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NEWSALERT: Govt nod to Road Safety Bill

NEWSALERT: Government approves Road Safety Bill.

'LeT has 320 global targets; 20 are in India'

Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, a top US law maker has said.

Tamboli Capital lists at Rs 49 on BSE

Tamboli Capital, the demerged entity of Investment & Precision Castings Ltd (IPCL), today listed at Rs 49 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Infotech Enterprises eyes buys in April-June

Software services firm Infotech Enterprises Ltd said on Monday it planned to make a couple of acquisitions in April-June.

Toyota to build Prius at 3rd Japan plant: paper

Toyota Motor Corp will start making the Prius hybrid model at a third Japanese factory from September in a bid to shorten delivery time to customers, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun newspaper said on Monday.

ONGC FY10 output may be lower than target

Explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp's domestic oil output is seen at 24.9 million tonnes in the current financial year ending March 31, lower than the 25.76 million tonnes target, an official said.

NMDC issue priced at Rs 300/share

NMDC's $2.2 billion share sale, which closed on March 12, was subscribed 1.25 times, with most bids at the lower end of the Rs 300-350 price range.

HCC to buy 66% in Swiss realtor Karl Steiner

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hindustan Construction Company Ltd said on Monday its board has approved acquisition of a controlling stake in Karl Steiner AG, the second largest operator in the Swiss Real Estate market.

UCO Bank issues Rs 500 cr of Tier-2 bonds

State-run UCO Bank on Monday opened a Rs 500 croreupper Tier-2 bond issue, two sources familiar with the details said.

Posco to build Rs 1,100 cr plant in Maharashtra

South Korea's Posco, the world's No.4 steelmaker, said on Monday it would invest $240 million (Rs 1,100 crore) to build a galvanising steel plant in Maharashtra state, western India.

Air strike in Pakistan kills nine

Pakistani jets target suspected militants in the Orakzai tribal agency, south-west of Peshawar, killing at least nine people.

Happy silver anniversary dotcom

The internet domain name dotcom celebrates its 25th anniversary as nearly 86 million active internet sites now use it.

Abhishek Bachchan steps into dad's shoes

The on screen persona of Big B oozes an aura that is hard to forget. His role in the classic film ZANJEER is still remembered by film lovers all over the globe. The intense, no-nonsense role of a cop played by Big B is considered to be one of his best known performances of his career. Now, Big B's feat is being attempted again. This time by none other than his own son Abhishek Bachchan. According to latest reports, Jr. Bachchan is essaying a role that is closely inspired from

Salman Khan gets work for Atul Agnihotri

For Salman Khan family always comes first. May be this is the reason why Salman decided to get his brother-in-law, Atul Agnihotri a brand new film project. Buzz is that Salman Khan got Atul Agnihotri a big project that will be the Hindi version of the hit Malayalam film BODYGUARD. Earlier, Boney Kapoor too was interested in the remake of this film and he had even thought of buying the rights for it, but when he came to know that Salman wanted this film for his brother-in-law

Gurgaon villagers turn RJs

Sporting multi-function wireless head phones, their heads bobbing in tune to the beats in front of studio mikes and confident fingers tapping the keys on the console -- they are not the stylish urban radio jockeys but ordinary villagers playing on a community radio.

At a time when the national capital region (NCR) is flooded with FM stations playing the latest music, a Gurgaon-based NGO has sta

Egypt cancels synagogue ceremony

Egypt has canceled the opening ceremony for a restored historic synagogue in Cairo in retaliation for restrictions that Israel has placed on a Muslim holy site in Jerusalem, an Egyptian official said Sunday.

U.S. sees better relations with Pakistan

The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has seen a "significant improvement" under the Obama administration, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said.

Tropical Cyclone Tomas slams Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji on Monday evening as the powerful storm roared into the chain's northern islands, emergency officials said.

26 killed as bus falls off bridge in Rajasthan

The mishap occurred along the Sawai Madhopur-Dausa border, when the students were returning home to Jhalawar from an educational trip to Vrindavan.

Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff

A Mexican man married to another consulate employee was killed around the same time in another part of Ciudad Juarez after he and his wife left the same event, a US official said.