Union budget promises tax relief, subsidy cut, reforms
New Delhi : Tax relief to individuals, promise to curb black money, major push on infrastructure, capital market reforms and huge subsidy cut were…
Himachal hotel gets national heritage tag
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque Chail Palace hotel, built in 1891 and popularised in the blockbuster film “Three Idiots”, has been granted national heritage…
‘India will grow at 7.6 percent, to play active global role’
New Delhi : India’s economic growth will rebound to 7.6 percent in 2012-13 on the back of softening inflation and better industrial production, enabling…
Google search to answer questions now !
London : Internet giant Google’s “search” will now not only hunt down typed-in words but also answer questions like an encyclopedia. In a drastic makeover…
Catfight between Osama wives: Third accuses first of betrayal
London : The third and youngest wife of Osama bin Laden has accused his first spouse of betraying the Al Qaeda chief and revealing…
Congress legislators gag up with black bands
Shimla : After raising allegations of corruption against Health Minister Rajeev Bindal for three days, Congress legislators took to ‘Gandhigiri’ Thursday, gagging themselves with…
Diverting avalanches! More tech marvels unfold in Rohtang
Manali : It will not only provide all-weather connectivity but also protect from calamities. The engineering marvel that is the Rohtang tunnel, being built…
Amid bedlam, UPA II gets some relief, courtesy allies
New Delhi : Amid uproar in parliament, the Congress-led government got some respite Thursday afternoon after the warring Trinamool Congress declared there was no…
Akhilesh Yadav becomes UP’s youngest chief minister
Lucknow : Nine days after his Samajwadi Party (SP) won a thumping majority in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav was Thursday sworn in as the…
Trinamool demands fare hike rollback
New Delhi/Kolkata : The Trinamool Congress Wednesday opposed the rail fare hike announced Wednesday by Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi, who is from the same…