Chennai, July 10 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi Thursday said the 2014-15 budget presented by union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has a number of welcome features. In a statement issued here, Karunanidhi said: “Overall the central government’s budget majorly contain welcome features.” According to him, the setting up of National Institute of Ageing, a mega textile park, […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) In a boost to higher learning with a stress on “world class” centres of learning, India Thursday earmarked Rs.27,656 crore (Rs.276.56 billion) for higher education, an increase of almost 13 percent over 2013. For the year 2014-2015, the government allocated Rs.27,656 crore to the department of higher education under the human […]
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) A total of Rs.3,734 crore (Rs.37.34 billion) was Thursday allocated to the minorities affairs ministry, 19 percent more than the revised estimate for last year. The ministry was allotted Rs.3,511 crore (Rs.35.11 billion) in the 2013-14 budget. It was later revised to Rs.3,130 crore (Rs.31.3 billion). In his budget speech, Finance […]
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka Thursday praised the union budget for its promise to reduce fiscal deficit, steps to attract investments in the manufacturing and infrastructure sectors, and restore investor confidence with a stable and predictable tax regime. Goenka also lauded the promise to reduce fiscal deficit to 4.1 percent this […]
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) People across Uttar Pradesh experienced yet another pleasant day as rains continued in most of the regions Monday, bringing the temperature below the normal level. The Met Office has already confirmed the arrival of monsoon. It said more rains may occur in many parts of the state for the next few days. […]
Around 8 months ago someone near to me had put a question what I think about the future of the India at the time when people are restless and are fed up with the scams and growing disparity between rich and poor and the Indian economy was not in good shape. The country fate is been decided by […]
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq’s Tikrit town that has been overrun by militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told IANS. The Indian embassy in Baghdad has advised the nurses to “try and hold on till […]
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday his government will work for the poor, improve the lot of the weaker sections including Muslims, curb price rise, take all political parties along in its march to progress and seek to change India’s identity from “scam India” to “skill India”. Speaking extempore in Hindi in hour-long […]
Riyadh, July 1 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal immigrants, police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 21 Indians for residing illegally in the country, media reported Tuesday. Riyadh police conducted the major field operation to catch labour law violators with the help of aerial surveillance for the last six days which covered remote farms, villages […]
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India’s leading real estate company DLF Tuesday said it has got a five-star grading from British Safety Council for its office complexes in Gurgaon. “It is an overwhelming achievement for us and a testament to our passion, drive and commitment to safety,” said Sriram Khattar, chief executive officer of DLF’s rental […]