| Premier US basketball league players give computer lesson
India's News.Net
It was an altogether different experience for students of a vocational training school for poor children Saturday as they received computer lessons from premier US basketball league players.
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| Court notice to CBI over Salem extradition
India's News.Net
A court here Saturday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation asking why underworld don Abu Salem was extradited - instead of being deported - from Portugal in 2005 to face trial in several criminal cases including the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
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| Rahul exhorts Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders to work together
India's News.Net
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Saturday exhorted party leaders in Madhya Pradesh to work together to 'expose' the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
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| India in talks with Iran on release of fishermen
Earth Times
New Delhi - Indian officials on Saturday continued talks with their Iranian counterparts to secure the release of 17 fishermen arrested on Saudi fishing vessels that had strayed into Iranian waters...
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| BJP against revoking land transfer order
NDTV
Demanding that the Jammu and Kashmir government cancel the revoked order on land transfer to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, the BJP today asked Muslim organisations across the country to support...
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| After 48 years, government widens ambit for PF beneficiaries
India's News.Net
After 48 years, the government Saturday widened the ambit for provident fund beneficiaries by reducing the threshold limit to 20 employees in case of co-operative bodies and 10 in respect of others.
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| Gorkha body extends shutdown relaxation till Aug 7
India's News.Net
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha, fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state in northern West Bengal, Saturday extended the relaxation period for its indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills till but threatened to close down all government offices from Monday.
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| Dalit woman commits suicide to evade rape attempt
India's News.Net
A Dalit woman committed suicide Saturday by setting herself on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district to evade a rape attempt by her neighbour, police said.
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| Divers recover bodies of four more Greyhounds commandos
India's News.Net
Bhubaneswar Indian Navy divers Saturday recovered the bodies of four more personnel of Andhra Pradesh police's elite Greyhounds force killed after Maoist guerillas ambushed their motorboat in the Balimela reservoir in Orissa police said.
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| Changing Tibet showcased through the looking glass
India's News.Net
A five-day festival of Tibetan documentary and feature films that began at the Indian International Centre here Saturday offers viewers a glimpse of the complex mosaic that makes up the land of the exiled Dalai Lama.
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| Shooter Gagan sets world record at Olympic test
India's News.Net
Indian shooter Gagan Narang won the gold and surpassed the air rifle men's world record at an Olympic test event held at Hannover in Germany.
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| BJP demands general elections
India's News.Net
The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Pary has demanded fresh general elections in the country, claiming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has lost its mandate in the wake of the Left front's threat of withdrawal of support from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government over the India-US nuclear deal.
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| Protests over fire in Srinagar shrine
Rediff
... on Saturday afternoon after a historically revered shrine was partially damaged in a fire.The shrine, located in the Soura locality on the outskirts of Srinagar, houses the relics of the Holy...
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| MP Ateeq Ahmad produced in CBI court
India's News.Net
Expelled Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha MP Ateeq Ahmad, who has over 150 criminal cases lodged against him, was produced before a court here Saturday for his alleged involvement in abducting bidders for a steel plant.
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| Police seize Rs.10 mn worth fake branded watches
India's News.Net
Replicas of branded wrist watches worth nearly Rs.10 million were seized here Saturday, police said.
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| After synthetic juice, doctors
India's News.Net
The Indian Dental Association has endorsed a brand of chewing gum, saying it improves oral health, weeks after the Indian Medical Association courted controversy for promoting a synthetic juice brand of Pepsi.
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| Power tariffs soar in Punjab
India's News.Net
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission announced an increase of 8 to 11 paise per unit in the power tariffs for both domestic and industrial consumers in the state.
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| Shooter Zorawar makes case for an Olympic berth
India's News.Net
Trap shooter Zorawar Singh insists he is in the form of his life and he deserves an Olympic berth. If the National Rifle Association of India gives him a chance, he is hopeful of winning a medal in Beijing.
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| Kingfisher likely to buy into SpiceJet
India's News.Net
Ub Group chairman Vijay Mallya is in talks with two major share holders of New Delhi-based low cost carrier SpiceJet to buy the airline.
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| Sunitha targets Olympics medal
India's News.Net
Sunitha Rao is ecstatic about playing in her maiden Olympics and is hopeful that together with Sania Mirza, they can win a medal for India in the doubles event in tennis.
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| Tamil film body poll acquires political colour
India's News.Net
The elections to the Tamil Film Producers' Council acquired political colours Saturday as the two main groups traded charges against each other.
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| Maid found murdered in Delhi doctor
India's News.Net
A 23-year-old domestic help was found dead in mysterious circumstances in her doctor employer's northwest Delhi home early Saturday, police said.
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| Distillery by-product helps increase milk production
India's News.Net
Liquor may be bad for health but its by-product from a newly established distillery in Punjab's border district of Gurdaspur is proving a boon for farmers in the area.
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| Stolen police vehicle recovered, four cops suspended
India's News.Net
A police patrol jeep was recovered hours after it was stolen by a youngster, even as the Uttar Pradesh police suspended four of its officers for negligence.
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| Textbook controversy heats up in Kerala
India's News.Net
The Congress party in Kerala Saturday decided to strengthen agitation against the Left Democratic Front government of the state over a controversial Class 7 textbook.
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