Patna | 1 day ago
Angkor Wat replica to come up in Bihar
Patna, May 13 - The Indian version of Cambodia's world-famous Angkor Wat temple complex will now be built in Bihar's East Champaran district on over 50 acres of land.There is no land shortage in East Champaran since the Kathwalia Matth is ready to provide us more than 50 acres. People from three villages have also agreed to donate land, Acharya Kishore Kunal, secretary of the cash-rich Mahavir Man ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
RIM to launch 15 BlackBerry premium stores by year-end
New Delhi, May 11 - Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion - will launch around 15 BlackBerry premium stores across the country by the end of this year to expand its business in India.The firm launched a store in Gurgaon Friday. It had opened one in Delhi last month. We will be launching almost 10 to 15 BlackBerry premium stores by the end of the year covering all the top metros including Mu ... read more

Ahmedabad | 4 days ago
Five held for assaulting lawyer
Ahmedabad, May 10 - Five people have been arrested on charges of assaulting an advocate inside a courtroom in Gujarat's Bulsar town.Policemen and other lawyers hastily rescued Mukesh Patel Tuesday following the violence after he had sought an adjournment in a case involving a squabbling husband and wife.The husband, Jayant Patel, and his family members allegedly led the attack thinking that the la ... read more

Ahmedabad | 5 days ago
Mundra Port SEZ gets halt order on green clearance
Ahmedabad, May 9 - The Gujarat High Court Wednesday ordered the promoters of Mundra Port Special Economic Zone and Alstom Bharat Forge Power Ltd to stop construction activity till green clearance is obtained from the union environment ministry.A division bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala observed that till Mundra Port SEZ - does not get environment clearance ev ... read more

Ahmedabad | 5 days ago
Gujarat law exam hit by reservation row
Ahmedabad, May 8 - Thousands will appear for the Common Law Admission Test - exam Sunday to enter national law universities. But those who have opted for Gujarat National Law University will have to wait till the Gujarat High Court rules on the reservation issue.Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J.B. Pardiwala have issued notice to the central and Gujarat governments for not keeping s ... read more

Mumbai | 6 days ago
Air India flight cancelled, pilots 'sick'
Mumbai, May 8 - One international flight was cancelled and others suffered disruptions as a section of Air India pilots reported sick, an official said Tuesday.The exact number of 'sick' pilots was not immediately available.An AI official said the Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Newark flight scheduled to leave early Tuesday has been cancelled due to non-availabality of pilots. According to one estimate, nearly ... read more

Mumbai | 8 days ago
'Satyamev Jayate' gutsy, sensible show: Viewers
Mumbai, May 6 - From filmmakers to clinical psychologists to professors - everyone has given the thumbs up to Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate, saying it is a gutsy, hard-hitting and sensible programme that strikes an emotional chord with the audiences.Equipped with well-researched instances and case studies on female feticide, Aamir's one-and-a-half hour programme was simultaneously t ... read more

New Delhi | 8 days ago
In 'Satyamev Jayate' Aamir deals with female foeticide - and how!
New Delhi, May 6 - Disbelief, horror, tears, smiles --- Aamir Khan evoked all this among his rapt audience as he dealt with the sensitive topic of female foeticide and bias toward the male child in the first episode of Satyamev Jayate Sunday - without being preachy.There were many moist eyes among those in the TV audience and many more at homes and offices across India as people tuned in to watch ... read more

Vadodara | 9 days ago
Trial run of double-decker train on
Vadodara, May 5 - Western Railway has started the trial run of a double-decker air-conditioned train that will link Ahmedabad and Mumbai.The trial began Friday. It may run regularly from June, six days a week barring Sunday, officials said. The fare will be Rs.471, about 30 percent lower than the Shatabdi Express fare for the same distance. ... read more

New Delhi | 12 days ago
Metro Phase III will be built by 2016
New Delhi, May 2 - Delhi Metro's Phase III, which will connect another 103 km of the capital, will be finished by 2016, Metro chief Mangu Singh said Wednesday.And to speed up work, Delhi Metro is providing special training for its middle-level staff and deploying more Tunnel Boring Machines -.We realize that Phase-III shall be a very huge task to manage, he told the media. On technology our offici ... read more