Actor Akshay Kumar, who has pledged Rs 90 lakh for relief of drough-hit farmers in Maharashtra, says he does not want to talk about it. Akshay is the latest celebrity after Nana Patekar to come out in the support of distressed farmers. The state faces one of its worst droughts, specially the Marathwada region. The […]
Promising more reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said efforts are being made to “put to sleep” pending taxation issues to attract investments and make fundamentals of the economy sound so that it can withstand the global turmoil. Addressing a gathering of industry leaders at the India Economic Convention 2015, the Minister said a […]
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed against a Bombay High Court order staying the decision to ban sale of meat in Mumbai during Jain festival. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and Kurian Joseph, however, allowed petitioner Shree Tapagachiya Atma Kamal Labhdisuriswarji Gyanmandir Trust, a trust of minority Jains, to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 65 today and greetings poured in from leaders within and outside the country, with the highlight being the message of President Pranab Mukherjee who lauded his “dynamism” and “out of box” thinking.For Modi, it was like any other day as he went about attending to his official engagements without any […]
A Re one per litre hike in petrol and Rs 2.28 a litre increase in diesel prices necessitated due to firming global oil rates has been put off by state-owned oil companies apparently because of assembly elections in Bihar. State-owned IOC, BPCL and HPCL were to revise petrol and diesel prices today as per the […]
Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by separatist groups against the killing of three youths who the Hizbul Mujahideen claimed were its cadre.The bullet-riddled bodies of the three were recovered in Baramulla district on Monday.Shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, offices and educational institutions in Srinagar ? the summer […]
The Election Commission today ruled out a “blanket ban” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki baat’ radio programme amid reports that the Congress is likely to approach the poll body with such a demand alleging it “violates” the Model Code of Conduct in force due to Bihar assembly polls. A senior EC official said […]
The benchmark BSE Sensex spurted over 207 points to 25,913.14 in early trade today on across-the-board buying, tracking rally in global markets. The 30-share index, which had lost 150.77 points in the previous session, was up 207.21 points, or 0.80 per cent, to 25,913.14, with all sectoral indices led by realty, metal and IT trading […]
Today in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel welcomed Gujarat’s sister-province Guangdong’s Governor Mr Zhu Xiaodan. CM interacted with members of high-level delegation and had fruitful discussions on possible areas of cooperation. CM was happy that Mr Xiaondan specially acknowledged and appreciated Gujarat’s top performance and commitment in area of ‘Ease of Doing Business’. To […]
Today Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel talked to External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj and said that the government is working to evacuate Indian sailors stranded in Yemen. Meanwhile, a sailor stranded in Khokha port said that the procedure to evacuate them is on. About 70 sailors from Gujarat’s Kutch and Jamnagar districts have been stuckp […]
