Startup friendly tax measures will be announced in the forthcoming budget, said finance minister Arun Jaitley at the Start Up India event this morning. Investment company SoftBank Corp.’s founder Masayoshi Son, taxi-hailing service Uber Tech
Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi said on Friday that it`s certain the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was not natural. "As far as evidences are concerned until now, Sunanda Pushkar`s death was un
With union budget in sight and calls for deferring fiscal consolidation becoming louder, the finance ministry today made it clear that the government is committed to promoting and strengthening inclusive and sustainable development by ensuring pro
A lawyer, who is leading the campaign for the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala to allow entry to women, has received 500 threatening phone calls. Interestingly, many of the calls came more from the US, the supreme court was informed today.
A top-level internal security meeting was held at the ministry of home affairs today on Pakistani response to the Pathankot terror attack. The meeting was attended by the director general of the BSF as well as national security advi
The odd and even car scheme to stem rising pollution levels in the capital will come to an end today after its 15-day trial period. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has declared the policy a success and is mulling a second phase of the scheme.
India has accepted Pakistan`s request to send a Special Investigation Team to probe the Pathankot air base attack. "We look forward to the visit of Pakistan SIT and our investigative agencies will extend all necessary cooperation," said
The political battle in Arunachal Pradesh will now be heard by the constitutional bench of the supreme court. A bench comprising justices JS Khehar and C Nagappan said the matters pertained to constitutional provisions on the rights
Pakistan has blinked first and on Thursday it was in touch with India to reschedule the foreign secretary-level talks slated in Islamabad tomorrow (January 15). This came after a Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson said he wasn’t aware o
The judiciary has good interest and set example in Delhi’s odd even vehicles scheme. It continues to support such a move with the supreme court today (Thursday) refusing an urgent hearing on a plea challenging the Delhi government`s notifica
The government should be pleased with this report of the World Bank. It has said that India is on track to register its entire 1.25 billion population using its Aadhaar digital ID and this would help the government promote the inclusion of disadva
India is expected to announce its decision today on foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan. They are scheduled to be held tomorrow. The government deferred its decision last night after the detention of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood A
The union cabinet today approved a new crop insurance scheme that aims to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of claim for the full sum insured. The premium charged in the new scheme will be up to 2% of the sum insured
Pakistan has taken big step against terrorist today after years of reluctance even to acknowledge their presence. The Pakistani police on Wednesday raided and arrested members of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed in connection with the Pathankot t
The trend-setting transparency legislation is no going to be taught. The Mumbai University will be offering a six-month post graduate certificate course in Right to Information (RTI) Act, beginning this week. The department of civic
...Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became the union minister for civil aviation and tourism in the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986, and it helped Mehbooba pick a job with a reputed travel company. She never wore headscarf back then, and had an upscale l
A renewed focus on governance reforms in banking, thrust on increasing domestic savings and social security for children, women and senior citizens were core issues at yesterday’s pre-budget consultative meeting of finance minister Arun Jait
Opposite gate number two of Jama Masjid is the Urdu Park. A short walk to its main gate is along a row of hawkers selling winter wear and shoes on pavement. The park, large enough for a football match, has two tin shelters – one each f
US President Barack Obama today said both Al Qaeda and ISIS pose a direct threat to the US and "even without ISIL, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world - in the Middle East, in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in parts of
The US Congress has stalled a planned sale of eight new F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. According to reports in Pakistani newspaper Dawn, the stalling reflects anti-Pakistan sentiments on Capitol Hill. The US lawmakers used clarification an
