New Delhi, May 31 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has decided to increase the retail selling price of Diesel (Retail) by Rs.0.50/litre (excluding state levies) w.e.f midnight of 31st May/1st Jun’14. The above increase is pursuant to GOI order dated 17th
New Delhi, May 31 Doing away with one of the relics of coalition politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday abolished all 30 ministerial groups to ensure that his colleagues heading various portfolios take faster decisions with more accountability. There were
New Delhi, May 31 Singapore Airlines’ first commercial flight on its Airbus A380 aircraft in India will begin late Friday evening with operations starting to Mumbai and New Delhi. The airline will become the first to operate the world’s largest
La Paz, May 31 Bolivian President Evo Morales has inaugurated the world’s highest cable-car system, which began carrying passengers between this capital and the adjacent city of El Alto at an elevation of some 4,000 metres above sea level. The
United Nations, May 31 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was “deeply concerned” about the safety of international monitors in Ukraine, some of whom were abducted earlier this week in the country. “The UN is monitoring the situation very closely and the
Accra, May 31 In a bid to tap into Africa’s growing power and mining sectors, some 30 Indian companies in these sectors are attending the 11th West African Mining and Power Exhibition (WAMPEX) here. The participation of the companies in
Istanbul, May 31 Turkey will apply optimum safety measures in its two biggest nuclear power plant projects, the authorities guaranteed at an international summit here Friday. As the Soma coal mine accident, which killed 301 miners over two weeks ago,
Washington, May 31 The US is despatching Nisha Desai Biswal, its pointperson for South Asia, to build bridges with the new Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom it had shunned for over a decade, Biswal, the first
Washington, May 31 The Telugu Association of North America (TANA) is creating two special earmarked funds for the development of the new capital of Andhra Pradesh and for development of Telangana after the bifurcation of Andhra. The decision to set
Washington, May 31 With a new Indian government in place, key areas of growth and business opportunities in the US-India commercial and business partnership have been highlighted by trade bodies of the two countries. ‘Growing Opportunities for US-India Trade and
New Delhi, May 31 New Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar wrote to ministries to disseminate their policy initiatives through the social media platform of his ministry. Javadekar has requested all central ministries to disseminate their policy initiatives through the
“What appears is not and what does not, is.” This ancient saying aptly describes the Indian political scenario. The Congress-led UPA claims to be secular; peel a few layers and you will find it is steeped in communalism. The BJP-led
By Prakash Bhargava Bangalore, May 31 The NDA government would kick-start building 100 smart cities, as envisaged in the BJP’s poll manifesto, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said. “Our mission is to build 100 smart cities across the
New Delhi, May 31 India’s economy expanded at 4.7 percent in the entire 2013-14 financial year, marking a second straight year of below 5 percent growth, official data released Friday showed. The expansion was slower than an official estimate of
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 30 India Friday released 37 Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jails, reciprocating the gesture made by the Pakistani government earlier. The Pakistani prisoners, including 32 fishermen, have reached home. An Indian official confirmed in New Delhi that
New Delhi, May 30 : Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a ‘Navratna’ Company and the ‘Central Transmission Utility (CTU)’ of the country, has posted a net profit of Rs. 1,176 crore for the fourth quarter of FY 2013-14
Chennai, May 30 Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and submit a list of issues concerning Tamil Nadu, it was announced Friday. The memorandum will include long-pending issues crucial to Tamil Nadu and on which
New Delhi, May 30 Former Intelligence Bureau chief Ajit Doval was Friday appointed National Security Advisor, an official statement said, formalising a key appointment of the Narendra Modi government that was expected for some time. Doval’s appointment comes after his
Chennai, May 30 Private airline AirAsia (India) Friday said there was no challenge in launching its domestic operation next month under the new central government despite BJP leader Subramanian Swamy opposing the licence granted to it. “It (new central government)
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