Mulayam hints at emergence of a third front The Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, while speaking at a rally in Sangli in Maharashtra on Sunday, signalled at the emergence of a third front and said time for single party government is over. This is the latest in the series of hints that Mulayam has been dropping of going against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). ...  
08:29 AM, Mar 25, 2013

SEBI-Sahara case: Final hearing on Subrata Roy's plea The Securities Appellate Tribunal will begin on Saturday the final hearing on a plea by Sahara chief Subrata Roy against market regulator SEBI's attachment order on his bank accounts and other assets, along with those of two group firms and their top executives. ...  
09:31 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Israel and Turkey agree to restore diplomatic ties Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a deadly naval raid against a Gaza-bound international flotilla in a dramatic turnaround partly brokered by President Barack Obama. ...  
07:33 AM, Mar 23, 2013

Pro-Telangana parties to stage protest today The Telangana Political Joint Action Committee is set to organize a 'Sadak Bandh' on the Hyderabad-Bangalore highway today. This despite permission denied by the police. ...  
09:05 AM, Mar 21, 2013

1993 Mumbai blasts: SC to pronounce verdict on Thursday The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in which 100 people were convicted out of which 12 were awarded death penalty and 20 were given life sentence by a TADA court. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and BS Chauhan will also decide the appeal of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt challenging his conviction and six years imprisonment awarded to him for being in...  
07:45 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Egypt looking to build investment ties with India: Envoy

CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haider spoke to Egyptian Ambassador on President Mohamed Morsi's visit to India and ties between the two countries. During the interview, Khaled El Bakly said while trade routes have opened between Egypt and Europe, India remains a big power that has been an unexplored country for the Egyptians. ...
06:04 PM, Mar 20, 2013

Sonia blasts Sri Lanka over 'unspeakable atrocities'
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday denounced Sri Lanka for the "unspeakable atrocities" on Tamils, taking an unusual hard line against Colombo for the first time. ...  
03:15 AM, Mar 20, 2013

Egypt's President Mursi to hold talks with Manmohan on trade ties Egypt's President Mohammad Mursi will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, seeking to deepen relations with India and to make it a partner in his country's development. Mursi, who came to power after Egypt's first democratic elections in 2012, is likely to focus on betterment of trade ties besides boosting bilateral relations. ...  
06:56 AM, Mar 19, 2013

Nitish is keeping his options open at this stage: Sankarshan Thakur Is Nitish's assertion of a non-Congress, non-BJP coalition feasible? Sankarshan Thakur, senior journalist joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  
06:05 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Neurological disabilities hit 3.5 million Indians every year To what's being called India's hidden epidemic, neurological disabilities hit 3.5 million people every year. The Kessler Foundation estimates there are 7 cases in India every minute, with people left unable to function on their own, even walk, like in spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries. ...  
09:46 AM, Mar 18, 2013

Kerala achieves lowest school dropout rate in India
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Kerala, which stands out from the rest of India with 94 per cent literacy rate, has achieved another distinction of having the lowest dropout rate of school students in the country at just 0.53 per cent. ...  
04:30 AM, Mar 18, 2013

BJP plans 'march to Dhaka' to protest against attacks on minorities
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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

Indian aviation sector is reviving, says Ajit Singh
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Various policy measures initiated by the government for the civil aviation sector have begun to yield results and the airline industry in India is witnessing a revival, union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Sunday. ...  
04:15 AM, Mar 18, 2013

Trade on agenda as Egyptian President Morsi arrives on Monday
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day visit, after a short stopover in Islamabad, to boost bilateral ties with India, especially in trade. ...  
02:38 AM, Mar 18, 2013

CBI files case against Airbus, 7 officers of IA The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked Airbus along with seven officials of erstwhile Indian Airlines for alleged irregularities in over Rs 8,000-crore deal for supplying 43 aircraft to the erstwhile carrier in 2005. CBI sources said the agency has booked French company Airbus Industries and seven officials which held senior positions in the Indian Airlines, which was later merged with the Air India. ...  
08:45 PM, Mar 17, 2013

China: English no longer compulsory in university exams China's top universities began their annual independent entrance exams on Saturday, with English no longer included among the compulsory subjects. In most of these universities, those who have applied for science and engineering majors will only be required to take math and physics exams, while art students will be required to take Chinese and math exams. ...  
08:18 PM, Mar 16, 2013

WB: 700 shanties gutted in fire, 1000 people left homeless
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Around 700 shanties were gutted in a fire in Santoshpur-Maheshtala area on the outskirts of the city on Saturday, leaving more than a thousand people homeless. ...  
10:32 AM, Mar 16, 2013

SEBI moves SC seeking detention of Sahara chief Subrata Roy

Market regulator SEBI on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking detention of Sahara group promoter Subrata Roy Sahara and barring him from leaving the country after two companies of the group failed to comply with court's order to refund Rs 24,000 crore to its investors. ...
11:25 PM, Mar 15, 2013

SEBI moves SC seeking Sahara chief Subrata Roy's detention The Securities and Exchange Board of India has moved the Supreme Court, asking for the detention of Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy for not following the court's orders. Two companies of the Sahara Group were ordered to refund Rs 24,000 crore to subscribers. ...  
02:48 PM, Mar 15, 2013