Provides the latest RSS feeds for India News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Bombay News.net http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/cat/701ee96610c884a6/ en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 04:25:58 -0400 Sun, 26 May 2013 04:25:58 -0400 30 The 84-year-old Congress leader V.C. Shukla, critically injured after Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, has received multiple bullet injuries, doctors treating him at a Gurgaon hospital said Sunday. "Shukla was flown with gun shot injuries in an air ambulance around 8.15 today (Sunday) morning to Delhi. He has multiple bullet injuries and he remains ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773615/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773615/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday met victims of the Chhattisgarh Maoist attack, which left at least 16 dead, including two senior Congress leaders, and 25 people injured. Both the prime minister and the Congress cheif visited the hospital in Raipur where the injured have been admitted, and interacted with members of victims' families. "This is a black day for ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773610/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773610/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the Maoist strike on Congress party leaders and activists in Chhattisgarh. "Attacks in Chhattisgarh should be condemned strongly, our condolences with the family of the deceased," Abdullah said Meanwhile, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, has conveyed his sympathies to the families of those killed in the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773429/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773429/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Remember the classic cat-eye makeup of Asha Parekh, Sadhna, Sharmila Tagore and Helen that elongates the eye and gives it a feline look? If the style was popular back then, even now it continues to be a favourite for actresses over the years and, hence, of their fans off-screen, makeup gurus say. Capital-based makeover expert Aashmeen Munjaal says it is "evergreen". "Cat-eye makeup is evergreen ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773427/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:10:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773427/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The BJP Sunday condemned the Maoist attack on a Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh in which 16 people, including two senior Congress leaders, were killed, and appealed to political parties to come together and fight the extremist menace. "The incident in Chhattisgarh due to Naxal violence is very unfortunate. I condemn it in strong words and express my sympathy towards the victims," BJP president ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773426/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773426/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Families of patients needing an immediate organ transplant for their survival would soon find it easy to locate a potential donor with the Indian government coming up with an online network containing necessary details like the blood group and organs available for transplant. The online network, which is being set up under the soon to come up National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773136/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:50:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773136/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Indian cricket board has suspended Chennai Super Kings' Chief Executive Officer Gurunath Meiyappan, who is now under arrest for his alleged involvement in the spot fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Announcing the decision Sunday, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Sanjay Jagdale also promised to assist the police and regulatory authorities in the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773135/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773135/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Two prominent Middle East-based businessmen who hail from Kerala appear to be caught in the factional feud of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kerala. The Ernakulam unit of the CPI-M has accused M.A. Yusuf Ali, owner of the Emke Group, of encroaching upon the government land for his Rs.1600-crore Lulu Shopping Mall project here that opened in March this year. The Ernakulam ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773127/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773127/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Public welfare trust Umang Foundation will organise a film festival on disability, the first such programme in Himachal Pradesh, an organiser said here Sunday. A total 19 national and international award winning short films will be screened at Portmore Government School Monday, foundation chairman Ajai Srivastava said in a statement. He said more than 1,600 students along with principals of ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772768/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772768/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A Mumbai Police team Sunday raided the house of Gurunath Meiyappan, the team principal of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and son-in-law of Indian cricket board's chief N.Srinivasan. A Mumbai court Saturday sent Meiyappan to police custody till May 29 in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket. On May 23, a Mumbai Police team served summons on Meiyappan at his residence in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772767/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772767/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Indian cricket board has suspended Chennai Super Kings chief executive officer Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the spot fixing scandal. "Pending further investigations and any subsequent hearing by the BCCI Disciplinary Committee or the IPL Code of Behaviour Committee, Mr. Meiyappan has been suspended by the BCCI from any involvement in the sport of ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772766/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772766/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Force India boss Vijay Mallya has issued a public apology to team driver Paul di Resta after a fumbled tyre call wrecked his hopes of a career-best finish on the podium ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. The Scot is set to start from a distant 17th position in Monaco after Force India botched his chances to be in the top five with a wrong tyre call, the Mirror reports. Apologising to the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772765/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772765/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh, with a population of over 68 lakh, has registered an increase of 6.3 percent over a decade, says a Census report. The literacy rate has increased to 82.8 in 2011 from 76.5 in 2001, with male literacy rate increasing by 4.2 percent and female by 8.5 percent, said the final Census report for 2011 released here recently. Census Joint Director R.K. Ram told ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772334/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:10:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772334/scat/701ee96610c884a6 It was a hot morning in the capital Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 29.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above average for this time of year. The weather office has forecast a clear and hot day ahead. "A clear and hot day is in store for Delhi. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 43 degrees Celsius," an official at the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) told ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772333/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772333/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Police say suspected Maoist rebels have attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 16 people and wounding many others. Suspected insurgents fired at the vehicles on Saturday in the Sukma area of Chhattisgarh state. View Larger Map Local reports say some senior party leaders were among ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764346/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:15:09 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764346/scat/701ee96610c884a6 An over 100-strong group of Maoists Saturday attacked a Congress party convoy, carrying out a landmine blast and then opening fire, resulting in the death of 16 people, including two senior Congress leaders and injuries to 25 others. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi condemned the incident, which took place in Sukma district around 5.15 p.m. when the leaders were ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763554/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763554/scat/701ee96610c884a6 An over 100-strong group of Maoists Saturday attacked a Congress party convoy, carrying out a landmine blast and then opening fire, resulting in the death of two senior Congress leaders, including Mahendra Karma, and injuries to senior party leader V.C. Shukla. Congress president Sonia Gandhi termed as "despicable" the Maoist attack that took place in Sukma district around 5.15 p.m. when the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762888/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762888/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The mother and sister of Rajasthan Royals cricketer S. Sreesanth, who was arrested on spot fixing charges, met him in police custody Saturday evening, police sources said. Sreesanth's mother Savitri Devi, and sister Nivedita met the cricketer at the Delhi Police special cell in Lodhi Colony, where the cricketer is being kept, the sources said. The three hugged each other, and cried. Savitri ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762885/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:50:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762885/scat/701ee96610c884a6 He was called "the silent one" on "India's Best Dramebaaz" (IBD), and 13-year-old Aditya Singhal's sheer talent helped him win the reality show meant for children in the age group of five to 15 years. The youngster, who was the eldest among the finalists, was thrilled about his victory. The show, judged by Sonali Bendre, Anurag Basu and Vivek Oberoi, aimed at grooming children by testing their ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762541/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762541/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A gang betting on the Indian Premier League (IPL) was busted here late Saturday and ten people arrested, police said. The arrests were made from Chowk area of the city after a tip off from a police informer. While the gang leader of the betting syndicate, Mahendra Singh managed to give police a slip, eight others were arrested. Varanasi Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Mishra told ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762493/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214762493/scat/701ee96610c884a6 BCCI president N. Srinivasan, facing uncomfortable questions over his son-in-law's arrest in the spot fixing scam, attended a dinner thrown by former board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya here Saturday, amid speculation that some BCCI members have come together to ensure his exit from Indian cricket's apex body. Besides Dalmiya and Srinivasan, Indian Premier League Commissioner Rajeev Shukla, board vice ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761848/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:20:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761848/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Saturday discussed bilateral issues, including the Nitaqat law, with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al Faisal as the Indian missions there scrambled to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy. Addressing a joint press conference with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Khurshid thanked ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761847/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761847/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Amid the growing chorus for sacking BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings boss N. Srinivasan in wake of the spot fixing allegations, his team Saturday sought to distance itself from the raging controversy. Appearing before the media on the eve of Indian Premier League final against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens Sunday, team coach Stephen Fleming read out a statement asserting that its players ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761815/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761815/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami Saturday directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to replace its faulty air-conditioned buses that break down frequently. "The corporation has also been asked to call bus providers to ensure effectiveness of cooling in the AC buses to avoid any inconvenience to passengers," Goswami said in a statement issued here. "The government has taken note of the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761816/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761816/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Penal provisions on rape have been misused by some women who develop consensual physical relationship with their lovers and after the breakup file false rape cases to force them to marry them, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Kailash Gambhir said rape law was often misused by women as weapon for "vengeance and vendetta" to harass and blackmail their male friends by filing false cases to ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761283/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761283/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming Saturday attributed "loyalty to players" and "consistency in selection" for the success of his team which has played in five IPL finals and won two of them. "We had a strategy right from outset that we will be loyal to players that became apparent when we retained 95 percent of our players when all the players went for auction the second time. What we ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761277/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214761277/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A Kerala Police team Saturday arrived in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur with former Odisha police chief's son Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while serving a sentence in a jail here for raping a German tourist. Mohanty, son of former Indian Police Service officer B.B. Mohanty, was brought to Jaipur in the morning and taken to the Central Jail, a Rajasthan Police officer told IANS. "He will ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760747/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760747/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Four people were arrested here for manufacturing and supplying high quality illegal firearms to criminals in the national capital region and Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. Allauddin, 40, Mohammad Rustam, 28, Shakir, 30 and Shehzaad, 22, all from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were arrested Friday from near Shanti Van in north Delhi. "The gang was operating for the last several years. We got a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760746/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760746/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's proposed visit to Maharashtra Monday to interact with farmers has been cancelled, his office said Saturday. However, it did not assign a reason for cancelling the visit. An earlier statement had said that Rahul Gandhi was to go to villages in Osmanabad and Jalna districts of Maharashtra. He was to visit piped water schemes and interact with ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760745/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:23:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760745/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In a surprise move, Mumbai police has refused to allow a 300-km long Muslim reservation march from entering Azad Maidan Monday, the organisers said here Saturday. "The Muslim Reservation Federation (MRF) had applied for permission April 30 for the march to culminate at Azad Maidan. It had started from Malegaon eight days ago," said MRF spokesperson Halim Siddiqui. "In a last minute move, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760744/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760744/scat/701ee96610c884a6 One of cricket's batting greats, Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid has said that he will retire from the Indian Premier League, after the Champions League T20 later this year. "I am 41 and 12 months are a long way ahead," was Dravid's reply to a media query on whether he will play the next season of the IPL. With the Royals qualifying for the Champions League T20 beginning Sep 17 in India, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760742/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:21:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760742/scat/701ee96610c884a6 To help students and parents cope with anxiety and stress before and after the CBSE results, a free, confidential helpline will be launched here Sunday that also promises to provide career guidance to the students. Available between from May 26 to June 2 between 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 'Hopeline' -- 011- 65978181 has been launched by NGO Snehi. Students can also seek help online and the by sending ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760741/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760741/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Tamil playback legend T.M. Soundararajan, popularly known as TMS, passed away at his residence here Saturday, family members said. He was 91. TMS was ailing for some time and was getting medical attention at his residence, they said. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. An undisputed king among playback singers in the Tamil cinema world, TMS rendered numerous hit songs for ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760740/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:12:16 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760740/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Andhra Pradesh continued to sizzle with the severe heat wave conditions claiming a heavy toll. Disaster management department officials Saturday said the heat claimed 274 lives since April 1. The officials had Friday put the toll at 84. They, however, have not specified the number of casualties on Friday and Saturday. The statement released by Commissioner Disaster Management T. Radha said ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760739/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760739/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Chennai Super Kings Saturday said its players and support staff have no knowledge of betting and spot fixing, and were distressed by the allegations and news reports concerning the franchise and the Indian Premier League. A day after its CEO Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket, the CSK issued a handwritten unsigned statement which ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760597/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:01:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760597/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar who has been nursing a wrist and hand injury is unlikely to play the Indian Premier League final against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens Sunday. "Sachin is doubtful for tomorrow's (Sunday) game.Although we will take a call on his availability tomorrow but in all probability, he is unlikely to play the game," Mumbai coach John Wright told media ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760559/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760559/scat/701ee96610c884a6 An eight-year-old African girl from Nigeria got a new life after she was cured of a brain tumour at Narayana multi-specialty hospital in this tech hub. Though Angel (name changed) underwent surgery in 2011 at the hospital's Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre when she was six years old, doctors diagnosed her of being relieved of the dreaded brainstem tumour (glioma) after monitoring her progress for two ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760236/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:51:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760236/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $1.72 billion to $291.96 billion for the week ended May 17, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India. The reserves had fallen by $616.4 million to $293.69 billion for the week ended May 10. The foreign currency assets (FCA) - the biggest component of the forex reserves - fell by $1.68 billion at $261.47 billion, the weekly ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760235/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760235/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday lashed out at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N.Srinivasan saying he should resign. Johi said: "Srinivasan (President of Board of Control for Cricket in India) should resign. The allegations are pointed at him while his son-in-law is clearly involved in all this. Now if he continues to be stubborn, then ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760232/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760232/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Congress in West Bengal Saturday attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on implementation of the rural jobs programme, saying the state has turned out a poor performer in the 100 days work scheme despite tall claims of the Trinamool Congress government. "The state government kept on claiming that it is number one in crating jobs in 100 days work programme. It is absolutely wrong," state ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760231/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760231/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will only be taken by the party's parliamentary board "when it is appropriate" and not when the national executive meets here next month, a BJP leader said Saturday. BJP general secretary J.P. Nadda told reporters: "The decision for the post of prime ministerial candidate is for the party's parliamentary ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760230/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:32 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760230/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President I.S. Bindra on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of a defiant N. Srinivasan due to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing row, calling him "arrogant" and insisting that his continuance would damage Indian cricket. "I have been keeping quiet on this issue but his statement that he will not step down, in Mumbai today, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760229/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760229/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP Saturday said here that it would work against Indian interests. "The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded," said BJP's Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly. Under Nitaqat, it is mandatory for local companies to ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760228/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760228/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Dhruv Sunish, the 13-year old from Maharashtra, capped his fine run with a maiden title triumph in the boys singles of the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Saturday as he scalped top seed and statemate Siddhanth Jagdish Banthia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final. Earlier, second seed and 13-year-old Sama Sathvika of Andhra Pradesh defeated top seed Tanvi Bhat ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760227/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:11:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760227/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Amid widening ambit of investigations into the IPL-6 spot fixing scam, Law Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said that the government will soon bring a stand-alone law to deal with malpractices in sports. "We have decided to enact a stand-alone legislation to deal with unfair practices in sports. We cannot let down millions of fans for whom cricket is a passion, almost a religion," Sibal told ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760226/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760226/scat/701ee96610c884a6 While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday. National Crime records Bureau (NCRB) data compiled by think tank PRS Legislative Research showed that Andhra Pradesh reported the highest number of 267,718 gambling ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760097/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:03:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760097/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Four people died in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district after consuming illicit liquor at a wedding, police said Saturday. The tragedy took place at Rampur Ramoli village, when people from the bridegroom's side, including his father, consumed liquor served to them Friday. Superintendent of Police Kiran H. told IANS that many people reportedly drank illicit liquor during the marriage of Ram ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:01:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214760040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 With the met office forecasting "rain or thunder showers likely in some places" in the city Sunday, Indian Premier League (IPL) fans will be fervently praying for the rain gods to spare the Eden Gardens scheduled to host final between two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. According to an official of the Alipore Meterological department, overall the sky will remain partly ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759988/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759988/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Embattled BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to quit Saturday as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket. "I have not done anything wrong, I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed into resigning," a defiant Srinivasan said in Mumbai amid rising demands that he must give up his post in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759682/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759682/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The hills of Himachal Pradesh Saturday saw marginal fall in the maximum temperatures but still most of the prominent tourist spots recorded temperatures two to five degrees above the average, the meteorological office said here. However, the met office has indicated relief in the offing with rain and thundershowers predicted across the state Sunday. "Temperatures across the state remained on ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759681/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759681/scat/701ee96610c884a6 It was another scorching day for Delhi Saturday though the maximum temperature slightly dipped from the highs of the week but was still three notches above average at 43.5 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected Sunday. Like in the past few days, the heat continued to discomfort daily life. While minimum temperature settled four notches above average at 30.5 degrees, the humidity wavered ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759680/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759680/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed confidence of warm India-Pakistan relations due to a "positive approach" by the new ruling dispensation in the neighbouring country. Addressing a public meeting at Chak Mohammad Yar, about 25 km west of Jammu, Abdullah said: "A healthy change in the mindset of politicians in Pakistan towards Kashmir issue and India-Pakistani ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759678/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759678/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Saturday said he has returned a piece of land the state government had allotted him in Odisha as he was not allowed to construct on it. Pattnaik said the state government had given him about half an acre of land at the district headquarters town of Puri, his home town, about 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in 2011 for setting up a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759677/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759677/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for drawing up a workable research document for marketing space solar power to space-faring nations in six months. "Within the next six months, we need to bring out a workable research document for marketing space solar power to space-faring nations," Kalam said Friday at the 32nd International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in his acceptance ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759679/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759679/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has become a laughing stock for the country and comments on the active social media world are proof of it, a BJP leader said here Friday. "This prime minister has become an object of ridicule," Goa BJP general secretary J.P. Nadda told reporters here after announcing the agenda for the national executive committee scheduled in June. He added that no prime minister ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759675/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759675/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mohammad Ahya alias Yusuf, a Bollywood spot boy arrested in the connection of the spot fixing scandal, was in touch with several cricketers apart from the three arrested Rajasthan Royals players, Delhi Police said Saturday. During the interrogation, Ahya claimed that knew many Indian as well as foreign players and contacted them for spot fixing, said an officer who did not want to be named. ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759676/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759676/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Actor Mahaakshay Chakraborty, who has shared screen space with his father, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty in his forthcoming film "Enemmy", says it was a "nerve-wracking" experience for him. Directed by Ashu Trikha, "Enemmy" is a cop action drama, which features Mithun and actor Suneil Shetty in lead roles, while Mahaakshay plays a CID officer in the film. "For me, it was a nerve-wrAcking ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759505/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759505/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars are set to gather in Varanasi Monday to oppose the treatment meted out to widows and seek ways in which the plight of such women can be improved. At a seminar organised by NGO Sulabh International, the scholars and seers would dwell on ways in which the plight of the widows of Varanasi could be improved. Sulabh International recently launched a pension and ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759507/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759507/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Taking the lead, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formally launched its campaign for the June 23 Mandi parliamentary by-election in Himachal Pradesh. "We have launched the campaign and our entire leadership, including (former chief minister) Prem Kumar Dhumal, will be touring the constituency," state BJP chief Satpal Satti told IANS. The BJP central leadership Saturday announced that ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759506/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759506/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Andhra Pradesh will get another National Investment Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ), Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced Saturday. It will come up at Ongole in Prakasam district. This will be in addition to two NIMZs already cleared in principle by the central government for Medak and Chittoor districts. Sharma told reporters here that Andhra Pradesh would be the second state after ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759088/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759088/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Board for Control of Cricket in India President N.Srinivasan has denied any knowedge of the involvement of his son in law,Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches. Commenting on the arrest of Gurunath, he said whatever steps or action have been taken in case of anybody else, same will apply to him. "There will be no discrimination", he added. Srinivasan also claimed ignorance when ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759049/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:40:14 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759049/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India is "regressive for women" and a "depressing" place to be, says Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, explaining why she divides her time between India and the US. She was speaking the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, at an interaction at The Variety Studio. Mallika has flaunted the link of her interview on her Twitter page. Talking to Variety's Steve Gaydos, the 36-year-old Indian ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759046/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759046/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Aspiring to give every passenger a best-ever cruise experience, Royal Caribbean International's groundbreaking Voyager-class ship Mariner of the Seas, will begin its maiden Asian journey from Singapore in June. The grand liner docked here Friday on its voyage from Dubai to Singapore. It will dock at Kochi Sunday before heading for Singapore, from where it will begin its maiden Asian journey June ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759044/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759044/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Politicians, traders and social activists here are demanding a CBI probe into the arrest of a man for the gruesome murder of a family of seven, claiming that the accused has been framed by police. Local Congress leaders led by former minister Satish Sharma are on an indefinite sit-in here to press for the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case. Sharma said that ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759045/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759045/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Nerusu Lakshminivasa Rao, a software engineer from Andhra who murdered his wife and two children in the US in 2008, has been extradited to face trial there, police said. The fugitive, against whom an international arrest warrant was issued by a US court, was sent to the US by an American Airlines flight late Friday night. Additional Director General of Police (CID) T. Krishna Prasad said in a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759043/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:13 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759043/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The sequel to controversial Bollywood drama film "Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun", which released in 2010, will be light, breezy and romantic, unlike the original. The sequel is directed by Tonje Gjevon, a Norwegian. Made by a Norwegian production house The Hungry Hearts, the film will be shot in Norway, and it will be made in Norwegian, English and Hindi. The genre of the sequel will be unlike the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759042/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:07 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759042/scat/701ee96610c884a6 There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in Delhi, a member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said Saturday. "There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in the national capital. We need to look into this matter," Charu Makkar, a member of the CWC said, in the course of a day-long discussion on government schemes for underprivileged children at India International ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759041/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759041/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Investigations are on to find out why the wife of a Chennai-based five-star hotel owner telephoned a cricket bookie, now under arrest, over a 100 times, police said Saturday. Without naming the woman, her husband or the name of the hotel, an official of Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) of Tamil Nadu Police told IANS: "The woman has made more than 100 calls to Uttam C. Jain a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214759040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Union Minister of State for Sports minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that there is a need for good governance, cleansing of sports and bringing transparency in the working of sports federations. Speaking at the conclusion of a two day conference of state sports ministers, in the presence of eminent sports persons and members of sports federations, Singh added that his ministry is working ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758795/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:03 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758795/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Hailing former All England champion Prakash Padukone as "the greatest sportsman India has produced", cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar Saturday said actor Deepika Padukone is lucky to be the badminton player's daughter. "Deepika is the daughter of who, in my view, is the greatest sportsman India has produced. She is fortunate to have the same genes," Gavaskar said at the Eden Gardens, which ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758794/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758794/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Known for her penchant for stoking controversies, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given fresh fodder to her detractors with her announcement that the government would acquire two television channels owned by the chit fund funded Saradha Group that has gone bust. Banerjee's announcement about taking over the two channels - Tara Muzik and Tara News - 'on grounds of humanity' came a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758134/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:50:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758134/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A magistrate here Saturday sent Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI chief N. Srinivasan to police custody till May 29 in connection with the IPL spot fixing scam. He was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in south Mumbai a little more than 12 hours after he was formally placed under arrest a little after midnight Friday. The police sought seven days custodial interrogation for ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758132/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214758132/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Kannur (Kerala) May 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony said that a separate cyber unit would be formed for the armed forces to counter the threat to the country from cyber space. "A formalised architecture for cyber defence in the armed forces is on its way," the defence minister said in an informal interaction with journalists at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, in Kannur ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757838/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757838/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath Saturday said BCCI chief N. Srinivasan should quit following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in the IPL spot fixing scandal. But Kamal Nath clarified that this was his personal view. "It is absolutely untenable for the BCCI chief to continue, he has no credibility left," Kamal Nath told TimesNow television. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757833/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757833/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Concerned over security issues during the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal, the Congress Saturday said it has urged the State Election Commission to inform it about the security arrangements for polling days. The three-phase rural body elections in the state will be held on July 2, 6 and 10. "We have already sent a letter to the Election Commission, urging it to let us know what ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757835/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757835/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bollywood star Salman Khan has stepped in to support actress Sana Khan, who is reportedly in hiding after getting embroiled in a controversy surrounding an alleged kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl. Sana has a role in Salman-starrer "Mental", and she had even participated in reality show "Bigg Boss 6", which was hosted by Salman. News of the actress' involvement in the kidnapping of a minor girl ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757831/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757831/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's fans have twin reasons to celebrate this weekend. On Friday, Mumbai Indians clinched a spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final by defeating Rajasthan Royals. The day also coincided with Tendulkar's 18th wedding anniversary. Besides the usual cheers for Indians qualifying to the finals, netizens have been pouring out their heart to congratulate Sachin and ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757832/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757832/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Amid the intriguing but dark saga of the unfolding spot fixing and betting scam, two-time champions Chennai Super Kings take on traditional underachievers Mumbai Indians in the final of the controversy-ridden sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the iconic Eden Gardens here Sunday. A formidable but beleaguered Super Kings, who topped the round robin league on way to the title ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757828/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214757828/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The BJP Saturday announced that former Himachal Pradesh minister Jairam Thakur would be its candidate for the June 23 bypoll to the Mandi parliamentary seat. BJP president Rajnath Singh had approved Thakur's name for the byelection, a party statement said. Thakur was a minister in the Prem Kumar Dhumal government that was voted out of power in last December's assembly polls. The Mandi seat had ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756890/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756890/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Three of the capital's tony eateries are among a list of 101 Best Restaurants in Asia 2013. Varq at The Taj Mahal Hotel that serves Indian cuisine was ranked at number six and ITC Maurya's Bukhara, frequented for its delectable north Indian cuisine, was at number 24. The Taj Palace Hotel's Orient Express, which specialises in French cuisine, was ranked at 55. The other Indian restaurants which ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756889/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756889/scat/701ee96610c884a6 To reduce the use of fertilizers, Himachal Pradesh is going to check samples of soil under the Soil Health Programme, an official said here Saturday. The government has asked the farmers to get soil from their fields tested free of cost, agriculture director J.C. Rana said. He said that the department has set a target of checking 63,750 samples of soil during the current kharif season. The ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756892/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756892/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Expressing concern over the declining standards of higher education, President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for identifying at least one department in each university that could be made a centre of excellence. "It's possible to revive the lost glory of our higher education system and take at least a few of our universities into the global top league," Mukherjee said while inaugurating the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756811/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:20:04 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756811/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India Cements may not be majorly impacted if its Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Chennai Super Kings' licence is revoked in the wake of the spot fixing scandal, industry analysts say. "The revocation of CSK's IPL franchisee licence will not have any major financial impact on India Cements. Perhaps the company's branding/marketing expenses would go up," V. Srinivasan, research analyst at Angel ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756810/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756810/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will Monday visit Maharashtra for a day to interact with farmers, a party statement said Saturday. Rahul Gandhi will be visiting villages in Osmanabad and Jalna districts of the state, it said. "He will visit cattle camps and pipe water schemes in both the district. He will also be interacting with farmers," it ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756801/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756801/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Nine teenagers - seven girls and two boys - are to collectively produce a volume of short stories before the Taj Literature Festival in December. The lucky nine - Kuhu Goyal, Yusura, Priyanshi, Aniruddha, Yashi, Amrita, Subundhu, Bhavya and Kuhoo Srivastav - were selected after a fortnight-long grooming camp attended by 60 teenagers. They were then put through a three-day workshop conducted by ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756689/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756689/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In a major policy change, Bangladesh will allow India ferry foodgrains for the mountainous northeastern states via its territory, a Tripura minister said here. "Initially, the Bangladesh government has agreed to transport 10,000 tonnes of foodgrains for Tripura through its territory," Tripura Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bhanulal Saha told IANS. "The Bangladesh government issued necessary ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756691/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756691/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Director Dharam Verma, who directed popular show "Lapataganj", is happy that the show is coming back with its second season. He says the new season promises a lot. "Lapataganj" is the story of the people residing in an imaginary town of the same name. They lead a happy life against all odds. The show was famous among audiences for bringing to them several colourful flavours of rural India. The ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756647/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756647/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Indian cricket team will depart for England and Wales from here May 29 to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy to be held June 6-23. This will be the seventh and final Champions Trophy as it is due to be replaced by the ICC World Test Championship in 2017. India are placed in Group B along with South Africa, West Indies and arch-rivals Pakistan. India open the tournament when they take ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756646/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756646/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil have created a signature line based on Disney characters. The line is for children aged between 6 and 14. The designers, who are known for fusion wear, have associated with Disney Channel for its campaign Jet Set 2. This will be the designers' first kidswear line. "The collection is about celebration, joy, and happiness. Colours like apple green, sky blue, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756644/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756644/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The northeastern state Mizoram expects to get financial aid from the World Bank for the development of roads in the mountainous state, bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, officials said here Saturday. "A four-member World Bank team visited various parts of Mizoram earlier this week. The World Bank officials are strongly pushing for a free trade regime in the region and keen to provide technical ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756642/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756642/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The familiar scenes of commuters arguing with conductors in Kolkata buses over short change may soon be a thing of past as the bus operators have now hit upon the idea of handing out coupons, or "due slips" with holograms, in lieu of change. Faced with an acute shortage of coins, operators on select routes would give these slips to the passengers. These will contain the amount of change to be ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756640/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756640/scat/701ee96610c884a6 R.K. Mathur, a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre, took over as defence secretary Saturday. According to an official release, Mathur has a rich and varied experience in public administration and has held senior positions at state and central levels. He has held the position of chief secretary of Tripura. He also served as the additional secretary and ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756604/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:03 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756604/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Saturday laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Design (NID) here. The NID, which is coming up on the campus of University of Hyderabad, is expected to offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses from 2015-16. This will be the third NID in the country. The first such institute was established in Ahmedabad in 1961. The minister ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756599/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756599/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Slow and steady seems to be the course of Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif's younger sister Isabel's career. She has been signed to play the second lead opposite British Indian actor Kunal Nayyar in French director Jean-Francois Pouliot's "Dr. Cabbie". The film, co-produced by Salman Khan, features Vinay Virmani, who played one of the title roles in Bejoy Nambiar's undervalued "David". Salman ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756602/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756602/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A mother of three, choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan, who is all set to step into a judge's shoes for the new season of dance reality show "Dance Indian Dance - Supermoms" says she stands nowhere in comparison to the show's contestants. Farah is a mother of five-year-old triplets - son Czar and daughters Diva and Anya. She is impressed to see the talent on the show, which features ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756600/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:20:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756600/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A defiant Board of Cricket Control in India president N. Srinivasan on Saturday said that he had done nothing wrong with regard to the Indian Premier League, and categorically refused to resign from his position. Srinivasan told media outside Mumbai Airport that: " I have done nothing wrong. I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed. This is all a political game and conspiracy. The ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756460/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:10:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756460/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth driven by social media, mobility, analytics and cloud, said a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Indian companies in the top 100 emerging markets list bring combined revenue of $797 million. India ranks fifth among the emerging markets based on revenues, according to the PwC Global 100 Software Leaders report, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756458/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756458/scat/701ee96610c884a6 "I have no intention to resign," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan said here Saturday after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot fixing scandal. "I have not done anything wrong, I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed into resigning. The BCCI will follow its rules. There is no ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756457/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214756457/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday expanded his ministry by inducting senior Congressman S.R. Patil, the first from the legislative council to join the week-old ministry. Patil, 64, was administered the oath of office and secrecy as cabinet minister by Governor H.R. Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan, the governor's official residence here. Patil was leader of the opposition in the council ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755566/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:30:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755566/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president and India Cements owner N.Srinivasan has arrived in Mumbai to meet with his arrested son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan at around 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. According to television reports,Srinivasan's arrival in the city coincided with Meiyappan being produced before a local court well ahead of the earlier deadline of 3p.m. announced by the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755498/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:03 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755498/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai Indians batsman Dwayne Smith Saturday was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the Qualifier 2 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens Friday. Smith admitted to the Level 1 offence of conduct contrary to the spirit of the game. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755493/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755493/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Janata Party president and activist lawyer Subramanian Swamy on Saturday had a another take on the current spot fixing episode dogging the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan should not be the only person asked to resign. Giving a political twist to the IPL episode, Swamy questioned as to why only ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755492/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755492/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi Saturday called for the termination of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) following the arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, in the IPL spot fixing scam. "Now that arrest is made of guru and he has been booked by police. India cements franchise agmt should be terminated suo Moto," Modi tweeted ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755489/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:10:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755489/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A militant and his family who returned illegally to Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan have been arrested, police said. "We had reports two days back that this militant, Nazir Hussain, was returning from Pakistan via Nepal to his home at Marhot in Poonch district," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Poonch Shamsher Choudhary said late Friday. Police were waiting to nab the man, as he had ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755436/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755436/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Face packs made from a concoction of natural ingredients can clear off acne from your face. Single ingredients like unprocessed honey, toothpaste and vinegar can also do the job well. Vedika Trivedi, a professional from Jawed Habib's hair and beauty salon chain, explains how to use them effectively: Raw honey: Apply unprocessed honey directly on the affected area. Its antiseptic properties will ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755418/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755418/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh is all set with plans for his second production - a biopic titled "Pocket Dynamo". It will be produced under his banner Mumbai Film Company (MFC). The film is based on the life of a wrestler Khashaba Jadhav, who won independent India's first Olympic medal in 1952. Confirming the news through an official statement, Riteish said: "We have acquired the rights for ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755417/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755417/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian steelmaker Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) Saturday said it was all set to double the annual capacity of its steel plant in Odisha to six million tonne by the end of this year. The plant at Meramandali in Dhenkanal district, about 150 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, was commissioned in 2006. It has an annual output of three million tonnes. In the first phase, the company invested ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755416/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755416/scat/701ee96610c884a6 His elder brother is associated with a film production banner, while his younger brother is a video jockey-turned-actor. Director-actor Kunaal Roy Kapur feels even though they are not really a film family, but they have ended up being one. They entered filmdom via different routes - elder brother Siddharth Roy Kapur is the managing director, Studios, Disney UTV, while their younger brother ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755336/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214755336/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bollywood film "Singham" fame Ajay Devgn, director Rohit Shetty and Kannada actor Kicha Sudeep will attend the audio launch of Suriya-starrer Tamil action-drama "Singam 2" here June 2. "Bollywood 'Singham' actor Ajay Devgn, director Rohit Shetty and Kannada actor Sudeep will grace the audio launch of Suriya's 'Singam 2', which will take place on June 2," said a statement from the production ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214754961/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214754961/scat/701ee96610c884a6 With mercury soaring in Uttar Pradesh and the grim power situation disrupting life, protests have become the order of the day, spelling trouble for the Samajwadi Party government. In the last 10 days alone, people resorted to violence in more than two dozen places across the sprawling state over incessant power cuts and the alleged indifference of officials. In Lucknow, residents vandalised ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214754959/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 03:30:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214754959/scat/701ee96610c884a6 iGate is the latest to face tax issues in India with the US-based outsourcing firm having an "unsettled" tax demand of 132.7 million dollars (about Rs 738 crore) for assessment years 2004-05 to 2009-10. iGate, which was in news for sacking of its chief executive Phaneesh Murty over non-disclosure of his alleged affair with a subordinate, said these demands are not tenable and the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773502/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:24:50 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773502/scat/701ee96610c884a6 MUMBAI: Birthday bumps, considered a custom to call in a friend's birthdays across student hostels, is history on the IIT-B's Powai campus. A source of great fun is now seen as a potential danger to the physical well-being of the students. After all, students' version of this traditional affair--spraying deodorant and lighting the back on fire, bathing the birthday boy ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773501/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:24:50 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773501/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Even as agitated Congress workers demanded imposition of President rule in Chhattisgarh in the wake of worst ever Maoists attack on senior party leaders, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi sought to pacify them saying "I know that it's a sad hour for all of us but not a time for ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773503/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:24:44 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773503/scat/701ee96610c884a6 "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi will pay tribute to the deceased here at Congress Bhawan and later they will leave for Jagdalpur to meet those injured in the incident," a senior party leader told ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773504/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:24:42 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773504/scat/701ee96610c884a6 New Delhi : Early conclusion of a bilateral agreement on civil nuclear cooperation will be high on the agenda as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Monday for a three-day visit to Japan seeking to give a new dimension to strategic partnership.Mr Singh will hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on a wide spectrum of issues of mutual interest and discuss ways to bolster strategic ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773505/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:18:18 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773505/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gurunath Meiyappan , who was arrested for his alleged involvement in betting on IPL matches. Their visit comes three days after a two-member team arrived here to question him, but since none were present, they pasted a copy of the summons at his home, asking him to appear in Mumbai the following day. Gurunath, son-in-law ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773453/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:11:33 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773453/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Fifteen touch-screen smartphones to consider below Rs 15,000 Within the huge list, we take a look at fifteen touch-screen smartphones that have been ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773506/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 03:11:20 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773506/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi has termed the naxal attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh as gruesome, and said that the government needed to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism and ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773220/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:45:35 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773220/scat/701ee96610c884a6 New Delhi : As many as 16 Indian companies have made it to the list of top 100 software vendors in the emerging markets, commanding a combined revenue of $797 million, says a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report.The latest PwC global 100 software leaders report also says that in terms of revenue, India was ranked fifth among the emerging markets in 2011.In terms of software revenue among emerging ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773221/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:39:46 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773221/scat/701ee96610c884a6 United Nations: Five Indians are among over 100 fallen peacekeepers who will be honoured by the United Nations for their "bravery" during operations last year across the world.More than 100 blue helmets who lost their lives in the past months while serving the cause of peace will be honoured on the International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers on Wednesday, a UN statement said ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773224/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:39:44 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214773224/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Reliance Industries Ltd., through its subsidiary Reliance Jio Infocomm, plans to roll out fourth generation services in metros by the end of this financial ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772867/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 02:01:44 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772867/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, saying that violence and killings do not have a place in democracy. "We firmly disapprove the violence and killings to gain political power in a democratic country," CPI National Secretary D Raja said. Referring to ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772868/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:54:30 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772868/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Ex-Union minister Vidya Charan Shukla, who was seriously injured with three bullet wounds airlifted to Delhi as doctors in Raipur described his condition as "very ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772870/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:54:29 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772870/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Maoist attack which left 27 people killed, including senior Congress leaders, and injured many others in tribal Bastar region. Opposition Congress had given a call for state wide bandh on Sunday after Maoists ambushed a convoy of vehicles ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772869/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:54:29 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772869/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mumbai/Kolkata: Board of Cricket for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced that Gurunath Meiyappan, the BCCI chief's son-in-law who has been arrested for betting, has been suspended from any association with cricket pending a probe. Meanwhile, a four-member Mumbai Police team is in Chennai to conduct searches at Mr Meiyappan's ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772872/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:48:18 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772872/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Raipur: From the remote regions of Chhattisgarh, where 25 people in a Congress convoy were massacred by suspected Maoists yesterday, details are now emerging of a precision strike, meticulously planned and implemented with deadly accuracy.Top Chhattisgarh Congress leader Mahendra Karma was shot in cold blood. The body of state unit chief Nand Kumar Patel was found this morning. Former Union ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772871/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:48:18 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772871/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Kolkata : A dinner hosted by Cricket Association of Bengal president Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday brought Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials and state unit representatives face to face with the beleaguered board chief N Srinivasan. ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772873/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:48:17 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772873/scat/701ee96610c884a6 An attack by Maoist insurgents on a political party's convoy in India left 27 people dead and 32 injured, authorities said Sunday. The Press Trust of India reported Chhattisgarh Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh, who were kidnapped by the militants during the Saturday attack, were found dead Sunday along with the bodies of eight others. Police sources told the news agency ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772874/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:37:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772874/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Maoist attack on a convoy of Congress leaders yesterday has climbed to 27, police sources said. 32 people have been injured in the attack, DGP Ram Niwas said today. The bodies of Patel, his son Dinesh and eight others, mainly security personnel, have been recovered from Jiram valley in Bastar division, the sources said. The Maoists had kidnapped Patel and his son Dinesh after attacking the convoy ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772460/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:20 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772460/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Jagdalpur to meet the deceased family and injured. State has been witnessing heavy protest from Congress workers while the capital Raipur wore deserted look since the incident took ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772461/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:19 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772461/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian prisoners in Karachi's Malir jail was being delayed as they were not given consular access for the past nine months, said a group of 45 fishermen on their arrival at Attari border, after they were released by Pakistan on Saturday. The fishermen were arrested ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772462/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:17 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772462/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> The Himachal Congress Saturday forwarded the names of Pratibha Singh and Rakesh Dharwal to the party chief Sonia Gandhi to take the final call on the candidate for the Mandi Lok Sabha bypoll scheduled for June 23. Pratibha is Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's wife and a former MP from Mandi while Dharwal is a Congress leader from Mandi district."Two ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772463/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772463/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> With the Indian Mujahideen believed to be making a strong base in the border districts of Bihar over the past 10 years, the Bihar Police is all set to open its own Anti-Terrorism Squad. The decision came after the National Investigation Agency recently gave a detailed presentation before a multi-agency meeting with special focus on spurt of IM activities in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772465/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:59:58 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772465/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The attack on Congress leaders came at a time when outlawed CPI (Maoist) gave a call for bandh on May 26 to protest against the killings of eight people on May ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772043/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:08:05 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772043/scat/701ee96610c884a6 MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti) - Heavily armed Maoist rebels killed 17 people, including 12 local congressmen, and wounded over 20 in an ambush on a convoy in the eastern Indian province of Chhattisgarh, IndianExpress.com news portal reported. The attack took place on Saturday evening, when between 150-200 Maoists, both men and women, attacked a convoy of about 20 cars carrying local leaders on ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772044/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:06:15 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772044/scat/701ee96610c884a6 FILE – In this April 15, 2007 file photo, Mahendra Karma, center, lawmaker and founder of Salwa Judum, the government-supported militia to combat Communist rebels known as Naxalites, is surrounded by bodyguards at his residence in Jagdalpur, in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh. Karma was killed when Maoist rebels attacked a convoy of cars of Congress party leaders and supporters in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772045/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:04:53 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772045/scat/701ee96610c884a6 The Mumbai Police have claimed in court that Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan was not only placing huge bets on IPL matches but also disclosing team strategies to punters.Mail Today has learnt that a very big power hitter from a south Indian franchisee is also under the Mumbai Police scanner for fixing in IPL.Seeking extension of the custody of Meiyappan, who was arrested ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771957/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:02:23 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771957/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Manipur: By the time the war ended, it was one of the most brutal campaigns in military history. For the British, the war may have ended in victory, but the empire was never the same again, the end of the Raj was near. For Japan, the loss of South Asia marked the end of its era of aggression, the end of its imperialist ambitions. The decisive battles of Imphal and Kohima during World War II have ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772015/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01:49 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772015/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Raipur: Mahendra Karma, the tribal leader who founded the anti-Naxalite "Salwa Judum" movement in Chhattisgarh, was reportedly shot dead in cold blood in Saturday's attack. Twenty five people have been killed and 32 are injured. According to sources in the Central Reserve Police (CRPF), the Maoists attacked the Congress convoy when it was coming back from Sukma to Jagdalpur after a ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772046/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01:47 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214772046/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Mahendra Karma, centre, lawmaker and founder of Salwa Judum, the government-supported militia to combat Communist rebels known as Naxalites, was killed in a suspected rebel attack Saturday. (Mustafa Quraishi/Associated Press, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771540/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:10:21 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771540/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are set to battle it out the title clash of the Pepsi Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday.What makes the clash even more interesting is the emotion attached to it. To start with, while Kolkata Knight Riders had beaten Chennai in their own backyard in the last edition, this is an opportunity for the latter to win the trophy in KKR's ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771541/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:07:38 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771541/scat/701ee96610c884a6 GDP , much less than the 3% being long demanded to tackle the twin threats from Pakistan and China. It's just 1.79% this year, the lowest such figure in over 30 years. Modernization itself has taken place in a haphazard manner, with no grand longterm design to systematically build military capabilities in tune with the country's geo-strategic objectives. "Each service tries to grab ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771062/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:15 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771062/scat/701ee96610c884a6 BIKANER/JAISALMER: Alert Border security force personnel foiling an incursion and shot dead an intruder at the international border near Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan. Nothing was recovered from the intruder who is said to 35 to 40 years of age. No flag meeting has been organized yet over the issue. Four intrusions were detected this month and two intruders were handed over to Pakistan. The ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771063/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:14 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771063/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Chhattisgarh from the BJP. Of course, he was excited about his doctor daughter and son-in-law coming back to India from the US for good. On Saturday evening as TV screens flashed visuals of a helpless, grievously injured Shukla it seems his ambitions have been put on a pause. Son ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771064/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:13 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771064/scat/701ee96610c884a6 President Pranab Mukherjee has asked central universities to establish innovation centres. This month the President has inaugurated two innovation clubs in universities in Lucknow and Assam while also visiting an innovators exhibition in Nagaland. Speaking at the inauguration of ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771065/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:12 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771065/scat/701ee96610c884a6 News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) as its chairperson. NBSA is an independent redressal body set up by the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and has leading TV news channels as its members. "Justice R V Raveendran, former Judge of Supreme Court has graciously accepted the invitation of the News Broadcasters Association to be the Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771066/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 22:18:11 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214771066/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Police say heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770406/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:30:11 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770406/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla and PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel.Suspected Maoists opened fire on the Congress party's Parivartan Yatra, comprising senior party leaders, in Sukma district,Chhattisgarh. (PTI ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770279/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:10 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770279/scat/701ee96610c884a6 spot fixing claims in the IPL revives memories of the corruption problems that bedevilled the sport at the international level early in the last decade and raises fears of corruption returning as a major problem. Some even suggest the IPL may be riddled with fixing. In truth, corruption never went away - convictions in English courts in recent years involved fixing in both county and ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770407/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:08 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770407/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Rahul Gandhi sought to pacify them saying "I know that it's a sad hour for all of us but not a time for politics". As Rahul Gandhi began to speak at the state Congress head quarters, Congress workers raised slogans demanding dismissal ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770408/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:07 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770408/scat/701ee96610c884a6 adventure sports in Manali, has turned into a danger zone, with all activities being organized at a small space, without caring for safety, cleanliness, hygiene, and discipline. Colourful paragliders flying over deodar trees looks pretty, but the landing spoils ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770409/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:05 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770409/scat/701ee96610c884a6 ). Earlier posted as the secretary (defence production) in the defence ministry, Mathur will have a fixed two-year tenure as the defence secretary. An old hand in the MoD, Mathur earlier served also as an additional secretary and special secretary in the MoD from September 2008 to October 2011. Though the three Service chiefs rank higher than the defence secretary in terms of pay and position in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770410/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:04 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770410/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Waterloo in 2008. The opposition's weak show had powered the BJP sweep -- 11 of the 12 assembly segments -- of the sprawling Red zone that froze the tally of the outgoing state assembly and put paid to Congress's hopes of wresting power. While BJP retained 50 seats, Congress could add just one to its 37 in the 90-MLA-strong assembly. This time, the Congress brass, led by Rahul Gandhi, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770411/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:03 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770411/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Tehri Seeds Development Corporation (TSDC), Uttarakhand Purav Sainik Kalyan Nigam (UPSKNL) and Uttarakhand Seeds Certification (USC) out from those defined as offices of profit. The organizations fall under the state agriculture department. The move was seen as part of attempts by government to save agriculture minister Harak Singh Rawat who served as chairman in all three organizations while ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770412/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:03 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770412/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Woolwich by two Islamist radicals was identified by them as a soldier for wearing a t-shirt with the name of the charity that helps soldiers in need. Now, the charity ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770413/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770413/scat/701ee96610c884a6 RAIPUR: Massive protests erupted across Chahttisgarh with hundreds of Congress workers coming out on streets, gheraoing Raj Bhawan and the chief minister's official residence in the state capital, against the killing of senior Congress leaders in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770414/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:01 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770414/scat/701ee96610c884a6 It's not that every state can have excellent growth in each and every sector of the economy. Every state has their own strengths, Gopalakrishnan ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770415/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:04:36 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214770415/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Maoists ready their weapons as they take part in a training camp in a forested area of Bijapur District in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on July 8 2012. ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769031/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:16:06 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769031/scat/701ee96610c884a6 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Similarly, 36% of suicides across the state during the same period were due to family problems. The trend was nationwide, with domestic issues being the main cause of suicides in high-incidence cities like Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi, and states like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Illness was the next major reason, accounting for nearly 30% of the suicides in ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769032/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:38 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769032/scat/701ee96610c884a6 What is your role as a 'government employee'? I was giving suggestions to the Jharkhand police on cyber security since 2008. But in 2011, my proposal to form the Cyber Defence Research Cell was approved by the state cabinet. It created as many as 12 posts headed by a chief technical officer (CTO). As CTO, I supervise the cyber security of government sites, conduct raids and check ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769033/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:35 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769033/scat/701ee96610c884a6 In 2002, Triveni became the first woman in the locality to file an RTI application and take on the powerful PDS (public distribution system ) mafia in the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769034/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:34 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769034/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Palak Muchhal would sing her heart out at Indore's shops. She raised Rs 25,000 for the martyrs' families. Now 21, she's still on song, touching hearts in more ways than one. These days also doing playback for Hindi films, Palak sings in 17 different languages -- all with one unshakable resolve : to raise funds for poor children with heart ailments. Her charity shows for 'Save ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769036/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:33 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769036/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Gujarat Government has exempted affected farmers from paying 50 per cent of electricity bills and also offered them loan up to Rs.3 lakh. The revival of five dairy plants in Saurashtra, long neglected during the Congress rule, has helped increase milk production, he claimed. Meanwhile, Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhwadia said "Modi should first come clean on all allegations against ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769035/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:32 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769035/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> A team of physicists from IIT-Delhi is conducting a five-day workshop to teach the subject to madrasa instructors in Taleemabad, near Jamia Hamdard. Speaking to a class of 30 madrasa instructors-turned-students, Vipin Tripathi, Dr Sanat Mohanty and Dr Pawan Kumar began their workshop by talking about bridges. The earnest maulanas, from Delhi and Faridabad, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769038/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:16 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769038/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> It has all the ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler -- months after he was arrested for burglary in his own house, an 18-year-old boy allegedly made a plan to take revenge against his businessman father by implicating him in a rape case.However, within two days of a woman filing a complaint against his father of raping her, police managed to unravel the ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:14 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769040/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> Congress tonight called for a general strike in Chhattisgarh tomorrow to press for dismissal of the BJP government in the state in the wake of Maoist attack on party leaders in Bastar district.The bandh has been called also to demand imposition of President's rule in the state following alleged breakdown in law and order, Chhattisgarh Congress media cell ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769039/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:14 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769039/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> The war of words over special category status for Odisha turned bitter today with ruling BJD asking Union Minister Srikant Jena not to become "caged parrot of Sonia Gandhi" and the latter accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of trying to fool people in the name of the demand which was rejected by previous NDA government."Do not become caged ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769037/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:14 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769037/scat/701ee96610c884a6 End ie2013-contentLeft--> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead.Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state.Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769041/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:13 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214769041/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian EPC contractor Essar Projects (EPL) has secured three new orders totalling $80m in Abu Dhabi, Gulf Today has reported. EPL has been selected by Takreer for engineering, procurement, construction works, commissioning and start-up for a Spent Caustic Treatment Plant at Abu Dhabi Refinery. Samsung Engineering also awarded a contract to EPL for Civil Works for the Carbon Black & Delayed ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764784/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:25:10 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764784/scat/701ee96610c884a6 India Heavily-armed Maoist rebels have killed at least 17 people, including 12 local congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, police say."Among those who have been killed are five policemen," said Rajinder Kumar Vij, the chief of anti-naxal operations of Chhattisgrah state."The rest are all leaders of the state congress unit."State ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764900/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:24:52 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764900/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Udham Singh Nagar town. Anna said that thousands of people were impressed by his campaign and expressed their desire to join his movement during his Jantantra Yatra that passed through remote and far-flung villages and towns in Uttarakhand's Garhwal and Kumaon divisions. "In most of the towns and villages where we stayed during our yatra, these people came forward on their own to say ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764901/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 19:24:02 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764901/scat/701ee96610c884a6 jail and buried there in 1984 and 2013. Malik was scheduled to hold the fast in Delhi, but authorities there prevented him from doing so earlier this month. "I wished to stage a similar protest in Delhi. But I was pushed back to the Valley along with my supporters.'' He accused the Delhi police of using force to prevent his supporters from going ahead with the protest. Abdul Rashid ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764515/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:42:29 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764515/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Bastar with the rebels targeting those who supported the movement and the vigilante groups attacking those who opposed them. Salwa Judum is blamed for human rights abuses and the killing of many including innocent people. Karma, who was the leader of the opposition in Chhattisgarh from 2003 to 2008, led the movement from the front and was on top of the Maoist hit list. He had survived several ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:42:29 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764514/scat/701ee96610c884a6 A K Antony said here on Saturday. "We have already got a mechanism for cyber security but we are augmenting it further and the forces are finalizing a proposal for a cyber command," he told reporters on the sidelines of the passing-out parade of the new batch of cadets at ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764516/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:42:28 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764516/scat/701ee96610c884a6 NEW DELHI ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764459/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:02:30 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764459/scat/701ee96610c884a6 NEW DELHI ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764458/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:02:27 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764458/scat/701ee96610c884a6 NEW DELHI: For the third time in less than a week, the Delhi high court has decried that rape laws are often misused by women. Flagging the issue in a judgment on Saturday, Justice Kailash Gambhir said rape cases are being used as "a weapon for vengeance and vendetta" to harass and even force a boy to marry. While granting anticipatory bail to a man facing rape charges from a woman ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764185/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:59:27 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764185/scat/701ee96610c884a6 WAM ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged Afghanistan to consider the regional security situation while pursuing an arms purchase deal with India. At a media briefing on Friday, Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jillani said: "As a sovereign country, Afghanistan can pursue its own policies, but it should mind the overall peace and security situation in the region." Jillani was ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764157/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:37:27 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214764157/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Indian Army has approached the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to improve its army officers' selection process. The Army chief General Bikram Singh has directed the study to ensure quality in officer recruitment. The study will be conducted to replace the current process, which is lengthy. The overall process takes several months to complete and the service selection board ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763927/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:17:22 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763927/scat/701ee96610c884a6 , as police counted 17 dead, many among them well-known state Congress leaders, and several injured. Former Union minister and ex-Madhya Pradesh CM Vidya Charan Shukla was seriously injured with three bullet wounds. TV images showed Shukla on the ground, his face blood-splattered and huge blotches of blood on his abdomen. He was first taken to a hospital in Jagdalpur and later flown ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763928/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:17:21 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763928/scat/701ee96610c884a6 region. Briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting of the state cabinet at his official residence here, he confirmed that 16 bodies have been recovered from the spot and 22 people have sustained injuries in the Maoist attack. Seven critically injured were being airlifted to the state capital. He said the state government has requisitioned air ambulance to shift the critically injured Congress ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763655/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:34:40 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763655/scat/701ee96610c884a6 New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead.Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state.Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district today, ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763656/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:05 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763656/scat/701ee96610c884a6 By the time the war ended, it was one of the most brutal campaigns in military history. For the British, the war may have ended in victory, but the empire was never the same again, the end of the Raj was near. For Japan, the loss of South Asia marked the end of its era of aggression, the end of its imperialist ambitions. Now, almost 50 years after the war ended on the Burma front, the decisive ... http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763657/scat/701ee96610c884a6 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:04 -0400 http://www.bombaynews.net/index.php/sid/214763657/scat/701ee96610c884a6