WIndies crush the Netherlands by 215 runs

Kemar Roach produced the first hat-trick of the tournament as West Indies crushed the Netherlands by 215 runs in a group B match of the ICC cricket World Cup on Monday. Sent into bat, openers Chris Gayle (80) and Devon Smith (53) shared a century-stand together before Kireon Pollard’s quickfire 27-ball 60 helped the West […]

Key documents on 2G scam “untraceable” in DoT: CBI to court

Some crucial documents of a telecom firm given to Department of Telecom for allocation of 2G spectrum to it and forming key evidence in the scam has gone missing from the Department, CBI told a court in New Delhi. “The documents submitted by one telecom company to DoT for allocation of spectrum, on the basis […]

Aarushi-Hemraj murders: Bailable warrants against Talwars

Bailable arrest warrants were on Monday issued against dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in connection with the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case by a special CBI court in Ghaziabad which rejected their plea for exemption from personal appearance before the magistrate. Rajesh and Nupur had been summoned by the court to appear before it today after […]

Sri Lanka inducts new air chief

Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrema Monday took over as Sri Lanka’s thirteenth commander of the airforce. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetilleke who was the only service chief who was in active military service among the three commanders who led the military to its victory over the LTTE. Air Chief-Marshall Goonetilake will continue to […]

Mubarak, family barred from leaving Egypt; assets frozen

Cracking down on ousted president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt on Monday barred him and his family from leaving the country and put a freeze on their financial assets, two weeks after a mass uprising threw out his regime. Egypt’s top prosecutor Abdel Magid Mahmud today ordered that financial assets inside the country of Mubarak and his […]

Cong steers clear of demand for Balakrishnan’s resignation

Congress has steered clear of the demands for former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan resigning as NHRC’s chairperson in the wake of income tax dept finding black money trail to his relatives. “I do not think I have anything to say. The matter is between that statutory commission and the government. Some people […]

FM pushes for affordable homes; full tax rebate to builders

Giving a thrust to affordable homes, the govt has proposed full tax rebate on developing such projects under a notified scheme and raised the ceiling of one percent interest subsidy on home loans upto Rs 15 lakh from the current Rs 10 lakh. In the Budget for 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed 100 percent […]

Union Budget 2011-12 Favourable for MSMEs: IndiaMART CEO Mr. Dinesh Agarwal

New Delhi : Commenting on the Union Budget 2011-12, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, “We welcome the Union Budget 2011-12 presented by the Honourable Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today. We are delighted that the FM has taken into consideration the need to simplify the tax procedures for small businesses. This was one […]

A Play-it-Safe Budget with no Bold Reforms: Kiran Majumdar Shaw

Bangalore : Striving to augment growth in the face of rising inflation and falling investor confidence, India needed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to deliver a 2G Union Budget – a bold statement from the UPA government that addressed Growth and Governance. Unfortunately, all he has is delivered is a ‘play-it-safe’ budget by balancing his books, […]

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