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Everything you need to know about Manesar Village: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Manesar Village: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Pattinson seeking solace, plans holiday with family

June 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM

Los Angeles, June 18 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson has reportedly decided to spend some memorable time with family and rented a house in Canada for two months.

Three minors raped in Gurgaon

June 15, 2013 at 9:40 PM

Gurgaon, June 15 (IANS) Three minors, including a five-year-old girl, were allegedly raped in separate incidents in Gurgaon, police said Saturday. No arrests have been made yet.

The fall and fall of Manoj Night Shyamalan (Comment)

June 9, 2013 at 6:18 PM

There was a time after 1999 movie "The Sixth Sense" when filmmaker Manoj N. Shayamalan was seen as the brightest filmmakers from India in Hollywood.

Becks meets Posh look-alike during visit to NYC

June 8, 2013 at 2:18 PM

New York, June 08 (ANI): David Beckham met one pretty brunette, who bore a striking resemblance to his fashionable wife, Victoria, as he strolled through the New York City's downtown hotspots on Wednesday night.

Maruti Suzuki to observe a day's shutdown at two plants

June 6, 2013 at 7:37 PM

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Amid a slowdown in petrol car sales, car market leader Maruti Suzuki Thursday said it will shut down its Gurgaon and Manesar plants Friday.

Will, Jaden professional, fun family: Shyamalan

June 2, 2013 at 6:17 PM

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Hollywood director M. Night Shyamalan, who is ready with his latest film "After Earth", praises the cast of Will Smith and his son Jaden and says the two are "very professional" and were "meticulous on the shoot".

Bill Gates makes hush-hush visits to Andhra firms

May 31, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates visited Biological E. Ltd, a leading vaccine manufacturer, and the International Crops Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) near here Thursday on a private trip kept completely under wraps.

Russia reviews its stance on renewable energy

May 29, 2013 at 4:28 AM

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian government believes renewable energy sources have a bright future, and will review its policies toward their broader use, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.

Honda inaugurates third plant in Karnataka, to start production by June

May 28, 2013 at 5:08 PM

Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Two-wheeler manufacturer Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Tuesday inaugurated its third plant in India in Narsapura, Karnataka, at an investment of Rs.1,350 crore.

Sit-in in support of sacked Maruti workers

May 27, 2013 at 6:44 PM

Gurgaon, May 27 (IANS) Workers from various trade unions staged a sit-in here Monday in support of sacked employees of car-maker Maruti Suzuki and condemned the May 19 police action on agitating workers at Kaithal in Haryana, a union leader said.

Microsoft challenge at Kochi Startup Village from May 29

May 27, 2013 at 5:56 PM

Kochi, May 27 (IANS) Startup Village, country's first telecom technology incubator, here is set to host from May 29 the regional round of the prestigious BizSpark India Startup Challenge held by Microsoft, an organiser said Monday.

Healing power of dogs revealed

May 27, 2013 at 3:56 PM

Washington, May 27 (ANI): Dogs can help people deal with a multitude of problems such as stress.

Spears under fire for giving toy gun to son

May 21, 2013 at 1:42 AM

Los Angeles, May 21 (IANS) Singer Britney Spears is facing criticism for allow­ing her 6-year-old son Jayden to play with a large toy gun.

Chandila tried to rope in two more players, say police

May 17, 2013 at 4:30 PM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Cricketer Ajit Chandila had approached two more Indian Premier League (IPL) players to be part of the spot fixing after bookies asked him to rope in more people, police sources said Friday.

Intensive training programme launched for ASHA workers

May 16, 2013 at 4:22 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): An intensive training programme has been launched by the Government for Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers to provide qualitative healthcare to the rural population.

Maruti violence: Haryana paid Rs.1.44 crore to lawyer

May 15, 2013 at 10:38 PM

Gurgaon, May 15 (IANS) A senior lawyer from Delhi, hired by the Haryana government to fight the case against workers for violence at Maruti's Manesar unit last year, was paid Rs.1.44 crore as fees in the last six months, a reply to a Right to Information application has revealed.

SEBI approves angel fund for supporting start-up companies

May 7, 2013 at 5:02 PM

The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the stock market watchdog Tuesday gave its nod for village angel fund of $10 million....................

SEBI approves Start-up Village Angel Fund

May 7, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Kochi, May 7 (IANS) Market regulator SEBI has approved an angel fund of $10 million to address the problem of resource crunch for start-up companies across the country.

Govt. to issue a new SOP for Kashmiri militants wishing to surrender to India

May 7, 2013 at 12:49 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): The Central Government will soon issue a new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Kashmiri militants, who want to return to India through the Nepal border to surrender under a special scheme.

Terrorists highly educated, says home secretary

May 6, 2013 at 3:36 PM

Gurgaon, May 6 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh Monday said religious fundamentalism was a big threat to the nation and it was increasing among the educated section of society.

Bob Dylan's unreleased anti-war song's original lyric sheet expected to fetch 35k pounds at auction

May 3, 2013 at 11:56 AM

London, May 3 (ANI): Bob Dylan's never-before-released song's lyrics are set to go to under hammer in London next month, after they were discovered in a drawer in Sweden.

Cabinet extends completion date of NATRiP project by 2 years

May 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the extension of the date of completion of the project by two years beyond December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2014.

Bear leads to evacuations in Chinese village

May 1, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Harbin, May 1 (Xinhua-ANI): More than 300 villagers were evacuated on Wednesday after a 2-meter-tall bear intruded into three villages in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local authorities said.

Eight confirmed dead in China landslide

April 30, 2013 at 3:16 AM

Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Eight villagers have been confirmed dead in China's Guizhou province following a landslide Saturday, after the last body was retrieved Monday afternoon.

Delhi Metro to reach Manesar, says Hooda

April 23, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Gurgaon, April 23 (IANS) The Haryana government plans to extend Delhi Metro up to Manesar here and a detailed project report (DPR) for the purpose is almost complete, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here Tuesday.

Richie Havens, singer who opened Woodstock, dies

April 23, 2013 at 12:20 PM

New York, April 23 (IANS/EFE) US singer-songwriter Richie Havens, the artist who opened the iconic Woodstock Festival in 1969 and one of this country's folk music legends, died Monday of a heart attack, according to his agent. He was 72.

Truck rams into a mini-truck, kills two in Haryana

April 19, 2013 at 5:32 PM

Gurgaon, April 19 (IANS) Two people were killed and three others injured after a truck rammed into a stationary mini-truck on the National Highway-8 near Haryana's Manesar town early Friday, police said.

Hugh Jackman left shaken by razor-throwing 'stalker' fan

April 15, 2013 at 3:56 PM

New York, Apr. 15 (ANI): Hugh Jackman has said that his encounter with a razor-wielding fan at West Village gym was a frightening experience.

Drake re-ignites fight with Chris Brown

April 15, 2013 at 3:08 PM

London, Apr. 15 (ANI): Drake has said that Chris Brown's insecurities are the fact that he is making better music than the 'Kiss Kiss' singer.

Alec Baldwin's 'stalker' refuses no-jail plea deal

April 9, 2013 at 3:50 PM

New York, Apr. 9 (ANI): Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's alleged stalker has rejected a no-jail, no-criminal-record deal for a string of tweets and uninvited visits at the couple's Greenwich Village and East Hampton homes, last year.

Blonde celebs going brunette 'to be taken seriously'

April 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM

New York, Apr 9 (ANI): January Jones, who plays Betty Francis in 'Mad Men', dyed her signature champagne coif a shocking deep brown for Sunday night's season premiere.

Land leases haunt Hooda government (Haryana Newsletter)

April 6, 2013 at 12:44 PM

Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) The controversial lease of over five acres of prime land near Delhi suburb Gurgaon for a super-specialty eye hospital to be set up by the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) continues to haunt Haryana's Bhupinder Singh Hooda government.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen to buy new NYC pad

April 5, 2013 at 5:00 PM

New York, April 05 (ANI): Tom Brady and his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, are reportedly looking to purchase a new pad in New York City.

British MPs tour UAE's Saadiyat island

April 4, 2013 at 4:12 AM

Abu Dhabi, April 4 (IANS/WAM) A delegation of British MPs have paid a special visit to the Saadiyat island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.

Political-economic nexus behind child labour: NCPCR chief

March 26, 2013 at 10:10 PM

Manesar, March 26 (IANS) There is a lack of "political will" to combat child labour, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief said here Tuesday.

Haryana district first to launch village monitoring software

March 26, 2013 at 9:22 PM

Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Known for its history, especially battle of the Mahabharata, Haryana's Kurukshetra district has scored a first in technology among all other districts in the country.

Nestle India reviews general licence agreement

March 22, 2013 at 10:18 PM

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Nestle India Friday said it has reviewed its general licence agreement under which royalty rate will be increased at 0.20 percent per annum over the next five years effective Jan 1, 2014.

Sochi to open multi-faith centres for 2014 Games

March 21, 2013 at 7:53 PM

Moscow, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three multi-faith prayer centres will open in Sochi for athletes at next year's Winter Olympics, organisers said Thursday.

Maruti Suzuki to suspend production Saturday

March 15, 2013 at 7:50 PM

Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) Auto major Maruti Suzuki has decided to suspend production of cars at its Gurgaon and Manesar plants Saturday, a company spokesperson said.

Neha wins BT Pro Am of Champions

March 10, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Manesar, March 10 (IANS) In a nail-biting finish, Indian golfer Neha Tripathi edged past Thailand's Pennapa Pulsawath to win the 18th edition of the BT Pro Am of Champions.

Maruti Suzuki halts production at Gurgaon plant for a day

March 9, 2013 at 7:31 PM

Gurgaon, Mar. 9 (ANI): Automobile major Maruti Suzuki decided to suspend the production of petrol cars at its Gurgaon plant for a day on Saturday to cut inventory costs amid declining sales attributed to rising fuel prices.

Brit salesman crowned king of Indian village for turning lives around

March 9, 2013 at 11:07 AM

London, Mar 9 (ANI): A former insurance salesman from Wales has been crowned king of a village in India.

Maruti to shut production at Gurgaon plant for one day

March 8, 2013 at 8:11 PM

New Delhi/Gurgaon, March 8 (IANS) Amidst a slowdown in petrol car sales, country's passenger car market leader Maruti Suzuki will observe a daylong shut-down at its Gurgaon plant Saturday.

John Abraham helps spread light

March 5, 2013 at 7:31 PM

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Bollywood actor John Abraham has lent his name to PowerLight A Village, an initiative to provide solar electricity to remote villages across the country. He has urged his fans to join in the effort.

Global entrepreneurs to visit Kochi's Startup Village

March 5, 2013 at 3:07 PM

Kochi, March 5 (IANS) Startup Village, the country's first telecom incubator here, will host top global entrepreneurs and mentors Wednesday.

Fire breaks out in Manesar factory

February 28, 2013 at 5:23 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 28 (IANS) A fire broke out Thursday at a factory in the Manesar industrial township of Haryana near here. No one was injured in the incident, an official said.

Violence mars trade unions strike, police baton charge protesting workers

February 21, 2013 at 7:30 PM

New Delhi, Feb. 21 (ANI): Violence marred the two-day nationwide strike called by the major trade unions, as police baton charged the protesting workers at various places who vandalized factories and took to streets on Thursday against government economic policies.

Over one lakh workers join strike in Gurgaon

February 21, 2013 at 6:26 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) More than one lakh workers joined the all-India industrial strike in the sprawling industrial belt here Thursday, with all four Maruti Suzuki plants closing down.

Need health facilities, not the awards

February 21, 2013 at 1:37 PM

Poonch, Feb. 21 (ANI): While inaugurating the health summit 'India's Call to Action - Child Survival and Development Summit' in Chennai on 7th February'13, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said that India will be in the forefront of the war against child deaths and ensure that no child dies owing to causes that can be prevented.

Gurgaon's Maruti Suzuki workers, others to join strike

February 20, 2013 at 8:24 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 20 (IANS) All four Maruti Suzuki plants in Gurgaon will be shut Thursday as the workers will join the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions. Workers from other leading firms will also join them, union leaders said Wednesday.

Gurgaon Maruti Suzuki workers to strike work Thursday

February 20, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Gurgaon Feb 20 (IANS) All four Maruti Suzuki plants in Gurgaon will be shut Thursday as the workers will join the two-day nationwide strike called by trade unions.

Kerala company selected for Microsoft initiative

February 20, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) Overcoming stiff global competition, Profoundis Labs, a Startup Village company here has been selected for the Microsoft Accelerator Programme, a company official said Wednesday.

Google group to launch Kochi chapter

February 20, 2013 at 2:09 PM

Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) Google Developers Group (GDG), the non-profit community initiative supported by Google Inc., will be soon launched at the Startup Village here, an official said Wednesday.

ScarJo shows off 'flashy' diamond 'engagement' ring

February 20, 2013 at 11:53 AM

New York, Feb. 20 (ANI): Scarlett Johansson sent the rumour mills spinning after she was seen with an eye-catching pear-shaped diamond ring on her finger while she was out walking with her French boyfriend on Monday.

Tom Cruise sells off NYC condo for $3m

February 15, 2013 at 4:49 PM

Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Tom Cruise has quietly sold his condo in New York City's East Village neighborhood earlier this month for a reported 3 million dollars.

Obama's favourite burger joint shutters up over landlord dispute

February 15, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): Popular US burger restaurant Ray's Hell Burger has closed two of its locations due to a landlord dispute.

Sit-in by unpaid Haryana expressway sub-contractors

February 14, 2013 at 11:21 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 14 (IANS) Sub-contractors, land owners and employees of the upcoming Kundli-Palwal-Manesar (KMP) Expressway in Haryana Thursday staged a sit-in over unpaid dues near the main contractor's site office here on Delhi-Jaipur National Highway.

Haryana CM skips talks with sacked Maruti workers

February 12, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 12 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has rescheduled to Feb 21 his proposed meeting with sacked Maruti Suzuki workers, a trade union leader said Tuesday.

Minor girl kills self over exams

February 11, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 11 (IANS) A teenaged girl, who was stressed over not doing well in her exams, committed suicide by consuming poison, police said Monday.

Four booked for stealing steel, rubber from Maruti unit

February 10, 2013 at 6:19 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 10 (IANS) Four people, including two workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, were booked for stealing over 10 tonnes of steel and rubber from the car maker's unit here, police said Sunday.

Bounty for religious bodies in BJP's pre-poll Karnataka budget

February 8, 2013 at 6:35 PM

Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) More than Rs.125 crore for religious organisations, rice at Rs.2 a kg for poor, schemes to woo farmers, benefit for government employees working in Bangalore, and no fresh taxes mark the BJP government's 2013-14 budget presented Friday to poll-bound Karnataka assembly.

Chhattisgarh chief minister seeks Z-plus security

February 6, 2013 at 4:43 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has demanded Z-plus security provided by the elite National Security Guard (NSG), an official said here Wednesday.

NSG mulls countering futuristic IEDs

February 6, 2013 at 3:07 PM

Manesar (Haryana), Feb 6 (IANS) A top National Security Guard (NSG) official Wednesday said the ingenuity of Naxalites in using IEDs in Jharkhand is worrisome.

Irina Shayk sports brunette locks just 3 days after unveiling fiery red hair

January 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM

London, Jan 29 (ANI): Irina Shayk was spotted with brunette locks, just three days after posting a snap of herself in fiery red hair in the social networking site.

Rockland to open three new hospitals in NCR

January 23, 2013 at 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Rockland Group plans to open three new hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR), two of them this year, and create a network of over 4,000 doctors across the country to provide advanced healthcare.

Chinese kills roommate, dumps body in manhole

January 18, 2013 at 6:33 PM

Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) A man was stabbed to death and dumped into a manhole by his roommate in a Chinese village after the duo quarrelled while drinking, Shanghai Daily reported Friday.

KSEB, Startup Village team up for energy sector innovations

January 16, 2013 at 6:09 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 16 (IANS) Kochi-based Startup Village Wednesday tied up with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to set up "Energy Innovation Zone" - a platform that will foster new ideas and innovations to solve problems afflicting the power sector.

US opportunities for Indian students

January 12, 2013 at 3:53 PM

Kochi, Jan 12 (IANS) A US-based non-profit organisation Saturday offered free internship opportunities to bright Indian students in American engineering colleges.

32 dead in SW China landslide

January 11, 2013 at 4:17 PM

Kunming, Jan. 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead, two others injured and dozens more remain missing after a landslide hit a mountainous region in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.

'Stylish' Mila Kunis becomes Hollywood's 'frumpiest, dumpiest' celeb

January 9, 2013 at 4:25 PM

New York, Jan. 9 (ANI): Mila Kunis, who was named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire in 2012, is rarely spotted nowadays in anything except dumpy, frumpy gym wear.

Haryana CM lays foundation stone of UIDAI Data Centre in Manesar

January 8, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) Data Centre at Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana...................

Haryana CM Hooda lays foundation stone of UIDAI Data Centre in Manesar

January 8, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Manesar, Jan. 8 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda laid the foundation stone of the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) Data Centre here on Tuesday.

Katie Holmes denies link-up rumours with Jake Gyllenhaal

January 3, 2013 at 3:59 PM

London, Jan. 3 (ANI): Katie Holmes and Jake Gyllenhaal are not dating, a spokesperson for the actress has clarified.

Holmes secretly dating Gyllenhaal?

January 3, 2013 at 12:31 AM

New York, Jan 3 (IANS) Actress Katie Holmes has reportedly been spending time with Jake Gyllenhaal in recent weeks.

Sochi Winter Olympics facilities inspected after earthquakes

January 1, 2013 at 3:17 PM

Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS) Technical experts have inspected the infrastructure facilities created for the Sochi Winter Olympics in the wake of the earthquakes that rocked the Krasnodar region last month.

Kerala IT firm selected for US programme

December 31, 2012 at 5:25 PM

Kochi, Dec 31 (IANS) MindHelix Technosol made history by being the first IT startup from Kerala to get selected for the US-based Alchemist Accelerator Programme for enterprise product startups, a company official said here Monday.

Girl murdered by youth in Andhra, rape suspected

December 31, 2012 at 3:17 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 31 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl was murdered by a youth in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district. She was suspected to have been raped by the accused before killing her.

This cellphone device could be your guardian angel

December 24, 2012 at 1:57 PM

Kochi, Dec 24 ( IANS) Kochi-based MindHelix Technosol Pvt Ltd has successfully developed and launched a smartphone application for improving the security of users, the first such application ever to be launched.

New dual stem cell storage service launched

December 18, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 18 (IANS) LifeCell International, a recommended stem cell storage company, Tuesday launched India's first dual storage service, a unique initiative made possible with the inauguration of its new advanced stem cell centre in Manesar here, said a company spokesperson.

Haryana's Manesar to emerge as major industrial hub: Assocham

December 14, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 14 (IANS) Manesar will emerge as a major industrial hub for investors in northern India and is likely to attract over Rs.100,000-crore investment and generate about 150,00,00 skilled and unskilled jobs by 2020, industry body Assocham said Friday.

Tom Cruise's 'auditioned ex' raps anti-Scientology song

December 11, 2012 at 3:12 PM

New York, Dec. 11 (ANI): Tom Cruise's former girlfriend Nazanin Boniadi has spoken out against the Church of Scientology in the form of a rap song.

Three policemen suspended in Gurgaon

December 9, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Gurgaon, Dec 9 (IANS) Three traffic policemen, including an inspector, have been suspended here for misbehaving with a senior district official during a traffic snarl on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway, a police official said Sunday.

Khadi to be promoted as designer wear

December 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Patna, Dec 8 (IANS) Khadi will be now be promoted as a brand and a designer wear to popularise it among the youth, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chief said here Saturday.

Startup Village motto: Think big, start small

December 2, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Kochi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Startup Village here began on a modest scale, with just 5,000 sq feet of space, in April. There are, though, big plans and the idea is to scale up fast. Startup Village is the first public-private partnership model incubator in India, jointly promoted by the central government's department of science and technology and Technopark, the country's largest IT park.

Industry groups protest in IMT Manesar

November 30, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 30 (IANS) Industry groups Friday protested in Industrial Model Township (IMT) Manesar over poor facilities and non-payment of enhanced compensation to farmers whose lands were acquired for developing the IMT in the early 1990s, said a spokesperson.

NSG commandos donate blood on 26/11 anniversary

November 26, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 26 (IANS) On the fourth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, the NSG commandos Monday donated blood at a camp held at their Manesar training campus near here in Haryana as a mark of respect to their colleagues' sacrifice during the carnage, an official said.

Kerala roadshow to woo tourists to shopping festival

November 26, 2012 at 4:39 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Monday flagged off a unique roadshow to woo tourists for the forthcoming Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) beginning Dec 15.

US auto workers express solidarity with Maruti, Hyundai staff

November 26, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Chennai, Nov 26 (IANS) The United Auto Workers (UAW) headquartered in the US has expressed its support to workers at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) and demanded that the two companies reinstate all terminated employees.

Maruti workers to observe 'Black Diwali'

November 8, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 8 (IANS) Ending their two-day hunger strike, workers sacked from Maruti's Manesar plant and their family members along with other trade union leaders Thursday announced that they will not celebrate Diwali and would lay siege to Haryana industry minister's house.

Maruti Suzuki employees agitate for reinstatement of sacked workers

November 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM

Gurgaon, Nov.8 (ANI): Employees of Maruti Suzuki agitated in Gurgaon, Haryana, on Thursday, calling for the reinstatement of 546 workers sacked earlier by the company.

Nestle opens its first India R&D centre at Manesar

November 8, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 8 (IANS) FMCG multinational Nestle Thursday opened its first research and development (R&D) centre in India at the industrial township of Manesar in Haryana.

Maruti's workers call for two-day hunger strike over demands of restoring sacked workers

November 7, 2012 at 7:04 PM

The sacked workers from Maruti's Manesar plant Wednesday sat on two-day hunger strike over demand of their reinstatement in the plant. They are being supported the family members and worker's of Gurgaon's plant, informed a union leader to media....................

Hunger strike for reinstatement of sacked Maruti workers

November 7, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 7 (IANS) Workers who had been sacked from Maruti's Manesar plant and their family members started a two-day hunger strike Wednesday, demanding reinstatement of 546 dismissed workers, a union leader said.

Residents in Obama's ancestral village party 'election' night away!

November 7, 2012 at 1:22 PM

Washington, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of residents in the ancestral village of second term US presidential winner

Kenyan village closely follows US polls

November 7, 2012 at 10:01 AM

Kogelo (Kenya), Nov 7 (IANS) Results of the US presidential election might be still hours from being known but residents of Kogello, the Kenyan home of US President Barrack Obama's father, are already in celebratory mood.

Zimbabwe deputy PM visits Haryana child centres

November 5, 2012 at 9:51 PM

Gurgaon, Nov 5 (IANS) Zimbabwe's Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Guseni Oliver Mutambara along with a team of World Economic Forum Monday visited the Anganwari centres, meant for children and pregnant women, in Manesar village here, said an official.

Haryana government springs to Vadra's defence (Haryana Newsletter)

November 2, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) Haryana's Bhupinder Singh Hooda government wants the whole world to believe that Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has done no wrong in amassing huge chunks of land in the vicinity of New Delhi in recent years. Nor does it find anything amiss in Vadra's Rs.58 crore deal with realty giant DLF for prime land in Manesar near Gurgaon.

Vadra-DLF case: IAS officer Khemka files police complaint after threat to office staff

November 1, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Chandigarh, Nov.1 (ANI): The office of senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka on Thursday filed a formal police complaint aftercomplaining of femal staff receiving threat calls in connection with the DLF-Robert Vadra land deal case.

Bharti Airtel launches network experience centre

October 31, 2012 at 6:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Bharti Airtel Wednesday launched a network experience centre (NEC) to monitor the network's performance across mobile, fixed line and other services from a single location.

Let Ashok Khemka head HSIIDC-HUDA: Kejriwal

October 30, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Gurgaon, Oct 30 (IANS) IAC activist Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday challenged the Haryana government to hand over the charges of two of the state's urban development departments to IAS officer Ashok Khemka for two months.