Record car sales in August
Monthly car sales in India zoomed to an all-time high in August, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) reported Thursday. Sales in the...

Australia eyes defence business in India
Australia Thursday sought to expand defence ties with India with the signing of a pact between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the depa...

Two Trinamool supporters killed in West Bengal
Two Trinamool Congress supporters have been killed in separate incidents in Maoist-affected areas of West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police said...

Delhi's mosquito breeding checkers call off strike
About 3,200 inspectors who check mosquito breeding in Delhi houses called off their strike Thursday after the lt.-governor's office and the munic...

Yeddyurappa, minister differ on medical college appointments
The issue of appointment of over 350 non-medical staff to two government run-colleges in Karnataka has pitted Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa against ...

Subsidy for filmmakers shooting in Goa!
There could be good news in store for filmmakers keen on using Goa as a backdrop for their cinematic projects.

D. Ramanaidu to get Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Telugu film actor-producer D. Ramanaidu, credited with making films in several languages, has been chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2009 for...

Sensex surges to 32-month high
A benchmark index for Indian equities jumped 133 points Thursday to touch the highest level in over two-and-a-half years as a rebound in Asian stocks ...

Zero tolerance for doping, says Indian chef-de-mission
A zero tolerance attitude will be adopted to check doping in the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games here, chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent Bhuba...

India, Switzerland, UN brainstorm on urban heritage
A two-day conference to identify areas of partnership between India and Switzerland for heritage-based sustainable urban development began at the Indi...