Somalia: captive Indian sailors cry for Govt help

Somalia: captive Indian sailors cry for Govt help Mumbai: It has been nearly a year that six Indian sailors on the ship MV Iceberg were taken as hostage by Somali pirates but the government has not come to their rescue. CNN IBN’s Shoaib Ahmed managed to speak to the sailors of the ship MV Iceberg which was taken over by pirates in March 2010. The Chief officer of the ship, Dhiraj Tiwari recounted the daily ordeal that he...
08:37 PM, Feb 15, 2011

Crashing onion prices in Nashik a positive sign?

Crashing onion prices in Nashik a positive sign? Nashik: The aam admi's onion tears could soon be wiped out. At Lasalgaon, India's largest wholesale onion market, prices of the bulb suddenly crashed from last week's Rs 35 per kg-Rs 40 kg to Rs 13 per kg-Rs 15 per kg on Monday. But farmers are agitated. They boycotted the market in the morning hours fearing losses due to the ban on onion exports. The government had in December banned...
11:30 PM, Jan 24, 2011

Parties use wedding season to woo voters

Parties use wedding season to woo voters Parties are helping couples tie the knot in Maharashtra. ...
04:16 PM, Feb 19, 2009