Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said, he is in favour of a moderate tax regime for individuals, giving a strong indication that the government may stick to the lower tax slabs proposed in the original
Union Carbide Chief Warren Anderson had been assured a "safe passage" before he came to India in the aftermath of the deadly 1984 gas leakage incident, the then Foreign Secretary M K Rasgotra disclosed here
An anti-cancer drug extracted from cow urine and developed by an affiliate of the RSS has got a third US patent for its anti-genotoxicity properties. The same extract, developed by RSS backed Go Vigyan Anusandhan
India's nuclear-capable missile Prithivi –II was successfully launched from the test range at Chandipur on Orissa coast as part of user trial on Friday at 6.50 a.m. The 9-metre long and one metre wide missile
For 21 minutes on June 15, the Air Traffic Control at the Mumbai airport lost all contact with 19 aircraft either in the air or readying for take-off after a power cable got snapped during
The CBI on Thursday named three activists of Maoist-backed PCPA as key accused in connection with Jnaneshwari Express derailment that left 148 people dead and announced a reward of Rs one lakh each for information
Nearly 125 kg of gold, costing nearly Rs 23.75 crore, according to prevailing market rate, will be used to build golden walls for the main prayer hall in Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in the capital, reports
Certain central educational institutions will now be able to give reservation to more ST and SC students than what is stipulated under law. With the Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan
Like in HSC exams, Maharashtra girls students have again fared better than boys at the SSC exam, results of which were declared on Thursday. The passing percentage of girls is 85, compared to boys' 82.44.
A local court on Thursday directed the police to lodge a First Information Report (FIR) against some Rajasthan BJP MLAs for allegedly organising the screening of a pirated version of Prakash Jha's political saga "Raajneeti".
Swami Nityananda's penance in a ring of fire has fuelled a huge smoke of controversy. Blue coloured kerosene was used to keep the fire burning around Nityananda. The religions text says that cow ghee should
Latino sensation Shakira who rocked the world with her Waka Waka at the FIFA World Cup concert is going to record a cabaret song for aamchi Bollywood to a bump-and-grind sequence to be mounted by
The government may have decided not to draft it for the anti-Maoist offensive, but the Indian Army has started preparing for the possibility of being called upon to tackle what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls
Heavy rains coupled with strong winds claimed 46 lives in Maharashtra even as hot conditions prevailed in North India on Wednesday. Incessant rains triggered by the south-west monsoon threw normal life out of gear in
India had assured the US that the then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson would not be subjected to "any actions" during his visit to Bhopal after the deadly 1984 gas leakage incident, a former top
With the Church and alumni of La Martinere School for Boys coming out in support of him, principal Sunirmal Chakravarty on Wednesday said he will not resign in connection with the caning of a student,
Five cases of corruption in the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam have been registered by CBI, which claimed to have recovered over Rs 13 crore allegedly siphoned off from Council's fund. "Two persons
Karimnagar (AP) : A local court on Wednesday granted bail to Maoist leader Kobad Gandhy, as police failed to file a chargesheet against him even after six months of his arrest in a conspiracy case.
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nityananda Swami has courted fresh trouble for allegedly using kerosene meant for poor families during his meditation for 'penance' and may face a seven-year jail term if convicted. Nityananda, out on bail
New Delhi : After moving all its 105 nationals out of trouble-torn southern Kyrgyzstan to capital Bishkek, India is arranging chartered planes within coming days to bring home those wanting to do so and is
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