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Bailable arrest warrants were today issued against dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in connection with the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case by a special CBI court here which rejected their plea for exemption from personal appearance before the magistrate. Rajesh and Nupur had been summoned by the court to appear before it today after Special Judicial [...]
Investors cheered the Budget 2011-12 on Monday pushing up the Sensex nearly 600 points before profit-booking erased gains as the BSE benchmark index closed at over 17,823, up about 122 points. Markets welcomed the budgetary proposals to reduce surcharge on corporate tax to 5 per cent, push reforms and contain inflation, with the Bombay Stock [...]
In a move that could encourage buyers of low cost houses, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the one per cent interest subsidy will be available on home loans of up to Rs 15 lakh against the current level of Rs 10 lakh. Announcing this in his Budget for 2011-12, Mukherjee also increased the [...]
A disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore for 2011-12, bank licenses to new private sector players and speeding up of various pending financial sector bills were some of the highlights of Budget proposals presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. Here are some major announcements made by Mukherjee in his Budget speech in the [...]
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said the Budget was aimed at consolidation of fiscal deficit and moderation of taxes and will meet challenges of the economic growth of the country. On the controversial black money issue and lack of any amnesty scheme in the Budget to bring it back, Singh said there have [...]
India and England set alight the World Cup after a record-breaking run-feast ended with a dramatic tie off the last ball in their Group B ICC Cricket World Cup match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Sunday. India appeared to have set a daunting 339-run winning target in the Group B match but [...]
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said that he would like to become a journalist in his next life. “It is not possible in this life, but in my next life I would like to become a journalist,” said Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Prakash Jha’s film, ‘Aarakshan’ (reservations) in Bhopal. When asked what he [...]
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to present his sixth national budget on Monday, with people hoping for measures that will help them brave high prices and industry expecting steps that would spur demand and reduce tax burden. The jury is still divided whether the budget would veer towards an anti-inflation approach or be pro-growth. [...]
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, has been placed under arrest by Madhya Pradesh Police in connection with the murder of Sunil Joshi, a suspect in the Samjhauta Express blast case who was killed at Dewas in December 2007. “The MP police moved an application in the special MCOCA [...]
Washington, Feb 26 :- Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has lost theconfidence of his people and faces zero credibility among them, the White House has said as it toughened its stand against the authoritarian regime. “It’s clear that Colonel Gaddafi has lost the confidence of his people. He is overseeing the brutal treatment of his people: [...]