of suicides by farmers.

Shekhar not surprised by costumes Oscar for 'The Golden Age'

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 01:30 AM CST

Shekhar Kapur wasn't surprised in the least when his film 'The Golden Age' got the Oscar for best costumes. However, the acclaimed director says that he wasn't really expecting Cate Blanchett to get an Academy Award for the film because the jury doesn't have the time to see 'subtle nuances'.

Opposition disrupts rail budget presentation

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:01 AM CST

Opposition MPs disrupted the presentation of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's rail budget over allocation of new trains and then many of them walked out even as he continued reading his report.

Reliance Energy to consider buyback of shares

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 04:02 AM CST

Anil Ambani promoted Reliance Energy Tuesday said its board will consider buying back the company's shares at a meeting to be held March 5.

Tata Communications to expand network services to China

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 09:30 AM CST

Telecom firm Tata Communications Ltd (TCL) said Tuesday that it has formed a partnership for network services with a Chinese company to offer increased connectivity to its Indian and global customers.

Court clears 'Jodhaa Akbar' for screening in Madhya Pradesh

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodhaa Akbar' will be screened once again in Madhya Pradesh after its producers UTV Motion Pictures won a case against the ban in the state's high court Tuesday.

Airtel to lay undersea cable linking Asia, US

Posted: 26 Feb 2008 09:03 AM CST

Bharti Airtel, India's leading telecom service provider, along with a global consortium Tuesday announced it would set up a high-bandwidth undersea cable linking Asia with the US at a cost of about $300 million.

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