Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government will take a view on new tax slabs after receiving inputs from different stakeholders on the revised draft of the Direct Taxes Code (DTC). "The government will take a f
The revenue of the Bihar excise department was up by 47 per cent at Rs 1098 crore during the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2010 as compared to the corresponding period previous year. The revenue collection surpassed the target of Rs
The CBI today claimed to have unearthed a multi-crore Railway recruitment scam and arrested eight persons, including son of chairman of Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, for allegedly leaking exam paper for money. "CBI has une
In a case involving a Pune-based adoption house allegedly selling children to foreigners, the Bombay High Court has asked the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) if the children in question could be transferred to an alternative agency.
Congress party today termed as "outrageous allegation" that erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi government had assured "safe passage" to Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson before he came to India following the deadly Bhopal gas leakage tha
The Bombay High Court today adjourned the hearing on the petition challenging `best of the five` rule for standard XI admissions. As the matter has been adjourned till June 22, the stay to the admission process will continue. The M
The Himalayan state of Sikkim has made excellent progress in providing electricity and drinking water to citizens, according to the latest National Family Health Survey for Sikkim. A total of 92 per cent of the 1,11,830 households i
Growth in India`s exports remained robust, as overseas shipments expanded by 35.1 per cent to USD 16.1 (rpt) 16.1 billion in May on the back of improving demand in western markets. Exports grew for the seventh month in a row since November
On the first anniversary of the joint forces` operation against Maoists in West Midnapore, the West Bengal Police today said the battle against the Maoists is a long-drawn process but the rule of law has been established in the Maoist stronghold o
Reserve Bank deputy governor, Subir Gokarn, today said the country is expected to benefit from a rise in its young working population over the next decade but migration of workers from the farm sector to industry and services is essential to susta
Normal life was disrupted in tribal areas of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia districts today due to the two-day bandh called by the Maoist-backed Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities on the first anniversary of the launch of joint force
Owners of trucks and buses in Manipur will not run their vehicles through Nagaland even if the blockade is lifted until the Centre and the government of the neighbouring state pays them compensation for damage caused to their vehicles, transporter
A local court on Thursday summoned RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife and leader of the opposition Rabri Devi, and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan in connection with a complaint charging them with causing destruction to public property during a state-w
Unhappy with the "lack of progress" in health and power sector in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati warned the officials of the two departments to improve their functioning or else "the government will be forced
Stepping up its protest against the semester system and the Delhi University (DU) vice-chancellor, Delhi University Teachers` Asscociation (DUTA) has asked its member deputy deans and deputy proctors of students` welfare at the varsity to resign f
The security forces - on the job for just eight hours - cannot win the war against Maoists who are active for 24 hours, said National Advisory Council member Ram Dayal Munda. He was speaking at the release of the `Rejoinder to Government&r
Union home secretary G K Pillai has backed the Central Bureau of Investigation’s demand for greater autonomy. Especially so in cases where the agency fails to make headway because it is denied permission by the state government to investigat
Over 80 CRPF personnel today reached Manipur to clear the two-month-old economic blockade by Naga students on two national highways in the state which has led to a critical shortage of essential supplies. The contingent of 88 CRPF p
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is all set to start an Academy that will enable it award post-graduate and doctoral degrees from this year without spending a single paisa on capital expenditure. The union c
The Congress in Madhya Pradesh has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in resolving all the outstanding issues related to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, which killed more than 15,000 people and affected the health of over five la
