New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler will take on J.P. Agarwal, incumbent parliamentarian from Delhi’s North East constituency, in an internal election of the party to select the candidate for the Lok Sabha polls. “Tytler and former Delhi legislator Rajesh Lilothia filed nominations for the primaries Tuesday,” a party source told IANS. Tytler […]
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday praised President Pranab Mukherjee for “scuttling” the government move to pass anti-graft ordinances, saying he has set a precedent for the future. In an article published Tuesday, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha quoted media reports, and said it was Mukherjee’s reluctance which “scuttled” […]
‘Main Tera Hero’ starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D’Cruz and Nargis Fakhri is grabbing the attention of the audiences with its trailer and songs. The film is helmed by David Dhawan, who is famous for his raunchy music since the 90s. And now in ‘Main Tera Hero’ also, he is all set to tickle everyone’s funny […]
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 […]