India will lead in the Asian region with growth at 7.8 percent in the next fiscal and at 8.2 percent in 2016-17, as China’s economy slows, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday. The bank’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report instead projected China’s economic growth to decelerate from 7.4 percent in current fiscal to […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the much-denounced Section 66A of the Information Technology Act after finding it violative of the freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution, triggering a frenzy of laudatory posts in the social media within minutes of the far-reaching judgment. The apex court also read down, or found meaningless, Section 79(3)b […]
Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Tuesday asked people to follow the principle of “all religions are one” for which India was known, and exhorted the youth to follow the ideals of Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi. He said Vivekananda, through his speech in Chicago, gave a message to the world that all religions were one. […]
Mumbai, March 23 Participants from the fields of art, craft, science and technology in India will showcase new and emerging concepts at the ‘Innovation Festival’ in Mumbai, a statement from NCSM said on Monday. The three-day long event begins on March 27 at the Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai, a National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) […]
Mumbai, March 23 Thousands of people, including butchers, students and political leaders, will walk together in a march here on Tuesday to protest the ban on beef in Maharashtra, an activist said on Monday. “The livelihood of over a million people directly or indirectly engaged in the beef trade and allied industry has been adversely […]
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government, the CBI and Essar on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into the politician-bureaucrat-corporate nexus exposed in email leaks that showed a company allegedly granted gifts and favours to ministers and bureaucrats for promoting its business. A bench of Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice Kurian […]
Just days after Shashi Kapoor turned 77, news emerged on Monday that Bollywood’s evergreen charmer will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award. Congratulations poured in for the actor, whose now frail frame, wrinkled face and silver locks fail to erase the image of his good looks and smile off his fans’ memory. Best known for […]
New Delhi, March 22 Makers of REX Brand school shoes, DEIEM India, on Sunday said they have entered into an agreement with Reliance Retail to market their products at outlets of the Reliance Industries subsidiary. “REX brand school shoes, has signed an MOU with Reliance Retail Ltd., a subsidiary company of Reliance Industries Ltd., through […]
New Delhi, March 22 In a move to help banks deal with defaulting corporate borrowers, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Sunday eased norms for lenders to convert their debt into equity in distressed listed companies. The move would also pave the way for bankers to have a larger say in […]
Attari (Punjab), March 22 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that this was not the right time for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. The remark came following two latest incidents of fidayeen (suicide squads) attacking a police station and an army establishment in the […]