 India embarks on ambitious scheme to take remote villages into information age Wed 10 Mar 2010
India is to embark on an ambitious scheme to provide all its 630,000 villages, no matter how remote, with broadband internet access. The plan is to use the internet to... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times
India Information Internet Photos Rural |
 From June 1, tobacco packs to carry scarier pictures Wed 10 Mar 2010
NEW DELHI: It's a picture that 98% people polled in seven states of India said will repulse tobacco users, in turn helping them to quit smoking or chewing tobacco. A new... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
India People Photos Smoking Tobacco |
 3-day meet on global warming from today Wed 10 Mar 2010
AHMEDABABD: Environmentalists, scientists and academicians will be discussing new means and methods to strengthen and expand agriculture to mitigate the negative impact... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times of India
Agriculture Environment Globalwarming Photos Scientists |
 'Renal failure among young on the rise in Goa' Wed 10 Mar 2010
PANAJI: Renal failure is increasingly being reported among the young — those in their twenties and late thirties — thanks to the drastically changing lifestyle, say... (photo: Creative Commons / euthman) The Times of India
Disease Health People Photos Science |
 SpiceJet to take on AI, Jet with international operations Wed 10 Mar 2010
NEW DELHI: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet will launch its international operations in June with flights to Kathmandu, Colombo and Dhaka, a move that could spark off a fare war... (photo: Creative Commons / vm2827) The Times of India
Aerospace Business Delhi Photos Transport |
 Steel prices to head north Wed 10 Mar 2010
New Delhi, March 10: A rising demand and an increase in the prices of raw materials are expected to make steel costlier, said industry officials. 'Cost of raw material,... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Telegraph India
Consumers Delhi Photos Prices Steel |
 Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in Pakistan Wed 10 Mar 2010
ISLAMABAD ' What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's two-day visit to... (photo: Creative Commons / BotMultichillT) Khaleej Times
Afghanistan Karzai Pakistan Photos Taliban |
 In Bengal, Maoists train guns on street dogs Wed 10 Mar 2010
Kolkata: Dogs seem to have become a bigger threat to Maoists than police informers or CPI(M) activists in West Bengal. The rebels have put up posters in forest areas of... (photo: WN / sweet) DNA India
Bengal Dogs Guns Maoists Photos |
 Large Mammals Need Protected Areas, Forest Cover In India Wed 10 Mar 2010
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:09 CST A study of extinction patterns of 25 large mammal species in India finds that improving existing protected areas, creating... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) redOrbit
Extinction India Mammals Photos Wildlife |
 Time to put a cork on colas Wed 10 Mar 2010
Mumbai: State intervention is required sometimes I t is a fact that consumption of junk food and soft drinks by Indians is increasing. It has become a part of their daily... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) DNA India
Advertisements Beverages Cola Food Photos |
 Animal sacrifice continues unabated Wed 10 Mar 2010
Kudalasangama (Bagal kot), March 10, DHNS: After Davangere it was the turn of Kudalasangama in Bagalkot district to witness sacrifice of animals in the name of goddess.... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Deccan Herald
Animals Devotees Photos Sacrifice Witness |
 Sensex edges up as Reliance gains Wed 10 Mar 2010
Mumbai (Reuters) Indian shares nudged 0.3 per cent higher yesterday, with Reliance Industries leading the gains, helped by small gains in Asia. The 30-share BSE Index... (photo: AP Photo / Rajesh Nirgude) Gulf News
Business India Mumbai Photos Reliance |
 Number of diabetic patients in India may go up Wed 10 Mar 2010
Hyderabad, March 10: By 2025 India might become the diabetic capital of the world. Making the situation more complex, most of persons suffering from diabetes will also be... (photo: AP / Pavel Rahman) The Siasat Daily
Diabetic Health India Patients Photos |
 Woman conceives despite family planning surgery Wed 10 Mar 2010
BOKARO: A woman has complained of becoming pregnant despite having undergone a family planning operation. Now, Pari Devi (25) has been running from pillar to post with... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times of India
Couple Family Photos Pregnancy Surgery |
 SRK welcomes Akon in style Wed 10 Mar 2010
Shah Rukh Khan never disappoints. Even as he kept the media waiting for about two hours, the king of Bollywood made up for the delay and wooed the audience with his... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert) Mumbai Mirror
Bollywood Media Photos Singer Star |
 Defence, nuclear cooperation to top Putin's agenda on India visit Wed 10 Mar 2010
New Delhi - Defence cooperation and nuclear energy are expected to top the agenda of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on a two-day visit to India beginning Thursday,... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool) m&c
Defence India Nuclear Photos Putin |
 Rupee hits 2-month high tracking Asian peers Wed 10 Mar 2010
MUMBAI: The rupee hit its highest in nearly two months, boosted by stronger regional peers and expectations of robust dollar inflows related to a share sale. The... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
Currency Dollar India Market Photos |
 Sugar breaks 20-cent support, sets 7-month low Wed 10 Mar 2010
* Sugar down as default risk on white sugar cash deals rises * West African mid crop output forecasts weigh on cocoa (Adds trade comment, graphic, bylines, updates... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Guardian
Crop Market Photos Sugar Traders |
 I'm a Shah Rukh fan: Akon�ro� Wed 10 Mar 2010
R&B singer Akon, who is in Mumbai to record songs for Shah Rukh Khan's film Ra.One, says he is a big fan of the Bollywood superstar and that he will not only have... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Gulf News
Celebrity Entertainment Mumbai Photos Singer |
 Tragedies during religious fairs can be avoided Wed 10 Mar 2010
INDIA IS one of the few countries in the world where hundreds of people die of stampedes in religious festivals and fairs apart from the deaths... (photo: WN / bhaskar) Merinews
Asia India Photos Religion |
