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NTPC, 10 others in fray for subsidy on L...

NTPC, 10 others in fray for subsidy on LNG for power plants

NEW DELHI: As many as 11 bidders including NTPC are in the fray on Wednesday for the Rs 298 crore government subsidy on offer for plants receiving inadequate domestic natural gas. The power plants can use the subsidy support from the government to buy expensive imported LNG to make up for the fuel... read more »

Indian Authorities Reject Uber’s Applica...

Indian Authorities Reject Uber’s Application for Delhi License

NEW DELHI—Uber Technologies Inc.’s application for a license to operate in the Indian capital has been rejected for a second time, according to an order passed by transport authorities in the city. The ride-hailing company applied for a license after its services were banned in Delhi in... read more »

Sensex trades firm amid global rally, Ni...

Sensex trades firm amid global rally, Nifty above 7,850; Banking stocks gai...

2.22 pm: GAIL (India) shares advanced over 1 per cent on BSE after the company announced during market hours on Wednesday, that pipeline welding of 12 inch pipeline connecting HFCL Barauni to IOCL, Barauni commenced on Tuesday at Barauni, marking the first phase implementation of company’s... read more »

China's exports go up
Exports declined by 20.7 percent in Augu...

Exports declined by 20.7 percent in August, says Commerce Ministry

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that India’s exports plunged 20.7 per cent in August this year, to 21.3 billion dollars. In data appearing in the public domain, the ministry said that this was ninth consecutive month when exports have slumped and global economic slowdown and... read more »

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ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 % on value-buying

ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 % on value-buying

Shares in ICICI Bank Ltd gained 1.4 per cent on value-buying after falling nearly 5.3 per cent over the previous four sessions, dealers say. The bank’s shares have fallen nearly 14 per cent... read more »

Indian rupee opened lower at 62.40 against US doll...

Indian rupee opened lower at 62.40 against US dollar on Tuesday versus previous day’s closing value of 62.32 per dollar. According to Ashok... read more »

Ashok Leyland to launch 18 truck models under Captain r...

New Delhi – Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Leyland plans to launch up to 18 different types of trucks this year under its new brand for commercial vehicles,... read more »

Gold prices ruled steady at Rs 30,360 per 10 grams

Gold prices ruled steady at Rs 30,360 per 10 grams

Gold prices ruled steady at Rs 30,360 per ten grams in the national capital on Monday on restricted buying at prevailing higher levels. However, silver... read more »

No proposal to raise subsidised LPG cylinder quota : Vi...

Cabinet may clear raising LPG cylinder cap at next meeting: Oil Minister

The government has no proposal before it to raise the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders from nine to 12 per household a year, Oil Secretary Vivek Rae said on... read more »

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Akshay Kumar To Jump From The Highest Building in Mumbai

Akshay Kumar To Jump From The Highest Building in Mumbai

Akshay Kumar , known for doing dare-devil stunts is at it once again! While it is quite ‘normal’ for Akki to do a challenging stunt without a body double, this time, Akshay will be doing... read more »

PK : A unit director of Aamir Khan's film crew arrested

PK : A unit director of Aamir Khan’s film c...

New Delhi : A unit director of Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie ‘PK’ has been arrested for hurting religious sentiments during the... read more »

Bigg Boss gets notice

Bigg Boss gets notice

Bigg Boss has always courted controversies. From abusive  language to extreme public display of affection, the show has had some sensational content, since it... read more »

Bollywood Actress Rekha : A life of an enigma

Bollywood Actress Rekha : A life of an enigma

Made up her mind to venture into the same field. Forced by the difficult financial situations on the family front, Rekha was left with no other option but to... read more »

Bollywood actors akshay kumar beats Michael JacksonR...

Bollywood actors akshay kumar beats Michael Jackson's World Record

It’s a matter of national pride. A record that was held by none other than the Messiah of Music, Michael Jackson, has finally been shattered. People... read more »

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Patna blasts an act of terror: Rajnath Singh

Will protect religious freedom: Rajnath

Following vociferous protests by members in both Houses of Parliament over the force-feeding of an employee observing Ramzan fast by Shiv Sena MPs, Home Minister Rajnath Singh assured the Rajya Sabha... read more »

SC seeks govt response to Sahara chief’s plea for ...

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi government on a petition filed by Sahara chief Subrata Roy seeking permission to be... read more »

Gadkari hits out at Congress, NCP over Maharashtra Sada...

I know when and where the deal was made between AAP and Congress, says Gadkari

Union Minister and BJP leader Nitin Gadkari has accused the Congress and NCP of using the Maharashtra Sadan episode involving a Shiv Sena MP to “malign”... read more »

7 killed as IAF chopper crashes in U.P.

An Indian Air Force helicopter carrying seven personnel, including two crew members, crashed in a village in Sitapur district killing all on board. The... read more »

Will recover black money:Jaitley

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Finance Bill, 2014, by voice vote giving effect to the legislative tax proposals in the Budget even as Finance Minister Arun... read more »

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Lower-order contribution good for Indian cricket : Former captain Rahul Dravid

Lower-order contribution good for Indian cricket : Former captain...

Rahul Dravid heaped praise on Ravichandran Ashwin for his century in India’s first innings in the first cricket Test against the West Indies today and said a lower order batsman making handy... read more »

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies, first Test, day three

Lunch scoreboard: India vs West Indies, first Test...

Kolkata – The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden... read more »

Tennis: Djokovic reaches semifinals at ATP World Tour F...

Djokovic beats Nadal in Chile exhibition match

London – Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals here... read more »

Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Many had to wait, I am no different: Rohit Sharma

Kolkata – Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, who struck a scintillating century on debut against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens here Thursday, said that... read more »

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

SC-appointed panel to speak to Sreesanth next

The Supreme Court-instituted three-member committee probing the IPL spot-fixing scandal will speak to banned pacer S Sreesanth, Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj... read more »

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China earthquake death toll crosses 400

More than 400 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, state media said on Tuesday, as relatives faced the stark probability that rescuers would only find the remains of... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

Obama to announce $14 billion in U.S. corporate in...

President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking,... read more »

Lakes formed by quake in China threaten flooding

Rescuers raced on Tuesday to evacuate villages near rising lakes formed by landslides, complicating relief efforts following a strong earthquake in southern... read more »

US grants $225 million more to Israel’s anti-missile Ir...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed a bill granting an additional $225 million to Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome missile defence system... read more »

Japan scientist in stem cell research scandal found dea...

A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem cell research scandal has apparently committed suicide, police said on Tuesday. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised... read more »

Yakub Memon: Supreme Court Verdict Awaited, Governor Rejects Mercy Plea

Yakub’s mercy plea is now with the President, who rejected it last year. Sources say much hinges on what the Supreme Court decides. The Supreme Court has rejected Yakub’s... read more »

Mullah Omar died two years ago: Pak tells Afghanistan

The death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, has been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the information with Afghan government officials,... read more »

Haryana whistleblower Chaturvedi win Ramon Magsaysay award

CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s whistleblower IFS officer has been chosen for this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award for his exemplary integrity and courage in public life. A Haryana cadre... read more »

Supreme Court Judges Disagree on Yakub Memon’s Plea to Stop his Hanging

1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s petition to stop his hanging on Thursday was referred to the Chief Justice of India after sharp differences between two judges today. One of... read more »

Obama meets Lucy, an ancient ‘ancestor,’ in Ethiopia

Barack Obama came to Africa partially to connect with the continent of his forefathers. On Monday, he met an ancestor of an altogether different kind: “Lucy,” the 3.2 million-year-old... read more »