Nagpur, July 11 (IANS) Three debt-ridden farmers committed suicide even as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his well-received budget Thursday, a farm NGO said here Friday. The extreme step by the farmers was prompted by the failed monsoon in large parts of eastern Maharashtra, which has compelled many of them to go in for second and […]
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Such was the spunk and joy in Zohra Sehgal’s life that when on the sets of 1997 film “Tamanna”, she was offered tea or coffee, she asked for champagne, reveals the movie’s producer and actress Pooja Bhatt. Zohra, who died in New Delhi Thursday aged 102, was 85 back then. “Had the […]
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Friday passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2014 amid protests from members of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and others. Following the passage of the bill, the house was adjourned till 2 p.m. Home Minister Rajnath Singh introduced the bill in the house, after which TRS MP […]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman, who was transferred to Nagaland, said here Friday that he has resigned. Speaking to reporters on his arrival in this capital city, he said it’s improper to transfer governors like government staff. “Now I will be involved in party work here and will not go after power politics,” […]
Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd has maintained its revenue guidance at 7-9 percent in dollar terms for fiscal 2014-15 as there is no change in its business environment. “We have retained the annual guidance at 7-9 percent in dollar terms for this fiscal, as there has been no change in our business […]
Lucknow, July 11 (IANS) Investigative agencies and intelligence officials Friday began interrogating film crew members arrested Thursday for shooting Varanasi’s “Ganga aarti” in Uttar Pradesh with a drone but without permission. The documentary crew was shooting at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in the temple town without any permission, officials said. The crew team comprised four arrested Indians […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris Thursday arrived in India, amid simmering tensions over the arrests of Indian fishermen for fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters. Peiris will be holding talks with India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here Friday. In the first official talks between the foreign ministers of the […]
Gurgaon, July 10 (IANS) An officer of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has been booked on charges of molesting a woman from the northeast here, police said Thursday. The RAW officer, posted in Delhi, was booked after the 30-year-old Manipuri woman, residing in DLF-3 area, lodged a complaint against him. Police officer Sanjay Kumar told […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Income tax exemptions and the focus on women’s safety and senior citizens has put a smile on the common man’s face. The maiden budget of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saw the IT exemption limit for those below 60 raised from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.2.5 lakh and from Rs.2.5 lakh to Rs.3 […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Stakeholders of the healthcare sector Thursday hailed the union budget for its stress on quality healthcare and increase in the excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products. “Provisions in this year’s budget for healthcare are indicative of the focus on ensuring that quality healthcare reaches every level of the demographic pyramid,” […]