Wednesday, 20 March 2013

Delhi: Sheila Dikshit presents a tax-free budget in election year

Delhi: Sheila Dikshit presents a tax-free budget in election year

Delhi: Sheila Dikshit presents a tax-free budget in election year

New Delhi: No new tax was levied and chilly spray, desi ghee and LED lights will be cheaper with Delhi government on Wednesday proposing to reduce or eliminate VAT on them in its Rs 37,450 budget, which focussed on social sector in an election year as ...
UPA on ventilator, has lost people

UPA on ventilator, has lost people's trust, says BJP after DMK pullout

New Delhi: Targeting the government on the ongoing crisis over Sri Lanka issue, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the UPA was on "ventilator". "The government is on ventilator, why is the Samajwadi Party supporting the ...
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav declares 27 bridges open, promises more

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav declares 27 bridges open, promises more

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh today had a host of bridges and roadworks dedicated to the the public at a ceremony where Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav also announced the launch of a number of similar projects with the state government spending Rs 1,131 ...
Maha: 2 MLAs face arrest after policeman assault

Maha: 2 MLAs face arrest after policeman assault

Mumbai: Five MLAs have been suspended till December 31 by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for assaulting a policeman in the Assembly building. Police has booked 16 MLAs for assault and is likely to make some arrests as well. The Mumbai Crime ...
Marines

Marines' issue: Centre will explore diplomatic and legal options, says ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Italy's stand on the return of two of its marines to India to face the trial for killing two Indian fishermen has violated all norms of diplomatic discourse. In a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, he said he ...
Businesses in TN take a hit due to ongoing protests

Businesses in TN take a hit due to ongoing protests

Amid the ongoing protest, agitations and violence against Sri Lanka and its nationals across Tamil Nadu, big and small businesses across the State have said that their daily earnings have taken a severe hit in the last one week. Most of the impact was related ...
Engg student poisoned by seniors battles for life

Engg student poisoned by seniors battles for life

Gurgaon, March 20: In a shocking incident where a first year student, Tula Ram, whose seniors allegedly poisoned him and beat him up is battling for life at a local hospital. According to reports, Ram was to take his Maths exam when the incident occured at ...
EC announces schedule for Karnataka Assembly polls

EC announces schedule for Karnataka Assembly polls

EC announces schedule for Karnataka Assembly polls New Delhi: Karnataka Assembly election will be held in a single phase on May 5 and counting of votes will be on May 8, the Election Commission said Wednesday. Announcing the schedule for election ...
Assam: CBI arrests BRO official for alleged bribery

Assam: CBI arrests BRO official for alleged bribery

Guwahati: The CBI on Wednesday arrested an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and recovered Rs 15 lakh in cash from him. Task Force Commandant Ram Milan was arrested from the Guwahati railway station and sources said that the money ...
Netaji family wants access to CBI files on Nirad C Chaudhuri

Netaji family wants access to CBI files on Nirad C Chaudhuri

Kolkata: Descendants of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Wednesday demanded immediate declassification of CBI files on writer Nirad C Chaudhuri's role with British intelligence agencies. "We demand the immediate declassification of this CBI file to set ...