New Delhi: With projects worth Rs 1.46 lakh crore pending, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting on Wednesday to review the status of infrastructure sector with an aim of pushing the slowing growth. The meeting, which will be attended by ministers of all infrastructure-related ministries, is expected to assess whether the targets are being met and what needs to be done to address bottlenecks, sources said in New...
09:06 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: After Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit out at those making allegations against him saying 'canards' were being spread about the Congress and the government. "Canards are being spread about us. Every day astronomical sums are being mentioned as black money which can be brought back, nothing can be further from truth. The truth is that the UPA is committed to fighting the menace of...
03:38 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has summoned key ministers to discuss and review infrastructure and the economy of the country, government sources have said. Sources said that the review meeting will take place on Wednesday. Some measures and action to boost growth are expected, sources said. ...
02:11 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: A 42-year-old labourer was Sunday remanded to police custody in Mumbai till June 7 for allegedly raping his teenage daughter, police said. The accused, Satyajeet Chowdhary, allegedly raped his 16-year-old daughter on several occasions since 2009. Chowdhary, a widower, stayed with his three children, the victim, a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son in a room in a slum in Dahisar in north Mumbai. His wife had passed away...
07:55 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Supali: Two years ago, Vilas Yelmar took out a Rs 200,000 bank loan to develop a small grape orchard in a dusty hamlet southeast of Mumbai. The bank has repeatedly asked for the loan to be repaid, but Yelmar, whose annual income has risen to Rs 2 million, has spent the money on a new sport utility vehicle and a lavish family wedding. He is one of an increasing number...
10:14 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Dil Raju is happy that the first look of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' being released on the birthday of Superstar Krishna. "Twenty-five years ago, Superstar Krishna did many multi-starrers. Today, I am happy to be producing a multi-starrer with his son. When they were narrated the story, both Venkatesh and Mahesh immediately gave the nod," he said. Dil Raju is happy for the team he has got. "Srikanth is working...
12:43 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Ipoh: Indian striker SV Sunil was on Saturday reprimanded but escaped a ban for showing his middle finger to spectators after scoring the match-winner against Pakistan in the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here. Tournament Director Sarinder Dillon of Hong Kong issued an "official reprimand" after a disciplinary hearing at the team hotel where Sunil and the Indian team manager Manoj Bhore were present. Sunil's action of throwing...
09:50 AM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday made light of the proposed fast by Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare on Sunday and accused them of "vitiating" the atmosphere by putting out "half baked, out of reference stories". "Fasting is good for health in summers. You should eat less and drink more water in the hot months," Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury said on the proposed fast by the activists on the issue...
08:20 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Dil Raju is happy that the first look of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' being released on the birthday of Superstar Krishna. "Twenty-five years ago, Superstar Krishna did many multi-starrers. Today, I am happy to be producing a multi-starrer with his son. When they were narrated the story, both Venkatesh and Mahesh immediately gave the nod," he said. Dil Raju is happy for the team he has got. "Srikanth is working...
02:58 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Prime Minister on Friday approved setting up of an Investment Tracking System to speed up the implementation of projects. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that the tracking system has been set up to address the issue of major investment projects being delayed for a variety of reasons. The issue had come up in the last meeting of the Prime Minister's Council on Trade and...
01:26 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Dil Raju is happy that the first look of 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' being released on the birthday of Superstar Krishna. "Twenty-five years ago, Superstar Krishna did many multi-starrers. Today, I am happy to be producing a multi-starrer with his son. When they were narrated the story, both Venkatesh and Mahesh immediately gave the nod," he said. Dil Raju is happy for the team he has got. "Srikanth is working...
11:18 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: National carrier Air India will shift to an "interim plan" to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots' strike. "We have finished work on our interim plan and it will be implemented from June 1. Under the new plan, several destinations where the load factors are quite low might be dropped for the time being," an Air India official told IANS. The airline...
12:47 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Waterloo: Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple's market capitalisation. One way for RIM to stop the downward tailspin: It could sell itself to a competitor or financial firm. But who would step up to buy RIM -and why? Late Tuesday, the company said it expects...
10:27 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday issued a clarification on the coal block allocation, claiming that the step was essential for high growth. The PMO issued a seven-point clarification by the Coal Ministry on the allocation. In the statement, the Ministry has pointed that though the allocation to private companies for captive use commenced in 1993, the demand grew with the growing economy, which further pressed for the...
05:58 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday apologised for the 'Shikhandi' remark made by Prashant Bhushan for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying there's difference of opinion on the comment in the team. "Some people had raised questions about the language used by Prashant Bhushan. We apologise for that. There's difference of opinion on Prashant Bhushan's 'Shikhandi' remark in Team Anna," he said. However, Team Anna added more fuel...
01:48 PM, May 30, 2012
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