The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Central government to ensure that analog channels are not switched off in the state till April 5, 2013. Justice Abdul Nazeer granted time to the Union government to file its objections to a petition seeking extension of the March 31, 2013 deadline for installing Set Top Boxes (STB) filed by Mysore District Cable Operators' Association. ...
12:40 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The deadline set by the government for Cable TV digitisation in 38 cities across 14 states ends on Monday. Television sets without set top boxes would go blank. These cities are part of the second phase of digitisation as government claimed 67 per cent digitisation had been achieved in these places. ...
08:50 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The VHP will declare Gujarat a 'Hindu state' by 2015 besides having its presence in all 18,000 villages of the state in the next two years, the outfit's leader Pravin Togadia claimed on Sunday. ...
10:27 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Baruipur railway station was ransacked on Sunday after hundreds of applicants appearing for TET (Primary Teachers Eligibility Test) got delayed at the station and could not appear for the exam. This happened after an applicant fell off from an overcrowded train and was seriously injured. ...
07:39 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that his government will not allow racism or religious extremism in the country and advised the Buddhist majority community to protect the rights of others. "This is a democratic country, non-Buddhists have equal rights and freedoms. While we safeguard the rights of Buddhists, it is the responsibility of the Buddhists to be exemplary and protect the rights of others," he told a religious...
12:22 PM, Mar 31, 2013
The deadline set by Government for Cable TV digitisation in 38 cities across fourteen states will end on Monday and television sets without set top boxes would go blank. ...
11:13 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Pope Francis celebrated a trimmed back Easter Vigil service on Saturday after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he began to put his mark on the Catholic Church. ...
06:19 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has requested the Centre to extend the digitisation deadline for his state by six months. In a letter to Minister of State (Independent Charge) for I&B Manish Tewari, Akhilesh said seven UP cities have been chosen in the second phase of digitisation. ...
10:14 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Juventus goalkeeper Buffon admitted that his side has "not forgotten" the defeat to Inter earlier in the season. ...
03:06 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Author Amish Tripathi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his book 'Shiva Trilogy 3: The Oath of the Vayuputras'. ...
12:21 PM, Mar 30, 2013
The death toll in a communal riot in Myanmar has risen to 40, according to an official media report Tuesday. The toll rose from 32 as eight more bodies were found when troops cleared the wreckage in the wake of the riot which lasted three days in Meikhtila from March 20, leaving 9,600 people homeless. ...
03:40 PM, Mar 26, 2013
A student, pursuing a degree course at a religious college at Shamshabad in Hyderabad, has accused three male students of ragging and teasing her on the campus. Following the complaint, Shamshabad Police on Sunday arrested Abhishek, E John and Andrews for allegedly ragging and teasing the girl, police said. ...
01:40 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The death toll in a communal riot in Meikthila in northern Myanmar has risen to 32, state-run media reported. According to Xinhua, the state radio and TV said in a broadcast that many bodies were found while clearing the debris. ...
05:32 PM, Mar 24, 2013
German sportswear major Adidas is stepping up expansion for its sports fashion and lifestyle brand 'Adidas Originals' in India with plans to have up to 20 exclusive stores by the end of the year. ...
11:10 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Pope Francis urged the West on Friday to intensify dialogue with Islam and appealed to the world to do more to combat poverty and protect the environment. Speaking in Italian, the new pontiff said richer countries should fight what he called "the spiritual poverty of our times" by re-forging links with God. ...
04:55 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Two days of rioting between Buddhists and Muslims in a central Myanmar town has killed at least 20 and left residents too afraid to walk the streets, a lawmaker said on Friday. ...
03:00 PM, Mar 22, 2013
It's yet another unscripted chapter in Sanjay Dutt's tumultuous journey. Dutt is due to return to jail within the next four weeks to serve a three-and-a-half-year sentence in 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Though the 53-year-old actor might have accepted the judgement, his Bollywood projects will be facing the brunt of it - with over Rs 300 crore reportedly riding on him. ...
08:59 AM, Mar 22, 2013
The Supreme Court has reduced Sanjay Dutt's sentence from six to five years in its judgement. ...
12:36 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Conte guided the Turin outfit to Serie A title last season, and has every possibility of repeating it this season. ...
02:47 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans a "long march to Dhaka" on Monday to protest against reported atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh and express solidarity with protestors demanding death penalty for those convicted of war crimes. ...
04:30 AM, Mar 18, 2013
