Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The National Institute of Technology (NIT-W) at Andhra Pradesh's Warangal plans to establish a development centre to study a new area of electromagnetic spectrum, said to be first of its kind in India.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:03 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) India's first 2 MW commercial solar power plant was Tuesday inaugurated in Punjab's Amritsar district by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:02 -0500

Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 15 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership Tuesday said that they would carry out blockades in front of government offices in West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills from Wednesday, to press their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:50:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday declared the strike of agitating employees of Batra Hospital illegal and restrained them from holding any demonstration within 100 metres radius of the institution.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:50:04 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) Assets of some of the 'rich' bureaucrats in the country could soon be in the public domain with the IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers' association in Punjab Tuesday saying that it will encourage officers to voluntarily disclose their property and assets.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:50:03 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday ruled out immediate termination of the lease of automobile major Tata Motors on the abandoned Singur plot and said talks would be initiated with the company only after receiving a concrete proposal from the railways on setting up an industry on the land.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:02 -0500

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The war within the Congress party over the Telangana issue intensified Tuesday as unrest raged in Andhra Pradesh against the proposed division of the state. Under attack from its allies, the ruling party appealed for peace.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) To tackle overcrowding in jails in the national capital, a Delhi legislative assembly committee has asked the state government to prepare a long term plan to get rid of the problem completely by 2020.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:30:01 -0500

Ghaziabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Three people were arrested in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area Tuesday for allegedly running a massive betting racket on cricket matches.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India along with Brazil is among the top five government funders of neglected disease research and development, and and two countries are taking the lead on diseases like leprosy and dengue fever, a new study revealed Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:03 -0500

Dharamsala, Dec 15 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will approach the central government to seek an amendment to the affidavit filed by it in the Supreme Court regarding the state's claim to free power from the Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:03 -0500

Noida, Dec 15 (IANS) Over two dozen people, including several policemen, were injured Tuesday as residents of Noida fought pitched battles with the police to protest an anti-encroachment drive to evacuate people who had illegally occupied government land.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A speeding mini-truck Tuesday mowed down an 11-year-old schoolgirl and injured her cousin while they were on their way to school in east Delhi.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) School students in Haryana can look forward to some fun while learning. They will soon get outdoor education with the state government initiating a scheme to take them on excursion tours.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:02 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 15 (IANS) Hundreds of activists of the Bundelkhand Ekikrit Party (BEP), demanding a Bundelkhand state, Tuesday vandalised a railway station and blocked rail tracks in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district, stopping a train, officials said.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:01 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh legislators who have submitted their resignations to oppose the proposed separate statehood to the Telangana region Tuesday met state Governor N.D. Tiwari and sought his intervention to keep the state united.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:40:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Prince Thakur overcame Raunak Garg 11-14, 11-9, 11-6, in the qualifying round of the Senior National squash championship at the Delhi Gymkhana courts here Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:40:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India's tourism sector has received a severe knocking due to global meltdown, swine flu and the Mumbai terror attack, but the government is taking several initiatives, including allowing visa on arrival for five countries.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:30:01 -0500

Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Tuesday finalised 17 suppliers for sourcing four million 14-inch colour television for its free TV scheme at Rs.2,061 per set, totalling around Rs.8.24 billion.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A record 23 swine flu deaths were recorded in India Tuesday, taking the total toll due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 730, health authorities here said.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:10:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday urged political parties and people in Andhra Pradesh to maintain peace following days of violence and regional discord over the proposed formation of Telangana state.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:00:02 -0500

Rajkot, Dec 15 (IANS) The first One-day International between India and Sri Lanka here Tuesday is the second instance when both teams have recorded 400-plus in the same ODI.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The bill to control communal violence may not be introduced in parliament's winter session which ends Dec 21, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:50:01 -0500

Mohali (Punjab), Dec 15 (IANS) Indian fast-bowler S. Sreesanth was discharged from Fortis Hospital here Tuesday evening after recovering from influenza A (H1N1) virus, officials said.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) World champion cross country runner Gebreegziabher Gebremariam said that African runners are natural athletes and that is what is helping them to excel in long and middle distance running events.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games Federation's Coordination Commission (CoCom) reviewed the progress of work of important functional areas Tuesday while assessing the preparedness of the Organising Committee (OC) for the 2010 mega event.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) National sports federations should take a cue from cricket in marketing their events at a time when Indian athletes are doing well in Olympic sports, feels the country's sports greats.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:20:01 -0500

Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) Heavy rains Tuesday lashed the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in Puducherry due to a low pressure over Sri Lanka and its neighbourhood.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:10:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Security for the Taj Mahal and its surrounding areas will be beefed up for the Commonwealth Games next year, Minister of State for Home Mullappally Ramachandran told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Toilets at historical monuments in the capital and in the surrounding tourist circuit are set for a spanking new look.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:10:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) India is the fourth largest illegal downloader of online content, according to two reports released Tuesday by the Motion Picture Distributors Association (MPDA).
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India has made it clear that it will never sign the 'flawed and discriminatory' Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has voiced reservations about a report released Tuesday that seeks to club New Delhi with Islamabad without taking into account their different nuclear histories.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:50:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's austerity drive has had some effect. The saving to the exchequer since the government directed all ministers to travel economy class, both within the country and abroad, has been of Rs.9 million.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Delhi government has proposed a tax on vehicle owners who have two or more vehicles and told the Delhi High Court this was necessary to ease the worsening traffic situation in the capital.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:40:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is to discuss the political situation arising out of the Telangana statehood issue late Tuesday evening, an official said.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.15 : India on Tuesday condemned the suicide car attack, occurred this morning near a hotel in Kabul which injured two Indians and partly damaged houses of three Indian diplomats that were situated close by in the residential complex.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:20:07 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Nearly 100 private firms across the country have approached the government for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) protection following threat perceptions to their establishments, parliament was informed Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:20:01 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Actors John Abraham, Raveena Thadani, Hema Malini and ace photographer Atul Kasbekar will host the 10th anniversary celebrations of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) here Friday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:20:01 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer 'Love Aaj Kal' has bagged 15 nominations for the 5th Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards to be held here Jan 8 next year.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:10:03 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) Actress Bipasha Basu says she has decided not to make any New Year resolutions because it often becomes difficult to stick to them.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) There were no bulky files on the table, only a sleek wide LCD screen and a touch-screen handbook for the judge as the Delhi High Court Tuesday launched its first paperless court to bring about speedy justice.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has hauled up Noida police for allegedly torturing two minors earlier this month, saying it is 'a serious violation of human rights.'...
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:10:03 -0500

Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) Kashmir Valley was in ferment Tuesday following violent protests over the CBI probe report into the deaths of two young women in Shopian as angry youth took to the streets and pelted stones at security forces. Over two dozen people, including police, were left wounded.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:02 -0500

Aligarh, Dec 15 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia's Darussalam Institute of Islamic Studies to jointly organise conferences and cultural programmes and exchange faculty members.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) To ease the burden from the elite Tour, the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is going to start a second-division Tour from the next season.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:50:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Sex workers, homosexuals, drug users, transgenders, and core group of young truck drivers and helpers Tuesday came together in the capital to share their experiences on sexuality and how to reduce the risk of HIV and AIDS.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:30:02 -0500

Bangalore, Dec 15 (IANS) Infosys Technologies Tuesday said it has opened a development centre in Brazil to service clients in that South American country as well as Brazilian subsidiaries of global customers.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Mosquitoes were found breeding in as many as 51,282 houses in the capital and prosecution was launched against 9,887 residents, Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to direct Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to furnish a bankable agreement on the supply of 28 million units of gas per day for 17 years at $2.34 per unit.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:06 -0500

Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Tuesday cancelled the anticipatory bail of John Fernandes, a local politician accused of raping a 25-year-old Russian woman Dec 1.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:05 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Nepali Army chief General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung Tuesday met Defence Minister A.K. Antony and discussed ways to enhance the defence cooperation between the two countries.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:05 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Investigators probing terror suspects David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana's movements believe there will be more revelations in the coming days following disclosures by the FBI that the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had also targeted the Somnath temple in Gujarat, certain Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:05 -0500

Dharamsala, Dec 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday once again said the special industrial package given to it by the central government be extended by 10 years till 2020.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:05 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Eight-time Olympic champions India have been clubbed with four-time winners and arch-rivals Pakistan in the Hero Honda Hockey World Cup to be played here from Feb 28 to March 13 at the National Stadium.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:04 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Admitting to huge slippages in its flagship rural jobs scheme, the government informed parliament Tuesday that only 14 percent of its target of providing 100 days of work in a year had been met.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:20:02 -0500

Shimla, Dec 15 (IANS) Popular tourist destination Kufri, just 20 km from this Himachal Pradesh capital, Tuesday received the season's first mild snowfall.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:03 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) A youth died of injuries sustained in a quarrel between the drivers of two cars after a minor accident outside Mumbai airport early Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:03 -0500

Agartala, Dec 15 (IANS) Proceedings in the Tripura assembly were disrupted Tuesday and the house finally adjourned for the day without transacting any business as opposition members vehemently protested Chief Minister Manik Sarkar's comments on a nexus between outlawed terror groups and political parties.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:01 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) A city court Tuesday sent nine bouncers and the manager of a popular discotheque here to a day's police remand for allegedly thrashing a legislator's son and his friends during a party Saturday night.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:30:02 -0500

Rajkot, Dec 15 (IANS) India defeated Sri Lanka by three runs in a high-scoring One-day international here Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) There was high drama in parliament Tuesday after Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy made common cause with his bitter rivals, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), to press for a united Andhra Pradesh, even as he said he stood for a 'Golden Telangana' - without specifying what he meant by this.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:20:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Om Parkash Chautala Tuesday met Governor Jagannath Pahadia and demanded an independent probe into an alleged sex scandal at the Haryana Police Academy (HPA) in Karnal district.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:20:02 -0500

Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) Goa's only Scheduled Caste (SC) cabinet minister Manohar Azgaonkar Tuesday alleged that members of the SC community in his reserved constituency of Dhargal were still not treated at par with others.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:20:02 -0500

Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday sentenced 18 people in a case of the multi-million fodder scam to jail terms ranging from two to six years rigorous imprisonment.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:20:02 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Tuesday shut shop near its intra-day low, ending 220 points lower than Monday's close, mirroring the negative sentiments at other Asian markets.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:04 -0500

Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) Maoists continued their violent activities in Jharkhand's Lohardagga district for the second successive day Tuesday, blowing up a school building, a bridge and setting two vehicles ablaze, police said. No casualties were reported.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:03 -0500

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 15 (IANS) The Congress-led opposition in Kerala Tuesday criticised the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for continuing links with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abdul Nazir Maudany.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec.16 : Bharti group Chairman and Managing Director Sunil Mittal was conferred upon Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2009 on Wednesday for his superior business leadership by the President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in the national capital.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:10 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) If you feel drowsy during the day and are not able to concentrate on your work in office then there is a possibility that you might be suffering from sleeping disorder which affects as many as 93 percent of Indians, a survey released Tuesday said.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:50:02 -0500

Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday called for the setting up of a national commission to look into the demands for carving out new states following the central government giving its consent to the formation of a separate Telangana state.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:40:01 -0500

Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco's stay at the plush Ritz Carlton hotel in London for a tourism mart has cost the government nearly Rs.1lakh, the state legislative assembly was told Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:40:01 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Tuesday said it will advance trading hours by 10 minutes from Dec 18 for its equity and equity derivatives segments.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:40:01 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 15 (IANS) Slamming Chief Minister Mayawati for playing politics by demanding that smaller states be carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Tuesday said she should first complete the work she has to do before demanding their creation from the centre.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) was Tuesday entrusted the task to attend to dental emergency and to provide complete dental healthcare to over 7,000 athletes and delegates during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India will create a five million tonne strategic petroleum reserve by 2012, raising the country's total storage capacity to 8.5 million tonnes - enough to meet 90-days consumption, parliament was informed Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:10:02 -0500

Srinagar, Dec 15 : The Supreme Court has awarded two weeks time to the Central government and the Jammu and Kashmir government to file their reactions on the ban imposed on pre-paid mobiles in the state.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:13 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A special cell to address the issues faced by Dalit women is being set up by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in an effort to fight injustice against this section of society, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:50:01 -0500

Lucknow, Dec 15 (IANS) A senior manager posted at the local unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has been duped of Rs.3.16 lakh through net banking.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:03 -0500

Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) A public suit has been filed against union Food Processing Industries Minister Subodh Kant Sahay in the Jharkhand High Court seeking a probe into his assets and demanding a case be filed against him under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:03 -0500

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) In an example of Gandhigiri, a man fed sandesh and rosogollas to two petty thieves who were caught red-handed while stealing valuable items from his house at Kamardanga village in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) It was a journey to the bygone era which had everything --starting from sufiana music to qawwalis, from mushaira to a fashion show topped with a large spread of delicacies like rista and biryani.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:10:01 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The multi-crore money laundering scam involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda figured in parliament Tuesday with the government admitting to deficiencies in a state-owned bank that reported huge deposits by two companies involved in the scam.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI/Business Wire India): Max Speciality Films (MSF), an SBU of Max India, was conferred with the prestigious 'Certificate of Merit' in the Food Processing Sector for the National Energy Conservations Awards-2009, held last evening by Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:07 -0500

Chennai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Tuesday set up a welfare board for workers of the film world, including workers of the small screen, to extend welfare measures to them.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:02 -0500

Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) The Goa government is considering making global positioning system (GPS) a compulsory fitting on board the 1,200-odd trawlers in the state in the wake of 67 fishermen losing their lives to Cyclone Phyan in November.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Congress MPs from Telangana region Tuesday sought action against against Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, for 'colluding' in the Lok Sabha with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs opposed to a separate Telangana state.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) This union territory will develop a new facility for providing transport-related logistics, said a senior official here Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The government has started a pilot project of computerized tracking of foodgrains in four states.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) The political impasse in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed move to divide the state continued Tuesday with some legislators asking the assembly speaker to accept their resignations.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

Patna, Dec 15 (IANS) There is good news for hundreds of arsenic- and fluoride-affected villages in Bihar as they will be provided with safe drinking water soon, official sources said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:20:04 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) A shutdown impacted life in most parts of Andhra Pradesh's Andhra and Rayalaseema regions Tuesday with trouble in several areas, including in a university in Anantapur town where students opposed to the proposed Telangana state clashed with police.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:20:03 -0500

Rajkot, Dec 15 : India has set Sri Lanka a record 415 runs target in the first one-day international being played here. India scored 414 for the loss of seven wickets. pener Virender Sehwag scored a magnificent 146 of just 102 balls, taking the game away from the Lankans.
ANI Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:04 -0500

Agra, Dec 15 (IANS) Hindu marriages are becoming costlier each year, causing a great deal of stress and anxiety in middle class families. The only way to alleviate the financial burden is to promote community mass marriages, according to leaders at the 14th Agrawal Maha Sabha-sponsored mass marriage programme here.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-American terror suspect charged with scouting targets for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, figured in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with the CPI-M demanding that the government clarify how he had been able to travel in India almost at will.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:10:01 -0500

Chandigarh, Dec 15 (IANS) The administration of this union territory (UT) will spend Rs.4.65 crore (Rs.46.5 million) on the maintenance and construction of government schools and colleges, a senior official said here Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:30:03 -0500

Patna, Dec 15 (IANS) The inmates of a Bihar jail along with the jail authorities are all set to bring out a special Hindi magazine in January next year, official sources said Tuesday.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:30:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Opposing the proposed formation of a separate Telangana state, Congress MP L. Rajagopal began an indefinite hunger strike in Vijayawada Tuesday, a day after he was arrested twice for launching the protest.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:00:02 -0500

Panaji, Dec 15 (IANS) While Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat says there 'is no question' of allowing new mining leases in the state, official documents submitted in the assembly Tuesday show there are 246 applications for new leases.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:50:03 -0500

Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets slid into the negative around Tuesday noon as other Asian markets were depressed.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:30:06 -0500

Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) Congress legislator Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, brother of late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, was Tuesday arrested as he began an indefinite hunger strike here to protest the proposed division of the state.
IANS Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:20:02 -0500