Bengaluru, March 3 The national budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been hailed as “growth oriented” by the corporate sector, but Indian scientists seem not too enthused and say the much-touted “achhe din” (good days) are yet to arrive. According to the budget documents, the government has provided Rs.356 billion ($6 billion) for […]
Islamabad, March 3 – Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on the third leg of his four-nation SAARC Yatra. He is expected to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhary in Islamabad and also call on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Jaishankar’s visit comes seven months after India called off foreign […]
Mumbai, March 3- “If the Muslim community in India want any special treatment as Muslims, they should go to Pakistan,” the Shiv Sena said here Tuesday. “If they (Muslims) want anything from this country, they must first accept India as their motherland and proclaim ‘Vande Mataram’. They cannot demand freedom and yet continue to cling to […]
New Delhi, March 3- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he was “deeply hurt and pained” by the ongoing tussle in the party. “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that Delhi posed in us,” Kejriwal tweeted. “I refuse to be drawn […]
Washington, March 3 Graduate students of Harvard are hosting the 12th India Conference on March 7 and 8 to foster a targeted dialogue and academic critique on India’s path to global leadership. To be held at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, it would bring together students and professionals from across the world […]
New Delhi/Jammu, March 2 The Lok Sabha Monday passed a bill that allows the central government to notify that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card-holders shall be considered Overseas Citizen of India card-holders. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which was passed by a voice vote, seeks to replace the ordinance brought by the government in […]
Mumbai, March 2 Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who started his career as an assistant director to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, says if he has to pen down a portion of his life, then it would be the time when he assisted Bhansali on the film “Black”. He says that phase transformed him completely from an “aimless […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani expressing condolence over deaths in avalanches in various parts of the country and offering any possible assistance in rescue and relief efforts. Modi said in his letter that he had asked India’s Ambassador in Afghanistan Amar Sinha to seek “your (Ghani’s) guidance on assistance […]
Chennai, March 2 Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said India’s budget for 2015-16 is credit positive for corporates and a mixed bag for the banks. The increase in service tax, however, is credit negative as it would increase the production cost for Indian corporates, the agency said. “Measures designed to reduce […]
Guwahati, Feb 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 “pro-rich and pro-corporate”, while regional political party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) said it was a “depressing” one for Assam and the northeast. Industry bodies of the region, however, hailed the budget as a “well-balanced” one, taking care of the […]