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Loan customers, rejoice! EMIs to get che...

Loan customers, rejoice! EMIs to get cheaper soon

Bringing double cheer to the both India Inc and the common man across the country, the Reserve Bank of India has slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points. The move would now mean that loans are all set to become cheaper. “The move will boost both investments and demand growth in the country.... read more »

Spectrum Auction Day 1 : Govt Mops Rs 60...

Spectrum Auction Day 1 : Govt Mops Rs 60,000 Cr

In what is turning out to the biggest spectrum auction in the country, the government is assured of mopping up more than Rs 60,000 crore from the bids in the first day itself. The auction for airwaves in four bands -900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz, 2100 Mhz and 800 Mhz- started on Wednesday, 4th of March, with... read more »

The recovery of bodies goes on after Don...

The recovery of bodies goes on after Donetsk mine blast

More bodies have been brought out of the east Ukrainian coal mine where yesterday at least 33 people died in an underground blast. Throughout the night fellow miners recovered the dead but as dawn broke officials confirmed there was no hope of finding anyone else alive. Around 230 miners had been... read more »

Devendra Fadnavis government scraps rese...

Devendra Fadnavis government scraps reservation for Muslims in education

The BJP-led government in Maharashtra has scrapped an ordinance providing reservation for Muslims, despite the Bombay High Court allowing quota for the community in educational institutions. The Devendra Fadnavis-led government, which had earlier said that it was against reservation on religious... read more »

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Youth should be empowered by skill development, says Vasundhara Raje

Youth should be empowered by skill development, says Vasundhara R...

New Delhi – Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has directed officials to provide skill training to youths in a more effective manner. Raje, who started reviewing the work plan for the... read more »

"I will travel by metro to take oath on Dec 28.

“I will travel by metro to take oath on Dec ...

Kaushambi – Arvind Kejriwal, who will become Delhi’s seventh chief minister tomorrow, said he will use the Delhi Metro to get to the... read more »

Kejriwal hints at auto fare hike

Arvind Kejriwal's election should be cancelled, says BJP; court seeks explanation

New Delhi – Delhi’s Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal said Friday that he will try to get the CNG price hike rolled back, and hinted at a... read more »

Court verdict has exposed conspiracy against Modi: Jait...

Court verdict has exposed conspiracy against Modi: Jaitley

New Delhi – Hailing the court decision to dismiss a plea challenging the clean chit to Narendra Modi in a 2002 riots case, BJP leader Arun Jaitley... read more »

Zakia Jafri to pursue Gujarat riots case in High Court

Zakia Jafri to pursue Gujarat riots case in High Court

Ahmedabad – Vowing to continue her fight, Zakia Jafri, whose plea against Special Investigation Team (SIT) closure report in 2002 Gujarat riots case was... read more »

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Iran opposes foreign troops' presence in region

Iran opposes foreign troops’ presence in region

Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is against the presence of foreign forces in the region. “The Islamic Repu! blic of Iran opposes the presence of any foreign... read more »

Afghan president in Tehran for key talks

Afghan president in Tehran for key talks

Tehran – Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here Sunday for talks on a number of key bilateral and regional issues with senior Iranian... read more »

Mugabe rules out exception for foreign firms

Mugabe rules out exception for foreign firms

Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Sunday that no sector would be spared from the indigenisation law, quashing media reports that platinum... read more »

Hit-and-run fugitive Puneet’s father says Oz pris...

Hit-and-run fugitive Puneet's father says Oz prisons not safe for Indians

Sydney – India-born hit-and-run fugitive Puneet Puneet’s father has said he is not going to fight his son’s extradition to Australia as he... read more »

51 killed, 191 injured Iraq attacks

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Baghdad – A staggering 51 people were killed and 191 wounded Sunday in deadly attacks witnessed across Iraq. Five people were killed and 18 injured when... read more »

Terror strike foiled? Karachi boat’s crew set fire to vessel near Gujarat after chas...

A suspected terror bid was foiled by the Coast Guard on New Year’s Eve when officials intercepted a suspicious boat near the Porbandar coast off Guajrat, say reports. The boat was... read more »

Aamir Khan’s PK becomes Bollywood’s highest grossing film ever, earns Rs 276 cr in 2 weeks...

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s latest release ‘PK’ became Bollywood’s highest grossing film of all time in India. PK collected more than Rs. 276 crore in two weeks of its... read more »

Gold remains weak on low demand; silver recovers

NEW DELHI: Gold prices fell further by Rs 75 to Rs 27,025 per ten gram at bullion market here today on subdued demand even as the metal strengthened overseas. Silver, however, found fresh... read more »

Delegation seeks release of funds for SC-ST scholarships

CHANDIGARH: A delegation of Punjab Unaided Technical Institutions’ Association on Wednesday met Paramjit Singh, Punjab director of social welfare, to request immediate release of... read more »

Which 5 yoghurts should you eat!

There’s no comfort food like a plate of dahi-khichdi. Well, we’ve savoured the humble yoghurt (fermented milk product), with or without sugar, way before it evolved with various flavours... read more »