Lucknow: Even as India has observed January 26, August 15 and October 2 as national holidays, the government does not seem to have issued any formal orders for the same. The disclosure from the central Home Ministry came in response to an application under the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 filed by 10-year-old Aishwarya Parashar in Lucknow. The Class 6 student sent a letter April 25 to the Prime...
07:56 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the sharp revision in the industrial production data as "totally baffling", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said he has asked the authorities concerned to look into the issue. "I can understand if there is error in calculating 0.1 per cent of 0.2 per cent, but from 6.8 per cent to 1.1 per cent, it is totally baffling," Mukherjee told reporters here, commenting on the sharp revision...
11:29 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Mumbai: The growth in February industrial production (IIP) has come in at 4.1 per cent, which is an improvement over the January number. The January IIP number has been revised to 1.1 per cent from 6.8 per cent (provisional). The Central Statistical Organization revised January IIP figure after it spotted an error in sugar output numbers. Based on the January provisional numbers, a CNBC-TV18 poll had estimated February IIP growth...
11:40 AM, Apr 12, 2012
New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh on Saturday hit out at the Indian Express report earlier this week that claimed that two Army units made an "unauthorised" movement towards the capital on the night of January 16. In an interview to the Hindu newspaper, the General called the report "fables of a sick mind", "absurd and deplorable". According to The Hindu, the Army Chief said that there was no...
10:21 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: Growth in eight core industries that include electricity, coal, cement, steel and crude oil slumped to 0.5 percent in January as compared to 3.1 percent in the previous month and 6.4 percent in the corresponding month of last year, dampening hopes for revival in overall factory output. According to data released on Tuesday by the ministry of commerce and industry, the biggest drag were the electricity generation and...
07:06 PM, Feb 28, 2012
London: New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen has completed his free transfer to Premier League title contenders Tottenham following his release from Blackburn. The 34-year-old was released from his contract with Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday, having missed most of the season with a knee injury. Nelsen, who made more than 150 appearances for Blackburn captained his country at the 2010 World Cup, will provide cover at centreback with Ledley King and...
03:07 PM, Feb 03, 2012
London: European football's January transfer window closed on Tuesday with clubs reining in the lavish spending of recent years in an apparent response to UEFA's strict new financial controls. While 225 million Pounds were spent last January by English clubs alone, barely 50 million Pounds was outlayed by them this month. "It looks like economically the whole of Europe is becoming a bit more cautious," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said....
11:59 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain continued their spending spree by signing Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan on Tuesday. PSG said that the 29-year-old Motta will be presented at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday. No financial details were given, but reports in France and Italy estimated the transfer at 10 million Euros - taking PSG's outlay for the season comfortably over 100 million Euros. The player's represenative, Alessandro Canovi,...
11:15 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United have lured a defensive prospect from Manchester City, with Frederic Veseli switching between the fierce rivals on transfer deadline day on Tuesday. Veseli failed to make a competitive senior appearance for Roberto Mancini's side and moves to Old Trafford with his City contract set to expire in the summer. The 19-year-old Swiss centreback will initially have to impress in United's reserve side to earn a spot in...
09:39 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City have added experience to their midfield for the Premier League title run-in by signing Chile international David Pizarro on loan from Roma for the rest of the season. The 32-year-old Pizarro played under City manager Roberto Mancini when both were at Inter Milan, before joining Roma in 2006. He won the Serie A title, the Italian Super Cup and Coppa Italia with Inter. City manager Roberto Mancini...
09:16 AM, Feb 01, 2012
London: Queens Park Rangers signed French striker Djibril Cisse from Lazio and Bobby Zamora from Premier League rivals Fulham on January transfer window deadline day on Tuesday. The 30-year-old former Liverpool and Marseille player, Cisse has joined the Premier League strugglers on a 2--year deal. QPR manager Mark Hughes said Cisse is "a huge threat to opposition's defences. He's got great pace, power and movement and that's something we will...
09:01 AM, Feb 01, 2012
London: Tottenham signed striker Louis Saha from Premier League rivals Everton and reached a deal to offload Roman Pavlyuchenko to Lokomotiv Moscow in the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday. Manager Harry Redknapp signed Saha despite the 33-year-old Frenchman scoring just twice in 20 appearances for Everton this season and struggling with injuries in recent years. "He's got good movement, can score goals but probably needs a change,"...
08:41 AM, Feb 01, 2012
New Delhi: Amid signs of moderation in price rise situation in the country, the January inflation numbers are likely to drop below 7 per cent, said Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu. "Inflation figures are going down. The January figure, which you will get in middle of February, my expectation is that it is going to be below 7 per cent ," he said. Basu, who also heads a Prime Minister...
07:05 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Roger Donaldson directed 'Seeking Justice' is about a man who enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him exact revenge after his wife is brutally raped. Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce and January Jones star in this New Orleans-based thriller. ...
05:52 PM, Jan 31, 2012
London: Kevin De Bruyne became the third Belgian youngster to join Chelsea in the space of six months after completing a move to the English Premier League giants from Racing Genk on Tuesday, the last day of the winter transfer window. The 20-year-old winger, who has been tracked by Chelsea for some time, signed a 5-year deal for a reported fee of 9 million Pounds, but will return to Belgian...
04:43 PM, Jan 31, 2012
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