Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may have pulled out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over her opposition to the Centre's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. But back in her own state capital, the verdict seems to be split on whether FDI will be good or bad for the people. At Kolkata's largest wholesale market, Posta Bazar, traders seem to...
07:35 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Dubai: Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network in what officials say is a bid to improve cyber security but which many Iranians fear is the latest way to control their access to the web. The announcement, made by a government deputy minister on Sunday, came as state television announced Google Inc's search engine and its email service would be blocked "within a few hours". "Google...
10:20 AM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Highlighting the rise in crime against women in the national capital, five cases of dowry related violence were reported in a span pf 24 hours on Sunday. Three women were found dead in the capital over the past 24 hours in three separate cases of suspected dowry harassment and two others are battling for their lives. In the first instance a 27-year-old woman plunged to death in Vivek...
09:45 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: A woman, kept in confinement and reportedly starved by her in-laws for over two months, was on Sunday rescued by the police after a raid at their Jaitpur residence. The woman's family alleged that she was mistreated by her husband and in-laws after she complained of health issues. "When she went to her husband's house she was fine. Her husband and her mother-in-law tortured her for the past...
04:15 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Three women were found dead in the capital over the past 24 hours in three separate cases of suspected dowry harassment. In a fourth incident, a woman in Najafgarh suffered 90 per cent burns after her husband allegedly set her on fire, again for dowry. The victim is currently recuperating in hospital. The first death was reported from Vivek Vihar after a 27-year-old fell to her death from...
03:41 PM, Sep 16, 2012
New Delhi: Notwithstanding resistance by allies, the Centre is likely to allow investment by foreign airlines in Indian aviation industry which could benefit troubled companies like Kingfisher, Spicejet and Go Air. Gulf-based carriers like Emirates could be the first foreign airlines to enter the Indian aviation sector. Sources say that the government could also hike FDI limit in broadcasting, insurance and pension sectors. The government might let the states take...
04:49 PM, Sep 14, 2012
Mumbai: Former Miss World and actress Yukta Mookhey has lodged a complaint against her husband Prince Tuli for alleged domestic violence, police said today. "In her complaint, Mookhey alleged that she had often been beaten and troubled by her husband Prince Tuli. A non-cognisable offence has been registered after her complaint," said Amboli police station's senior inspector Harishchandra Vhatkar. The officer refused to divulge further details. A non-cognizable offence is...
12:53 PM, Sep 14, 2012
New Delhi: After months of dithering, the government could finally clear Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in aviation when the Cabinet committee on economic affairs meets on Friday. Aviation sector in India has not being doing well. Several airlines like the Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines are struggling but that doesn't mean that there is no demand. The carriers in the Middle East like Qatar and Emirates understand the dynamics of the...
07:29 AM, Sep 14, 2012
Isn't Irani Trophy the perfect opportunity for Tendulkar to plug the holes in his defence exposed by NZ? ...
09:12 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Kolkata: Three women and one man were found with their throats slit in a two-storeyed house in Behala, West Bengal, on late Thursday evening. Police suspect the murder to have been carried out by someone known to the victims, as there were signs of a friendly entry and no traces of robbery. The bodies belonged to an 84-year-old woman, her 52-year old son, and two domestic helps. Samples have been...
08:07 AM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Domestic car sales of Maruti Suzuki India declined by 35 per cent in August, hit by a month-long lockout at its Manesar plant, but the other two main players, Hyundai and Tata Motors posted positive growth during the month amid tough market conditions. Other manufacturers, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Ford India also reported increase in their sales in August compared to the same month last...
06:14 PM, Sep 01, 2012
CNBC-TV18 Banking Editor Latha Venkatesh explain what the Q1 numbers of GDP mean. ...
03:15 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Thoothukudi: A young woman who was periodically tortured by her suspicious soldier-husband has been lying in a hospital bed in Thoothukudi for nearly a month recovering from wounds inflicted on her. Strangely, police have so far failed to arrest her tormentor husband, who is a Lance Naik in the Indian Army and his brother who had allegedly abused her. The 25-year old woman Guru Eswari married her maternal uncle Murugan...
09:37 AM, Aug 29, 2012
Chauhan will continue as vice-president, while Dahia will keep on coaching the team. ...
08:47 PM, Jul 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday said that domestic airfares were unlikely to go down to the 2011 levels any time soon. However, it said, the fares may soften with a decline in demand. The DGCA said that higher operational cost and airport charges were responsible for the higher fares, although insisting that they were still within the prescribed band. The airfares this year have...
12:43 PM, Jul 20, 2012
The board's working committee meets on Monday in New Delhi to implement the recommendations. ...
03:08 PM, Jul 15, 2012
As the BCCI is on the anvil of making yet another alteration to the domestic structure, it is interesting to look back upon the various ...
11:22 AM, Jul 12, 2012
Discussion will revolve around the technical committee's recommendations to overhaul domestic cricket structure. ...
03:00 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Kolkata: A nine-year-old boy was allegedly tortured and branded on his face by a hot iron by his employer at Behrampore in Murshidabad. The boy was employed as a domestic help by a businessman. He was allegedly tortured by the man and his family members who used to beat him up. On Saturday the boy was mercilessly beaten up after he came late from a grocery store and then branded...
01:47 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Dubai: Global air traffic showed a general downward trend in May in tow with the deteriorating global economic condition, with Indian domestic traffic recording a meagre year-on-year rise of 0.1 per cent, indicating a slowing demand. According to May results of the International Air Transport Association(IATA), Indian domestic traffic rose just 0.1 per cent year-over-year, but fell 2.7 per cent compared to April. Besides, the average passenger load factor for...
02:57 PM, Jul 03, 2012
