March 19, 2006
A day after the mishap at Dehu Road Ordnance Factory claimed the lives of workers, the factory authorities have denied there was a blast and termed it as a ‘‘fire incident’’.
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
The Special TADA Court on Saturday framed charges against extradited don Abu Salem and co-accused Riyaz Siddiqui in the 1993 bomb blasts case.
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
The BJP sought to corner both Congress and CPI(M) in the Lok Sabha today over the Kerala Assembly resolution in favour of Coimbatore serial blasts accused Abdul Nazer Madani.
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
Since 1952, 75-year-old Berappa Subrai Naik’s life has followed a dogged routine: plying his yellow-and-black taxi on Mumbai’s rough roads from Colaba to Panvel. But Saturday was different.
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
After tapping former Governor and rebel BJP leader Madanlal Khurana, Uma Bharati has now zeroed in on former minister Sangh Priya Gautam.
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
The Maharashtra government today transferred police inspector Shamsher Pathan, who allegedly ordered the firing on two clashing groups in Navi Mumbai
March 19, 2006
March 19, 2006
Indian ace shooter Samresh Jung’s heroics at Melbourne has propelled India to the third position in overall medals tally at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.
March 19, 2006
March 18, 2006
RBI, Finance Ministry to work out roadmap for capital account convertibility based on current realities, part of the plan to make Mumbai a financial hub
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that the Company Law (Amendment) Bill finalised by the Ministry of Company Affairs will be introduced in Parliament in the next few weeks.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
THE special Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into the MP Local Area Development Scam (MPLADS) scandal has recommended the suspension of four MPs
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
DELHI Police has issued lookout notices against four witnesses in the Jessica Lall murder case. Bina Ramani, her husband George Mailhot, her daughter Malini Ramani and complainant Shayan Munshi are the ones against whom the notices have been issued.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
WITH the Left bent on making the country’s foreign policy an election plank in the state polls, PM Manmohan Singh has said he was ‘‘not apologetic’’ about forging new relations with the US as it gives the country ‘‘greater elbow room’’ and new spaces for better economic development.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Animal rights activist and MP Maneka Gandhi has, on behalf of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), fired off a letter to Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso of Spain, urging him to stop mimicking the motions of a matador confronting a bull while at the podium.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
When the BJP undertakes a major mission, it is just natural that the party invokes Gods.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Two presumably unrelated events today have put former BCCI chief and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya in a tig...
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Rejecting the defence’s plea against subjecting Abhishek Kasliwal (27) to forensic-psychiatry tests, Metropolitan Magistrate S S Suroshe on Friday said that there was enough material to show that it was an offence punishable with life imprisonment.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Top leaders from Nepal’s seven party alliance who were meeting Nepalese Maoist leaders at a secret location in the vicinity of the Capital were said to be close to a solution on the formation and nature of a constituent assembly as part of the efforts for the restoration of democracy and how the Maoists would respond to it.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
With several difficult issues on the plate, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Hemayatuddin today made it clear that Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was coming to India with a ‘‘constructive’’ approach and attaches a lot of importance to the visit.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
At least two persons were reportedly killed when a powerful blast took place at Dehu Road Ordnance Factory at Dehu Road off Pune-Mumbai Highway on Friday evening.
March 18, 2006
March 18, 2006
Although faced with a fait accompli with Mamata Banerjee’s unilateral announcement of her party’s candidates for 201 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, the state BJP continues to live on the hope that she may still relent and part with some of the seats she has already claimed.
March 18, 2006
March 17, 2006
India's largest private air carrier Jet Airways is looking at acquiring Boeing’s 747-800 and 787 aircraft for its long-haul operations.
March 17, 2006
March 17, 2006
In the last three Test series Pieterson has faced three of the best leg-spinners in the world today — Shane Warne, Danish Kaneria and now Anil Kumble.
March 17, 2006
March 17, 2006
When Kevin Pietersen says he wants to be positive in defense, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the aggressive England middle-order batsman hasn’t batted his eyelids when Rahul Dravid has been at the crease.
March 17, 2006
March 17, 2006
As the Himachal Pradesh High Court struck down appointment of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries...
March 17, 2006
March 17, 2006
With Russia having taken the first plunge and notified the Nuclear Suppliers Group on sending fuel for the Tarapur reactors...
March 17, 2006