Ashoka Chakra Gold Coin Soon
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India will soon have its own gold coin, with the Ashoka Chakra minted on it.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed
Budget Highlights - 12
* Exemption to individual tax payers to continue* In last nine months several steps taken to effectively deal with problem of black money* Compreh
Budget Highlights - 11
* Adequate provision for defence with Rs.246,727 crore earmarked this year* Fully IT-based student-help facility for needy students* Eastern state
Jaitley Recites Couplet on Government's Achievements
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Highlighting the achievements of his government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday recited a couplet in parliament th
Two Lakh km of Roads to be Built
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the government intends to build two lakh km of road network.This includes one l
Budget Highlights - 9
* To discourage transactions in cash, Rupee debit card to incentivise credit transactions* In line with 'Act East Policy', steps to catalyse invest
Barsana's 'Laathimaar' Holi draws massive crowds
Mathura/Vrindavan Feb 28 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and pilgrims watched the famous "Lathimaar Holi" of Barsana with keen excitement and boisterous
Government plans to bring down fiscal deficit: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The government targets to bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014-15 and
We turned cleanliness into a movement: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said that the NDA government has been able to convert cleanliness into a movement a
Fugitive prince: Is there a rift between Sonia and Rahul? (Comment)
There may be a deeper and more unsettling reason for Rahul Gandhi's present farewell to active politics than the explanation that he has gone away t
Scientists are India's Pride: PM
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Referring to them as India's pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday praised the dedication, determination and untiri
Partly cloudy day ahead in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, a notch below
Goa CM implores against communally sensitive comments
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) No one should make statements which can disturb the communal harmony in Goa said Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, even as t
Skywalk to be built on Bengaluru Airport Road
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) A day after a college girl and a youth were fatally run over by a speeding tanker, civic authorities here Friday announced
Roy to skip Trinamool meeting, says done no wrong by meeting Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Sidelined Trinamool Congress national general secretary Mukul Roy Friday said he has not crossed any limits by calling on
HC notice to newspapers on defamation plea of Priyanka Vadra's son
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to British daily and two Indian newspapers on a defamation suit filed against t
Gunfight erupts in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A fierce gunfight began Friday evening between two militants, holed-up in a house, and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir
Swine flu toll in Telangana mounts to 56
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Two more people died of swine flu in Telangana, taking the toll to 56 during last two months.The health department Friday re
Police officers from 21 countries visit Telangana Police HQ
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) A team of police officers from 21 countries Friday visited the office of Telangana's police chief.Director General of Polic
Kerala CPI-M law-maker sent to 14 days judicial custody
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 27 (IANS) A court here Friday sent Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator James Mathew to 14 days judicial custodyfor abet
