Monday, March 31, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Sandhya Mridul oozes oomph at Lakme Fashion Week

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 02:01 AM CDT

Bollywood actor Sandhya Mridul created a flutter at the Lakme Fashion Week as she swayed and oozed oomph on the ramp in an outfit designed by Priya Kataria Puri.

Clashes as farmer leader allegedly abuses Mayawati

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 09:00 AM CDT

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 Tikait for allegedly abusing Chief Minister Mayawati.

Bihar bureaucrat gets flak for calling journalists brokers

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 02:02 AM CDT

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre has stirred up a controversy by alleging that some journalists in the state act as brokers.

Yash Chopra, Shah Rukh, Kareena win top 'Apsara' trophies

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 06:33 AM CDT

Film and Television Producers' Guild of India (FTPGI) honoured veteran Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra with its top award for 'outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema'.

Anil Kapoor playing game show host in 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 02:30 AM CDT

Fresh from the success of Anees Bazmi's 'Welcome', Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor has taken a cultural leap into British director Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire'. He plays a game show host in the movie.

Indian stocks open in the red

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 12:32 AM CDT

The Indian equities market opened in the red Monday, tracking its Asian peers.

Women's hockey team analyses videos to know rivals

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 12:31 AM CDT

With not many international events coming their way in the run up to the Olympic qualifiers in Kazan, Russia, the Indian women's hockey team is relying heavily on the video analysis of their formidable opponents to ensure a berth in the Beijing Games.

More bad than good in Uttarakhand camping, river rafting?

Posted: 30 Mar 2008 10:30 PM CDT

River rafting and camping along the Ganga in Uttarakhand is leaving behind a trail of negative socio-cultural impacts, cautions a study on the subject.

Sonia takes on BSP government in Uttar Pradesh

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 06:33 AM CDT

Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched a broadside against Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Monday and brought son Rahul into the picture too as she exhorted her party to launch an agitation and said he too would go to jail if required.

Film industry loses Rs.160 billion to pirates annually

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 04:32 AM CDT

The Indian entertainment industry may be worth Rs.500 billion, but the movie segment loses Rs.160 billion annually to piracy.

Tata Motors to invest Rs.60 billion in Pune facilities

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 07:01 AM CDT

Tata Motors will invest Rs.60 billion in its existing plants in Pune for setting up vehicle testing facilities in the next four to five years, the company announced here Monday after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government.

Himesh records his career's 75th song

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 02:30 AM CDT

Composer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya, who debuted with as a crooner with 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' in 2005, has recorded 75 songs in just a record time.

Triple century to boost Sehwag's comeback in ODIs

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 07:00 AM CDT

Virender Sehwag's triple century in Chennai Test must have boosted his confidence, but the swashbuckling opener feels that there is still some mental block, when it comes to one-day games.

Technology, banking stocks under pressure in India

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 02:03 AM CDT

The Indian equities market opened in the red Monday, tracking its global peers. In initial trade, technology and banking counters witnessed selling pressure.

Priety Zinta unveils Mohali IPL team

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:31 PM CDT

In the end, not even a last minute change of venue for the launch could hold them back. The Mohali team of Indian Premier League (IPL), owned by Bollywood actress Priety Zinta and her industrialist boyfriend Ness Wadia, was launched at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Monday evening.

Akhsay roped in as brand ambassador for Delhi Daredevils

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 03:30 AM CDT

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar signed on as the brand ambassador for Indian Premier League's (IPL) Delhi Daredevils team here Monday.

Mahindra and Mahindra to put Rs.15 bn more in Chakan project

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 03:31 AM CDT

Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M and amp;M) will be investing an additional Rs.15 billion in the development of the Chakan Greenfield automotive production project coming up near Pune.

Recruit more youth, women, CPI-M tells cadre

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:00 AM CDT

Worried about its fading popularity among the youth and educated, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has asked its activists to focus on inducting more youngsters, women, Scheduled Castes and Tribes, and Muslims into its cadre.

F-Secure predicts million viruses by end of 2008

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 07:37 AM CDT

More mobile virus to see

Reliving history amid almond blossoms in Kashmir

Posted: 30 Mar 2008 10:30 PM CDT

As almond branches laden with purple white flowers spread their faint fragrance, Kashmiris are trying to relive history in this city's Badam Wari or almond garden.

Sonia hits out at opposition in impressive Hindi

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Speaking in chaste Hindi in this Uttar Pradesh city, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday lashed out at the opposition parties, describing them as 'Ek hi thali ke chatte batte' (two sides of the same plate) and 'Ganga gaye Gangadas, Jamuna gaye Jamunadas' (changing colours like a chameleon).

Government being asked to allow drinks on domestic flights

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Domestically produced wine and beer may soon be served on Indian flights. The government is under pressure from the airline operators as well as politicians to permit serving of alcoholic drinks on domestic flights, a top aviation official said Monday.

Sports Schedule for March 31 2008

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 01:00 AM CDT

Following is the Sports Schedule for March 31, 2008

Huge iron ore, coal, bauxite stocks found in Chhattisgarh

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 04:32 AM CDT

Mining officials Monday said they have found massive fresh stocks of iron ore, coal and bauxite in Chhattisgarh.

Goa's feni may get geographical indication status

Posted: 31 Mar 2008 06:33 AM CDT

The Goa government and feni manufacturers are intensifying their efforts to get geographical indication (GI) status for the liquor brewed locally from cashew apple and coconut tree sap.

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