New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Delhi to set up IT, jewellery special economic zones
New Delhi, Feb 14 - The national capital will have two Special Economic Zones - - one for gold and jewellery and the other for information technology -, to be set up at a cost of Rs.785 crore, an official said Sunday.The facilities are expected to provide direct employment to 54,000 people and indirect employment to 162,000, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corp - chairman Che ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
British minister to woo voters by attending Punjabi wedding
New Delhi, Feb 14 - A British minister is to attend a Punjabi wedding in Chandigarh, seemingly to woo voters in his constituency.Business, Innovation and Skills Minister Pat McFadden is looking forward to Monday's marriage of his friend's son. With many voters back home having roots in Punjab, he would like to see a Punjabi wedding in its real setting. 'I am too excited. Waiting for the wedding t ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Speed up Pune blast probe, PM tells Chidambaram
New Delhi, Feb 14 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday asked the central and Maharashtra governments to 'take coordinated and effective action' and speed up the probe into the Pune terror attack in which nine people were killed.Directing the central and state governments 'to take coordinated and effective action to speedily investigate the matter', Manmohan Singh told union Home Minister P. Chid ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Call off talks with Pakistan, says BJP
New Delhi, Feb 14 - India should call off its proposed foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan following the bombing in Pune that killed nine people, the Bharatiya Janata Party - said Sunday.'Terror and talks cannot co-exist. When terror threatens India, then not talking is also a legitimate diplomatic option,' BJP spokesperson Arun Jaitley told reporters here. Foreign secretaries of India an ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
US, Britain ask citizens to be on alert after Pune blast
New Delhi, Feb 14 - The United States and Britain have asked their citizens in India to be on alert after a terror attack in a Pune eatery frequented by foreign nationals killed nine people.'American citizens are advised to be alert to the continued possibility of terrorist attacks in India,' the US embassy said Sunday in a message to its nationals in India. The message noted that the German Baker ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Terror alert in Delhi, Indore, Kanpur after Pune blast
New Delhi, Feb 14 - A general alert was sounded across the country and the cities of New Delhi, Indore and Kanpur put on high alert Sunday, a day after a bomb blast ripped through a popular eatery in Pune killing nine people.Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram reviewed the security scenario at a high level meeting in the capital after which he went to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 7 Rac ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
IGNOU launches course in dialysis medicine
New Delhi, Feb 14 - The Indira Gandhi National Open University - Sunday announced that it is going to introduce a post doctoral certificate course in dialysis medicine from July.A press release said that IGNOU signed a Memorandum of Understanding - with the Directorate General of Health Services to introduce the course. It will be offered through the School of Health Sciences. D.K. Chaudhary, pr ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
'My Name Is Khan' earns Rs.250 mn on opening day
New Delhi, Feb 14 - Controversies notwithstanding, the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'My Name Is Khan' has gone on to rake in around Rs.250 million - across the globe on the opening day.Directed by Karan Johar, 'My Name is Khan' was released Friday. 'We are delighted with the performance and audience reactions across demographics. More so, because this is only phase one of the film release,' Vijay Singh ... read more

Hyderabad | 2 hours ago
15 Telangana legislators submit resignations
Hyderabad, Feb 14 - Fifteen legislators from the Telangana region Sunday submitted their resignations to the state assembly speaker to protest the terms of reference of the Srikrishna panel set up by the central government to study the demand for a separate state.Stating that the terms of reference were not favourable for the formation of Telangana state, all 10 legislators of the Telangana Rashtr ... read more

Chandigarh | 2 hours ago
Britains's partial relief to students sees mixed response
Chandigarh, Feb 14 - The decision of the British government to partially lift the ban imposed on student visa applications from north India has seen a mixed response from the students and overseas education consultants.'This is not a very encouraging move as only those students would be benefited who are applying for degree courses. But from this part of the country very few students apply for deg ... read more