'One can understand this prejudice in the minds of policemen against Muslims, without accepting it. But what tilts the balance disproportionately is the police's blind eye to offences committed in the name of the majority.' says Jyoti Punwani.
RSS general secretary Mohan Rao Bhagawat said the forefathers of 99.9 per cent of Muslims and Christians in India were Hindus.
Among the new safety measures that the KRC is considering are an early-warning system for land-slides, inclinometres and anti-collision devices.
Hours after Sri Ram Sene announced plans to start its operations in Goa, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday said the state government will extend the ban on the controversial right-wing outfit for 6 months.
At least one Indian -- Qasim Abdul Gaffar -- was among the 25 people injured.
Whatever be India's course of action, it will have an impact on India-Iran ties, notes Aveek Sen.
'I will never be involved in any wrong activity because I have seen a day when I had nothing,' says the Mumbai police's 'encounter' specialist Daya Nayak.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, the latest entrant in auto fuel retailing, plans to set up 15 petrol stations in Karnataka and Gujarat in the current year.
New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns will quit one-day cricket after the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
Software major Infosys has sought 300 acres of land in Bangalore for setting up its new campus, Infosys CEO and president Nandan Nilekani said on Tuesday.
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on Friday said the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd would make profits during the current fiscal if the Karnataka government considered its request of correcting anomalies in duties and taxes.
India may miss the April 1, 2005 target of conforming to Euro-III emission norms in metro cities and Euro-II norms in the rest of the country due to inability of refiners to supply the specified category of petrol and diesel.
ONGC is weighing the possibility of merging Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd with itself even as it has laid out capex plans of over Rs 500 crore for the refinery, including product upgrade to meet the Euro III norms.
In George Fernandes's passing, many will mourn him -- even those who disagreed vehemently with him, writes Aditi Phadnis.
It will be tough for the Congress leader to return to the Upper House from either Telangana or Andhra, where the party's presence has dwindled. But neither House will forget her.
'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'
India is considering doubling to 10 million tonnes the capacity of strategic oil reserves it is building as an insurance against supply disruptions, to take advantage of current low interest rates and slush of funds with oil companies.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said on Monday that it would set up 1,100 retail outlets for marketing motor spirit and high speed diesel.
Prabha, who hailed from Mangalore, was stabbed to death in March in Sydney.
Essar Oil on Tuesday said it will set up 50 petrol stations before the end of this fiscal.
World's third largest oil firm Royal Dutch/Shell will source petrol and diesel from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd for its upcoming 2000 petrol stations in the country.
The annual Routes event attracts top representatives from a wide variety of organisations, including airlines and airports, who meet, plan and conduct business for new global routes.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will set up a specialised trading desk in India to market crude oil received from investments in oil fields abroad and surplus petroleum products from subsidiary Mangalore Refinery Petrochemicals Ltd.
Diesel makes up nearly half of fuel demand in Asia's No 3 economy.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is likely to buy 16.95 per cent stake of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd in Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd for about Rs 550 crore.
ONGC will submit a proposal to the Union government for acquiring Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's entire 16.97% stake in Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd at Rs 37.75 per share even though HPCL is not keen to divest its holding.
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