Provides the latest RSS feeds for India News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India Gazette.com http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/cat/701ee96610c884a6/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 07:37:35 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:37:35 -0400 30 <img class="left" src="http://www.indiagazette.com/photo_story/thumb_small/5fbadf6f475e88c3.jpg" /><br> MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214722664/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:11 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214722664/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actors Arjun Rampal and Irrfan, who play RAW agents in Nikhil Advani's forthcoming thriller "D-Day", trained with Hollywood stunt director Tom Struthers for real action sequences in the film. Arjun calls him the "backbone" of the movie. On the foreign front, Struthers has earlier choreographed action sequences for films like "Dark Knight" series, "Lara Croft" series, "Inception" and "Batman ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736558/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736558/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actor Abhishek Bachchan, an avid football fan, wishes that the Indian football team qualifies for the FIFA finals slated for 2014. The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Brazil June 12-July 13. As of now, only Brazil is the qualifier team for the finals. Abhishek believes the Indian team will be able to make it through with hard work and determination. "I am a big football fan ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736555/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736555/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gurunath Meiyappan, the chief of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan, is expected to appear before Mumbai police Friday evening. Meiyappan's advocate P.S.Raman will also be reaching Mumbai from here Friday evening. A source told IANS: "Meiyappan will be flying out of Madurai while Raman from Chennai." A team of Mumbai police led by ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736556/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736556/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will narrate a part of the opening episode of forthcoming show "Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap". The 70-year-old veteran has earlier lent his baritone to films like "Parineeta" and "Jodhaa Akbar". Based on brave Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap, the historical drama will go on air starting May 27 on Sony channel. -- Shweta wants 'Dhak dhak' lessons from ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736554/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736554/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Friday launched three Aadhaar-Enabled services to help citizens authenticate their identity online and announced opening of 300 more permanent enrolment centres. The services that were launched are eKYC (eKnow Your Customer) service, authentication service using Iris, and authentication service using one time pin (OTP). "This is a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736560/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736560/scat/701ee96610c884a6 There is more to the sizzling heat in Delhi than rising temperatures. Scientists have found unusually high levels of toxic ozone in the city in the past two weeks. Exposure to high levels of ozone induces adverse effects not only on health but damages vegetation and eco-systems, according to scientists. "Delhi's air is known to get polluted mainly due to the rise in particulate matters which ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736559/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736559/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Costume designer Neerushaa, who has been designing for the television industry for the last 12 years, talks about lack of freedom as they have to "go though many people" and admits it is "much harder" to work for TV projects. "TV doesn't give you freedom. It is your aura and how you want to present yourself that matters. I have an image in the industry, so people understand that if I will create ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736561/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736561/scat/701ee96610c884a6 President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here. Delivering the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture, Mukherjee said: "We must assimilate Tagore's belief that wealth is not a precondition of wisdom. "Tagore's ideal is a moral leadership that comes not from ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736553/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736553/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Preity Zinta's debut production "Ishkq in Paris", which released this Friday, has managed to touch the hearts of film industry members like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar. Preity was delighted with their presence at the movie's premiere. The premiere was held here Thursday night, and a bevy of movie celebrities made it there for Preity, who has acted in the romantic film as well. "I am very ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736241/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736241/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In a bid to shore up its market share in the two-wheeler segment, Japanese auto major Yamaha's Indian subsidiary launched Friday a new variant of its automatic scooter Ray. According to the company, Ray Z has been developed to target young male users between 16-22 years with the concept of "aggressive sporty design" priced at Rs.48,555 (ex-showroom New Delhi). The new variant comes a year after ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736234/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736234/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Of the 89 government properties allotted by the Uttar Pradesh government here to various organisations and individuals, 27 are being illegally occupied, according to an estate department reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query. Among those occupying the state government properties illegally are the Rajya Karmchari Sanyukt Parishad, Akhil Bhartiya Kayasth Mahasabha, Shramjeevi Patrakar Union, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736235/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736235/scat/701ee96610c884a6 As the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scam gets messier with links to film personalities becoming public, West Bengal's celluloid celebs Friday expressed disgust at the scandal, calling it a "big crime" and "not acceptable at all." But there were also calls for legalising betting. Music director Jeet Ganguly of "Aashiqui 2" fame said, "spot fixing is a big crime. It is like hurting the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736238/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736238/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Enraged fans have taken to social networking sites to vent their anger with caustic comments about tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth and his two Rajasthan Royals teammates arrested May 16 in connection with spot fixing in IPL. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan are now facing intense grilling in Delhi Police custody for their alleged role in one of the biggest scams to hit Indian cricket. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735978/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735978/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Australian model-actress Kristina Akheeva, to be seen as a British girl in the forthcoming comedy "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" (YPD2), hopes she is not trapped in the image of a "foreign girl". "I hope I don't get typecast as half foreign, half Indian. I want to play traditional type of roles and get myself into a character where I can practice my Indian mannerisms and think like an Indian girl from ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735980/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735980/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Former Test cricketer and now BJP Member of Parliament Kirti Azad on Friday said the conviction of Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan by Mumbai Police would be darkest day for Indian cricket. Speaking to ANI, Azad said it has to be a new low in Indian cricket that the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan is involved in betting. Azad, who was speaking after the crime branch of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735971/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735971/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The government has long-term plans to curb corruption in sports, Minister of State for Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said Friday. "We are talking about ways to bring about transparency in all sports," he said as police continued a nationwide crackdown on betters linked to cricket. "We have a long-term plan and we will use this opportunity with the ministers as well as the secretaries of states ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735969/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735969/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gurgaon, which boasts of some of the most imposing skyscrapers housing offices and residential blocks, faces acute water scarcity, besides being choked by eight to 16 hours of power outages. Now several Gurgaon-based companies are stepping in to conserve water in their premises. The Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS), working under the ministry of water resources, has installed 36 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735967/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735967/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Pakistani actress Veena Malik, whose "Zindagi 50-50" released this Friday, says she is a born actor. She feels she is responsible for the film she signs from day one of her association with it till its release. "I am not a seasonal actor that I will do acting for some time and then move on to some other profession. I am born to act. I am a responsible actor. It is my responsibility to stand with ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735968/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735968/scat/701ee96610c884a6 President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari Friday greeted people on the eve of Buddha Purnima, saying Lord Buddha's teachings were of eternal significance. The president said Lord Buddha taught the path of right action so that mankind may overcome its suffering. "Lord Buddha's teachings of non-violence, love and compassion are of eternal significance. We must strive to make ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735966/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735966/scat/701ee96610c884a6 His grandfather Raj Kapoor is adored in Russia, and now Ranbir Kapoor's forthcoming film "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" is being lined up for release there in July. The movie is likely to hit screens in Russia July 4. Eros International will release the movie, as well as six other films in the country post the success of "Cocktail" there. The lot includes "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara", "Rockstar", ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735964/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735964/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Another bookie was arrested in the Indian Premier League IPL spot fixing scandal Friday from Hyderabad, Delhi Police sources said. Mohammad Ahya was arrested at the Hyderabad airport while trying to flee to Dubai, the sources said. "Other bookies revealed his name during interrogation. We will be bringing him to Delhi," a police official said. This takes the number of arrests in the IPL spot ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735965/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735965/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A Indian scholar invited to a US conference has won his battle against British Airways in the top consumer forum, which has directed the airline to compensate him Rs.150,000 ($2,600) for his "mental agony and harassment". Complainant Rabindra Nath Pati was prevented from boarding a flight from Philadelphia on his way home despite holding a valid ticket, forcing him to overstay in the US. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735608/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735608/scat/701ee96610c884a6 TV actor Ravi Dubey may not be so romantic as a person, but he doesn't miss a chance to praise his actress-girlfriend Sargun Mehta who, he feels, is notches higher in maturity compared to him. "Sargun is younger than me, yet she is one of the most mature individuals I have come across in my life. I think she is very wise and mature," the 29-year-old actor told IANS. Ravi and Sarugn, 24, worked ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735612/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735612/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A 16-year-old 10th class girl student was raped by her neighbour here, police said Friday. The accused has been arrested. The incident was reported from east Delhi's Vivek Vihar area Thursday night and the accused was arrested late the same night. The accused has been identified as Arvind, 22, working in a private firm and residing in the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735609/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735609/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India and the US will find an "appropriate" way to decide on New Delhi's request for access to Mumbai attack plotter David Headley, US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman said Friday. Sherman, who separately met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's India visit, also said the US was hoping to welcome ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735610/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735610/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Good luck to the UPA as it attempts to put a positive spin on its nine years in power. But let me insert here a word of caution about the manner in which its war on terror is causing the world's second largest Muslim population to be dangerously alienated from the state. I was in Lucknow when the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid caused deathly silence in my family which, sadly, has also begun ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735601/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735601/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India's status as an observer at the eight-nation Arctic Council will give it a chance to understand the ice cap's climate, which impacts the Indian monsoon, along with the possibility of exploring the mineral-rich North Pole and shorter shipping routes for future business, a senior official said. "At the momment our interest is mainly from the science (of the region). But later, we could ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735603/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735603/scat/701ee96610c884a6 President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed concern over repeated disruptions in parliament and state legislatures. Addressing members of the Himachal Pradesh assembly at its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Mukherjee appealed to leaders of political parties to discuss and find a solution to this problem. "Every legislator has got his job after begging people for their votes, and after gaining ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735196/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735196/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The death toll in an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir between security forces and the guerrillas rose to five Friday after an injured soldier succumbed to his injuries. The Rashtriya Rifles and police were laying a cordon in Bachoo village in Pulwama district, 35 km from here, when militants opened fire, an army spokesman told IANS. "Three soldiers were killed in the fire," Lt Col Ankur ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735195/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735195/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Tamil Nadu Police have arrested two more cricket bookies, taking the total number held so far to nine, police said Friday. The Crime Branch identified the two as Uttam C. Jain alias Kitty and Jasraj Jain alias Raja. They were arrested Thursday. "They are being sent to court today (Friday) and will be taken into police custody in due course," a statement said. According to police, with the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214734818/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214734818/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Socialite Paris Hilton wore Indian designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock's creation at the amFar (The American Foundation for AIDS Research) Cinema Against AIDS Gala in Cannes. Paris was spotted wearing a customised baby pink coloured full-length gown with feather embellishments at the bottom. "Paris has always loved our clothes and we have worked with her in the past. This is one of our ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733866/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733866/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The production at Yamaha Motor's new manufacturing unit in Chennai will be operational by the second half of 2014, Hiroyuki Suzuki, chief executive and managing director of India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd, said Friday. "We have completed the contract with the Tamil Nadu government and the production will begin by the second half of 2014," Suzuki told reporters at the launch of a scooter model here. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733129/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733129/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actor Zach Galfianikis, who plays Alan in the popular movie franchise "The Hangover", will have a romantic side to his personality in the third and final part of the trilogy. The character is likely to have a few tender moments on screen. Melissa McCarthy, who essays the role of Cassie in the upcoming movie, plays Alan's love interest, said a statement. The length and magnitude of McCarthy's ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733121/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733121/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Tamil-dubbed version of the sixth instalment of "Fast and Furious" series released Friday on as many as 80 screens in Tamil Nadu. This is more than the number of screens showing the English version. "The Tamil version, also titled 'Fast and Furious 6', is releasing in about 80 screens all over Tamil Nadu, while its English version will release in about 20 screens," said a statement. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733125/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733125/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) will be conducting three ITF Men's Futures Hard Court tennis tournaments in Chennai and Coimbatore. According to a TNTA press release here Friday, the first event, the MPTA ITF Men's Futures Championship sponsored by the Match Point Tennis Academy will be conducted from May 27 to June 1 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium here. The qualifying rounds will be played ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733126/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733126/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In an endeavour to preserve the region's cultural heritage and pass the baton to youth, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have undertaken a digitisation drive of rare manuscripts The digitisation work had started in Srinagar, where the bulk of manuscripts and calligraphy specimen are stored. Mohammad Ashraf, in charge of the calligraphy wing, said that it would help future generations in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733111/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733111/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Film: "Fast amp; Furious 6"; Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Gina Carano, Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris and Gal Gadot; Director: Justin Lin; Rating: 1/2 "Fast amp; Furious 6" evokes diverse reactions. With a wafer-thin plot and a lot of sleek action, "Fast and Furious 6" is definitely a test of patience. Reason? The audience ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733106/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733106/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla, BCCI disciplinary committee head Arun Jaitley and Law Minister Kapil Sibal met here Friday to discuss a new law to check fixing in sporting events. "We need a law so that fixing in all sports could be controlled and eliminated," Shukla told reporters after the meeting. "We want the law to be enacted as early as possible. We went to meet Kapil ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732979/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732979/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In today's networked world, to bolster India's e-defence, a leading information technology firm has tied up with one of the leading universities of India to train young minds about different kinds of security solutions, and strengthen the nation in a different manner. In the age of computers, there have been regular reports of information security being compromised, and there is a view that ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732686/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732686/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A searing heat wave has caused power outages and showed no sign of abating across the country. Some tourists in Jammu and Kashmir said they had travelled from Mumbai to escape the heat, but found the heat wave stretched across large swathes of the country. "I read in the newspapers that the temperature in the state have broken the past ten years' records and stand at its peak now. I am here ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732583/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732583/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will appear on "Extraaa Innings T20" during the cricket extravaganza's final face-off to promote his forthcoming film "Chennai Express". The actor has come up with a promotional trailer for his appearance on the show as well and has urged his fans to "express yourself". The title ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732580/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732580/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Prime Minister's Office today said that every fifth rural household in India has benefited from the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA scheme. It also tweeted that wages given under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), per day have almost doubled since the launch of the scheme. Another tweet said, growth must be inclusive and must benefit the poor, especially in rural ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732581/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732581/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles and a militant were killed Friday morning in a gun-battle in south Kashmir, an army officer said. The gunfight was still continuing. Troops of counter-insurgency force Rashtriya Rifles and police were Friday morning laying a cordon around Bachoo village of Tral tehsil in Pulwama district, 35 km from here, when militants opened fire at them, spokesperson for ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732577/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732577/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In an effort to revamp the silk industry and reap good profits, the Department of Sericulture in Jammu and Kashmir has shifted to bivoltine sericulture technology. Kashmir silk industry was once holding a significant position in the world due to its superior quality and lustre, but gradually, the industry witnessed a sharp decline. With the recent initiatives undertaken by the sericulture ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732579/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732579/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The hoopla over Indian celebrities and films at Cannes overshadows the harsh reality that it has been 19 years since any Indian film has made it to the Palme d'Or or the Golden Palm section of the prestigious film fest. Prominent filmmakers cite the race for clicking at the box office rather than aesthetics as the reason for the dismal performance by one of the most prolific film-producing ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732547/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732547/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to have raised hopes of better times for this capital as he has kept with himself the Bangalore and IT departments, apart from his pet subject - finance. "It is a good move," T. V. Mohandas Pai, former director of IT major Infosys and now vice president of the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC), told IANS. He was confident that Siddaramaiah, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732546/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732546/scat/701ee96610c884a6 If some are "heartbroken", others are disappointed with the sport getting tainted -- Bollywood celebrities are candidly expressing their discontent over spot-fixing that has cast a shadow over the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Three Rajasthan Royal players, including India pacer S. Sreesanth, have been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with spot-fixing. Later Bollywood actor Vindu ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732548/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732548/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Industrial growth in the 10,000 sq. km. eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium Zone has come to a halt, forcing large-scale migration of rural labour to urban hubs. This is because of the restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court on the expansion and opening of new industrial units in the districts of Agra, Mathura, Firozabad, Hathras and part of Aligarh, to contain air pollution, which was harming the Taj ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732278/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732278/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat in pre-afternoon trade Friday -- marginally up 0.16 percent. After a day of volatility Friday, the market was trying to recoup on the back of BSE capital goods, realty, bankex and metal stocks. Other indexes like technology, media and entertainment (TECK), IT, healthcare and fast moving consumer goods were still down. The 30-scrip ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732279/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732279/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Death, funeral pyre, blood-laced, cheap entertainers, breast-beating, power-drunken mind and obituary - these are the words top politicians in Punjab are using to hurl invectives at each other in a virtual free for all. The immediate provocation for all this is the recently held zila parishad and panchayat samiti village-level elections. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732277/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732277/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bihar plans to turn a village into a breeding centre for the Indian national bird peacock, forest officials officials said Friday. Madhopur-Gobind village in East Champaran district, home to around 500 peacocks, is popularly known as 'mor gaon' or peacock village. "The government has decided to set up a breeding centre for the national bird in the village. It is common to spot over a dozen ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732274/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732274/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Director Ritesh Batra's debut film "Dabba" (Lunchbox) has won the critics week viewers choice award at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival. Produced by Anurag Kashyap, the film, featuring Irrfan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nimrat Kaur, also received appreciation during the screening at the festival. Even Anurag Kashyap, who was conferred with the French honour Knight of the Order of Arts ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732100/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732100/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Three soldiers of the Rashtriya Rifles were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district Friday while they were laying a cordon around a village where militants were reportedly hiding, an army official said. The incident took place at Bachoo village in Tral tehsil of Pulwama, about 35 km from here. "As the troops were laying the cordon they were fired upon by some militants," Lieutenant ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732095/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732095/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Minister of State for Home Affairs R.P.N. Singh Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty. "If there is a problem somewhere, it does not mean the whole organisation should be shut. It will not be right as so many people in the country watch IPL. We need to clean it ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732099/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732099/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday staged a demonstration near Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence here demanding her resignation over alleged misuse of public money ahead of the 2008 assembly polls. Delhi Lokayukta Manmohan Sarin has indicted Dikshit for misusing public money by carrying out an advertisement campaign with a "political purpose" ahead of the assembly elections in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732098/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732098/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Tamil actor Karthi Sivakumar, who will turn 35 Saturday, will spend his birthday on the sets of his upcoming Tamil comedy "All In All Azhagu Raja" (AIAAR). "We are currently shooting the second schedule of the film in Kumbakonam. Karthi will celebrate his birthday on the sets with the entire crew... and we have planned for a small party for him in the evening," a source from the film's unit told ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732096/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732096/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Filmmaker Prakash Jha will start the promotions of his upcoming film "Satyagraha" in Bhopal, where the movie was majorly shot. "Bhopal is a city very close to Prakashji since all his experiences of filmmaking are deeply rooted in Madhya Pradesh. So, Prakashji will start the promotional campaign of 'Satyagraha' in Bhopal from June-end," said a source close to the project. "Satyagraha", a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732092/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732092/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actress Shruti Haasan enjoys acting but, unlike her father Kamal Haasan, she isn't too keen on film direction. However, writing for films is something she won't mind in future. "Everyone says, 'I want to become director'. It is easy to be a director, but it is very difficult to be a good director. I haven't thought about it. I like writing though. That is something I enjoy the most. I have ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732093/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 03:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732093/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Russia's Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin has said that his country is ready to help India establish 16 nuclear power generating stations. Welcoming the Supreme Court of India's green signal to the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), Ambassador Kadakin said: "It (apex court verdict) was a good development, and also the cabinet clearance for ministry, and so forth, was ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214731634/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214731634/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Five suspected militants have been arrested with heavy arms and ammunition in connection with a botched plot to kill security personnel near the Thathri Police Station in Doda District. According to reports, the ultras have been identified as Abdul Rashid, Akhter Hussain, Mohammad Rafi, Altaf Hussain and Mohammad Yaqoob. Police also confirmed the seizure of one AK-56 rifle, three magazines of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214731635/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:10:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214731635/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A day after Delhi recorded it's hottest day in May in the last 10 years, the mercury is expected to rise further Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. "The heatwave conditions will prevail over the city Friday. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees Celsius," an IMD official said. The minimum temperature early Friday was three notches above average at 29.5 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214730989/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214730989/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thanks to the skyrocketing land prices in the countryside, Kashmiri villagers are basking in their newfound financial affluence, caring little for the land of their ancestors that are being sold to buy modern-day luxuries. Amid alarming pollution in the Valley's rivers and streams because of growing commercial activities, ancestral lands on which were once grown rice, maize and oilseeds are ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214730988/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214730988/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Arrested Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila had received Rs.12 lakh for spot fixing in IPL 2012 matches, Delhi Police said Thursday. "Chandila received the money from arrested bookie Sunil Bhatia for spot fixing in last year's matches," said a police official after custodial questioning of the two accused. Since Chandila could not make it to the playing 11 in all his team matches, Bhatia ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214720663/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214720663/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Kerala Thursday welcomed the central cabinet's decision to approve classical language status for Malayalam, subject to the outcome of a case in the Madras High Court, even as the government and opposition sough to take credit for the measure. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in a statement issued here Thursday night thanked the central government for taking language to greater heights. "Through ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214720033/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214720033/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group media house, the West Bengal government Thursday announced it would acquire two of the closed TV channels. The Left questioned the decision on moral and legal grounds and sought its reversal. "We have decided to acquire Tara Muzik and Tara News and, on grounds of humanity, will give ex-gratia payment of Rs.16,000 each to the 168 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719474/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719474/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) at an outlay of Rs.2,550 crore, an official statement said. The NACSP will contribute towards intensifying and consolidating prevention services with a focus on highly vulnerable populations, high risk ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719476/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719476/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A bookie, who had produced a Bengali film, and nine of his associates were arrested in Kolkata, police said Thursday, adding that they were investigating if the culprits had links with the ongoing IPL spot fixing controversy. Bookie Ajit Surekha and others were nabbed Wednesday night from their hideout in the Ultadanga area of north Kolkata during a joint operation by police's special task force ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719473/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719473/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Alappuzha District Congress Committee Thursday passed a resolution condemning the frequent outbursts of Hindu group leaders against top party leaders in Kerala. The Congress party is upset over the manner in which leaders of groups like SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana) general secretary Velapally Natesan and NSS (Nair Service Society) general secretary Sukumaran Nair recently slammed ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719471/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719471/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Delhi High Court has issued notice to central and state government on a PIL seking quashing of contract given to a private company to manufacture high security registration plates (HSRP) on grounds they are defective. A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Jayant Nath also issued notices to Automotive Research Association of India, Utsav Safety Systems Pvt Ltd, Rosmerta ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719470/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719470/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday arrested a police constable involved in drug smuggling from mountainous Rajouri district, an officer said. Rajouri's Superintendent of Police (SP) Mubassir Latifi told reporters that the constable was caught at a special check-post in Rajouri town while he was travelling with an associate, also a policeman, in a car. "On seeing the police party, senior ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719472/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719472/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A day after the detention of a Tibetan, suspected to be a Chinese spy, from McLeodganj, the Tibetan government-in-exile Thursday said it was part of a "Chinese espionage and terror plot against Tibetan community in exile". Police had earlier said they had arrested Pema Tsering Wednesday following a tip-off from the Tibetan government-in-exile, but later claimed he was kept under detention. "We ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719469/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719469/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Shiv Sena Thursday ended the controversy over its late chief Bal Thackeray's funeral expenses by handing over the billed amount to the municipal authorities concerned, an official said. A top Shiv Sena functionary handed over a cheque of Rs.500,000 Thursday morning to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai administration to cover the expenses incurred by the civic body in making ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719391/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719391/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and two others are in the contest for two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam, officials said here Thursday. The poll is slated for May 30. Officials said the prime minister's four sets of nomination papers, which were endorsed by 40 legislators, were found in order. Manmohan Singh had filed a fresh affidavit two days before the scrutiny, correcting his age in his ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719390/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214719390/scat/701ee96610c884a6 State run Hindustan Copper Ltd Thursday announced a 36.86 percent jump in its net profit to Rs.188.09 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 as compared to Rs. 137.43 crore for the same period last year. Total income of the Kolkata-headquartered firm, however, decreased from Rs.622.89 crore for the fourth quarter of 2011-12 to Rs.550.45 crore for the same quarter of 2012-13, it said in a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718817/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718817/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A woman employee in a private company here Thursday jumped to her death from a multi-storey building, police said, adding she left a suicide note saying she was "fed up" with her life. Isha Madan, 24, jumped from 18th floor of Princeton Estate here in DLF-5 area under Sushant Lok police station, a police officer said, adding she came to the building just to end her life. A resident of Delhi's ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718816/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718816/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. "Quality of medicines can deteriorate during summers because of high temperatures. As most medicines are designed to be stored at normal room temperatures, no drug should be exposed to temperatures higher than 86 degrees fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius)," the Delhi Medical ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai Indians are hopeful of having a fit Sachin Tendulkar for their playoff against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens here Friday. The batting legend has missed his team's last three matches due to a wrist and hand injury. "He has recovered well and we are very hopeful that he will be in for the game (Friday)," MI batsman Dwayne Smith told media persons here on match eve. Tendulkar hurt ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718199/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214718199/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Leaders of the faction-ridden Delhi Congress Thursday said they will drop their differences and fight the coming assembly elections unitedly following a stern talking to by party vice president Rahul Gandhi. "Rahul told the leaders sternly that he will not tolerate any indiscipline in the party," a party source told IANS against the backdrop of concerns about the party's prospects in the Delhi ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717888/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717888/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Riding on their Nigerian firepower, East Bengal made a hattrick of Kolkata premier division soccer league titles with a 3-2 win over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan here Thursday. Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored a double, while his compatriot Penn Orji netted once for the winners who lifted the coveted title for the 34th time. Okolie Odafa, another Nigerian, and Australian-Turkish player Tolgey Ozbey found ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717887/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717887/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Cracking the gruesome killings of seven members of a businessman's family in Ghaziabad two days ago, Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday arrested the family's former driver who confessed to the murders, police said. Inspector General (IG) of Police Bhavesh Kumar told reporters here that Rahul Verma, 21, employed as driver, was sacked after businessman Satish Chandra Goyal suspected and accused him of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717854/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717854/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The government's decision to allow quadricycles, a category of four-wheelers on Indian roads, is fraught with the danger of further deteriorating road safety and pollution, a global not-for-profit organisation said Thursday. "Disregarding the fact that India tops the world in fatalities in road accidents - with 144,000 in 2011 - he government's proposed move to consider quadricycles is fraught ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717853/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717853/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Safety and well being of social activists involved in development work in Uttar Pradesh came under focus Thursday when an independent panel of women groups released a fact-finding report on an attack on Dalit women at Lalitpur. Addressing the media here, members of the panel -- retired police officer S.R. Darapuri and women's rights activist Madhavi Kuckreja -- highlighted the pathetic state in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717526/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:12 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717526/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers across Maharashtra called off their month-long agitation against the local body tax (LBT) imposed by civic agencies following talks with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan here Thursday. LBT is a imposed on all goods traded and services offered in the jurisdiction of a civic body. At a meeting of trade associations (of wholesalers, retailers and ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717520/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:06 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717520/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Cabinet Thursday approved creation of 20,751 additional posts in the Income Tax department, at a cost of Rs.449.71 crore, to help it collect increased revenue and provide better services to tax payers, an official statement said. According to a statement, among the new posts, 1,349 are in the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) cadre and 19,402 in the non-IRS cadre. An additional expenditure of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214717514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The mess in the Indian Premier League (IPL) just got bigger as Mumbai police Thursday ordered Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, to get in touch with them by Friday evening, while top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf, who has been officiating in IPL matches, was removed from next month's ICC Champions Trophy. A team of Mumbai police led by Investigating Officer ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716903/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:08 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716903/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Panic gripped people in a multi-storey building here after a letter warning of a bomb inside was recovered Thursday afternoon, police said. However, the threat turned out to be a hoax. The manager of the 10-storey district centre in Janakpuri in west Delhi called police to report that a letter saying that a bomb has been placed in the building was recovered from the toilet on the sixth floor, a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716901/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:03 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716901/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The cabinet Thursday approved a special recruitment drive to fill up the backlog in vacancies reserved under the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) quota, an official statement said. According to the statement, a total of 75,522 backlog vacancies were identified by end of March 2012. Of these, 44,427 were in the direct recruitment quota and 31,095 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716899/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716899/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Sikh holy city of Amritsar Thursday recorded its highest temperature in over three decades with the mercury hitting a high of 48 degrees Celsius as severe heat wave conditions prevailed over Punjab and Haryana. The temperature in Amritsar was a whopping nine degrees Celsius above what is the average for this time of the season, Met department officials said. As per data with the local ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716275/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:11 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716275/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Delhi Police Thursday contacted their counterparts in Mumbai seeking details about the articles seized from the hotel where tainted cricketer S. Sreesanth stayed, said a police official. The official said that they have asked Mumbai police's Crime Branch to provide them details about the CCTV footage of the hotel where Sreesanth stayed. In a written letter to their Mumbai counterparts, Delhi ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716272/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716272/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Grateful at having worked with "interesting filmmakers" since his 2007 debut, actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday confessed that playing himself in his forthcoming release "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (YJHD) is "harder" than enacting characters in his previous films. "I am grateful that I got to work with such good directors. I was at the right place at the right time... I got these opportunities and I ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716268/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716268/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Widening the probe into the IPL spot fixing scam, Mumbai police have ordered Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, to get in touch with them by Friday evening, an official said in Mumbai. A team of Mumbai police led by Investigating Officer Nandkumar Gopale served the orders at the Chennai residence of Meiyappan, chief executive of Chennai Super Kings team ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716270/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716270/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius. Almost all the state's 27 districts Thursday recorded high temperatures, with Raipur registering 47 degrees Celsius. Doctors at state's biggest government hospital, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital in the capital, said that 78 people were brought to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716269/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716269/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Delhi High Court Thursday granted interim bail, on health grounds, to six people convicted in the 2000 Haryana teachers appointment scam. Justice Siddharth Mridul granted bail to six convicts for six weeks on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs.25,000 each along with two sureties of like amount before the trial court. On May 21, former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala (78), ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716267/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716267/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings against its two officials for illegal detention of a man over alleged threat of breach of peace in 2009. Hearing a petition of Suresh Kumar of Jubbal in Shimla district, Justice Rajiv Sharma ordered the officials - District Revenue Officer Sidharth Acharya and Additional ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716266/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716266/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In a bid to promote exports, the government Thursday exempted excise duty on indigenously produced goods sold at duty-free shops (DFS) at international airports. "Government issued notification today (Thursday) so as to allow excise duty-free sale of goods manufactured in India to international passengers or crew arriving from abroad at the DFS located in the arrival halls of international ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716265/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716265/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Having accepted the fact that rumours about his private life are "part and parcel" of the film industry, "Barfi!" star Ranbir Kapoor Thursday maintained that he would stay away from social-networking sites to shield his off-screen life. "My personal life should be on guard. I will not keep it open. I am not on any social networking sites and I won't be there also," Ranbir told reporters at a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716264/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716264/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday congratulated Arunima Sinha for climbing the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. Arunima, a former national level volleyball player, had lost her right leg after being thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums. She created history Tuesday by becoming the world's first female amputee and first Indian amputee to summit the Everest. "Congratulations ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716109/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716109/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The maximum temperature in Delhi touched 45.7 degrees Celsius Thursday, the highest for the month of May in the last 10 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Thursday's maximum temperature was six notches above what is average for this time of the season. The second highest temperature recorded in the month of May in the last 10 years was when the mercury touched 45.4 degrees ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716111/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716111/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed against Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds for "political purpose". "A report by the Delhi Lokayukta (ombudsman) must me made the basis for lodging an FIR against Sheila Dikshit. There is a criminal case of breach of trust," BJP leader Vijender ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716107/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214716107/scat/701ee96610c884a6 President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival here Thursday on a three-day visit. He was given a guard of honour by the Rajput Regiment at the Kalyani helipad near here. This is his first visit to the hill state after becoming president. Mukherjee will address the state assembly here Friday. Official ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714812/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714812/scat/701ee96610c884a6 With a pan-India crackdown on betting rackets, Delhi bookies have suffered a whopping loss of Rs.35,000 crore as most of them have either wind up their business or have gone underground after the spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The business was worth Rs.50,000 crore at the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but within a week, with the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714811/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714811/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Iraq's Water Resources Minister Mohanad Salman Al-Sady Thursday met his Indian counterpart Harish Rawat to discuss proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the area of water management between the two countries. An official release said the two sides discussed draft of MoU, avenues for training of Iraqi engineers and experts in India and exchange of information relating to water management, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714810/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714810/scat/701ee96610c884a6 As many as 56,700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia in the next one-and-half months and ten officials have been despatched to the kingdom to help the Indian mission prepare emergency certificates for their exit, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "As of now, 56,700 Indians have registered with the Indian mission for getting exit permits as they have no valid ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714809/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714809/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mythological show "Jai Jai Jai Bajrangbali" is entering a new phase, and the central character will now enter teenage. Actor Rishabh Sharma will play the older Bajrangbali. So far, the role was being played by child actor Raj Bhanushali. "I am really excited to essay the central character of Bajrangbali. I am Hanumanji's ardent follower and I know almost all his life stories - right from his ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714807/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714807/scat/701ee96610c884a6 iGate's American employee Araceli Roiz, 31, who accused the company's former chief executive Phaneesh Murthy of sexual harassment, Thursday claimed that she was pregnant with his child. Three days after the US-based leading IT software firm fired Murthy (49) for his unlawful relationship with Roiz, the company's investor relations manager, a law firm (Aiman-Smith amp; Marcy), representing her in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714808/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714808/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Largest steel manufacturer of the country (valuewise) Tata Steel posted net loss for fourth quarter ending March 31, 2013, a company statement said Thursday. The company's fourth quarter net loss was Rs.6,529 crore, compared with Rs.4,330 crore profit a year earlier. The company attributed the reason behind this loss to the weak demands in the Eurozone. The company said: "The Eurozone crisis ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714806/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714806/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Young Indian paddler Manika Batra beat higher-ranked Yui Hamamoto of Japan to enter the girls' singles semifinals at the IITF Polish Junior Open in Wladyslawowo, Poland Thursday. Eighteen-year-old Batra, who won a bronze at the Commonwealth Championships here earlier in the month, chalked out a 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3, 12-10 win over the third seed in the quarterfinals. She meets another ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714805/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714805/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Opposing any disinvestment in integrated mining-cum-power generating Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the central government can buy back the shares held by public and go for delisting. In a letter to Manmohan Singh Singh Thursday, the text of which was released to the media here, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714804/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714804/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Haryana and Jharkhand women entered the semi-finals of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship (Final) being played here at the SAI Centre Thursday. Haryana registered their third consecutive win as they defeated Jharkhand 5-1 in their Pool B match. The goal scorers for Haryana were Ritu (53 minutes), Manpreet (60), Navpreet (61), Nidhi (69) and Sonika (70) while Nisha ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714802/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714802/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Malda district since Wednesday. "In the last 24 hours, eight babies, all below one year of age, have died in the hospital. The babies were born premature and were suffering from low weight and respiratory problems," MMCH principal Uchchal Bhadra said. Following ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714803/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714803/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Delhi High Court was Thursday informed by the central government that it has initiated departmental inquiry against seven policemen, including the staff of the PCR van, deployed in the area where Dec 16 gang-rape took place. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Rajeeve Mehra, appearing for the home ministry, told the court that the communication was sent to the Delhi police commissioner in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714796/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714796/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Pune FC central defender Anas Edathodika Thursday signed a two-year extension at the football club. Anas's decision to stay back comes after spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons successfully at the Club. The 26-year-old Kerala-born defender helped his side earn the distinction of third best in conceding goals in the recently concluded I-League. Pune let-in 26 goals. Pune FC's head of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714798/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714798/scat/701ee96610c884a6 An Indian's heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Malar Hospital here. Ashmi was suffering from a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy in which functioning of both the ventricles of the heart is severely depressed, said a statement from the hospital Thursday. He was ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714799/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714799/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Karnataka's Adil Kalyanpur and Tanvi Bhat Hatangadi stormed into the semi-finals of the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Thursday. Kalyanpur, ranked 91 on the ATF list and the second seed, clinically demolished an error-prone S.M. Addhtiya of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 6-2 while Hattangadi with an ATF rankng of 19, proved too ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714794/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714794/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said he was ashamed with the spot fixing scandal which hit the Indian Premier League (IPL) last week. Three Rajasthan Royals cricketers - Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and S. Sreesanth - were arrested for alleged spot fixing by Delhi Police. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the sports minister of the country, my head hangs ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714793/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714793/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Left Front Thursday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to respond to allegations by a senior West Bengal IPS officer about "corrupt practices" when she was the railway minister. "Serious allegations of corruption have been levelled by a senior and respected IPS officer from the state. We don't to want question her (Banerjee) integrity. But to keep that image intact the chief minister must ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714792/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714792/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Ace Malayalam comedian and character artiste Kalabhavan Mani, who has been on the run to escape arrest for roughing up three forest officials, Thursday got anticipatory bail from the high court, but with strict conditions. Justice S.S. Satish Chandran, however, asked the actor to appear before the investigating officials for questioning. He also asked police to present Mani before a magistrate ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714359/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214714359/scat/701ee96610c884a6 State-run gas distributors Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Thursday reported an over 4 percent rise in net profits year-on-year for its fourth quarter ended March 31. The Company has posted a net profit of Rs.83.52 crore for the quarter in question, as compared to Rs.79.99 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. It recorded a net profit of Rs.354.1 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013 as ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713757/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713757/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The capital, which has so far basked in the glory of historic monuments and edifices built by the Mughals and Edward Lutyens, will boast of an iconic structure of its own in the form of the Signature Bridge - a cable-supported steel bridge spanning the Yamuna river - which is set to be ready by September 2014. And an added attraction will be a recreation park, complete with water sports, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713751/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713751/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a "political manoeuvre" to change his portfolios. "I have no information about his resignation. But I think it's a political manoeuvring for changing the portfolios," the chief minister said while responding to queries by media persons over the issue. Party sources said ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713749/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713749/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to calm stock markets in India after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested bond purchases could be scaled back if the U.S. economy improves. Addressing a news conference here, Chidambaram said fears that the Federal Reserve would start reversing its U.S. monetary stimulus programme were being misunderstood in stock market and investor ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713756/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713756/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Thursday's trade nearly two percent down on reports that the US may reverse its monetary stimulus programme that spooked markets across the world. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's statement that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments had been "misunderstood or misinterpreted" and that "he (Bernanke) has clearly indicated that ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713754/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713754/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Australia and India Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector, said a statement. "This partnership aims to achieve quality industry-led skills training standards in the agriculture sector. With India projected to add 12 to 15 million workers to its labour force every year over the coming decades, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713752/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713752/scat/701ee96610c884a6 If the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government produce results, the day is not far when wind energy would illuminate houses in the Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar district, an official said Thursday. The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has identified two villages in Bastar-Raikot in Tokapal block and Burgum in Bastanar block -- suitable for setting up a wind energy ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713477/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713477/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Easy-to-prepare summer salads can help you feel cool in the soaring temperatures, suggest chefs, who recommend nutritious and light preparations to beat the heat. Two chefs share recipes of summer salads. "You can put vegetables or meat of your choice (in your salad). A well-constituted salad has Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Vitamin A. All the nutrients help to increase your immunity and fight ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713476/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713476/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Asserting that he was a football fan, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor Thursday expressed dismay at the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scam, saying "it's shameful" and blots the entire platform. "Its very shameful that something like this has happened, and because of two or three mischievous people the entire platform of IPL is spoiled," he said. "I think it's such an entertaining ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713475/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713475/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actress Ankita Lokhande, who played Archana in popular show "Pavitra Rishta", is returning to the show. Her co-stars in the show Hiten Tejwani and Usha Nadkarni, who play her husband and mother-in-law, respectively, are happy about it. Ankita had reportedly left the show midway when she was asked to play grandmother in it, but she was not comfortable with it. There was also news that actress ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713480/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713480/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The dealings of a real estate developer with arrested cricket bookies were being looking into for suspected wrongdoings, Tamil Nadu Police said here Thursday. Officials did not name the real estate developer suspected to be involved in the betting controversy. In a statement issued here, the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) of the state police said they were in the process ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713481/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713481/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Industries like aviation, aero space, IT and ITES, pharma and integrated educational hubs have been shortlisted by a state-government appointed taskforce, which is cobbling together suggestions for the Goa's Industrial Investment Policy. Speaking to reporters here, Atul Kane, head of the taskforce, said these industries were suitable to Goa, even as mining did not feature in the first batch of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713479/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713479/scat/701ee96610c884a6 With the CBI probing alleged kickbacks in the VVIP chopper deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday asserted that his government will continue to seek the highest standards of probity in defence deals. The prime minister, who laid foundation of the Indian National Defence University here, said the government has paid close attention to sound defence acquisition policies and reformed them to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713478/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713478/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India will take "cautious and incremental steps" in the peace process with Pakistan because of past experiences, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "We have had some bitter experiences in the past, and so it is necessary to be cautious while dealing with Pakistan," Khurshid told a group of Urdu editors here. At the same time, he said that India would welcome a visit by ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713471/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713471/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A 50-year-old undertrial prisoner in a jail in Andhra Pradesh died of cardiac arrest Thursday, police said. The incident took place in Allagadda sub-jail in Kurnool district, about 325 km from here. According to police, Dastagir suffered cardiac arrest early Thursday. The jail authorities shifted to him a nearby hospital, where he died while undergoing ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713470/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713470/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The governments of Manipur and Mizoram will felicitate the members of the first Northeast India Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition, 2013, who recently scaled the highest peak of the world, officials said Thursday. "The Manipur government announced to give Rs.10 lakh each to the team leaders and members of the expedition for scaling the highest peak of the world," a Manipur government ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713469/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713469/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapoor recently launched the first teaser of Anand Gandhi's award winning directorial venture 'Ship Of Theseus', in Mumbai. The film, which received a lot of critical acclaim in film festivals across the world, will now be distributed by UTV Motion Pictures. Speaking on the occasion, Kapoor, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, said that the film will appeal to a certain ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713022/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713022/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Australia and India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector. The MoU results from the joint commitment of the Australian and Indian Prime Ministers in October 2012 to build bilateral partnerships between skills councils in key industry areas, including telecommunications, retail, mining, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713028/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713028/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Italy's Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini has described his recent visit to Amritsar, and particularly to the Golden Temple, as a unique experience, and added that a place of spirituality in India affects people of any religion or belief. Ambassador Mancini, who was accompanied by his family, visited Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, on the invitation of Giani Gurbachan ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713026/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713026/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Experts say summer is a good time for nail care, so how about adding some jazz to them with stylish tattoos, nail art or nail piercing this season? Nails become weak during summer, and they require special attention during this time, according to experts. So apply olive oil on a daily basis to protect nails from damage or go for nail manicure and nail spa often. Smriti, owner of Delhi-based The ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713025/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713025/scat/701ee96610c884a6 IPL chairman and union minister Rajeev Shukla Thursday came out in defence of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, saying there is no need for him to step down. "What is the need for BCCI chief to step down? If some MPs take bribe, does it mean parliament should be closed," Shukla told TV channel CNN-IBN. "Whoever is caught should be punished, but is there any evidence against him (Srinivasan)" he ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713024/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713024/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". With the win, the Jaipur-based team also qualified for the Champions League to be ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713023/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214713023/scat/701ee96610c884a6 There is need for reorienting the country's strategic thinking and reappraising its higher defence organisations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday, noting that India was well positioned to become a net provider of security in its immediate region and beyond. The prime minister, who laid the foundation stone of Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola village in Gurgaon ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712436/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712436/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Andhra Pradesh sizzled Thursday with the day temperature in most of the towns crossing 43 degree Celsius while the mercury in the state capital touched 44, the season's highest. According to met department, Rentachintala in Guntur district was the hottest place in the state with the maximum temperature of 47 degrees. Ramagundam in Karimnagar district recorded 46 and Nizamabad 45.5 degrees ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712435/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:50:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712435/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sunrisers Hyderabad came up short against Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator here but their inaugural Indian Premier League campaign was a successful one, their captain Cameron White has said. Sunrisers won 10 out of their 16 league matches before losing the knock-out game against Rajasthan Royals at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Wednesday. The team inherited a bulk of the players from the now ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712431/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712431/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid said that dealing with the spot-fixing allegations surrounding his team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been one of the toughest phases of his illustrious career. Dravid Wednesday praised his team for leaving the controversy behind and reaching the IPL playoffs. The 40-year-old spoke his heart out after they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad here Wednesday to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712151/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712151/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Health is wealth, and that doesn't change even when you're on a holiday. Experts suggest eating healthy and being conscious that about one hour of exercise a day can help you stay in shape even while you have fun. Delhi-based fitness expert and trainer Santosh Sharma shares a few tips to stay fit during a holiday: - Avoid visiting a restaurant empty stomach. In such cases people end up eating ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712150/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712150/scat/701ee96610c884a6 For Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, appreciation by his fans is like a barometer of his success. The actor, who is gearing up for the release of his next "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", explained that when "we are travelling or we go for some promotional events, we meet some people who really want to meet us, take a picture with us, take an autograph... I love doing it". "I am standing here ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712149/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712149/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bihar has decided to buy 200 canines of various breeds at an estimated cost of Rs.17 crore in order to raise 50 more dog squad units to help police in their investigations, officials said Thursday. "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has approved the proposal to deploy a dog squad in each district to help police in speedy and scientific investigation of crimes," a state home department official said. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712148/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712148/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Police have arrested a Tibetan, suspected to be a Chinese spy, from McLeodganj, the abode of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, an official said here Thursday. The accused, Pema Tsering, was arrested Wednesday following a tip-off from the Tibetan government-in-exile. "We have been keeping tabs on his activities after receiving a complaint from Tibetan security agencies," Superintendent ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712146/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712146/scat/701ee96610c884a6 If international dancer-actress Lauren Gottlieb hopes to be seen in an action film soon a la Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, she also wants to team up with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. "I am looking to stretch myself. To come across the world and take projects in different languages is a big challenge. I want to make sure that I am growing. I have been in India for five months and it has ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712144/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712144/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The right hair cut, hair accessories and hair-styling products can enhance how your tresses look, and make it easy for you to maintain them. Vanessa Fernandes, a senior stylist at popular salon b:blunt, shares how women can style their hair - whether it is long or short. Girls who like to cut their hair short should stick to the natural look. "The bob has been there for ages. However, the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712143/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712143/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The union home ministry has refused to give details on the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh citing the exemption clause, a right to information (RTI) activist said here Thursday. Activist Deepak Sharma said in response to his query the ministry's deputy secretary stated: "It would not be possible to provide the information sought by you as it attracts clause 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act, 2005." The ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712142/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712142/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A Mumbai police team here Thursday served summons on Gurunath Meiyappan, chief executive of Chennai Super Kings team of the IPL who is son-in-law of Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan, in connection with the spot fixing controversy. Meiyappan was asked to appear before investigators in Mumbai for questioning. The police team reached Meiyappan's residence Wednesday evening and waited ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712140/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712140/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Himachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent target of enrolment, retention and transition of students in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the central government's programme for achievement of universalisation of elementary education, an official said Thursday. "To ensure and monitor learning level of students studying in government schools, assessment tests would be conducted on regular intervals," ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712129/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712129/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actress Soha Ali Khan, who will be seen in the role of a journalist in upcoming film "War Chod Naa Yaar", shot a scene at her ancestral home in Pataudi. "The director wanted something very different and while searching for places, they found (Soha's) Pataudi house apt for the scene," said a source from the set. Being directed by Faraz Haider and produced by AOPL Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., "War ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712135/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712135/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The expenditure on minorities' welfare has seen a ten-fold increase during the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) tenure, says a handbook highlighting the achievements of the government. The government spending on centrally sponsored schemes for minorities went up from Rs.143.53 crore in 2006-07 to Rs.1,593.23 crore in 2012-13, it said, adding that 15 percent of all priority sector lending from ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712133/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214712133/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A senior official praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi&#039;s request to renew a waiver from sanctions on ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736282/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736282/scat/701ee96610c884a6 After graduating from University, I got a job offer from China Radio International, whichwas a new challenge for me and an opportunity as well.CRI aims topromote understanding and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world. CRI has more than two hundred foreign experts. I was working in Hindi department. As I had advantage of knowing Chinese language, I got appraisal ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736184/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:11:32 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736184/scat/701ee96610c884a6 spurious liquor in Alwal area of neighbouring Ranga Reddy district on Friday, police said. The incident occurred at Balaji Nagar when three local labourers consumed illicit liquor at around 4.30am after which two of them died on the spot while the third person died while undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Alwal Zone) K Venkateswara Rao told ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736283/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:07:44 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214736283/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Shareholders in India&#039;s Jet Airways approved an agreed sale of a 24 percent stake in the airline to Abu Dhabi&#039;s Etihad Airways, a senior executive at the Indian carrier said on ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735513/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:16:29 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735513/scat/701ee96610c884a6 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has made &quot;tremendous progress&quot; in reducing oil imports from Iran, a senior U.S. government official said on Friday, in a sign the South Asian nation is likely to get a third waiver from sanctions imposed by Washington against Tehran&#039;s nuclear programme. &quot;All of the data is certainly pointing in a positive direction,&quot; U.S. Under Secretary for ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:15 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Pranab Mukherjee on Friday asked the political establishment to find a solution to the problem. &quot;I am sad when I find that Parliamentary proceedings and state assembly proceedings are disrupted without transacting businesses,&quot; he said here. Addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735515/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:15:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735515/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings CEO and son-in-law of BCCI chief Srinivasan, has left for Madurai to take a flight to Mumbai. He is likely to reach by Friday evening to join IPL spot-fixing probe.Sources say Meiyappan consulted his lawyers and has decided to appear for questioning by the Mumbai ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735516/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:24 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735516/scat/701ee96610c884a6 (51 mins ago) The chief executive of the Chennai Super Kings is likely to be questioned by police in Mumbai later Friday as part of investigations into spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League. Gurunath Meiyappan, who is married to the daughter of Board of Control for Cricket in India president Narainswamy Srinivasan, is reported to have been in touch with Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa who is ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735517/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:19 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735517/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Malda: Three more infants died at the Malda Medical College Hospital, taking the total number of crib deaths at the facility in the past three days to 12.&quot;Three babies died in the past 24 hours. All of them were underweight and below one year. They were suffering from respiratory problem and had septicaemia,&quot; College Vice Principal Dr MA Rashid said.The condition of the children ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735521/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:44 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735521/scat/701ee96610c884a6 London: A free school to cater to members of the Sikh community has been approved in the British city of Leicester.Leicestershire&#039;s education department has approved a bid put forward by nine gurdwara leaders for a school especially for Sikh students, the Leicester Mercury reported.This was the second bid after a similar one was rejected last July on the ground that it was not strong ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735518/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:44 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735518/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai : Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan will not quit over his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan&#039;s alleged role in betting, sources close to him have told NDTV. They said the BCCI chief will wait for the on-going probe&#039;s results before contemplating any further move. He is, for now, headed to Kolkata to attend the remaining IPL games. Mr Meiyappan, who is the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735519/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:07:43 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735519/scat/701ee96610c884a6 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a news conference in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Sept. 18, 2012. KOLKATA, West Bengal -- All over West Bengal, signs bearing the face of Mamata Banerjee, the state&#039;s chief minister, are accompanied by the phrase shotota-r pratik &mdash; &quot;a symbol of honesty.&quot; Her unkempt hair is tied up in a loose bun while she wears a simple white ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735523/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:05:52 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735523/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Government of the People&#039;s Republic of China has expressed interest in exploiting the Wologisi Mountain in Lofa County, northwestern Liberia, amidst reports here that an Indian company O.P. Jindal Group has similar interest. Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, told a news conference Thursday in Monrovia that the Wologisi Mountain is China&#039;s interest, but there is yet no formal ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735403/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:56:39 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735403/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733575/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:49 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733575/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai Indians will clash with Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier match later tonight at Eden Gardens. The former lost against Chennai Super Kings and the latter defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad. The match between the two is a potential semi-final with CSK having already booked a place in the finals of the competition, which is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens on 26 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733841/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:10:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733841/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India News: The former Chairman and Managing Director of the nationalised Indian Bank, M. Gopalakrishnan (77), has been sentenced by a Principal Special Judge for CBI cases here on Wednesday to one year&#039;s rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a fine of Rs.1.50 lakh on him, in a case relating to causing loss to the bank to the tune of Rs.3.26 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733843/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:57 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733843/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India News: Mumbai: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief N Srinivasan, who is already facing the heat with his son-in law Gurunath Meiyappan being sought by the police in connection with the probe into the spot-fixing scandal in the IPL, now has to contend with his disgruntled son, who has opened a can of worms about the family&#039;s &quot;dubious ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733842/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:57 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733842/scat/701ee96610c884a6 International News: If hearts have nationalities, then the first was Pakistani, and the second, Indian. Chennai hospital saved religious teacher afflicted with dilated ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733499/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:57 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733499/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India News: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of Indian National Defence University at Binola in Gurgaon on Thursday. Manmohan Singh said over the last nine years, India&#039;s deterrence capabilities have also matured and have been given concrete shape, as the country was facing multiple security ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733844/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:54 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733844/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India News: California Law firm Aiman-Smith &amp; Marcy said on Thursday it is representing an employee of iGate &quot;with respect to her claims for sex harassment against Phaneesh Murthy and iGate,&quot; presenting the employee&#039;s version of the &quot;facts&quot; of the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733845/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:53 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733845/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India News: The Indian Cabinet decided to grant the coveted recognition to the language, spoken by 3.33 crore Malayalis spread over all parts of the globe, at its meeting in the national capital on Thursday and Malayalam&#039;s long wait for &#039;classical&#039; status is now ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733846/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:52 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733846/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India&#039;s prized $108 billion information technology (IT) services sector is on a &quot;knife edge&quot; in the face of a looming vote on the U.S. immigration reform bill, which threatens the very business model the industry thrives on, says Nomura. &quot;We believe the U.S. immigration bill, if passed, would disrupt the current Indian IT business model, place it at a competitive disadvantage ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733236/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:03:45 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214733236/scat/701ee96610c884a6 May 24 (Reuters) - India produced 43.5 million tonnes of coal in April, 3.15 percent more from a year earlier, provisional figures obtained from a government source showed on Friday, but still lagged a government-set monthly target. India, which relies on coal to fuel more than half of its power generation, was chasing a target of 44.7 million tonnes of coal production in April. Despite being the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735522/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:23:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214735522/scat/701ee96610c884a6 rural sanitation programme has failed to make strides in UP. Launched in 2012-13, the scheme at the end of the fiscal has more than 90% target unachieved. The state government could achieve only 7% (6.9%) of &#039;Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan&#039; target till March 2013. UP was to construct 11.4 lakh (11,44,430) toilets in 5,799 gram panchayats (GPs) of the state. But, till March 2013, it could ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732801/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:28 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732801/scat/701ee96610c884a6 LUCKNOW: Of total 89 government accommodations and houses allotted by the estate department to various associations, organizations, political parties and social workers among others, 27 are being occupied illegally, reveals information obtained through RTI by social ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732803/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:26 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732803/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Islamabad: Pakistan today released 45 Indian fishermen from a Karachi prison as a goodwill gesture, officials said.Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso decided last week to release the Indian fishermen who have already served their sentence.After their release the fishermen boarded a bus that will bring them to the eastern city of Lahore where they will be handed over to the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732804/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:43 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732804/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Kolkata : Mamata Banerjee&#039;s plans for her West Bengal government to acquire Tara Musik and Tara News, two of the 13 media outlets that the now-defunct Saradha Group ran, on &quot;grounds of humanity,&quot; might just come to naught. I&amp;B Minister Manish Tewari today said that such a move would be in violation of existing licensing laws, which bar state governments from running TV ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732806/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:41 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732806/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai : Noor ul Huda runs a small grocery shop in the dusty textile town of Malegaon in Maharashtra. His work there, providing a sense of normalcy to his otherwise chaotic life since 2006. Noor was accused with nine others by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) and also the CBI of conspiracy in the 2006 Malegaon blasts that killed 38 people outside a mosque in his hometown. The Maharshtra ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732807/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:41 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732807/scat/701ee96610c884a6 New Delhi : With assembly election just months away, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked party leaders in Delhi to work in unity to ensure a fourth successive victory for the party in the polls and sent out a clear message that indiscipline will not be tolerated by him.At around five-hour long interaction with separate groups of Congress workers at DPCC office in Central Delhi, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732808/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:01:40 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/214732808/scat/701ee96610c884a6