New Delhi, March 3- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was “deeply hurt and pained” by the ongoing tussle in the party. “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that Delhi posed in us,” Kejriwal tweeted. “I refuse to be drawn […]
Washington, March 3 Graduate students of Harvard are hosting the 12th India Conference on March 7 and 8 to foster a targeted dialogue and academic critique on India’s path to global leadership. To be held at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, it would bring together students and professionals from across the world […]
New Delhi/Jammu, March 2 The Lok Sabha Monday passed a bill that allows the central government to notify that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card-holders shall be considered Overseas Citizen of India card-holders. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which was passed by a voice vote, seeks to replace the ordinance brought by the government in […]
Mumbai, March 2 Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who started his career as an assistant director to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, says if he has to pen down a portion of his life, then it would be the time when he assisted Bhansali on the film “Black”. He says that phase transformed him completely from an “aimless […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani expressing condolence over deaths in avalanches in various parts of the country and offering any possible assistance in rescue and relief efforts. Modi said in his letter that he had asked India’s Ambassador in Afghanistan Amar Sinha to seek “your (Ghani’s) guidance on assistance […]
Chennai, March 2 Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said India’s budget for 2015-16 is credit positive for corporates and a mixed bag for the banks. The increase in service tax, however, is credit negative as it would increase the production cost for Indian corporates, the agency said. “Measures designed to reduce […]
Guwahati, Feb 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 “pro-rich and pro-corporate”, while regional political party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) said it was a “depressing” one for Assam and the northeast. Industry bodies of the region, however, hailed the budget as a “well-balanced” one, taking care of the […]
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s major political leaders Saturday expressed their disappointment at most proposals made by union finance minister Arun Jaitley in his 2015-16 budget while welcoming a few. “In so far as our hopes and expectations have not been fully met, we have to say that the budget has fallen short of […]
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the CPI-ML Saturday slammed the union budget, saying it had disappointed the common man. Samajwadi Party spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra Chowdhary said people were looking forward to the budget with hope, especially that some relief would be given in various tax regimes and to control inflation. […]
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move apparently dictated more by politics, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed a series of sops for Bihar and West Bengal, which are set to hold assembly polls this year and in 2016. Presenting the union budget for 2015-16, Jaitley announced special assistance for the two eastern states […]