
BANGALORE: The Bangalore International Airport (BIA) will be closed for seven hours every day from March 11 to April 3 for runway modernisation. As part of protocol, the airport authorities have confirmed that they have informed all airlines and concerned authorities that the airport would not allow any emergency landing during the time.BIA has issued a NOTAM (Notices To Air Men), which specifies that the airport would not be available...

09:08 AM, Mar 01, 2012

Mumbai: With every passing day, the hope of a pullback rally, which started six trading sessions back for the market, seems to be fading. The petrol price hike coupled with discomforting inflation numbers haunted markets on Monday. The immediate resistance level for the Nifty now appears to be 5600. Crude again dipping below 100 levels was the only positive cue one can take going ahead. The markets opened on a...

08:38 PM, May 16, 2011

The crowds didn't spare Suresh Kalmadi at the Games closing ceremony, booing him especially when he thanked other members of the OC like secretary general Lalit Bhanot. ...

08:13 AM, Oct 15, 2010

New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games celebrations are over and now the inquest will begin. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is likely to restart the audit of expenses incurred to host the Games today. It will look into how the balance between the cost and quality was maintained and whether there had been any cost overruns. The Games have been riddled with allegations of corruption, ranging from favouritism in awarding...

07:57 AM, Oct 15, 2010

New Delhi: Swaying to the tunes of "Vande Mataram", 2,010 school children from Delhi entranced the audience as they formed the Ashoka Chakra, the national emblem, at the centre of the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium during the grand closing ceremony here on Thursday. The children, dressed in white outfits with coloured capes and Nehru caps, took positions to form a rangoli pattern on the field. Performers holding coloured powder dispensers sprinkled...

08:09 PM, Oct 14, 2010

New Delhi: Timeline of the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday. 1430: Gates open for the spectators 1730: Pre-show (duration 40 minutes) 1900: Announcement and arrival of dignitaries (2 minutes) 1902: Indian national anthem (1 minute) 1903: Countdown (1 minute) 1904: Agni - the glory of sports (8 minutes) 1912: Martial music (14 minutes) 1926: Tribute to the Motherland - Vande Mataram (6 minutes) 1932:...

06:00 PM, Oct 14, 2010

Take a look at the routes you should avoid to stay away from traffic chaos before the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on Thursday. ...

10:23 AM, Oct 14, 2010

Shakira will groove to
Waka Waka - This Time For Africa again ...

02:29 PM, Jul 10, 2010

The health ministry cancelled the licenses of the units in January last year. ...

01:33 PM, Feb 20, 2009

The Nifty hit 2700 mark in late trade, but did not reach the same at close. ...

04:15 PM, Nov 21, 2008

The BSE Sensex finished at 9,385.42, down 150.91 points. ...

04:39 PM, Nov 14, 2008

The Beijing Olympic Games drew to a spectacular close on Sunday. ...

07:32 PM, Aug 24, 2008

At the start of the ceremony, athletes from the 204 competing nations, sprinted into the Bird's Nest Stadium. ...

07:29 PM, Aug 24, 2008

Beijing Games end after more than two weeks of sporting competitions. ...

06:10 PM, Aug 24, 2008

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt secured their places in Games' folklore. ...

05:31 PM, Aug 24, 2008