Sunday, February 17, 2008

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Today's Top Headlines - IndiaeNews.com

Reliance Power to consider bonus issue

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST

Barely a week after listing on stock exchanges, Reliance Power Sunday said it would consider a bonus issue to shareholders Feb 24 to address investor complaints of overpricing of its maiden issue.

Reliance Power shareholders may get free bonus shares

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 09:02 AM CST

Barely a week after listing on stock exchanges, Reliance Power Sunday said it would consider a free bonus issue to shareholders Feb 24 to compensate them for the lower listed price of shares on debut.

National interest should come before club: Bhutia

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST

India's football captain Bhaichung Bhutia Sunday said the national team's performance alone can lift the popularity of the game in the country and obsession with club soccer would not help much in that direction.

Mammootty: Will I slap a fan?

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 05:03 AM CST

Southern superstar Mammootty appears to be hurt by reports that say he 'slapped' a fan while taking part in a promo of his latest film, 'Roudram', at Malappuram last week.

'Britain cannot upset Asian community on immigration'

Posted: 16 Feb 2008 10:31 PM CST

Britain, which is seeking to overhaul its immigration policy, cannot afford to upset the Asian community because of its increasing electoral clout, says the chairperson of the Indo-British Friendship Society.

India plans to develop new supersonic cruise missile

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 03:00 AM CST

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, one of the most successful products of Indo-Russian military collaboration, is about to get a successor.

Boeing 'authorized' to offer AESA radar with F/A-18 fighter

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 10:30 AM CST

The US government has 'authorized' Boeing to offer a state-of-the-art radar with the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that is vying for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 multi-role combat aircraft, the company said Sunday.

Bollywood's dress designers, no more unsung heroes

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST

Gone are the days when no one remembered the person behind Amitabh Bachchan's knotted shirt in 'Deewar' or Neetu Singh's bell-bottoms.

'Jodhaa Akbar' screening disrupted in Gurgaon multiplex

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST

A group of over 150 people tried to disrupt the screening of Ashutosh Gowariker's just released epic romance 'Jodhaa Akbar' at a multiplex here, shouting slogans against the film and tearing down posters.

Chima Ramu finishes 11th in Hong Kong marathon

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 05:00 AM CST

Kennedy Chima Ramu finished 11th at the men's marathon in Hong Kong and helped India to stay on top for the fourth successive year in the South Asia and Middle East challenge of the Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth.

Air India's third hangar coming up at Thiruvananthapuram

Posted: 16 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST

Work on Air India's third hangar at Thiruvananthapuram will begin next month and it will be fully operational in 18 months, an official said here.

German firm to manufacture machine tools in India

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST

Gildemeister AG, the euro 1.6-billion ($2.3 billion) German maker of turning and milling equipment, is planning a production facility in India to meet the growing demand for machine tools by a vibrant domestic manufacturing industry.

Air India Express to increase seats on Kerala-Gulf flights

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 12:30 AM CST

Air India Express will increase from Monday the number of seats by 2,220 per week on its flights to the Middle East from the three airports in Kerala.

12 suspected Bangladeshis arrested in Hyderabad

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

Twelve suspected Bangladeshis were arrested from a train at Secunderabad Sunday.

Eden Gardens will not miss IPL matches: Sourav

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who will lead Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata team in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, Sunday affirmed that the matches will be held at the Eden Gardens and differences over complimentary tickets for the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) members would be resolved.

Jet hopeful China clearance will come fast

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 06:31 AM CST

A month after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China, Beijing has yet to allow Jet Airways for flying to Shanghai and beyond, but the Indian carrier is 'not unduly worried' and hopes that issues will be sorted out between the two countries to allow it to operate Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco flight.

Mayawati to meet PM Monday

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is expected to take up her oft-repeated demand for financial help for the state when she meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday.

'Information on ATM operation not to be revealed'

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 05:30 AM CST

Commercial banks cannot be compelled under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to divulge the operational details of their ATMs installed across cities, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled.

Preity Zinta adds star-value to Mohali IPL team

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 06:30 AM CST

A sun-bathed lush green outfield of a magnificent stadium, a whole range of machines - from manual grass-cutters to super-soppers and a mini-tractor - and an open air press conference in the middle of the ground, and the live telecast of India-Australia one-day international (ODI) at Adelaide on the giant screen in the background.

Island Air to expand operations in India

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 05:30 AM CST

Maldives-based Island Air, which started daily flights to Thiruvananthapuram last month, is now planning to expand its operations in India.

European naval group to set up Indian subsidiary

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 09:01 AM CST

Signalling its intention to foster a long-term relationship, European naval defence systems major DCNS Group Sunday announced it would set up its Indian subsidiary to facilitate ongoing and future projects.

North Indian carrier looks for partner in south

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 03:00 AM CST

Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines, flying regional routes in north India, is looking to partner an airline based in the southern part of the country to boost connectivity.

Expect people-friendly budget ahead of 2009 elections

Posted: 16 Feb 2008 10:30 PM CST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is gearing up to present its last budget before the general election and there is no doubt that 'please-all' is going to be the mantra for this annual accounting ritual.

Deal sternly with crimes against women: chief justice

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 11:00 AM CST

Expressing grave concern over trafficking of women from the northeastern states, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Sunday asked the judiciary to sternly deal with people involved in committing crimes against women.

India's covert role in Sri Lanka's ceasefire

Posted: 17 Feb 2008 12:31 AM CST

Now that Sri Lanka has jettisoned the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) with the Tamil Tigers, one of India's best kept secrets can be revealed: it was New Delhi that quietly authored the process that led to the Norway-brokered pact.

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