Latest India news http://musicmazaa.com/news/i/india-news Wed, 22 May 13 06:17:35 +0000 MusicMazaa RSS FEED en-us http://musicmazaa.com/images/ui/logo.png http://musicmazaa.com/news/i/india-news Feed provided by musicmazaa.com. Click to visit. http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/hundreds-of-air-india-passengers-several-international-flights-cancelled.html Hundreds of passengers in several airports across the country bound for foreign trips faced woes as Air India cancelled its international flights after a section of pilots went on a flash strike since Monday. More than 150 pilots have not reported for duty since Monday, throwing the entire international flight schedule haywire. Outbound passengers in Delhi, Kerala, Mumbai and Amritsar are facing Thu, 10 May 12 06:10:23 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/hundreds-of-air-india-passengers-several-international-flights-cancelled.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/india-inducts-new-nuclear-submarine.html India is to return to the elite group of countries with a nuclear-powered submarine on Wednesday when it inducts a new vessel leased from Russia. Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony is to formally commission the INS Chakra II at its base in Visakhapatnam, a navy shipyard on the country's south east coast in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The 8,140-tonne submarine, capable of firing a range of Wed, 04 Apr 12 11:13:04 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/india-inducts-new-nuclear-submarine.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/defence-ministry-dismisses-troop-build-up-report.html The Defence Ministry was today dismissive about a media report that the Army moved two units towards Delhi in January without informing the government, saying such exercises are conducted from time to time. “The points raised in the report have already been clarified by the Army...such exercises are conducted by the Army from time to time,” Defence Ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said in a statement. Wed, 04 Apr 12 06:06:42 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/defence-ministry-dismisses-troop-build-up-report.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/all-party-meet-decides-to-take-up-lokpal-bill-in-second-part-of-budget-session.html The government today stepped up efforts to iron out differences on contentious aspects of the Lokpal Bill, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meeting leaders of various parties during which it was decided that the legislation could be taken up during the second half of the Budget Session. At the all-party meet of Rajya Sabha members convened by the Prime Minister at his residence here, it was agreed Fri, 23 Mar 12 10:16:47 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/all-party-meet-decides-to-take-up-lokpal-bill-in-second-part-of-budget-session.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/us-threatens-sanctions-against-india-over-iran-oil.html The Obama administration is threatening to impose sanctions on India over its continued economic ties with Iran amid disagreements between Washington and New Delhi over how much and how soon the latter is reducing oil imports from the (in US eyes) pariah nation. India has "failed" to reduce its purchase of Iranian oil and if it doesn't do so, President Barack Obama may be "forced" to impose sanction, Tue, 20 Mar 12 05:05:28 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/us-threatens-sanctions-against-india-over-iran-oil.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/this-is-a-coma-budget-of-a-coma-govt-says-bjps-anant-kumar.html The opposition including the Left today lashed out at Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for his Budget proposals seeking to hike Service Tax and Central Excise, saying it would add unbearable burden on the aam aadmi (common man). "This is a coma budget from a coma govt", said BJP deputy leader Ananth Kumar. Kumar said, Rs 40,000 crore burden has been dumped on the common man by hiking service tax Fri, 16 Mar 12 08:39:15 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/this-is-a-coma-budget-of-a-coma-govt-says-bjps-anant-kumar.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/spread-of-diseases-among-animals-feared-in-sindh.html Director, Animal Husbandry Sindh Dr. Abdullah Mewati has informed the livestock owners & farmers about the possibilities of spreading of the contagious diseases in large animals (cattle & buffaloes) as well as small animal (sheep & goat) from April 2012 to June 2012 advising them to get their animals vaccinated against the contagious diseases from the nearby veterinary hospitals & dispensaries. Thu, 15 Mar 12 11:19:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/spread-of-diseases-among-animals-feared-in-sindh.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/pm-says-upa-has-requisite-numbers-to-tackle-issues.html As the government prepares to face the opposition in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today exuded confidence that the UPA has “all the numbers” that are needed to tackle issues. “I think pressure is part of parliamentary life. We are willing to discuss and debate all issues on the floor of Parliament,” he said ahead of the start of the Budget Session. “I am confident that we have all Mon, 12 Mar 12 11:19:27 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/pm-says-upa-has-requisite-numbers-to-tackle-issues.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/sindh-labour-minister-visits-sessi-hospitals.html Sindh Minister for Labour Ameer Nawab visited the hospitals in Hyderabad and Jamshoro districts run by Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) on Wednesday and expressed dismay over the lack of cleanliness and other facilities. The minister asked the concerned heads of the hospitals to maintain cleanliness and provide a healthy environment to the patients. "We will not tolerate any negligence Fri, 02 Mar 12 09:40:49 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/sindh-labour-minister-visits-sessi-hospitals.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/govt-clears-five-fold-hike-in-fines-for-traffic-offences.html In a bid to tighten the noose around habitual traffic offenders, the government today approved five-fold increase in fines under the Motor Vehicle Act, and substantial hike in compensation to accident victims. Under one of the proposed amendments, the government has cleared four-fold increase in compensation to Rs 1 Lakh in fatal accidents, and Rs 50,000 for grievous hurts in hit and run cases. Thu, 01 Mar 12 10:40:47 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/govt-clears-five-fold-hike-in-fines-for-traffic-offences.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/it-was-a-two-way-fight-iqbal-passed-comments-at-kareena-punches-landed-on-saif-too.html A mobile clip taken of the Tuesday night fight at the restaurant in Taj clearly shows that it was not Saif Ali Khan alone who was the culprit by landing a punch on South African NRI businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma. It was the other way round too. The mobile clip shows, Saif with a broken tooth, crashing on to a sofa, and nursing a black eye with his T-shirt torn. According to staff who were present Sat, 25 Feb 12 06:08:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/it-was-a-two-way-fight-iqbal-passed-comments-at-kareena-punches-landed-on-saif-too.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/chennai-police-kills-five-bank-robbery-suspects-all-north-indians-in-encounter.html Five persons, all North Indians, were shot dead in an encounter early this morning for their alleged involvement in a bank robbery case here, police said. "Five persons were shot dead around 1 am in connection with the bank robbery case," Commissioner of Police J K Tripathy told newspersons. Acting on a tip-off, a police team surrounded a house in Vandikaran Street in Velachery around 1 am and Thu, 23 Feb 12 12:13:42 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/chennai-police-kills-five-bank-robbery-suspects-all-north-indians-in-encounter.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/four-kids-get-burns-after-old-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-meerut-mob-ransacks-vehicles.html A scrap dealer trying to cut the metallic body of an old petrol tanker with oxy-acytelene gas cutter caused a blast followed by a fire engulfing three other tankers on Tuesday evening, causing severe burn injuries to four children. A local mob in Sadar Bazar's Maccheran locality then went on a wild spree, stoning the tankers and a JCB machine. The mob also stoned a Fire brigade vehicle and a police Wed, 15 Feb 12 12:07:24 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/four-kids-get-burns-after-old-petrol-tanker-explodes-in-meerut-mob-ransacks-vehicles.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/india-objects-to-jay-lenos-remark-on-golden-temple.html India has strongly “objected” to the remark on the Golden Temple by popular US television host Jay Leno, terming it “quite unfortunate”. Leno, the host of the popular “The Tonight Show” on NBC channel, flashed a picture of the Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, in Amritsar on his programme and termed it as a possible summer home of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The visiting Mon, 23 Jan 12 07:09:52 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/india-objects-to-jay-lenos-remark-on-golden-temple.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/200-vehicles-seized-by-hyderabad-police-gutted-in-fire.html At least 200 vehicles seized by the police have been gutted in a major fire that broke out in the Goshamahal Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. No casualties have been reported in the incident. A burning garbage dump in the vicinity is said to have caused the fire. Vehicles parked in the stadium caught fire as flames quickly spread from the garbage dump. A few fire-tenders were pressed into Thu, 19 Jan 12 11:28:47 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/200-vehicles-seized-by-hyderabad-police-gutted-in-fire.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/delhi-govt-sends-notice-to-swami-agnivesh-for-giving-fake-bills-worth-rs-18-lakhs.html The Delhi government has issued a show cause notice to Bandhua Mukti Morcha chairperson Swami Agnivesh for submitting fake bills for utilisation of a grant of Rs 18 lakh, The Pioneer daily reported. Agnivesh was issued the notice three days back on December 29 by the Revenue Department of Delhi Government. The notice says, “Further, initial scrutiny of the bills submitted by you reflect many Tue, 03 Jan 12 05:01:00 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/delhi-govt-sends-notice-to-swami-agnivesh-for-giving-fake-bills-worth-rs-18-lakhs.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/cyclone-thane-likely-to-intensify-in-the-next-12-hours.html If you don't have any pressing engagement for the day, you'd best stay at home. For, the weatherman has predicted that severe cyclonic storm Thane is heading right at us. Thane is likely to bring with it strong winds, very heavy rainfall and a high surge of waves. A Met bulletin said cyclone Thane, situated about 450 km east-south-east of Chennai, is likely to intensify further in the next 12 hours Thu, 29 Dec 11 11:00:29 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/cyclone-thane-likely-to-intensify-in-the-next-12-hours.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/baby-boy-for-aamir-khan-kiran-rao.html Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao have been blessed with a baby boy, born through IVF to a surrogate mother on Dec 1 at a private clinic here. "Due to medical complications, we were advised to go for IVF-Surrogacy. We are absolutely delighted. This baby is very dear to us as we've got him after a lot of difficulty. "We are so happy and would like to thank all our well wishers." said Aamir Khan. Tue, 06 Dec 11 05:11:33 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/baby-boy-for-aamir-khan-kiran-rao.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/nine-premises-of-former-dmk-minister-raided-by-vigilance.html Vigilance officials today raided nine premises of senior DMK leader Duraimuguran on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure as Minister for PWD, Law and Prisons from 2006 to 2009. Police said a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him yesterday as a prima facie case of cognisable offence was made out. Searches Thu, 24 Nov 11 07:33:46 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/nine-premises-of-former-dmk-minister-raided-by-vigilance.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/karunanidhi-says-jayalalithaa-is-fooling-people.html DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at archrival and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for blaming his party’s rule for the bad health of the state PSUs, indicating the new government has “nothing” to claim for itself on the projects front, including power generation. Recalling the budget speech made by Finance Minister O Pannseerselvam in August after the AIADMK stormed to power, Karunanidhi said Mon, 21 Nov 11 10:37:21 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/karunanidhi-says-jayalalithaa-is-fooling-people.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/ex-indian-president-frisked-at-us-airport.html Former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked by US authorities at New York airport for explosives on September 29 before boarding an Air India flight, Geo News reported quoting Indian media. Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna spoke to Indian Ambassador to US Nirupama Rao and directed her to take up the matter in writing at the "highest level" with Washington. The US authorities apologized Sat, 19 Nov 11 07:40:18 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/ex-indian-president-frisked-at-us-airport.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/aishwarya-rai-gives-birth-to-baby-girl.html A girl was born to star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at a private hospital here Wednesday morning. The baby, their first child, was born at the Seven Hills Hospital. Mother and daughter were both doing fine. Proud grandfather Amitabh Bachchan too couldn’t control his happiness and tweeted: “I AM DADA to the cutest baby girl, A dada ji … Ecstatic.” Hospital sources said the delivery Thu, 17 Nov 11 07:35:03 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/aishwarya-rai-gives-birth-to-baby-girl.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/plea-filed-in-court-seeking-criminal-charges-against-ramdev.html A petition has been filed against yoga guru Ramdev in a local court, seeking registration of a criminal case against him for his alleged statement over organising a revolt against the government on the lines of Libya and Syria. Additional Civil Judge Bhagirathi Varma, while admitting the petition on Tuesday filed by social worker Mohammad Ali, scheduled the matter for hearing on November 21. In Thu, 17 Nov 11 06:44:06 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/plea-filed-in-court-seeking-criminal-charges-against-ramdev.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/dengue-rules-lahore-kills-4-more.html Dengue has claimed four more lives including two women in Lahore, Geo News reported Saturday. In Lahore alone the total dengue death toll now stands as high as 236, whereas 265 deaths have been registered in overall Punjab. With 242 more confirmed cases the tally of total patients, so far, has jumped to 18,300. On the other hand 199 more cases have surfaced in Lahore to take the figure for the city Sat, 22 Oct 11 11:39:47 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/dengue-rules-lahore-kills-4-more.html India http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/mohammad-azharuddins-son-ayazuddin-dies-after-road-accident.html Hyderabad: Ayazuddin, son of former cricketer and Moradabad MP Mohammad Azharuddin, passed away on Friday, five days after being critically injured in a road accident in Hyderabad. The 19-year-old was critically injured when the Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike he was riding on the Outer Ring Road, skidded and crashed near the tollgate at Poppalguda. Ayazuddin responded to resuscitation and was later operated Fri, 16 Sep 11 10:10:27 +0000 http://musicmazaa.com/news/india-news/mohammad-azharuddins-son-ayazuddin-dies-after-road-accident.html India