Taslima Nasreen to return to India in January 2010

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - All Air India pilots will return to work after they received assurances on salary related issues from the airline mnagement. The decision came few hours after the Central Government warned that it would take strict action against Air India pilots if they do not report for duty by 5:00 p.m.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - BMW Group will introduce BMW Financial Services India as a new business entity in India. The new subsidiary is planned to be fully operational by the mid of 2010 and will be headquartered in Gurgaon.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Drought may retard India's growth from 6.1 percent logged during the first quarter of this fiscal, even as 2009-10 may end with a 6.3-percent expansion, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Tuesday. The growth rate may turn worse in the current and next quarter because of the impact of drought, Ahluwalia told reporters after a meeting of the full plan panel here, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at its headquarters at Yojana Bhavan.

August 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taslima Nasreen, the controversial Bangladeshi writer, arrived in the national capital on Thursday for her visa extension, which is ending on August 17. According to official sources, she arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport from a European country and was immediately whisked off to an undisclosed location by security agencies.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The bilateral cooperation between India and France which, already heightened with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attending the French National Day celebrations in Paris this week, will scale new heights this December when France unveils a 10-city mega festival - Bonjour India: Celebrating France in India. The festival was announced on the French National Day in Paris, a statement issued by the French Embassy in the capital said Thursday.

June 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has announced restrictions till January 2010 on the import of all toys that fail to meet international safety standards. Hitherto, the ban only related to Chinese toys.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Projecting India in an "incredible manner" during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 will be her top priority, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said soon after taking charge Monday. "We want to project India in Commonwealth Games in an incredible manner and that is our major priority," Soni told IANS.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India moved up one spot to the 146th place in the latest FIFA rankings released Wednesday. India gained one spot without playing any international matches last month.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Wednesday backed India to host the 2018 Asian Games in Delhi. Delhi had narrowly lost the bid to hold the 2014 Asian Games to Incheon City, Korea.

March 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Yes Bank is planning to open 133 more branches across the country by March 2010 of which 70 will be in north India, a senior company official said here Monday. 'Out of our total 117 branches in India, 58 percent branches are located in northern India, as we perceive it as a safe place to do business.

March 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Private bank Yes Bank is planning to open 133 additional branches across the country, including 70 in north India, by March 2010, a senior company official said here Monday. 'Out of our total 117 branches in India, 58 percent branches are located in northern India, as we perceive it as a safe place to do business.

February 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - After India finished runners-up to the Netherlands in the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament, the host team's coach Harender Singh is eyeing 2010 World Cup. 'We have learned many things in the tournament and have identified grey areas.

February 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - India and Belarus expect the bilateral trade to go up to $500 million by 2010 from $432.1 million in 2008, a top diplomat said here Tuesday. Belarussian Ambassador to India Oleg N.

January 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Car manufacturer Fiat India is likely to double sales by 2010, a top company official said here Thursday. 'We are anticipating more than 40,000 sales in the current year (2009) and we hope to double it by 2010,' Rajeev Kapoor, president and chief executive officer of the company said on the sidelines of the launch of Fiat Linea - a sedan with diesel and petrol variants.

January 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The US Friday welcomed the recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir saying that the turnout of voters in large numbers showed 'a return to normalcy with peace and the assurance of increased security'. 'I was especially impressed by the election process and its outcome in Jammu and Kashmir.