IBSA signs women’s resolution
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Women’s Forum resolution was signed here Thursday. The resolution was jointly signed by Women and…
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Resist political pressure or pay for it, SC tells co-op registrars
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said that the registrar or the joint registrar of co-operative societies should resist political pressures…
Saradha boss now denies links with Mamata regime
byKolkata, May 16 (IANS) The Saradha chit fund scam’s suspected kingpin Sudipta Sen who earlier had reached out to the CBI accusing West Bengal’s…
Karnataka CM calls on PM; seeks more rice for state
byNew Delhi/Bangalore, May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought additional quantity of rice from the…
BJP unmasks Congress governments double stance on cement industry
byShimla: Tearing into the duplicity of Congress party over curtailing cement industry, opposition BJP lashed out saying that when the government had decided to…
SAIL, RINL allowed direct charter of ships for coal imports
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday allowed the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) to directly…
Subsidised grain for non-poor families to continue
byNew Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the continued allocation of subsidised grain to above poverty line families during 2013-14 under…
Planning Commission tasked to prepare bill on dispute resolution
byNew Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The government Thursday tasked the Planning Commission with formulating a draft bill on dispute resolution in public contracts in…
Thousands court arrest in Mumbai, Maharashtra against new tax
byMumbai, May 16 (IANS) Thousands of traders in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, along with prominent state politicians, courted arrest Thursday demanding scrapping…
‘Curb on gold imports may hit India-South Africa trade’
byKolkata, May 16 (IANS) India’s taking measures to curb gold imports on the back of high current account deficit may impact its bilateral trade…