Indian Current News on 01/07/2011

Manmohan ignored ruling on CAG's rights... Read details

Lokpal Bill: Opposition builds pressure on UPA government... Read details

Difficult task ahead for India at NSG: Kakodkar... Read details

For Kenyan girl, tumour and trauma go in India... Read details

Legal experts question destruction of papers relating to 2002 communal riots... Read details

Actor, fiancé convicted in Neeraj Grover murder case... Read details

Danish court says ‘no’ to Kim Davy's extradition... Read details

India-China ties key in shaping changing world order: Sonia... Read details

Indian Forest Service exam eligibility expanded... Read details

Mumbai police lay trap, foil attack on film personality... Read details

Death of 19 children in Kolkata hospital triggers protest... Read details

23 fishermen return to Mandapam... Read details

V. Dinesh Reddy appointed AP Director General of Police... Read details

Business News


Food inflation declines to 7.78 %... Read details

Cairn-Vedanta deal gets conditional clearance... Read details

India-Malaysia FTA takes effect today... Read details

We will try to live up to a strong legacy: Vijay Sankar... Read details

Ashok Soota sells stake in MindTree... Read details

Worldwide IT spending set to grow 7.1 % in 2011... Read details

Indian Current News on 28/06/2011

Killers knew about Dey routine...Read details

MoEF stands by forest officer... Read details

Under scanner, Sathya Sai Trust to make assets public... Read details

SC slams UP over land acquisition in G. Noida... Read details

The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee chief to table 2G scam report... Read details

Ranjan Maithai next Foreign Secretary... Read details

Use of kids in Posco stir illegal: Orissa government... Read details

Ex-Youth Congress leader targets Rahul... Read details

Oath-taking drama finally ends in a whimper... Read details

Jaya echoes Centre, says PM can’t be under Lokpal... Read details

Business News


Finance Minister in US for India-US economic... Read details

The Sensex to open up; Cairn India eyed... Read details

Nilekanis to give Rs 50 crore to institute... Read details

Singur: Tata Motors to move Supreme Court... Read details

Toyota enters compact car segment with Etios Liva... Read details

Melt those calories

In this fitness-obsessed world; where gym is home, treadmill your pal and the staircase your daily mission, your exercise regime tops the priority list. But, really, how long can you keep doing the same old routine season after season; even the dedicated ones will need a change. Once the raindrops start and the overcast sky opens up, motivation slowly and steadily moves to zilch. Our metabolic rate also takes a lazy turn but your body needs serious movement now. Also since the cold has been proved to aid weight-loss; do just that, only with a twist.

Nothing shakes up that stubborn cellulite like a change in routine. With the fitness world offering a variety of vigorous, yet fun, fitness fundas, ditch the regulars and introduce some zing while you continue with those workouts... Read more [Source: Hindu]

Indian Current News on 23/06/2011

Manmohan-Raja correspondence on 2G spectrum... Read details   

National Advisory Council clears drafts of Food Security... Read details


India averse to inking military pacts with U.S... Read details

Ban Ki-moon gets second term as U.N. chief... Read details

Husband of Jaipal Reddy's niece held... Read details

CMO murder accused found hanging in Lucknow jail... Read details

CBI files two status reports in Adarsh case... Read details

Justice Thangaraj to probe Secretariat project... Read details

India silent on endosulfan at Rotterdam Convention... Read details

Business News
SEBI for disclosures, regulation in non-disruptive manner... Read details

RIM launches BlackBerry PlayBook... Read details

IndiGo confirms order for 150 A320neo, 30 A320 aircraft... Read details

Pranab lays stress on comprehensive accounting system... Read details

Rahul Dravid hits Century in Kingston

Rahul Dravid is 38 years old, his starts 151 test match in Kingston. He completed 32nd test hundred against West Indies. He completed 15 years experience in International Cricket. He was the final wicket to fall in indian's total of 252. The first test score of day three in India 246 & 252 v West Indies 173 & 131-3.

Indian Current News on 21/06/2011

Kani want to be with son, Kani pleads to SC in vain... Read details


Manmohan writes to Chidambaram on Pakistani prisoner... Read details


Left to launch movement against corruption in July... Read details


NIA files charge sheet in Samjhauta case... Read details


Posco land acquisition curtailed as agitation intensifies... Read details


Will six Indians on mv Suez return home?... Read details


We will approach CAG draft report with an open mind: Jaipal Reddy... Read details


Indian-American doctor-couple killed in plane crash in U.S.... Read details


22 children die of mysterious disease in Bihar... Read details


Chief Minister promises prompt implementation of schemes... Read details


Congress strategy to isolate Jagan's MLAs pays off... Read details


Yeddyurappa worships at Guruvayur temple... Read details


Business News


Sensex tumbles 364 points to 17507... Read details


Pranab to unveil new norms for accrual accounting system... Read details


RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala retires... Read details


Hero Honda shareholders approve name change to Hero MotoCorp... Read details


Shriram Transport Financeto raise Rs.1,000 crore... Read details


Direct tax collections crosses Rs one trillion in Q1... Read details

Indian Current News on 16/06/2011

The PM under Lokpal not discussed... Read details


The Congress demanded an unqualified apology... Read details 


Ramachandran Raja, RIL apologise to Chidambaram... Read details


Dey murder: two Chhota Shakeel gangsters ‘detained'... Read details


Century's longest and darkest lunar eclipse... Read details


Dhoni adopts Mysore zoo tiger... Read details


Case against Jayalalithaa: court's poser to DVAC... Read details



Calls for probe after Channel 4 film on Sri Lanka... Read details


Pakistan talks to Kashmiri leaders ahead of Foreign Secretaries’ meet... Read details


TN High Court rejects petition against shifting of Secretariat to Fort... Read details


Rajinikanth discharged, greets Jayalalithaa... Read details


Business News


India and OECD agree to promote better tax compliance... Read details


Advance tax payout of top 100 firms up 14 % in Q1... Read details


Renault Fluence comes to Chennai... Read details


Ramco Systems introduces two products on the cloud... Read details



Sensex plunges 176 points on rate hike fears ahead of RBI meet... Read details

Nokia N8 Pink available in India

The Nokia N8 in Pink features a sleek, aluminium casing and an elegant design, coupled with high power multimedia capabilities and also includes the latest version of  Ovi Store. The new features a 12 megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash that can record HD videos. It's can upload the pictures and videos to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter straight from the homescreen. it has a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen. It will be available for Rs 23,867 in Indian Market.

Indian Current News on 15/06/2011

The accession of Jammu and Kashmir conditional not final: National Conference... Read details


Singur Land Bill passed : Mamata fulfils promise about Nono project... Read details

The Defence ministry to go to Supreme Court against the High Court review of AFT orders... Read details

Keep PM out of purview of Lokpal: Badal... Read details

A 22-year-old girl was today injured after being stabbed by jilted lover... Read details
HC upholds conviction, sentence of ex-IGP in Naxal case... Read details

Uttarakhand Govt responsible for Swami's death: Ramesh... Read details


Business News
RBI says financial stability report... Read details

The HC admits Sahara's claim of Rs 2,000 crore against Jet... Read details

India becoming core of global landscape: Lamy... Read details

74% Indians financially retirement-ready... Read details

The IDR rule dents MNCs plans of India listing... Read details

Tatas deny West Bengal govt's charges of not generating jobs... Read details

Indian Current News on 14/06/2011

Gandhi space go missing: Mahatma Gandhi's iconic round pair of spectacles have gone... Read details


Swami fasting to save Ganga dies... Read details


UP govt. orders probe into Lakhimpur girl ''murder'' case... Read details


Independent team to assess grounded vessel... Read details


The 2011 Indian Express power list has 30 new names... Read details


Team Anna writes to Singh: Honest PM need not be scared... Read details

Business News

India, Sri Lanka passenger ferry service to start from Jun 13... Read details

DEPB scheme extended till September... Read details

Google buying Admeld to boost ad revenues... Read details

Rupee gains 8 paise against U.S. dollar in early trade... Read details

Sensex gains 84 points in opening trade... Read details

Flexible CSR spend norms soon... Read details

Gold, Silver fall further on global cues... Read details

Indian Current News on 12/06/2011

Journalist Jyotirmoy Dey cremated: Veteran investigative journalist Jyotirmoy Dey (56), who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Saturday, was cremated on Sunday at suburban Ghatkopar. Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and a large number of media persons had turned up to pay their last respects to the senior journalist... Read details

Ramdev breaks fast, vows to continue campaign again corruption: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday broke his nine-day-old fast that sparked a political slugfest heeding appeals of spiritual and religious leaders but vowed to continue his campaign against corruption... Read details


Cong leaders tell lies to defame me, Hazare to Sonia: Upset over Congress leaders calling him a mask of BJP and RSS, Anna Hazare on Sunday told Congress chief Sonia Gandhi that party leaders and ministers were “telling lies” to defame him and dared them to make public any evidence to prove it... Read details


Baba Ramdev is turning black money into white: Digvijay Continuing his tirade against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday asked Baba to name the person who had secretly donated him a helicopter... Read details


Orissa Govt halts Posco land acquisition for five days: In a temporary respite to anti-Posco agitators, the Orissa government on Sunday halted land acquisition for the Rs. 52,000 crore steel project for five days...   Read details

HTC Salsa launched in India

HTC has now launched social networking phones in India. It is full touchscreen mobile which is available for purchase in Indian market.

The HTC Salsa is packed with standard hardware and, it sports a dedicated Facebook button for easy access to the social networking site. It includes a 5 megapixel camera, and a secondary front facing VGA camera for video calling. The device runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, sports a 3.4-inch display, 512MB of RAM and Internal memory, and an 800MHz Qualcomm CPU.

Successfully test fired Prithvi II in India

India on Thursday successfully test-fired the Prithvi II, and nuclear capable, surface-to-surface (Prithvi II) missile from the internal test for its full range of 350km at Chandipur in Balasore district.
The surface-to-surface missile was fired from launching complex III at 9.00am as part of the regular training exercise.
The missile reached the predefined target with a very high accuracy of better than 10 metres

High-fat diet may injure neurons

Eating a high fat diet and become obese may have damaged neurons or nerve cells in that part of the brain that control body weight.

Joshua Thaler and his colleagues at the University of Washington in Seattle studied the brains of rodents for the short-term and long term effects of eating a high-fat diet and also detected damage to weight –regulation neurons.

It is not yet clear whether the neuron damage is permanent, but it may be contribute to weight gain.

YouTube launches Box Office now in India

YouTube is popular video streaming site its has launched an exclusive online channel and YouTube Box Office. This exclusive channel will feature a premium block buster movie every month absolutely free of cost service. Intel has presenting sponsor of this initiative will get in one Bollywood or Regional language movie on this channel for the entertainment of YouTube viewers. This service available only in India and this service will be IP blocked for those living outside. You can log on to http://www.youtube.com/boxoffice to get started. 

Nokia N8 smartphone

Nokia N8 smartphone is a full touchscreen phone, which is available in India at a price of Rs, 26,259. 
The Nokia N8 comes equipped with a powerful 12-megapixels camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics. Besides, it offers 16GB of internal memory and allows you to support up to 48GB as an external memory through a Micro SD card. It is one of the best Nokia phones, which comprises HDMI adapter, WLAN, USB, A-GPS and GPS. Moreover, it includes an MP3 player, FM radio and FM transmitter

iPhone 4 launched in India

The  iPhone 4 was launched on Friday in India. The world’s second biggest market for mobile phones in India
The handset will be priced at Rs. 34,500 with 16 GB capacity and Rs. 40,900 with 32 GB capacity. The set is powered by Apple’s A4 (operating system), boasts of a retina display, FaceTime for video chat, 5 MP rear facing camera with LED flash and HD video recording