CBSE board examinations begin
byNew Delhi: Over 22 lakh pupils will be taking the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations for Class 10 and 12 that began…
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Leopard killing in Uttarakhand continues unabated : Officials unconcerned
byDehradun : Uttarakhand may be known for its bio-diversity and its forests abound with wild life. But given the apathy of the state government…
Chidambaram’s budget focuses on economic revival
byNew 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
byAgartala: 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
byNew 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…
Cops throw old couple off moving train, woman dead
byLucknow: In a shocking incident, an elderly woman was killed and her husband wounded when the couple was thrown out of a moving train by…
Himachal court stays demolition of Baba Ramdev trust building
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stopped the state from demolishing the construction carried out on a contentious piece of land, near Solan,…
Indian daily wages not in step with cost of living
byIncongruity Between the Cost of Living and Average Daily Wage Rates for Non-Agricultural Workers Across Various States of India Generally speaking, the average daily wage…
India’s growth seen at 6.1-6.7 percent, inflation at 6.2-6.6 percent
byNew Delhi: India’s Economic Survey for 2012-13 has projected a 6.1-6.7 percent growth for the next fiscal after a deceleration to around 5 percent this…
18 dead in Kolkata fire, Mamata sniffs sabotage
byKolkata: At least 18 people were killed and over a dozen critically injured Wednesday when a fire broke out at a multi-storey market complex in…