Friday, March 14, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Billionaire lists are like maya: Mukesh Ambani

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 03:32 AM CDT

Soon after Forbes named him India's richest resident, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani Friday warned that such billionaires' lists were deceptive, while drawing a parallel with maya of Indian philosophy.

Sonia Gandhi begins Andhra visit amid shutdown, protest

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi began her day-long visit to Andhra Pradesh Friday amid a shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maoists and a protest by the main opposition Telugu Desam Party.

Sansarpur, once India's hockey cradle, doesn't say 'chak de'!

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 12:01 AM CDT

A few young pairs of legs do not let the dust settle in this Punjab village as they try to keep hopes alive for the country's national game - hockey. But they are just a handful.

Tanisha Mukherjee loves dramatic make-up

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT

Bollywood actress Tanisha Mukherjee, who was at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) for a make-over at Salon Di Wills, said she likes dramatic make-up.

Lahore Badshahs score second consecutive victory in ICL

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 03:33 AM CDT

Lahore Badshahs registered their second consecutive victory after demolishing Hyderabad Heroes by 9 wickets in the Twenty20 tournament of Indian Cricket League (ICL) here.

Bring petrol, diesel under VAT, says leading trade body

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:01 AM CDT

The government should rationalize the tax regime for the petroleum sector by bringing key products like petrol and diesel under the Value-Added Tax (VAT) regime and, at the same time, also phase out subsidies that cause a drain on the public exchequer, said a leading trade body Friday.

Crisis-hit seafood industry seeks relief measures

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CDT

Representatives of Indian seafood exporters have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide relief measures to the seafood sector, which is hit by stiff competition from China, Vietnam and Thailand.

Pyramid Saimira inks pact with Spize TV

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:01 AM CDT

Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Britain-based Spize TV, a pan European direct-to-home (DTH) TV platform, for offering Asian content to viewers in Europe.

Three-day sexuality art festival in Mumbai

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:30 AM CDT

A three-day art festival on sexuality, 'Astitva 2008', portraying democratisation of sexuality, will be inaugurated here Saturday at the National Centre for Performing Arts.

India rules out ban on BlackBerry services

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:30 AM CDT

India will not ban the use of BlackBerry technology, top communications ministry officials assured Friday, even as Bharti group chairman Sunil B. Mittal hoped its security concerns will be addressed soon.

Foreign investment worth Rs.15 bn approved

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:01 AM CDT

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has cleared foreign investment proposals worth Rs.15.26 billion ($375 million), which includes one from the Essar Group to invest in the non-banking financial services sector.

Chandhok topples time sheets at test session in Paul Ricard Circuit

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:02 AM CDT

India's Karun Chandhok started his warm-up session for the next weekend's GP2 races in Kuala Lumpur on a perfect note by topping time sheets at the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet near Marseille, France during the two-day test session.

Intervention in IT sector, if required: Kerala minister

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:03 AM CDT

The Kerala government will intervene to improve service conditions in the IT sector if the situation so demands, Labour Minister P.K. Gurudasan informed the state assembly Friday.

Market opens in green but sheds gain during early trade

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 12:30 AM CDT

The Indian equities market Friday opened with an upward movement in line with its Asian peers but soon shed some of its gains and was trading flat.

South African scribe appeals for free Gay India'

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT

Wearing a mustard and pink sari, waistband, vermillion mark and a moustache, South African journalist Adam was the centre of attraction just before Tarun Tahiliani's show at the ongoing fashion week, as he urged India to recognise the freedom of gays.

'All cash financing for Rs.600 bn debt waiver for farmers'

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:30 AM CDT

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the grand debt waiver scheme of Rs. 600 billion ($15 billion) for an estimated 40 million farmers will be funded fully in cash with two-third disbursal in just 15 months.

UTV World Movies channel a hit with target viewers

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:00 AM CDT

UTV's international movie channel, World Movies, launched five weeks ago, has already started attracting more viewers than other English movie channels, UTV chief Ronnie Screwvala said.

Jackie Chan to release music for Tamil film 'Dasavatharam'

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CDT

The music for forthcoming Tamil film 'Dasavatharam' will be released April 2 by Hollywood actor Jackie Chan.

Boy burnt alive for coming in way of marriage possession

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT

In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old boy was killed after being set on fire for demanding compensation from members of a wedding party who were travelling in a car that hit his bicycle.

Markets make substantial recovery to end the week in green

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:00 AM CDT

Indian stock markets made a recovery and closed the day in the green Friday, raising investors' confidence with substantial buying support from key sectors, though global cues were mixed.

Sonia inaugurates Hyderabad's new airport

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 02:01 PM CDT

India's first world-class greenfield airport built in the public-private partnership at Hyderabad was inaugurated by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi here Friday.

'Jodhaa Akbar' screening in Uttar Pradesh to continue

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 03:31 AM CDT

The Supreme Court Friday gave a fresh lease of life to controversial film 'Jodhaa Akbar' in Uttar Pradesh, extending its permission to screen the film in the state.

Dhoni disappoints old college, wants to join St Xavier's

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:30 AM CDT

Indian cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's decision to pursue graduation from St Xavier's college here has disappointed teachers and students of Gossener College, where he had enrolled for a bachelor's course in commerce in 1999.

India should not delay allotting 3G spectrum: Mittal

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 02:00 PM CDT

India should not delay allotting third-generation (3G) radio frequency or spectrum to telecom operators and lose out on its business potential, Bharti Airtel chief Sunil Mittal said here Friday.

BHU to honour Manmohan Singh, Satish Gujral, Irfan Habib

Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:03 AM CDT

Benaras Hindu University (BHU) is all set to confer honorary D.Litt. degrees on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, artist Satish Gujral and historian Irfan Habib at a convocation here Saturday.

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