NSW consumers will have the best motor vehicle safety standards and protection in the country, following the introduction of new laws for the industry starting today, NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox said. “NSW consumers will be able to make more informed decisions about who to do business with through a “name and shame” register, […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The government has initiated steps to boost indigenisation of defence equipment and a vast majority of new acquisitions were in “buy (Indian)” or “buy and make (Indian)” categories, parliament was told Friday. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said during question hour in the Lok Sabha that government was for manufacturing defence […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Indian economy logged 5.3 percent growth in the second quarter of this fiscal, against 5.7 percent in the first quarter, making ground for the central bank to ease interest rates and the government to push for reforms. Even though the 5.3-percent growth came as a pleasant surprise to some […]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28 (IANS) Though the $12 billion steel project of Posco is yet to see the light of the day even after nine years, the Odisha government is still optimistic about the project, which is proposed to be set up in Jagatsinghpur district. The steel project of South Korean major, once tipped as the […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India’s fiscal deficit has hit 89.6 percent of the budget estimates for 2014-15 by the end of October, crossing Rs.4.75 lakh crore, data released by the Controller General of Accounts said here Friday. The deficit was 84.4 percent during the corresponding period in 2013-14. Total expenditure of the government during […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A multi-pronged approach, including better roads and law enforcement, is the need of the hour for India which reports more than 100,000 road accidents annually, experts said Friday. “Road safety is not the domain of the government or citizens, it is a social responsibility which has to be shouldered by […]
Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Friday it would restore Article 370 in its original form, if it wins power, as this provision of Indian constitution provides special status to the state and is “necessary for the empowerment of thepeople here”. “Article 370 impacts everything in Jammu and Kashmir, […]
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) A city court Friday extended the NIA remand of Myanmar national Khalid Mohammed along with two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants by five days in connection with the Oct 2 Burdwan blast. Chief Sessions Judge Mumtaz Khan extended the NIA remand of JMB commander and blast mastermind Sajid, fellow JMB militant Amjad […]
Gurgaon, Nov 28 (IANS) The new administrator of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) Anita Yadav Friday ordered that excess enhancement charges levied upon allottees of plots in Sector 52 Gurgaon be returned, an official said. A few months ago, Punjab and Haryana High Court had reduced the enhancement amount payable by 1,485 allottees by Rs.1870.69 […]
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) A prosecution witness in 2G money laundering case told a court here Friday that India Cements, which owns the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team of Indian Premier League (IPL), paid Rs. 60 crore to Kalaignar TV for advertisements in 2011. India Cements vice president R. Muralidhar told Central Bureau of […]