Sunday, April 13, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

India urged to take the lead to end Sri Lanka conflict

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 12:32 AM CDT

Two Sri Lankan leaders - one a cabinet minister and one from the opposition - and Indian politician Vaiko have urged India to play an active role to help end the island nation's protracted ethnic conflict.

'U, Me Aur Hum' is a tender, tactile melodrama

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 05:00 AM CDT

Film: 'U, Me Aur Hum'; Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Sumeet Raghavan, Divya Dutta, Isha Sharwani and Karan Khanna; Director: Ajay Devgan: Ratings: ***1/2

Convention passe as Bollywood pegs hope on special roles

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 05:30 AM CDT

A common thread running through over-the-top comic caper 'Krazzy 4' and sombrely romantic 'U, Me Aur Hum' is the theme of mental illness.

Abhi-Ash to celebrate wedding anniversary in Miami

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:02 PM CDT

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be in Miami for their first wedding anniversary next week. Not that they planned so. 'It just happened,' says Amitabh Bachchan.

Titan Industries eyes children's watches

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 03:00 AM CDT

Following the success of its youth brand Fastrack, watch maker Titan Industries is mulling a re-entry into the children's segment.

New Bhupinder, Mitali album after seven years

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 06:31 AM CDT

Pune residents relived the golden '70s as the soothing and melodious voices of ghazal singer Bhupinder and his wife Mitali resonated at the launch function of their new album 'Chand Parosa Hai'.

IPL ticket sales yet to take off in big way

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 08:31 AM CDT

With just five days to go for its inaugural match, ticket sales for the Twenty20 cricket tournament of the multi-million-rupee Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to take off in a big way.

Scoreboard at end of third India-South Africa Test

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 07:30 AM CDT

Following is the scoreboard at the end of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday:

No power cuts in Delhi, promises government

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 08:00 AM CDT

The capital's residents and industries can look forward to a summer free of power outages as the central government has assured the city supply of 200 MW more from next month.

Kerala land survey in final stage, Tata Tea in spotlight

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 09:31 AM CDT

Even as the Poonjar royal family has moved court to get back its land which is currently on lease to Tata Tea and to Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Co (KDHPC), the Kerala government has reached the last phase of land survey at Munnar, where Tata is the biggest landholders.

Smith compliments Indian bowlers

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 10:30 AM CDT

Captain Graeme Smith has credited Indian bowlers for their fine performance and extracting the most from a pitch that had turn and awkward bounce.

IIM Lucknow will not hike fee like others

Posted: 12 Apr 2008 11:30 PM CDT

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow will not join the rest of the IIM fraternity in massively hiking course fee.

Flower export from Kolkata halted for a week

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 05:30 AM CDT

Flower exports from Kolkata were put on hold for a week Sunday due to heavy losses incurred in a fire in the 125-year-old flower market near Howrah Bridge.

Government to take up Goa SEZ issue April 30

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 05:01 AM CDT

The Indian government is all set to meet Goa officials and developers after the state government decided to scrap its special economic zones following large-scale protests.

20 farm suicides in three days in Vidarbha

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 09:30 AM CDT

Despite the central government's unprecedented Rs.600 billion ($15 billion) loan waiver, farm suicides continue unabated in Vidarbha with as many as 20 of them reported from different districts of the region in the last 72 hours.

Dhoni eighth Indian to win on Test debut as captain

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:02 PM CDT

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the eighth Indian to lead the team to victory on debut as Test captain after the hosts defeated South Africa by eight wickets here Sunday.

Mahabaleshwar - the sweet home of Indian strawberries

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 02:30 AM CDT

A huge curiosity less than 90 years ago, a good looking red fruit has taken Mahabaleshwar by storm. With more local farmers taking to growing strawberries every year, this western hill station now contributes almost 85 percent of India's total production.

Son kills mother over Rs.5

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 04:30 AM CDT

A son beat his mother to death in Jharkhand after she refused to give him Rs.5 to buy liquor.

Construction boom chips away at Agra's heritage character

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 12:31 AM CDT

The Taj Mahal, a 17th century architectural marvel in marble, was meticulously planned. But the same cannot be said for Agra, which is witnessing a construction spree that could dent its heritage character.

Suzuki hopeful of another India outing

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:01 PM CDT

Even as Japan succumbed to a 3-2 defeat against India in the Asia-Oceania Group 1 Davis Cup tie, veteran Takao Suzuki is nursing dreams of playing in India again.

It was a crucial win for India: Dhoni

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 10:31 AM CDT

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Sunday termed India's eight-wicket win over South Africa in the third Test as 'very crucial' as it came without two important members --Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar -- in the side.

Former coach of marathon wonder kid shot dead

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:01 PM CDT

Unidentified gunmen Sunday shot dead Biranchi Das, the controversial former coach of six-year-old marathon sensation Budhia Singh, in Orissa.

This is one of my best performances, says Amritraj

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 10:01 AM CDT

A month before the Davis Cup tie against Japan, Prakash Amritraj was widely seen as the man who generated a controversy that divided the team and dealt a blow to India's chances to qualify in the World Group play-off.

Landslide victory beckons Maoists, end of road for Koirala

Posted: 12 Apr 2008 11:30 PM CDT

As Nepal Sunday celebrated the dawn of its new year, a change in the leadership of the former Himalayan kingdom was in the offing with its former Maoist guerrillas, once hiding in jungles and hunted down by the army, poised for a landslide victory after a crucial election last week.

Kerala to express solidarity with Beijing Olympics

Posted: 13 Apr 2008 06:31 AM CDT

The Kerala government would express its solidarity with the Beijing Olympics by holding state-wide gathering of eminent sports personalities April 17, the day the Olympic torch relay arrives in the country.

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