Archive for September, 2009
Bharti-MTN $23 billion deal disconnected second time »
$23 billion amalgamation deal with South Africa’s MTN call off by Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel today. The discussion for the amalgamation stretched for four long-month. In a year this is second time when Mittal has been forced...
Pacific tsunami killed over 100, destroyed villages in Samoa »
A South Pacific tsunami killed this morning shortly before 7 a.m. local time over 100 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga caused by a magnitude-8 earthquake, which was located about 204 km southwest of Samoa. A...
Air India to pay incentives by Oct 7 »
Air India has agreed today to pay the productivity-linked incentive, in short called as PLI, to all sections of its employees on 7th of October. Jitendra Bhargava, the executive director of Air India said on Tuesday, “Air...
PM says India committed to voluntary unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing »
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India is committed to voluntary unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing. Singh said that the country is proud of its non-proliferation record. He added further that India is committed to the global...
China asks to seek peaceful solution to Kashmir issue »
China today asked both the countries, India and Pakistan, to look for Kashmir issue solution through peaceful and friendly consultations. China also says to be playing a “constructive role” in resolving this long time disputed “bilateral issue”....
12 domestic & 2 international Air India flights cancelled, pilots on strike »
Air India today cancelled twelve domestic and two international flights from New Delhi. The cancellation is due a section of the agitating executive pilots who refused to accept the proposal of the management in setting up a...
Terrorism top agenda in Indo-Pak talks in New York »
S M Krishna, External affairs minister is holding talks today with the Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi in New York. 26/11 Mumbai terror attack investigation is the main agenda. It is expected with Krishna to demand speedy...
Haryana Assembly Elections : 1442 Candidates Still In The Race »
The Haryana assembly election is slated for next month following Hooda Government’s decision to dissolve the assembly seven months in advance. It is tipped to become a bigger contest than in the past with nominations filled by 1,874 candidates. Of the 1,874...
India beaten by Arch-Rivals Pakistan »
India’s start to the Champions Trophy 2009 campaign in South Africa did not go as desired and has put down all the fans. Team India played Pakistan in their first Group A Match at Super Sports Park, Centurion....
Water on moon; Chandrayan-I discovers »
There has been trace of water found on moon. Chandrayan-I has discovered it and this discovery has prompted the ISRO scientists to again think on the experiments that will be carried out by its sequel mission known...
Rahul Gandhi again stayed in Dalit’s hut; Mayawati cries foul »
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi again arrived in Uttar Pradesh without any pre-note and spent night in a poor Dalit’s hut on Wednesday in a remote village named Shravasti. Gandhi took his party colleagues and also the...
ISRO launches Oceansat-2 & 6 nano satellites successfully in 1,200 seconds only »
16th remote-sensing satellite Oceansat-2 was successfully launched along with 6 nano European satellites today in 1,200 seconds. The satellites were launched through Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV- C-14) from Sriharikota. The launch started at 11.51 hours and...
Kingfisher Airlines to raise Rs.840 Crores by March 2010 »
Vijay Mallya owned Kingfisher Airlines, one of the biggest carriers in India, may raise as much as $175 million or Rs.840 Crores by selling its shares and global depository receipts to repay the big debts it had accumulated...
Twitting ends, meeting starts; Tharoor meets Sonia and others »
To get over to the problematic situation after the ‘cattle class’ remarks Union Minister Shashi Tharoor met today Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He shared his thought with an explanation remarks about his...
Earthquake hits Assam; Epicentre India-Bhutan border; Richter 6.3 »
Parts of Assam experienced a major earthquake today at 1426 hours. The earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale. It triggered panic in the entire region and this is the fifth earthquake tremor in the last 45...
Unlimited GPRS on Tata Docomo; All schemes to stay for long »
If you are a heavy GPRS user, you might as well like to go for Tata DoCoMo that is now offering unlimited GPRS. Tata DoCoMo also promises of faster speeds at all times. Tata DoCoMo confirmed that...
US economy graph rises northward; Obama confirms »
In an interview with CNN on Sunday, taped on Friday, President Barack Obama said that the US economy is on the start of growth again but jobs may not be created until 2010. Obama said, “I want...
It’s Rahul Ka Swayamvar instead of Rakhi’s on NDTV »
Rakhi Sawant got her partner. Thanks to NDTV Imagine. Now it’s the turn of Rahul Mahajan to find one. After the great success of Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, NDTV Imagine wants to bake the cake on the same...
Kalawati travels from Rahul Gandhi’s speech to Maharashtra assembly poll »
Kalawati, the name which became popular by just a speech of Rahul Gandhi in the parliament, is on the way to get identity among farmers of Vidarbha. She will be contesting the Maharashtra assembly polls. Kalawati Bandurkar,...
Shashi Tharoor tweeted sorry for ‘cattle class’ remarks »
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has put himself in trouble for a Twitter message that he posted. In this social network site he said sarcastically replying to a query that he would travel “cattle...
