Posts Tagged ‘India’
India is the second-largest mobile phone user in World
India is the second-largest mobile phone user with over 900 million users in the world0% of the world’s online population in 20111 alone, 142 million mobile-cellular subscriptions were added in India, twice as many as in the whole of Africa, and more than in the Arab States, CIS and Europe put together5 cents only802-13AIDS Shri Azad said [...]
Hockey: India go down fighting against Netherlands
Back in the Olympics after a hiatus of eight years, past masters of the game India produced a valiant fightback in the second-half before losing 2-3 to world number three The Netherlands in their opening Group B match of the men's hockey competition here on Monday0th India conceded two goals in the first session, but capitalised on two slim [...]
Pak court rejects 26/11 panel’s report
The Pakistani anti-terror court conducting the trial of 26/11 Mumbai attacks suspects ruled as illegal a report of a commission that went to India, Tuesday, said the report of commission that visited India will not be made part of evidence against Mumbai attacks accused standing trial in Pakistan11 mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi challenging the [...]
Moily blames Vodafone for Obama barbs
India Monday outright rejected U0, adding that certain international lobbies have been spreading misinformation about India's economic scenario President Obama had this weekend said: "In too many sectors, like retail, India limits or prohibits foreign investment that is necessary to create jobs in both countries"
Tourism Minister calls for strengthening tourism cooperation with Mauritius
Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai has called for strengthening cooperation in tourism sector between India and Mauritius00% FDI in Hotel sector on automated basis, the Minister added8,000 tourists from Mauritius visited India during 2009 which rose to more than 21,000 in 2010 India Tourism Office located in Johannesburg is responsible for [...]
Agni I ballistic missile successfully launched
India’s 700 km range ballistic missile, ‘AGNI I’ was successfully launched today from the wheeler island off the coast of Odisha
ISI officer provided cartridges for 26/11, claims Abu Jundal
LeT operative Abu Jundal, who is under the custody of the Delhi Police, has claimed that the cartridges used by the 26/11 attackers was given to them by an ISI officer11 terror attack control room set up in Karachi to coordinate the attack and pass on instructions to the boys on the ground11 probe11 attacks5 days
India to share info with Pakistan on Abu Jundal
While upping the ante with Pakistan, India on Tuesday decided to give a dossier on Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Abu Jundal to Pakistan, as per news reports According to Ministry of Home Affairs officials, India has decided to share a copy of Jundal's passport and identity card with the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani during Indo-Pak [...]
We did not send Surjeet Singh to spy: home secy
Union home secretary RK Singh on Friday said that Surjeet Singh, who was released by Pakistan on Thursday, was not a Research and Analysis Wing 980s in Pakistan985, he was given the death sentence, which was commuted to life imprisonment in 1989 by then Pakistan President Ghulam Ishaq Khan Minutes after returning, at a press meet, Surjeet was [...]
U-19 Asia Cup: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in semi-finals
India play Sri Lanka in the second semifinal on Friday, a day after Pakistan take on Afghanistan in Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament-run win over Nepal under the Duckworth Lewis method to qualify for the semi-final in reply to India's 176 all out73 in 47 overs after a brief interruption In the other games, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by [...]
Sarabjit Singh to be released from Pakistan prison
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari commuted Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh's sentence to life imprisonment, paving the way for his release in the next few days, television channels reported on Tuesday years on death row and is currently in a prison in Lahore9900 people were killed in those attacks He has argued that he is innocent, and [...]
Wipro Launches AppLife Contest for Engineering Students in India
Wipro Technologies, 9, 2012 with final entries being accepted until December 18, 201231,000 employees and clients across 54 countries For more information, please visit wwwwiprocom [subscribe2]
Teams name provisional squads for U-19 WC
With just seven weeks to go before the first ball is bowled in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2012, all the 16 sides have submitted their provisional squads, with Australia naming fast bowler Pat Cummins and West Indies including opener Kraigg Brathwaite in its line-ups19 Cricket World Cup will take place in Queensland, Australia, from 11-26 [...]
Poll shows India worst place to be a woman
India is the worst place to be a woman among the world’s biggest economies and ranks even lower than Saudi Arabia, according to a global poll of experts released by Trust Law, a Thomson Reuters Foundation service, on Wednesday0, burned alive as a result of dowry-related disputes and young girls exploited and abused as domestic slave labour,” [...]
Facts at glance: Presidential Elections 2012
The term of office of the present President of India is upto 24th July, 20122952, the notification under sub-section 2952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and 2007992 952 of 1952974”7 of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules, 1974 provides that until the relevant population figures for the first [...]
Presidential polls on July 19, results on July 22: EC
The election for the President of India has been fixed for July 1920 Members of Legislative Assemblies, including those of Delhi and Puducherry0,98,882 with that of MLAs being 5,49,474 and that of MPs being 5,49,408 Nominated members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and state Assemblies are not entitled to vote
England maintain top spot in Test rankings
Denesh Ramdin’s unbeaten knock of 107 in the third and final Test against England, which ended in a draw at Edgbaston on Monday, has helped the 27-year-old move up 20 places to 68th in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen43 runs with Tino Best in a record tenth wicket partnership against England15th place0 including [...]
Changes recommended to BCCI Working Committee
The Technical Committee of the BCCI met at the Cricket Centre earlier today2 May 2012, were discussed at length September of the year in which the season starts, will be eligible to be a part of the team6 All matches in the knockout stage will be four-day affairs2-13 season2, Rajasthan, the Ranji Champions of 2011-12, will play the Rest of [...]
India invites Brazilian investment in infrastructure sector
Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles had a Ministerial Dialogue with his counterpart Mr1th June 20122, President herself had invited the Minister to visit Brazil for advancing the bilateral economic and commercial relations, as also to address the larger issue of making essential drugs available at affordable prices to our [...]
S&P says India may lose investment-grade rating
International rating agency Standard & Poor's 2-billion investment in the steel sector by Korean steelmaker POSCO--potentially the biggest foreign investment project in Indian history--by more than seven years0% hike in passenger train fares and forced the Railway Minister to quit Passenger fares have been flat for many years despite [...]
