Parliament on Wednesday approved the Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets Bill providing for heavy penalties for stashing black money away in foreign accounts with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure, two days after the Lok Sabha had done so. Moving what is called the Black Money Bill for acceptance by the upper house, Finance Minister […]
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Thirty-two-year-old Abdul Rahim, a former captain with the Afghan security Force has now got a fresh pair of hands, thanks to a brain-dead Keralite and to a team of doctors at a leading private hospital here who conducted the double transplant. The surgery was conducted on April 10 by a team of doctors attached to […]
A small group of students here learning Sanskrit has endured over 15 days of tough, testing and frightening conditions in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake. A fortnight after the devastating temblor, these small boys aged 10-15 years have lived in their hostel, next to their school building, whose foundations have been shaken by […]
The economy rebounded; exports and imports declined, foreign-exchange reserves grew; coal production, electricity generation and petroleum consumption rose, non-performing assets (NPAs) in banking soared. There are great similarities between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office – which he completes on May 26 – and the corresponding first year of his predecessor, Manmohan Singh’s […]
British Indian MP Priti Patel has been appointed employment minister in Prime Minister David Cameron’s new cabinet, BBC reported on Monday. Patel, 43, who comfortably won her Witham seat in England’s Essex county as a Conservative Party candidate in last week’s general elections by getting 57.5 percent of the total 47,339 votes cast, was in […]
Pravesh Rana, the host of reality show “Emotional Atyachaar”, says there’s a lack of seriousness in relationships among the modern-day generation. The 31-year-old, who is currently hosting the fifth season of the Bindass show, feels young men desire ‘girlfriends’ for “formality”. “Seriousness amongst relationships in today’s generation exists, but it’s not working too frequently. There […]
In a veiled dig at the erstwhile Congress-led UPA regime for scams, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the policy changes initiated by his government have led to India becoming the world’s fastest growing country. “During the months of February, March and April (2014) the only news that came were scams… coal scam, submarine […]
ABC managing director Mark Scott has announced that the ABC Oxfam Nepal Earthquake Appeal has raised $4.77 million since Tuesday, April 28. “This is a great effort from our audiences and everyone at the ABC in helping the people of Nepal recover and rebuild from the earthquake that caused so much havoc and loss of […]
Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today announced additional disaster assistance for communities affected by the recent storms and flood. Assistance is being extended to the local government areas of Gloucester, Hawkesbury, Ku-ring-gai, Mosman and Waverley through the jointly‑funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA). ‘As […]