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May 25, 2010 2:14 PM

India-Turkmenistan sign five agreements to enhance bilateral trade

India and Turkmenistan today signed five agreements to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation. These include agreement on economic and trade cooperation, agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, education exchange programme, cooperation in the fields of culture, art, tourism, science,...

May 25, 2010 2:13 PM

Manglore Boeing crash: Black Box of ill fated plane recovered

Three days after the plane crash, the Digital Flight Data Recorder or black box of the ill fated Air India Boeing 737 plane has been recovered from the crash site this morning. 158 people were killed in the plane crash in Mangalore on Saturady. DGCA officials said the search operations had been call...

May 25, 2010 2:04 PM

Air India staff on strike protesting delayed payment

A section of Air India cabin crew and ground staff today went on a flash strike in New Delhi and Mumbai to protest delay in payment of wages and restriction to talking to media. The strike comes a day after the management issued an internal notification to employees, warning them against airing thei...

May 25, 2010 2:01 PM

First Lady Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Kamla Persad-Bissessar has become the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago as her five-party coalition headed for a strong victory in snap elections in the former British colony. <br/>A subdued Prime Minister Patrick Manning conceded defeat some five hours after the close of ...

May 25, 2010 1:52 PM

SC stays death sentence of convict of Kolkata American Centre attack

The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence awarded to underworld don Aftab Ahmed Ansari for the attack on the American Centre in Kolkata in 2002.A vacation bench of the apex court asked the West Bengal government to respond to a petition filed by Ansari within four months . In his petition An...

May 25, 2010 1:24 PM

No difference between Centre and States in dealing with naxalism: PM

Prime Minister says naxalism is the single largest challenge to internal security and a policy has already been outlined to deal with the menace. Dr. Manmohan Singh rejected the perception that the government underestimated the problem during the first UPA government and made it clear that there is ...

May 25, 2010 1:22 PM

40 labourers trap in under-construction chimney in Jhansi

In UP, around 40 labourers are feared trapped in the debris of an under construction chimney of Parichha Thermal Power plant in Jhansi. The chimney collapsed yesterday afternoon due to high velocity wind. The labourers were HAVING lunch in the shadow of chimney when it came upon them. The District M...

May 25, 2010 1:13 PM

95 % of agro credit achieved by Februray

The government today said three lakh eight thousand three hundred twenty crore rupees has been disbursed to farmers as agricultural credit across the country till February this year. An official release says it represents 95 per cent of the target of three lakh twenty five thousand crore set for 200...

May 25, 2010 12:24 PM

40 labourers trap in under-construction chimney in Jhasi

In UP, around 40 labourers are feared trapped in the debris of an under construction chimney of Parichha Thermal Power plant in Jhansi. The chimney collapsed yesterday afternoon due to high velocity wind. The labourers were HAVING lunch in the shadow of chimney when it came upon them. The District M...

May 25, 2010 12:22 PM

Manglore aircrash; Black Box of Boeing 737 found

After three days of the plane crash, the Digital Flight Data Recorder or black box of the ill fated Air India Boeing 737 plane has been recovered from the crash site this morning. 158 people were killed in the plane crash in Mangalore on Saturady.<br/>DGCA offcials displayed the black box ...

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