New Delhi: Amid his pitch for a 25 per cent cut in taxes levied on petrol by states, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said he has written to chief ministers to reduce taxes by states and put in place a mechanism to contain it if petroleum prices continue to rise. Announcing at the CWC meet that he had written to chief ministers, Mukherjee said he has sought their cooperation...
03:26 AM, Jun 05, 2012
Idukki: In fresh trouble for a senior CPI-M functionary in Kerala, police on Monday booked MM Mani in another murder case on the basis of his controversial speech on eliminating political foes. For the first time, the case naming a specific murder of a man in 1980s was registered against Idukki district CPI-M Secretary Mani and four others in Rajakad police station in the district, police said. The case listing...
01:32 AM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday admitting the current economic condition in the country was "difficult" but rejected any comparison with the situation of 1990 when India had faced an external debt crisis. During the CWC meeting, Mukherjee said that the current economic situation was also discussed. "I explained that an attempt is being made to make a comparison between 1990 and 2012. I think that comparison is...
01:10 AM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday dismissed the possibility that India's economic situation is anywhere near as dire as in 1991. "Attempts have been made to link the current situation with that in 1991. I think this comparison is not correct. There is no reason to believe that we are going back to the situation of 1991 because our fundamentals are very strong," said Mukherjee. "Our foreign...
06:10 PM, Jun 04, 2012
That Superstar Rajinikanth shares a special relationship with the family of thespian Sivaji Ganesan is an open secret. In fact, Rajini's biggest hit 'Chandramukhi' was produced by Sivaji Films, run by the Nadigar Thilakam's sons Prabhu and Ramkumar. Now that Prabhu's son Vikram is making his foray into acting with Prabhu Solomon directed 'Kumki', it is obvious that he would seek the blessings of Rajini. Recently, he met the Superstar...
05:47 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC), in a crucial meeting held on Monday, asked the government to make firm decisions and stick to them, with the members asserting that they do not want the Congress to be seen as coming under pressure from allies and others. According to sources, the party's highest decision making body also authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to choose the President and the Vice President....
05:40 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Paruchuri Murali is happy that Adhinayakudu is being described as a family drama. When he wanted to make a film with Balakrishna, he ventured out with the endeavour of presenting him in three different shades. "The character of Harischandra Prasad reminds one of Vivekananda. That's how much idea he is. Balakrishna's performance is being highly appreciated. We have not criticised anyone in the film. Adhinayakudu has nothing to do with...
02:50 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Bangalore: Jailed in a corruption case, BJP MLA Sampangi on June 4 moved to the Karnataka High Court seeking bail and also to review the Lokayukta court verdict. The matter will come up for hearing on June 5 before Justice Jagannathan. In the first-ever conviction of an elected representative of the people in Karnataka, Lokayukta court Judge NK Sudhindra Rao on June 2 has convicted and sentenced Sampangi to undergo...
02:26 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Patting revenue officials for doing "good job" last fiscal, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday exuded confidence that they will be able to meet indirect tax collection target of Rs 5.05 lakh crore for 2012-13. "They have done good job last year. This year also, I do hope it would be possible for them to do their job and realize the revenue target which has been fixed for...
12:34 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Most of the media attention Ukraine has received in the lead-up to Euro 2012 has focused on the country's status as tournament co-hosts. Fears over the behaviour of supporters, threats of racism and there are still question marks over the security in the country. With less than four days left, Ukraine - ranked 50th in the FIFA World Rankings - will be making their first appearance at the European Championship....
12:01 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Mumbai: It was while editing Farah Khans directorial debut 'Main Hoon Na' that Shirish Kunder lost his heart to her. He also edited her next project 'Tees Maar Khan'. But strangely he will not edit his wifes next film that stars Shah Rukh Khan. Shirish says, "Yes, it is true that I wont be working on her film. Till August 31, Im busy with my directorial venture. Also being an...
11:30 AM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to lay down a road map for effective governance in the process of increasing indirect tax collections at the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) meet on Monday. Pranab will inaugurate the 27th Annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax. "The two-day conference will deliberate... issues relevant to indirect tax administration with the...
08:43 AM, Jun 04, 2012
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London: The River Thames became a royal highway on Sunday, as Queen Elizabeth II led a motley but majestic flotilla of more than 1,000 vessels in a waterborne pageant to mark her Diamond Jubilee. In a colorful salute to the island nation's maritime past, an armada of skiffs and sailboats, rowboats and paddle steamers joined a flower-festooned royal barge down a 7-mile (11-kilometer) stretch of London's river. With a crowd...
11:20 PM, Jun 03, 2012
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