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Government Eyes Rs. 1 Lakh Crore From Sp...

Government Eyes Rs. 1 Lakh Crore From Spectrum Auction: 10 Facts

The biggest-ever auction of 2G and 3G spectrum started on Wednesday and is likely to fetch the government over Rs.82,000 crore based on the reserve price. But analysts have said that the government will get around Rs. 1 lakh crore from the sale of radiowaves used for mobile telephony. Here is a... read more »

Black money law to allow voluntary discl...

Black money law to allow voluntary disclosure by offenders, 300 pct penalty...

The proposed Bill on unaccounted wealth that the finance ministry will table this Parliament session will allow an opportunity for black money offenders to disclose overseas assets, pay taxes on it along with a 300% penalty in order to avoid prosecution and imprisonment. Central Board of Direct... read more »

Sensex down 120 points
Sensex hits 30,000-mark in a first; top ...

Sensex hits 30,000-mark in a first; top 20 intraday trading ideas

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex pared some gains after rallying as much as 434 points in trade on Wednesday to hit its fresh record highs above its psychological level of 30,000 for the first time ever. Tracking the momentum, the 50-share Nifty index also pared gains from its record high level of... read more »

Turkish Airlines plane crash-lands after...

Turkish Airlines plane crash-lands after overshooting runway

A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed after overshooting the runway as it tried to land in dense fog at an airport in Nepal. The Airbus A330’s front landing gear collapsed and the plane nose-dived on the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. No passengers on the flight,... read more »

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Intern hints at filing police complaint against Ganguly

Intern hints at filing police complaint against Ganguly

A former law intern, who had accused the former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly of sexual harassment, has hit back at him for denying the charges and hinted that she may file a police... read more »

Chilly morning, clear day ahead for Delhi

Foggy morning in Delhi

New Delhi – There was fog in Delhi early Tuesday, but visibility improved as the day progressed. Four trains! were cancelled and three flights... read more »

Ramdev to campaign against Sonia, Rahul

Ramdev to campaign against Sonia, Rahul

Lucknow – Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev will campaign agai! nst UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice president Rahul Gand! hi in the forthcoming Lok... read more »

Palpable design to malign me, Ganguly tells CJI

Palpable design to malign me, Ganguly tells CJI

Kolkata – Claiming there was a “palpable design” to malign him at the instance of “interested quarters”, retired Supreme Court... read more »

Tamil Nadu increases milk procurement prices

Tamil Nadu increases milk procurement prices

Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday announced an increase in the milk procurement prices by the state-owned Tamil Nadu Cooperative... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace t...

Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry exhibited Friday optimism on the Mideast peace talks at the end of his trip to Israel, saying... read more »

Obama to attend memorial events in honour of Mandela

Obama to attend memorial events in honour of Mandela

Washington – US President Barack Obama will fly to South Africa next week to attend the memorial events to be he! ld in honour of Nelson Mandela, the... read more »

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal government... read more »

Africa must ensure its own security: France

Africa must ensure its own security: France

Paris – France has said it is up to African leaders to guarantee people’s security in the continent. Heading a two-day Africa summit on peace and... read more »

Second abandoned migrant ship drifting off Italy

A Moldovan cargo ship carrying an estimated 700 migrants has docked in the Italian port of Gallipoli. The Blue Sky M had apparently been abandoned by its crew, and at one point seemed to be... read more »

BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries, say sources

New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries, said sources on Friday. There are over five vacancies which need to be filled as a number of general... read more »

Mumbai: Central and Harbour line services halted; commuters protest, pelt stones at trains

Thousands of commuters were inconvenienced after suburban rail services on the Harbour and Central lines were disrupted on Friday morning during peak hours after a public agitation. The... read more »

I'm unhealthy, says Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra: I want to make small films with new talent

Actress Priyanka Chopra says as a producer she wants to develop writers and wants to make content-based films. The actress has turned producer with “Madamji”.I am a small... read more »

Cancer: Breaking the bad news to patients

For Dr Ranjana Srivastava, who began working as an oncologist in Australia 10 years ago, breaking the news to patients suffering from cancer is part of the job. “A doctor must be able to read a... read more »