Subhash Kapoor to direct next ‘Munna Bhai’ film
Mumbai: “Munna Bhai Chale Dilli”, the tentative title of the third “Munna Bhai” film of the popular Bollywood franchise, will be directed by Subhash Kapoor….
Opposition cries hoarse over raw railway deal
Shimla: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is at the receiving end of the opposition’s ire, thanks to the seeming indifference of the railway ministry towards Himachal…
Budget good for hill states, says Virbhadra
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday hailed the 2013-14 annual budget as being “pro-hilly states” while the opposition BJP dismissed it as disappointing….
CBSE board examinations begin
New Delhi: Over 22 lakh pupils will be taking the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations for Class 10 and 12 that began…
Health gets over 28 percent hike in budget
New Delhi: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has proposed a hike in India’s health budget by over 28 percent in 2013-14 to Rs.37,330 crore (Rs.373 million),…
Cigarettes, SUVs and smart phones to cost more
New Delhi: In a bid to mobilise revenue, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday raised the excise duty on cigarettes, cigars, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and…
Chidambaram’s budget focuses on economic revival
New Delhi: Amid high expectations of reversing the sharp slowdown in growth, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented India’s 82nd budget in the Lok Sabha Thursday,…
Left Front set to retain power in Tripura
Agartala: The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front was Thursday set to retain power for the fifth straight term in Tripura. The…
Chidambaram to present India’s 82nd budget, personal 8th
New Delhi: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was set to present India’s 82nd national budget in the Lok Sabha Thursday that will be the eighth such…
Himachal begins probe into DLF’s project
Shimla: A probe has been ordered into a housing project which is being undertaken for Delhi-based real estate giant DLF in Himachal Pradesh, an official…