India

    Chhattisgarh power staff donate Rs.10 mn for flood-hit Bihar

    Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) Over 17,000 employees of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) donated Rs.10 million for relief and rehabilitation work in flood-hit Bihar.


    Indian Olympic medal winners’ tryst with children

    Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) “How did you feel after winning the Olympics medal?” “Are you getting help from the government?” - these posers came not from journalists, but from school children Monday. And at the receiving end were Beijing Games bronze medallists - pugilist Vijender Singh and wrestler Sushil Kumar.

Indian helicopter lands in Bangladesh by mistake, returns later

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Agartala, Sep 8 (IANS) An Indian civilian helicopter Monday strayed out of the Indian airspace and landed in Bangladesh, officials here said.



Prioritise literacy to build tolerant society: President

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday asked the government to give highest priority to literacy to build a tolerant society and fight social evils.



Indian communists keeping China’s interests in mind: Chennithala

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Indian communists continue to support China and not India and have failed to grow beyond three states - West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura, Congress leader from Kerala Ramesh Chennithala said here Monday.



Sun TV to make foray into film production

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) South India-based television broadcaster Sun TV Network Ltd Monday announced its plans to foray into film production.



CBI supports plea for cancellation of Ansals’ bail

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday supported the June 1997 Uphaar cinema fire victims’ plea before the Supreme Court to cancel the bail of the Ansal brothers.



Call to issue boat licenses only to traditional fishermen

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Kozhikode, Sep 8 (IANS) With fish catch shrinking substantially, the fishermen in Kerala want the government to issue registration and licenses only to fishing boats belonging to traditional fishermen.



State information commissions a hurdle in implementing RTI: survey

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The main bottleneck in the implementation of the RTI Act in the country are the State Information Commissions (SIC), which are meant to facilitate the dissemination of the information sought, according to a study by an NGO released here Monday.



Infotech acquires US-based Time To Market

Sep 8th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Engineering services provider Infotech Enterprises Ltd (IEL) Monday announced that it will acquire the US-based Time To Market Inc (TTM) and all its affiliates.