New Delhi, July 14 Rajya Sabha members Monday sought details from Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the files destroyed by the home ministry, and called his statement presented in the house vague. Members quoting reports had sought explanation from the
Kathmandu, July 14 The Nepal government has announced a budget worth $6.18 billion for the fiscal year 2014-2015, media reported Monday. The new budget was announced by Nepal’s Finance Minister Ram Saran Mahat in Kathmandu Sunday, Xinhua reported. The budget
New Delhi, July 14 The Rajya Sabha was Monday adjourned till noon after members of the house created an uproar over the meeting of an aide of yoga guru Ramdev with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafeez Saeed. As soon as the
Accra, July 14 As Indian pharmaceutical companies prepare to increase the volume of their trade in Nigeria, it is becoming clear that they would have to compete companies from their closest neighbour, Pakistan, which have given the signal that they
Jammu, July 14 Members of two communities clashed here Sunday over a land dispute, torching three vehicles and blocking the busy Jammu-Srinagar highway for hours, police said. Traffic resumed in the evening after police restored order in the area. Clashes
New Delhi, July 14 The NDMC said Sunday it has started a tiffin service to provide nutritious food cooked by trained women from low income families. The highlights of the scheme are high standards of hygiene, nutritional value and low
Lucknow, July 14 Radio taxis equipped with GPS/GPRS facility begin service in Varanasi town of Uttar Pradesh Monday, an official said. The new facility, which will enable the user to track the movement of the cab, will be inaugurated by
Gaza, July 14 The death toll in Gaza rose to 170 Sunday after four more Palestinians, including a father and son, were killed in three separate airstrikes by Israel on southern Gaza Strip, authorities said. More than 10 people were
Islamabad, July 14 Pakistan Prime Nawaz Sharif has reviewed the progress on the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (PCEC) projects and has called for their timely completion. At a meeting Friday, Sharif was informed that Pakistan and China had formulated a ‘timeline
Rio de Janeiro, July 14 Argentina captain Lionel Messi was named the Golden Ball winner while Colombian sensation James Rodriguez won the Golden Boot award for the 2014 FIFA World Cup here Sunday. Argentina lost 0-1 in extra time to
Addis Ababa, July 14 In a bid to boost Indian business in Ethiopia, a country recording strong economic growth, making rapid strides in eradicating poverty and becoming self-sufficient in food, a delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will
Washington, July 14 An unmanned spacecraft operated by commercial US space company Orbital Sciences Corp blasted off Sunday for its second cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA TV showed. The spacecraft was launched atop the company’s
New Delhi, July 14 Lack of modernisation and diversification has stunted the growth of India’s jute industry and both India and Bangladesh, world leaders in jute production, need to double their output to supply enough shopping bags to the world
New Delhi, July 14 In his first multilateral summit meeting since taking office May 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday left to attend the five-nation BRICS summit in Brazil, where he will have his first interaction with leaders of China
New Delhi, July 14 A US economic delegation led by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service, Arun M. Kumar will be visiting India from July 12 to July 18,
New Delhi, July 14 German companies are ready to invest in India at the first signs of growth recovery, while Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden budget shows the NDA government is taking the right direction, German business leaders said here
There has been quite an outrage for the lack of vision towards the social sector in Arun Jaitley’s budget. There was a lot of anticipation on how the new finance minister will tweak the UPA’s flagship programme – the MGNREGA.
New Delhi, July 14 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised more concessions in income tax if the economy improves next year. “We do not want a high taxation regime. It was because of the high taxation regime of the previous government
Kolkata, July 14 The emphasis on pan-Indian skill development initiatives in the union budget is an “assertive and positive” step, experts said here Saturday. They said attention must be paid to the challenges in aligning skills with industry demands. The
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