New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Tuesday unimpressed by Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s repeated attempts to persuade it that his firm would pay to SEBI the balance of the money that its two companies had collected through optionally fully convertible debentures. At the outset of the hearing, Roy tendered unconditional apology to the […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan received over two and a half lakh visitors in the first two weeks after being opened to the public, an official statement said Tuesday. “The Mughal Gardens and other Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens have received 2,86,942 visitors till March 2,” the statement said. The Mughal Gardens […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The US is putting up excessive trade barriers and making it hard for Indian professionals to get visa, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Tuesday. Accusing the world’s largest economy of indulging in protectionism, Sharma said India would not accept such protectionist steps in the name of tougher intellectual property […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday sent Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two directors of his company to judicial custody till they present a concrete proposal to return the balance of Rs.19,000 crore they had collected from investors through optionally fully-convertible debentures. The money through OFCD was mobilised by two Sahara Companies – […]
Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), March 3 (IANS) Bhilai Steel Plant, the flagship unit of public sector SAIL, concluded the April-February period of fiscal 2013-14 by registering growth of 3.4, 2.4 and 3 percent over corresponding period last year in cumulative hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel production respectively. The plant achieved its annual business plan targets in […]
BJP leaders from Bihar Thursday met LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan as the two parties apparently moved forward for an alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Shahnawaz Hussain visited Paswan at his Delhi residence. While informed sources said it was to discuss […]
In order to augment the state-owned power generation capacity, Tamil Nadu In order to augment the state-owned power generation capacity, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday laid the foundation stone for the 660 MW thermal power station near here. She also handed over the work order for setting up the plant to Lanco Infratech […]
If you’re a die-hard fan of Ranveer Singh, here’s your chance to not just meet the young actor, but also shake leg a with him during the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards in Tampa Bay, Florida, in April. Tata Motors, in association with IIFA Thursday announced a ‘Zest for Stardom’ contest, […]
Team “Baahubali” has started a campaign called ‘Star of the Week’ to reward those who have constantly shown their commitment towards the making of the film, which will come out in 2015. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli, period-drama “Baahubali” is the most-anticipated Telugu film. It features Prabhas Varma, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty in lead roles. […]
A large number of foreign scholars and teachers are keen to join the upcoming Nalanda University in Bihar as its faculty members, an official said Thursday. The process of appointing faculty for the varsity has begun and 500 applications have been received for the 20 posts that will initially be filled. “Around 22 percent of […]