This is nearly 3 per cent of the total number of cable and satellite TV viewers--an extremely good number, considering past coverage data -- say media planners.
Nine Sikhs joined the Canadian Army and fought in World War I in France and Belgium. This has been discovered by Canadian film maker David Gray who reportedly stumbled on this material while researching for his documentary 'Sikh-Canadian Heroes of the First World War' to be released later this year.
The houses, a church and a prayer hall were either torched or damaged by miscreants at Raikia, G Udaygiri, Daringibadi and some other areas, sources said.
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Centre for speaking in two voices on the homosexuality law."Two affidavits have been filed by the two ministries (Home and Health). The two ministries are speaking in two voices. What is the stand of government? Are you clear about the stand the central government is taking on the issue," a bench comprising Chief Justice A P Shah and S Muralidhar said.The Court was hearing a PIL filed by gay rights activists.
Somnath Chatterjee described Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha as 'torture hour' on Wednesday.
Rafael Benitez sees Fernando Torres as the key to Liverpool's chances of beating Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final.
If the government had woken up on August 18, then a more planned evacuation was possible and most of the lakhs of people marooned today would not be there. It is clear that there has been a series of grave and criminal blunders that have led to this disaster of huge proportions. The trouble is, even now we do not know who people are whose neglect caused this disaster, and going by our track record we may never know who they are
Henry Bello, the shooter, was lying on a floor of the hospital dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had apparently tried to set himself on fire as during the incident, the hospital's fire alarm got activated.
One possible result of these global impulses by entrepreneurs in the world's two largest economies might be a change in the way the world does business.
There is a high demand for IT professionals who can envision, design and develop applications for the future.
Chelsea missed the chance to top the table at Christmas when, after having captain John Terry sent off in the 34th minute, their 11-game away English Premier League winning streak ended with a 0-0 draw at Everton on Monday. Terry was shown a straight red for a wild lunge at Leon Osman, taking the steam out of the Londoners, who had dominated until the dismissal but were then forced to hang on in the second half.
"We had received leads into the case on the basis of five mobile phones used by the conspirators of the blasts," Joint Commissioner (Crime Branch) Ashish Bhatia told media persons as police claimed to have solved the July 26 serial blasts by arresting 10 alleged SIMI activists, including mastermind Mufti Abu Bashir.
A R Rahman shows us that he deserves the accolades for Slumdog Millionaire.
Ducks, rice and human beings -- and not chickens are the "most significant factors" behind persistent outbreaks of bird flu, a new study has claimed. The study released by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) found ducks, rice and people not chickens to be the "most significant factors" in the spread of the bird flue in Thailand and Vietnam.
Even as services helped the Indian economy clock better than expected growth in the first half, many economists say that the sector would slow down much more in the second half and restrict growth to seven per cent or less for the whole fiscal.
Putting it simply, Ghajini is a phenomenal album. You'll find -- and argue over -- your individual favourite tracks, but very honestly, this could just be one of his finest albums ever. Not just are the tracks great, but each one segues into the next with perfect unpredictability.
With the Indian Premier League, and its unsanctioned rival the Indian Cricket League, dominating headlines in recent months, four major English county clubs are planning a new 50m Twenty20 tournament in England in June and July from 2010. The MCC, Lancashire, Hampshire and Surrey are proposing a new 57-match tournament, spanning 25 days, with nine franchises competing for the main prize, according to BBC Sport.
Rock Tha Party is the only song that *really* rocks the party, feels Aelina Kapoor.
Sallahudin, an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba militant and a resident of Madhubani in Bihar, was arrested along with Imran and Farooq while they were trying to leave Lucknow. The UP police also picked up three other militants - Suhail, Arshad and Fayheem - in Rampur while they were heading towards Mumbai.
Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Air India will have till March to settle the Rs 2,900-crore fuel bill they owe the state-owned refiners even as the oil companies today agreed to increase the credit limit for the airlines to 90 days.
While a price cut will go down very well with people who have been struggling to cope with inflation, it would be irresponsible on the part of the government to cut prices.
KSK Emerging India Energy Fund Limited on Tuesday became the fourth Indian firm to float on AIM in the last four weeks, the London Stock Exchange announced. Between them the four new Indian firms have raised about $387 million. The other three Indian firms to have joined AIM over the past month are Indus Gas, OPG Power Ventures and Mortice Ltd.
FIFA president Sepp Batter said on Thursday that England's failure to reach Euro 2008 was partly due to Premier League clubs helping overseas players reach the peak of their game and benefiting their own countries
Kidwai is survived by two sons and four daughters. His funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Jamia Burial Grounds.
A lot of money is lost waiting for corrections to come and, hence, one must look at investing in a staggered manner. Invest on every dip and also through systematic investments.
Official sources in Imphal said the verdict was pronounced on Monday after the final hearing of the case by a division bench of the high court comprising Justices T Nandakumar Singh and B D Agarwal. According to the charges, the AR personnel killed one Thangjam Binoy Singh of Lamding Khumanthem Leikai in Thoubal district late at night on March 7, 2004.
Honda Siel Cars India President and CEO Masahiro Takedagawa, in an interview with Business Standard, shares the company's India strategy, including the launch of hybrid technology (a first on Indian roads), small cars and outlook on diesel technology, an area where the company is losing ground to other auto majors. The company launched its 8th generation Accord today in Mumbai.
Suzlon Energy, one of the top five wind energy manufacturers in the world, plans to raise $500 million (Rs 2,000 crore) through the Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) route to fund its expansion plans.
Bihar leaders oppose Delimitation Commission proposal.
The amfAR Milano held its sixth annual gala during Milan fashion week to raise funds for AIDS research. And here's who attended it!
Though the identity of the insurgents was not known, police said it suspected that they belonged to the banned United National Liberation Front.
The warrants have been made out for the arrest of Parkar, her bodyguard Mohammed Shamim Khan, driver Salim Ahmed Sayyed, and builders Arshad Shafi Shaikh and Maqsud Fakir Mohammed Ansari.
Mumbai based company The Rhythm & Hues Studio that did 25 per cent of visual effects work for The Golden Compass won the Oscar for best visual effects.
Paramount Airways, the Coimbatore-based private airline, is in an advanced stages of negotiations with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing for a $1 billion order of 15 wide-bodied aircraft. The deal is likely to be announced shortly.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting on Thursday expressed his concern over the cash-rich Indian Premier League's potential to sway some vital experience from the international cricket and advised that the Twenty20 competition be fitted into the ICC's Future Tours Programme.
The Kingdom has decided against renewing the contracts of foreign doctors who have completed 20 years in service.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for IT and Communications Shakeel Ahmad said a consortium of consultants led by ICICI Securities has suggested some options for restructuring of MTNL and BSNL.
The direction came from Justice S Ravinder Bhatt who also apparently disapproved of the running battle between the minister and the eminent cardiac surgeon telling them, "You are using the court as a tool, which I won't allow."
Andrew Symonds subdued his normal attacking instincts with a patient 79 to help Australia reach 167 all out in their second innings on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies on Sunday. At the close West Indies, set 287 to win, were 46 for one
Deputy Police Superintendent A K Lal said about 40 Maoists activists armed with sophisticated weapons opened fire on Sharma's family. His wife along with an uncle and a bodyguard were killed in the incident, he added.
