No consensus at all-party meet on retail FDI, parliament adjourned
New Delhi : With consensus eluding an all-party meet on the government’s move to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, both houses…
Kanimozhi to leave Tihar in evening
New Delhi : Jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi will leave Tihar Jail Tuesday evening, a day after she was granted bail by the Delhi High…
Jaspal Bhatti sets up factory for foundation stones!
Chandigarh : After being a constant thorn in the flesh of self-serving politicians, greedy builders and oily middlemen, satirist-cum-actor Jaspal Bhatti has now ventured…
US shoppers spend record $52.4 bn on Thanksgiving weekend
Washington : US shoppers spent a record sum of $52.4 billion over the long Thanksgiving weekend on purchases in stores and on the Internet,…
PM chairs all-party meeting on FDI in retail
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday chaired an all-party meeting to arrive at a consensus over allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in…
Indira Goswami: writer, peace broker and teacher
Guwahati : A noted Assamese writer, a peace broker between the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and New Delhi, and a teacher…
‘Essential Tagore’ nominated best book of year
New Delhi : “The Essential Tagore”, a new anthology of Rabindranath Tagore’s translated literature and art works, has been nominated the “book of the…
Spain jobless rate may rise to 23 percent
Paris : Spain’s unemployment rate could climb to 23 percent next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday in its latest…
Free sanitary napkins for students in government schools
New Delhi : In order to promote personal hygiene among young girls, the Delhi government Monday launched a scheme to distribute free sanitary napkins…
194 nonagenarians to cast vote in Himachal bypolls
Shimla: More than 190 nonagenarians are eligible to vote in the Himachal Pradesh assembly bypolls slated for Nov 30, an official said here Monday….