A total of 17 rounds of bidding have taken place till Wednesday afternoon in the second generation (2G) spectrum or airwaves auction that began Feb 3, an official statement said here. “Auction recommenced with the 15th round today (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. Bidding is ongoing,” the statement said. Eight mobile phone service providers are participating […]
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Wednesday said influx of people from Bangladesh into India has “snatched” away the livelihood of many people in West Bengal. Modi asserted that the rights to resources and development “first and foremost” belong to sons of the soil. The Gujarat chief minister was addressing a mammoth rally at the […]
The ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu Wednesday began talks on seat-sharing with the two communist parties for the upcoming general elections, the party said. In two separate statements issued here, the AIADMK said its four-member seat-sharing committee held first round talks with the state leaders of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist […]
Patients in Uttar Pradesh can henceforth get more than 100 types of pathological tests done free of cost in government hospitals under a cabinet decision taken Wednesday. Only a few days back, the state cabinet cleared a scheme of free X-rays for patients in government hospitals across the state. Medicine is already available for free […]
The BSP, BJP and Akali Dal Wednesday slammed the Congress over the new disclosures from Britain concerning Operation Bluestar and said the then Indira Gandhi government had mishandled the situation. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the Indira Gandhi government should not have taken advice from another country but sorted out the matter itself. […]
A new Afghanistan legislation could allow abuse of wives, children, and sisters by men in the family without them being later punished by law, as it prohibits the relatives of the accused from testifying against them. The small but significant change to Afghanistan’s criminal prosecution code bans relatives of an accused person from testifying against […]
Shortly after he was named the new CEO of Microsoft, Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella shot off a letter to employees asking the software giant to “prioritize innovation” and “help drive cultural change.” “While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more,” wrote Nadella, only the third CEO in the company’s 39-year history, Tuesday […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hoped that important bills are passed in the last session of parliament. “We have important pieces of legislation ready for approval by the parliament and I sincerely hope that parliament will create an atmosphere where all sections of the house work together to pass these bills,” the prime minister told […]
In a major embarrassment for the government, attempts to introduce the anti-communal violence bill in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday were thwarted as the entire opposition united against the bill. An ugly spat between members from the ruling Congress and main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party erupted when Law Minister Kapil Sibal remarked that the bill was […]
The $5000 New Home Grant was introduced in 2012, when the NSW housing sector was close to an all-time low. In distinction to our First Home Owner Grant, the sole purpose of the New Home Grant is to boost housing supply and, by doing so, put downward pressure on prices and rents. The availability of […]