New Delhi: In a scathing attack on the government on the 2G spectrum auction issue, BJP today said low bidding has vindicated the CAG stand that not going for auctions in 2008 had led to a huge loss. It said the... (Continue reading)
Colombo: Two workers were killed and seven others hospitalised following a poisonous gas leak at Sri Lanka’s only oil refinery at Sapugaskanda today. “Eight of them were brought to the hospital. One died on admission while another remains critical,” said Dr... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: Government should set up a National Intellectual Property Right Strategy Authority in order to expedite clearances of patent applications, industry body Assocham has said. The chamber said it has recommended to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion to... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: Whether Congress leader Digvijay Singh will be summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari is likely to be known tomorrow when a Delhi court pronounces its order. Metropolitan Magistrate... (Continue reading)
Mumbai: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s condition is improving and that people’s prayers have made a positive difference to his health, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. “From our face you can make out that Bal Thackeray’s health is improving. His... (Continue reading)
Ahmedabad: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely today said that failure of 2G auction was an indicator of how badly the economy was faring under the UPA government. “The failure of 2G auction shows mismanagement of telephone sector in... (Continue reading)
New York: The US government has asked a court in New York to slap a maximum penalty of US $15 million on India-born fallen Wall Street titan Rajat Gupta and permanently bar him from serving as director of any publicly-traded... (Continue reading)
Bangalore: Upset over Centre’s inability to divert additional power surrendered by Delhi to it, Tamil Nadu, facing acute power shortage, today sought steps to interconnect southern and national grids, saying “geographical location of a state should not be a handicap... (Continue reading)
Kochi: A high-powered committee on Internal Trade Reforms, will be constituted by this month-end in the wake of the government’s decision allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs K V Thomas said today. “We are... (Continue reading)
New Delhi: Government is taking steps to revive growth and will be able to meet the fiscal deficit target despite lukewarm response to telecom spectrum auction, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today. “There is still time and I don’t think we... (Continue reading)