The Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor Dr C Rangarajan has admitted that a hike in diesel and LPG prices is imminent despite a steep hike in petrol prices last week. While speaking to Karan Thapar on 'Devil's Advocate', Dr Rangarajan said the government can soften the blow but fuel price hike is the need of the hour to contain the fiscal deficit. Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to the Devil's...
12:01 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key constituent of the ruling UPA coalition at the Centre, turned 89 on Sunday. His daughter Kanimozhi has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu to celebrate his birthday. Keeping to his customary style, the DMK patriarch was up early and started the day by planting a sapling to mark his birthday even as scores of supporters thronged...
11:09 AM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: As India inches closer to what seems like a sequel to the 1991 economic crisis, it is also moving towards a similar political arrangement to manage the economy. It may be recalled that in June 1991, PV Narasimha Rao chose Dr Manmohan Singh " a non-politician then " as the finance minister to ring fence the management of the economy. There is a growing buzz on Raisina Hill...
08:42 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Colombo: A batch of 75 former LTTE members rehabilitated by the government was on Saturday released to their families in the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya. "Out of the 12,000 sent for rehabilitation we have already released 11,000. Around 700 only remain to be released from four rehabilitation centres. "There are also another 600 suspects in custody who would be sent for rehabilitation", A Dissanayake, the secretary to the...
08:54 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor Dr C Rangarajan has admitted that a hike in diesel and LPG prices is imminent despite a steep hike in petrol prices last week. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Dr Rangarajan said the government can soften the blow but fuel price hike is the need of the hour to contain the fiscal deficit. Here's an excerpt of the interview:...
07:17 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council chairman C Rangarajan has admitted that the economic situation is critical. ...
10:55 PM, Jun 01, 2012
'Oo Kodatara Vulikkipadatara', Manchu Manoj's forthcoming film, in which Balakrishna is playing a powerful role of prominence, is set to be released in the month of May. Directed by Sekhar Raja, the film has two heroines, namely Deeksha Seth and Panchi Bora. Bobo Sasi (Bindaas fame) is the music director. The makers have let out a new piece of information. Lakshmi Prasanna, who is the film's producer, is playing a...
02:43 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Bangalore: BEML CMD VRS Natarajan while addressing a press conference on Friday alleged that retired Army chief General VK Singh's remarks against Tatra trucks were damaging and defamatory. Natarajan says that no letter has been received that alleged that the trucks are sub-standard. Natarajan has issued a defamatory notice against Singh. Natarajan said that the statements made by Retd General Singh are demeaning of his stature. "I am puzzled about...
11:16 AM, Jun 01, 2012
From Ram to Rajamouli are yet to test the waters. Sirish is set to debut in Kollywoood. As of Mahesh, he had a dubbed release of 'Businessman' in Jan which eventually went unnoticed. At a time when Telugu film heroes are following the steps of their Kollywood counterparts, Pawan Kalyan is silently making a grand debut in Kollywood, albeit through a dubbed film. 'Kuri', the dubbed version of 'Panjaa' is...
10:42 AM, May 31, 2012
Srikakulam/Hyderabad: Hitting the campaign trail for bypolls in Andhra Pradesh following the arrest of her son YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, Y S Vijaya Lakshmi on Wednesday alleged that there is a conspiracy to defame him and demanded that the Centre and state government clarify "doubts" over the death of her husband Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. With the June 12 bypolls to 18 assembly and one Lok Sabha seat...
06:46 PM, May 30, 2012
It's as good as official that Karthika Nair has opted out of 'Madha Gaja Raja' aka MGR. Now the latest buzz is that the film will have two heroines, one among which will be another star kid in tinsel town, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar. Buzz is that the script underwent major changes and when Karthika Nair heard the revised script of MGR she wasn't too happy about it as her character was...
12:07 PM, May 30, 2012
Oo Kodathara Ulikki Padathara's audio will be released on May 30 at a grand ceremony to be held in Shilpa Kala Vedika. Industry bigwigs are expected to turn up for the event, as the film not only stars Balayya but also because it is coming from the Manchu household. The movie has music by Bebo Sasi, who was the music director of 'Bindaas'. It is to be seen if the...
12:03 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: A head constable has been crushed to death in Dholpur in Rajasthan. The police suspect the involvement of the local sand mafia. The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Mahendra Singh. A sand-laden truck was found abandoned near the crime scene. It is suspected that it was carrying illegally mined sand. The police has cordoned off the crime scene and were carrying out investigations. No arrests have been...
09:14 AM, May 30, 2012
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday booked five senior Rajasthan government doctors for granting recognition to the nursing colleges which did not have standard facilities for the students, officials said. The doctors are professors at the medical colleges in the state and had inspected these nursing colleges as designated members of the Rajasthan Nursing Council for granting them recognition, they added. The authorities of five nursing colleges were also...
01:16 AM, May 30, 2012
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