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BJP Ministers flock Varanasi Union Ministers have swarmed Varanasi — the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — because there is a feeling in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that if the party fails to perform in this temple town it would be loss of face for the party. The...
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Proposal to increase Reform Incentive Fund to over Rs 3K cr
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Cong moves EC over Modi's Haridwar rally
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20 high-yielding varieties of plants developed at ICFRE
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Ethical panel urges Govt to put cap on cancer, generic drugs
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'Robo Cop' to help detect hidden IEDs in Naxal den
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Meghalaya's root bridge nominated for NIF award
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MlA wants Jallikattu like Ordinance for 'Tonga Race' in Raj
28 February 2017 | PTI
INS Viraat to be decommissioned on March 6
INS Viraat, the second aircraft carrier in the Indian naval fleet, will be decommissioned on March 6, Vice Admiral Girish luthra said here on Monday. “INS Viraat is the second centaur class aircraft carrier in service which has spent 30 years in the Indian Navy and before that 27 years in...
Massive fire in Kolkata market
A massive fire broke out at a market-cum residential place in Burrbazar area of Kolkata on Monday night, police said adding the fire first started at 3, Amratalla lane and had spread to adjacent houses when reports last came in. The fire was first located around 10 pm, State Fire Brigade...
Not shy about being 'harsh' on violators: Sinha
Sebi has been justly “harsh” with those threatening the integrity of capital markets and is not “shy” about it, the outgoing chief UK Sinha said today as he favoured uniform treatment while acting against lapses irrespective of the corporate being “big or small”. As the regulator makes efforts to protect the...
ONGC may acquire fuel retailer HPCl in $6.6b deal
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) may acquire India’s third-biggest fuel retailer HPCl in an about Rs 44,000 crore ($6.6 billion) deal as part of the Government’s plan to create an integrated oil giant. Following up on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget announcement of creating an integrated oil company, India’s...
India can grow at higher rate; job creation plans underway, says FM
India has potential to grow faster and plans are underway to reduce poverty and create jobs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, even as he ruled out the country becoming totally ‘cashless’ immediately. “One of the reasons for note ban was tax non-compliant. One of the objectives...
Have few solid operators, encourage consolidation: Mittal
Most regulators still live in “analogue world”, India’s telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Monday, nudging them to allow consolidation while underlining that a large number of operators does not ensure greater competition. large countries only need three service providers while smaller nations could be covered by two carriers, he...
Airtel removes roaming charges on calls, data
Country’s largest telecommunications services provide Bharti Airtel on Monday announced removal of all roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India as it takes on competition from new comer Reliance Jio. India’s largest mobile phone service provider also said international call rates will...
